Golden Gazette February 2016

Volume 28, Number 2

February 2016

32 Pages

Lubbock, Texas 79401

In February Super Bowl 50...............................Feb..7 Valentine’s Day. ........................ Feb..14 Presidents Day........................... Feb..15 February is Black History Month

Inside Women of Excellence...............page 2 Financial Peace University ....................................................page 3 Wine & Chocolate Fantasia ....................................................page 5 Quilt exhibit, Feb. 5...................page 9 A test for older kids................page 10 Reduce the risk for pneumonia .................................................page 13 Go Red for Women...................page 16 ‘The Day the Music Died’

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Estate sale tips.........................page 19 Laugh for the Cure. .................page 23 ‘Hallowed Grounds’.................page 27 2 options for health. ...............page 27 Vintage art. ..................................page 30 YMCA Father & Daughter Dance.........................................page 31 Lions Pancake Festival, Feb. 20 . ..................................................page 32

Coming in March Mardi Gras Celebration March 1....................... ...............page 2

Photo by Gary McDonald

Married for 62 years, Jim and Connie Christy share a sundae at Holly Hop Ice Cream Shoppe, 3404 34th St. The Christys have four children, 12 grandchildren, and 17 great-grandchildren. Jim was just out

of the Marine Corp and Connie was going to nursing school when they married in 1953 in Amarillo. Holly Hop makes its own ice cream and serves a variety of food including sandwiches, salads and pizza.

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Mardi Gras celebration set for March 1 The 17th annual Mardi Gras Celebration is set for Tuesday, March 1, from 5:30 to 9 p.m. at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center, 1501 Mac Davis Lane.

The event presented by Lubbock Meals on Wheels will include more than 37 food booths, live jazz music by the Shinn/ Turner Dixieland Band, a silent auction, cash bars, plus a variety of activities and prizes.

Colorful masks and beads will be available to make the evening festive.

There will be dancers, clowns, magicians, and flamboyant decorations in the official colors of purple, green and gold. The expanded children’s area will include

bouncers, climbers, and face and hair painting.

Event tickets are $35 for adults, $10 for children 17 and under, and can be purchased in advance at Lubbock Meals on Wheels, any Select-A-Seat location (service charge applies), or for $40 at the door.

Cash, checks or credit

Feb. 5 & 6

cards (no American Express) are accepted, and tickets can be mailed.

A benefit drawing will feature a $1,000 Southwest Airlines voucher (only 1,000 chances to be sold at $10 each).

In 2015, more than 1,500 people attended the Mardi Gras event. For more information, call Lubbock Meals on Wheels at 806792-7971, www. lubbockmealsonwheels.org.

Lubbock Meals on Wheels is a private, non-profit organization, dedicated to preparing and delivering hot, nutritious meals to those who are homebound, elderly, or disabled.

With the help of more than 1,300 volunteers, more than 190,000 meals were delivered in 2015.

Friends of the Library

9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the basement of Mahon Library

1306 9th Street Open to the public

YWCA’s Women of Excellence 2016 winners The YWCA of Lubbock will induct 10 women into its Women of Excellence Academy on March 10, at a reception and dinner at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center beginning at 6 p.m.

In its 28th year, the Women of Excellence program honors women of Lubbock who have achieved excellence in their careers or professions and whose contributions to business, industry, community organizations and our community are crucial to success.

Including this year’s award recipients, the YWCA has honored 227 Women of Excellence since 1989.

Members of the community submit nominations for the prestigious awards and an independent, anonymous panel determines the recipients.

The public is invited to recognize and celebrate the award winners. Individual tickets are available at $75 each, and reserved tables of eight are $750 each. To order tickets, call the YWCA at 806-632-3678 or order online at www.ywcalubbock.org.

The honorees and their affiliations are Janie Bush, Ballet Lubbock Monica Hightower, Cornerstone Group Abigail Crawford, Lubbock High School Berta Fogerson, Talkington School for Young Women Leaders Karen Gibson, Lubbock Medical Solutions, Drug & Alcohol Testing Services Ann Manning, Underwood Law Firm, P.C. Emily Lemley, Lubbock Area Community Bible Study Teaching Ministry Linda Greenstreet, building chair, J.T. and Margaret Talkington YWCA, Sun ‘N Fun Sandi Turner, Sondra’s Song Rhosean Asmah, Lubbock High School

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LISD student musician to perform on National Public Radio National Public Radio’s (NPR) “From the Top with Host Christopher O’Riley” will feature Lubbock High School flute player Yuna Langehennig in a live performance recording in the Allen Theater at Texas Tech University at 8 p.m. Feb. 27.

The recorded program will air nationally the week of April 25.

In conjunction with her performance on the show, the 16-year-old Langehennig will receive the Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Award which includes a $10,000 scholarship to assist with expenses related to studying music for extraordinary young musicians who have financial need.

Langehennig made the Texas AllState Band last year as freshman and this year as a sophomore.

“From the Top” is a weekly NPR broadcast featuring the performances and personal stories of exceptional

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young musicians from across the country.

It is broadcast over 220 radio stations nationwide to an audience of nearly 700,000 listeners.

The program airs locally every Saturday at 11 a.m. on KOHM.

First Christian to host ‘Financial Peace University’ First Christian Church will host Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University, a biblically-based curriculum that teaches people to handle money God’s way.

This life-changing class will guide participants to achieve their financial goals by eliminating debt, saving for the future, and discussing other financial topics.

Cost is $93, and all classes will be at the First Christian Church, 2323 Broadway.

This nine-week class, led by Cameron Graham, Cameron.graham@ttu. edu, begins Thursday, Feb. 4 at 6:30 p.m. The classes will be held each Thursday, Feb. 4 through March 31.

Childcare will be provided upon request. Participants may register at: http://www.daveramsey.com/fpu/ locations/class/1013086/atid/l_ln Reverend Paul Carpenter is the senior minister at First Christian Church.

“We are excited to host Financial Peace University in Lubbock,” Carpenter said. “This class teaches all of us to effectively manage our money the way God intended.

“I encourage anyone who has the desire to find peace in their finances to join me and many others for this life-changing series of classes.”

The main phone number for the church is 806-763-1995.

Caring for women at Community Health Center Expanded Primary Health Care is a grant to help uninsured females access family planning services.

The Community Health Center of Lubbock can provide care for women throughout their lifespan.

Quality primary and preventative health care services are available. Call 806-765-2611 to find out more about this program.

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‘Carrying the Black Bag: A Neurologist’s Bedside Tales’ “Carrying the Black Bag: A Neurologist’s Bedside Tales”

by Tom Hutton, M.D. has been released by the Texas Tech University Press.

It is available in hardcover (6 x 9, 257 pages; photographs; ISBN: 978-0-89672954-4) and eBook editions.

During his 30-plus years of practicing in West Texas and Minnesota, physician and neurologist Tom Hutton discovered that a doctor’s best teachers are often his patients.

From these ordinary individuals, Hutton gained a whole-hearted respect for the resourcefulness, courage, and resilience of the human spirit.

Hutton’s patients - and the valuable lessons they taught - served as the inspiration for “Carrying the Black Bag.” Antoinette van Heugten is the author of USA Bestsellers “Saving Max” and “The Tulip Eaters.”

“Each story slipped into “The Black Bag” is a shining jewel, polished to perfection and written with empathy, sensitivity and humor,” Van Heugten said.

“Hutton brings to life a doctor’s unflagging dedication to the human condition as a healer with utmost respect for each patient fortunate enough to be graced by his compassion and commitment. Every tale, once begun, entrances.”

Part memoir and part tribute to the patients who faced major illness with grace, grit, and dignity, “Carrying the Black Bag” invites readers to experience what it is like to be a doctor’s hands, eyes, and heart.

Imagine the joy of witnessing a critically ill five-yearold who, against all odds, claws her way back from a coma and near certain death.

Meet a lonely Texas widower with Parkinson’s disease who hosts elaborate pinochle parties for a pack of imaginary canines.

Step into the surgical booties of the author when he attempts to deliver his own child amid heart-stopping obstetrical complications - during a paralyzing Minnesota blizzard.

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Bartee Haile is a Texas history author and newspaper columnist.

“How many doctors have you come across who can write this well, especially for the lay reader?” Haile said. “He’s a natural, that’s for sure. “Carrying the Black Bag” is a must-read for anyone interested in following a wonderful doctor on his rounds.”

Through real-life patient narratives, Hutton shines light on ordinary people facing extraordinary challenges.

This captivating tale captures the drama of medicine - its mystery, pathos, heroism, sacrifice, and humor.

Tom Hutton, M. D., is an internationally-recognized clinical and research neurologist and educator.

The past president of the Texas Neurological Society, Hutton served as professor and vice chairman of the Department of Medical and Surgical Neurology at the Texas Tech School of Medicine.

He now lives on his cattle ranch near Fredericksburg,

Texas. Visit Tom Hutton online at: https://jthomashutton. wordpress.com/ Texas Tech University Press is online at: www.ttupress.org William L. Henrich, M.D., MACP is president of the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.

“Being a physician is a

privilege, in no small part because of the powerful insight it provides into the human condition,” Henrich said. “Tom Hutton addresses themes of interest to all readers – love, loyalty, family and mortality – and shows how he could affect a positive outcome, and how he, in turn, was changed by those for whom he cared.”

I would like to share a personal experience with you all about drinking and driving after a “social session” with friends.

In December, I was out on a pre-Christmas evening with long-lost friends. I had a few cocktails, followed by a handful of glasses of vintage red wine.

Despite the jolliness, I still had the sense to know that I was over the limit. That’s when I decided to do what I have never done before: I took a cab home.

