Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 125, Number 51, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 18 December 2002 — Page 4

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• Advance News • Wednesday, December 18, 2002

Holiday breakfast tips

Most of you look forward to having family and friends over for the holidays but it all makes for extra food preparation. No one wants to spend all their time in the kitchen while everyone else is visiting, or, worse yet, doing food preparation after everyone else has retired for the evening. Also, you have the challenge of people getting up at different times with some who like to eat right away and others who Extension Education Mary Ann lienhart-Cross Elkhart County don't. Some people like a big breakfast and others only want juice, milk or coffee. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day and, too often, when people are extra busy, like during the holidays, they skip it Needless to say, you are asking your body to run on an empty fuel tank and you know too well you can’t do that with your car. Since there is already enough added stress with the holidays, you might consider some of the following: Set up a breakfast buffet area with an assortment of plates, silverware, glasses and cups. This is one of those items you can do the night before; it is also easy to have guests help with. The night before, you can also ask the early riser to make the coffee or tea. Here you have some options: your coffee maker might already have a timer built into it, or you could plug the appliance into a timer. Whatever way the beverage gets made, the early risers will probably appreciate being able to enjoy a cup as soon as they get up. And you can catch a few extra winks. Some other ideas to consider are buying several of the little individual boxes of cereals so people can

Letter to the iditor TAKE "HECTIC" OUT OF YOUR HOUDAY 'Tis the season to be jolly —and for many of us, that also means a time to be stressed. The hectic holiday season wouldn't be complete without last-minute shopping for gifts. But you don't have to worry about whether your packages will arrive on time —just make a stop at your local post office to use Express Mail and Priority Mail, two convenient services that allow you to ship those last-minute gifts quickly and economically. If you’ve waited until the last week before the holiday. Priority Mail will give you service that averages deliver in two to three days. If you're really in a holiday rut and need our fastest delivery service, use Express Mail—with next-day delivery by noon to many destinations, delivered 365 days a year with no extra charge for Saturday. Sunday or holiday delivery (in most areas). Because inclement weather can close airports and halt highway transportation. the Postal Service advises that Christmas packages mailed after December 18 be mailed via Express Mail. Express Mail letters and packages are delivered seven days a week, 52 weeks a year, including every holiday and Sunday in most areas. That means weekend and holiday delivery at no extra charge. For family and friends overseas, you might consider using Global Express Guaranteed. And if you have loved ones serving in the military, the Postal Service reaches nearly 300 APO and FPO addresses. Soj don't let sending gifts cause your holiday to be hectic. Visit your post office for a stress-free holiday mailing season. US Postal Service Opinion Page Policy The staff of the Nappanee Advance-News welcomes the viewpoints of readers on its editorial page. Publication of any letter will be at the discretion of the editor. Letters containing personal attacks on individuals, libelous statements or profanity, will not be published. Please include your name, address and telephone number, so that your letter may be verified. Publication of name is required.

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help themselves to their favorite variety. Unopened cereal keeps quite a while so you can always use it later. Make sure to have the sugar, raisins, cranraisins, and some fresh fruits like bananas and oranges, nearby. Remember all this can be set f out the night before. If you want to provide several hot beverage choices, you can keep water hot in a crock-pot or other glass container like a teapot. Try not to use a coffeepot, as even the water heated in it will have a coffee taste and any other beverages that are prepared with this hot water will have the coffee taste. For the heated water, you can set out an assortment of beverages such as hot chocolate, tea (both regular and herbal) and coffee. Don’t forget the cream. Have some neat signs that direct guests to the refrigerator for milk, juices, yogurt, cream cheese, fruit salad, cheese and other breakfast items. You can also have a variety of breads and bagels by your toaster. Keep these items wrapped so they don’t dry out. By the toaster, have a cutting board and knives. If you don't want bread or toast, how about muffins? You can make a variety of them ahead and store in the refrigerator or freezer. Don’t forget to set the jams, jellies and peanut butter nearby. When you want to have hot foods, overnight breakfast casseroles are great. Nowadays there are so many to choose from. There are all the wonderful overnight French toast casseroles, the sausage breakfast ones, and, of course, the egg and ham ones. Overnight coffee cakes are delicious too. Probably one of the favorites would be overnight cinnamon rolls or anything that is yeast bread. There is just nothing like warm yeast bread. By planning ahead and asking others to help, you can be a hostess who enjoys the company verses a short order cook. Enjoying company and the conversation over good food is what having company is all about.

