The Independent-News, Volume 120, Number 34, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 5 January 1995 — Page 6

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— THE INDEPENDENT NEWS - JANUARY 5. 1995

WV HAPPY ADS (Happy Ads start at $2 SO with heavier copy or double size ads S'- (Ml \ happy ad advertising any event or business, starts at 54 00. and Happy Ads with pictures start at S’ 50 We do not take Happy Ads over the telephone, they must be brought in or mailed in and paid for We reserve the right to accept, reject or edit any Happy Ad submitted It is our desire to keep the Happv Ads to the intended use sending a message of happiness to an individual or group.) Congratulations VERN HOCHSTETLER YOU MADE IT! ONE YEAR WITHOUT CIGARETTES WAY TO GO! GOOD LUCK BETHEL PILOTS AND JASON GROVES IN ORLANDO. FLORIDA JANUARY 2 -7 ALSO JASON FOR A GREAT FIRST SEMESTER 4 As —1 B WE RE PROUD Love You. YOUR FAMILY 4 CARRIE AN WELCOME TO THE FAMILY SETH SLITER Love. AUNT TAMMY UNCLE MEL. AUNT MICHELLE 4 UNCLE KRIS Happy 13th Birthday TO OUR COUSIN RENEE TUTTLE Love. JORDAN. JAEMESON. KODI 4 SETH ADULT BASIC EDUCATION G.E.D. CLASSES TO BECiIN Monday, January 9 6:00 - 8:00 MONDAY — WEDNESDAY IN JOHN GLENN HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARY MY BIG SISTER WILL BE 13 ON JANUARY 2ND Happy Birthday HEATHER Love. MISSY

Happy 93rd Birthday GRANDMASOLMOS ELEANOR (LAURA) > <9 fem-1-8-1902 THE KIDS AND GRANDCHILDREN Congratulations JODI & KEVIN! YOU GAVE US A BEAUTIFUL BABY BOY! Love. MOM. GRAGGY, AUNT SUSIE. UNCLE RANDY 4 CRAIG I LOVE YOU LITTLE BROTHER SETH Your Big Brother KODI Happy Birthday HEATHER TUTTLE Love. GRANDMA. AUNT TAMMY. UNCLE MEL. AUNT JODI. KEVIN & GRAGGY Happiness Is HAVING A NEW COUSIN SETH ANDREW SLITER We Love You. JORDAN. JAEMESON. HEATHER & MELISSA What A Way To Fly V Orii * * ■ Hop’s Powered Parachutes TYLER ROAD. WALKERTON 586 3580

Need A New Year’s Resolution? COME TO G.E.D. CLASSES TO PREPARE TO PASS THE TEST YOU CAN DO IT. SO GO FOR IT! SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS FOR YOUR CARDS. VISITS. FLOWERS AND PRAYERS DURING MY CONFINEMENT TO HOSPITAL AND NOW AT HOME GOD BLESS YOU ALL! MILDRED SMITH HEATHER WILL BE A TEENAGER ON JANUARY 2 u 'I * 1 We Love You, MOM & DAD JOHN GLENN NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH WALKERTON PINE CREEK CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH DEACONS ST. PATRICK SCHOOL TEACHERS CREDIT UNION EMPLOYEES THANK YOU THE RESIDENTS OF MILLER'S MERRY MANOR Happiness Is MY CHILDREN JOAN & JON FRICKER HAVING OPEN HOUSE FOR MY BIRTHDAY ALL MY WONDERFUL FAMILY AND FRIENDS WHO CAME THANK YOU FOR THE FLOWERS. GIFTS AND CARDS GOD LOVES YOU ALL AND I DO TOO! RUBY SALYER

THANKS TO ALL CONTRIBUTORS OF STOCKING STUFFERS THE RESIDENTS HAD AN ENJOYABLE CHRISTMAS THANKS TO YOU ESPECIALLY ALL FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF MILLER S MERRY MANOR

