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TIDBITS® CONSIDERS BANK ROBBERIES

by Janet SpencerThe first bank robbery in U.S. history took place on March 19, 1831, when the City Bank of New York was burgled. Come along with Tidbits as we consider bank robberies!BUNGLED BURGLERIES• To guard against recognition, a bank robber in London wore three stocking masks and a scarf over his face. He announced that he had a gun and ordered everyone to lie down, then reached into his pocket to pull out his gun to show he meant business. However, his vision was ob-structed so completely by the layers of masks that instead of a gun he pulled out his glasses case. After a few minutes of brandishing this un-usual weapon at the amused hostages, he fled. He was arrested shortly afterward.• A legally blind man tried to hold up a bank in London but ran into trouble when he couldn’t distinguish between the bank’s glass windows and the glass doors.• A guy robbed a bank in Champaign, Illinois in 1985 and was caught when he returned to the same bank at a later date to open a new ac-count.• When a bank robber in Albuquerque demanded that the teller hand over all the money, the teller was so shocked that she fainted dead away. The robber fled. (cont’d next page)

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BUNGLED BURGARIES cont’d• Raymond Burles walked into a bank in France, demanded the cash, and stacked it neatly in a zippered case. When he laid his gun on top of the money and zipped the case closed, security officers nabbed him.• The cashier gave a bank robber in Oakland a bag full of marked bills secretly rigged with an explosive device that would detonate as soon as it passed through the bank’s door. The robber soon regretted stuffing the bag down the front of his trousers.• A bank robber in Oregon handed a note to the teller saying, “This is a holdup and I’ve got a gun. Put the money in a paper bag.” The cashier wrote back, “I haven’t got a paper bag.” The robber fled.• Bruce Damon held up the Mutual Federal Savings Bank in Brockton, Massachusetts. He stunned tellers when he demanded that instead of cash, he wanted them to write out a check. He was arrested when he tried to deposit the check into his account at another bank.• A bank robber in Los Angeles made off with over $5,000 but dropped his wallet containing all of his ID as he left the bank. Shortly afterwards, he appeared at the police station. He was hoping if he returned all the money the police would re-turn his wallet and forget about the whole thing. They accepted the return of the money but re-fused to forget about the whole thing.• A bank robber in Brooklyn stuffed nearly half a million dollars in bills into two Hefty bags. The bags were too heavy to carry so he dragged them towards the door. When one of the bags split open and spilled all the money on the floor, he stopped to collect it. That’s when security of-ficers grabbed him.• A bank robber in Tel Aviv in 1995 was foiled by a hard-of-hearing cashier, who could not hear him whispering, “This is a hold-up.” He fled in embarrassment. (cont’d next page)

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If you believe that knowing your history adds value and improves the quality of your life and community, apply to serve on the Museum of North Idaho’s board. s our communities grow and change the Mu-seum is working to expand its programs, fa-cilities and staff to preserve regional history. Board leadership is needed to ensure that history has a place in our future. The Muse-um of North Idaho’s nominating committee is seeking applicants to fill four, three-year terms on its nine-member non-profit gov-ernance Board of Directors. Please contact Dorothy Dahlgren at 208-664-3448 or [email protected] or at www.museumni.org for an informational packet. Board members are elected by the membership in mid April.

UNUSUAL HOLD-UPS• In Charleston, South Carolina, a man handed a stick-up note to an ATM machine in front of a bank. When the machine didn’t come across with any cash, he shot it twice and drove off. He was later arrested.• A man decided to rob a bank’s outdoor night deposit box in West Virginia in 1980. He wrapped a chain around it and attached the other end to his bumper. When he took off, he expected the front door of the box to rip off. Instead, the night deposit box was left intact— and his rear bum-per came off. He drove away, leaving the bumper behind him. Police arriving on the scene noted the license plate still attached to the bumper and arrested him in short order.• An armored car robbery in Arlington, Texas in 1991 occurred right next to a busload of Japa-nese tourists, who were all armed with cameras. Dozens of clear photos of the robber’s face and license plate were readily available to help po-lice in the short, quick search for the culprit.• In 1990 James Richardson and Jeffrey Defalco tried to steal a safe weighing three tons. It wouldn’t fit in their car so they tied a chain around it and dragged it behind their car. It made an incredible noise and threw up a huge shower of sparks, which attracted the attention of many people. It also dented the pavement, leaving an easy-to-follow trail for the police. The safe was empty.GET-AWAY GOOFS• A bank robber in Riverhead, New York in 1979 was dismayed when he returned to his car with the cash to find the car would not start. Police found him hiding in a nearby tree.

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by Samantha Weaver

It was Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw who made the following sage observation: “There is no sincerer love than the love of food.”

You might be surprised to learn that the fastest flying insect is the dragonfly; it’s been clocked at speeds up to 35 mph.

In Japan, a black cat crossing your path is con-sidered to be good luck, not bad.

