Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 135, Number 5, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 31 January 2013 — Page 2

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• Advance News • Thursday, January 31, 2013

Elkhart County Health Department offers mental health first aid training

Sometimes, first aid isn't a bandage, or CPR, or the Heimlich, or calling 911. Sometimes, first aid is YOU! Someone you know could be experiencing a mental illness or crisis. You can help them. You are more likely to encounter someone - friend, family member, coworker, neighbor, or member of the community - in an emotional or mental crisis than someone having a heart attack. Mental Health First Aid teaches a 5-step action plan to offer initial help to people with the signs and symptoms of a mental illness or in a crisis, and connect them with the appropriate professional, peer, social, or self help care. Anyone can take the 12-hour Mental Health First Aid course - first responders, students, teachers, leaders of faith communities, human resources professionals and caring citizens. Sometimes, the best first aid is you.

NIPSCO introduces mobile meter reading technology

MERRILLVILLE Estimated bills for NIPSCO customers could soon be a thing of the past, as the utility announced today it will begin upgrading the way it reads natural gas and electric meters through the installation of an Automated Meter Reading (AMR) System. The new AMR meters will allow NIPSCO to gather monthly readings through a receiver mounted in a NIPSCO vehicle, rather than walking door to door to read more than 900,000 meters each month. Adopted by many utilities across the country, AMR meters differ from "smart meters," which transmit information through a wireless communication network. The AMR receivers collect only meter readings; personal account information is not collected. "The use of AMR is one of many efforts to improve service for our customers," said NIPSCO Chief Operating Office Mike Finissi. "The new technology will help avoid inconvenience and intrusions associated with entering customers' yards or homes. It also will improve our employees' safety by eliminating many of the common obstacles our meter readers face, such as inclement weather, dog bites and tripping hazards." NIPSCO has selected Metadigm, a leading national utility services company specializing in metering services, to complete the installations. NIPSCO and Metadigm have elected to partner with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) - Local 697 to supply the workforce of approximately 60 technicians needed for tire project. "The long-standing relationship between NIPSCO and the Building Trades Unions led to this first-time partnership between the IBEW construction branch and the vendor, Metadigm", said IBEW representative Ray Kasmark. "The arrangement is a win-win for all parties involved. We are pleased to provide job opportunities for new IBEW members to successfully complete this project for NIPSCO,

Winter Means Hot Soup!

As we experienced December and part of January I thought we were going to nave a lighter or easier winter. I know that by the time you read this it might be warmer but right now it is good and cold like winter is supposed to be! The cold temperature brings about real cooking and that means soup. Just this week I made a small pot of French Onion soup and it was really good. No, I don't have a recipe to share as I made it from what I had in the kitchen. If I have room I will write what I did but any basic French Onion soup recipe will work. I know many of you lead very busy lives and planning time for cooking and clean up are not real important to you and your family. Some of you just want food to eat and you don't care about real cooking or what used to be referred to as cooking "from scratch." Cooking from scratch is a whole other topic. So now for the history lesson. The first archaeological evidence of someone stirring up soup for dinner dates back to 6000 BC.

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Take the course, 1 save a life, strengthen your community. Mental Health First Aid is a 12-hour training certification course which teaches participants a five-step action plan to assess a situation, select and implement interventions and secure appropriate care for the individual, the certification program introduces participants to risk factors and warning signs of mental health problems, builds understanding of their impact and overviews common treatments. The training will be held on February 19, 21, 26,28,2013 from s:3opm-B:3opm. Cost is S2O. For more information or to register for a Mental Health First Aid training contact certified instructors, Barb Welty, 574-523-2119 or Jim Starkey, 574-523-2118.

and our hope is that the arrangement will be replicated around the rest of the country." The new technology will be installed on all meters across NIPSCO's service area by 2016. Installations will begin late February in South Haven, Ind. The schedule for the remainder of the rollout has yet to be determined. Customers will receive a letter in advance of the meter change. The installation process will be done at no charge to the customer and takes approximately 20 minutes or less. NIPSCO Electric Customers may notice a brief service interruption during the installation. The technicians will carry photo identification, wear uniforms and drive marked vehicles. Today, NIPSCO meter readers can collect roughly 300 meter readings every four hours. In that same time frame, a vehicle equipped with an AMR receiver can collect 6,300 readings. No job loss will occur as a result of this upgrade. To learn more about AMR, visit NIPSCO.com/AMR. Metadigm Services has been an innovator in metering, SCADA and communications services and products for the electric utility industry since 1990. Metadigm is the combination of former companies Specialized Technical Services, LEPService, and Power Engineering Associates. The company is a market leader offering AMR technical field services, in house testing/lab services, engineering services such as distribution and substation automation, GIS/GPS data gathering and analysis, warehousing and inventory services, and rapid prototype with product development to meet any utility challenge. Metadigm is headquartered in Atlanta with offices in Covington, Ga., Dallas, Tx., Lexington, Ky. and Cleveland, Tn. For more information, visit www.MetadigmServices.com.

The main ingredient for this first-known soup was hippopotamus bones. That had to be a big pot! Even before pots were developed to withstand direct heat from a fire, soup was cooked by placing heated stones into a bowl of liquid stock. For most of man's history,

hearty soups were the mainstay of family meals. The cauldron was the original stockpot and provided an ever-changing broth enriched daily with whatever ingredients happened to be available. Every country virtually has a national soup which has survived over the years. Preparation of soups from country to country may not vary but differing ingredients reflect regional and national taste. Soups are divided into many categories: clear, vegetable, creamed, bisque, chowder, and fruit. Some are served hot and some are served cold. You should be able to count on 4 to 6 servings per quart of soup unless it is

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all that you and your family need from Myplate for good healthy eating. There are many advantages to making soup; it is practical and if made ahead can be called fast food. They are also fast foods if you are using canned or dried soup mixes. Soups are also easy and they are just about impossible to overcook. The crockpot is a wonderful appliance to simmer soups in, as well as serve them in. When you are looking to stretch food dollars, soups can help the money you spend on meat and other protein sources go further. While you are making the meat go further, you can also be creative and cook

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the main dish of the meal. Soup is one of the easiest ways towards healthy and economical eating. Soups work well with MyPlate and provide rich flavors; you can incorporate

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to your taste, substituting and using what you have in the cupboard. For all the above reasons soup is a great way to entertain. You can make delicious soup without a lot of effort and money. When it comes to nutrition, the vitamins and minerals leach into the cooking liquid but that's not a problem because you eat the broth or liquid. When making soup let it simmer for more flavors, don't boil it. You might try keeping a freezer box or bag in the freezer for leftover bits of meat and vegetables. This can be the beginning of a great pot of soup. So make some soup, have a salad, some homemade bread, plan a dessert, invite some friends over enjoy good friends and good soup! —Purdue University i$ an affirmative action, equal access/equal opportunity institution.

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