Sure enough, there was a police road block on the freeway, but since it was a cab, they waved me past. I arrived home safely without incident.

This was both a great relief and a surprise because I had never driven a cab before. I don’t even know where I got it from, and now that it is in my garage, I don’t know what to do with it.

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Wine & Chocolate Fantasia set for Feb.6 The 19th annual Wine and Chocolate Fantasia fundraiser is set for 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 6 at the Llano Estacado Winery, 3426 East FM 1585.

The fundraiser is an unforgettable evening of wine and chocolate, hosted by Texas Panhandle Chefs de Cuisine, American Culinary Federation, and Llano Estacado Winery.

Creative and delicious

chocolate entries are inspired by the friendly competition between chefs, food service professionals, students, and amateurs.

Live music and silent auction add to the festivities.

To purchase tickets, call Llano Estacado Winery at 745-2258.

Ticket price is $75.

Proceeds from the event benefit the Southwest Parkinson Society and the Texas

Panhandle Chefs de Cuisine Scholarship Fund.

Society funds are restricted for use in Lubbock to provide information and support to Parkinson’s patients and caregivers as well as activities such as water aerobics to improve the quality of life for those living with Parkinson’s disease in the community.

The Wine and Chocolate Fantasia is the longest running chocolate event in Texas.

CASA’s 50 in 50 recruitment challenge CASA of the South Plains has begun its annual 50 in 50 recruitment challenge.

CASA is challenging community members to become volunteer advocates for foster children and help reach its goal of recruiting 50 new volunteer advocates in 50 days.

Each week on the South Plains at least 10 children enter the foster care system due

to abuse and neglect. These children need advocates who can be a voice for their wellbeing.

CASA Advocates, or Court Appointed Special Advocates, give a voice to foster kids who need someone who will look out for their best interest.

“Every child in foster care needs someone who has the know-how and ability to talk

Terri Caldwell to headline New Neighbors Club luncheon, Feb. 12 “Music from the Cactus” will be performed by local personality Terri Terri Caldwell Caldwell during the New Neighbors Club Luncheon, Feb. 12 at 10:30 a.m., Lubbock Women’s Club, 2020 Broadway.

When you think of the array of live musical productions, the theatrical plays, and the Cactus Stars that perform

at the Cactus Theater, you also think of Terri Caldwell.

Join us for this musical program and luncheon.

New Neighbors is a 38-year-old communitybased, social club. You do not need to be a member or new to the Lubbock area to participate in this event.

Cost for the luncheon is $15, and reservations are required.

For reservations or additional information about New Neighbors, contact Mary Valentini, 799-4450 or newneigbors@ymail.com.

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For questions or for more information about how to become a CASA, contact Amanda Norfleet, recruitment director at 806-763-2272 or via email at amandan@lubbockcasa.org.

To learn how to become an advocate or to donate, visit www.casaofthesouthplains. org or call 806-763-2272.

A business was moving to a new location and having a grand opening, and one of the owner’s friends sent flowers for the occasion.

When the owner read the card with the flowers, it said, “Rest in peace.”

The owner was a little upset and called the florist. After he told the florist about the obvious mistake, the florist said, “Sir, I’m really sorry for the mistake, but rather than getting angry, can you imagine this: “Somewhere there is a funeral taking place today, and they have flowers with a note saying, ‘Congratulations on your new location.’”

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Diabetes Prevention and Care for Seniors Diabetes Prevention Tips

Half of all Americans age 65 or older have pre-diabetes and are at risk for developing type 2 diabetes.

An estimated 11.2 million (nearly 26 percent) Americans over age 65 have already been diagnosed with diabetes, a figure that will continue to increase if no action is taken to prevent diabetes in this population. Furthermore, one out of every three Medicare dollars is spent on diabetes.

However, it is known how to prevent and/or delay type 2 diabetes so these trends do not have to continue.

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As people get older, aging joints can make it more painful to exercise, but being sedentary will only make problems worse.

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Seniors should exercise 30 minutes, five days per week.

It’s fine to break up 30 minutes of exercise into smaller increments, such as three 10-minute periods.

Keep in mind that seniors should check with their doctors before starting any exercise program.

Lose that extra weight

If a senior is overweight, diabetes prevention may hinge on weight loss.

Every pound lost can improve health, and it’s surprising by how much.

Participants in one large study who lost a modest amount of weight -- around 7 percent of initial body weight -- and exercised regularly reduced the risk of developing diabetes by almost 60 percent.

Make healthy food choices

What someone eats has a big impact on weight and overall health.

Developing healthy eating habits can help manage body weight, blood pressure, and cholesterol.

Reducing portion size, increasing the amount of fiber consumed (by eating more fruits and vegetables), and limiting fatty and salty foods are key to a healthy diet.

Here are more guidelines for eating well to help prevent diabetes.

Establish a diabetes meal plan with help from the health care team.

Choose foods that are lower in calories, saturated fat, trans fat, sugar, and salt.

Include foods with more fiber, such as whole grain

cereals, breads, crackers, rice, or pasta.

Choose foods such as fruits, vegetables, whole grains, bread and cereals, and low-fat or skim milk and cheese.

Replace juice and soda with water.

Fill half of the senior’s meal plate with fruits and vegetables, one quarter with a lean protein, such as beans, or chicken or turkey without the skin, and one quarter with a whole grain, such as brown rice or whole wheat pasta.

Preventing or helping to control diabetes in seniors can be possible when proper guidelines are followed.

Caregivers and families can play an important role by keeping a watchful eye on seniors to make sure they are making the right lifestyle choices when it comes to exercise, weight, and diet.

Helping seniors find exercise programs that are suitable for their age group and physical abilities, making grocery lists together, assisting with food shopping, and overseeing meal preparation and food portioning are all great ways to start.

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Seeds of Hope Grace & mercy

“I know I’m forgiven,” he said, “but I don’t have the same feelings I once had. Will they ever come back?”

While our salvation is established on facts, feelings play an important role in our relationship with God. If there is joy and gladness in our lives, we know God is with us.

When we go to God and experience His restoration, He, as well as others, will see the fruit of His forgiveness in our lives.

David sets our example: “Then - after my restoration when I am given a recreated heart - I will teach transgressors Your ways and sinners will turn back to You.” When we receive a renewed heart there is a renewed desire in us to worship and witness for God. “Old things have passed away and all things are new again.”

When we recover from our own self-inflicted wounds, we can recognize the pain and hurt in others who are suffering as we once suffered.

We become more open to their needs because we “have been there, done that, suffered, and recovered” because God continues to love us and grant us His mercy and grace.

Destinies

“I don’t want to die. Please don’t let me die,” he whispered in desperation. He was a world leader - loved by many, dreaded by some, questioned by others.

He was a prominent figure on the world’s stage having great power and prestige, wealth and control that could not be denied.

But in his final moments, everything he had or had accomplished could not extend the life of Hugo Chavez one moment nor release him from his fear of dying.

David wrote of a life that could end this way.

“Here now is the man who did not make God his stronghold.”

Another man came to the end of his life who was also a world leader. His résumé describes him as a ruler with great power and authority, vast wealth, and owner of beautiful buildings, a soldier, a poet, one who cared deeply for others, and a man after God’s own heart.

When he faced death, he said, “When I walk through the dark valley of death I will not be afraid.”

Two different men, two different destinies because of two different choices.

One lived his life with no fear of God. He sought fame and the favor of man. The other lived his life in fear of God and sought His favor, often His forgiveness, but always His approval.

All of us have these same choices. We can live for ourselves, seeking recognition and power, and die in fear.

Or, we can choose to live for God, serve Him faithfully with great love and passion, and die as he did in peace.

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Life’s demands force us to see that we cannot take care of ourselves by ourselves. We are forced to reach out and up. There is something inside all of us that tells each of us that life is beyond every one of us. That “something” is a gift from God. Most of us have turned to God, recognizing His power and strength and desire to help us. He knew we would search for Him, and He also knew that He would respond in love when we call on Him to make us complete.

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They are fools because they choose to live life without God.

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Warning signs from your gastrointestinal tract

By Sameer Islam, M.D. People often ask me what it is like being a doctor. I tell them it is very similar to being Sameer Islam, a detective M.D. like Sherlock Holmes.

There is a lot of information to sort through, looking for the right clues and contexts in the story to help us make a diagnosis.

Some of the important clues we look for are called “red flags.” These are signs or symptoms of something worrisome, needing further investigation. When these are

mentioned by our patients, our ears perk up to evaluate further.

Here are some red flags that are most concerning as a gastroenterologist. They are never normal symptoms or signs and should be evaluated by your doctor.

Difficulty swallowing Dysphagia, or difficulty swallowing, is never normal.

This is when food does not go down smoothly from when you start to eat until it hits your stomach; it either gets stuck or slowly moves.

This can be due to any number of reasons: narrowing in the esophagus or food pipe, chronic heartburn or reflux, and ulcers in the esophagus.

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However, the most concerning reason is a cancer in the esophagus causing blockage.

Anyone who has difficulty swallowing, feeling like food gets stuck, or painful swallowing needs an evaluation.

Most commonly this entails an EGD or an upper endoscopy to investigate and possibly treat what is going on.

Bleeding in stool or vomiting blood Seeing blood either in the stool or vomit is concerning.

Ulcers, hemorrhoids, polyps, and cancers can cause bleeding.

No matter how small of an amount you see or the assumed cause, blood should be evaluated and mentioned to a physician.

There are literally hundreds of patients I have seen who tell me they saw a little bit of blood but blew it off, and it ended up being something more sinister. Make sure you get that checked out.

Black stools There are very few things

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that can cause your stools to be black, but one of the more concerning is bleeding from the stomach, usually from an ulcer.

