Banner Graphic, Volume 13, Number 174, Greencastle, Putnam County, 31 March 1983 — Page 4
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The Putnam County Banner-Graphic, March 31,1983
Dear Abby Never look back sound advice when grief marks special day
DEAR ABBY: The letter from “Tears for My Birthday” prompts this letter. After a long illness, her father died, and she asked her mother not to bury him on her birthday because she didn’t want to have sad birthdays for the rest of her life. In 1968 my grandmother died on my high school graduation day. In 1972 my father died on Christmas Eve. In 1974 my grandfather was buried on my birthday. In 1976 my sister-in-law was killed on my daughter’s birthday. In 1977 I gave birth to a stillborn baby. Here’s how I handled it: I attended my graduation anyway, knowing that even though my grandmother wasn’t with me physically, she was with me in spirit. In 1972 I had a lousy Christmas, but in 1973 it was easy to once again celebrate the birth of Christ. In 1974 I had a lovely birthday knowing that my beloved grandfather was home with the Lord and no longer suffering from cancer. We still celebrate my daughter’s birthday every year
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because, thank God, it’s easier to remember the good times than the bad. The year 1977 wasn’t much fun, but 1978 brought me a gorgeous baby boy! There are many things in life to get depressed about, but I refuse to let the past spoil the present. NEVER LOOK BACK DEAR NEVER: Thanks for a great example of positive thinking. Here is another from the hundreds of readers who also had tears for their birthday: DEAR ABBY: I strongly identified with “Tears for My Birthday.” If my experience will help her, you may publish this: When I was 24, my mother killed herself. She and I were alone in the house at the time. I had to break down the door, call the ambulance, the sheriffs office, etc. ? nen the paramedics arrived, my mother was still alive with the gun in her hand. The helplessness I felt cannot be put into words.
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DEAR HELOISE: Easter will be here soon! I have three little children. This means three little baskets with the green grass all over the house for the next week. I vacuum then find more of the little green strings hiding on me. I have found the perfect substitute for the green str-
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ingy grass. Nylon net! Comes, as you know, in different colors. Then after Easter I have other uses for it. Kathy Kelly ★ ★ That’s definitely what I call double duty! Nylon net is wonderful, isn’t it? Happy Easter to you and yours. Heloise BUDDING ROSES Dear Heloise: Oh those beautiful long-stemmed roses! So expensive and it breaks your heart to see them open and then watch them lose their petals and eventually die. They usually come in tight little buds and I’ve devised a method to keep them in “bud” until they die a natural death. Take a strip of transparent
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I was in too much shock to object to any of the funeral arrangements, so my mother was buried on my 25th birthday. I have been in therapy for over a year now, and it has saved my life. I’m sorry I waited so long, but I thought I could get over it alone. I couldn’t. My advice to “Tears” is: Do whatever you want to do to celebrate your birthday, and don’t spend it crying because someone you loved was buried on that day. (I could sit home and cry, but what good would that do me or my mother?) And please, don’t put off getting professional help in dealing with your grief. Sign me ... TOO YOUNG TO CRY FOREVER * * * DEAR ABBY: “Tears for My Birthday” should be reminded that a very brave little boy called “John-John” had a birthday on the day his father (the late John F. Kennedy) was buried, and he acted like a little man. B.G. IN EUCLID, OHIO
scotch tape (not the milky type) long enough to wrap the bud once around. With scissors snip the tape in strips one-fourth of the width. Wrap this around the bud about half way down (middle of the rosebud). It is not noticeable at all and your bouquet of lovely roses will last at least a week with usual care. The bud cannot open, thus cannot lose its petals. Madlyn Cox Moon * * * If that’s what appeals to you, I’m glad It works! Heloise FOAM-TRAY HEARTS Dear Heloise: I teach ages 4 and 5 at our church. Here’s a project. Take white plastic foam meat trays and cut out a large heart shape. Using a paperpunch, make holes all around the heart, about an
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inch apart. Make sure that there are two holes together at the top of the heart where the heart divides so you can tie a bow with yam once the heart is laced. Use yam long enough to lace around the heart shape plus several inches, enough to make a bow. Dip both ends of yam into glue, shape each into a point, and let dry. Then lace the heart. Children have fun with these. Grandchildren could make these as gifts for their grandparents. There are many different shapes that could be used for whatever the season. Keep it simple and uncomplicated for younger children. Also decorate with markers and crayons. Shirley Norman GIFT WRAPPING Dear Heloise: My husband and I were in a hurry to go to our godchild’s birthday party and discovered we had remembered everything except wrapping paper for the gifts. To improvise, I grabbed the comic section out of the Sunday paper and used it. The child enjoyed it very much. Cheri Starks * * * Have a hint for keeping leftovers fresh and tasty for another meal? Heloise would like to hear about it because if it is practical, she will share it with her readers. Write: Heloise, P.O. Box 32000, San Antonio, TX 78216. Time doesn’t allow her to acknowledge letters individually, but she is grateful and thanks you all.
