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New Year’s Eve Champagne By Julie Wimmer Champagne is a New Years Eve staple. Most people, when they hear the word Champagne, think celebration, and New Years Eve is one of the biggest, if not the biggest, celebrations in the world. Whether you are a Champagne and/or wine drinker or not, it is always fun to toast the new year with a sip of the bubbly stuff. Lucky for us, there are different kinds to choose from depending on your palate and budget. What are the different kinds of Champagne? Champagne, as most of us know, is basically sparkling wine, however, there are different types. There is sweet Champagne and dry Champagne, just like wine. When the bottle claims the Champagne is “Extra-dry,” that obviously means it is dry, however, “Brut” means it is the driest kind of Champagne. The sweet bottles of Champagne are called “Sec,” which is sweet, and “Demi-Sec,” which is the sweetest. Picking a dry Champagne or a sweet Champagne can depend on taste, food or price. My father is a wine connoisseur. He has been buy-

ing, tasting and testing wine’s since before I was born. We even had a full wine cellar, although it was raw (dug out from the basement with a metal rack put inside,) in our house growing up. Suggestions from my father: Sweet wine and Champagne, according to my father, go with cheeses, red meat and saltier fair. Dry wine and Champagne are better paired with desserts, fruits and sweeter dishes like a chicken dish with a sweet sauce. Buying Champagne When my husband and I went on our honeymoon in Nantucket years ago, we decided to over-splurge one night on dinner. We’d heard a particular restaurant was worth it, and it was, so we even splurged on the Champagne we ordered to toast ourselves. Each glass, however, was $25. We picked out what was considered an expensive Champagne, and it was certainly delicious, however, that price is steep. You can get a great Champagne at $25 for the entire bottle. You just have to know how to pick it. There are many brands, Korbel, Taittinger , Veuve (with that familiar

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yellow label,), Dom Perignon, Freixenet and many more that we have seen at liquor stores or heard about from commercials or magazine ads. If you are having guests who know nothing about wine or Champagne and are only going to have a sip at midnight, then it’s okay to go with a Spumante (which you can get for $6) or Freixenet. If you care about the taste however, do some research. Dom Perignon is high end, and yes, delicious no matter what type you pick, but a bottle can run you $100 and up. If you have that sort of cash and want to spend it, great, you are very fortunate. Taittinger has been rated in wine magazines and they have bottles, both dry and sweet, that start at $23. A nice pick for a dinner party or New

Years Eve. Veuve is very popular, however they also have great prices (like Taittinger) and many fantastic tastes to choose from. This brand is a great option for a large party on New Years Eve.

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Pacific Symphony/Nadja Plays Mendelssohn Singing lines of sweet emotion transform into a joyful and abundantly virtuosic showpiece—Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto—which soars in the hands of electrifying violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, who also leads Pacific Symphony from the concertmaster’s chair for the remainder of the program. Esteemed as “the heart’s jewel” by the great violinist Joseph Joachim, Mendelssohn’s concerto is led by Assistant Conductor Alejandro Gutiérrez, who makes his classical series debut during this first concert of the New Year, “Nadja Plays Mendelssohn.” Described as an artist whose talent “will make you hang breathlessly on every note” (Los Angeles Times), SalernoSonnenberg stands out for her passionate and powerful sound, her risk-taking musical prowess and her dynamic presence. Apart from being an international soloist, she is also the music director of the New Century Chamber Orchestra and founder of record label NSS Music. SalernoSonnenberg leads the Symphony in two pieces that emphasize the strings: Rodion Shchedrin’s fiery “Carmen” Suite based on Bizet’s opera and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Ellen Taaffe Zwilich’s “Prologue and Variations.” “The Mendelssohn concerto is special because it stands the test of time. I am not exaggerating when I say that I find something new in it every single time I play it. And I have played it thousands of times!” says Salerno-Sonnenberg. “Nadja Plays Mendelssohn” takes place Thursday through Saturday, Jan. 9-11, 2014, at 8 p.m. in the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, and includes a preview talk with Alan Chapman starting at 7 p.m. Tickets are $25-$185; for more information or to purchase tickets call (714) 7555799 or visit www.PacificSymphony. org. In addition to the concert, SalernoSonnenberg is giving a master class (as part of the Symphony’s threeevent project, “OC Front and Center”) to three advanced violinists from Pacific Symphony Youth Ensembles, Chapman University and the adult music community on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014, from 2-4 p.m. in the Samueli Theater. The event is free, but due to limited seating, tickets are required. To reserve a seat, please visit www. PacificSymphony.org/tickets/concert/ Violin_Master_Class. “Typically, in a master class situation, I have about a half hour with the student. Not a lot of time, Page 4

