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TIMES
Vol. 5 No. 11
Don Hemple, Publisher
Nancy Spencer, Editor
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Contents
Birthday Trivia
2 GOOD TIMES August 2011
Birthday trivia answers
1. Tuesday Weld
2. Danielle Steele
3. Leslie Ann Warren
4. Steve Carell
3 .....THOSE WERE THE DAYS
Howdy Partner!
4 .....RED, WHITE AND BLUE MYSTERIES
Mark Twain the Inventor
5 .... CROSSWORD FUN
The Sixties
6-7 . ROLLIN DOWN THE RIVER
Sternwheel celebrations
8 .... OUTLOOK FOR SOCIAL SECURITY
9 .... CALENDAR OF EVENTS

10 .. IN THE SAME BOAT
Reverse Midas Touch
11 .. DOG DAYS OF SUMMER
How to survive them, plus recipes
1. I was born Aug. 27, 1943 in New York City. As
a featured female performer in supporting roles,
my work was acknowledged with nominations
for a Golden Globe Award for Play It As It Lays
(1972), an Academy Award for Best Supporting
Actress for Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1978), an
Emmy Award for The Winter of Our Discontent
(1983). Who am I?
2. I was born August 14, 1947 in New York. I
am best known for drama and romance novels.
Best known novels include The Promise and
Remembrance. Who am I?
3. I was born in New York on Aug. 16, 1946. First
major success as an actress was in the title role
of Rodgers and Hammersteins television spe-
cial, Cinderella, in 1965. I have also appeared in
Happiest Millionaire and Victor Victoria. Who
am I?
4. I was born on born Aug. 16, 1962 in Concord,
Mass. I am an American comedian & actor best
known for playing Michael Scott on The Office,
but I have also starred in Little Miss Sunshine,
Evan Almighty and Get Smart. Who am I?
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Those Were The Days
Howdy partner...
Part II of our TV Western Series
Happy Trails
The show starred Roy Rogers as a ranch owner
of the Double R Ranch, Dale Evans as the propri-
etor of the Eureka Cafe in fctional Mineral City, and
Pat Brady as Roys sidekick. Animal stars included:
Trigger (Roys horse), Buttermilk (Dales horse),
Bullet (their dog).
Typical episodes followed the stars as they res-
cued the weak and helpless from the clutches of dis-
honest lawmen, claim jumpers, rustlers, and other
bad guys.
When Trigger died, Roy had him stuffed. He al-
ways said that he wanted Dale to have him stuffed
and put astride Trigger again when the time came.
The Rogers had many happy trails from 1951-1957.
Moveem out
Set in the 1860s, Rawhide portrays the challeng-
es faced by the men of a cattle drive. Usually the
episode would be introduced by Gil Favor but some-
times by others. The typical Rawhide story involved
drovers, portrayed by Eric Fleming (Trail Boss Gil
Favor) and Clint Eastwood (ramrod Rowdy Yates),
coming upon people on the trail and getting drawn
into solving whatever problem they presented or
were confronting.
Rawhide aired for eight seasons on the CBS net-
work on January 9, 1959 to until January 4, 1966,
with a total of 217 black-and-white episodes.
Rapid Fire
The Rifeman western television program starred
Chuck Connors as homesteader Lucas McCain and
Johnny Crawford as his son, Mark McCain. It was set
in the 1880s in the town of North Fork, New Mexico
Territory. The show, flmed in black-and-white, ran
on ABC, from September 30, 1958 to April 8, 1963.
Westerns were popular when The Rifeman pre-
miered, and producers struggled to fnd gimmicks to
distinguish one show
from another. The
Rifemans gimmick
was a modifed Win-
chester Model 1892
rife with a trigger
mechanism allowing
for rapid-fre shots.
Gunsmoke
The TV series ran
from September 10,
1955 to March 31,
1975 on CBS with
635 total episodes. It
is the longest running,
prime time western
series of the twentieth
century.
James Arness took
the lead role of Mar-
shal Matt Dillon upon
the recommendation of John Wayne, who also intro-
duced the frst episode of the series; Dennis Weaver
played Chester Goode; Milburn Stone being cast as
Dr. Galen Doc Adams; Amanda Blake took on the
role of Miss Kitty, the owner of the Long Branch Sa-
loon. Burt Reynolds was added to the shows lineup,
as the halfbreed blacksmith Quint Asper. Then in
1964 Ken Curtis, reared in Las Animas, Colorado,
and for a time a son-in-law of director John Ford,
was signed to play the stubbornly illiterate hillbilly
Festus Haggen.
Bonanza
Bonanza ran on NBC from September 12, 1959
to January 16, 1973. Lasting 14 seasons and 431 epi-
sodes, it ranks as the second longest running western
series (behind Gunsmoke) and continues to air in
syndication. Centering around the Cartwright family
in the Lake Tahoe area, the show stars Lorne Greene,
Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon, and
David Canary.
