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On the cover A steam engine once used by Union Pacific is on display at the Trails and Rails Museum in Kearney, Neb. The 1903 Baldwin steam engine was donated to the museum in 1977. Page 12

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Terry’s Turn

Farm fun on a tractor Back in the 1950s I lived in the metropolis of Omaha, Neb., but every summer my family and I would travel by train to rural Kansas where my mother’s relatives lived. My aunt and uncle had a farm and I loved going there.

Their farm was near Mankato in the central part of the state. I have no idea how big it was but I’m sure by today’s standards it was small. It was the typical farm of the time with a two-story white frame house, Terry Turner large barn, chicken coop and the requisite “little house out back.”

Along with my aunt and uncle were three cousins, Jim, Larry and Wayne. Jim and I were about the same age while the other two were younger. Naturally, Jim and I played together while trying to ward off the little ones.

My favorite spot on the farm was the big barn. I loved everything about that barn. It was gigantic with huge beams supporting everything. The barn was home to a number of dairy cows who had to be milked twice a day. Watching my uncle do that was amazing.

At home I just reached inside the refrigerator for a bottle of milk.

But here you had to work for it and the milk came from a large bovine.

When milking time came around Uncle Melvin would pull up a stool and bucket and start pulling on the faucets under the cow.

Before long he had a bucket full of milk. One of the most enjoyable parts of the process, at least for

me, was when the so-called “barn cats” would come up and look expectantly at what was going on.

Uncle Melvin would take aim and squirt a stream of milk in one of the cat’s mouths. They would take turns getting a mouthful of fresh milk. It was quite a show and one I’ll never forget.

To some the smell of the barn was unpleasant but it didn’t bother me a bit. I especially liked working in the barn doing different chores with my cousin Jim. I’m sure I wasn’t much help but to a city kid like me it was great and a lot of fun.

One summer I had a dream come true. I always admired my uncle’s tractor. I recently found out it was a Allis-Chalmers WD and even though I didn’t know much about it I loved the sound that tractor made.

It always sounded like it was about to die a painful death but it never did. I watched Uncle Melvin drive that tractor all over the farm plowing fields, pulling wagons or doing any number of other farm related tasks.

Then one day he asked me if I wanted to drive the tractor. I knew my cousin had driven it before but now it was my turn!

I climbed onto the huge metal seat and grabbed the steering wheel. My uncle gave me instructions and away we went. I don’t remember exactly what we were doing that day but I seem to recall I was pulling a wagon.

Since that summer so long ago I’ve driven cars of all shapes and sizes, trucks and even pulled a 33 foot camper but nothing will ever compare to that summer day when I drove that tractor.

Terry Turner is a Prime writer and can be reached at turnert185@outlook.com

Population boost

Aging baby boomers boost Alaska’s senior population FAIRBANKS, Alaska | Aging baby boomers are significantly boosting Alaska’s senior population, while younger age groups are maintaining their numbers, according to the state Department of Labor.

Alaska’s senior population — age 65 and older — in 2014 reached 71,080, the Fairbanks Daily NewsMiner reported.

The number jumped by 3,388 between July 2013 and July 2014, according to the department.

Births and migration are filling in the lower ages, according to the department.

“Baby boomers had a lot of kids,” said state demographer Eddie Hunsinger. “Echo boomers, or millennials, have been moving into their 20s and filling them in to a good degree. People are migrating at ages around early 20s to 40s, which are prime working and familybuilding ages, and are accounting for continued increases.”

Alaska has more baby boomers in comparison to the overall population than anywhere in the Lower 48, Hunsinger said. Many moved north to take jobs between about 1970 and 1980, Organizations serving seniors in Fairbanks are having trouble keeping up with the added numbers. The Fairbanks Senior Center provides meals and

“Baby boomers had a lot of kids.

Echo boomers, or millennials, have been moving into their 20s and filling them in to a good degree. People are migrating at ages around early 20s to 40s, which are prime working and familybuilding ages, and are accounting for continued increases.”

EDDIE HUNSINGER

State demographer daily exercise classes and expects the senior population to triple by 2030.

“I think getting seniors to a salon for a haircut can be just as important as feeding them, but because of budget constraints, we have to choose,” said director Darlene Supplee.

The Senior Center provides about 250 meals per day and has about 4,000 seniors in the exercise classes each year. The center provided about 40,000 meals in 2013, and Supplee is projecting 48,000 this year.

“The need will continue to grow as Baby Boomers age, and then it will eventually cap out,” Supplee said.

The additional seniors could make Alaska more urban-centered and racially diverse.

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Food

Fresh take on Irish stew with lamb, Guinness and soda bread Guinness lamb stew with walnut Irish soda bread dumplings.

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Chicken and dumplings is a wonderfully simple, deliciously comforting dish — a thick, meaty stew bubbling away beneath a patchwork of moist, pillowy dumplings.

So we decided to channel that comfort for a dish suited for St. Patrick’s Day. Taking inspiration from classic Irish ingredients and dishes, we came up with this over-the-top savory lamb stew with a rich broth made from beef stock, Guinness beer and fresh rosemary.

And dolloped over the top? Soda breadstyle dumplings that are at once hearty and tender.

Like most stews, this one only improves with age. For a do-ahead option, prepare the stew as directed, but chill it after the pureeing and recombining steps. When ready to serve, return the stew to a simmer, then proceed with the dumpling portion of the recipe.

Guinness lamb stew with walnut Irish soda bread dumplings Start to finish: 1 1/2 hours Servings: 6 2 pounds lamb stew meat, cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces Kosher salt and ground black pepper 1 pound mixed mushrooms, sliced 1 large yellow onion, diced

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2 medium carrots, peeled and diced 2 celery stalks, diced 1 small potato, peeled and diced 1 teaspoon ground cumin 1 tablespoon finely minced fresh rosemary 12-ounce bottle Guinness beer 3 cups low-sodium beef stock 1/2 cup chopped toasted walnuts 1 1/2 cups white whole-wheat flour 3/4 cup all-purpose flour 3/4 teaspoon baking soda 1 1/2 cups buttermilk 1 egg 3 tablespoons butter, melted Season the lamb with salt and pepper. Heat a large Dutch oven or heavy bottomed pot over mediumhigh. Add the lamb and sear until well browned.

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Use a slotted spoon to transfer the lamb to a plate. Add the mushrooms to the pot and cook until well browned and tender, 8 to 10 minutes.

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Working in batches if necessary, ladle the vegetables and broth into a blender and blend until smooth.

