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AUBURN — Even President BarackObama pushes for small businesses. Fromthe White House Twitter account, Obamasigned this message, “My family & Istarted our holiday shopping at a localbookstore on #SmallBizSat. I hope you’lljoin & shop small this holiday season.”

With the tweet came a picture of Obamasitting at a round table with small b usinessowners, as the words above said, “Today isSmall Business Saturday. Support yourlocal business.”

The photo was retweeted 1,762 times. Ifanything, shopping local is more than justabout being a trend, or helping localbusinesses from going under — it is amovement of people investing in theircommunity.

Shopping small is equated withshopping local, at the independent stores

that make up a community.Mike Littlejohn, the owner of Carbaugh

Jewelers in Auburn and the president of theDowntown Auburn Business Assocation,dislikes the guilt-based marketing idea of“shop local so your neighbor won’t go outof business model.”

Littlejohn said building a business onthat model is a bad idea, and does not lastlong-term. Yet, he said, the value of localbusinesses, and the independent stores, isthat they support the community.

“They are the businesses supporting thelittle leagues, the schools and other organi-zations,” he said.

Local businesses will sustain acommunity; these are our friends andneighbors, Littlejohn said.

While big box stores can focus onselling at the lowest price, local businessesmust provide an alternative for customers

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Money spent at local businessescirculates three times as much asmoney spent at big-box store.

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Littlejohn wants to create anatmosphere that big box stores can’t create.His store still has the original light f ixturesfrom 1901, and the original storefront,something his customers enjoy.

“It’s all out about experience. You won’tfind this in a strip mall,” he said. He alsoalso does his own ring work, repairingjewelry.

Local businesses who thrive createexperiences for their customers, Littlejohnsaid. For instance, DABA works to createexperiences people in DeKalb County canenjoy. The group has 77 members in thedowntown area.

The group’s mission is to create andfoster community pride and philanthropy.

“This is our downtown,” Littlejohn said.Activities are based on communityinvolvement. The group sponsors anannual Halloween trick-or-treat night, aChristmas parade, and a summer artdisplay.

Other organizations working to bring

community to their cities downtown area,include The GO Angola Downtownalliance, bringing “work, shopping, andplay together.” Many of the businesseswant to create a community atmosphere.

Mike Walton, the director of theKendallville Chamber of Commerce, saidthe economic impact of a single dollar isthe importance of shopping local.

“Every dollar that is spent within thecommunity is circulated three more times,”Walton said. “Those are the same peoplewho are sponsoring local Little Leagueteams, churches, and the community.”

Walton said many small businessowners have the tendency to serve as onthe board of nonprofits, such as the library,YMCA, United Way, and Noble CountyTransit.

All of the nonprofits do much betterwhen the money stays local, Walton said.He also said that retailers work to providesomething that is unique, and personal totheir customers.

According to the Andersonville Studyof Retail Economics, for every $100 spentat a local business, $68 stays in thecommunity, in comparison to $43 whenbuying from a chain store.

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As the holiday season gets into fullswing many of us need to make an extraeffort to take things as “lightly” aspossible. That meansbeing on the look outfor humor. Smileshelp reduce the stressthat too oftenaccompanies ourefforts to celebrate tothe utmost.

I hope this humorhelps! These are afew selections frommy columns a year ortwo ago.

Ella, 3, wassupposed to have an ice cream party atpreschool but school was canceledbecause of heavy snow. Erin told her togo tell her daddy about the closing andshe said, “Daddy, the ice cream party isclosed today!” — Erin Doucette ofHuntertown

Dana is a nanny for Dr. Lilly and

Jeremy Bontrager. Dana was talking onher cellphone one day and their 2-year -old daughter picked up the house phoneand was pretending to talk to someone.Dana hung up the cellphone and asked,“Rhoda, who were you talking to?” Shesmiled and said, “Jesus!” — DanaSujkowski of Indiana