The show chronicled the weekly adventures of
the Cartwright family, headed by the thrice-widowed
patriarch Ben Cartwright (played by Lorne Greene).
He had three sons, each by a different wife: the eldest
was the urbane architect Adam Cartwright (played
by Pernell Roberts) who built the ranch house; the
second was the warm and lovable giant Eric, Hoss
(played by Dan Blocker); and the
youngest was the hotheaded and
impetuous Joseph or Little Joe
(played by Michael Landon). The
familys cook was the Chinese im-
migrant Hop Sing (played by Victor
Sen Yung).
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next months
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Inventors are the creators of the world
after God -- Mark Twain
While were all familiar with the writ-
ings of Mark Twain, many people dont
know that he was highly involved with in-
ventions, both as an inventor himself and
as an investor in other peoples inventions.
Twain profted from some of his own inven-
tions, but he lost a lot of money investing in
other peoples inventions.
His frst invention was for a vest strap
that served as a collar and vest, which was
designed to replace suspenders. He was
granted Patent # 122,992 in December of
1871.
The frst thing you want in a new
country is a patent offce. A country with-
out a patent offce and good patent laws
couldnt travel any way but sideways or
backwards
-- Mark Twain
Mark Twain received two other patents
during his lifetime. One was for a self-
pasting scrapbook in 1873 which he named
Mark Twains Scrapbook, and the other was
in 1883 for a game called Memory Build-
er. This game made it easier to remember
historical dates, but it didnt succeed com-
mercially.
Twain earned a fortune and gained inter-
national fame from his writings, yet there
was something signifcant about his scrap-
book invention. What was it? Read on; the
answer is at the end of the story.
We are called the nation of inven-
tors. And we are. We could still claim that
title and wear its loftiest honors if we had
stopped with the frst thing we invented,
which was human liberty
-- Mark Twain
While Twain had profted from some of
his inventions, there were other inventions
that he thought of but did not commercial-
ize. In his notebooks, Twain recorded ideas
for microflm in 1885, and for an inven-
tion that would utilize pictures transferred
by light, similar to modern television, in
1888, as well as an idea for the use of fn-
gerprinting, which was the cornerstone of
the plot in his novel, Puddnhead Wilson,
published in 1894.
Mark Twain lost more than $500,000
in his lifetime from the failed inventions
in which he invested, including the Paige
typesetter. But the invention that cost Twain
the most was one in which he did not invest
in. When Twain was approached by a man
who had invented what was to become one
of the most successful inventions of all time
with the opportunity to invest in it, Twain
responding by telling him that he wasnt in-
terested because he had been burned once
too often on inventions.
As the man was walking away, Twain
asked him his name. Bell, he replied, as
in Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the
telephone.
What was the signifcance of the scrap-
book that Twain invented? He earned more
money from it than he did from his writings
that year. Mark Twain was a moderately
successful inventor; without the recognition
that he earned from his writings, the world
probably would never have known of his in-
ventions. He also achieved more success as
an inventor than most inventors do.
Myseries
By Paul Niemann
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After Margaret Geise of Delphos fell
and fractured her hip, she received skilled
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The friendly staf of nurses, thera-
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August 2011 GOOD TIMES 5
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Thurs., Aug. 11 SHAWSHANK TRAIL -
Mansfield, OH - A tour of Ohio State Reformatory where the movie
was filmed, visit Squirrels Dens Chocolates and a tour of the
Haunted Bissman Building. Thursday, $86.00. Lunch included.
Sun.-Wed., Aug. 14-17 ALL DAY MISSISSIPPI
RIVER CRUISE - Quad City area,
IL - Have a twelve hour Mississippi River
cruise aboard the Celebrations River
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Deere and other attractions in area.
$659 dbl. pp
Thurs., Sept. 8 HOBOS
MINERS & WINERS - Dover, OH - With local guide visit
Warthers Carvings, have narrated train ride, visit Ravens Glenn
Winery, Meal included, shopping time at Unusual Junction. $99
Fri., Sept. 16 BEATLES TRIBUTE - Cleveland
area - Enjoy the music of the Beatles starring Hard Days Night and
lunch at Carrie Cerinos. $89.00. Lunch included.
Mon.-Sun., Sept. 19-25
BRANSON MO - Tour Fantastic
Caverns on a Jeep pulled wagon and
visit Precious Moments, see where
these cute creations are made. Have
eight shows with 13 meals & 6 nights
lodging. $959 dbl. pp
Thurs., Sept. 22 GERITOL
FOLLIES - Stranahan Theatre - Toledo, OH - Let these seniors
from Canada amaze & dazzle you. Includes lunch & show. $94.
