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GOODTIMES

Vol. 5 No. 11

Don Hemple, PublisherNancy Spencer, Editor

A monthly publication forAllen, Auglaize, Putnam,

Logan, Mercer and Van Wert Counties.

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ContentsBirthday Trivia

2 GOOD TIMES August 2011

Birthday trivia answers

1. Tuesday Weld2. Danielle Steele

3. Leslie Ann Warren4. Steve Carell

3 .....THOSE WERE THE DAYS

Howdy Partner!

4 .....RED, WHITE AND BLUE MYSTERIES

Mark Twain the Inventor

5 .... CROSSWORD FUN The Sixties

6-7 . ROLLIN DOWN THE RIVERSternwheel celebrations

8 .... OUTLOOK FOR SOCIAL SECURITY

9 .... CALENDAR OF EVENTS

10 .. IN THE SAME BOAT

Reverse Midas Touch

11 .. DOG DAYS OF SUMMER

How to survive them, plus recipes

1. I was born Aug. 27, 1943 in New York City. Asa featured female performer in supporting roles,my work was acknowledged with nominationsfor a Golden Globe Award for Play It As It Lays(1972), an Academy Award for Best SupportingActress for Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1978), an

Emmy Award for The Winter of Our Discontent(1983). Who am I?

2. I was born August 14, 1947 in New York. Iam best known for drama and romance novels.Best known novels include The Promise andRemembrance. Who am I?

3. I was born in New York on Aug. 16, 1946. Firstmajor success as an actress was in the title roleof Rodgers and Hammersteins television spe-

cial, Cinderella, in 1965. I have also appeared inHappiest Millionaire and Victor Victoria. Whoam I?

4. I was born on born Aug. 16, 1962 in Concord,Mass. I am an American comedian & actor bestknown for playing Michael Scott on The Office,but I have also starred in Little Miss Sunshine,Evan Almighty and Get Smart. Who am I?

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T ose ere T e DaysHowdy partner...

Part II o our TV Western Series

Happy TrailsThe show starred Roy Rogers as a ranch owner

of the Double R Ranch, Dale Evans as the propri-etor of the Eureka Cafe in ctional Mineral City, andPat Brady as Roys sidekick. Animal stars included:Trigger (Roys horse), Buttermilk (Dales horse),Bullet (their dog).

Typical episodes followed the stars as they res-cued the weak and helpless from the clutches of dis-honest lawmen, claim jumpers, rustlers, and otherbad guys.

When Trigger died, Roy had him stuffed. He al-ways said that he wanted Dale to have him stuffedand put astride Trigger again when the time came.The Rogers had many happy trails from 1951-1957.

Moveem outSet in the 1860s, Rawhide portrays the challeng-

es faced by the men of a cattle drive. Usually theepisode would be introduced by Gil Favor but some-times by others. The typical Rawhide story involveddrovers, portrayed by Eric Fleming (Trail Boss GilFavor) and Clint Eastwood (ramrod Rowdy Yates),coming upon people on the trail and getting drawninto solving whatever problem they presented orwere confronting.

Rawhide aired for eight seasons on the CBS net-work on January 9, 1959 to until January 4, 1966,with a total of 217 black-and-white episodes.

Rapid FireThe Rieman western television program starred

Chuck Connors as homesteader Lucas McCain andJohnny Crawford as his son, Mark McCain. It was setin the 1880s in the town of North Fork, New MexicoTerritory. The show, lmed in black-and-white, ranon ABC, from September 30, 1958 to April 8, 1963.

Westerns were popular when The Rieman pre-miered, and producers struggled to nd gimmicks todistinguish one show

from another. TheRiemans gimmickwas a modied Win-chester Model 1892rie with a triggermechanism allowingfor rapid-re shots.

GunsmokeThe TV series ran

from September 10,1955 to March 31,1975 on CBS with635 total episodes. Itis the longest running,prime time westernseries of the twentiethcentury.

James Arness tookthe lead role of Mar-shal Matt Dillon upon

the recommendation of John Wayne, who also intro-duced the rst episode of the series; Dennis Weaverplayed Chester Goode; Milburn Stone being cast asDr. Galen Doc Adams; Amanda Blake took on therole of Miss Kitty, the owner of the Long Branch Sa-

loon. Burt Reynolds was added to the shows lineup,as the halfbreed blacksmith Quint Asper. Then in1964 Ken Curtis, reared in Las Animas, Colorado,and for a time a son-in-law of director John Ford,was signed to play the stubbornly illiterate hillbillyFestus Haggen.

