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an enemy alien and was unable to secure a war ration card for herself. She got a job as a typist at Radio Tokyo. Despite her meager salary, she purchased food and risked her life to smuggle it into a nearby POW camp where soldiers were being held. There she became acquainted with Australian Army Major Charles Cousens.

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shame in front of the assembled troops. This is the origin of two phrases: “Face the music” and “being drummed out.” • An A-team is an advance team, and the term is short for the full name of Operational Detachment Alpha, a set of U.S. Special Forces operatives deployed behind enemy lines. The A-team would consist of 12 men: two officers, two experts in weapons, two skilled in engineering and demolition, two in intelligence and operations, two in communications, and two in medicine.

fight harder than soldiers who had to march the entire distance, so they commissioned the construction of a fleet of wagons to carry the soldiers. Wheelrights in the Hungarian town of Kocs near Budapest constructed “kocszekkers,” meaning “Kocs wagon,” for this purpose. After the wars ended, the wagons were used for transportation by the local citizens. The English then began using similar wagons, shortening the name to “kocs” and pronouncing it “kotch,” which became the now-familiar “coach.”

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ANTIBIOTIC-FREE (OR RAISED WITHOUT ANTIBIOTICS) This means that the flock was raised without the use of products classified as antibiotics for animal health maintenance, disease prevention or treatment of disease. But why mention this on the label? All processed chickens in the U.S. must be “antibioticfree” in the sense that no antibiotic residues are allowed to be present in the meat. MADE IN THE USA Nearly all chickens and chicken products sold in the U.S. come from chickens hatched, raised and processed in the U.S. An exception is a small number imported from Canada, which has food safety and quality standards equal to the U.S.

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Mooch Mooch, a 10-year-old brindle mixed breed, has spent the past eight years living large on the Sierra View golf course in Roseville, Calif. She trees squirrels, rolls in the sand traps, chases geese, naps in the grass and avails herself of goodies from the clubhouse kitchen and the on-course snack shack, where she’s always welcome. In fact, she’s more than welcome. Over the years, Mooch made herself a fixture at Sierra View, her presence on the fairways as expected as the sun rising in the east. But that all changed last summer, when Mooch sunk her teeth into the pants of a 13-yearold boy. The Sacramento Bee reported that it was “her first overtly aggressive act since her arrival.” The key word being “overt.” Mooch lived her first two years on the course avoiding all human interaction. Eventually, the ever-present offering of treats lured her closer, but never with the carefree, tail-wagging approach of a well-socialized dog. Rather, by all accounts, Mooch’s behavior is typical of a feral dog -- distrustful, aloof, with a clear indifference to humans. But playing “hard to get” worked. Mooch has a fan in just about every member of Sierra View, including John Relja, who told the Bee, “Just because she’s not all licky and tailwaggy doesn’t mean she isn’t lovable.” And the incident last summer has done little to change hearts or minds when it comes to Mooch -- with nine exceptions. Sierra View’s nine-member board voted to relocate Mooch a few months ago, with one member saying, “It’s not in the best interest of the club to have a dog with a little bit of history running loose on the property.” And so Mooch went to live with a Sierra View member who offered to take her after rescue organizations hesitated because of her history. But about a month ago, after vanishing from the member’s home, Mooch reappeared at Sierra View, where she immediately relaxed into her old routine and where she remains at least for now. While Mooch’s return is cheered by most of the club’s members, the Sierra View board is still Casey's Corner: Turn to page 10

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Rowing Machines Are Ideal for Workout If you’ve been going to the gym to work out, or have at least wandered through one to look at the facility and equipment, you might have seen a slightly strange-looking piece of gear. Chances are that no one was using it. It was probably a rowing machine. Rowing machines, or rowers, are still a niche item among those who work out, and that’s good news for us. It means you might have a chance of using one at the gym without waiting for a turn. Rowers might turn out to be one of the best pieces of workout equipment for seniors, for a number of reasons. Rowing is done indoors, so it can be done all year. The rowing action uses the major muscle groups -- arms, legs, shoulders and back. The rower has easy-to-difficult settings. But best of all, it’s low to the floor.

