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A Bear to Remember

When my children were young, among the books on their bookshelf were stories of a philosophical little bear and his friends, who lived in the Hundred Acre Wood. I have found, as with most enduring things, there is usually a spark of reality that springs to life with a message of hope and re-silience for all time. Such is the tale of “A Bear to Remember.”

It was a totally unexpected, but intriguing, sight that captured the attention of Lieutenant Harry Cole-bourn, as he stepped from a railcar at

the station in White River, Ontario, in August 1914. There, at the end of a leash, was a black bear cub. The cub was for sale, so Harry, a veterinary officer with the Fort Garry Horse cavalry, bought her for twenty dol-lars, boarded the train, and took her with him to the training camp at Val-cartier, Quebec.

As Harry trained with other mem-bers of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, Winnipeg (named for Harry’s hometown), “Winnie” became a be-loved companion—and eventually the regiment’s mascot, even sailing to England with them as their train-ing continued. Then, in December, Harry was transferred to the Western

Front. Acknowledging that trench warfare was no place for a bear cub, he took her to the newly established bear habitat at the London Zoo.

He intended that to be Winnie’s temporary home, during a conflict everyone hoped would be short; Harry promised to take Winnie back to Canada when the war ended. Un-fortunately, World War 1 did not end quickly, and Harry, along with others serving in the Army Veteri-nary Corps, continued caring for the horses needed to transport troops and supplies for many more months.

Harry would visit Winnie when-ever he went on leave. After the war finally ended in November 1918, he realized Winnie was so loved by the people of London, she should remain at the zoo. Winnie, a very gentle bear even as she grew older, became the

T here are three kinds of cicadas in our part of the upper Midwest: the annual cicada and two kinds of periodical cica-das, often called the 13-year locust (in

the southern part of Illinois and Indiana), and the 17-year locust (in the northern part of both states). These represent at least two separate species, de-pending on which scientist you talk to. The annual

cicada emerges each year from July to September. These are at least twice the size of the much small-er periodical cicadas.

The northern Illinois brood of periodical cica-das, due to emerge again in late May of 2024, is the largest cicada emergence in the world. In 1990, some Chicagoans had to clear away their rotting bodies with snow shovels.

We are blessed(?) here in central Illinois and In-diana with both 17-year and 13-year periodical lo-custs, as well as the much larger annual ones. This year (2020), four years ahead of schedule, two large groups of periodical cicadas are emerging through-out Illinois and Indiana.

According to both University of Illinois and Purdue University extension services, periodical cicadas began to emerge throughout Illinois in late May and continued to emerge into July this year.

In the mid-1980s, cicadas seemed to be every-where here in Central Illinois. I went to a local conservation area park to play in a bluegrass jam: we couldn’t hear ourselves play because of the noisy critters. But that is not the primary topic of my story.

One hot afternoon, I went to visit my friend Bob Valentine. He said, “Hey, let’s go visit my brother, Jack.” His brother, who lived half a quarter section south of Bob’s house, had served in the U.S. Navy. During his sea duty, he had completely rewound the electric motor that drove the gyro to stabilize the destroyer he served on, getting the ship back underway.

Jack and his wife, Bernice, were sitting on the patio sipping iced tea. Knowing Jack, I think he might ac-tually have been sipping cold beer. After a bit, Bernice went into the house and brought us each a big glass of iced tea. She also brought a fork, a plate, a quart mason jar, and a pack-age of saltine crackers.

Jack stuck a fork in the jar and put some of the contents on a cracker. He handed the result to

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Last month I wrote an article about friendship and received comments from readers. They inspired me to look at a broader definition of friendship. In my article, I discussed the different types of friends one has, who fit into concentric circles, with soulmates and closest friends in one’s inner circle.

After that article was published, a conversation I had with my daughter, Rachel, inspired me to take a closer look at another aspect of friendship not considered in my earlier article. Rachel men-tioned that she will miss the doctor who delivered her baby boy a few weeks ago.

Though Rachel never saw Dr. Brown outside of this context, the interactions they had with one another were endearing, real, and meaningful. Rachel’s comment was the catalyst for my further, broader reflection on the nature of friendship.

Under this broader definition, friendship could also include relationships traditionally not thought of as friendships, but with characteristics simi-lar to those of friendships. Such relationships are unique and important in our everyday lives.

Such people who have enhanced my life have included my piano teacher, photography teacher, hair dresser, auto mechanic, former baby sitters, YMCA strength instructor, and mail carrier.

They all brighten my life in a myriad of ways. For other people, the list could include a personal trainer, coach, manicurist, banker, grocery store employee, newspaper person, massage therapist, receptionist—and anyone else who assists in ev-eryday life and develops a relationship with us.

I would feel a void in my life if I didn’t have these relationships. My participation in artistic activities has helped me reach my goal of solidi-fying my sense of self through music and pho-tography. Other activities have helped me have a better understanding of how to relate to various types of people and learn from them.

Kimm Allen, a dear person who came to my aid when I was a young mother, will always be my friend. This is true, even though I don’t see Kimm a lot. However, when we do meet, she always tells me I was a good mother and gives concrete examples. Kimm’s validation of my par-

enting skills is an example of one of the hallmarks of a good friend.

I came across the following poem, which al-ludes to some different ways people touch our lives. These excerpts are from a poem written by Marge Piercy, entitled “The Visible and the in- .”

Some people move through your lifelike the perfume of peonies, heavyand sensual and lingering

Some people touch you so lightly youare not sure it happened

We all are waiting rooms at busstations where hundreds have passedthrough unnoticed

and others have left us clean and newand others have just moved in.“The visible and the in-” by Marge Piercy from Made in Detroit. Copyright © Knopf, 2015.

In the midst of a world-wide pandemic and a confused world, having friends, whether under the more traditional or the broader definition, and whether in person or remote, makes our world much more livable. ◆

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by Fyllis Hockman

“So, I’m planning on flying up to Portland, Maine, next week,” I told my friend. Dead silence. Clear disapproval. I understood. We’re still in the midst of this much-misunderstood pandemic, and I was doing something crazy. Getting on an airplane.