but enough to spot what I think is the biggest element of their playing that needs help,” says SalernoSonnenberg. “And that is what I try to do. Hone in on that one thing and try to make a difference.” Mendelssohn, a musical genius from childhood, wrote some of his best known works in his teens, but completed his last orchestral composition, the Violin Concerto, at age 36, six years after famously hearing the opening line in his mind. He wrote to his friend Ferdinand David, “I would like to write a violin concerto for you next winter. One in E Minor runs through my head, the beginning of which gives me no peace.” Mendelssohn wrote the three movements to be played attacca, as one continuous flow of music. The sweet melodies and sensitive scoring tug at the emotions, while leaving the audience uplifted by the bravura display of this virtuosic showpiece. Being the first female composer to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 1983, Zwilich combines skill and inspiration, illustrating a hopeful spirit that gives her a unique musical voice. With a vigorous exterior and ravishing lyricism throughout, “Prologue and Variations” was described by New York Daily News as “a taut and succinct work tackling many deep emotions that all come across with confident expressive authority.” “If I could only use one word to describe the Zwilich piece, it would be...cool,” says Salerno-Sonnenberg. “I love that it demands everything from a string player...variety of sound, accuracy, rhythmic pulse. It is extremely rewarding to play and to listen to. The ‘Carmen’...well, it’s ‘Carmen’! Maybe the singularly best arrangement I have ever heard. Not only are you hearing all the spectacular tunes from that amazing opera, but this arrangement is ultra moving and exciting. Knocks it right out of the ballpark.” Born in Moscow in 1932, Shchedrin composed the “Carmen” Suite for his wife, Mayya Plisetskaya, who was the prima ballerina of the Bolshoi Ballet at the time. Based on Georges Bizet’s opera, “Carmen,” he created a flamboyant, fun and enduringly popular piece, filled with Spanish dance rhythms requiring four percussionists playing a huge array of instruments, timpani and strings. Salerno-Sonnenberg is highly regarded for her compelling performances, daring interpretations and dedication to her craft. Her 2013-14 engagements include a

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five-city North American recital tour with pianist Anne-Marie McDermott, and orchestral engagements around the U.S. She leads New Century Chamber Orchestra’s 22nd season which includes the world premiere of Michael Daugherty’s new violin concerto, “Falling Water,” written for her. In May 2014, Salerno-Sonnenberg releases the 11th recording for her record label, NSS Music, an allcommissions CD with New Century Chamber Orchestra, featuring works by Clarice Assad, William Bolcom, Daugherty and Zwilich. In addition, she has hosted a “Backstage/Live from Lincoln Center” program for PBS, appearing in the PBS/BBC series “The Mind,” even talking to Big Bird on “Sesame Street.” She was the subject of the 2000 Academy Awardnominated film, “Speaking in Strings,” an intensely personal documentary on her life, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. The film was released in theaters nationwide and subsequently premiered on HBO’s Signatures channel in 1999. Now in his second season, Gutiérrez is the assistant conductor for Pacific Symphony and serves as music director of Pacific Symphony Youth Orchestra. He served as associate conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra of Costa Rica from 1998 to 2011, and is the founder and director of the internationally known chamber