Sandi took Max, 7, to visit SantaClaus at a shopping mall. He is wellaware of “stranger danger” andremembers not to talk to people he doesnot know unless an adult relative orfriend is nearby. They waited in line afew minutes, and when it was Max’s turnto sit on Santa’s lap, he stared at thebearded guy a moment, and said, “Youdon’t look the same as you did last year .I’m not supposed to talk to strangepeople I don’t know, so let me get myNana over here to sit on your other kneewhile we chat.” Sandi doesn’t know whochuckled louder … Santa or his “elf”helper nearby! — Sandi Pound of Florida

Linda shared this story about her

friend Betty who was trying to teach herson Mark, nearly 3, the song “JesusLoves Me.” Mark stopped singing andasked, “Why can’t we ever sing ‘Standingon the Corner Watching all the Girls goBy?’” — Linda Segedy of Michigan

Here is another story from Linda abouther granddaughter. Linda told Kaylie, 3,that what she said to Grandma wasn’tvery nice and that it made Grandma v erysad. In her sweetest most tender voiceKaylie responded, “It’s OK, Grandma,God is with you!”

When Margo and Dan purchased theirnew front loading washer her grandchil-dren were impressed with all the “bellsand whistles.” One evening they hadtaken their little chairs into the laundryroom and were watching the clothes inthe washer and dryer. When asked whatthey were doing they said, “We’rewatching the laundry channel.” —Grammy and Pawpaw (Margo and DanPhillips) of Big Long Lake, Wolcottville

You never know what sounds children

hear on Christmas Eve. A friend ofMelva’s had her grandchildren (ages 8, 6and 2) spend Christmas Eve at her house.On Christmas morning the boys weretalking about Santa Claus and the 8-year -old said he heard the reindeer on the roof.The 6-year-old said, “I even heard Santasay, “Ho, Ho, Ho!’” The 2-year-old said,“I heard Santa flush the toilet!” — Melv aBrown of Ohio

Bob and Elaine had a visit from theirgranddaughter, Jennifer Hurst of Ohio,and her daughter, Kennedy, 2. Jennifertold the Hartmans that during theholidays she made a batch of “PuppyChow” (a mixture of dry cereal, cocoa,powdered sugar, peanut butter andsometimes candy and nuts). She saidKennedy really enjoyed the treat. Afterfinishing her serving, Kennedy told hermom that she wanted another “dogbiscuit!” — Bob and Elaine Hartman ofHamilton

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Being a generous gift-giver thisholiday season may put a warm feelingin a person’s belly, but it could also drawunwanted attention from thieves.

That’s one reason police say shoppersshould do what they can to make ittough on criminals.

One way to do that, according toKendallville Police Chief Rob Wiley, isto make your goodies less visible.

“Don’t leave gifts and valuableswhere they can be seen,” Wiley says.“Most thieves are pretty lazy.”

If you have a bag from an electronicsstore right by a window, that could be anenticement to a thief. And if you leaveyour shopping bag open on thepassenger seat of your car while you runinto your next stop, you’re just askingfor trouble.

Wiley suggests that gifts in the homebe kept from windows, and thatpackages purchased while out shoppingbe stowed in a person’s trunk.

A quick smash and grab for a laptopmight be a risk a criminal is willing totake, but taking the time to try and popopen a trunk — particularly when it maybe empty — is usually more trouble fora thief than it’s worth, Wiley said.

Along the same lines of making itharder for thieves, DeKalb CountySheriff’s Department Detective AdamFriedel says he encouraged women towear their pursues with the strap acrosstheir body. Taking a purse from a womanin such a manner is more dif ficult thanone that is simply hanging on a shoulder .

Friedel and Wiley both encouragedcaution when shopping online.

“Make sure you go through areputable pay site,” Friedel says.

“Just becuase a company has awebsite online doesn’t make itreputable,” Wiley points out. “Anybodycan have a site online.”

Most thieves are looking for thequick, easy grab, Wiley says, and bymaking it tough on them, you may mak eit easier on yourself.