How else was I to get to the summer cabin in the small town of Rangeley in western Maine, where my husband and I have gone for the past 25 years? My husband was driving up earlier with a packed car—and I tend to commute back and forth from Washington, DC. So—a number of flights in my future!

Already, my husband is sending me daily reminders of all the pre-cautions I need to take, both on the plane and in the Uber to the airport: multiple masks, don’t touch any-thing, take a lifetime supply of Handi Wipes®, don’t touch anything; wash your hands constantly, don’t touch anything. I’m feeling overwhelmed; also cautious but confident. Until I read another article about the potential dangers of contract-ing the virus in flight.

So, I’m in the Uber, and I want to ask the driver whether he’s been to any restaurants, marched in a protest, or knows any-one with the virus. I’m pretty sure those are all inappropriate questions, unless I’m screening someone at a doctor’s office. I sit back—then forward—and try not to touch any-thing.

Ashrin has to prove to the Uber powers-that-be that he actually has

a mask on before we can begin our journey. Big Brother is watching our face coverings—unless, of course, you’re at some packed, indoor political rally, in which case no one cares. Of course I’m worried I didn’t leave early enough. After all, it can now take hours to get through an airport. Yup, I should have left the night before.

Once at the airport, with multiple hours to spare before my flight, I now have to worry about whether or not I should risk going to the bathroom. So, I unsheathe my sword (the first of 27 Purell sanitizers in my purse) and brave the airport ladies’ room. I emerge apparently unscathed.

I’m used to being in a supermar-ket with a few other masked shop-pers, but walking the concourse among a seeming multitude of masks seems an alien experience. I don’t know whether to feel re-lieved—or appalled. I am in a ghost town: empty check-in counters, empty security lines, empty res-

taurants, empty escalators—and yet all I see are masks—and

I know the virus lurks around every empty corner.

At the gate, all the masked marauders are attempting some sort of distancing, as I search for an empty

row of seats. I feel uneasy and depressed

as to what really is in store for our world, both

short- and long-term. I am angry at the random person not wearing a mask, as if he were intentionally, selfishly, perversely trying to make a personal statement by risking the health of the rest of us. I look around to see whether anyone else shares my dismay. But all I see is a sea of eyes—and I haven’t yet learned how to read eyes.

I am flying Southwest, and instead of the usual line-up of 60 passengers on both sides of the stanchion, they board 10 folks at a time at 6-foot intervals, all middle seats remaining empty unless occupied by family members.

On board, everyone is masked and cleaning every surface in sight, sometimes extending to fellow passengers. Across the aisle sits a man encased in what appears to be full-body protection. I notice some goggles. Now, fearing I will con-tract the virus through my eyes, as has been reported, I look down at my book, except that I can’t see the words because my glasses keep fog-ging up from my mask.

I had read articles about flights in which flight attendants were notori-ously missing, leaving the passen-gers without care. Also abandoned are my four free drink coupons, wasting away in my carry-on. But no, this is Southwest Airlines, so yes, there are flight attendants. I feel relieved but still bemoan the fact that my drink coupons will remain unredeemed.

In the middle of the usual safety briefing, I realize how surprised I am it isn’t on Zoom. I didn’t think

there was anything that wasn’t on Zoom. I’m assuming that, if there’s an emergency, and the oxygen masks lower, we should probably remove our virus masks before donning them. These are things we didn’t have to worry about in the Before Times.

Upon arrival in Portland, I stay in my seat, even while everyone else is retrieving bags. Have they never heard of distancing? Once outside and heading to my husband’s car, I can’t get my mask off fast enough. Breathing in the cool Maine air is like an elixir. But then I remember that, according to Maine guidelines, I must quarantine for 14 days, just in time for my return trip to DC.

What’s wrong with this picture? Ah, no. That’s right. I was tested for the virus the requisite 72 hours earlier. So, no worries, I’m negative. Until I realize I could have con-tracted it on the plane. So, I’m still into the “what’s wrong with this picture?” mode as I ride off into the sunset toward Rangeley.

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Illinois law requires one voting booth for every 75 registered voters, and both states require booths to be in full view of election officials—but provide voter privacy while voting.

Only election judges, certified observers and challengers, voters, and law enforcement person-nel are permitted into the polling place on election day—except by special authority of the officers, as for example, to keep order and enforce the law.Election Judges

In both states, election judges must pass a certifi-cation course, financed by the state. The state pays the election day judges. Judges maintain voter lists, register eligible walk-in registrants, maintain ballot boxes, and verify each voter who enters to vote.Election Observers

In both states, independent or partisan observ-ers (poll-watchers) may attend the polls to ensure process impartiality. Observers are credentialed by the organizations they represent, and their creden-tials must be registered with election authorities at least two weeks before the election.

Some entities authorized to credential observ-ers are: established political parties (one observer per voting place), county citizen organizations and nonpartisan state civic organizations (two observ-ers per voting place), and a candidate for office

(two observers per voting place). Observers must be affiliated with the party or organization they represent. All poll observers and challengers must be registered voters of the state where the election takes place.

Both Illinois and Indiana require observers and challengers to furnish their credentials to election judges when they enter the polling place where they are to observe.

With credentials verified, observers may enter the polls 30 minutes before opening and remain there throughout election day, until all tabulations have been completed. They have the right to inspect paper ballot boxes, ballot card voting system, or electronic voting system before voting takes place.

Observers may inspect all work of any precinct election officer (except confidential computer sys-tem logins or passwords). They may also enter, leave, and reenter the polls at any time on election day, witness the calling and recording of votes, and watch the proceedings of election officers in the performance of official duties.

Just two months from now, you get to exercise your right to vote for the candidates and causes of your choice. Please don’t neglect to vote. It’s our right—and it’s our responsibility. ◆Sources: Illinois and Indiana election laws and the 2020 Indiana Election Day Handbook. Copyright © The PrimeLifeTimes.

The Polling PlaceThis November, you’ll get to exercise one of your most precious rights as an American. You’ll get to vote!In some countries, citizens used to be polled (quizzed orally about their choice of candidates, or separated by candidate preference, with heads counted in an open field). The word poll means the top or back of the head—thus the term polling for voting. The polls, means the place where one votes.

