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Health

How older patients can dodge pitfalls entrenched in health care system

BY JUDITH GRAHAM Kaiser Health News‌

Being old and sick in America frequently means a doctor won’t ask you about troublesome concerns you deal with day to day – difficulty walking, dizziness, a leaky bladder, sleep disturbances memory lapses, and more.

It means that if you’re hospitalized, you have a good chance of being treated by a physician you’ve never met and undergoing questionable tests and treatments that might end up compromising your health.

It means that if you subsequently seek rehabilitation at a skilled nursing facility, you’ll encounter another medical team that doesn’t know you or understand your at-home circumstances.

Typically, a doctor won’t see you very often. In her new book, “Old & Sick in America: The Journey Through the Health Care System,” Dr. Muriel Gillick, a professor of population medicine at Harvard Medical School and director of the Program in Aging at Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, delves deeply

into these concerns and why they’re widespread.

Her answer: A complex set of forces is responsible.

Some examples: – Medical training doesn’t make geriatric expertise a priority.

– Care at bottom-line-oriented hospitals is driven by the availability of sophisticated technology.

– Drug companies and medical device manufacturers want to see their products adopted widely and offer incentives to ensure this happens.

– Medicare, the government’s influential health program for seniors, pays more for procedures than for the intensive counseling that older adults and caregivers need.

In an interview, Gillick offered thoughts about how older adults and their caregivers can navigate this treacherous terrain. Her remarks have been edited for clarity and length: Q: What perils do older adults encounter as they travel through the health care system?

A: The journey usually begins in the doctor’s office,

so let’s start there. In general, physicians tend to focus on different organ systems.

The heart. The lungs. The kidneys. They don’t focus so much on conditions that cross various organ systems, so-called geriatric syndromes. Things like falling, becoming confused or dealing with incontinence.

Q: What can people do about that?

A: Older people are often unwilling to bring these issues to the attention of their doctors. But if a family member is accompanying the patient, they should speak up.

In some practices, a nurse practitioner may be more attuned to these issues than the physician. So, it’s a good idea to learn who in the medical office you go to is good at what.

Another approach is to request a geriatric assessment or consultation that will bring these issues to the forefront.

Q: How do geriatric assessments work?

A: A geriatric assessment does two major things. It looks at the whole person.

And it focuses on that per-

son’s functioning – on what they can do. Can they dress themselves, walk, get to the bathroom? Can they cook meals? Take a bus downtown? Balance their checkbook?

An outpatient geriatric assessment is typically 1½ to two hours and conducted by an interdisciplinary team.

A social worker or a mental health professional will ask about the person’s family situation. Are they living alone? Do they have support?

A nurse practitioner will look at physical function. And a physician will go over medical concerns and examine the cognitive performance of the individual. Then, the team pulls all these pieces together to look at what’s going on with that person.

When someone starts being frail – having consistent difficulty doing things – an assessment of this kind is often a good idea.

Q: The next step you talk about in your book is the hospital.

A: One of the big perils in the hospital is technology, which is also its great virtue.

Technology can improve quality of life and be life-

extending. But, sometimes, it creates endless complications.

An example are imaging tests such as CT scans.

Physicians hardly think of this as an invasive test. But often one has to administer a dye to see what’s going on. That dye can cause kidney failure in someone with impaired kidney function – something that’s common in older adults.

Sometimes there’s no real need for scans. An example would be an older person who becomes acutely confused in the hospital, which happens a lot. The appropriate response is to look at what’s causing the confusion and take away the offending agent. Often, that’s a medication that was started in the hospital. Or, it’s an infection.

But the routine knee-jerk reaction is to do a CT scan to rule out the possibility of a stroke or bleeding in the brain.

For the most part, doctors want to do whatever it takes to diagnose a problem. For younger patients, this may make sense. But for frail

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older patients with multiple medical conditions, a cascade of complications can result.

Q: What do you advise older patients and their families do?

A: When a test is proposed, ask the doctor “how important is it to pursue this diagnosis” and “how will the results change what you do?”

It’s also reasonable to say something along the lines of “every time I’ve had a test, it seems like I get into some kind of trouble. So, I really want to know, with this test or this treatment, what kind of trouble could I get into?”

Q: In your book, you talk about how a doctorpatient relationship can be sidelined when someone goes to the hospital.

Instead, hospitalists provide care. How should people respond?

A: It’s really important to give that doctor a sense of the patient and who they are. Say, your 88-year-old mother is in the hospital, and she’s become profoundly confused. The doctor doesn’t know what she was like a week or a month ago. He may assume she has dementia unless he hears otherwise. He won’t understand it might be delirium.

You or a caregiver want to come across as someone who can make it easier for the doctor to do his or her job – versus someone who’s a nuisance. You want to build trust, not annoyance.

Q: What about skilled nursing facilities?

A: These are settings that people go to after the hospital, to get rehabilitation. Typically, the

contact with doctors is minimal after an initial evaluation, though there’s a spectrum as to how much medical care there is.

A subset of older adults go to rehab just to get physical therapy after they’ve had a joint replacement or a hip fracture. They are really pretty stable, medically.

If they get good physical therapy and nursing care, it’s probably OK that the doctor isn’t around much.

But there are also older patients who come to skilled nursing facilities, or SNFs, after having had one complication after another in the hospital. These patients can be very fragile, with many medical problems. They’re at risk of getting some new problem in the SNF – perhaps an infection – or an exacerbation of one of the problems they already have that hasn’t resolved.

Q: What do you recommend?

A: When you arrive at an SNF, it’s a new cast of characters. A physician whom you’ll see fleetingly. Nurses. Physical therapists. Aides. If you’re a caregiver, make sure you have face-toface time with these staffers.

SNFs are required within the first week or so to have a care planning meeting with the team. They’re supposed to invite patients and their representatives to the meeting. This is a good place to say something along the lines of “My mother has been through a lot, and now that we’ve met you and seen what you can do, we’d like you to do your best to treat her here and not send her back to the hospital.”

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Persons 60 years and older, and their spouses may participate in the elderly nutrition program in Siouxland.

In Sioux City, meals are served Monday-Friday at Riverside Gardens’ Community Room, 715 Bruner Ave., Fairmount Park, 210 S. Fairmount St., and Centennial Manor, 441 W. Third St.

