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haven't been in a classroom for a while, sad to say. While I love classroom learning, I often don't have the luxury of extra time and money for such things. And you know as well as I do that often not every time, but often you spend your time and money on something you take very seriously and you're surrounded by people who are not doing the same. I am glad to say that I was encouraged on a recent visit to Rhodes State Campus. I visited a classroom to talk with people who were taking a course to boost their computer skills. In some cases, those skills were nonexistent. I am of the special age range pushing old, in my mind where computers were not a part of life. I remember when computers started coming into my high school, but the Internet was really just a toy. We weren't required to do anything with them. By the time I got to college, it was a different story. I remember receiving a login and password highly novel ideas to me. My first page-design class was a trip. The professor knew she was dealing with some people like myself who didn't have a lot of computer experience and went very slowly. It seems so odd to look back on that today. But what I remember most was fear: Fear of being the only person in the classroom who didn't get it. Thats why the visit to Rhodes State was so great. The classroom was filled with people paying attention to the instructor, helping their neighbors, and really just celebrating together that they were learning. Nowhere was there an attitude of intimidation or "I'm better at this than you are." Those people left that classroom that day with the tools they needed to catch up, so to speak, with so much of the world that is computer based now. One woman mentioned she wanted to buy an iPad. She was 83 years old. And you think you're too far behind to catch up?

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June 1 American Legion Fish Fry, 5 p.m., American Legion Post 96, 711 S. Shore Dr., Lima. $6. 2012 Relay For Life of Paulding County, 6 p.m., Paulding County Fairgrounds, Fairground Dr, Paulding. Fountain Park Summer Music Series, 7 p.m., Niswonger Performing Arts Center, 10700 State Hwy. 118, Van Wert. Peony/ ArtRageous Festival Concert with The Bronx Wanderers. Public Night Sky Viewing, 8:30 p.m., Schoonover Observatory, 670 N. Jefferson St., Lima. June 2 Ottawa Farmers Market, 8:30 a.m., Ottawa Area Farmers Market, Oak Pkwy, Ottawa. Putnam County Fly In/Drive In Pancake Breakfast, 9 a.m., Putnam County Airport, 10218 Township Road 5h, Ottawa. Rain date June 9. Equestrian Therapy Volunteer Orientation/ Training, 9 a.m., Equestrian Therapy Program, Bowsher Rd, Lima. . Ride for the Paws, 12 p.m., The Porter Pub, 318 N. Main St., Lima. $15 per bike/$5 per car passenger. Ride or drive to benefit the Allen County Humane Society. Sign-in at 9:45 a.m. Raffles, $7 dinners. Military dogs honored at 11:45 a.m. Lima Astronomical Society Meeting, 7 p.m., Schoonover Observatory, 670 N. Jefferson St., Lima. Free Comedy Night, 9 p.m., Louies Nite Club, 518 N. Main St., Lima. (419) 222-4971. With Stu McCallister and Joe Deez. Midnight Movie Series, 11:50 p.m., Neil Armstrong Air and Space Museum, 500 Apollo Dr., Wapakoneta. $1. Science fiction movies in the Astro Theater. Refreshments available. Doors at 11:30 p.m. June 3 St. Gerard Alumni and Friends Mass, 11 a.m., St. Gerard Catholic Church, 240 W. Robb Ave., Lima. Teen Nite @ The Mall, 7 p.m., Lima Mall, 2400 Elida Rd., Lima. (419) 331-6255. A drug/alcohol/bully-free event. Open to all Allen County incoming freshmen and sophomores. June 4 Community Health Professionals Golf Scramble, 12 p.m., Hickory Sticks Golf Course, 12083 US 127, Van Wert. $55 per player. (419) 238-0441. Town Square Prayer, 7 p.m., Limas Town Square, N Main St. and W Market St., Lima. June 5 Book Sale, 9 a.m., Ottawa Elementary School, 751 E. Fourth St., Ottawa. By Friends of the Putnam District Library. Also includes office furniture, bookshelves, attic treasures. Parents and Friends of Lesbians/Gays (PFLAG), 6 p.m., OSU Lima/Rhodes State, 4240 Campus Dr., Lima. In Public Service Building. Financial Literacy Workshop, 6 p.m., YMCA Annex, 136 S. West St., Lima. Lima Beane Chorus Rehearsals, 7 p.m., Marimor School, 2500 Ada Rd., Lima. . . Weekly rehearsals. June 6 Book Sale, 9 a.m., Ottawa Elementary School, 751 E. Fourth St., Ottawa. By Friends of the Putnam District Library. Also includes office furniture, bookshelves, attic treasures. Car Show, 12:30 p.m., Allen County Council on Aging, 215 N. Central Ave., Lima. June 7 Rummage Sale for Missions, 8:30 a.m., Pandora United Methodist Church, 108 W. Washington St., Pandora. Yesterdays Treasures Garage/Bake Sale, 10 a.m., Trinity United Methodist Church, 137 N. Pratt St., Ottawa. Book & A Movie Night @ Lima Public Library, 5 p.m., Lima Public Library, 650 W. Market St., Lima. (419) 228-5113. Watch The DaVinci Code and talk about it afterwards. Bluegrass Cafe, 7 p.m., Famous Old Time Music Company, 20322 State Route 33, Wapakoneta. $5. (419) 568-1220. June 8 Rummage Sale for Missions, 8:30 a.m., Pandora United Methodist Church, 108 W. Washington St., Pandora. Yesterdays Treasures Garage/Bake Sale, 9 a.m., Trinity United Methodist Church, 137 N. Pratt St., Ottawa. American Legion Fish Fry, 5 p.m., American Legion Post 96, 711 S. Shore Dr., Lima. $6. Public Night Sky Viewing, 8:30 p.m., Schoonover Observatory, 670 N. Jefferson St., Lima. June 9 Indian Lake Fireworks FUNd Ride, 8 a.m., Old Field Beach, State Highway 235, Lakeview. 15, 30, & 60 mile bike ride, begin and end at Old Field Beach. Ottawa Farmers Market, 8:30 a.m., Ottawa Area Farmers Market, Oak Pkwy, Ottawa. Allen County Rummage Sale, 9 a.m., American Legion Post 96, 711 S. Shore Dr., Lima. $1. Benefits Veterans Food Pantry. Laura Joy, 12 p.m., The Meeting Place on Market, 220 W. Market St., Lima. (419) 2220985. Grassp Suicide Support Group, 2 p.m., Partnership for Violence-Free Families, 658 W. Market St., Lima. Indoor Bluegrass Concert, 4 p.m., Famous Old Time Music Company, 20322 State Route 33, Wapakoneta. Allen County Libertarian Party, 6 p.m., Allen County Sanitary Engineers Office, 3230 N. Cole St., Lima. June 11 Look Good Feel Better, 4 p.m., Van Wert Manor Nursing Home, 160 Fox Road, Van Wert. Ottawa Country Music Jam, 6 p.m., Highwater Building, 210 S. Oak St., Ottawa. No electric instruments. Town Square Prayer, 7 p.m., Limas Town Square, N Main St. and W Market St., Lima. June 12 Westinghouse Sundstrand, 11:30 a.m., Western Sizzlin, 2721 Elida Rd., Lima. (419) 331-6644. Senior Social Luncheon Series, 11:30 a.m., Bradfield Community Center, 550 S. Collett St., Lima. Open to the first 50 seniors (60 years and older) who register at 419-2287766. Lima Garden Club, 1 p.m., Shawnee Community Methodist Church, 2600 Zurmehly Rd., Lima. Healing Memories Bereavement Support Group, 3:30 p.m., Grand Lake Health System Annex, 1122 E. Spring St., St Marys. Grassp Suicide Support Group, 7 p.m., Partnership for Violence-Free Families, 658 W. Market St., Lima.

