February 2012

Volume 10, Issue 2

West Central Ohios magazine for the mature reader
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VALENTINE SPECIAL
Van Wert residents use love to
help others who are grieving
GLOBETROTTERS
Columnist reminisces about a
local appearance in 1964
FIT FOR A CHEF
Serve up sauerkraut and
sausages Super Bowl Sunday
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On The Cover:
Wayne and Linda Taylor, of Van
Wert, share a passion to help
others grieving the loss of a
loved one.
Christine Ryan Claypool
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Valentines special 6
By Christina Ryan Claypool

Old fashioned delivery 10
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Thriving through touch 12
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February means
hearts and roses or
football and beer.
Its pretty much
the opposite ends
of the spectrum,
huh?
First comes the
testosterone feast of
the Super Bowl, a
smorgasbord of all
the good things the
NFL has to offer huge men demonstrating feats of strength and
athleticism for all the world to admire, second only to beautiful
buxom cheerleaders jumping on the sidelines.
But the visual isnt enough. With this extravaganza comes food
and beverages on such scale and with such nutritional abandon
that its shameful. Simple tortilla chips? Pshaw. Load them with
hamburger and sausage and cheese and salsa and peppers and
sour cream. Dont you dare set out the potato chips without the
sour cream and onion dip. (Thats what the ridges are for, after all.
Its engineering.)
The Super Bowl is like Christmas there are certain foods that
you just have to have. Christmas is for Grandmas cookies. Foot-
ball is for chicken wings. Deep fried. With the hottest sauce you
can stand, the kind of sauce that you really just eat around your
friends so you look tougher than you actually are.
And beer. (Lest I forget.) Beer is key, really. Even if your crowd
leans more toward only-having-two friends versus well-have-to-
go-on-a-beer-run friends, Super Bowl parties require beer. Cheap
beer, fancy beer doesnt matter.
These ingredients combine to make for a noisy environment.
There will be yelling at the TV. Its just a matter of how often.
And on the other hand, February also has Valentines Day. Roses.
Chocolates. A nice, quiet dinner out. A glass of wine. Dressing up.
Cards with heart-felt sayings that start on the front ... and keep
going. Cuddly stuffed animals.
There is nary a chicken wing in sight on Valentines Day. Bless
your heart if you try. (Email me and let me know how that went.)
But why? Why cant these two equally fun parts of American cul-
ture co-exist? Is it so hard to bridge the gap? No, it is not.
Last year about this time, while on a shopping trip to my
friendly neighborhood grocer, I was browsing the area dedicated
to seasonal flower bouquets and gift baskets. Valentines Day was
in full force, with red hearts fairly blocking the progress of my
cart. Thats when I saw it, nestled among the pretties.
There was a rack of gift baskets, each packaged with pink plas-
tic film and decorated with a big, red bow. Most baskets held
chocolates or teddy bears. But somebody at the store was think-
ing that day and decided to package ... and I am not kidding ... a
six-pack of Bud Light, a pack of Juicy Fruit, a tube of Pringles and
a jar of dry-roasted peanuts.
Man romance. It does exist!
Happy Valentines Day, everyone, and may your Super Bowl
party be a success. Drink a beer for Valentines and offer your
buddies a box of chocolates at the football party. Why not?
On my mind
Adrienne
McGee
Lifestyle/Special
SectionsEditor
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A
s a life-long sports fan, I tend
to fall along the old-school
lines. Its difficult for me to
embrace anything I dont remember
as always being a part of my life,
which is why I tend to leave all that
mixed-martial-arts business and the X
Games to others.
One sports institution I was fortu-
nate enough to see in 1964 here in
Lima in person, was, quoting from
the front of the yearbook I still have,
Abe Sapersteins Fabulous Harlem
Globetrotters, Magicians of Basket-
ball.
When I saw them in the Lima Senior
Gym, the team was hardly in its
infancy. Even as a St. Charles eighth-
grader walking in with my dad, I
knew that.
Abe M. Saperstein was the founder
and original coach of the Harlem Glo-
betrotters. Born July 4, 1902, in Lon-
don into a Jewish family, Saperstein
moved shortly after with his family to
Chicago, where he grew up.
Eventually, he became a promoter
after his high school graduation, and
thats when his career path inter-
sected with that of a fledgling bas-
ketball team which had a manager
who wanted Sapersteins help in put-
ting together a tour of Wisconsin and
Michigan. The name of the team was
the Brookins Globe Trotters, and it
is in that name that begins the actual
history of the team.
Tommy Brookins was one of the
founding members of the team
formed in January 1928, a team origi-
nally called the Savoy Big Five before
Brookins decided to put his own
personal stamp on the team name.
The team was loaded with fancy ball
handlers and deft shooters and was
named after Chicagos Savoy Ball-
room, an iconic jazz club which had
just opened on Thanksgiving Eve
1927. The club featured over a half an
acre of dance floor and had a capac-
ity of around 4,000 patrons.
With Sapersteins talents for finding
venues and handling bookings, the
Brookins Globe Trotters eventually
were barnstorming all over the Mid-
west. And, while one squad was play-
ing its way through Michigan, Saper-
stein formed a second unit he called
the Harlem Globetrotters to work
Wisconsin.
While this second unit didnt begin
play until early 1929, the officially
recognized date of the Globetrotters
has always been considered 1927
when the Savoy Big Five began prac-
ticing and taking on Chicago-area
teams. One misconception some still
hold today is that the Globetrotters
Sports spot
Since the roaring twenties:
Globetrotters have been a slam dunk
By John
Grindrod
A souvenir program from the Harlem
Globetrotters when they were in Lima in 1964.
courtesy of John Grindrod
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had anything to do with Harlem, one of New
Yorks five boroughs. Nothing could be farther
from the truth. Saperstein selected the word
Harlem just to convey the fact that the players
were of African-American descent. The original
players actually were, by and large Chicagoans.
The nickname Globetrotters, is credited to
Saperstein although there is some disagreement
over whether he actually coined, arguably, the
most famous sports moniker in the world. While
the nickname suggests world travels, in the early
days this certainly wasnt true.
