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lifestyle
Calendar of events Friday Euchre will be played every Friday at 7 p.m. at the Stardust Hills Clubhouse, Cloverdale. Cost will be $2 for 10 games. Cloverdale American Legion will have a special bingo Friday, May 22. Early birds at 6:30 p.m. Regular games at 7 p.m. Three SIOO cookie jars. , Saturday Fresh Kentucky catfish dinner set for 5 p.m. Saturday, May 23 at the Cloverdale American Legion. All you can eat for $5. They have a new cooker and quicker serving time. Singles-R-Us will get together at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 23 at the GTE building in Greencastle. Discussion will be on “Singles Being Winners.” Bring finger foods or chips. Cards and dancing afterward. Call 653-6655 for more information. Sunday Auditions for Putnam County Playhouse’s “Annie Get Your Gun” are set for 2 p.m. Sunday, May 24 and 7:30 p.m. Monday, May 25 at the Hazel Day Longden Bam Theater on Round Bam Road. Auditioners asked to prepare a song to sing. An accompanist will be provided. Monday TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) No. 573, Greencastle, will not meet Monday, April 26 due to the Memorial Day holiday. Tuesday TOPS Tuesday morning group meets at 8:30 a.m. at the GTE meeting room, 201 E. Washington St., Greencastle. Everyone is invited to attend. Tots Time free child care, designed for a parent’s morning out, is scheduled from 9 a.m. to noon Tuesdays. It is held each Tuesday, unless otherwise announced, at First Baptist Church, Judson Drive, Greencastle. All children under age five are eligible for the free service. TOPS Ind. Chapter 998, Cloverdale, meets each Tuesday at 8:30 a.m. at the Cloverdale Conservation Club on Jim Street Road. Visitors are welcome. We give support and encouragement to men and women with weight problems. For more information, call 795-4696 or 6728303. The Civil War Roundtable will have its eighth anniversary banquet in the DePauw University Union Building ballroom at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday,May 26. The cost is sll. Paid reservations should be made to Mrs. Emmaline R. Henry, 404 Linwood Drive, Greencastle, 6533853, by Friday, May 22. Dr. Mark E. Neely Jr., director of the Lincoln Library and Muswum of Fort Wayne, will speak on “Civil Rights Confederate Version.” as a follow-up to his Puliztcr Prize-winning book, “The Fate of Liberty” concerning Lincoln’s suspension of the writ of habeas corpus and other civil liberties during the Civil War. Visitors are invited to the banquet and the following talk. The Four Seasons Club will meet at the home of Freda Minkler at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 26. Roachdale Public Library will have a book sale from 1-5 p.m. Tuesday, May 26 to Friday, May 29. The support group for adult survivors of incest and other childhood sexual abuse meets 7-9 p.m. every Tuesday at Cummins Mental Health, 308 Medic Way, Greencastle. For more information, persons may call 653-4820 or 739-6650. Wednesday The Humane Society of Putnam County will meet at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 27 in the county commissioners room in the courthouse. All Putnam County residents are encouraged to attend. Big Walnut Sports Park will have a meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 27 at the Farm Bureau office on North Jackson Street. Everyone is welcome. Thursday Bingo will be played every Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Stardust Hills Clubhouse, Cloverdale. Concession stand will be available.