If you have trouble getting along with your in-laws, you might dream of getting payback some-day. A man named Charles Webb did just that -- on a grand scale. While in high school, Webb dated a girl named Eve; Eve’s mother, howev-er, didn’t think Webb was good enough for her daughter and did everything she could to keep them apart. The two eventually got married, and Webb wrote the novel “The Graduate” ... yes, the one that was turned into a movie starring Dustin Hoffman. The character of the drunken, promiscuous mother-in-law was based on the woman who’d tried to sabotage his relationship for years.

When archaeologists discovered the tomb of King Tut, one of the objects they found inside was a bronze razor -- and it was still sharp enough to use.

Washington, D.C., has a lower marriage rate than any other major U.S. city.

The breed of dog known as the Great Dane didn’t come from Denmark; it’s German in origin.

President George Washington reportedly was terrified at the thought of being buried alive. He insisted that his burial not take place until at least three days after his death, just to make sure he was really deceased.

The starling is the world’s most common bird.

Thought for the Day: “Few things are harder to put up with than a

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GET-AWAY GOOFS cont’d• Two 17-year-old boys robbed the Seafirst Bank in suburban Seattle. The battery in their get-away car went dead at the crucial moment. When they got out to check under the hood, the doors shut and automatically locked behind them. The key was in the ignition, the money was locked in the car, the battery was dead and they didn’t have a spare key— so they took off running. They ran smack into the police car that showed up just then.• In 1931 a couple of would-be bank robbers in Shelby, Kentucky, stole a truck to use as their get-away vehicle. They parked it right outside the bank while they went in to do the robbing. While they were busy with the hold-up, the rightful owner of the stolen truck happened by. Seeing his truck in front of the bank, he hopped in and drove away. The two robbers, laden with bags of money, rushed outside to find their get-away vehicle gone.• In Waltham, Massachusetts, a bank robber got some $3,000 from the tellers, then phoned for a taxi. Police arrested him as he waited for his ride in the bank lobby.• Richard Stowell robbed the Chase Lincoln First Bank in Syracuse, New York. He tried to make his quick get-away on a city bus. He failed. It was the second time he’d been apprehended on a bus after robbing a bank.• Bank robber Anthony Colella got away with $2,100 in a holdup in Brooklyn. However, as he was making his get-away, he was mugged by an attacker who jumped out of a station wagon. The mugger relieved him of his entire haul. This up-set the bank robber so much that he called the police and reported the crimes— both of them. The cops promptly arrested him.

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TID BITS Takes a Moment

After months of inactivity around our filled-to-the-brim bird feeder on the back deck, I was elat-ed to see that these two had flown in for lunch. They hadn't been around for a long time, even though they probably didn't go very far this win-ter. But they're back at my bird feeder and that makes me happy. It is probably way premature to be optimistic about Spring, so I'll just say that it's good that they took me up on my offer to dine anytime, without reservations, at the feeder on the corner table on the back patio.By Gary Frensdorf, First Impressions Imagery, specializing in family, special events, and fine arts photography.Firstimpressionimagery.com. 208-964-9356

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Certain foods tend to be constipating. Pasteur-ized milk products, especially cheese, white flour products, bananas, and processed bakery foods can contribute to constipation, especially if they are consumed in lieu of fresh vegetables and fruits. A diet lacking in meats and other healthy fats can also be constipating. When eating meats or other foods containing fat, bile is released to emulsify the fat. Bile is the number one bowel mover the body makes. But it is released only when called to act on fat in the diet. Other causes of constipation include: Side ef-fects of medications, changes in life routines, such as vacationing, pregnancy, or change in job; dehydration, certain medical conditions such as neurological diseases, blood sugar issues, and hypothyroidism.Too frequent use of laxatives, functional prob-lems with the colon or diseases of the colon or rectum also can Sometimes constipation is due to not taking time to go to the bathroom. We get so busy that even when we get the urge to go, we put it off. Fortunately, we can re-train our-selves to go regularly again. I “lovingly” tell my patients they need to be potty trained, then I tell them how.Learn more by attending our upcoming health class:

Overcoming Digestive Challenges on Wednesday, March 7pm at Vital Health in CDA. Fee: $10. RSVP: 208-765-1994.

CONSTIPATION: A GUMMED UP GUT

Recently a patient came in to be treated for con-stipation. He asked his medical doctor how long he could go without having a bowel movement (he hadn’t gone in a month). He was stunned by the answer: “It doesn’t matter. When it gets to the point that you can no longer stand it, we’ll just take your colon out!” Mortified at the pos-sibility, and not given a satisfactory answer, he called us for help.You are officially considered constipated if you have 3 or less bowel movements per week. How-ever, most health care providers agree that less than one bowel movement per day constitutes constipation.Constipation is a symptom, not a disease. It is a good monitor of your general health. Most people know that stools contain the waste-byproducts of foods eaten. However, that is only half of the dry weight of stools. The other half is dead, discarded cells, bacteria, viruses, parasites and other metabolic wastes from normal physiological functions. When your system is gummed up, you may be reabsorbing these waste products. Most common causes of constipation are well within our control. First is inadequate fiber in the diet. It is best to have both soluble and in-soluble fiber in every meal. That means both raw and lightly steamed vegetables, Next is lack of physical movement. Regular physical activity, whether aerobic or strength training is helpful. Yoga, stretching and Pilates are also great for keeping tone and movement of the bowels.