Ultimately, Saperstein took full control of the
team and coached them as well. As the years
rolled by, the team did indeed begin traveling
worldwide to show off a unique style of show-
man basketball, extraordinary ability and come-
dic flair. By 1961, Czechoslovakia became the
81st country played by the Globetrotters when
they played six games in three days. They con-
tinued adding countries, and now the count is
120 countries on six different continents.
While you may know of the Globetrotters usual
opponents, the Washington Generals and their
player-coach, set-shooting Red Klotz, you may
not know that Klotz was actually a player on a
team that beat the Globetrotters in an exhibition,
that is, before he would lose to them over 13,000
times with the Generals before crowds that
included, at various times, four Popes.
However, the Globetrotters also had other fre-
quent opponents. On the teams European tours,
the opponent was a group of players called the
Cherokee Indians of North America, who had no
problem posing for a team pictures in full head-
dresses.
The list of players over the years has certainly
changed, and several have become legendary,
not only for their basketball talent but their abil-
ity to make people laugh.
During my time growing up in the 1960s, the
undisputed star was Meadowlark Lemon. By
1964, he was in his ninth season on a roster of
23 players, which were divided among two or
three teams touring simultaneously. The roster
included the likes of Bob Showboat Hall; J.C.
Gipson; Charles Tex Harrison; spectacular drib-
bler Tom Mitchell, who was the 60s version of
Marques Haynes, who played for the Globetrot-
ters in the late 1940s and early 1950s before
leaving to form his own traveling team known
as the Harlem Magicians; and Connie Hawkins,
whod just joined the Globetrotters in 1963 after
the American Basketball Association folded.
While Im sure dad and I didnt get the real stars
in Lima that night, I do remember enjoying the
game immensely and getting the autograph of
Hallie Bryant, the former Indiana University star
whod attended the same Indianapolis high school,
Crispus Attucks, as the great Oscar Robertson.
And, while Saperstein died at 64 two years
after I saw the Trotters, in 1966, he gained even
more fame posthumously when he became the
shortest member of the Basketball Hall of Fame
in 1970, going in as a contributor.
And, what a contributor he was! It might
even be said that, despite his being only 5-feet
3-inches, he was a big part of basketball history.
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alentines Day is all about romance.
Cards, flowers and Cupids arrows
seem to be everywhere. Love really
can find you when you least expect it, no
matter your age.
Just look at Wayne and Linda Taylor of
Van Wert, a couple in their mid-60s who
were married only two and a half years
ago. They had both experienced the dev-
astating loss of a spouse after decades of
marriage.
Wayne Taylor, a former Michigan resident,
was married for almost 40 years to his
first wife, Elaine, who died in 2007 after a
battle with colon cancer. The couple had
a vibrant marriage, four children, three
of whom were adopted, and nine grand-
children. Wayne works in ministry, and
has also been involved in real estate and
investing.
Linda Taylor was also widowed. The
Van Wert womans late husband, Michael
Knodel, suffered with Multiple Sclerosis
and spent more than 26 years in a wheel-
chair. She had been not only his devoted
wife, but also his compassionate caregiver
until his death in 2003.
I was married 35 years, and I had a
wonderful relationship, she said. The cou-
ple also had three children.
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Following her husbands death, 64-year-old Linda Taylor took
several years exploring who she was without him.
Mike was my identity, and I had to work through that ... and
find out God had a plan for me, said the grandmother of two.
God led me into being my own person with Him. I went on an
Emmaus Walk and led a grief support group. That helped me with
my own grief journey.
Wayne Taylor, who is the general director of Partners of Evan-
gelism, a volunteer organization that has caused him to travel the
globe, knew that he wanted to remarry almost immediately.
I had a really good marriage the first time around, and I was
hoping to have a second opportunity, he said. He has a masters
degree in missions from Grace Theological Seminary.
After his first wife died, Wayne Taylor registered at the Internet
dating site eHarmony. In the months following, he met seven pro-
spective matches from the website in person, and even dated a
woman that a friend recommended, but no one seemed right for
him.
Then Jan. 2, 2009, Wayne Taylor met Linda, his eighth eHarmony
match. She was the first match who had also lost a mate.
Wayne Taylor found this fact, refreshing, since like him, she
had a deep love and respect for her late spouse and extended
family.
Linda Taylor had dated a bit, but Wayne was the first person she
encountered through eHarmony.
I just wanted to date. He wanted a mate, said Linda Taylor of
her original reason for registering with the website. Yet when she
met Wayne, she realized immediately that he truly was her match
made in heaven. I kept saying, Are you the real deal?
After a whirlwind courtship, the Michigan man knew that he had
found his future
life companion.
On May 13, 2009,
Wayne Taylor took
out an ad in the
Van Wert Times
Bulletin which
read, I found the
one whom my
soul loves, quoted
from the Bible. The
ad also contained
Lindas photo and
name with the tra-
ditional proposal,
Will you marry
me?
Folks all over Van
Wert County saw
the ad, and Linda
Taylor received
about 20 phone
messages won-
dering what her
answer was. In the
meantime, Wayne
Taylor surprised
her with a visit that
same day and for-
mally proposed.
I got down on my knee, and she just grabbed me and gave me
a big kiss, so I took that as a big, Yes! Wayne said. Three months
later, the couple married in a private ceremony at Calvary Evan-
gelical Church, Van Wert.
After a living in Michigan briefly, the couple moved back to Van
Wert to allow Linda the opportunity to assist her aging parents,
Jerry and Helen Spoon. The newlyweds have tried diligently to be
supportive of their children and grandchildren through this time
of transition, as well.
Besides, finding a mate, the Taylors have also embraced a new
ministry. Wayne is now the director of community groups at Life
House Community Church in Van Wert, where they attend. He and
Linda will co-facilitate a GriefShare recovery group in March for
others struggling with the loss of a loved one.
Hes very good at leading groups, Im good at loving on people
and connecting with hurt, Linda Taylor said. We feel this is what
the Lord has given us, and we can use it for good.
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O
f all the woes and sighs heard around the county this
year, the one that seems to rise to the top is complaints
about the postal service. But, I wonder how many of us
would be willing to go back to the good old days and receive a
letter guaranteed to be a week or more late.
Joseph Russell was the son of Isabelle Sunderland Russell,
the first white woman who lived in Allen County. She and her
husband had moved into the abandoned Fort Amanda, and her
husband died of the flu a short time later. She opened a grocery
store at the fort after her husbands death and raised her family.