ensemble “Trombones de Costa Rica.” Gutiérrez has guest conducted for the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra in Michigan, the Honduras Philharmonic, the Tatui Summer Festival Wind Orchestra and MIMU Festival Chamber Ensemble in Brazil, the University of Texas Symphony Orchestra in Austin, and Costa Rica’s National Symphonic Choir. Gutiérrez has served as assistant conductor of the Austin Symphony Orchestra in Texas; music director of the University of Texas University Orchestra; music director and conductor for the 2011 University of Texas Opera Center production of Mozart’s “Così fan Tutte” and prepared the national and international casts of Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” for the Costa Rican National Lyric Opera in 2007. Gutiérrez finished his doctorate in orchestral conducting in December 2012 at the Butler School of Music at the University of Texas. Pacific Symphony’s Classical series performances are made possible by the Hal and Jeanette Segerstrom Family Foundation with additional support from American Airlines, The Westin South Coast Plaza, KUSC and PBS SoCal. The Thursday, Jan. 9, concert is sponsored by Janice and Ted Smith and the Friday, Jan. 10, concert is sponsored by The Symphony 100.

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By Ellie Perico It is well known that some of the most common New Years resolutions are to eat healthier, lose weight, get in shape, etc. So, as my first blog in several weeks (due to a WAY too busy holiday season) I figured I would interview some of my closest friends and co-workers and ask them what the smartest diet and exercise tips they had to offer. These tips come from people that have fought the weight loss battle and won so take them and apply them to your daily life. They just may help you stick with that New Year’s resolution after all... or at least stick with it longer than you expected! Since I got so many responses, there will be a part 2 & a part 3 to this post! 1. Save money and buy in bulk BUT separate out portion sizes into small, snack size sandwich bags. This not only saves money, it is also helping you eat healthier by minimizing how much you eat. If you eat out of the large containers, you will liable to eat much more than just one or even two servings. The snacks that often come in those 100 calorie packs also tend to be not so healthy choices. Instead of eating 100 calories of mini Oreos, crackers, etc, separate out bags of almonds, dried fruit, whole wheat crackers, etc. 2. If you are not feeling like working out, try and remind yourself of the feeling you get when you are done. More often than not, you feel 100 times better and more refreshed than if you had opted to forgo your workout. 3. Retrain your appetite. Instead of

eating when you are bored and when you are not really hungry, wait about 10 minutes before you decide to dive into a meal. It is common for people to eat just because it is lunch time or eat out of boredom. Go for a walk, make phone calls, answer emails and, if you are still hungry, then eat. 4. Try to plan your meals at least a day or two in advance, if not a week in advance. It sounds difficult but it’s really not. Make several chicken breasts on Sunday night and separate them out. Then make some whole grain rice and maybe grill some veggies. Many foods will keep in your refrigerator for at least a week and you can eat these foods as a lunch or dinner. Make a chicken sandwich on Monday, Chicken Parmesan for dinner Tuesday, fajitas on Wednesday, etc. It’ll help you avoid poor food choices when you don’t have anything ready to eat at hand. 5. If you are on a diet, focused on your New Years resolution or recently started a strict exercise regimen and you slip, do not give up!! Move on and work twice as hard the next day to make up for it. We all slip sometimes.. 6. If you joined a gym, signed up for classes or got yourself a personal trainer recently, try and pay for the memberships or fees up front and in advance. Knowing that you have already forked over all of that cash will give you the incentive to keep going and not miss. 7. Put a mirror on your fridge! When you are about to reach in there for some impulsive eating (boy am I all too familiar with that!), look yourself in the eye and make sure you are

really hungry and really want to do that. Believe it or not, it is helpful and helps you confront what’s really driving you to food. 8. Say no to the little things. Avoid eating out of the candy jar at work, grabbing an extra serving at lunch, eating that sample at the grocery store, etc. Little bites like these can add anywhere from 75 - 150 extra calories a day to your diet. In about a month, that adds up to just over a pound gained (or lost if you avoid them!) 9. Bet on it. A lot of people at work and at places of employment of friends of mine have started a Biggest Loser contest in the new year. They put $50 each into a pot on the first day. Then they diet and exercise for the next 30 - 90 days. At the end, the winner gets all of the money. If even just 10 people join, that’s $500 you win! 10. Eat slow. Eating slow can help you feel full much faster, helping you eat less at each meal. It takes about 20 minutes to reach the point where your body will tell you your full so give yourself time to get there before it is too late and you stuff yourself silly!