IllinoisIn Illinois, several precinct polling stations can

be collocated at a polling place. A voter’s resi-dence determines the polling station, or precinct.

Many rural townships still have townhalls, whose primary functions are to host monthly township board meetings and to serve as polling places. Some townships have newer facilities, designed to accommodate road-maintenance equipment and house township offices and meet-ing room (which serves as the polling place).

Illinois law requires each county’s board (in counties with fewer than 3,000,000 inhabitants) at its regular June meeting, to work to keep its election precincts in election districts of 500–800 voters.

In Illinois, the county clerk procures polling places, in churches, schools, public halls, or any other available building with easy access and suf-ficient parking. The county clerk also trains and provides election judges. Both major parties are entitled to an equal number of election judges.

In Illinois, it is illegal to electioneer or solicit votes within 100 feet of any polling place, or, when a polling place is in a school or church, on any property of that church or school. Election officers must place two or more cones, small U.S. flags, or other marker 100 feet from each entrance to the polling room, where voters cast their votes.

IndianaIndiana counties can establish vote centers,

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Thousand of years before GPS, star charts woven into reed mats served South Pacific Islanders, who navigat-ed by the stars. It was not uncommon for a Tongan to visit relatives in Ha-waii, 3,000 miles to the north. (The star chart mats doubled as seats and kneeling pads.)

For millennia, travelers used the natural signs God provided: sun, moon, stars, prevailing winds, veg-etation—and the simple fact that streams of water flow downhill.

Use the stars. In the Northern Hemisphere, we have the Big Dipper, which appears to rotate around Polaris, our North Star.

Locate the Big Dipper. The two stars opposite the handle, form a line from bottom to top. Extended, it points to the North Star, which is due north from where you are. Once you find north, you’re all set (unless you’re at the South Pole, where ev-ery direction is north, or at the North Pole, where every direction is south).

Use an orientation station. On a cloudless night, insert two long sticks into the ground, top ends at about eye level. Pick any bright star to align the

two sticks. Keep your eye on that star. Ten minutes later, note the di-rection the star seems to have moved, from being in line with the straight line between your sticks.

If the star appears higher in the sky, you are facing east; if lower, you are facing west. If the star seems to move to the right, you are facing south; if to the left, you are facing north.

Of course, you might not be facing one of the cardinal compass points. If the star has moved up and right, you are facing southeast; down and right, you are facing southwest. Up and left, you are facing northeast; down and left, you are facing northwest. This is fun to teach the grandkids!

On a clear day, or clear night with full moon, an orientation sta-tion provides more accurate direc-

tions than a magnetic compass, because of magnetic declination.

Also, your compass is likely off by a few degrees because true north and magnetic north are not the same.

Put a tall stick into level ground (not at noon). Find its shadow, and mark it with a rock at a measured dis-tance from the stick. Wait ten min-

utes. Mark the new shadow location with another rock, the same distance from the stick.

A shadow moves from west to east, so the line between the two rocks is an east–west line. Bisect the line. With east on your right and west on your left, you are facing north.

Use your knowledge. The sun rises in the east and sets in the west. So does the moon. At noon standard time, the sun is high in the southern sky (don’t try this in the Southern Hemisphere, where the sun is in the north).

Use your watch. Laid on a level surface, a watch with hands is a great compass. Chew some gum and stick it to the same level surface (your grandkids should love this). Insert a toothpick upright in the gum, with its shadow on the watch face.

Rotate the watch to align the tooth-pick’s shadow with the hour hand. Visualize a line through the center of the watch face, running to a spot halfway between the hour hand and the 12. That line runs south to north. (The sun is in the south.)

Use your surroundings. In a natural

(not planted) forest, deciduous trees (that lose their leaves or needles in fall) tend naturally to grow on southern slopes, and evergreens on northern slopes. In

moister climates, there can be a pat-tern of moss growing at the base of trees, on their north side.

On the Great Plains (west of Iowa; east of the Rockies), pilot weed leaves grow in a north–south line. Early travelers used this plant to orient themselves. In the south-

western deserts, giant barrel cacti lean south.

If you are lost in the mountains and want to get down to lower ground, the ups and downs of canyons and ridges can perplex you. Which way leads down? If possible, follow a stream. Water, of course, always runs downhill.

If you are navigating to a point on a road that runs across the path you are taking (say, where you left your car), aim just a bit to the left or right of where you want to intersect that road. That way, when you get to the road, you know whether to turn right or left to get to your destination or checkpoint. ◆PLT staff writer

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Grandparents: Consider These Financial Moves

The first Sunday after Labor Day is National Grand-parents Day, though not as widely recognized as Mother’s Day or Father’s Day. If you’re a grandparent, you prob-ably want to do whatever you can to help your grandchil-dren on their life journey. Consider the following:

Contribute to their education. You have a variety of options, including 529 College Savings plans. You can set aside some money in an investment account ear-marked for education, but you can also research to see available scholarships.

Consider a UGMA or UTMA account. The Uniform Gifts to Minors Act (UGMA) and Uniform Transfer to Minors Act (UTMA) provide for custodial accounts that provide a relatively easy way to donate money to young grandchildren. A financial advisor can help determine whether such a plan is appropriate for you. Once you transfer funds into an UGMA or UTMA, you no longer have any legal access to or authority over the funds—unless you are the custodian managing the account.

After the child reaches the age of majority—typically 18 or 21—or the age of termination (if their state of resi-dence permits assets to be held until a later age)—the child will control the assets, and might want to use the money for a purpose other than that you envisioned (such as for college). Tax issues for custodial accounts can be complicated, so, before opening an UGMA or UTMA, consult with your tax advisor.

Consider gifts to older grandchildren. If you have older grandchildren, you might want to help them out on a home down payment, or when they are between jobs (maybe even when they have children of their own). You can give up to $15,000 per year, per individual, with-out needing to file a gift tax return. Your spouse can

also give $15,000 per year to the same individual, again, without filing a gift tax return.