LaGrange County Sheriff Terry Martin saidDeKalb County Sheriff Don Lauer encouragepeople to consider the following safety tipsoffered by the Indiana Sheriff’s Association:

• Stay alert and be aware of what’s going onaround you.

• Deter pickpockets. Put your wallet in aninside coat or front pants pocket.

• Never leave your purse unattended in ashopping cart.

• Never carry large amounts of cash.Whenever possible use credit cards, debitcards or checks.

• Park in a well-lighted space, and be sure tolock the car.

• When returning to your car or home alwayshave your keys in hand, ready to open thedoor.

• Before entering your vehicle carefully checkthe front and rear seats and floors for anyonethat may be hiding there.

• Shop with friends or relatives. There is safetyin numbers.

• Teach your children to go to a store clerk or

security guard if you get separated.

To prevent home burglaries while youare away, the ISTA recommends:• Remember to lock all doors and windows —even the doors that open into your garage.Those garage doors are easier to open thanyou think.

• Make sure your locks are sturdy — all entrydoors should have deadbolts. If your entrydoors have windows in them make sure yourdeadbolt is keyed on both sides and D ON’Tleave the key in the inside lock.

• Make sure you put your newspaper and maildelivery on hold before you leave. Burglarsreally do look for piled up newspapers andmail as a sign your home is empty. Leavingmail unattended for days also opens you up topotential identity theft.

• Make arrangements for a neighbor to createcar and foot tracks to your house if it snowswhile you’re gone. You should arrange forsomeone to shovel your sidewalks anddriveway while you’re away, too.

• A loud TV or radio can be a better deterrentthan the best alarm system.

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Editor’s note: Excerpts from Lovina Eicher’sAmish Cook columns written during theChristmas seasons share insights about a simplerway of enjoying the holidays. Here is a short tripdown the Amish Cookmemory lane.

Christmas 2011Yesterday after church

services we had our annualChristmas potluck dinner. Asalways there was way toomuch food: casseroles, hamand cheese sandwiches,salads, vegetables, dip,puddings, cakes, pies and soforth. I took a big bowl ofhomemade potato salad.

Our church district has alot of little children, so thereare plenty of people to feed ona day like that. There are over100 children under the age of16 in our church. The potluckwas held in the basement of the home where theservices were held. We set the meal up buffet-style so the men and boys file through on one

end, the girls and women on the other so thereare two serving lines to help things move faster.

Jacob, Emma and family came to our houseafter the potluck and we played games. The girlspopped popcorn and we had peanuts in shells toenjoy. It’s a family tradition for us to have thepeanuts in shells around Christmas time. Mygrandparents always had peanuts in shells andan orange in our bag of candy each Christmas.

We would always celebrate Christmas atGrandpa Graber’s on New Year’s Day. Theylived down the road from us so my aunts, unclesand cousins would gather at our house early inthe morning. We would then all go over toGrandpa’s together. It would still be dark whenwe got there early in the morning. Everyonegathered around their door and we would singthe traditional New Year’s song. Grandpa andGrandma would come to the door and whileeveryone kept singing we would all gather intotheir house…

Grandpa and Grandma would sit on theirrockers while all of us grandchildren lined up totake our turns to wish them a happy New Year.

Christmas 2010Yesterday was our annual Christmas potluck

after church services. Church was held in ahome about four miles from here. The roadswere still snow-covered and icy so it makes it anextra effort for the horses to pull the buggiesthrough the snow. We took our “old faithful,”our slow but sure horse named Diamond. He is16 and a half years old but he is a good, safefamily horse …

My sister Emma, husband Jacob, and familyspent the afternoon here. We played the boardgame Aggravation while the children bundled upand went sledding. We popped popcorn for asnack before Jacob’s family left for home.

The children’s Christmas program was heldon Thursday evening at the school. The childrendid a wonderful job. Five-year-old Kevin stoodup there and watched the audience and forgot allabout helping to sing. I think his day had beentoo long and he was too tired to sing.