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the supermarket had mostly clean, white teeth, except for the two lower left molars with very large mercury/ silver amalgam fillings. They’d probably been in her mouth for twenty years, and while they could have been clinically sound, she probably did not realize how they affected her appearance. By removing and replacing that black filling with a tooth-colored plastic restoration, or a toothcolored porcelain filling (lasts longer than plastic), or, in the case where removing the filling would leave the remaining tooth structure too weakened, a tooth-colored crown (or cap), the tooth could be returned to its normal, unremarkable appearance. Given the law of unintended consequences and the first rule of medicine-“Do no harm”-we avoid doing dental work that isn’t absolutely necessary. But a procedure like that is relatively non-invasive, and the effect is both dramatic and beautiful. Worth thinking about. If you have any questions about any things dental, please call my office (949-459-7212) to make a complimentary consultation appointment. The office address is 28562 Oso Pkwy at the intersection of Oso and Antonio Parkways in Rancho Santa Margarita.

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Just Say No to the New Year’s Onslaught of Fad Diets and Lose Weight By JC Curtis What’s your holiday weight gain damage? Did you put on 5, 10, 15 pounds? You’ve probably already been plotting how you can lose those pounds as quickly as you’ve put them on. There’s a right way and a wrong way to go about it. Here’s why you should stay away from those new years fads, and how you can achieve real weight loss instead. - A feast for the weight loss industry. This is the time of year the weight loss industry waits for you! What are they hoping for? They’re hoping you’ve done a whole lot of eating from thanksgiving through new years. The more you gain, the more they know you’ll be looking to pay for a quick fix. They’re not looking for you to put on a lousy 5 pounds, but 10 pounds or more, they’re dancing in their glory. They’re the only ones hoping for a fatter country coming out of these holiday. They’ve been waiting to unveil their ad campaigns that have been prepared months ago, set up to prey on your weaknesses. Those companies invest big money into studying your habits, and the emotions behind weight issues. They aren’t designed to help you, they’re designed to get your money. They advertise promises, but they don’t offer the long-term solution people need. So, if you’ve gained weight, you’ll be making a big mistake by buying into those fads. What will happen, is you’ll keep struggling to lose those same pounds, because you’ll keep losing and gaining. - Quick fixes don’t work. If you get a promise of something that seems “to easy,” you better consider any consequences. You hear about get rich schemes all the time. They advertise a program, and “all you need to do is pay $49.99 and you’ll be rich tomorrow!” Most of us know that hard work and saving is how we can make it rich, but many of us still are quick to charge up their offer on our credit card. We all want to instantly succeed, but quick fixes often leave us standing in the same place, or worse. How many times have you paid for something useless, and nothings changed? When it comes to weight loss, quick fixes don’t work because they make us do things, like starve, cut out our favorite foods, do things like only drink liquids, etc., and we end up miserable. They slow down our metabolism, teach us unhealthy habits, and they confuse us, even going so far as causing eating disorders for some. If you want successful long-term weight loss, you need to make sensible changes, like starting an exercise program,

