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In 2016, banjo-loving come-dian Steve Martin and co-authorEdie Brickell premiered a show onBroadway that was unlike anythingof its time, full of the swelling stringsyou might find in a typical show,but with banjos, mandolins, andtwangy folk guitars. Bright Star burstonto the national musical commu-nity scene as the hot newsoundtrack, with a touching story toboot. The original cast recording wasnominated for the 2017 GrammyAward for Best Musical Theater Al-bum. Having recently had asmashingly successful run at Hurri-cane Valley Theatrical Company, themusical will be produced by Centerfor the Arts at Kayenta, combiningtalent from the Hurricane produc-tion with other local performing vet-erans, and will run for only twoweekends—February 25-27 andMarch 4-6.

Bright Star is based on a truehistorical event. The story followsone woman at two different points

A Bright Star Among Modern Musicals Comedian Steve Martin’sAward-Winning Bluegrass Musical Bright Star Plays At Center For TheArts At Kayenta In Late February

By Christopher Whiteside

It’s the most listened-to soundtrackamong musical lovers in the last fiveyears. Its sweeping Americana soundtransports you to the 1940s Carolina hills.

in her life: the first, when she is awild young thing growing up bare-foot and carefree in the Blue RidgeMountains of North Carolina; thesecond, when she is a well-to-domagazine editor in Asheville, 22 yearslater. Her story is inevitably wovenwith that of an idealistic young mannamed Billy, with whom she sharesa mysterious connection. As a youngteen in Zebulon, NC, Alice Murphy(Rachel Cox) is hopelessly in lovewith small town heartthrob JimmyRay (Aaron Meadows), the mayor’sson. Although their love was pure, itfalls victim to the interference ofambitious parents (Dean Jones,Carolyn Murset, Paul Nickels &Dave Markel) and their infant son iswhisked away before their happyending could ever begin. More thantwo decades later, Alice is the suc-cessful editor of The AshevilleSouthern Journal, and meets apromising young writer named Billy(Aaron Naylor). Eventually they re-alize that they share a hometown,and when Alice sees the handmadesweater she knitted for her baby

twenty years before in his personalbelongings, she realizes that he is theson she lost so long ago. Their hap-piness is compounded at the end ofthe story with a Shakespeare-esquedouble wedding between Margo(Angie Naylor) and Billy as well asAlice and Jimmy Ray. The beauti-ful score is filled with the tones ofBluegrass, diverse moods fromromping to balladic, with small towncountry musicians filling in withonstage instruments.

Kayenta’s Bright Star is di-rected by Edwina Jones, a direc-tor at Cedar City Children’s Mu-sical Theater, returning to Kayentaafter her beloved staging ofSeussical in July 2020.

Event Details: Dates: Feb-ruary 25-27, March 4-6, TH–SAT. Time: 7:30pm (+ 2pm bothSaturdays 27th & 6th) Location:Center for the Arts at Kayenta(CFAK), 881 Coyote GulchCourt, Ivins, Utah 84738 Cost:$35 ($10 students with current IDor children) Buy Tickets Online:KayentaArts.com Call for Tick-ets: (435) 674-ARTS (2787) BoxOffice Hours: M-F 12-4pm

About Us: Kayenta ArtsFoundation is a 501c3 nonprofitorganization whose mission is todevelop and create an environ-ment where diverse artistic en-deavors can flourish. The Center

for the Arts at Kayenta (CFAK)is the premier venue in the greatersouthern Utah area for awareness,appreciation, education, and en-joyment of diverse artistic endeav-ors. The intimate Lorraine Boccardo

Black Box Theater enables ourcommunity to come together tolearn, express, and celebrate art inall forms.

Come, be a part of the art atthe Center for the Arts at Kayenta.

Friday, February 12, 2021 SENIOR SAMPLER

The retina is a magnifi-cent tissue in our eyes that lit-erally converts the incominglight rays into neuronal signalsthat are then sent to the brain.Our brains then take this in-formation to create the vibrantand colorful vision that we ex-perience every day. Just likethe rest of our body, the retinacan also have problems – manyof which become more preva-lent as we age. Conditionssuch as age-related maculardegeneration, diabetic retin-opathy, retinal detachment,macular pucker and macularhole are examples of problemsthat can significantly impactour vision. Of these, age-re-lated macular degeneration isthe leading cause of blindnessin the United States in individu-als over age 50.

