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Stories of the year
Islamic State conflict voted top story
Morning News — Leslie Sieger
Armando Orozco, World Finance manager in Blackfoot, is
ready to help you with your taxes.
Tax tips for 2016
By LESLIE SIEGER
[email protected]
BLACKFOOT — It’s a
new year and along with
new beginnings it is also
time to start thinking about
filing taxes. While the tax
deadline is not till April
15, if you are hoping for
a refund there are tips to
make filing go smoother.
The first step to getting
your taxes filed is to make
sure you find a tax preparer who is knowledgeable
about the new tax laws.
Tax laws seem to change
from year to year so it is
really important that your
tax preparer has in depth
knowledge of the new
laws.
“Look for somebody
who does taxes year round
and is certified with the
IRS,” said World Finance
manager in Blackfoot
Armando Orozco.
Be sure to have all of
your financial information,
such as W-2’s, or 1099’s.
You will also want to be
sure to have Identification,
and social security numbers for yourself and your
dependents when you go
to see your preparer. Your
preparer will need these
items to file your taxes for
you.
If there are dependents
who can be claimed by
somebody else be sure to
NEW YORK (AP) — The
far-flung attacks claimed
by Islamic State militants
and the intensifying global
effort to crush them added
up to a grim, gripping
yearlong saga that was
voted the top news story
of 2015, according to The
Associated Press’ annual
poll of U.S. editors and
news directors.
The No. 2 story was the
U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling that led to legalization
of same-sex marriage in
all 50 states. But several
of the other stories among
the Top 10 reflected the
impact of the Islamic State,
while another group of
major stories related to the
series of mass shootings in
the United States.
Among the 100 voters
casting ballots, first-place
votes were spread among
17 different stories. The
Islamic State entry received
37 first-place votes and
same-sex marriage 13. The
No. 3 story — the deadly
attacks in Paris in January
and November — received
14 first-place votes.
A year ago, the top story
in AP’s poll was the police
killings of unarmed blacks
in Ferguson, Missouri,
and elsewhere — and the
investigations and protests
that ensued. In this year’s
poll, a similar entry, with
more instances of blacks
dying in encounters with
police, placed fifth.
The first AP top-stories
poll was conducted in
1936, when editors chose
the abdication of Britain’s
King Edward VIII.
Here are 2015’s top 10 porters, claiming to have
stories, in order:
carried out or inspired the
bombing of a Russian air1: ISLAMIC STATE: liner, attacks in Beirut and
A multinational coalition Paris, and the deadly shootintensified ground and ing in San Bernardino,
air attacks against Islamic California.
State militants in Iraq and
Syria, including expanded
2: GAY MARRIAGE:
roles for Western European Fifteen years after Vermont
countries worried about pioneered civil unions
IS-backed terrorism. For its for same-sex couples, the
part, IS sought to demon- Supreme Court issued a
strate an expansive reach ruling in June enabling
by its operatives and sup- them to marry in all 50
states. Gay-rights activists heralded it as their
movement’s biggest breakthrough, but there were
flashes of disapproval. A
county clerk in Kentucky,
Kim Davis, spent a few
days in jail after refusing
to issue marriage licenses
to gay couples in her jurisdiction.
3: PARIS ATTACKS:
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What is the meaning
of the word January?
By LESLIE MIELKE
[email protected]
BLACKFOOT
—
According to “Verbivore’s
Feast” by Chrysti Smith,
the word January is named
after the Roman god, Janus.
Smith wrote: “Many
coins unearthed in Roman
archaeological excavations
are stamped with what
appears to be a man with
two faces, each seen in
profile, one looking right,
the other looking left.
These coins depict the
Roman god Janus, the
patron and protector of
doors, gates, and bridges.
“Tradition says that
Janus guarded Rome and
its houses from danger.
Because his countenance
faced both front and back,
Janus knew who was entering and leaving through
doorways and over bridges. During wartime, the
doors to his temple were
left open so the god could
observe enemy invasions
and spring to the aid of the
Romans in case of attack.
“As his cult developed,
he also became the god
of beginnings, and the
Romans dedicated the first
hour of the day to the vigilant Janus. In about the 6th
century B.C., the month
Morning News — Leslie Sieger
Cousins (left to right) Lexie Jackman, Crew Rindfleisch, Ella Rindfleisch, McKenzie Ricks, and Dawson Jackman celSee JANUARY, 2A ebrated New Year’s Eve bowling at Starlite Lanes Thursday night.
BMH offers Diabetes Prevention Program in February
By LESLIE MIELKE
[email protected]
B L A C K F O O T
— Bingham Memorial
Hospital is offering a
Diabetes
Prevention
Program that will begin in
February.
The class will cost $50
per person and includes all
the supplies and materials
needed for an entire year.
Classes will last one
hour each week for the
first eight weeks. Classes
will take place every
other week for the next 16
weeks and for the final six
months, classes are offered
once each month.
“We want to run consecutive sessions but we need
to see how this first class
goes,” said Kelli Whiteus,
Program Coordinator.
This national program
was developed by the
Center for Disease Control
Class size is limited to
(CDC).
10 people per group.
People who have been
“The goals of this class
diagnosed with pre-dia- are to decrease each perbetes or those who have son’s body weight by 5-7
diabetes can register for
See BMH, 2A
this class.
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Reasons to change your furnace filters once a month
By LESLIE SIEGER
[email protected]
BLACKFOOT — The
recent drop in temperatures is causing furnaces
to run longer and harder
to keep the house warm.
Changing the filter on your
furnace may not be at the
top of your to-do-list, however, it should be. Putting
off this chore could be
costly to your pocketbook
and your health.
Alan Kremin, furnace
repairman for Bob’s Sheet
metal, suggests that you
change your filter every
month, and possibly
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“The cheap filters are
the best,” said Kremin.
“There is no need to spend
seven or eight dollars on
a filter. The flat face filter is the best. We see
more problems with pleated, and hepa filters. They
cause furnaces to overheat
and burnout.”
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The first attack came
just a week into the new
year. Two brothers who
called themselves members of al-Qaida barged
into the offices of the
satiric newspaper Charlie
Hebdo, and later attacked
a Jewish market, gunning
down 17 people in all.
Nov. 13 brought a far
deadlier onslaught: Eight
Islamic State militants
killed 130 people in coordinated assaults around
Paris. Targets included
restaurants, bars and an
indoor rock concert.
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changing the filter every
month,” said Delray Miles
of Miles Heating & Air
Conditioning.
Air quality improves
with changing the filter
every month. If there is
anybody in your home
who suffers from allergies
or asthma changing the filter in the furnace monthly
is especially important.
“The Rhinovirus is in
the dust that collects in
the filter. The Rhino Virus
culture begins as soon as
moisture hits the air,” said
Kremin.
The Rhinovirus is the
predominant cause of the
common cold.