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Dr. Holly Carling is a Doctor of Oriental Medicine, Licensed Acupuncturist, Doctor of Naturopa-thy, Clinical Nutritionist and Master Herbologist with over 34 years of experience. Dr. Carling is currently accepting new patients and offers natural health care services and whole food nutritional supplements in her Coeur d’ Alene clinic. Visit Dr. Carling’s website at www.vitalhealthandfitness.com to learn more about Dr. Carling, view a list of upcoming health classes and read other informa-tive articles. Dr. Carling can be reached at 208-765-1994 and would be happy to answer any ques-tions regarding this topic.

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On March 16, 1751, future President James Madison is born in Virginia. Madison, one of the key drafters of the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights, became America’s fourth presi-dent in 1809 and is considered the Father of the Constitution.

On March 21, 1804, French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte enacts a new legal framework for France, known as the “Napoleonic Code.” The Code strengthened the authority of men over their families, deprived women of any individ-ual rights and reduced the rights of illegitimate children.

On March 20, 1861, President Abraham Lin-coln’s youngest sons, Willie and Tad, are diag-nosed with the measles. The boys recovered, but in 1862, Willie died from typhoid fever. Tad died at age 18 in 1871. Lincoln’s second son, Eddie, died before his fourth birthday. Only the first born, Robert, lived to an advanced age; he passed away in 1926 at age 82.

On March 17, 1905, future president Franklin Delano Roosevelt weds his fifth cousin once-removed, Eleanor Roosevelt. After losing her mother when she was 8 and her father when she was 10, Eleanor was raised by the extended Roosevelt family. She met her future husband when she was 2 years old and he was 4.

On March 18, 1911, Irving Berlin copyrights the biggest pop song of the early 20th century, “Al-exander’s Ragtime Band.” The song was easier to play than Joplin’s “The Entertainer,” which encouraged sheet music sales. Those topped 1.5 million copies in the first 18 months.

On March 19, 1953, the movie world’s most prestigious honors, the Academy Awards, are telecast for the first time, on NBC. Previously, audiences at home could only listen on the ra-dio. The sealed envelope system began 12 years earlier after a newspaper printed the results pre-maturely.

On March 22, 1983, the Pentagon awards a pro-duction contract to develop 55,000 High Mobil-ity Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV), nicknamed the Humvee. In 1992, a 10,000-pound civilian version, known as the Hummer, went on sale.

High-Anxiety CatDEAR PAW’S CORNER: My cat “Jewel” me-ows like crazy every time I leave her sight. She’ll sit at my closed bedroom or bathroom door and meow. She meows for several minutes when I first get home from work. And she’ll often claw at one leg on the sofa even when I’m in the room. What is up with this behavior? -- Chuck in Wichita Falls

DEAR CHUCK: Those are signs of anxiety, and you need to figure out how to calm Jewel down. She’s very anxious about being separated from you -- in fact, your time away from home at work is probably no picnic for her.Of course, you can’t quit your job and spend every minute devoted to Jewel’s happiness (as much as any cat would enjoy that). But there are some things you can do to ease her anxiety.„ Provide distractions: Set up a window perch so she can watch the outside world, and put out cat-safe toys for her to play with while you’re out.„ Make her feel comfortable: Place an old shirt that has your scent in or near the cat bed.„ Give her constructive attention: Spend time playing with your cat several times a day to dis-tract her from your sofa leg.„ Try a home remedy: Add a homeopathic treat-ment like Bach Flower Remedy to her water bowl each day. Also, try giving her a catnip-filled toy to see if the herb helps calm her for a while.If these methods don’t improve her meowing, talk to Jewel’s veterinarian about other mea-sures, including prescribed medication, to ease her anxiety.