Return the mixture to the pot, along with the lamb and mushrooms. Return to a low simmer.

In a medium bowl, stir together the walnuts, both flours, 3/4 teaspoon salt, and baking soda. In another bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, egg and melted butter. Gently mix the buttermilk mixture into the flour mixture. Using a spoon or a cookie/ice cream scoop, dollop the dough on top of the stew. Cover and cook for about 10 minutes, or until the dumplings are cooked through.

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The exuberant colors, textures and patterns of Latin America crafts are injecting an easy, comfortable and fun aesthetic into home decor.

The look includes textured rugs, throws that evoke serape motifs and furniture with an authentically hand-turned appearance.

House & Home magazine recently featured designer Heidi Merrick’s Los Angeles home, with cowhide rugs, Bolivian “frasada” blankets used as daybed throws, and spicy hues like orange, marine blue and pink.

Ralph Lauren Home’s La Hacienda fabric collection includes traditional florals and graphic woven prints in earthy reds and turquoise with punches of black, white and sunbaked brights.

It’s not all about the fiesta, however. Mexican Modern is a look characterized by contemporary furnishings and quiet color, with one or two artisan pieces as counterpoints.

New Yorker Katherine Ponte works with indigenous Brazilian artisans to bring sustainably produced traditional crafts to a wider market through her e-shop, Ecostasy. “I’m focused on the aesthetics as well as the cultural and environmental context of each piece,” she says.

She offers bowls made by hand-tying banana fiber and recycled paper. Tropical vines and herbs are fashioned into trays by the people of the Mamiraua Reserve, in the Amazon rainforest.

Slabs of ipe and pequia, two South American hardwoods, are transformed into organic coffee tables.

Novica’s fair-trade craft e-shop features pieces found at local markets throughout Latin America (and in developing countries worldwide). The site not only offers artisans a platform to sell their waves; it also provides marketing and technical support. The craftspeople control the creative, production and pricing aspects, Novica says.

Finding a charming and beautifully carved cedar statue at a Lima, Peru, market, for example, Novica’s co-founders, Roberto Milk and Mina Olivera, searched the countryside for the craftsman. Johnny Chamba’s little “Ekeko,” or good luck token, is now on the site.

Also at Novica: Peruvian artist Alejandro Chavez uses ceramic plaster to make tiny detailed “retablos” or dioramas depicting daily life in the Andes. Farmers harvest prickly pears; merchants sell blankets and masks in a market. The figures are mounted in wooden

Peruvian artist Johnny Chamba carves ekekos, traditional Andean characters, in cedar wood said to bring happiness, love and prosperity.

chests and can be hung on the wall.

And Zosimo Laura weaves soothing, rustic hues of cotton into a striking, contemporary, bird-print tapestry.

From Brazil, you’ll find Elizabeth and Eduardo Prado’s fused glass-bead bowls in an emerald green they say was inspired by tropical rain.

Leandro Mantesso’s black-and-white photographs of Andean topography and daily life are evocative, and Andre de Miranda’s woodcuts are modern art with heart.

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winsome Margarita daisy-strewn tea sets and plates. Fellow Guatemalan Patricio Coroy crafts alder wood into serving trays which are lined with hand-loomed traditional prints under glass.

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Travel

Expanding on the past Trails and Rails Museum marks key place in history

BY TERRY TURNER

KEARNEY, Neb. | The story of America’s western expansion through Nebraska is being saved by the Buffalo County Historical Society and is on display at their Trails and Rails Museum in Kearney. The museum is located on a portion of the original Mormon Trail, one of several wagon train routes to the west. The Trails and Rails Museum is housed in a railroad depot built in 1898 and sits on several acres of land along with several historic buildings.

Displays and artifacts relating to the area’s history fill the former Union Pacific depot that once served the community of Shelton on the east side of Buffalo County.

The waiting room and ticket office have been restored to their original condition. The large baggage room is now an exhibit room showing the history of wagon, train and auto transportation in Buffalo County.

The museum also has rare photos, diaries, letters and archival records available to researchers.

Just outside the depot is a steam engine once used by Union Pacific.

The 1903 Baldwin steam engine was used by Union Pacific in Kansas until the winter of 1954-55 when it was transferred to Kearney. Shortly after that it was used in Columbus, Nebraska and was retired from service and put on display in Pioneer Park in Kearney in 1958. The engine was donated to the Trails and Rails Museum in 1977. Attached to the engine is a flat car and caboose open to visitors.

Knowledgeable tour guides take visitors around the many buildings on the grounds at the museum. One of those buildings is the District

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Tour guide Lance Hehner holds a device used to give messages to either the conductor or engineer if the train was not scheduled to stop at the station. The message would be attached to the handle, the person on the train would grab the large hoop, take the message then drop the hoop so the station master could pick it up.

If You Go

The Trails and Rails Museum in Kearney has The blacksmith shop at the museum has all several restored buildings showing what life the tools used by a blacksmith in the late was like on the Nebraska prairie in the 1800s. 1800s and early 1900s. Visitors can see how wagon wheels were repaired and horseshoes were made.

■ What: The Trails and Rails Museum ■ Where: 710 W. 11th St. in Kearney, Neb. ■ Hours: The museum complex is open daily Memorial Day through Labor Day, Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sundays from 1 to 5 p.m. From Labor Day to Memorial hours are Monday through Friday 1 to 5 p.m.

■ Admission: $5 for adults; $2 for children 5 to 12.

■ More information: 308-234-3041 or visit their website at www.bchs.us.

The inside of the Loup River Freighters Hotel is decorated as it would have been in the 1800s when freight wagon drivers rented rooms there.

Number 1 School House. When Pioneers traveling on the Mormon Trail settled in eastern Buffalo County they organized the county’s first school district. The schoolhouse was built in 1871 and was the first frame schoolhouse to be completed in Buffalo County.

Another building on the tour is the Loup River Freighters Hotel. Tour guide Lance Hehner said the hotel was built in 1884 by Jerome Lalone.

“It had extra bedrooms,” explained Hehner, “and he rented them to freight wagon drivers.” He said the wagons carried supplies between Kearney and Broken Bow before the railroad was completed.

The Boyd Ranch House at the museum was built in the late 1850s.

“It was the first frame house in Buffalo County,” said Hehner. He said the ranch supplied travelers on the Platte Valley Overland Trails.

A log cabin on the grounds shows the construction techniques used in the 1860s. The cabin was originally located near the South Loup River near Ravenna and is furnished as one might have been during that time.