When you begin to
notice more dust around
your home, or air vents;
you smell a dusty odor
or you notice more congestion that can’t be
explained it is probably
time to change the air filter
in your furnace.
terrorism in the U.S.
surged after a married
couple in California —
described by investigators
as radicalized Muslims
— carried out the attack
in San Bernardino that
killed 14 people. The rampage inflamed an already
intense
debate
over
whether to accommodate
refugees from Syria, and
prompted
Republican
presidential front-runner
Donald Trump to call for
a ban on Muslims coming
to the U.S.
ment and implementation
of the accord. But elated
supporters hailed it as a
critical step toward averting the grim scenario of
unchecked global warming.
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and other particles clog
the filter, and decrease airflow causing the furnace
to work harder using more
energy. Changing your filter every month will help
maintain proper airflow
reducing the stress on the
furnace.
“I believe the air filter is the most important
part of the furnace. A furnace needs to breathe. If
it breathes properly it will
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4:
MASS
S H O O T I N G S :
Throughout the year, mass
shootings brought grief
to communities across
the U.S. and deepened
frustration over the failure to curtail them. There
were 14 victims in San
Bernardino. Nine blacks
were killed by a white
gunman at a Charleston,
South Carolina, church; a
professor and eight students died at an Oregon
community college. In
Chattanooga, four Marines
and a sailor were killed by
a Kuwaiti-born engineer;
three people, including a policeman, were
shot dead at a Planned
Parenthood clinic in
Colorado.
5: BLACK DEATHS
IN
ENCOUNTERS
WITH
POLICE: In
Baltimore, riots broke out
after the death of Freddie
Gray, a black man loaded
into a van by police officers. In Chicago, Tulsa
and North Charleston,
South Carolina, fatal
police shootings of black
men prompted resignations and criminal charges. The incidents gave fuel
to the Black Lives Matter
campaign, and prompted
several investigations of
policing practices.
7: US ELECTION
CAMPAIGN: A large and
varied field of Republicans
launched bids for the
presidency, with billionaire Donald Trump moving out to an early lead
in the polls and remaining there despite a series
of polarizing statements.
He helped attract record
audiences for the GOP’s
televised debates. In the
Democratic race, Bernie
Sanders surprised many
with a strong challenge
of Hillary Clinton, but she
remained the solid frontrunner.
8:
C L I M AT E
CHANGE: Negotiators
from nearly 200 countries reached a first-of-its
kind agreement in Paris
on curbing greenhouse
6:
TERRORISM gas emissions. Many quesWORRIES: Fears about tions remain over enforce-
9:
CHARLESTON
CHURCH SHOOTING:
A Bible study session
at the Emanuel African
Methodist
Episcopal
Church in Charleston,
South Carolina, suddenly
turned into carnage when
a white gunman opened
fire, killing nine blacks,
including the pastor. The
alleged killer’s affinity
for the Confederate flag
sparked debate over the
role of Civil War symbols
in today’s South. In less
than a month, the flag was
removed from the South
Carolina State House
grounds.
10:
EUROPE’S
MIGRANT
CRISIS:
Fleeing war and hardship, more than 1 million migrants and refugees
flooded into Europe during the year, overwhelming national border guards
and reception facilities.
Hundreds are believed to
have drowned; 71 others were found dead in
an abandoned truck in
Austria. The 28-nation
European Union struggled
to come up with an effective, unified response.
BMH, continued from 1A
percent and to increase
physical exercise to 150
minutes each week,” said
Whiteus. “We want to
teach people healthy ways
to change their life style;
how they can incorporate
small changes that have
significant results.” The
classes will be like support groups, she said. The
groups will offer encouragement and motivation.”
People will be encouraged to combat barriers so
they can accomplish their
weight loss.
Some of the tips offered
in these classes include
watching your salt intake,
reading labels and portion
control.
“Our aim is to help
people balance out their
diet and get physical activity into their daily lives,”
said Whiteus.
“Diabetes is prevalent
in Bingham and Bannock
Counties,”
she
said.
“Nationally, diabetes is on
the rise.
“We need to get hold
of it and try to combat it,”
Whiteus said.
Two
Diabetes
Prevention classes are
offered. The first class
is from 12-1 p.m. on
Tuesday, Feb. 2. The second class is from 6-7
p.m. on Wednesday,
Feb. 3. Both classes are
at Blackfoot Community
Center, 157 W. Sexton in
Blackfoot.
To register, contact program coordinators Kelli
Whiteus at (208) 7822937 or Timmia Costin at
(208) 782-2924.
TIPS, continued from 1A
know that information. If
you claim a dependent
that somebody else has
claimed you could end
up with penalties. If the
IRS finds an indiscretion
in your filing you could
be responsible for paying
money back, and be audited for the previous seven
years as well as the next
seven years. Make sure
you have a good understanding of the hidden
fees, and what they are for,
and look for benefits preparers might have to offer.
“We offer an interest
free loan up to $1500 upon
the day the IRS accepts the
file,” said Orozco.
JANUARY, continued from 1A
‘Januarius’ was added to
the Roman calendar; it was
named for Janus, the god
of beginnings, and become
‘January,’ the first month
of the calendar year. It is
perhaps more than coincidence that, at this time of
beginnings, we assess the
year behind while look-
ing to the months ahead,
in the manner in which
Janus, with his double-sided profile, is depicted on
ancient Roman coins.”
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‘Jurassic World,’ ‘Star Wars’ Obituary
lead top 10 movies of 2015
(AP) — Dinosaurs, Jedi
and superheroes dominated the 2015 box office
year, now the highest ever
recorded, with over $11
billion in ticket sales. The
top 10 movies at U.S. and
Canadian theaters through
Dec. 30, as compiled
Thursday by Rentrak:
Ultron,” $459 million.
4.”Inside Out,” $356.5
million.
5.”Furious 7,” $353 million.
6.”American Sniper,”
$348.8 million.
7.”Minions,” $336 million.
8.”The Hunger Games:
Mockingjay — Part 2,”
1. “Jurassic World,” $268.5 million.
$652.2 million.
9.”The Martian,” $225.1
2.”Star Wars: The Force million.
Awakens,” $629 million.
10.
“Cinderella,”
3.”Avengers: Age of $201.2 million.
Obama, lawmakers
see centennial as
chance to boost parks
WASHINGTON (AP) —
Under President Dwight D.
Eisenhower, the nation prepared for the 50th birthday
of the National Park Service
with a spending splurge that
refurbished Independence
Hall in Philadelphia and
helped complete the
Gateway Arch in St. Louis
and the 469-mile Blue
Ridge Parkway. Next year,
the world-famous system
turns 100 and the celebration will be far more modest.
The Obama administration and Republican lawmakers have vastly different
ideas about what to do.
Both parties agree that
the country’s national parks
and historic sites could
use some sprucing up.
Their shared goal is to use
the centennial to improve
trails, visitor centers, campgrounds and other park
features that need maintenance work.
The question is how
much of a dent Congress
will make in a system-wide
maintenance backlog with
an estimated $11.5 billion
price tag.
President
Barack
Obama has recommended
spending an additional
$1.5 billion on the parks
over a three-year period.
Republican leaders in
Congress have a smaller
birthday present in mind.
Just the fact they are
open to greater investment,
though, is being viewed as
a promising first step by
some Democrats.
