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TIDBITS® ADMIRES CROWS by Janet Spencer There are about 45 species of the genus Corvus in the world ranging from the European jackdaw which is about the size of a parakeet, to the common raven. Come along with Tidbits as we explore the intelligence of crows! TOOL MAKERS • The New Caledonian crow is one of only a few species on earth – including humans and the chimpanzee – in which all members of all populations routinely make and use tools. They create hooks that are smooth on one side and jagged like a Christmas tree on the other side, the better to scoop insects out of crevices. Other species of crows and ravens also make tools, yet the New Caledonian crow is the most proficient and prolific. • A researcher tried an intelligence test of tying a piece of meat to a string that hung down from a branch. Not only were most crows able to pull the string up inch by inch, securing it under foot, but they also understood that they could not fly off with the morsel. Carrion crows of Scandinavia have been seen tugging on ice-fishing lines and keeping the line secure with their feet in order to steal fish off the hook. • In Japan, crows drop nuts in the path of traffic and wait for the stoplight to change when they can swoop down to collect the cracked nuts. (cont)

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CROWS (cont) • A crow named Betty aced an intelligence test involving a piece of meat inside a small cup inside an enclosure. There was a hole in the enclosure through which a tool could be inserted in order to scoot the cup to a drop off where the meat would tumble out of the cup and the crow could eat it. Although a variety of tools were offered in a range of widths and lengths, Betty chose the tool that was the exactly perfect fit to accomplish the job on 15 out of 20 tries. When given only a raw piece of oak as a tool, she was able to whittle her own tool to accomplish the job. •

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Next she was given the task of retrieving a piece of meat that was in a tiny bucket that had a looped handle. She was required to pick a hooked piece of wire to snag the handle in order to pull the bucket out of a hole in the contraption. She consistently chose the correct length of hooked wire for the job. Furthermore, when she was offered only straight pieces of wire, she picked the right length and then bent it into a hook in spite of never having seen it done before. When wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park, the local crows quickly learned not only to follow them and wait for an opportunistic meal, but to show the wolves where they could find an intact carcass that the crows needed help breaking open. In 1999 a pack of wolves was observed following the lead of a flock of crows who led them to a frozen elk calf carcass that was covered by snow and completely frozen. The crows were able to join in the feast after the wolves opened the carcass. One observer watched as a father and son crow were eating under a blooming magnolia tree. A sister crow arrived and accidentally dislodged a petal, which fell and startled her brother below. She then deliberately grabbed another petal and dropped it on his head, startling him again. (cont)

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Here's a great tip for freezing strawberries: Slip a berry into each section of an ice-cube tray, and then stack trays in the freezer. When frozen, transfer berries to a zipper-top bag and store in the freezer. They won't stick together, and you can just use what you need.

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"Vinegar (1/3 cup) works just as well as rinsing agents in your dishwasher. Simply add it to the wash with your regular dishwasher detergent. It can help with cloudy glassware." -- W.C. in Washington

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"Another great use for a length of nylon stocking, or a knee-high, as we used to call them: Slip over your pet brush and poke the bristles through. Brush your cat or dog as normal. When you're done, you can pull the knee-high stocking right off and all the hair will be caught inside!" -- P.K. in Pennsylvania

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If you have a pickle- or jelly-jar lid that's stuck on, try using the handle end of a butter knife to tap a few indentations around the edges. This can sometimes loosen the seal, making it easier to remove the lid.

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"When you get to the bottom of a bag of chips or a box of crackers, there usually are a lot of crumbs. I save ours in a baggie, then add them to breadcrumbs to bread fish or chicken. They add a lot of flavor, and it's basically free! It's funny, because I see packages of flavored breadcrumbs at the grocery store, and they are pretty expensive." -- R.L. in Virginia

TIDBITS of Kootenai County, Idaho Issue #12 March 21st 2022 CROWS (cont) •

In the majority of bird species, as soon as the chicks fledge, they fly off never to be seen again. But with crows, some species, in some locations, will stay together as a family unit often for years.

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In 2001 in Oklahoma, a crow family drama was observed. A family of crows included a breeding male and female, their 2-year-old son, his two younger brothers who were only one year old, and a one-year-old sister. The mother of the family flock died during the summer. By fall, a new female showed up to take her place. During breeding season, she was courted by not only the dad, but also by the oldest son. After two weeks of wooing, she chose the son. The dad flew off and was not seen again, while the son and his new mate built a nest and raised a brood, with the help of his older siblings.