Tues.-Sat., Oct. 4-8 SAIL, RAIL, LITTLE
FALLS, COOPERSTOWN - Up-state NY. The Mohawk
Valley Region is the area surrounding the Mohawk River sand-
wiched between the Adirondock and Catskill mountains. Sail
through a lock on the Erie Canal, mine for diamonds, view base-
balls greatest at Copperstown. Ride the rails on upstate New York
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ACROSS
1. WWII villain
6. *Betty Friedans org.
9. ____ til you drop
13. *Twiggy, e.g.
14. Without further ___
15. Round loaf, in Paris
16. Prefx for earliest
17. Diamond or ruby
18. Sicker
19. Moves, as in a prowler
21. *I Know Why the Caged
Bird Sings autobiographer
23. Maiden name indicator
24. Annoying biter
25. IRS employee
28. Level or dismantle
30. Make it known
35. ____ hoop
37. Unit of life
39. Pulpits
40. It will
41. Roots author
43. Bath powder
44. Found at the gallows
46. *One Life to ____
(1968-present)
47. Iranian monarch
48. Whoever
50. Standard
52. Food morsel
53. Like a bug in a rug
55. Cranberry habitat
57. *_______ invasion
61. *In Cold Blood author
64. Artists tripod
65. Color quality
67. *The Beatles went on
them in 64, 65, 66
69. Trinity
70. Large coffee pot
71. Ancient Romans resort
72. #1 Across deputy
73. ___ or miss
74. Bothersome
DOWN
1. *Pete Townsend knocked
it over on Smothers Brothers
show
2. Village, mostly in South
Africa
3. Often described as either
pleasant or offensive
4. Grant or imply
5. *______ Power
6. Scolds
7. *Gentrys ___ to Billie
Joe (1967)
8. *Oh, Pretty _____ by
Orbison (1964)
9. Under a foot
10. Seed covering
11. Butter substitute
12. Heart of Inca empire
15. Water for Elephants tent
20. TV host Robin
22. Form of Anna
24. Treating with gel
25. *Cultural Revolution
locale
26. Fool or hoax
27. Bronze, e.g.
29. Eagerness
31. Marines toys recipients
32. Gem State
33. With flaments
34. Fancy water ride
36. In addition
38. Russian left
42. Grass in Mexico
45. Store in a silo
49. Half the width of an em,
pl.
51. *The Beatles haircut
54. Yeah or aye
56. Mother _____
57. Long for Liz
58. Steak preference
59. Egyptian goddess of
fertility
60. Decades
61. Abes coin
62. Goes tut-tut
63. Psychoanalyst Erikson
66. University of Rhode Island
68. ___ it isnt so
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THEME: THE SIXTIES
CROSSWORD FUN
6 GOOD TIMES August 2011
Floating down the river, hear-
ing the soothing sounds of the
water churning over the paddles.
Perhaps your choice is enjoying an
elegant meal or maybe you prefer
just relaxing on board, watching
the hustle and bustle on the nearby
shore as you drift by. That is life
onboard a paddleboat.
There are differences among
the many paddleboats we see in
our Ohio waterways. There are two
basic ways to mount paddle wheels
on a ship; either a single wheel on
the rear, known as a sternwheeler,
or a paddle wheel on each side,
known as a sidewheeler.
Sternwheelers have gener-
ally been used as riverboats in the
United States where they still op-
erate for tourists throughout Ohio,
Michigan and Kentucky.
Ohio hosts many celebrations
to both educate and celebrate the
unique place in Ohio history the
paddleboats hold.
At many of these festivals there
will be homemade riverboats,
along side the tourist boats.
The owners have designed, and
built their very own paddleboat.
They are very proud of their ac-
complishments and many times
will allow visitors to the festivals
a personal tour.
Ohio River
Sternwheel Festival
Marietta, Ohio
September 9-11, 2011
Come to Marietta, Ohio for the
36th celebration of the Sternwheel
festival. The weekend after Labor
Day, sternwheelers arrive in Mari-
etta, home of the American Stern-
wheel Association and home to
two sternwheelers on the National
Register of Historic Places.
One by one, from up river and
down, the sternwheelers arrive in
Marietta. They come to The Riv-
erboat Town, to have some good
ol fashioned fun at the event of
the year.
No admission fee for the festi-
val, and the atmosphere is fun and
friendly. Marietta invites you to
come early and stay late. Enjoy
the continuous weekend entertain-
ment, choose refreshments from
the vendors and enjoy the sights,
sounds, and smells of the annual
festival!
Over 100,000 people are ex-
pected to visit the pioneer city for
a weekend full of festivities.
Once youre in Marietta for the
Sternwheel Festival youll want to
check out all the downtown stores
and restaurants. No chain busi-
nesses, just mom and pop shops
that help keep Marietta afoat.