Areas of agreement
include lifting the price of
the $10 lifetime park pass
for seniors to $80 and enacting a lodging tax for those
who stay overnight, though
how much and whether it
should apply to campers
as well as hotel guests, will
have to be worked out in
the months ahead.
The administration and
lawmakers are also looking
to use some of the additional federal dollars to leverage private-sector donations and endowments.
Lawmakers go into the
debate with different views
on why the parks system is
failing to keep up with basic
maintenance. Republicans
point to Congress’s appetite
for adding new units to the
parks system, diluting the
pot of federal dollars into
ever-smaller slices.
“It’s fun and sexy to
add a new unit to the
Park Service. It’s not fun
or sexy to talk about fixing a sewer system,” said
Rep. Rob Bishop, the
Republican chairman of the
House Natural Resources
Committee.
Democrats say Congress
has simply failed to make
the national parks a priority. The budget over the past
five years has been largely
flat, increasing from $3.16
billion to $3.24 billion,
though Congress did just
boost spending by more
than $200 million in this
year’s budget.
Complaints about the
backlog extend decades.
For instance, President
George W. Bush noted
during a 2001 speech at
Everglades National Park
that “many parks lack
the resources they need
for basic care and maintenance.” He promised to
restore and renew America’s
national parks. At the time,
the maintenance backlog
stood at about $5.5 billion.
The September 11 terror
attacks would soon upend
the nation’s spending priorities though.
Most of the nation’s 409
park units have a piece of
the backlog.
Alcatraz, the former federal prison in California,
has crumbling walls and
deteriorated windows. “The
walls leak, concrete falls
off the building, rust jacking is causing the building
to move and crack...,” the
National Park Service said
in a report to Congress this
past year detailing its budget requests.
Mammoth Cave in
Kentucky needs to have
dirt trails replaced for safety reasons. “Without this
project, the park may have
to severely curtail visitor
access to Mammoth Cave
and eliminate significant
visitor experiences,” the
Park Service said.
And a historic hotel at
Glacier National Park needs
a new fire sprinkler system
and other work. “Failure
to rehabilitate this building will pose serious health
and life safety threats to
park visitors and park and
concession employees,” the
Park Service wrote.
Congress is just beginning to take a closer look at
the administration’s request
for more money and the
debate will extend well
into 2016. In a recent hearing, Republican Sen. Lisa
Murkowski, chairman of the
Senate Energy and Natural
Resources
Committee,
called the backlog a travesty, but said spending $1.5
billion without identifying
how most of that money
would be raised was troubling. Other Republicans
agreed.
Meanwhile, draft legislation that Bishop is putting
together provides too little
help, Democratic lawmakers said when reviewing it.
“Making a dent in the
maintenance
backlog
is going to require a significant investment,” said
Democratic Rep. Niki
Tsongas of Massachusetts.
“New revenue generated
by fees will not solve this
problem.”
Lawmakers from both
parties are interested in
using federal dollars to generate more private sector
investments in the parks.
They want to follow the
model of a program called
the Centennial Challenge
in which the federal government spent $10 million
and other groups and individuals pitched in about
$16 million.
Obama has upped the
ante, calling for federal
spending of up to $100 million over each of the next
three years to be matched
with private contributions
from individuals, foundations or businesses.
“It’s essential the federal
government have skin in
the game. The first question I get from prospective donors: Is the Park
Service invested?” said
Will Shafroth, president
and CEO of the National
Park Foundation, a charity
that raises money for park
improvements.
Barry Wynn Smith, 59,
of Pingree passed away
on Tuesday December
29, 2015 at the Bingham
Memorial Skilled Nursing.
Barry
was
born
on March 27, 1956 to
Paul Smith and Carol
VanOrden in Pocatello,
Idaho. He grew up in
Riverside and attended
Blackfoot High School.
Barry enrolled in the
Army where he served
honorably for nearly 5
years. After the service Barry
worked as a concrete cutter with his uncle. Barry
married Audrey Bush
and to this union a son,
Nicholas, was born. The
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Barry Wynn Smith, 59
two were later divorced.
In August of 1984 Barry
married Roxann Caldwell
and to this union a son,
Thad, was born. Most will remember
Barry owning and operating the Colonial Inn for
a number of years along-
side his wife Roxann.
Barry was an excellent
cook and was well known
for his prime rib.
In March of 2008
he married Melonie
McMilian and the two
settled down together in
Pingree.
Barry loved the outdoors. Barry was an avid
hunter and fisherman and
enjoyed camping with
family and friends.
He is survived by his
wife Melonie Smith, of
Pingree, ID, his son Thad
Smith, of Coeur d’Alene,
ID, his mother, Carol
Fields, of Blackfoot, ID,
his sisters Joanna (Clete)
Marlow, of Blackfoot,
Nancy Simmons, of Arco
ID, his brothers Lonny
Smith, of Seattle, WA,
Marty (Maria) Smith, of
Pocatello, ID.
He is preceded in
death by his infant son
Nicholas Smith and his
father Paul Smith.
A funeral service will
be held at 10 a.m. on
Saturday, January 2, 2016
at The American Legion
Hall in Blackfoot. Family
will meet with friends for
one hour prior to service at the Legion Hall.
Condolences may be sent
to: www.hawkerfuneralhome.com. Family is
under the care of Hawker
Funeral Home.
Project proposals due January 29
IDAHO FALLS — The
Eastern Idaho Resource
Advisory Committee will
be accepting proposals
for review and consideration for funding for Fiscal
Year 2016. The deadline to
submit proposals is Friday,
January 29, 2016. “We estimate about
$350,000 to award for
2016,”
said
CaribouTarghee National Forest
Supervisor and Designated
Federal Officer Garth
Smelser. “Resource Advisory
Committee participation
enables local county residents to have a meaningful
role in how federal funds are
spent on public lands.” The
funds are available through
the Secure Rural Schools
and
Community
Self
Determination Act.
Resource
Advisory
Committee-funded projects
must be located on National
Forest System Lands within the Resource Advisory
area (Bannock, Bear Lake,
Bingham,
Bonneville,
Caribou, Clark, Franklin,
Fremont, Jefferson, Madison,
Oneida, Power and Teton
counties), or on nearby lands
if the project will benefit
resources on the National
Forest. Projects can be completed by Forest Service personnel, through partnership
agreements, or by open-bid
contracting with individuals
and corporations. Resource
Advisory
Committees works closely
with the Forest Service to
recommend projects that
will benefit forest health,
fish, wildlife, soils, watersheds and other resources;
maintains roads, trails and
other infrastructure; or control noxious weeds. The
Eastern Idaho Resource
Advisory Committee covers the Caribou-Targhee
National Forest. Project proposal applications can be obtained
at: http://cloudapps-usdag o v. f o r c e . c o m / F S S R S /
CreateNewprojectpage
or from the Committee
Coordinator Lynn Ballard.
