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The Fighting BeesFor many years when I was a

child, my father, a school adminis-trator, was also a beekeeper. I learned very early not to bother the bees unless I wanted to get stung. Imagine my de-light when I learned about the Navy Seabees, how they got their name, and why their mascot is a Fighting Bee.

Civilian contractors built Ameri-can military bases and other con-

struction projects until the United States officially entered WWII. In-ternational law specified that civil-

ians were not permitted to bear arms and resist an

enemy. If they did, they would be considered guerrillas and be subject to execution. The U.S. military found a way to legally “build and fight,”

with the establishment of the naval construction bat-

talions (Seabees) in 1942. Trained in combat and construction skills,

Seabees build infrastructure to support mili-tary operations and, when un-der attack, they exchange their tools for weap-ons to defend themselves and their project.

Frank Iafrate, a civilian file clerk at Naval A i r S t a t io n Quonset Point, RI, had gained a reputation for drawing sketch-es and carica-tures of some of the men who

stopped by his office looking for ref-erence material. When asked by the Navy Lieutenant designated to lead this new Construction Battalion, headquartered nearby at Camp En-dicott, Davisville, whether he could produce a “Disney-type” insignia to identify and represent the battal-ion, Iafrate eagerly went to work. “I thought of a bee—the busy worker, who doesn’t bother you unless you bother him. But provoked, the bee stings. It seemed an ideal symbol.”

Later in 1942, Iafrate would enlist in the U.S. Navy, where he served as chief

carpenter’s mate in a Seabee construc-tion battalion maintenance unit.

Since the beginning of WWII, the Seabees have been an integral part of our military. Mike Faught of Ma-homet, Illinois, participated in build-ing bridges across the Cau Do River and runways at the Da Nang Air Base during his eight-month tour of duty in 1969. His arrival in Vietnam was marked by a 106-millimeter rocket attack. In another incident, his bat-talion came under sniper fire; be-cause they were not carrying weap-ons at the time, they were rescued by an Army tank. Battalion members worked around the clock, rotating se-curity watches.

Mike was discharged in June 1973; in March 1988, he joined the U.S. Navy Reserve. In 1991, he was acti-vated during Desert Storm and then again in 2003 for Operation Enduring Freedom. He worked as an electrician in the Seabees, as well as in civilian

Take a Timeout to Be Thankfulby Nancy A. Brain

When I say, “having a timeout,” what does that conjure up? For me, it puts a picture into my mind of a small child sitting in a corner on a timeout chair or stool, placed there by a parent to think about what she or he did that was the catalyst for the timeout lesson.

As adults, we also need to take timeouts, but for us there can be many reasons to do that—not only bad behavior. We might need a timeout to catch our breath or calm our nerves after a par-ticularly stressful time or event. We might need it before we launch into a project.

We might also need it to just reflect and be thankful for all we have and all that we don’t have. That’s right—we need to be thankful for what we never received. When Thanksgiving rolls around, we give thanks, and we count our blessings and

breathe a sigh of relief that we are the recipients of so many, many good things—and for our won-derful friends and family.

But how about all the things that we thought would be wonderful along the way, but that didn’t happen. We didn’t get that job in another state that we would have been thankful for, but as it turned out, if we had gotten that job, we wouldn’t have found the better one. We might have also lost out on the house we offered for, which we were really hoping to be thankful for—and that lottery ticket that we just felt was a winner could have made us very thankful indeed!

But, my kids know I subscribe to the theory that everything happens for a reason, and what seems like a disappointment at the time most al-ways turns out to be just what we needed or want-ed—but we couldn’t see it at the time. Those are

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by Dr. Kevin Glancy

Recent studies have shown that the majority of dry eye stems from a dysfunction in the lipid layer of the tear film. This lipid layer is essential to preventing evaporative dry eye. The lipid is produced by the meibo-mian glands in the upper and lower eyelids. Sometimes these glands don’t produce a quality lipid layer, and sometimes these glands dry up with aging. Another relatively recent cause of meibomian gland dysfunc-tion (MGD) is too much time staring at digital devices. When we stare at screens, we don’t blink as frequent-ly, and this lack of blinking leads to stagnation of the meibum (lipid). This has caused quite an increase in dry eye cases in young people.

One new treatment for MGD is called Tear Care® (by Sight Scienc-es). Tear Care involves using wired adhesive-applied strips to both the upper and lower eyelids. These strips are controlled by a rechargeable pod, and they apply heat to the lids, and therefore to the meibomian glands. The strips reach a temperature that will melt the meibum in the glands. The procedure lasts 15 minutes, after which the doctor will gently express the clogged meibum from the glands (usually after a mild anesthetic drop). The glands will produce new meibum that usually will be better able to pre-vent tear evaporation. Some patients might need to be retreated every few months (along with other dry eye therapies already in place) to retain the best result.

A second new technology is called LipiFlow® (Johnson & Johnson Vi-sion Care). Like Tear Care, it treats the meibomian glands with heat. Un-like Tear Care, after an anesthetic drop, the heating device clamps onto the front and back of the eyelid. Heat is applied to the back side of the eye-lids where the glands are easier to heat. As heat is applied, there is a pulsing of the heating unit to push the old meibum out of the glands. With this procedure, there is no need for the doctor to manually express the glands. LipiFlow is usually a more expensive procedure, and results can

last a few months longer.A third new option in treating

MGD is Intense Pulsed Light (IPL). IPL has been used by cosmetic sur-geons for reducing wrinkles, rosacea, and discolorations (age spots) on the face. With a higher energy pulse, it is also widely used for hair removal. After an ultrasound gel has been ap-plied to the face, and a corneal shield (protective contact lens) put on, the IPL unit is placed on the face and pulsed. There is a prescribed amount of light energy used to penetrate the skin to the level of the meibomian glands. The energy results in the heat that, again, melts the meibum. After a series of overlapping pulses that lasts around 15 minutes, the doctor will have to manually gently squeeze

out the old meibum. This treatment has also been used to successfully treat styes and chalazions—the acute and chronic forms of clogged glands.

Now the bad news. None of these treatments are covered by insurance. But, for the chronic dry eye sufferer who has tried everything else, these treatments can be very effective and long-lasting. Many patients signifi-cantly reduce their dependence on lubricating drops after a treatment or two—and isn’t that a result worthy of the investment? ◆Dr. Kevin Glancy is a 1989 graduate of the Indiana University School of Optometry. Champaign Eye Profes-sionals are independent doctors of optometry, inside LensCrafters, at Marketplace Mall.

Big and Little Countries: Geographic Trivia QuizSome countries take up a lot of space on our planet. Others are relatively miniscule. For this quiz, match the countries in the left-hand column with the appropriate descriptor in the right-hand column. The terms small and large refer here to area.

1. World’s smallest nation.2. World’s next-to-smallest nation.3. World’s third-from-smallest nation.4. World’s fourth-from-smallest nation.5. World’s fifth-from-smallest nation.6. World’s largest nation.7. World’s second-largest nation.8. World’s third-largest nation.9. World’s fourth-largest nation.