Others can put your feet up at hot
spots like the Marietta Brewery
and the wine shop.
A little something for the whole
family...pets included.
If you come for the day or the
entire weekend, they guarantee
you will enjoy the food, the mag-
nifcent sternwheelers and those
fantasic freworks on Saturday
night.
For more information visit
www.ohioriversternwheelfestival.
org.
P&G Riverfest
Cincinnati, Ohio
September 4th, 2011
Riverfest is Greater Cincin-
nati and Northern Kentuckys big
boom, the end of summer blow-
out that concludes with one of the
largest freworks displays in the
Midwest. Paddleboats will be on
hand for cruises or to watch the
event from out on the river...but
reservations are recommended as
these cruises book up fast.
This signature Cincinnati event
began 34 years ago, when WEBN
treated the tri-state to a freworks
show in honor of the radio sta-
tions 10th anniversary. The party
at Sawyer Point, held annually on
the Sunday of Labor Day week-
end, has grown into an all-day
affair with music, food and fam-
ily fun and entertainment all day
(Cincinnatis Sawyer Point is a no-
alcohol zone for Riverfest).
Nearly a half-million people
attend on both sides of the river.
Highlights: the Ohio/Kentucky
shout-off just before the freworks,
and WEBNs soundtrack, choreo-
graphed with Rozzis Famous
Fireworks.
Sternwheel Riverfest
September 15-17, 2011
Pomeroy, Ohio
Phone: 1-877-MEIGS-CO
Web Site:
www.meigscountytourism.com
Sternwheelers and pleasure
boaters come from all over to
this 3 day festival. The festival is
opened with a fre truck parade
with a variety of models and vin-
tage vehicles. Activities include
live entertainment, parade, chili
cook off, line throwing competi-
tion, crafters, food vendors, and
childrens activities.
ENJOY A RIDE
SPRING, SUMMER
AND FALL
All summer long and early fall
you can visit most port cities in
Ohio and you will fnd paddleboat
cruises, either for just a couple of
hours or overnight trips. The most
popular are Valley Gem Stern-
wheeler, in Marietta, Ohio (val-
leygemsternwheeler.com); Lorena
Sternwheeler in Zanesville, Ohio.
http://visitzanesville.com/lorena_
sternwheeler; BB Riverboats of
Cincinnati, Ohio 800-261-8586
web: bbriverboats.com
The Belle of Louisville is now
the oldest operating Mississippi
style steamboat in the world.
A National Historic Landmark,
The Belle, sails from Louisville,
Kentuckys downtown River-
front Park. Sightseeing, dinner
and dance cruises are all popular
choices.
The Belle, now in her 95th
year, continues to beckon one and
all to join her on a journey back to
the time when she carried passen-
gers and goods to ports all along
the beautiful Ohio River. The ma-
jestic Ohio River, the major link
between the bustling cities of the
East Coast and the mighty Mis-
sissippi River, was greatly instru-
mental in shaping the future of the
city of Louisville and to this day
still captures the imagination of all
who visit. (www.belleofouisville.
org for cruise schedule)
Rollin down the river
The sternwheeler vessel Lauren Elizabeth is the dream of Captain
Steve Price. Steve designed the boat and started building it in Novem-
ber of 1995. It was a spare time project until June 3, 2001, when it
was launched. At the time of launching, the hull, cabin and wheel were in
place. From that time on, work on the boat increased so that the boat
was ready to go to the Ohio River Sternwheel Festival in September
2002. The boat was built by Captain Stephen W. Price , Captain William
(Bill) Price (his father), John Fadeley and help from many others.
Belle of Louisville
Sternwheel Festival, Marietta, Ohio
Sternwheelers...taking a ride back in time
August 2011 GOOD TIMES 7
Marietta, Ohio,
is the oldest
permanent settlement
in the
Northwest Territory.
Known as the
Riverboat Town
The original 47 pioneers of the Ohio
Company of Associates arrived in Mariet-
ta from New England by fatboat on April
7, 1788. Under the Ordinance of 1787,
they established Marietta as the seat of
government for the Northwest Territory.
That territory included Ohio, Indiana, Il-
linois, Michigan, Wisconsin and a portion
of Minnesota.
Many of the settlers were veteran of-
fcers of the Revolutionary War who re-
ceived land in lieu of cash for their war-
time service. They used their military
discipline to plan and organize their set-
tlement, laying it out on paper before the
survey party ever left New England. Their
foresight provided Marietta with streets
wide enough for automobiles before Ohio
had horse-drawn buggies.
Today, Marietta is a leading market-
place in southeastern Ohio, but it still
bears the imprint of the Ohio Company of
Associates work. Trees border quiet brick
streets lined with beautiful Victorian
homes. Friends meet in parks and com-
mons along the river.
