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TIDBITS® CELEBRATES THE GRAMMY AWARDS

by Kathy Wolfe The 2020 Grammy Awards are scheduled for January 26, and Tidbits is gathering the facts on this event honoring achievements in the music industry.

• The name for the award has its origins in the old phonograph known as the gramophone.

The award was actually called the Gramophone Award at first. Inventor Emile Berliner received U.S. patent #372,786 in November of 1887 for a device that recorded four minutes of sound on an 11-inch (28 cm) glass disc at 30 rpm. He established the United States Gramophone Company in 1893, and by the following year had sold 1,000 machines and 25,000 records, discs that sold for 60 cents each.

• The Grammy Award trophy is a miniature gilded gramophone. The trophies are hand-made and assembled by Billings Artworks in Ridgway, Colorado. Owner John Billings was 12 years old and living two houses away from the original Grammy trophy mold-maker, Bob Graves, when he observed the creation of the first trophy in Graves’ garage in 1958. Billings began a seven-year apprenticeship with Graves in 1976, and upon Graves’ death in 1983, Billings bought the business. turn the page for more!

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TIDBITS of Kootenai County, Idaho Issue #4 Jan. 20th 2020 THE GRAMMY AWARDS (continued): • John Billings devised a custom zinc alloy he called grammium, of which he uses about 6,000 lbs. (2,721 kg) a year to create the Grammys. It takes about 15 hours to produce each of the five-pound (2.27 kg) awards in Billings’ 2,000-square-foot studio. Each award is cast from three different molds – the base, the gramophone cabinet, and the tone arm. After casting, the cabinet and arm are plated in 24-karat gold.

• The trophy that each artist receives at the televised broadcast is actually a “stunt” Grammy that is re-used each year. Because the winners aren’t known at the time of production, after the announcement of the winners, Billings and his crew engrave the brass plates (including a unique serial number for authenticity), and affix to the base of the actual trophies. The awards are then boxed and personally hand-delivered to Los Angeles by John Billings.

• The first Awards ceremony was held in 1959, recognizing performers from 1958 in 28 different categories. The big winners that year with three awards apiece were Ella Fitzgerald and Ross Bagdasarian. Bagdasarian, also known as David Seville, was the creator of Alvin & The Chipmunks, who captured those awards for “Christmas, Don’t Be Late.” Other winners included Frank Sinatra, Perry Como, Peggy Lee, and Count Basie.

• The second Awards ceremony was the first to be presented on television, although not as a live program. In fact, the Grammys were not aired live until 1971. Bobby Darin was the Best New Artist of 1959 at the second ceremony, as well as winning Record of the Year with “Mack the Knife.” Frank Sinatra took Album of the Year.

Ray Charles was the big winner the following year, collecting four awards.

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* To extend the shelf life of your bunch of bananas, try wrapping the stem tightly with a piece of plastic wrap. They also can be kept in the refrigerator if you don’t mind cold bananas, like when you are slicing them into cereal or using them in a smoothie. The skins may brown, but the inside will not overripen to match. * “If you have extra books hanging around, why not contact your local nursing homes to see if anyone would like some new reading material?”

-- T. in South Carolina * H.W. in Massachusetts writes: “I use a bathroom chair in my tub and always wash the exterior. One day, a tip came off one of the legs and when I turned it over to replace it, I was horrified to see black mold underneath. I sprayed it with cleaner and it cleaned up perfectly. Please offer this tip to my fellow senior citizens. Mold is really bad.” * Energy saving tip for the kitchen: Use pots and pans that are the correct size for the burner.

There’s no sense in using the big burner for a small pot, and a small burner will have to work twice as long to heat up a large pot of water. Also make sure your pots are flat (not warped) and clean, so heat can transfer more efficiently. * “Many people have resolutions to eat healthier or to get more exercise. Why not connect with friends to be accountable to one another? You can cook together so that you will have healthy options for meals and snacks, and even if you cannot walk or go to the gym together, you can check in with each other a few times a week to make sure the person hasn’t fallen off the wagon.

Be an encourager!” -- F.L. in Oregon Send your tips to Now Here’s a Tip, 628 Virginia Drive, Orlando, FL 32803. (c) 2020 King Features Synd., Inc.