The German Baptist Church at the museum was built in 1899-1900 in Kearney. The church sat on five lots in town to provide room for members to tie their horses and buggies. It was used by that congregation until 1964 when the Church

The kitchen in the Boyd Ranch House looks as it would have in the late 1850s when it was built. It was the first frame house in Buffalo County.

A steam engine once used by Union Pacific is on display at the Trails and Rails Museum in Kearney, Neb. The 1903 Baldwin steam engine was donated to the museum in 1977.

of Latter Day Saints took over the building for the next 10 years.

It was then used by the Kearney Baptist Temple until 1978. It was moved to its current location in 1988. The building is used to store the Buffalo County Archives and for historic exhibits.

The blacksmith shop at the museum has all the tools used by a blacksmith in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Visitors can see how wagon wheels were repaired and horseshoes were made.

Several family friendly events are held each summer at the Trails

and Rails Museum including “Wild Science Thursdays” that helps kids learn while having fun. The annual Wagons West celebration features music, games and fun. The 7th annual Buffalo County Stampede half marathon and 5K run will be held in June.

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Hoop-la

Embroidery’s back, with some modern twists JENNIFER FORKER

Hand embroidery has seen a resurgence in recent years, but it’s different from the cross-stitch patterns and samplers of yesteryear: Embroidery is more personal, edgier and sillier.

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Hand embroidery is the latest comeback kid among traditional handiwork, but what crafters are doing with needle and thread transcends the alphabet and “Home Sweet Home” samplers of yesteryear.

They’re using innovative designs and materials to take embroidery to artistic realms. Scroll through websites like Pinterest or Etsy and you’ll find human portraits drawn in thread, colorfully embroidered crazy quilts, and new uses for simple stitches like the running stitch or French knot.

“Yes, we’re seeing an embroidery resurgence,” says Linda Augsburg, executive editor at American Patchwork & Quilting magazine. She contrasts today’s innovations with the counted cross-stitch patterns popular in the 1980s, which “were precise and required following a chart.”

Today’s embroidery can be edgier or sillier — more individualistic. Some of it is “tattoo-ish,” incorporating flames and skulls, because embroidery has become deeply personal, Augsburg says, citing Jenny Hart as a leader in avant-garde embroidery.

There’s a larger trend in home decor and clothing toward greater personalization, Augsburg notes. A handmade pillow

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today is more likely to have a sarcastic comment embroidered on it than “Home Sweet Home” and, in a wink to the past, aprons may be embroidered with flowers, but they have faces. It’s “whimsical and fun and silly, and I think we all want a little fun in our lives,” says Augsburg, from her Des Moines, Iowa, office. This rulebending pleases Rebecca Ringquist, author of the forthcoming “Rebecca Ringquist’s

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“While an embroidery instructor in the 1950s might have insisted that your cloth be knot-free, I encourage you to do what it takes to get going, and to think of knots as an opportunity to add texture to even the front side of your fabric,” Ringquist says in her book.

She sees embroidery as akin to painting; stitches add layers of color and texture.

“Embroidery is very forgiving. If you don’t like it, you can pull stitches out or embroider over it,” says Ringquist, of Brooklyn, New York. “It’ll probably become thicker and more beautiful as you add more and more things.”

Embroidery is an accessible and affordable hobby, Augsburg says: Find needles, embroidery floss and hoops — a helpful (though not necessary) accessory that help keep fabric taut while you work on it — at any large crafts or small specialty store, and pay only a few dollars for initial supplies.

Ringquist recommends starting with the ubiquitous DMC 6-strand cotton floss, which comes in hundreds of colorfast colors and doesn’t tangle as easily as some

threads.

Learn a few, simple stitches from a book, class or YouTube tutorial and get stitching on whatever you have — a pillowcase, a shirt, a skirt.

The March 2015 issue of Martha Stewart Living magazine shows how to make five classic embroidery stitches, and recommends a fast and easy project: Embroider onto pretty, printed fabric.

“A few lines . completely transform the fabric, adding texture and dimension,” the story reads, and suggests turning the handiwork into pillows, sachets and hand towels.

“Everyone has fabric in their house. Everyone. Because everyone has clothing,” says Ringquist, who learned to embroider on her jeans, bathrobe, bed sheets and more. “It’s pretty low-risk. You haven’t spent any money and you’ve probably done some good for your nervous system in the process.”

Natalie Chanin, founder of Alabama Chanin, a clothing and accessories company, adds embroidery to the garments in her hand-made collection — as embellishments and in reverse applique.

“It is not new but I definitely see some very contemporary uses (of embroidery) happening on the runway now,” says Chanin. “As fashion becomes faster and faster, this kind of handiwork can really set something apart and give it a different life.”

To start, Chanin suggest, “you might want to work around the neckline of a top.

It’s one of the first parts you see.”

Chanin, who has authored three books in her “Alabama Studio” series, teaches handstitching techniques online at Craftsy and Creativebug and at her Florence, Alabama, studio. The February 2015 issue of Better Homes and Gardens magazine shows a few of her embroidery gift ideas, from embellished cards to tea towels. The magazine has a book, “Better Homes and Gardens Embroidery” (Meredith Corp.), available in April.

Besides being attractive, embroidery’s personal touch can imbue handiwork with deeper meaning.

“If I’m making (a garment) for my daughter or my son or a friend, it’s also about this act of love that I want to give to them,” says Chanin.

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Local & Government Services Siouxland Directory of Elderly Services

Volunteer Program): Center for Siouxland, Johnalyn Platt, 252-1861, ext. 21 Sioux City Senior Community Service Better Business Bureau: Employment Program: 2700 1-800-222-1600 Leech Ave., Cindy Thomas, City Hall: 405 Sixth St., 274-1610 279-6109 Experienced Works: Department of Human Siouxland Workforce Services: 822 Douglas St., Development Center, 2508 255-0833 Fourth St., assistant; Faye Elder Abuse Awareness: Kinnaman, 233-9030 ext. 1020 1-800-362-2178 Senior Companion Program: Emergency: 911 Fire Department: 279-6314 4200 War Eagle Drive, (712) 577-7848 or (712) 577-7858 Police Department: 279Financial Assistance 6960 (general) Commission of Veterans Post Office (Main): 214 Affairs: 702 Courthouse, 279Jackson St., 277-6411 6606 Connections Area Agency Iowa Department of Human on Aging: 2301 Pierce St., 2796900. Information and referral Services: 822 Douglas St., 255-0833 services, case management.