Age-related macular de-generation (AMD) affects ahigh percentage of aging adults,and in some cases can causesevere vision loss where indi-viduals may lose the ability toread, drive, enjoy TV, and evenrecognize the faces of lovedones. AMD is separated into2 major categories: dry andwet. The dry form presentsfirst, progresses slowly andmay remain dry for the rest ofthe person’s life. It can causegradual, severe central visionloss in some patients over timedue to what is called geographicatrophy (death of critical cellsin the central retina). Othersmay never lose much vision.A supplement formula calledAREDS2 has been shown to

By Rick Nordgren, M.D.

The Retina And Macular Degenerationdecrease the progression to-wards this form and the otheradvanced form of AMD whentaken by patients with earlierstages of the disease. We look

forward to future therapeuticadvancements that may furtherdecrease the risk of diseaseprogression.

Approximately 10-15%of individuals with AMD willdevelop the wet form – this cancause severe and often rapidcentral vision loss. It is calledwet because one of its maincomponents is fluid and/orblood leaking into or under-neath the retina from abnor-mally growing blood vessels.Prior to the year 2000, theonly available treatment forwet AMD was thermal laser (toburn the abnormal blood ves-sels). It was utilized as the onlyoption in difficult cases to tryto minimize or slow vision loss;however, the outcomes weresuboptimal. Photodynamictherapy (i.e. cold laser) wasavailable in the year 2000 withbetter results than thermal la-ser, nevertheless, progressivevision loss was still the norm.

Thankfully, everythingchanged in 2004 when inject-able medicines first becameavailable. Since that time, wehave had access to multiple dif-

ferent medicines that we injectdirectly into the eye to treatthis devastating condition.This treatment has completelyrevolutionized the managementof wet AMD worldwide. Somepeople can gain some of theirvision back. Many are able tomaintain stable vision for manyyears. All in all – fewer peopleare going blind from wet AMD.However, the injections do notcure the problem, they controlit. Just like many medicineswe take for different healthproblems, the effect of the in-jected medicine wears off, andthe injection needs to be re-peated. Fortunately, there isabundant active research todevelop new medicines anddevices that may help us main-tain or improve outcomes alongwith decreasing the frequencyof treatments. Some of thesemay be available soon.

It’s an exciting time tobe a retina specialist and Ifeel privileged to practicemedicine in this era of thera-peutic advancements.

Dr. Rick Nordgren is aboard certified and fellow-ship trained retinal surgeonthat is highly experienced andspecializes in the latest treat-ments for Macular Degen-erat ion. He is Zion EyeIns t i tu te’s new ful l - t imeretina specialist and is ac-cepting new patients. If youwould like to book an ap-pointment for a consultation,call the Zion Eye Institute tobe seen at any one of our 4loca t ions in S t . George ,Santa Clara, Cedar City orMesquite (435) 656-2020 orToll-Free (877) 841-2020.

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Hearing EvaluationsHearing Aid Trial PeriodsBalance/Dizziness Testing

Doctors of AudiologyDr Richard LuekengaDr. Ryan Whitaker

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Do you love your hear-ing aids? Do you love theway they fit? Do you lovethe way they sound? Do youlove the service that accom-panies the devices? As doc-tors of audiology, we wantour patients to love theirhearing aids. We want ourpatients to be able to enjoythe sounds of life. We wantour patients to be able tocommunicate with loved-ones – whether in-person oron zoom – without strainingto understand.

Admittedly, hearing lossis a difficult problem to solve.The majority of hearing loss(approximately 90%) is incur-able, permanent, and pro-gressive with neurologic im-plications. Hearing aids are aman-made device that will

never match the ears that wewere born with. However,they have come a long way.Hearing aid technology con-tinues to improve rapidly and

sat i s fac t ion ra tes amonghearing aid users is at an all-time high.