Review your will. If you’ve created your last will and testament, review when grandchildren arrive. You can in-clude specific instructions, such as requiring a grandchild to reach a specific age before receiving an inheritance.

You can also codify such requirements through a liv-ing trust. Contact your legal advisor to determine wheth-er a trust is appropriate for your situation.

Update beneficiary designations. If you want your grandchildren to receive proceeds from various ac-counts, such as your 401(k), IRA, and life insurance, you might need to update beneficiary designations, which can even supersede the instructions in your will. If you have grandchildren with special needs, you can desig-nate a supplemental needs trust for that grandchild as the beneficiary, instead of naming the grandchild direct-ly. Contact your legal advisor for more information.

These aren’t the only steps you can take to help your grandchildren, but they comprise some options for you to consider. The world is an expensive place. Any as-sistance you can provide to your beloved grandkids can make a big difference in their lives. ◆This article was provided for use by your local Edward Jones Branch. Contact financial advisor Darrold A. Kennedy: AAMS, Edward Jones, 1912 Round Barn Road, Suite E, Champaign, IL 61821; phone (217) 398-6562; toll-free (800) 203-5679; fax (888) 819-2146.

September SkySeptember’s full moon falls on

the second. Early Native Ameri-cans called this the Corn Moon because it signaled the corn harvest.

The Southern Taurids Meteor Shower (September 10–Novem-ber 20), produces only 5–10 meteors per hour, but it features some dramatic, bright fireballs.

On September 11, Neptune approaches closest to Earth. The planet will appear brighter than at any other time of year and be visible throughout the night. Because it’s so far from Earth, it will appear only as a tiny blue dot.

September 17’s new moon will make this a great night to observe faint objects in the sky. The fall equinox is at 8 p.m. CDT (9:00 p.m. EDT) Septem-ber 22, with equal day and night throughout the world. This is also the first day of fall in the Northern Hemisphere and the first day of spring in the Southern Hemisphere. ◆

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Though sauntering around the mall is a great pastime, alone, with friends, or with grandchildren, on-line shopping might be a much more practical option these days.

Online shopping offers a safe, rela-tively germ-free environment, plus the flexibility of selecting exactly what you want from the convenience of your own home (or wherever you are), using computer, smart phone, or other portable device. No need to drive out during inclement weather to shop! If you’re a night owl, ready to shop when most of the world is asleep, online shopping offers that choice.

Online venues typically have a much greater selection of product than brick-and-mortar stores. It’s sim-ply more cost effective for retailers to stock minimal inventory in their shops than what they can offer online.

Amazon.com seems to have start-ed the online shopping trend back around 1994, initially selling books, but then branching out to sell most anything, including grocery items. Now big box stores such as Best Buy, and some of your favorite smaller stores, locally and afar, can get you what you want for a decent price, generally within a just few days.

Additionally, shopping online pro-vides a great opportunity to compari-son shop without ever driving any-where. You can easily compare that sweater you want from Kohl’s versus Target by looking online.

And for sending gifts to family and friends, nothing beats the ease of online shopping because the billing address (your house) doesn’t need to be the same as the shipping address (where your gift is to be delivered). And many places allow for a card and even gift

wrapping, free or for a small fee.When searching for an item to pur-

chase, be prudent: read independent customer reviews. It might be best to read the bad reviews, 1 or 2 stars, to see why customers didn’t like the item. Discredit those reviews that say the item was simply not what the person expected; instead, focus on what the person said about the item’s quality.

Before you get to the online check-out, be sure you’ve thoroughly read the return policy. That’s especially important when purchasing shoes or clothing online, because even if you ordered your size, the item might not fit. Of course, some items cannot be returned, particularly food and other perishables. Be sure you know wheth-er and how the item can be returned.

Shipping is another important con-sideration because it can add a lot to an otherwise cheaper item, making it less of a bargain than you expected. The Amazon Prime van may be a frequent visitor to your block, not un-like the Wells Fargo wagon of bygone years. Amazon Prime’s free delivery comes with a yearly $119 subscription.

Amazon can ship many items free with an order over $25. But you’ll be amazed at the items you might want to buy, hoping for free shipping, only to discover that it costs $24.99, and therefore isn’t eligible!

Many retailers, such as Walmart and Home Depot, offer free shipping if you have the item shipped directly to the store nearest you. They usually offer curbside pickup, so you don’t have to go into the store or even step out of your car. That’s a great option if (1) the store is close to your house and (2) what you ordered will fit in your vehicle.

Give online shopping a try. Bets are you will be hooked and not want to venture out to the mall again any-time soon. ◆Debra Karplus, Champaign, Illinois, occupational therapist and freelance writer, is a frequent contributor to these pages Learn more at http://debraKarplus.blogspot.com.

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Schizophrenia affects all kinds of people, regardless of gender or age. Unfortunately, this disease has an in-creased incidence in elderly people. Due to the fact that schizophrenia cannot necessarily be fully cured, but only treated and kept under control, people with the condition age along with it, resulting in a population of many elderly folks dealing with this mental illness.

Symptoms might or might not escalate over time, depending on the willingness of patients to follow through consistently with their treat-ment plans. Symptoms also depend on the age at onset, meaning when the symptoms first appeared, and the severity of the symptoms themselves. When it comes to elderly patients, schizophrenia symptoms appear in a variety of ways.

Treatment plans are designed ac-cording to the type of schizophrenia, as well as the symptoms, which vary based on these types. Some treatment modalities are psychiatric, and others

psychological, but a mixture is most appropriate. This is to say that medi-cation and counseling should be em-ployed in combination.

The pharmaceutical approach is based on the use of antipsychotic medications. They are useful in both late onset, chronic schizophrenia, and for any psychotic episode. There are a few concerns regarding side effects and adverse reactions of antipsychot-ic drugs, as well as their potential risks in elders. Fortunately, the medi-cal world has evolved a lot of these drugs over time. Thus, treatments are now being customized by age, as well as by other personal factors.

The key to designing an ideal schizophrenia treatment depends on identifying the symptoms, their severity, and the perceptions of the patient. Most schizophrenia patients experience hallucinations and delu-sions, especially if afflicted by the paranoid schizophrenia type.