Pool Shooting Class; 10 a.m. Blood Pressures/St. Luke’s; 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Lunch; 12 p.m. Beginner Tap, Open Bridge Group; 12:30 p.m. Open Craft Time; 1 p.m. Open Bridge, 500, Friday Dance “Country Brew.”

Jan. 8: 8 a.m. Scrapbooking; 8:30 a.m. Yoga w/Amanda, Exercise Plus 50; 9:30 a.m. Interm. Duplicate Bridge Class, Grief Support Program, Wii A suggested contribution is $3.75.

Bowling, Tap Class; 9:45 a.m. Review Tai Chi Class; 10 a.m. Knitting & Reservations are required a day in Crocheting, Pinky’s Music Practice; advance by calling the Sergeant Bluff 11 a.m. American Mah Jong; 11:30 site at 943-4669 or the Connections Area Agency on Aging nutrition office at a.m.-12:30 p.m. Lunch; 12 p.m.

279-6900 ext. 25. For more information ACBL Duplicate Bridge; 12:30 p.m.

Woodcarving; 1 p.m. Birthday Party about other available meal sites, call Entertainment: Joey Hartshorn Hosts: 279-6900.

Creative Writing Volunteer of the Jeanie Dunbar, Ballet Exercise Siouxland Center for Active Month: & Jazz, Pinochle; 2 p.m. Walking Off Generations Pounds; 2:30 p.m. Fitness w/Kelly.

Siouxland Center for Active Generations, 313 Cook St., is open Jan. 9: 8 a.m. Penny Bingo; 8:30 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday a.m. Enhance Fitness w/YMCA Instr.; through Friday.

9 a.m. Senior Yoga; 9:30 a.m. Painting Weekly classes, programs: Jan. 1: Closed for the Holiday Jan. 2: Closed for the Holiday Jan. 3: 8:30 a.m. Enhance Fitness w/ YMCA Instr.; 9 a.m. Yoga with Dixie, Open Novice Dup. Bridge Game; 9:30 a.m. Painting Class; 10 a.m. Chess Group, Sexy & Fit after 40; 10:30 a.m.

Talk Show “Protect Yourself Against Identity Theft” Lori Scott, Center for Siouxland, Guitar Practice; 11 a.m.

Ballet Exercise & Jazz; 11:30 a.m.12:30 p.m. Lunch; 11:30 a.m. Jam Session; 12 p.m. Choreographed Ballroom; 12:30 p.m. Scrabble; 1 p.m.

Phase 10, Coloring Corner, 500; 2:30 p.m. 1 Mile Walk Warm Up; 3 p.m.

Fitness w/Kelly; 6 p.m. ACBL Duplicate Bridge.

Jan. 4: 8 a.m. Penny Bingo; 9 a.m.

Yoga, Beginner 2 Line Dance; 10 a.m.

Beginning Bridge, Walking Off Pounds, Men’s Club, Women’s Club; 10:30 a.m.

Balance Class; 11 a.m. Advanced Line Dance; 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Lunch; 12:30 p.m. Canasta, Penny Bingo, Woodcarving; 1 p.m. ACBL Duplicate Bridge, Men’s & Women’s Social Group, Inter. Line Dance, Cribbage; 2 p.m. Ping Pong.

Jan. 5: 8:30 a.m. Enhance Fitness w/YMCA Instr.; 9 a.m. Mixed Media Art Class/Vivian Miller; 9:30 a.m. Wii Bowling, Fitness w/Dixie, Women’s

Class; 10 a.m. Creative Writing, Walking Off Pounds; 10:15 a.m.

Belly Dancing; 10:30 a.m. Crafts w/ Betty; 10:45 a.m. Beginning Tai Chi Class;11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Lunch; 12:15 p.m. Hoopla; 12:30 p.m. Tap Class, Penny Bingo, Pitch; 1 p.m.

Mexican Train, Painting Class; 2 p.m.

Ping Pong.

Jan. 10: 8:30 a.m. Enhance Fitness w/YMCA Instr.; 9 a.m. Yoga w/ Dixie, Open Novice Dup. Bridge Game; 9:30 a.m. Painting Class; 10 a.m. Chess Group, Sexy & Fit after 40; 10:30 a.m.

Talk Show “Interacting with Alzheimer’s & Dementia Clients” Ann Myers, Hospice of Siouxland, Guitar Practice; 11 a.m. Ballet Exercise & Jazz; 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Lunch; 11:30 a.m.

Jam Session; 12 p.m. Choreographed Ballroom; 12:30 p.m. Scrabble; 1 p.m.

Phase 10, Coloring Corner, 500; 2:30 p.m. 1 Mile Walk Warm Up; 3 p.m.

Fitness w/Kelly; 6 p.m. ACBL Duplicate Bridge.

Jan. 11: 8 a.m. Penny Bingo; 9 a.m.

Yoga, Beginner 2 Line Dance; 10 a.m.

Beginning Bridge, Walking Off Pounds, Men’s Club, Women’s Club; 10:30 a.m.

Balance Class; 11 a.m. Advanced Line Dance; 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Lunch; 12:30 p.m. Canasta, Penny Bingo, Woodcarving; 1 p.m. ACBL Duplicate Bridge, Men’s & Women’s Social Group, Inter. Line Dance, Cribbage; 2 p.m. Ping Pong.

Jan. 12: 8:30 a.m. Enhance Fitness w/YMCA Instr.; 9 a.m. Mixed Media Art Class/Vivian Miller; 9:30 a.m. Wii Bowling, Fitness w/Dixie, Women’s Pool Shooting Class; 10 a.m. Blood Pressures/Mercy; 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Lunch; 12 p.m. Beginner Tap, Open Bridge Group; 12:30 p.m. Open Craft Time; 1 p.m. Open Bridge, 500, Friday Dance “Shirley’s Big Band.”

Jan. 15: 8 a.m. Scrapbooking; 8:30 a.m. Yoga w/Amanda, Exercise Plus 50; 9:30 a.m. Interm. Duplicate Bridge Class, Wii Bowling, Tap Class; 9:45 a.m. Review Tai Chi Class; 10 a.m.

Knitting & Crocheting, Pinky’s Music Practice; 11 a.m. American Mah Jong; 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Lunch; 12 p.m.