Son Joseph wrote of his experience delivering the mail in a
diary he kept for many years thereafter:
The only time we ever got any mail was when someone went
to Dayton or Fort Defiance. In 1826, Dye Sunderland (Josephs
uncle) took a route on contract to carry mail over a route from
Piqua to Fort Defiance. He hired me to carry this route. I had
to make the round trip over a week on horseback. It took the
entire week to do this, and for this I received the large sum of $6
a month. I left the mail for the surrounding county with Mother
and she acted as Post-Mistress. I changed horses every trip so
each horse had a weeks rest. I carried this route for two years,
never missing a trip. In the spring of the year I often had to swim
streams and carry the mail on my shoulders. After I quit the mail
contract I went to Fort Defiance to school on the great wealth I
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Patrons arrived on horseback or horse-drawn
wagons to pick up their mail from the downtown
Lima Post Office in downtown Lima in 1865.
photos courtesy of the Allen
County Historical Society
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had saved in the work.
Remember, there were no roads during this time and for a
long period afterward.
The trails used by these men were those the pioneers enter-
ing our area had cleared by hard labor, cutting down trees
and clearing away brush to make room for their wagons to
pass. As more and more travelers used these same routes,
they became hard packed dirt in the summer, and deep
muddy ruts during the winter and spring months. It was not
an easy ride on horseback or in the wagon.
When Joseph gave up the route, it was taken over by a
father-and-son team, Samuel Marshall and his son, Charles C.
An interesting note is Charles Marshall would later become
Russells brother in law. He married Josephs sister Susannah,
the first white child born in what was to be Allen County.
Russell later became mayor of Delphos.
The Marshalls were carriers from Piqua to Defiance for three
years, making regular stops at Fort Amanda. The distance they
covered was 95 miles on horseback, and they provided twice-
a-week service. Soon after, part of the mail stemmed from
areas close to a canal and was carried by canal boat from
place to place. There are no records telling us how long this
took, but it was surely a little faster than horseback.
The first post office opened in Lima in February 1832, but it
couldnt have been too lucrative. Between that time and 1860,
the mail was handled by a post master either in his home or
in a nearby small business he owned. And we had a total of
12 post masters, serving an average of two years each.
Want to know if you had mail during this period? Then you
got in your carriage and went downtown and asked. Carriers
still had a long way to go to complete a route, and
home delivery was yet to come, with the mail arriv-
ing about twice a week.
Slowly, the system evolved. One of the major
happenings was the numbering of the houses and
businesses the same as it is today, with even
numbers on one side of the street and odd num-
bers on the other. The addition of more carriers on
foot made it easier for these men to do their job.
Of course, the railroads sped up this process even
more.
Today, the post office is facing another crisis. Who
could foresee that email, faxing and social media
would cause the postal service to be on the verge
of bankruptcy?
How very sad that no one wants to take the time
to write a long newsy letter to a close friend or
family member. You know me, I am old fashioned
in a way. There is still nothing more pleasing than
to know someone cared enough to write. On the
other hand, I did just receive an email that told me
my friend was alive and well. I guess that is news
better received sooner than later.
Mail carriers
from 1884
The Lima Post Office
at the corner around
1895.
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he woman in her 80s hadnt spoken in months. The
nursing home staff figured she had lost the ability. But
after six silent months of regular massage sessions, mas-
sage therapist Dawn Nelson heard a soft voice utter: That feels
good.
Nelson, author of From the Heart Through the Hands and cre-
ator of the program Compassionate Touch For Those in Later Life
Stages, says massage has improved quality of life for many older,
not-so-mobile clients.
In addition to boosting circulation, easing stress and relieving
aches and pains, all important physiologically for people who
dont move around much, massage bestows a basic human need
the elderly often go without: touch.
Just like at the beginning of life, when youre not touched, you
dont thrive, said Nelson, who works with older people who are
isolated in their homes or living in institutionalized care.
While extensive research has shown that massaging infants
benefits their development, particularly in premature babies, few
studies have explored the impact of massage on the elderly.
One study, published in 1998 in the Journal of Applied Geron-
tology, found that elderly people who massaged infants experi-
enced less stress, improved mood and fewer trips to the doctor.
Researchers believe massage, and touch generally, can
strengthen the immune system by stimulating pressure receptors
under the skin, which in turn reduces the stress hormone cortisol,
the chief culprit in killing natural disease-fighting cells, said Tif-
fany Field, director of the Touch Research Institute at the Univer-
sity of Miami School of Medicine. Without touch, studies on mon-
keys have shown, theres a rise in aggression.
But elderly people, who could use the immune-boosting benefits
of touch the most, are getting it the least.
Theres a lot of isolation involved when youre no longer work-
ing or driving, said Sharon Puszko, owner and educator at Day-
Break Geriatric Massage Institute, which teaches health profes-
sionals safe massage techniques for elderly clients. There are lots
of people who are alone, whose grandchildren are grown and
arent in town to give kisses.
Some assisted living facilities arrange for massage therapists for
their residents, but its not something thats being incorporated
as much as it should be or could be, said Tara Cortes, execu-
tive director of the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing at New
York University.
Family members and friends can provide the touch thats lack-
ing. Because aged skin gets thin and bruises easily, any massage
administered to the elderly must be gentle; sometimes all it takes
is barely caressing a persons skin, Cortes said.
We do know that just the touching of a person to another per-
son, just the warmness, creates a sense of calmness and security,
Cortes said.
More than just chatting, playing games or even holding hands,
giving focused, attentive touch establishes an intimate, nurturing
bond that expresses caring, Nelson said. She has seen it ease the
symptoms of touch deprivation, such as grouchiness, irritability,
and a lack of interest in life and people. In people with dementia,
she said, it helps ground them in physical reality.
For me the miraculous part is drawing a person out of his
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shell, Nelson said. Because otherwise they just curl
into a little ball, and their skin dries up, their mind
dries up.
Licensed massage therapist Sharon Puszko
offered four exercises a lay person can do on an
older, not-so-mobile loved one.
