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Imagine the astonishment when early travelers heading West happened upon one of the largest canyons in the world. Whoa! Put on the brakes as we explore the Grand Canyon, one of the most popular tourist sites on earth. • Grand Canyon National Park is 277 miles long, 5,000 feet deep and about 18 miles wide. Encompassing 1,218,375 acres of northern Arizona, it is one of the Seven Wonders of the World and hosts around 5 million guests each year, more than any other U.S. National Park. • According to archaeologists, the Desert Archaic, Anasazi and Pueblo Indians were the earliest people to live in the Grand Canyon region. Others explored the region in the 1500-1800s, with probably the most significant being Major John Wesley Powell, a onearmed Civil War veteran. (He lost his arm in the battle of Shiloh.) He and his group of ten men explored the area in several expeditions from 1869-1872. • The area was established as a Forest Preserve in 1893, Grand Canyon Game Preserve in 1906, a National Monument in 1908 and Grand Canyon National Park in 1919, three years after the National Park Service was created. • With the Grand Canyon’s large expanse of land there is great environmental variety. The elevation ranges from 1,200 feet near Lake Mead to 9,165 feet above sea level at the north rim. Scientists have identified five life zones in the park: Lower Sonoran, Upper Sonoran, Transition, Canadian and Hudsonian. The best way to think of this is that if you traveled from Mexico to Canada, you would see lots of variations

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GRAND CANYON (from page one) in the ecosystem, but you can see the same variations within Grand Canyon National Park! So from desert plants to mountain trees – they’re all there! From the north rim to the canyon floor, the temperature can vary up to 35° F. • Bears, mountain lions, weasels, bald eagles and many other animal species are found in the park. Keep in mind that Grand Canyon National Park is home to six species of rattlesnakes, including the most common Grand Canyon pink rattlesnake that blends in with the canyon terrain. If you go hiking on the many miles of trails, watch your step and listen carefully!

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Canyon. extension of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad. In 1901, the Santa Fe extended a • The Skywalk protrudes out from the canyon wall branch to the south rim of the Grand Canyon, 4,000 feet above the canyon floor. It is designed and hotel and restaurant developer Fred Harvey to hold the weight of 71 “747” airplanes. entered the scene. The Fred Harvey Company, GRAND CANYON: Turn to page 15 with railroad architect Charles Whittlessey’s design expertise, built the El Tovar Hotel 20 Four high school seniors suffering FREE feet from the edge of the south rim in 1905. The beautiful, rugged building sometimes from “spring fever” skipped theirQUOTES called “the most expensively constructed and morning classes and went to the appointed log house in America” is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. beach instead. After lunch, they

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the late 1970s, the town nearly disappeared. In 1994, the Standin’ on the Corner Foundation, a non-profit corporation dedicated to restoring Winslow, was formed.

album in U.S. history. To date there have been over 29 million copies sold in the U.S. and over 42 million worldwide.

• The band broke up with hard feelings in 1980. SeveralADVERTISING of the band members began solo careers, PROOF but none were as successful alone as they had • The La Posada Hotel, one of the “last great TUES., JUNE 8 Final Changes DUE: been as a group. railroad hotels” from the 1930s reopened in

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rizona has the real Grand Canyon, but there are other canyons around the United States and Canada that include “grand” in their names. Let’s explore!

• There are four “Grand Canyons” in Canada, all in British Columbia. The Grand Canyon of the Fraser and Grand Canyon of the Nechako are in north-central British Colombia. The Nechako River flows into the Fraser River. The other two Canadian grand canyons are in the far north of B.C. The Grand Canyon of the Liard River is home to the most significant hot springs area in Canada. The Grand Canyon of the Stikine is in northwestern B.C. and is one of the most rugged river canyons in the world. Only a small number of world-class kayakers have ever attempted to run this river. The mouth of the Stikine is actually in Alaska. The river has prolific salmon runs, but because of the tremendous force of the rapids, the salmon are only in the lower one-third of the river.