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searching for a solution to the problem sparked last summer. People weighing in on this story have strong opinions, mostly in favor of letting Mooch Memory loss does not have to be inevitable be Mooch and banning the 13-year-old from the as we age. While 40 percent of seniors will expericlub. The board will likely stick to its guns and ence some type of memory decline, fortunately it’s insist on relocation. And perhaps there is a rescue something we can fight against and win if we, litergroup or sanctuary out there that will take Mooch ally, put our minds to it! in and give her a good home. The Mayo Clinic has provided a list of eight things we can do to sharpen our brain:s: One suggestion I haven’t seen, though, is training. A professional board-and-train facility 1. Take care of any chronic conditions you could do wonders for Mooch. This environment have, and follow your doctor’s advice. Mon., May 13,handled 2019 by would afford her the opportunity to be many different people and to be exposed to many review 2. Stay mentally active. ReadPlease a portion of carefully. Double check:  Phone Number(s)  Spelling  other dogs, thus improving her social skills, as well the newspaper that you usualy ignore. Invest in a Contact yourasTidbits representative changes or co receiving professionalimmediately obedience with and behavior puzzle book. Volunteer in the community. (Offer to Office: email: valleybits@msn.com Fax: 76 training. shelve books at the library, as it can help with both760-320-0997 Please review carefully. Double check:  Phone Number(s)  Spelling  Price It’s not a guarantee, but it’s certainly worth your mental and physical fitness). Learn to play a new musical instrument. Ask the senior centeryour to Tidbits pursuing if Mooch,immediately by popular demand, is back Contact representative with changes or to correct invest in one of the memory improvement/brain stay. Office: 760-320-0997 email: valleybits@msn.com Fax: 760-32 fitness computer programs, and use it often. (Stud Woof! ies have shown that they really do work!) Dial the * * * phone with your opposite hand. Learn new games Gary Dog/ trainer Matthew “Uncle Matty” Margolis is coGrine “Meeting of the Minds” or activities. Keep your brain from getting lazy! author of 18 books about dogs, a behaviorist, a popular radio

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My husband and I live in Utah. We went to file for our Social Security benefits last week. And we were shocked to learn that his claim must be processed by some railroad board. Why? The work he did for the railroad was more than 30 years ago!

I can explain. But frankly, I can’t quite understand it. Recently, I wrote a column in which I bragged about the fact that I can give the rationale behind almost all Social Security rules and regulations. But I admitted there were several rules that I couldn’t explain. I forgot to add this one. It involves the jurisdiction of Social Security claims involving people who also worked for a railroad. Many of my readers may not be aware of this, but people who work for a railroad don’t pay into Social Security. Instead, they are covered by the Railroad Retirement System. Why that is dates back to the 1930s. Congress started working on setting up a pension system for railroaders before they got going on Social Security legislation. Once they got the ball rolling on Social Security, I guess Congress figured that people who worked for a railroad didn’t need to be covered under the new Social Security law since they already had their own pension system. But almost all railroad employees have worked at other jobs where they have paid into Social Security. And here’s the rub. The rules say that if you have just 10 or more years of railroad work, the Railroad Retirement Board has jurisdiction of not only the payment of railroad benefits, but also of any claims for Social Security benefits that you or your dependents or survivors might file. You didn’t tell me how long your husband worked for the railroad. But here is a typical example. Hal worked for a railroad for just over 12 years early in his life. However, he spent the rest of his career, about 40 years, working at jobs where he paid into Social Security. So when he files for Social Security retirement benefits, Hal is surprised, and probably a little upset, to learn that his Social Security claim must be sent to the Railroad Retirement Board for processing. And if his wife files for spousal benefits on Hal’s record, her claim is shipped to RRB for processing, too. They will end up getting whatever Social Security benefits they are due, with some augmented RRB benefits. But again, the rules say the RRB takes charge of both Social Security and railroad claims. I understand they have to set up the payment of whatever extra railroad benefits might be due. But why they have to take control of the Social Security claim is a bit of a mystery. Anyway, that’s why your husband’s claim was shipped to the RRB for processing. And one possible downside to that development is the service you can expect. Unlike the Social Security Administration, which has something like 1,300 field offices around the country, the RRB has only 30 or so, and most of them are clustered east of the Mississippi. The good news is that they appear to have a really good website: www.rrb.gov.

