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• John Kellogg ran a health resort in Battle Creek, Michigan in the late 1800s. He advocated a healthy diet, and invented a flaky breakfast cereal made from smashing boiled wheat and corn into thin flat sheets and baking them. He had trouble perfecting the formula until one day when he was called away while the wheat was cooking. When he returned, the wheat was far overcooked, but money was tight and wheat was expensive so he ran the overcooked wheat through the rollers anyway. The thin crispy flake that resulted was the perfect formula. • At first he called this cereal Granula, which he later changed to Granola before finally changing the name to Corn Flakes. The cereal was a novel invention and reputedly very healthy, but it didn’t taste very good. • John Kellogg had a younger brother named Will. Will Kellogg was more interested in making a profit than his brother was. When John left on an extended trip, Will did something that John had forbidden: he added a coating of sugar to the cereal. People liked John’s unsweetened cereal a little, but they loved Will’s sugary cereal. When John returned, he was furious. Will ended up starting his own company, which he called Kellogg’s. Will Kellogg’s cereal eventually put John Kellogg’s cereal out of business. The brothers were rivals until their deaths. • A patient of John Kellogg named Charles W. Post started his own dry cereal company called Post Cereals, selling a rival brand of corn flakes. John Kellogg claimed that Charles Post stole the formula for corn flakes from the safe in his office. • Charles Post came out with a cereal he called Elijah’s Manna. He tried to export it to Britain but they refused to register it, feeling giving such a religious name to a food item was sacrilegious. Post changed the name to Post Toasties. (Continued next page)

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be very helpful. Renters have fairly extensive rights in most states. A new landlord usually cannot simply walk in and demand you get rid of your pet. The existing lease typically cannot be changed suddenly, either. And even if you don’t have a signed lease (some apartments are still “handshake” agreements) the landlord typically must still give reasonable notice of a change in the terms. You also might try offering your landlord a non-refundable pet deposit. These are sometimes required in rentals that accept pets. There’s much more information out there than I have room to write about here. But basically, you have more rights than you think. Stay calm, but immediately start contacting organizations that can help.

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• In 1949 Post Cereal introduced a sugary line of cereals such as Sugar Crisps, Krinkles, and Corn-Fetti and the kids went wild. General Mills followed suit with cereals such as Trix, Sugar Frosted Flakes, and Cocoa Puffs. • In 1975, a dentist who was alarmed at the steep increase in the number of cavities he was seeing in children went to the supermarket and bought 78 different kinds of cereal. He took them to his lab and measured their sugar content. One-third had sugar levels between 10 and 25%. One-third contained between 26% and 50% sugar, and the rest of them had sugar levels even higher than 50%. The highest was Super Orange Crisps which was almost 71% sugar. Not surprisingly, those cereals with the highest sugar content were brands most heavily marketed to children during Saturday morning cartoons. • By 1977 a coalition of 12,000 health professionals asked the Federal Trade Commission to ban the advertising of sugary foods on children’s TV shows. The petition was accompanied by a collection of 200 decayed teeth collected and donated by pediatric dentists. In 1979, the typical American child watched more than 20,000 commercials between the ages of two and 11, and more than half of those commercials were for cereals, candy, snacks, and soft drinks. • As a result, Kellogg’s Sugar Frosted Flakes was renamed Frosted Flakes; Post changed Super Sugar Crisp into Super Golden Crisp; and Sugar Smacks became Honey Smacks. Although the names changed, the sugar content did not, and nothing changed about the fact that cereals were pitched to children on weekend daytime TV. The cereal industry uses 816 million pounds of sugar per year. • Grape Nuts is one of the few cereals with no added sugar. It has nothing to do with grapes or nuts, being made out of baked wheat and malted barley.