Potential project sponsors should contact local
Forest Service offices to
obtain information that may
be needed for a proposal,
including a Forest Service
contact, and to ensure prop-
er agreements and paperwork are completed that will
enable the project sponsor to
obtain funding if approved
by the Resource Advisory
Committee. Selected project sponsors may be asked
to make a 20-minute presentation to the Eastern
Idaho Resource Advisory
Committee. Times and locations will be assigned by the
Designated Federal Official. A Resource Advisory
Committee project recommendation meeting will be
held in the Caribou-Targhee
National Forest Office,
1405 Hollipark Drive in
Idaho Falls sometime in
April. Meetings are always
open to the public. Notice
will be published in the
Federal Register and local
papers 30-days prior to the
meeting.
Completed applications
must be received electronically or in hardcopy form on
or before the Jan. 29, 2016
deadline. Mail completed
proposals to Lynn Ballard,
Caribou-Targhee National
Forest, 1405 Hollipark
Drive, Idaho Falls, ID 83420
or email: [email protected].
785-1320
ServiceS
David Blake
Williams
Funeral Services:
2:00 p.m. Saturday,
January 2, 2016 at the
Moreland LDS Chapel
Viewing:
12:30 p.m. to 1:45 p.m.
prior to services at the
church
Sam Cucchiara
Vigil:
6:00 p.m. Monday,
January 4, 2016 at
Hawker Funeral Home
Viewing:
Following the vigil until
8:00 p.m.
Funeral Mass:
11:00 a.m. Tuesday,
January 5, 2016 at St.
Bernard’s Catholic
Church
for more info visit
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Monday, January 4
• Basketball skills training for athletes in grades 1-8
offered by the Southeast Idaho Hoops Academy at 206
E. Chubbuck Road in Chubbuck. Classes begin today.
Visit www.seihoops.com to register and view the schedule or call Joe at 251-1655.
Friday, January 8
• Fit and Fall training program from 12:30-4:30 p.m.
at the Southeastern Idaho Public Health, 1901 Alvin
Ricken Dr. in Pocatello. Lunch and all written materials will be provided. This program is designed to help
prevent falls in the winter, especially for adults over
the age of 65. Registration is required so call Michelle
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• Lobster and rib eye dinner at the Blackfoot Elks
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Monday, January 25
• Diabetic Foot Care • Injuries & Sprains
• Warts • Flat Foot • Heel Pain
• Minimal Incision Surgery
• Bunions • Hammertoes
• Ingrown Toenails
• Ankle Arthroscopy
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• Chinese Gold Dragon Acrobats “Cirque Ziva” at
the BPAC. Tickets are $5-20 and can be purchased by
calling the BPAC at 208-317-5508, online at blackfootpac.com or at the Music and Families store in Blackfoot.
Thursday, January 28
• Gem State Honor Band at the BPAC.
• Free Tobacco Cessation Program offered by
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Friday, January 1, 2016
www.am-news.com
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The magic of
Christmas
I was honored to be asked
to give the Republican Mike
Christmas Address. Text Crapo
from the address follows:
This season is a time
to gather with loved ones
and celebrate the birth of
our savior, Jesus Christ. Christmas is about our father’s
love. God loved us so very much that He sent His Son
to earth so that we may better understand that love. As we love and care for our families, strive to protect
them, and always no matter how grown our children
get, long for what is best for them, we can start to grasp
the magnitude of God’s love and reflect it not only
throughout the Christmas season, but also every day. For those of different faiths, including those who
choose not to observe a higher power or any religious
faith, this season is observed with many different traditions. The season is a reminder of one of our greatest
American values ensured by our Constitution: the
freedom of religion. Many families spend the holidays
volunteering to serve others in our communities. The
diversity of our celebration is part of the magic of
Christmas. It brings people together in so many different
ways, especially in service to others.
Many devote countless hours to lessening the burdens of others. To all those giving Americans serving
others, please know that you are setting lasting examples. Acts as seemingly small as caring words or holding
a door generate a current of kindness. Thank you, for
the love and kindness you share.
As we gather together with our loved ones this
Christmas, let us not forget to take time to enjoy the
little and big things more: The joy in the eyes of children; the laughs of friends and family; the snow covered
trees; food on our tables; clean water and heat — the
many blessings we have as Americans.
This year, we have witnessed both abroad and at
home real threats to our way of life. Yet in the face
of these unspeakable acts of terror, men and women
still selflessly volunteer themselves to defend families,
neighbors, communities and our nation. Thank you, to
all our first responders and law enforcement officers
who serve in the face of evil. And to the men and
women of our military, many of whom are far from
home right now missing their families and the joys of
this holiday season, we thank you. Your sacrifice and
dedication to your country is a debt many of us can
never fully repay. And to the many military families
across this country who set an extra place at their tables
in honor of a loved one deployed in the service of our
nation, we thank you. You too bear the cost of our freedoms and protection of Americans at home and abroad.
For many, 2015 has been a year of great challenges
and impactful events. The terrorist attacks and the continued struggle of millions across America and around
the world are a glaring reminder that we cannot take
our well-being for granted. As this year draws to a close,
I hope that those who have struggled will find optimism
in the dawn of a new year. These challenges will unite
us and our compassion will match our strength. We live in a beautiful world with some very dark
corners. I pray that more light can be shed into the dark
corners throughout this Christmas season and the year
ahead and that God’s love can be felt and reflected
in every corner of our hearts, of our country and the
world. God bless you all, and Merry Christmas.
Mike Crapo is the senior member of Idaho’s congressional delegation. He served six years in the U.S. House
of Representatives and has served as a U.S. Senator
since 1999.
Freer markets will improve retirement marketplace
The Department of
Labor has spent a good part
of 2015 trying to revise the
regulation of advisers that
provide investment advice
to our retirement plans.
Specifically, DOL wants
to expand inclusion of
these investment advisers as “fiduciaries” under
ERISA, the landmark law
passed in 1974 to regulate
retirement plans.
“Fiduciary” responsibility means that the client,
and not the business interests of the provider, comes
first.
It sounds so sensible
and noble; how can anyone not think this is a good
idea?
A “fact sheet” issued
from the White House in
February 2015 sums up
the whole issue as seen
by the Obama administration. The headline:
“Strengthening Retirement
Security by Cracking Down
on Backdoor Payments and
Hidden Fees.”
The “fact sheet” (so
called, despite that it really expresses opinions and
not facts) said, “Today, the
rules of the road do not
insure that financial advisers act in the best interest
of their clients when they
give retirement advice,
and it’s hurting millions of
working and middle class
families.”
“A system where Wall
Street firms benefit from
backdoor payments and
hidden fees if they talk
responsible Americans
into buying bad retirement
investments -- with high
costs and low returns -instead of recommending
quality investments isn’t
fair,” the report stated.
“Today, the President
called on the Department
of Labor to crack down
on Wall Street and protect families from conflicted and bad retirement
advice. DOL will move
forward with a proposed
rulemaking that would
require retirement advisers
to abide by a ‘fiduciary’
standard -- putting their
clients’ best interest before
their own profits.”
DOL
subsequently
issued proposed new
rules and a sea of comments and opposition from
industry and various policy
groups ensued, and this
process will continue into
next year.
