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Moving In My Mom Jay Kerner Publisher/Moving Man I always liked Steve Martin’s comedy bit about his elderly mother. The one where he reluctantly gives her money “for some food!” But not before negotiating with her to move his barbells to the attic. It popped into my head as I sat here trying to find a way into this piece. You see, my Mom moved in last month. We almost waited too long. She’d been living in a loft building here, since husband #3 passed a while back. But her mobility has dropped steadily since, and with it, finally, her ability to live alone. After a short stint in the hospital followed by another in a rehab facility, it was time. But first, we had crap to move. Our crap. My late mother-in-law’s crap. The crap the kids left when they did. We cleared space in the ground floor unit of our Carriage House duplex, that previously would have made any hoarder proud. Because Mom’s crap had to come in and her with it! We got her there and made sure all her basic needs were covered, then went back for things as she thought of them. Scraps of material. Her puzzle board. The footstool my late brother made in middle-school shop class. Every day a short list of things to fetch as we cleaned out the old apartment. She’s tethered to her oxygen machine now, by a lifeline of plastic tubing, stretching from her recliner to the table with her computer and art supplies, to the mini-kitchen and bathroom. A skinny triangle of no more than a dozen feet or so within the larger space, traversed in slow steady steps behind the walker. The “good one” with the seat, so she can stop and rest part way if need be. The other siblings wanted her too, which must say something about how we were raised, but in the end, she chose our house. I’m pretty sure it was because we had the fastest internet connection and the best cable package. We also offered the fewest steps and a live-in nurse. It’s been a month now and it’s going pretty well I think. She’s got home-health helping with her daily needs and Hy-Vee delivering her groceries. She’s got her own thermostat so she can keep it 85 degrees in the summer and 95 in the winter just like she likes it, if I can get her to touch the dial. She keeps odd hours. Napping off and on throughout the day but up in the middle of the night watching Columbo reruns. Her sense of humor is still intact (though famously unintentional). As we were taking her out of her previous
building with her walker on the way to the hospital, the fire alarm went off just as we were entering the elevator. The flashing sign advised us to use the stairs but that clearly wasn’t happening. We pushed the button and took our chances. She asked what we would do if we got stuck. I told her if it came down to cannibalism, she was going first. Without missing a beat she told me to start with the palms of her hands. She’d read somewhere that was the most flavorful meat! So all in all, it’s working out ok. She insists on paying rent and you can’t make a DQ run without her trying to slip you $20. She’s pretty quiet and wants to help out any way she can with our small family business, which is sweet. Everybody deserves to feel useful in this world. Like, right now I’ve got her outside unloading a half ton or so of newspaper bundles. What? I clearly heard the rehab people say she’s supposed to use her arms more!
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Last June, Triumph Foods donated 20,000 pounds of meat to Second Harvest Community Food Bank of St. Joseph, Missouri for distribution through its local network of 100 Partner Agencies. Today, Triumph Foods is once again providing a sizeable donation, this time to those affected by the recent flooding in Southern Louisiana. Triumph’s donation of approximately 35,000 pounds of meat provides lean, high quality pork ribs, loins, hams, tenderloins, and other cuts of meat and is enough to help provide nearly 100,000 meals across the flood affected area of Southern Louisiana. “Although we’ve distributed more than 600,000 pounds of disaster supplies, much more is needed,” according to Second Harvest Food Sourcing Specialist, Megan Nuismer. “This donation from Triumph Foods really helps us stretch our response capacity.” “Triumph is proud to lend a helping hand to the flood relief efforts of Southern Louisiana. Many in St. Joseph, Missouri remember the hardships faced in our area during the Great Flood of 1993, and understand that wecould not have recovered and rebuilt without the help of those inside and outside the area. It is our turn to assist those in need while Louisiana focuses on cleaning up and rebuilding its affected communities.” said Chris Clark, Communications Manager at Triumph. “Triumph Foods will continue to stand by our commitment to the fight against food insecurity and hunger in our own area, alongside Second Harvest of St. Joseph, and
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The Outlaw Film Festival will be held at Paradox Theatre & Coffee in downtown St. Joseph, Mo. Wednesday, November 2, thru November 5, 2016. The festival kicks off with a launch party and evening of film screenings, and concludes with an awards ceremony honoring the best films of the festival. This year’s event will feature short films, with special awards for local filmmakers and young filmmakers. Screenings will take place Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday evenings and all day Saturday. With over 150 submissions from 17 different countries, this year’s festival will hand out awards in documentary, narrative, young filmmaker, and local filmmaker categories. Other categories include local television commercial & music video. The festival will screen films starring Jane Lynch, Lea Meriweather, & Dwight Yoakum as well as many other well know other actors. For a full list of events & tickets, please visit www.outlawfilmfest.com or Facebook and Twitter.
