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What’s in a name? A lot. If there are too many letters to place on a marquis, it might just make sense to shorten that name a bit. (“Walter Matthau” is much easier to fit than “Walter Matuschanskayasky.”) Many well-known people have found it more advantageous to change their names to something more pronounceable or memorable. Try to match the following known celebrity names with the individuals’ real names: See Answers on page 8
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1. Who sang the duet “I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)”? 2. Which Cliff Richard song has a crystal ball, a cat and a potion? 3. Name the artist who had hits with “Rhinestone Cowboy,” “Gentle on My Mind” and “By the Time I Get to Phoenix”? 4. “Believe It or Not” was the theme song for what television show? 5. Name the song that contains this lyric:
FLASHBACK By Mick Harper “Where it began I can’t begin to knowin’, But then I know it’s growing strong, Was in the spring, And spring became the summer, Who’d have believed you’d come along.” Answers 1. Aretha Franklin and George Michael, in 1987. The song hit the Top Ten in the U.S. and netted Franklin her only No. 1 in the U.K. 2. “Devil Woman,” in 1976. The song went
gold in the U.S. 3. Glen Campbell. At this point he’s sold 45 million records, released 70 albums and netted four Grammys. 4. “The Greatest American Hero,” which ran from 1981 to 1983. 5. “Sweet Caroline,” by Neil Diamond in 1969. Years later, Diamond said the song came to him after seeing a magazine photo of a young Caroline Kennedy (daughter of President John F. Kennedy). (c) 2014 King Features Synd., Inc.
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AMERICAN LEGION
DOLLARS AND SENSE BY David Uffington
Pawn Shops: Lender of Last Resort
POST #331, SPRINGVILLE
VILLE NEWS
From the City Clerk’s office at 304 Broadway Telephone: 854-6428 Visit our web site at: www.ci.springville.ia.us
The best reason to have emergency savings can be summed up in two words: Springville’s Senior Citizen’s Wacky Wednesdays pawn shops. If something On July 9th there was music by the O’Deens from 11am-12pm at happens and you have the Springville Community Center. Lunch was by Horizons from savings, you dip into it to noon to 12:30 pm, serving ham sandwich, side salad, fruit cup and solve your problem, and later lemonade or milk. Dessert was provided by Witwer. There was build it up again. But if you Bingo from 12:45-2:00 pm. On July 23rd there will be ‘Fresh Conversations’ from 11:30 to don’t have savings and can’t noon (a nutrition education program with food sampling). Lunch arrange a bank loan to get will be provided by Horizons from Noon-12:30pm (and lemonade). you through the emergency, Dessert is provided by Witwer. Cost per person is $3.50. you may be forced to go to Board Game Bonanza is 12:45-2pm (Scrabble, an alternate money source -Cribbage and Rummy Cube) Please contact Janet like a pawn shop. by noon on July 22 for lunch reservations. Sponsored by Witwer Healthy Aging Program A pawn shop is a place where you hand over something you own -- such PUBLIC NOTICE as jewelry, a musical The City of Springville is considering a 2015 Housing Fund grant instrument, electronics, application to the Iowa Department of Economic Development TV, gun or power tools -- in for funding of an Owner-occupied Housing Rehabilitation Proexchange for cash. When you gram. The proposed program will provide financial assistance to pay the money back, you get income-qualifying homeowners with the rehabilitation of their your possession back. It’s homes. All interested citizens are encouraged to sign a docuin the paying it back that ment of interest and commitment available at the Springville City problems can arise. Hall or by calling Karen Bixler at 319.854.6428. Please note Pawn shops have exorbitant if there is not enough interest shown for the project—which interest rates. There are is measured by residents filling out the enclosed prestate and federal laws, but application form the City will not be considered for the the rates are still high. Do grant. Anyone with questions about the program may call Liz the math. If the interest rate Kemp at MSA Professional Services toll-free at 888.869.1214. is 15 percent per month, multiply that by 12 to get