Some of the more specific symp-toms of this type of schizophrenia in-clude strange beliefs, mood cycling, and disorganized cognitions and be-haviors. When it comes to the elderly, symptoms are just as harsh as for any other age group. But depending on the age of onset, the symptoms and associated behaviors can differ.

For example, acute-onset schizo-phrenia is often described by delirium and drug misuse. On the other hand,

chronic symptoms beginning at an earlier age are very likely to lead to other disorders, including dementia, Parkinson’s disease, or Alzheimer’s.

Schizophrenic symptoms in the elderly range in frequency between 0.5% and 4.8% of the time awake. On the other hand, many nursing homes equipped to handle schizophrenia have reported an even higher fre-quency of 10% to 50%. People older than 80 present a prevalence of about 10%. Paranoid ideation seems to be the most expressed symptom. Hal-lucinations are almost as common, in addition to a higher incidence of dementia.

Schizophrenia symptoms in elders are sometimes associated with disrup-tive behavior, as well. Some patients develop an unusual aggression, even if they do not necessarily become vio-lent. Aggression can come in multiple forms. It can be verbal or just gener-ally affect the behavior and thinking as an underlying change in mood.

Such problems represent the main concerns of caregivers. If not prop-erly interpreted, these problems can lead to a continuous neglect. Some people have also reported abuses: hence the necessity of choosing the right caregiving service.

Multiple factors can increase the in-cidence of schizophrenia in the elderly. Age is the most important because it underlines a common deterioration in

the brain’s physiology. Neurochemical changes that come with age can also stimulate the affliction, not to mention the various sensory deficits, cognitive problems, social isolation, and other age-related issues. In addition, some medications for other conditions can simulate the disease.

Many elderly people find them-selves in a situation that includes schizophrenia. Whether they’ve grown with it from a normal age of onset or experienced a late onset, the symptoms, combined with other complications related to the normal aging process, can make this a very complicated situation indeed. The help of a caregiver specially trained in providing support for people liv-ing with schizophrenia will become a must at this time. Seeking the ex-pertise of one of these practitioners is the best actionable advice and should be the first part of your plan of action.

Please understand that reading these articles will not make you an expert. They are no substitute for care from your physician or a mental health professional. They are intend-ed to provide basic information about the issues being addressed. This in-formation comes from a variety of sources and is not all original with this writer. ◆Jim Russell, MS, LCPC, is execu-tive director of the Vermilion County Mental Health 708 Board.

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A phone call comes to the DCFS child abuse hotline, initiating a DCFS investigation within 24 hours. The anonymous caller reports seeing his neighbor severely beating her nine-year-old son. DCFS investigates to determine risk to the child. Collateral contacts are completed, and the report-ing neighbor tells the investigator that he has witnessed three similar beatings of this child in the past month.

With this knowledge, the investigator visits the home with a law enforcement officer and inter-views all household members, concluding that the nine-year-old is at severe risk because of his inju-ries and must immediately be removed to safety. The boy’s belongings—pajamas, toothbrush, and favorite stuffed animal—are swiftly gathered and tossed into a garbage bag.

Chaos erupts, as the mother realizes her child is being taken into temporary custody. The child is placed in a licensed foster home. Within 48 hours, the Juvenile Court System (JCS) gets involved, and a plan is developed to improve the home situation, pending the child’s return.

The child’s parents are fully cooperative. They work toward the return of their son, participating in mandatory counseling and parenting classes, and learning alternative discipline methods. DCFS recommends to the court that the child re-turn home. DCFS will closely monitor the house-hold. JCS agrees, and the child returns home.

Fast forward to today. Valerie, her husband Dan Duback of Towanda, and Valerie’s son, Bob, of the Chicago area, lead a grassroots nonprofit called Fostering Dignity. Their mission? To bring comfort to a child abuse victim when he or she is most vulnerable. They do so by providing

an empty backpack to that victim, via frontline DCFS investigators, to use for the child’s posses-sions, replacing the use of a trash bag, with its obvious connotations.Val explains her time at DCFS:

You can imagine the flood of suppressed memories—most heartbreaking, a few inspir-ing. For me, removing a child from an abu-sive environment never felt like a victory. The awareness that any child exists in a situation so harmful and destructive that the only solu-tion is to remove that child from all he or she knows is incomprehensible.The responsibility of DCFS investigators is to protect a victim from “imminent danger” and place that child in foster care or with a safe relative. Knowing that child is placing his belongings in a trash bag while leaving every-thing familiar, with a stranger taking him to a foster family of strangers, adds to the gravity of the situation. A life so fragile, so confused and abused—we need your help serving this invisible child.When Fostering Dignity is afforded the op-

portunity to present their cause to like-minded groups, such as Kiwanis, Youth Engaged in Philanthropy, Rotary, and church service groups, donations received go to purchase simple $5.00 backpacks.

Fostering Dignity was officially launched in 2013. Joining the Illinois Prairie Community Foundation (IPCF), a public 501(c)(3) charity—which, among many services, acts as fiscal spon-sor for small nonprofits—has benefited Fostering Dignity in several ways, including lending cred-ibility and providing yearly grant opportunities. Val says that, “without the guidance of IPCF we could not have grown as rapidly. We continually learn valuable information, and we appreciate

being part of IPCF. Donations go directly to our fiscal sponsor, and IPCF maintains our funds.”

Giving credit where credit is due includes mentioning a wonderful couple, Cheryl and Bill Budde. The Budde family delivers backpacks for Fostering Dignity. They have delivered thousands of backpacks to DCFS field offices throughout Illinois. Their volunteer work enables child abuse investigators to have backpacks on hand when they must remove a child from an abusive envi-ronment. In fiscal year 2019 over 4,500 children were removed from their home and Fostering Dignity provided 1,200 backpacks. Efforts to secure more donations and grants is ongoing.

Val notes, “Cheryl and Bill have been wholly invested in our mission via fundraising efforts. They have supported every phase of Fostering Dignity from the very beginning. This project would not be possible without their generosity.”

Dan adds, “We have become familiar with other nonprofits, such as Labyrinth House, which helps women build skills, so they don’t return to prison. After you dig in and clean your glasses, you really see the need.”

