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“Money is the root of all evil, and yet it is such a useful root that we cannot get on without it any more than we can without potatoes.” —Louisa May Alcott, American novelist

A burger and fries; steak and baked potato; tur-key and mashed potatoes: They go together like a horse and carriage; love and marriage;

peanut butter and jelly; bees and honey; cup and saucer.

AMERICANS LOVE THEIR POTATOES! Potato products are the second – dairy products are No. 1 - most consumed food in the United States. Potato chips rank fi rst among snacks worldwide. To celebrate, every year March 14 is designated as National Potato Chip Day. But the snack is just a chip off the old block – the potato, that is.

Contrary to popular belief, the potato did not originate in Ireland. The potato had its beginnings in the Andes Moun-tains of South America.

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THE ROOTS OF THE POTATOAround 200 B.C., the Inca Indians of Peru began to culti-vate potatoes, which were not only used for eating. Raw slices were placed on broken bones to promote healing; a few potatoes slung over the shoulder prevented rheuma-tism; and potatoes eaten with other foods prevented indi-gestion.

The fi rst European to discover the potato was a Spaniard, who came across the potato on an expedition to South America in 1536. Although the potato was hardy and nu-tritious, the Spanish colonies considered the potato food for the under classes.

It took three decades for the potato to fi lter throughout Europe, but it was still regarded as food for the paupers. The upper class also thought the potato was poisonous. A potato exposed for too long turned green; the green skin harbored solanine, a bitter tasting substance, which caused illness in humans, which caused a belief that potatoes were unhealthy.

In the 1780s, Ireland began to cultivate potatoes because they were abundant and nutritious. According to histori-ans, the potato could have been the reason for a population explosion in Ireland in the early 1800s. One acre of pota-toes could feed 10 people.

The potato became a staple in Ireland; and, when a fungus destroyed Ireland’s potato crop in 1845, a severe potato famine devastated the Irish.

THE POTATO FAMINE OF IRELANDDuring the summer of 1845, soon after the farmers had dug their potatoes from the ground, the potatoes turned into a black, slimy, decayed mess. Much of Ireland’s po-tato crop was a failure. When news of the blight reached London, the British prime minister established a commis-sion to research the situation. The commission reported that more than half of Ireland’s potato crop could perish because of the “wet rot.” An airborne fungus believed to have originated in Mexico was the culprit behind the po-tato crop destruction.

The Irish relied heavily on the potato as food. Without it, they would starve. But during the fi rst year of the potato famine, deaths from starvation were minimized when the British began importing Indian corn from America. Much to their chagrin, the potato blight continued the next year and two more – not a potato to be found in most of Ireland. Even so, the British government put a halt to the Indian corn import because they didn’t want to rely on food from abroad, although they continued to export grain that could have been given to the Irish.

Without the corn, the Irish began to live off wild black-berries, cabbage leaves, seaweed, turnips and even green grass. Ireland’s poor also sold their livestock and posses-sions, including their clothes, to buy food, but then food costs soared. Although plentiful, fi sh weren’t an option. The waters off the West Coast of Ireland were too deep for the small fi shing boats.

To top off their misery, in 1846 and 1847, the usually mild winters of Ireland turned bitterly cold, and a change in wind direction brought one blizzard after another, burying houses in drifts.

Throughout the famine years, many of the Irish died from hunger; some died from related diseases like typhus, dys-entery and a highly contagious fever, named Black Fever because it blackened the skin and was spread by lice. Doc-tors, priests and others who helped the sick also died from the fever.

Ireland’s potato famine cut the population in half and then some, from 9 million to 4 million. People either died or migrated to places like Great Britain, Canada and the U.S. Finally, in 1883, French botanist Alexandre Millardet de-veloped an effective fungicide.

AMERICA AND THE POTATOThe fi rst potato in the U.S. was planted in 1837; but, through the 1850s, Americans considered the potato food for the animals. Even in mid-19th Century, the Farmer’s Manual recommended that farmers grow potatoes near hog pens “as a convenience for feeding the hogs.”

But the potato industry started to bloom when American horticulturist Luther Burbank developed the Russet potato. The Russet was more disease resistant, so Burbank intro-duced the Russet to Ireland. At the same time, the “Russet Burbank” potato began appearing throughout Idaho. And so it goes – Idaho’s fame as the U.S. capital of potatoes.