Annette Bertelsen for Public Administrator Hello. I’m Annette Bertelsen, and I am a candidate for Buchanan County Public Administrator. As I campaign, I find many voters aren’t sure what a Public Administrator does. A Public Administrator wears many hats, helping the most underserved and at-risk among our community members. They serve as court appointed personal representatives for people who have died without family members to administer for them. The Public Administrator acts as a personal representative in this case, as is also the case for those who are unable to care for themselves and their property and have no one to act on their behalf. Public Administrators may also serve the mentally ill, developmentally disabled, individuals with brain injuries and those of advanced age living with deteriorating physical and/or mental capacity. You probably have a picture of what a Public Administrator’s duties include, so let me tell you what I believe makes a great Public Administrator. A great Public Administrator is committed, not just to the work of the office, but to the people he or she serves. As a mother and a grandmother with family living in Buchanan County, I want this to be the best and safest place to raise a family. At one time, St. Joseph was one of the richest cities in the nation per capita. You can see this in the amazing architecture and gorgeous farmland surrounding the city. Embracing our past is important, but so is moving ahead. I intend to be an advocate for change and growth ensuring the vulnerable among us has a voice and shares in the community’s success. The work of a Public Administrator can be gratifying. There is nothing better than leaving work knowing you have made a difference in someone’s life. The issues a Public Administrator deals with can also be heart-
wrenching. Understanding it is the Public Administrator who stands between someone else’s personal disaster and a positive outcome takes great tenacity, fortitude, wisdom and sensitivity. It also takes commitment to the office and to the people the Public Administrator serves, which brings me to my next point. I believe a great Public Administrator serves the community and the people in it. One of the best examples of selfless service are volunteers. They are, at once, the world’s greatest and least appreciated assets. To better execute the office of Public Administrator, I will use my experience as a volunteer with organizations such as Special Olympics Missouri, Volunteer Income Tax Assistance, Faith in Action, St. Joe Serve and Pass the Power. Using the connections I’ve made and the knowledge I’ve gained volunteering, I am confident I can effect change for the frail and compromised elderly as well individuals with special needs. As a mother and grandmother, the needs of children are also close to my heart. I have seen my “little sister” grow as a result of my efforts as a part of Big Brothers Big Sisters. She is now in college, mature and successful. When I was in grade school, my family moved to St. Joseph after my mother finished her nursing degree. I have learned many life lessons from her. They have shaped who I am as a person and how I will approach the office of Public Administrator. Mom taught me to work hard and do the right thing. I attended public school in St. Joseph, graduating from Central High School, Missouri Western State University and Northwest Missouri State University. I worked hard, putting myself through school to earn a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration. With more than 20 years of experience in fiscal management, process improvement and data analytics, I learned how to be a good financial guardian and was mentored to lead the charge in business, pharmaceuticals and health care. As Public Administrator, this office will be run efficiently and effectively – accountable to you, the taxpayer – and dedicated to serving those among us who are most in need of high-touch care. Today, I ask for your vote. Please vote for me, Annette Bertelsen, candidate for Public Administrator.