This should be evaluated to determine the cause and prevent any further damage.

Yellow skin or eyes This is a condition called jaundice, and usually occurs when one of the bile ducts in the gallbladder or liver are blocked.

This is typically painless, and because of that, many people do not seek treatment.

This is a concerning sign for physicians, however, because blockage can occur from a gallstone, stricture, narrowing, or cancer.

If you notice your skin or eyes turning yellow, don’t ignore it; make sure you mention it to your physician.

Nocturnal bowel movements Having diarrhea is a common problem. More often than not, it can be due to irritable bowel syndrome, which is a safe, though annoying, condition to have.

Irritable bowel syndrome, however, usually does NOT cause you to wake up in the middle of the night to have a bowel movement; ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease, colon cancer, and infectious diarrhea CAN. If you notice this make sure to tell your health-care provider.

These are some of the clinical clues we use as physicians to help us determine if some of the symptoms you have are concerning for something bad.

Though not a comprehensive list, it does gives me

some idea of how urgent your symptoms may be.

If you notice any of the above occurring, make sure to mention it to your health-care provider.

Sameer Islam, M.D. is a board-certified gastroenterologist and hepatologist practicing at Southwest Gastroenterology in Lubbock.

For an appointment, contact his office at 806-761-0747.

You can get more information from his webpage, www. sameerislam.com.

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The beautiful gift of love & sharing in special ways

By Margaret Merrell The most remarkable thing about the word “love” is the unending list of the definitions, characteristics and abundance of happiness it brings to so many.

How far back in your own life can you remember your first love?

It may have been when your mother or some other family member held you close, rocking back and forth in the old wooden rocker.

That warm blanket of love took away your hurt or fear and replaced it with joy and happiness. You knew you were safe from all harm.

We may change with the passing of time, but love never changes.

As we travel along the pathway of life, we discover we are surrounded by love.

Perhaps your first puppy expressed his love with his licking tongue giving you kisses.

There may have been many animals in your life, and each one had a special way of saying, “I love you.”

That pony with its large brown eyes watching your face and gently nodding his head. The soft, contented purring coming from your feline friend curled up beside you.

One of the most thrilling times I ever had was with one of God’s little critters from the woods.

I had taken a walk in my back woods just enjoying a beautiful day and all the surrounding wonders of nature.

Alongside the path, something small was rustling in the leaves. I cautiously approached and discovered a small hummingbird trapped in a coat of leaves and spider webbing.

I felt the fear of the exhausted little thing as I gently lay him in the crown of my hat, held him close, and headed for the house. Its bright colors told me it was a male.

It took several days to remove the tangled covering, using tiny tweezers and scissors to snip the strong threads of the spider web.

I kept many hummingbird feeders in the trees around my house. The birds learned this was an unending food source and soon were buzzing around my head when I was filling the feeders.

I was happy when my little guest took food from a small eye dropper. I finally removed the last of the tangled web.

The bird was much stronger, but I kept him over one more night just to be sure.

The next morning, I placed ways. Keep your eyes and him in my left hand and gen- hearts open; love will find tly covered him with my right you! and stepped outside. I stood for a moment near one of the feeders then very slowly took away my right hand.

There was a quick flutter of wings and “swoosh” he flew away. I was watching to be sure he could fly, when he turned and flew back toward me.

He hovered at eye level right in front of me for just seconds as we looked at each other. A shiver ran over me, and in that moment, I know I felt a feeling of love. Another “swoosh” and he was gone this time.

Some people tell me that was the hummingbird’s way of saying “thank you.”

I have heard similar experiences from hunters, farmers, campers and many others who were kind to one of nature’s creatures and made a “love connection.”

Many of you could share your own stories, I am sure.

It is good to know there are many places and means of having the pleasure of sharing the beautiful gift of love every day, not just a few times during the year.

Valentine’s Day is just one day of sharing love in special

Quilt exhibit at Garden & Arts Center As part of the First Friday Art Trail, the Lubbock Municipal Garden & Arts Center will host a reception from 6 to 9 p.m. Feb. 5 for the opening of Pieced Together.

This exhibit features the fiber art works of Pieced Together, a diverse group of ladies who have been meeting at the center every Wednesday for eight years and enjoy quilting, knitting, crocheting and embroidery.

This free exhibit will be open to the public

and on display at the Garden & Arts Center through February.

The Lubbock Municipal Garden and Arts Center, 4215 University, strives to offer an array of fun and comprehensive classes and events for all ages.

For more information on classes or reservations, call the Lubbock Municipal Garden and Arts Center at 806-767-3724, email pgriffith@mylubbock.us or visit the web site at www.lubbockgac.org.

May every day be your Happy Valentine’s Day.

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1964, we all watched them on The ____ ___________ Show.

3. ‘Get your kicks, __ _________ _______.’

4. ‘The story you are about to see is true. The names have been changed to _____ ____ _____.’

5. ‘In the jungle, the mighty jungle, ____ ____ ____ ____.’

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tusi, we ‘danced’ under a stick that was lowered as low as we could go in a dance called the ‘_____.’

7. Nestle’s makes the very best.... _________.’

8. Satchmo was America ‘s ‘Ambassador of Goodwill.’

Our parents shared this great jazz trumpet player with us. His name was ______ ___________.

9. What takes a licking and keeps on ticking? _______.

1 0 . R e d S k e l e t o n ’s hobo character was named ______ ___ ________ and Red always ended his television show by saying, ‘Good Night, and ‘________ ________ ‘ 11. Some Americans who protested the Vietnam War did so by burning their ______ _______.

12. The cute little car with the engine in the back and the trunk in the front was called the VW. What other names did it go by? ___ & _______.

13. In 1971, singer Don

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14. We can remember the first satellite placed into orbit.

The Russians did it. It was called __________.

15. One of the big fads of the late 50’s and 60’s was a large plastic ring that we twirled around our waist. It was called the _____ _____ .

16. Remember LS/MFT _____ _____/_____ _____ _____?

17. Hey kids! What time is it? It’s _____ ______ _____!

18. Who knows what secrets lie in the hearts of men?

Only The _____ Knows!

19. There was a song that came out in the 60’s that was “a grave yard smash.”

It’s name was the ______ ______!

20. Alka Seltzer used a “boy with a tablet on his head” as it’s logo/rep-

ANSWERS: 1. The Lone Ranger left behind a silver bullet.

2. The Ed Sullivan Show 3. On Route 66 4. To protect the innocent 5. The Lion Sleeps Tonight 6. The limbo 7. Chocolate 8. Louis Armstrong 9. The Timex watch 10. Freddy, The Freeloader and ‘Good Night and God Bless.’

11. Draft cards (Bras were also burned. Not flags, as some have guessed.)

12. Beetle or Bug 13. Buddy Holly 14. Sputnik 15. Hoola-hoop 16. Lucky Strike Means Fine Tobacco 17. Howdy Doody Time 18. Shadow 19. Monster Mash 20. Speedy

Test your memory with the following.

1. After the Lone Ranger saved the day and rode off into the sunset, the grateful citizens would ask, Who was that masked man? Invariably, someone would answer, I don’t know, but he left this behind. What did he leave behind?________________.

2. When the Beatles first came to the U.S. In early

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The courses are designed for those who are uninsured or in financial need.

Participants can learn how to live well with diabetes by attending a free series of educational classes.

To inquire about qualification and to register for the class, call 806-725-5218.

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A new look at an old franchise – Domino’s

Yes folks, this month I’m writing about Domino’s.

If you’ve heard any of their recent ads, this restaurant chain is no longer just pizzas.

Our family members are regular patrons of the location at 2113 50th St. This is a carryout or delivery restaurant only – no in-store dining.

The food is always delivered hot and ahead of the estimated time.

Besides the delicious pizzas, we have also ordered their fabulous wings with our choice of the equally fabulous BBQ sauce.

One of my other favorites is the delicious penne pastas.

Talk about yummy! I personally have ordered 3 of 4 selections plus there’s a 5th one – build your own, which is on my bucket list for next time.

All of the pastas are $5.99, and you can add a bread bowl for a $1.

After an interview with their G.M., Richard, he informed me that each of the last 5 years, Domino’s has added a new menu item.

The last one added is their Marbled Cookie Brownie.

Richard said he even has them for breakfast. Obviously these are his favorite among

the dessert choices.

Our family loves the Chocolate Lava Crunch Cake and the extra-large Chocolate Chip Cookies. Both are fantastic. In addition, the Cinna Stix should delight anyone in the “sweet-tooth” crowd. The desserts range from $1.99 to $3.99.

Among the extensive menu is a bread category. We have ordered the Parmesan Bread Bites – oh so good. There are 2 other choices in the in the Bread Bites and are priced from $2.99 to $6.99.

Another tempting menu item being offered is their Oven Baked Sandwiches.

These are all prepared on artisan bread and baked to a golden brown. There are 8 combinations to choose from which includes a Mediterranean Veggie with 3 cheeses.

All are $6.99.

Besides the fabulous wings, there are also the tasty chicken selections.

These bite-size morsels are lightly breaded, pure white breast meat and topped with a choice of several delicious sauces. You get 12 bites for $6.99, 14 @ $10.99 or $29.99 for a party tray of 40 pieces.

The pizzas are made in

Golden tickets at the library The Lubbock Public Library is giving away Golden Tickets in 2016.

Any library book at any location could be a winner.

If you check out a book that has a Golden Ticket, you will get a free candy bar.

Tickets are not physically present inside the books — the computer will alert the staff if you are a winner. Selfcheckout machines cannot tell

you if you have won.