BonanzaBonanza ran on NBC from September 12, 1959

to January 16, 1973. Lasting 14 seasons and 431 epi-sodes, it ranks as the second longest running westernseries (behind Gunsmoke) and continues to air in

syndication. Centering around the Cartwright familyin the Lake Tahoe area, the show stars Lorne Greene,Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon, andDavid Canary.

The show chronicled the weekly adventures ofthe Cartwright family, headed by the thrice-widowedpatriarch Ben Cartwright (played by Lorne Greene).He had three sons, each by a different wife: the eldestwas the urbane architect Adam Cartwright (playedby Pernell Roberts) who built the ranch house; thesecond was the warm and lovable giant Eric, Hoss(played by Dan Blocker); and the

youngest was the hotheaded andimpetuous Joseph or Little Joe(played by Michael Landon). Thefamilys cook was the Chinese im-migrant Hop Sing (played by VictorSen Yung).

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Inventors are the creators of the world after God -- Mark Twain

While were all familiar with the writ-ings of Mark Twain, many people dontknow that he was highly involved with in-ventions, both as an inventor himself andas an investor in other peoples inventions.

Twain proted from some of his own inven-tions, but he lost a lot of money investing inother peoples inventions.

His rst invention was for a vest strapthat served as a collar and vest, which wasdesigned to replace suspenders. He wasgranted Patent # 122,992 in December of1871.

The rst thing you want in a newcountry is a patent ofce. A country with-out a patent ofce and good patent laws

couldnt travel any way but sideways orbackwards

-- Mark TwainMark Twain received two other patents

during his lifetime. One was for a self-pasting scrapbook in 1873 which he namedMark Twains Scrapbook, and the other wasin 1883 for a game called Memory Build-er. This game made it easier to rememberhistorical dates, but it didnt succeed com-mercially.

Twain earned a fortune and gained inter-national fame from his writings, yet therewas something signicant about his scrap-book invention. What was it? Read on; theanswer is at the end of the story.

We are called the nation of inven-

tors. And we are. We could still claim thattitle and wear its loftiest honors if we hadstopped with the rst thing we invented,which was human liberty

-- Mark Twain

While Twain had proted from some ofhis inventions, there were other inventionsthat he thought of but did not commercial-ize. In his notebooks, Twain recorded ideasfor microlm in 1885, and for an inven-tion that would utilize pictures transferred

by light, similar to modern television, in1888, as well as an idea for the use of n -

gerprinting, which was the cornerstone ofthe plot in his novel, Puddnhead Wilson,published in 1894.

Mark Twain lost more than $500,000in his lifetime from the failed inventionsin which he invested, including the Paigetypesetter. But the invention that cost Twainthe most was one in which he did not investin. When Twain was approached by a manwho had invented what was to become oneof the most successful inventions of all timewith the opportunity to invest in it, Twain

responding by telling him that he wasnt in-

terested because he had been burned oncetoo often on inventions.

As the man was walking away, Twainasked him his name. Bell, he replied, asin Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of thetelephone.

What was the signicance of the scrap-book that Twain invented? He earned moremoney from it than he did from his writingsthat year. Mark Twain was a moderatelysuccessful inventor; without the recognitionthat he earned from his writings, the worldprobably would never have known of his in-ventions. He also achieved more success as

an inventor than most inventors do.

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August 2011 GOOD TIMES 5

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Thurs., Aug. 11 SHAWSHANK TRAIL -Mansfield, OH - A tour of Ohio State Reformatory where the moviewas filmed, visit Squirrels Dens Chocolates and a tour of theHaunted Bissman Building. Thursday, $86.00. Lunch included.

Sun.-Wed., Aug. 14-17 ALL DAY MISSISSIPPIRIVER CRUISE - Quad City area,IL - Have a twelve hour Mississippi Rivercruise aboard the Celebrations RiverBoat, three meals on the boat. Visit JohnDeere and other attractions in area.$659 dbl. pp

Thurs., Sept. 8 HOBOSMINERS & WINERS - Dover, OH - With local guide visitWarthers Carvings, have narrated train ride, visit Ravens GlennWinery, Meal included, shopping time at Unusual Junction. $99

Fri., Sept. 16 BEATLES TRIBUTE - Clevelandarea - Enjoy the music of the Beatles starring Hard Days Night andlunch at Carrie Cerinos. $89.00. Lunch included.