TIDBITS of Kootenai County, Idaho Issue #4 Jan. 20th 2020 THE GRAMMY AWARDS (continued): • Every year, the Recording Academy receives more than 20,000 entries to be considered for a Grammy. If a recording meets all of the eligibility requirements, it is then voted on by the Academy’s voting members, with those votes resulting in the nominations. Voting members must not be swayed by the entry’s success on the charts, sales, or personal friendships. Voters are those who have been credited on at least six commercially-released tracks, and include vocalists, conductors, songwriters, composers, producers, arrangers, and others involved in a release. Media companies are not allowed to vote.

• From the initial 28 awards, the total has grown to 30 fields with 84 categories within those fields.

To be eligible for this year’s awards, the recording must be released anytime from October 1, 2018 to August 31, 2019.

• The Grammy’s definition of Best New Artist is a performer whose first recording establishes his/her public identity. There is also the honor of “The Big Four,” when an artist wins Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best New Artist. Only one performer in Grammy history has captured the Big Four in a single year, Christopher Cross, who accomplished the feat in 1981. The singer Adele has also won the Big Four, although not in same year.

• There’s a difference between Record of the Year and Song of the Year. Record of the Year recognizes the artist, the producer, recording engineers, and sound mixers, while Song of the Year honors the songwriter.

• You’ve probably never heard of the Grammy record-holder with the most awards. Nominated 74 times, Sir Georg Solti, who was conductor of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for 22 years, won 31 Grammys, more than any other recording artist in any category. Jazz legend Quincy Jones has had more nominations than any other artist, with 80, winning 28 of those awards.

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® of Idaho TIDBITS of Kootenai Issue #4 Jan. 20th 2020 TidbitsCounty, Dallas County THE GRAMMY AWARDS (continued): • The honor of the most Grammys by a female artist belongs to bluegrass singer and fiddler Alison Krauss, who has captured 27 awards from her 42 nominations. Her first award was in 1990 for the Best Bluegrass Recording for “I’ve Got That Old Feeling,” but perhaps her best-known achievement was her music for the 2000 film O Brother, Where Art Thou?,” which earned the Album of the Year.

• In 1984, Michael Jackson set a record for the most wins in a single night, with eight trophies, knocking out the previous record-holder, Paul Simon, who had seven wins in 1971. The group Santana tied Jackson’s record in 2000. Only eight artists have won six or more Grammys in one night, including Adele, Eric Clapton, and Beyonce.

• Stevland Hardaway Judkins, better known as Stevie Wonder, won 14 Grammy Awards between 1974 and 1977. His total to date is 25 wins from 74 nominations. Wonder is one of just three artists in Grammy history to have won Album of the Year three times. The other two are Paul Simon and Frank Sinatra.

• In 1990, the duo Milli Vanilli became the first artists to be stripped of their Grammys. Fab Morvan and Rob Pilatus had achieved international fame for their 1989 album “Girl, You Know It’s True,” and were awarded the Grammy for Best New Artist. However, it was soon learned that the pair did not sing any of the vocals on the recordings. They did attempt a comeback as Rob & Fab, but after the scandal, success was hard to find.

• Although Elvis was the king of rock and roll and was nominated several times in that category, he never received a Grammy for that genre.

He was awarded three Grammys for his gospel music in 1967, 1972, and 1974. Elvis never attended a Grammy Awards ceremony.

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* It was Nigerian poet and novelist Ben Okri who made the following sage observation: “Beware of the stories you read or tell; subtly, at night, beneath the waters of consciousness, they are altering your world.” * Romans thought that roses could prevent drunkenness. * The neon sign was invented in France in 1910, but the first one didn’t come to the United States until 1923. That was the year a car dealership in Los Angeles put up two brightly lit “Packard” signs. The novelties literally stopped traffic in the streets. * Those who study such things say that China gets more earthquakes than any other country. * Medical specialists say that the true definition of an insomniac is someone who wants to go to sleep but can’t. If you can’t go to sleep but aren’t really trying anyway, the term doesn’t apply to you. * Pure water doesn’t conduct electricity; in fact, it’s an insulator. It’s the impurities in water that conduct electricity -- making it a bad idea to use a hair dryer in the shower. There are underground lakes so pure that you can safely change a light bulb in them. * The old Pony Express has been romanticized in modern times, but it’s rarely pointed out that it was a financial failure. The mail delivery service actually lost an average of $13 for every item it carried. * According to a number of psychological surveys and studies, men have more friends early in life, while women have more friends when they’re older. * All tortoises are turtles, but not all turtles are tortoises.

