Golden Gazette January 2020

Volume 32, Number 1

January 2020

24 Pages

Lubbock, Texas 79401

Texas Tech President to speak at Roundtable Luncheon

In January & Inside 1st New Year’s Day 3rd First Friday Art Trail ................................................page 6 4th Shoulder pain & soreness workshop ..................... page 3 10th New Neighbors to meet .......................................... page 3 10th-11th Half Price Book Sale...................................... page 24 11th Texas Tech President to speak .............................. page 1 18th Shoulder pain & soreness workshop ..................... page 3 20th Martin Luther King Jr. Day Commander William C. McCool Academy ...................... page 2 Recycling Christmas trees ............................................. page 3 Helen celebrates 100th birthday ................................... page 5 Boards & commissions vital to city .............................. page 8 Travel tips for the airport ............................................. page 22

Dr. Lawrence Schovanec will speak for 10 months in 2012 and 2013, beon “Challenges to Higher Education’s fore being named Provost.

Essential Purposes” at the Roundtable In all of his administrative roles, Luncheon, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Jan. 11 Schovanec has emphasized the imat Hillcrest Country Club, 4011 N. portance of teaching excellence and Boston Ave. Cost is $15 per person scholarship support. In his first year as with limited menu that president, Texas Tech includes dessert and increased merit- and beverage. need-based scholarSchovanec was ships by $8 million, named president in which contributed to 2016, and since then a fall 2017 freshman Texas Tech University class that was distinhas seen record levguished by a record els of enrollment, stunumber of national dent retention, degrees merit finalists, presiawarded, and research dential scholars, and expenditures. The refirst-generation stucent achievements dents. reflect the emphasis An Oklahoma naDr. Lawrence Schovanec Schovanec has placed tive, Schovanec earned on promoting student success and a bachelor of science in mathematics diversity, while also solidifying Texas from Phillips University and a master Tech’s status as a world-class research of science in mathematics from Texas institution.

A&M University. He earned his docSchovanec’s career at Texas Tech, torate in mathematics from Indiana began as an assistant professor in University. the Department of Mathematics and Schovanec’s wife, Patty, is an inStatistics, where he eventually served structor and advisor in the Department as chairman for nearly 10 years. He of Mathematics & Statistics. They subsequently was appointed dean of have two sons, Tyler and Cory. the university’s College of Arts & SciFor more information, contact Maences, then served as interim president rie at mevans1398@aol.com.

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Lubbock ISD approves new campus name, administrator positions

Business Expo set for Feb. 6 The Business Expo, the largest business-to-business tradeshow on the South Plains, is set for Feb. 6 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center, 1501 Mac Davis Lane.

The Business Expo showcases approximately 200 exhibitors.

This year’s theme is “Explore Lubbock’s Treasured Businesses.”

Sponsorships and booths are available. Contact the Lubbock Chamber at 806-761-7000 to secure a space or visit www.LubbockBusinessExpo.com for more information.

Pre-sale tickets are $5 at the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce office or for $10 at the door on Feb. 6. All chamber members receive a $5 discount.

The Lubbock ISD Board of Trustees unanimously approved the new name of the reimagined Smylie Wilson Middle School campus for the 2020-2021 school year and approved two new Lubbock ISD administrator assignments.

As approved at a special called meeting last month, Smylie Wilson Middle School will reopen next year as a magnet campus focused on science, technology, engineering, arts, and math under the name Commander William C. McCool Academy.

McCool was a 1979 graduate of Coronado High

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Commander McCool and the rest of his crew were killed when Columbia disintegrated upon reentry of the atmosphere in February 2003.

Carolyn Wadley will serve as the principal of McCool Academy. She is currently an assistant principal at Smylie Wilson Middle School, where she has been assigned since the beginning of the school year.

She was an assistant principal at O.L. Slaton Middle School for three years and has previously served as an instructional coach, athletics coach, and teacher during her 10 years in public education. Wadley received her bachelor’s in interdisciplinary studies from Texas Tech University and her master’s in educational leadership from Lubbock Christian University.

The board also named Shay Jennings as the executive director of budget and

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finance. Jennings began her career in Lubbock ISD in 1997 as the accounts payable supervisor until she became the grants accountant in 2000. She has served as the budget supervisor since 2007. Jennings previously worked at Norwest Bank as a staff accountant and received her bachelor’s in business administration degree in accounting from Texas Tech University. She is also a member of the Texas Association of School Business Officials.

Among other board action that included expenditures for 2018 bond projects, the approval of funds for Sodexo School Services will increase the hourly base pay for custodial staff from $8.40 to $10.

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Recycling for real Christmas trees Shoulder pain or soreness in the last 30 days?

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The Solid Waste Services Department has four recycling locations for live Christmas trees to be dropped off.

The fresh-cut trees are ground into mulch.

Residents are asked to remove all decorations, the metal stand, and any plastic before placing natural Christmas trees in the roll-off bins located outside the gates at the following locations:

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• You experience pain when you reach up high, lift something heavy, reach behind you, sleep at night, work around the house, or get dressed.

• You have tried everything, and just want to get back to normal.

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5 reasons why a senior may not eat enough Sharon watched with distress as her frail, 82-year-old mother used a fork to pick at the pot roast and potatoes on her plate.

It looked like she hadn’t eaten more than three bites during dinner. Sharon realized her mom was getting even thinner.

“Please eat a little, Mom,” Sharon pleaded.

Perhaps you can relate to Sharon’s concern. Many family caregivers express anxiety about the small amount of food an older

loved one eats. But how can you tell if a senior relative really needs to eat more?

More importantly, how can you make sure an older adult is getting enough nutrition regardless of how little he or she eats?

Most seniors like Sharon’s mom simply may not need to eat as much as they used to.

To carry out basic cellular processes like nerve signaling in the brain, the body requires energy from food.

This energy is measured in units called “calories.” When

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a person is growing, such as during adolescence, their calorie requirement skyrockets. But when a person gets older and less active, calorie requirements go down.

A more important question is whether or not an older adult is eating a balanced diet to meet nutritional needs. If your senior loved one eats a low volume of fresh vegetables and fruits, lean meats, whole grains, and low-fat dairy products, then they might well be maintaining a good nutritional status even if they’re not eating a lot.

However, if your senior family member has symptoms of malnutrition such as weight loss, poor wound healing, or increasing frailty, you might want to investigate the eating habits.