Arms and legs: Wrap both hands around the persons
wrist, and gently compress and release. Work your
way up the arm with the same compress-and-release
motion. Do the same for the legs, starting at the
ankle and moving upward. Always massage toward
the heart.
Hands: Using your thumbs, massage the palms of
the hands with circular strokes. Work your way up
each finger with the squeeze-and-release motion
mentioned above. Dont massage the top of the hand,
as that skin is particularly thin. And dont pull the
fingers, as that can hurt people with osteoporosis.
Feet: Using your thumbs, massage the soles of the
feet in an outward circular motion. This helps loosen
up the connective tissue and widen the plantar sur-
face, which can tighten when people dont walk
much.
Back and shoulders: Place the palm of your hand in
the sacrum area at the base of the spine, and make
circles on the muscles on either side of the spine
(dont massage bone), working your way up to the
shoulders. If your loved one is seated, have them lean
forward slightly, with a pillow in his lap.
Youre not aiming to give the knot-grinding, tension-
relieving massage younger people seek. Aging skin is
thin and prone to tearing and bruising, so err on the
side of very gentle. A 20- to 30-minute session one to
three times a week is sufficient.
Use a nonsticky massage lotion.
Know your loved ones medications and health issues.
People on blood thinners may bruise more easily.
People with diabetes might have neuropathy and
might not know if their feet hurt from pressure. Peo-
ple with osteoporosis may have more sensitive bones.
If you have concerns, ask the doctor.
Get permission. If your loved one is resistant, put
lotion on your own hands and ask if theyd like some
on their own. Lotioning hands, gently, is a good first
step.
Avoid massaging around open wounds. If theres
pain, stop.
B
reakfast on my first Sunday ever in London reminded me
a lot of the Irish breakfasts I enjoyed a year earlier during
my first European trek. I suppose thats not too surprising
given the fact that Ireland is just a short ferry ride away from Eng-
land. Served buffet-style, besides the common staples like eggs, toast
and bacon (called rashers and served limp, not crispy), a wide array
of foods included blood pudding (a type of sausage thusly named
because of its dark color resulting from a high blood content),
baked beans, grilled tomatoes and scones (rolls).
After breakfast, my travel mate Jane and I had enough time for
a morning stroll from our Kensington High Street Hilton down for
a look at Kensington Palace, Princess Dianas home until her 1997
death. The palace, enclosed by an iron fence, is set in Kensington
Gardens, one of the eight Royal Parks that the Crown makes avail-
able to the public for such activities as walking, jogging and kicking
the soccer ball.
There were roses at my feet in front of the gate, what I assumed
was a continuing tribute someone had left to the beloved Diana.
Kensington Gardens is 265 acres and is contiguous to the more
well known Hyde Park, larger at 360 acres. No doubt, for me, the
most impressive sight I saw in Hyde was The Albert Memorial, in
honor of Queen Victorias Prince Albert. One the monarchys great
love stories ended with his early death in 1861 at the age of 42,
sending Victoria, who outlived her husband by four decades, into a
prolonged state of mourning that historians feel lasted the rest of her
life. The two produced nine children before his passing, including
future king, Edward VII.
The Royal Parks of London are collectively still called by some
The Lungs of London, a throwback term to a time when London
wasnt very clean.
Directly across the street from the Albert Memorial is The Royal
Albert Hall, since its opening in 1871, one of the finest performance
theatres in the world.
Our morning coach tour, narrated by a local guide named Paul and
a part of our Trafalgar package price, started shortly after our return
to the hotel.
We saw some of Londons most famous sections. Trafalgar Square
reminded me a lot of New Yorks Times Square in terms of its teem-
ing pedestrian traffic. What sets it apart visually is what is at its cen-
ter (or, centre, if youre a Londoner), Nelsons Column, a monument
honoring Admiral Nelson, who died at the Battle of Trafalgar.
Nearby was Piccadilly Circus, where five of Londons busiest streets
converge. In the nearby theater district, we saw Her Majestys The-
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More London:
Royal parks, palaces, towers and more
Travel
Part 2
By John
Grindrod
The famous dome of St. Paul's Cathedral in London.
photos by John Grindrod
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atre, the perfect place to see The Phantom of the Opera, as many,
no doubt have. The show has been running at the theater continu-
ously since 1986.
No doubt, the best part of our morning tour was when we disem-
barked and spent two hours getting an up-close look at Buckingham
Palace and the beautiful grounds that surround the palace and Victo-
ria Memorial, the large iconic fountain not far from the gates to the
inner grounds and palace.
I saw the arrival of the Queens Guard to perform the changing of
the guard, a ceremony of great pomp and circumstance. Our guide,
Paul, pointed out that the flag flying above the palace was that of
Union Jack, not the Royal Flag, which only is presented when the
Queen is home. Since this was a Sunday, the queen and Prince Phil-
lip were gone, since she spends weekends at another royal abode,
Windsor Castle.
Jane and I also decided to spend the 44 pounds apiece for the after-
noon tour, again guided by Paul, not covered in our package price.
Remember, I told you last month 1 pound is about $2 American, so
our tickets were close to $90 each. We adopted the philosophy so
many tourists have as well, which is summed up with a question
like, When will we get this chance again to see St. Pauls Cathedral
(where Prince Charles and Diana wed), gain entry into The Tower of
London too see centuries of history and The Crown Jewels and take a
boat ride on the Thames?
St. Pauls has a very different look than Westminster Abbey, which
we visited the day before, because its a domed cathedral, not one
featuring spires.
The Tower of London, which sits right on the Thames and is actu-
ally another official royal residence although no longer used as such,
boasts 900 years of English history. I especially found interesting
Bloody Tower, where so many awaited their executions and the Jewel
House, where the Crown Jewels are. Many of the precious stones are
embedded in former monarchs crowns, swords, scepters and other
ceremonial accoutrements.
In the courtyards, the famous tower ravens lined many of the tree
branches. There was a certain eeriness at the memorial and its center-
piece, a glass pillow marking the execution site on Tower Green. This
was were many enemies of the crown were executed, among them,
two of Henry VIIIs six wives, Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard.
The famous Yeoman Warders, called Beefeaters, were all around the
compound in their distinctive garb, looking exactly as the model on
the Beefeater bottle of gin. The primarily ex-military men with their
booming voices are there to provide history lessons and also point
folks to the restrooms.