Mon.-Sun., Sept. 19-25 BRANSON MO -Tour FantasticCaverns on a Jeep pulled wagon andvisit Precious Moments, see wherethese cute creations are made. Haveeight shows with 13 meals & 6 nightslodging. $959 dbl. pp

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44. Found at the gallows46. *One Lie to ____(1968-present)47. Iranian monarch48. Whoever50. Standard52. Food morsel53. Like a bug in a rug55. Cranberry habitat

57. *_______ invasion61. *In Cold Blood author64. Artists tripod65. Color quality67. *The Beatles went onthem in 64, 65, 6669. Trinity70. Large coee pot71. Ancient Romans resort72. #1 Across deputy73. ___ or miss74. Bothersome

DOWN1. *Pete Townsend knockedit over on Smothers Brothersshow2. Village, mostly in SouthArica3. Oten described as eitherpleasant or oensive4. Grant or imply5. *______ Power6. Scolds

7. *Gentrys ___ to BillieJoe (1967)8. *Oh, Pretty _____ byOrbison (1964)9. Under a oot10. Seed covering11. Butter substitute12. Heart o Inca empire15. Water or Elephants tent

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Marietta, Ohio,is the oldest

permanent settlementin the

Northwest Territory.Known as the

Riverboat Town

The original 47 pioneers of the OhioCompany of Associates arrived in Mariet-ta from New England by atboat on April7, 1788. Under the Ordinance of 1787,they established Marietta as the seat ofgovernment for the Northwest Territory.That territory included Ohio, Indiana, Il-linois, Michigan, Wisconsin and a portionof Minnesota.

Many of the settlers were veteran of-cers of the Revolutionary War who re-ceived land in lieu of cash for their war-time service. They used their militarydiscipline to plan and organize their set-tlement, laying it out on paper before thesurvey party ever left New England. Theirforesight provided Marietta with streetswide enough for automobiles before Ohiohad horse-drawn buggies.

Today, Marietta is a leading market-place in southeastern Ohio, but it stillbears the imprint of the Ohio Company ofAssociates work. Trees border quiet brickstreets lined with beautiful Victorianhomes. Friends meet in parks and com-mons along the river.

Evidence of early Native Americansettlements have been found in variousearthen structures, including remnantsattributed to the Hopewell people alongMariettas Sacra Via Boulevard.

The Ohio River Museum in Marietta,

consists of three exhibit buildings, the rstof which house displays depicting the ori-gins and natural history of the Ohio River.

The history of the steamboat on the OhioRiver system is featured in the secondbuilding, along with a video presentationon river steamboats. The last building fea-tures displays about boat building, mus-sels in the Ohio River system, and toolsand equipment from the steamboat era.

Outside the museum, on the Musk-ingum River, visitors can take an escortedtour of the W. P. SNYDER JR.-- the lastintact steam-powered pool-type stern-wheeled towboat in the United States.

Other exhibits on the museum groundsinclude the pilothouse from the steamboatthe TELL CITY as well as a full-scale re-production of a atboat from Ohios earlysettlement period.

If you are planning a visit to theOhio River Museum, also make time tosee Campus Martius the Museum of theNorthwest Territory, just a three minutewalk from the Ohio River Museum.

The Campus Martius Museum high-lights migration in Ohios history. The

museum is on the site of the forticationbuilt by the Ohio Company of Associ-ates, as their headquarters, in 1788 whenthey founded the rst organized Ameri-can settlement in the Northwest Territory.The restored Rufus Putnam house, part ofthe original fort, is now enclosed within awing of the museum. Behind the museumis the Ohio Companys Land Ofce.

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Whats the outlook for Social SecurityWill Social Security be available for you

hen you retire? Based on how much chat-er and misinformation surrounds the subject,ou may be surprised by the answer. Barringramatic changes, Social Security will con-inue to provide benets for all future retir-es, including you. The real question is how

uch you will receive in benets.

A pay as you go program

It is important to understand just how So-ial Security is structured. While the systemaces nancial challenges due in large part toemographic trends of a large baby boomeropulation retiring, it is not going broke asany have stated.The primary source of benets for current

etirees is the Social Security (FICA) tax paid by working

mericans. This is an ongoing source of revenue for therogram. Therefore, benets will be available indenitelyssuming the FICA tax remains in place.

What concerns forecasters is that, along with ongoingax receipts, the Social Security program has become in-reasingly dependent on a trust fund that has been build-ng for decades. The trust fund is a pool of money thatepresents the excess of tax receipts generated over theears beyond what was needed to pay current benets. Ashe large baby boomer population begins to retire, the trust

fund will slowly be depleted in order tofulll all promised benets to retirees.