Evidence of early Native American
settlements have been found in various
earthen structures, including remnants
attributed to the Hopewell people along
Mariettas Sacra Via Boulevard.

The Ohio River Museum in Marietta,
consists of three exhibit buildings, the frst
of which house displays depicting the ori-
gins and natural history of the Ohio River.
The history of the steamboat on the Ohio
River system is featured in the second
building, along with a video presentation
on river steamboats. The last building fea-
tures displays about boat building, mus-
sels in the Ohio River system, and tools
and equipment from the steamboat era.
Outside the museum, on the Musk-
ingum River, visitors can take an escorted
tour of the W. P. SNYDER JR.-- the last
intact steam-powered pool-type stern-
wheeled towboat in the United States.
Other exhibits on the museum grounds
include the pilothouse from the steamboat
the TELL CITY as well as a full-scale re-
production of a fatboat from Ohios early
settlement period.
If you are planning a visit to the
Ohio River Museum, also make time to
see Campus Martius the Museum of the
Northwest Territory, just a three minute
walk from the Ohio River Museum.
The Campus Martius Museum high-
lights migration in Ohios history. The
museum is on the site of the fortifcation
built by the Ohio Company of Associ-
ates, as their headquarters, in 1788 when
they founded the frst organized Ameri-
can settlement in the Northwest Territory.
The restored Rufus Putnam house, part of
the original fort, is now enclosed within a
wing of the museum. Behind the museum
is the Ohio Companys Land Offce.
Visiting Marietta, Ohio...
Riverboat town
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8 GOOD TIMES August 2011
Whats the outlook for Social Security
Will Social Security be available for you
when you retire? Based on how much chat-
ter and misinformation surrounds the subject,
you may be surprised by the answer. Barring
dramatic changes, Social Security will con-
tinue to provide benefts for all future retir-
ees, including you. The real question is how
much you will receive in benefts.
A pay as you go program
It is important to understand just how So-
cial Security is structured. While the system
faces fnancial challenges due in large part to
demographic trends of a large baby boomer
population retiring, it is not going broke as
many have stated.
The primary source of benefts for current
retirees is the Social Security (FICA) tax paid by working
Americans. This is an ongoing source of revenue for the
program. Therefore, benefts will be available indefnitely
assuming the FICA tax remains in place.
What concerns forecasters is that, along with ongoing
tax receipts, the Social Security program has become in-
creasingly dependent on a trust fund that has been build-
ing for decades. The trust fund is a pool of money that
represents the excess of tax receipts generated over the
years beyond what was needed to pay current benefts. As
the large baby boomer population begins to retire, the trust
fund will slowly be depleted in order to
fulfll all promised benefts to retirees.
Life after the trust fund
The only part of Social Security that is
going broke is the trust fund. It is pro-
jected that if no changes to benefts or the
tax structure occur, the trust fund will be
depleted by about 2037.
The trust fund has faced challenges
before. In the 1980s, changes to the tax
rate and benefts eligibility were put in
place in order to delay the potential deple-
tion of the trust fund. It is possible that
additional changes will be implemented
at some point in the future to extend the
life of the trust fund and maintain beneft
levels that are close to what future retir-
ees expect to receive.
But even if the trust fund is exhausted, benefts should
continue. The Social Security Administration estimates
that ongoing revenues to the program (through the FICA
tax) will generate suffcient dollars to provide benefts
equal to at least 75% of what future retirees would expect
to receive based on the current structure after 2037.
Planning ahead
The ongoing uncertainty about funding for Social Secu-
rity creates issues for those who are trying to plan for their
needs in retirement. While
you should be able to count
on some form of Social Se-
curity well into the future, it
is prudent to use conserva-
tive estimates. Assume that
monthly payments will be
only about 75% of what you
may have previously an-
ticipated, and plan on over-
coming the gap with dollars
generated by personal savings. This may require you to
commit more dollars toward your retirement, even though
some form of Social Security will most likely be around
for you when you retire.
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AREA CALENDAR OF EVENTS
County Fairs
Mercer County Fair
Aug. 12-18
Mercer County Fairgrounds in
Celina
Allen County Fair
Aug. 19-17
Allen County Fairgrounds in Lima
allencountyfair.com
Van Wert County Fair
Aug. 31-Sept. 5
Van Wert County Fairgrounds in
Van Wert
Aug. 5 and 6
Lincoln Highway BUY-WAY Yard
Sale along Lincoln Highway in Ohio
U.S. 127 Yard Sale along U.S. 127
in Ohio
Aug. 5-7
Coldwater Community Picnic
Come and enjoy games, fun, rides,
live music, friendly competition, 5k,
freworks, parade and so much more at
the annual Coldwater Community Pic-
nic. Visit www.coldwaterpicnic.com
Aug. 6
5th Annual Van Wert Rib Cook-
Off at Van Wert County Fairgrounds /
Noon to Midnight
Four rib vendors are participating,
with trophies awarded by the
public and by a panel of judges.
