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Family hopes for dog to sniff out type 1 diabetes Ashley Miller amiller@nvdaily.com
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For Bentley Seidel, 4, of Toms Brook, a type 1 diabetic alert dog could save his young life.
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Bethany Seidel, Bentley’s mom, sometimes wakes up every two hours to check on her son, worried he may not make it through the night. “With type 1 diabetes, we just don’t know,” Bethany Seidel, said. “There are so many highs and lows. Each day brings its own struggle.”
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“Right now he’s in what they call a honeymoon phase,” Joshua Seidel said of his son. “His pancreas is trying to work a little, so we’re giving him less injections.”
In July, Bethany Seidel and her husband Joshua noticed their son’s behavior had changed. At first it was subtle things like wetting the bed and constantly being thirsty. In September, the couple noticed Bentley’s mood had also changed.
But when Bentley’s pancreas stops working, the couple has to give Bentley up to four shots of insulin daily, depending on food intake and carbohydrates. The family returned to Toms Brook where they’re trying to live their lives normally.
“He looked depressed and extremely tired,” Bethany Seidel said.
“His honeymoon phase means a lot more lows,” Bethany Seidel said. “It’s much more dangerous because it means he could die.”
“And much more hostile and violent,” Joshua Seidel added. One night via a texting conversation the couBENTLEY SEIDEL ple began discussing possible explanations for Bentley’s obvious health changes. ing while his family learned about his life“I had a glucose meter from a previous preg- changing prognosis. nancy, and decided to test his blood sugar,” Bethany Seidel explained. “It came back high. Which I didn’t understand.”
Tiffany Akers Hockman, of Strasburg, a family friend of the Seidels and a mother of a type 1 diabetic, has learned over the last three She said she reached out to the one individual years that there’s a common misconception that all forms of diabetes are alike. that she knew could help: her pediatrician. The outcome was not what she expected. There are three types of diabetes: 1, 2 and “The pediatrician’s office told me to take him straight to the emergency room,” Bethany Seidel said. Her husband was working, so she drove Bentley to the emergency room in Harrisonburg.
With diabetes, highs and/or lows could be fatal. “With a low he could fall asleep and go into a coma,” Bethany Seidel said. “And never wake up again.” Which is why the family needs a diabetes alert dog. Diabetic alert dogs are specially trained to provide independence, companionship and life-saving abilities. The human body releases various chemicals in the body that have a distinct odor that is commonly undetectable by humans, but are to specially trained dogs. By providing a saliva sample, the dog is trained to the exact chemical map of the saliva, which allows the dog to notice any change in their humans’ sugar levels by smell. By training the dogs in this manner, the dogs are better able to focus on the task at hand and exclude other scents they might pick up on the job.
The news was devastating. Bentley was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes.
gestational diabetes, common during pregnancy. According to the American Diabetes Association, type 1 diabetes is commonly diagnosed in children and young adults. Roughly 1.25 million Americans have type 1 diabetes and an estimated 40,000 will be newly diagnosed each year.
Unable to be treated at the emergency room in Harrisonburg, Bentley was medically transported to the University of Virgnia Medical Center, where he spent two days being treat-
For those individuals who have type 1 diabetes, their bodies are not producing insulin, an important hormone that keeps sugar levels The Seidel family decided to choose a dog from the Diabetic Alert Dogs of America. But from getting too high or too low.
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the cost of the dog was more than individual donated $1,000 to Bentley’s You Caring Fund, which they expected. “A specially trained diabetic dog gave the family considerable hope. Local organizations have is trained to alert in advance of also pledged to Bentley’s fund. low or high blood sugar events before they can become dangerous,” Bethany Seidel explained. “The dog will also be able to provide emotional security and a sense of balance.” But at a cost. A dog from Diabetic Alert Dogs of America costs $15,000. In the last five weeks since their return from the hospital the Seidel family has raised roughly $4,800 toward their goal.
Bethany Seidel is working hard to get her son’s story out in the community. “We want people to understand the warning signs and its severity,” she said. “Type 1 diabetes is bigger than people realize.” Hockman agrees. “Everyone associates type 1 and type 2 together,” she said. “But they’re so incredibly different. If anything, I want Bentley’s story to spark a conversation about type 1 diabetes in the community.”