• Hawaii has Waimea Canyon, which is known as the Grand Canyon of the Pacific, located on Kauai. If you happen to be there in May, The Banana Poka Roundup is a “forest fair” that educates the public about the banana poka weed, which is an invasive pest.

plumleaf azalea can be observed with beautiful blooms. The plants grow only in this region and bloom when most other azaleas have stopped. • There are many other canyons around the world not mentioned here. Most areas with these geological wonders have turned them ADVERTISING PROOF into tourist destinations. Get out your atlases or search the internet for canyons to explore. TUES., April 27, ‘10

• Pine Creek Gorge near Wellsboro is called the Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania. Final It is on Changes DUE: 5:00 p the Allegheny Plateau that isPlease a partreview of the carefully. Double check:  Phone Number(s)  Spelling  Prices Appalachian Mountains. The Leonard Harrison The secret of staying young is to live honand Colton Point state parks are on opposite Lucille Boston slowly, 1/4 pg. 4C estly, 26x eat disc. rate and lie about your age. sides of the canyon. The gorge is in the midst -Lucille Ball May 2, 2010 of approximately 165,000 acres of the Tioga State Forest. It is about 47 miles long and the maximum depth is 1,450 feet near the southern end. PR FO MUS A O PE R E T RE • Another Grand Canyon in the eastern U.S. is RT VE AD on the Genessee River about 35 miles south of Y O RY WN Rochester, New York in Letchworth State Park. ER ! This is another gorgeous area with canyon walls as high as 600 feet. William Letchworth was a successful businessman who bought property along the river in the late 1800s. He donated his acreage and his Glen Iris Estate to New York in 1906. It became Letchworth State Park in 1907, and the Glen Iris became an Inn in 1914. (By the way, he named his home for Iris, Greek god of rainbows.) ▄

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• Georgia has a “Little Grand Canyon” about 30 miles away from former President Jimmy Carter’s ADVERTISING PROOF hometown DUE: TUES., APR. 6 5:00 p.m.. of Plains. • Yellowstone and Yosemite National ParksFinal each Changes Please review carefully. Double check:  Phone Number(s)  Spelling  Prices  Hours Providence have Grand Canyons. The Grand Canyon of Attorney Boston has been the victim for Canyon State the Tuolumne in Yosemite is on the Tuolumne six years of a horriﬁc new type of real over Park has 15 River and is a demanding area to hike. The estate identity theft orchestrated in the canyons and Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone is not as States and Mexico by a “fatal attracUnited reaches a depth well known as Old Faithful geyser, but it is just tion” evil thief who when discovered does of 150 feet from as impressive. There is a moderately strenuous not ﬂee but turns on his victim with egretop to bottom. hike to the area known as Inspiration Point that gious, life-threatening conduct. Part one of ROCK GARDEN CAFE During July and Providence Canyon State Park, GA provides a perfect photo opportunity. book describes her nightmarish experithe 1/12th pg. 4 Color Open Rate: $177.00 August the rare as a victim; the second part builds on ence Apr. 11, 2010 Vol. 6 - No. 16

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The often-shirtless star has been linked to Jennifer Esposito, with whom he had a four-month marriage, and Jennifer Aniston, whom he describes as a buddy, not a love interest. He is mum, however, when it comes to current lady-love, Renee Zellweger. The cute couple has been dating since 2009; Bradley Cooper however, he refuses to go into details about their relationship in order to keep it as private as possible (which I fully support). ***