ACBL Duplicate Bridge; 12:30 p.m.

Woodcarving, Ballroom Lessons, Movie “The Wedding Planner”; 1 p.m.

Ballet Exercise & Jazz, Pinochle; 2 p.m.

Walking Off Pounds; 2:30 p.m. Fitness w/Kelly.

Jan. 16: 8 a.m. Penny Bingo; 8:30 a.m. Enhance Fitness w/YMCA Instr.; 9 a.m. Senior Yoga; 9:30 a.m. Painting Class; 10 a.m. Creative Writing, Walking Off Pounds; 10:15 a.m.

Belly Dancing; 10:30 a.m. Crafts w/ Betty; 10:45 a.m. Beginning Tai Chi Class;11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Lunch; 12:15 p.m. Hoopla; 12:30 p.m. Tap Class, Penny Bingo, Pitch; 1 p.m.

Mexican Train, Painting Class; 2 p.m.

Ping Pong.

Jan. 17: 8:30 a.m. Enhance Fitness w/YMCA Instr.; 9 a.m. Yoga w/ Dixie, Open Novice Dup. Bridge Game, 8 Ball Open Tournament; 9:30 a.m.

Painting Class; 10 a.m. Chess Group, Sexy & Fit after 40; 10:30 a.m. Talk Show “American’s w.Disabilities Act; Community Members’ Rights & Businesses Obilgations” Kathryn Hayden, Asst. U.S. Attorney Northern District of IA, Guitar Practice; 11 a.m.

Ballet Exercise & Jazz; 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Lunch; 11:30 a.m. Jam Session; 12 p.m. Choreographed Ballroom; 12:30 p.m. Scrabble; 1 p.m. Phase 10, Coloring Corner, 500; 2:30 p.m. 1 Mile Walk Warm Up; 3 p.m. Fitness w/Kelly; 6 p.m. ACBL Duplicate Bridge.

Jan. 18: 8 a.m. Penny Bingo; 9 a.m.

Yoga, Beginner 2 Line Dance; 10 a.m.

Beginning Bridge, Walking Off Pounds, Men’s Club, Women’s Club; 10:30 a.m.

Balance Class; 11 a.m. Advanced Line Dance; 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Lunch; 12:30 p.m. Canasta, Penny Bingo,

Woodcarving; 1 p.m. ACBL Duplicate Bridge, Men’s & Women’s Social Group, Inter. Line Dance, Cribbage; 2 p.m. Ping Pong.

Jan. 19: 8:30 a.m. Enhance Fitness w/YMCA Instr.; 9 a.m. Mixed Media Art Class/Vivian Miller; 9:30 a.m. Wii Bowling, Fitness w/Dixie, Women’s Pool Shooting Class; 10 a.m. Blood Pressures/St. Luke’s; 11:30 a.m.12:30 p.m. Lunch; 12 p.m. Beginner Tap, Open Bridge Group; 12:30 p.m.

Open Craft Time; 1 p.m. Open Bridge, 500, Friday Dance “Jerry O’Dell & His Country Flavor Band.”

Jan. 22: 8 a.m. Scrapbooking; 8:30 a.m. Yoga w/Amanda, Exercise Plus 50; 9:30 a.m. Interm. Duplicate Bridge Class, Wii Bowling, Tap Class; 9:45 a.m. Review Tai Chi Class; 10 a.m.

Knitting & Crocheting, Pinky’s Music Practice; 11 a.m. American Mah Jong; 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Lunch; 12 p.m.

ACBL Duplicate Bridge; 12:30 p.m.

Woodcarving, Ballroom Lessons, Movie “Little Miss Sunshine”; 1 p.m.

Ballet Exercise & Jazz, Pinochle; 2 p.m.

Walking Off Pounds; 2:30 p.m. Fitness w/Kelly.

Jan. 23: 8 a.m. Penny Bingo; 8:30 a.m. Enhance Fitness w/YMCA Instr.; 9 a.m. Senior Yoga; 9:30 a.m. Painting Class; 10 a.m. Creative Writing, Walking Off Pounds; 10:15 a.m.

Belly Dancing; 10:30 a.m. Crafts w/ Betty; 10:45 a.m. Beginning Tai Chi Class;11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Lunch; 12:15 p.m. Hoopla; 12:30 p.m. Tap Class, Penny Bingo, Pitch; 1 p.m.

Mexican Train, Painting Class; 2 p.m.

Ping Pong.

Jan. 24: 8:30 a.m. Enhance Fitness w/YMCA Instr.; 9 a.m. Yoga w/ Dixie, Open Novice Dup. Bridge Game; 9:30 a.m. Painting Class; 10 a.m. Chess Group, Sexy & Fit after 40; 10:30 a.m. Talk Show “Come Feel What You’ve Benn Missing with the Sioux City Symphony” Travis Morgan, CEO Sioux City Symphony, Guitar Practice; 11 a.m. Ballet Exercise & Jazz; 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Lunch; 11:30 a.m.

Jam Session; 12 p.m. Choreographed Ballroom; 12:30 p.m. Scrabble; 1 p.m.

Phase 10, Coloring Corner, 500; 2:30 p.m. 1 Mile Walk Warm Up; 3 p.m.

Fitness w/Kelly; 6 p.m. ACBL Duplicate Bridge.

Jan. 25: 8 a.m. Penny Bingo; 9 a.m.

Yoga, Beginner 2 Line Dance; 10 a.m.

Beginning Bridge, Walking Off Pounds, Men’s Club, Women’s Club; 10:30 a.m.

Balance Class; 11 a.m. Advanced Line Dance; 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Lunch; 12:30 p.m. Canasta, Penny Bingo, Woodcarving; 1 p.m. ACBL Duplicate Bridge, Men’s & Women’s Social Group, Inter. Line Dance, Cribbage; 2 p.m. Ping Pong.

Jan. 26: 8:30 a.m. Enhance Fitness w/YMCA Instr.; 9 a.m. Mixed Media Art Class/Vivian Miller; 9:30 a.m. Wii Bowling, Fitness w/Dixie, Women’s Pool Shooting Class; 10 a.m. Blood Pressures/Mercy; 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Lunch; 12 p.m. Beginner Tap, Open Bridge Group; 12:30 p.m. Open Craft Time; 1 p.m. Open Bridge, 500, Friday Dance “Shirley’s Big Band.”