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Before I begin, I want to give a shout out to my buddy, Bob. We met about 13 years ago and immediately bonded over our mutual love of movies. Until we met, I had always fancied myself one of the more knowledge-able film geeks in my circle of friends. I still might be, but Bob pos-sesses an almost ency-clopedic knowledge of cinema that eclipses my own. Had it not been for his recommenda-tion, I might never have discovered the peculiar little gem that is A Mat-ter of Life and Death.

I say “peculiar” be-cause I don’t think this movie falls into one specific genre. If anything, I’d de-scribe it as a bedtime story for grown-ups that jumps between reality and fan-tasy with the joyful abandon of classics like A Midsummer Night’s Dream or The Princess Bride.

Set in England during the waning days of World War II, A Matter of Life and Death tells the tale of RAF pilot Peter Carter (David Niven), who mi-

raculously cheats death when he bails out of his crippled bomber with-out a parachute—and survives. Before bailing out, Carter delivers what he believes to be his last words to June (Kim Hunter), a Yank radio operator who answers his distress call.

Eventually, Peter and June meet and fall in

love, but their romance is threatened when Peter begins receiving strange visitations from Conductor 71—the spirit of an eighteenth-century French-man who says he was supposed to have taken Peter to the hereafter but was de-layed by “your ridiculous English fog.”

When Conductor 71 insists that Pe-ter relinquish his life and come with him, Peter protests on the grounds that he is in love now and has the right to remain on earth. This ultimately leads to Peter appealing his case before a ce-lestial court that will decide whether he lives or dies.

Please understand, what I’ve de-scribed here is a bare bones outline of the movie’s plot. Space constraints, and

my desire to let you dis-cover the film with as few prejudices as pos-sible, prevent me from giving more detail. Just know that this is one of the most beautiful films you will ever see. From the extravagant set de-signs and use of color to its surprising depth and humor, A Matter of Life and Death is that cin-ematic rarity that movie

buffs from all walks of life can easily fall in love with. ◆When Larry isn’t sweating a deadline or fending off humorless grammar-ians, he likes to unwind with a good movie. If you have comments about this movie review or a suggestion for his next one, e-mail him at [email protected]. You can also reach him through his personal Web site at chewytype.com.

Fantastic Hope, edited by Laurell K. Hamilton and William McCaskey.

When I first started reading science fiction–fantasy novels, there were lots of compilations by authors, new and established. It gave me a chance to test the waters of new authors, but it also gave me novellas from favorite authors. Publishing compendia of stories is not as predominant now as it used to be. I miss those compilations.

Fantastic Hope is such a com-pilation. Ms. Hamilton writes in her foreword that she, too, misses the compilation books. Those compilations allowed a lot of authors to get their start in the writing business. This is Mr. McCaskey as a new author: his first novel came out only months before this compilation.

This book is special, par-ticularly now, with the news of COVID-19, isolation, murders, and protests. I can’t say it better than Ms. Hamilton: “Unlike the real terrors of the world online and in the news lately, it’s like we’re all on the front lines of whatever crisis or natural disas-ter is happening anywhere in the world, at any given time; there is no break in the stream of bad news, or so it seems.”

She goes on to mention the quantity of books and movies about dystopias (where every-thing has gone as wrong as it can) being at the top of the box office and bestsellers list. I feel the

same way. I don’t read dystopian novels (such as Hunger Games), nor do I watch dystopian movies (such as The Purge); to me they are a depressing commentary on our society’s enjoyment of other people’s pain.

If you don’t like science fic-tion–fantasy, this is not your cup of tea. However, each story has a happy ending. There are hope, love, loyalty, freedom—and all the other positives that bring out the best in humanity. There are stories set in space and others set in alternative worlds, where fantastical creatures live side by side with humans; there’s even a story set in the 1800s, with pio-neers traveling west.

In that story, a young woman stays behind in a cave to help a mother give birth. When the mother dies in childbirth, the young woman must somehow reunite with the caravan, head-ing west in a horrific snowstorm, to get the baby back to the rest of the family. It is a story of family loyalty, belief in God, and love. In the story, no matter what hap-pens, the young woman always has a hymn on her lips and be-lieves that God will take care of everything.

If you’ve never read science fiction–fantasy, this is the best way to dip your toe in the water. A short story doesn’t take long to read, and if you don’t like one, you can skip to the next. ◆Susan McKinney, librarian at St. Joseph Township-Swear-ingen Memorial Library, is an avid reader who enjoys mystery, suspense, fantasy, and action novels.

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If all of us gathered in a circle, we would agree that 2020 has been an interesting year. In fact, it has been a difficult year for many and certainly unforgettable for all of us. Difficulty has a way of reveal-ing to us what we truly believe and what we’re made of. Perhaps 2020 has revealed to you the need for a stronger foundation in your belief system or that we need hope that this world cannot offer.

In Matthew 7, Jesus talked about the storms of life. He told a story of two men who built houses: One built his on the sand, and the other built his on the rock. Storms came to both houses, but after the storm, only one house stood. The man

who built his house on the rock still had his home—because he had a firm foundation.

The man who built on the sand lost everything. Sand is unstable, ever-changing, and moving. Sand offers no stability. Sand might be a good place to build a sandcastle, but it is not a good place to build a house. Sand can never provide a firm foundation.

The hard reality is that storms come a-knocking on everyone’s door. We will all experience trials and problems in life. The real ques-tion is, “Are you prepared for the storms of life?”

When you know Jesus, you have a sturdy, firm, solid founda-tion. You are building your life on the Rock. You might lose a shingle or two in the storms of life, but if you’re a child of God, your house will not fall, because Jesus Christ is the Rock of your foundation. ◆Dr. Krol is pastor, Great News Radio host, and author of the book At the King’s Feet, avail-able on Amazon and at the Great News Radio Center at Lincoln Square in Urbana. E-mail him at [email protected].