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Lima Beane Chorus Rehearsals, 7 p.m., Marimor School, 2500 Ada Rd., Lima.

June 13 Lima Area Civil War Study Club, 7 p.m., New Creation Church, 2701 Allentown Rd., Lima. June 20 Trinity Chapter Order of The Eastern Star, Community Fellowship Meal, 5 p.m., St. 7:30 p.m., Lima Masonic Center, 2165 N. John United Methodist Church, 205 N. High Cole St., Lima. St., Columbus Grove. Korean War Veterans, 7 p.m., Memorial Hall, June 14 130 W. Elm St., Lima. Bluegrass Cafe, 7 p.m., Famous Old Time June 21 Music Company, 20322 State Route 33, Amputees in Motion, 6 p.m., Bethel Baptist Wapakoneta. Church, 630 Powers Ave., Lima. Support group June 15 for amputees and their families. American Legion Fish Fry, 5 p.m., American Healing Hearts, 6:30 p.m., Community Legion Post 96, 711 S. Shore Dr., Lima. $6. Health Professionals of Tri-County, 803 Designer Purse Bingo, 6 p.m., Van Wert Brewfield Dr., Wapakoneta. Bereavement County Council on Aging, 220 Fox Road, Van support group. Wert. $20. Bluegrass Cafe, 7 p.m., Famous Old Time Public Night Sky Viewing, 8:30 p.m., Music Company, 20322 State Route 33, Schoonover Observatory, 670 N. Jefferson St., Wapakoneta. Lima. June 22 June 16 American Legion Fish Fry, 5 p.m., American Ottawa Farmers Market, 8:30 a.m., Ottawa Legion Post 96, 711 S. Shore Dr., Lima. $6. Area Farmers Market, Oak Pkwy, Ottawa. 2012 Relay For Life of Hancock County, 6 All Church Garage Sale, 11 a.m., St. Paul p.m., Hancock County Fairgrounds, 1017 E. AME Church, 1103 W. Spring St., Lima. Sandusky St., Findlay. (419) 429-7344. Benefits renovation of historic St. Paul AME Public Night Sky Viewing, 8:30 p.m., Church. Schoonover Observatory, 670 N. Jefferson St., Lima. June 17 June 23 Fathers Day Train Special, 1 p.m., Ottawa Farmers Market, 8:30 a.m., Ottawa Northwest Ohio Railroad Preservation, Inc., Area Farmers Market, Oak Pkwy, Ottawa. 11600 Township Rd. 99, Findlay. Free for Gene Autry Days, 10 a.m., Hardin County fathers, $2 adults, $1 for 12 and younger. Fairgrounds, Fairground Road, Kenton. Quarter-scale steam train rides. Also, toy Trains Tour, 12 p.m., Northwest Ohio trains, model trains, and museum. Railroad Preservation, Inc., 11600 Township Bluegrass at Memorial Park, 7 p.m., Memorial Park, 100 S. Chestnut St., St Marys. Rd. 99, Findlay. $6 adults, $4 for 12 and younger. Quarter-scale steam train rides and With Vernon McIntyres Appalachian Grass. museum on site. Then follow map to private June 18 layouts of HO models, Lionel toy trains, Guys Movie Night @ Lima Public Library, 5 Garden Scales railway and others. p.m., Lima Public Library, 650 W. Market St., Chicken Dinner Benefit, 4 p.m., C of F Hall, Lima. (419) 228-5113. Independence Day. 14570 Landeck Rd, Delphos. $7. With band. National Alliance on Mental Illness, 6 p.m., Benefits school supplies. Challenged Higher Clubs Drop-In Center, 407 Appalachian Opry, 7 p.m., Famous Old Time N. Franklin St., Van Wert. Music Company, 20322 State Route 33, Town Square Prayer, 7 p.m., Limas Town Wapakoneta. Square, N Main St. and W Market St., Lima. June 24 June 19 Gene Autry Days, 10 a.m., Hardin County Lima UOAA Ostomy Support Group, 12 p.m., Fairgrounds, Fairground Road, Kenton. St. Ritas Medical Center, 730 W. Market St., 32nd Annual Prehistoric Artifacts Exhibit, Lima. 1 p.m., Mercer Historical Museum, 130 West Central Ohio Chapter of E. Market St., Celina. Protect our Native

Compassionate Friends, 7 p.m., Lima First Assembly of God, 1575 E. High St., Lima. Lima Beane Chorus Rehearsals, 7 p.m., Marimor School, 2500 Ada Rd., Lima.