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Cowboy Penknife Q: My dad gave me a Hopalong Cassidy black and white penknife. Dad is now 85 years old and thinks he originally received it when he was about 10 or 12 years old. Does it have any value? -Matthew, Bloomingdale, Illinois A: There were several Hopalong Cassidy knives issued, and I am not certain which one you have. According to “Hopalong Cassidy Collectibles” by Joe Caro, the black single-blade knife would sell in the $150-$225 range if in excellent condition. Q: I have been searching for several years for a catalog about Shirley Temple dolls. I have even contacted the Bradford Exchange where some of my dolls were purchased. I did not get any help. I have several dolls from the 1980s and ‘90s that I want to find values. -- Evelyn, Coventry, Rhode Island A: I find it interesting that the Bradford Exchange would not help you since some of your dolls were purchased there. There are at least a dozen excellent price guides for Shirley Temple items. Two I especially recommend are “Shirley Temple Dolls and Price Guide” by Suzanne Kraus-Mancuso (Holly House Books) and “The Complete Guide to Shirley Temple Dolls and Collectibles” by Tonya Bervaldi-Camaratta

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* Brides in ancient Rome carried sheaves of wheat, not bouquets of flowers. * Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States, had a pet parrot with a questionable vocabulary. In fact, Poll (the pet in question) was so foul-mouthed (-beaked?) that it disrupted Jackson’s funeral. According to Rev. William Menefee Norment, who presided at the service, “Before the sermon and while the crowd was gathering, a wicked parrot that was a household pet got excited and commenced swearing so loud and long as to disturb the people and had to be carried from the house.” * The reasons why aren’t clearly understood, but it seems that people with high blood pressure rarely get cancer. * Glass-bottom beer tankards were invented during medieval times. Evidently, some taverns were so rough that patrons felt the need to be able to see the other drinkers even when turning the mug bottoms-up. * Those who study such things say that when you’re sleeping, a quarter of all your blood is in your liver.

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* It’s pretty common knowledge that it’s the male seahorse, not the female, that gives birth to the young. Not many people realize, though, that a male seahorse can deliver a brood of a thousand or more babies in the morning, and then be pregnant again that night. *** Thought for the Day: “I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning my day difficult.” -- E.B. White

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Online at www.lovemytidbits.com FAST FACTS ABOUT CEREAL • In 1964 both Kellogg’s and Post introduced cereal that had freeze-dried fruit in it. The theory was that the freeze-dried fruit would absorb moisture from the milk and be reconstituted in the bowl. Unfortunately it took so long for the fruit to rehydrate that the cereal was hopelessly soggy by the time the fruit was edible. • After winning the Olympic decathlon in 1976, Bruce Jenner was signed up to sell Wheaties. On the air, Jenner claimed he had eaten Wheaties all his life. The assistant district attorney in San Francisco brought suit against General Mills, claiming consumer fraud. They felt that Jenner hadn’t really eaten Wheaties all his life. Jenner challenged the DA to ask his mother. The suit was dropped. • In ads, the Trix rabbit is always trying to sneak a bowl of Trix cereal, but the kids constantly take it away from him, saying “Trix is for kids!” During the 1976 presidential elections, General Mills worried that this might be teaching kids a bad thing: try as you might, you’ll never reach your goal. So they put it to the vote. By sending in box-top ballots, kids were asked to vote on whether or not the rabbit would get his Trix. 99% voted yes. Amidst great fanfare, the rabbit got to eat a whole bowl on the next commercial. Then, like Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist, he held out his empty bowl and asked for more— only to be told he had to wait for the next election. • In 1972, General Mills introduced a new cereal called Franken Berry with pink cereal ‘berries’ in it. Unfortunately the food dye they initially used to turn the cereal pink was not absorbed by the digestive system, so parents were alarmed to find their kids having pink bowel movements, fearing internal bleeding. The formula was quickly changed and a different dye was used. • Cheerios were originally called Cheerioats. The name was changed in 1945.

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• In the late 1980s, scientists in Florida scattered food pellets to attract fish to a specific spot in a bay. A great blue heron watched these proceedings and discovered that if it hung out nearby, it could feast on the fish that came up for the pellets. After several days, either the fish got wise or they had all been eaten because they stopped coming to eat the pellets. Scientists were astounded to see the heron pick up a pellet in its beak, take it a short distance down the shore, drop it in the water, and nab a fish that surfaced. • A man in Washington once tossed crackers to a raven until the raven was full and could eat no more. The raven wanted to take more crackers to its cache, but it could pick up only one cracker at a time in its beak. By the time it got back to collect the next cracker, other critters would have stolen the rest of the food. The man was astonished to see the raven solve the dilemma by tucking the crackers side by side into a snowbank one at a time. When several crackers were lined up together, the raven was able to pick them all up at one time and fly off with the entire batch. • Bill and Wilma Fisher raised birds and had about 30 parrots. Once when they were away from home at a parrot show, one of their parrots used his beak to undo the bolts that held his cage together. When the cage collapsed, the parrot escaped. He then managed to unlatch all the other cages one at a time. When the bird sitter arrived later that day, she discovered all the birds in the middle of a parrot party. • When a storm blew down the netting that enclosed the New York Zoological Society’s gigantic aviary in the 1960s, zookeepers captured as many of the remaining birds as they could, but left the netting open. Within the next few days, nearly 75% of the escaped birds returned home. (continued next page)