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It happened that a crow family in a nearby neighborhood fell on hard times. This family unit consisted of a nest of newly hatched chicks, a one-year-old daughter, and the breeding male and female. The daughter was killed by an owl, and the breeding male was killed by a car. That left only the “widow” female to care for a nest full of hungry chicks. At this point the father from the first family of crows showed up and began to help feed the nestlings in spite of the fact that they were not related to him. Once they were fledged, he and the widow crow mated and raised a brood of their own.

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With carrion crows, female chicks tend to leave the nest and fly far afield to start their own families, while male chicks stay behind and hang out with their parents and younger siblings for a year or more before starting their own families, usually establishing their territories quite close to their siblings. Sometimes two brother crows will share a single female mate and they will all raise the chicks together.

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In Switzerland there was a sub-group of crows whose young would fledge and then leave. In Spain there was a sub-group of crows whose young would stick around and help their parents raise the next few batches of chicks. Researchers wondered what would happen if you transplanted the eggs. So they put eggs from the Swiss nests into Spanish nests and visa versa. What happened is that Spanish chicks who grew up with Swiss parents fledged and then flew away. Swiss eggs that hatched in Spanish nests fledged and then stuck around to help raise the next generation. This showed that this particular crow behavior was not genetically programmed into their DNA; it was learned behavior. They acted how other crows around them acted.

By Lucie Winborne • In 2006, an Athens court ordered the worship of the 12 gods of ancient Greece -including Zeus, Hera, Hermes, Athena and others -- to be unbanned. •

Vikings fed their wounded soldiers a strong onion soup to help gauge the depth of a stomach wound. After a few minutes, they would smell the wound and if they could smell the onion soup, they knew the wound was too deep and the soldier could not be saved.

One ornithologist was charged with the responsibility of capturing, banding, and releasing crows on the campus of Cornell University, a place where thousands of people passed by every day. One of the banded crows took such a disliking to the ornithologist for this indignity that any time he walked across campus, the crow would follow after him, harassing him, and getting all his crow buddies to bully him as well. As many as 75 crows would chase him off campus in spite of the fact that most of the crows had never seen him before, had never been captured by him, and picked him out of a huge crowd of students. He started carrying bags of peanuts with him in order to keep the peace.

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The "artificial strawberry flavor" in a McDonald's milkshake is made up of around 45 chemicals.

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"Jeopardy!" contestants stand on adjustable platforms so that they all appear to be the same height on camera.

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On the last Sunday of November in Lopburi, Thailand, an annual Monkey Buffet Festival is held that provides food and drink to more than 2,000 local monkeys, as a thank you for drawing tourists to the town.

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The role of U.S. first lady isn't reserved solely for the president's wife. Historically, some first ladies have included nieces, sisters or daughters-in-law of the sitting president.

One researcher needed to climb a tree to inventory the eggs in a crow’s nest. She heard the mother crow peck, peck, pecking at a branch above her head, and realized too late that the crow was pecking in order to dislodge a pine cone which hit her squarely in the noggin. She was pelted by two more pine cones before her job was complete.

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The word "and" and the ampersand symbol (&) mean different things in movie credits. Two writers' names joined with an ampersand means they collaborated, while "and" means they worked on the script at different times.

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Researchers have discovered that the Fritillaria delavayi plant, which has been used in Chinese traditional medicine for 2,000 years, has evolved camouflage in heavily harvested areas.

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In 1355, a dispute between two students from Oxford University and a local tavern owner over the quality of its wine grew so heated that it resulted in a three-day-long riot, which left 63 students and 30 locals dead.