Life after the trust fundThe only part of Social Security that is

going broke is the trust fund. It is pro-jected that if no changes to benets or the

tax structure occur, the trust fund will bedepleted by about 2037.The trust fund has faced challenges

before. In the 1980s, changes to the taxrate and benets eligibility were put inplace in order to delay the potential deple-tion of the trust fund. It is possible thatadditional changes will be implementedat some point in the future to extend thelife of the trust fund and maintain benetlevels that are close to what future retir-

ees expect to receive.

But even if the trust fund is exhausted, benets shouldcontinue. The Social Security Administration estimatesthat ongoing revenues to the program (through the FICAtax) will generate sufcient dollars to provide benetsequal to at least 75% of what future retirees would expectto receive based on the current structure after 2037.

Planning aheadThe ongoing uncertainty about funding for Social Secu-

rity creates issues for those who are trying to plan for theirneeds in retirement. Whileyou should be able to counton some form of Social Se-curity well into the future, itis prudent to use conserva-tive estimates. Assume thatmonthly payments will beonly about 75% of what youmay have previously an-ticipated, and plan on over-coming the gap with dollars

generated by personal savings. This may require you tocommit more dollars toward your retirement, even thoughsome form of Social Security will most likely be aroundfor you when you retire.

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AREA CALENDAR OF EVENTSCounty Fairs

Mercer County FairAug. 12-18

Mercer County Fairgrounds inCelina

Allen County FairAug. 19-17

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Van Wert County FairAug. 31-Sept. 5

Van Wert County Fairgrounds inVan Wert

Aug. 5 and 6Lincoln Highway BUY-WAY Yard

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in OhioAug. 5-7

Coldwater Community PicnicCome and enjoy games, fun, rides,live music, friendly competition, 5k,reworks, parade and so much more atthe annual Coldwater Community Pic-nic. Visit www.coldwaterpicnic.com

Aug. 65th Annual Van Wert Rib Cook-

Off at Van Wert County Fairgrounds /Noon to Midnight

Four rib vendors are participating,with trophies awarded by thepublic and by a panel of judges.A corn hole tournament and awifeball tournament will pro-vide entertainment throughout

the day.Aug. 12

Allen County Roughriders

Speed Fun ShowAllen County Fairgrounds at

6 p.m.There is no cost to view the

show - only if you want to par-ticipate with your horse.

Rain or shine.

Gary Puckett & The UnionGap Concert at Fountain Park inVan Wert / 7 p.m.

Join legendary vocalist and

recording artist Gary Puckett for anevening of classic hits that dened anera.

Aug. 12-14The St. Marys SummerFest is

the major annual community event inthis city located on the east bank ofGrand Lake St. Marys and this yearthere are some new events that will befun for all. Festival hours are 4 p.m. tomidnight on Friday, 7 a.m. to midnighton Saturday, and noon to 10 p.m. onSunday.

Aug. 14Phil Dirt and the Dozers at Stadi-

um Park in DelphosAmericas premier Rock n Roll

oldies review will take you on an ul-timate musical journey. Concert startsat 6 p.m. with refreshments availableat 5:30 p.m.

Aug. 18-20Wren Homecoming Days &

Wrenway Wifeball Tournamentin Wren.

This small western Van WertCounty village treats its residentsand visitors to a weekend lled withfun for the entire family, includinggames and entertainment. Among themany activities is the extremely popu-lar wafe tournament, drawing teamsfrom the surrounding area. The WrenHomecoming Parade is scheduled forSaturday at 4 p.m.

Aug. 19Limaland Motorsports Park Race

7:30-10 p.m. at Limaland Motor-sports Park

Pit Gates: 4 p.m.Grandstand Gates: 5 p.m.Hot Laps: 6:30 p.m.Racing: 7:30 p.m.Location: Limaland Motorsports

Park, 1500 Dutch Hollow Rd., Lima.

Aug. 19-21Welcome to Bremenfest! This is

the perfect small town festival for theentire family. Check out all the ridesfor the kids. After they get tired andhungry, check out our Concessionstand. Great food and cold adult bev-erages will hit the spot while you arelistening to great live entertainment!Visit www.bremenfest.com

Free Entertainment WeekendFriday: Nashville CrushSaturday: Bon JourneySunday: Earthquakers

Parade-1 p.m. Sunday

Aug. 20Appalachian Opry at the Famous

Old Time Music, 20322 US 33, Wa-pakoneta. Showtime 7 p.m.; admission$10

Aug. 27 and 28Celina Governors Cup RegattaInboard Hydroplane Racing Re-

turns to Grand Lake for The 2011Inboard Hydroplane World Champi-

onships! The Regatta regularly at-tracts over 70 boats and teams fromthroughout the Midwest and Canadevery year.

Sept. 2-4Maxs Water Dog Races/Swap

Meet/Flea MarketAllen County Fairgrounds 7 a.m.- 8 p.m.