POTATO PRODUCTION• Thirty-six states in the U.S. produce potatoes.• Idaho is the No. 1 in potatoes in the U.S., producing one-third, followed by Washington, Wisconsin, North Dakota and Colorado. • Potatoes yield 39,300 pounds per acre.• The average farm price is $7.33 per 100 pounds; the yearly value of potato production is $3.2 billion.

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There are seven types of potatoes. The Rus-set is the most popular in the U.S. • Russet• Long White• Round White• Round Red • New (any potato that comes in from the fi eld, instead of storage)• Yellow Flesh• Blue and purple (originated in South America – becoming more popular in the U.S.

POTATO STUFF• The potato is 80 percent water and 20 percent solids.• England is home to the largest potato ever grown. It was 1795 and the potato weighed 18 lbs. 4 ounces, according to the Guinness Book of World Records.• The restaurant that serves the highest volume of baked potatoes in the world is in San Juan, Puerto Rico – aptly called, The Hot Potato. • Potato-based alcohol fueled German planes in World War II. • During the Alaskan gold rush, miners traded gold for potatoes because of the vi-tamin C value. • On the South Atlantic island of Tristan da Cunha, potatoes were at one time used as the country’s unoffi cial currency. • The Scottish refused to eat potatoes be-cause the vegetable was not mentioned in the Bible. • The average American eats 126 pounds of potatoes a year.• The potato was the fi rst vegetable grown in outer space. The spud in space experi-ment took place in 1995 aboard the Colum-bia. • French fries were fi rst served in the U.S in the White House in 1802, under Presi-dent Thomas Jefferson. Today, more than 4 million tons of French fries are consumed in the U.S. each year.

A SPUD FOR HEALTHSometimes potatoes get a bad rap nutrition-wise, but they have nutritional value.• One medium size potato has 45 percent of the recommended daily dose of Vitamin C. • A medium potato is 110 calories, with no fat or cholesterol (hold the butter and sour cream, please). • Potatoes contain more potassium than bananas – 18 percent of the recommended dose per day. • A medium potato has 3 grams of fi ber, which is great for the digestive system and reducing risks of cancer and heart disease. • The potato is a complex carbohydrate – an excellent source of energy for the body. • Antioxidants in potatoes are among the highest of all vegetables – and to set the record straight, the potato is a vegetable. Antioxidants protect cells by neutralizing the effects of free radicals. Potatoes also contain glutathione, an antioxidant that protects against some cancers.

SPUD FOLK REMEDIESMany thought the potato was the end-all for everything from illness to good luck.

• Wash your face daily with cool potato juice to treat blemishes.• Apply a raw grated potato or potato juice to frostbite or sunburn. • Relieve a toothache by carrying a potato in your pocket. • Put a slice of a baked potato in a stock-ing and tie it around your throat to relieve a sore throat.• Rub aches and pains with the water left-over from boiling potatoes.

POTATO MYTHS• Laying a potato peel at the door of a girl on May Day denoted a dislike for her. • Rub a wart with a cut potato and bury the potato in the ground. As the potato rots, the wart will disappear! • A pregnant mother should not eat po-tatoes or her baby will be born with a big head (see Mr. Potato Head).

MR. POTATO HEADThe potato was the model for one of the most popular toys in the 1950s and 1960s. A plastic replica of a potato was used as a base for attaching a wide array of plastic parts, from eyebrows to eyeglasses, to cre-ate different faces.

In 1949, George Lerner manufactured the fi rst Mr. Potato Head and began distribut-ing it in 1952. Mr. Potato Head was the fi rst toy ever advertised on television. In 1953, along came Mrs. Potato Head and a variety of accessories. Over the decades, Mr. Po-tato Head enjoyed immense popularity and widespread notoriety.

• In 1986, Mr. Potato Head became the “spokespud” for the annual Great Ameri-can Smokeout. In a display of cooperation, Mr. Potato Head gave up his little plastic pipe (one of those attachments) to then Surgeon General C. Everett Koop.

• In 1995, Mr. Potato Head hit Hollywood head on with a lead role in “Toy Story.” Four years later, he starred in “Toy Story 2.”

• In 2000, Mr. Potato Head was inducted into the Toy Hall of Fame.

• In 2001, Mr. Potato Head had his own comic strip.