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For Advertising Call (740) 446-4543 BIRD BRAINS (cont’d) • King Henry VIII had a pet parrot that one day fell unnoticed into the Thames River. It was rescued only because it raucously squawked, “Boat! Boat!” • A parrot listed in the Guinness Book of World Records had a vocabulary of 531 words. He could recite eight nursery rhymes in a single breath without mistake. CHICKADEE FACTS • Chickadees hide seeds in holes in trees where they will stay safe until retrieved and eaten. One researcher wanted to test the memory of chickadees, so he arranged a forest of artificial trees. Each tree had holes and each hole had a door which could either be open or closed. He gave his experimental chickadees some sunflower seeds to store when all the doors were opened. He watched where they stashed the seeds, then chased the birds away. He removed all the seeds, then closed every door— whether or not it had contained seeds. This way all the holes looked and smelled the same. Then he let the birds back in. The birds invariably searched the holes where they had stashed seeds 24 hours earlier. They tore the doors off searching for their seeds and ignored the holes where they had not placed seeds. • For his next experiment, he set out to see if they could remember the holes they had already visited. After storing the seeds, he chased the birds out of the aviary and didn’t let them back in for 24 hours. He gave them enough time to visit half of the holes to retrieve their seeds, then chased them out again. 24 hours later he allowed them in a second time, this time with all the doors closed once again and all the remaining seeds removed. Still, the chickadees went back to each hole that had once contained seeds, but they didn’t bother going back to the holes they had visited the previous day. It seems that the memory of a chickadee is very good indeed.

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Online at www.lovemytidbits.com Answer: Quaker Oats. THE GREAT LAND GIVE-AWAY • In 1955, Quaker Oats offered a special prize in every box of Quaker Puffed Rice and Puffed Wheat cereal. The cereal company sponsored a TV show called “Sergeant Preston of the Yukon” and the prize was a deed granting the holder ownership of one square inch of property on the Yukon River, 12 miles north of Dawson. Quaker had actually purchased a 19-acre tract and split it into 21 million subdivisions of an inch each. • One man collected 10,000 of the deeds which he said entitled him to a 75-foot square plot, although the company pointed out that his oneinch deeds were not adjacent to each other. • The Canadian government eventually reclaimed the land for failure to pay $37 in back taxes. Today the deeds are worth about $40 for their value to collectors. • The promotional stunt was so successful that later Quaker offered one cubic inch of genuine Yukon dirt in each box of cereal. OAT FACTS • About 95% of oats produced in the world are fed to livestock, with only about 5% of the world crop being consumed by humans. • 80% of American households have oatmeal in their pantries. • January is the top month for oatmeal sales. • For steel-cut oats, the grains are sliced thin by a set of steel blades, while old-fashioned oats are steamed and then rolled to produce a flattened shape. Steel-cut oats take longer to cook and may have a bit more fiber. The more the oats are flattened and steamed, the quicker they cook – and the softer they become. • Studies have shown that eating 3 grams of oat fiber per day (about the amount in a one-cup serving) can lower total cholesterol by 8% to 23%.