A corn hole tournament and a
wiffeball tournament will pro-
vide entertainment throughout
the day.
Aug. 12
Allen County Roughriders
Speed Fun Show
Allen County Fairgrounds at
6 p.m.
There is no cost to view the
show - only if you want to par-
ticipate with your horse.
Rain or shine.
Gary Puckett & The Union
Gap Concert at Fountain Park in
Van Wert / 7 p.m.
Join legendary vocalist and
recording artist Gary Puckett for an
evening of classic hits that defned an
era.
Aug. 12-14
The St. Marys SummerFest is
the major annual community event in
this city located on the east bank of
Grand Lake St. Marys and this year
there are some new events that will be
fun for all. Festival hours are 4 p.m. to
midnight on Friday, 7 a.m. to midnight
on Saturday, and noon to 10 p.m. on
Sunday.
Aug. 14
Phil Dirt and the Dozers at Stadi-
um Park in Delphos
Americas premier Rock n Roll
oldies review will take you on an ul-
timate musical journey. Concert starts
at 6 p.m. with refreshments available
at 5:30 p.m.
Aug. 18-20
Wren Homecoming Days &
Wrenway Wiffeball Tournament
in Wren.
This small western Van Wert
County village treats its residents
and visitors to a weekend flled with
fun for the entire family, including
games and entertainment. Among the
many activities is the extremely popu-
lar waffe tournament, drawing teams
from the surrounding area. The Wren
Homecoming Parade is scheduled for
Saturday at 4 p.m.
Aug. 19
Limaland Motorsports Park Race
7:30-10 p.m. at Limaland Motor-
sports Park
Pit Gates: 4 p.m.
Grandstand Gates: 5 p.m.
Hot Laps: 6:30 p.m.
Racing: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Limaland Motorsports
Park, 1500 Dutch Hollow Rd., Lima.
Aug. 19-21
Welcome to Bremenfest! This is
the perfect small town festival for the
entire family. Check out all the rides
for the kids. After they get tired and
hungry, check out our Concession
stand. Great food and cold adult bev-
erages will hit the spot while you are
listening to great live entertainment!
Visit www.bremenfest.com
Free Entertainment Weekend
Friday: Nashville Crush
Saturday: Bon Journey
Sunday: Earthquakers
Parade-1 p.m. Sunday
Aug. 20
Appalachian Opry at the Famous
Old Time Music, 20322 US 33, Wa-
pakoneta. Showtime 7 p.m.; admission
$10
Aug. 27 and 28
Celina Governors Cup Regatta
Inboard Hydroplane Racing Re-
turns to Grand Lake for The 2011
Inboard Hydroplane World Champi-
onships! The Regatta regularly at-
tracts over 70 boats and teams from
throughout the Midwest and Canada
every year.
Sept. 2-4
Maxs Water Dog Races/Swap
Meet/Flea Market
Allen County Fairgrounds 7 a.m.
- 8 p.m.
Water Dog Races, Dog Treeing
Contest, Wiener Dog Races, Horse-
shoe Pitching, Cornhole Contest. En-
tertainment: Karaoke Contest all three
nights. Over 800 fea market vendors
will be selling antiques, new and used
treasures and collectibles, guns, dogs,
produce and mums. General Admis-
sion, $6. Children under 12, Free.
Parking Free.
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10 GOOD TIMES August 2011
In the Same Boat
Reverse Midas
I am a victim of Reverse Mi-
das.
While it sounds vaguely like
a paralyzing hold that WWE
wrestler Goldust would put on
his arch-enemy Triple H, the
Reverse Midas does, in fact, in-
fict far more insidious damage.
Reverse Midas has been known
to reduce grown men to melted
blobs whimpering for their mom-
mas. I know it has raised my
blood pressure to I-wanna-slap-
someone-upside-the-head levels.
The simple defnition: Instead
of everything I touch turning to
gold like the mythical Midas
whose magical digits brought
forth nothing but fortune at every
tap everything I attempt de-
velops into a frustrating hot mess. Two steps
forward, one step back. I cant get no satisfac-
tion. That kind of thing.
Take, for instance, my experience today.
With good intentions, I:
Attempted to refll a prescription over the
required convenient phone order system but
I was blocked because my prescription had
expired, which meant I frst had to get a new
refll order from the doctors offce, then wait
until someone had time to do
that, then call the convenient
pharmacy back.