One can’t help but
think of President Reagan’s
famous quote that the nine
most terrifying words in
the English language are
“I’m from the government
and I’m here to help.”
The Obama administra-
tion’s left-wing spin distorts the truth of capitalism
and free markets that have
made our nation great.
Free markets and competition bring the best, cheapest, and most innovative
products to markets to
serve the interests of consumers. Things get messed
up when we give power to
bureaucrats who pretend
to know better than free
markets.
The “fact sheet” from
the White House last
February likens these proposed new regulations in
the retirement market to
how government allegedly
saved the nation in the
recent financial crisis.
“During the financial
crisis, we saw the devastation caused on Main Street
when outdated policies
let lenders steer their customers into bad mortgage
products,” says the White
House “fact sheet.”
But, contrary to what
we have heard constantly
from our president, government drove that crisis,
not business. It was government that forced lending institutions to make
the kinds of loans that
politicians wanted them
to make and government
that propped up the whole
scheme by guaranteeing it
all through U.S. taxpayers.
In fact, the institutions -FHA, Fannie Mae, Freddie
Mac -- and the policies
that led to the meltdown
are still in place.
As
the
American
Enterprise
Institute’s
Edward Pinto writes:
“Government programs
to make mortgages more
widely available to lowincome and moderateincome families have consistently offered overleveraged, high-risk loans that
set up too many homeowners to fail. In the long runup to the 2008 financial
crisis, for example, federal
mortgage agencies and
their regulators cajoled
and wheedled private
lenders to loosen credit
standards. They have been
doing so again. When the
next housing crash arrives,
private lenders will be
blamed -- and homeowners and taxpayers will once
again pay dearly.”
The market for advice
in retirement services is
already highly regulated.
If consumers are not getting the best possible products, this is the reason,
not because we don’t have
enough regulations.
To help consumers,
look for ways to make the
retirement products market freer and more open,
not more regulated.
Star Parker is an author
and president of CURE, the
Center for Urban Renewal
and Education. Contact
her at www.urbancure.
org.
ing “hormone treatment
under a physician’s care:
can participate only on a
boys’ team.
(From: “Principal Law
Seminars-LGBT Issues In
the Educational Setting,”
pages 13 and 30)
What about school
over-night trips? I found
no mention of this obvious question (unless this
information was conveyed
only by word-of-mouth).
Who wrote these suggestions? Our elected
representatives? Our senators? Governor? State
superintendent of education? If not, who?
Her the sexual confusion of an unstable teenager is given binding legal
status, and we have the
scenario of a physician’s
hormonal treatment of
minor children--chemical
castration--passed over in
silent acquiescence.
How long will a free
people stand by, hands
slack, muzzle on snout, as
computer-desk dictators
in Boise or Washington
issue such indecent directives?
When school staff pressure a girl to share locker
room and shower facilities with teen-aged boys,
or insist that they share
motel rooms, what are
responsible parents to do?
Well, there is one thing
that suggests itself: Bring
charges of corruption of
minor children against any
school or related agency
that promotes such indecent guidelines.
Suspend all physical
education, sports and
overnight activities unless
and until school administrators will assure us that
they will protect the privacy and modesty of the
children under their care.
Sincerely,
Monty Ledford
In 1913, the U.S. Parcel
Post system went into
operation.
In 1939, the technology company HewlettPackard was founded by
Bill Hewlett and Dave
Packard in a garage in Palo
Alto, Calif.
In 1942, 26 countries,
including the United States,
signed the Declaration of
the United Nations, pledging “not to make a separate armistice or peace”
with members of the Axis.
In 1953, country singer Hank Williams Sr., 29,
was discovered dead in
the back seat of his car
during a stop in Oak Hill,
W.Va., while he was being
driven to a concert date in
Canton, Ohio.
In 1954, NBC broadcast the first coast-to-coast
color TV program as it
presented live coverage of
the Tournament of Roses
Parade in Pasadena, Calif.
In 1959, Fidel Castro
and his revolutionaries
overthrew Cuban leader
Fulgencio Batista, who
fled to the Dominican
Republic.
In 1972, Kurt Waldheim
became secretary-general
of the United Nations.
In 1984, the breakup
of AT&T took place as the
telecommunications giant
was divested of its 22 Bell
System companies under
terms of an antitrust agreement.
In 1994, the North
American Free Trade
Agreement went into
effect.
Today’s
Birthdays:
Actor Ty Hardin is 85.
Actor Frank Langella is
77.
Writer-comedian
Don Novello is 72. Actor
Rick Hurst is 69. Country
singer Steve Ripley (The
Tractors) is 65. Sen. Robert
Menendez, D-N.J., is 60.
Actress Ren Woods is 57.
Actress Dedee Pfeiffer is
51. Actress Embeth Davidtz
is 49. Country singer Brian
Flynn (Flynnville Train) is
49. Actor Morris Chestnut
is 46. Actor Verne Troyer
is 46. Actress Eden Riegel
is 34.
Thought for Today: “The
object of a New Year is
not that we should have
a new year. It is that we
should have a new soul
and a new nose; new feet,
a new backbone, new
ears, and new eyes.” - G.K.
Chesterton, English poetessayist (1874-1936).
Star
Parker
Letters
Protecting the
privacy of kids
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To the Editor:
Area school administrators in Idaho recently
learned about the following suggestions: based
on one case (from last
month), a boy “transitioning” to girl should be able
to use the girls’ locker
room so long as “privacy
curtains” for all students
are installed. Boys on
girls’ teams? Boy “must
complete one year of
hormone treatment” and
cannot thereafter change
back; girl-to-boy tak-
Today in history
Today is Friday, Jan. 1,
the first day of 2016. There
are 365 days left in the
year.
Today’s Highlight in
History:
On Jan. 1, 1863,
President
Abraham
Lincoln
signed
and
issued the Emancipation
Proclamation, declaring
that slaves in rebel states
shall be “forever free.”
On this date:
In 1660, Englishman
Samuel Pepys wrote the
first entry of his famous
diary.
In 1785, The Daily
Universal Register - which
later became the Times of
London - published its first
issue.
In 1892, the Ellis Island
Immigrant Station in New
York formally opened.
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CALDWELL (AP) — A
57-year-old Idaho man has
died after being struck by
a vehicle on the side of
Interstate 84 while trying
to retrieve items that had
fallen out of his pickup.
Idaho State Police say
Guy Isaac of Nampa died
Wednesday on the highway in Caldwell.
Police say Isaac was
traveling eastbound when
cargo fell from his 2006
Chevrolet Silverado at
about 9:45 a.m. Police
say he stopped on the
right shoulder and began
removing debris from the
highway.
Police say traffic started
backing up and 36-yearold Heather Lott of
Caldwell moved from the
left lane into the right lane
and then onto the right
shoulder to avoid a collision, where her 2010 Ford
Edge struck Isaac.
Isaac died at the scene.
Suspect in
killing ruled
‘dangerously
mentally ill’
CALDWELL (AP) —
A 24-year-old woman
accused of beating her
roommate to death at a
Nampa halfway house has
been found to be too dangerous to be held in the
state’s mental facilities.