10. World’s fifth-largest nation.11. Which two of the listed nations are totally

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A Little Bit of Parkland Historyby Davida Bluhm

The first public junior college in the United States was established in 1901 as Joliet Junior College, in Joliet, Illinois. It was formed through a collaboration between University of Chicago Pres-ident, William Rainey Harper, and Joliet Township High School Superintendent, Stanley Brown: their efforts ushered in a new face of higher education, the two-year college.

The junior college concept later found its way to Champaign. In 1963, the boards of education in both Champaign and Urbana were in discus-sions to develop a technical institute, and area school districts and com-munity leaders joined forces with them. In 1964, however, the proposed Master Plan for Higher Education in Illinois influenced the group to con-sider the development of a junior college instead. In March 1966, Illinois Junior College District 505 was born.

Parkland College (Illinois Junior College Dis-trict 505) opened its doors in the fall of 1967 in downtown Champaign with 1,338 students, with tuition costs at $4.50 per credit hour (on the quar-ter system). Its temporary campus utilized vari-ous spaces in the downtown area to accommodate its new student population. The Student Center took over a building on the corner of Randolph and Church Streets, previously a grocery store. That building now houses the Himalayan Chim-ney and Sushi Kame restaurants. In the Student Center were offices for the dean of students and other deans, faculty offices, the admissions office, and the counseling office. Many classes were held in the Sunday school classrooms of First United Methodist Church and First Presbyterian Church, both on Church Street.

Large classes were held in the Rialto Theater on Church Street (across from the current Art Theater).

Business classes were held in the Thomas Jeffer-son Life Insurance Building, since converted into luxury apartments called The Lodge on Hill. A small building on Randolph Street, behind the cur-rent Himalayan Chimney Restaurant, where there is now a parking garage, housed the computer sci-ence program. Life science classes and labs were set up in a building on West Springfield Avenue, near Mattis Avenue, in the area where Midland State Bank is today.

The Parkland College Library was on the main floor of Guido’s at 2 Main Street, and the adminis-trative offices were located on the second floor of that same building, where you could find the col-lege president and other administrative officials. In addition, Parkland students had access to the

Champaign Public Library, then on Church Street, across from West Side Park, where the Meyer Capel Law Firm is now. Physical education was required in all programs at

that time, and those classes were held in the Cham-paign Armory on East Park Street. Parkland’s bas-ketball team played its games at Champaign’s Cen-tral High School.

After dominating downtown Champaign and boosting its economy for a few years, Parkland moved to its new site on Bradley Avenue in 1973. By that time, an Illinois statute had changed the term junior college to community college, with Jo-liet Junior College being the only Illinois two-year college retaining junior college in its name. Today, Parkland College has a student population of about 14,000 full- and part-time students. ◆Davida Bluhm graduated from Parkland College with an associate’s degree. After receiving her bachelor’s from Eastern Illinois University, she went on to earn her master’s from the University of Illinois. Davida taught briefly in Hawaii and then joined the UI College of Education, where she worked with K–12 school districts and also helped prepare teacher education students for the education job search.

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Some of our clients are concerned about what happens to their digital assets, such as social media pages, on-line pictures, and music files, af-ter they die. Also, many of our clients use the Internet to pay bills on-line. Passwords and security questions are necessary for someone to access those digital assets and on-line ac-counts.

What happens to digital assets and on-line accounts following your death?

Digital Assets and on-line ac-counts are governed by various federal laws, such as the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, the Stored Communications Act, and the Elec-tronic Communications Privacy Act. Though some states have passed laws that allow the appointment of some-one to access and retrieve digital as-sets after death, I do not believe Il-linois has adopted any such law. The Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act (“Uniform Act”) has been introduced in Illinois, but it has not yet been adopted. The Uniform Act would allow fiduciaries, such as exec-utors and guardians, the authority to manage digital assets, such as com-puter files and Web domains, but it would limit their access to electronic communications, such as e-mail, text

messages, and social media accounts, unless the original user authorized them to do so.

If your digital assets are impor-tant to you, it would be appropriate to specifically mention the disposition of those assets in your Last Will and Testament and to give your executor the express authority to access and retrieve your digital assets, by includ-ing that authority in your Last Will and Testament. We suggest including the following authority in your Last Will and Testament if you have digi-tal assets that are important to you: “I give my executor the authority to access, manage, and retrieve any and all digital assets and on-line accounts owned or controlled by me at the time of my death including, but not limited to, computer files, Web domains, e-mail, text messages, and social media accounts.”

Many social media and on-line companies also have their own rules, or terms of service, that will deter-mine the rights to your digital assets and on-line accounts following your death. Some terms of services sim-ply provide that your digital account terminates upon your death. Some social media companies will allow an authorized person to establish a memorialized account as a place for friends and family to gather and share memories after a person has passed

away. Still other social media compa-nies are willing to provide access to content and will distribute that con-tent to an authorized person. At is-sue for most social media companies are the privacy rights of the deceased account owner. Many social media companies are willing to go to great lengths and to great expense to pro-tect those privacy rights, to the dis-may of the deceased person’s family and loved ones.

As with all important assets, we encourage our clients to keep an in-ventory sheet of their digital assets, on-line accounts, passwords, and se-curity question answers. You should let responsible family members or your executor know the location of the inventory. If appropriate, you can place the inventory in your bank

safety deposit box or leave a copy with your lawyer for safe keeping.

If digital assets are not the subject of a specific bequest in your Last Will & Testament, then I believe that Illinois courts would likely treat your digital assets as part of the residue of your es-tate. As such, any disposition of your assets as part of the rest, residue and remainder of your estate would likely include your digital assets.

In our practice, we find that access-ing on-line accounts with financial in-stitutions is relatively easy following a death. Financial institutions will pro-vide information and access to on-line accounts to a surviving joint tenant or to a court-appointed executor. Our experience is that the surviving joint tenant or court-appointed executor can quickly access the account at the financial institution and reset on-line access and passwords.

We encourage you to be careful and consult with your attorney prior to attempting to access or retrieve digital assets or on-line accounts af-ter the death of the account owner, so that you don’t run afoul of federal and state laws. ◆Jay Znaniecki is a partner at the law firm Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C. He practices elder law, trusts, and estates. You can call Jay at (217) 344-0060 or e-mail him at [email protected].

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Thanksgiving Day CustomsBy Rob Siedenburg

Each family has its own customs for this special day. When I was growing up, my mom would serve us (before the real feast) the approxi-mate amount and variety of food his-torians believed the early Pilgrims might have eaten when they shared a day of thanksgiving with the Indians: she served each of us a dozen or so kernels of parched corn, a very small helping of roasted wildfowl (often

duck), and some venison.Variations included corn-

meal mush or hominy instead of parched corn—those are things we know folks ate at about that

time in that part of North Amer-ica. Of course, with Squanto’s

coaching, they might well have had fish, squash, and beans, all staples of the local diet.