Jan. 29: 8 a.m. Scrapbooking; 8:30 a.m. Yoga w/Amanda, Exercise Plus 50; 9:30 a.m. Interm. Duplicate Bridge Class, Wii Bowling, Tap Class; 9:45 a.m. Review Tai Chi Class; 10 a.m.

Knitting & Crocheting, Pinky’s Music Practice; 11 a.m. American Mah Jong; 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Lunch; 12 p.m.

ACBL Duplicate Bridge; 12:30 p.m.

Woodcarving, Ballroom Lessons, Movie “Notting Hill”; 1 p.m. Ballet Exercise & Jazz, Pinochle; 2 p.m.

Walking Off Pounds; 2:30 p.m. Fitness w/Kelly.

Jan. 30: 8 a.m. Penny Bingo; 8:30 a.m. Enhance Fitness w/YMCA Instr.; 9 a.m. Senior Yoga; 9:30 a.m. Painting Class; 10 a.m. Creative Writing, Walking Off Pounds; 10:15 a.m.

Belly Dancing; 10:30 a.m. Crafts w/ Betty; 10:45 a.m. Beginning Tai Chi Class;11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Lunch; 12:15 p.m. Hoopla; 12:30 p.m. Tap Class, Penny Bingo, Pitch; 1 p.m.

Mexican Train, Painting Class; 2 p.m.

Ping Pong.

Jan. 31: 8:30 a.m. Enhance Fitness w/YMCA Instr.; 9 a.m. Yoga w/ Dixie, Open Novice Dup. Bridge Game; 9:30 a.m. Painting Class; 10 a.m. Chess Group, Sexy & Fit after 40; 10:30 a.m.

Talk Show “What to Expect When Buying or Selling Real Estate” Rachel Carlson, United Real Estate Agent, Guitar Practice; 11 a.m. Ballet Exercise & Jazz; 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Lunch; 11:30 a.m. Jam Session; 12 p.m.

Choreographed Ballroom; 12:30 p.m.

Scrabble; 1 p.m. Phase 10, Coloring Corner, 500; 2:30 p.m. 1 Mile Walk Warm Up; 3 p.m. Fitness w/Kelly; 6 p.m. ACBL Duplicate Bridge.

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Travel

Museum of the American Revolution tells story of how our nation began

BY TERRY TURNER‌

PHILADELPHIA – There is now a museum dedicated to probably the most pivotal point in our nation’s history. The Museum of the American Revolution is located in the heart of the historic district of Philadelphia not far from such landmarks as Independence Hall, the National Constitution Center and the Liberty Bell. The museum tells the story of the American Revolution through artifacts and realistic displays of battles and events during the war.

The museum opened April 19, 2017, to coincide with the 242nd anniversary of the Battle of Lexington and Concord and “the shot heard round the world” that began the Revolutionary War. The three-story building has 118,000 square feet of space with 32,000 square feet dedicated to exhibits. The first floor has a gift shop and the Cross Keys Café, which has an entrance to the sidewalk so patrons can eat at the café without going into the museum. Also on the first floor is the entrance to the museum along with a theater and a changing exhibition gallery.

The first stop when touring the museum should be the Lenfest Myer Theater on the first floor for the film “Revolution.” The 15-minute movie tells the origins of the Revolution and its ongoing legacy. The film also prepares visitors for what they are about to see while touring the museum.

The second floor can be accessed by a spiral staircase or elevator and has 18,000 square feet of gal-

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One display in the museum shows how the different colonies sometimes fought with each other instead of the British. “The Brawl in Harvard Yard” shows George Washington breaking up a fight.

leries depicting various events during the war and a theater containing George Washington’s marquee tent.

The first gallery “Becoming Revolutionaries” is divided into seven sections telling how colonists first began thinking about revolution a decade before the battles at Lexington and Concord. In one section visitors can stand beneath the branches of a life-size replica of the Boston Liberty Tree, where the first ideas of revolt against the British Empire were discussed and debated.

The “Darkest Hour Gallery” tells about the problems Americans faced while trying to gain independence, such as the Battle for New York in the fall of 1776 where General Washington and his troops had to retreat from New York. During that

If you go What: Museum of the American Revolution Where: 101 S. Third St., Philadelphia, Pa. Hours: Open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., except for major holidays.

The last timed ticket is sold one hour before closing.

Admission: Adults $19, children 6 to 17 $12, under 5 are free. Seniors, students and military $17.

More info: Visit the website at www.amrevmuseum.org or call (215) 253-6732.

retreat the Battles of Long Island, White Plains and Fort Washington greatly reduced the number of American troops and greatly diminished their morale. One portion of the gallery depicts the winter of 1777-78, when Washington and his nearly defeated army struggled to survive at Valley Forge. Also

A portrait of George Washington hangs in the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia.

in this gallery is the panoramic Battle of Brandywine Theater that puts visitors in the middle of an all-out British infantry charge “A Revolutionary War Gallery” features a section dedicated to the war at sea and includes a replica of a 18th century privateer ship

that visitors can board. Also in the gallery are displays and artifacts about the war in the South.

“A New Nation Gallery” shows how although the Americans won their independence from Britain they were now faced with the immense task of creating a

Mounted on horseback Dragoons of the British Legion charge in a realistic display at the museum. The British Legion was a Loyalist corps made up of Americans who sided with the king against rebellious colonists.

new nation founded on the principles of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

With the defeat of the British at Yorktown and the signing of the Peace of Paris in 1783 the United States had won its freedom, but now the new government had to create one nation from 13 separate and very different former colonies.

Visitors can imagine being George Washington as the president of the Constitutional Convention and sit in a reproduction of the “Rising Sun” chair. When the Convention completed its work Benjamin Franklin remarked, “I have ... often in the course of the session ... looked at that (sun) behind the president without being able to tell whether it was rising or setting: but now at

length I have the happiness to know it is a rising sun and not a setting sun.”

Many of the displays in the museum feature lifelike mannequins dressed in authentic 18th century clothes.

