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Dee Dee and Pat Squires will open their home on Frederick Avenue for the Saint Joseph Symphony’s Holiday Homes Tour.
Saint Joseph Symphony presents Holiday Homes Tour By SYLVIA ANDERSON St. Joseph News-Press
The grand staircase at the entrance of Dee Dee and Pat Squires’ home in St. Joseph will take your breath away. It’s carved out of a dark mahogany and has a rich sheen from all the care and polishing given to it over the years. You can easily imagine a bride walking down the steps, and one has, along with a number of prominent people over the years, including President Harry Truman. “It was in 1934 when Harry Truman was running for the Missouri Senate for the first time,” Pat Squires says. “He was right up there speaking.” President Truman was a good friend of Bartlett Boder, who lived in the home with his wife, Mary, from 1911 until 1989. The three-story Georgian Revival was built in 1902 by Edmond Eckel, a prolific architect in St. Joseph at the time. The architecture was one of the reasons the Squires decided to buy it in 2005. “When we walked in, it was in the evening, the fireplace was lit and we saw the library. ... We thought we were home,” Mr. Squires says. That’s because the couple moved here from Charleston, S.C., Mrs. Squires’ hometown, where there are many homes like it. There was one difference. “A house like this in Charleston would cost millions,” Mrs. Squires says. The home has been a perfect match for the couple because of their love of history and as a place to showcase their large collection of family antiques, paintings and memorabilia
passed down to them over the years. One of their many fascinating treasures is what looks like a small silver bucket the size of a thimble. It belonged to Alexander Duvall Armstrong, a relative who was a prisoner of war in the Union prison during the Civil War. “He tooled this out of a Mexican silver dollar,” Mr. Squires says. Mr. Armstrong also owned a beautifully carved grandfather clock. It was built for Mrs. Squires’ family in England, back in 1770. On the inside door of the clock hangs the provenance (a paper that lists all of the owners), starting with the first, who was Stephen Duvall. You can learn more about the Squires home and their historical treasures (including an 1857 spy glass owned by a blockade runner in the Civil War) on the upcoming Holiday Homes Tour presented by the Saint Joseph Symphony. The homes will all be decorated for the season. Other homes on the tour include: The Schrom-Breese home, 2533 Francis St., a 10,000-square-foot Renaissance Revival home that features an extensive collection of dolls, doll houses, furniture and clothing that Mary Schrom-Breese has acquired during her lifetime. A Christmas village collection is displayed on the first floor porch. The Shakespeare Chateau Inn and Gardens, 809 Hall St., is now open to the public after being a private residence for 10 years. The Nathan P. Ogden House was built in 1885 and features a pair of carved dragons, a bust of Shakespeare over the mantle and
Neilmed sinus rinse may help keep you healthy By SYLVIA ANDERSON St. Joseph News-Press
some of the most beautiful stained glass windows in St. Joseph. The Crawford residence, 2006 Eugene Field Ave., is one of the original Candy Cane Lane homes. Candy Cane Lane was one of the most traveled routes in St. Joseph during the Christmas holidays in the 1950s and early 1960s. It’s now an artist’s “home away from home” as it includes an art classroom area, paintings by local wellknown artist Sherry Crawford and original Christmas decorating ideas. The Murphy Estate, 3000 Ashland Ave., features a grand dining room with glittering prism chandelier, large restyled kitchen area with an Italian garden landscape design, and a back veranda overlooking gardens with an ornate fleur-de-lis motif. The Squires home is located at 2649 Frederick Ave. The homes tour will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 24; and noon to 4 p.m. Nov. 25. Advance tickets are $15 each; tickets at the door will be $20 each. Directions are available for the homes online as well as on the back of the promotional tour rack card. Homes tour tickets are available at the St. Joseph Hy-Vee store; the Saint Joseph Symphony office, 120 S. Eighth St., online at www.saintjosephsymphony.org, and at each of the homes on the days of the Holiday Homes Tour. There are no refunds. For additional information regarding the tour, call 233-7701 or e-mail info@saintjosephsymphony. org.