KTVB-TV reports a
judge ruled that Kayla
Teton is “dangerously mentally ill” and ordered her
to be held in the custody
of the Idaho Department
of Corrections. Teton’s
attorney maintains that
the state’s mental hospitals are adequate to house
his client, who prosecutors
argued was too violent.
Teton is charged with
first-degree murder in the
October death of 52-yearold Linda Westmoreland.
Police say Teton used a
metal bar out of a bathroom to beat the woman.
Teton was determined
unfit to stand trial but
could still go to trial if
she’s determined to have
regained competency.
Body of newborn
infant girl found
on the street
TWIN FALLS (AP) —
Authorities in south-central Idaho are investigating
after a law enforcement
officer found the body of
a newborn infant girl in a
diaper bag Thursday morning on a street in Twin
Falls.
The Twin Falls County
Sheriff’s Office says a deputy on routine patrol found
the body at about 1:30
a.m. on South Blue Lakes
Boulevard.
Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Lori Stewart says
an autopsy couldn’t determine whether the child
was born alive or stillborn.
Officials say the baby
did appear to be full-term,
and no apparent cause of
death was determined.
Authorities released a
photo of the diaper bag
that’s mostly brown with a
pink stripe on the bottom
edge along with several
flower patterns.
Herd of elk
hangs out close
to Shoshone
County highway
SPOKANE,
Wash.
(AP) — Shoshone County
authorities say a herd of elk
that congregates close to
Interstate 90 has become a
safety concern.
KREM-TV reports that
the herd, nicknamed the
Milepost 48 Gang, can
be seen at the milepost
between Smelterville and
Kellogg. Sheriff Mitch
Alexander says the elk
have become a nuisance
as they have caused at
least half a dozen accidents along the roadway in
the last two years.
Officials estimate that
the herd ranges from about
10 elk at times to 40 or 50.
Idaho Fish and Game
has not yet released a plan
of action to address the
animals.
Police say man
dangled girl, 7,
from balcony
IDAHO FALLS (AP) —
Idaho Falls police have
arrested an Indiana man
they say dangled his
7-year-old daughter from a
balcony and threatened to
drop her.
The Post Register reports
that police charged the
38-year-old man with felony injury to a child.
Police say the girl’s
mother told them she got
in an argument with the
father about his visitation with their children.
She said she went outside
and heard her daughter
screaming, then looked
up and saw the man dangling the girl over a hotel’s
eighth-floor balcony.
Police spokeswoman
Joelyn Hansen says the girl
was able to get away and
ran barefoot outside to her
mother, who called police.
The woman told police
the man threatened to drop
the girl. Hansen says the
man appeared intoxicated
and barely able to stand up
when officers interviewed
him.
BSU reaches settlement
in sex assault lawsuit
BOISE (AP) — Two former Boise State University
athletes who accused the
school of failing to stop
sexually harassment have
reached an out-of-court settlement with the university.
The former students
sued the school in 2014,
alleging athletic officials
ignored their reports of sexual assault and harassment
by a star athlete.
The settlement was
reached Dec. 16 and
the case was dismissed
Wednesday, The Idaho
Statesman reports. The case
was dismissed with prejudice, meaning the plaintiffs
cannot refile the suit.
Rebecca Rainey of Boise
law firm Fisher Rainey
Hudson said she cannot
discuss the terms of the
settlement, but that her clients are satisfied. The local
firm worked with attorney
Gloria Allred, who has
handled similar lawsuits in
several other states.
“Our clients are satisfied
with the settlement negotiated during mediation and
Friday, January 1, 2016
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Elk searching for food causing problems
Around the state
SW Idaho man
killed picking
up debris on
Interstate 84
IDAHO
are looking forward to their
futures,” Rainey said.
Boise State spokesman
Greg Hahn said the university is also satisfied with the
resolution.
The Associated Press
typically does not identify
victims of sexual assault.
The lawsuit doesn’t identify the athlete the women
say committed the assaults
other than to call him a
“men’s star track and field
athlete.”
According to court
documents, the university
began investigating the
allegations of sexual misconduct after receiving a
2013 email from an anonymous “concerned parent.” The report’s findings
included that three track
coaches were aware that
the star male athlete was
known as a “skirt chaser,”
complaints filed by three
female student-athletes
were not forwarded to the
university for investigation,
and a male athlete tried
to silence a female athlete
from reporting a complaint.
HAILEY (AP) — An
Idaho homeowner recently woke up to find an elk
in the basement — just
one in a string of problems caused by the animals searching for food
in populated valleys.
“During this time of
year, animals are moving down to populated
valleys where they traditionally would have
fed,” said Kelton Hatch,
a regional conservation
education for the Idaho
Department of Fish and
Game.
The high snow levels
are causing more animals
to come into the Hailey
area than usual, reported
The Times-News.
It took a lot of coaxing,
but Blaine County sheriff’s deputies and wildlife
officials were able to get
the confused elk cow out
of the basement.
“It took us about 2
½ hours, but we got
her out uninjured,” said
Fish and Game Senior
Conservation
Officer
Alex Head in a statement.
“The basement will need
a good, deep cleaning,
but we are glad that it
worked out as well as it
did.”
Head said that the elk
fell in a basement window well and crashed
through the window.
Officers used mattresses
as shields and prodded
the elk to go toward the
stairs.
“They finally get her
cornered and moving
in the right direction,”
Hatch said. “She ran up
the stairway and out the
door.”
Just hours before the
Hailey homeowner discovered the animal, 10
elk found their way into
the Hailey Cemetery and
died from eating the toxic
Japanese yew. Idaho Fish
and Game officers disposed of the carcasses
and city maintenance
workers began removing
the plant from cemetery
grounds.
Hatch said there have
also been several vehicle
versus animal crashes in
recent weeks. Elk often
survive the initial crash
but die later from internal
injuries, he said, urging
drivers to be cautious at
dusk and dawn.
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Friday, January 1, 2016
FAITH
am-news.com
The R-word is not a dirty word
By PASTOR DAN DEVINE
Fort Hall Assembly of God
FIRTH — There is a word that
Jesus and John the Baptist taught
is the way to invite God into one’s
life. Yet, the devil has hijacked
the meaning of this word, making
it ugly. The Bible calls this word
a kindness and a gift. Yet, many,
upon hearing the word, are filled
with dread, rather than understanding that the word represents
a wonderful opportunity.
Few understand the meaning
of “repentance.” Most believe it
means telling God we are sorry,
or keeping out of trouble. That is
only one percent of its meaning.
Jesus taught in Matthew 5 that sin
and righteousness are attitudes,
not actions. Repentance is also an
attitude and a way of life.
Repentance consists of thinking what God thinks, saying what
God says, and doing what God
does. It is God’s invitation to learn
His ways ­— rare and astounding.
Had God not invited us to repentance, the idea that we can think,
speak and act like Him would
be presumption. Yet, 1 Corinthians
2:16, 11:1, 14:1, and John 14:12
empower us to imitate God in
wonderful ways. We may feel
unworthy to do what God does,
but Christ’s blood makes us worthy, if we just believe.