Here are five reasons why seniors may not eat enough nutrient-rich foods - and how you can help avoid malnutrition.

1. Problems chewing You need good teeth to enjoy food. Ill-fitting dentures, cavities or gum disease can make it difficult or painful

for a senior to chew food.

And seniors with a cognitive issue such as dementia may not be able to tell you their mouths hurts.

Make sure a senior loved one gets regular dental checkups. If a senior has a tender mouth in spite of not having dental problems, try preparing soft recipes that are loaded with flavor, such as mashed potatoes topped with melted low-fat cheese and sour cream.

2. Medications interfering with sense of taste A sense of taste declines with age, and many drugs can further reduce a person’s ability to discern the flavors of foods. Talk with the senior family member to find out if eating is unappealing because the sense of taste is “off.” If this is the case, you might consider speaking with the loved one’s doctor to find out how to address the situation medically.

Help identify wholesome foods that will deliver great nutrition even in small quantities. Think fresh vegetables and fruits, whole grain breads and pastas, and fla-

vorings such as fresh lemon juice to add a punch of taste.

3. Depression Depression or stress can suppress the appetite. If you think a senior loved one might be depressed, try asking them about it. Many people feel relieved to talk about their emotions, and once you open the door to this possibility then you can consult a doctor for help with the situation. Companionship, talk therapy, or medications may help ease depression and get a senior back to eating normally.

4. Inability to cook Even people who enjoyed cooking when they were younger may find it challenging to lift heavy pans, chop vegetables, and perform other tasks to prepare a meal. And if they are cooking for one, they may not find the effort to be worth it.

Offer to prep food in advance to make cooking easier. Take one afternoon a week to chop vegetables or meats and put them into easy-open containers for the senior to use later. Find (See 5 resaons why, Page 22)

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Celebrating 100 years: Helen Bookman

Helen Bookman celebrated her 100th birthday on Dec. 1.

Friends and family gathered at the Tahoka Housing Authority building in Tahoka for a dinner party. Helen was born in McLen-

nan County, Texas, on Dec. 1, 1919. She had four older brothers.

She moved to Tahoka in 1946.

Helen was the mother of the late Rev. Andrew Nance, her only child. Nance died in 2013. Helen’s

three grandchildren are the Rev. Jacqueline Nance Cockerham, Rhonda Chapa, and Todd Nance.

Her three great-grandsons are Kyndle Nance, Andre Nance, and Keilyn Nance.

Helen Bookman Photo at left: Helen Bookman celebrated her 100th birthday with a party hosted by her grandchildren, the Rev. Jacqueline Nance Cockerham, Rhonda Chapa, and Todd Nance.

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First Friday Art Trail, Jan. 3

‘Easy as Pie’ fundraiser sets record Meals on Wheels broke a record, raising $88, 691.28 during the “Feed a Friend – It’s as Easy as Pie” fundraiser.

One hundred percent of this remains local and helps people remain at home, well fed, and independent.

Lubbock Meals on Wheels currently prepares, packages, and delivers more than 800 meals each day. As the community continues to grow, the need for services also grows.

Noel Garcia won the pie eating contest. He is the store director at Market Street, 19th and Quaker.

Garrison Institute on Aging The New Year brings a clean slate for the next 12 months. We all make resolutions that are hard to keep, are soon forgotten, and we feel remorse temporarily.

If you miss a day or two of a resolution, tomorrow is a new day to get back on track.

One great idea I was given was to begin a memory book for the next family gettogether. Recently family and friends have had opportunities to gather and share all the funny (and many no-so-funny) episodes we witnessed growing up.

I noticed that some of my siblings’ memories are not quite up to par with mine, but that’s OK. I was always the smart one! This is really a much appreciated gift for all family members to share.

I am confused. The meanings of words have changed.

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My grandkids laugh at me when we discuss the changes.

• Memory was something you lost with age.

• An application was for employment.

• A program was a TV show.

• A cursor used profanity.

• A keyboard was a piano.

• A web was spider’s home.

• A virus was the flu.

• A CD was a bank account.

• A hard drive was a long trip on the road.

• A mouse pad was where a mouse lived.

• A tablet had the name BIG CHIEF on the front.

Healthy Aging Lecture Series will resume in January at Carillon Windsong Building on Jan. 22. For details contact Susan at 7437821.

The Care Partner Academy-Lean on Me will host an

City of Lubbock facilities

Lubbock’s First Friday Art Trail is set for Jan. 3. The Buddy Holly Center, 1801 Crickets Ave., will be open 6 to 9 p.m. with free admission. Refreshments will be available, but no cash bar. A water color demonstration will be in the Fine Arts Gallery, with children’s activities in the educational area.

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

West Texas Watercolor “Blind, But I See” Society Winter Exhibition

by Cecilia Adams will be on display through Jan. 12, in the Fine Arts Gallery.

Twenty-two artists from across the region present their creations in a wide range of watercolor styles and methods. This year’s juror is Candace Keller. Members of the Society will give watercolor demonstrations during First Friday Art Trail.

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open forum for caregivers.

Sessions will be held the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month, unless special presentations are held. Sessions will begin at noon at 6630 S Quaker Ave, Suite G. For information, contact Joan at 806-743-7821.

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This is our sacred human responsibility. ~ Albert Einstein

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‘Louie, Louie’ - the million-selling sloppy soundcheck Music critics were never kind to one of the biggest hits of all time. One writer proclaimed it “a ridiculous piece of junk.” Another grumbled that “it had all the charm of a clanging hubcap.”

Strangely enough, the Kingsmen, the band responsible for “Louie, Louie,” felt the same way.

The three-verse ditty had originally been a 1956 release by Los Angeles R & B singer/songwriter Richard Berry, whose Flip Records single told of a lonely sailor lamenting to a bartender named Louie. Berry’s 45 never cracked the national charts, but the tune lingered on—and on and on—into the early 1960s, where it became a staple of three-chord garage bands throughout the Pacific Northwest.

The Kingsmen were a Portland, Oregon, rock quintet fronted by Jack Ely. Ken Chase, the Kingsmen’s manager, provided work for the outfit at a teen dance club he owned. On a whim one night, the group played a nonstop 90-minute set of nothing but “Louie, Louie.”

The dancers went wild and demanded more. Chase recognized the song’s potential for the Kingsmen and scheduled time at Northwest Recorders, the only recording studio in Portland.