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Funeral Planning

Planning a funeral isn’t anyone’s idea of fun, but it’s one of those life obligations that need to be done -- and preferably in advance. Early plan-ning can help ease some of the stresses at a very difficult time.Planning ahead should include getting pricing in advance. Your biggest consumer protection is a federal law called The Funeral Rule -- it requires that funeral directors give you itemized prices, either in person, over the phone or in the mail. Most estimates will start with a basic services fee, which is the base price applicable to all buri-als. While funeral homes often have packages of services, you’re not required to purchase a whole funeral package. You’ll need to consider costs for a casket, a headstone, a plot in a cemetery, multiple death certificates, flowers, an organist, a member of the clergy and obituary notices. Optional services might include using the fu-neral home for the viewing, transportation of the remains, cremation, use of pallbearers, embalm-ing and a limo.The most expensive part of a funeral is the cas-ket. A funeral director cannot refuse to use a cas-ket you bought somewhere else. If cremation is chosen, the funeral home must make a selection of alternate caskets available.When buying a casket, the funeral home is re-quired to show you the price list before you see the caskets. This is helpful so you don’t auto-matically want the fanciest one you see in the showroom. You’ll have an idea of what they cost in advance. If some of the less-expensive caskets on the list aren’t in the showroom, ask to see them anyway. You need to know all your options.If you prepay for a funeral plan, check your state laws to ensure that the money will be kept in a state regulated trust.Make a list and compare prices before you make any final decisions. Knowing your rights and the costs in advance will help guard against emo-tional decisions at the last minute.For more information on funerals, go to search.usa.gov and put “funeral” in the search box. If you run into problems with a funeral home, these state and local consumer protection agencies can help you with questions about funerals: usa.gov/directory/stateconsumer/index.shtml

Or call the Funeral Service Consumer Assistance Program at 1-800-662-7666.


By Matilda Charles

Good News on ExerciseThis will be good news for some of us: We might not need as much exercise as we thought. Re-search from the UK seeks to aim senior women more toward moderate exercise.This smaller study was part of an ongoing long-term study of 1.1 million women going back to 1998. At that time they were asked about how many hours they spent at various activities, and their health has been followed since then.The results are promising for those of us who’d rather not run 5 miles a day or work out at the gym with weights. The women who reported moderate amounts of exercise ended up with significantly lower risks of cerebrovascular, ve-nous thromboembolic or coronary heart disease events. In this case, “moderate” means doing something rather than nothing, enough activity to increase the heart rate or cause sweating two or three days a week. And we don’t need equipment or lots of time, contrary to previous studies that said we need to do 30 minutes of exercise five days a week. In this study, more frequent exercise didn’t mean lower risks -- there was little added benefit seen. One suggested doing some light gardening and then going for a walk. According to another study, even if we have lim-ited mobility and are in our 80s, we still can ben-efit from a little physical activity. Slow walking and light housework count as physical activity and can have cardiovascular benefits. The idea is to reduce the time spend sitting and increase the time spent moving.

For more information on moderate physical ac-tivity check the fact sheets at womenshealth.gov/publications. Search for physical activity.(c) 2015 King Features Synd., Inc.

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“There are a number of indications that your toddler has problems with inattention, a key sign of ADHD. These include:* inability to focus on one activity* trouble completing tasks before getting bored* difficulty listening as a result of distraction* problems following instructions and process-ing information” Well, isn’t this every child at that age?!! But now it’s not enough to just push meds on toddlers. Now, the drug companies have com-missioned a study designed to scare parents into believing that ADHD kids have a greater chance of DYING if not treated. That’s right. Take this pill, or they’ll die. But look at the study more closely - the first red flag, is that it’s funded by the Lundbeck Founda-tion, the research arm of a company that makes... you guessed it... psychiatric drugs. Mainstream media did not mention this extremely important fact. And even more importantly, it is the ADHD drugs that are the real killers! Some ADHD drugs, like Ritalin, have been linked to suicides. Others, such as Seroquel, Abilify and Risperdal, could triple your child’s chances of developing potentially deadly Type 2 diabetes. And meth-ylphenidate may increase the risk of sudden death in children by up to 700%!We need to protect our children, and stop need-lessly drugging their small developing bodies and brains. There are many natural treatments for ADHD that are extremely effective. First, stop all processed foods, get rid of gluten and dairy, start fish oil and see how she/he does. If this is not enough, there are many other strate-gies, which we will discuss next time.

Big Pharma and ADHD Big Pharma has spent a fortune on advertising and PR on a disorder that didn’t exist a genera-tion ago -- ADHD. They’ve guilted parents and conned doctors who should know better into be-lieving that a kid with a short attention span and that wiggles a lot has a mental disorder, which, of course, needs to be treated with powerful and expensive antipsychotic drugs. Has it worked? You bet it has. ADHD treatment has grown into a BILLION dollar industry, and the number of cases of ADHD has sky-rocketed 66% in the last 10 years. Even toddlers, the wig-gly, can’t keep still stage, with a normal attention span of 4 seconds, are being fed ADHD meds recommended by Big Pharma has spent a fortune on advertising and PR practically creating a disorder that didn’t exist a generation ago -- ADHD. They’ve conned desperate parents and gullible doctors into be-lieving that wriggly and inattentive kids have a mental disorder that needs to be treated with powerful (and expensive) antipsychotic drugs. And boy has it worked. ADHD treatment has grown into a BILLION dollar industry -- and in the past decade, the number of ADHD cases has rocketed 66 percent. Even toddlers are being forced-fed ADHD meds by doctors who ought to be handcuffed and pub-licly shamed. An article on Healthline states:


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North Idaho Veterans Stand Down Becomes a Family Af-fairAlthough the North Idaho Veterans Stand Down is known for its military surplus distribution the event offers veterans and their families so much more. Due to a VA mandate beginning in 2015 military surplus can only be distributed to home-less veterans, but the event is open to all former military personnel and their families. As always there will be a brunch of eggs, sausage, french toast and orange juice sponsored by Food Ser-vices of America and coffee supplied by Star-bucks. 2nd Harvest and the St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store will be there with food and clothing for all those in need. Heritage Health and the VA mobile units will be on site to care for the veterans medical needs. Some new additions to the Stand Down are employers with immedi-ate job openings, a seamstress doing alterations, a medical facility doing diabetic testing and fam-ily activities for the kids. Veterans looking for work should bring their resumes and be ready to interview for a new position. Individuals who need minor alterations to clothing should bring those items they need repaired. Organizations providing financial and legal advice will be on site to offer their assistance. Also, for the first time in the events 22 year history the Stand Down will have activities for children. The ac-tivities include a fishing pool offered by Becker’s Tackle, Nerf Games presented by Strike Zone, face painting/story time by Angel Wings Day Care, a photo booth by Max’s Photo Booth and a Bouncy Castle sponsor by the Post Falls Armory. All veterans from every branch of the military are welcome to come out, enjoy the day and take advantage of any opportunity. The event is free to all veterans and their families.

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business got started 3 years ago with a love for Baking and a tall Sweet tooth... I made a few cake balls for a friend's birthday party and was a great success so i ran with the idea of making a lot of flavors and selling them at a Farmers Market. Again a great success with a chocolate store buying 15 dozen every week. The rest is History in the Baking.....Rachel's cake balls is one of the most decadent confectionery treats you will have. Using great chocolates, extracts and other fine ingredients you will find. They come in a variety of flavors to suit your Sweet needs. In the truffle like cen-ters you will find, Double Dark Chocolate, Dark chocolate Coconut Almond, Milk Chocolate Salted Caramel, Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter, White Chocolate Lemon Cheesecake, White Chocolate Red velvet and White Chocolate Huckleberry.Cake balls are a great new way to serve desserts at your next event.Rachel's Piece Of Cake are currently sold at the Culinary Stone every Saturday or Contact her Directly 208 277-6467

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TOP TEN MOVIES

1. Fifty Shades of Grey (R) Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan2. Kingsman: The Secret Service (R) Colin Firth, Taron Egerton3. The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Wa-ter (PG) animated4. McFarland, USA (PG) Kevin Costner, Ma-ria Bello5. The DUFF (PG-13) Mae Whitman, Bella Thorne6. American Sniper (R) Bradley Cooper, Si-enna Miller7. Hot Tub Time Machine 2 (R) Rob Corddry, Craig Robinson8. Jupiter Ascending (PG-13) Channing Tatum, Mila Kunis9. The Imitation Game (PG-13) Benedict Cum-berbatch, Keira Knightley10. Paddington (PG) Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins



1. Name the group that released “Dance Your-self Dizzy.”2. Which one-name artist had a surprise hit with “Jean”?3. Name the singer who released a 1962 cover of “The Things We Did Last Summer.”4. What instrument did Junior Walker play?5. Name the song that contains this lyric: “Now you play the loving woman, I’ll play the faithful man, But just don’t look too close into the palm of my hand, We stood at the altar, The gypsy swore our future was right.”

Answers1. Liquid Gold, a U.K. disco group, in 1980.2. Oliver. The song was the theme for “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie,” a 1969 British film. Oliver also had a hit with “Good Morning Starshine,” from the musical “Hair.”3. Shelley Fabares. The song was originally re-corded in 1946 by Jo Stafford. Fabares had a long film career, including three movies with Elvis Presley.4. The saxophone. Junior Walker & the All Stars saw their first No. 1 hit with “Shotgun” in 1965.5. “Brilliant Disguise,” by Bruce Springsteen in 1987. The song touches on self-doubt, anxiety and jealousy, with the singer not trusting either his wife or himself. It has made multiple “best of” lists.


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“This tip is good for an inexpensive watch or a piece of jewelry that tends to rust or discolor on the skin-facing side. Clean it well and “paint” the side facing your skin with clear nail polish.” -- M.T. in Alabama

“Here is a fun idea for a baby shower, especially if you have a small group: Have a supply of baby onesies, fabric paint and fabric markers, and have guests personalize a onesie for the baby. They are so easy to create and so necessary for Mom and Dad.” -- T.B. in Florida

If you want to make a message station for dry-erase notes, try this cheap and fun DIY trick: Grab a picture frame with a glass insert. Use a photo, pretty piece of patterned paper or a piece of your child’s artwork covered by a sheet of tracing paper in the frame. Hang on the wall. You can write on the glass with a dry-erase marker and erase as needed.

Shower caps are an outstanding substitute for plastic wrap when covering a large plate or bowl. They are easily cleaned, super easy to use and can be found cheap at your local dollar store!