The second of my dear sisters intro-duced a custom we have embraced—that of going around the table, with each person telling one thing she or he is thankful for. If you’re living and breathing, if you are surrounded by people who love you, and if you have food, raiment, and a roof over your head, you’re better off than over a bil-lion of this planet’s inhabitants. Give thanks! ◆

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WELLNESS, HEALTH & FITNESSKeeping You on the Move: Could Physical Therapy Help You?

Living with an injury or illness that makes it painful to move your body and enjoy life to the fullest? There’s a good chance physical therapy (PT) could help.

PT is a treatment for people with movement problems caused by a wide variety of conditions. It can improve mobility, reduce pain, and help maxi-mize a person’s ability to perform daily activities. PT can often help those with the following condi-tions:

• Sport- and work-related injuries.• Back and neck problems.• Sprains, strains, and other orthopedic-related

problems.• Arthritis.• Neurological problems, including certain

stroke-related disabilities, cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, and Parkinson’s disease.

• Chronic pain.

What’s Is PT?PT involves prescribed exercises and special

movements of joints and muscles, under the super-vision of a licensed physical therapist. It can involve the use of canes, walkers, crutches, or other mobil-ity aides, too. Hands-on PT techniques can also be used, and your therapy could be in a hospital, an outpatient clinic, or a different clinical setting.

Your physical therapist tailors a treatment plan specifically to meet your needs, in consultation with your doctor and surgeon or other members of your health care team.

Multiple BenefitsBenefits of PT depend on your specific

condition and goals; it can help you accomplish the following:

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Be Creative When Withdrawing from Retirement Accounts.

Like many people, you might spend decades putting money into your IRA and your 401(k) or similar employer-sponsored retirement plan. But eventually you will want to take this money out—if you must start withdrawing some of it. How can you make the best use of these funds?

Here’s some background: When you turn 70½, you need to start with-drawals—called required minimum distributions, or RMDs—from your traditional IRA and your 401(k) or similar employer-sponsored retire-ment plan, such as a 457(b) or 403(b). (A Roth IRA is not subject to these rules; you can essentially keep your account intact for as long as you like.) You can take more than the RMD, but if you don’t take at least the mini-mum (which is based on your account balance and your life expectancy), you’ll generally be taxed at 50% of the amount you should have taken—so don’t forget these withdrawals.

Here, then, is the question: What should you do with the RMDs? If you need the entire amount to help sup-port your lifestyle, there’s no issue—you take the money and use it. But what if you don’t need it all? Keeping in mind that the withdrawals are gen-erally fully taxable at your personal income tax rate, are there some par-ticularly smart ways in which you can use the money to help your family, or possibly a charitable organization?

Here are a few suggestions:Help your grown children with

their retirement accounts. Your grown children might not always be able to afford to max out on their own IRAs. You might want to help them with any excess funds from your own retirement accounts. You can give $15,000 per year, per recipient, from your retirement fund without incurring any gift taxes—an amount far higher than the current annual

IRA contribution limit of $6,000 (or $7,000 for individuals 50 or older).

Help your grandchildren pay for college. You might want to con-tribute to an investment specifically designed to build assets for college. A financial professional can help you choose which investments might be most appropriate. Of course, if your grandchildren are already in college, you are free to simply write a check to the school to help cover tuition and other expenses.

Help support a charitable orga-nization. Due to recent changes in tax laws, many individuals now claim a standard deduction, rather than itemizing. As a result, there’s less of an incentive, from a tax standpoint, for people to contribute to charitable organizations.

But if you’d still like to support a charitable group and gain potential tax ben-efits, you might want to consider moving some, or all, of your required distri-butions from your IRA to a charity. You can transfer up to $100,000 from your IRA in this type of quali-fied charitable distribution, thus meeting your RMD requirements without add-ing to your taxable income. Furthermore, this move might keep you in a lower tax bracket. (Before making this transfer, though, you will need to consult with your tax ad-visor.)

Your RMDs can contribute great-ly to your retirement income, but, as we’ve seen, they can do much more—so use them wisely. ◆This Edward Jones article was

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Ballroom Dance is Alive and Kickin’by Debra L. Karplus

In the 1960s, you might have been dancing the Twist, the Jerk, the Wa-tusi, the Frug, the Mashed Potato, or maybe even the Monkey. Or possi-bly in the mid-1990s, you were part of the Macarena Dance craze. Those dances were a big deal in their time, but they have fallen by the wayside along with your 45 RPM records and those 8-track audio tapes.

Amazingly, ballroom dances, which are all partner dances, have endured the test of time. Dances such as the Waltz, Cha Cha, Rumba, Swing, and Fox Trot are as popular today as ever. The Waltz, one of the early ballroom dances, or so-cial dances, has been around since the 1600s in Austria.

Television programs have kept ballroom dance in the spotlight. Is there anyone who didn’t watch Dick

Clark’s American Bandstand some-time during the years 1950 to 1989 when it aired on television? And more recently, competitive dancing and the show Dancing with the Stars have been popular to watch and get a feel for how these dances are really to be done.

If you attend a wedding these days, or some other fancy event, you’re likely to see people dancing those great old dances.

So how do you stay in step with these dance moves?

It’s never too late to learn how to ballroom dance. Up in the Chicago area, there are numerous places to learn dance. But central Illinois is also a mecca for honing in on your dance moves. Wherever you live, you can do an online search and find a place near you.

For example, the Regent in Sa-voy (just south of Champaign) of-fers dance classes most every night of the week and has special theme

parties and dances many Friday and Saturday nights. If you look at their calendar or newsletter (www.regent-ballroom.com), you can see times and dates and what specific dances are taught by experts in Ballrooms 1, 2, 3, and 4, Advanced Waltz, Hustle 1, 2, and 3, West Coast Swing (various levels) and Line Dancing. Tango, for example, are taught in Ballroom 3. And, no, coming with a partner is not required. People rotate during the lessons, so you seldom dance alone.

Ballroom dance is great exercise, a wonderful way to meet new peo-ple, and just darn good fun. Check it out! ◆Debra Karplus is a Champaign, Il-linois, occupational therapist and a freelance writer whose articles ap-pear in several publications. Don’t be surprised if you spot her out at the Regent Ballroom learning to dance. Learn more at http://debra Karplus.blogspot.com.

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Everyone who thinks last winter was a delightful experience, raise your hand. Anyone? Anyone? I didn’t think so.

I can remember days last winter when I was dressing in 6 or 7 layers to take my dog out to do his business. I was certain he was making an obscene gesture behind my back.

Who could blame him? Nobody wants to take care of such delicate natural business on a glacier. OK, penguins and polar bears maybe, but certainly not yellow Labrador retrievers.

I think it’s safe to say that we, here in the middle parts of the country, were a bunch of collectively grumpy popsicles. I’m will-ing to wager that mental health practitio-ners saw a drastic upswing in seasonally related depression.

As we make the swing into Novem-ber and the winter months ahead, I notice things like how dark it is as I head to my car at the end of the workday. Unfortunate-ly, the decrease in sunlight hours affects some people in a more serious way.

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nodding your head, you are not alone in feeling this way.

If you or a loved one sus-pects you have seasonal affec-tive disorder (SAD), there are ways to help.