Coming to the Springville Fizz, Boom, Read! your true annual interest Memorial Library… rate. (Compare bank rates Summer Reading Program online.) Even if the rate is activities for all ages! much lower (in states where the rate is capped), you can be dinged for “monthly July Activities: service charges” that add up to nearly the same amount. July 15th- 1:30 Ron, the Orkin You also might be charged “Bug Man” for insurance on your possession, depending on its July 17th 10:30-11:15 Story Time Author Linda value. You’ll only get a portion July 22nd- 1:30-2:30 Let's Explore McCann (maybe half) of your item’s Blood Puppet Show true worth when you get a July 26th 2014 loan. The pawn shop owner July 24th- 10:30-11:15 Story Time 1:00 wants to make sure he can th Come listen as Linda McCann July 26 - 1:00-2:30 Author Linda sell it and make a profit if McCann talks about new book you never come back. You reads excerpts and tells stories “Prohibition” will have let your possession from her book “Prohibition”. go for a lot less than you July 29th- 1:30-2:30 Activity TBA might have gotten selling This is a FREE event you don’t through a newspaper ad or want to miss!! online. You’ll be given a time limit (usually 30-60-90 days) to reclaim your possession and repay the loan. If you need a time extension, no problem -- but you’ll pay extra interest, storage fees and more. One person in four never reclaims their property. If you’re in a position where you must have fast cash and need to deal with a pawn shop, read the fine print on your claim ticket. It should have all your information, plus the specifics of the loan. Like a bank loan or a mortgage, your ticket has to spell out the terms, how much you owe, how much the interest is and when the “note” is due, as well as your identification. If you deal with a pawn shop, do your homework. Call the local Better Business Bureau for complaints. And do NOT lose your claim ticket. David Uffington regrets that he cannot personally answer reader questions, but will incorporate them into his column whenever possible. Send email to columnreply3@gmail.com. (c) 2014 King Features Synd., Inc.
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The Devil’s in the Detail
The Department of Veterans Affairs has issued a Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) to provide transitional housing and support services to veterans with special needs. A $5 million grant will go to 25 organizations (if they reapply for funding) in 11 states to provide housing services to veterans who are women, frail elderly, terminally ill, chronically mentally ill or who care for minor dependents. Eligible programs must provide up to 24 months of housing or services, such as case management, crisis intervention, counseling and so on. The goal, quoting from the news release, is to help “homeless veterans achieve residential stability, increase their skill levels and income, and gain greater selfdetermination.” Sounds great, but the fine print is confusing. A notice in the Federal Register outlines the details. Here are some of the services provided: • Frail elderly are to receive services for safety, opportunities to stay mentally and physically agile, walkers or other necessary devices, and monitoring of medications. • The terminally ill program will help address end of life issues, provide transition and closure actions, and provide legal counsel and pain management. • For the chronically mentally ill, it will help participants engage with the community, facilitate reintegration and ensure opportunities to re-establish relationships with family. • For those who care for minor dependents, the program will provide transportation, offer referrals for child care and ensure health needs are met, especially immunizations. • For women, it will ensure transportation, especially for health and education, and will address safety and security issues. Doing the math, the $5 million could give $200,000 to each organization, if divided evenly ... except the fine print of the Federal Register notice says that $3.5 million is expected to be made available. Where’s the other $1.5 million? Freddy Groves regrets that he cannot personally answer reader questions, but will incorporate them into his column whenever possible. Send email to columnreply2@gmail.com. (c) 2014 King Features Synd., Inc.