Thought for the Day: “When you’re traveling, you are what you are right there and then. People don’t have your past to hold against you. No yesterdays on the road.” -- William Least HeatMoon (c) 2020 King Features Synd., Inc.

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* On Jan. 31, 1606, at Westminster in London, Guy Fawkes, a conspirator in the plot to blow up the British Parliament building, jumps to his death before his execution for treason. On Nov. 5, 1605, Fawkes had been found lurking in a cellar of Parliament with two tons of gunpowder. * On Feb. 1, 1781, the Articles of Confederation are finally ratified. The Articles had been signed

by Congress and sent to the individual states on Nov. 15, 1777, but bickering between Virginia and Maryland delayed final ratification for almost four years. * On Feb. 2, 1887, Groundhog Day, featuring a rodent meteorologist, is celebrated for the first time at Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. According to tradition, if a groundhog comes out of its hole on this day and sees its shadow, it gets scared and runs back into its burrow, predicting six more weeks of winter weather. * On Jan. 30, 1933, Adolf Hitler, leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party (or Nazi Party), is named chancellor (Fuehrer) of Germany. Hitler immediately ordered a rapid expansion of the state police, the Gestapo. * On Jan. 27, 1943, future President Ronald Reagan, an Army Air Corps first lieutenant during World War II, is on assignment with the Army’s First Motion Picture Unit. He had been tapped to star in a motion picture called “Air Force.” * On Jan. 28, 1964, the U.S. State Department angrily accuses the Soviet Union of shooting down an American jet that strayed into East German airspace, killing three U.S. officers aboard the plane. The Soviets said the flight was a “gross provocation.” * On Jan. 29, 1977, “Roots,” a groundbreaking television program, premieres on ABC. The eight-episode miniseries, which aired on consecutive nights, follows a family from West Africa through generations of slavery and the end of the Civil War. (c) 2020 Hearst Communications, Inc. All Rights Reserved

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By Dr. Holly Carling

DIGESTIVE MISCONCEPTIONS

Our homes are being flooded with pharmaceutical propaganda, encouraging the listener, viewer or reader to buy these drugs. With images of joyful, skinny, perfect people with lives full of laughter and a spring in their step, they lure us into believing if we take their medications that our lives will also be perfect and nothing but fun.

That’s rarely the case.

When it comes to medications we have to weigh the risks with the benefits. For example, acid-reducing medications basically incapacitate your digestive system. With the false premise that all acid is bad, they give medications to soak up the “excess” acids or stop the body from producing them in the first place. But not all acid is bad. We naturally have acid enzymes – we’re supposed to! However, our own acid enzymes do not damage the stomach lining. The stomach lining is intended to withstand the harshness of that kind of an acid environment. However, a deficiency of acid enzymes causes the food to ferment in your stomach, resulting in the release of organic enzymes, which cause the problems. The answer to heart burn and reflux isn’t in preventing the body from making acid enzymes, but encouraging it to make the appropriate amount.

While very occasionally it is appropriate to take medications, it is better to figure out WHY the body isn’t doing its job in the first place. There are multiple reasons why people have digestive disorders.

The good news is that they don’t have to resort to medications or surgery to manage the symptoms.

Every organ in the body is dependent upon minerals to function. Without minerals, function is altered. The acid- reducing medications prevent you from digesting properly, and especially the minerals are compromised. This means that your health starts to go downhill. Joints start to ache, fatigue becomes a normal part of your life, allergies kick in and a whole myriad of health issues worsen – but the heartburn is gone! We’ve traded one simple digestive issue for a myriad of other health conditions that may not be as easy to treat.

We’ve traded poor health for worse health. What have we gained?

Of course to get well it takes work. You have to work on your stress levels whenever possible, you have to improve your diet, and you can’t eat things that worsen your condition. You have to take personal responsibility for getting well. That could include seeing some natural medicine practitioners, such as acupuncturists.

Acupuncture is one of the most effective ways of overcoming digestive disorders that I have ever experienced.

Acupuncture restores function. It reduces inflammation and stimulates the healing process. Along with good nutritional and herbal recommendations you can eliminate your digestive problems, not just manage them. Because it works to heal, not just mask the symptom, if you continue to follow the good advice after your care is through, you can expect your symptoms to stay gone forever.