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• Start with your primary care provider to make sure there aren’t any underly-ing medical issues. He or she can pro-vide treatment or refer you to a special-ist. It’s important to pay attention to the onset of symptoms and what you are experiencing.

• Ask about treatment options, such as light therapy, counseling, or antidepres-sants. Would a vitamin D supplement be effective?

• Wouldn’t it be great if we could get a prescription from our doctor for travel to a beach in the Caribbean? Maybe with a small $10 copay? It probably won’t happen anytime soon, but certain-ly getting away from what is depressing you can help. Head south! Or hang a poster of a beach in Tahiti above your bed—whatever it takes to change your mindset away from what is actually happening outside your door.

• Have a frank conversation with your loved ones about what they are feeling and experiencing. Or, if you need help, please tell a friend or family member and your doctor.

We are all rugged Midwesterners. Just like the squirrels in our backyards, we can start storing away the things we might need to survive the winter.

I’m considering a snowmobile suit to match my spike-bottomed expedition boots. What can you do ahead of time to better prepare for winter conditions and make this winter as warm, snuggly, and en-joyable as possible? ◆Lora Felger is a community and broker liaison at Health Alli-ance. She is the mother of two terrific boys, a world traveler, and a major Iowa State Cyclones fan. Like this article? Respond to [email protected]. Thanks for reading!

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Eponymous words de-rive from people’s names. One such stems from a fictitious character, Don Quixote (pronounced key-HŌ-tā), protagonist of Miguel de Cervantes’s playful novel El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha [The witty gentle-man Sir Quijote from la Mancha], which we have perhaps wisely if somewhat unceremoniously truncated to Don Quixote, now also a modern musical, The Man from La Mancha.

Quixote gave us the fun word quixotic (kwix-Ŏ-tic), meaning exceedingly idealistic; unrealistic and impractical. Doesn’t this term characterize a lot of our feverish human en-deavor? Though few of us literally joust at windmills,

I’ve personally done far more foolish things, with the best of intentions.

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In 2006, while attending the funeral of a veteran and friend from western Illinois, who had served in his Seabee battalion in Viet-nam, Mike discovered his next mission: the Patriot Guard Riders (PGR).

The Patriot Guard Riders, “Standing for Those Who Stood for Us,” were established in 2005 in Kansas to participate as a voluntary honor guard, at the invitation of a decedent’s family, at funerals of U.S. Military members and veterans and of first responders.

The founders of the PGR were motorcy-clists, but membership is not limited to mo-torcyclists. There is one prerequisite: prospec-tive members must have “a deep respect for those who serve our country: military and first responders.” In addition to attendance

at funerals, the PGR greets troops returning from overseas at welcome home celebrations and deployment ceremonies and conducts volunteer work for veterans’ organizations. The PGR also assists military fami-lies with travel and housing, when needed, and visits military hos-pitals, encouraging and honoring wounded members of the United States Armed Forces.

Mike’s volunteer efforts include Wreaths Across America, to com-

memorate fallen U.S. Veterans, honor those who serve, and teach children the value of freedom. This year Wreaths Across America Day is De-cember 14, 2019.

This November, you will find Mike and his wife Ruth at a very special event at Mahomet Christian Church, 908 N. Lake of the Woods Road, on Friday November 1 at 7:00 p.m., on Saturday November 2 at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m., and on Sunday November 3 at 7:00 p.m. This is the fourteenth Annual Living Flag musical presentation. There will be a Salute to the Armed Forces, with a spe-cial welcome home for Vietnam Veterans.

As I meet more and more United States Military veterans, I find myself praying that I live my life in a way that honors their sacrifice for me and reminds me to be thankful every day, not only on Veteran’s Day and Thanks-giving. Blessings to you all. ◆Kathleen Jennings, a Mahomet, Illinois, water-color artist, loves history. She researches personal stories of Americans who have fought for our freedom. E-mail her at [email protected].

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the things that my family has learned to be thankful for in retrospect, if nothing else.

Thankfulness should come often and not just at Thanksgiving. It should come when things go wrong, not just when things obviously go right. We need to take a timeout each day to be thankful for what we have now and what we didn’t get when we thought our world wouldn’t turn if certain things didn’t happen.

For everything I have and everything I didn’t

get that I thought I should have, I give thanks!

Have a truly wonderful Thanksgiving this year, and keep the Thanksgiv-ing going all year long! ◆Nancy, a freelance writer and speaker, teaches ballroom dancing and is the author of the book Alzheimer’s Prepared-ness—Ready or Not? She is also cofounder of the Rest of Your Awesome Life retirement lifestyle plan-ning project. E-mail her at [email protected].

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What is Beulah Land? by Roger L. Wisegarver

Let’s consider for a moment what various songs are saying, and some of their background (why they were written). As when we’re listening or reading, so it is when we’re singing. To sing effectively and passionate-ly, it helps us to know what we are singing, or what the other person is communicating! When I encounter a word or phrase I’ve not heard before, if I pause to admit it, I’m usually at a loss for words to explain what it means.

One such term is Beulah Land. The Biblical reference to Beulah Land symbolizes Israel. Once a deso-late and barren land, the Lord com-manded Israel’s future prosperity by calling it Beulah.

The word Beulah means to be married. In the Bible, it is found only in Isaiah 62:4, where it speaks of the union between the Israelites and their land, Israel. In a place forsaken and void of life, the Lord delighted in the

marriage of the people to the land. With a promised future in sight for the people of Beulah Land, both land and people again became fertile. The Lord’s bless-ing fully restored Israel— both land and people—and that’s why the Lord called the land Beulah Land.

This verse does not say that the country Israel will ever be officially called Beu-lah, or Beulah Land, but rather that it will once again be attended to by the Lord, as a husband would attend to his beloved bride. The point is in the term’s meaning. Rather than to be considered forsaken by the Lord, God’s people will also be restored to a close, loving relationship with him—and all they need will be pro-vided.

Bunyan’s book Pilgrim’s Progress gives the following definition of the term Land of Beulah: “the peaceful land in which the pilgrim awaits the

call to the Celestial City.”Two popular songs have picked up

on the term Beulah Land. The first “Beulah Land” was written in 1875 by Edgar Page Stiles (1836–1921); it is still in many older hymn books. A second song is “Sweet Beulah Land,” written in 1973 by Squire Parsons (1948–present). This song has been sung by southern gospel vocalist Ivan Parker, as well as by the local men’s choir, The Singing Men of ’GNN.

Of course, listening to the compo-sition and lyrics of a musical selec-tion is paramount, but learning the

background of both a composer and the title he or she gave the song—in both secular and spiri-tual selections—can increase our under-standing of what that musician hoped to convey to us. ◆Roger Wisegarver lives in Monticello, Illinois, and has been interested in the musical and historical fields for 45 years. Roger can be reached at [email protected].

I recently had the plea-sure of meeting Candis Kelly, showroom man-

ager at Tepper Electric in Champaign. Our profes-sional relationship started with my needing one light bulb to be used for read-ing. As I looked around the showroom and asked a few questions, I knew right away that I wanted to be more knowledgeable about lighting in our home. I im-mediately made an appoint-ment to interview Candis after she made comments about how she views light-ing as an aesthetic and pragmatic way to enhance one’s home or enhance the landscaping in gardens.