“Do you have a toddler or preschooler who likes to lock him- or herself in the bathroom? This happened to us, and we found a great solu-tion. We slipped a small section of pool noodle slit down the side over the door, high enough to be out of reach of little hands. The door simply won’t close (or slam!), but an adult can easily take it off if necessary. This has been a lifesav-er, because we were about to take the doorknob off!” -- A.P. in Nevada

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1. ASTRONOMY: What former planet in our solar system was downgraded to a “dwarf plan-et” in 2006?2. GEOGRAPHY: Where was Shakespeare’s Globe Theater located?3. LITERATURE: What was the name of the character in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” who had a donkey’s head as a result of a spell?4. TELEVISION: What was the name of the agent played by Efrem Zimbalist Jr. on “The F.B.I.” series?5. LANGUAGE: What five-letter word contains five personal pronouns?6. MYTHOLOGY: Who was the Greek goddess of the moon?7. RELIGION: What is the first of the seven sacraments in Christian theology?8. MOVIES: What was the home planet of Luke Skywalker in “Star Wars”?9. GEOGRAPHY: Where are the Faroe Islands located?10. HISTORY: What type of gun was used to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln? Answers1. Pluto2. London3. Nick Bottom4. Lewis Erskine5. USHER (us, she, he, her and hers)6. Selene7. Baptism8. Tatooine9. Halfway between Norway and Iceland10. A derringer pistol

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Noteworthy InventionsCHARLES DARROW• Charles Darrow is remembered as the inventor of the game Monopoly, though that’s not quite the truth. In fact, Charles Darrow took a game that already existed, modified it, patented it, and marketed it. Because of his efforts, it eventually became the #1 selling game of all time.• Charles Darrow was a salesman in Philadelphia who sold heaters. After the stock market crash of 1929, he lost his job and supported himself with a number of odd jobs. • At the time, there were a number of board games making the rounds. One was called The Landlord’s Game, and another one was called The Fascinating Game of Finance. • Charles’ wife Esther was friends with a man named Charles Todd, who was a big fan of a similar sort of game, which used the streets of Atlantic City (where he vacationed) as the prop-erty titles. Todd taught the game to Esther, and Esther taught the game to her husband. • Charles Darrow thought there might be a way to make money off the game, so he and his wife and his son William set up a cottage industry manufacturing and selling the game. Charles carved tiny houses and hotels out of scrap wood, Esther hand-painted the property titles and the Chance and Community Chest cards, and Wil-liam made the game boards out of circular pieces of oilcloth. Charles originally used charms from Esther’s charm bracelet as the game pieces. They called their version of the game Monopoly. • In 1933, Charles copyrighted the game in spite of the fact that he was not technically the inventor. Still, he sold plenty of copies to Wa-namaker’s Department Store in Philadelphia, at $2.50 each.(Continued next page)

by Freddy Groves

VA Starts Phasing Out Paper Benefit ClaimsIf you’ve been getting ready to file a paper ben-efit claim with the Department of Veterans Af-fairs, a deadline is looming that will force you to make a change.The VA has tried recently to go paperless, mean-ing that veterans open and fill out a claim online. It says that speeds things up. The effective date becomes the date the file is first opened electron-ically, with one year to finish the details.If you’ve wanted to stay with the old-school method and submit your claims via paper (even a letter or back of an envelope would suffice), you’ve been able to do that, with the effective date when your file is deemed complete.Starting March 24, though, the VA is limiting your options. You can file online, or you can complete one of two paper forms. Form 21-0966 will be required as your Intent to File. This is the first step while you gather the balance of your supporting information. Then use Form 21-526EZ for officially filing your claim.That’s it, period. If you don’t follow the new rules, your claim will languish and you’ll lose benefit time because nothing happens until you use the correct form, which is Form 21-0966. That one starts the clock running. And no, don’t expect the VA to send you the right form, at least not quickly.If don’t own or use a computer, find someone who will help you file your claim electronically. Or talk to your VSO, who ideally will have a stack of Intent to File forms already printed out. You might even get your library to pull up the form and print out a few for you. Just put Form 21-0966 in Google.(c) 2015 King Features Synd., Inc.

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CHARLES DARROW, cont’d• Charles approached both Milton Bradley and Parker Brothers to see if they would buy the rights to the game, but was turned down. Parker Brothers thought it was too long and complex. But when Darrow started selling over 5,000 cop-ies a year, Parker Brothers bought the rights to the game. • Within a year, 20,000 sets of the game were being produced every week. Monopoly ended up being the best-selling board game in America that year, and it made Darrow the first million-aire game designer in history. • When Parker Brothers was subsequently sued by people who had come up with similar games, the company bought out the rights to all of them and re-negotiated the royalty agreement they had with Charles Darrow.• After World War II, sales went from 800,000 a year to over one million. • Charles Darrow died in 1967 at the age of 78. In 1970, Atlantic City placed a commemorative plaque in his honor on the Boardwalk, near the corner of Park Place.•Rumor has it that during World War II, special Monopoly sets were delivered to POW camps in Germany which secretly contained files, a com-pass, a map, and real money. Some people claim this story is false. • The first Monopoly edition in Braille was pub-lished in 1973. • The Atlantic City Commissioner of Public Works considered name changes for Baltic and Mediterranean Avenues (because they are the lowest priced properties in the game) but fans of the game, along with the president of Parker Brothers, successfully lobbied for the city to keep the names.• The longest Monopoly game ever played lasted for 70 days. More Monopoly money is printed every year than the U.S. Mint prints real money.