Salvation Army: 510 Bluff Senior Advocacy Program, Chris Kuchta, program director St., 255-8836 Social Security Social Security Office: 3555 Southern Hills Drive, 255-5525 Administration: 3555 Southern Hills Drive, 255-5525 South Sioux City South Sioux City Community City Hall: 1615 First Ave., Center: 2120 Dakota Ave., 494-7500 494-3259 Department of Social Community Action Agency Services: Dakota City, Neb., of Siouxland: 2700 Leech Ave., 987-3445 274-1610, energy assistance Emergency: 911 Financial, Insurance and Tax Fire Department: 494-7555 Counseling Police Department: 701 Consumer Credit West 29th St., 494-7555 Counseling Service: 715 Post Office: 801 West 29th Douglas St., 252-1861 ext. 47 St., 494-1312 Siouxland Center for Active Counseling Generations: 313 Cook St., Catholic Charities: 1601 255-1729, tax counseling Military Road, 252-4547 SHIIP (Senior Health Heartland Counseling Service: 917 West 21st., South Insurance Information Program): Information Sioux City, 494-3337 available from either Mercy Lutheran Social Service: Medical Center, St. Luke’s 4240 Hickory Lane, 276-1073 Regional Medical Center, or Mercy Behavioral Care Center: 801 5th St., 279-5991 The Center Center for Siouxland: Siouxland Mental Health: 715 Douglas St., 252-1861.

625 Court St., 252-3871 Vet Center: 1551 Indian Hills Conservatorship service, provides money management Drive, No. 204, 255-3808 and protective payee services Woodbury County Extension Employment and Service: 4301 Sergeant Road, Volunteer Service 276-2157 RSVP (Retired and Senior

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Food

Iowa Department of Human Services: 822 Douglas St., 255-0833 Meals on Wheels: Siouxland Aging Services, 2301 Pierce St., 279-6900, deliver noon meals, suggested donation $3.72 per meal Salvation Army: 510 Bluff St., 255-8836 Mid-City SHARE: Center for Siouxland, Johna Platt, 252-1861, ext. 21, (Distribution Site: Mary TreglIowa, 900 Jennings St.) Siouxland Center for Active Generations: 313 Cook St., 255-1729, congregate meal site Siouxland Tri State Food Bank: 215 Douglas St., 2559741 South Sioux City Community Action Center: 2120 Dakota Ave., 494-3259 South Sioux City Senior Center: 1501 West 29th St., 494-1500, congregate meal site St. Luke’s Heat-n-Eat Meals: 2720 Stone Park Blvd., 279-3630, Karen Bergenske Center for Siouxland: Food pantry, 715 Douglas St., 2521861 Community Action Agency of Siouxland: 2700 Leech St., 274-1610 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, 279-

2989 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

Living: 4002 Teton Trace, 2399402. Studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments Siouxland Aging Services: Oakleaf Property 2301 Pierce St., 279Management: 1309 Nebraska 6900, CHORE service, yard St., 255-3665, contact maintenance, heavy cleaning leasing department. Martin (Riley Fields) Towers, 410 Pierce St.; Shire Apartments, 4236 Hickory Hospitals Mercy Medical Center: 801 Lane; Centennial Manor, 441 W. Third St. This is subsidized Home Health Care Fifth St., 279-2010 Boys and Girls Home and UnityPoint Health-St. Luke’s housing, rent is based on income.

Family Services: 2101 Court Medical Center: 2720 Stone Prime Assisted Living: 725 St., 293-4700 Park, 279-3500 Pearl St., 226-6300. Affordable, Care Initiatives Hospice: Siouxland Surgery Center: spacious one-bedroom 4301 Sergeant Road, Suite 600 Sioux Point Road, 605assisted living apartments for 110, (712) 239-1226 232-3332 persons 65 and older. Income Geri-Care: Transit Plaza, guidelines apply. Accept all 276-9860 Housing sources of payment including Home Instead Senior Care: Sioux City Title 19 and private pay.

220 S. Fairmount, 258-4267, Bickford Senior Living, River Heights: 2201 non-medical home health Assisted Living & Memory Gibson St., 202-2733. This is Hospice of Siouxland: 4300 Care: 4020/4022 Indian Hills subsidized housing that is not Hamilton Blvd., 233-4144, Drive, 239-2065 or 239handicapped accessible. nursing care, home health aide/ 6851, Nicole Gosch, director.

Siouxland Aging Services homemaker, social services Family owned and operated, Inc: 2301 Pierce St., 279-6900.

Mercy Home Care: 801 individualized “level of care”, Fifth St., Suite 320, 233-5100, respite (short stay) welcomed. This is subsidized housing, rent based on income. Evergreen 1-800-897-3840, home health Countryside Retirement Terrace, 2430 West St., aides/homemaker services, Apartments: Lilac Lane, 276258-0508; Riverside Gardens, therapy services 3000 715 Bruner Ave., 277-2083; REM Health of Iowa Inc.: Floyd House: 403 C Street, Fairmount Park Apartments, 2212 Pierce St., Suite 200, Sergeant Bluff, Iowa, (712) 233-5494, skilled nursing care, 943-7025, Affordable, multiple 210 Fairmount St. Sunrise Retirement home health aides, homemaker levels of care, studio, oneCommunity: 5501 Gordon services, waivers bedroom, respite Drive, 276-3821; 64 one- and Siouxland District Public Holy Spirit Retirement two-bedroom ground level Health Nursing: 1014 Apartments: 1701 West 25th homes with attached garage, Nebraska St., 279-6119, St., 252-2726 some with den and sunroom. skilled nursing care in home, Maple Heights: 5300 Stone War Eagle Village home health aide, homemaker Ave., 276-3821, contact Apartments: 2800 W. Fourth services Jennifer Turner. This is St. Luke’s Home Care: 2905 subsidized low-income housing St., 258-0801, subsidized housing based on income Hamilton Blvd., 279-3279. with rent based on income Community Action Agency In-home nursing, therapy, NorthPark Senior Living of Siouxland: 2700 Leech home medical equipment and Community: 2562 Pierce St., Ave., 274-1610. Carnegie Place supplies, lifeline program 255-1200. 48 independent Apartments, Sixth and Jackson Tri-State Nursing Services: living apartments, 57 sts.