A special theater houses General Washington’s Headquarters tent, which served as both his office and sleeping quarters throughout most of the war. The tent is one of the most iconic artifacts from the Revolutionary War. At the conclusion of the dramatic presentation telling the story of the tent, the curtain rises and the narrator says, “Today, Washington’s tent is here, still bearing witness, reminding us of times when the nation’s future hung in the balance.

The tent, like the republic,

Joseph Plumb Martin described the Battle of Brooklyn Heights saying, “The horrors of battle presented themselves to my mind in all their hideousness.”

A large display features the theme of “No Taxation Without Representation” in the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia.

survives. It remains a symbol of the fragile American experiment, the power of the people to secure their own freedoms.”

A musician in an 18th century costume plays a period piece on the second floor of the museum.

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Calendar ONGOING Building Bridges to Better Lives, Betty Strong Encounter Center, 900 Larsen Park Road, Sioux City. An exhibit focusing on the East Bottoms beginning of the almost century-old Mary J. Treglia Community House will open Jan. 14. East Bottoms, a neighborhood near the Sioux City Stockyards, meatpacking plants and expanses of railroad tracks, was home to many new immigrants in the first half of the 20th century. Admission will be free; a reception will follow the program. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 712-2245242. www.siouxcitylcic.com.

THROUGH JAN. 4 ”Unmasking Brain Injury” Pop-Up Art Exhibit, Opportunities Unlimited, 3439 Glen Oaks Boulevard, Sioux City. Hosted by the Brain Injury Alliance of Iowa (BIAIA), this exhibit showcases a number of masks created by people living with brain injuries throughout Iowa. Open 8 a.m.5 p.m. Monday-Friday. www. unmaskingbraininjury.org.

are part of a longstanding tradition for creating folk arts and crafts. Closed Monday & Holidays. 712-279-6272. www. siouxcityartcenter.org.

THROUGH FEB. 28 Open Gym, Sergeant BluffLuton High School, 708 Warrior Road, Sergeant Bluff, Iowa. Open Gym will be going on again this winter at the Sergeant Bluff High School. Every Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. will be open to students K-12. From 5:30-7:30 p.m. will be adult pickup basket ball. Adult pickup basketball will also be running every Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m.

THROUGH MAY 28 Hidden Figures: The Untold Story of Women’s Role in Camouflage, Betty Strong Encounter Center, 900 Larsen Park Rd., Sioux City. The exhibition comprises 40 U.S. government photographs of American women engaged in camouflage activities during World War I. Curated by Roy R. Behrens, professor of Art/ Graphic Design at the University of Northern Iowa. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 712-224-5242. www. siouxcitylcic.com/.

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JAN. 3 Free Line Dance Class, Rodeway Inn & Conference Center, 1401 Zenith Dr, Sioux City. Line dance and more. No partner needed. Exercise for health. 6:45 p.m. twostepne1@ aol.com, 712-204-3646.

JAN. 5 1st Friday Coffee, Springboard Coworking, 700 4th St, Sioux City. 1st Friday Coffee is an hour of hearing from a new startup business in Siouxland, networking with leaders from the entrepreneur community and coffee! The speaker has 10 minutes to tell their story of how they got started with their new business and where they see themselves in the future.

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and Saturday 7-9 p.m. *Days & times subject to change. Children 5 yrs and younger $2 each, Students 6-18 yrs old: $5 each, Adults 19 yrs and older: $6 each.

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JAN. 5 Friday Night Magic: the Gathering, Games King, 504 Nebraska St., Sioux City.

Standard Magic at 7pm Friday Night. $6 entry fee adds 1.5 packs (rounding up for odd numbers) into the prize pool.

Promos to 1st, 2nd and 8 at random. 7-10:45 p.m. $6 entry fee. 712-224-4238. www. facebook.com/gameskingstore/.

JAN. 7 Yappy Hour!, The Firehouse Bar, 1211 5th St., Sioux City.

Bring in your well behaved fourlegged buddy for a treat and a drink! Every Sunday a special pup will win “Doggy of the Day” and receive a special prize!

best Books, Websites, Blogs and Videos, Jan. 22: Gardening Styles - Square Foot, Wide row, Straight row, Lasagna Gardening, Biodynamic, Container, Jan. 29: Seed Starting - Learn how to start your own plants, tomatoes, peppers etc. 6:30-7:30 p.m. 402494-7545. www.southsiouxcity. org/library.

JAN. 9 Nature Tales, Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center, 4500 Sioux River Road, Sioux City. Preschoolers, join us with an adult for this special story time about snow. We’ll hike too, weather permitting. Please pre-register by calling 712-258-0838 or email tkruid@woodburyparks. org. 10-11:30 a.m. www. woodburyparks.org.

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Neighborhood Network Family Fun Night, Long Lines Family Rec Center, 401 Gordon Dr, Sioux City. The Neighborhood PT with the TROOPS 5K Network Associations and the Free Dance Lessons, Rodeway Fun Run/Walk, Western Iowa Sioux City Parks & Recreation Inn & Conference Center, 1401 Tech Community College, 4647 THROUGH JAN. 7 Department offer a family friendly Zenith Dr, Sioux City. TwoStone Ave, Sioux City. PT with night of fun in the middle of step, cha cha, waltz and pattern the TROOPS is a co-located Sioux City Camera Club winter. Come out and enjoy dances. Exercise for health. 2:45 5K Fun Run/Walk event that Exhibition, Sioux City Art Center, snacks, free rock climbing, p.m. 712-204-3646. includes local event registrants 225 Nebraska St, Sioux City. educational booths, table games, running or walking “with” service Annual exhibition of theme-based THROUGH JUNE 13 and a good time! 5:30-8 p.m.

JAN. 8 – JAN. 29 members who are participating photographs by members of The 712-279-6126. webtrac.siouxServing Her Country: Women from multiple deployment duty Sioux City Camera Club. “Rivers” Gardening Classes, South city.org. in the Military, Betty Strong stations via live video feeds. The Sioux City Public Library, 2121 is the common theme for the Encounter Center, 900 Larsen running track and walking route photographers to consider.