At the end of the year, Golden Ticket winners will be eligible for 1 of 5 grand prizes. Audiobooks, DVDs and CDs do not have Golden Tickets.

Library users may win more than once. This contest runs until Dec. 31. For questions, call 775-2834 or any Lubbock Public Library location.

Happy Valentine’s Day to 3 sizes – 10,” 12” and 14.” rates our location on 50th St. one and all.

Under the American Legends, an A+. Give them a try.

Until next time.

Granny there are 9 choices at $11, $13 and $15. Also, there are 6 selections of Feast Pizzas listed at $11, $12 and $15.

Last but not least is a buildyour-own pizza with unlimited possibilities. There are 7 meat toppings, 8 veggies and a special of 5 more – pineapple and 4 different cheeses.

Not to be out done among the competitors, Domino’s offers 5 different crusts including a gluten free. Did I mention 5 sauces? Wow! This wonderful icon of the “Your comfort, Our purpose”. pizza world also offers many coupons, both online and in4413 82nd St. Ste. 135 Lubbock, TX 79424 store. Included in some of their Meal Deals is a 2-liter Phone Fax 855.867.5375 bottle of Coca-Cola.

Besides the 50th Street location, there are 5 others in Lubbock: 4th and Slide, 34th OVERED ERVICES and Wayne Ave., 82nd and th Frankford, 130 and Quaker, • Experienced Nurses Trained and there’s one listed at in Palliative Care 2510 Marsha Sharp Freeway, • Pain and Symptom Management across from the Tech Stadium • 24-hour On-Call Availability which seats 100. and Support It sounds like a whopping • Medications, Medical Equipment great party place to me. I bet and Supplies related to the you could arrange your own private parties at this location. hospice diagnosis With all these Lubbock • Continuous Care at home during Domino’s, there should be periods of pain or uncontrolled one convenient to your neighsymptoms borhood. These Domino’s • Physician Services that may include franchises are all individually Home Visits owned and prices are subject • Hospice/Home Health Aide Services to change. For more informa• Medical Social Services tion, go online to Dominos.

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1. Military unit 6. Acting part 10. Repair 14. Commotion 15. Paradise 16. Notion 17. Highest rank in scouting 19. Reddish-brown chalcedony 20. Coloring material 21. Small dam 22. Hardens 24. One who writes poetry 25. Portico 26. Ulcer located in the duodenum 31. Young boy or girl 33. Supplements 34. Chopping tool 35. Positions 36. Ascends 38. Parched 39. High-pitched 40. Fling 41. Muse of lyric poetry

4 2. Suicidal tendency 46. Rave 47. Jumble 48. Place in bondage 51. The wise men 52. Long-sleeved linen vestment 55. Second letter of the Greek alphabet 56. Involving an analogy 59. Enticement 60. Loch 61. Water wheel 62. Agile 63. Sly look 64. Kid leather

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9. Gives a right to 10. Optical 11. 6th month of the Jewish calendar 12. Lake or pond 13. Cushions 18. Propagative part of a plant 23. Intellect 24. Hungarian sheepdog 25. Japanese rice beer 26. Judicial rulings 27. Bird homes 28. Unit of weight in gemstones 29. Way out 30. Repeat 31. Dressed 32. Gap 36. A fall of rain 37. Is not 38. Shrewd 40. Burn slightly 41. Flags 43. Agreement 44. Old German coin 45. The villain in Othello 48. Recedes

4 9. Tides that attain the least height 50. Agitate 51. Bring into existence 52. Land measure 53. Put down

5 4. Blue-gray 57. Not 58. Acknowledgement of debt Solution on P. 29

First Friday Art Trail at the Buddy Holly Center, Feb. 5 The Buddy Holly Center will be open from 6 to 9 p.m., Feb. 5 as part of the First Friday Art Trail. Free admission with a cash bar and refreshments will be available.

Two exhibits are on display at the Buddy Holly Center.

“A Look Back: Vintage Works of the South Plains”

is on display in the Fine Arts Gallery through March 6.

This exhibit features the works of artists who were members of the South Plains Art Guild and the Lubbock Art Association during the mid- to latter-part of the 20th century and whose energies were indicative of the rich

artistic history of this region.

“Don Carpenter: Crossing the Liquid Divide,” an exhibition of photography taken by Lubbock artist Don Carpenter, will on display in the Foyer Gallery until Feb. 7.

Images from underwater locations around the world featuring sharks, whales,

manatees and sea lions will be on display, as well as fashion photography taken in swimming pools.

The art trail is a program of LHUCA, the Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts. Held on the first Friday of every month in venues around the city, galleries,

restaurants and businesses are open free of charge to display local and regional visual and performing art.

A free trolley service to and from venues will be offered in the downtown area.

For more information on the First Friday Art Trail visit www.ffat.org.

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Reducing the risk of pneumonia in seniors remind seniors to wash their hands regularly, especially in winter.

At home, post signs above wash areas/sinks to remind the senior to wash his or her hands routinely and use hand sanitizers.

Keep up with regular dental hygiene.

Remind seniors about good dental care. Pneumonia can occur from tooth and gum infections, so daily brushing and flossing ─ or keeping dentures clean ─ is a must.

Germ-killing mouthwash is also helpful.

Immunizations are key.

The Mayo Clinic and the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute both advise seniors and anyone at risk for pneumonia to get vaccinated against bacterial pneumococcal pneumonia.

It’s a one-time vaccine that can prevent or reduce the severity of pneumonia. The doctor may also recommend a booster vaccine after five years. It’s also a good idea to vaccinate seniors against other illnesses that can lead to pneumonia, particularly influenza.

Talk to seniors about smoking.

Smoking is a major risk factor for pneumonia. It greatly increases a person’s likelihood of getting the disease because it harms the ability of the lungs to defend against infection.

Quitting smoking altoThe biggest lie I tell myself is “I gether can help at-risk seniors don’t need to write that down; fend against pneumonia.

I’ll remember it.”

Encourage good general health.

I don’t have gray hair. I have Good overall health hab“wisdom highlights.” I’m just its are critical to preventing very wise.

Pneumonia may be caused by bacteria, viruses, or fungi, and results in inflammation and decreased circulation to one or both of the lungs.

As circulation to the lungs decreases, oxygen in the blood declines.

While cases of pneumonia can range from mild to severe, seniors are much more susceptible to this disease than normal, healthy adults.

Similarly, once seniors have this condition it takes them longer to recover from it, especially those who are frail who may require up to several months to return to health.

If you are a caregiver, it is essential to understand how to reduce the risk pneumonia in seniors, and spot the symptoms should they occur.

Risk reduction strategies for pneumonia Frequent hand washing is very important.

One of the reasons pneumonia is so common among seniors is that it can quickly spread in locations where they meet, such as senior centers, places of worship, or other social gathering places.

Many germs and other microbes are spread through touch, and hand washing can dramatic reduce the spread of illness. It is a good idea to

pneumonia in seniors and keep the immune system strong enough to fight off infection. Help them follow appropriate nutritional guidelines for seniors (and any pre-existing conditions), and encourage them to get plenty of rest and physical exercise.

Be familiar with the symptoms of pneumonia The incidence of pneumonia increases with age, and seniors with pneumonia complain of fewer symptoms than do younger people.

That’s why it is important

to be aware of the following symptoms: • Coughing • Chest pain • Chills • Fever • Confusion • Fatigue • Shortness of breath • Delirium • Worsening of chronic confusion • Falls As soon as these symptoms appear, the senior should be taken to a doctor.

Pneumonia is a serious ill-

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To our good neighbor Go Red for Women on Friday, Feb. 5 Wear red on Friday, Feb. 5.

National Wear Red Day is a day set aside to make ending heart disease in women a reality.

National Wear Red Day is an important part of the American Heart Association’s Go Red For Women campaign.

The campaign hopes to build awareness of heart disease in women, urge women to take concrete actions to reduce their risk, and raise much-needed funds for women-centric cardiovascular research and education.

Heart disease is the No. 1 killer, and it kills more women each year than all forms of cancer combined, according

to the American Heart Association.

Eighty percent of heart and stroke incidents are completely preventable with healthier lifestyle choices.

Women -- mothers, sisters, grandmothers, aunts, friends -- are dying at the rate of one per minute because they don’t know that heart disease is their number one health threat, and they don’t know the simple steps they can take to protect their health.

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On the early cold morning of 1-19-16 our fire alarm went off, and soon a CNA came to my bed and announced, “There’s a fire, and we are evacuating the building.” Her urgency let me know this wasn’t a drill.

She put my shoes on, helped me into my wheelchair, grabbed a fuzzy blanket that a friend made me for Christmas, and out the door we went. The cold was a shocking 34 degrees. The sight was a surprise.

Fire truck lights flashing, ambulance and staff running in and out of the building to get people out and more blankets on the residents.

Residents were brought out in beds and wheelchairs. It was an experience we won’t soon forget.

Now the good neighbors showed up. Employees from the Heart Hospital came to the aid, also. Several came in scrubs, no coats, and a big white tub-like container with blankets, and began covering us with more blankets.

Wow, it did feel good, and their concern was a blessing.

There was some office staff in that group, also.

To the Heart Hospital: we thank you for being a good to a good hot breakfast in a neighbor. We were blessed warm building.

Thank you one and all. by all who helped, and we reA resident of The Plaza. turned after about 40 minutes

From Our Readers

On his 70th birthday, a man was given a gift certificate from his wife. The certificate was for consultation with an Indian medicine man living on a nearby reservation that was rumored to have a simple cure for erectile dysfunction.

The husband went to the reservation and saw the medicine man.

The old Indian gave him a potion and with a grip on his shoulder warned, “This is a powerful medicine. You take only a teaspoonful, and then say 1-2-3.