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Aluminum siding gets scrubbed
Q. We have aluminum siding on three-quarters of our house and it is in bad need of cleaning. Would you please tell us the best way to clean aluminum siding.—W.C., Houston, Texas A. Aluminum siding is manufactured so that light deposits of loose dirt should wash off during rains or when rinsed with the hose. Here are some general cleaning directions for heavier accumulations of dirt. Wash the aluminum siding with a solution of */s cup non-abrasive household detergent to 1 gallon of water. Using a soft brush, lightly scrub the siding clean. Help prevent streaking by washing the siding from the bottom up and rinsing well as you go. Remember, the manufacturer of your aluminum siding may have special cleaners available, especially for stubborn stains that general cleaning won’t budge. Heloise CLOTHESPIN HOLDER Dear Heloise: I have a hanging plastic flower pot for my many clothespins. It holds quite a few, looks attractive and has a drain-type bottom in case I leave it on the line and it rains. - A Reader NOSE SMUDGES Dear Heloise: We recently put our house up for sale, which requires the house to be clean in case of a surprise showing. We encountered a problem with our dog who loves to put her nose on the sliding-glass door and watch the squirrels, thus leaving smudges on the glass. To solve this, I put a large piece of plastic wrap on the clean glass where it adheres nicely to the area her nose comes up to. When a realtor comes by, all I have to do is take the plastic wrap off and, voila, I still have a clean sliding-glass door. Katie
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Lamp, Worthington, Ohio. LAUNDRY BOXES Dear Heloise: The new laundry detergent boxes, either the 42- or the 30-load sizes, make great containers for children’s small toys. If you wish, you can apply plastic adhesive paper to cover the box print and decorate the toy carrier. Mrs. Verna Stromowsky, Louisville, Ky. CLOSET SHELVES Dear Heloise: When doing the finishing work inside of the house we were building, we didn’t know what to use for shelves in our linen closet. ' We went to a discount and building surplus center and bought some lengths of laminated countertop “seconds” and cut them to fit the closet. They worked great no painting, no snags from wood splinters and they wipe clean and look good. Marcia Easton, Niles, Mich. HAMBURGER PATTIES Dear Heloise: I make hamburgers for the freezer in small plastic bags and stack them in a large round oatmeal box. Making the patties in the bags keeps my hands clean and the hamburgers separated. The container will hold about a dozen patties that when frozen separate easily from each other and I don’t have to thaw all of them out when I only need a couple. Jane Ryan, Avon, N.Y.
Dear Abby
Couple steps on friends’ toes by making plans without them
DEAR ABBY: I desperately need your help or else a 40-year friendship will go down the drain. Our closest friends introduced us to another couple. This new couple invited us to their country club for dinner, along with our best friends. We enjoyed a most pleasant evening, so to reciprocate we, in turn, invited this new couple out to dinner without including or advising our best friends. Well, that’s when the you-know-what hit the fan! Our “old” friends called to inform us that we had failed to obey basic ethical and social standards by not letting them know of our plans, and failing to invite them to join us. (“They are ‘our’ friends, not yours,” was the cry.) We couldn’t believe their attitude. Were we supposed to call them and ask permission? Must we include them in all such engagements with “new” couples we are introduced to by them? Is my wife required to call her “old” friend when she invites this “new” friend to join her for lunch or a shopping tour? Please let me know your thoughts,
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Cox, Bridge to wed July 11
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald D. Cox, Greencastle, announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Rebecca Rae, to Robert Vaud Bridge, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roger L. Bridge, Rockville. The bride-elect is a 1988 graduate of South Putnam High School and a 1992 graduate of Indiana University with a degree in elementary education. Bridge is a 1988 graduate of
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An open house in honor of Robert and Ruby Hampton’s 50th wedding anniversary is set for 2-5 p.m. Saturday, June 6 at the Elks Club, 202 S. Indiana St., Greencastle. The couple requests no gifts, but written remembrances of events or shared time would be appreciated. The party is hosted by their daughter and son-in-law, Charles and Jenny Alex, and their grandchildren and great-grandchildren, Tammy and Mark Secrest, Alexis and Dru Secrest, Rob and Dawn Alex, Josh Bellmore, Tina Chadd and J.T. Chadd, and Christa Alex. All friends and relatives are invited to attend.
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Abby. It will go a long way to save our friendship and guide us in future arrangements. BEWILDERED DEAR BEWILDERED: You would have been gracious and wise to have included your “old” friends the first time you invited your “new” friends out for dinner. But nowhere is it written that you were obligated to do so. * ♦ * DEAR ABBY: Why is all America
Rockville High School and a 1992 graduate of Indiana University with a degree in biology. He is now employed with Cargill Inc. in Memphis, Tenn. The wedding is set for 3:30 p.m. Saturday, July 11 at New Providence Baptist Church, Mt. Meridian. A reception at the church will immediately follow the ceremony. All friends and relatives are invited to attend. Fresh fruits, veggies go to at-risk people WASHINGTON (AP) The Senate has approved legislation to expand a program that provides fresh fruits and vegetables to nutritionally at-risk women and children. Under the pilot program, some participants in the Women, Infants and Children program are given $lO to S2O a summer to shop at farmers markets in nine states Connecticut, lowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington and Vermont. “By providing the healthy fruits and vegetables that WIC-eligible women and children need, it is actually a critical supplement to the WIC program,” said Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-lowa, a sponsor of the bill. It was approved by the Senate late Wednesday. Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., said the program, which will reach more than 400,000 women and children this year, also helps farmers boost their sales. “WIC Farmers Market improves the diets of mothers who are pregnant or breast feeding and children during their important, early development years,” Leahy said.