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Dodging the Taxing Burden of Rue aka Amend-eez-nuts! by Brady Lee O’Dell
• Amendment 1 aka “The Black Sheep” This oddball of the block, is a pleasant intro. It’s reasonable. It’s for the benefit of all of Missouri citizens. It’s a sales tax.“GASP!” This one-tenth of one percent tax was first passed in 1988. Every ten years it has to be renewed by us voters. It seems every generation enjoys our state parks enough to insure they continue. The other 50% of tax funding goes to soil and water conservation. Those dollar uses and allocation could warrant attention, but nothing seems murky. • Constitutional Amendment 2 aka “The Hangover Part Due” MO voters passed strict political contribution limits in 1994. Our superiors, (Representatives and Senators) repealed it in 2008, because they know better. The money party got obscene after that. It smelled so bad that one senator, just a regular joe, regretted his part in the 08 repeal so much, that he wrote a new, improved limits law to fix that mistake. It could’ve been state law last year. MO politicians let it die. Why? Well I know 13 bills vetoed this year were re-voted on in the assembly again. They voted once. Worked hard on them. And forced another veto/override session. All 13 got super-majority passed in less than 24 hours. Impressive. So pass these limits on corrupt money and...they might repeal it. But, I’ll write the next one. • Constitutional Amendment 3 aka “The Joe Camel Comeback, Kid” Joe Camel legacy of targeting children is a daunting obstacle to tackle. But smart predators use their weaknesses against others. Instead of a cool-camel targeting kids to smoke, this new covert-camel targeted those dumb-asses that
cared about the kids. RJ Reynolds(Joe Camel) spent 2.5 mil to create and pass more increased taxes on themselves...for kids? uh...no • Constitutional Amendment 4 aka “A Deal with the Devil is more Honest” This law is seemingly unobjectionable, at first. It’s actually so sneaky, that it’s my number one priority in stopping. Why? Ignoring the fact: most local services we enjoy aren’t about to be taxed(ban on all laws to stop law-loving bear attack), or the fact that cities and local municipals will be powerless to adapt to a new service driven economy or budget shortfall(big state government takeover), or the Fact that it is so vague in boundaries that Missouri’s state government and infrastructure would slowly starve to death in funding for no legit reason. But beyond all of that it was the date listed and a repeating term in the amendment language that captured my attention. The“Transaction-based tax” is a strange term. What does it mean? It means Financial transaction taxes could not be implemented here. No limit economy gambling is protected in MO. Wall Street speculators and derivative traders are given the red carpet treatment. • Constitutional Amendment 6 aka “Make Voting a Privilege, Not a Right” Voter fraud is everywhere! From Arizona to Brooklyn we’ve seen it. Not fakes, or illegals casting a vote to change the outcome. The opposite is occurring. Voter registration purges, precinct boundary changes(gerrymandering), consolidation/removal/and location changes of polling sites, absentee votes discounted, and hours long waits to exercise your American right. Ask yourself this. G’ma or has paid taxes and voted for decades in this country, right? They may have served in the military during times of war, they may have march for equal
rights, or maybe they just tried raising the family to the best of their ability? Now do you know they voted or tried voting recently? Does your grandmother have a valid drivers license on her? • Proposition A aka “The Generic Soft(PAC) Sell” This is small tobacco’s pitiful response to Amendment 3. They can’t attack 3 without looking bad, because it can be seen as an attack on kids. So they pursued another tactic. Offer a softer tax that is not a weapon against free market principles. BORING! Even the inviting icing is bland. Better roads and bridges is vanilla and sugar-free. Amendment 3’s icing is magical and intoxicating. But forget about both of these self imposed taxes. They are only motivated by self interest. If either one of these businesses cared about Missouri then their suggested tax should go towards funding a cure for cancer. For more free power just search for the facebook group “momendments”.
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Four by Tony Gardner Indian-style, the four of us sit in the shotgun house atop the hill, in the tight-knit tribe of ourselves. Winter deep, the black chill mostly shut out, still trembles the windows, shudders the door. Assembled for our ritual war, Roger, Wendy, Hans and myself are deep in a game of Spades. Roger wears his trademark beat to hell baseball cap. His mouth stays closed when he laughs. Already a bottle is always close at hand. Hans is a big boom of a man. His language a rumble of curses and rough-cut poetry. Wendy is bright as light itself. Wide eyes, a raven’s wing of hair. Skin pale as solstice moon. We make our bids, take our tricks, throw the trump, make our enemy go set. The table talk is raw, bit to the quick. “So you had my Ace, you sneaky shit.” “Jack to lead? This ain’t euchre, ya know.”