American Heritage in Western Ohio, hosted by the Mercer County Indian Relic Collectors. Participants can bring artifacts. June 25 Ottawa Country Music Jam, 6 p.m., Highwater Building, 210 S. Oak St., Ottawa. No electric instruments. Town Square Prayer, 7 p.m., Limas Town Square, N Main St. and W Market St., Lima. June 26 Senior Social Luncheon Series, 11:30 a.m., Bradfield Community Center, 550 S. Collett St., Lima. .Open to first 50 seniors (60 years and older) who register at 419-228-7766. Grassp Suicide Support Group, 7 p.m., Partnership for Violence-Free Families, 658 W. Market St., Lima. Lima Beane Chorus Rehearsals, 7 p.m., Marimor School, 2500 Ada Rd., Lima. June 27 Trinity Chapter Order of The Eastern Star, 7:30 p.m., Lima Masonic Center, 2165 N. Cole St., Lima. June 28 Free Community Meal, 5 p.m., Elm Street Church of the Brethren, 619 E. Elm St., Lima. Also, free clothing and personal care items are available. Bluegrass Cafe, 7 p.m., Famous Old Time Music Company, 20322 State Route 33, Wapakoneta. June 29 American Legion Fish Fry, 5 p.m., American Legion Post 96, 711 S. Shore Dr., Lima. $6. Fourth of July Family Camp, 6 p.m., YMCA Camp Willson, 2732 County Rd. 11, Bellefontaine. Public Night Sky Viewing, 8:30 p.m., Schoonover Observatory, 670 N. Jefferson St., Lima. June 30 Ottawa Farmers Market, 8:30 a.m., Ottawa Area Farmers Market, Oak Pkwy, Ottawa. Lakeview Car & Craft Show, 10 a.m., Downtown Lakeview, State Highway 235, Lakeview. Gospel Singing in the Park, 12 p.m., Ada Park, 115 N. Park Dr., Ada. Also, $7 chicken barbecue dinners for sale. Bring lawn chair. Movie on the Beach, 9 p.m., Old Field Beach, State Highway 235, Lakeview. With big screen at beach, so come by car or boat. June 2012

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orn March 8, 1962, Bob Wardle was raised in Washington, Pa., 25 miles south of Pittsburgh. (He happens to be a Steelers fan). Washington is a town rich in history and is the county seat of Washington County the first county in the United States to be named in honor of President George Washington. I was raised in an all American home, says Bob. I had a great mother and father who taught me good principles and moral ethics. My dad was a union glass worker making such items as Ball/Mason canning jars, and my mother was a bank teller. As a child, Bob enjoyed playing baseball, football, cowboys and Indians, army men, and rode his bicycle around the neighborhood. In high school Bob was a letterman on the swim team and received scholarship offers for swimming. In his later teens and early twenties, Bob became entangled in a lifestyle of drugs and alcohol. The title of my testimony is God saved me from a life of drugs and alcohol, explains Bob who became a Christian in 1984; and affirms, God gave me instant deliverance. In the late 80s, Bob attended Bible College in Baton Rouge, La. In 1987 Pastor Bob Wardle began evangelizing while finishing his schooling through correspondence courses. By 1990 Bob became pastor at his first church in Binghamton, N.Y., the year the first of his two sons was born. Later he would preach at churches in Morgantown, W.Va., and Waynesboro, Va. all mountain churches. It was in Waynesboro, while serving at a church on the edge of the Blue Ridge Parkway near Skyline Drive, that Bob would go through a divorce as pastor of a church. This was devastating to my life and the ministry, said Bob who eventually ended up leaving the scenic area. When it comes to talking about ministers or anyone who suffers a divorce, Pastor Bob understands, one person under a marriage covenant cannot save a relationship. He says, Divorce is a devastating experience, but it never changes your calling. It never changes Gods plans for your life. God will stick with your life plan through thick

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and thin. As Christians we are more than conquerors according to Romans 8:28 And, we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. Later Bob would preach at a church in Cumberland, Md., for six months then resign his position and go into evangelism as a single man. In a response to sending out flyers, he would be asked to preach at Harrod Christian Church leading him to Lima in 2004. I decided to start a work in Lima from the ground up, so a few people got together to form New Life Assembly in 2007, said Bob. The church is planning to relocate and remodel a building on Calumet Street during the late spring and early summer this year. Determined he would probably remain single, a woman from church arranged a blind date at Olive Garden where Bob met his wife Donna a registered nurse. The couple married in 2007. It is funny how the church can look down on divorce, yet a church member set me up for a date, laughs Bob. When it comes to Christians and divorce, Pastor Wardle says, The statistics are just as high inside the church as outside, but it all comes down to how the Christian handles it. Divorce is not holy, so we end up being judged. Divorce can label us like a scarlet letter. We have to come to Christ, our only source, who helps us work through things. Pastor Wardle is reminded of the scripture in John 6:68 where Simon Peter asks Jesus, Lord to whom shall we go? You have the words to eternal life. The enemy and the world can challenge our destiny, but they cannot change it. New Life Assembly church began with 20 members and has grown to 50. Pastor Wardle looks forward to the church growing greater in numbers by motivating people and getting back to the core of the Bible. He wants to fulfill the great commission by providing a place where people can worship God, reaching the lost and developing disciples to build Gods kingdom. Pastor Bob Wardle wants every individual to realize their God given destiny because he knows everyone has one according to Psalm 139: O Lord, you have searched me and you know me. You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways.