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By Keith Roach, M. D, Husband Fears Germs in Doctor’s Offices DEAR DR. ROACH: Our issue is with doctor’s offices and germs. My husband won’t see a doctor because he says they are some of the “germiest” places around. After his last visit to the dermatologist, he said he wouldn’t go back because the doctor didn’t wash his hands or change gloves before examining him. I asked a doctor once to wash his hands, and he got very defensive, to the point of being rude, and I didn’t feel comfortable seeing him again. Also, what about skin diseases, such as rosacea, lupus, etc.? Can these be transferred via stethoscopes, equipment or incidental contact? What can I do to reassure my husband that he won’t get a disease at the doctor’s office? -- R. ANSWER: It is certainly reasonable to expect that your doctor’s office be kept clean, and you have every right to ask your doctor to wash his or her hands before an exam, if you haven’t seen him or her washing hands in front of you. I don’t blame you for being uncomfortable about seeing the defensive doctor -- infection control is part of our business. However, it is impossible (and unnecessary) to keep the surfaces truly sterile, since diseases that are transmitted in the doctor’s office most often come from hands, or occasionally are airborne, such as during flu season (which is why you may be asked to wear a mask if you have a cough or sneeze). One exception is C. diff, which is why it is such a problem in hospitals. Washing your own hands is a good idea when leaving the physician’s office, but you don’t want to go overboard worrying about acquiring diseases in the doctor’s office. Rosacea and lupus are not spread by skin-to-skin contact.

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DEAR DR. ROACH: I was prescribed Lamisil (terbinafine 250 mg). I developed diarrhea after 44 pills. My doctor told me to stop taking the pills. The diarrhea has continued, and it still hasn’t stopped to this day. I tried overthe-counter treatments, which did not help. I read on the Internet that this is a common side effect. I’m concerned and don’t know what to do to get relief. Do you have any suggestions? -- E.B. ANSWER: I also have read in online forums about diarrhea lasting for months after oral terbinafine, a powerful antifungal agent that can be used as a cream. However, the published reports state that the diarrhea, which isn’t uncommon, usually goes away by itself pretty quickly. General advice for acute diarrhea (that is, lasting less than two weeks) includes drinking plenty of fluids with some salt and sugar, not eating at all for the first 24 hours and then only modest amounts of bland foods, such as rice, potatoes, bananas and crackers. The over-the-counter drug loperamide usually is safe. If you are having more than six bowel movements a day on this regimen after two days, it’s time to call your doctor again. Oral terbinafine rarely causes serious liver damage. Although it’s not life-threatening, it can cause taste disturbances, which can become permanent. I recommend thinking twice before taking oral terbinafine. *** Dr. Roach regrets that he is unable to answer individual letters, but will incorporate them in the column whenever possible. Readers may email questions to ToYourGoodHealth@med.cornell. edu. To view and order health pamphlets, visit www.rbmamall.com, or write to Good Health, 628 Virginia Drive, Orlando, FL 32803. (c) 2016 North America Synd., Inc. All Rights Reserved

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Enjoy a Train Ride on the New Tygart Flyer, Dinner & Show at the Gandy Dancer Theatre, a Favorite, the American Mountain Theatre, High Falls of Cheat River, a Ride Over the Famous Bridge, a Stop at Blackwater Falls, visit Tamarack, the New River Gorge Visitor’s Center, a Tour in Charleston of the WV State Museum and Capitol and More!

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1. When was the last time before 2015 that three Pittsburgh Pirate starting pitchers, over three consecutive games, recorded double-digit strikeouts? 2. Of Tom Glavine, Greg Maddux and John Smoltz, who recorded the most victories for the Atlanta Braves? 3. Duke Johnson became the all-time leader in career rushing yards (3,519) for the University of Miami Hurricanes in 2014. Who had been No. 1? 4. In 2015, Hassan Whiteside set the Miami Heat team mark with 12 blocked shots in a game. Who had held the record? 5. Who was the first New York Rangers player to tally 40 or more goals in an NHL season? 6. Penn State has won five of the past six NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships. What school was the other winner during that time period? 7. Jordan Spieth set a record at the 2015 Masters with 28 birdies in 72 holes. Who had held the mark? (c) 2016 King Features Synd., Inc. FREE ESTIMATES! Don’t PAY TOO MUCH for a NEW Heating System. WE BEAT Most Competitor’s Prices! Dependable & Honest • Licensed and Insured Call Today! 304-675-7426 • 740-208-1221 WV 049477 Rt. 2, Gallipolis Ferry WV