LAST BUT NOT LEAST:THE POTATO CHIP

In 1853, at a fashionable restaurant/resort in Sarasota Springs, New York, railroad magnate Cornelius Vanderbuilt sent his fried potatoes back to the kitchen because they were too thick.

Just to spite Vanderbuilt, Chef George Crum sliced the potatoes thin as paper, fried them in oil and salted them and sent them to Vanderbuilt’s table. Surprising everyone, Vanderbuilt loved what would fi rst be re-ferred to as “Saratoga Crunch Chips.” The potato chip was born. About 1.2 billion lbs. of chips – America’s favorite snack food – are consumed each year.

In 1932, Herman Lay founded the Lay po-tato chip factory in Atlanta, Georgia. Lay promoted the chips throughout the South, creating the fi rst successful national brand.

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DEAR DR. DONOHUE: Do you lose more nutrients from vegetables when you cook them in a microwave than when you cook them on a stove? -- A.T.

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February 13 Sammy Dee Band - Get a taste of Sat. 7:30 pm Louisiana Texas Style Blues while celebrating Valentines and Mardi Gras all in one night!

February 27 Wendy Woo & Robin Hoch - Acoustic Sat. 7:30 pm duo with Wendy on guitar and Robin on viola are back by popular demand!

March 12 Chuck Pyle - The Zen Cowboy is always Fri. 7:30 pm intriguing the audience with his humble, yet straight forward infectious melodies.

March 21 Hausmusik String Quartet - Chamber Sun. 2:30 pm music at its finest!

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IRISHCHICKEN DINNER1 small (about 2 pounds) head green cabbage1 large onion1 bag (8-ounce) carrots2 small (about 1/2 pound) turnips1 cup (loosely packed) spinach leaves1 (3 1/2-pound) broiler-fryer, cut up1 tablespoon salad oil1 tablespoon beef-fl avor instant bouillon10 black peppercorns3 whole cloves1 large bay leaf5 radishes with leaves, for garnish

1. Cut cabbage and onion each into 5 wedges. Cut carrots into 2 1/2-inch pieces. Peel and cut turnips into 1-inch wedges. Cut spinach leaves into 1/4-inch-wide strips.

2. Remove skin and fat from all chicken pieces except wings; cut each chicken breast in half.

3. In 8-quart Dutch oven over medium-high heat, in 1 tablespoon hot salad oil, cook cabbage and onion wedges until lightly browned.

4. Add chicken pieces, carrots, turnips, beef bouillon, peppercorns, cloves, bay leaf and 2 cups water; over high heat, heat to boiling. Re-duce heat to low; cover and simmer 40 minutes, gently stirring occasionally until chicken and vegetables are tender.

5. Divide chicken and vegetables among 5 large soup bowls; top with spinach strips. Into medi-um bowl, pour cooking broth through sieve to discard spices and bay leaf. Spoon broth over chicken and vegetables in soup bowls. Garnish each serving with a radish if you like. Serves 5.

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Salad

1 12 oz can Chunk Light Tuna3 ea Baby Red Potatoes3 ea Roma Tomatoes½ lb Green Beans (trimmed)½ ea Red Onion3 ea Hard Boiled Eggs½ c Kalamata Olives

1. Boil or steam the potatoes and green beans.

2. Cool completely. 3. Drain tuna and place in the middle of a plat-ter.4. Cut each potato and tomato into 8 wedges and place around tuna on the platter.5. Julienne red onions and place on platter.6. Cut each egg into 4 wedges and place on plat-ter.7. Place green beans and olives on platter.8. Pour dressing over whole salad.

Salad Nicoise (knee-SWAHZ) is a traditional dish from Nice, France. It is usually served with each ingredient arranged around the tuna on a bed of

lettuce but is sometimes cut into smaller pieces and mixed together. Grilled fresh fi sh or smoked fi sh can be used in place of the canned tuna. Grilled chicken would also work. If you are in the mood for some greens add some spinach or some baby greens.

Be creative, have fun and enjoy!!!

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Trivia Test ByMarge Svenson Sports Quiz By

Chris Richcreek

1. TELEVISION: What was the title of the theme song to the sitcom “Cheers”?

2. U.S. STATES: What state’s mot-to is “North to the Future”?

3. MATH: Who is known as the fa-ther of geometry?

4. ASTRONOMY: What are Sat-urn’s giant rings made of?

5. MOVIES: What was the fi rst Pixar fi lm to receive a PG rating?

6. GEOGRAPHY: Where is the Isle of Wight in relation to England?

7. MEDICINE: What is the more common name for the ailment of-fi cially known as “tinea pedis”?

8. AD SLOGANS: What 1960s and ‘70s product warned consumers to “be careful how you use it”?

9. ANIMAL KINGDOM: What is the fastest known bird in the world?

10. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: What is the birthstone for April?