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“We have a ways to go. And we know that,” Bethany Seidel said. “But we’re confident we can do it.” After hearing of Bentley’s story on the local news, an anonymous
“We’re so incredibly grateful to the people who have donated,” Joshua Seidel said. “We’re doing it one day at a time.”
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VDOT joins first responders to clear interstate crashes Lewis Millholland lmillholland@nvdaily.com When a tanker truck carrying 8,000 gallons of gasoline overturned on Interstate 66 in the Front Royal area in 2013, the line of cars soon stretched back three miles. “You’ve got all of that traffic sitting back there within a couple hundred yards of an 8,000-gallon bomb,” said Ed Carter, assistant residency administrator for the Virginia Department of Transportation in Edinburg, who was on the scene that day. The truck was tangled up in the metal cable wire guard rail, and the threat of an accidental spark was too great to risk simply hauling the wreck away. The gasoline company sent its contractors to siphon out the gas but discovered the valves on the crashed truck were too damaged to use. At one point, the contractor even considered drilling directly into the tank.
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Ed Carter, assistant residency administrator for the Virginia Department of Transportation in Edinburg, volunteers to assist first responders with incident management of crashes on interstate highways to speed up the cleanup process.
To make matters worse, the established detour route had flooded overnight due to 7 inches of rain. VDOT officials at the scene were able to work with neighboring districts to lift traf- police at crash scenes, their priority was to help clear the road and to manage the queue fic restrictions on other roads in the area to of backed- up cars. create an alternate route.
“In 2014, across the state of Virginia, that amounted to $192 million.”
By getting to the scene alongside law In total, it took 15 hours to fully re-open the “VDOT's job is to take care of the road,” said enforcement and fire and rescue from the getSandy Myers, VDOT Staunton district com- go, VDOT can become a part of the “unified road. munications manager. “It is not our job to During crash scenarios such as these, law Stacey Pangle enforcement, fire and rescue and VDOT offi- take care of the fatality or the things going on Loan Officer around that or the investigation.” cials have to collaborate in order to accomplish their own responsibilities. Recognizing VDOT assigns backups a monetary value by this, the Virginia Transportation Research calculating “user delay,” a figure that takes in Council launched a pilot project in 2016 in the duration of the traffic jam, the number of the Staunton District to add VDOT officials cars in the queue and the number of lanes to the group of first responders for interstate closed. With an average of 150 to 300 vehi(540) 692-1621 office vehicle wrecks. (549) 305-1395 cell cles per mile in interstate traffic jams, Carter stacey@cbmmortgage.com Participants were given pagers that sent alerts said it doesn’t take long for the economic cost fax(540)551-4399 238 East King Street as soon as 911 dispatched their units, giving to jump up well over $100,000. Strasburg, VA 22657 VDOT a critical head start of anywhere from “Incidents on all roads throughout the state Are you looking for a new home? Call, email me, or stop by 10 minutes to half an hour. today to get started! Looking to refinance? cost the state a humongous amount of money Though the first responders did support
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command structure.” If the crash will take 30 minutes to clear, VDOT can decide not to spend an hour establishing a detour. Or, if the wreck is severe, VDOT and other first responders can clear the wreckage to the median to free up traffic lanes and return later to handle the recovery process. Aside from the economic impact, effective queue management is vital for preventing secondary accidents. “What happens is (drivers) are coming down the road at 70, 75 mph and pop over a hill and all of the traffic's at a dead stop,” Carter said. “We had one the other morning on 317 in Frederick County. Tractor trailer came up on a stopped vehicle in front of him, he went down over the bank and turned over. Fortunately, there
were no injuries.” When the initial accident occurs, state police are the first to contact a wrecking company. The trooper on the scene calls for the next wrecking service from a list the state cycles through. However, if that service isn’t able to handle the magnitude of the crash, time is lost and user delay cost soars.
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However, the concept has not yet evolved into a fully fledged program. Carter and Jeff Boyer, VDOT environmental specialist, continue to operate on a volunteer basis. They don’t respond to every crash regardless of the hour, unlike during the pilot pro“Traditionally, VDOT's been an “They may be a little wrecking gram. During those shifts, particiafter-the-fact entity,” Carter said. service, and yet you might have a humongous truck out there. And “There's a lot of resources VDOT pants had to be able to get on the interstate within 5 to 10 minutes has that can be (critical at crash the little wrecker, he shows up at all times. and, ‘Well, that's not something I scenes). That first responder being there — he recognizes that can do.’ Then they’ve got to call “We're pretty passionate about the stuff and can put it into motion the next guy on the list,” Myers incident management out there. It much sooner than coming up a said. “Ed, he can communicate takes that type of passion to make half hour later.” with the wrecker and talk to them it work right, and it takes the relaand maybe they've got somebody The pilot program concluded in tionship with our partners to else they can call, maybe they just November 2016, and the subsemake it work right,” Carter said. say they're not the best ones and quent report found significant “It’s not just an Edinburg problem. It’s statewide.” reductions in average lane clearthey go to the next one.”