Our experience suggestsseveral keys to success. First,

a comprehensive hearingevaluation helps to ensure acorrect understanding of theproblem. Some clinics andwarehouses of fe r bas icscreenings in less-than-idealconditions that are often in-adequate for a proper diag-nosis. Second, appropriateselection and fitting of hear-ing aids is vital. Not everyhearing aid is appropriate forevery hearing loss. And ob-viously, the programming andadjusting is critical. Finally,and most importantly, hear-ing aids require long-termcare. The best decision youcan make when selectinghearing aids is to choose aclinic that is committed toyour long- te rm hear inghealthcare.

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Beginning February 16, in-come taxes will be prepared byAARP/IRS tested certifiedpreparers again this year but withadjustments for COVID. This isthe Tax-Aide program that hasbeen operating for many years outof the St George Senior Center,in Washington City and Hurricane.Masks will be worn at all meet-ings and returns will have morelimits on the types of returns thatcan be done by the volunteerpreparers.

In St George, tax forms willbe dropped off by the taxpayersin a drive-through at the west sideof the Saint George CatholicChurch at 259 West 200 North,which is just one block south ofthe Senior Center which remainsclosed. Tax preparers will be op-

COVID Won’t Stop Free Tax Preparation In WashingtonCountyBy Tim Martin

erating out of Kuzy Hall and thewest side parking lot at the Catho-lic Church. In the parking lot,preparers will meet taxpayers intheir cars to pass out envelopepackets with instructions andforms, which when completed arereturned to the site for preparersto do the tax return at a different

location. When the return is fin-ished the preparer will call the tax-payer and set a day and time tomeet for review and signatures.Taxpayers will meet with taxpreparer at Kuzy Hall to reviewthe return prior to electronic fil-

ing. Forms can be dropped off ona first-come first served basis onTuesday, Wednesday and Thurs-day afternoons from 1 PM to 4PM beginning February 16 andcontinuing until April 15. No formswill be collected on Ash Wednes-day, February 17 due to servicesat the Saint George Catholic

Church.Washington City tax prepa-

ration will be in-person at theWashington County Library at220 North 300 East in Washing-ton City. Appointments to haveyour taxes prepared and filed are

required for each taxpayer. Earlyappointments can be made at theWashington County Library onMonday, February 8 and Mon-day February 15 from 9:30 to10:30 AM. Returns will be pre-pared at the Washington CountyLibrary beginning Monday, Feb-ruary 22 and continue to the endof tax season, Thursday, April 15.

Hurricane Tax Returns willbe done in person, by appoint-ment, with COVID precautions,at the Hurricane City Library, 36South 300 West in Hurricane, be-ginning February 17 and endingApril 14. Taxpayers can make ap-pointments by calling 385-215-9915.

Keeping the COVID guide-lines makes preparing and filing eachreturn harder and requiring moretime. This means fewer tax returnscan be completed. This year, re-turns will not be prepared that haveitemized deductions, business in-come or rental income. Only Utah

tax returns will be prepared and onlyfor tax year 2020.

Every year each tax preparerhas passed several tests administeredby the AARP Foundation in con-junction with the IRS. This year19 preparers are getting ready toserve their fellow citizens and areas frustrated by the COVID re-quirements as every other citizen.But safety is as important as prop-erly prepared returns so the pro-cess will take more time. Thankyou for your patience as the taxpreparing team works to serve asmany folks as possible.

Questions about this year’stax preparation process can be di-rected in St George to NancyNorbeck [email protected] 703-9995. Questions aboutWashington City contact PaulRichardson [email protected] 558-2121. For Hurricanecontact Cheri [email protected] 385-215-9915.

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Humor CornerBe My Valentine

Tales Of TheOld West

By “Doc” Hal Hickman

We begin a two-part se-ries on the “Dalton Gang”eight of the most notoriousbrothers in the history of theold west.

The Dalton boys startedout as young farmers in Mis-souri, but evolved to becomebandi ts who t r ied to robbanks and trains. In the endthey attempted two banksrobberies in a single day in asingle town. But that act wasthe beginning of the end forthe Dalton brothers and theircohorts; even after a numberof years as the stalwart, law-abiding, and law-supportingsheriffs and marshals in theKansas and Oklahoma terri-tories.