Dr. Holly Carling is a Doctor of Oriental Medicine, Licensed Acupuncturist, Doctor of Naturopathy, Clinical Nutritionist and Master Herbologist with over three decades of experience. 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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Why Can’t His Husky Handle Weather 2020 Honor Flights Starting Cold DEAR PAW’S CORNER: My dog “Jackson” is part Husky, a big dog with lots of fur. When I Up Soon Last year the Honor Flights Network took 21,000 World War II, Korean War and Vietnam War era veterans from around the country aboard flights to Washington, D.C. Over the years, non-profit HFN has taken over 200,000 veterans on these flights to see the memorials dedicated to them in the nation’s capital. Because of donations, the veterans themselves paid nothing for their trips.

The 2020 season will be starting in a few months.

Are you able to go as a volunteer escort to help three veterans for one day? Can you host a fundraiser or donate money? With over 20,000 veterans on a wait list for a trip, volunteers and donations are the most crucial at this point. Your first step is to look at the Honor Flight Network website at www.honorflight.org.

Click on Hubs/Flights and find the black dot closest to you. All but five states have hubs with a total of 140 locations. Click on a dot and you’ll find contact information. Click on the website link for your hub. You’ll learn about the local group: fundraisers, links to refer a veteran and more.

If you’re a veteran who wants to go alone or with your family, you can go solo and meet up with the larger group in Washington, D.C., if you can secure your own funding and transportation. Another program is the Southwest Lone Eagle, for veterans who have been on the waiting list for more than one year and do not live within 120 miles of a hub. For veterans with a terminal illness, there is the TLC programs, meaning Their Last Chance.

For more information, or if there isn’t a hub in your state, call Honor Flight at 937-521-2400.

Note to veterans: use of a wheelchair or oxygen are not obstacles to going on one of these trips. (c) 2020 King Features Synd., Inc.

put him outside in the backyard on a snowy day, he comes right back and whines to be let inside.

I thought Huskies could handle cold weather.

What’s wrong with him? -- Dan in Springfield, Massachusetts DEAR DAN: Jackson may have descended partly from Huskies, but he’s an indoor dog. He was raised to live in a house with humans, and from puppyhood he was acclimated to the comfortable temperatures inside a house.

It’s not uncommon for some owners to think that because their big, furry dogs are more comfortable in the fall and winter than in the warmer months, that those dogs can handle cold, wet or snowy conditions. This isn’t true at all -- unless those dogs are trained for outdoor tasks like herding, hunting or sporting.

Sled dogs, for example, are carefully acclimated to the extreme cold climate that they work in.

They’re not house pets that live indoors. Even so, their owners watch those dogs constantly to make sure they don’t show signs of hypothermia, that they’re eating food that will give them the energy to keep warm, and so on.

When the temperature drops below 40 F, dogs of all sizes begin to feel uncomfortable after a short time outside. Below 30 F, owners should stay with their dogs outside and take them in if they begin to shiver or whine.

So forgive Jackson for complaining, and let him in. When a Husky doesn’t like being outside, it’s just plain cold.

Send your comments, questions or tips to ask@ pawscorner.com. (c) 2020 King Features Synd., Inc.

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PHOTO: Joaquin Phoenix in “Joker” Photo Credit: Warner Bros.

“Joker” (R) -- The Joker, the notorious comicbook foil to Batman, has been portrayed as overthe-top and deranged, but never quite like this.

Director and writer Todd Phillips throws the past out the door in favor of a deeper, more personal look into the character’s origin story. Arthur Fleck is a clown by day, aspiring comic by night, besieged by inner demons, off his meds and living with an equally delusional mother, as we follow his metamorphosis from victim to iconic villain. Whether you see this as a controversial statement on race relations or the exertions of politics on mental health care, the story is raw, disturbing and sad -- and Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker is hard to look away from.

“The Lighthouse” (R) -- Insanity’s siren call takes over two lighthouse workers on a remote New England coast in acclaimed director Robert Eggers’ (“The Witch”) stylized psychological torturer “The Lighthouse.” Veteran tender Thomas Wake (Willem Dafoe) is joined by new wick man Ephraim Winslow (Robert Pattinson) for a four-week tour of duty. As the hours stretch into days and then into weeks, the close quarters and quirks of the two men create a suffocating maelstrom that threatens to erupt as the pair is doubly cut off from civilization by a storm. The film is shot in a deep, rich black and white with a dizzying vintage feel, and both leads pull off superb performances.