Since the Cross, we no longer
live according to a rulebook of
dos and don’ts, because the author
of the rulebook has become our
personal “Counselor” who never
leaves us. Repentance, more than
being the denial of something, is
the embrace of something greater
than we have ever known. It is an
adventure of discovery.
Has the devil hijacked the
meaning of the r-word for you? Did
you know God will give you His
thoughts — even one of which will
change your life forever? The time
has come this New Year to unwrap
God’s gift of repentance and walk
into a new, satisfying and victorious — supernatural — life! God
will give you the gift if you want it!
Reverend Dan Devine is the
Senior Pastor of Fort Hall Assembly
of God, at the corner of 3rd Avenue
and C Street, in the “town site”
area of Fort Hall. Sunday worship
service is at 11 a.m. Pastor Dan
can be reached at [email protected].
Church Bulletin
Christ’s Cowboy Country
Church
Non Traditional Bible Based
Mill Iron Ranch Meeting Hall
129 East 200 North Weeding Lane
208-782-0459
Announcements: Vaughn: We
sent 1200# of food to the North
Bingham County Food Bank.
Shawn and Sarah: When seeds are
planted, we give God the glory.
Mary: Sign-up sheet is on the
Back table. We serve at the Community Dinner Table in a couple
weeks. I need 50 pies.
Cindy opened us with Prayer:
Praises unending, answered
requests unceasing and through
storms of every kind, illnesses and
surgeries, God is with us.
I love it when he does this;
Pastor Kite said, “Turn to Matthew
2:1, the Magi. Turn to Psalms
37:4, ‘Delight yourself in the Lord
and he will give you the desires
of your heart.’ Turn to Numbers
24:17, ‘I see him, but not now; I
behold him, but not near. A star
will come out of Jacob; a scepter
will rise out of Israel . . .’ the wise
men had done their homework,
they had connected the dots. We
delight in many things, cowboy
church, our family and loved
ones. Delight in the Lord . . . delight in worshiping the Lord. Are
you easily distracted? Can you
imagine those wise men following the star no matter how long it
took? Matthew 2:1 and following
is their part in this story. Have you
seen an asteroid move across the
sky, can you imagine a star that
moved at a pace to which a camel
could keep up? When they saw
the child they bowed down and
worshiped him; they brought him
treasures; then they went home by
another route. By the way, make it
a new year’s resolve to bring your
Bibles. Let’s read 1 John 1:1-4 the
wonderful eyewitness testimony
of the Truth and The Way, Jesus.
Prayer Chain contact Debbie
Chappell. Pray without ceasing.
Pray for those on our prayer list.
Please pray always for our pastors—we are so blessed.
Jason Lee Memorial United
Methodist Church
168 S. University, Blackfoot
(208) 785-3611
E-mail: [email protected]
Online: www.jlmumc.org
Sunday, January 3, 2016
Theme: “What Gifts Do You
Bring?”
Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12
This week the choir will be
performing “Be A Gift.” Assisting
in this week’s 10:30 a.m. worship
service: Liturgist – Paul Fankhauser; Acolyte – Connor Martin;
Ushers/Greeters – Mark & Cindy
Bewley; Power Point – Dorothy
Hunter; Sound – Chris Nowacki.
Fellowship hour will be hosted
by Randy & Helen Shiosaki and
Dave Sonneberg. Sanctuary flowers are given to the Glory of God
by The Flower Shoppe Etc. Everyone is welcome to attend services
– Come as you are!!
Saturday, 6 p.m. AA
Sunday, 9 a.m. AA
Sunday, 10:30 a.m. Worship
and Sunday School
Sunday, 11:30 a.m. Fellowship Hour and Prayer Circle after
Worship
Monday, 10 a.m. Women’s
Bible Study
Tuesday, 5-6:30 p.m. Community Dinner Table
Wednesday, 10 a.m. Jesus A
Study
Wednesday, 11 a.m. Knit Wits
Wednesday, 7 p.m. AA
Preventative Health Screening
by Life Line Screening will be offered January 28. Pre-registration
is required. Sponsored by Artery
& Vein Specialists of Idaho. Call
888-653-6450 or visit www.
LifeLineScreening.com/community-partners to register for your
screening and to receive a $10
discount.
6:30 p.m. We will be glad to have
you come.
Place your faith in Jesus Christ
and God’s grace today for eternal
life. Once again, I’m Pastor Dave. May God keep His eyes on you
and His loving arms around you. The Bible Discovery Center
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Lifting Power
An Amazing Facts Daily Devotional Dec 24 2015
An Amazing Fact: Among the
fastest of all insects, dragonflies
have been clocked at more than
25 miles per hour. Fossils also
tell us that before the flood,
some dragonflies had wingspans
of about 30 inches. And they’re
strong too! About half of their
body mass is devoted to flight
muscles, and they have the ability
to lift more than twice their bodyweight … a feat that no manmade
aircraft has ever come near!
Dragonflies can also take off
backwards, accelerate quickly,
and then stop in an instant. They
can also execute an un-banked
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turn as if on a pivot, summersault
in the heat of combat, and fly
virtually any maneuver using a
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Not only can the dragonfly
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out maneuver anything else with
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Its wrap-around compound eyes
on Sundays at 10 a.m. for Sunday
contain more than 30,000 lenses,
School and 11 a.m. for Church. As pastor of Calvary Bible Church, providing a 360-degree field of
I hope you are having a good day. view. In fact, a dragonfly can see
a gnat three feet away, dart from
May you have a wonderful
his nest, seize and devour the
and Christ-filled New Year. This
prey, and then return to its perch
Sunday, we are back in our studall in about one second. The U.S.
ies in the book of Hebrews in the
New Testament. We are in chapter Air Force has even studied the
amazing flight versatility of drag11; the chapter on faith. What do
onflies in wind tunnels, hoping to
you have your faith in? Can you
uncover the secret of its incredimagine putting your trust in the
ible aerodynamic abilities.
God that Moses trusted in as an
The Bible tells us that God can
invisible God (Hebrews 11:27)? lift us up and care for us under
God wasn’t seeable, but He was
any circumstance. “Humble
believable. Remember, God says
in Hebrews 11 that “without faith, yourselves, therefore, under God’s
mighty hand, that he may lift you
it is impossible to please Him;
up in due time” (1 Peter 5:6 NIV).
God (Hebrews 11:6). Faith makes
There is no situation too difficult,
our relationship with God all it is
no trial too big, no problem too
meant to be. People who trusted
complex, that the Lord cannot
God in the Old Testament did
carry you through it. God’s angels
some very big things. People who
trust God today do big things also. surpass in strength and skill to
anything you can imagine, includWhat have you trusted God to do
ing dragonflies. They quickly
for you or through your efforts?
accelerate at our call and God’s
Have you trusted in Jesus
command to pick us up.