“Easy to go nill with no cards and no skills.” “Raj, your woman is a cheat. I oughta slap both your faces with a leather glove.” We pass one of many numbers. This, and Wendy’s habit of melding prayer candles into jasmine, lavender, bayberry castles, makes the air dreamy and rich. The music is Crosby, Stills and Nash. Neil Young gone solo. Those high harmonies all four of us hum softly. Our House. Helplessly Hoping. Pocahontas, Powderfinger. And it seems for all the world that in this tribe we can linger long. Friends. Lovers. Brothers. Sister. We can’t see what the future holds. The fates each of us have been dealt. What awaits when the game is over. Wendy drowned. That splash still echoing out. Gone now twenty years. Roger drunk to death, more or less, after a long while waiting at the exit. I look up at what’s left.
Our number narrowed. I write this to Hans, to myself. Little tribute to the lost. The future is here, at last.
Advocacy Classes at YWCA Classes are Designed to Enable Community Members to Respond to Victims of Abuse or Assault During the month of October, the entire nation will be focused on bringing awareness to top women’s issues – including domestic violence, sexual assault and harassment that many women experience today. During October, the YWCA St. Joseph will provide many ways to become more informed on these topics as well as to learn how to help. One of the ways the community can learn more about victim advocacy is through free classes the YWCA will offer every Monday and Wednesday during the month of October from 5:30 p.m. - 9 p.m., beginning October 3rd and spanning through October 26th. “The advocacy classes will be conducted at the downtown YWCA offices and are ideal for teachers, school nurses, concerned citizens or anyone who might be interested in volunteering as an advocate at the YWCA,” says Carrie Turner, YWCA Training and Outreach Coordinator. “Just a few hours of training could help someone become an advocate in our community. The YWCA has heard from prior students and found that the training made a difference in how they reacted when confronted with difficult situations.” One St. Joseph resident wrote to the YWCA to let them know that the advocacy training impacted how they responded to a situation encountered on the way to work one day. This citizen was going into her place of employment when she and colleagues noticed a woman lying on the ground. The woman had no place to go and had been abused by a boyfriend. This citizen went into work along with her co-workers but couldn’t shake a sense of responsibility to help the woman. Thanks to advocacy training, she knew who to call and was relieved to see someone arrive to provide assistance within the hour. Treating victims with dignity, assuming a role in a solution and knowing who to call are not extreme measures – but ones that make a big difference. “Advocacy training helps victims, but it also helps make St. Joseph a more caring and compassionate place to live and work. Learning to advocate on behalf of a victim is a simple way to make a profound difference in our city,” says Turner. “I think that is reason enough for these classes to be full.” The classes are free, and are offered October 3rd – October 26th, every Monday and Wednesday from 5:30 – 9 PM at the YWCA St. Joseph, 304 N. 8th Street. Participants should plan on attending all class sessions. To sign up, contact Carrie Turner at cturner@ywcasj.org or call 816-232-4481
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8. Uncle D’s Sports Bar 621 S. 36th Street 816-279-9389 Find us on facebook or www.stjoesportsbar.com 9. Easton Pub & Grub106 Elijah, Easton, Mo. (816) 473-2099 Find us on facebook 10. Pop’s Place 238 Illinois Ave. – 816-238-3344 Find us on facebook 11. VFW Post 1668 306 Cherokee 813-238-8387 1. Hi Ho Bar & Grill* 1817 Frederick 816 233-7363 Find us on facebook or www.hiho-stjoe.com 2. Fredrick Inn Steakhouse* 1627 Frederick Ave. 816-364-5151 facebook or www.fredrickinnsteakhouse.com 3. D&G Pub & Grub 1918 Frederick – facebook or www.dgpubgrub.com 4. Norty’s Bar & Grill* 1117 Frederick – 816 364-9043 Find us on facebook or www.nortysbar.com
12. Sweet Herb’s 1502 Roseport Rd Elwood, Kansas 66024 (913) 365-5500 13. Just Desserts by Mom 505 Francis Tenderloins Thurs. www.facebook.com/JustDessertsbyMom 14. First Ward House* 2101 St. Joseph Ave. 816-396-8603 www.facebook.com/firstwardstj 15. Bob’s Fishing Lake (Serves Fri Sat & Sun only) 15140 Hwy 71 north. 816-324-3404 16. Uncle D’s Sports Bar 621 S. 36th St. http://www.stjoesportsbar.com
5. Ground Round* 6th & Edmond 816-671-1906 www.facebook.com/GroundRoundStJoseph
17. American Legion Post 359 2414 S. 4th 232-2335 find us on facebook
6. Pappy’s Grill & Pub2501 Messanie – 816-390-9550 facebook or www.pappysgrill.com
18. Southgate Grill 6106 King Hill https://www.facebook.com/SouthGate-Grill
7. Legends Sports Bar & Grill 210 N. Belt816-232-6448 facebook or www.beltbowl.com
19. Adams’ Bar & Grill 1612 Commercial www.facebook.com/Adams-Bar-Grill