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Baked Banana Pudding This easy-to-put-together dessert will please kids of all ages. 24 (2 1/2-inch) graham cracker squares 3 cups (3 medium) sliced bananas 2 (4-serving) packages sugar-free vanilla cook-and-serve pudding mix 1 1/3 cups nonfat dry milk powder 2 1/3 cups water 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract 6 egg whites 1 cup Splenda Granulated 1. Heat oven to 325 F. Spray 8-by-12-inch baking dish with butter-flavored cooking spray. Evenly arrange 12 graham cracker squares in baking dish, then 1 1/2 cups banana slices over top. 2. In large saucepan, combine pudding mixes, milk powder and water. Cook over medium heat until mixture thickens and starts to boil, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Spoon half of hot mixture evenly over bananas. Arrange 10 graham cracker squares evenly over hot pudding and remaining 1 1/2 cups banana slices over top. Spoon remaining hot pudding over bananas. 3. In large bowl, beat egg whites with an electric mixer on HIGH until soft peaks form. Add Splenda and remaining 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract. Continue beating on HIGH until stiff peaks form. Spread meringue evenly over top, sealing to edges. Crush remaining 2 graham cracker squares into fine crumbs; sprinkle evenly over meringue. 4. Bake 25 minutes or until meringue is golden. Place baking dish on wire rack; let set for 30 minutes. Refrigerate at least 1 hour. Cut into 8 servings. TIP: A self-seal sandwich bag works great for crushing graham crackers. * Each serving: 210 calories, 2g fat, 10g protein 38g carb., 289mg sodium, 161mg calcium, 2g fiber; Diabetic Exchanges: 1 Starch/Carb., 1 Fruit, 1/2 Fat-Free Milk; Carb Choices: 2 1/2. (c) 2022 King Features Syndicate, Inc.

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TOP 10 MOVIES 1. The Batman (PG-13) Robert Pattison, Zoe Kravitz 2. Uncharted (PG-13) Tom Holland, Mark Wahlberg 3. Dog (PG-13) Channing Tatum, Q'orianka Kilcher 4. Spider-Man: No Way Home (PG-13) Tom Holland, Zendaya 5. Death on the Nile (PG-13) Tom Bateman, Annette Bening 6. Sing 2 (PG) animated 7. Jackass Forever (R) Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O 8. Cyrano (PG-13) Peter Dinklage, Haley Bennett 9. Gangubai Kathiawadi (NR) Alia Bhatt, Shantanu Maheshwari 10. Scream (R) Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox Source: Box Office Mojo (c) 2022 King Features Synd., Inc.

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How to Help Pets Fleeing Ukraine Find Safe Haven DEAR PAW'S CORNER: The tragic war in Ukraine weighs heavily on my mind, as I'm sure it does for many others. And I wonder every day if the people fleeing are able to take their pets. If so, how can I help both pets and their owners coming from Ukraine? -- Gerry A., Utica, New York DEAR GERRY: Animal welfare and humanitarian organizations are actively teaming up as I write this, working to find ways to provide food and shelter to the pets that Ukraine's refugees (now over 2 million and counting) brought with them on their perilous journey to the west. Countries bordering Ukraine -- Czech Republic, Hungary, Lithuania, Poland, Romania and Slovenia -- have temporarily relaxed their restrictions on pets. But many pets need care and foster homes because their owners had to leave them and return to Ukraine to join the fight. While donations to major organizations like the Humane Society will help, you can make the most impact by donating directly to groups that are at the borders right now, setting up pet shelters and providing medical care to pets as they arrive. Unlike some large groups, which take a significant percentage of donations to cover administrative costs, donating directly to smaller organizations means that a much higher percentage of your dollars go directly to food, shelter and medical care (including vaccinations) for Ukraine's animals as they arrive at the borders. A Euronews.green article profiles two groups that are on the ground right now. Go to the site and search for "Ukraine's Pet Refugees" to read about them. And the Belgian-based Eurogroup for Animals lists several more groups that are directly helping animals caught in this upheaval. Go to its website and search for "animal protection organisations-ukraine" to learn more. To check out a registered charity before sending it money, visit www.charitynavigator.org to search by name. Send your tips, comments or questions to ask@pawscorner.com. (c) 2022 King Features Synd., Inc.

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Video On Demand 1. House of Gucci (R) Lady Gaga 2. American Underdog (PG) Zachary Levi 3. Ghostbusters: Afterlife (PG-13) Carrie Coon 4. Encanto (PG) animated 5. King Richard (PG-13) Will Smith 6. Eternals (PG-13) Gemma Chan 7. The King's Man (R) Ralph Fiennes 8. No Time to Die (PG-13) Daniel Craig 9. Dune: Part One (PG-13) Timothee Chalamet 10. Clifford the Big Red Dog (PG) Darby Camp

DVD, Blu-ray Sales 1. Eternals (PG-13) Disney/Marvel 2. The King's Man (R) 20th Century 3. Encanto (PG) Disney 4. Ghostbusters: Afterlife (PG-13) Sony Pictures 5. American Underdog (PG) Lionsgate 6. House of Gucci (R) Universal/MGM 7. Resident Evil: Welcome to Racoon City (R) Sony Pictures 8. The 355 (PG-13) Universal 9. Clifford the Big Red Dog (PG) Paramount 10. Dune: Part One (PG-13) Warner Source: ComScore/MediaPlay News (c) 2022 King Features Synd., Inc.