1. In 1965, Boston’s Tony Coniglia-ro became the youngest home-run champion in American League his-tory. How young was he?2. Adam Dunn hit 40-plus home runs in fi ve consecutive major-league seasons (2004-’08). Who is the only player to do it in seven consecutive seasons?3. Who is the career passing-yards leader at Auburn University?4. Name the fi rst NBA coach to win 1,000 games with the same team.5. Who was the fi rst European player to be taken No. 1 overall in the NHL Draft?6. Dale Earnhardt and Darrell Wal-trip combined to win six of the 10 NASCAR Cup Series champion-ships during the 1980s. Which drivers won the other four?7. The Roger Federer-Andy Roddick fi fth set at Wimbledon in 2009 set a Grand Slam fi nal men’s ten-nis record of 30 games. What had been the mark?


SNIPPETZ® PUZZLES AND TRIVIA

1. English pop singer Kim Wilde had a hit with “You Keep Me Hangin’ On” in 1986. Name the group that originally recorded the song 20 years earlier.

2. Which group had the most consecutive No. 1 hits -- the Beatles or the BeeGees?

3. Name the singer/songwriter who had a posthumous No. 1 hit for “Time in a Bottle.”

4. Which singer holds the dubi-ous honor of having the most singles that peaked at No. 2 on the charts?

5. Name Brooklyn-born Robert John’s only No. 1 hit.

6. Who sang “Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini”? Bonus for knowing the year and its highest chart position.

New DVD Releases forWeek of March 15, 2010

PICKS OF THE WEEK“The Princess and the Frog” (Rated G) -- From the directors of “The Little Mermaid” and “Aladdin,” with music by Randy New-man, Disney returns to the classic 2-D ani-mation that made the studio famous. “The Princess and the Frog” is noteworthy be-cause it is the fi rst Disney cartoon to fea-ture an African-American girl as its hero.

The story takes place in New Orleans, and the fi lm’s heroine, Tiana, has dreams of opening a restaurant. Her dream is put on hold when a Prince, turned into a frog by a voodoo spell, mistakes the girl for a prin-cess. He gets her to kiss him, hoping the curse will be lifted. Instead, Tiana is also turned into a frog and the two must go on a journey to fi nd a way to restore themselves to their human forms.

While not up to the standards of, say, “The Lion King” or “Beauty and the Beast,” “The Princess and the Frog” is still better than the CGI animated fare we’ve been get-ting from Disney these past few years, and a notch or two above the studio’s wretched straight-to-DVD offerings.

“Mr. Bean’s Most Memorable Moments” (Unrated) -- In the tradition of Charlie Chaplin and Jacques “Mr. Hulot” Tati,

Rowan Atkinson’s Mr. Bean is pure come-dic genius. With virtually zero dialogue, Atkinson has created an internationally beloved character whose battles with life’s little challenges escalate to epic slapstick situations. Only in the world of Mr. Bean could the simple act of preparing a Christ-mas dinner degenerate into a chaotic mess wherein our hero fi nds himself with his head embedded in an enormous turkey. If you’ve never seen the award-winning TV series, this inexpensive compilation of a few of the show’s funniest moments is the perfect introduction.

“South Park: The Complete Thirteenth Sea-son” (TV-MA) -- Colorado’s vulgar mop-pets return for another solid season of sa-tirically skewering current events and pop culture. From the Jonas Brothers and their purity rings, to Somali pirates, Kanye West, “Whale Wars” and professional wrestling,

no one is safe from ridicule -- not even the ghost of Michael Jackson. My favorite epi-sode of the season, though, is “The Coon,” which spoofs the “dark” comic-book fi lms like “The Watchmen,” “Dark Knight” and just about everything Frank Miller has ever written.

TV SERIES

“Breaking Bad” The Complete Second Season

“Monk” Season Eight

“Deadliest Catch” Seasons One to Five

“Caillou: Caillou Pretends to Be”

“Hawaii Five-O” Eighth Season


In order to keep everyone honest (you know who you are,) we have moved the answers and solutions to the trivia and puzzles to the next page (17).