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Strasburg reaches out to community to name event space The Town of Strasburg plans on naming an event space across from the Town Hall. But town officials aren’t going to name the space by themselves; instead, they plan on giving community members a large say in the matter. Michelle Bixler, economic development and marketing manager for the town, said that the town is giving citizens the month of November to submit ideas on what the town’s event space should be named. The process, Bixler said, allows the town to work alongside community members in their development of a space that is designed GIFT RT CE IFICATES AVAILABLE!
to what Bixler described as a “consumable amount” — between “We are really interested in getting the community’s input and in three and five choices. Then, community members will vote, having the community own the making a final decision on the space,” Bixler said. “And this is name of the space around March one way the community can do 2018. that and be engaged and submit That gives town officials some their ideas.” Bixler said that the town is hop- ability to curate among the submitted names and determine ing to get as many ideas as they which ideas they believe would can for the name of the event make good names for the space. space. If the town does not for community events.
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But the reason the town decided to give the grant management team some say on the names was more practical, Bixler said. Having citizens vote among over 20 ideas would simply be unmanageable.
“Certainly that would make sense,” Bixler said. “But it’s not in the plans anywhere yet. But it would be lovely to have that be the case; we’ll just have to see what that looks like moving forward.”
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naming the event space will help give the space “an identity.”
The pavilion will be set up for “pop-up businesses” that allow community members to test out their business ideas.
“And people will call it something regardless of whether we actually go through this process,” Bixler said. “So this allows us to “If you have an idea — a business idea that you wanted to test out to hopefully assist in that effort.” see if there’s a market for it—you The event space is going to be could come and coordinate with used for community events. It the town and set up in our pavilwill have a stage, public restrooms and a pavilion. ion,” Bixler said.
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Fox ready to bring ‘blue-collar toughness’ back to Strasburg’s boys hoops program Brad Fauber bfauber@nvdaily.com STRASBURG – Larry Fox has worked his way up through the coaching pedestal in Strasburg High School’s boys basketball program. Now he’s the Rams’ head man. Fox, who coached the middle school program for a couple years and spent one season coaching Strasburg’s junior varsity boys basketball team last year, was approved as the Rams’ new varsity boys basketball coach at the Shenandoah County School Board meeting on Oct. 12. “I’m very excited,” Fox, a Front Royal native and current Strasburg resident, said Thursday evening. “It’s a great opportunity to really more or less represent our town, represent our community. The town takes a lot of pride in the students, the athletics, really. It’s just a great opportunity and I’ve grown up playing the sport. The coaches that have coached me have really taught me a lot, so it’s a blessing to give back to the sport.”
“Larry knows what our expectations are, what we look for, what we want out of our coaches,” Hiserman said, adding that Fox would add his own “twists” to Strasburg’s traditional style of play.
early September and just needed School Board approval. Hiserman said he expects the boys basketball program to regain some coaching stability with Fox at the helm. “He wants to be there,” Hiserman said. “He’s obviously been here for three years and he’s been living here for a while. I know he’s got a son in the program but I think even after that his plans are to kind of stay involved in the program.”
“We’ve talked a lot about what his plans are, what he’s wanting to do and he’s obviously wanting to get it back to the styles LARRY FOX that we used to play that made us pretty successful. Kind of concentrate on Fox, who said Jalen Doman, a 2012 Strasburg man-to-man defense, which has kind of been graduate, will serve as his JV coach this year, a staple of our program for 30-some years.” has already been working with some of the Fox, a 1993 Warren County High School graduate, also played for former longtime Wildcats head coach Jim Moose and said Moose was a “huge influence on me.”
Rams’ basketball players this fall during open gym. “We’ve probably had 15, 20 kids on a daily basis, which is a pretty good turnout not having any football guys in there,” Fox said. “They’ve really been getting after it pretty good. … Good feel. I like the vibes that we have. They’ve really been getting after it, so I’m looking forward to getting after it, really.”