Originally there wereeight of them: Benjamin(Ben) , Coleman (Cole) ,Li t t le ton (Li t ) , Frankl in(Frank), Gratton (Grat), Wil-liam (Bill), Robert (Bob), andEmmet. Four of the eightwent pretty straight after be-ing raised in Jackson County,Missouri; a chunk of territoryfamiliar to Mormon residentsof Utah. But the boys wereborn and raised years afterthe Mormons had beenforced to leave.

Thei r fa ther, JamesLewis Dalton was a saloonkeeper in Kansas City, Mis-souri after marrying Adeline

The Dalton Gang(Number One)

Lee Younger. The Daltonboys, everyone thought, weregood neighbors and citizens,and only Bob, Grat, Emmittand Bill joined up to becomethe notorious train and bank

robbers of the late 1800s.Most of the sons started

out being lawmen. On No-vember 27, 1887, Frank andanother deputy marshal rodeto Fort Smith to arrest threewhiskey bootleggers. A gun-fight ensued and Frank shotand killed two outlaws beforehis pistol jammed and he waskilled by the remaining boot-legger. Grat and Bob tookover his job as Deputies, andhired Emmett.

These three Dalton’shad excellent reputationswith the citizenry until theystarted doing extra-curricularwork like stealing horses. Asstockmen in the area beganto track them down, the boystook a train to Californiawhere brother Bill had a suc-cessful ranch. After workingthere for a while, brother Bobbegan making plans to rob

trains. Cole and Lit tried totalk him out of it, but to noavail.

On February 6, 1891they tried to rob a train butfailed to get any loot, still the

fireman in the enginewas killed accidentallyby one of the t ra increw. The sher i ffquickly figured out thatit was the Daltons whotried the heist and a$3 ,000 bounty wasplaced on their heads,

and the title “Dalton Gang”was spread throughout thenation.

But such a tale couldn’tend without a big finish, andBob knew just the spectacularthat was needed – a robberyof two banks at the same time.He knew just the spot for sucha “take,” the First NationalBank and the Condon Bank inthe center of a plaza inCoffeyville, Kansas.

Such a daring robberywould take more men than justa few Daltons, and the clean-ing our of two banks at thesame time would take closetiming and coordination, butwhat a challenge?

Next week: the bank rob-bery in Coffeyville.

For other “Tales” visit“tales-of-the-old-west.com”Copyright Harold Hickman,2017 All rights reserved

A guy walks into a post of-fice one day to see a middle-aged,balding man standing at the countermethodically placing “Love”stamps on bright pink envelopeswith hearts all over them. He thentakes out a perfume bottle and startsspraying scent all over them.His curiosity getting the better ofhim, he goes up to the balding manand asks him what he is doing. Theman says, “I’m sending out 1,000Valentine cards signed, ‘Guesswho?’” “But why?” asks the man.“I’m a divorce lawyer,” the manreplies.

50th Wedding AnniversaryA couple goes out to dinner

to celebrate their 50th. wedding an-niversary. On the way home, shenotices a tear in his eye and asks ifhe’s getting sentimental becausethey’re celebrating 50 wonderfulyears together. He replies, “No, Iwas thinking about the time beforewe got married. “Your father threat-ened me with a shotgun and saidhe’d have me thrown in jail for 50years if I didn’t marry you. To-morrow I would’ve been a freeman!”

Three Old MenThree elderly gentlemen

were talking about what their grand-children would be saying aboutthem fifty years from now. “Iwould like my grandchildren to say,‘He was successful in business’,”declared the first man. “Fifty yearsfrom now,” said the second, “I wantthem to say, ‘He was a loyal fam-ily man’.” Turning to the third gent,the first gent asked, “So what doyou want them to say about you infifty years?” “Me?” the third manreplied. “I want them all to say, “Hecertainly looks good for his age’!”

A Mommy Moment

Four-year-old Mitch lovedcandy almost as much as his momAnn did. He and Daddy had givenher a beautiful heart-shaped boxof chocolates for Valentine’s Day.A few days later Mitch was eye-ing it, wishing to have a piece of it.As he reached out to touch one ofthe big pieces, Ann said to him,“If you touch it, then you have toeat it. Do you understand?” “Oh,yes,” he said, nodding his head.Suddenly his little hand patted thetops of all the pieces of candy.“Now I can eat them all.”

