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• Their first hit was a single released in 1956 called Tonight, You Belong to Me. It reached #15 on the charts, and was followed a few years later by a 1961 single, Sad Movies Make Me Cry, which provided them with the only #1 single of their career. They turned out albums of classic songs, as well as coloring books, paper dolls, and story books. • They were regulars on the Welk show until they began branching out on their own. The quartet became a trio from 1960 to 1964 when eldest sister Dianne married, left the group, and rejoined again later. Peggy sang the high harmony part, Kathy the low, and Janet and Dianne sang the middle and lead harmonies. • In 1969, the sisters left the Lawrence Welk Show completely in order to star in their own variety show called Jimmy Durante Presents the Lennon Sisters Hour. • Six weeks before the show premiered, they received the shocking news that their father, William Lennon, had been murdered in cold blood by a derranged stalker. The killer, Chet Young, believed himself to be married to Peggy The Lennon Sisters: To page 4

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• One day after school Larry told the girls to come home with him and sing for his father. Although his famous father was sick in bed with the flu at the time, he listened to them sing one of their songs. When they were done he picked up the phone, called his producer and booked them to appear on the next program of MON., MAR. 4 The Lawrence Welk Show -- the Christmas Eve program, 1955. carefully. Double check:  Phone Number(s)  Spelling  Prices  Hours Please review • That TV appearance marked the beginning of a Contact your Tidbits representative immediately with changes or corrections. long career for the Lennon sisters, who sang as 760-320-0997 Fax: 760-320-1630 regulars on the programOffice: from 1955 until 1968. At the thegroup time of the youngest sister, 1. Name thattheir had debut, a hit with 1. Who is the only player other than “Baby IJanet, Need Your Loving.” was only nine years old. Harmon Killebrew to have 40 or 2. Which artisttenure released • Duringfemale their long with the more Welkhome Showruns in a season in Twins “Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes franchise history? they were paid only scale wages, but earned Paper Doll Interiors Blue”? 2. In 2012, money by single touring“Little on the side. Welk was Jose Reyes tied the sec1/8extra pg. 4C 13xthe disc. 3. Who released ond-longest quite annoyed with who insistedhitting streak in Marlins March 2013 9 their - b-side? No. father, 11 Jeannie,” and10, what wasVol. on the history (26 games). Who also had at 4. Which artist released the single least a 26-game run for the Marlins? “Alphabet St.”? 3. New England’s Rob Gronkowski 5. Name the song that contains this and Aaron Hernandez set an NFL lyric: “I met him at the candy store. ADVERTISING record in 2011 for PROOF most combined He turned around and smiled atFinal me. Changes DUE: 5:00 p.m.. Up To receptions by tight ends (169). Which Please review carefully. Double check:  Phone Number(s)  Spelling  Prices  Hours You get the picture?” team had held the mark? E’RE your Tidbits WContact representative immediately with changes or corrections. Answers LY 4. Name the five coaches to have led MOVING ON Office: 760-320-0997 Fax: 760-320-1630 1. The Four Tops, in 1964. Many ORT A SH Kentucky men’s basketball to a total TANCE, others have covered the song,DISincludof eight national championships. BUT WE’RE ing Johnny Rivers with a slower verLONG ON 5. When was the last time a 40-yearsion in 1967, and the duo ofSMarvin AVINGS! old NHL player scored on a 40-yearGaye and Tammi Terrell in 1969. old goalie before Philadelphia’s Mike HURRY IN 2. Crystal Gayle, in 1977. It almost Knuble didHUGE it against SAVINGS New Jersey’s ON: TODAY didn’t happen, as the song’s composer • Tables • Chairs FOR BEST Martin Brodeur• Sofas in 2013? was in the middle of a deal with anothSELECTIO • Lamps • Armoires NS! 6. In 2012, Ricky Stenhouse• Accessories Jr. Call Today: er artist. became the sixth driver to win consec3. Elton John, in 1980. “Conquer theHwy 111 80250 • Indio (across from Shields Date Farm) Hours: 10-5 Mon.-Sat. (760) utive titles in NASCAR’s Nationwide Sun” was on the b-side. Oddly enough, Series. Name three of the first five. one version of the sleeve for the single 7. Kimiko Date-Krumm, in 2013, spells the title as “Little Jeanie.” became the oldest female tennis play-

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TRAMPOLINES (from page one) in school. Scavenging materials from the local scrap yard, he pondered the idea and tinkered with prototypes for several years. Finally, using the wooden rails from a bed, some rope, strips of inner tube, and some canvas, Nissen and a local gymnastics coach named Larry Griswold came up with a prototype that allowed the user to bounce and tumble on it while still maintaining control of their balance. They took it to the YMCA where Nissen worked as an instructor to let members give it a try. The kids stood in long lines for a chance to bounce on it.

learned to control the falling and the turning of their bodies, and it helped them hone their balance and body control in mid-air situations. Servicemen who had used trampolines during their military training sometimes ordered them when they returned home after the war.