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medication. For example, prescriptions were filled more often when written by a primary care physician, particularly pediatricians. Fewer prescriptions were filled if the physician was a specialist, younger, female or part of a group of more than 10 physicians. Prescriptions for patients under the age of 18 were more likely to be filled. Sadly, compliance was least likely in older patients with multiple chronic diseases, including high blood pressure (28.4 percent), elevated cholesterol (28.2 percent) and diabetes (31.4 percent). Patients fail to follow a doctor’s orders for various reasons. In many cases, cost is a concern. Patients without health insurance and those insured patients with high co-pays or deductibles may never fill a prescription. For many Medicare patients, medications are discontinued upon reaching the “doughnut hole” -- when insurance requires the patient to pay all costs up to $2,500. Fortunately, health care reform will slowly eliminate this gap in coverage. The cost of medication is particularly problematic for older adults with multiple chronic illnesses and those on fixed incomes. However, cost is only one reason for poor prescription compliance. Potential side effects scare many patients from beginning a therapy. In addition, filling prescriptions seems to be partly assisted by the ease with which they can be obtained. For example, compliance appears to be higher at Kaiser Permanente hospitals and clinics, where patients can pick up drugs at a pharmacy on site. The key to improving compliance is education. Patients must understand the purpose of every prescribed medication. More importantly, they must know how benefits of the drug outweigh potential risks. Your doctor has an important role in explaining the value and need for a particular medication and providing understandable information on the prevalence of side effects. For virtually every medication used to treat chronic illnesses such as pain, high blood pressure, heart disease and osteoporosis, the true incidence of side effects is quite rare. Nevertheless, when side effects do occur, particularly if unexpected, they cause a great deal of alarm. I always advise my patients to discuss their medications with a trusted pharmacist, who plays a key role in education and minimizes the risks of side effects. Failure to take medications appropriately can lead to continued symptoms and progressive disease. Moreover, it contributes to poor health and rising medical costs. If possible, always talk to your physician or pharmacist before discontinuing a medication. Whatever the reason for noncompliance, you should not feel reluctant or embarrassed to tell your doctor that you have elected not to fill or continue taking a medication. If cost is a concern, discuss it immediately. Generic, low-cost medication may be available or different therapies may be appropriate. If side effects are unbearable, do not wait for several months to discuss it with your doctor. Call the clinic, make the doctor aware of the problem and find out whether there is an appropriate alternative.

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I have been granted “power of attorney” to handle my brother’s affairs. But when I went to my local Social Security ofﬁce to take care of some of his Social Security business, they wouldn’t help me. I asked to speak to a super Ad Proof:visor, and she said she couldn’t help me either. Why won’t the Social Security AdBram’s ministration recognize my power of attorney 1/16th page, Black & White status?

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washy “yes and no” answers. Yes, your own Social Security benefit will increase every year. But no, you won’t see that increase in your monthly Social Security payments. Here’s why: You said that since your husband died, you’ve been receiving widow’s benefits of $2,000 per month. But on Social Security’s books, what you’re actually getting is your own $1,400 retirement benefit and a widow’s supplement of $600 to take you up to your husband’s Social Security rate. As you keep working and adding money to your Social Security record, those extra earnings will continue to bump up your own Social Security benefit -- to the tune of maybe an extra $20 per month added to your checks for each year you keep working. So, let’s say your own retirement benefit goes up to $1,420 next year. Well, then your widow’s supplement will go down to $580, since your total benefits must still add up to the $2,000 per month level. So, if you are working just to increase your Social Security benefit, you should quit your job tomorrow. But if you’re working because you enjoy what you’re doing and you like the money you’re You read making, then -- asitthey say -- “you go, girl!” in tidbits!

I am 62 and still making $70,000 per year. I don’t think I’m eligible for Social Security because I make too much money. But I want to lock in my Social Security beneﬁt amount. How should I do this?

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They do not recognize “power of attorney” because the rules for that designation are much more lenient and don’t necessarily involve the concept of mental incapability. For example, when my mom was still alive, she was living with my sister. And because my mom had some fairly severe physical complications (she was pretty much confined to my sister’s home), my sister was granted “power of attorney” status, so she could do things like sign checks for my mom, pay her bills and handle her banking. But mentally, my mother was just fine. So, she still took care of her Social Security matters and other legal affairs. In your case, it may very well be that your brother is mentally incapable of taking care of his Social Security business. But the power of attorney designation you have doesn’t prove that. You should file that representative payee application at your local Social Security office.