After that meeting, I spent time in each room of our house, thinking about what frustrates me with regard to lighting and what lighting I derive pleasure from. I first concentrated on our paintings, which I felt could be enhanced with proper lighting. Later, I focused on our bathroom lighting, which I now knew could also be im-proved. In addition, I thought about one of our favorite garden spots that could give us more pleasure with proper lighting. I wanted to be fully prepared when I met with Candis in

November to discuss lighting needs that I hadn’t been able to fully articu-late at our first meeting.

Candis was a graphic designer before she joined the staff at Tepper Electric 23 years ago. Her mentor was Nancy Tepper, from whom she learned an enormous amount before being named as showroom man-ager. Nancy believed training was essential, and Candis has attended countless conferences, where she has gained invaluable insight into every aspect of lighting.

Additionally, Candis has learned how to ask questions of clients to as-sess their needs before advising them.

For example, if a person comes into the store and wants assistance, Candis begins by asking the person how she or he uses each room being considered for improvement. For an entryway, Can-dis might ask about the ceiling height. Conversations con-tinue about colors of rooms and a client’s preferred style.

I mentioned to Candis that my

home would be hard to label as one particular style because it is quite eclectic. I would, however, be able to express what kind of mood I would like to create. Many people are con-cerned with energy use and aesthetics, and Candis had some concrete ideas about approaching this subject situa-tion by situation. Sometimes people are intimidated by going into a light-ing store because they don’t know ex-actly what they want; technology has enabled manufacturers to design un-usual fixtures. That is why the buying trips Candis makes are so important. Those trips allow her to view and pur-chase a variety of lighting fixtures to

meet the needs of customers, based on her extensive experience.

As always happens when I in-terview people, I deviated from my original goal and found out other in-teresting facts about the interviewee. Candis shared that, in high school, her father wrote a poem that was pub-lished. After he passed away, Candis wanted to frame the poem and place it in a prominent place with appealing lighting. She also put his old black manual typewriter near the framed poem to provide context, along with the nostalgic feeling she associated with the poem.

I enjoyed my time with Candis and was fascinated about our discussion regarding the current need for energy efficiency, versus aesthetics. My con-versation with Candis helped me to look and think differently about all my lighting needs. It’s nice to know pro-fessional help and individual service are available at a reasonable price. The new information I learned from Can-dis certainly shed a new light on my entire house! ◆You can reach Rita, author of Listen to the Wisest of All, at [email protected] or find her at listentothewises-tofall.com.

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Volcanic activity has increased in the Danakil Depression, considered the hottest place on earth. At 400 feet below sea level, this vast, remote

plain in Ethiopia, near the border of Eritrea, is at the junction of three tec-tonic plates. The area is sometimes called the “Cradle of Humanity” by paleontologists, who consider this to be where the earliest remains of the human species have been discov-ered. At temperatures between 95 and 105 °F., the little rainfall evapo-rates almost immediately. Volcanoes have been active around the globe this year, with significant eruptions in Mexico, Italy, Indonesia, Hawaii, Alaska, Russia, Costa Rica, and the Ring of Fire. Makes living in the Midwest seem pretty boring.Rock-eating Worm

A newly identified creature has been discovered in the Philippines. Dubbed Lithoredo abataneca, from the Abatan river, where it was discovered, this type of worm was found recently in a freshwater river. Consid-ered a new species, it is the only animal known to bur-row into rock, ingesting the actual rock and secreting sand. A collabora-tive effort of the U.S. Ocean Genome Legacy Center and the Philippines Mollusk Symbiont Project is studying this new species. Although new to scientists, locals have long been aware of this chubby, blob-like creature and have

sometimes included them in their diet. I do not think we will be seeing this on the menu here in the United States in the near future.Tiny Kingdom Rises Above Oth-ers with Carbon-neutral Footprint

Bhutan has been given the title of the only carbon-neutral country in the world. Accord-ing to CNN travel writer Katy Scott, this tiny Himalayan kingdom takes in more greenhouse gasses than it

emits. Woodlands cover about 70% of the land and act as a carbon sink; most of the popu-lation works in agricul-ture or forestry. I hope this country can contin-ue to be so environmen-tally friendly, now that it is open to tourists and

has been discovered.Zebra Spotted

An extremely rare polka-dotted zebra foal has been identified in the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya. National Geographic reports that this might be caused by a genetic mutation called pseudomelanism, al-though geneticist Greg Barsch feels that “Tira,” named after the Maa-sai guide who first spotted the foal, might demonstrate a different genet-ic mutation. Google this beauty!It’s Raining Microplastics

Researchers from the U.S. Geolog-ical Society have found microplastics in 90% of the rainfall samples they have taken in eight different locations in the Rocky Mountains, including a remote site known as CO98 at an el-evation of 10,400 feet. National Geo-graphic reports that French research-ers have reported findings of 365 microparticles of plastic per square meter in the Pyrenees. Who would

have thought that rain could carry plastic? We have got to do better on the plastic pollution, people!An Iceberg Bigger than Oahu

On September 26, a massive ice-berg, known to scientists as D28, broke away from the Amery ice shelf in east Antarctica in a process known as calving. Ice shelves are floating extensions of land ice, formed by snow pushing past the land’s edge. Icebergs often calve, as ice shelves rebalance accumulated snow. Ma-jor calving events such as this occur every 60–70 years. Iceberg D28 has 610 square miles of surface, which is larger than the island of Oahu. The iceberg weighs approximately 315 billion tons. This is difficult to even fathom!

From Fire and Ice to the discov-ery of new creatures, the earth is a planet of great forces, contrasts, and resilience. I feel a sense of privilege as well as responsibility to be a good steward of this amazing creation.

“How beautiful the leaves grow old. How full of light and color are their last days.” John Burroughs ◆Copyright © Maggie Dougherty-Roberts. Used by permission. Mag-gie Dougherty-Roberts, master gardener and master naturalist, lives out her strong connection to nature and sense of responsibility to our environment. You can reach her at [email protected].

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When we moved to the farm in January of 1946, my sister Janice continued her second grade class at Peru School, after previously attending Oakland school. I was in kindergarten.

I had just turned six, but the school officials would not let me join the first grade in mid-term. I guess they thought me not mature enough. I was mature enough to walk the mile to kindergarten for the afternoon class, which meant I walked alone, crossing a busy highway, as I left our house on Bowshier Lane. I think I could already read, as my family loved reading.

Peru School was two miles from our new house. It was built in the late 1920s as a one-room school, with a stage at one end of the room. There were cur-tains that could be pulled to make a makeshift second room. During the first summer break, my dad John, a carpenter by trade, and a neighbor, Joseph Austin, whom everyone called Uncle Bub, installed folding panel doors across the stage to replace the curtains. This, in effect, made it a two-room school.