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Bees fly around one of the racks at Slide Ridge Honey, in Mendon, Utah. Slide Ridge Honey products go beyond just the classic case of the sweet stuff their bees make honey to be used in lip balm, lotion, jams, jelly and vinaigrette. Associated Press J.M. Hirsch Associated Press
ts time to think beyond the bear bottle. Because honey comes in way more forms than just plastic squirt bottles. My favorite? Honey in the comb, pure and simple. And yes, the comb is totally safe to eat. People have been keeping bees and eating the honeycomb for several thousand years. But first, some honey 101. No, honey is not bee spit. But bee saliva does play a role. When bees gather nectar from flowers, it is stored in a honey sac inside their bodies. During storage, the bees saliva mixes with the nectar, which (shocker!) is made mostly from sugar. Enzymes in the salvia convert those sugars into honey. The honeycomb comes into play when the bee gets back to the hive. The comb itself a network of hexagonal cylinders is made from the waxy secretions of worker bees. As these cylinders are filled with honey, they are capped with yet another layer of wax. The bees do all this to create food for themselves. In fact, for every pound of honey gathered by people, the bees make and consume another eight. Honey processors typically gather these wax combs, crush them and run them through a centrifuge to extract the liquid honey. But increasingly, you can find tubs of unbroken honeycomb at grocers and farmers markets. Its golden and waxy and sticky and the easiest way to extract it from the tub usually is a fork or spoon.

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Honeycomb is totally worth seeking out. Kids love it. It looks cool. It tastes great. And you get to amaze the little ones with facts such as the distance a bee would fly to produce just one pound of honey (three times around the Earth). But after youre done dazzling your kids with honey trivia, why bother with honeycomb when you could just squirt the liquid stuff from a plastic bear? The answer is part textural, part versatility. Lets start with the latter. Honeycomb can go places honey cant. While drizzling honey over a salad seems odd, topping a salad with crumbled goat cheese and hunks of honeycomb is a simply heavenly way to eat more vegetables. Honeycomb also has a completely different texture than liquid honey. Its not like chewing on a candle. Rather, the wax gives the honey a pleasant body, transforming it from something merely absorbed by the other ingredients into something that stands on its own to contrast and enliven the rest of the dish. Like liquid honey, honeycomb can be stored at room temperature for long periods. If you have a choice at the market, opt for darker colored honeycomb (and liquid honeys), which tend to have deeper flavors. Ready to give it a try? For more ideas for using honeycomb, check out the Off the Beaten Aisle column over on Food Network: http://bit.ly/JPXhCW

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Honeycomb and Brie English Muffin Pizzas This recipe calls for just a touch of heat under the broiler. Its just enough to soften the brie and honeycomb, one of the most splendid food combinations. Start to finish: 15 minutes Servings: 4 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 medium red onion, thinly sliced 1 clove garlic, minced 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme Salt and ground black pepper 4 large whole-wheat English muffins 6 ounces brie, thinly sliced Honeycomb Heat the oven to broil. In a medium skillet over medium-high, heat the olive oil. Add the onion, garlic and thyme, then saute for 5 minutes, or until the onion starts to get tender. Season with salt and pepper, then set aside. Split each English muffin in half and arrange cut side up on a baking sheet. Set under the broiler just long enough to lightly Honeycomb and Brie English Muffin Pizzas toast, about 1 minute. Top each muffin half with a bit of brie, then spoon a bit of the Associated Press photo onion mixture over each. Place under the broiler for another minute. J.M. Hirsch is the national food editor for The Associated Press. He is author of the Transfer the halves to serving plates, then top each with a spoon- recent cookbook, High Flavor, Low Labor: Reinventing Weeknight Cooking. His Off the Beaten Aisle column also appears at FoodNetwork.com. Follow him on Twitter ful of honeycomb. Serve immediately.
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hen I left you last month, the record album of baseballs first 100 years that a co-worker asked me to tape had almost wrapped up the 1930s memorable moments and players. Narrator Jimmy Stewart had flipped the narration ball to legendary broadcaster Curt Gowdy to take the discussion home after the Roaring Twenties baseball moments were recalled. I was interested to hear some of the original sound clips from the very first induction ceremonies to Baseballs Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, in 1939. I couldnt help but think of some of the modern players whove cheated the game through their use of performanceBy John enhancing drugs as I listened to Grindrod the opening remarks of Major League Baseball commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis, May this museum forever stand as a symbol of clean play and good sportsmanship. There were other sound clips from the likes of Connie Mack, whose 53 years managing in the Majors, from 1894 through 1951, will certainly never be approached; from the greatest shortstop ever, Honus Wagner; and from Babe Ruth, a player so good, baseball experts agree, that he could have made the Hall of Fame as a pitcher had he not left the mound for the outfield once it became apparent he had prodigious power when it came to hitting homeruns. George H. Babe Ruth As a hurler, in consecutive seasons, Ruth won 23 and 24 games and compiled a career 94-46 won-loss record to go along with an ERA of 2.28. Several more sound clips were from play-by-play broadcasters of the 1940s and 50s. While I wish Gowdy, one of those play-by-play men himself for the Boston Red Sox, would have identified all of the broadcasters, I had no trouble identifying the unmistakable voices of Yankee mike man Mel Allen and Dodger broadcaster Red Barber. Gowdy then spoke Joe DiMaggios phenomenal streak of hitting in 56 straight games in 1941, the same year that Ted Williams became the last man to hit .400 over an entire season. Then it was on to the World War II era, a time when many of MLBs greatest stars answered the military call, men like Bob Feller and Ted Williams, both of whom would also interrupt their careers yet again in the early 1950s for the Korean War. Of course, Gowdy also covered the event that changed the face of baseball forever, when, in 1947, Jackie Robinson broke baseballs color line and became the second man of color to ever play professional baseball. Youll recall last month I told you of the first, Moses Fleetwood Walker, who caught for the Toledo entry in 1884 in the American Association.