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By Dr. Holly Carling

YOUR AMAZING LIVER For an organ weighing 3-4 pounds and about 6 inches, our liver is amazing! I like to compare it to the heart – the heart is incredibly complex – with 4 chambers, lots of vasculature, chordae, valves and more, yet it does one thing – it pumps blood. The liver, by contrast looks boring. Uniform in texture and color, simple in anatomy, and incredibly varied in its function. The liver has between 500 to 6,000 functions depending on how the functions are categorized. There are some that say the liver is related to every biological function in the body either directly or immediately indirectly. That’s pretty amazing! To name a few functions: the liver produces bile, an enzyme that breaks down fats in the small intestines and whisks away waste products from the liver at the same time. It converts excess glucose into glycogen for storage for energy and to make available when needed. It regulates blood levels of amino acids (which become proteins). It is responsible for making immune factors and removes bacteria from the blood. It regulates blood clotting, clearance of bilirubin, processes hemoglobin, and detoxifies the body of many end products from biological processes and toxins from our environment. How much more varied can you get? With all this (and tons more), it makes sense to take care of your liver. Fortunately, there are ways to do that. First of all, not coincidentally, mother nature has provided a myriad of herbs that help the liver clear toxins, protect the liver,

or unburden it. While many of these herbs are readily available, and some even in our back yards, it is important to remember that these herbs can cause medications to clear out of your system quicker, which may not be what you want. Judicious use of these herbs is important. The liver also likes “clean” foods. Foods without chemicals, free flowing agents, colorants, preservatives, etc. which the liver has to clear, is preferable. Eating foods with high nutritional content is sound advice no matter which organ you are targeting. Thankfully, the liver was designed to remove the toxins resulting from normal biological processes that our bodies generate. It was also designed to remove certain potential poisons we may encounter in life – that is, life more than a couple of hundred years ago. In a lifetime that wasn’t made up of so many chemicals and toxins in the abundance that they are now. In this lifetime we are continually bombarded with chemicals in such excess that our liver just can’t keep up. To help that, liver cleanses and other purification programs have been developed to help an overwhelmed system by giving it a hand. But not all programs are good, and many may not be appropriate for you individually. It is necessary to have an expert in this arena make thatassessment for you. The liver can do truly amazing things. Sometimes it needs help. How are you loving your amazing liver?

Dr. Holly Carling is a Doctor of Oriental Medicine, Licensed Acupuncturist, Doctor of Naturopathy, Clinical Nutritionist and Master Herbologist with over four decades of experience. Dr. Carling is a “Health Detective,” she looks beyond your symptom picture and investigates WHY you are experiencing your symptoms in the first place. Dr. Carling is currently accepting new patients and offers natural health care services and whole food nutritional supplements in her Coeur d’ Alene clinic. Visit Dr. Carling’s website at www.vitalhealthcda.com to learn more about Dr. Carling, view a list of upcoming health classes and read other informative articles. Dr. Carling can be reached at 208-765-1994 and would be happy to answer any questions regarding this topic.

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VA Proposes Changes Disability Ratings

If you have a Department of Veterans Affairsrated disability, heads up. They're proposing changes to the schedule for disabilities for auditory, respiratory and mental disorders. If you receive compensation for one of those service-connected conditions, your rating won't change. The reason for changing the schedule, they say, is to "incorporate modern medical data and terminology" so veterans can receive more accurate and consistent decisions. Ratings will be based on "the most current medical knowledge" for the condition. Some of the proposed changes are: -- Looking at tinnitus as a symptom of an underlying disease instead of a stand-alone disability. -- Modernizing the rating criteria for sleep apnea and how it impacts earning capacity. -- Evaluating mental-health conditions in terms of interpersonal relationships, life activities, self-care and cognition. It's proposed that the criteria include a 10% minimum and won't require "total occupational and social impairment" to reach 100%. -- No current ratings will change, they say. If they're finalized, veterans can apply for increased compensation. There won't be any reduction in compensation unless there's an improvement in the disability. If you want to read more, see the Federal Register where the document has to be open for comment for 60 days. Go to www.federalregister.gov and search for "FR Doc. 2022-02049" for two of the disorders, and "FR Doc. 2022-02051" for the third one. Be sure to look through the public comments. A vast majority have to do with sleep apnea and its daily life impact, including earnings. What concerns me at first glance is that there's a lot of removing subparagraphs, combining other disability aspects, renaming headings, adding section notes and reorganizing the various sections. How, one wonders, are the ratings personnel supposed to do a realistic evaluation of impairment? Even ratings clerks who have a lot of experience are going to be starting all over again in learning the system. (c) 2022 King Features Synd., Inc.