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For Advertising Call (740) 446-4543 Rex Ain’t Right Rex Ryan is a weird guy. For those of you unaware, Ryan is the head coach of the Buffalo Bills and a serial bigmouth. He was the head coach for the Jets, took them to a couple of AFC championship games, but failed to take them to the Super Bowl. One may blame their quarterback, Mark Sanchez, for these failures, but then how would you describe Ryan’s tattoo featuring his foot-model wife and Sanchez’s jersey? Not that there’s anything wrong with that ... you gotta admit it’s kind of weird, right? We all make mistakes, but Ryan’s bad decisions are cataclysmic at times. Who gets the blame for choosing, with the first pick in the draft, Shaq Lawson, a guy who won’t play so much as a snap either in practice or during the season due to knee surgery? Ryan can be quite the joker. Recently he endorsed Donald Trump at a Buffalo rally. To his credit, he shared a great story about The Donald’s football histrionics during his ill-fated ownership of the USFL’s New Jersey Generals. Given the fact that Trump seriously considered buying the Bills a few years ago, the story actually went over quite well (as if Trumpsters would hear it any other way). For those who missed it, Ryan sets up the story by recounting a tale from one of his coaches, who also was a coach for the Generals. The Generals were on the one-yard line and they opted to give the ball to fullback Maurice Carthon instead of all-world superstar running back Herschel Walker ... a guy who Trump paid so much to sign he basically bankrupted the league (shocker, I know ... Trump and a bankruptcy). Rex’s anecdotal punch line has the phone ringing on the Generals’ sideline for the head coach. Trump is on the line, calling from his luxurious owner’s suite. “The next time you give the ball to Maurice Carthon instead of Hershel Walker, you’re fired.” Trump got on stage and promptly congratulated Ryan for winning two championships for the Jets that never occurred. A few weeks later, Trump told a Pittsburgh crowd that he wanted to bring Joe Paterno back. From where, we are not quite certain, since the man is dead and most people in Pittsburgh view Penn State in much the same way a Sacramento Kings fan roots for the New York Islanders. Ryan apparently picked up another thing from Trump: animosity towards the press. At this year’s first optional practices (attended by fans and the press), Ryan mandated that the press could not talk, write or tweet about anything they saw at the practices. As if he’s got some grand plan he’s trying to hide. This from a guy who all but begged HBO to document the Jets’ every move like a shark for two straight seasons. Ryan, who like Trump, got his start in the business through a more successful father’s contacts, is kind of reminiscent of Bill Parcells, who has won championships, in looks only. Too bad he forgot what Parcells once intimated to then-Giants fullback Maurice Carthon: “I don’t care what anybody tells you, smash-mouth football wins games.” Parcells was the kind of guy who would fax his playbook to the other sideline and dare you to stop him. Rex Ryan? He just needs to stop. Mark Vasto is a veteran sportswriter who lives in New Jersey. (c) 2016 King Features Synd., Inc,

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Family Faith Summer Parable Series • Have I Got a Story for YOU! (Matthew 13:10-17) – June 19 A Special Father’s Day Launch • The Great Seed Hunt (Matthew 13:3-9, 18-23) – June 26 • Belonging to a Kingdom (Matthew 13:31-33) - July 3 • The Great Treasure Hunt! (Matthew 13:44) – July 10 • How Many Times? (Matthew 18:21-35) – July 17 Gallipolis First Church (a visit from Bibleman) of the Nazarene • Which Son Obeyed? (Matthew 21:28-32) – July 24 1110 First Ave. • Gallipolis Little Big Shots (Matthew 25:14-30) – July 31 Gallipolis, OH 45631 Applications will be announced soon. 740 446 1772 • More Than a Band aid (Luke 10:25-37)- Aug. 7 • Lost Things Get Found (Luke 15:1-32)- Aug. 14 The Family Faith Summer Parable Series each week at 10:45 will be an interactive time for the entire family. Each week will be special activities to reinforce the Scripture Lesson. There will also be something for each Parent and child to take home to keep the conversation going. JUST THINK ABOUT HOW MUCH INFORMATION YOU KNOW BECAUSE OF A STORY. This series will be presented by Dr. Doug Downs. Dr. Downs, besides being the Lead Pastor at Gallipolis First Nazarene is also a Christian Media Specialist. His film reviews have been published in a number of periodicals. He has also worked with Big Idea (Veggie Tales), Edify Media and the Global Kid Vid Factory. His work includes hosting programs on both radio and TV, producing films and working with both the public schools and homeschool families.

Once a week VBS will begin June 15, 6:308pm. Join us for “God’s Plan 4 U”. Each week will have music, crafts, snacks, games and a Mad Scientist experiment!