When a soundcheck was ordered to test the microphone levels, Chase raised the vocalist’s boom micro-

phone to 15 feet off the floor, claiming this would offer a better “live” feel when the Kingsmen recorded.

Things quickly went south when the tape rolled. Ely had to lean back to sing— shout, really—up to the microphone far above him, resulting in a slurring of Berry’s simplistic lyrics. Drummer Lynn Easton lost the beat partway through. And, following the instrumental break, Ely came in too soon on the song’s final verse and had to restart it. After two excruciating minutes, “Louie, Louie” mercifully ground to a halt.

Then came Chase’s jawdropping announcement.

“That’s it! That’s the take I want!” he enthused as he bolted from the control room, explaining that the soundcheck had exactly the raw edge he sought.

The Kingsmen, understandably, were incredulous: This piece of garbage would become their debut single?

Sadly, the answer was yes.

Jerden Records in Seattle released the soundcheck version, which earned some airplay on Pacific Northwest radio before it fell off the playlists. Somehow, the forgotten 45 made its way across the country, and popu-

filthy lyrics, two FBI agents soon visited Richard Berry, who later explained with a chuckle, “They came to the conclusion that the singer’s words lar Boston rock DJ Arnie Ginsberg ended up spinning were indecipherable.”

“I was never contacted “Louie, Louie” on a Friday night feature he called “The Worst Record of the Week.”

Surprisingly, several record stores phoned to ask about ordering the disc, and soon New York’s Wand Records leased the Jerden master. By January 1964, “Louie, Louie” sat at Number Two on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart.

When some listeners erroneously claimed that “Louie, Louie” contained

about the lyrics,” Ely grumbled in a postscript. “Nobody ever wanted to talk to the guy who actually sang the supposedly dirty words.”

Why does someone believe you when you say there are four billion stars, but check when you say the paint is wet?

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Boards & commissions vital to the city operations Boards and commissions are an important component of Lubbock government and are vital to the successful operation of the city.

Members have an oppor-

tunity to affect public policy, gain access to the highest levels of City government, and develop networks. Members are appointed by the City Council.

Any citizen interested in serving on a board should access the application on the Boards & Commissions Application website, www. mylubbock.us/cityboards.

In addition to submitting an application, it would also be helpful to notify the Mayor, a council member, staff liaison or an Appointments Advisory Board Member of your interest.

Questions regarding board and commission service should be directed to the Office of the City Secretary at 806-775-2026.

Deadlines are in early fall each year. Current terms begin March 1, 2020.

• Airport Board • American Windmill Museum, Inc. Board • Animal Services Board • Annexation & Growth Advisory Committee • Appointments Advisory • Audit & Investment Committee • Board of Health • Building Board of Appeals • Canadian River Municipal Water Authority • Capital Improvements Advisory Committee • Central Business District Tax Increment Financing • Citizens Traffic Commission • Civic Lubbock, Inc. • Community Development & Services Board • Comprehensive Plan Oversight Committee • Cultural Arts Grants Review Standing Sub-Committee • Electric Utility Board-Charter • Emergency Medical Service Advisory Committee • Firemen’s/Policemen’s Civil Service Commission • Health/Educational Facilities

Development Corp • Housing Authority • Housing Finance Corporation • Junked Vehicle Compliance • Keep Lubbock Beautiful Advisory Committee • Lake Alan Henry Board • LECD Board of Managers • Libraries Board • Lubbock Business Park TIF Reinvestment Zone • Lubbock Economic Development Alliance, Inc • Lubbock Reese Redevelopment Authority • Lubbock Water Advisory Commission • Market Lubbock Economic Development Corporation • Model Codes & Construction Advisory Board • Museum & Art Standing Sub-Committee • North Overton Tax Increment Finance District • North Point Public Improvement District (PID) • Park & Recreation • Permit and License Appeal • Planning & Zoning Commission • Public Transit Advisory • Quincy Park Public Improvement District Advisory Board • StarCare Board of Trustees • Urban Design/Historic Preservation Commission • Urban Renewal / Neighborhood Redevelopment Commission • Valencia Public Improvement District Board • Veterans Advisory Committee • Water Board of Appeals • Zoning Board of Adjustment

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Covenant named among top hospitals A new report identifies Covenant Medical Center among the top hospitals nationally for excellence in vascular surgery and prostate surgeries.

Covenant Medical Center is one of America’s 50 Best Hospitals for Vascular Surgery and one of America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Prostate Surgeries according to a national study by Healthgrades.

Every year, Healthgrades evaluates hospital performance at nearly 4,500 hospitals nationwide for 32 of the most common inpatient procedures and conditions.

Covenant Medical Center was also recognized for the following clinical achievements: • Vascular Surgery Excellence Award • Five-Star recipient for Repair of Abdominal Aorta • Five-Star recipient for Carotid Procedures for three consecutive years • Five-Star recipient for Peripheral Vascular Bypass for two consecutive years • Prostate Surgery Excellence

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Award for two consecutive years • Five-Star recipient for Prostate Removal Surgery for two consecutive years • Five-Star recipient for Pacemaker Procedures for three years in a row • Five-Star recipient for Hip Fracture Treatment for eight consecutive years • Five-Star recipient for Cranial Neurosurgery for two years in a row • Five-Star recipient for Gallbladder Removal Surgery for four consecutive years • Five-Star recipient for Appendectomy • Five-Star recipient for Overall Bariatric Surgery “It is always wonderful to receive this level of recognition for the great work of our caregivers,” Chief Quality Officer Cynthia Salisbury said.

“Our clinicians take pride in continually raising the bar on the quality of care we deliver. This is evident in the notable degree of repeat recognitions.

“We are proud to deliver this nationally recognized, high level of care and service to our community.”

Experts advocate global effort to ensure health spans match life spans Across the world, more people are living longer.

But whether the extra years will be good ones — and whether societies and economies will benefit as a result — depends on the actions we take now,” states an editorial in a new supplemental issue of The Journals of Gerontology, Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences from The Gerontological Society of America.

This issue, titled “Healthy Longevity 2019,” was supported by AARP. It contains 11 articles that examine enablers of healthy longevity as well as the accompanying opportunities and challenges.