1. Name the singer who wrote and released "Give Me One Reason." 2. What was the full title of the James Brown song "Hot Pants"? 3. What was John Denver's first No. 1 hit? 4. Who released "Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)" and when? 5. Name the song that contains this lyric: "I still see her standing by the water, Standing there lookin' out to sea, And is she waiting there for me?"

Answers 1. Tracy Chapman. She performed the song during a 1988 tour but didn't release it until 1995. The song netted her the Grammy for Best Rock Song in 1997 and is still her biggest U.S. hit. 2. "Hot Pants (She Got to Use What She Got to Get What She Wants)," released in 1971. Side A contained "Hot Pants" part 1, with parts 2 and 3 on side B. 3. "Sunshine on My Shoulders," originally on the "Poems, Prayers & Promises" album in 1971. As a single, it slowly climbed to the top of the charts in 1974. 4. John Lennon, in 1970. 5. "Galveston," by Glen Campbell in 1969. Writer Jimmy Webb's original version was an anti-war song, while Campbell's revised charttopping version was more upbeat and patriotic. Campbell wore a military outfit in the video. (c) 2022 King Features Syndicate

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1. GEOGRAPHY: Where is the Adriatic Sea located? 2. MEASUREMENTS: How many centimeters are equivalent to 100 inches? 3. MOVIES: Who was the famous person portrayed in the movie "The Aviator"? 4. FOOD & DRINK: When did the first self-serve grocery store open? 5. FAMOUS QUOTES: Which 19th century author once wrote, "It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade"? 6. TELEVISION: Frank Costanza was the dad in which 1990s TV comedy show? 7. LITERATURE: Sir Walter Scott wrote novels about which country? 8. ART: What kind of stone did the Renaissance artist Michelangelo like using in his sculptures? 9. ADVERTISING SLOGANS: What product did the "Most Interesting Man in the World" advertise on TV? 10. ANIMAL KINGDOM: What unique sense do butterflies have in their feet? Answers 1. Between the Italian and Balkan peninsulas 2. 254 centimeters 3. Howard Hughes (by actor Leonardo DiCaprio) 4. 1916, Piggly Wiggly store in Memphis, Tennessee 5. Charles Dickens 6. "Seinfeld" 7. Scotland 8. Marble 9. Dos Equis beer 10. Taste (c) 2022 King Features Synd., Inc.

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On April 3, 1776, the Continental Congress, lacking sufficient funds to build a strong navy, gives privateers permission to attack all British ships. Any goods captured by the privateer were divided between the ship's owner and the government. On March 28, 1814, the funeral of Guillotin, the inventor and namesake of the infamous execution device, takes place outside of Paris. Guillotin had built the guillotine to show the intellectual and social progress of the Revolution; by killing aristocrats and journeymen in the same way, equality in death was ensured. On March 30, 1820, Anna Sewell, author of "Black Beauty," is born. "Black Beauty," the first significant children's story in the English language to focus on animal characters, established the precedent for countless other works. The story, narrated by the horse, showed Black Beauty's progression through a series of increasingly cruel owners. On April 2, 1863, responding to acute food shortages, hundreds of angry women riot in Richmond, Virginia, demanding that the government release emergency supplies, breaking windows and looting stores. Confederate President Jefferson Davis threw his pocket change at them from the top of a wagon. On March 31, 1959, the Dalai Lama, fleeing the Chinese suppression of a national uprising in Tibet, crosses into India, where he is granted political asylum. With the beginning of the Cultural Revolution in China, suppression of Tibetan Buddhism escalated, and practice of the religion was banned and thousands of monasteries were destroyed. * On April 1, 1963, the ABC television network airs the premiere episode of the daytime drama "General Hospital." The enduring soap opera would become the longest-running serial program produced in Hollywood.