Age is a Funny ThingHave you ever been guilty

of looking at others your own ageand thinking, “Surely I can’t lookthat old?” Well…. You’ll love thisone! I was sitting in the waitingroom for my first appointmentwith a new dentist. I noticed his,DDS, which bore his full name.Suddenly, I remembered a tall,handsome, dark-haired boy withthe same name had been in myhigh school class some 40-oddyears ago. Could he be the sameguy that I had a secret crush on,way back then? Upon seeing him,however, I quickly discarded anysuch thought. This balding, gray-haired man with the deeply linedface was way too old to have beenmy classmate. Hmmm ... Or couldhe? After he examined my teeth,I asked him if he had attendedMorgan Park High School.”Yes. Yes, I did. I’m a Mustang,”he gleamed with pride.”When did you graduate?” Iasked. He answered, “In 1959.Why do you ask?” “You were inmy class!” I exclaimed.

He looked at me closely.Then, that ugly, old, wrinkled SOBasked, “What did you teach?”


Riddle

The riddle was: “Icannot be seen only heardand I will not speak unlessspoken to. What am I?”

The answer was:“An echo”

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Arts at Kayenta

By Bev Rankin, aka, TheBread Lady

This week’s riddle is:“I have a heart that neverbeats, I have a home but Inever sleep. I can take aman’s house and buildanother’s, And I love to playgames with my many broth-ers. I am a king amongfools. Who am I?”

Congratulations toBarbara Dorn of St.

George who was the win-ner of last week’s Riddle!

What a wonderful time ofthe year. Color is popping outall over and the first of theseason’s fruits are going to beripening very soon. Did youknow that strawberries willprovide 140 percent of the rec-ommended daily intake of Vi-tamin C for kids? My grand-daughter just visited us withher two toddlers and I was sur-prised at how she managed toget the kids to eat their appro-priate amount of fruit and veg-etables each day. They lovestrawberries and she managedto put them in their morningcereal, cut them up for lunchand even whip up a smoothiemade with strawberries, ba-nanas and yogurt for a snack

A Season ForStrawberries

or for dinner. Did you knowthat over 53 percent of sevento nine year olds picked straw-

berries as their favorite fruit?Did you know that one cup ofstrawberries is only 55 calo-ries? Did you know that straw-berries are the first fruit toripen in the spring? Did youknow strawberries are a mem-ber of the rose family? Did youknow that ninety-four per centof United States householdconsumes strawberries? If youweren’t up on all these straw-

berry facts, either was I until Istarted researching this particu-lar fruit. We love strawberriesat any time during the year. Iwanted to find a recipe for afresh strawberry pie like mymother use to make. Shenever used the pre-packagedglaze from the grocer but in-stead made her own. I thinkthis recipe pretty much suc-ceeds in taste, texture and ap-peal. It is so easy to make youwill be delightfully surprised.Why not give it a try? Yourgrandkids could help you!

Fresh Strawberry Pie1 pie shell, baked (I make

my own but you can use thepie crust from your grocer’sfreezer. They are pretty darngood.)

¾ cup sugar2 tablespoons cornstarch1-1/4 cups water1 package strawberry

gelatin4 cups sliced berriesMix water, sugar and

cornstarch in a saucepan andcook over medium heat untilit comes to a boil and thick-ens. I stir this constantly soit won’t clump or burn. Re-move from heat and stir ingelatin. Mix with a whiskuntil gelatin is dissolved.Cool until luke warm. Slicestrawberries and pour intobaked pie shell. Add gelatinmixture. Refrigerate untilcool and set. Make sure youcover pie with plastic wrap tokeep it fresh.