621 16th St., 277-4442, skilled supervised living apartments South Sioux City nursing care, Home Health aide and three respite apartments Autumn Park Apartments: services, services ordered by Northern Hills Retirement 320 East 12th St., 402-494a doctor Community: 4000 Teton 5393 Synergy Home Care: Kim Trace, 239-9400. Studio, oneDacotah House: 316 East Kreber, 600 Stevens Port Drive, bedroom and two-bedroom 16th St., 712-274-9125.

Suite 102, Dakota Dunes, S.D., apartments Subsidized housing, you must (605) 242-6056 Northern Hills Assisted be over 62 or handicapped.

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The iPhone and iPad maker has not said when the update will be available for all users.

Currently almost all the emojis depicting people or body parts, such as a fist or bicep, look white on Apple devices and other platforms. More cartoon-like faces that are smiling, crying, winking or suggestive

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An Apple spokeswoman said Tuesday that the company is working with the Unicode Consortium, the nonprofit organization that sets the standards for the pictograms, “to update the standard so that it better represents diversity for all of us.”

Unicode last fall proposed adding five new skin color options for emojis. A Unicode technical report says users worldwide want emojis that better reflect global diversity.

Apple is adding more than 300 additional emoji, including new icons of gay families and 32 new country flags.

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McQueen Monument Has Served the Northwest Iowa Area since 1938 Someday every family will face the task of selecting a monument or marker. Locally owned and operated since 1938, McQueen Monument has been helping families make their selections. Located in Pierson, Iowa, we provide home town value and service.

We offer a wide selection of designs, as well as custom designs and laser etchings for a personal touch.

Our displays of monuments and markers and computer drawings help families make their selection. For your

convenience we can schedule home appointments.

More recently we are seeing families select a monument or marker before the need arises. They have the satisfaction and peace of mind knowing this is done to their wishes.

When you are ready, we are here to help you. You may contact us at 712-375-5414.

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Calendar Arts & Theater

THROUGH MARCH 21 Arty Gras 2015, ISU Design West, 1014 1/2 Design Place.

New work by Sioux City artist and Iowa State University alumnus Arty Vongphakdy will be on display. For more information about the artist, visit www.artyvp.com. 515-7082825.

THROUGH APRIL 1 Jackson Pollock ‘Mural’, Sioux City Art Center, 225 Nebraska St. Jackson Pollock’s Mural, considered to be the most important modern American artwork ever made. /www. siouxcityartcenter.org/.

THROUGH APRIL 5 Youth Art Month, Sioux City Art Center, 225 Nebraska St. Youth Art Month is an annual exhibition featuring works

by Siouxland elementary students. 712-279-6272. www. siouxcityartcenter.org.

MARCH 6 Inherit The Wind: Projects of HOPE, Lamb Arts Regional Theatre, 417 Market Street. Showing of “Inhereit the Wind: Projects of Hope” night benefiting the Sioux City Public MuseumOne of the outstanding dramas of our time. Reception at 6:30 p.m. ; Show at 7:30 p.m. Get tickets for this event:By calling 712-279-6174or at the Sioux City Public Museum, 607 4th St. 712-255-9536. www.lambtheatre.com.

MARCH 7–MARCH 22 Inherit The Wind, LAMB Arts Regional Theatre, 417 Market Street. This riveting play is a fictional work inspired by the famous Scopes “Monkey” Trial of 1925. Evenings at 7:30 p.m.; Sunday shows are 1:30 p.m. $12/$17/$21. 712-255-9536. www.lambtheatre.com.

MARCH 13–MARCH 29 Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Sioux City Community Theatre, 1401 Riverside Blvd. Based on the popular 1988 film, this play centers on two con men living on the French Riviera. 7:30 p.m.

Box office, 712-233-2788. scctheatre.org.

MARCH 14 Spring Salad Luncheon, Mayflower Congregational United Church of Christ, 1407 W 18th @ Rebecca St. Spring Salad Luncheon March 14 11:30am We’ll have plenty of salads to sample, door prizes and then back upstairs for a concert by Darren Goslar as Elvis Presley 11:30 a.m. -1:30 p.m. $7. 712258-8278.

MARCH 26–MARCH 28 “The Fantasticks”, Briar Cliff University–BCU Theater, 3303 Rebecca St. The BCU theatre department presents “The Fantasticks. ” It’s a love story, a comedy and non-stop musical catchiness all rolled into one! Showtimes include: 7 p. m $4 adult, $2 children. 712-279-5542. www.briarcliff. edu.

Benefit & Fundraiser

MARCH 1 St. Paul’s Belgian Waffle Brunch and Scholastic Book Fair, St. Paul’s Lutheran School, 614 Jennings St. Enjoy Belgian Waffles with choice of several toppings, sausages, coffee, and juice. Carry-outs are available. Scholastic Book Fair 8 a.m. to noon and 3 to 4 p.m. March 2-6. 8:30 a.m. -1 p.m.

Adults $8, children age 5-10 $5 and children 4 & under $1.

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MARCH 14 Wild Turkey Fundraising Banquet, Masonic Temple, 820 Nebraska St. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. with dinner at 7 p.m. Live and silent auctions. Several ticket pacakages available. Call to purchase from Ralph Buys 712-239-4531, Duane Cory 712-258-3066, Rick Schneider 712-276-6803 or Mark Bower 876-2838. 5:30 p.m.

MARCH 24 Women of Excellence Awards, Sioux City Convention Center, 4th & Jones St. Nominations and awards banquet to celebrate women in the Siouxland community who excel in their volunteer or leadership positions. 5:308:30 p.m. $45. 712-258-4174. www.womenawarescia.org.

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MARCH 25 Tammy Pescatelli and Jeff Bodart, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux City, 111 3rd Street. Must be 21 or older to attend. 8-10 p.m. Ticket prices start at $15. 844-222-7625. www.hardrockcasinosiouxcity.com.

MARCH 27 Andy Gross–Split Man, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux City, 111 3rd Street. Must be 21 or older to attend. 8-10 p.m. 844-222-7625. www.hardrockcasinosiouxcity.com.

Necessary! 9 a.m. -3 p.m. 712-252-1861 ex 11. www.centerforsiouxland.org/.

MARCH 8 A Day With God Concert, Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church, 1421 Geneva St. Presenting Gospel singer, Barbara Dean. 4 p.m.

