Love Your Skin from Head to Toe

from Surprise / Sun City West - May 2023

by The Grand Season

ABOUT US

1. Which artist netted a Grammy for his “I’d Do Anything for Love”?

2. Name the first group to release “Teach Your Children.”

3. Name the duo that released “Teardrops.”

4. Which artist released “Maybe I Know”?

5. Name the late 1980s song that contains these lyrics: “When no one else can understand me, When everything I do is wrong,

You give me hope and consolation, You give me strength to carry on.”

HERE’S A TIP

To re-whiten socks or washcloths, try boiling a pot of water and adding a sliced, juiced lemon. Soak the items for at least an hour, and then pick out the lemon and add the pot—water and all —to a load of wash.

When washing out stockings, add a tablespoon of vinegar to the rinse water, and they will retain their elasticity better.

Trivial Pursuit

Answers on pg. 34

1. Which movie gave actor Tom Hanks his first Oscar?

2. Apollo astronauts reported that the Moon smelled like what substance?

3. How many stars are on the Australian flag?

4. Which president killed a man who insulted him in a duel?

5. Which signaturesounding pop group produced the mid 1960s hit song, “God Only Knows”?

6. “The Brady Bunch” TV show features how many blended family members?

7. What is the official language of the United States?

8. What is the state capital of Rhode Island?

9. Which is the only planet in our solar system that is not named after a god or goddess?

10. What is a cheese connoisseur called?

The Department of Veterans Affairs is moving forward toward its goal of ensuring that Native American veterans receive the benefits they should be getting. Last month, it was reduced mortgage interest rates for Native Americans, Native Hawaiians, Alaska Natives and Pacific Islanders. Now, per the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, it’s a waiver on having to pay a copay for VA health care services and urgent medical care.

Besides taking affect now, it’s retroactive: Starting last year, on Jan. 5, 2022, any eligible American Indian and Alaska Native Veteran who’s received care and paid a copay can go back and be reimbursed. If you’re not yet signed up for VA health care, this might be the time to do it and have that, plus the question of your copays, out of the way. In a medical emergency, you don’t want to have to think about what you’re going to do or where you’re going to go.

Confused yet? There’s help at 800-698-2411, the MyVA number that’s answered 24/7 with assistance on a dozen different topics.

Best Blueberry Muffins

DIrections

Preheat oven to 425°. Grease a standard 12-cup muffin pan with cooking spray. In a medium bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. In a large bowl, using a handheld mixer on medium-high speed, cream butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating to blend after each addition. Add sour cream, milk, and vanilla and beat until smooth. Fold in dry ingredients until only a few streaks of flour remain, then fold in 1 3/4 cups blueberries. Divide batter among prepared cups. Press remaining 1/2 cup blueberries into top of batter and sprinkle each with 1 teaspoon sparkling sugar.

Flashback Answers

From pg. 16

1. ”Meat Loaf, aka Michael Lee Aday. Before he died in 2022, Aday appeared in over 50 films, including the 1975 “Rocky Horror Picture Show” playing Eddie, the former delivery boy.

2. Crosby, Stills & Nash in 1969. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young released a different version the following year. Band member Graham Nash had written the song in 1968.

3. Womack & Womack, in 1988. Elton John and k.d. lang covered the song in 1993, followed by several other duos over the years, including Cliff Richard and Candi Staton in 2011.

4. Lesley Gore, in 1964.

5. ”The Wonder of You,” by Elvis Presley in 1970. The song has been used in England and Scotland by football clubs as their anthem, although with different lyrics.