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This frightening trend must be addressed CASEY’S CORNER (from page 9) as an overall strategy to improve the health and well being of all of us. In a recent perspective my husband’s. My husband is having a hard time conpublished in the New England Journal of Medicine, necting with Deuce and has almost given up on him. Drs. David Hemenway and Matthew Miller make a What can I advise my husband or myself to do difstrong plea to focus on public health solutions to ferently in dealing with this biting and/or aggression gun-related deaths. issue? To accomplish this, the authors state, the At 8 weeks old, there’s hope for Deuce -- asproblem must be carefully defined, risk and prevensuming the husband can put in more than a solid tive factors identified, strategies tested to prevent week’s effort. They got their puppy last week, and gun deaths and the approaches widely adopted. hubby’s ready to throw in the towel? As an example of how public health strate People don’t do their homework. 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ment benefits to men. These changes also provided for reduced benefits for dependent widowers between ages 62 and 64.

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A Short History of Social Security Almost every year since the Social Security Act was passed in 1935, there have been amendments to that original law. Many years, they are simply minor technical adjustments. But some years, they include major changes to the program. Here is a brief summary of how the Social Security program has evolved over the years: The Social Security Act of 1935 The original law provided benefits only for a retired worker age 65 or older. The 1939 Social Security Amendments Even before the first monthly benefits were paid in 1940, these amendments added many provisions to the original law. They included benefits for a dependent wife 65 and older and for the minor children of a retiree. They also added the first survivor’s benefits: for a widow age 65 or older, for the minor children of a deceased worker, for a widowed mother of any age caring for those children and for dependent parents of a deceased worker. The 1950 Social Security Amendments Congress must have realized the 1939 amendments were sexist because this year they added benefits for a dependent husband of a retired woman and for a dependent widower age 65 or older. They also provided benefits for a retiree’s dependent wife of any age as long as she was caring for his minor child. And for the first time, Congress realized that not all marriages last forever. They included benefits for a divorced widowed mother caring for the minor child of a deceased worker, but only if she was married at least 20 years. The 1956 Social Security Amendments These amendments added a major new Social Security program: disability benefits. This first law offered monthly benefits only for disabled people over age 50. But in a few years, disability benefits were made available to people of all ages. Provisions were also added to pay monthly benefits to disabled adult children of retired, disabled and deceased workers. And for the first time, Congress recognized that not all senior citizens wanted to wait until age 65 to claim benefits. Initially, they offered earlier benefits only to women. They provided reduced retirement benefits for women between ages 62 and 64 and reduced spousal benefits for dependent wives and widows between ages 62 and 64.

The 1961 Social Security Amendments Finally, Congress authorized reduced retire-

The 1965 Social Security Amendments For the first time, benefits were offered to divorced wives if they were at least 62 years old and if they had been married for at least 20 years. (The 1950 amendments had provided benefits only for divorced widows.) The 1965 amendments also added the Medicare program. But Medicare is NOT a Social Security program and an entirely separate funding mechanism was established for these health care benefits, so I am not including Medicare changes in the rest of this column.) The 1972 Social Security Amendments The concept of a “delayed retirement bonus” was added for the first time to offer an incentive to workers who wait to file for retirement benefits until beyond age 65. Over the years, this bonus has been liberalized. The 1977 Social Security Amendments Congress closed a big loophole in Social Security law. A Social Security retirement pension had always offset any spousal benefits a retiree might be due on a husband’s or wife’s Social Security record. But folks getting non-Social Security retirement pensions (like many teachers and government employees) were still able to get such spousal benefits. Congress changed the law to treat teacher and government pensions in the same way as Social Security retirement pensions. Also this year, the length of marriage requirement for divorced spouses was lowered to 10 years.

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Our grandson plans to marr y on July 4. He and his fiance have asked us to come for dinner and to share our 48-year marriage experiences. We are pleased and are making a list of our loving beliefs. What have you learned from your readers that we can add to our list?