There is also a changing of the guard at the tower, since it is offi-
cially a royal residence, and I was able to stand just a few feet away
from the impressive ceremony. This was a much closer look than
I got at Buckingham, where the actual guard change took place
behind the gate.
After our time at the tower, Jane and I checked out the famous
Tower Bridge above the Thames and then used our passes to take a
boat cruise on the famous river down to Westminster Bridge.
We saw a lot of wonderful sights lining this section of the Thames.
The London Eye, at 135 meters, is the worlds tallest cantilevered
observation wheel. We saw the re-created Globe Theatre, where
Shakespearean plays are still performed. The Shard, still under con-
struction, is a skyscraper destined to be the tallest building in Europe
and will look like a huge shard of glass.
After our cruise, it was back to the hotel for dinner and rest. Join
me next month when we load up and leave London, bound for Salis-
bury, Stonehenge, Bath and Bristol, our overnight stay as I show you
up close England and Wales.
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n the mid 80s, Kathy Stinson and her husband, Kurt, left
the hustle and bustle of New Jersey to settle in the country
northwest of Ottawa.
My aunt was here, Stinson said. We wanted to bring our chil-
dren up in the country. The peace and quiet we found in Ottawa
was much more than we expected.
Im actually from Hackettstown, New Jersey, home of the M&M
candy factory, said Stinson, who was born March 29, 1960. I
graduated from a high school in Warren, New Jersey.
When the Stinsons first arrived in Ottawa, they appreciated the
morals, high standards and strong faith-based community.
I thought life was like this only on TV, she said, laughing.
Theres an unspoken rule out here than anyone living within
five miles is your neighbor, and you are invited to all the wed-
dings. Kurt and I would take walks down country roads and
neighboring strangers would wave at us. I thought Kurt knew
the people, he thought I did; but, come to find out, it was just
friendly folks greeting us. We could not believe the kind and
welcoming community we had moved within. It wasnt like this
in New Jersey, she said.
After arriving in Ohio, it wasnt long before Kathy began work-
ing with children with disabilities and driving school bus for
Ottawa-Glandorf schools. She also found a home at New
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As part of therapy for herself and others, Stinson
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Seasonings
Super Bowl feast
fit for a chef
Sauerkraut with smoked pork,
sausage, frankfurters and potatoes
Choucroute Garni, Sauerkraut with Smoked Pork, Sausage,
Frankfurters and Potatoes. Photos courtesy of CIA
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W
hile chili, ribs, and seven-layer dips are Super Bowl
standbys, why not consider impressing your fellow
fans with something different this year: Choucroute
Garni. It might sound complicated, but dont let the fancy French
name scare you away from trying something deliciously differ-
ent on Super Bowl Sunday. Pronounced shoo-KROUT gahr-NEE,
this dish is a combination of smoked pork, sausage, frankfurters,
sauerkraut and potatoes. Easy to prepare, the recipe can be made
ahead of time, then either packed up for tailgating or put out in a
slow cooker to keep warm on a buffet table.
Choucroute translates into cabbage crust, and this German-
inspired dish was born along the countrys border with France.
Garni refers to the variety of garnishes that are served alongside
the dish. Consisting of any combination of pickled cabbage and
meat, the feast typically features a variety of sausages, including
Frankfurt sausage which served as the predecessor to the mod-
ern day frankfurter. Boiled potatoes are the starch of choice, and
the dish is seasoned with black pepper, cloves and juniper ber-
ries, along with onions and white wine to sweeten the deal and
brighten the flavors.
Any combination of your favorite sausages from either your
local butcher or your favorite supermarket will work perfectly in
this dish, explains CIA Chef-Instructor Cynthia Keller. I try to
find a nice assortment that includes well-spiced knockwursts and
bratwursts. If youd like to lighten up the dish, you can also select
a variety of sausages made with leaner meats like chicken.
The chefs of The Culinary Institute of America have enthusiasti-
cally embraced this dish for game day, and thanks to their recipe,
you too can enjoy this stick-to-your-ribs combination. Serve all
the components of this dish on a big platter with slices of French
bread, spicy mustard, and your favorite ice-cold beer and let
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Choucroute Garni
Serves 10
5 pounds sauerkraut
1 clove garlic
8 juniper berries
2 cloves
1 bay leaf
1 sprig thyme
8 to 12 black peppercorns
1 carrot
1 leek
2 branches of celery
1 parsnip
4 ounces vegetable oil
2 medium sliced onions
(approximately 2 cups)
2 teaspoons minced garlic
1 cup dry white wine
3 cups chicken stock
1 smoked ham hock
2 pounds smoked pork loin
1-pound, 4-ounce slab of
bacon, cut into thick slices
4 pounds waxy potatoes,
peeled
1-pound, 4-ounce garlic sau-
sage
10 beef frankfurters
10 weisswurst (veal and pork
sausage)
Drain the sauerkraut and
rinse well in several changes of
cold water. Drain and squeeze
out water.
Place the garlic clove and spices in a small square of cheesecloth
and tie with butchers twine to create a spice sachet bag. Tie the
carrot, leek, celery, and parsnip with butchers twine to create a
bouquet garni.
Heat half the vegetable oil in a large Dutch oven over medium
heat. Add the onions and sweat until tender without browning.
Add the garlic and sweat briefly to release aroma. Add the sauer-
kraut to the onion mixture.
Add the wine and chicken stock. Bury the spice sachet, vegeta-
ble bouquet, and ham hock under the sauerkraut. Bring the liquid
to a simmer.
Place the pork and the bacon on top of the sauerkraut. Cover
tightly and braise in a 325-degree oven for approximately 45
minutes. Add the potatoes, garlic sausage and frankfurters to the
pan, return the cover, and continue to cook approximately 15 to
20 minutes until the potatoes are tender and the frankfurters are
heated through. Add more liquid if needed.
While the potatoes and frankfurters are cooking, place a saut
pan on medium heat. Add the remaining oil. Place the weisswurst
in the pan and gently brown on all sides while heating the sau-
sage through.
Remove the meats from the sauerkraut and keep warm. Slice the
pork loin and garlic sausage.