In the fall and in the spring, usually on a Friday night, they would have a community night, where the families would get together and share a potluck meal. The meal was followed by a short business meeting, and then we had entertainment. This was usually some local talent, such as a string band or a

barbershop quartet. During my first grade year, Mr. Kelley, our teacher, who also taught at a music school in Decatur, brought some of his friends who played stringed instruments. I remember he played a tenor banjo and wore a straw boater hat. He would back up against a wall and make the hat tip up and down. The second year, the Holman family had a string band.

One of these community nights was a box social, where the ladies would prepare a meal, place it in a box, and wrap it like a present. They would auction off these box lunches. If the lady was married, she was to keep it a secret from her spouse, because when they auctioned the box, if the husband won the bid, the price would automatically double.

My mother prepared a nice meal and wrapped it in newspaper. The people who were not involved in the box social would eat the potluck meal, but the men would bid on the box of their choice.

Carl “Pepper” Martin, who lived across the road from Uncle Bub, was the auctioneer, and he started the bidding. I think the bidding was usually in the range of a few dollars, and when my mother’s box came up for bid, it was up to four dollars. Then my dad bid five dollars. He won the bid and, much to his surprise, had to pay ten dollars. This money went to the community night fund, which benefitted the students.

I do not know who was more surprised, my mom or my dad. But I do know this: Mom prepared what was probably the best meal ever auctioned off at that school! ◆Copyright © Lyle B. Clary; used by permission. Lyle lives on the family farm a few miles southwest of Decatur. He retired from Lucent Technologies as a customer systems engineer. During the summer, he plays pedal steel guitar throughout the Champaign-Urbana area in the Marvin Lee Band.

Seasons Whisperby Lin WarfelSometimes they do! Leaves falling, comes to mindWhen the winds are gentle the leaves float lazily down zig zagging to the grass who listens so carefully they hear the sounds?Some seasons have fog The ‘clouding of nature’s mind’? Frost said it comes on little cat feet a whisper, you knowRain can whisper its way soft whooshes peppering leaves so gentle and life givingLife seasons whisper too! Sneak up on us Suddenly we’re grown up! Adults! Suddenly we’re in love! Suddenly the kids are gone nest empty (sort of) and suddenly we’re old, no, softly whisper oldeGod speaks so often in whispers testing our listening nudging us The WayLove created and here we are listening to the whispers. . . .SelahCopyright © Lin Warfel. Used by permission.

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by Fyllis Hockman

Yes, of course, the four Central European capitals we visited on our Danube River Cruise with Grand Cir-cle—Prague, Czech Republic, Vien-na, Austria, Bratislava, Slovakia, and Budapest, Hungary—all wrapped in wonder—overwhelmed us with their impressive history, expansive prom-enades, and architectural grandeur. But it was an experience in Linz in Upper Austria that most affected me—a visit to the Mauthausen Con-centration Camp, one of the first to be built and the last to be liberated.

By way of background, I should tell you that, as a teenager, I had my first visual exposure to the horrors of the Holocaust in some newsreel depic-tions of the liberation of some camps after the war—the emaciated survi-vors with their sunken eyes, gaunt bodies, and harrowed auras. After those newsreels, I called my mother, who had told me of the Holocaust my whole life, and I said, “Mom, I finally

understand.” Now six decades later, I have come to understand even more.

Mauthausen, one of the largest of the camps, was built near a large quarry, high on a hill in Linz, where Hitler once resided. The rationale behind concentration camps evolved over the war years from imprison-ing people, enslaving them, and en-gendering fear among the general populace—to simply one of exter-mination—carried out in so many ways. Mauthausen was considered a Level-3 Camp, where the guiding principle was that no one left—ev-eryone was to be killed in one way or another. The SS excelled at very efficient methods of mutilation and annihilation.

The roots of genocide, according to our guide, were fostered in anti-Semitism, an us-versus-them mental-ity, a dehumanization of others, who were seen as less. It was hard not to draw some parallels to today’s world.

Many bodies engulfed the stairs of death, leading to and from the quarry

where malnourished and mistreated prisoners were forced to carry very heavy stones up very high stairs—and often died in the process. Others were simply pushed down the steps. It becomes difficult to hear the sto-ries, as they became so visually en-shrined.

Other cases involved prisoners forced outside during winter, over whom cold water was poured—a par-ticularly appealing entertainment for SS guards who delighted in showering people to death—outside the actual gas chamber showers, that is. Because any SS who shot an inmate trying to escape got extra days off, a favorite party trick was to entice prisoners into situations where they might appear to be escaping—then shoot them. Stom-ach cringing continues.

Others, sick and beaten, simply died during daily roll call, a grueling process of standing in the heat or cold for four to five hours at a time, and being forced to do exercises, when most could no longer even stand. It is hard to hear all of this: my stomach clenched, my eyes teared, and I was overcome by a sense of helplessness and disbelief that these things actu-ally happened—and no one cared.

In the barracks, hundreds were housed in such horrendous condi-tions that the term unsanitary does not begin to describe the degrada-

tion. On the wall is a quote depict-ing the “wheezing, hissing, moan-ing, sobbing, snoring” that filled the nighttime air in 20 languages. “The noise fused into a single, terrible sound, produced as if by a giant mon-strous being that had holed up in the dark.” Another quote: “Anyone who hadn’t been brutal when they entered the world, became brutal here.” More gut-wrenching stomach-churning.

And then we went through the gas chambers, where thousands were killed, and then the ovens, where their remains were burned, with a side visit to the infirmary, where unspeakable so-called experiments were carried out.

Yet neighbors and the surrounding community ostensibly didn’t know what was happening, despite be-ing within earshot of the thousands of prisoners suffering and scream-ing. In fact, some complained about the noise—but not about why it was occurring. The grandmother of our guide, who had been seven at the time, said she could smell the stench of burning bodies; she knew some-thing bad was happening, but nobody talked about it.

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I haven’t seen every romantic com-edy ever made, but I think I can say with some certainty that very few of them begin with a six-year-old discov-ering a dead body. Yet, so begins The Trouble with Harry—Alfred Hitch-cock’s darkly comic tale of love and manslaughter in rural New England.

The trouble starts when little Ar-nie Rogers (Jerry Mathers) hears gunshots during a walk in the woods. Arnie follows the sounds to a clear-ing, where he discovers the recently

deceased Harry Worp lying peacefully on the ground. While Arnie runs to get help, Harry is happened upon by another of the townsfolk, Captain Wiles (Edmund Gwenn).

Wiles is a kindly old gent who likes hunting rabbits in the woods. When he sees what appears to be a small

bullet wound on Harry’s head, he begins to fear that he could have ac-cidentally shot the stranger while pursuing his prey. Before he can fig-ure out what to do next, though, he is discovered by his spinster neighbor, Miss Gravely, who seems oddly un-affected by the fact he is in the com-pany of a corpse. When he explains he never meant to shoot Harry, Miss Gravely believes him and agrees he should just bury Harry and forget about it. She then invites him over for tea and muffins when he’s done.