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How Well Do You Know Your iPhone? Did you know there is a flashlight on your iPhone? I just found mine. Courtesy of BoomerTECH Adventures online, I've not only learned that there is a flashlight, but how to access it. BoomerTECH Adventures is a website aimed at seniors (although I don't know why it wouldn't appeal to anybody with an Apple device) who want to expand how they use their iPhone, iPad or Mac computer and learn about all the features. Right on the home page of the website (as of this writing) is a free video about turning slides into digital images and a free video about how to change the email password on your iPad. In addition, there is a link to its blog covering a wide variety of Apple device-related topics. Not all the videos are free, however. There are full courses, such as the Introduction to iPhone Basics ($30), which includes four videos and a course booklet. There is Introduction to Zoom Basics, wherein you can learn how to have those video calls with your family ($30). This one consists of eight videos that cover everything you need to know from setting it up to how to have appropriate lighting. Maximizing Your iPad's Potential is a $30 course that covers over a dozen areas and iPad topics, such as basic navigation, personalizing the look and making folders, communicating with messages and video, using the camera, editing photos and much more. Mac computer owners aren't left out -- there is an Introduction to Mac Basics ($30) course. BoomerTECH Adventures was started by a trio of educators, all of them seniors, which means they know we learn new things in different ways at different paces. If you have an Apple iPhone and want to know how to do more than place a call, check BoomerTECH Adventures (www.boomertechadventures.com). (c) 2022 King Features Synd., Inc.

The Lodge at Riverside Harbor in Post Falls, and The Lodge at Fairway Forest in Coeur d’Alene are lovingly referred to as “homes”. Homes with hearts that beat for their local communities. Our residents, our caregivers, our owners, our families have a long history of putting their shoulders to the wheel to volunteer in our community. The benefits to givers and receivers of community service are widely known. “Perhaps the first and biggest benefit people get from volunteering is the satisfaction of incorporating service into their lives and making a difference in their community and country. The intangible benefits alone—such as pride, satisfaction, and accomplishment—are worthwhile reasons to serve.” ( w w w. n a t i o n a l s e r v i c e . g o v / s e r v e - y o u rcommunity/benefits-volunteering) We had quite the Christmas of giving as our residents made hundreds of free bookmarks for children accessing our public libraries. Last fall we sent letters of appreciation to our military serving overseas. Our Valentine’s Day party was one to remember! We chair committees raising funds for causes such as a cure for Alzheimer’s disease. We serve in our churches, our

chambers, our 4H, and more!! Yes, our hearts beat strong for our community!! We would like to join our circle of caregivers in one of our homes, please contact Linda at 208755-3637 or linda@lodgeliving.net. We even have gorgeous onsite studio apartments which include meals and all utilities as a part of our employment package. And, we are delighted to schedule around school commitments for our employees who are reaching ever upward. Call us!!

Linda Davis Director of building relationships. 208.457.3403 www.LodgeLiving.net

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ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Put your restlessness to good use by indulging the Arian love of exploring new places and seeking new challenges. There also could be a new romance waiting to be "discovered." TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) A surprise message from someone in your past could lead to a long-awaited reunion with a once-close friend. Also, look for a workplace problem to be resolved in your favor. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Your selfconfidence is rising, and that should be a significant factor in helping you adjust to a new social situation, as well as adjusting to a series of changes in the workplace. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Turnabout could be lots of fun when someone who previously accepted your tender, loving care without question now suggests that he or she wants to start taking care of you. LEO (July 23 to August 22) Put the lessons you learned from past disappointments to work in planning your future. The way ahead opens to opportunities "purrfectly" suited to the adventurous Lion. VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) This is a good time to renew contacts with family members and/or old friends who somehow slipped off your personal viewing screen in recent years. Travel also is favored. LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) Most problems surrounding that recent personal situation have been resolved, and that means you should move on to other things that are important to you. SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) Spend this weekend recharging your physical and spiritual energies. When you return to your workaday world, you'll be ready to take on that new project. SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) Be careful how you advise a troubled friend. Even your wise counsel could be misunderstood. Better to suggest that he or she seek professional help. CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) Family problems once again dominate and, once again, everyone seeks your guidance in these matters. Later, you can indulge in some muchneeded relaxation. AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) Some mixed signals create confusion in the workplace. Best advice: Ask for explanations before you attempt to deal with any of these matters on your own. PISCES (February 19 to March 20) A patch of roiling water in the workplace could be threatening, but stay the course and you'll soon be clear of it. Then go out and have a great time with loved ones. BORN THIS WEEK: Your extraordinary leadership qualities mark you as someone people can turn to for guidance in difficult situations. (c) 2022 King Features Synd., Inc.

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