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You really don’t “lock in” your Social Security amount -- at least not in the conventional sense of the term. And for the life of me, I can’t figure out why you are even considering this. As long as you keep working, your eventual Social Security benefit rate has only one way to go -- and that’s up. In other words, as you keep adding earnings to your Social Security account, especially at the level of income you said you’re making, your benefit amount will just keep ratcheting upward. I’m guessing that each year you keep working, you’re adding an extra $20 to $40 per month to your Social Security benefit. So, just put that concept of “locking in” your Social Security benefit out of your mind. ��

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Reduce Falls, Take Your Medicine Here’s yet another reason to take all the medication that our doctors prescribe: It can save us from falls. A study was done by a group with a rather interesting name: MOBILIZE Boston, which stands for Balance, Independent Living, Intellect and Zest in the Elderly of Boston. The group exists to study fall risk factors in seniors. More than 600 participants with an average age of 78 were studied after they’d had falls. They were all asked four questions: Do they ever forget? Are they ever careless? Do they ever stop taking medicine when they feel better? Do they ever stop taking medicine if they feel worse? Forty-eight percent were what it called “low adherence,” which means they weren’t taking their prescriptions as instructed. Those seniors had more than one fall per year, a full 50 percent more than the “high adherence” group. Over the course of the study, 376 of the participants reported more than 1,000 falls. The researchers suggested that doctors quiz their senior patients about whether they take all medication as prescribed. While that might be a good idea, I have an idea, too: We need to take responsibility for our health, and that includes taking medications when and as they’re prescribed. Granted, there are some medications with side effects. But a call to the doctor’s office often can result in getting a slightly different medicine. After all, falls are one of the quickest ways we can lose our independence. Here are some more steps you can take to limit the number of falls: • Check your environment. Are there wrinkled throw rugs on your floors? Is the stair-rail sturdy? • Are your shoes comfortable, with a non-slip sole? • Do you need to update your eyeglass prescription? • Do you need handrails installed? Help is available if you ask for it. Matilda Charles regrets that she cannot personally answer reader questions, but will incorporate them into her column whenever possible. Write to her in care of King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 328536475, or send e-mail to columnreply@gmail.com. (c) 2010 King Features Synd., Inc.

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We have a set of porcelain dishes that includes over 100 pieces. This orange mark is located on the back of each dish. We are interested in learning about the manufacturer and the value of our set.

Founded in the 1860s, Bawo and Dotter was a New York importer of china from Limoges, France, to the United States. Elite Works was the name of their decorating studio in Limoges. In 1896, they began producing their own porcelain. After World War I, the name became Guerin-Pouyat-Elite Ltd. Your dishes were made around 1900 and the set would probably be worth $800 to $1,200.

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The Home Affordable Refinance Program has been extended, which is good news for potentially millions of homeowners. Set to expire this summer, the program now will run until June 2011. HARP is aimed at homeowners of properties that are currently worth less than what is due on the I am enclosing a photo of a porcenote, known as being “underwater.” lain bowl set and would like to know its value. Because of the home-price declines of a They are hand-painted with orange, green and still-failing housing market, more and more people gold leaves. On the bottom of each bowl are Elite Works placed marks are experiencing the loss of equity in their homes. the image of a crown inside a diamond with the on porcelain that was While most underwater homeowners continue to words, “Hand Painted -- T.A.I.G.” Still in mint made around 1900. make payments and are current, it’s been reported condition, I purchased the set at an estate sale that when homeowners face losses of equity of about 10 years ago. ADVERTISING PROOF more than 25 percent, defaults and foreclosures You have a berry bowl with smaller MAY 31 increase. Final Changes DUE: 5:00 p.m..Foreclosures are up to 4.6 percent of all matching, individual serving dishes. The larger bowl Address your questions to Anne McCollam, P.O. Box 247, homeowners now. Please review carefully. Double check:  Phone Number(s)  Spelling  Prices  Hours is for serving berries. Berry sets were popular in the Notre Dame, IN 46556. Items of a general interest will be anSome merely walk away from the house late 1800s and early 1900s. The mark you described swered in this column. Due to the volume of inquiries, she when all hope of regaining equity is lost. Without was used by a Japanese company, and sometimes in- cannot answer individual letters. To ﬁnd out more about Anne solid loan-to-value numbers, a homeowner can’t McCollam and read features by other Creators Syndicate writcluded the word “Nippon” with the mark. “Nippon” is refinance. Without good appraisal numbers -- beers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at the Japanese word for Japan. cause neighborhood values have fallen -- there is www.creators.com. Victoria’s Attic Your set was made in the late 1800s and would 1/16th page, 4C, 13x rate no refinance. Homeowners can’t sell their homes, COPYRIGHT 2010 CREATORS.COM probably be worth $175 to $225. June 6, 2010 either, if they’ll still owe more than they can get for the house. In many cases, the underwater homeowner �� is not at fault. Unemployment can cause whole neighborhoods to fall, as owners sell at low prices one step ahead of foreclosure, bringing down values. To qualify for the refinance program: • American Antique • You must be current on your mortgage. Browse hundreds of ure Furnit Multiple • Only Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac loans can quality items from • Roseville & CaliDealers! fornia Pottery participate. reputible dealers in our rn Mode • Mid-Century • The lender must approve and agree to rewrite ure Furnit spacious 5,000 sq. ft. showroom. A porcelain berry set was made in Japan. • Vintage Jewelry the balance of the loan and take at least 10 percent    tising Adver • off the principal. Collectibles • After the refinance, the mortgage amount can• Large Art Collection Antiques & Collectibles not exceed 115 percent of the value of the home. I have a framed, signed, original wa• The new mortgage payments must be less than tercolor by American artist, Vic Donahue. It is 67-777 Palm Canyon Dr., #9 • Cathedral City (Between Lumpy’s & Innovative Flooring. Across from Del Taco) 31 percent of your income. in excellent condition and titled “Dr y Water.” (760) 328-7999 What can you tell me about the artist, the Hours: Mon-Sat: 10-6 • Sun: 12-5 DOLLARS & SENSE: To page 15 age and value of my watercolor?