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I worked for a railroad for eight years back when I was in my early 20s. Someone told me that I must file for my Social Security benefits with the Railroad Retirement Board. This doesn’t make sense.

You’re right. It doesn’t make sense. And that’s because it’s not true. Your railroad work didn’t meet that 10-year threshold mark that requires RRB jurisdiction. In fact, you and I are in the same boat. I worked for a railroad for about five years when I was in my late teens and early 20s. And because I had fewer than 10 years of railroad work, those railroad earnings were automatically transferred to my Social Security account, and they are treated like any other earnings I might have. The same thing will happen with you. And when it comes time to file for Social Security, you will deal with the Social Security Administration, not the Railroad Retirement Board. *** That’s really all the railroad-related ques tions I have. But I’ve got some space left to answer a few general questions about Social Security.

proved. But if you are getting just retirement benefits, then you have to wait until age 65 before you can get Medicare.

I am an 86-year-old widower who still works full time. Here is something that puzzles me. I am paying Social Security taxes twice. Why in the world am I doing that?

You didn’t fully explain what you meant by the statement, “I am paying Social Security taxes twice.” But I can take a guess. First of all, anyone who is working at a job covered by Social Security (which are almost all jobs in this country), has to have Social Security payroll taxes deducted from his or her salary. And that happens whether you are 16 years old or 86 years old. As a completely separate issue, the Social Security benefits you get may be subject to federal income taxes. Those rules are way too complicated for me to explain in today’s column. But in a nutshell, I can tell you that if you file an individual tax return and if your net taxable income is over $25,000, you will probably pay taxes on those benefits. So the two taxes you are talking about are up for my Social SeI just signed ADVERTISING PROOF entirely separate issues. One is a payroll tax on curity. I am 62. And I was told by the Social MON.,your MAY 13 and the5:00 Final Changes DUE: p.m.. salary, other is an income tax on your Security agent that my Medicare coverage will Please review carefully. Double check:  Phone Number(s)  Spelling  Prices  Hours total income. start two years from now. But all my friends ADVERTISING PROOF * * * Contact your Tidbits immediately with changes or corrections. is am 65. Who until Irepresentative to wait tell me I have MAY If28you have a Social Security question, Tom MON., Final Changes DUE: 5:00 p.m.. right? Office:review 760-320-0997 email: Fax: 760-320-1630 Please carefully. Double check:valleybits@msn.com  Phone Number(s) Spelling  Prices  Hourshim at thomas.marMargenauhas the answer. Contact

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yet. There is a strong history of clotting problems in my family. Would you weigh in on this matter? The last time I had a screening colonoscopy was around 2005, and there weren’t any issues. I realize this is a scope and not surgery, but it has me concerned enough that I am considering putting this off until I can get a satisfactory response. -- B.R.

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Looks Like Acne, But It’s Not DEAR DR. ROACH: I have never seen anything in your column about sebaceous hyperplasia. I read that it is quite similar to acne and that a person could use an acne treatment to keep the condition in check. Could you give your thoughts on this? -- R.G.

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Women Veterans Get Expanded Call Center The Department of Veterans Affairs has added another way for women veterans to get information about benefits and health care. Besides calling or chatting, those with questions can now text the Women Veterans Call Center. Since opening in 2013, the center has received 83,000 calls. For the half million women veterans using VA health care, the call center can provide information on available resources and eligibility, and if a veteran is in crisis (homeless or at risk for suicide), she can get help there as well.