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www.tidbitscda.comTIDBITS of Kootenai County, Idaho Issue #12 Mar. 16th 2015 MONEY• The word cash comes from the Chinese word ‘kase’ meaning small coin. ‘Money’ comes from the Roman goddess Juno Moneta, who stood guard over the temple where coins were minted. A dollar is called a buck because before money was minted, a buck skin was a common form of currency. • The word ‘check’ came from the game of chess. Putting the king in check means his choices are limited, just like a modern day check limits op-portunities for forgery and alteration.• The dollar sign $ originated with the Spanish abbreviation meaning ‘peso’ being a combination of the letters PS.• Coins could once be cut into pieces to make change. Two bits was a quarter of a Spanish dollar, which could be divided into eight pieces. That’s how pirates got pieces of eight and Eng-land got the halfpenny and the farthing which was originally a ‘fourthings’ or a fourth of a penny.• It costs 2.4 cents to manufacture a penny, and 6.2 cents to manufacture a bill.• The first coin that bore the name United States of America was minted in 1787. It was worth a cent and bore the slogan, “Mind Your Business.”• When the first U.S. mint opened, individual citi-zens could take their gold and silver there to have it made into coins, free of charge.• The most valuable U.S. coin is the $3 gold piece minted in 1870. There is only one known to ex-ist.• All coins currently minted have a portrait of a president on them. By law no living person is al-lowed to be portrayed on money of the U.S.• If you count 150 one dollar bills per minute and count 16 hours a day it would take you 20 years to count out a billion dollars. (Continued next page)

By Samantha Mazzotta

All About Ice DamsQ: With all the snowfall last month, our house saw a lot of really long icicles form along the eaves. A neighbor said I need to make sure there are no ice dams on the roof, but I have no idea what to look for. -- Harry in Worcester, Massa-chusetts

A: Icicles can be helpful in locating ice dams. Areas of the eaves where the icicles are longer and more thickly clustered indicate possible problem areas. You also can spot potential ice dams by looking for thicker buildup of ice or snow along the gutters and eaves.Eliminating ice dams is important because they can cause serious damage to the roof. Water ex-pands as it freezes, putting pressure on gutter joints and wedging into cracks between the shin-gles and eaves. If the ice dam gets through the eaves and encounters the warmer air inside your home’s envelope, you’ve suddenly got a water leak and a whole lot more problems -- damage to the ceiling and walls, mildew and more.Inspect your home’s eaves as soon as possible -- first from the ground, then standing on a lad-der with a helper bracing it. Don’t get up on the roof, just move the ladder around the house. If you don’t feel confident about doing this, or the ice and snow on the roof seem unstable, don’t get onto the ladder. Risking serious injury isn’t worth saving a few dollars.Don’t try to hack away at an ice dam -- not with your hand, an icepick, an ax or anything else. This post by StructureTech (http://www.structuretech1.com/2013/02/how-to-remove-ice-dams/) shows in pictures why that doesn’t work.You may have seen on the news a tip to fill panty-hose with calcium chloride (salt or ice melt) and toss them up onto the eaves. This may work, but effectiveness is iffy at best. If you have an extensive ice dam problem (more than one or two spots that you can treat with ice melt or salt) or notice damage, contact a roof-ing professional. If you detect a leak inside your home, contact a roofing professional and start mitigation measures to contain the water.

TIP: If your house was damaged in this win-ter’s snowstorms, contact your insurance com-pany immediately and check the website of your state’s emergency management agency. You may be able to get assistance in making repairs.Send your home tips and questions to [email protected].(c) 2015 King Features Synd., Inc.

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Top 10 VOD Movies1. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (PG) Steve Carell2. Nightcrawler (R) Jake Gyllenhaal3. John Wick (R) Keanu Reeves4. The Best of Me (PG-13) James Marsden5. The Judge (R) Robert Downey Jr.6. Dracula Untold (PG-13) Luke Evans7. Fury (R) Brad Pitt8. Lucy (R) Scarlett Johansson9. Addicted (R) Sharon Leal10. Ouija (PG-13) Olivia Cooke

Top 10 DVD, Blu-ray Sales1. Dracula Untold (PG-13) Universal2. John Wick (R) Lionsgate3. The Best of Me (PG-13) FOX4. Fury (R) Sony5. The Book of Life (PG) FOX6. Ouija (PG-13) Universal7. Lucy (R) Universal8. The Boxtrolls (PG) Universal9. Gone Girl (R) FOX10. Downton Abbey: Season 5 (TV-PG) PBS