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A World of Peas
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While we are one big United States, the vastness and diversity of our country is most obvious in the food we eat. While we all salute the same flag, when it FARMER’S MARKET comes to food, we form smaller, July 17, 2014 4:30-6:30 PM ferociously loyal groups. Our At Sherbon’s Flower Market culinary inheritance was granted WALKER PICKLE DAYS SCHEDULE 2014 FOR THURSDAY & FRIDAY to us by the distinct land that Thursday, July 24th each of us calls home, and the 2:30-6:30 pm – Blood Drive at Sacred Heart Church Hall place where we took our first 7:30 pm - Kiddie Tractor Pull by FFA & Fun at City Park bites. 7:30 pm – Register for Little Miss Sweet & Mr. Dill Contests There are certain foods that are 9:00 pm - Movie in the Park native to a New EnglanderÕs Popcorn, pickles & drinks available for purchase dinner table -- food that for Announce winners for Little Miss Sweet & Mr. Dill Contests decades, even centuries, sustained Friday, July 25th a whole line of Pilgrims -- that 6:00 pm - Food Stand by Sacred Heart Church H & H Fun Rides – Castle Bouncer, Swings, Train, Rock Wall, & Slide someone from Colorado wouldnÕt Bingo by Walker Lions Club and Knights of Columbus consider eating. Historically, there Labybug Concessions (sponsored by WBC) – Featuring Fried Pickles, were many good reasons for that. Popcorn, Drinks, Today, there are even more Kids Games by Walker Lions Club and Knights of Columbus reasons to appreciate the different 7:00 pm - Kids Bags Tournament foods that are common to our - ages 12-18 only – uptown particular part of the continent. – no entry fee Thanks to the farm-to-table 7:00 pm - Preliminary rounds of movement, we are all coming Pickle Eating Contest to understand the true value of 8:00 pm – Turn in entries for eating local, and cooking with Largest, Ugliest, or Longest Cucumber what is available in our area. at Legion If you are a Southerner, you’ve Turn in entries for Pickle probably had more than one Making Contest bowl of Purple Hull peas. They 8:30 pm – “Just Dance” game are a cultivar of a bigger family (X-box/Wii) – of Southern peas, or cow peas. (Kids…bring your dance moves!) Most people have heard of its more popular cousin, the blackeyed pea, even if they’ve never black-eyed peas or crowder peas, thawed spent New Year’s Day boiling up a pot flavored with 2 cups fresh corn kernels or 1 package (10 ounces) a smoked ham hock. In the South, we also enjoy frozen corn, thawed crowder peas, cream peas and the more exotic pink1 1/2 cups fresh lima beans, shelled or 1 1/2 cups eye. Many times, people from this region refer to the frozen lima beans, thawed whole lot of them as Òpeas,’ which someone from the 1 medium green pepper, seeded and chopped North would strongly disagree with. 1 medium onion, chopped It’s all a little confusing, with so many similar types 3 celery ribs, chopped that are each slightly different from the other. 1/3 cup ketchup Especially since all of them are not really peas by 2 tablespoons poultry seasoning botanical definition, but beans. Peas also possess 1 1/2 teaspoons salt all the wonderful qualities of beans as a meatless 1 teaspoon paprika source of protein and daily fiber. 1 teaspoon black pepper It is believed that Southern peas were brought here 1 teaspoon sugar, stevia or honey from Africa and planted by plantation and farm 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper or several dashes of hot owners as food for livestock. That’s how black-eyed sauce, to taste peas became known as cow peas. 1 bay leaf Peas often are a confusing category of varieties that 1 cup sliced fresh or frozen, cut okra only Southerners truly understand. But in deep summer, all of these types of peas are available. In a Dutch oven or large, 5-quart slow cooker, add in Peas are so popular that there are festivals ham hock or smoked turkey wings, tomatoes, fresh celebrating the harvest all over the South. or frozen black-eyed peas, corn, lima beans, green As with so many foods, though, what was once pepper, onion, celery, ketchup, poultry seasoning, scorned is now craved. Folks whoÕve grown up salt, paprika, pepper, sugar, cayenne pepper or hot eating them covet fresh peas, which cook up in no sauce, and bay leaf, and stir to combine. time. But if you canÕt get fresh, then use the ones If using a Dutch oven, bring mixture to boil and in the frozen vegetable section of your grocery. immediately turn heat down to a simmer. Simmer, Whether fresh or frozen, theyÕll be delicious in my uncovered, for 45 minutes. Add okra and simmer, recipe for Southern Succotash. uncovered, for 15 minutes longer. Discard bay leaf before serving. Serves 12-16. SOUTHERN SUCCOTASH If using a slow cooker, cover and cook the mixture on HIGH for 4 to 6 hours. Add in the okra and cook This the perfect recipe to prepare in a slow-cooker! on HIGH for another 20 minutes. Discard bay leaf I love the addition of fresh or frozen okra at the end before serving. Serves 12-16. of the cooking time. If using fresh okra, donÕt cut *** the pods until right before adding them to the pot to Angela Shelf Medearis’ new cookbook is “The Kitchen prevent them from becoming slimy. Diva’s Diabetic Cookbook.” Her website is www.divapro. 