ANSWER: Although sebaceous hyperplasia can be mistaken for acne, sebaceous hyperplasia happens mostly to middle-aged adults (or newborns). For women-centric information on health These bumps appear most commonly on care and the services available at the VA, go online the forehead and cheeks, and have an umbilicus to www.womenshealth.va.gov. In the top right (a small hole) in the center. They are enlargecorner of the page is a Chat with the Call Center ments of the oil-producing sebaceous glands. button. Or scroll down the right column and look at 5:00 p.m.. They happen particularly in people with oily skin. Final Changes DUE: What’s New information on reimbursement of cer Please review carefully. Double check:  * Phone * *Number(s)  Spelling  Prices  Hours Treatment can be challenging. Reducing tain adoption expenses if a service-related disability Contact representative with changes or corrections. your Tidbits Dr. Roach regrets immediately that he is unable to answer indidietary fat and using a good-quality skin-care has resulted in infertility, women veteran athletes, letters, but will incorporate them in the column when760-320-0997 email: valleybits@msn.com Fax: 760-320-1630 regimen for oily skin may help. Dermatologists Office:vidual ever possible. Readers may email questions to ToYourGood- breast cancer and more. On the left side of the can treat these when they are cosmetically imHealth@med.cornell.edu. screen, the Health Topics A to Z covers hundreds of portant, not because they cause harm in themmedical conditions. (c) 2019 North America Synd., Inc. selves. Although they can be mistaken for basal MON., MAY 13 All Rights Reserved cell cancers of the skin, they are not cancerous PricesThe Please review carefully. Double check:  Phone Number(s)  Spelling   number Hours of women who are sexually asor pre-cancerous. saulted in the military has either risen or the num& Contact your Tidbits representative immediately with changes or corrections. They are mostly treated mechanically, ber who report it has increased. One in five who go and by that I mean using a surgical technique SALES Office: 760-320-0997 FLAGPOLE email: valleybits@msn.com Fax: to 760-320-1630 VA health facilities report that they were sexulike cauterization or excision. But these techally assaulted in the military. The VA treats Military Flags of USAStatesForeign VETERAN niques can leave scars. Laser and phototherapy all Sizes. Military & Religious Sexual Trauma for free, and some veterans can reOwned Flagpoles- Residential & Commercial Busin have good cosmetic results but are expensive. ceive treatment even if they don’t qualify for other ess Joslyn Senior Center Isotretoin, a systemic acne drug with significant VA care. There is an MST Coordinator in every c/o Jack Newby side effects, also has been shown in a small health care facility. To access help, call the nearest Call me today! 1/8 pg 4C N.P. study to be effective. (760) 343-1175 John Cuddihy medical center and ask for that coordinator. For May 19 + 26, 2019 Vol. 15 - No. 21 + 22 *** We’re Near! I-10 & Monterey in Thousand Palms • Delivery Available contact information, veterans can also call or text DEAR DR. ROACH: I am currently takthe center. ing 20 mg of Xarelto daily, and have a screenProperty of ing colonoscopy scheduled soon. The prepa To reach the center, call or send a text to AdVenture Media, Inc. ration instructions said not to stop taking 855-829-6636. Put the call center number in your blood thinners, but didn’t specifically menFREE cellphone in case you need it. tion Xarelto. I contacted the office and spoke At The JoslynFax:Center Phone: 760.320.0997 760.320.1630 * * * valleybits@msn.com with a scheduler, who said those instructions in Palm Desert Freddy Groves regrets that he cannot personAll Rights Reserved applied to all blood thinners. ally answer reader questions, but will incorporate them New Classes and Programs Previously, I was told that I would into his column whenever possible. Send email to columWith YOUR Health in Mind nreply2@gmail.com. need to go off of blood thinners for five days (c) 2018 King Features Synd., Inc. prior to a colonoscopy. Since this was a conMay 29th Interactive tradiction to the instructions from the clinic, 9:00am to 1:00pm I have tried to reach out to other medical An Interactive Health Fair Exhibitor Space Avialable sources to see if I could get a consensus on Call 760-340-3220 x 105 ADVERTISING PROOF what to do, but no one has responded to me

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turn 65. If you’re not receiving Social Security benefits, it’s up to you to enroll in Medicare either online at SSA.gov/Medicare, over the phone at 800-772-1213 or through your local Social Security office. -- by Jim Miller

Understanding Medicare’s Enrollment Periods DEAR SAVVY SENIOR: What can you tell me about the different enrollment periods for Medicare? I’m planning to work past age 65 and I understand that Medicare provides several different chances for people to sign up, but I'm finding the information a little confusing. What's a simple explanation for how this works? -- Medicare Challenged Dear Challenged: The rules for signing up for Medicare can be quite confusing, especially if you plan to work past age 65. But it’s critical to understand the ins and outs of enrolling because the consequences of missing a deadline can be costly and last a lifetime. Here’s what you should knowAPRIL about 24 Medicare’s TUES., three different enrollment periods.