eating the right amount of calories, and boosting you metabolism by eating 5-6 small meals each day. Quick fixes assure you’ll be a yo-yo dieter, and that’s what you need to change to ever see success. - Get back to winning habits. If you’ve gained a few holiday pounds, it’ll be as easy as going back to your normal habits and getting a little bit of extra exercise to shed those pounds. Most people get all stressed out when they feel their pants a bit tighter, but don’t fret! If you’ve been at a pretty good weight before the holidays, you were doing something right to begin with, so get back to it. Do all the things you were, but perhaps add in a few extra walks throughout the week. Refrain from giving into trying any fads, because you’ll end up all mixed up about weight loss, and heading into something that’s unhealthy only over a few pounds. Don’t let fads ruin what was once a healthy weight for you. Begin today by remembering all the things that had you at a healthy weight. Start the day with breakfast, go for walks, plan your meals, eat enough, journal write, whatever helps you feel good and supports health is what a winning weight loss plan is about. - Change is what healthy weight loss takes. Have you been struggling to lose weight for a longtime? If you have, I bet you’re hoping this will be the year you lose it. Many people start out the new year wanting to change something about themselves or their lives, and what better time to start. If you have a lot of weight to lose, you especially need to stay away from fads.

If you don’t, the only thing you’ll have in the new year are disappointments. To achieve long-lasting weight loss, you’ll need a long-term approach, and that means broader changes for success. You’ll need to make many changes to how you’ve been eating, to your exercise, to your environment, to your habits, and you’ll need to get educated about what long-term success is really about. Most of the population is failing at weight loss because they’re confused, and they get tricked into believing weight loss can come quickly. People believe it because it’s what they want to hear, and they buy into anything that preaches hope. How many advertisements do you see each day that boast “quick weight loss?” Plenty! There’s always got to be a reason behind it, and that’s to get your attention, and for you to empty your pockets. Research plans that are free and offer a sensible approach. The best weight loss plans are those that are free, and have your best interest at heart. Search online, you’re sure to find great websites. Also, look through magazines at your local bookstore for weight loss tips. - Slow and steady proves a winner. When we follow a plan that doesn’t deprive us and isn’t overly restrictive, we get the results we want. The secret to weight loss, is to follow a plan we can follow for the long-term. By taking it slow, we take the time to get used to the changes we’re making, and as we stick with each change, we’ll keep losing weight. Many people try to lose an unrealistic amount of weight each week, and they wonder why they don’t get

their intended results. If you make one change each week, you’ll be improving your health, as long as those changes are sensible. In the long run, your time and efforts will be rewarded, as long as you’re following steps that are proven winners. Try crazy schemes, and you’ll keep losing and gaining, and the struggle will continue. Changes you make, should be those things you can stick with over your lifetime. If you make a change that you can only “sacrifice” and do for a week, what do you think will happen? You’ll throw that change away in a heartbeat once the week is over. Most fads put you right back to where you started, or far worse off. If you’re patient, give change the time to become habit, keep building on those changes, you’ll have lasting results. We all wish it were as simple as a packaged box that says, “follow this, this, and this,” but it’s not. If we’re serious about losing weight, it takes a lifestyle change, not just a shortterm new years resolution to do it. We need to take action and change from what we’ve been doing, because there are no miracles. We’re responsible for our health and our choices, and we should never reach for unhealthy measures in our quest for weight loss. This is a great time to try to loss weight, because what better way to start the new year out fresh, with new goals, and a willingness to get healthier. Stay away from fads, learn about sensible weight loss plans, and you’ll achieve long-term weight loss.

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Backstage with Bruce Johnson, Piaget’s Lauren Duffey and Mark Gavronovic and Mike Love (Photo by Doug Gifford)