MARCH 14 3rd Annual CEF of Siouxland-Good News Spectacular Event, Sioux City Convention Center, 801 Fourth Street. This is a wonderful opportunity to reach the children and families of Siouxland through a massive outreach event. Child Evangelism Fellowship, or CEF, is Community the world’s largest mission agency ministering MARCH 1 to children and now reaches over 13,000 kids Open Mic Afternoon at Pierce Street Coffee annually through their efforts. This community Works, Pierce Street Coffee Works, 1920 Pierce outreach is being promoted as a “Free Family St. Grab a cup of coffee and test your musical Fun Day” and its primary focus is to spread the Comedy skills at the Open Mic Afternoon every Sunday at word of Jesus Christ. Families can enjoy such MARCH 4 Pierce Street Coffee Works. 1-3 p.m. activities as: inflatable rides, puppets, clowns, Chris Franjola and Nick Allen, Hard Rock MARCH 4 illusion shows, live music, games and snack Wednesday Night Fellowship Dinners, Hotel & Casino Sioux City, 111 3rd Street. foods. 11 a.m. -4 p.m.

First Presbyterian Church, 608 Nebraska St. Must be 21 or older to attend. 8-10 p.m.

MARCH 23 Free will offering accepted. Open to the public.

Ticket prices start at $15. 844-222-7625.

2015 Siouxland Youth For Christ Comedy 5:30 p.m. -6:15 p.m. www.hardrockcasinosiouxcity.com.

Cafe, Sioux City Convention Center, 801 4th MARCH 7 MARCH 11 Street Annual fundraising event that helps The Untamed Shrews, Hard Rock Hotel Professionally Speaking-Toastmasters, fund the on-going ministry of Siouxland Youth & Casino Sioux City, 111 3rd Street. A mix of Professionally Speaking Toastmasters Club, For Christ. This unique event combines coffee traditional stand-up, improv and music, The Western Iowa Tech Community College and delicious desserts with family-friendly Untamed Shrews is a bawdy variety show with (WITCC) Room L304 4647 Stone Avenue comedy and a creative program that highlights no limits that has been entertaining audiences Professionally Speaking meets at Western young people and tells the YFC story. 7-8:30 for more than a decade. Must be 21 or older Iowa Tech and includes people with diverse p.m. 712-255-9599. siouxland. yfc.net/events/. to attend. 8-10 p.m. Ticket prices start at $15. backgrounds and interests. We’re open to the MARCH 28 844-222-7625. www.hardrockcasinosiouxcity. public and always interested in meeting new LWVSC/SIMPCO Public State Legislative com. members and visitors. If you’ve been thinking Town Hall Meeting, Sioux City Public MARCH 18 about joining a Toastmasters club, come and Museum, 607 4th St. The League of Women John Bush and Bill Blank, Hard Rock pay us a visit! 9-11 a.m. 712-454-4258. 1336.

Voters of Sioux City and SIMPCO will host a Hotel & Casino Sioux City, 111 3rd Street. toastmastersclubs.org/. public town hall meeting with our local Iowa Must be 21 or older to attend. 8-10 p.m.

Free Income Tax Preparation, Locations State Legislators. The public is encouraged to Ticket prices start at $15. 844-222-7625.

Vary. Center For Siouxland is a nonprofit attend and to pose questions to the elected www.hardrockcasinosiouxcity.com. human service agency that has partnered with State Representatives present. 10-11:30 a.m.

MARCH 21 the United Way and the Volunteer Income Tax 712-251-1008.

Steve-O, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux Assistance (VITA) Program to provide free City, 111 3rd Street. Must be 21 or older to basic income tax preparation and e-filing for Shows & Festivals attend. Shows at 7 and 10 p.m. 7 p.m. -9 p.m. low to moderate income individuals and their MARCH 7 Ticket prices range from $13 to $38. 844-222- families in the tri-state area. No Appointment Chef Robert Irvine Live!, Orpheum

Theater, 528 Pierce St. Food Network star Robert Irvine takes his brand of no nonsense cooking on the road, but this time he isn’t the only star of the show.

This interactive show includes a whole heaping of audience participation! No recipes. No script. No holds barred. It’s like nothing you’ve ever seen on stage before.

You choose the challenges. He does the impossible. 7:30 p.m. $29. 50, $47. 50 or $102. 50. www.ticketmaster.com.

Sports & Rec

MARCH 6 Sioux City Musketeers Hockey, Tyson Events Center, 401 Gordon Dr. vs. Muskegon.

7 p.m. $13 to $16. Tickets, 712-224-7825. www.musketeershockey.com/.

MARCH 7 Sioux City Musketeers Hockey, Tyson Events Center, 401 Gordon Dr. vs. Muskegon.

7 p.m. $13 to $16. Tickets, 712-224-7825. www.musketeershockey.com/.

MARCH 20–MARCH 22 5th Annual Curling Classic, IBP Ice Center, 3808 Stadium Dr. Three big days of curling competition. 6 p.m.

MARCH 20 Sioux City Musketeers Hockey, Tyson Events Center, 401 Gordon Dr. vs. Sioux Falls.

7 p.m. $13 to $16. Tickets, 712-224-7825. www.musketeershockey.com/.

MARCH 21 Sioux City Bandits Football, Tyson Events Center, 401 Gordon Dr. Vs. Salina. 7:05 p.m.

Tickets, 800-743-3000. www.scbandits.com.

MARCH 27 Sioux City Musketeers Hockey, Tyson Events Center, 401 Gordon Dr. vs. Team 7 p.m. $13 to $16. Tickets, 712-224-7825. www.musketeershockey.com/.

MARCH 28 Sioux City Musketeers Hockey, Tyson Events Center, 401 Gordon Dr. vs. Team 7 p.m. $13 to $16. Tickets, 712-224-7825. www.musketeershockey.com/.

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Senior Activities Nutrition program

Jong, 12:30 pm Canasta, Penny Bingo, Bridge, Persons 60 years and older, and their spouses may 1:00 pm Men’s & Women’s Social Group, Inter. Line participate in the elderly nutrition program in Dance, Woodcarving, Bridge Group, Cribbage, 2:00 Siouxland. In Sioux City, meals are served Tuesdaypm Ping Pong Friday at Riverside Lutheran Church, 1817 Riverside March 6: 8:30 am Exercise Plus 50, 9:30 am Fitness, Blvd. ; on Monday at Riverside Gardens’ Community Mixed Media Art Class, 10:00 am Beginners Ping Room, 715 Bruner Ave. Fairmount Park, 210 S. Pong, Card Design Class, Blood Pressures, 10:30 am Fairmount St. and Centennial Manor, 441 W. Third St. Pool Shooting For Women, 11:30 am Lunch, 12:00 A suggested contribution is $3. 75. pm Basic Tap, Bridge Group, 1:00 pm Open Craft Time, Bridge, 500, Scrabble, Friday Dance Reservations are required a day in advance by calling the Sergeant Bluff site at 943-4669 or the March 9: 8:30 am Yoga with Suzi, Exercise Plus 50, Connections Area Agency on Aging nutrition office at 9:30 am Wii Practice, Strength Class, Tap Class, 279-6900 ext. 25. For more information about other 10:00 am Knitting & Crocheting, 11:30 am Duplicate available meal sites, call 279-6900.