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Bringing the Outside In In recent years researchers from all over the world have been discovering (or re-discovering as the case may be) the healing power of nature. For example, the Japanese have a term called Shinrin-yoku, or “forest bathing,” which simply refers to the fact that spending time in the forest or natural areas has a positive influence on our immune systems. In a study done at Tokyo’s Nippon Medical School, women who spent two to four hours on consecutive days in the woods experienced a 50 percent increase in the activity of their cancer-fighting white blood cells. Researchers at Columbia University found that negative ions, particles produced from running water sources such as waterfalls, breaking waves at the beach, and river rapids function as natural antidepressants. Norwegian researchers discovered that subjects suffering with moderate to severe depression who spent time in a gardening program reduced their symptoms after 12 weeks. Then, a 2011 study published in Medicine & Science in Sports and Exercise concluded that people walking on an outdoor exercise track walked faster, plus felt more energized and positive than another group that walked indoors. Corroborating this finding, Scottish researchers found that subjects who walked through a rural area perceived their to-do lists as more manageable than those who walked on city streets. There’s just something about breathing fresh air and feeling the warmth of the sun on your skin that you can’t get by being indoors. But even those who can’t get outside for one reason or another can enjoy and experience the positive aspects of natural environments. Even just looking at a beautiful landscape painting or photograph induces some of the same positive benefits as does immersing yourself in them. In a study conducted at South Korea’s Chon-
ham National University, brain scans revealed that subjects exposed to natural images (mountains, forests and seascapes) had heightened activity in their anterior cyngulate gyrus, a section of the brain linked to emotional stability and a positive outlook on life. Here in St. Joseph, Mosaic Life-Care and the Albrecht Kemper Museum of Art have recently partnered to bring the outside in with three Art Experience Galleries at the hospital which have featured many paintings and photographs of natural scenes. Both patients and visitors have commented on how much they have enjoyed viewing the images in a setting that because of its very nature, can cause feelings of depression and even hopelessness. Just viewing beautiful scenes of nature depicted by local artists and photographers invited to submit their images to a jury committee every six months, has brought healing and hope to many. If you haven’t seen these beautiful galleries of art at Mosaic, do yourself a favor and walk the halls of the three galleries located in the main entrance, central waiting and the hallway leading to critical care. For information about the program, you can contact Melissa Wagner, Philanthropy Coordinator at Mosaic Life Care, or Megan Benitz, Registrar at the Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art. In the meantime if your’re able and weather permitting take a walk outside. It will make you feel better fast! --James Fly Holistic Health Coach 816-248-1656 jamesfly.51@gmail.com
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What Matters the Most? Shannon Bond Sometimes prioritization can be tricky. This is never more apparent than when your life situation changes suddenly and dramatically. When it is time to take stock you may suddenly realize that those things that seemed so important before lose their urgency. If you’re like me, peddling a bike always jumps to the top of the list and nestles right under family. Riding a bike is about a lot of things, all of which may not be apparent. It is about being outside, exploring your world, finding adventure, and of course fitness. All of these concepts and activities affect our mental health, diet and emotional well-being. We live in a connected world and it only makes sense that our sense of wellness is just as connected. Cycling isn’t for everyone, so whatever it is that helps you find your center, focus on that. Try not to let it fall to the back burner. How often do we devote tremendous amounts of energy to work, while neglecting other aspects of our life? Don’t get me wrong, work is important and a means to a lifestyle, but that’s just it. At the end of your life, your day, your week or your month how often will you look back and say, “I wish I would have gotten that one database built or that spreadsheet finished”? I’m fairly certain it won’t happen. You might say, “I wish we would have taken that trip,” or “I wish I had been around more.” I hope you sigh and mentally congratulate yourself on a life well-lived. In order to do that though, we have to remember what is really important, which is hard to hold onto as we hustle through the daily grind.
