Banner Graphic, Volume 18, Number 292, Greencastle, Putnam County, 18 August 1988 — Page 4

THE BANNERGRAPHIC August 18,1988

Dear Abby Shocking tales illuminate lightning danger

DEAR ABBY: Living in the section of the country with the highest annual occurrences of lightning, I was very interested in your recent article concerning lightning safety. More recently, many readers have written to you debating the safety of using the telephone during a storm. I recently was away on business, and it was obvious that my boyfriend was taking advantage of my absence by spending many late nights out (always with a good alibi ready). One morning I called and asked where he had been all night because I called until the wee hours and he wasn’t home. He quickly responded that he had indeed been home, but a terrible electrical storm had been going on and he was afraid to answer the phone! Abby, this weak excuse might have flown, but he has one of those new cordless telephones! (By the way, this man is an engineer at the Kennedy Space Center.) Sign me ... RAINY DAY FOOL DEAR RAINY DAY FOOL: If you don’t sever your connection with this shifty space engineer, I predict stormy weather ahead with little chance for sunshine. * * * DEAR ABBY: The person who said there is no danger in using a telephone during a thunder and lightning storm is in for a shock, if you’ll pardon the pun. Several years ago when I was at summer camp with the Michigan National Guard, one of my friends decided to make a telephone call during a thunderstorm. Ten minutes later he was back in the duty office with a sore jaw and a temporarily paralyzed arm! It seems lightning had struck the wires and traveled down the phone line and jumped to the braces on his teeth! It knocked him and two other men approximately 20 feet across the road. JIM ANDERSEN, ANN ARBOR

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DEAR ABBY: On July 2, 1970, our mother went to the bank to cash our father’s paycheck. When she got home, our father, Ernie Craze of Mansfield, Ohio, discovered the bank had given Mom SIOO too much. So, being the honest person he was, Dad picked up the telephone and called the bank to alert it of the error. A lightning storm was going on outside at the time, and about halfway through the call, lightning struck! Dad dropped the phone and said, “Oh my God my ear!” Those were his last words. Then he fell back dead. The cause of death: electrocution. Dad left a wife of 34 years and five children. So, Dear Abby, please let your readers know that using the telephone during a rainstorm can be fatal. THE CRAZES FROM MANSFIELD, OHIO * j|c $ DEAR ABBY: I am 77 years old and have had lots of close encounters with lightning. Once, while making an emergency telephone call from Crookston, Minn., in the late ’3os, lightning struck the telephone wire and the results were electrifying! My arms stretched out sideways and every muscle in my body vibrated. I was told I lit up like a neon tube! Fortunately, I was spared because the line was grounded. GEORGE W. CHANCE, COLORADO SPRINGS

DEAR ABBY: Thank you for your answer to “Life Must Go On” the woman who wanted to begin dating six months after the death of her husband. You responded that grief is very personal, and no one can presume to make rules for others in that situation. My husband of five years died, leaving me with a 7-month-old son. I know that some people were shocked when I met a man four months later, and we were married three months after that. Abby, I adored my first husband. We both knew that he was going to die, and he made me promise to remarry and give our son a good father as soon as possible. I was fortunate enough to meet and fall in love with a wonderful man who is the best father my son (and now our 3-month-old daughter) could hope to have. Where is it written that one must mourn alone? It took me a long time to deal with my first husband’s death. Having someone to love, share my problems with and support me made it possible. I thank God for having married the two most wonderful men in the world. And thank you for your understanding attitude. LIFE DOES GO ON DEAR LIFE: Not everyone thanked me. Many held to the traditional: “Out of respect for the deceased, one should wait a full year before taking company of the opposite sex.” But I stand by my answer. * * * “How to Write Letters for All Occasions” provides sample letters of congratulations, invitations, “thankyous,” condolences, regrets, acceptances, resumes and business letters even how to write a love letter! It shows the proper way to address clergymen, government officials, dignitaries, widows and others. To order, send your name and address, clearly printed, plus check or money order for $2.89 ($3.39 in Canada) to: Abby’s Letter Booklet, P.O. Box 447, Mount Morris, 111. 61054. Postage and handling are included.

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The Greencastle chapter of the NAACP made a recent SIOO donation to the Food Pantry, located on the second floor of the Putnam County Senior Center, 9 W. Franklin St. Frances Washburne (second from left), coordinator of volunteer services for the RSVP office, and

Brown bagging Safety first in packing school lunches

By JACKIE D. BAUMANN Putnam Home Economist With children returning to school throughout the county, many mothers are again faced with the problem of what to do about their student’s lunches. The first and most important consideration should be safety. The first month of school is always hot and this year will be no exception. Send non-perishable items or be sure the lunch is packed to remain safe. THE LUNCH SHOULD also be nutritous, supplying about 1/3 of the nutrients your child needs for the day. Other points to consider include - making it appetizing, easy to carry and eat, and offer some variety. Keys to Packing a Safe “Brown Bag” Lunch:

This idea can help senior citizens when they need it most

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Our employees are learning to ...If we find them, well notify look for potential problems... Area Agencies on Aging.

Hundreds of Public Service Indiana employees are learning about an idea that works for Indiana’s senior citizens. It’s called Gatekeeper. It’s a program that promotes awareness of certain danger signals that can point to trouble. Since our employees live throughout our 69-county service territory, they can help keep an eye out for such signals as: • signs of confusion • changes in appearance or behavior

Florence Kridler (center), senior volunteer, were on hand to receive the donation from (from right) NACC.P treasurer Tracy Baynard, President Frances Miles and (left) secretary Jessie Trigg. (Banner-Graphic photo by Gary Goodman).

1. Use good sensible sanitation wash and air lunch box daily. 2. Cook food thoroughly and pack to keep at the proper temperature. Bacteria thrive between 45 degrees -115 degrees F. a. Use vacuum bottles or a freezer gel devise to keep food hot or cold. b. Pack box drink and and certain types of sandwiches frozen - they will be thawed in time for lunch. 3. AVOID LETTING lunch set in a warm place. 4. Avoid packing deviled eggs, potato salads and similar foods unless you are certain they will stay cold. 5. Discourage your child from “trading” prepared foods with classmates. There is no way to know if the food traded was

• signs of disability • unattended lawns • uncollected mail • uncollected newspapers, etc. If we suspect trouble, we’ll notify Area Agencies on Aging so they can follow up. Gatekeeper’s an idea that can help Indiana’s senior citizens when they need it the most. It’s another idea that works for Indiana. I I) K a s

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prepared and stored safely. So, why take chances? YOU MIGHT WANT to encourage you child to eat the prepared school lunch if possible while the weather is so hot. Additional packing tips: 1. Wrap foods separately. 2. Pack heavy foods on bottom. 3. Butter bread to help prevent soggy sandwiches. 4.lnclude two napkins. 5. Do include occasional surprises or notes from time to time and for special occasions to let your child know you’re thinking of him. FOR MORE information on packing school lunches and menu ideas persons may call or stop in the Putnam County Office of the Purdue Cooperative Extension Service on the first floor of the courthouse.