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The man thanked the old Indian and as he walked away, he turned and asked, “How do I stop the medicine from working?”

Your partner must say, ‘12-3’, he responded, “but when she does, the medicine will not work again until the next full moon.”

He was very eager to see if it worked so he went home, showered, shaved, took a spoonful of the medicine, and then invited his wife to join him.

When she came in, he said “1-2-3!” Immediately, he was the manliest of men. His wife was excited. Then she asked, “What was the 1-2-3 for?”

And that boys and girls, is why we should never end sentences with a preposition because we could end up with a dangling participle.

Carry a heart that never hates.

Carry a smile that never fades.

Carry a touch that never hurts.

I always prefer to believe the best of everybody, It saves so much trouble. ~Rudyard Kipling

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Buddy Holly Center presents ‘The Day the Music Died’ Feb. 3, 2016 marks the 57th anniversary of the plane crash that claimed the lives of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, J.P. Richardson (The Big Bopper), and pilot Roger Peterson.

This date has been given the name “The Day the Music Died” after a lyric in the Don McLean song, “American Pie,” that references the deaths of these rock ‘n’ roll musicians.

Patrons are invited to the center to celebrate the life and legacy of Buddy Holly.

Special events on Feb. 3 include: Buddy Holly Gallery: Free admission 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

J.I. Allison House: Free admission 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Trolley tours – weather permitting Join Museum Curator, Jac-

queline Bober, on a guided tour of significant Buddy Holly sites around Lubbock; Cost: $5; Tour times: 11 a.m., 1:30 p.m. & 3 p.m.

Seating is limited; patrons are encouraged to reserve their seat by visiting the Gift Shop or calling 806-7753562.

Origami Crickets, Buddy Holly glasses, and an instrument petting zoo Free hands-on activities for all ages 10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

“I am enclosing two tickets to the first night of my new play; Each year, on the anniverbring a friend, if you have one.”

- George Bernard Shaw to Winston Churchill sary of Buddy’s death, the “Cannot possibly attend first night, will attend second...

Center staff places a spray if there is one.” of yellow roses on Buddy’s

- Winston Churchill, in response grave, located in the City of “I feel so miserable without you; it’s almost like having you Lubbock Cemetery at 31st here.”

- Stephen Bishop Street and Teak Avenue.

Toni Carr of Dallas visited the Buddy Holly gravesite in the City of Lubbock Cemetery. Carr is a long-time fan of one of Lubbock’s native sons. The correct spelling of the family name was Holley, but Holley’s name was misspelled on his recording contract, so he adopted the Holly version.

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About Estate Sales – 5 steps to take before the sale

By Nan Hayes Caring TransiTions As the nation’s largest and most trusted resource for estate sales and online auction liquidation, Caring Transitions owners are often asked how customers can best prepare for their estate sale.

There are several things that can be done even before the sale begins.

We have outlined some of those steps below. This process is similar, whether you are holding a sale in order to downsize, prepare for a move or clean out a family home.

1. Call your local estate sale professional first Too often customers make decisions on their own before they consult an expert.

In some cases, families will donate items and even hold a garage sale before calling for an estate sale.

Unfortunately for those customers, there are usually too few items left to support a viable sale.

We also find that families often save the largest pieces of furniture for an estate sale while getting rid of smaller items. In reality, the opposite may need to happen.

Large items such as bookshelves, entertainment centers and dining buffets often do not hold as much value as the smaller collectibles, clothing and jewelry.

For these reasons and more, it is best if the customer

calls an estate sale professional before they make any decisions.

As industry experts, we know what may or may not have value in today’s marketplace and can make recommendations as far as what should be donated and what should be sold.

Our objective is always to provide the best possible plan for each family in just one free in-home visit.

This means once professionals begin working on the sale, clients and their family members cannot remove additional items from the sale.

They may, of course, purchase those items during the sale like any other customer.

To avoid issues, it is generally preferred that family and friends are allowed to lay claim on a limited number of items during a limited period of time before the sale is contracted.

2. Let the family choose Professionals can usually what they want, with help communicate these stanlimits The dispersal of personal dards to the entire family to property among family mem- avert conflict among family bers can create difficult situa- members. tions, especially when closing 3. Cleaning and the family estate. organizing is acceptable, Close friends and family but not necessary members will typically want a For families who feel the few items from the inventory need to take action before that will be sold or discarded, obtaining an estimate from a but trustees may feel obli- professional, it is OK to clean gated to optimize the value of everyday items and sort them goods in the home by selling into categories. them to the highest bidder.

On the other hand, we do For estate sale profession- not advise that families atals, the dispersal of goods be- tempt to clean rare items or fore the sale poses a different antiques. challenge because it has the Cleaning such items impotential to impact the total properly can cause damage to value of the sale, which can delicate finishes and special harm a company’s ability to markings. In these cases it is cover their labor and admin- best to wait for professional istrative costs. advice.

For this reason, most es- 4. Allow ample time when tate sale professionals have possible a clause in their contract that In most cases, it will take prohibits items from being 2-4 weeks to schedule, sort, withdrawn from a sale once price, advertise and set up a the sale is contracted. successful estate sale.

A good character is the best tombstone.

Those who loved you and were helped by you Will remember you when forget-me-nots have withered.

Carve your name on hearts, not on marble. ~Charles H. Spurgeon

For families that do not have the luxury of time, Caring Transitions can provide a variety of storage or other liquidation solutions, including CT Online Auctions, which

One group may need to helps put your items in front clear a home quickly while of more bidders faster. the other has weeks or 5. Understand your own months to get the job done. objectives One home may have plenty Most often, an estate sale is used as a means to downsize of high end items for sale, a home before moving or while another home is packed to declutter a home order to floor-to-ceiling with a tremendous volume of goods that place it on the market.

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Clients who take time to method of liquidation because professionals take on all the evaluate their true objeclabor so families don’t have tives, such as “clear the home to, and the sales typically at- quickly so it can be sold,” or tract buyers who are willing “take time to honor and preto spend more than garage serve mom’s memories,” will have better outcomes. sale buyers.

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the kitchen table, so I decide to put it back in the den where it belongs.

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the remote, I can’t find my glasses, and I don’t remember what I did with the car keys.

Then, when I try to figure out why nothing got done today, I’m really baffled because I know I was busy all day, and I’m really tired.

P.S. Don’t laugh too much.

If this isn’t you yet, your day is coming.

Sometimes I sit quietly and wonder why I’m not in a mental asylum. T hen I take a look around and realize maybe I already am.

Golden Gazette • February 2016 • Page 21

Crosbyton High School students win H2YOU contest For the second year in a row, students from Crosbyton High School are winners of the High Plains Underground Water Conservation District’s H2YOU conservation awareness contest.

Team members Sean Gonzales, Tyriece Mooring, Noah Rubalcado, and Hunter Silva presented their urban water conservation campaign to a panel of judges at the HPWD office.

Sharon West and Ben Stokes of Crosbyton Independent School District are the students’ teacher and sponsor.

Judges were Vikram Baliga, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Agent for Horticulture-Lubbock County; Mary Jane Buerkle, director of communications and public affairs, Plains Cotton Growers, Inc.; Stephanie Pruitt, communications director, Texas Corn Producers; and Aubrey Spear, P.E., director of utilities for the City of Lubbock.

Using the theme of “Waste Not…Want Not,” the group produced an urban water

accomplished by producing a video, featuring Crosbyton Elementary School students, which highlighted 11 tips for water conservation.

The Crosbyton High School stuCrosbyton High School students Noah Rubalcado, Tyriece Mooring, Sean dents earned Gonzales, and Hunter Silva were winners of the High Plains Water District’s an all-expense 2016 H2YOU conservation awareness contest. - Photo courtesy Crosbyton ISD paid trip to Austin, where conservation proposal to help such as harsh water restric- they presented their urban area residents be more in- tion laws, and soon, no water water conservation campaign formed about the ways they at all.” to their state representative can reduce water use in their The team concluded their and the Texas Water Developdaily lives. presentation by saying “We ment Board in late January.

“Water conservation has have provided 11 simple They will also give their been a touchy subject when ways to help in the everyday presentation to the five-memit comes to Texas,” the stu- struggle that is water con- ber HPWD Board of Direcdents wrote in their proposal. servation. Follow the Prov- tors at their Feb. 9 meeting.

“Everyone knows we need erb: Waste not, want not.”

Cash prizes were awarded water - but some do not want One aspect of their cam- to members of each of the top to make the changes neces- paign was to help youth three teams. sary to protect our water for teach other youth about waSecond place honors went the future. If we, as a society, ter conservation. This was to Emma Rich, Lillian Schefcannot learn to change and conserve water, we will be destined for consequences LakeRidge UMC, Paul Davis

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fel, Payton Tolbert, and Victoria Wright of Sudan High School.

Third place winners were McKenna Bush, Hannah Hawkins, and Bailey Hugnagle of Canyon High School.

“Our Board of Directors and staff commend the student teams from Crosbyton, Sudan, and Canyon for their hard work, insight, and dedication in addressing water conservation issues,” said HPWD Education and Outreach Coordinator Adeline Fox.

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Looking Back – Vintage Works of West Texas through March 6 at the Buddy Holly Center. An exhibition featuring the works of artists who were members of the South Plains Art Guild and the Lubbock Art Association during the mid-part of the twentieth century and whose creative energies were indicative of the rich artistic history of this region.