“He just instilled a real mental and physical toughness in you that I guess an old-school type of coach, probably like a Coach French here, would. The same type of coach where they would really get after you and really The 42-year-old Fox replaces one-and-done demand a lot of toughness out of you both Strasburg opens its regular season on Nov. 28 coach Hamilton Doyle, who led the Rams to mentally and physically,” Fox said of Moose. at Page County. a 3-20 record in his only season with the “But I tell you what, he gave you a lot of team in 2016-17. tough love and (was) just a really, really good Doyle introduced a fast-paced style to the pro- coach.” gram when he was brought on to replace forFox’s familiarity with Strasburg’s program is mer Rams coach and current athletic director a major plus, Hiserman said, one that should Matt Hiserman, but longtime fans of Strasburg Antiques • Quality Furniture • Jewelry ease the transition this winter. Fox said this basketball will see a familiar team this winter. Pottery • Art Glass • Watches • Toys year’s seniors are the same group of players Fox said he plans to instill the “blue-collar he coached in his first season with the middle Interior Decorators Welcome toughness” that was cultivated in the program school program. under former longtime head coach Millson Paying Premium Prices on All Jewelry, “The kids have been pretty open. … I think French and continued by Hiserman. Gold & Silver, and U.S. Coins they kind of wanted me to apply for (the job), In addition to his experience within Call For Holiday Hours to be honest with you,” Fox said. Strasburg’s boys basketball program, Fox got Fox’s official appointment came just three his start as an assistant coach at Warren Saturday & Sunday 11-5 County and Skyline high schools under Sonny weeks before winter tryouts begin on Monday, Store: (540) 465-1798 • By appointment: (540) 336-6106 134 Massanutten St. (Beside the Emporium) but Hiserman said the hiring was in place in Dyke, who played for French at Strasburg.
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November 18 Woodstock Annual Turkey Trot 5K/10K race that starts and finishes at the Massanutten Military Academy track. All proceeds from the event will benefit Shenandoah Alliance for Shelter. To register call 540-459-2542.
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Quicksburg Craft Show & Bazaar. Stonewall Jackson High School. 9-2 pm. Free admission; parent fundraiser for Class of 2018. Arts & crafts, handmade goods, up-cycled goods, independents, baked goods, November 25 concessions, raffles and more! Woodstock Shopping local makes a positive impact on our town. Support local November 19 Strasburg businesses this holiday season and Community Worship Service at shop Woodstock on Small 4pm by Pastor John Haynes. Business Saturday.
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November 27 Woodstock Wreath-Decorating Workshop 79pm. Pick out a fresh-made wreath of beautiful greens and choose your decorations. Create a unique wreath that comes from you. Limited space.
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New Market Annual Tis the Season Holiday Woodstock Celebration downtown from 9amLight up Woodstock featuring a music, parade, wagon rides, visits 3pm. Christmas Parade at 5pm. Vendors will have tables set up at with Santa on Court Square. the SunTrust Bank parking lot, 5:30 pm- Children’s choirs 9397 S. Congress Street, with 6:30 pm - Holiday parade begins food, baked goods, arts, crafts, 7:15 pm - Visits with Santa jewelry, clothing, handmade For more information, contact the items, and more. 540-740-3432. Director of Marketing and Events or (540) 459-3621 December 2 Mt. Jackson Holiday Market at Cave Ridge Vineyard. 1-4 pm. Enjoy a Mt. Jackson European-Style holiday market Lebanon-St. Stephen’s th with local vendors featuring food, Community Choir’s 35 Annual jewelry, art, crafts and more! Live Christmas Concert. Mt. Jackson United Methodist Church at 7 pm. music with Andrew O’Day.
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December 2 New Market “Christmas on the Farm” at the Virginia Museum of the Civil War, 8895 George Collins Parkway. Join us at the historic Bushong Farm where you can visit a military encampment and lend a hand with chores. There are games to play, stories to hear, treats to eat, songs to sing, a visit from a special Christmas visitor and so much more. In the Museum building you can make ornaments to decorate our tree and yours, and do some Christmas shopping in the General’s Store. Admission fee and free for ages 5 years and under. 1-866-515-1864.
