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Mama lives just acouple of miles upthe road from us,

right across the road frommy late grandparents’ vacanthome.

She invited us up for sup-per the other night. It wascountry cooking at its finest.We had pork chops, sweet po-tatoes, peas and cornbread.There were also collards — awhole bunch of collards freshfrom the garden.

My grandmother alwaysmade turnip greens, but Iwas so picky that I wouldn’teat them. I assume she madecollards, too, but apparentlydidn’t care for them. I would,however, eat the pot liquorfrom whatever kind of greensshe made with my cornbread.That’s country.

I’d never had collards untila couple of years ago. I justnever was too keen on greens.

For the first 41 years ofmy life, I didn’t eat anythinggreen other than lima beansand cucumbers. Somewherealong the way, I tried aspara-gus and quickly developeda liking for them. Now, Ieat pretty much everythinggreen, and pretty much ev-erything period, regardless ofcolor. It’s pretty silly not likingsomething due to its hue.

I didn’t know if the girlswould like them. Well, I knewEmily wouldn’t. She’s pickierthan I ever was. I’ll neverunderstand why some kidscut the crust off their bread. Itirks me just a bit, but I’m sureI irked a few with my picki-ness, too. When I was a kidat family gatherings, I rakedmany a plate into many ahouseplant.

Lucy had only eaten col-lards a handful of times. Sheliked some of the ones out ofa can, but the freshly madeones she’d had were mightybitter, so she didn’t care forthem. I let mama know thatthey may not like them. I wasright about Emily, but Lucygot two helpings. They werereally good.

So far, Abigail likes every-thing. She loves cornbread

Cornbreadand collards

Thanksgiving at Lee County Humane Society

Somehow Thanksgiving hasmanaged to sneak up onme this year.

It has been a busy month fullof attending lots of wonderfulBark Bowl events, going to pro-grams at our girls’ schools andgearing up to kick off our NoMore Wasted Lives Campaign.

I kept thinking the holiday wasstill a long way off, but my hus-band’s appearance with a giantturkey and a bag of cranberrieshas made me realize that the big

day is rapidly approaching.As we at Lee County Humane

Society prepare for the Thanks-giving holiday,we are remindedhow thankful weare for the sup-port of our com-munity. Withoutthe help of ourdonors, volun-teers, foster fami-lies and all those

who help support us, there is no

way we could successfully carefor all of the precious animalswho walk in our doors everyday. Thank you!

As you celebrate Thanksgiv-ing, don’t forget your canineand feline friends! Give thanksfor them by making sure they’resafe.

It’s all too easy for dinnerguests to accidentally leave adoor open and allow an escape.

MaryWynneKling

See LCHS, Page 4C

Lee County Humane Society

Pet of the Week — Chadwick is an affectionate cat and has a fantasticpersonality. He’s been with the Lee County Humane Society since August.Already microchipped, neutered and FIV/FeLV negative, he’s ready for hisforever home. Come meet Chadwick this week, Tuesday through Sundayfrom noon to 5 p.m.

See FULLER, Page 2C

Octoberexpedition:On roadsless traveled

It was a long journey — thesecond this year.

Our route would strayfrom the norm to avoid majorhighways and metro areas,to take us through new andunexplored territory. Withmy travel agent cap on, Imade reservations, consultedmaps and with Google as ourco-pilot, we headed east andnorth.

From Alabama, we drovea circuitous route throughthe Carolinas, courtesy ofthe damage from Florence.Eventually, we traversed sixstates to cross the Delawareinto New Jersey. Four daysthere with a special uncle,his wife and cousins, thenan unplanned stop (the bestkind!) to Monmouth Battle-field State Park.

By backroads to Read-ing, Pennsylvania, for timewith my husband’s familyand then on to New Castle,Virginia, our final destinationbefore home.

As I begin this journal,we are coursing down I-81between the Shenandoahand Blue Ridge mountains inmy beloved Virginia, passingscores of utility trucks headedto the Gulf to repair Hurri-cane Michael damage (blessthem!)

The verdant hills and val-leys are sliding by all tooquickly. We’ve not allowedextra time for exploring, so Igreedily consume the view,renewing memories of pastadventures.

Initially, we intended totravel up the Atlantic coast,but too many roads had beendamaged or were submergedfrom Hurricane Florenceflooding. The first nightwe made the NC line, fromthere to the Chesapeake Baybridge-tunnel.

It was awesome to considerthe formidable challengesof constructing that by-way.Miles and miles long, a steelserpent diving and surfacing,

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JodyFuller

JAZMINE HADAWAY| SUBMITTED PHOTO

SusanAnderson

PHOTO COURTESY OF BOY SCOUT TROOP 50

Pictured is Eagle Scout Nicholas Emil “Nick” van Zuk.

Special to the O-A News

On Sunday, Aug. 12, Troop50 bestowed the Boy Scouts ofAmerica’s highest rank during aceremony honoring new EagleScout Nicholas Emil “Nick” vanZuk. He is the son of Rose-MarieZuk and the late Dr. Gary Zukof Auburn. Zuk is the troop’syoungest Eagle Scout.