Spoon the sauerkraut onto a warm platter, and garnish with
sliced pork loin, garlic sausage, sliced bacon, frankfurters, weiss-
wurst and potatoes.
Serve with mustard and a loaf of crusty French bread. Accom-
pany with a dry Riesling wine from Alsace or your favorite artisan-
brewed beer.
Nutrition analysis per 6-ounce ounce: 270 calories, 12g protein,
5g carbohydrate, 21g fat, 1,050mg sodium, 50mg cholesterol, 2g
fiber.
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E
very Valentines Day, we take time to remember that spe-
cial person in our lives. This year, take time to make sure
they are taken care of financially. Traditional retirement
and estate planning focuses on building up assets and passing
them to the next generation, but there is more couples need to
consider to ensure that they are both protected and that the
wealth they have built together is available for them if and when
its needed.
The most important step is to create a comprehensive plan,
bringing together lawyers, accountants, financial planners and
your children to ensure that everyones advice works in harmony.
During this process, pay attention to the impact each decision will
have on a surviving spouse. To illustrate some of the potential
problems and solutions, here are several typical situations couples
may face:
Problem: Maintaining Homeownership
Solution: Survivorship Deeds, Trusts
You would expect a surviving spouse to easily be able to take
full ownership of a jointly owned home, right? Wrong. It can be
a complicated process, as a standard, jointly signed deed needs
to go through the probate court, taking months and potentially
accruing thousands of dollars in expenses along the way. Depend-
ing on the situation, creating a special survivorship deed or a
trust alleviates the need to go through probate a slow, costly
and public process and ensures that a spouse has quick and
complete ownership of their home.
Problem: Long Term Care Costs for a Surviving Spouse
Solution: Early Planning
Long-term care can be extremely costly and Ohio state laws
make it difficult to receive state aid without first sapping assets
and retirement income. Often, the costs for one spouse who
becomes ill are manageable their husband or wife can help
care for them and their savings can cover extra expenses but a
surviving spouse in need of care can drain the resources of even
the most well-prepared families. There is no silver bullet to paying
for long-term care, but by planning early there are steps families
can take to make the best use of their assets. Options include cre-
ating specific income streams to offset the costs or special trusts
to protect assets from Medicaid spend-downs, so that spouses and
children arent left holding the bill.
Problem: Income for Surviving Military Spouses
Solution: Aid & Attendance Benefit
There are many state and federal programs that can help cover
the costs of prescription drugs, long-term in-home care or nurs-
ing home care seniors just dont know that theyre eligible. For
example, more than 600,000 veterans and their spouses in Ohio
may be eligible to take advantage of the VAs Aid & Attendance
Benefit. This particular benefit, worth up to $2,000 per month,
can pay for help seniors may need in doing everyday household
tasks or go toward nursing home care. This is just one of many
programs that can help seniors, including widowed spouses, to
cover expenses without draining their savings.
Proper planning can anticipate the potential financial problems
couples may face as they age. Whether its taxes, lengthy court
battles or catastrophic health care costs, having a plan gives
seniors the chance to face their problems and come up with the
best solutions together.
Mitch Adel is senior partner at Cooper, Adel and Associates. With offices in Center-
burg, Monroe, Sidney and Wilmington, Ohio. Cooper, Adel & Associates has clients
statewide and offers regular seminars to educate seniors on critical financial issues.
For more information, visit CooperAndAdel.com.
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Making smart financial decisions
For you and your spouse
Across
1. Apprehension about what is
going to happen
9. Coin
15. Drive off
16. Heathens
17. Intact
18. Swallow
19. ___ it on thick
20. Malcolm X director
21. Atlanta-based station (acro-
nym)
22. Blackguard
23. Be a snitch
25. Pre-Christian priests among
the Celts
27. Bank offering, for short (acro-
nym)
28. Like a brigadier general (2 wds)
30. Brio
31. Henry Clay, for one
34. Meeting at a certain time and
place, esp. lovers
36. Very, to Verdi
37. Grassland
38. Christmas wish
39. Not now (2 wds)
41. Went bad
42. Egyptian fertility goddess
43. Try to forget
45. Engage in passive activities,
often with out
46. Put things in order (2 wds)
47. Declines
51. Egg cells
52. Drivers lic. and others
53. Acid (acronym)
55. Fantasy Island prop
56. Second shot
58. By no means (3 wd)
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60. One who runs away to get
married
61. Club restriction? (2 wds)
62. Beat
63. Mountain range between
France and Spain
Down
1. ___ Ste. Marie
2. Arm bones
3. Woman prophet
4. The p in m.p.g.
5. Carbon compound
6. More rude
7. Directs
8. Dusk, to Donne
9. Dry by centrifugal forces
10. Imitates a hot dog
11. ___ roll
12. Small tropical wormlike am-
phibian
13. Financial protection for prop-
erty
14. Alienated
21. Beauty pageant wear
24. Numbers games
26. Altogether
29. High time
30. Forever, poetically
31. Plant and animal eaters
32. New Deal president
33. Crocodile relative
35. Cowboy boot attachment
37. Advances
40. Those who show the way
41. Bartender
44. Laudatory speech for one who
has died
46. Kiddies
48. Hold responsible
49. Contradict
50. Sedimentary materials
54. Over follower in the first line
of The Caissons Go Rolling
Along
57. Tarzan extra
58. 40 winks
59. Bolivian export
Crossword Answer
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Our Generations Magazine
Feb. 1
UAW 1211 Retirees, 12 p.m.,
UAW Hall, 1440 Bellefontaine
Ave., Lima.
Womens Group, 4 p.m.,
SAFYs Lima Behavioral Health
Office, 658 W. Market St., Suite
101, Lima.
Feb. 2
Peaceful Parenting, 5 p.m.,
SAFYs Lima Behavioral Health
Office, 658 W. Market St., Suite
101, Lima.
Bluegrass Cafe, 7 p.m.,
Famous Old Time Music Com-
pany, 20322 State Route 33,
Wapakoneta. $5.
Deans Distinguished Lecture
Series, 7 p.m., Ohio Northern
University, 525 S. Main St., Ada.
(419) 772-2000. Robert D. Ker-
scher on It All Started in Ada:
The Entrepreneurial Journey of
Lexi-Comp Inc.