1 smoked ham hock (about 1 1/2 pounds) or 1 package of smoked turkey wings (about 1 1/2 pounds) 1 1/2 cups water or low-sodium chicken broth 1 can (28-ounces) diced tomatoes, undrained 2 cups fresh black-eyed peas or 1 (16-ounce) package
com. To see how-to videos, recipes and much, much more, Like Angela Shelf Medearis, The Kitchen Diva! on Facebook and go to Hulu.com. Read Gina Harlow’s blog about food and gardening at www.peachesandprosciutto. com. Recipes may not be reprinted without permission from Angela Shelf Medearis. (c) 2014 King Features Synd., Inc., and Angela Shelf Medearis
BOOKS -- Recommended Reading “The Phantom of Fifth Avenue: The Mysterious Life and Scandalous Death of Heiress Huguette Clark” by Meryl Gordon (Grand Central Publishing, $28) Reviewed by Larry Cox Huguette Clark was raised in the most expensive home in America, inherited a fortune at age 18 and lived be 104, but because she shunned publicity for most of her adult life, little was known about her. Now, after numerous interviews and a treasure trove of more than 70 boxes of archival materials recovered from her living quarters, journalist Meryl Gordon unlocks the mystery that was Huguette Clark. Huguette was born in 1906 in Paris, the daughter of Anna and William Andrews Clark. She was raised in her family’s 121-room Beaux Arts mansion, the largest private residence in Manhattan. During the 1870s, William Clark discovered rich copper veins in Butte, Mont., and his operations soon were producing 8 million pounds of copper each month. He scoffed at the pollution triggered by his mines and even claimed that women appreciated the arsenic in the air in Butte, since it gave their complexions a rosy color. In 1925, Clark died of pneumonia, and 18-yearold Huguette inherited his fortune. One of Clark’s last words of advice to his daughter was not to trust anyone, since she would only be loved for her money. The heiress made her debut in 1926, and despite her father’s warning, married an accountant, but divorced him the following year. The last public photograph of Huguette was taken on her honeymoon. Huguette became eccentric and reclusive during the last half-century of her life. Even though she had several properties, including a 42room apartment on New York’s Fifth Avenue, an oceanside estate in Santa Barbara, Calif., and a 22room mansion in the woods of Connecticut, she checked into Beth Israel hospital in 1991, and remained there for the next two decades. When she died in 2011 at the age of 104, the scramble was on to claim a part of her $300 million estate. (c) 2014 King Features Synd., Inc.
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PUBLIC MEETING All are welcome and invited to attend a presentation by Jim Engle, Director of the Iowa Downtown Resource Center, (Iowa Economic Development Authority), who will be at the Coggon Center on Thursday evening, July 17, to share examples of statewide downtown revitalization projects and introduce available opportunities for Coggon’s downtown district. Mr. Engle’s visit will begin at 5:30 pm with a tour of Main Street Coggon followed by a 90-minute visual presentation in the Coggon Center Meeting Room. The Iowa Downtown Resource Center offers networking and technical assistance to Iowa communities. The feature program of the Iowa Downtown Resource Center is Main Street Iowa, a national downtown revitalization program that assists communities to set up a comprehensive downtown development effort focusing on historic preservation, business development and promotion. DID YOU KNOW? Coggon Dam Mitigation Project
Over 80 people came to the open house on June 19th at the Coggon Center. Representatives from the Iowa DNR, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Linn County Conservation gathered public input about the dam. Consultants from Shive-Hattery and Riverwise Engineering were also available to discuss previous dam projects completed in Iowa and possible mitigation for the dam located in Coggon. Linn County Conservation strongly encourages individuals to share their thoughts by emailing conservation@linncounty.org or calling headquarters at 319-892-6450. A second public meeting will be scheduled for later in the summer.