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December 2 Mt. Jackson Christmas on the Farm. 10-3pm at the Virginia Museum of the Civil War. Cost: $10.00 for adults ages 13-64; $9.00 for seniors 65 and older; $6.00 for youth ages 612; free for ages 5 and under.
December 2 The Yellow Barn at Shenandoah Caverns 5th Annual Holiday Sparkle Gala. Featuring Robbie Limon! 7-10 pm. $100/person.
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HSSC programs help the most vulnerable animals in Shenandoah County: • Foster & Placement Program - rescued over 225 animals in 2017! • Spay/Neuter, TNR (Trap, Neuter & Return), Fix-A-Pit and Operation Catsnip Programs - fixed over 10,000 animals in the past 12 years! Please give generously to help the animals in Shenandoah County. Donations are tax-deductible. Mail check to: Humane Society of Shenandoah County PO Box 173, Woodstock, VA 22664 Donate online(via paypal): www.hsscva.org, info@hsscva.org Spay/Neuter: 540-421-4842 • HSSC voicemail: 540-984-7101 Like us on Facebook!
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December 3 Strasburg Lebanon-St. Stephen’s Community Choir’s 35th Annual Christmas Concert. Emmanuel Fishers Hill at 7 pm.
Strasburg Home for the Holidays Christmas December 8 Celebration and Business Open Woodstock House in the downtown area. There will be a parade at 4:30pm, Open House at Friends of the caroling, tree lighting, photos with North Fork. 5-8pm. Santa, and more. 540-465-3187. CONTINUED ON PAGE 18
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Dec 8 (5-8 pm) Dec 9 (1-5 pm) Edinburg The Shenandoah County Holiday Homes Tour moves to Edinburg this year. Nine homes and historic buildings will be festively decorated for the event and open for visits. The event is sponsored by the Edinburg Heritage Foundation and Response with all proceeds going to the two organizations. The tour will originate at the Edinburg Mill and Museum both days where ticket-holders will receive a map, entrance tickets, a program booklet with history and photos of the homes, and refreshments. A tour of the Museum will be free for this event. Visit http://www.edinburgmill.com for more details.
December 9 Middletown Lebanon-St. Stephen’s Community Choir’s 35th Annual Christmas Concert. Middletown Presbyterian Church at 7 pm.
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December 10 Toms Brook Lebanon-St. Stephen’s Community Choir’s 35th Annual Christmas Concert. Toms Brook United Methodist Church at 7 pm.
Mowery Orchard is a local roadside farm market, family owned and operated since 1985. Locally Grown Apples, Rinker’s Apple Cider. Local farm fresh milk, butter, eggs, cheeses and honey. Locally raised beef, chicken and pork. Country Ham, Virginia Peanuts, Route 11 Chips, Coffee, Handmade Baskets and Old Hill Hard Cider.
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Smart ways to pay for holiday gifts Entertaining, dinners, gifts, travel, and decorating may make for a festive time of year, but the holidays certainly can put a strain on personal finances. No one wants to experience a financial hangover come January. Therefore, making a plan for paying for holiday expenditures now can help the average person save and protect their finances. Figuring out how to finance holiday purchases can be just as important as scoping out deals and cashing in coupons. Here’s a look at some of the ways to pay for holiday gifts. Credit cards Many consumers feel that credit cards are the safest way to make purchases, whether instore or online. With credit cards, shoppers are using a line of credit. Should fraudulent purchases be made or errors in accounting occur, shoppers aren’t responsible — the credit card company is in charge of tracking down or absorbing the error.
in a special sale rate and can discourage impulse buying as well. Cash and prepaid cards Now that spending has increased after the last Paying in cash can help shoppers avoid overspending on gifts. After setting aside a recession, credit card companies are again cash limit, once the money is spent, shopping offering deals to lure in new customers. is done. Paying in cash does carry some risk if Rewards cards are quite popular. Such cards the money is stolen or misplaced. Plus, as offer points, cash back or travel miles to customers who meet certain criteria. For those opposed to paying with credit, which can offer some purchase protection or built-in who can pay off balances and meet the requirements, these cards can help save substantial amounts of money. Keep in mind that regular cards carry an interest rate of 15 percent on average, while retail store cards Little Bit of Everything Gift Shop may be as high as 24 percent. We have a Great Selection of
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warranties, cash may have no protective benefits. As an alternative to cash, consumers may want to purchase pre-loaded cash cards in various amounts. Like cash, when the value on the card is depleted, shopping is finished. Shopping for holiday gifts requires shoppers to be financially prudent. Gifts can be paid for in various ways, and shoppers should choose the option that best suits their needs.