Feb. 3
Chicken/Fish Fry, 5 p.m., VFW
Post 9142, 212 W. Second St.,
Ottawa. $8 adults, $4 for 9 and
younger.
American Legion Fish Fry, 5
p.m., American Legion Post 96,
711 S. Shore Dr., Lima. $6.
Fish Fry, 5 p.m., American
Legion, 412 Plum St., Columbus
Grove.
Friday Nights in the City Club,
5:30 p.m., City Club, 144 S.
Main St., Lima.
Monte Carlo Night, 6 p.m.,
Eagles Lodge, 800 W. Robb Ave.,
Lima.
Friday Night Singles Dance, 9
p.m., The Palazzo, 309 S. Main
St., Botkins. (937) 693-6325.
With Triple Play. Free line
dance lessons at 8 p.m.
Feb. 4
Pre-Cana Marriage Prepara-
tion 2012, 8:30 a.m., Spiritual
Center of Maria Stein, 2365 St.
Johns Road, Maria Stein. (419)
925-7625.
Chili Cook-Off, 6 p.m., West-
side United Methodist Church,
604 Gloria Ave., Lima. $7 at the
door.
Feb. 5
Big Breakfast, 8 a.m., St. John
Catholic Church, 777 S. Main
St., Lima.
Pastor Richard Hilton Preach-
ing, 10 a.m., Calvary Chapel of
Praise, 1601 Rebecca Dr., Lima.
Feb. 6
Lima Rotary, 12 p.m., Veter-
ans Memorial Civic Center, 7
Town Sq, Lima. (419) 224-1552.
Mike Hemmelgarn on the Arm-
strong Space Museum.
Cridersville Lions, 6:30 p.m.,
Otterbein Cridersville, Red Oak
Dr, Cridersville.
Feb. 7
Parents and Friends of Lesbi-
ans/Gays, 6 p.m., OSU Lima/
Rhodes State, 4240 Campus Dr.,
Lima. In Public Service Build-
ing.
Soup and Salad Lectures
Series, 6 p.m., ArtSpace/Lima,
67 Town Sq, Lima. (419) 222-
1721. The Art in Your Life, a
practical guide to buying, fram-
ing, hanging, talking about, and
living with art. Illustrated lec-
ture at 7 p.m.
Financial Aid Assistance, 6
p.m., YMCA Annex, 136 S. West
St., Lima.
Lima Westside Lions, 6:30
p.m., Western Sizzlin, 2721
Elida Rd., Lima.
Bath Township Trustees, 7
p.m., Bath Township Adminis-
tration Building, 2880 Ada Rd.,
Lima.
Bach Festival Chorus Rehears-
als, 7 p.m., Bluffton University,
One University Dr., Bluffton.
(419) 358-3000. In Gilliom
Room at Mosiman Hall.
Perry Township Trustees, 7:30
p.m., Perry Township Adminis-
tration Building, 2408 E. Breese
Rd., Lima.
Feb. 8
Womens Group, 4 p.m.,
SAFYs Lima Behavioral Health
Office, 658 W. Market St., Suite
101, Lima.
Lima Area Civil War Study
Club, 7 p.m., New Creation
Church, 2701 Allentown Rd.,
Lima.
Trinity Chapter Order of The
Eastern Star, 7:30 p.m., Lima
Masonic Center, 2165 N. Cole
St., Lima.
Feb. 9
Peaceful Parenting, 5 p.m.,
SAFYs Lima Behavioral Health
Office, 658 W. Market St., Suite
101, Lima.
Bluegrass Cafe, 7 p.m.,
Famous Old Time Music Com-
pany, 20322 State Route 33,
Wapakoneta. $5.
Inspirational Night with Coach
Bobby Bowden, 7 p.m., UNOH
Event Center, 1450 N. Cable Rd.,
Lima. $25. Kick off for Trans-
forming Lives Capital Campaign.
Grand Lake Patriots, 7 p.m.,
Mercer County Fairgrounds,
1001 W. Market St., Celina. With
Jason King on U.S. Constitution.
In blue community building at
main gate.
American Legion Post 96
Legionnaires, 8 p.m., American
Legion Post 96, 711 S. Shore
Dr., Lima. Executive board at 7
p.m.
Feb. 10
Fish Fry, 5 p.m., American
Legion, 412 Plum St., Columbus
Grove.
American Legion Fish Fry, 5
p.m., American Legion Post 96,
711 S. Shore Dr., Lima. $6.
Friday Nights in the City Club,
5:30 p.m., City Club, 144 S.
Main St., Lima.
Friday Night Singles Dance, 9
p.m., The Palazzo, 309 S. Main
St., Botkins. (937) 693-6325.
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Valentines Dance with Dave
Liles. Line dance lessons 8 p.m.
Feb. 11
Restless Heart, 7:30 p.m., Nis-
wonger Performing Arts Center,
10700 Oh 118, Van Wert.
Elvis Lives, 8 p.m., Veterans
Memorial Civic Center, 7 Town
Sq, Lima. (419) 224-1552.
Friday Night Singles Dance, 9
p.m., The Palazzo, 309 S. Main
St., Botkins. (937) 693-6325.
Charity League benefit with Sta-
ples. Line dance lessons 8 p.m.
Feb. 12
Chicken Noodle Dinner, 11:30
a.m., Zion Evangelical Lutheran
Church, 101 E. Main St., Lafay-
ette.
College Goal Sunday, 2 p.m.,
YMCA Annex, 136 S. West St.,
Lima. Computers available to
fill out FAFSA. Bring tax docu-
ments.
Feb. 13
Lima Rotary, 12 p.m., Veterans
Memorial Civic Center, 7 Town
Sq, Lima. (419) 224-1552. Chris
Hoeffel on American Cancer
Society: Creating More Birth-
days.
Look Good Feel Better, 6
p.m., St. Ritas Putnam County
Ambulatory Care, 601 US 224,
Glandorf.
Ottawa Country Music Jam, 6
p.m., Highwater Building, 210
S. Oak St., Ottawa. No electric
instruments.
Feb. 14
Community Garden Workshop,
9:45 a.m., Southside Christian
church, 500 Southside Dr., Lima.
$10, or $15 for workshop and
lunch. (419) 225-1606.