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Hershberger’s Country Store “New Apple” Ceramic Bread Box • Clock • Canister Set • Dinnerware Coffee Set • Napkin Holder with Salt & Pepper Shakers & More! Check Out Our Moon & Stars Glasswares Collectables in Pink Beautiful Selection & Cobalt Blue & Our Beautiful Handcrafted Home Decor. of Rhythm USA Motion Clocks

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Peking Pork Wraps This simple recipe for tacos with bold Asian flavors won’t take much time, but it will taste fantastic. 2 small cucumbers, thinly sliced 1/2 teaspoon sugar 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 1/2 pound thin boneless pork loin chops 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil 1/4 teaspoons salt 1/4 teaspoons pepper 3 green onions 8 tortillas 8 teaspoons hoisin sauce 1. Garnish: Toss cucumbers, sugar and 1/4 teaspoon salt in medium bowl; set aside. 2. Heat grill or grill pan on medium-high. 3. Rub pork loin chops with toasted sesame oil; sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper. Grill pork 3 to 4 minutes each side or until cooked through (145 F). 4. Thinly slice green onions on an angle; set aside. Wrap tortillas in damp paper towels. Microwave on high 2 minutes or until warm and pliable. 5. Drain cucumbers and thinly slice pork. Place pork in tortillas; top with cucumbers and green onions. Drizzle each with 1 teaspoon hoisin sauce; serve with additional sauce, if desired. Serves 4. * Each serving: About 520 calories, 25g total fat (8g saturated), 38g protein, 34g carbohydrate, 2g fiber, 99mg cholesterol, 910mg sodium.

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June 18, 2016 • 10 AM • Meigs County Fairgrounds Games

Children’s Books

Pharmacy China

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WE WILL BE HAVING AN AUCTION FOR A LOCAL FAMILY; THE HOUSE WAS BUILT IN THE 1950’S THE FAMILY HAS BEEN IN THE COMMUNITY FOR OVER 100 YEARS. THE HOUSE HAS BEEN SOLD AND NEW OWNERS WILL BE LIQUIDATING THE CONTENTS OF THE HOME. EVERYTHING WILL BE MOVED FROM THE TWOSTORY HOME (WITH BASEMENT) DUE TO THE LACK OF PARKING! THE FORMER FAMILY TRAVELED ALL OVER THE WORLD & WE WILL BE SELLING MANY UNIQUE AND UNUSUAL ITEMS ALONG WITH ITEMS ORIGINATING FROM MEIGS COUNTY.

Pottery Bowls • Board Games (Sorry, Monopoly, Situation 4 etc.) • Misc. Games (Twister), Zorro, Printing Press Puzzles • Kids Safe with Combination • Coconut Carvings • Pomeroy High School Annuals-1958, 1962, 1963 Marshall University Annuals-1968, 1970 • Children’s Books (Old) • Silk Oriental Clothing • Toy Guns-Gene Autry, Dragnet, etc. • School Desk-Lewis E. Myers & Co., Slates, etc. • Wooden Bowls • Misc. Baskets • Arrowhead Plastic Like Dishes • Misc. Baskets • Wooden Cheese Boxes, Butter Press (Mold) • Misc. Wooden Tools • Cedar Box with Doll Clothes, Shoes, & Skates • Antique German Dolls (Eyes Work, All Parts There) Remington Wood Ammo Boxes • Cat’s Meow of Pomeroy • Stone Jugs • Small Stone Crocks • Cast Iron Skillets • Griswold No. 9 Tite-Top Dutch Oven Shoe Cobbler, Three Stands, Various Shoes • Cast Iron Pots, Tea Pots, Carriage Foot Warmer, Weights • Stone Mason Wedges, Broad Axe, Hatchet • Sickles • Aladdin Lamps • Antique Lanterns-One NY CRR • 12 Gallon Crock • Small Student School Desk • Chemistry Set & Constructioneer • Seltzer Bottle with Cartridges • Old China • Brass Tea Set with Candle Holders • Thermos’-One Has WWII Submarine Pictures • Misc. Pottery-Hull, McCoy, etc. Enamel Pans • Stoneware Pitcher, A. P. Donaghho Crock • Antique Star Quilts, Double Wedding Ring Quilt • Angtique Baby Quilt & Wall Hanging Old Cans & Bottles • Metal Toys • Salt & Pepper Shakers • Signed Stoneware • Bean Pots Kids Puzzles • School Radar Search • Prince Valiant /Phone Switchboard • Pharmacy Labeled China & Glassware • Misc. Antique Toys (Keystone Fire Department, Tinker Toys, Connecticut Duplex Telephones) • Antique Frames • Antique Print & Frames • Hobby Horses • Bassinet/Night Stand • Misc. Chairs & Lamps • Newspaper Clippings from 1930’s thru 1970’s • Pennants (Ohio State from the 1930’s, Boston Braves/Crosley Field-Cinncinnati, Colorado & Ringling Barnum & Bailey Circus, & Many Other States & Attractions) • Pomeroy Senior Trip-1956 Cold War Pamphlets • Buckeye Girls State-1955 & 56 • 1920’s & 1930’s Magazines (The Baby’s Mother) Middleport Alumni • Grand Opening of Meigs Theatre in 1939 • Rooster & Chicken Collection • Shoe Stretchers & Wooden Shoes Fire King & Misc. Bowls • Revere Ware Pans • Iron Skillets • Oriental Dishes • Stoneware-Signed Cigar Boxes •Swisher Farms-Racine, Ohio 5 and 10 Lb. Tomato Baskets • Two Old High Chairs • Quilt Rack • Antique Dresser w/Mirror & Marble Insert • Cut Glass & Crystal • Antique Mirror • Maple Gun Cabinet • Cherry Plate Rack • Misc. Electrical Appliances-Mostly 1960’s • Antique Clock • Radios • Children’s Furniture , Playpen & Crib.