One of the best ways to discover what is actually important to you is to discover what activity brings you into the present moment. For me it’s running and riding, for you it may be cooking, sailing or kayaking. It is something that brings you joy along with those moments of heightened awareness. Whatever it is, that is your priority and your daily grind is a means to get there. Naturally this came to me as I was barreling down a portion of my local single track trail on a grin inducing descent. This is what I do when I have a spare moment, so that is what is important. Don’t listen to your mind, it’s full of fear and doubt. Pay attention to what you do when you have either an abundance of time, or more likely, very little time. The lack of time forces us to prioritize, which helps us to discover what is really important to us. So, next time you feel stressed or strapped for time pay attention to what you do or want to do. It just may show you what matters the most.
Two Girls and a Piece of Meat
We asked two of our funniest, favoritest people to give us different takes on the same item. Red meat has gotten a bad name in health circles, only because it’s so misunderstood. Grass-fed beef is one of the best things you can feed your body. You’ve heard it said a million times , “ you are what you eat.” True. Also , you are what you eat is eating! Heirloom cattle fed on prairie grasses is chemical-free, hormone-free and high in conjugated lenoleic acid. That’s one of the “good fats.” When your body is full and satisfied with good fats, it stops storing it up and whoosh! Unwanted pounds literally melt away. Also CLA is heart-healthy and energizing. To get the most nutation from red meat, eat a large portion of salad along side and skip the bread and potatoes. Opt for steamed veggies and high-water-content sides like sauerkraut, fresh heirloom tomatoes, or diced cucumbers. The marinade recipe below also makes s great salad and veggie dressing. With a short trip to Goode Food market at 801 Francis to grab a steak or hamburger from the freezer, ,and some garden fresh green beans and other awesome produce, you can enjoy a steak! and know your taking good care of yourself too!!!
Marinated Round Steak Bites
1 lb Organic Grass-fed Beef Round Steak from Wells Family Farm (thawed) 1 cup Drew’s Organic Classic Italian Dressing 1/4 cup real vanilla extract 1/4 cup Coconut Amino’s 2 TSP chopped garlic 1 tsp Smokey Paprika a pinch of pink salt fresh ground pepper to taste Coconut oil for the pan (if pan searing) Mix ingredients for marinade in a glass jar, Place steak in a glass dish, pour HALF OF the marinade over the steak and rub with the back of a spoon, flip, do the same on the second side. Cover and refrigerate for up to 3 days. Reserve the remaining marinade as a dressing for “bites”. If grilling, grill whole., slice cooked meat into bite sized chunks of goodness. If pan-searing, cube into bite-sided pieces before adding to the pan. Cook to desired doneness. Place in a clean glass dish, poor over remaining reserved marinade while meat is still warm. Serve skewered on over-sized toothpicks with fresh tomatoes, cucumbers raw zucchini, ground cherries or other garden-fresh veggies. This recipe will be featured at the Fall Into Yoga event, Tuesday, October 18 during the wine-tasting portion of the evening. Please RSVP to AKMA by Thursday, Oct 13. Their number is 816-233-7003 Val Jacobson, Goode Food Nutritionist
One of the great things about grilling meat outside is that it is relatively easy to suck the man of the house into doing it. Something about an open flame and the inherent explosive danger is irresistible to most men. Another plus...it gets them out of the kitchen, into the backyard, and out of your hair In my opinion the art of grilling is not the ingredients, but the method. You don’t have to drive around to every organic farm in the tri-state area looking for a ranch that raises cattle fed exclusively on organic homegrown kale. There is no need to go into debt buying fancy caribou steak or to risk your safety by trying to purchase $147.99 a pound frozen seal steaks rendered in whale blubber out of an unmarked van parked down by the river. Just go to the grocery store and buy a nice marbled Ribeye steak. They are easy to cook and virtually impossible to ruin. This is all you need:
Char-Grilled Ribeye Steak Well marbled, aged rib-eye steak Lawry’s Seasoned Salt Lawry’s Seasoned Pepper Worcestershire Sauce