Bridge, 11:30 am Lunch, 1:00 pm American Mah Jong, Pinochle, Woodcarving, 2:00 pm Fitness with Siouxland Center for Active Generations Kelly Siouxland Center, 313 Cook St. is open from 8 a.m. to March 10: 8:30 am Penny Bingo, 9:00 am Senior 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Yoga, Mexican Language/Culture, 9:30 am Painting Weekly classes, programs: Class, 10:00 am Creative Writing, Walking Off Pounds, 11:30 am Lunch, 12:00 pm Tap Class, 12:30 March 2: 8:30 am Yoga with Suzi, Exercise Plus 50, 9:30 am Wii Practice, Strength Class, Tap Class, Penny Bingo, 1:00 pm Painting Class, Pitch, 2:00 pm 10:00 am Knitting & Crocheting, 11:30 am Duplicate Ping Pong Bridge, Lunch, 12:30 pm Movie, 1:00 pm Birthday March 11: 9:00 am Chorus, Intermediate Spanish, Party, American Mah Jong, Pinochle, Woodcarving, Senior Yoga, Novice Dup. Bridge Game, 9:30 am 2:30 pm Fitness with Kelly Painting Class, 10:00 am Chess Group, Beginner

March 3: 8:30 am Penny Bingo, 9:00 am Senior Yoga,

Tap Practice, 3 Mile Walk, 10:30 CNOS Injury Mexican Language/Culture, 9:30 am Painting Class, Screening, Talk Show, 10:45 am Guitar Practice, 10:00 am Creative Writing, Walking Off Pounds, 11:00 am Drama Group, 11:30 am Lunch, 12:00 pm 10:30 am Crafts, 11:30 am Lunch, 12:00 pm Tap Choreographed Ballroom, 12:30 pm Bridge, 1:00 Practice, 12:30 pm Penny Bingo, 1:00 pm Painting pm Scrabble, 500, 2:00 pm Briar Cliff Class, 2:40 Class, Pitch, 2:00 pm Ping Pong pm 1 Mile Walk Warm Up, 3:00 pm Fitness with Kelly March 4: 9:00 am Intermediate Spanish, Senior Yoga, Novice Dup. Bridge, 9:30 am Painting Class, 10:00 March 12: 8:30 am Penny Bingo, 8:45 am Beg. 1 Line am Chess Group, Beginner Tap Practice, 3 Mile Dance, 9:00 am Yoga, 9:30 am Drum Circle, 9:45 am Walk, 10:30 am Talk Show, 10:45 am Guitar Practice, Beg. 2 Line Dance, 10:00 am Walking Off Pounds, 11:00 am Drama Group, 11:30 am Lunch, 12:00 pm Senior Yoga, Men’s Club, Intermediate German, Choreographed Ballroom, 12:30 pm Bridge, 1:00 pm 11:00 am Beginning German, Advanced Line Dance, Scrabble, 500, 2:40 pm 1 Mile Walk Warm Up, 3:00 11:30 am Lunch, 12:00 pm Chinese Classic Mah pm Fitness with Kelly Jong, 12:30 pm Canasta, Penny Bingo, Bridge, 1:00 pm Men’s & Women’s Social Group, Inter. Line March 5: 8:30 am Penny Bingo, 8:45 am Beg. 1 Line Dance, Woodcarving, Bridge Group, Cribbage, 2:00 Dance, 9:00 am Yoga, 9:30 am Drum Circle, 9:45 am pm Ping Pong Beg. 2 Line Dance, 10:00 am Walking Off the Pounds, Senior Yoga, Men’s Club, Intermediate German, March 13: 8:30 am Exercise Plus 50, 9:30 am Fitness, 11:00 am Beginning German, Advanced Line Dance, 10:00 am Beginners Ping Pong, Blood Pressures, 11:30 am Lunch, 12:00 pm Chinese Classic Mah 10:30 am Pool Shooting For Women, 11:30 am

Lunch, 12:00 pm Basic Tap, Bridge Group, 1:00 pm Open Craft Time, Bridge, 500, Scrabble, Friday Dance March 16: 8:30 am Yoga with Suzi, Exercise Plus 50, 9:30 am Wii Practice, Strength Class, Tap Class, 10:00 am Knitting & Crocheting, 11:30 am Duplicate Bridge, Lunch, 12:30 Movie, 1:00 pm American Mah Jong, Pinochle, Woodcarving, 2:00 pm Super Strong Seniors with Kelly March 17: 8:30 am Penny Bingo, 9:00 am Senior Yoga, Mexican Language/Culture, 9:30 am Painting Class, 10:00 am Creative Writing, Walking Off Pounds, 11:30 am Lunch, 12:00 pm Tap Practice, 12:30 pm Penny Bingo, 1:00 pm Painting Class, Pitch, 2:00 pm Ping Pong March 18: 9:00 am Chorus, Intermediate Spanish, Senior Yoga, Novice Dup. Bridge Game, 9:30 am Painting Class, 10:00 am Chess Group, Beginner Tap Practice, 3 Mile Walk, 10:30 am Talk Show, 10:45 am Guitar Practice, 11:00 am Drama Group, 11:30 am Lunch, 12:00 pm Choreographed Ballroom, 12:30 pm Bridge, 1:00 pm Scrabble, 500, 2:40 pm 1 Mile Walk Warm Up, 3:00 pm Fitness with Kelly