Westinghouse Sundstrand
Group, 11:30 a.m., Western Siz-
zlin, 2721 Elida Rd., Lima. (419)
331-6644.
Lima Area Watercolor Society,
7 p.m., Immanuel United Meth-
odist Church, 699 Sunnydale
St., Elida. David Cordas on sea-
scapes.
Bach Festival Chorus Rehears-
als, 7 p.m., Bluffton University,
One University Dr., Bluffton.
(419) 358-3000. In Gilliom
Room at Mosiman Hall.
Feb. 15
Korean War Veterans, 3 p.m.,
Memorial Hall, 130 W. Elm St.,
Lima.
Womens Group, 4 p.m., SAFYs
Lima Behavioral Health Office,
658 W. Market St., Suite 101,
Lima.
Community Fellowship Meal, 5
p.m., St. John United Methodist
Church, 205 N. High St., Colum-
bus Grove.
Amanda Township Trustees, 7
p.m., Amanda Township House,
Agerter Rd and S Conant Rd,
Spencerville.
Feb. 16
Allen County PERI, 12 p.m.,
Eagles Lodge, 800 W. Robb Ave.,
Lima.
UAW 1765 Retirees, 12:30
p.m., Golden Corral, 2620 Elida
Road, Lima.
Peaceful Parenting, 5 p.m.,
SAFYs Lima Behavioral Health
Office, 658 W. Market St., Suite
101, Lima.
Amputees in Motion, 7 p.m.,
Bethel Baptist Church, 630 Pow-
ers Ave., Lima. Support group
for amputees and their families.
Feb. 17
Fish Fry, 5 p.m., American
Legion, 412 Plum St., Columbus
Grove.
American Legion Fish Fry, 5
p.m., American Legion Post 96,
711 S. Shore Dr., Lima. $6.
Friday Nights in the City Club,
5:30 p.m., City Club, 144 S. Main
St., Lima.
Friday Night Singles Dance, 9
p.m., The Palazzo, 309 S. Main
St., Botkins. (937) 693-6325.
With Hidden Assets. Free line
dance lessons at 8 p.m.
Feb. 18
Mom 2 Mom Sale, 9 a.m., Trin-
ity United Methodist Church,
301 W. Market St., Lima. $1.
(419) 227-0800. In Trinity Center
for Creative Child Care.
Lima Symphony Orchestra pres-
ents The Romance of Spring,
7:30 p.m., Lima Civic Center, 7
Town Square, Lima.
Feb. 20
Lima Rotary, 12 p.m., Veterans
Memorial Civic Center, 7 Town
Sq, Lima. (419) 224-1552. Mike
Felix on Ford Motor Co. Lima
Engine Plant.
National Alliance on Mental Ill-
ness, 6 p.m., Challenged Higher
Clubs Drop-In Center, 407 N.
Franklin St., Van Wert.
Cridersville Lions, 6:30 p.m.,
Otterbein Cridersville, Red Oak
Dr, Cridersville.
Auglaize Township Trustees,
7:30 p.m., Auglaize Township
Administration Building, 7726
Bellefontaine Rd., Harrod.
Fort Shawnee Village Council,
8 p.m., Fort Shawnee Municipal
Building, 2050 W. Breese Rd.,
Lima.
Feb. 21
Lima Shrine Club, 11:30 a.m.,
Eagles Lodge, 800 W. Robb Ave.,
Lima.
Financial Aid Assistance, 6
p.m., YMCA Annex, 136 S. West
St., Lima.
Lima Westside Lions, 6:30
p.m., Western Sizzlin, 2721 Elida
Rd., Lima.
Shawnee School Board, 7 p.m.,
Shawnee Middle School, Zurme-
hly Rd, Lima.
Bath Township Trustees, 7
p.m., Bath Township Adminis-
tration Building, 2880 Ada Rd.,
Lima.
Elida School Board, 7 p.m.,
Elida Senior High School, 401 E.
North St., Lima.
West Central Ohio Chapter of
Compassionate Friends, 7 p.m.,
Lima First Assembly of God,
1575 E. High St., Lima. In annex.
Bach Festival Chorus Rehears-
als, 7 p.m., Bluffton University,
One University Dr., Bluffton.
(419) 358-3000. In Gilliom
Room at Mosiman Hall.
Lima Beane Chorus Rehears-
als, 7 p.m., Marimor School,
2500 Ada Rd., Lima.
Perry Township Trustees, 7:30
p.m., Perry Township Adminis-
tration Building, 2408 E. Breese
Rd., Lima.
Feb. 22
Womens Group, 4 p.m., SAFYs
Lima Behavioral Health Office,
658 W. Market St., Suite 101,
Lima.
Trinity Chapter Order of The
Eastern Star, 7:30 p.m., Lima
Masonic Center, 2165 N. Cole
St., Lima.
Feb. 23
Peaceful Parenting, 5 p.m.,
SAFYs Lima Behavioral Health
Office, 658 W. Market St., Suite
101, Lima.
American Legion Post 96
Legionnaires, 8 p.m., American
Legion Post 96, 711 S. Shore Dr.,
Lima. Executive board meets at
7 p.m.
Feb. 24
Friday Nights in the City Club,
5:30 p.m., City Club, 144 S. Main
St., Lima.
Friday Night Singles Dance, 9
p.m., The Palazzo, 309 S. Main
St., Botkins. (937) 693-6325.
With Decades. Free line dance
lessons at 8 p.m.
Feb. 25
Women Of Ireland, 7:30 p.m.,
Niswonger Performing Arts Cen-
ter, 10700 Oh 118, Van Wert.
Feb. 27
Lima Rotary, 12 p.m., Veterans
Memorial Civic Center, 7 Town
Sq, Lima. (419) 224-1552. Jim
Shine on The Lima News.
Look Good Feel Better, 4 p.m.,
St. Ritas Regional Cancer Cen-
ter, 803 W. Market St., Lima.
Ottawa Country Music Jam, 6
p.m., Highwater Building, 210
S. Oak St., Ottawa. No electric
instruments.
Feb. 28
Bach Festival Chorus Rehears-
als, 7 p.m., Bluffton University,
One University Dr., Bluffton.
(419) 358-3000. In Gilliom
Room at Mosiman Hall.
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