Water Dog Races, Dog TreeingContest, Wiener Dog Races, Horse-shoe Pitching, Cornhole Contest. En-tertainment: Karaoke Contest all threenights. Over 800 ea market vendorswill be selling antiques, new and usedtreasures and collectibles, guns, dogs,produce and mums. General Admis-sion, $6. Children under 12, Free.Parking Free.

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The Dog Days of Summer aresomething most of us have heardabout; well at least those my age,but not many know exactly wherethe phrase came from.

When I was very young lotsof years ago I asked my grandpawhat they meant when they said theDog Days of Sum-mer. He told me thatit was the hot part ofsummer when oldwomen went crazy.It took a few yearsbefore I realized howornery my grandpareally was and thenquite a few more tond the real answerto my question. So

heres the accurateanswer to the origi-nal question I askedgrandpa so manyyears ago.

Dog Days arethe hottest, mostsultry days of sum-mer. In the northern hemisphere,they usually fall between early Julyand early September. In the south-ern hemisphere, they are usuallybetween January and early March.

The actual dates vary greatly fromregion to region, depending onlatitude and climate. Dog Dayscan also dene a time period thatis very hot or stagnant. The namecomes from the ancient belief thatSirius, the brightest star in the sky,also called the Dog Star, was re-sponsible for the hot weather.

In the 1400 and 1500s, DogDays were popularly believed to bean evil time, when the seas boiled,

wine turned sour, dogs grew madand all creatures became sluggishand lazy, also causing mankind tohave burning fevers, hysterics, andslight paralysis.

Putting that information intomodern language means we becomemore grouchy, food spoils faster,

dogs are more likelyto snap and people aremore likely to becomedehydrated, possiblycausing confusion and/or heat stroke. So whatIve done is compile alist of reminders to helpkeep all of us safe andhealthy this summer.Hope it helps.

Heat Stress andHeat StrokePeople most at risk

for heat stress and heatstroke are children, se-nior citizens or personswith an illness

Stay well-hydrated,take frequent breaks when playing,working or exercising outside.

Watch for symptoms such asthirst, cramps, fatigue, dizziness,nausea, vomiting, headaches, and

fever.Getting Burned

Be careful with metal objectsor other hot equipment, includingplayground equipmentSunburn

Sunburns are still common(especially if lotions are not usedproperly.) Make sure you use a SPFof 25 or higher. Cover all uncov-ered skin with lotion, especially onchildren, and people sensitive to the

sun including those taking certainmedications. Reapply sunscreenevery two hours or after swimmingor sweating.

Car CautionNever leave a child or the el-

derly in an unattended car. Be sure

to always lock your car and secureyour keys so that your kids cantplay in your car and get trappedinside.

Stay HydratedBefore prolonged physical ac-

tivity, you should be well-hydratedand should not feel thirsty.

For the rst hour of exerciseor outside work, water alone canbe used. You should have water orsports drink always available and

drink every 20 minutes while exer-cising or working in the heat.Excessively hot and humid en-

vironments, more prolonged andstrenuous exercise or work and co-pious sweating should be reasonsfor you to substantially increaseyour uid intake.

After an hour of exercise, youneed to drink a carbohydrate-elec-trolyte beverage to replace electro-lytes lost in sweat and provide car-bohydrates for energy.

ClothingClothing should be light-colored

and lightweight and limited to onelayer of absorbent material to facil-itate evaporation of sweat. Sweat-saturated shirts should be replacedby dry clothing.

Hope this list helps you in thecoming Dog Days of summer. Besafe and enjoy.

The Dog Days of SummerHow to Survive Them

Summer Chill Drink1 cup sugar1 (6 oz.) rozen orange juice2 (6 oz.) rozen pink lemonade6 cups water

2 tea bags boiled in 2 cupswater1 can crushed pineapple

Blend all ingredients together.Pour into uncovered contain-er. Freeze or 3 hours. Stir andserve at a slushy consistency.Rereeze i necessary.

Great Summer RecipesBroccoli Salad4 cups broccoli1 cup carrots1 red bell pepper1 tbl celery seed1 tsp salt

1/8th tsp. pepper1 cup apple cider vinegar1 cup sugarPinch cayennePinch thyme

Chop broccoli fne and peel and grate stem,grate carrots and sliver bell pepper. Mix togetherin bowl, set aside. Mix vinegar sugar together; addsalt, pepper, celery seed, cayenne and thyme. Addto broccoli mixture and stir well. Rerigerate over-night then serve.

A very rereshing side or grilled meats.

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