laboring under the impression that teen-agers are sex-starved animals who will grab any partner they can get? Well, it’s not true! I am an 18-year-old girl who has never had sex. I am considered pretty, I date, I’m friendly and outgoing, and I’m an A-minus student. Not all virgins are ugly, homosexual or weird. My friends and I believe we should not have sex until we are married, and there are many of us. The media play up the cheap and promiscuous among us, which is very unfair. Most teen-agers are upright citizens with morals and high standards. I wish people would quit concentrating on the scum. I guarantee that if you keep looking for weeds, you’ll never see the flowers. ONE OF MANY IN FORT MYERS. FLA. DEAR ONE: I know that what you say is true, but your letter touches upon the danger of generalization. I am all for virtue, self-control
Nightmare of breast cancer can be affected by lifestyle
What’s one of a woman’s nightmares? Something so frightening that many women prefer not to think about it. Breast cancer. Unfortunately, for an estimate 180,000 women this year, breast cancer will not be only a nightmare, but reality. One out of every nine American women will be struck by the disease sometime in her life. BUT THERE IS good news. Research has found that breast cancer is one of the cancers most strongly associated with lifestyle choices. While no normal precautions can guarantee that you won’t develop breast cancer, many scientists believe that breast cancer could be far less common if we would develop healthier lifestyles, including better eating habits. Look at the amount of fat in your diet. Dietary fat seems to influence body hormones such as estrogen, which can affect the growth of some breast cancer cells. A low-fat diet is not just for losing weight! The American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) urges all of us to permanently adopt a low-fat diet to lower our cancer risk. That means getting 30% or less of daily calories from dietary fat. Several studies suggest that alcohol can also increase risk of breast cancer. The question of where a “safety zone” of alcohol consumption lies, if there is one, remains unanswered. Current nutrition guidelines suggest no more than one standard alcoholic drink per day for women, but some research has found that breast cancer risk may increase to some extent with even less. ANOTHER IMPORTANT step to take maintain a healthy weight. Obesity (20 pounds or more over recommended weight levels) is linked with greater risk of breast cancer. Making a low-fat diet and regular exercise a pair of habits to keep for life is one way to help reach and maintain proper body weight. There is increasing research evidence that some foods can help protect you from breast cancer. We tend to think of dietary fiber as something that affects only intestinal disease. But fiber, specifically the type
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and saving one’s virginity for marriage, but as noble as it is to make it to the altar intact failing to do so doesn’t make anyone “scum.” * ♦ * DEAR ABBY: For nearly tWo years. I was distressed that my son woke from his naps far too often crying uncontrollably for 30 to 40 minutes. I thought maybe he hadn’t slept long enough or had slept too long. I didn’t know what to do. Other parents with 1- and 2-year-olds said their children woke cranky, too. ■ I finally figured out the problem monosodium glutamate (MSG)! My child loves several popular brands of noodles, soup and flavored rice. Checking the ingredient labels, I discovered they all contain MSG. My poor little son is too young to tell me his head hurts, or explain other symptoms the MSG causes. Ever since I removed MSG from his diet, he miraculously has awakened happy every single day. NO MORE TEARS
found in greatest amount in wholegrain products like whole wheal breads and cereals, seems to influence estrogen metabolism, and thus is thought to have a protective role against breast cancer. CRUCIFEROUS vegetables broccoli, cabbage, bok choy, brussels sprouts, cauliflower contain compounds called indoles that seem to boost conversion of estrogen from a form that encourages tumor growth to one that does not. Some studies have also linked lower risk of breast cancer with fruits and vegetables that arc good sources of beta-carotene those that are dark green like broccoli and spinach, and those that are orange like carrots, apricots and cantaloupe. Don’t let fear of the breast cancer make you bury your head in the sand. When found early, breast cancer is more than 90 percent curable. So examine your breasts every month, have regular mammograms, and see a physician quickly when there are any problems. To lower your risk of ever having to fact the nightmare, maintain a healthy weight with a diet low in fat and alcohol, and eat a large variety of fruits, vegetables, and whole grain products. ONE OF THE best defenses against breast cancer is learning more about this important subject. You can get the free leaflet, “Reducing Your Risk of Breast Cancer,” by sending a stamped, self-addressed envelope to the American Institute for Cancer Research, Dept. BHB, Washington, D.C. 20069.
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