Christmas 2009A friend gave us a 500-piece puzzle that we

would like to start over the next two weeks. Ithas horses, dogs, cats and different animals on itso it should help to keep the children interested.

We still have not had too much snow so far.

The boys tried using their sled on the thin layerwe did get last week. I am hoping we will getenough so they can use their sleds and makesome snowmen. It would give them someoutdoor activity over the next two weeks andgive me a little peace and quiet. I am sure thesetwo weeks will go way too fast.

Christmas 2008The busy Christmas season is upon us. May

everyone enjoy the Christmas season but alsoremember God’s amazing love showing throughhis son, Jesus.

Christmas week has brought us frigidtemperatures, with the mercury staying right onthe zero mark most of the day. We’ve also hadsome cold strong winds, which has caused thesnow to drift. It makes the house seem cozy withthe warm coal stove going.

This has been a busy week of Christmasactivities and dodging snowstorms.

The children’s Christmas program was heldat their school on Tuesday evening. The snowyconditions gave the event an added Christmasatmosphere. The children acted out the 12 daysof Christmas in a different version. It was verycute and they sang really nice songs.

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Serves 6 -8- Recipe submitted by Aaron Organ

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INSTRUCTIONS:In a large bowl, stir together potatoes,

sour cream, onion, cheese, celery soup and1/4 cup butter. Pour into a 13 x 9 inchbaking pan. Bake covered at 350 degreesfor 1 hour. If desired sprinkle morecheddar cheese on top and bake uncoveredan additional 30 minutes.

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mixer bowl and beat on medium-high untilcompletely incorporated. Cover and refrig-erate the peanut butter mixture untilfirmed a little (about 30 minutes).

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• Stick a toothpick into a peanut b utterball and dip in the chocolate, leaving thetop quarter undipped. Transfer to secondprepared baking sheet. Remove toothpick,and cover hole left behind with a fewgrains of coarse sea salt. Repeat withremaining buckeyes.

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2 tablespoons ranch dressing1/4 cup cooked real bacon pieces or 4

slices bacon, crisply cooked, crumbled1/2 cup finely shredded cheddar cheese

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• Spread dressing over each rectangleto edges. Sprinkle each with bacon,cheddar cheese and onions. Starting withone short side, roll up each rectangle;press edge to seal. With a serrated knife,

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INGREDIENTS:For the dough1/2 cup whole milk1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, cut

into small pieces2 tablespoons granulated sugar1/2 teaspoon salt1 cup all-purpose flour, sifted5 large eggs, at room temperature1/2 teaspoon vanilla extractFor Decorating1 large egg1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extractPinch saltSwedish pearl sugar, to taste

INSTRUCTIONS:• Position racks in the upper and lo wer

thirds of the oven and preheat oven to 375degrees F. Line two baking sheets withparchment paper.

• In a heavy-bottomed 2-quartsaucepan, combine milk, 1/2 cup water,vanilla bean, butter, sugar and salt. Bringto a simmer over medium heat, stirringoccasionally. Carefully remove vanilla

bean and scrape remaining seeds intoliquid. Bring to a boil. Add flour, lowerheat to medium and begin stirringvigorously with a wooden spoon until thedough starts to come away from the sidesof the pan and form a loose ball. K eepstirring for about two minutes to dry thedough.

• Transfer dough to the bowl of a standmixer fitted with the paddle attachment.Beat in eggs, one at a time on mediumspeed. Beat in vanilla extract. Drop doughby the tablespoonful onto prepared bakingsheets, leaving about two inches of spacebetween dollops.

• In a small bowl, beat together egg,vanilla extract, salt and 1 teaspoon wateruntil well blended. Brush each puff withthis egg wash and sprinkle generouslywith pearl sugar.

• Bake for 15 minutes, then rotatesheets from top to bottom and front tobake. Continue baking until deeply goldenand sound hollow when their crispexteriors are tapped, another 15 to 20minutes. Transfer puffs to a wire rack tocool before serving.

- Recipe adapted fromwww.QuirkBooks.com by StatePointMedia

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