Dakota Avenue, South Sioux JAN. 13 Park Rd., Sioux City. A photo for the 5K will both be located This led the photographers . By City, Nebraska. Are you already exhibit honoring women veterans indoors at WITCC’s Robert E. documenting the many ways tired of winter? Dreaming of King of the Cage Mercenaries, in partnership with The Sioux Dunker Student Center. 6 p.m. in which we find inspiration the warmer days of spring and WinnaVegas, 1500 330th City Journal. Admission will be Registration/Sign-In; 7 p.m. Kick- summer? Then attend the South Street, Sloan, Iowa. King of the from the rivers in our region free; a reception will follow. The off with Color Guard and National Sioux City Public Library’s and beyond, the members of Cage Lightweight World Title closing program will be at 2 p.m. Anthem; 7:15 p.m. Military-led the Sioux City Camera Club gardening classes! If you are a Blaze Gill vs Jake Adams; Kyle Wednesday, June 13. Readers group warm-up (simultaneousencourage us to make our own beginning gardener or an expert, Angerman vs Frank Schuman; including all participating discoveries. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. www. also can hear the vets tell their you have the opportunity to Andy Nguyen vs Katie Saull; overseas locations); 7:30 p.m. siouxcityartcenter.org/exhibition/ stories at www.siouxcityjournal. learn something new. Discover Drako Rodriguez vs TBA; Vice com. Closed Monday. www.

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Live music. 605-670-0192. collection. We have a registration weigh-ins at 1 p.m. Jan. 12 in THROUGH JAN. 21 ptwiththetroops2018.eventbrite. list for those interested in the the 360º Lounge. *Subject to JAN. 1 com. event, stop by the library and Crafting Tradition: Oaxacan change. Management reserves sign-up. Jan. 8: Beginning Wood Sculptures, Sioux City all rights. 6-11 p.m. Advanced Line Dance Class, Sunnybrook JAN. 5 Gardening 101 - Basics of Art Center, 225 Nebraska St, general admission $35, reserved Community Church, 5601 IBP Ice Center Public Skating, Gardening, How to start, etc.

Sioux City. The wood carvings ring seating $35, VIP ring seating Sunnybrook Drive, Sioux City. from the Mexican state of $50. 712-428-9466. winnavegas.

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Calendar JAN. 13 – JAN. 14 Barnes Bull Riding Challenge, Tyson Events Center, 401 Gordon Drive, Sioux City. Two performances of bull riding will kick-off the 2018 season in Sioux City, Iowa. The action starts on Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. followed by a Sunday matinee at 2:30 p.m. The popular mutton bustin’ also references kids sheep riding, children’s petting zoo and western merchandise vendors will again return. Purchase tickets at the Tyson Events Center Box Office, online at TysonCenter.com, or by calling 800-514-ETIX. JAN. 17 Caregiver Support Group, Faith United Presbyterian Church, 4327 Morningside, Sioux City. For all those caring for someone with Alzheimer’s disease or another dementia. 10-11:30 a.m. 712-587-7926.

JAN. 19 America, Orpheum Theater, 528 Pierce St, Sioux City. Their signature song, “A Horse With No Name”, made AMERICA a global household name and paved the way for an impressive string of hits that were cornerstones of 1970’s Top 40 and FM rock radio, like “I Need You”, “Ventura Highway”, “Don’t Cross The River”, “Tin Man”, “Lonely People”, “Sister Golden Hair”, and the chart-topping “You Can Do Magic”. Purchase seats at the Tyson Events Center Box Office, online at OrpheumLive.com, or by calling 800-514-ETIX. 8 p.m.

JAN. 20 Wine Bottle Crafts, Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center, 4500 Sioux River

Road, Sioux City. Ages 12 & up. Join us to create a great recycled décor item, keepsake or memento.

You can choose to make a collage on your bottle with a variety of printed materials, paint with chalkboard paint or choose to decorate a bottle with ribbon, burlap or other materials. Bring personal quotes, articles, etc. to personalize your bottle if you would like. If you bring photos, please print digital photos on copy paper. Please pre-register by calling 712-2580838 or email tkruid@ woodburyparks.org. Cost is $5 per person for materials.

9:30 a.m.-noon. $5. www. woodburyparks.org.

JAN. 20 Siouxland Holistic Health Expo, Delta Hotels

By Marriot, 385 E 4th St., South Sioux City, Nebraska.

This is Siouxland’s largest event for all practices that improve the mind, body, and spirit. Our goal is to bring awareness to all of the wonderful health care options our area has to offer. In addition to a wide variety of vendors to shop and learn from, we also feature live workshops by practitioners and professionals from all over the country. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $5. 605-780-0013. www. siouxlandholisticexpo.com/.

JAN. 20 Kevin Hart, Tyson Events Center, 401 Gordon Drive, Sioux City. Hear new material from the comedy superstar! Tickets on sale at Tyson Center Box office, online at TysonCenter.com or by calling 800-514-ETIX. 7-8 p.m. 800-514-ETIX. TysonCenter.com.

JAN. 26 Fourth Fridays Tea

& Tour, Mary Treglia Community House, 900 Jennings St, Sioux City.

Learn about your Siouxland community. We will have a quick tour and time to connect with old and new friends. Held on the Fourth Friday of every month! 9-10 a.m.

JAN. 26 COMPEL Women’s Conference, Stoney Creek Hotel & Conference Center, 300 Third St., Sioux City.

Our 16th Year of Uniting Women in Christ in Siouxland. Join nationally known speaker Rebekah Lyons. Through emotive writing and speaking, Rebekah reveals her own battles to overcome anxiety, depression, and consumer impulses challenging women to discover and boldly pursue the calling God has for them. 6:30-10 p.m. $50. 712-463-2011. www.compelconference. org.

JAN. 26 Sioux City Musketeers Hockey, Tyson Events Center, 401 Gordon Dr., Sioux City. vs. Fargo.

7:05-9 p.m. $9.50-$20.

712-224-7825. www. musketeershockey.com/.

JAN. 26 The Wizard of Oz, Orpheum Theatre, 528

Pierce St, Sioux City.

Tickets start at only $26.50.

Tickets are available online at www.OrpheumLive.com or at the Tyson Events Center Box Office. To Charge-By-Phone, call 800514-ETIX (3849). Groups of 10 or more should call the Box Office at 712279-4850. This magical production is a celebration of the 1939 MGM movie, and will be presented with breathtaking special effects that will sweep audiences away from the moment the tornado twists its way into Kansas. 7:30-9:30 p.m. www.OrpheumLive.com.