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SNIPPETZ® COMICS AND ENTERTAINMENT

Answers & Solutions MARCH 15, 2010

TRIVIA TEST ANSWERS

SPORTS QUIZ ANSWERS

FLASH BACK ANSWERS1. The Supremes, whose version spent two weeks at the top of the charts in 1966.2. It was a tie. Both groups had six in a row dur-ing two-year periods: the Beatles between 1964 and 1966, and the Bee Gees between 1977 and 1979.3. Jim Croce in 1973. He died in a plane crash three months before that.4. Bruce Springsteen. 5. “Sad Eyes,” in 1979. It went gold, as did a cov-er version of “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” in 1972.6. Bryan Hyland, in 1960. Amazingly enough, the song shot to No. 1.

1. “Where Everybody Knows Your Name”2. Alaska

3. The Greek mathematician Euclid4. Dust and ice

5. “The Incredibles”6. It lies off England’s southern coast

7. Athlete’s foot.8. Hai Karate after-shave

9. Peregrin falcon(recorded at speeds of 200 mph)

10. Diamond

1. He was 20.2. Babe Ruth (1926-32).3. Stan White, with 8,016 yards (1990-’93).4. Jerry Sloan of the Jazz, who reached the 1,000-win mark with Utah in 2008.5. Mats Sundin, by Quebec in 1989.6. Bobby Allison (1983), Terry Labonte (‘84), Bill Elliott (‘88) and Rusty Wallace (‘89).7. It was 20 games (1927 French Open -- Rene Lacoste beat Bill Tilden, 11-9).

ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Disap-pointed about something that didn’t go your way? Cheer up. Look at the reasons it happened, and you could fi nd a valuable lesson about what to do (or not do!) the next time.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) It’s a good time to do some reassessing of plans and goals -- even how you considered redoing your bathroom. The point is to be open to change if change can improve things.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Take some time to learn who is the right person (or persons) to approach and discuss your ideas with for your new project. Also, re-serve time to prepare for an upcoming fam-ily event.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Dealing with a demanding situation, as you recent-ly did, could drain much of your own emo-tional reserves. Take time to relax and indulge yourself in some well-earned pampering.

LEO (July 23 to August 22) The regal Lion might feel that she or he is above emotional displays. But showing your feelings can be liberating for you, and reassuring for someone who has been waiting for you to do so.

VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) An emotionally needy person might make more demands than you can cope with. Best to ask for some breathing space NOW, before resentment sets in and makes com-munication diffi cult.

LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) An unexpected spate of mixed signals could cause serious schedule setbacks. Best to focus on straightening everything out as soon as possible and get everyone back on track.

SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) Be aware that someone in the workplace could try to use a disagreement with a col-league against you. If so, be prepared to of-fer your side of the story with the facts to back you up.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to Decem-ber 21) An unexpected challenge to a pre-vious decision can be unsettling. But your reservoir of self-confi dence -- plus your loyal supporters -- should help carry the day for you. Good luck.

CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) While the idea of making some sort of major move in the near future continues to interest you, don’t overlook a new possibil-ity that could be emerging closer to home.

AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) Be careful not to base an upcoming deci-sion on gossip or anything you might hear if it can’t meet provable standards. That’s true regardless of whom the source might be.

PISCES (February 19 to March 20) You might still need to do some solid reassess-ing early in the week before you can close that sensitive situation. A new job-related opportunity could present itself later in the week.

BORN THIS WEEK: You are extraordi-narily sensitive to people’s feelings, and you’re always ready to offer comfort if necessary.


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None of us can see what the future holds for us. But you have to make certain assumptions if you’re go-

ing to create a strategy for building the resources you’ll need for a comfortable retirement. But what happens when those assumptions prove unrealistic? Unfortunately, many people are wrestling with this very problem. Specifi cally, they plan to work until a certain age — but they leave the work force earlier. Obviously, this can have a big effect on a variety of other retirement income factors, such as the amount of money they need to put away each year while they’re still working and the age at which they should start col-lecting Social Security and begin tapping into their IRA, 401(k) and other retirement accounts. Just how big a problem is this? Consider the following statistics from the Employee Benefi t Research Institute’s 2009 Retire-ment Confi dence Survey:

Forty-seven percent of retirees left the work force earlier than planned.