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PHOTO: Lindsey Lohan HOLLYWOOD -- Lindsey Lohan has done it again! Despite a highly publicized lesbian relationship with Samantha Ronson, we were treated in April to a list of 36 men she allegedly slept with, written on a piece of paper conveniently left behind (to be found?) in a hotel room. Some of the names on the list were this year’s Best Supporting Actor Oscar-winner Jared Leto, Garrett Hedlund, Colin Farrell, Justin Timberlake, Joaquin Phoenix, Ashton Kucher, Oscar-winner Benicio del Toro and Adam Levine. Adam says he never slept with her, and that “She told lies about me with her peopleshe-slept-with list.” James Franco, also on the list, swears he never had sex with her. Of course, this is the same James Franco who bragged in his film “This Is the End” that he had sex with Lindsey Lohan! Some of us still remember when Bill Clinton, then president of the United States, said, “I did not have sexual relations with that woman!” You know there will be more to this story. *** Speaking of Bill Clinton, the Clintons will have their very own musical remembering them to Pershing Square. The upcoming New York Musical Theater Festival will feature the musical “Clinton,” which premiered at the 2012 Edinburgh Festival Fringe and was nominated for best new musical, then played London’s King’s Head Theatre the following year. The show follows “Two Bill Clintons” and Hillary Clinton on a quest to save their presidency, change the nation and prove that “politics is show business for ugly people.” The show is set to run at the Pershing Square Signature Center from July 18-25. *** In 2012, Jennifer Aniston and Ben Kingsley signed on to star in “Convention.” It appears the film was shot in 2013 because photos of Jen were released to the press. Now the film is listed for a 2015 release, which sounds like something has gone terribly wrong. Kingsley co-stars in the upcoming Dec. 19 release of “Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb,” as an Egyptian pharaoh. The film, which began shooting in January, will mark the last film for MGM star Mickey Rooney, who passed away in April. Ben Stiller returns with Robin Williams (again playing Teddy Roosevelt), Owen Wilson, “Downton Abbey’s” Dan Stevens (playing Lancelot), Ricky Gervais and Dick Van Dyke. *** Leonardo DiCaprio’s next film will be “The Revenant,” with “We’re the Millers” Will Poulter, who’ll be seen with Patricia Clarkson in “The Maze Runner” opening Sept. 19. Leo plays a 19th-century fur trapper mauled by a bear, left for dead and then robbed, who survives to exact his revenge. If DiCaprio can pull this off, he deserves an Oscar! It’s set for release in 2015. (c) 2014 King Features Synd., Inc.
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Hawkeye Publishing, L.L.C. www.tidbitpapers.com For Advertising E-mail: russ@tidbitpapers.com or Call (319) 360-3936 Al Fresco Soup and Sandwiches
Prepare a tasty lunch for all ages and eat it outdoors together while the days are sunny and warm. In this menu, melted cheese sandwiches cut in wedges and semi-homemade tomato soup with fresh chunks of ripe tomatoes from the garden taste fresh and satisfying. Serve with watermelon slices, strawberries and other summer fruits for dessert. A cupcake or sea-salt topped brownie makes the al-fresco lunch extra special if there’s a birthday in the house or if you crave something so deliciously sweet. Here are the simple soup and sandwich “comfort food” recipes you can throw together in minutes with your pint-size chefs. Serves 4-6. MELTED-CHEESE SANDWICHES CITRUS-FLAVORED TOMATO SOUP
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1. Empty one large 15.2 ounce can of condensed tomato soup into a saucepan. Fill the can with equal parts orange juice and water, and add to the soup. Stir well and simmer. 2. Ten minutes before serving, add one chopped fresh tomato. Serve in attractive mugs or small bowls garnished with fresh basil. Set on individual plates with meltedcheese sandwiches and fruit.
1. Preheat oven to 350 F. 2. In a small bowl, let your child stir together 1 cup of reduced-fat four-cheese Mexican shredded cheese, 1-2 tablespoons low-fat mayonnaise, 1 chopped scallion and 1 teaspoon fresh thyme (optional, depending on tastes of your children). 3. Lightly butter the cut side of two halved large sandwich rolls, or 1 halved small baguette. Your child may spoon the cheese mixture evenly over the buttered bread and set on a cookie sheet. Bake in oven for
10 minutes or until cheese is bubbly and bread is lightly toasted. Cut into wedges. Alternate idea: Use your favorite bread instead of sandwich rolls or a baguette, and cut bread slices with biscuit cutters or cookie cutters for whimsical sandwich shapes. Follow above steps for melted cheese sandwiches. ***
Donna Erickson’s award-winning series “Donna’s Day” is airing on public television nationwide. To find more of her creative family recipes and activities, visit www.donnasday.com and link to the NEW Donna’s Day Facebook fan page. Her latest book is “Donna Erickson’s Fabulous Funstuff for Families.” (c) 2014 Donna Erickson Distributed by King Features Synd.
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