You can enroll any time during the Initial Enrollment Period, which is a seven-month period that includes the three months before, the month of, and the three months after your 65th birthday. It’s best to enroll three months before your birth month to ensure your coverage starts when you turn 65.

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Your first edition plate would probably be worth $25 to $50. * * * I have enclosed the mark that is on the bottom of an antique platter I have. The platter is oval-shaped, 21 inches long and has a matching insert. Both pieces are decorated with blossoming branches and in perfect condition. The insert fits nicely in the platter. It has a central hole with smaller, strategically placed holes. No one knows what the purpose of the insert might be. Anything you can tell us about our platter will be appreciated.

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I have enclosed a photo of a porcelain plate commemorating the landing of the first man on the moon. On the back of the plate are the words “First Limited Edition -Plate Serial Number - F-6369 -- First Man on the Moon -- July 20, 1969 -- Seven Seas Traders -- Minneapolis -- Made in Western Germany. Can you tell me the value of my plate?

Seven Seas Traders Co. was located in Minneapolis. It issued a plethora of limited-edition plates commemorating holidays and special events. Most plates for Seven Seas Traders were made in Germany. In 1961, President John F. Kennedy announced the Porcelain plate commemorated first moon landing. impor tance of the goal of having a man on the moon before the end of the 1960s. Fifty years ago, the Apollo 11 spaceflight was launched from the Kennedy Space Center on July 16, 1969. Commander Neil Armstrong and pilots Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin and Michael Collins were on board. Armstrong and Aldrin separated from the command and service module, entered the lunar module and became the first humans to reach the moon. When Armstrong and Aldrin touched down in the moon’s Sea of Tranquility, they told Mission Control in Houston, “The Eagle has landed.” Armstrong was the first to step on the moon’s surface, and Aldrin followed 19 minutes later. Upon stepping on the moon, Armstrong spoke his famous words: “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” After collecting lunar materials from the moon for several hours, they rejoined Collins and prepared for a journey back to Earth. The astronauts returned July 24, 1969. Neil Armstrong passed away in 2012.

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• On May 20, 1873, San Francisco businessman Levi Strauss and Reno, Nevada, tailor Jacob Davis are granted a patent for work pants reinforced with metal rivets, then known as “waist overalls.” It marked the birth of one of the world’s most famous garments: blue jeans. • On May 23, 1911, the New York Public Library, the largest marble structure ever built in the United States, is dedicated in New York City. It took 14 years to complete. The next day some 40,000 people passed through its doors. The collection already consisted of more than a million books. • On May 25, 1927, Robert Ludlum, the author of 21 best-selling thrillers, including the Jason Bourne spy novels, is born in New York City. Ludlum sold more than 300 million books before his death in 2001. • On May 21, 1932, aviator Amelia Earhart flies solo across the North Atlantic, five years after aviator Charles Lindberg made the first solo flight. Earhart traveled over 2,000 miles from Newfoundland to Ireland in under 15 hours. • On May 26, 1959, Harvey Haddix of the Pittsburgh Pirates pitches 12 perfect innings against the Milwaukee Braves, only to lose the game on a two-run double in the 13th inning. It was the first time in major-league history that a pitcher threw more than nine perfect innings. • On May 22, 1972, President Richard Nixon arrives in Moscow for a summit with Soviet leaders. Although it was Nixon’s first visit to the USSR as president, he had visited Moscow once before -- as U.S. vice president in 1959. • On May 24, 1964, a referee’s call in a soccer match between Peru and Argentina sparks a riot. More than 300 fans were killed and another 500 injured in the violent melee at National Stadium in Lima, Peru. (c) 2019 Hearst Communications, Inc.

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