Since it’s always best to cook a steak at room temperature, let them sit on the counter in a pie pan with Saran wrap over them for about an hour before you begin. Once they begin to warm up, generously sprinkle salt and pepper onto both sides. Let them sit five minutes, then generously coat each side in Worcestershire. Let them sit another ten minutes or so, while you heat up the grill. Make sure you start with a clean grill then spray the grate with cooking oil. Turn the heat on high and close the lid to the grill. You want the temperature to get as hot as you can make it; at least 400 degrees. Using a long-handled fork, put the steaks over the hottest part of the grill. Close the lid for about 2-3 minutes. Lift the lid, move the steak out of any direct flame. Turn the steaks 45 degrees on the same side, and cook with the lid open another 2-3 minutes. Turn the steak over and cook for 2-3 minutes on the other side. Turn the steak another 45 degrees on the same side, and cook another 2-3 minutes. Remove the steak from the heat when they are done to your preference. All of the marbling should be rendered from the meat. When a steak is rare but warmed up, it will hang limply on the fork. When you can detect slight stiffness in the steak, its medium. When the steak is almost completely stiff it is well done. Let the steak rest on foil for at least five minutes before you serve it. Eat it with something green and a loaded baked potato…...it’s like heaven. Shawn Murphy
Now is the Time to Get Inspired about Local Manufacturing in St. Joseph Submitted by the St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce When you hear the word “manufacturing” in St. Joseph, do you think of line-based work at factories? Do you think of past decades when manufacturing was at its peak in our community? Think again. Today’s manufacturing jobs in St. Joseph are creative, diverse and highly-skilled. From robotics to computer-based technologies and engineering-based jobs, students who choose careers in manufacturing have more options than ever before. These jobs have typically higher pay ranges after training than many college graduates will receive, and more women and minorities are finding unique and challenging positions across the sectors. Many workers in local manufacturing positions receive continual, in-depth training and choose from exciting promotional opportunities as this sector continues to grow across St. Joseph. For students who can learn quickly, think creatively and enjoy working with both their hands and their head, careers in local manufacturing have never been brighter. To help promote a new awareness of manufacturing jobs in St. Joseph, the Chamber of Commerce announces several events are planned for national Manufacturing Day on Friday, Oct. 7, 2016. What can you do? Learn more and help share the message about this special day as well as the value manufacturing jobs bring to our community. What is Manufacturing Day? Why is St. Joseph participating? Manufacturing Day is a national day set aside to recognize
the importance of the manufacturing industry and the diverse, highly-skilled jobs that are available in our community. On Friday, October 7th, local community organizations, schools and companies will host students to highlight this important industry and to focus on addressing common misperceptions about manufacturing. These events will be part of nearly 300 events happening simultaneously on a national level. Locally, the day includes guided tours/events at the Manufacturers and students come together across the country on following manufacturers: Manufacturing Day in this photo from mfgday.com Altec Industries in our own community about locations in the United States by Bluetree Casework the types of manufacturing jobs Area Development magazine. Gray Manufacturing offered, while demonstrating Specialized equipment production, Herzog the career opportunities in animal health pharmaceuticals, Nor-Am Cold Storage manufacturing. battery production and distribution Snorkel International – these are the types of companies Van-Am Tool & Engineering Manufacturing in St. Joseph: What that have made St. Joseph a crucial you should know -part of their business. The Purpose of Manufacturing Aside from the quality Day: Regional and global workmanship and dedication manufacturing: two exciting areas St. Joseph residents put toward Manufacturing Day activities of growth our city is known for. St. their careers in manufacturing, are meant to change the image of Joseph is a community of people St. Joseph has the added benefit the industry and help introduce with a strong work ethic and of infrastructure. St. Joseph is high school students and families strong family values, and more located only 35 minutes north of to jobs that are desirable and Kansas City International Airport. highly-skilled. A survey by Deloitte businesses are taking notice. St. Joseph is becoming more desirable St. Joseph also has two major overproves that this is happening -as a destination for productive the-road arteries running through 81 percent of students said after manufacturing operations. it – Interstate 29 and U.S. Highway attending events in past years Today’s jobs in manufacturing 36. they were more interested in offer more creativity, training