March 19: 8:30 am Penny Bingo, 8:45 am Beg. 1 Line

March 24: 8:30 am Penny Bingo, 9:00 am

Senior Yoga, Mexican Language/Culture, 9:30 am Painting Class, 10:00 am Creative Writing, Walking Off Pounds, 10:30 am Crafts, 11:30 am Lunch, 12:00 pm Tap Practice, 12:30 pm Penny Bingo, 1:00 pm Painting Class, Pitch, 2:00 pm Ping Pong March 25: 9:00 am Chorus, Intermediate Spanish, Senior Yoga, Novice Dup. Bridge Game, 9:30 am Painting Class, 10:00 am Chess Group, Beginner Tap Practice, 3 Mile Walk, 10:30 CNOS Injury Screening, Talk Show, 10:45 am Guitar Practice, 11:00 am Drama Group, 11:30 am Lunch, 12:00 pm Choreographed Ballroom, 12:30 pm Bridge, 1:00 pm Scrabble, 500, 2:00 pm Briar Cliff Class, 2:40 pm 1 Mile Walk Warm Up, 3:00 pm Fitness with Kelly March 26: 8:30 am Penny Bingo, 8:45 am Beg. 1 Line Dance, 9:00 am Yoga, 9:30 am Drum Circle, 9:45 am Beg. 2 Line Dance, 10:00 am Walking Off Pounds, Senior Yoga, Men’s Club, Intermediate German, 11:00 am Beginning German, Advanced Line Dance, 11:30 am Lunch, 12:00 pm Chinese Classic Mah Jong, 12:30 pm Canasta, Penny Bingo, Bridge, 1:00 pm Men’s & Women’s Social Group, Inter. Line Dance, Woodcarving, Bridge Group, Cribbage, 2:00 pm Ping Pong

Dance, 9:00 am Yoga, 9:30 am Drum Circle, 9:45 am Beg. 2 Line Dance, 10:00 am Walking Off Pounds, Senior Yoga, Men’s Club, Intermediate German, March 27: 8:30 am Exercise Plus 50, 9:30 am Fitness, 11:00 am Beginning German, Advanced Line Dance, 10:00 am Beginners Ping Pong, Blood Pressures, 11:30 am Lunch, 12:00 pm Chinese Classic Mah 10:30 am Pool Shooting For Women, 11:30 am Jong, 12:30 pm Canasta, Penny Bingo, Bridge, Lunch, 12:00 pm Basic Tap, Bridge Group, 1:00 1:00 pm Men’s & Women’s Social Group, Inter. Line pm Open Craft Time, Bridge, 500, Scrabble, Friday Dance, Woodcarving, Bridge Group, Cribbage, 2:00 Dance pm Ping Pong March 30: 8:30 am Yoga with Suzi, Exercise Plus 50, March 20: 8:30 am Exercise Plus 50, 9:30 am Fitness, 9:30 am Wii Practice, Strength Class, Tap Class, 10:00 am Card Design Class, Beginners Ping Pong, 10:00 am Knitting & Crocheting, 11:30 am Duplicate Blood Pressures, 10:30 am Pool Shooting For Bridge, Lunch, 12:30 Movie, 1:00 pm American Mah Women, 11:30 am Lunch, 12:00 pm Basic Tap, Bridge Jong, Pinochle, Woodcarving, 2:00 pm Super Strong Group, 1:00 pm Open Craft Time, Bridge, 500, Seniors with Kelly Scrabble, Friday Dance March 31: 8:30 am Penny Bingo, 9:00 am Senior March 23: 8:30 am Yoga with Suzi, Exercise Plus 50, Yoga, Mexican Language/Culture, 9:30 am Painting 9:30 am Wii Practice, Strength Class, Tap Class, Class, 10:00 am Creative Writing, Walking Off 10:00 am Knitting & Crocheting, 11:30 am Duplicate Pounds, 11:30 am Lunch, 12:00 pm Tap Practice, Bridge, Lunch, 12:30 pm Movie, 1:00 pm Parkinson’s 12:30 pm Penny Bingo, 1:00 pm Painting Class, Group, American Mah Jong, Pinochle, Woodcarving, Pitch, 2:00 pm Ping Pong 2:30 pm Fitness with Kelly

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Enterprises. “We think we have a big opportunity to do something magical.”

Priced at $199, the remote won’t be released until May or June, but preorders are being accepted online. It requires a Wi-Fi system and pay-TV boxes to work properly.

This isn’t the first attempt to build a smarter remote control. Logitech and a few other electronics companies have been making universal remote

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After nearly three years developing his device, Skokna is counting on the Ray remote’s versatility and intelligence to stand out from the other options on the market.

The Ray remote controls more than 200,000

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Lexy, a German Shepherd at Fort Bragg, N.C., is among the most popular breeds in the United States.

Labs extend record as U.S. top dog, but bulldogs make waves JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press

NEW YORK | America’s fondness for Labrador retrievers is still setting records, but bulldogs are breaking new ground.

Labs reigned as the nation’s top dog last year for the 24th year after breaking poodles’ decades-old record in 2013, according to American Kennel Club rankings set to be released Thursday. But bulldogs have hit a new high — No. 4 — and their bat-eared cousins, French bulldogs, sauntered into the top 10 for the first time in nearly a century.

German shepherds, golden retrievers and beagles are holding their own in the top five, with Yorkshire terriers, poodles, boxers and Rottweilers filling out the top 10. Dachshunds slipped from 10th to 11th.

Bulldogs’ rise is no surprise to fans who extol their unmistakable, pushfaced expressions and generally calm demeanors.

“They just have such character,” says Bulldog Club of America communications chairwoman Annette Noble. The breed is known for being gentle but resolute — given direction, a bulldog may well want “to think about it first and decide whether it’s worth it,” as Noble puts it.

The smaller, less jowly French bulldog — sometimes dubbed “a clown in the cloak of a philosopher” — has surged from 49th to 9th in a decade.

Frenchies were No. 6 in the decade of the 1910s, but their prevalence later waned. Then appearances in movies, TV shows and advertising raised their profile in recent years.

Labrador retrievers hit the top 10 in the 1970s and haven’t left since.

Originally bred to fetch game, Labs have proven able and willing to play virtually any canine role: search-and-rescue and police work, agility and other dog sports, guide and therapy dog work, and

sensitive family companion. Breeder Micki Beerman recalls one of her Labs winning over a hesitant child by gradually moving closer, until the child began to pet the dog.

“They’re just very intuitive,” said Beerman, of Brooklyn. “They kind of know when you need them.”

The AKC doesn’t release raw numbers, only rankings. They reflect puppies and other newly registered dogs.

Dog breeding draws criticism from animalrights activists who feel it ends up fueling puppy mills, siphons attention from mixed-breed dogs that need homes and sometimes propagates unhealthy traits.

The AKC says that its breed standards and recommended health testing help responsible people breed healthy dogs and that knowing breed characteristics helps owners choose a pet that’s right for them.

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In addition, you may be reimbursed for your time and travel.

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