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Word search - June

19 Grow

21 Faces

22 Type of conductor

23 --- Joe’s (classic gustatory exhortation)

24 Della ---, jazz and Gospel singer

26 Bit of a period

27 One of a famous septet

28 Has yet to settle 30 “Huh?”

33 Man from Dallas or Amarillo, perhaps

34 Successor to the U S S R

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Like Sudoku, no single number 1 to 9 can repeat in any row or column. But... rows and columns are divided by black squares into compartments Each compartment must form a straighta set of numbers with no gaps but it can be in any order, eg [7,6,9,8]. Clues in black cells remove that number as an option in that row and column, and are not part of any straight. Glance at the solution to see how ‘straights’

Like Sudoku, no single number 1 to 9 can repeat in any row or column. But... rows and columns are divided by black squares into compartments Each compartment must form a straighta set of numbers with no gaps but it can be in any order, eg [7,6,9,8]. Clues in black cells remove that number as an option in that row and column, and are not part of any straight. Glance at the solution to see how ‘straights’ are formed.

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How to beat Str8ts: No single number, 1 to 9, can repeat in any row or column. But rows and columns are divided by black squares into compartments. Each compartment must form a straight, a set of numbers with no gaps but it can be in any order, eg: 7, 6, 8, 9. Clues in black cells remove that number as an option in that row and column, and are not part of any straight.

Rules of Sudoku - To complete Sudoku, fill the board by entering numbers 1 to 9 such that each row, column and 3x3 box contains ever number uniquely. For more strategies, hints and tips, visit www.sudokuwiki.org and www.str8ts.com.

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To complete Sudoku, fill the board by entering numbers 1 to 9 such that each row, column and 3x3 box contains every number uniquely.

To complete Sudoku, fill the board by entering numbers 1 to 9 such that each row, column and 3x3 box contains every number uniquely.

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For many strategies, hints and tips, visit www.sudokuwiki.org for Sudoku and www.str8ts.com for Str8ts.

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June 4: Patent for the ATM is granted to Don Wetzel, Tom Barnes and George Chastain. June 10 : NASA launches Radio Astronomy Explorer 49 into lunar orbit. June

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Quiz answer from Page 1

The Yakima.

— Source: Franklin County Historic Society and Museum

• 6:30 p.m. June 19, Richland Public Library, 955 Northgate Drive, Road to Valor by Aili and Andres McConnon. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid is the July 17 book.

The group typically meets the third Monday of the month.

Contact: Sue Spencer, sue_ spencer_england@hotmail.com or 509-572-4295.

• 1 p.m. June 21, MidColumbia Libraries, Pasco branch, 1320 W. Hopkins St., Pasco, Facing the Mountain: An Inspiring Story of Japanese American Patriots in World War II by Daniel James Brown. A River Lost: The Life and Death of the Columbia River by Blaine Harden is the July 19 book.

The group typically meets the third Wednesday of the month.

Contact Susan Koenig at 509302-9878 or SMKoenig@ymail. com.

• 1:30 p.m. June 15, Richland Public Library, 955 Northgate Drive. Books for next year will be chosen. The group typically meets the third Thursday of the month but takes summers off. Contact: Evelyn Painter, ec_ painter@yahoo.com or 509420-4811.

• 7 p.m. the first Friday of the month, Caterpillar Café at Adventures Underground, 227 Symons St., Richland. Contact Sarah at 509-946-9893 for upcoming titles.

To add your book club to this list, email details to info@tcjournal.biz.

Lonely? The Surgeon General says you’re not alone

The U.S. Surgeon General’s advisory on loneliness came as little surprise to Patrick Raue, clinical psychologist at the University of Washington School of Medicine, who studies loneliness in older adults.

In a study whose preliminary results have not been published, Raue and colleagues found that 20% of survey respondents who attend senior centers or live in senior public housing report symptoms consistent with diagnoses of depression and/or anxiety in unpublished research, according to UW.

That’s about three times the national average, compared with community-dwelling older adults. An additional 30% report experiencing milder symptoms of anxiety or depression, or loneliness.

“It’s tough because loneliness isn’t just about being objectively isolated or having little social contact,” said Raue, a professor in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Health, in a statement. “It’s more of a subjective feeling of distress that you don’t have people to rely on.”

More people, regardless of age, are feeling this way, according to U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy’s advisory, which is a public statement that calls the American people’s attention to an urgent public health issue and provides recommendations for how it should be addressed.

Among his recommendations are to strengthen our own connections and relationships: Answer that call from a friend. Make time to share a meal. Listen without being distracted by your phone or the TV. Perform an act of service.

Veterans Therapeutic Court hits milestone

The Benton County Veterans Therapeutic Court celebrated the graduation of its 49th and 50th veterans on May 2 in a ceremony at the Benton County Justice Center.

The program is voluntary and aims to “transform the lives of justice-involved veterans by reframing the traditional legal process through treatment and mentorship,” its mission statement says. The program provides judicial accountability, supervision, structure, mentorship and access to resources.

“I’m incredibly proud of the Veterans Court team. Through their support, 50 veterans have faced their demons and come out powerfully on the other side to resume their life of service to the country they love. It wasn’t easy, but these men and women are showing immense strength and courage and I am honored to be there to witness it,” said Benton County District Court Judge Dan Kathren, the program’s presiding judge, in a statement.

The program started in 2019 with six participants.

Veterans participate in mental health counseling, substance abuse treatment (if applicable), regular drug testing, community service, attend regular court appearances and are monitored closely. They’re also paired with a mentor through the Columbia Basin Veterans Center.

The program is paid for through the Benton County public safety sales tax.

Heartlinks uses Covid-19 grant to expand grief services

Heartlinks has received $60,000 from the Board of Yakima County commissioners through the Yakima County American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 to provide more no-cost grief support services to the community, including in Benton County.

Heartlinks will use the funds to increase family recovery through grief support services.

In addition to supporting the salaries of its two part-time grief support specialists, Heartlinks will use the grant to fund additional grief support groups, development of a new Blooming Hearts children’s grief program, community education workshops, advanced care planning seminars and a free monthly grief-support e-newsletter.

Heartlinks hosts five free monthly grief support groups throughout Benton and Yakima counties. In Benton County, there are two grief support groups: the Tri-Cities group meets from 10:30-11:30 a.m. the fourth Tuesday of each month at the Richland Community Center; and the Prosser group meets from 1-2 p.m. every second Tuesday of the month at the Prosser Community Center.

Contact Heartlinks at 509-8371676, or go to HeartlinksHospice. org/Grief-Support.