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Whether you are shopping for real estate, selling your home, or a local resident, Sager Real Estate wants to be your partner in getting the most out of the Shenandoah Valley lifestyle. Locally owned and operated, we have proudly served our community for over 47 years.
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Giving the gift of charity The charity watchdog organization Charity Navigator says that total giving to charitable organizations equalled $390.05 billion in 2016. This was an increase of 2.7 percent in current dollars from 2015. In fact, giving has increased every year since 1976 with the exception of 1987, 2008 and 2009. Historically, religious groups receive the largest share of charitable donations. However, education-based charities and human services charities also received a large percentage of donations in 2016, says Giving USA’s 2017 Annual Report on Philanthropy. Giving can be a year-round occurrence, but philanthropy tends to rise during the holiday season when people are feeling charitable. Some people even turn their charitable efforts into gifts for loved ones. The following are some gift ideas that can benefit the recipient, the person doing the giving and a third-party group as well. Real estate Donating real estate can be an option for the person who has a piece of property or a home they no longer need. Rather than face taxes on the property once it’s been sold, donating it to an organization or individual represents a charitable offering, and in some cases, may be eligible for a tax deduction equal to the fair market value of the real estate. Giving a plot of land or transferring a deed to a home to someone worthy can make for a memorable, life-altering gift. Educational bequest A donation to a university or other school may help pay the tuitions of future students. Some philanthropists like to fund particular renovations at their alma maters or fund scholarships for students looking to work in a particular industry. Charitable trust or stocks A charitable trust is a great way to transfer wealth to heirs or simply provide a stream of income over the years. Individuals can establish a period of time during which the assets are held in a trust and when those assets can be accessed. A tax-efficient way to give is to contribute to long-term securities in a person’s name. Recipients of such gifts can choose to cash in their stocks at a later date. Charitable giving rises during the holiday season. Providing opportunities for friends and loved ones can make a wonderful gift. Find out which options are best for you by speaking with a financial advisor or tax professional.
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The hottest toys this holiday season Lego Boost: Lego continues to reinvent itself, offering add-ons to its popular building brick model. Lego Boost takes advantage of the STEM trend by enabling children to build and code any of the five models of building sets. These include a cat, robot, guitar, rover, and building machine. Or, they can use the pieces to create their own The Toy Fair, and recommendations designs. The models work with an by toy and game industry experts app and can be coded to make around the world, like Dr. Toy and different motions and sounds. The Toy Insider, help cement Melissa & Doug Scientist Role which toys are likely to end up on Play Costume Set: Melissa & kids’ holiday wish lists. For those Doug is widely recognized for its shoppers who fell behind the curve high-quality wooden games sets and missed out on last year’s break and puzzles, but the company also out “Hatchimal� hit, the following delves into imaginative play figure to be the most coveted items costumes. This scientist role-play for this year of giving. costume includes a beaker, a test Christmas and Chanukah may be celebrated toward the end of the year, but at the annual New York Toy Fair, the season for thinking about toys begins in February. This popular convention unveils the industry’s hottest trends and toys, attracting more than 1,000 exhibitors.
tube, a lab coat, experiment cards, and other ingredients necessary to fuel interest in the sciences. It can be a welcome addition to any dress-up collection. Nerf N-Strike Elite: Nerf brand has been popular for decades, and the company continues to churn out popular items for boys and girls. The N-Strike Elite series has a number of incarnations to tempt sharpshooters. Nerf’s new AccuStrike line is designed to improve accuracy with specially crafted darts that sail straighter than the original darts. CollEGGtibles: Building upon the Hatchimal craze of last Christmas and early this year, Spin Master offers an addition to the very
popular collectible toy niche. CollEGGtibles are much smaller than Hatchimals, but are equally fun. Smaller eggs hatch to reveal various colorful critters inside. Kids are apt to want to collect them all. Pie Face Sky High: Hasbro keeps reinventing the Pie Face game, their runaway hit from 2016, which was awarded “Game of the Year� by the Toy Industry Association. In the Sky High version, one player hits a lever with a mallet, hoping to deliver their opponent a face full of pie cream. These are just a handful of the industry favorites that could be the hot picks among children for holiday gifting this year.