And that’s just the first ten min-utes. The story goes on to take sev-eral more twists and turns that even-tually land Arnie’s mother (Shirley MacLaine) and her suitor (John For-sythe) in cahoots with the Captain and Miss Gravely. Together, the four of them try to get to the bottom of what really happed to Harry, without involving the police.

If this all sounds more grim than

funny, I can assure you it isn’t. Hitch-cock was the master of mining humor from the macabre. He also filmed the movie against an achingly beautiful backdrop of autumn in Vermont. Every sun-drenched shot of the town and surrounding coun-tryside feels like a Norman Rockwell painting brought to life. This idyl-lic setting, along with the marvelous comedic timing of its ensemble cast, gives the movie a kind of warmth and charm that almost makes you forget the title character is a dead guy.

So, if you’re like me and would rather watch movies instead of foot-ball after Thanksgiving dinner, add this quirky little classic to your list.

It’ll go great with the pie. ◆When Larry isn’t sweating a dead-line or fending off humorless gram-marians, he likes to unwind with a good movie. If you have comments about this movie review, or a sug-gestion for his next one, e-mail him at [email protected], or reach him through his personal Web site at chewytype.com.

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FRONT ROW SEAT by Larry Stephens

The Trouble with Harry (1955)Directed by: Alfred HitchcockStarring: Shirley MacLaine,

John Forsythe, Edmund Gwenn

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Lost and Found by Orson Scott Card

Orson Scott Card has started a new series called Lost and Found. The first novel is entitled Lost and Found. Ezekiel Blast has a micro-power: finding lost things. A micro-power is a power that isn’t impor-tant enough to be a superpower as, say, flying would be. As he walks to school, he finds hair scrunchies and immediately knows to whom they belong. He has had this ability since he was young.

Initially, he would return the items, but because most of the time they were insignificant, people accused him of stealing them and returning them to look good. It got so bad that the police started hauling him into the police station and threatening him with arrest. Ezekiel’s dad be-came very knowledgeable in how to help free his son, but the reputation stuck. As a high school freshman, Ezekiel was still a pariah because of his reputation.

As Ezekiel walked to school one day, Beth approached him. She was very short and very smart, and she was frequently bullied. She was a 13-year-old tenth grader who had proportionate dwarfism. She asked whether he would let her walk with him to school in his shunning bubble.

Thus began an unlikely friendship. As part of this friendship, Beth accompanied Ezekiel to a group session for people with micropow-ers. There was a boy who could sense every spider in his vicinity, a girl who could make

people yawn, and a boy who could remove any smell from the room. The doctor in charge of the group was studying micropowers to deter-mine how they could be used for the greater good.

One day as Ezekiel was walking to school by himself, Detective Shank approached to ask whether he would consider helping the detective find a 6-year-old girl who’d been kidnapped from her parent’s home. Ezekiel had never tried to find people before. As he explained, people aren’t lost—they know where they are. After rethink-ing how to go about finding the girl, Ezekiel worked with the detective.

I liked this story a lot. There is depth to Ezekiel and Beth’s rela-tionship and Ezekiel’s relationship with his father—and to his relation-ship with Detective Shank. Ezekiel’s mother had been killed when he was four, and his relationship with his dad was unique. His dad was very under-standing of the fact that his son was different, though not different in a bad way. There is a lot more I could discuss about the book, but I don’t want to spoil the story or the ending. I look forward to the next book in the series. ◆Susan McKinney is the librarian at the St. Joseph Township-Swearingen Memorial Library. She is an avid reader who enjoys mystery, sus-pense, fantasy and action novels.

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Natural Bridges of Southern Illinoisby Les Woodrum

I love to highlight natural wonders of Illinois that provide excellent pho-tographic opportunities. This month I would like to feature two natural wonders found in Southern Illinois. I am speaking about the natural bridge at Bell-Smith Springs and the Pomo-na Natural Bridge.

Located on opposite sides of the tip of Southern Illinois, they are within a two-hour drive of each other, once you get to the Murphysboro or Har-risburg area.

I will start my photo tour with vis-iting Bell-Smith Springs. The Natu-ral Bridge at Bell-Smith Springs is located south of Harrisburg. To get to

Bell-Smith Springs from Harrisburg, take Highway 145 11 miles south to Burden Falls Road. (I’ll feature Bur-den Falls in future articles.) Turn right, go five miles to Ozark Road and turn south (left). Go to Bell-Smith Springs Road and turn south-west (right); then proceed two miles to Bell-Smith Springs. You will en-counter a side road as you enter the area: this will take you down to the natural springs. This is a beautiful area, but it’s not the main feature of this site. There is a parking lot at the

end of the main road. From here pre-pare to take a hike.

The first thing you will see is an amazing staircase, carved out of the rock, that will lead you down to the canyon floor. From there it is about a half-mile hike to the natural bridge.

The last few hundred yards can be a scramble. There is not really a well-marked trail. But once you are there, you will be amazed at what the forces of nature have created. It looks like Mother Nature just sliced off a piece of the adjoining cliff to form this bridge.

The second amazing natural bridge in Southern Illinois is the Pomona Natural Bridge. From Murphysboro, take Highway 127 10 miles south to Pomona Road. Go west (right) on Po-mona Road 0.7 mile to Natural Bridge Road. Turn north (right) onto Natural Bridge Road and continue 2 miles to the Y in the road; veer left, staying on Natural Bridge Road, for 0.25 miles to the trailhead parking lot. This road becomes more like a goat path as you get closer to the parking area, and you start wondering whether there is any-thing at the end of it.

The descent to this natural bridge is an easy hike from the parking lot. The trail is nice, with scenic oppor-tunities along the way. The trail loops around, which allows you the oppor-tunity to cross over the top of the nat-ural bridge and walk below it.

The bridge spans 90 feet. It looks like a carved obelisk that has been laid down perfectly on its side to form the bridge. There is a small stream that runs under the bridge, but I have rarely seen much water run through it. This bridge is especially photogenic in the fall because of the surrounding oak, hickory, and beech forest.

The main photographic tip I can of-

fer for either of these sites is to bring a tripod. You will want to put your cam-era in aperture priority and shoot at f-22 to get the maximum depth of field in your shots. Both locations are in deep shade, so you might also want to check the color balance when you take the photos. Another recommendation would be to have a super wide-angle lens. You can get pretty close to both of these bridges, so you will want to be able to photograph the whole scene.

November provides prime fall col-or in Southern Illinois, so head south

and explore the natural beauty in our own back yard. Both of these sites are only a four-hour trip from the Central Illiana area. ◆Les Woodrum has been photograph-ing natural scenic beauty for more that 40 years. He teaches photogra-phy and Photoshop classes at Dan-ville Area Community College. Les also runs a commercial photography business, specializing in commer-cial photography and custom digital photo lab services. E-mail him at [email protected]

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Avoiding Stress this Holiday Seasonby Dr. Joey Krol

A little boy was attending a church service with his par-ents, and the song leader led the congregation in the classic hymn, “He Is Exalted.” All were sing-ing that wonderful song, “He is exalted. He is exalted. He is exalted on high.” Later that night while Mom and Dad were tuck-ing their son into bed, the young boy asked, “Mommy, before bed, can you sing ‘He is exhausted’ to me tonight?”