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TIME SAVER - My family loves mashed potatoes but they took too much time to make at (he last minute Then my husband suggested the following Prepare the potatoes in advance and keep them warm in my slow cooker I thought I would at least give it a try Well, it worked like a charm' Now, once again, mashed potatoes are served at dinner time Linda T , Fresno, Calif HOLD II — If you’re tired of the freezer door swinging shut just enough to spill some of the water out of the ice cube trav as you’re slip ping it into place, take a package or container something already in the freezer and place it in the way near the hinge Now bring on the trav — no more spills' Rita W . Omaha, Neb SUGAR N SPICE - When brown sugar in the package is as hard as a brick, take it out and break it up I've had to use a hammer to break it into three or four pieces Then place in an airtight container and put a slke of apple in it It will begin to soften up in a few days If it's still hard, put in another piece of apple Mary Jane K , West Lawn, Pa EASY DELIVER - I purchased a pot of yellow mums from a local florist to use as a centerpiece In order to get the plant to the event without damaging it, I hx. ked it in the seat lx-It to keep it from falling It worked perfectly and the table was lovely Geraldine P, Jeffersonville, Ind NAIL MAGIC — If you get a snag <Mi your Fingernail while outdoors, rub it gently over a smooth rock, concrete surface or brick for a temporary repair until a nail file is available Janet H , Staten Island, N Y SWEET SLEEP - When I make my bed each morning, I sprinkle the bottom sheet with baby powder This leaves a fresh, sweet smell that is very pleasant when I tum my sheet down at night It's very easy on the skin, also Thelma K . Sarasota, Fla CHAPPED LIPS — Vitamin E has always been wonderful on cuts and scars, so 1 thought I'd use it on my chapped lips It moistened them immediately No more chapped lips for me this winter' Harriet B , Rut land, Vt INNOVATIVE WALLPAPER — My local hardware store recently ran a huge sale on discontinued wallpaper At first, I thought pur chasing it, no matter how big a bargain, would Im a waste However, I found some great uses for these rem nants Y’ou can use it to cover tissue boxes to hold art supplies Decorate your kitchen by covering canisters, the trash can, bread box and shelves Wallpaper can lx? used as wrapping paper and book covers Cut out a design and make border trims for the wall Y'ou can even use it to coot dinate frame mats with your room decor Lydia C , Meridian, Miss ALWAYS READY - I keep a comb, brush, compact, lipstick and rouge in my purse and another set of the same Heins in my bathrixim to use w hen I'm getting ready to go out This prevents me from leaving the

house without a comb and saves me from having to dig through my purse in the morning to find my lipstick Yolanda R , Indianapolis, Ind Share your special Home Tip with our readers. Send it to Diane Eckert, King Features Weekly Service, 235 East 45th Street, New York, N.Y 10017. C 1904 by King Featum Synd

Household Help by John Amantea

Q. I own a four-bedroom, bilevel home including a finished basement. I plan on painting several of these rooms but not until I resolve a few problems. W ith three kids running around, Ihc walls and ceilings have taken a beating over the years. Some of the walls have small holes, cracks and even bad dry wall joints. The ceilings arc so bad, they resemble road maps. Can you suggest some easy procedures to remedy these problems? A You should lx-gin your chore with the ceilings If there are any holes or large cracks, use a good commercial spackling compound to fill them Allow all patchwork ade quale time to dry because there is usually some shrinkage As far as your checked, or as you describe it, road map, ceilings arc concerned, (here is ho|X‘ The Ik*sl camouflage is to cover them with sand paint or a textured compound The sand paint can lx* purchased al any paint or decorating store and is simple to apply With just a paint pan and a fluffy roller, you are ready to begin The textured compound is usually applied with a large, porous sponge and can Ise quite tiresome and messy Whichever method you choose, you will no longer have a “road map" on your ceilings The other part of your job is to prepare your walls, only if they are repairable and not in need of new dry wall As with the ceilings, use spackle for holes, cracks and other irregularities that you might see Again, allow proper time for curing or drying and sand any rough SUt faces lightly A bad dry wall joint can consist of either the nails |x>pping outward, to common settling and/or slight wall movement Whatever the case, you will have to Ix’gin by scraping off the old joint compound with the sharp edge of a putty knife The old material should flake off easily and you will also have to remove (he existing dry wall (ape Be careful when removing the old tape Ix-cause you might tear off paper from the dry wall board itself •NOTE: A word to the w ise when painting poorly surfaced walls is to use a flat or low sheen, dark colored paint Send your Household Help questions (o John Amantea, King Features Weekly Serv ice, 235 East 45th Street, New York. NY 10017. CI9IM by King Feature* Synd

Trivia Test by Linda Luckhurst

I Geography: What South American counits includes that continent's highest and lowest points’’ 2 Television: Whom did Milbum Stone portrav on "Gunsmoke"’ t Notorious: What infamous mur derer recorded an album entitled •lie"’ 4 Literature: Who wrote "Green Hills of Africa" ’ 5 Vittlcs: What fruit is the most widely-eaten tn the US’ 6 Academy Awards: What silent film was the only one to capture a Best Picture Oscar"’ 7 History: What leader of Italy was paranoid afsout the "evil eye'”’ X Quotes: Vk ho said, "Hie work Vik s on. the cause endures, the hope still lives and the dream shall never die" ’

Trivia Test Answers ——

1 Argentina, 2 Doc Adams, 3 Charles Manson, 4 Ernest Hemingway, 5 the banana, 6 "Wings”, 7 Benito Mussolini, R Senator Ted Kennedy