“Today’s boomers, in their 50s to 70s, and members of generation X, in their 40s to 50s, are at critical stages of their lives in determining their health spans,” wrote guest

editors Thomas T. Perls, MD, FGSA, and Erwin J. Tan, MD. “A societal embracing of a paradigm shift — the understanding that as the potential for longevity increases, so does the importance of health-related behaviors at all ages (including middle and older ages) — could extend health span and make aging an opportunity rather than an adversity.”

The lead article is an editorial titled “Creating a Global Roadmap for Healthy Longevity,”

by National Academy of Medicine (NAM) President Victor J. Dzau, MD, and AARP CEO Jo Ann C. Jenkins, BS. They discuss NAM’s recent launch of The Global Roadmap for Healthy Longevity initiative, which will bring together international leaders in science, medicine, health, engineering, tech-

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By late 2020, the initiative will produce a report that can serve as a prioritized 10-year action plan adaptable to local contexts. (This coincides with the World Health Organization’s Decade of Healthy Aging.)

“The opportunity to live longer, healthier, more productive lives is one of humankind’s greatest accomplishments,” Dzau and Jenkins wrote.

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‘Na Na, Hey Hey, Kiss Him Goodbye’ by Steam

Did you know that the Number One hit “Na Na, Hey Hey, Kiss Him Goodbye” was designed to be so terrible that no self-respecting disc jockey would consider playing it?

Does this make sense? Of course not! But this is the crazy world of rock ‘n’ roll we’re talking about here.

Paul Leka, the production genius behind the Lemon Pipers’ chart-topping “Green Tambourine,” had a talented musician pal named Gary DeCarlo, who had written and taped four commercially viable songs. Leka took DeCarlo’s demo (demonstration) tape to the Manhattan office of Mercury Records, where it was immediately decided that all four tunes were good enough to soon be released as individual singles.

Record companies always issued 45s with an “A” side (the hoped-for hit) and an inferior “B” side for the back.

(After all, why give away two good songs for the price of one?) With this in mind, Leka and DeCarlo met at Mercury’s recording studio to cut a poor-quality “B” side for DeCarlo’s forthcoming debut disc. The ditty chosen was “Kiss Him Goodbye,” an unremarkable blues shuffle that Leka had co-written many years earlier.

In the studio, Leka played keyboards after splicing in two previously recorded drum tracks. “Kiss Him Goodbye,” with DeCarlo singing lead, was intended to

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almost scream “Hey, not this it, let’s leave those lyrics side!” Or so the pair thought. in,” Leka explained . “We fattened it up by singing it a couple more times.”

When the musicians left the studio, one of them noticed a thick “I said we should put a chorus to it,” Leka said later cloud hissing from a street in The Billboard Book of manhole and said, “Wow, Number One Hits. “I started look at all the steam.” In writing when I was sitting at time, this throwaway remark the piano, going ‘na na na na would provide a name for the na na na na…’” To add to the “group” that didn’t exist.

Surprisingly, the Mercury silliness, DeCarlo threw in a few repetitions of “hey hey moguls declared “Kiss Him Goodbye” too good to be a hey…”

The nonsense syllables “B” side and opted to release were never improved upon. it as “Na Na, Hey Hey, Kiss “We agreed it was just a ‘B’ Him Goodbye” on Mercury’s side and said the hell with subsidiary Fontana label.

“It was an embarrassing record,” Leka grumped. “Not

that Gary sang it badly, but compared to his four songs, it was an insult.”

“Na Na, Hey Hey, Kiss Him Goodbye” became a one-off single by Steam on Fontana Records, while DeCarlo’s four individual offerings—issued under his recording name of Garrett Scott—would become Mercury releases. The result?

Each of DeCarlo’s four superior discs tanked, while the Steam 45 sold over 6 million copies.

The oddball novelty lives on to this day, usually heard at numerous sports events in arenas and stadiums, as a poke-in-the-eye crowd chant that gleefully proclaims “You’re outta here!” when someone is forced to take an early exit.

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Calling for help Timothy was helping his Dad clear a lot next to their home for a garden. Things went well until Tim ran into a large stone he couldn’t budge. After struggling for a few moments, he called to his Dad and said, “Dad, this one is too big for me to handle. What should I do?”

“Well,” said his Dad, “what have you tried to do?”

“I’ve pulled on it with both hands,” he said. “And I’ve tried to pull it with a hoe, but that didn’t work.”

“Sounds like you’ve tried to move it with all the strength you have,” Dad said.

“Sure have, Dad. There’s nothing else for me to do but up give up on it,” he said.

“Give up, son? Why would you give up?” he asked.

“There’s nothing else to I can do,” Tim said.

“Oh, but there is. You can always call on me to help you, Son,” he said with compassion.

Often God allows us to realize how weak we are without him. We struggle and fail. We try and give up. We worry and become depressed. We think and realize that many things are beyond us. We practice and still make mistakes.

We work and still can’t make ends meet.

Then suddenly we realize that God has put a “gap” between us and the solution to our problem.

It’s his way of saying,

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Lasting covenant Shortly before leaving for college, my pastor came to visit me and offer me a few words of advice on the importance of being well prepared to serve God. He advised me to take every course that had anything to do with speaking or writing.

“Larry, it does not matter how much you know about the Bible if you can’t explain it so people can understand it, accept it, and live it, you’ll be letting God down.”

One of the classes I took emphasized the difficulty of people hearing what a speaker says and interpreting it correctly. It is easy to

hear what someone says but quite difficult to pass it on without changing the words and the meaning. When this happens something is lost in “transmission,” and it could be a matter of life and death if the message passed on is incorrect or inconsistent.

The importance of the integrity of God’s message is clearly presented in Psalm 92:5, “Your statues stand firm!” That means “Whatever God said is so.” His Word contains no errors, no mistakes, and no information that can lead us astray if accepted as written.

In fact, the word for statues emphasizes the fact that Scripture rests on the integrity of God our Creator.

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Second, add the 2 “I ams” - I am with you and I am your God. Our God is always with us, and we are never beyond his reach.

When problems arise, he wants to solve them. When needs arise, he will meet them. When foes would destroy us, he will conquer them. When storms appear, he will calm them.

Third, we need to mix them with the 3 “I wills.”

I will strengthen you. He has all the strength we need with some to spare. I will help you. Here is help that is seeking us and is sufficient for every situation. I will uphold you. With what? The very same hands that hold the universe together.