Calendar of events Friday The Grovelarid Presbyterian Church will hold Good Friday! services at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 1. ; ! Union Chapel United Methodist Church Holy Week services! will be at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 1. The sermon is on theshadow of the cross. Special music is by the Frazier Sisters. ; Greencastle Barracks and Auxiliary No. 114, Veterans of ; World War I, will hold its regular monthly meeting Friday,! April I. The regular pitch-in dinner will be at 11:45, followed! by separate meetings. Memorial services for Hazel Lem-! mick and Floyd Allen will be held. ' ! Saturday A euchre party will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 2 at; the Putnam County Senior Citizens Center, 9 West Franklin; St., Greencastle. Doors open at 6 p.m. All senior citizens are welcome. An Easter egg hunt will be held at 10:30 a.m. at the Putnamville United Methodist Church on Saturday, April 2 V Children ages 2-12 are welcome. Sunday The Groveland Presbyterian Church will have a sunrise service at 6:30 a.m. Sunday, April 3. Monday The Monday Club will meet at 2 p.m. Monday, April 4 with Thelma Miller. Daisy Suit will have the program. Fortnightly Club will meet at 1:30 p.m. Monday, April 4 with Louise Hubbard. Peggy Frisbie will give the program. The Monday Book Club will meet at 2 p.m. Monday, April 4 at the home of Mary Lou Garriott. Tuesday Theta Alumnae Chapter of Delta Theta Tau will meet at 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 5 with Mrs. Forst Fuller. Elizabeth Ensign will assist. Over-the-Teacups will meet at 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 5 at the home of Mrs. Greg Larkin, Albin Pond Road. Mrs Howard Harmless will present the program. Tri Kappa will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 5 at the Public Service Building for a dinner to be followed by pledging. Wednesday The Greencastle Chapter No. 255 OES will hold a stated meeting at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 6at the Masonic Temple. The chapter is observing obligation night. All members are welcome. The Woman’s Club will meet with Mrs. Clifford Frazier, 517 East Washington St., at 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 6. Miss Eleanor Cammack is the assistant hostess. Mrs. Darrell Gooch is in charge of the program. The Crescent Club will meet at 2 p.m., Wednesday, April 6 with Mrs. Roy Sutherlin. Mrs. Kimball Larkin will have the program.
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Dr. and Mrs. Robert L. Fuson, Warsaw, announce tbs engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter, Susan Lynn, to Paul Andrew Dean, son of Lester M. Dean, Lake Latawana, Mo., and Myrna M. Dean, Kansas City, Mo. Susan's paternal grandparents are Mrs. Lycylle Fuson and the late Dr. W.J. Fuson. Her maternal grandparents are Mrs. Madge C. Smythe and the late D.W. Smythe, all of Greencastle. Dr. Howard Smith, First United Presbyterian Church, Warsaw, will celebrate the ceremony on April 2 at the home of the bride's parents. The bride-elect is a 1980 graduate of Culver Girl's Academy and attended Stephens College. Dean is a 1979 graduate of Culver Military Academy and is enrolled at Penn Valley Community College. The couple will reside in Columbia, Mo.
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