Tried to book a free vaca-
tion through one of those special
offers that I was hand-selected
from undoubtedly millions of
others to receive, but was told
after 35 minutes that they no
longer offered those particular
special offers.
Wanted to book a hotel in
Columbus, but I frst had to enter
my hotel chain rewards info on-
line in order to reserve the room.
I didnt know my rewards num-
ber. I didnt even know how to
look it up.
Sent a reunion update e-
mail to my relatives, but ended
up hitting the dreaded Reply All button from
an earlier e-mail conversation, so they all now
know what my daughter is doing this sum-
mer and which cousin has a constantly hungry
teenager.
Tried to reason with my health insurance
company and appeal a downcoding on my
sons wisdom teeth removal coverage (a move
thats costing me over $200). But I couldnt
even get to step 1 in the process because my
son is over age 18 and I had to fll out a pri-
vacy disclosure form in order to talk with them
about my son, who is on my insurance. And
lives in my house. And is not paying this bill!
By the end of the day, I had no refund, no
vacation planned, no hotel reservation, no rel-
atives speaking to me and, perhaps most im-
portantly, no drugs. What I did have was an
urge to call my husband and say I am going
back to bed. When you come home you will
fnd me with a box of Kleenex and an empty
quart of Rocky Road ice cream by my side and
a Hallmark movie on the TV. Please do not
disturb.
But true to my optimistic nature, I even-
tually came around and realized things could
always be worse: I could be battling the feared
Reverse Metabolism, where everything I eat
goes directly to my hips.
I think even Goldust might have trouble
with that opponent.
Mary Beth Weisenburger lives in Putnam
County and does battle Reverse Metabolism
on quite a regular basis. Visit her website,
read about her book or request a fun presenta-
tion at www.marybethw.com.
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ARA - Consider the fol-
lowing scenarios: A hospital
nurse grabs the wrong vial of
medication to administer to a
patient - a potentially life
threatening mistake -
because the packaging close-
ly resembles that of the cor-
rect medication stocked one
shelf over. A doctor`s illegi-
ble handwriting results in a
pharmacist misreading a
medication order and filling it
with the wrong medication. A
patient fails to notice his pre-
scription for Clonidine, a
heart medication, is filled as
Colchicine, a medication for
gout, because the drugs have
names that look alike and
sound alike - a problem for
more than 1,400 commonly
used medications because
brand and generic names are
dangerously similar to others.
Each of these is a type of
medication error, which
occurs every day in hospitals,
doctor`s offices, pharmacies
and people`s homes, and
which kills more people than
AIDS, breast cancer and traf-
fic accidents. According to
the Institute of Medicine,
between 44,000 and 98,000
Americans die each year due
to preventable medical errors
in hospitals -- just one setting
where medication errors can
occur.
Medication errors are
made by a variety of people,
and occur for a variety of rea-
sons at any time throughout
the medication supply and
use chain. The person mak-
ing the error can be a health
professional, or it can be a
patient or caregiver,
explains Diane Cousins,
R.Ph., vice president of
healthcare quality and infor-
mation for the U.S.
Pharmacopeial (USP)
Convention, a non-profit
group that sets the official
quality standards that pre-
scription and over-the-count-
er medications in the United
States are required to meet.
These mistakes can lead
to a severe deterioration of a
medical condition or even
death, and they contribute to
the rising costs of medical
care in the management of
these mistakes, says
Cousins. But while the fear
of a medication error can
make patients feel helpless, it
is important for people to
know that all medication
errors are preventable and
that patients have an impor-
tant role to play in keeping
their care safe.
The USP recommends
these steps to reduce your risk
of harmful medication errors:
Before you leave the doc-
tor`s office:
Make sure you understand
why you are taking a medica-
tion, how it is supposed to
help your condition, and how
to pronounce both the brand
and generic name of the drug.
A key action a patient can
take to prevent an error is
asking the doctor to write the
indication for use on the
prescription order. This is a
statement that identifies what
the medication is being taken
for -- words such as for
cough,` for allergy,` or for
heart.` This is not the diagno-
sis, which could violate
patient privacy laws, but the
symptom the medication is
treating. If a doctor`s illegible
handwriting leads to a misin-
terpretation of the prescrip-
tion, the indication for use
can alert the pharmacist that
something isn`t right. For
example, if the indication
says the prescription is for the
heart, the pharmacist is more
likely to notice that he or she
is incorrectly dispensing a
medication for gout. In addi-
tion, when the indication for
use is written on the doctor`s
prescription order, it will
always be printed with the
directions on the prescription
label, reminding the patient
of what condition the medica-
tion is being taken for.
At the Pharmacy:
Take advantage of patient
counseling from the pharma-
cist. This key individual in the
treatment chain is often over-
looked -- and he or she is one
of your most valuable
resources. Ask about potential
interactions with other drugs
or dietary supplements, as
well as instructions for use --
for instance, does three times
a day mean take with break-
fast, lunch and dinner, or
every eight hours?