Segerstrom Center for the Arts celebrated the 40th anniversary of its Candlelight Concert fundraiser; during the annual holiday gala, nearly 400 donors and friends gathered to support the Center and honor the past chairs of the Candlelight Concerts. This year’s event raised $2.2 million. True to its name the entrance, lobbies and Segerstrom Hall glowed in candlelight and the evening’s entertainment featured Rock and Roll Hall of Famers The Beach Boys. Betty Huang served as chair with Dee Higby, vice chair. Piaget was this year’s Presenting Sponsor. Center chairman Larry Higby welcomed the guests by noting that the money raised “will help to ensure the continued success of Segerstrom Center for the Arts … support that will help the Center continue in its mission of bringing the world’s finest artists to Southern California for all to enjoy … and support that allows the Center to continue expanding its nationally renowned education programs, which bring the magic of the performing arts to over 300,000 students, families, and teachers each year.” Terrence W. Dwyer, the Center’s president, thanked underwriters, among them Presenting Sponsor Piaget and Diamond Sponsors Jane and Jim S.L. Huang, with Elizabeth An, Gordon Clune and Elizabeth Segerstrom Driscoll, S.L. and Betty Huang and Elizabeth and Henry T. Segerstrom. The “event” began as guests walked through the Center’s candlelit Arrival (Photo by Steve Dawson) Gardens and past Sonora Elementary’s Bell Choir to enter Segerstrom Hall’s lobby. Sonora Elementary, located in Costa Mesa, utilizes many of the Center’s Arts Teach programs. The reception offered the first Candlelight Concert silent auction – two surfboards signed by the Beach Boys and donated for the occasion by Deborah and Larry Bridges. Deborah Bridges and Mark Johnson were the lucky winners of the auction. The champagne bar was provided by Elizabeth and Henry T. Segerstrom and Champagne by Shanaz and Jack Langson and Betty and S.L. Huang. As always, Segerstrom Hall was transformed into a spectacular ballroom, with tiers covering the 1,000 seats of Segerstrom Hall in graduated tiers for dining. And as the music by The Beach Boys revved up following dinner, dancing overflowed from the dance floor onto the tiers and through the tables. A highlight of the evening was a medley of carols sung the 13 past Candlelight Concert chairs attending accompanied by thirty participants from the Center’s Six Days of Broadway program. This education program is a summer musical theater camp that offers classes in musical performance, monologue interpretation, audition technique, scene work, dance and more. Tony Award® nominee and Broadway/film star Erin Dilly led this past summer’s 2013 Candlelight Chairs - Dee Higby, Ruth Ding, Betty Huang (Photo program along with Broadway veterans Stephen Buntrock, Danny Gurwin, by Steve Dawson) Hank Stratton and other guest instructors. The inaugural fundraiser to help raise money to build a major performing arts center in Orange County was held in a vacant Kresge five-and-dime. It was transformed into an elegant ballroom with the use of candles. Since then, the annual gala has been called Candlelight Concert. Each event includes a cocktail reception, dinner, dancing and a concert by a major artist. These include such greats as Diana Ross, Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, Jay Leno, Natalie Cole, Tony Bennett, Diana Krall, Kenny Loggins, Harry Belafonte, Johnny Mathis, Donna Summer and Smokey Robinson. The Center is an acclaimed arts institution and multi-disciplinary cultural campus. It is committed to supporting artistic excellence on all of its stages and engaging the entire community in new and exciting ways through the unique power of live performance and a diverse array of inspiring education programs. As Orange County’s largest nonprofit arts organization, the Center owns and operates the 3,000-seat Segerstrom Hall and intimate 250-seat Founders Hall, which opened in 1986, and the 2,000-seat Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, which opened in 2006 and also houses the 500-seat Samueli Theater, the Lawrence and Kristina Dodge Education Center’s studio performance space and Boeing Education Lab. The Center also includes the spacious outdoor Arts Plaza, on which year round community events and free Pat and Dick Allen (Photo by Steve Dawson) performances are held. For more information, please visit www.SCFTA.org. Page 12