“A Million Little Pieces” (R) -- A collection of great anecdotes does not always a linear story make, and that’s the case with “A Million Little Pieces.” It’s based on the novel of the same name by author James Frey, which is a haphazard memoir of the personalities encountered during Frey’s stay in rehab. Directed by Sam TaylorJohnson with husband Aaron in the lead role as Frey, the story picks up with Frey being sent to rehab by his brother (Charlie Hunnam). Through detox and therapy, he makes connections with the fellow residents -- crime boss Leonard (Billy Bob Thornton) and an illicit love interest (Odessa Young) among them.

“Crown Vic” (R) -- I love a good cop flick, and I’m not alone. There’s something so watchable about a veteran cop breaking in the new guy in the middle of a tense situation on the streets.

There’s a reason it’s a formula. What writer-director Joel Souza gives us is just that: Thomas Jane is in the veteran role as Ray Mandel, and Luke Kleintank turns in a respectable performance as rookie beat-cop Nick Holland. The tense situation is a couple of cop killers and a missing child. If you’ve exhausted other options and are in the mood to hold the thin blue line, give “Crown Vic” a tour around the neighborhood.

NEW TV RELEASES “Big Little Lies” Season 2 “Paradise Hills” “The Cry: Series 1” “Pinkalicious and Peterrific: A Pinkatastic Valentine’s Day!” (c) 2020 King Features Synd., Inc.

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Elders often say they want to stay in their own homes.

By Matilda Charles

Deciding Where to Retire

Bankrate’s study of the best and worst states for retirement pegs Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, South Dakota and Florida as the top five. It’s easy to just take a list such as this and call the movers, but it’s the details that matter.

All 50 states in the study were ranked in terms of affordability, crime, culture, weather and wellness. Nebraska, at the top of the list, had a rating of only 14 for affordability but did well on the other criteria.

Missouri, third on the list, was No. 1 for affordability, but only average or below average ratings on the other benchmarks.

Kentucky, at No. 6, came in at a respectable 9 for both affordability and crime. Its downfall was culture, which rated only a 46.

At the bottom of the list, while New York scored very high for culture, it had the worst affordability rating.

So, how to decide where to retire? Not with a list like this. To pinpoint a location where you’ll be happy in retirement, you need to get to know the area in person. Go there. Stay as long as you can, at least through a vacation. Make contacts.

Call real estate agents and tour homes to see what you can get in your price range. Contact the medical center and see if they have what you need. (Check Hospital Compare on medicare. gov.) Read the local newspaper.

Visit the police department and ask about crime, as opposed to believing a study. Check the nearest college for senior classes. Drive around and look for depressed areas. Is there a senior center with interesting activities?

Do the math. Can you afford your new location?

Are there part-time work options if you need more money?

Deciding where to retire really does mean visiting the location and doing your homework. (c) 2020 King Features Synd., Inc.

They’ve lived there for decades and see no reason to move. However, many times their neighborhoods have changed so much that they are no longer safe. Even if the neighborhoods are safe, many of the old neighbors have died or moved away, and the elders become isolated. Many times a move to assisted living can give elders a new lease on life.

Older homes that seniors hang onto often have bathrooms and bedrooms on a second floor. I’ve seen seniors sleep on the living room couch because they don’t want to make the trip up the stairs to go to bed. This is often unhealthy for their bodies, and if the only bathroom is up a long flight of stairs, they still must climb. Stairs are not only an obstacle because of the energy it takes to climb them, they present a real hazard when it comes to falls.

Change can be hard for anyone and elders are often reluctant to change the way things have always been. Decades of their lives may be tied to the home they live in, and the idea of moving away is terrifying, so they insist what they have is what they want. But the old home isn’t necessarily the best place for them.

Family members or caregivers need to move slowly and with compassion when they try to convince an elder to move from the family home. However, once the adjustment is made, many elders are thrilled with the change. Why? Here are five reasons.

Safety. Assisted living centers are set up to provide a safe, comfortable environment for elders…

Meals. Appetites can diminish as we age, plus many people don’t enjoy eating alone… In assisted living, meals are provided and they often offer many choices of food. But the biggest plus may be that people have company for their meals…

Transportation. …they can generally arrange transportation for seniors who need to get to clinic appointments…

Less worry. …In assisted living, they don’t have to worry about repair responsibilities. If something doesn’t work properly, they or a loved one can alert the administration and the problem should be fixed Socialization. Socialization is perhaps the most important reason why many people who insist that they will hate assisted living end up thriving… In assisted living, even those who swore they’d hate it often find, once they adjust, that they again enjoy the company of peers. They play cards, listen to music, exercise, have snacks, go to community events and have people come in to entertain them… (by Carol Bradley Bursack, Editor-in-Chief, “Elder Care Link”.)