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There were also sound bites from several World Series games, such as Enos Country Slaughters mad dash home all the way from first in Game 7 in the 43 Fall Classic as Red Sox shortstop Johnny Pesky held onto the relay a bit too long while all of New England wept.. I heard the famous sound bite of Babe Ruth, afflicted with throat cancer and dying as he addressed a Yankee Stadium crowd on a day thrown in his honor in 1947. At the age of 53, he would be dead the following year. Gowdy then spoke of the dominance of the great Casey Stengel-led Yankee teams of the late 40s and early 50s, a team so good it won five straight World Series from 1949 through 1953. It was in the 1950s that baseball and that new medium TV got together. Gowdy spoke of that as well as Willie Mays amazing catch in the 54 Series of a drive off the bat of the Cleveland Indians Vic Wertz. Amazingly, however, there was no mention of Don Larsons perfect game when the Yankee hurler allowed zero Dodgers to reach base in the 56 Series. There was a sound bite of a Henry Aaron homerun, one in which his clout clinched a Mil- Joseph Joe DiMaggio Roger E. Maris waukee Brave pennant in 57 and also one of the unmistakable voice of play-by-play legend Ernie Harwell, then a Baltimore Orioles announcer before his many years broadcasting for the Detroit Tigers. Gowdy began the final decade, the 1960s, of baseballs first 100 years with his own 1960 call of Ted Williams final at bat of a brilliant yet unfulfilling career (since he never played on a World Series winner), when, on a 1-1 pitch from Baltimores Jack Fisher, he Check out Sundays homered deep into the Boston bullpen in the eighth. Amazingly, since the Red Sox sell Lifestyle section out almost every game nowadays, there were less than 11,000 people at Fenway to see for your favorite the final at bat of Bostons greatest player. pet pictures The next sound bite was Phil Rizuttos Holy Cow call of one of my boyhood idols, Roger Maris 61st homerun off Bostons Tracy Stallard to break the single-season homerun record, a record in the minds of many that still stands since only players like Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa and Barry Bonds, all either admitted or strongly suspected steroid users, have hit more in a season. Another sound bite was Vince Scullys 1965 call of one of Sandy Koufaxs no-hitters, a perfect game. Amazingly, Scully WELCOME called Dodger games in 2011, nearly a half centuryplace to live, choose When you need a later. a place where you can really live. A TO THE FAMILY. Gowdy continued to set up sound bites of famous announcers, likeplace Scott, more friendship and Ray that cultivates widely recognized as the voice of WhenGreen Bay Packers choose the you need a place to live, in the inspires an adventurous spirit, where a Sixties but also a Minnesota Twins place where you can really live.called play-by-play man who A caring is what we do for each other. place that cultivates friendship and WELCOME the Twins pennant-winning moment in an adventurous spirit,Harwell, 1965, and Ernie where Thats a real community. Thats an inspires the Tiger announcer who called the Donwhat wehit for each other. the caring is Wert do that plated Elmcroft community. TO THE FAMILY. pennant-winning run in 1968. Thats a real community. Thats an When you need a place to live, choose a place where Ironically, there was no mentionElmcroft community. of Denny McLains 68 season, you can really live. A place that cultivates friendship and inspires an adventurous spirit, where caring is when he became baseballs last 30-game winner, perhaps ever. what we do for each | Memory Care Despite my wondering how certain iconic moments in baseball Assisted Livingother. Thats a real community. Thats an Elmcroft community. history were excluded, I thought the compilers ofMemory Care the record did Assisted Living | a commendable job. Certainly from the thousands and thousands Call to schedule your personal visit. of games played, how difficult it is toto schedule your personal visit. cover 100 years of baseballs Call 419.331.2442 Assisted Living | Memory Care greatest moments and players. 419.331.2442 Ill switch gears Next month, as the NFLs training camps open, Call to schedule your personal visit. 419.331.2442 and get you ready for football by profiling Chris Spielman, one of the Buckeye States hardest nuts to crack. 2075 N. Eastown Rd. | Lima, OH 45807 | elmcroft.com

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Ginny Rice works with Betty Fogt, on how to log-in on the computer at Rhodes State College. Betty is from Gomer. photos by Craig J. Orosz / The Lima News

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fix the problem instead of explaining. Its done for you, and I need to learn to do it myself, Fogt said. You need to use your mind. You either use it or you lose it. Marge Garin, of Lima, attended because she needed to catch up. I came because I started in a new business, and I need computer skills, said Garin, who is 76 years old. In order to make a living, Ive got to learn the computer. Donna Green, of Lima, also has a computer at home but admits she was frightened of viruses or doing something to really muck up the whole works. Sometimes I get stuck, Green said, who is 45 years old. (Rice) showed me what to do, and I got it. It was exciting.

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Travel

Part 1 of 7

New England and New Brunswick

Fall is a wonderful time to travel
By John Grindrod

s we head into the second half of our warmer months, so many of us forget the howling winds of winter and actually complain of being too hot. But, there is that small window of time coming up in a few short weeks when I simply dont hear anyone complain abut the weather. Fall not only seems to appeal to all, but I can personally attest its also a wonderful time to travel. Off Route 1, which runs from Maine to Key West, Fla., a classic lobsterSure, Ive always been a sucker for the brilliant hues of autumn that our deciduous trees exhibit, but clam shack. I think theres a deeper reason why I love traveling photos by John Grindrod at this time of year. You see, Im a former high school English teacher, and while I certainly found my 32 years in the prointo town. In the next several months, Ill tell you about Kenfession worthwhile, I also often yearned to travel in the fall for nebunkport, Portland and Bar Harbor, Maine, all places, I think, the simple reason that I couldnt take a week to wander away at youll want to see. the same time the school bells summoned me back. The former includes the residence of President George Walker So, periodically, I gazed out my classroom window as my stuBush and his first lady, Barbara. The middle is a vibrant city, once dents filed in and daydreamed for just a bit about traveling during home to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, one of the Fireside Poets, the first couple months of a new school year. about whom I once taught school lessons, a city which has one of Over the next several installments Ill give you my experiences the most interesting harbor districts Ive ever seen. And, the latter traveling the Northeast during the first week of October, a trip area includes the splendor of Acadia National Park. that would take me into five of the six New England states (only Then, well head across the border into New Brunswick to check Rhode Island I neglected) and also beyond our border into New out a couple of Canadian Saints, St. John and St. Andrews and the Brunswick, Canada. majestic Bay of Fundy. It was the classic road trip, 2,700 miles in all, when Jane, my To show you that wending your way home on a road trip special lady, navigator and travel partner, and I finally pulled back doesnt have to be full of depressing thoughts about the trips