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Baby’s first holiday gifts The holiday season is a magical time of the year for all age groups, but seems to be especially enjoyed by children. Even though infants and toddlers may not fully appreciate gifts under the tree or holiday lighting displays, that’s no reason not to make tots’ first foray into holiday giving any less special. Shopping for babies can be challenging because gift-givers may not want to overwhelm new parents with much more stuff — considering their homes may already be inundated with baby gear. However, it’s difficult to resist the temptation to purchase adorable infant and toddler toys and trinkets, particularly when celebrating a child’s first holiday
season. The following are some practical and thoughtful gift suggestions for shoppers who want to make children’s first holiday seasons as special as possible. Activity chairs and mats Young children who are not yet mobile require entertainment be brought to them. This can be achieved through the various activity chairs and mats designed to stimulate young brains. Children who are practicing tummy time skills can benefit from flat mats. Once baby is holding himself up a bit, he can sit in an activity chair that has teethers, noisemakers and other colorful toys built right into the seat.
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Age-specific toys It is important for shoppers to check product age recommendations prior to purchasing. Examples of gifts that can be appropriate for newborns include soothing rockers and swings, nightlights and cuddly stuffed animal/pacifier hybrids. Teether rings or musical gifts may suit slightly older infants. Older tots may enjoy exercise saucers, bouncing swings or tactile reasoning toys, such as those that require matching shapes with openings in a toy. Clothing Within the first year of life, babies go through several growth spurts and will quickly outgrow their clothing. Parents will need to continually meet new wardrobe demands. Think ahead and buy clothing that will be needed in the near future, and consider the
seasons in which they’ll be used. Tack three months onto the baby’s age and that is likely the size he or she will need next. Classic gifts Rockers have long been popular gifts for young children. While a little one may not be able to ride a rocker just yet, this can be a great addition to a nursery until it proves functional. Although a rocking horse is the standard, unicorns are currently having their moment, so a unicorn rocker can be a playful touch. Personalized keepsakes Placing the date and baby’s name on gifts instantly transforms them into collector’s items that can be cherished through the years. In addition to ornaments, think about engraving photo frames or make a photo book with all of the baby memories thus far.
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Travel gifts for loved ones this holiday season blues. When gifting travel this year, consider these great places to travel in January and February. Anguilla: Anguilla is a British territory in the Eastern Caribbean, just east of the British and U.S. Virgin Islands. It’s known for its long sandy stretches of beach and pleasant winter temperatures, which average 83 F. There isn’t much hustle and bustle, so this island destination can be the ideal Escaping to warm climates can be place for relaxation. just what the doctor ordered when Australia and New Zealand: January and February are summer winter weather sets in at home. months in the southern Although that first snowfall can hemisphere. These vibrant make for a picturesque holiday season, there’s a good chance that countries offer everything from after several storms and navigating costal charm to remote plains. icy roads, a getaway to sunshine Costa Rica: An abundance of wildlife, unspoiled beaches and and sand can help beat winter Vacations create memories that last a lifetime. But across North America, surveys indicate that fewer people are cashing in on all of their vacation days. Some may be too busy to travel as much as they would like, while others might not be able to afford to travel. A gift of travel removes much of the expense of traveling and can serve as a catalyst one needs to go and explore.
rain forests draw visitors to this Central American locale. Travelers can hike active volcanoes or surf warm turquoise waters. The “dry season” arrives in December along with moderate temperatures. Honolulu: The weather in Hawaii tends to be beautiful year-round, but February can be an especially good time to travel to this U.S. island chain. Travel & Leisure says that hotels often slash their rates by up to 40 percent in February. This makes it much more affordable to gift a stay in Honolulu. Orlando: While holiday crowds peak in November and December, visiting Orlando and its main attraction, Disney World, is much easier when the crowds thin out in January and February. The slower season means affordable hotel rates
and shorter lines for attractions. Montreal: Those who don’t want to escape the snow but embrace it might find a vacation in Montreal a welcome diversion. This cultured city offers Old World charm plus modern amenities. Puerto Rico: American travelers can vacation in Puerto Rico without needing travel visas or passports. While all of Puerto Rico is a sight to be seen, the capital of San Juan has thriving arts and culture. St. Martin: Also known as St. Maarten, this paradise offers two different cultures for the price of one. The island shares French and Dutch territory status. Visitors who like to eat well and party into the morning often find St. Martin an ideal destination.
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