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Nursing Home Compare Adds More Rankings The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has added six more quality measurements to their online Nursing Home Compare program. The current online program lets consumers investigate and rank nursing homes in areas such as quality of care outcomes, staff, health inspections and more, using information that comes from the nursing homes and patients. The six new quality measures will not be self-reported by the nursing homes, but come from Medicare claims from hospitals. Here are the six measures: Short-stay patients (less than 100 days in the facility): 1) Patients who were discharged to the community. 2) Patients who visited the emergency room. 3) Patients who were readmitted to the hospital after being in the nursing home. 4) Patients who had improvements in function. Long-stay patients (more than 100 days in the facility): 5) Patients who had worsening ability to move independently. 6) Patients who were given anti-anxiety medication. The CMS program, started in 1998, has progressed and grown over the years, including the addition of sanctions against nursing homes, inspection reports and ownership of the facilities. In 2008, it compiled the information into star ratings to make comparisons easier. Starting soon, the program also will collect data on staff turnover, staffing levels and types of staffing. The information has been gathered and will appear on the Nursing Home Compare website, but it will be a few months before it is translated into star ratings. To use the Nursing Home Compare website, go online to Medicare.gov and put Nursing Home Compare in the search box. Put your city and state in the location box, or your ZIP code, and click Search. To look at a particular nursing facility, put that name in the search box. (c) 2016 King Features Synd., Inc.

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Veterans living in rural areas have been able in many cases to take advantage of TeleHealth. Via phone calls, video conferencing or storage of information, more than 600,000 veterans received care last year without leaving home. Now the Department of Veterans Affairs is adding more mental-health resource centers to its lineup. What this means to veterans is rapid access to mental-health care in rural areas or areas that are underserved by mental-health providers. The facilities, gearing up this summer, will be located in Charleston, South Carolina; Salt Lake City, Utah; Pittsburgh; Boise, Idaho; Seattle; and Portland, Oregon. An additional facility is already up and running in West Haven, Connecticut, for serious and complex mental-health concerns such as bipolar disorder and chronic depression. Telemedicine might well be one of the most technologically beneficial forms of patient care that the VA provides, with 2.1 million televisits last year. Thanks to TeleHealth, many veterans can continue to live at home and have their vitals monitored without having to move to a nursing home. Clinical Video Telehealth means a veteran can have a prescription changed or consult and ask questions without having to go to a medical facility. Real-time video conferencing allows a patient to communicate directly with the health-care provider through one of the gadgets, such as computers, telephone and monitors. Store-andForward collects images and signals that are transmitted to the medical staff to be reviewed and assessed later. If you live in an area where much of your care from the VA is through Telehealth, you can keep an eye on changes via its quarterly online newsletter. Go to www.telehealth.va.gov and click on Newsletters for the list of current and past issues.

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