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Nol mistakes, just missed truths

It’s been a week of news, on the national level, centered on men who misspoke or misstepped. Trent Lott, Senate Republican leader from the state of Mississippi, attended a 100th birthday celebration for retiring colleague. Strom Thurmond. At this event, he chose to say that his state was proud in 1954 to vote for the thenGovemor Thurmond of Louisiana running for president. His comment continued, if the country had followed the lead of his state of Mississippi, we wouldn't have had all these problems over all of these years. And the problems to which he was referring? Strom Thurmond ran for president as a states’ rights and anti-integration Dixiecrat, opposing the civil rights policies of President Truman. He captured 39 southern electoral votes, including those of Lott’s state of Mississippi. The easy conclusion, based upon Lott’s statement and Thurmond’s political position during his presidential race, was that Lott also feels civil rights to be a waste of time. And every media source reported this opinion. So much so that Lott felt it necessary to apol-

An honest view of ourselves

Being in the newspaper business has often brought me into rather high visibility situations. One morning I attended a tea in honor of the mayor. The media had their cameras poised to record what this local dignitary had to say as we all milled around sampling little tea sandwiches. That evening as my husband and I were eating supper on TV trays with one eye on the six o’clock news, he remarked, “Boy, that fat lady in the brown, flowered skirt sure looks like you." “She’s got nice hair,” I mumbled to myself, "but the outfit’s all wrong. She should wear brighter colors and more slimming lines. From *'the back she look like an overstuffed heifer at the feed trough.” Just then the camera zeroed in on the face of the mysterious woman. “By golly, that’s you alright," Brian remarked, “bad taste in clothes and all. What were you doing having lunch with the mayor? Your circle of friends don’t include such dignified folks.” I was mortified. But I had to admit, that was really me. And Brian was right, I didn't know a soul in the room in an intimate way. I simply showed up with a writing pad, pen and camera to get an interesting story and picture for the newspaper. We never really see ourselves the way others view us. As a matter of fact, we’re rather shocked

History of Wakarusa continues with activities

By Mindy Abel Staff Reporter This year the community of Wakarusa is celebrating its 150 h anniversary. The following history items about Wakarusa are collected, with permission, from the book “History and Memoirs of Wakarusa," as researched by the late Jerry L. Miller, former Wakarusa Postmaster, and compiled by Dean Garber, a director of the Wakarusa Historical Society. The Advance-News has been reprinting interesting

Years Ago 120 YEARS AGO; DEC. 21, 1882 Our town ordinance forbids shooting and yet the butchers average about 20 shot daily in our midst AD: 7-shot 22-caliber revolver for 85 cents at Walter's. 5-shot 32-caliber revolver for $2.25. 100 YEARS AGO; DEC. 17, 1902 On Wednesday night of last week an attempt was made to gain entrance into the residence of Enos Newcomer when around midnight the son of Mr. Newcomer was upstairs in his room and heard a noise at a rear window so he stepped to the rear of the room, opened a window and was surprised to met an individual coming up a ladder, almost at the top.