After earning Cub Scout-ing’s Arrow of Light, Zuk joinedTroop 11 before later transfer-ring to Troop 50 in 2015. Sincethen, he has served as patrolleader, assistant senior patrol

leader, senior patrol leader, leadinstructor and currently juniorassistant scoutmaster.

Through his Scouting partici-pation, he has earned 39 meritbadges to date, qualifying himfor a bronze, gold and silver Ea-gle Palm at the time of his cere-mony. He also has accrued morethan 75 nights of camping, 100hours of community service,100 hiking and backpackingmiles and 20 paddling miles.

Zuk received the troop’s 2017James J. Baird, Jr. Honor ScoutAward; was inducted into theOrder of the Arrow, Scouting’s

national honor society; servedas a youth counselor at CampHalf Moon at Camp Frank G.Lumpkin; and earned the BSAMile Swim Award. He complet-ed National Youth LeadershipTraining, an intensive, six-dayleadership development pro-gram, which provides Scoutswith leadership skills and ex-perience applicable to bothScouting and other situationsdemanding leadership.

In addition to various troop-related outings and campouts,

BOY SCOUT TROOP 50

See SCOUT, Page 4C

Zuk honored asTroop 50 Eagle Scout

Scientific bidding

Minor-suit gamesare comparatively rarebecause they amount toa prediction that pre-cisely 11 tricks will bemade, neither more norless. In the great major-ity of cases where thereare 11 potential tricks ina minor-suit contract,three notrump will proveeasier to make.

However, hands existwhere the minor-suitgame makes and thenotrump game does not.Such hands require ac-curate bidding, but theultimate reward is wellworth the effort.

Take a case like thisone where North-Southavoided the treacherousthree-notrump contractand wound up scoring aslam instead.

The first key bid wasNorth’s three diamonds.North certainly had thehigh-card values neces-sary for a raise to threenotrump, but, with asingleton spade, he de-cided to warn South thata notrump contract couldbe dangerous.

This message was notlost on South, who nextbid three hearts. Thisaction served several pur-poses. It not only showedheart control, but alsoimplied concern aboutspades. In addition, itkept the door open togame in notrump whilealso serving as a cuebidin case North harboredslam aspirations.

North thereuponjumped to five diamonds.

This bid clearly impliedcontrol of spades in theform of either a singletonor a void, since otherwiseNorth would presum-ably have taken theeasier route to game innotrump. At the sametime, the jump to fivediamonds indicated extrastrength and the willing-ness to undertake a slamif South had the appro-priate values.

South was pleased toaccept the invitation.He knew that Northhad queen-high trumpsupport at best, and soalmost surely had theA-K of clubs and king ofhearts to account for hisprevious bids, makingthe slam an excellentproposition.

Tomorrow: FamousHand.

Bridge

DEAR ABBY: I’m inmy early 20s and theonly one in my circle offriends who’s currently incollege. They all want tohang out all the time, butmost of them live morethan 100 miles away.I have a strict schoolschedule, and I’m re-quired to study and earnhigh grades or I will belet go from my university.

I don’t like feeling likeI’m being a jerk tellingmy friends I can’t makeit to certain events. Howcan I explain to themthat I can’t drive thereevery weekend to hangout? Sometimes I wonderif we’re growing apartbecause they aren’t doingthe same things I’m do-ing. Is there somethingwrong with me becauseI’m still holding on? Howcan I explain to themthat we can’t be as closeas we were? If you couldhelp me figure out howto explain my situationwithout feeling guilty, it’dbe great.

— BUSY IN CANADA

DEAR BUSY: There isnothing wrong with you.Relationships do notalways stay static. Mostof them ebb and flowas yours are, so pleasestop flogging yourself formaking mature choices.

Being able to priori-tize is a skill you shouldbe proud of. You don’tneed to make any grandspeeches to your oldfriends about why yousee them less often. Justcontinue explaining thatfor now your educationmust take precedenceover your social lifebecause if it doesn’t, youmay not be able to earnyour degree. If your oldfriends are really friends,they’ll understand.

P.S. Look at the brightside. If you aren’t spend-ing chunks of yourweekends driving backto your hometown, youwill have more time todevelop new friendships

at school, some of whichmay last a lifetime.

DEARABBY: MayI offer asugges-tion to petownerswho hirepet sittersduring theholidays? If

you are happy with theirservices, consider givingthem a tip.

Every year I am as-tounded at the numberof clients who don’t giveme a gratuity on Thanks-giving and Christmas.Many — if not most —tell me how pleased theyare with my services, butsurprisingly few do any-thing more than that. Iconfess, it makes me feelunderappreciated.

Often, when I askfriends if they tip theirsitters, they say it neveroccurred to them! So ifyou have a reliable sitterand you’re happy with hisor her work, please givethem a little bit extra forworking on the holidayswhen most of us relaxand celebrate with ourfamilies.