JAN. 26 Cody Johnson, Anthem - Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux City, 111 3rd St., Sioux City. When Cody Johnson’s Cowboy Like Me debuted in the Top 10 on the Billboard Country Albums chart in January 2014, jaws dropped in offices all over Nashville. 8-10 p.m. $17$45. 844-222-7625. www. hardrockcasinosiouxcity. com.

JAN. 27 Sioux City Musketeers Hockey, Tyson Events Center, 401 Gordon Dr., Sioux City. vs. Sioux Falls.

7:05-9 p.m. $9.50-$20.

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Terry’s Turn

2018: I’m still waiting for my rocket car

W

ing serials at my local theater was ell, here Commando Cody and “Radar Men it is From the Moon.” He had a rocket 2018. backpack that blasted him skyward It’s hard to bein his pursuit of evildoers. I really lieve. For one wanted one of those backpacks so I thing I just got could fly around the neighborhood. I used to writing was sure that this far into the future 2017 and now the we’d all have those rocket backpacks year is gone and by now. we’re into a new A favorite TV show of mine in one. Back when I Terry Turner the fifties was “Tom Corbett, Space was a kid it was turnert185@outlook.com Cadet.” Tom, Roger Manning and hard to imagine Astro were all in training to become the year 2018. It was too far in the Solar Guards. Their space ship future. But the future is here.

Polaris took them through the vastIn the fifties if we thought about ness of space and into many exciting far into the future like 2018 we adventures. I liked the show so much would have included rocket cars I bought a DVD not long for everyone and going I was sure that this ago with several of the to Mars for a vacation It was surpriswould be commonplace. far into the future programs. ingly good. Not “Star Plus we’d all be wearing one-piece jump suits with we’d all have those Wars” quality but it was a lightning bolt on the rocket backpacks. good. Although it was set four centuries into the front. future I still figured the One way we knew what year 2018, which was far, the future would be like far into the future, would look simiwas with comic strips like “Buck lar.

Rogers in the 25th Century.” The To be fair today we do have some hero of the strip, Buck Rogers, was overcome by a mysterious gas while of the things predicted by movies and comic strips. Dick Tracy had working in a mine. The gas puts his two-way wrist radio and now we Rogers into a coma for 500 years. have cell phones that look like wrist When he wakes up he’s in an amazwatches and can actually do more ing world of advanced technology.

Another source for what the future than his wrist radio. Plus we’ve landwould hold was Flash Gordon, which ed men on the moon and put a rover on Mars. was also set far into the future and But even with all those amazing included the evil Ming the Merciless. technological advances we have All these shows gave kids like me a today I’m still waiting for my rocket glimpse into the future.

One of my favorite Saturday morn- car and backpack.

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Local & Government Services Siouxland Directory of Elderly Services

Sioux City Better Business Bureau: 1-800-222-1600 City Hall: 405 Sixth St., 279-6109 Connections Area Agency on Aging: 2301 Pierce St., 279-6900 or 800-432-9209.

Information and referral services, options counseling, case management, nutrition services, transportation options, and advocacy Department of Human Services: 822 Douglas St., 255-0833 Elder Abuse Awareness: 1-800-362-2178 Emergency: 911 Fire Department: 279-6314 Police Department: 2796960 (general) Post Office (Main): 214 Jackson St., 277-6411 Social Security Office: 3555 Southern Hills Drive, 255-5525 South Sioux City City Hall: 1615 First Ave., 494-7500 Department of Social

Services: Dakota City, Neb., 987-3445 Emergency: 911 Fire Department: 494-7555 Police Department: 701 West 29th St., 494-7555 Post Office: 801 West 29th St., 494-1312

Counseling

Catholic Charities: 1601 Military Road, 252-4547 Heartland Counseling Service: 917 West 21st, South Sioux City, 494-3337 Lutheran Social Service: 4240 Hickory Lane, 276-1073 Mercy Behavioral Care Center: 801 5th St., 279-5991 Siouxland Mental Health: 625 Court St., 252-3871 Vet Center: 1551 Indian Hills Drive, No. 204, 255-3808

Employment and Volunteer Service

Foster Grandparent & Senior Companion Programs: Rotary Club of Rock Valley Foundation, 4200 War Eagle Drive, 224-2610

Senior Community Service Employment Program: 2700 Leech Ave., Cindy Thomas, 274-1610 Experienced Works: Siouxland Workforce Development Center, 2508 Fourth St., assistant; Faye Kinnaman, 233-9030 ext. 1020

pantry, 715 Douglas St., 2521861 Community Action Agency of Siouxland: 2700 Leech St., 274-1610 Food Bank of Siouxland: 1313 11th St., 255-9741 Iowa Department of Human Services: 822 Douglas St., 255-0833 Meals on Wheels: Financial Assistance Connections Area Agency Commission of Veterans on Aging, 2301 Pierce St., Affairs: 702 Courthouse, 279279-6900, volunteer-delivered 6606 noon meals (M-F), suggested Community Action Agency donation $3.75-$6.50 of Siouxland: 2700 Leech Salvation Army: 510 Bluff Ave., 274-1610, energy St., 255-8836 assistance Siouxland Center for Active Iowa Department of Human Generations: 313 Cook St., Services: 822 Douglas St., 255-1729, open to the public, 255-0833 $5.25 meals Salvation Army: 510 Bluff South Sioux City St., 255-8836 Community Action Center: Social Security 2120 Dakota Ave., 494-3259 Administration: 3555 South Sioux City Senior Southern Hills Drive, 255-5525 Center: 1501 West 29th St., South Sioux City 494-1500, congregate meal Community Center: 2120 site Dakota Ave., 494-3259 St. Luke’s Heat-n-Eat Meals: 2720 Stone Park Blvd., Food 279-3630, Karen Bergenske Center for Siouxland: Food

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Health Care Information

Alzheimer’s Association: 201 Pierce St., Suite 110, 279-5802. Information and education about Alzheimer’s disease, support groups and services. 24/7 Helpline: 1-800272-3900.