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Guilt & the emotional journey of being a caregiver Guilt seems to go with the territory when you’re a family caregiver, right?

You feel guilty not spending enough time with Mom, but when you’re with her, you’re plagued with guilt about neglecting family and friends who need your time.

Or, you can’t stop blaming yourself for losing your temper with Dad. And the thought of placing him in a nursing home has your stomach tied in knots. You decide to take a night off – get away

from it all at a movie with a friend. But you spend the entire time worrying about what your dad is doing and feeling guilty that you aren’t there with him.

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“Some of these feelings happen right away, and some don’t surface until you have been caregiving for a while.

Whatever your situation, it is important to remember that you, too, are important.

“Your emotions, good and bad, about caregiving are not only allowed, but valid and important,” she added.

“Many feelings come up when you are caring for someone day in and day out.

Many caregivers set out saying, ‘This won’t happen to me. I love my mother, father, husband, wife, sister, brother, friend, etc.’ But after a while, the negative emotions that we tend to want to bury or pretend we aren’t feeling come up. Caregivers are often reluctant to express these negative feelings for fear they will be judged by others (or judge themselves) or don’t want to burden others with their problems.”

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“You need permission to forgive yourself,” Schempp said. “You can’t be perfect 24/7. It’s impossible to be in

perfect control of how you feel at all times. We all carry around a lot of ‘shoulds,’ such as, ‘No one will do as good of a job as I do, so I have to be here all the time.’

Or ‘If I leave and something happens, I will never forgive myself.’ Consider changing guilt into regret, ‘I’m in a difficult situation, and I have to make difficult decisions sometimes.’ ‘I regret that I am human and get impatient sometimes.’ ‘I am doing the best I can even though things go wrong from time to time.’

trip, especially when busy schedules and distance make visiting difficult, and when you know your visits are the highlight of her existence.

Trying to satisfy all the demands of work, family, and everything else will only stress you out and keep you from making the most of the time you do have.

What to focus on instead:

Try to make the time you do spend together as meaningful as possible. For the times you can’t be there, consider how companionship services could help.

4 Guilt Trips The following are four You won’t feel as guilty if guilt trips that are part of Mom has someone coming many family caregivers’ on a regular basis who can emotional journeys and what provide conversation, help around the house, and proyou can focus on instead: vide transportation.

1. I feel guilty for not spending 2. I feel guilty when I lose my more time with Mom. When Mom begs you to patience with Dad. stay longer or visit more often, it can be a real guilt

It’s pretty much a given (See Guilt & the emotional journey, Page 13)

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that an aging parent will try your patience. Family caregivers of an aging loved one with dementia who exhibits repetitive behaviors may find this is especially true. But there are more productive ways to handle impatience than to feel guilty about it.

that you can be a better caregiver to your loved one when you get enough rest, eat healthy meals, and have a chance to attend to your own needs.

4. I feel guilty for putting Dad in a nursing home.

Maybe you think it’s not what Dad would have What to focus on instead: wanted, or you wonder if Patience typically wears there is more you could’ve thin when you’re exhausted. done to keep him at home.

If you feel like you’re reach- But there’s no use dwelling ing the end of your rope, use on the past. that as a warning sign that What to focus on instead: you need to take a break.

If there’s a chance Dad Care for yourself and make may recover from his cursure you’re getting enough rent illness that renders rest so you can be at your best for your loved one. Put your energy into finding time for a break rather than dwelling on feelings of guilt.

nursing help necessary, start planning ahead to make the transition home possible.

If it’s not feasible to move your loved one out of the nursing home, do what you can to make his time there as comfortable as possible. Visit as often as you can and make your visits meaningful. Bring photos and decorations to personalize the room and help make it feel more like home.

Above all, remember that you can’t be an effective family caregiver if you don’t take care of yourself, physically and emotionally.

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An elderly couple was celebrating their 60th anniversary.

They married as childhood sweethearts and had moved back to their old neighborhood. Holding hands, they walked back to their old school. It was not locked, so they entered, and found the old desk they’d shared, where Jerry had carved, “I love you, Sally.” On their way home, a bag of money fell out of an armored car. Sally picked it up and, not sure what to do with it, they took it home. There, she counted the money – $50,000.

“We’ve got to give it back,” Jerry said.

“Finders keepers,” Sally said. “She put the money back in the bag and hid it in the attic.”

The next day, two police officers knocked on their door. “Did either of you find a bag that fell from an armored car yesterday?”

“No,” Sally said.

“She’s lying,” Jerry said. “She hid it in the attic.”

“Don’t believe him, he’s getting senile,” Sally said.

The agents turned to Jerry and began to question him. “Tell us the story from the beginning.”

“Well, when Sally & I walked home from school yesterday.”

The first police officer turned to his partner and said, “We’re outta here.”

3. I feel guilty when I take time to myself.

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2020 and beyond – never quit learning about yourself Not only are we beginning a new year, but also a new decade! We talk about the discos of the 80s or the dotcom bubble of the 90s. One day people will say, back in the 20s, meaning 2020-2030, we did such and such. We are beginning a new era. We have to wonder, what will they say when they look in the rearview mirror?

Of course, we do not know. Who knows what will happen on the national front or even in the state arena?

Where you can definitely determine some things, like your attitude, is in your own life.

The first of the year is a great time to make plans.

Perhaps you have a vacation one month, a graduation another month, and a wedding another month. Some people find as much fun in the anticipation of what they plan to do as in doing it.

But those are all somewhat superficial things in our lives. I do not mean they are not important. They are.

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They are fun. They are purposeful. But they are things we do. They are not who we are.

Sometimes we want, need and even crave to be more intimate with ourselves.

As we get older, we become ripe. Hopefully we have taken advantage of life’s difficulties to develop ourselves in personal and spiritual ways. If we have paid attention along the way, we have matured.

Exactly what does that mean? By the time we are seniors, life has usually presented us enough problems or difficulties that we have spent time soul searching.

What should I do? How should I respond? Should I tell the truth? I shouldn’t feel this way. I should feel another way. That was a terrible decision I made. How could I have done that?

Or because of what happens in life, we have ideas about who we are. I didn’t say they are correct ideas.

Ideas such as: I am stupid, I am bad, I was wrong, I can’t say I’m sorry, nobody loves me.

When we examine these ideas and make corrections along the way so that our behavior reflects our newfound love and respect for

ourselves, that is what I call soul searching.