Of that total, 42 percent did so because of health problems or disability, 34 percent left due to their employers’ downsizing or closure, and 18 percent left to care for a spouse or another family member.

So here’s the bottom line: Even if you think you’re going to work until, say, 65, and you want to work until 65, you may be forced to quit at 62, 60 — or even younger. And during those years you won’t be work-ing, you’re not just losing out on earned income — you’re also not contributing to

your 401(k) or other employer-sponsored retirement plan, and you might lose your ability to contribute to your IRA as well. At the same time, your retirement lifestyle ex-penses have begun earlier than you antici-pated — and many people fi nd that these costs aren’t much, if any, lower than the expenses they incurred while working.

What can you do to help avoid coming up short of the income you’ll need during your retirement years? For one thing, don’t spend a lot of time focusing on those things you can’t control, such as downsizing or an unexpected health crisis or disability. Instead, concentrate on those factors over which you have power. Consider the fol-lowing:

Maximize your contributions to your 401(k) and IRA. Each year, put as much as you can afford into your IRA and your 401(k) or other employer-sponsored retire-ment plan.

Invest for growth. Include growth-oriented investments, such as stocks, in your bal-anced portfolio if appropriate for your ob-jectives, risk tolerance and time horizon. While it’s true that growth vehicles will fl uctuate in value, you can help reduce the effects of volatility by buying quality in-vestments and holding them for the long term.

Create alternative plans. While you may want to construct an investment strategy based on retiring at a certain age, you’ll also want to come up with some alterna-tive scenarios based on different retirement ages and corresponding differences in other factors, such as amounts invested in each year, rate of return, age at which you begin taking Social Security, and so on. A fi nancial professional can help you develop these “hypotheticals.”

You can’t predict the future. But you can at least help yourself prepare for those twists of fate that await you as you plan for retire-ment.

This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones Finan-cial Advisor.

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2010 MVEA Board Nominations Now Open

Two directors will be elected to Mountain View Electric Association’s (MVEA) Board of Directors this year from the following districts:

• District 3 Elbert and surrounding areas to include a portion of the Black Forest. (incumbent Allen Gresham)

• District 5 Ellicott, Fountain, Falcon and surrounding areas. (incumbent Bud Paddock)

If you, or someone you know, is interested in being a candidate, please contact a member of the nominating committee. A candidate must be an MVEA member and reside in the district where there is a vacancy. Before applying, please contact either MVEA of ce at 719-775-2861 or 719-495-2283 to verify your district. Candidate information must be turned into the committee by 5:30 p.m., Monday, April 12, 2010. A member may also petition for nomination. Petitions are available at either MVEA of ce or online at www.mvea.coop. Petitions must be signed by 15 members of MVEA residing in the district where there is a vacancy. It must be returned to either MVEA of ce by 5:30 p.m., Monday, April 19, 2010. A Questionnaire must also be completed for either the verbal nomina-tion or petition. The questionnaire can also be found on MVEA’s web site or you may pick one up at either of ce. If you have questions, please contact a member of the nominating committee.

Nominating Committee:

District 3 District 5Joy Rosburg Carl Alexander12481 County Rd. 90 25780 Little Springs Rd.Elbert, CO 80106 Calhan, CO 80808303-648-3342 719-683-5212

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SPRINGFIX-UP PROJECTSThe ads are already appearing in news-

papers for spring fi x-up project materi-als. Whether you live in a warm or cold

weather area, it’s not too early to begin think-ing about projects you’ll need to do around the house once spring offi cially arrives.

Identify what needs to be done. Walk around the outside of your home with a clipboard and pen and make note of any damage that was done over the winter.

• Roof -- take a look at your roof with binoculars and pay attention to fl ashing around chimneys

and vents.• Paint -- inspect window trim, fascia boards, gable ends and under the eaves.• Landscaping -- fi ll in wet areas and divert wa-ter away from the foundation; consider adding shrubs for curb appeal; clean and repair gutters.• Safety items -- fi x or replace loose exterior stair treads and buckled concrete walks.Inside your house, think of the places that were drafty this winter. While it was cold air that blew in, this summer it will be hot air, driving up your cooling costs. Caulk windows and consider sun-blocking curtains.Not only is this a good time to do maintenance, but upgrade projects can add to the value of your home when it comes time to sell. Bathrooms and kitchens are the big items when it comes to recouping your dollars. Depending on the size, exterior decks can be a do-it-yourself project. (Don’t forget the permits.)