Dakota County Health Nurse: 402-987-2164 Iowa Department of the Blind: 1-800-362-2587 Lifeline: Personal emergency response system: St. Luke’s, 279-3279; Mercy Medical Center, 279-2036 Mercy Medical Center: Community Education, 2792989 Siouxland Community Health Center: 1021 Nebraska St., 252-2477 Siouxland District Health: 1014 Nebraska St., 279-6119 or 1-800-587-3005 St. Luke’s Health Professionals: 279-3333

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Floyd House: 403 C Street, Sergeant Bluff, Iowa, (712) 943-7025, Affordable, multiple levels of care, studio, onebedroom, respite Holy Spirit Retirement Apartments: 1701 West 25th St., 252-2726 Maple Heights: 5300 Stone Ave., 276-3821, contact Jennifer Turner. This is subsidized low-income housing with rent based on income NorthPark Senior Living Community: 2562 Pierce St., 255-1200. 48 independent living apartments, 57 supervised living apartments and three respite apartments Northern Hills Retirement Community: 4000 Teton Trace, 239-9400. Studio, onebedroom and two-bedroom apartments Northern Hills Assisted Living: 4002 Teton Trace, 2399402. Studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments Oakleaf Property Management: 1309 Nebraska St., 255-3665, contact leasing department. Martin Towers, 410 Pierce St.; Shire Apartments, 4236 Hickory Lane; Centennial Manor, 441 W. Third St. This is subsidized housing, rent is based on income.

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Gibson St., 202-2733. This is Family owned and operated, subsidized housing that is not individualized “level of care”, respite (short stay) welcomed. handicapped accessible.

Sunrise Retirement Community Action Agency Community: 5501 Gordon of Siouxland: 2700 Leech Drive, 276-3821; 64 one- and Ave., 274-1610. Carnegie two-bedroom ground level Place Apartments, Sixth and homes with attached garage, Jackson sts. some with den and sunroom.

Connections Area Agency War Eagle Village on Aging: 2301 Pierce St., Apartments: 2800 W. Fourth 279-6900. This is subsidized housing, rent based on income. St., 258-0801, subsidized housing based on income Evergreen Terrace, 2430 South Sioux City West St., 258-0508; Riverside Autumn Park Apartments: Gardens, 715 Bruner Ave., 320 East 12th St., 402-494277-2083; Fairmount Park Apartments, 210 Fairmount St. 5393 Dacotah House: 316 East Countryside Retirement 16th St., 712-274-9125.

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110, (712) 239-1226 Geri-Care: Transit Plaza, 276-9860 Home Instead Senior Care: 220 S. Fairmount, 258-4267, non-medical home health Hospice of Siouxland: 4300 Hamilton Blvd., 2334144, nursing care, home health aide/homemaker, social services Mercy Home Care: 801 Fifth St., Suite 320, 233-5100, 1-800-897-3840, home health aides/homemaker services, therapy services REM Health of Iowa Inc.: 2212 Pierce St., Suite 200, 233-5494, skilled nursing care, home health aides, homemaker services, waivers Siouxland District Public Health Nursing: 1014 Nebraska St., 279-6119, skilled nursing care in home, home health aide, homemaker services St. Luke’s Home Care: 2905 Hamilton Blvd., 279-3279.

In-home nursing, therapy, home medical equipment and supplies, lifeline program Synergy Home Care: Kim Kreber, 600 Stevens Port Drive, Suite 102, Dakota Dunes, S.D., (605) 242-6056 Tri-State Nursing Services: 621 16th St., 277-4442, skilled nursing care, Home Health aide services, services ordered by a doctor

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DLUPED Now arrange the circled letters to form the surprise answer, as suggested by the above cartoon.

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(Answers tomorrow) Jumbles: PERCH FABLE SPRAIN THRIVE PUZZLE ANSWERS Answer: To receive her gifts in person, she needed to — BE PRESENT THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME

by David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

The competition between the energy companies was a — POWER STRUGGLE WEYRA

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Unscramble these four Jumbles, one letter to each square, to form four ordinary words.

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GOING WEARY Yesterday’s

Now arrange the circled letters to form the surprise answer, as suggested by the above cartoon.

(Answers tomorrow) Jumbles: PERCH FABLE SPRAIN THRIVE Answer: To receive her gifts in person, she needed to — BE PRESENT

ACROSS 1 Hairstyle 5 French preposition 8 Brawl 14 Relative of the raven 15 Soak, as flax 16 Goddess of dawn 17 Tattler 19 Part of the foot 20 Fluctuate 21 Articles of merchandise 23 Spigot 24 Disgrace 26 Optimistic 27 Utah city 31 Formal declamation 33 Body of water 34 Small boy 35 Sharp 37 Indefinite number 39 Full 41 Make merry 42 Golfer’s gadget 43 Eat 44 Bank employees 46 Ait 47 Bridge 49 Son of Neptune 51 ___ Onassis 52 Droops 53 Semiaquatic lizard 58 Pertaining to a son 60 Extra jurors 62 Become apparent 63 Vital statistic 64 River in Spain 65 Western entertainments 66 Motion of assent 67 In the near future

DOWN 1 Book of the Bible 2 Not restrained 3 Part in a play 4 Birds of prey 5 Extracted, as a cork 6 Elver’s parent 7 Ocean liner servant 8 Story for children 9 Mystic symbol 10 Art: L. 11 Rabbit 12 Spaces 13 Foolish

18 Thin tinplate 22 Doctors’ org.

25 Colt 26 Circuits 27 Goddess of plenty 28 One on the move 29 Fitted harmoniously 30 Cardinal number 32 Frost 34 Stories difficult to believe 36 Sea bird 38 Diminutive suffix 39 Annoyance 40 Still

42 ___ und Isolde 45 Unit of work 46 U.S. playwright 47 Less dangerous 48 Upper keyboard part of a piano duet 50 Lubricated 52 Kind of palm 54 Puts into service 55 Church desk 56 Roman emperor 57 In a little while 59 Anger 61 Past

Frosty Bucks January 27

Cold January days and nights will be heating up when we give away more than $10,000 in our Frosty Bucks Giveaway on Saturday, January 27 from 6:00 to 10:00pm. Every 15 minutes, another guest will win a chance to draw up to three playing cards for an instant cash prize of up to $3,300. Claim one free entry daily for the drawings on any kiosk. And, earn additional entries playing slots and live blackjack.

You must be present to win. Start collecting free daily and earned entries on the kiosks on January 12 at 11:00pm.

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