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ogize for his comments, saying he misspoke. One wonders if this apology is like the ones I’ve heard from all three of my children at one time or another. Caught coming in 15 minutes past curfew, each of them uttered “I’m sorry” as was expect-

ed. I always felt that they were sorry because they’d been found out, not because they understood the true meaning of breaking the rules. Speaking of breaking the rules, Pete Rose is back in the spotlight, having met with Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig in

when we're instantly given the ability to step outside of ourselves for even a few seconds to observe what the rest of the world sees. A wise man once said. “We're never really as bad as we perceive ourselves at times. But we're never really as good as we see ourselves either." That’s why it’s often wise to get our family’s

perspective on our real strengths and weaknesses. The other day I asked my mother, "What would you say is my greatest strength?’ She thought for a while and replied, “Well, dear, you make real good lemon puffs." “No, mom!” I scolded her. “I'm not talking about lemon puffs. I want to know what I can do to influence my world. You know, something that will set me apart for generations to come." Mother began to fidget, turning red out of

items, with notations, from the book throughout the Sesquicentennial celebration. In 1898, most communities across the country had at least one store where you could purchase a bicycle. Bicycles were often used as a mode of transportation in a town of Wakarusa's size. There was also a social organization that met and used bicycles for sport. The club was called the “Pathfinders.” A gun club was also formed in Wakarusa in the

The fellow also seemed surprised for he dropped, rather than climbed, down the ladder and went! The supposition is that it was one of the town's amateur all around crooks on mischief bent who was frustrated by young Newcomer. 75 YEARS AGO; DEC. 18, 1927 In Wakarusa John Pletcher suffered a broken ankle, Mrs. Nelson Weldy suffered badly scalded feet, and Flora Weldy suffered fractured collarbone in a fall. 50 YEARS AGO; DEC. 11, 1952 After completing a 96-week training program

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Milwaukee two weeks ago to discuss his possible reinstatement to baseball. After 13 years of being banned when caught betting on the sport, Rose is still petitioning for reinstatement so that he is eligible for his place in the Hall of Fame. Rumors have been flying that the lifetime ban is about to be lifted. Maybe we should let him back in, induct him into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York and be done with it. He was a 17-time All-Star and the 1973 National League Most Valuable Player. But I guess the exorbitant salary that he was being paid to play a game wasn’t enough to support his lifestyle and betting became the answer. How about this? Let’s let him in, but his plaque in Cooperstown. will contain one extra line, a disclaimer. Rose’s Hall of Fame plaque, with all his Wats and glorious achievements, wilutliki -have to include:. “Yeah, it's true. I did bet on the game!”

embarrassment. “W-Well," she stammered. Just then the doorbell rang and she was spared the chore of telling me I make good beef stew out of a can. I asked my husband Brian to level with me. "What do I do better than anyone you know?’ "That's easy,” he assorted. “You make real good lemon puffs. And your beef stew out of a cap tastes wonderful on a cold afternoon. I kind of enjoy it when you bellow the words to ‘Singing in the Rain’ while you’re taking a shower. But 1 suppose the reason I married you was because I knew you’d be a pauper without the help of a good, strong bread winner. When it comes down to it, you’re really quite helpless.” As I said, we’re never really as good as we think we are. But if we ask our family their honest opinion, we may turn out worse than we imagined, "Hey, Bob, where would you say my greatest strength lies?” The poor man was put on the spot. Finally he murmured, “You’re rather bold and obnoxious.” Bold and obnoxious? I can live with that. Perhaps someday 111 be a politician, or even a used car salesman. I believe I’m going to be a shaker and mover yet! I may be immortalized even before I die!

1920 s that included a few prominent citizens of Wakarusa. There were some good shooters in the club, but according to the scores, the town hoped they did better in their chosen professions than they did hitting the clay birds. Dr. Amick had to be the club’s worst shot. (Next week...a Michigan man relates his memories of Wakarusa...)

in Television-Radio, Engineering and Design, Douglas Hummel of 357 W. Walnut has graduated from DeForrest’s Training, one of the largest and best known training institutions of its kind in the country. Russell Hand, Mgr of Hand’s TV announces open house in his new quarters at 158 W. Market Si. on Fri. and Sat. The building was formerly occupied by the Neuhauser Hatchery, but now completely remodeled and the most up-to-date television workshop and salesroom in Northern The Years Ago segments have been researched and posted by Margaret England-Neff.