Curry Holden: A Landmark Visionary through Oct. 2, 2016 at the Lubbock Lake National Historic Landmark, Landmark Drive Curry Holden, the first director of the West Texas Museum (now the Museum of Texas Tech University), is credited with the discovery of Lubbock Lake in 1936. It all started when the young Kimmel brothers brought him bones of ancient bison and a Folsom point found there. Holden’s research championed protection of the Lubbock Lake. He oversaw excavations, worked with community leaders, and raised community awareness with his own guided tours into the late 1960s. His ceaseless efforts are chronicled in celebration of the Landmark’s 80th anniversary of discovery.

His vision is the foundation for the Landmark’s current mission and success.

Feb. 1 - National See the online calendar at www.LubbockSeniorSource.com. Click on “Enriching Lives Calendar” Freedom Day one-day tournament. Call 767Center, 4215 S. University. For Library – 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Feb. 2 - Ground Hog Day 3727 for more information, Burmore info, 788-0856. Meets the basement of Mahon Library, Color Away Stress at Patterson gess-Rushing Tennis Center.

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Branch Library - Adults, come Wine and Chocolate Fantasia Lubbock Area Amputee Sup- Feb. 15 - National Gum de-stress by coloring, 1836 Drop Day port Group -- Furrs’Cafeteria, fundraiser - 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Parkway Drive, from 4:30 to 6 6001 Slide Road, 6 - 7:30 p.m. in Feb. 16 - Do a Grouch the Llano Estacado Winery, 3426 p.m. Come and go as your time a Favor Day the Red Raider Room; purchase East FM 1585. $75. To purchase permits. For more information, your own meal (or you do not Feb. 17 - Random Acts tickets, call Llano Estacado Winplease call 767-3300. of Kindness Day have to eat); call 806-748-5870 ery at 745-2258.

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Country Western Dance – 7 p.m.

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Talkington School nominated for recognition Laugh for the Cure The Texas Education Agency announced the nomination of the Margaret Talkington School for Young Women Leaders for recognition as a national 2016 Blue Ribbon School.

Founded in 1982, Blue Ribbon Schools is a U.S. Department of Education program that recognizes public and private elementary, middle and high schools where students perform at very high levels.

Berta Fogerson serves as principal of the school.

The Margaret Talkington School for Young Women

(Continued from Page 22)

“From the Top with Host Christopher O’Riley” will feature Lubbock High School flute player Yuna Langehennig in a live performance recording in the Allen Theater at Texas Tech at 8 p.m. Feb. 27. The recorded program will air nationally the week of April 25.

Feb. 28 - National Tooth Fairy Day Feb. 29 - Leap Day

Leaders opened in 2008 as a part of the Young Women’s Preparatory Network.

The school has a foundation in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) curriculum with a focus on the pillars of leadership, college readiness, health, and wellness.

More than 75 percent of the students are from economically disadvantaged homes, and 85 percent will be first-generation college students.

Dan Pope is president of the LISD Board of Trustees.

“In only eight years of existence, the Margaret Talk-

ington School for Young Women Leaders has achieved the highest levels of academic excellence. We are proud of the work being done by the teachers and leadership team at Talkington.

“This school is a unique public/private partnership.

We’d be remiss if we didn’t recognize the significant support of the Community Advisory Board and both the Young Women’s Preparatory Network, and the J. T. and Margaret Talkington Charitable Foundation.”

Berhl Robertson, Jr., E.D., is LISD Superintendent.

“The nomination of Talkington for a national Blue Ribbon school recognition is a credit to the work that’s been done by Berta Fogerson Coming in March and her team.

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Laugh for the Cure will be presented Feb. 11 at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center Theatre.

Doors open at 5:30 p.m. for hors d’oeuvres and a silent auction.

The comedy show begins at 6:30 p.m., with a live auction and raffle drawing at intermission.

Headlining the show this year will be John Crist, a regional finalist in Comedy Central’s “Up Next” competition.

Returning to the Hub City and opening the show will be Derrick Tennant. Crist and Tennant will bring to the stage unique humor based on their life experiences for this PG-rated event.

Three tickets prices are available: $40 VIP tickets include heavy hors d’oeuvres, preferred seating, and a gift; $30 tickets include heavy hors d’oeuvres and general seating; and $20 tickets include general seating.

Additionally, three raffle ticket drawings will take

place that evening for the following prizes: • Ground beef – 20 lbs. a month for one year.

• Ribeyes – two premiumaged ribeyes a month for one year.

• Half Prime Rib – smoked, seasoned, aged and ready to eat.

Tickets are $10 each or 4 tickets for $30. Raffle prizes are once again donated by Raider Red Meats. Auction items have been donated by businesses and individuals.

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The way we were – those words & phrases remind us

By Richard Lederer About a month ago, I illuminated some old expressions that have become obsolete because of the inexorable march of technology.

These phrases included “Don’t touch that dial,” “Carbon copy,” “You sound like a broken record,” and “Hung out to dry.”

A bevy of readers have asked me to shine light on more faded words and expressions, and I am happy to oblige: Back in the olden days we had a lot of moxie.

We’d put on our best bib and tucker and straighten up and fly right.

Hubba-hubba!

We’d cut a rug in some juke joint and then go necking and petting and smooching

and spooning and billing and cooing and pitching woo in hot rods and jalopies in some passion pit or lovers’ lane.

Heavens to Betsy!

Gee whillikers!

Jumpin’ Jehoshaphat!

Holy moley!

We were in like Flynn and living the life of Riley, and even a regular guy couldn’t accuse us of being a knucklehead, a nincompoop or a pill.

Not for all the tea in China.

Back in the olden days, life used to be swell, but when’s the last time anything was swell?

Swell has gone the way of beehives, pageboys and the D.A., of spats, knickers, fedoras, poodle skirts, saddle shoes, and pedal pushers.

Oh, my aching back.

Kilroy was here, but he isn’t anymore.

Like Washington Irv i n g ’s R i p Va n Wi n kle and Kurt Vonnegut’s Billy Pilgrim, we have become unstuck in time.

We wake up from what surely has been just a short nap, and before we can say, “I’ll be a monkey’s uncle!” or “This is a fine kettle of fish!” we discover that the words we grew up with, the words that seemed omnipresent as oxygen, have vanished with scarcely a notice from our tongues and our pens and our keyboards.

Poof, poof, poof go the words of our youth, the words we’ve left behind.

We blink, and they’re gone, evanesced from the

landscape and wordscape of our perception, like Mickey Mouse wristwatches, hula hoops, skate keys, candy cigarettes, little wax bottles of colored sugar water, and an organ grinder’s monkey.

Where have all those phrases gone?

Long time passing.

Long time ago: Pshaw.

The milkman did it. Think about the starving Armenians.

Bigger than a bread box.

Banned in Boston.

The very idea!

It’s your nickel.

Don’t forget to pull the chain.

Knee high to a grasshopper.

Turn-of-the-century.

Iron curtain.

I’ve learned that …

I like my teacher because she cries when we sing “Silent Night.” - Age 5 Our dog doesn’t want to eat my broccoli either. - Age 7 When I wave to people in the country, they stop what they are doing and wave back. - Age 9 Just when I get my room the way I like it, Mom makes me clean it up again. - Age 12 I’ve learned that if you want to cheer yourself up, you should try cheering someone else up. - Age 14 Although it’s hard to admit it, I’m secretly glad my parents are strict with me. - Age 15 Silent company is often more healing than words of advice. - Age 24 Brushing my child’s hair is one of life’s great pleasures. Age 26

Wherever I go, the world’s worst drivers have followed me there. - Age 29 If someone says something unkind about me, I must live so that no one will believe it. - Age 30 There are people who love you dearly but just don’t know how to show it. - Age 42 You can make someone’s day by simply sending them a little note. - Age 44 The greater a person’s sense of guilt, the greater the need to cast blame on others. - Age 46 Children and grandparents are natural allies. - Age 47 No matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on and it will be better tomorrow. - Age 48 Singing “Amazing Grace” can lift my spirits for hours. Age 49

Motel mattresses are better on the side away from the phone. - Age 50 You can tell a lot about a man by the way he handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights. Age 51 Keeping a vegetable garden is worth a medicine cabinet full of pills. - Age 52 Regardless of your relationship with your parents, you miss them terribly after they die. - Age 53 Making a living is not the same thing as making a life. Age 58 If you want to do something positive for your children, work to improve your marriage. - Age 61 Life sometimes gives you a second chance. - Age 62 You shouldn’t go through life with a catcher’s mitt

on both hands. You need to be able to throw something back. - Age 64 If you pursue happiness, it will elude you. But if you focus on your family, the needs of others, your work, meeting new people, and doing the very best you can, happiness will find you. - Age 65 Whenever I decide something with kindness, I usually make the right decision. - Age 66 Everyone can use a prayer. - Age 72 Even when I have pains, I don’t have to be one. - Age 82 Every day you should reach out and touch someone.

People love that human touch - holding hands, a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back. - Age 90 I still have a lot to learn. Age 92

Domino theory.

Fail safe.

Civil defense.

Fiddlesticks!

You look like the wreck of the Hesperus.

Cooties.

Going like sixty.

I’ll see you in the funny papers.

Don’t take any wooden nickels.

Heavens to Murgatroyd!

And awa-a-ay we go.

Oh, my stars and garters!

It turns out there are more of these lost words and expressions than Carter had liver pills.

This can be disturbing stuff, this winking out of the words of our youth, these words that lodge in our heart’s deep core.

But just as one never steps into the same river twice, one cannot step into the same language twice.

Even as one enters, words are swept downstream into the past, forever making a different river.

We of a certain age have been blessed to live in changeful times.

For a child, each new word is like a shiny toy, a toy that has no age.

We at the other end of the chronological arc have the advantage of remembering there are words that once did not exist, and there were words that once strutted their hour upon the earthly stage and now are heard no more, except in our collective memory.