I’m generally very healthy, but one thing that takes me down are sinus infections. Then it’s a trip to the doctor, a prescription for antibiotics and a revolving list of sinus medications. I hope to be putting a stop to all that with NeliMed sinus rinse. It’s not new, but it may be new to you. I used to be one who scoffed at squirting a blast of saline water up my nose, but I got fed up dealing with sinus issues and gave it a try. As it always begins, my nose got stuffy, then the drainage got me coughing, then my husband said I needed to go to the doctor. But after a couple of days using the rinse, it all went away. Yes, it feels weird at fi rst to use and it’s even stranger to look at. You mix a saline package with tap water in the bottle, then squeeze the solution in one nostril and it comes out the other. But afterwards your nasal passages feel amazingly fresh and clear. And it’s just saline water, so it’s even safe for kids. Before you try this, however, boil the tap water fi rst or stock up on some distilled water. I was doing a little research about nasal irrigation before writing this article, and I read about the “braineating amoeba” called Naegleria fowleri that killed two people last year. They were both doing daily nasal irrigation. Apparently, this amoeba comes in through your nose and you die in an average of 5.3 days after the onset of symptoms. It’s extremely rare, but for prevention, health officials advise not to use regular tap water and only to use “previously boiled, fi ltered, distilled or sterilized water when making solutions for irrigating, flushing or rinsing the sinuses” according to the Infectious Diseases Society of America. I’m a bit freaked out since I’ve been using tap water. I guess I could die. At least my nasal passages feel great. The bottom line: If you are troubled with sinus problems, try Nelimed Sinus Rinse as soon as you start having issues – just make sure to boil the water. You can fi nd it in most stores that sell sinus medications and online. Prices vary.
Sylvia Anderson can be reached at sylvia.anderson@newspressnow.com. Follow her on Twitter: @ SJNPAnderson.
Sylvia Anderson can be reached at sylvia.anderson@newspressnow.com. Follow her on Twitter: @SJNPAnderson.
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paste and okra,� she says. “And it’s good.� The greens are called molokhia and are sold frozen. They are a leafy green vegetable that is high in vitamin and mineral content and is one of the most widely eaten vegetables in Egypt, which is just across the border from Sudan. The store sells frozen lamb and goat, too. The goat comes in chunks, which makes it easy to cook and add to stews and sauces. You can add any number of seasonings to
this kind of dish. Mr. Hamid likes to add a few cardamon seeds (sold in the store), some cumin, black pepper and a cinnamon stick. If he was serving this for a special dinner, he would include some Egyptian rice, smoked chicken, okra and a little bit of fish. The fish is different than you would buy in an American grocery, too. In a big freezer case, he sells Indian mackeral, Please see NEW/Page A4
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Mohamed Hamid recently opened Nation grocery at 402 S. Eighth St. By SYLVIA ANDERSON St. Joseph News-Press
Inside the new Nation grocery store in Downtown St. Joseph, it feels like you’ve been transported to another country. Although most of the foods are labeled in English, much of it is in Arabic, too, with many unfamiliar names, such as Betel leaves, ground egusi, frozen molokhia and teff flour. This morning has been busy since the doors opened at 9 a.m. Most of the customers appear to be regulars, greeting owner Mohadmed Hamid as you would a friend. It’s easy to see why. Mr. Hamid is very friendly and helpful with a smile that never stops. After chatting for awhile, Lazarus Deng buys a large blackish-red
plantain and a bottle of Mango juice. You can cook plantains, but he plans to eat them raw, as you would a banana. “We like it like that,� Mr. Deng says. “It’s sweet.� It’s a favorite snack in Sudan, where Mr. Hamid and many of his customers are from originally. Mr. Hamid is a refugee who moved to the United States in 2005 after living in Egypt for three years waiting for processing through the United Nations. Several members of his family were killed in what has become known as the Darfur Genocide. “I have my mom still in Sudan, and my cousin, brother and sister. They moved to a different city because there is so much violence,� he says. Sudan is a country located in northeastern Af-
rica that has been plagued with violence from multiple civil wars. In 2011, Sudan was divided into two nations after a peace agreement, although the killing continues. “We lost a lot of people — 300,000 in just three years. They burned houses, killed children. It’s very troubling.� The store, customers say, is helping many of the Sudan refugees now living in St. Joseph have a taste of home. And it’s providing an opportunity for Midwesterners to try some foods they may have never heard of. Customer Tara Stillman already is a regular here. Her boyfriend is Sudanese, she says, and she likes coming here to buy the ingredients for his favorite food from home. “It’s made with greens, lamb meat, beef, tomato
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Teen faces two difficult conditions Autism and Down syndrome diagnosis don’t slow down local student By JENNIFER GORDON St. Joseph News-Press