Pinpointing why marriages succeed or fail involves the best guesses. But you also have to see whether two people prove to be a match through humor, good luck, companionship and other issues. Our basic needs of love, attention, caring, acceptance, positive attitudes, commitment, trust, attitude, good health, having a faith and cooperation, both at home and work, are important to note, as well. Discuss and learn about how the other plan s to be patient with life’s daily nitty gritty issues. Couples should avoid criticism and tell each other that they love each other every day. No one is perfect, and coping with compromises often raises its ugly head. Agreeing about money, sexuality, health, children, family relationships, careers, education, needs versus wants, and other “fights” create tensions. Individuals differ regarding their privacy, careers. personal goals, passions and avocations. Sometimes bad news is revealed after marriage, which can impact relationships. Discuss finances, including credit card balances, student loans, bad debt, car expenses, purchases, health issues, goals, visions, checking accounts and savings. Has either lived in a dysfunctional household? Researchers have proven that partners who maintain their personality, their equality and independence, and those who are willing to compromise, make for happy marriages! As the old saying goes, the morning after their marriage ceremony, partners often think they have married a stranger. You will soon learn more!

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I lost my husband nine years ago to cancer, and I have continued to live in our family home. Truthfully, I have always been a messy housekeeper, and it does not concern me much. However, when the kids visit, they tr y to put pressure on me to clean up my act. They also ask about my driving ability. I am beginning to resent their interference on how I live my life. I do not like the idea of giving up my freedom and independence and I am beginning to worr y that this may happen. What advice do you have?

No doubt they are concerned about your health and welfare. That is a caring family that many people do not have. You should consider it a blessing! They are concerned about your health, welfare and safety. Minimize their concerns by telling them you appreciate their caring, and you, too, are rethinking about your messiness and driving. Encourage them by saying you are aware of their feelings, but it will take time. Suggest that when they visit, it would be very helpful if they spent time helping you clean up. Offer to give up some of the family treasures and photos they may want. Begin choosing items you no longer use and arrange for charity pickup. This should help minimize the stress that your family is apparently feeling. As we age, we realize that getting things done is more difficult, and we tend to procrastinate and rationalize why we do not get it done. Make a family plan and move forward. And don’t put if off do it now! Doug Mayberry makes the most of life in a Southern California retirement community. Contact him at deardoug@ msn.com. To find out more about Doug Mayberry and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com. COPYRIGHT 2013 CREATORS.COM

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TRAMPOLINES (from page page 3) host an international trampolining event. • On a modern competitive trampoline, a skilled athlete can bounce to a height of up to 33 feet. • In competitive trampolining, each contestant must perform two sets of maneuvers. In the first set, everyone must complete the same ten basic moves which include the three standard shapes: tucked, piked,AT and !straight. The second set is T BE which free-form in EA contestants make up their E H own routines. In all routines, the contestant TH must begin and end on their feet.

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It is a common rule of some golf instructors to have one grip for all your shots. Well, it is a common practice by tour players to change their grip according to the type of shot they are playing. Your hands are the only part of your body that put you in direct contact with the club. How the hands are positioned on the grip in relation to the clubface will directly affect how the ball spins through the air. Let’s start with what I call a “square grip”, as seen in the photo. I call it a square grip because the thumbs are square to the grooves on the clubface. This grip will keep the clubface square going through impact and eliminate any spin to the left. Now what you do from this position influences the clubface angle and consequentially the spin of the ball through the air. A strong grip is when the two thumbs rotate to the right. For example if the grooves stay at 12:00 and the thumbs are at 1:00 this will promote a slight draw. But if the thumbs rotate more to 2:00 than the clubface will close down more going through impact and produce more of a hook. When you are on the golf course their will be times when you want to spin the ball away from trouble. If the trouble is on the left, than go to a square grip so the ball will spin to the right. If the trouble is on the right than go to a stronger grip so the ball will spin to the left. Spinning the ball can also be very effective in improving your shot making abilities on the course. When hitting a tee shot, go to a stronger grip which will produce more top spin and give you more roll for a longer tee shot. When you’re hitting a short approach to the green, you may want to have that ball stop quickly when it hits the green, so go to your square grip to produce more back spin. Practicing your shot making with different grips will only increase your chances of shooting lower scores.

Square your hands to the clubface to improve your contact with the ball

more of a hook. The strong grip on a tee shot produces more top spin and a longer roll. Shorter approaches to the green call for a square grip, which produces more back spin and gives you less roll. Practice using your grip to provide the spins you want. Mastering these techniques will give you more ﬂexibility, more strategy options and increases your ability to shoot lower scores.

Rob Stanger is recognized by Golf Magazine as a 2007-2008 Top Teacher in the West Region. To view more tips or video golf instruction go to www.mydesert.com or www.robstanger.com. You can contact him at 760-409-8628 for inquiries about your golf game.

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