It’s one of the greatest advantages of aging. We can have archaic and eat it, too.

See ‘ya later, alligator, and whatever happened to “the cat’s pajamas?”

Golden Gazette • February 2016 • Page 25

Like any personal property, your life insurance can be sold through what is known as a life settlement.

Your money and your life insurance (NAPS)—For many older Americans, selling a life insurance policy can be a lifesaver, fiscally speaking.

The problem As reported in The Wall Street Journal, many retirees are struggling to afford recent increases in their life insurance premiums. This can be especially painful for seniors who were already unprepared for retirement.

According to the Government Accountability Office, households with members between 65 and 74 years old have retirement savings worth about $649 a month.

An Answer One option to consider if you can no longer afford your life insurance premium is a life settlement: the sale by the owner of a life insurance policy to a third party for an amount greater than its cash surrender value and less than the death benefit.The seller of the policy gets a cash payment.

The buyer of the policy assumes all future premium payments and receives the death benefit upon the passing of the insured.

Americans who are age 65 or older leave more than $100 billion in benefits on the table each year by lapsing

or surrendering life insurance policies.

A survey by the Insurance Studies Institute found that 90 percent of those seniors would have considered selling their policies if they knew they had other options.

Why to sell There are numerous reasons to consider selling a life insurance policy, in addition to premiums being no longer affordable.

• There is a need for resources to pay for health expenses and long-term care.

• A term policy may be reaching the end of the coverage period.

• The insured has outlived the policy’s beneficiaries.

• A new policy may be a better personal or financial fit.

Anyone considering a life settlement should first talk with his or her insurance, financial or legal adviser to explore all legal, tax and other consequences from selling the policy.

Learn more For further facts, or to find a life settlement professional nearby who can help you look into this option and see if it makes sense for you, call 800-664-9024 or visit the Life Insurance Settlement Association, website: www.lisa.org.

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Don’t get trampled by the ‘Herd’

By Zach Holtzman Financial advisor Edward JonEs Every year in early July, thousands of people “run with the bulls” in Pamplona, Spain.

While the event is exciting, it is also hazardous, and many runners have gotten badly injured over the years.

As an investor, you may find that running with the herd is dangerous to you, too — because if you’re constantly following what everyone else is doing, your own financial goals could end up getting “trampled.”

The urge to run with the herd, or follow the crowd, may have been hard-wired

into our psyches, according to anthropologists. In prehistoric times, running with the pack may have helped people minimize danger or increase their chances for finding food.

But today, there are far fewer rewards for following a herd mentality — especially in investing.

For example, consider what happens when the financial markets go through a period of volatility.

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Furthermore, certain types of gold-based investments can be quite risky in their own right.

What other “follow the herd” movements should you avoid when you invest?

For one thing, try to stay away from “feeding frenzies.”

If you look back about 15 years ago, you may remember the buzz surrounding speculative technology stocks — many of which were companies that had futuristic names but lacked some useful elements, such as profits or business strategies.

For a few years, the prices of these companies soared, but in 2000 and 2001, the “dot-com” bubble burst, splattering investors with big losses that were either irreversible or, at the

least, took years from which to recover.

The herd mentality often applies even when investors know the right moves to make.

To illustrate: One of the most basic rules of investing is “buy low, sell high” — and yet many investors do the exact opposite. When prices drop, they sell, so that they can cut their losses — even though they may be selling investments that, while temporarily down, still have strong potential.

On the other hand, when an investment’s price has shot up, these same investors will often keep buying more shares, hoping to reap even bigger gains — even if the investment has now become quite expensive, as measured by the price-to-earnings ratio,

Paraprosdokians are figures of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected and is frequently humorous.

1. Where there’s a will, I want to be in it.

2. The last thing I want to do is hurt you, but it’s still on my list.

3. Since light travels faster than sound, some people appear bright until you hear them speak.

4. If I agreed with you, we’d both be wrong.

5. We never really grow up -- we only learn how to act in public.

6. War does not determine who is right, only who is left.

7. Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.

8. To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism. To steal from many is research.

9. I didn’t say it was your fault, I said I was blaming you.

and has little upside potential remaining.

Instead of emulating other investors, think about your own financial goals and create a viable strategy for achieving them, taking into account your risk tolerance and time horizon. Look for quality investments and hold them for the long term.

Don’t be discouraged by the inevitable market downturns, but be ready to adjust your portfolio as needed.

Above all else, be patient and disciplined, always keeping your eye on your ultimate objectives.

It can feel comfortable when you’re in the midst of a herd — but it can lead you to places where, as an investor, you don’t want to go. Steer clear of the crowds and go your own way.

10. In filling out an application, where it says, “In case of emergency, notify...” I answered “a doctor.”

11. Women will never be equal to men until they can walk down the street with a bald head and a beer gut, and still think they are sexy.

12. You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice.

13. I used to be indecisive, but now I’m not so sure.

14. To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first and call whatever you hit the target.

15. Going to church doesn’t make you a Christian, any more than standing in a garage makes you a car.

16. You’re never too old to learn something stupid.

17. I’m supposed to respect my elders, but it’s getting harder and harder for me to find one now.

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‘Hallowed Grounds: Sites of 2 options for health: African American Memories’ Reshape Your Lifestyle, Bikini Boot Camp

Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by black Americans and a time for recognizing the

G. Woodson and the prominent minister Jesse E. Moorland founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life

central role of African Americans in U.S. history.

The event grew out of “Negro History Week,” the brainchild of noted historian Carter G. Woodson and other prominent African Americans.

The theme for 2016 is ‘Hallowed Grounds: Sites of African American Memories.’

Since 1976, every U.S. president has officially designated the month of February as Black History Month.

Other countries around the world, including Canada and the United Kingdom, also devote a month to celebrating black history.

The story of Black History Month begins in 1915, half a century after the Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery in the United States.

That September, the Harvard-trained historian Carter

and History (ASNLH), an organization dedicated to researching and promoting achievements by black Americans and other peoples of African descent.

Known today as the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH), the group sponsored a national Negro History week in 1926, choosing the second week of February to coincide with the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass.

The event inspired schools and communities nationwide to organize local celebrations, establish history clubs and host performances and lectures.

In the decades that followed, mayors of cities across the country began issuing yearly proclamations recog-

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Both are open to Lifestyle members, Covenant employees, and the general public.

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Cost is $275 ($23 a week).

The group will meet at 6 p.m.

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By the late 1960s, thanks in part to the Civil Rights Movement and a growing awareness of black identity, Negro History Week had evolved into Black History Month on many college campuses.

President Gerald R. Ford officially recognized Black History Month in 1976, calling upon the public to “seize the opportunity to honor the toooften neglected accomplishments of black Americans in every area of endeavor throughout our history.”

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The Bikini Boot Camp is 12 weeks of high-intensity workouts that includes 24 group exercise classes and seven group nutrition classes.

Cost is $120 ($10 a week.)

The boot camp will meet at 6:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Fridays.

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Assisting people with Alzheimer’s and other conditions More than 5 million Americans 65 and older now have Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) according to the Alzheimer’s Association.

Alzheimer’s disease destroys brain cells, causing problems with memory, thinking, and behavior severe enough to affect work, family and social relationships, and, eventually, the most basic activities of daily living.

It also can affect their ability to make healthy decisions when dealing with chronic conditions and diseases and their symptoms.

Common chronic conditions & diseases People with AD can have the same medical problems as many older adults. Almost all people with dementia (95%) have at least one other chronic disease or health condition.

Research suggests that some of these medical problems may be related to AD. Some of these include

heart disease, diabetes, stroke, and arthritis. Diseases caused by infections also are common.

There also is a possibility that they may suffer from Parkinson’s disease, COPD, anemia, chronic skin ulcers, osteoporosis, thyroid disease, retinal disorders, insomnia, anxiety, and neurosis.

Care management Because of their impaired memory, judgment, and reasoning ability, people with dementia cannot manage or direct their own care.

They cannot follow the medication instructions or nutritional regimes their doctors give them.

They cannot recognize symptoms that their condition may be getting out of control.

Thus, self-management -- a key concept of care for persons with chronic illness -- cannot work for a person with dementia.

Look for health problems,

just as you would for any senior under your care.

Know that the greater the number and severity of the problems, the more difficult it is for the person to compensate for any one problem.

Minimizing risks As a caregiver of someone who may be suffering from Alzheimer’s or other dementias, there are steps you can take to help minimize the dangers and various discomforts due to chronic conditions.

Keeping a watchful eye for changes, and looking after a client’s safety, diet, and making sure he or she gets proper exercise and sleep are all ways you can help.

Help make the living area safe Falls are common for persons affected by Alzheimer’s and other dementias. Consider grab bars in the bathroom, a shower bench, carpeting rather than hard flooring, and

Eight Lubbock ISD students earn All-State honors Eight band, choir and orchestra students have recently earned all-state honors.

Seven as determined by the Texas Music Educators Association, and one student from Estacado High School as recognized by the Association of Texas Small School Bands.

Being selected for one of the all-state performing groups by either organization represents the highest possible level of musical recognition in band, choir, and orchestra in Texas.

Dr. Christopher Anderson is the LISD director of fine arts.

“LISD is very proud of our band, choir, and orchestra

programs,” Anderson said, “and we are excited to have eight students representing us at TMEA in San Antonio this February.

For 2016, Coronado, Monterey, Lubbock, and Estacado high schools will all be represented by their respective all-staters including soprano and tenor voices, violin, bass clarinet, flute, piccolo, and two French Horns.”

The impact on academic achievement among all-state musicians is also noteworthy.

Texas All-State musicians have consistently scored about 22 percent higher than the national average and about 25 percent higher than

the Texas average when looking at SAT composite scores.