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MONEY (cont’d)• If someone gave you a million one dollar bills, you would need a box three and a half feet wide by two feet deep by five feet long to carry it all, which is approximately the size of a coffin.• There are only 7 denominations of paper money commonly in use today in the U.S.: $1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $50, and $100. The highest denomi-nation ever issued was the $100,000 bill, which had a portrait of Woodrow Wilson on it. It is no longer printed.• About half of all bills in circulation are $1 bills. A dollar bill lasts about 18 months in circulation. A coin lasts about 25 years.• A damaged bill that is still 3/5ths intact can be redeemed for full face value. If only 2/5ths are left, it can be redeemed for half face value. Less than that and it’s worthless. • About 3 out of every 10,000 bills are counter-feit.• Paper money is made from 25% cotton and 75% linen and 0% paper. It’s more like cloth than paper.• All 50 states are listed on the top of the Lincoln Memorial on the back of a $5 bill.• If an asterisk appears in front of the serial num-ber on a bill, it means it’s a replacement for the original, which was defective. • There’s about 1.2 trillion dollars in coin and bills in circulation in the U.S.• If you have $10 in your pocket and no debts, you are wealthier than 25% of Americans.• If all the money in the world were distributed equally among all the people in the world, every person would have about $11,000.•Research has shown that people are happier if they spend their money on experiences rather than possessions.


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Dear Auntie Mmm,I recently bought a house - well, two actually, on the same property. I rented one out immediately and as I had furnished it already the renter offered me a brand new bed he had purchased and used for a few months. I was out of state working and I agreed and had him move the bed into my house. Months lat-er my wife and I finally moved into our house. There were plastic covers on the mattress and we took them off. Within a couple of nights, we were covered in red bites. Much to my wife’s horror we found out we had bed bugs! So we called an exterminator and had him spray and treat the mattress. Everything was good for a couple of nights and then I got bit again. My wife was sleeping on the couch by now so it was just me. I called the exterminator and he said they must have moved into the walls. So we went to Vegas and he sprayed again and closed the house. Guess they can go dormant and live for up to a year. It’s your breath - O2 - that wakes them up. Long story short after a third visit, I’m not getting bit in bed, but still finding them in the traps under the bed legs. We bought special covers and sealed up the mattress and boxsprings. These little suckers are tough! I told my renter about the bugs and he feels really bad about it. Says they were in the apartment he had been renting but because of the covers didn’t think the mattress was infected. He’s offered to cover the cost of the extermina-tor - $800.00 - but I don’t know if this is his responsibility or not. I’m the one that said yes to the mattress and putting it in our house. My wife thinks it’s only fair for him to pay or to take something anyway. I’m just not sure - what do you think?Bitten Up in Bonner

Dear Bitten,You have a good renter to have offered to pay for your pest experience; not everyone would do that. It is perfectly acceptable for you to accept payment for the exterminator. That is certainly an out of pocket that you had never planned on and shouldn’t be responsible for. Let’s hope he hasn’t carried any with him to your rental house. Take the money and mark it up to experience.


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ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Disappointed about something that didn’t go your way? Cheer up. Look at the reasons it happened, and you could find a valuable lesson about what to do (or not do!) the next time.TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) It’s a good time to do some reassessing of plans and goals -- even how you considered redoing your bath-room. The point is to be open to change if change can improve things.GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Take some time to learn who is the right person (or persons) to approach and discuss your ideas with for your new project. Also, reserve time to prepare for an upcoming family event.CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Dealing with a demanding situation, as you recently did, could drain much of your own emotional re-serves. Take time to relax and indulge yourself in some well-earned pampering.LEO (July 23 to August 22) The regal Lion might feel that she or he is above emotional displays. But showing your feelings can be liberating for you, and reassuring for someone who has been waiting for you to do so.VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) An emo-tionally needy person might make more de-mands than you can cope with. Best to ask for some breathing space NOW, before resentment sets in and makes communication difficult.LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) An un-expected spate of mixed signals could cause serious schedule setbacks. Best to focus on straightening everything out as soon as pos-sible and get everyone back on track.SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) Be aware that someone in the workplace could try to use a disagreement with a colleague against you. If so, be prepared to offer your side of the story with the facts to back you up.SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) An unexpected challenge to a previous de-cision can be unsettling. But your reservoir of self-confidence -- plus your loyal supporters -- should help carry the day for you. Good luck.CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) While the idea of making some sort of major move in the near future continues to inter-est you, don’t overlook a new possibility that could be emerging closer to home.AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) Be careful not to base an upcoming decision on gossip or anything you might hear if it can’t meet provable standards. That’s true regardless of whom the source might be.PISCES (February 19 to March 20) You might still need to do some solid reassessing early in the week before you can close that sensitive situation. A new job-related opportunity could present itself later in the week.

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