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coming to an end, Ill give you a pretty good look at the rustic and exceedingly historical Massachusetts twin towns of Lexington and Concord, Jane and my extemporaneous side trip which was so worthwhile. This was the second time Jane and I decided to preload a Visa vacation card to pay our expenses along the way, and I must say that it worked out exceedingly well. Of course, before we decide on a new travel plan, like all of you, we make sure there is expendable income to sate our wanderlust. So, we thought, why not again seed a Visa travel card with our upfront money, this time, $2,000 dollars, and use it for gas, food and lodging? Except for tolls on the New York State Thruway and the Massachusetts Turnpike and a few incidentals, we used the card everywhere, and not once, with the universally recognized Visa symbol, was the card ever not accepted. Check with AAA for how to obtain such a card, and I dont think youll regret it. Its kind of like free money. When you pay as you go, instead of using a conventional credit card, there is no nagging thought every time you pull it out that, sometime, after you arrive home, there will come a day that a huge bill for your fun will arrive. Why the idea, I think, appealed to me the first time Foliage from Old North Bridge in Concord, Mass. I used this approach on a European vacation months earlier had its origin in a travel experience many years ago, when my kids were little, and we took a trip to Disney World, using a pre-paid plan to obtain a card that was swiped for all attractions and all meals in Orlando. I remember the relief whenever we pulled the card out that whatever we spent, it had already been paid for. By the time our travel was over, even with all the gas and eight days worth of lodging and food, there was still money left, almost four hundred dollars, which we left on, as a foundation for our next trip. Post-Surgical, Short-Term Rehab The money was safe, and there Independent Senior Living Living Independent was no second service charge for Clients 62 and Older HEARTLANDS OF LOGAN COUNTY for Clients 55 and Older when we added more money Heartland of Indian 137 Vance St. to the card before we packed 137 Vance St. Lake - Rehab Center Bluffton, OH 45817 our bags again for a later trip a Bluffton, OH 45817 14442 U.S. Highway 33 West few months later. I wholeheart419-358-7795 Lakeview, OH 43331 419-358-7795 edly recommend you try this TDD 1-800-750-0750 TDD 1-800-750-0750 937.843.4929 approach. Spacious Efficiencies & One So, folks, join Jane and me Bedroom Efficiences &Homes Spacious Apartment One Heartland of Bellefontaine next month when we hit the Bedroom Apartment Homes 24 Hr. Emergency Maintenance 221 North School Street roads for a weeks journey 24 Site Managers On Hr. Emergency Maintenance On Site Managers Bellefontaine, OH 43311 through New England and up On Site Laundry On Site Laundry On Site Elevator into New Brunswick, with bags 937.599.5123 Social Activities Hot Water & Trash Service Included packed and a cooler of good Hot Water & Located Near ConvenientlyTrash Service Included ies as well, the latter, of course, Downtown. HUD Sec. 8 Rental Conveniently Located within being a key component of a A P R O V E N LEADER walking distance of downtown. A PROVEN L E A D E R Assistance for persons 62 years & classic road trip. Our first stop HUD Sec. 8 Rental Assistance for older or mobility impaired persons 55 years & older or mobility is the charming Maine town of individuals requiring an accessible impaired. Kennebunkport, a must-see for a unit. New England fall foliage trip.

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Just for fun

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Scatter Gladiator setting Sewing notions (3 wds) Barbies beau Punished by a fine The L of XXL Barbras A Star Is Born co-star 8. Feminine side 9. Reduce in worth 10. Where Aida premiered 11. Lookout (2 wds) 12. Misfortunes 13. Pedal pushers 18. Bait 23. Affirm 25. Cleanse 26. Fraternity letter 28. Banded stone 30. Auspices 31. Makeup, e.g. 32. Apple variety 33. Big laugh

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Your Money

The evolving costs of aging

ew health and lifestyle challenges that come with a steep price tag attached are among the most frustrating aspects of growing old. Retirees deserve to relax and enjoy themselves, and aging seniors deserve to get the care they need, without undue financial stress and strain. It behooves seniors, retirees and pre-retirees and their families to get a head start on planning that will help them overcome the complex financial challenges that will arise as they age, particularly with regard to health care costs. Chart your course More than seven out of ten people will need long-term care at some point during their retirement. For Ohio seniors, sound wealth management and financial planning are based on understanding the way monetary needs can and do change over time. Healthy, active seniors and new retirees often focus primarily on tax, estate and retirement planning, not spending time to prepare for the possibility of significant health care costs that will occur as they get older. Seniors of all ages need to be proactive about reviewing issues and finding solutions such as estate administration and long-term care insurance. Seniors must plan strategically if they are to protect their assets for themselves and their families. Choose wisely For Ohio seniors and their families, choosing the right type of care for your spouse, parent or loved one is often one of the most difficult decisions you will face. How do you know if in-home help for a few hours a day is enough, and how do you know when it is time to move your family member to an assisted living facility or to receive more invasive care? Where do you draw the line with health and safety issues, and how big of a role should affordability play in your decision-making process? These are difficult questions, often with no easy or simple answers. The following organizations provide an overview of types of care that is available, the government agencies and the programs that may help pay for care, and an explanation of the different types of residential settings for seniors: www.homecareohio.org; www.ohioaging.org; http://aging.ohio.gov/ services/ombudsman/regional.aspx; www.proseniors.org/ While these organizations are a great place to start, it is always important to consult an elder law attorney before making decisions that could have lasting financial impact. For example, while a primary residence does not count against the $1,500 asset test to qualify for Medicaid in Ohio, there are estate recovery provisions that allow the state in some circumstances to recover some health care costs by placing a lien on the home. Work with an experienced elder law attorney to make sure your family can keep your home without exposing it to potential recovery by the state. Be creative The expansion of Ohios popular Passport program, which provides seniors with Medicaid-funded home-based care has helped to more than quadruple the number of seniors receiving care at their homes since 1993. Securing funding for home care as an alternative to assisted living facilities or nursing homes is one way to ease the personal and financial burden on aging seniors and their families.