The LISD All-State students are listed below.

Blake Sartain, bass clarinet, Coronado High band Madison Hanson, soprano 1/women’s choir, Lubbock High choir Domynik Carter, French horn, Estacado High band Chris Tone, tenor 1/men’s choir, Monterey High choir James Berry, French horn, Lubbock High band Yuna Langehennig, flute, Lubbock High band Evan Shetina, piccolo, Lubbock High band Soohyun Chae, violin, Lubbock High orchestra

eliminating anything with sharp edges.

Promote a healthy diet Eating healthy foods is even more important for people with AD, especially if they have special diets for certain conditions such as diabetes, or high blood pressure or cholesterol. Here are some tips for healthy eating: buy healthy foods such as vegetables, fruits, and wholegrain products.

Be sure to buy foods that the person likes and can eat and are easy to prepare, such as pre-made salads and single food portions. Prepare the food yourself, or have someone else make meals, if possible.

Encourage daily movement and exercise Some people with AD may not be able to get around well, due to arthritis, partial paralysis, and other conditions.

This is another problem that becomes more challenging to deal with as the disease gets worse.

For a time, they may be able to use a stationary bike, soft rubber exercise balls or balloons for stretching or throwing back and forth, and stretching bands found in sporting goods stores. Even taking a walk with you can help, if they are able.

Take steps to help eliminate sleep problems Sleeping can be difficult for seniors with AD. To create an inviting sleeping environment and promote rest, maintain regular times for meals, going to bed, and getting up.

Seek morning sunlight exposure and encourage regular daily exercise -- but no later than four hours before

bedtime -- and make sure the bedroom temperature is comfortable.

If the person awakens, discourage staying in bed while awake. Make sure he or she uses the bed only for sleep, and discourage watching television during periods of wakefulness.

Also, check with the doctor or family to find out if any prescribed medications should not be taken just before bedtime.

Additional Considerations The person with AD may not be able to tell you that something is physically wrong with them.

Watch the person’s face to see if it looks like he or she is in pain or feeling ill. Have the person point to where they are feeling discomfort, if they cannot speak or clearly communicate. Also, notice sudden changes in behavior, such as an increase in outbursts or striking out.

You can’t rely on someone with AD to recall things or give accurate details about symptoms, taking medications, or past behaviors that could provide clues about a present condition.

They usually have no concept of time, and this worsens as AD progresses. Also try to remember that you are not a clinician, and feel free to ask questions that need answered.

Rely on and connect with the person’s doctors and specialists for information and help -- and talk to family members on a regular basis.

When coping with a person who suffers from Alzheimer’s and has other chronic conditions or diseases, you should never feel alone.

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‘Vintage Works of the South Plains’ at Holly Center The Buddy Holly Center will host “A Look Back: Vintage Works of the South Plains,” an exhibition featuring the works of artists who were members of the South Plains Art Guild and the Lubbock Art Association during the mid to latter part of the 20th century and whose creative energies were indicative of the rich artistic history of this region.

“A Look Back: Vintage Works of the South Plains” will be on display through March 6, in the Fine Arts

Gallery of the Buddy Holly Center.

Featured artists include Toni Arnett, Fred Beasley, Janie Beitler, Dorothy “Mac” Carow, Ray Collier, Sybil Dickey, Leo Bernice Fix, Thelma Clark Griggs, Paul Hanna, Bess Bigham Hubbard, Clarence Kincaid, Jr., Pat Krahn, Lois Lawrence, Conny McDonald Martin, Paul Milosevich, LaWanda Murfee, Etoile Narmour, Mona Pierce, Juanita Tittle Pollard, John Queen, Quepha Rawls, Elizabeth Skidmore Sasser, and others.

You know that little thing inside your head that keeps you from saying things you shouldn’t?

Yeah, I don’t have one of those.

“The Hub, 1978” by Clarence Kincaid, Jr.

Maintaining a healthy mouth & smile Just 60 years ago, it was often presumed that older people would lose their permanent teeth as part of the aging process.

Today, we know that maintaining a healthy mouth is a valuable exercise and keeping permanent teeth is a realistic expectation for many.

With some simple and healthy habits, a smile can last a lifetime.

As one ages, dental needs may change, and cavities and decay are more prevalent.

Unhealthy bacteria in the mouth cannot only harm teeth and gums, but may be associated with serious medical conditions.

By brushing and flossing daily and visiting the dentist regularly, we can keep our mouths free of disease and maintain strong teeth.

We can also stay aware of any

Some easy steps for seniors to take to decrease decay and gum disease: • Use a soft-bristle brush.

• Brush with a fluoride toothpaste.

• Use dental floss to remove the plaque that has started growing on your teeth.

• Stay aware of any medications that can affect gum condition.

• Get regular checkups with the dentist to spot early gum issues.

The first stages of gum disease are reversible, so it is essential to watch for gum changes and report them to your doctor or dentist.

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lergies, blood pressure, cholesterol, pain, anxiety or depression, Parkinson’s, and Alzheimer’s.

Experiencing reduced moisture in your mouth can cause cavities and dental decay.

Your dentist can recommend options or treatments for restoring moisture in your mouth.

Some moisture-restoring options include: • Use non-prescription moisturizers: This includes sprays and mouthwashes.

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YWCA to host 7th annual Father & Daughter Dance The YWCA of Lubbock will sponsor the 7th annual Father & Daughter Dance on Sunday, Feb. 28 in the Moe Turner Banquet Hall at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center, 1501 Mac Davis Lane.

There will be two separate dances.

The first dance will be from 1:30 to 3 p.m. and the second dance will be from 3:30 to 5 p.m.

Girls are invited to attend with their father or another adult father figure.

Tickets are on sale at the YWCA of Lubbock, 3101 35th St. or purchase

online at www.ywcalubbock.org.

Tickets are $25 per couple and $10 for any additional child.

Sweets, finger snacks, and punch will be served.

Music will be provided by Music to the Max. Guests should enter through the front entrance then will be directed to the Moe Turner Banquet Hall. Free parking is available.

For more information about the event, call Colleen Evans at 806-792-2723 x3208.

By Sharon Sherbert My dog is a little bit of this and a little bit of that plus a whole lot of the other. He is just 100% Buster.

He is a medium-size dog with spindly legs and a tail that should be declared a lethal weapon because it can cut you off at the knees.

He is very vocal, and when he

wants something, he will not be ignored.

When he was a puppy, he liked playing with rocks. He would carry them around, bury them, and then dig them right back up.

One time he threw the rock up in the air, it landed behind him, and he then started looking around as if to say “What was that?”

He will put his front paws on the rock, jump straight up, while at the same time flipping the rock underneath him. I still haven’t figured out how he does it.

As he grew, the small rocks didn’t seem to satisfy him, so he found a concrete cylinder. It was about 12” long, 5” in diameter and weighed about 20 lbs., and Buster would push it around with his nose. Yes! His nose.

We live on a busy, main street.

People have slowed down and actually stopped to watch Buster push that cylinder up and down the sidewalk with his nose.

Now he just plays with a brick. He can get his mouth around it but has yet to figure out how to carry it, but he’s working on it.

He is afraid of everything from cats to thunder. And guess what – he does not like to ride in the car. How weird is that?

What else can I say about him except that Buster is just Buster.

Buster

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Lions Pancake Festival set for Feb. 20

The 64th Annual Pancake Festival is set from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., Feb. 20 at Lubbock Memorial Civic Center, 1501 Mac Davis Lane.

In order to serve their guests “all-they-can-eat,” the Lubbock Lions Club has ordered nearly 6,000 pounds of pancake mix, 80,000 sausage links, more than 23,000 slices of bacon, 41.000 ounces of pancake syrup, 46,500 servings of milk/orange juice, and 17,280 ounces of margarine.

This will all go on 36,750 plates. And for the little ones, 3,850 pieces of bubble gum, 2,000 bags of cotton candy, and 2,000 face tattoos are set aside.

Tickets are $6 in advance; $7 at the door. Children 2 and under eat free.

Advance tickets are available from any Lions Club member, at the Lubbock Lions Club office or call 7634789, all Bolton Oil/Gas locations and at Catholic Charities, 102 Avenue J, Lubbock until close of business Friday, Feb. 19.

Tickets can be purchased online at lubbocklions.org until 3 p.m. Friday, Feb. 19.

Pick them up at “will call” the day of the event and proceed directly into the festival.

You will enjoy the festive atmosphere, wonderful entertainment, and activities for the entire family.

The festival is held so the Lions may give back to the community.

Each year Lubbock Lions Club donates all of the profits

to more than 30 charities.

Some of the organizations that benefited from the $145,000 raised last year include the Adult Eyeglass Program, Boy Scout Troop

157, LISD Eyeglasses for Children, Children’s Miracle Network, Meals on Wheels, The Salvation Army, Sick Children’s Clinic of Lubbock, YWCA Adaptive Aquatics

Program, and the Texas Lions Camp for children with special needs.

Lubbock children attend the Texas Lions Camp for free.

COMING SOON… Now Pre-Leasing February 2016 Bowie Elementary principal named The Lubbock ISD Board of Trustees named Kim Callison as the principal Kim Callison for Bowie Elementary School in January.

Since 2004, Callison has served the district as the K-12 English Language Arts and Reading Coordinator.

Prior to joining the LISD administrative team, she

taught English at the middle school, high school, and university levels The Hondo native began her career in education upon completing her bachelor’s degree in English from Southwest Texas State University in 1994.

She has earned two master’s degrees, one in secondary education from the University of Alabama in 1999, and another in educational leadership from Wayland Baptist University in 2007.

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