Smaller projects can add value to your home and your comfort as well:• Fresh paint, including walls, trim and doors. (Beware adding wallpaper. It’s easier for a po-tential purchaser to cover over paint, and too

much wallpaper can be a deal-killer when it’s time to sell.) • Hardwood fl ooring in a room or two can be an easy do-it-yourself weekend project if you do your homework fi rst. Learn about the various types of fl ooring and the kind of sub-fl ooring they can cover.

To stretch your fi x-up dollars, pool your power-tool resources with friends and neighbors instead of buying. Price the materials you’ll need and shop for bargains.

Before you tackle a project, consider whether it’s something you can reasonably handle yourself. If you can’t, and if extra hands to help won’t solve the problem, start early interviewing contractors and getting estimates.

David Uffi ngton regrets that he cannot personal-ly answer reader questions, but will incorporate them into his column whenever possible. Write to him in care of King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475, or send e-mail to [email protected].


By Christopher C. Meyer © March 2010

A lot of military and former military folks live in our area. It is not surprising that I am of-ten asked “If I get divorced, will I get part

of my spouse’s military retirement?” Fortunately for the person posing the question, the answer is yes, you will receive part of your spouse’s military retirement if you were married to your spouse during at least part of the time your spouse was serving in the mili-tary.

Military retirement benefi ts, like civilian retirement benefi ts, are marital property to the extent they are earned during the marriage. Marital property will be divided between the parties by the Court in a di-vorce.

Military retirement, or “disposable retired pay”, is divided using a formula: months of marriage during military service are divided by the total months of military service; disposable retired pay is then mul-tiplied by this fraction to arrive at the total marital portion of the disposable retired pay. Fifty percent of the total marital portion is then typically allocated to the non-military spouse.

For example: military spouse has 252 months (21 years) of military service; the parties were married for 216 months (18 years) during that military ser-vice. In this example the disposable retired pay is $2000 per month. Therefore, the marital portion of the retirement is $1714.28 per month (216 / 252 ×

$2000). The non-military spouse’s share will be $857.14 per month ($1714.28 / 2), and the military spouse’s share will be $1142.86 ($2000 – $857.14). Sorry about all the math, but it may be useful to you if you need to crunch some numbers.

If a divorce happens prior to retirement, some provision should be made to protect the non-military spouse in the event the military spouse should die. Payment of military retirement ceases upon the death of the retiree. A sur-vivor benefi t plan (SBP) is available through the military, or life insurance can be purchased to cover the amount of the anticipated retire-ment funds. Either method will insure that the non-military spouse continues to receive their share of the retirement after the retiree dies.

Keep in mind that fl exible and creative solu-tions can be substituted for the actual division of the military retirement in certain instances when the parties agree. For example, a lump sum payment calculated on the present value

of the military retirement can be substituted for an actual division of the retirement.

You may have heard of the “ten year rule”. Many mistake this rule to mean that the parties have to have been married for ten years during the military service to be eligible to receive a portion of the retirement in a divorce. This rule only means that the parties must have been married for ten years during the military service in order for the non-military spouse to paid their portion of the retirement directly from the mili-tary (DFAS). If the parties are married for less than ten years during the military service, the military spouse pays the non-military spouse directly, rather than the payment coming from DFAS.

Make sure you cover all your bases when you exit from the marriage zone, and don’t forget to arrange to receive your fair share of your spouse’s military retirement.

This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice about your case.

Chris Meyer is an attorney practicing family law in Northern El Paso County. Chris’ law practice is limited to domestic relations cases. Chris has been practicing law since 1977. He is a former prosecutor and is licensed to practice law in Colorado, Florida, California and Wisconsin. Chris can be contacted at 719-488-9395. Chris’s website www.cmeyerlaw.com has additional divorce and family law information and many other articles.

THE MARRIAGE ZONE:

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be $857.14 per month ($1714.28 / 2), and the military spouse’s share will be $1142.86 ($2000 – $857.14). Sorry about all the math, but it may be useful to you if you need to crunch some numbers.

If a divorce happens prior to retirement, some provision should be made to protect the non-military spouse in the event the military spouse should die. Payment of military retirement ceases upon the death of the retiree. A sur-

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