Be ready for anything Finally, and perhaps most importantly, seniors need to understand that there are no guarantees, and that programs and legislation are always changing. One dramatic example is the Medicaid Standard Utility Decrease, which went into effect on April 1, 2012. The change reduces the Ohio standard utility allowance applied to determine benefits for Medicaid and Food Assistance from $599 to $533 per month. While this reduction will ultimately have some effect on eligibility for various programs, including nursing home and waiver cases, the immediate impact of this change is an increase in the monthly patient liability owed by an institutionalized spouse. This more than offsets the recent (and long-awaited) Social Security cost of living increase of 3.6%. The bottom line is that programs, legislation and financial circumstances are always changing. Not only do seniors need to plan for the future, but also they must do so in a way that allows them maximum financial flexibility. And, when it comes to long-term care and health care planning for yourself or your loved ones, you dont want to leave anything to chance.
Mitch Adel is senior partner at Cooper, Adel and Associates. For more information, visit www.CooperAndAdel.com.

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Time Capsule

Down on the corner

The Metropolitan Block in Lima
he corner across Main Street from the Allen County Courthouse was once a quiet block, but Limas growth changed that forever. Its story begins with Dr. William McHenry, who was born May 31, 1812, in Pennsylvania. He grew up the son of poor Irish immigrants but decided to study and work hard to become a doctor. As a young man, he heard the new Lima was selling lots for houses on a relatively cheap basis a real estate market was really just beginAdrienne ning, as the town McGee was just beginning so he set off by Lifestyle/Special horseback from the Sections Editor Xenia area for Lima. According to Behind the Gauze Curtain, a medical history book by Dr. Donald W. English, McHenry came to Lima in May 1834 and at his arrival was Limas second physician. He stopped at Daniel Tompkins store downtown to inquire about lodging, and Tompkins invited him to dinner, according to a 1944 edition of a historical newsletter published by the Allen County Historical The Metropolitan Block, Main and North streets. Society. At this dinner, he met Tompkins sister Malvina, and they were married Dec. 17, 1835. Englishs book reports McHenry con photos courtesy of the Allen County Historical Society tinued his medical education by attending lectures in the tri-state the Metropolitan Block there, a large brick structure that would area. He was the first doctor with an industrial contract in the hold both offices and apartments. The McHenry house was in the county. He was hired to attend to the men digging the Miami & Erie Canal in Delphos at a fee of $20 a trip, and he visited twice a way, so Ohler decided to move it just east a bit and turn it to face week. McHenry bought acreage north and east of Main and North North Street. The old McHenry residence yesterday started on its journey streets (later McHenrys Addition) and built a house at the corner to its new foundation on East North Street. The old brick moves of those streets, facing Main street. It was a large home, well-built slowly but surely and safely and went about 15 feet yesterday. It of brick and stately as it rose on a high lot. The four-bedroom house was heated with fireplaces and woodstoves. There were the will take three or four days to get it to its new location, a newspaper story from March 29, 1889, reported. remains of an orchard there, said to be planted by Johnny AppleIt was considered a great engineering feat when it was moved seed. back to the present site, in order to make room for the construcBut later, he sold his home to James O. Ohler and bought tion of the new block on the corner, a 1915 story reminisced. another east of there also on North Street. The Metropolitan Block would take up the corner, and the Ohler had plans for that corner. In 1889, Ohler started building

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McHenry house would be tucked right in beside it and would have a new front added to make it appear more businesslike. As soon as the weather settles in the spring, Mr. Ohler will begin the erection of a handsome pressed brick stone trimmed block, eight stories high, which will have all the latest imporvements and conveniences. It will be one of the handsomest blocks in the city and add much to the appearance of North Main Street, a Jan. 11, 1889, reported. The Metropolitan Block didnt quite make it to eight stories, but it did have five and an elevator, which was such a newfangled device that some scoffed Ohler would never be able to rent the top floors because people wouldnt want to ride in the contraption. The McHenry house was named Hotel Ohler. It later became known as the Paine Block, which was Ohlers wifes maiden name. The hotel opened in 1889, and an advertisement published in 1892 reports a ticket for 21 meals went for $3.50. By 1894, Ohler was remodeling. It doesnt appear, according to news reports, to have been a terribly popular or grand place. In 1915, the hotel was sold. The Paine building is thus, in part at least, one of the William and Malvina McHenry oldest structures in the city. TOP: McHenry house, which was moved, rotated and given For years after it was built it was called by the wags a facelift as shown in the photo below. It has been razed. of the city Hotel de Ohler. It was in the old McHenry house that the directors of the Pennsylvania railroad held their meetings when they visited Lima in the early 50s as the now famous railroad was being constructed through Lima, the first to open this city to the outside world, a newspaper story reported Feb. 2, 1915. Ohler moved to California in 1918 to pursue a better climate for an ill child and was hailed as a Lima real estate marvel at his death James Ohler in Los Angeles in 1930. The Metropolitan Block had been home to many businesses over the years like Stippich Hardware and has generally been successful attracting renovation help in the 1990s from American House and recent talk of redevelopment but the Paine Block fell more and more into disrepair. In 1962, a bar at that location was cited for delinquent sales tax, and the building was razed in 1967 to make room for a parking lot. Our Generations Magazine June 2012

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Inspired

A journey of helping seniors for 35 years

hen Judy Jacomet was young, she went to college to pursue her dream of becoming an elementary teacher. But through a serendipitous event, she has spent the past 35 years advocating for seniors by working at the Allen County Council on Aging. Her story begins in Detroit, where she was born 65 years ago. After graduating from high school, she obtained a bachelors degree from the University of Detroit. Judy taught in the Catholic school for awhile, but I couldnt control the children well enough, she said honestly. This prompted her to get a degree in guidance counseling by attending graduate school. After I hadnt taken many classes, I got hired by the state of Michigan as an employment counselor helping people that were looking for work, she said. She finished her masters at Detroits Wayne State University, while continuing in her position as an employment counselor. The woman moved to Lima in 1976 when she married her first husband, who was transferred here for work. I left my job then. It wasnt very long ... after we were married my [former] husband told me that he didnt want to be married or have children, she said. Despite the heartbreak of divorce, Judy Jacomet liked Lima so much, I stayed