Exciting career options in manufacturing careers and found and skill management than manufacturing are made possible them to be more rewarding than ever before. From robotics to daily at Hillyard Technical they previously believed. Seventycomputer-managed manufacturing Center, including computerone percent said in the survey techniques, students who are based manufacturing, robotics that they were more likely to talk willing to learn these specialized technology, welding and many to their family and friends about skills can succeed in so many others. the manufacturing industry after ways. attending Manufacturing Day St. Joseph is now ranked as Learn more at choosesaintjoseph. events. This day is important one of the top 100 manufacturing com/mfgday toward helping change perceptions
Huge Book Sale from Friends of the St. Joseph Public Library Stack up some bargains and shop the Friends of the St. Joseph Public Library Book Sale. The sale begins with a Friends Only Preview Sale on Thursday, October 13 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.at the East Hills Shopping Center by the carousel. The sale opens to the general public Thursday afternoon, October 13 at 3 p.m. Hardcover books are $2 each, paperbacks $1. DVDs and CDs are$2. The sale continues on Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. On Sunday, October 16, the sale is open from noon to 5 p.m. and everything is half-price. Monday, October 17, is “bag and box day” from 9 a.m. until 8 p.m. Buy all you can fit in a bag for $3 or a box for $6. Shoppers also have the option to choose a reusable Friends of the Library bag and fill it for $5.The items are sorted into categories to make shopping easy. There are many fiction books, as usual, for people to collect their favorite authors or to browse for reading ideas, and there are separate sections for romance, mystery, westerns, science fiction and
fantasy, which are always popular. In addition, there are some children’s books from which to choose. There are also several categories of non-fiction, including history, biography, cooking and more. There will be about 15,000 items at the sale. The Friends of the St. Joseph Public Library is a non-profit organization formed to support literacy and the public library system. Proceeds from the sale help fund Summer ReadingPrograms for all ages at the four library branches, as well as books for book clubs. The Friends also give free books to children at St. Joseph Juneteenth and Pumpkinfest celebrations. Shoppers will have the opportunity to join the Friends organization at the sale. For more information about the Friends of the St. Joseph Public Library or the book sale, contact Crystal Stuck at the East Hills Library, 502 N. Woodbine Road, or call 236-2107
Riversong at Renovation Church, October 8th Make plans to attend RiverSong A Cappella Live! on Saturday, October 8, at 7p.m., at the Restoration Church, 117 Francis St. downtown St. Joseph. The show will feature St. Joseph’s award winning women’s a cappella chorus RiverSong and International medalist quartet ClassRing. This will be ClassRing’s final performance before they head to Las Vegas for the Sweet Adeline International contest. RiverSong has called St. Joseph home for over 56 years, having performed throughout the U.S. and Europe, and is a member of the St. Joseph Allied Arts Council, the Missouri Arts Council, and is listed in the prestigious Missouri Arts Council Touring Performers’ Directory that helps RiverSong to reach the underserved communities throughout Missouri. Awards include 13 Regional Championships, the Midwest Plains Region 7 Ruby Pike Musical Excellence Award, the Sweet Adelines International Harmony Achievement Award, 2 time “Audience Choice” winner at the St. Joe’s Got Talent Contest, and in the 2016 Spirit of the Midwest Region 5 contest earned second place chorus medals in Division A, CLassRing formed in the spring of 2014 to compete in the Sweet Adelines International Rising Star Contest and won. In April of 2015 they competed in the Sweet Adelines Region 5 competition and qualified for the Sweet Adelines International competition in Las Vegas in October of 2015, placing 8th in their first International contest together. They have performed in several US states and in New York City at Carnegie Hall! Get your tickets today for this night of award winning a cappella music at the Allied Arts Office, 118 S. 8th Street in St. Joseph, from any chorus member, or online at www.eventbrite.com. Prices: Adults $20 in advance,
$25 at the door; students with a high school or college ID and groups of 10 or more $15; children under 5 free. To learn more about RiverSong go to www.RiverSongchorus.com, find us on Facebook and Twitter:@ RiverSongchorus or contact us at 816-8660271 or at RiverSongchorus@gmail.com.
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