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From Dan Harless, Bye - - Bye - - - Things are going to be changing - -
Whether these changes are good or bad depends in part on how we adapt
to them. But, ready or not, here they come! 1. The
Post Office. Get ready to imagine a world without the post
office. They are so deeply in financial trouble that there is
probably no way to sustain it long term. Email, Fed Ex, and UPS
have just about wiped out the minimum revenue needed to keep the post
office alive... read
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From Linda Brenner, Author Unknown... Getting
old
“Be kind and enjoy today, there may not be tomorrow.” A couple in their
nineties are both having problems remembering things. During a checkup,
the doctor tells them that they’re physically okay, but they might want
to start writing things down to help them remember... Later that night,
while watching TV, the old man gets up from his chair. ‘Want anything
while I’m in the kitchen?’ he asks. ‘Will you get me a bowl of ice
cream?’... read
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Mollie Breno, By Delbert
Blickenstaff, Senior Scribe
Mollie was born in England in 1922. Her family lived in London in a
museum area, and as a child she often played in museums. When Mollie
was 17 years old her family’s home was bombed by the Germans. She
joined the British Army and was stationed at Winchester, where she did
office work. Molly met an American soldier at a dance. His name was
Paul Breno, and they were married in 1947. They had four... read
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Poems by Author Lois
Wilson,
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From
Judy Bolin, Columbus, Ohio... The
Clothes Line
My wife was after me for a clothes dryer for Christmas. I got her
the best one I could find and she has been mad with me ever since. My
goodness what kind did you get her? The best clothes line they had. One
that wouldn’t rust, with a large bag of clothes pins. You just can’t
make some women happy. REMEMBER THE BASIC RULES FOR CLOTHES
LINES? Remember? You have to be a certain age to appreciate
this. I can hear my mother now... THE BASIC RULES... read
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Auditor, Judge guests of Senior Scribes at
Recent Meeting
Heartland Director of Admissions Amy Farmer explains information
regarding Medicare/Medicaid to Senior Scribes at their recent regular
monthly meeting held at Heartland of Greenville. Also present at the
meeting were Darke County... read
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The Final Years... Retiring from Greenville Fire Department
and moving on to new horizons
By Robert Rhoades, Senior Scribe - It’s sort of hard to tell when I
started thinking about doing something else. Having spent 25
years of my life, which seemed like an eternity, at one job was a
pretty big task I thought. But I could tell that my body was
starting to fight back. It seemed that I was having an expansion
in my mid section which was not welcomed at all. I was... read
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40 years of Card Playing, By
Lyn Bliss, Senior Scribe
“Laughter is the best medicine and we do lots of that!” said Libby Koch
about the afternoons the group spends playing cards and socializing.
For more than 40 years, the group has been playing cards every
Wednesday afternoon at the Greenville VFW. There are three
members of the original group still playing. Ramona Amore is the
youngest of the group at 82. Oldest is Lova... read
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Senior Scribes meet at Heartland
Senior Scribes enjoyed a great breakfast courtesy of Heartland of
Greenville and its admissions director, Amy Farmer, Thursday morning.
Farmer told the group she’d completed, so far, 22 hours of education in
Medicare at the state level, with more coming, and offered her services
as an advisor to the group, plus any other senior citizens in need of
advice on the program... read
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Hog Log,
By Lyn Bliss, Senior Scribe
He is usually named Phil, this hog... read
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Two feet of snow, By Phyllis
Mong, Senior Scribe
I plan ahead for the incoming weather. Try to get a few grocery
supplies in the house, even some potato chips, cookies, ice-cream
─ you know, the comfort food that adds calories (which I don't
need). But, so comforting! Just in case the power goes off and the
stove and microwave are powerless, the night before the storm advisory,
I fill two large thermos bottles with very hot water that I may use... read
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The Early Days, By Bob Rhoades
January 31, 2011 - My first day as a firefighter was July 2,
1967. We’ll call it the early days. I heard stories
about the iron firemen, real smoke eaters, guys with leather skin and
lungs to match. I’m not sure how much of that was true, but I do
know that breathing a lot of that into your lungs hurt a lot after the
fact, like someone was sitting on your chest. A lot of us “new guys”
decided... read
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Senior Scribes Meets at Family Health
Senior Scribes met recently at Family Health for their regular monthly
meeting. Left to right: Lyn Bliss, Delbert Blickenstaff, Al Bliss,
Marianne Clark, Bill Stevens, Phyllis Mong, Jan Boyer and Al Greiner.
The next regular meeting will be at 10 a.m. February 24…location to be
announced... read
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Senior Scribes host Spring Fling
by Lyn Bliss, Senior
Scribe
Lighthouse Christian Center was the setting for the Senior Scribes’
Scholarship Fund’s Spring Fling, with a western flair. The Fling was
held as a fundraiser for the Senior Scribes’ Scholarship Program.
Earlier this year, the Scholarship Fund awarded $4,000 in scholarships
to Darke County youth.
Rockin’ Robin provided the music for the
evening... read
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A good laugh, even if
you're NOT over 60!
When I bought my Blackberry I thought about the 30-year business I ran
with 1800 employees, all without a cell phone that plays music, takes
videos, pictures and communicates with Facebook and Twitter. I signed
up under duress for Twitter and Facebook, so my seven kids, their
spouses, 13 grandkids and 2 great grand kids could communicate with me
in the modern way. I figured I could handle something as simple as
Twitter with only... read
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And then it is Winter
You know, time has a way of moving quickly and catching you unaware of
the passing years.
It seems just yesterday that I was young, just
married and embarking on my new life with my mate. And yet in a way, it
seems like eons ago, and I wonder where all the years went.
I know that I lived them all... read
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Strictly American, By Ross Princiotto
- Apple Pie: It is said that nothing is more American as Apple Pie.
Where did the phrase start? Perhaps it started in our New England
Colonies. There apples are found at any meal. Yes, apple pie with a
slice of cheese is so good, of course, for breakfast. All kinds of pies
were made with tarts or fritters. Check this saying out. “An apple pie
without the cheese is a kiss without the squeeze”... read
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