— CAT SITTER INSAN FRANCISCO

DEAR SITTER: Tip-ping at holiday time canbe stressful, and noteveryone considers anindependent contractorsomeone to whom theyneed to give extra money.(Would you be comfort-able getting a fruitcakeinstead?) While I’mpleased to put the wordout for you, becauseyou feel you aren’t beingproperly compensated,perhaps you shouldconsider raising yourfees in November andDecember.

Dear Abby is written by AbigailVan Buren, also known as JeannePhillips, and was founded by hermother, Pauline Phillips. Contact

Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.comor P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles,

CA 90069.

Diligent college studenthas less time for old friends

Dear

Abby

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And your uncle’s good-hearted desire to slip a fewleftovers to your dog underthe table can actually bedangerous. Whether yourfamily is traveling or stay-ing home, you can keepyour pet safe and happy bythinking about their well-being ahead of time.

If your pet is celebratingwith you at home, pleaseprovide your pet with asafe and quiet, out-of-the-way space during holidayparties. Some pets mayenjoy socializing opportu-nities, but the excitementmay overwhelm others.

Having an area whereyour pet can be at peace,surrounded by their fa-vorite toys and treats, willkeep everyone happy.

If your pets are going to

be roaming around withyour guests, make sure tokeep an eye on them. Ifyou have younger guestshelping you celebrate,make sure you keep awatchful eye out on howyour furry family membersreact.

Kids may not under-stand how to approach orpet your cat or dog prop-erly, so make sureeveryone is happy if yourpet is getting attentionfrom your younger guests.You don’t want anyoneto get snapped at orscratched.

As you settle down foryour holiday feast, avoidthe temptation to giveyour pets table scraps,especially bones. Boneseasily splinter and cancause serious and ex-pensive health problems.Many of our holidayfavorites including onions,

grapes and raisins aretoxic to pets, especiallydogs, so make sure guestsare warned not to give into puppy eyes and keeptheir scraps to themselves.However, a few smallboneless pieces of cookedturkey, a taste of mashedpotato or even a lick ofsweet potato shouldn’tpose a problem.

If you are planning tobring your pet along tovisit friends and relativesduring the holidays, makesure you plan ahead.

Your pet might behappier at home witha reputable pet sitterinstead. When travelingwith your pet, attach tagswith contact informationfor your mobile phone aswell as a phone numberfor the place you’re stay-ing. (Collars and tags arealways essential for dogsand cats whether at home

or traveling.)Weekly Wish: Please

consider sharing yourholiday with a fosterfriend from our shelter.No one should spend theholidays alone, and a fewdays in a loving homewould make a world ofdifference to the animalsat LCHS.

It gives the animals abreak from all the otheranimals in the shelter andgives our staff valuableinsight about these pets’behavior in a home.

We’d love for everyanimal at our shelter to bein a home for Thanksgiv-ing. For more information,please call the shelter at334-821-3222 or email ourfoster coordinator at fos-ter2@leecountyhumane.org.

Column by Mary Wynne Kling, Out-reach and Development coordinatorat the Lee County Humane Society.

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in June 2017, Zuk partici-pated in a 12-day back-packing expedition atPhilmont Scout Ranch,the Boy Scouts’ largestnational high-adventurebase located in Cimarron,New Mexico. He also hasparticipated in a seven-day sailing expedition atthe Boy Scouts’ FloridaNational High AdventureSea Base in the FloridaKeys.

For his Eagle Scout lead-ership service project, Zukdesigned and raised funds

for a Veterans MemorialGarden at Monarch Estateretirement community inAuburn. Family, friendsand fellow Scouts andleaders logged more than520 service hours planningand constructing the proj-ect.

The garden provides resi-dents with an accessibleconcrete pathway; fourbenches that convert to ta-bles, which allow residentsand visitors more places tosocialize; two self-wateringraised planters; a butterflygarden; and a fountain.

After completing theEagle Scout rank require-ments, which includedplanning and executing

his service project, Zukappeared before the Sau-gahatchee District’s EagleScout Board on Sept. 19,2017. He is among the fourTroop 50 Scouts to earnthe Eagle Scout rank dur-ing 2017.

Zuk is a ninth grader atAuburn Junior High Schooland is a member of theAuburn High School swimteam. He and his family at-tend St. Michael the Arch-angel Catholic Church inAuburn, where he is an al-tar server.

Since the first EagleScout was awarded in1912, nearly 2.5 millionBoy Scouts have com-pleted the Eagle Scout’s

performance-based rankrequirements, which cur-rently include serving inprogressive leadershippositions, demonstratingoutdoor and Scouting skillcompetencies, earning atleast 21 merit badges andplanning and executing aseminal Eagle Scout lead-ership service project.During 2017 alone, 55,494Boy Scouts earned Scout-ing’s highest rank.

Troop 50 is chartered bythe Auburn Rotary Cluband meets Monday eve-nings at First Presbyte-rian Church in Auburn.For more informationabout the troop, visitboyscout50.org.

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Courtesy of the Opelika-Auburn News (November 18, 2018)