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By James Orman

Is This One Of YourAncestors?James Cortes 66

James Cortes had seenvery little rest at the end ofSeptember, 1918, he hadbeen back and forth alongthe road between Le Mans,through Par i s , to Sa in tMihiel, France deliveringAmer ican t roops to theHindenburg line near theArgonne forest. This trip re-turn would be used for

heavily wounded, l ightlywounded soldiers would be

cared for when possible bymedics in the area. Eventhough faced with an incred-ible army, the Germans hungonto the hope of reinforce-ments and eventual victory.Thousands of Americans hadbeen killed or wounded in thefirst days of the offensive.The weather was cold andwet, the troops arriving at the

front were inexperienced,and some were sick from theSpanish flu. This influenzastrain struck down and killedmen on both sides of thefront lines. At the beginning

of October, Jamesno longer drove toLe Mans, he woulddrive with woundedback and forth tothe Hospi ta l s in

Paris and surrounding vil-lages, he was very depressedat seeing his fellow soldiersin such condition. No longerwas he hearing news of home,no longer the optimistic chat-ter from young enlistees offto win the war by themselves.His heart went out to thosewho had been in the war,some only a few days, and

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Understanding Your Social Security

By Mickie DouglasSocial Security PublicAffairs Specialist inSalt Lake City, UT

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Genealogy Corner

By Julie BrinkerhoffThe Washington County His-torical Society will kick off the firstof four upcoming downtown his-toric district walking tours with thePioneer Courthouse block tour onSaturday, Feb. 13.

The free tour which begins atthe Pioneer Courthouse, 97 East St.George Blvd., at 11 a.m., will be ledby long-time resident and prominentphysician Craig Booth. Participantsare asked to wear walking shoes, ajacket for cool weather, and a maskfor Covid compliance. Then be pre-pared to learn unique pieces of his-tory about various historic buildingsalong the tour.

They include the PioneerCourthouse, which was constructedin 1870 and served as the county’smain public facility until 1960.

Tour participants will also gaininsights on the Pickett Lumber Build-ing, 67 East St. George Blvd., whichwas once used as a lumber yard fur-niture business and carpentry shopin early St. George.

M&S Turquoise, 41 and 53East St. George Blvd., fills ordersfor wholesale jewelry gift shops.

Milne Jewelry, 43 East St.George Blvd., is one of the oldestbusinesses still operating in St.George since 1951.

The Silver Reef Saloon/Wash-ington County News Building, 24East St. George Blvd., was origi-nally a saloon in Silver Reef. TheCounty News operated from 1900to 1988. It was later used as a printshop by Classic Printing.

The old J.C. Penney’s Build-ing, 5 East St. George Blvd., was amajor retail store that eventually ex-

Pioneer Square Tour Set ForSaturday Feb 13thBy Susan Crook panded to include the Sprouse Reitz

building.St. George Fire Station No. 2

(now Zion Brewery Station II), 150North Main, was constructed in1918 and served as a fire stationuntil about 2019.

The Mary Ann GardnerHouse, 158 North Main, was thefirst ladies co-op founded the house’sname sake.

The last building on the hour-

long tour is the Daughters of UtahPioneer Museum, built in 1938,which houses pioneer relics. Thetour will end at the Pioneer Court-house parking lot.

Succeeding tours of the down-town historic district will be held onMarch 13, April 10, and May 8.

For more information CallWCHS Tour Coordinator SusanCrook, 435-773-7920 Co-coordina-tors: Allison McCord, 801-362-6092& Loren Webb, 435-632-0774

Our ancestors’ traditionsare an exciting and fun addi-tion to their social history.These traditions give us aglimpse into their lives and helpus understand them better. Add-ing some of their old-time funinto our celebrations makesthose ancestors come to lifeand keeps them in our memo-ries.

Stretching way back intime, even ancient Romans cel-ebrated Valentine’s Day. Theyput the names of young womeninto a box, from which theywere drawn by men as chancedirected and the young womenbecame the Valentine. This tra-dition continued in Englandwith both sexes’ names put intothe box. After drawing the name(which could be married peopleand bachelors and maidens),the chosen one was their Val-entine for the rest of the year.The gentlemen gave trinkets orjewelry for gifts, with someknown to be quite costly.

Another tradition is thatthe first unmarried person ofthe other sex whom one meton a St. Valentine’s morningwalk is to become theencounter’s wife or husband.There is a story about a youngwoman who pinned four bayleaves to the corners of her pil-low and one in the middle, caus-ing her to dream about her fu-ture husband. In England andScotland, the valentines gave

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balls and a treat to their mis-tresses.