Contact Linda Davis, 208-755-3637 for a tour when the time is right for your loved one and for your family.

Linda Davis Director of building relationships.

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Top 10 Video On Demand 1. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (R) Leonardo DiCaprio 2. Hustlers (R) Constance Wu 3. Rambo: Last Blood (R) Sylvester Stallone 4. Ad Astra (PG-13) Brad Pitt 5. Judy (PG-13) Renee Zellweger 6. Downton Abbey (PG) Maggie Smith 7. Home Alone (PG) Macaulay Culkin 8. It: Chapter Two (R) Jessica Chastain 9. Abominable (PG) animated 10. Angel Has Fallen (R) Gerald Butler Top 10 DVD, Blu-ray Sales 1. Rambo: Last Blood (R) Lionsgate 2. Downton Abbey (PG) Universal 3. Abominable (PG) Universal/Dreamworks 4. It: Chapter Two (R) Warner Bros.

5. Overcomer (PG) Sony Pictures 6. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (R) Sony Pictures 7. Toy Story 4 (G) Disney 8. National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (PG13) Warner Bros.

9. Ad Astra (PG-13) FOX 10. Elf (PG) Warner Bros.

Sources: comScore/Media Play News (c) 2020 King Features Synd., Inc.

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ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Use that Arian charm to help make a difficult workplace transition easier for everyone. News about a longawaited decision can be confusing. Don’t jump to conclusions.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Although you might well be tempted to be more extravagant than you should be at this time, I’m betting you’ll let your sensible Bovine instinct guide you toward moderation.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) An opportunity for travel could come with some problems regarding travel companions and other matters. So be sure you read all the fine print before you start packing.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Make an effort to complete your usual workplace tasks before volunteering for extra duty. Scrambling to catch up later on could create some resentment among your colleagues.

LEO (July 23 to August 22) A financial matter could have you rethinking your current spending plans. You might want to recheck your budget to see where you can cut back on expenses until the situation improves.

VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) One way to make your case for that promotion you’ve been hoping for might be to put your planning skills to work in helping to shape up a project that got out of hand. Good luck.

LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) Be careful about “experts” who have no solid business background. Instead, seek advice on enhancing your business prospects from bona fide sources with good success records.

SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) Standing up to support a colleague’s viewpoint -- even if it’s unpopular -- can be difficult if you feel outnumbered. But you’ll win plaudits for your honesty and courage.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) While progress continues on resolving that recurring problem, you might feel it’s taking too long. But these things always need to develop at their own pace. Be patient.

CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) Someone close to you might have a financial problem and seek your advice. If you do decide to get involved, insist on seeing everything that might be relevant to this situation.

AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) A personal matter takes an interesting turn. The question is, do you want to follow the new path or take time out to reconsider the change? Think this through before deciding.

PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Moving into a new career is a big step. Check that offer carefully with someone who has been there, done that, and has the facts you’ll need to help you make your decision.

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TIDBITS of Kootenai County, Idaho Issue #4 Jan. 20th 2020

By Healthy Exchanges

Mediterranean Pizza

This is for all you feta cheese lovers. It’s also for all you zucchini lovers. And all you pizza lovers, too!

1 (11-ounce) can purchased refrigerated crusty French loaf bread 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning 1 3/4 cups (one 15-ounce can) tomato sauce 2 1/2 cups chopped unpeeled zucchini 3/4 cup crumbled feta cheese 3/4 cup shredded reduced-fat mozzarella cheese 1. Heat oven to 425 F. Spray a 10-by-15-inch rimmed baking sheet with olive oil-flavored cooking spray. Unroll French loaf and pat into prepared baking sheet. Bake for 5 minutes.

2. Stir Italian seasoning into tomato sauce.

Evenly spread sauce mixture over partially baked crust. Arrange zucchini evenly over sauce. Sprinkle feta and mozzarella cheeses evenly over top.

3. Continue baking for 12 to 14 minutes or until crust is golden brown. Place baking sheet on a wire rack and let set for 5 minutes. Cut into 8 large pieces. Serves 8. * Each serving equals: 173 calories, 5g fat, 9g protein, 23g carb., 758mg sodium, 2g fiber; Diabetic Exchanges: 1 starch, 1 meat, 1 vegetable.

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