It’s Ryan Rau’s turn to bowl. The 16-year-old Central High School student grabs his ball and slings it down the lane. It hits nine of the pins, and he erupts in a cheer. His mother, Francie, cheers, too, and gives him a hug. Ryan’s something of an athlete. He plays basketball. His father, Robbie, coached his tee ball league last summer. Ryan went to the state Special Olympics and medaled three times in swimming. The effusive teenager, who remembers everyone’s name and greets the faces he knows at Olympia Lanes Bowling Alley in St. Joseph, overcame a lot of obstacles to get to where he is today. As a baby, his future appeared much bleaker. His mother remembers several instances when she waited to see if Ryan would take another breath. Francie didn’t know Ryan would have Down syndrome until after his birth. The shock hit her hard, she says. “I thought I had done something wrong,” Francie says. “I didn’t want to hold him for four hours after he was born because I didn’t want to mess him up more.” But she quickly found her peace with Ryan’s official diagnosis and never looked back. In his early years, Ryan struggled with his health. Like many kids with Down syndrome,
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Francie Rau’s son, Ryan, has both Down syndrome and autism. He bowls at Olympia Lanes with the Special Olympics. his muscle tone isn’t fully developed, and he had trouble swallowing. He kept getting pneumonia, and during one visit to the hospital, Ryan and his family learned that some of the liquid he was consuming was going into his lungs because he couldn’t swallow properly. He needed his formula thickened up so that it
wouldn’t go down the wrong pipe, and he had to be monitored closely. He underwent seven surgeries to help his hearing, his vision and his gastric reflux. His doctors found a mass in his throat that turned out to be enlarged tonsils, so they removed them. Ryan walked on his toes and avoided eye contact as a child, and
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skills. He’s learning to vacuum and make dinner for his parents once a week. He makes his bed in the morning. Ryan’s been to Boy Scout Camp. There’s a special needs prom in Kansas City that Francie thinks he’ll go to. But even now, at the bowling alley, Francie watches Ryan closely as he goes to return his bowling shoes. She wants to keep him from running out into the parking lot. “He has no fear,” Robbie says later. Life with Ryan hasn’t been easy, his parents say, but it’s been a blessing. “It is the greatest honor of my life having Ryan as my son,” Francie says. “He’s taught me patience, unconditional love.” “We wouldn’t trade him for the world,” Robbie says. Jennifer Gordon can be reached at jennifer.gordon@newspressnow.com. Follow her on Twitter: @jjgordon.
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New grocery offers unique foods from Africa, Middle East CONTINUED FROM page A2 whole tilapia and tiny smoked fish. With most meals, the Sudanese eat some kind of bread. It’s usually a f lat, unleavened bread, something like pita. But the f lour used might be teff f lour, a small grain originally from Ethiopia. It’s high in protein and contains no gluten, according to Chet Day’s Health and Beyond. Or it might be Ogi-Akamu-Koko-Pa, a fermented corn f lour that gives bread a sourdough f lavor. Dinner is not served in courses, Mr. Hamid says, rather all set out on a large metal serving platter. He sells several sizes of platters in his store. Then everyone helps themselves. After dinner, coffee, tea and milk are served. Mr. Hamid’s favorite coffee is Sultan Greek Style, which he serves in small espresso-size cups. “It’s what I used to drink in Sudan,” he says. “It’s what all my family drinks. Tea might be made
countertop, cookware, wooden spoons, favorite jeans, etc. So keep this in mind. Bring the 4 cups of water to a boil. Remove water from heat and add the dried f lowers and sugar. Place a lid over the pot and steep for 10 minutes, stirring once or twice along the way to break down the sugar granules. Pour the infusion Jessica Stewar t | St. Joseph News- Press/ through a strainer into Mr. Hamid sells a variety of foods at his store from frozen foods to a pitcher or jug (this is canned and dried goods. usually where something gets stained). You natural cane sugar this time are going to want to add from dried Jamaica about 3 more cups of around) f lowers. They are a dark cold water to the pitcher. red, similar to dried hiAnother 3 cups of cold Taste and adjust based biscus. He says you boil water on your personal preferthem, strain, add some More sugar to taste ence. You can add a bit sugar and you get a 1 lime, thinly sliced more sugar if you think beautiful red tea. The Nation grocery If you prefer, you can you need it, or more wais located at 802 Eighth sweeten with any natu- ter if you feel like the JaSt. Hours are 9 a.m. to ral sweetener of your maica is too overpower8:30 p.m. every day. choice, including honey ing. This is usually just in place of granulated about right for my taste. I don’t like the sugar to sugar). Jamaica flower iced tea First off, pick out a pot that won’t stain. Hi4 cups water biscus has the potential 1/2 cup dried Jamaica to stain just about anyflowers thing it comes in contact 1/2 cup sugar (I used with, including your
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Mr. Hamid sells a variety of foods at his store. overpower the refreshing natural tartness of the Jamaica f lower. Cool completely and serve with plenty of ice in glasses garnished with a slice of lime.
Serves 8. — 101cookbooks.com Sylvia Anderson can be reached at sylvia.anderson@newspressnow.com. Follow her on Twitter: @SJNPAnderson.
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