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Easy to Create 5 Course New Years Day Dinner By Kimberly Sharpe Now that I have a family I enjoy spending New Years day cooking for my loved ones. I always like us to have a large meal that we can sit down and share together. It is a way for us to celebrate the day. Here is a guide to a simple to create five course meal that is affordable and fairly fast. 1) Ham You will need a ham that is a large enough for your whole family to enjoy. I prefer a boneless variety but I normally buy whatever is on sale. You will need two cans of Pineapple Slices and tooth picks. Save the pineapple juice that the pineapples are housed within in your refrigerator. You will need them to make potato’s. Take your ham and place it in a roaster pan. Now open your two cans of pineapple slices. Stick a slice of pineapple at various points all over your ham. Use the tooth picks to hold the pineapple in place. Place two cups of water into the bottom of the roaster. Now cover your roasting pan with the lid or tinfoil. Place your ham in an oven at around 385 degrees. Cook the ham until thoroughly done. This might take a long time if you buy a raw ham but if you purchase one that is already cooked you will be looking at only a couple of hours. Simply follow the directions on the ham. 2) Whipped Potato’s Peel as many potato’s as it will take to feed your family. Simply boil the potato’s until done. Now mash them by hand or with a blender. Place several tablespoons of butter and a cup of milk in the potato’s as you mash. I also like to chop up fresh chives to place within the potato’s.

3) Rolls I like to buy the rolls that are in a refrigerator section of your store. These frozen rolls you set out all day to let rise but you can use any rolls that you desire. Simple buy whatever you want or make your own from scratch. 4) Cream Corn with Sour Cream and Cornbread You will need one can of cream corn. A tub of sour cream. One box of the jiffy corn bread mix. And a bag of shredded cheese. Take the cornbread and prepare it according to the box of directions on the jiffy box. Now take the cream corn and poor over the top of the cornbread. Once this id done take the sour cream and frost the cream corn about an inch thick. Now completely cover the sour cream with the shredded cheese. Place into the oven beside your ham and cook for half an hour until

the cheese is completely melted and everything looks done. This is a wonderful and tasty fast side dish that is always a favorite in our house. 5) Sweet Gravy Once your ham is done, drain off the juice and mix it with the saved pineapple juice in a skillet. Add brown sugar to sweeten the mixture. Now take two tablespoons of corn starch and hot water. Mix this together in a cup and pour into the ham drippings, pineapple juice, and brown sugar. Bring this to a boil and stir until thick. This is your wonderful sweet gravy. This is great on your potato’s, ham, and even biscuits. This quick and easy dinner is sure to please your entire family. It is tasty and affordable. It also does not require that you spend hours in the kitchen preparing a decent meal for everyone.

New Things for New Years Day: the Challenge By Christi Bowers This is a challenge for you to do new things on New Years Day to start off the New Year right. If you just do anything, no matter how crazy, no matter how stupid, no matter how unlike you- you’re making your beginning to changing things for the better for 2014. You may think that nothing will change if you do something different, but you will never know until you try. And, the silliest things may be the ones that do the most good for you. I am going to give you a list of potential things you could do on January 1, 2014 (or January 1st of any year). Try any ten out of fifteen of these, or come up with some on your own. Brainstorm. Get together with a friend. Make it an activity for New Years day. Just do it, and come up with the ideas and then make them happen! 1. Call a relative you haven’t spoken to for the past year. Surprise them! Stop saying that if they wanted to talk to you, they would have called you. Stop worrying that they still hold a grudge for something you did ten years ago. Start the reconnection, and see what happens! 2. Visit a relative that you don’t Page 14

often visit. Call first, or just show up! So what if they aren’t there, at least you made the effort! If they are, they may be truly surprised and gracious to see you! 3. Go to an old folk’s home and offer to volunteer for an hour doing anything they need. If you have a talent, you could offer to sing for an hour or do magic tricks for an hour. 4. Go up to one person in Walmart or any store that you don’t know, and introduce yourself and make a new friend. If all the stores around you are closed on New Year’s day, then just take a walk in your neighborhood and talk to someone. This might be best done in daylight hours! 5. Call a charity and make a $10 donation. (You could give more if you can afford it.) 6. Say one nice thing to someone you care about. 7. Wear something totally out of context for yourself. If you always wear jeans, wear a dress. If you always wear coat and tie, put on some jeans. 8. Make a recording of yourself singing, and send it to a record company. If you have a different talent, do that. For instance, if you write poetry, send a poem to a

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publishing company or submit to a new website. 9. If you’re a content producer, write an article for a subject you have never tackled, or a new category like finance. 10. Go New Years day carolling. Go to your neighbor’s houses and start singing songs outside their doorstep! Sing songs that celebrate the new year! 11. Take a drive down a road you have never been on before, and enjoy the view. 12. Instead of using lights, use candles all evening long once it gets dark on New Years day.