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Can you believe it is already September? I hardly know which recipe to share with you this month, as I’ve been making so many, with all the garden produce: marinated tomatoes, shoepeg corn salad, wilted lettuce, and refrigerator slaw are a few of my favorites. I didn’t have very good luck with my tomatoes, but my neighbor Donna supplied me with beautiful tomatoes, so I will share one of my favorites!

Marinated Fresh Tomatoes 3 medium tomatoes, sliced 1 green pepper, cut into rings

or strips 2 green onions and tops,

slicedLayer these ingredients into a container you can cover. In a separate bowl or jar, mix together: 3 Tbsp tarragon vinegar 2 Tbsp sugar ½ tsp oregano ½ tsp salt ⅓ cup salad oil ¼ tsp crushed tarragon ⅛ tsp celery seedShake in jar or mix well and pour over vegetables. Cover tightly. Store in refrigerator for at least an hour.

Garden SaladIngredients tomatoes, peppers, onions, cucumbers 1 cup sugar 1 cup cider vinegar ½ cup oil 1 Tbsp saltInstructions

Boil together sugar, oil, vinegar, and salt. Cool. Pour over chopped vegetables.

This salad keeps well in the refrigerator for many days. You can add other fresh vegetables as de-sired.

Now that I’ve introduced several salads, how about a delicious des-sert featuring a nutty crumb crust, real whipped cream, and, of course, cherry pie filling!

Cherry Cream PieIngredientsPie Crust 1 cup all-purpose flour 1 cup finely chopped walnuts ½ cup butter, softened ¼ cup brown sugar (packed)Filling Ingredients 1 package (8 oz.) cream

cheese, softened 1 cup confectioners’ sugar ¼ tsp almond extract ½ cup heavy whipping cream,

whipped 1 21-oz. can cherry pie fillingInstructions

In small bowl, combine flour, walnuts, butter, and brown sugar, mix well, and transfer to 13 × 9-inch baking pan. Bake at 375 ºF for 15 minutes, stirring once.

Set aside 1 cup of crumbs. While warm, press remaining crumbs firmly onto bottom and up sides of a

greased 9-inch pie plate. Chill crust for 30 minutes.

In small bowl, beat cream cheese, confectioners’ sugar, and almond extract until smooth. Spread over bottom of crust. Gently fold whipped cream into cherry pie filling; spread over cream cheese layer. Sprinkle with reserved crumbs. Chill at least 4 hours before serving. Yield: 6–8 servings.

Thank God for Dirty DishesThank God for Dirty Dishes;They have a tale to tell.While others might go hungry,We’re eating very well.With home and health and happiness,I shouldn’t want to fuss,For by this stack of evidence,God’s very good to us.

Until next month. Be safe—and wear your mask! ◆Newspaper veteran and Hoopeston na-tive Bette Schmid loves to cook and try new recipes. Other favorite pas-times are gardening, reading, and browsing in the library. E-mail her at [email protected].


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C. H. Spurgeon, Songwriterby Roger L. Wisegarver

Charles Haddon Spurgeon, ac-claimed lecturer, master orator, au-thor, teacher, and pastor at London’s Metropolitan Tabernacle (mid-to-late 1800s), preached his first sermon at the age of sixteen, quickly becoming known for his oratory skills.

People flocked to hear him. In 1861, the purpose-built, 6,000-seat Metropolitan Tabernacle opened in Newington, South London. Previous buildings where he preached couldn’t hold the multitudes who came to lis-ten. He pastored there for 38 years, until his death in 1892 at age 58.

Spurgeon instigated the establish-ment of many institutions, includ-ing a pastors’ college at Camberwell (1856) and an orphanage at Stockwell (1867). The Tabernacle’s rear audi-torium was destroyed in both world

wars, but the third rebuild still stands and is in use by a vibrant Bible-based church.

Spurgeon was born June 19, 1834, at Kelvedon, Essex, where his father was the Congregational minister. At 18 months, he was sent to live with his grandfather, James Spurgeon, a pastor at Stambourne, Essex. The years with his grandparents had a profound and positive spiritual im-pact on his life.

With no formal education beyond Newmarket Acad-emy (August 1849–June 1850), Spurgeon was well read in Puritan theology, natural history, and Latin and Victorian literature. He was soon called the “boy preacher.”

Appointed minister of a small Baptist church in Wa-terbeach, near Cambridge (1851), Spurgeon attained in-stant popularity. He took over the con-gregation of Dr. Rippon, on New Park Street, Southward, London (1853), where throngs flocked to hear him preach and teach, first in Exeter Hall,

then in Surrey Music Hall, and finally in the Metropolitan Tabernacle.

Mr. Spurgeon is known chiefly as a preacher and author of volumes of sermons, expositions, and other hom-iletical literature. He ranks among the world’s foremost preachers, handling immense audiences with remarkable executive authority, and publishing hundreds of sermons and writings.

He edited and published The Sword and Trowel and compiled The Trea-sury of David, an exhaustive work on

the Psalms. Also a hymn writer, he compiled a hymnal (1866)

for his congregation: Own Hymn-Book, to which he contributed fourteen psalms and ten hymns (of 1,130 in the book).

I was unfamiliar with the lyrics of all 24 of Spur-geon’s songs from over

150 years ago, but I know the Lowell Mason tune (1822) adapted for the hymn

“Amidst Us Our Beloved Stands” ex-tremely well (Lyrics by C. H. Spur-geon, 1866). You know it, too, from Isaac Watt’s hymn, “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross.” Here are the

first and third verses of Spurgeon’s hymn:

1. Amidst us our Beloved stands,and bids us view His pierced hands;Points to the wounded feet and side,blest emblems of the Crucified.

3. If now, with eyes defiled and dim,we see the signs, but see not Him;O may His love the scales displace,and bid us see Him face to face!

Spurgeon’s biblical commentaries are cited and quoted to this day. Of hymns, he wrote, “Heartless hymns are insults to heaven.”

How wonderful that hymns bear-ing so much scriptural truth and en-couragement are timeless and endur-ing—so much so that you might feel as I do, that the book of Psalms was purposely placed in the middle of our Bibles to be easily found and not eas-ily overlooked.

Excepts from Spurgeon.org and Hymnology.org. ◆Monticello, Illinois, resident Roger Wisegarver combines his interest in music and history. E-mail him at [email protected].