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Smoother putts Too many players put an emphasis on “hitting” the ball when putting instead of concentrating on getting the ball rolling properly. A good roll includes topspin, which results in the ball dying toward the hole instead of trailing off to the left or right of the hole. Many players set up to a putt with too much weight on their forward foot. This causes a steeper putting stroke which results in backspin. The ball jumps a bit, and you don’t get the topspin you are looking for.

DOLLARS & SENSE: From page 14 • The property must be your primary home. • If you have a second mortgage, the first and second will be combined. • Your FICO credit score must be 500 or above. If you have an interest-only loan or an interest rate that will rise, a HARP refinance can help stabilize your payments by giving you a fixed rate. If you have a high interest-rate loan, a HARP refinance can help reduce your payments. For more information, check the government’s Making Home Affordable site at makinghomeaffordable. gov. Click on Eligibility, and scroll down to Home Affordable Refinance Program. David Uffington regrets that he cannot personally answer reader questions, but will incorporate them into his column whenever possible. Write to him in care of King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475, or send e-mail to columnreply@gmail.com.

When setting up to a putt, try putting a small amount of weight on your back foot. This encourages the putter to strike the ball slightly on the upswing causing that nice forward roll. You will ﬁnd that your ball is rolling more true and you are going to make more putts.

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PHOBIAS (continued): • Some phobias relate to what’s up above, such as the sun (heliophobia), the clouds (nephophobia), the moon (selenophobia), and the stars (siderophobia). Some folks are just afraid of looking up – they are called anablephobes. • Not all phobias seem that abnormal or uncommon. Lots of people might have a fear of death, known as necrophobia. But those with an extreme form might be terriﬁed of being buried alive. A nosocomephobe has a fear of hospitals, a verminophobe is afraid of germs, and a hydrophobe has an irrational fear of water. • Individuals suffering from extreme agoraphobia rarely leave their homes, due to their fear of public or open spaces and the inescapable situations that may occur there. Only home is safe. • Some phobias can be a learned behavior that comes from listening to others describe a traumatic event. An individual in one’s life can trigger a phobia, such as peladophobia, the fear of bald people. Those with nosto-phobia, a fear of returning home, may be able to contribute their panic to a speciﬁc incident. • People who are afraid of looking into mirrors have cataptrophobia, while those with cyberphobia have a fear of working with computers. A person with an anxiety about memories is a mnemophobe. • Don’t confuse levophobia, the fear of objects to a person’s left, with dextrophobia, the fear of objects to the right. • Although some of us fear the possibility of cancer, an extreme carcinophobe will convince himself he has cancer because he touched someone who has it.

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June 7, 2010

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