13. Say one romantic thing to your partner. You could even write a small poem. Who cares if it rhymes. Let me tell you that just getting any poem can melt someone’s heart, even if it doesn’t make any sense and isn’t anywhere near being a poetic masterpiece. 14. If you’re a child, offer to do the dishes. Do some chore other than what is normally asked of you. 15. Go outside and take a walk. Don’t come back until you learn at least one new thing about your neighborhood.

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AVAIlABlE IN STOCK. All PRICED INDIVIDUAlly.

2014 CADIllAC

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CTS

LuxurY SedAn (Motor Trend Car of the Year)

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OVER 10 AVAIlABlE IN STOCK. All PRICED INDIVIDUAlly.

Save

AVAIlABlE IN STOCK. All PRICED INDIVIDUAlly.

leaSe for

439 Plus Tax

MSRP $47,020 1 to choose, Model 6AF69 Vin E0143635

39 month lease. Close end lease. $0 security deposit. 10K mi. per year w/$0.25 cents per excess mileage.

2014 CADIllAC

eSCALAde’S

OVER 23 AVAIlABlE IN STOCK. All PRICED INDIVIDUAlly.

thiS weekeNd oNly leaSe for

699 Plus Tax

$4,999 Total due at signing with GM lease loyalty between 11/1/2013 and 12/31/2014 MSRP $69,960 1 to choose, Model 6C10706 Vin ER222331

39 month lease. Close end lease. $0 security deposit. 10K mi. per year w/$0.25 cents per excess mileage.

2014 CADIllAC

SRX

LuxurY Suv

4,000 $2,500 OC Discount $1,000 Consumer Cash $500 GM Lease Loyalty*

OVER 40

$2,999 Total due at signing with GM lease loyalty between 11/1/2013 and 12/31/2014. + $2,000 eligible dealer IVC certificate, While they last.

4,500

ALL 2 0 1 3 B U I C K

39 month lease. Close end lease. $0 security deposit. 10K mi. per year w/$0.25 cents per excess mileage.

MSRP $33,990, 1 to choose, Model # 6AB69 Vin E0101986

Save

$3,000 OC Discount $1,000 Consumer Cash $500 GM Lease Loyalty*

All 2013 MSRP’s

OVER 21

299 Plus Tax

14,000

All 2013 MSRP’s

leaSe for

$2,999 Total due at signing with GM lease loyalty between 11/1/2013 and 12/31/2014

$7,500 OC Discount $3,500 Consumer Cash $3,000 Owner Loyalty Cash

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OVER 25 thiS weekeNd oNly

AVAIlABlE IN STOCK. All PRICED INDIVIDUAlly.

leaSe for

369 Plus Tax

MSRP $38,430 1 to choose, Model 6NG26 Vin ES585504

aSk about No paymeNtS for 90 dayS (On approved Ally retail contracts 60 and 72 month terms see dealer for details)

$2,999 Total due at signing with GM lease loyalty between 11/1/2013 and 12/31/2014 39 month lease. Close end lease. $0 security deposit. 10K mi. per year w/$0.25 cents per excess mileage.

Ask About Our New

PREMIER REWARDS CARD

and Start BANKING POINT UP For Future Needs Today!

*You or family member must currently lease a 1999 or newer Aura, Audi, Lincoln, Lexus, Porsche, Mercedes, BMW, Jaguar or Land Rover to qualify.

1 Must own a ‘99 or newer GM truck. All advertised prices excluding government fees and taxes, any finance charges, any dealer document preparation fees and emission testing charges. Dealer added accessories extra at retail cost. Financing thru Ally Bank, US Bank or GMF based on model lease/purchase. On approved credit. Offer valid thru 12-30-13

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