That is what maturing is we work on our relationship with ourselves. We learn lessons, as they say, the hard way, through our experience.

We know ourselves better.

We examine who we are, what we want, and how we want to live.

Having made corrections in your thinking and your behavior, you learn to love yourself. You learn you are not always right, and you are not always wrong.

You learn to accept yourself as human, doing the best you can. When you change, people don’t always like it, and it often makes it harder to change. You are growing up and making choices that are in your best interest. And when you have learned to love yourself, you want to pass that on to those younger, often children or grandchildren.

I think I learn a lesson and then the same lesson comes around, in a different form.

That often happens a number of times. Why didn’t I learn the first time? Some people learn how to do something

on the first try.

Others take doing it numerous times, over and over, before they “get” it. There is no need to grade yourself or compare yourself to others.

We have to be conscious of what we are doing: putting ourselves down because we didn’t get it “right.”

Some people think you get over that by the time you are older. We are older, and we know that isn’t true. What I want, by the end of life, is to have settled all debts. Just as I don’t like owing people money, I also don’t like ow-

ing myself a ‘should have’ or ‘could have’ or ‘would have.’

There is no time like the present. Do it now.

Why not dedicate 2020 to clearing all emotional and psychological debts? Debts you may owe yourself or you may owe others. Typically, we owe both ways. You aren’t getting any younger, and the best thing you can leave your children and grandchildren is that you never quit learning about yourself. Show them you are continuing to work on your life, understand yourself, and love yourself.

You don’t get too old to do so. In fact, it’s now or never.

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First Friday Art Trail Free public art happening held mainly in the Lubbock Cultural District. 6-9 p.m. rain or shine. Explore the trail on your own, or jump aboard one of the free First Friday Trolleys and ride to the galleries along the downtown route.

Jan. 4 - Trivia Day

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Jan. 6 - Cuddle Up Day Jan. 7 - Old Rock Day

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Gun & Blade Show 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Lubbock Memorial Civic Center. $7 adults, under 12 free.

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Healing Arts Tour Crochet and knit at the Gar-

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Jan. 5 - National Bird Day

Gun & Blade Show 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Lubbock Memorial Civic Center. $7 adults, under 12 free.

First Presbyterian Church 10:30 a.m., where you can

Healing Arts Tour with LHUCA - 10 a.m., 511 Ave. K. The Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Art’s mission is to cultivate and celebrate all the arts by inspiring creativity and engaging with the community. Support this mission by taking a free, guided tour of the center’s artwork and

completing a fun, hands-on project. RSVP by calling 806-725-0094.

Jan. 8 - Bubble Bath Day Jan. 9 - Take the Stairs Day Jan. 10 - Peculiar People Day

Half Price Book Sale 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mahon Library Basement, 1306 9th St., Friends of the Lubbock Public Library.

Jan. 11 - Learn Your Name in Morse Code Day

Half Price Book Sale 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mahon Library Basement, 1306 9th St., Friends of the Lubbock Public Library.

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10:30 a.m., where you can have a place and a voice; Quilters 3814 130th St., 763-0401 The Chaparral Quilters FPCLubbock.org.

Guild, 7 p.m. Garden & Arts Center, 4215 S. University.

Jan. 13 - Rubber Duckie Day For more info, 788-0856.

UMC Better Breathers Club Meets the 2nd Tuesday each A support group for people month. with chronic lung disease such as COPD, asthma, Amputee Support Group Lubbock Area Amputee pulmonary fibrosis and lung Support Group – at Rudy’s cancer. Joining is free. Learn BBQ, 4930 S. Loop 289, 6 to manage your lung disease - 7:30 p.m.; purchase your and live better. Meets the own meal (or you do not second Monday of every have to eat); call 806-748month from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at 5870 for more info. the UMC Activities Center at 5217 82nd Street, 82nd Stroke & Brain Injury & Slide in Rockridge Plaza. Support Group Jan. 14 - Dress Up Your 4 to 5 p.m. at Trustpoint Rehabilitation, 4302 Princeton Pet Day St. For survivors, family Lunch Bunch members, and caregivers.

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45 feet of YUM, and that doesn’t include the extensive hot bar of YUMS. Yes, folks this month’s column is all about Souper Salad, 6703 Slide Road. Friend and I decided recently to do lunch there.

This fine establishment defines FRESH. Everything is started from scratch.

The Lubbock location first opened in 1994. The current owner, Jamie Cofer, came on board in 2009. After a brief interview, he said his past experience was in fine

dining. Another bit of info is that although he stays within the guidelines of this 140 franchise company, he still adds a few secret ingredients here and there.

My favorite on the hot bar is the potato soup. Although there are 6 hot soups every day to choose from, I always have to get my potato soup fix. In addition to the 6 soups, they always offer chili.

The hot bar goodies include 3 pizzas, 2 baked potatoes – regular and sweet,

4 selections of bread: blueberry, ginger, cornbread, breadsticks, and their own made-from-scratch white cake used for those yummy strawberries and whipped topping found at the 45-foot side of the dining room. Also included at the hot side of the bar are tacos, mac and cheese, spaghetti and nachos.

A little birdie told me that for an additional seasonal treat they are offering pumpkin bread.

On the 45-foot side of the salad bar was a finely

shredded salad/slaw I had never noticed before. M and I couldn’t figure out what delicious ingredients, besides the raisins, were included in this slaw. There was a hint of celery and a slight peppery taste. We decided that celery or zucchini had to be the shredded veggie. But we were both wrong. We never would have guessed it was made with finely, finely shredded broccoli. Even George H. would have approved.

Upon entering, notice all

the awards given recently.

Mr. Cofer even told me at one award ceremony, he received 3 awards, yes 3!

If that isn’t a triple crown, I don’t know what is. It is greatly deserved, Mr. Cofer.

In this case, fewer words from me, but more great food awaits you on your next visit to Souper Salad.

They are closed 3 days a year – New Year’s Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.

A blessed new year to all.

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Jan. 19 - Popcorn Day

Jan. 25 - Seed Swap Day

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Jan. 20 – MLK Day Jan. 21 - Hugging Day

11 a.m. -1 p.m., Hillcrest Country Club, 4011 N. Boston Ave. Samuel Jacintho, Dr. Sherman Hope, M.D. retired “Do you have a Living Will? It is for all ages.” $15 per person, limited menu includes dessert and beverage.