For many families, this can be an exhausting time of the year: from preparing the thanksgiving feast for your family to taking on the countless Christmas lists for your loved ones. If we’re not

careful, it can be another year of stress, chaos, and frustration. One of the reasons why this season can be overwhelming is that we lose focus of what it’s all about. Colossians 2:8 says, “See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the elemen-tal spiritual forces of this world, rather than on Christ.” This pas-sage is saying not to allow human traditions to get in the way of where Jesus is supposed to be.

Thanksgiving is so much more than turkeys, feasts, and foot-ball: it’s an opportunity to thank God for his incredible blessings. Christmas is so much more than Christmas trees, gifts, and shop-ping lists: it’s about God sending forth his only Son so that you and I can receive eternal life.

So, if you find yourself getting stressed and exhausted this holi-day season, check to see whether your focus is where it should be. After all, it’s all about him! ◆ Dr. Joey Krol is a pastor, Great News Radio host, and author of At the King’s Feet, available on Amazon and at the Great News Radio Center at Lincoln Square, Urbana. Contact him at [email protected].

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The Junk Drawerby Dee ChesserGrandma had a drawerful of junk Even better than her attic trunkProvided grandchildren hours of joy More fun than any expensive toyIt was famous for all that it contained The first place we headed when it rainedYou could root for hours and hours We loved it on days filled with showersWhat did this wonderful drawer contain? Gizmos and gadgets that had no name (No two the same)Old pencils, one thing of any pair Can’t find the other one anywhereBig things and little, missing a mate But we will save them for a future dateSome pieces of cord, ribbon, and string You might just need to tie up somethingButtons from overalls with a bib Someday you’ll use them—we cannot fibAssorted buckles, nails, all sizes Keep digging: it’s like getting prizes

Some broken old tools, pliers, and a wrench And a few things from Granddad’s workbenchA manual for something discarded Tags from purchases long departedScrews and buttons, hooks, bolts, and nuts Many of them have started to rustCanadian coins, what are they worth? Someday we could spend them way up northSmall bits and pieces of painted wood I can’t identify; wish that I couldMost things are useful, you’ll never know Until thrown out. Now, where did that go?You might need it once in a blue moon Better be prepared, it could be soonI aspire to gather things like these Then my own grandchildren I will pleaseYes, I have a few things, just a tad But not half the stuff that Grandma hadSomeday my junk drawer will be good I’ll be the envy of my neighborhoodCopyright © Dee A. Chesser; used by permission.

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Pomona Natural Bridge Photo by Les Woodrum

Staircase carved out of the rock that leads to the bottom of the Bell-Smith Springs canyon Photo by Les Woodrum


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With the holidays close at hand, we need to decide whether we want to entertain and, if so, what we will be serving.

When I entertain, I like to plan for an evening: Do we invite friends or relatives, or perhaps a mixed group? Should it be a small group for a sit-down meal? Or just to entertain? But perhaps you would like to plan a de-licious brunch. Lots of decisions so our party will be a success!

But the biggest decision (and most fun) is choosing something to serve that everyone will enjoy! You can serve a combination of hot and cold appetizers. Think about your refrig-erator space and how many appetiz-ers you need to keep warm at once. Team up foods with different tex-tures—crisp and crunchy crackers and vegetables, with creamy dips and spreads. Consider flavors and foods that will appeal to your guests. If you are uncertain, stick to mildly flavored foods.

Remember that you are part of your party. Avoid dishes that keep you in the kitchen, away from your guests and the fun!

Here are some of my favorites!

Ham Roll-UpsIngredients ½ cup whipping cream 2 Tbsp mayonnaise or

salad dressing 1 Tbsp prepared horseradish 1 8¼-ounce can, crushed

pineapple, drained 8 slices boiled ham 4 ounces liverwurst 1/3 cup chopped sweet pickleInstructions

Whip cream, fold in mayonnaise or salad dressing and horseradish. Fold 2/3 of the mixture into the pineapple.

Set remaining mayonnaise mixture aside. Spread pineapple mixture on 4 of the ham slices. Roll up. Spread re-maining ham slices with liverwurst, then, with the remaining mayonnaise mixture. Arrange chopped pickle down the center. Roll up. Serve one pineapple-filled and one pickle-filled ham roll to each person.

Makes 4 servings. You can double or triple the recipe, depending on how many you will be serving.

Butterscotch FondueProvide an assortment of dippers

for this recipe. Besides angel cake, use bite-size chunks of pound cake, apples, pears, and bananas for variety in taste and appearance.Ingredients ½ cup butter or margarine 2 cups packed brown sugar 1 cup light corn syrup 2 Tbsp water 1 14-ounce can, sweetened,

condensed milk 1 tsp vanilla angel food cake, cubedInstructions

In saucepan, melt butter; stir in brown sugar, corn syrup, and water.

Bring to boil. Add sweetened con-densed milk. Simmer, stirring con-stantly till mixture reaches 230 °F (thread stage). Add vanilla. Transfer to fondue pot; keep warm over fon-due burner. If fondue becomes too thick, stir in a little milk. Spear cake cubes on fondue forks and swirl in fondue to coat.

Makes 8 servings.

During the Christmas season, host a cookie exchange. Each guest bakes a large batch of favorite holi-day cookies to bring. Once there, di-vide the cookies so each guest takes home an assortment of goodies that would otherwise have taken days to prepare. Provide coffee and punch to drink with the sample of the treats.

Watch for this column next month, as it will give you some more Christmas ideas. Till then, enjoy!

I am starting to think I will never be old enough to know better. ◆Bette Schmid, a Hoopeston, Illinois native, has been in the newspaper business in various capacities for 26 years. She loves to cook and try new recipes. E-mail her at [email protected].

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tion finally came, on May 5, 1945. Another 80,000 were already too ill to benefit from the end of the war. Not surprisingly, the liberators were shocked at the condition of the pris-oners. I imagine so too were the com-munity members when they were finally exposed to what was really happening in their backyard. At this point, my stomach was in perpetual decompression mode.

There were signs on walls from visitors in multiple languages: “RIP,” “Never Again,” and “You won’t be forgotten.” A simple drawing of an eye with a tear coming down was the one I most related to.

Most of the guards went home af-ter the war, suffering no consequenc-

es; little was said about what they had done. No one talked about it. Accord-ing to our guide, it took Austria four decades to acknowledge its part in the Holocaust.

There were multiple school groups of teenagers at the camp, and I felt thankful that they were learning of the atrocities they otherwise would probably have no knowledge of. I wished I could understand what they were saying about their experience. History will now change, as there will soon be no survivors, no one to say this is what actually happened—and the Holocaust will be relegated to the status of other historical occur-rences the young will learn about in school—but will not relate to.

Who really cares about the Cru-sades? There will be no visceral un-derstanding. It will have nothing to do with them. There will be nothing to keep it from happening again. I only wish I could call my mother and tell her that now I really understand

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A wall listing the names of over 200,000 prisoners Photo by Fyllis Hockman

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