SchooledHave you ever been schooled?

Sure, you attended school, but to school also means to defeat or put down decisively, in a humiliating manner, as in “Our team got schooled by the visiting team.”Etymology

We get our word school from Old Greek σχολή [scholē], meaning lei-sure, and how one employed leisure time. Eventually it meant a group who were lectured.

That Greek word entered Italic (what the Romans spoke) as schola, meaning school. Old French devel-oped escole, through some linguistic hocus-pocus called prosthesis (from Greek πρόσθεσις, meaning addi-tion). Think of that as you strap on your prosthesis this morning!

Old French escole lazily dropped the S sound, resulting in modern French école. The Norman French arrived in England before all that French S-dropping. I can only imag-ine those “wine-drinking, French-speaking, castle-building” Normans (per medievalist Robert Bartlett), crossing the English Channel in open

longboats, laden with heavy battle horses, armor-clad soldiers—and big bags of the letter S! Maybe their de-parture accounts for the disappear-ance of the letter S in so many later French words! In any case, we got to keep the S in escole.

Meantime, Old English had gained the word scōl from occupying Ro-mans. That word magically merged with French école to give us school. I might mention that Germans say Schule [SHOO luh] and the Dutch say school in a way I can neither pro-nounce nor describe.Us (U.S.) versus Them (UK)

I’m a university senior instructor. In Britain, instead of instructor, as-sistant professor, associate professor, and (full) professor, a typical pro-gression might be lecturer, senior lec-turer, reader, (possibly senior reader), and finally professor.

A British tutor (director of stud-ies, at Cambridge) shepherds a group of students through their university studies. Our closest equivalent might be an academic advisor (who typi-cally doesn’t take on the personal ac-countability for student success a British tutor has).

What we would call public schools, our British counterparts call state schools. British public schools (posh boarding schools for boys as young as age 11) are fee-charging, endowed, pri-vate schools that prepare boys for uni-versity studies. In 2019, two-thirds of all British cabinet ministers had been edu-cated at so-called public schools, long associated with Britain’s ruling class.

During their primary and second-ary education (grammar school), British schoolchildren address fe-male teachers as “Miss” and male teachers as “Sir,” where we might use title and family name (Mr., Mrs., Miss, or Ms).

A pupil or school child is a Brit-ish precollege student. Most of Brit-ain uses the term secondary school, except in Scotland, where our term high school originated. Especially in England and Wales, a primary school (age four through seven) might be called an “infant school.” The terms

educationist, pedagogue, preceptor, and teacher are all in current use in Britain for what we call a school-teacher.

A British middle school can be for forms (grades) 5–8 or 5–9. Middle schools here vary, too, of course, from 5–9 to 6–8, with many other permutations. My wife’s junior high where she grew up (grades 7–9) con-trasts with my small-town junior high experience (grades 7–8). ◆Rob teaches advanced academic writing at UIUC. E-mail him at [email protected].

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London Zoo’s star attraction. She was so gentle, in fact, that children were allowed to hand-feed her and even ride on her back. Harry quietly re-turned to Winnipeg where he worked for the Min-istry of Agriculture and established a veterinary practice for small animals and horses.

One of the children who fell in love with Win-nie and repeatedly begged his father to take him

to the London Zoo was Christo-pher Robin Milne. Christopher Robin even changed his beloved stuffed teddy bear’s name from Edward to Winnie the Pooh. Christopher Rob-in’s father, A. A. Milne, a play-wright, screen-writer, and detec-tive novelist, first wrote about Win-

nie in a book of children’s poetry, When We Were Very Young” in 1924 when Chr istopher Rob-in was four years old. The stories of Winnie and his friends Piglet, Eeyore, and Kanga soon followed, making Christopher Robin and Win-nie the Pooh world famous.

Like Harry Colebourn, A. A. Milne was a WWI veteran. Milne served in the Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers Regiment, fighting in the trenches at the

dreadful Battle of the Somme, one of the bitterest and most costly battles of WWI, in which over a million soldiers were killed or wounded. It is thought that his experience here contributed to his development of what today is called PTSD.

No longer able to serve at the front, Milne was transferred to the Royal Engineers Signal Service. Later, when public support for the war waned and the antiwar movement gained momentum, Milne wrote propaganda about British heroism and Ger-man dastardliness, with the goal of bolstering support for the war. Milne followed the orders he’d been given, despite his pacifist views, but af-ter WWI, he wrote about his true feelings.

It’s been suggested by many that Milne used the stories of Winnie the Pooh as a means of ex-plaining war and the effects of PTSD to his young son. Even as these stories brought joy to those who read them, Milne was not happy that their popularity had overshadowed his other works. As Christopher Robin grew older, he began to resent the image his father had created of him, though in later years, he became reconciled to the char-acter’s place in children’s literature and his own contribution to it.

As for me, I will always cherish these words from Winnie the Pooh: “Promise me you’ll al-ways remember: You’re braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.”

A.A. Milne, via Winnie the PoohP.S.: “A hug is always the right size.” ◆

Mahomet, Illinois, watercolor artist Kathleen Jennings loves history. She researches and writes the personal stories of North Americans who have fought for our freedom. E-mail her at [email protected].

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Bob, who tried some. “Boy, that’s good!” Bob exclaimed. He handed me one, and, boy, it was good!

“What is it?” I asked.“Pressure-cooked carp,” Bernice said.Days earlier, Jack had gone to the Sangamon

River. With a light line on his casting rod, and using cicadas as bait, he caught as many carp as he desired. The cicadas were also dropping out of the trees that lined the river. All the carp had to do was scoop them into their mouths, and that maneuver often put one on Jack’s hook.

Bernice pressure-cooked the carp with a little salt, producing a tasty treat, quite similar to canned salmon. Our treat that day wouldn’t have been pos-sible without those noisy cicadas. ◆Copyright © Lyle Clary, used by permission. Lyle, a retired engineer, lives on the family farm southwest of Decatur. He plays pedal steel gui-tar in the Marvin Lee Band. E-mail him at [email protected].

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