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here, she said. She worked at Lazarus and procured an apartment. In the fall of 1976, Judy attended a tea for new members for the League of Women Voters, which would change her path forever. There she met the first director of the Allen County Council on Aging who asked her if she would consider volunteering for the newly formed organization. The energetic senior believes this was a divine appointment. God wanted me to be in this kind of job, she said. Not long after becoming a volunteer, the director moved away, and a then 29-year-old Jacomet applied for the position. For about a dozen years, she served as the director, while the non-profit grew tremendously. Then over two decades ago, Judy became the information and referral specialist there, a position which allows her to assist seniors personally. I prefer working directly with the people than in administration, she said. In the beginning, Judys staff consisted solely of a volunteer secretary, an outreach worker, and volunteers. Today the agency employs 26. I get to meet new clients, and help people learn about other services in the community like housing, meal programs, and financial assistance, said the senior advocate. She also is involved with special events, gives talks, and other outreach work. The silver-haired Jacomet admits she had hoped to have children, but didnt. However, she did get a second chance at love with second husband, Steve Jacomet. The two met when he was the volunteer coordinator at the Council on Aging. They became friends, and then after he left the agency they started dating. The couple married in 1983. I knew I could trust Steve Jacomet, she said smiling. During their 18 years of marriage, her spouse struggled with severe diabetes. Then tragically in 2002, he had a series of strokes and died when he was only 53. We got along well. We helped our parents [by becoming] caregivers as they got older. We had foster children, said Judy. She was only in her mid-50s when she was widowed. A true survivor, she made it through. I had work. My dad was still living. I had friends. I volunteer for different things, so I had a lot of social connection, she said. Her cats kept her company, too. Judy Jacomet seems to possess an incredibly cheerful disposition, despite some rather negative past circumstances. I feel so young, and my health is good, she said. But during difficult days, the Lima lady clings to the promise in the 23rd Psalm, The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want. She does her best to assist her clients, but she trusts that someone greater is in control. My faith has grown over the years, and I trust God more to take care of myself and other people, too, she said. Last December, she cut back to a four-day work week to have additional time for the activities she enjoys including: walking, reading, playing the piano and volunteering. She also teaches Sunday school at Limas St. Rose Catholic Church and volunteers in the spiritual care department at St. Ritas Medical Center. As for eventually retiring, shes not making any plans yet, but God will tell me when its time, she said.
Christina Ryan Claypool is the author of the book, Seeds of Hope for Survivors. Contact her through her website at www.christinaryanclaypool.com.

Judy Jacomet has worked at the Allen County Council on Aging for 35 years. The most rewarding part of her work is listening to the unique stories of seniors. They have gone through so much and made it through, she said. photo by Christina Ryan Claypool

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At Our Age

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: Besides being required by law, you are securing your own financial future through the payment of Social Security and Medicare taxes. The taxes you pay now translate to a lifetime of protection, whether you retire or become disabled. And when you die, your family (or future family) may be able to receive survivors benefits based on your work as well. Aside from all the benefits in your own future, your Social Security and Medicare payments also help todays retirees. To learn more, visit our website at www.socialsecurity.gov. : My father receives Social Security retirement benefits, and I will be in charge of his estate when he dies. Should that occur, do I need to report his death to Social Security or will benefits automatically stop? : When your father dies, please notify Social Security as soon as possible by calling us at 1-800-772-1213 (TTY 1-800-325-0778). Another person, such as a spouse, may be eligible for survivors benefits based on his record. Also, we might be able to pay a one-time payment of $255 to help with funeral expenses. We suggest reading a copy of our online publication, How Social Security Can Help You When A Family Member Dies, at www.socialsecurity.gov/pubs/10008.html.

: We encourage you to keep your Social Security card at home in a safe place. Do not carry it with you unless you are taking it to a job interview or to someone who requires it. Identity theft is one of the fastest growing crimes in America, and the best way to avoid becoming a victim is to safeguard your card and number. To learn more, visit our Social Security number and card page at http://www.socialsecurity.gov/ ssnumber.

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: When you reach full retirement age we will switch you from disability to retirement benefits. But you wont even notice the change because your benefit amount will stay the same. Its just that when you reach retirement age, we consider you to be a retiree and not a disability beneficiary. To learn more, visit our website at www.socialsecurity.gov.

: My 15-year-old sister has been blind since birth. I think she should apply for Supplemental Security Income (SSI), but my parents think because shes a minor, theyre responsible for her and she wont qualify. Who is right?

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: To qualify for SSI, an individual must meet certain income and resource limits. Since your sister is a minor, some of your parents income and resources will determine whether your sister is eligible for SSI. Once your sister turns 18, their income and resources wont be considered when deciding her eligibility and payment amount. Tell your parents they can check at any Social Security office to see if your sister qualifies. To learn more, visit our website at www.socialsecurity.gov or call us at 1-800-772-1213 (TTY 1-800-325-0778). : Im on Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and live with my two brothers in an apartment. My SSI payment is cut by one-third because the Social Security office says I dont pay enough of the household expenses. How much of the expenses must I pay in order to get the full SSI rate? : Under the rules of the program, you must be paying an equal share of the expenses. Because there are three of you in the household, you must pay one-third of the expenses. If you are not paying an equal share of the rent, utilities, groceries, and other household expenses, your SSI payment must be reduced. To learn more, visit our website at www.social security.gov.

: You can get your Medicare card replaced without leaving your home. Just go online to http://www.socialsecurity. gov/medicarecard/ and get your new Medicare card sent to your home. Simply fill out the requested information and youll get your new Medicare card within 30 days; it will be mailed to your address on record. If you need temporary proof of Medicare coverage, call our toll-free number at 1-800-772-1213 to request a letter and you will receive it in the mail within 7 to 10 days. If you need immediate proof of your Medicare coverage, please visit your local Social Security office.

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