Jan. 26 - Spouse’s Day

Conversation Café Cookie Decorating at The Cakery - 10 a.m. 6301 82nd St. What is better than eating sweets? Getting to decorate them yourself. Join Tasha, owner of The Cakery, as she takes you step by step into the basics of cookie decorating in Lubbock’s finest bakery and sweet shop. All supplies provided. RSVP by calling 806.725.0094 Jan. 16 - Appreciate a Dragon

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Jan. 17 - Ditch New Year’s Resolutions Day Jan. 18 – Thesaurus Day

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Jan. 23 - National Pie Day

Craft Fair

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Drew Spencer, Lubbock County Game Warden; 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., $15, Lubbock Women’s Club, 2020 Broadway, RSVP required - remsky@ yahoo.com or 806-441-4189.

Jan. 24 - Compliment Day

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Jan. 27 - Chocolate Cake Day Jan. 28 - Kazoo Day

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My 3 sons & their gifts Three sons left home, went out on their own and prospered.

Getting back together, they discussed the gifts they gave their mother.

The first said, “I built a big house for our mother.”

The second said, “I sent her a Mercedes with a driver.”

The third smiled and said, “I’ve got you both beat. Remember how mom enjoyed reading the Bible? And you know she can’t see very well. I sent her a remarkable parrot that recites the entire Bible. It took elders in the church 12 years to teach him. He’s one of a kind. Mama just has to name the chapter and verse, and the parrot recites it.”

Soon thereafter, mom sent a letter to each son.

“Milton,” she wrote one son, “the house you built is so huge. I live in only one room, but I have to clean the whole house.”

“Gerald,” she wrote to another, “I am too old to travel. I stay most of the time at home, so I rarely use the Mercedes. And the driver is so rude!”

“Dearest Donald,” she wrote to her third son, “you have the good sense to know what your mother likes. The chicken was delicious.”

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Can I roll a retirement plan distribution into an IRA? If you’re asking this question, you probably have a 401(k) or other retirement plan through a former employer. The short answer is ‘yes’ – most retirement plans allow you to roll your plan funds over into an IRA after you’ve left your employer’s service. However, there is more than one way to do a rollover, and how you do it can be critical.

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This also qualifies as a direct rollover as long as the check isn’t made payable to you.

Instead, it should be made payable to the IRA trustee for your benefit. A direct rollover will avoid tax consequences and penalties.

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you receive the check, you cash it and deposit the funds in the new IRA within 60 days. The big drawback: Before releasing your plan funds to you, the plan administrator is required to withhold 20 percent of the taxable amount for federal income tax. To make sure you deposit the correct amount, you must replace this 20 percent out of your own pocket. However, if you properly follow all the IRS rules for rollovers, you will avoid tax consequences and can get back the amount withheld for taxes when you

file your annual income tax return.

You can roll your distribution into either a traditional IRA or Roth IRA. If you roll the funds over into a Roth IRA (often called a ‘conversion’), you’ll include the taxable portion of the distribution in your taxable income in the year you roll the funds over. (A distribution from your retirement plan’s Roth account can only be rolled over into a Roth IRA.) You may not be allowed to roll over certain types of retirement plan distributions into an IRA. Further, when

considering a rollover, to either an IRA or to another employer’s retirement plan, you should consider carefully the investment options, fees and expenses, services, ability to make penalty-free withdrawals, degree of creditor protection, and distribution requirements associated with each option.

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Learn to live without the microwave

By Elva Edwards When I was a child, my Grandpa smoked. He was in the hospital and his cardiologist sat on the bed with him while they both enjoyed a smoke. That picture is seared in my brain. How horrifying today. But back then, we were blind to the problems of cigarettes.

Microwaves are bad for your health. One student did an experiment in school. She had a number of plants. She divided them in half. One half she watered with regular water.

The other one she watered with water that had been microwaved. The result: The plants watered with the microwaved water died. The other plants were fine.

In fact, this has been stud-

ied, just like cigarettes. How long will it take us to learn?

Continually eating microwaved food causes brain damage. The body can’t metabolize the microwaved food very well. Our hormones are altered by foods that are microwaved.

If we look at the rise of

brain problems, gut issues, and hormone issues, we should be horrified. There are other causes, no doubt.

But this is an easy one to change. Cooking is popular.

Learn a few great recipes.

Watch the cooking shows.

Make cooking fun. And forget about the microwave.

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Concrete & cable barriers to be placed along I-27 The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is set to begin a $34.3 million project in January 2020 that will make safety improvements to more than 27 miles of the I-27 corridor in Lub-

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“The addition of cable median barriers to various locations along the interstate from New Deal to Plainview is also planned. The project is designed to enhance the overall safety of the roadway,” said Mike Wittie, P.E, TxDOT Lubbock Area Engineer. “Cable median barriers stop vehicles from crossing the open median and prevent the worst of all kinds of accidents—mainly head-on collisions.”

Additional improvements include upgrading interstate lighting, and drainage and concrete work.

Motorists traveling along the I-27 corridor will see speed limits reduced to 55 mph, inside the active work zone in the Lubbock city limits, and by 10 mph along the rest of the project. Some inside lane closures are planned, but I-27 mainlanes will be minimally impacted.

“The project is scheduled to begin Jan. 6 at I-27, and 82nd Street, and work north. Drivers should anticipate various daytime inside lane closures and long-term shoulder closures,” Wittie said. “Motorists are advised to drive with caution when entering the work zone—to slow down, pay attention and watch out for workers and equipment moving throughout the active work zone.”

The project’s completion date is scheduled for October 2021.

Travel tips for the airport The holiday travel season has just ended, but travel time can happen any time, so here are some tips to make that travel experience the best possible.

Packing: - Pack wisely and make sure there are no prohibited items in your carry-on luggage and no valuable items or medications in your checked bags.

- Visit www.tsa.gov for information on permitted and prohibited items.

Before you leave for the airport: - Arrive at least 90 minutes before flight.

- Confirm the status of your flight before arriving at the airport.

Checking-In: - If you are checking a bag for your flight, you will need to drop off your bags at the ticket counter whether you

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- Allow more time to check-in if you are traveling with infants, young children, elderly passengers, people with disabilities or pets.

- For those traveling with a service animal, LPSIA has a Service Animal Relief Area (SARA) located across from Gate 9.