At home:
Read the instructions and
information packet carefully
and always double check to
make sure you grabbed the
right bottle of medication
from the medicine cabinet.
Many errors at home involve
Reduce your risk of medication errors
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The Dog Days of Summer are
something most of us have heard
about; well at least those my age,
but not many know exactly where
the phrase came from.
When I was very young lots
of years ago I asked my grandpa
what they meant when they said the
Dog Days of Sum-
mer. He told me that
it was the hot part of
summer when old
women went crazy.
It took a few years
before I realized how
ornery my grandpa
really was and then
quite a few more to
fnd the real answer
to my question. So
heres the accurate
answer to the origi-
nal question I asked
grandpa so many
years ago.
Dog Days are
the hottest, most
sultry days of sum-
mer. In the northern hemisphere,
they usually fall between early July
and early September. In the south-
ern hemisphere, they are usually
between January and early March.
The actual dates vary greatly from
region to region, depending on
latitude and climate. Dog Days
can also defne a time period that
is very hot or stagnant. The name
comes from the ancient belief that
Sirius, the brightest star in the sky,
also called the Dog Star, was re-
sponsible for the hot weather.
In the 1400 and 1500s, Dog
Days were popularly believed to be
an evil time, when the seas boiled,
wine turned sour, dogs grew mad
and all creatures became sluggish
and lazy, also causing mankind to
have burning fevers, hysterics, and
slight paralysis.
Putting that information into
modern language means we become
more grouchy, food spoils faster,
dogs are more likely
to snap and people are
more likely to become
dehydrated, possibly
causing confusion and/
or heat stroke. So what
Ive done is compile a
list of reminders to help
keep all of us safe and
healthy this summer.
Hope it helps.
Heat Stress and
Heat Stroke
People most at risk
for heat stress and heat
stroke are children, se-
nior citizens or persons
with an illness
Stay well-hydrated,
take frequent breaks when playing,
working or exercising outside.
Watch for symptoms such as
thirst, cramps, fatigue, dizziness,
nausea, vomiting, headaches, and
fever.
Getting Burned
Be careful with metal objects
or other hot equipment, including
playground equipment
Sunburn
Sunburns are still common
(especially if lotions are not used
properly.) Make sure you use a SPF
of 25 or higher. Cover all uncov-
ered skin with lotion, especially on
children, and people sensitive to the
sun including those taking certain
medications. Reapply sunscreen
every two hours or after swimming
or sweating.
Car Caution
Never leave a child or the el-
derly in an unattended car. Be sure
to always lock your car and secure
your keys so that your kids cant
play in your car and get trapped
inside.
Stay Hydrated
Before prolonged physical ac-
tivity, you should be well-hydrated
and should not feel thirsty.
For the frst hour of exercise
or outside work, water alone can
be used. You should have water or
sports drink always available and
drink every 20 minutes while exer-
cising or working in the heat.
Excessively hot and humid en-
vironments, more prolonged and
strenuous exercise or work and co-
pious sweating should be reasons
for you to substantially increase
your fuid intake.
After an hour of exercise, you
need to drink a carbohydrate-elec-
trolyte beverage to replace electro-
lytes lost in sweat and provide car-
bohydrates for energy.
Clothing
Clothing should be light-colored
and lightweight and limited to one
layer of absorbent material to facil-
itate evaporation of sweat. Sweat-
saturated shirts should be replaced
by dry clothing.
Hope this list helps you in the
coming Dog Days of summer. Be
safe and enjoy.
The Dog Days of Summer
How to Survive Them
Summer Chill Drink
1 cup sugar
1 (6 oz.) frozen orange juice
2 (6 oz.) frozen pink lemonade
6 cups water
2 tea bags boiled in 2 cups
water
1 can crushed pineapple
Blend all ingredients together.
Pour into uncovered contain-
er. Freeze for 3 hours. Stir and
serve at a slushy consistency.
Refreeze if necessary.
Great Summer Recipes
Broccoli Salad
4 cups broccoli
1 cup carrots
1 red bell pepper
1 tbl celery seed
1 tsp salt
1/8th tsp. pepper
1 cup apple cider vinegar
1 cup sugar
Pinch cayenne
Pinch thyme
Chop broccoli fne and peel and grate stem,
grate carrots and sliver bell pepper. Mix together
in bowl, set aside. Mix vinegar sugar together; add
salt, pepper, celery seed, cayenne and thyme. Add
to broccoli mixture and stir well. Refrigerate over-
night then serve.
A very refreshing side for grilled meats.
If you have any questions or
want more information
e-mail sami@delphostradingpost.com
By Sami Kennedy
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