During the 1700s,Valentine’s Day cards becamethe tradition. They were hand-made, and some families stillhave these early cards as heir-looms. During the mid-1800s,printed mass Valentine’s Daycards were the craze. It is notuncommon for these cards atlocal historical societies, and itis worth a look to see if anywere your ancestors’ cards.

Newspapers have greatarticles about Valentine’s Day,the local traditions, and evenfun poems. They also includeadvertisements about whereone could purchase cards, andif you’re lucky, the newspaperhad a drawing of a Valentine’sDay card. Valentine’s Daycards became so popular thatthey put more stress on thepost office than ChristmasCards.

How did your ancestorscelebrate Valentine’s Day?With a little historical research,you can discover how your an-cestors celebrated their day ofromance. Traditions varied byregion, and local newspaperscan help you gain a glimpseinto what the ancestor’s tradi-tions were. Searching“Valentine’s Day” and the yearyour ancestors lived shouldyield some great details. Tid-bits like this add rich informa-tion to your family trees.


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Principles Of Freedom

By Lynn West

With all the divisive andeven dangerous things going on inand around our government rightnow, I have been in a quandaryabout what was the most impor-tant thing to write about this week.A lot of ideas are fomenting andsome will become future articles.However, as I read a few articlesremembering President RonaldReagan around the event of his110th birthday (February 6th), Iremembered clearly why he wasmy favorite president and the onlyone in recent memory that I sup-ported, spoke for and voted for.Since Reagan, I have mostlyvoted for third party candidatesbecause I could not find enoughagreement, principle and charac-ter in any of the candidates putforward by the two main parties.

Here are the reasons that Icare. Most of these are simplyquotes from him or about him thatbring those reasons clearly for-ward.

“Freedom is never morethan one generation away fromextinction. We didn’t pass it to ourchildren in the bloodstream. Itmust be fought for, protected andhanded on for them to do thesame.”

“And in all of that time I wona nickname, ‘The Great Commu-nicator.’ But I never thought itwas my style or the words I usedthat made a difference: it was thecontent. I wasn’t a great commu-nicator, but I communicated greatthings, and they didn’t spring fullbloom from my brow, they came

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from the heart of a great nation— from our experience, our wis-dom, and our belief in the prin-ciples that have guided us for twocenturies.”

“The struggle now going onfor the world will never be decidedby bombs or rockets, by armiesor military might. The real crisiswe face today is a spiritual one; atroot, it is a test of moral will andfaith.”

“Whatever else history maysay about me when I’m gone, Ihope it will record that I appealedto your best hopes, not your fears;to your confidence, rather thanyour doubts. My dream is thatyou will travel the road ahead withliberty’s lamp guiding your stepsand opportunity’s arm steadyingyour way.”

“The most terrifying wordsin the English language are, ‘I’mfrom the government and I’m hereto help.’”

“The person who agreeswith you 80% of the time is afriend and an ally, not a 20% trai-tor.”

“Government’s view of theeconomy could be summed up afew short phrases — If it moves,tax it. If it keeps moving, regulateit. And if it stops moving, subsi-dize it.”

“Without God, there is no

virtue, because there’s no prompt-ing of the conscience. Without God,we’re mired in the material, thatflat world that tells us only whatthe senses perceive. Without God,there is a coarsening of the society.And without God, democracy willnot and cannot long endure. If weever forget that we’re one underGod, then, we will be a nation goneunder.”

Reagan was consistently op-timistic, principle centered and de-voted to the goals of dismantlingthe “evil empire” of communism,creating economic growth andprosperity for all Americans andreducing the size and cost of gov-ernment. While a recalcitrant con-gress would not allow him to do allthat he felt should be done, his un-derstanding, acceptance and genu-ine friendship with those consideredhis political enemies allowed himto do many great and wonderfulthings that still affect us today. Ihope we can find someone that hashis qualities to lead us again –sooner would be better than later.

Shaun McCausland (akaLynn West) is a thinker, a teacherand a patriot. You can reach himthrough email [email protected] through this newspaper. Lib-erty is a state of being which mustbe continually created. These ar-ticles can help all of us discoverthe ways we can contribute to thatoutcome.


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