Picking Up: - If you are picking someone up at the airport, the Cell Phone Waiting Area offers a place to park for free and wait for your passengers to arrive.

- When you pick someone up at the terminal, remember that the curbside is for immediate pick-up and drop-off only.

Curbside waiting is not allowed.

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5 reasons why

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nutritious, easy-to-prepare recipes. Hire a professional caregiver specifically to assist with meal preparation.

Professional caregivers are knowledgeable about meal planning, food prep, and senior nutrition.

5. Loneliness due to eating alone Home Instead Senior Care research shows lack of companionship is the biggest mealtime challenge for seniors. Dining alone can mag-

nify loneliness and feelings of depression. You can help by spending mealtime with your loved one as often as possible or by telephoning around the lunch or dinner hour.

Take the Sunday Dinner Pledge designed to bring the whole family together for a sit-down meal every weekend.

Good nutrition contributes greatly to a senior’s quality of life.

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6 ways to get started on a final years plan The best preparation for tomorrow is to plan today.

Understanding the value of planning for one's final years may be difficult. However, this process can potentially create a more peaceful and meaningful transition into the later years of life and lead to what Los Angeles undertaker and author Caitlin Doughty calls the "good death."

"For me, the good death includes being prepared to die, with my affairs in order, the good and bad messages delivered that need delivering . . . The good death means accepting death as inevitable, and not fighting it when the time comes. This is my good death, but as legendary psychotherapist Carl Jung said, 'It won't help to hear what I think about death.' Your relationship to mortality is your own." Caitlin Doughty Whatever a "good death" means to you, planning is key.

In a survey conducted

by Home Instead Inc., 85 percent of North American seniors who've made plans for their final years agree that planning is a chance to decide how one’s life song ends.

"Having a plan in place lowers the pressure for families and alleviates some of the pain," said Bob Boetticher, Jr., market director for Dignity Memorial, the largest provider of funeral,

cremation and cemetery services in North America.

"No matter how much planning you do, when death happens, it hurts. All people want their voices to be heard.

Making a plan allows a family to be closer and more cohesive throughout an individual's final years and days.

In the end, a family will be able to celebrate a life."

The tendency is not to think things through, said George Owens, managing director of field marketing and customer engagement for Dignity Memorial.

"Left to our own devices, emotion can take over," Owens said. "The planning process can be a much calmer and more enjoyable process absent the mention of loss or impending cost."

The staff at Dignity Memorial and Home Instead Senior Care, through knowledge and experience, offer insight and tips on ways to approach planning for the final years. Some may find that incorporating a few of the following could lead to a more peaceful and organized planning process:

1. Consider personality & preferences.

For many, aging at home is the ultimate goal. However a social person who ends up living alone in a large, empty house could become unhappy. There are a number of options for home care support.

There are innovative ways to remain in a neighborhood.

Many communities are organizing as part of a "village movement" to provide services that enable seniors to stay at home.

Consider end-of-life preferences such as where you or someone you're caring for would want to spend the final days and the type of service that would best celebrate that life.

And taking care of funeral service plans ahead of time will help ensure families can focus on the positive. Being organized will help everyone involved.

2. Talk it out.

Communicate with loved ones.

What type of care is preferred and what legacy do you want a life to reflect? "A lot of times people - particularly adult children - don't want to talk, but these are conversations that need to be had," said Dignity Memorial's Boetticher. "This is a time for everyone to come together and share.”

"We always encourage a conversation with loved ones about their values and beliefs, and how they want to live, at home and independently or in a care community," said Harriet Warshaw, executive director of the Conversation Project, a website dedicated to helping families talk about their wishes for end-of-life care.

3. Identify people who can help plan.

ning Guide includes a place to enter important family information, service and memorialization preferences, organizations, and people to contact, financial information and final arrangements. Also check out the 40-70 Rule Action Plan for Successful Aging for additional tips and resources.

Developing key relationships early on with individuals, companies and organizations will help provide peace of mind in knowing that all the bases are covered.

Some key relationships to consider developing may be with attorneys, financial planners, insurance agents, 6. Think about a bucket list home care companies, and This about a bucket list funeral homes. and the individuals with whom you'd like to share 4. Decide how to handle those dreams. It's easy to get finances.

Putting finances in order is caught up in the practical a way to quell two underly- aspects of planning, but don't ing fears most people have, forget about the fun. Adding according to the Conver- a few "bucket list" goals into sation Project's Warshaw. a final plan will help ensure "When we talk with people, you achieve those things in they always have twin fears life that matter most. Whethof being a burden to their er it's riding in a hot air balloved ones, either financially loon or working in (or buyor from a health and inde- ing) the local coffee shop, don't put off those dreams pendence perspective.

“Talk with a financial that you want to fulfill while planner about the type of you still can.

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Texas Tech, Midland College sign important agreement Texas Tech University and Midland College signed an agreement in November establishing a Texas Tech regional site on the Midland College campus, which makes it easier for Midland College students to not only take Texas Tech courses, but also transfer to the university.

“This partnership with Midland College affirms our connections to the Midland community and our commitment to providing continued access to higher education with the goal of students pursuing a degree at Texas Tech,” said Texas Tech President Lawrence Schovanec.

“We’re focused on addressing the educational and work force needs of the region.

“This is an important collaboration that will benefit both institutions and the communities we serve.”

The agreement also will give Midland College students the option of completing Texas Tech coursework in Midland, online through Texas Tech and/or a combi-

nation of the two.

Steve Thomas is president of Midland College.

“Midland College is proud to partner with Texas Tech to offer our students more options and greater access to those wishing to continue their education beyond our doors,” Thomas said.

“We believe this partnership demonstrates how we fulfill our mission – by actively supporting students to achieve their educational and career goals.”

Earlier this year, the two institutions signed 10 articulation agreements specifically for Texas Tech’s Edward E. Whitacre Jr. College of Engineering to support the ease of transfer for Midland College students into engineering programs at Texas Tech.

Texas Tech’s transfer advising office will have a representative present on the Midland College campus monthly for face-to-face meetings to promote the alliance.

“This partnership repre-

sents a major step forward in how we seamlessly transfer students while helping our state meet its goals for students earning college degrees,” said Damon Kennedy, vice president of Instructional Services at Midland College.

“The faculty relationships and transfer pathways both schools have worked tirelessly to create will ensure more students achieve the career-focused degrees they desire.”