Christ as your Savior? Trust Him
But there is a secret to being
today. The Good News Club for
lifted up. It is to first bow down in
children meets on Tuesdays at
humility. Unless we acknowledge
6:30 p.m. Ladies’ Bible Studies
our helplessness, we cannot be
meet on Thursdays, 10 a.m. and
open to receive the incredible
help that the Lord is ready to
provide.
Casting all your care upon Him;
for He careth for you. 1 Peter 5:7
St. Bernard Catholic Church
570 W Sexton Street, Blackfoot
and St. Kateri Tekakwitha Chapel,
Sheepskin Road and D Street, Fort
Hall
Today in most Roman Catholic
dioceses of the world is a Holy
Day of Obligation, for Friday,
Jan. 1 is the Solemnity of Mary,
Mother of God. In our state, the
Boise Idaho Roman Catholic Diocese has dispensed this obligation
for Idaho Catholics. However, St.
Kateri Tekakwitha Chapel will celebrate this solemnity at 8 a.m. on
Friday, Jan. 1. St. Bernard Church
celebrates this solemnity today,
Jan. 1 at 10 a.m. Honoring Mary
on New Year’s Day goes back to
1971, when this date was selected, but it has been celebrated
since 431 A.D. Why, in a liturgical year full of Marian feasts,
celebrate Mary again? First, a
solemnity is ranked as something
higher than a feast day or memorial. Next, this solemnity, Mary is
recognized for her huge contribution to the life of Jesus, and in a
special way her role as the Queen
of Peace. Pope Paul VI wrote in
his apostolic exhortation, “a fitting
occasion for renewing adoration
of the newborn Prince of Peace,
for listening once more to the
glad tidings of the angels, and for
imploring from God, through the
Queen of Peace, the supreme gift
of peace.”
First Saturday Mass will also
be celebrated Saturday, Jan. 2 at
9 a.m. Classes for those planning
on celebrating a Quinceanera this
year, or the next, need to register for special classes necessary
for those who wish to include a
Mass in their celebration. Please
contact Alice in St. Bernard’s office. All high school youth need
to turn in their ICYC forms to St.
Bernard’s office by Monday, Jan.
4. In addition, several male and
female chapperones are needed.
(Phone 785-1935)
Mass is celebrated Tuesday,
Thursday, and Friday at 8 a.m. in
St. Bernard Church. Adoration
generally follows the Friday morning mass until noon. Wednesday
mornings, Mass is offered at The
Willows at 10 a.m. Our regular
Sabbath Masses at Saint Bernard
Parish begin with Saturday evening Mass in Spanish at 7 p.m.,
and continuing on Sunday with
an English Mass at 10 a.m. and a
Spanish Mass at 1 p.m. An early
Sunday Mass is celebrated in
English at Saint Kateri Tekakwitha
Chapel in Fort Hall at 8 a.m.
MorningNews
Voices from
the dust
Paul the Apostle would
write, God hath chosen the
foolish things of the world to
confound the wise; and God
hath chosen the weak things
of the world to confound
the things which are mighty
1 Corinthians 1:27. Perhaps
never more was that true than
in the case of Joseph Smith and
the Book of Mormon. Joseph
Smith’s wife, Emma said,
Joseph Smith could neither
Glenn
Rawson
write nor dictate a coherent
and well-worded letter; let
alone dictating a book like the
Book of Mormon. And though
I was an active participant in
the scenes that transpired, and
was present during the translation of the plates, and had
cognizance of things as they
transpired, it is marvelous to
me, ‘a marvel and a wonder’
as much so as to anyone else.
She along with others sat
and watched the Book of
Mormon come forth from
Joseph’s dictation. They
knew him and knew what
he was saying and without
doubt knew that the Book of
Mormon came from God. It
could not have come from
Joseph. David Whitmer added
the following from what he
witnessed for himself. “Joseph
Smith would put the seer stone
into a hat and put his face
in the hat, drawing it close
around his face to exclude the
light. And in the darkness the
spiritual light would shine. A
piece of something resembling
parchment would appear, and
on that appeared the writing.
One character at a time would
appear, and under it was
the interpretation in English.
Brother Joseph would read off
the English to Oliver Cowdery
who was his principal scribe.
And when it was written down
and repeated to Brother Joseph
to see if it was correct, then it
would disappear and another
character with the interpretation would appear. Thus the
Book of Mormon was translated by the gift and power of
God and not by any power of
man.”
Joseph Knight Sr. was also
a witness to the translation
process and recorded this in
his history.
“He put the Urim and
Thummim into his hat and
darkened his eyes. A sentence
would appear in bright Roman
letters, then he would tell the
writer and he would write it.
And then that would go away.
And the next sentence would
come, and so on. But if it was
not spelled right, it would not
go away until it was right. And
so we see it was marvelous.”
The Book of Mormon to
us is marvelous work and a
wonder because of what it
says and the effect is produces
on us, but to that founding
generation there was another
dimension. They marveled and
wondered at the Book and
how it came forth. How could
an ignorant and unlearned
farmer dictate before their very
eyes such marvelous words as
they heard Joseph speak? They
knew the Book was true by
the miracle of its production.
Emma Smith said,
“I am satisfied that no man
could have dictated the writing of the manuscript unless
he was inspired; for when
acting as his scribe, [Joseph]
would dictate to me hour after
hour; and when returning after
meals, or after interruptions,
he would at once begin where
he had left off, without either
seeing the manuscript or having any portion of it read to
him. This was a usual thing for
him to do. It would have been
improbable that a learned man
could do this; and for one so
ignorant and unlearned as he
was, it was simply impossible.”
The Book of Mormon is
a miracle—voices of witness
from the dust declaring the
truth. The voices of Nephi,
Samuel, Mormon and others,
but also speaking from the
dust—Joseph, Emma, David,
Martin, Oliver, and so many
others—voices from the dust
telling us that the Book itself
came from God.
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Friday, January 1, 2016
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2016 spoiler alert: Cubs win the World Series!
By JIM LITKE
AP Sports Columnist
You read that headline
right.
And while we hate
draining the suspense from
2016 even before it begins,
that will be the biggest
story during the coming
year in sports. The Cubs
won’t win it all easily.
Nor, after going 0-for-thelast-107 seasons, should
they.
But on a snowy
November night, Kris
Bryant turns around a
100-mph-plus
fastball
from Yankees reliever
Aroldis Chapman in the
bottom of the ninth of
Game 7, drives it through
a blizzard and over the
left-field wall at Wrigley.
Out of nowhere, a snowplow driven by a guy in a
hoodie who looks suspiciously like manager Joe
Maddon arrives and clears
the base paths in front of
Bryant. Grown men everywhere weep.
At the victory parade,
Theo Epstein, the Cubs
president of baseball operations and former Red Sox
wunderkind, announces
he’s quitting baseball to
play rhythm guitar full time
for pal Eddie Vedder and
Pearl Jam. Maddon, too,
announces he’s taking a
year off to become a master sommelier.
Won’t happen? Maybe,
maybe not.
But in that same spirit, and in chronological
order, here are some other
things that COULD hap“The bad news is I’ve
pen in 2016:
suspended myself for one
game,” Goodell begins.
Jan. 11 — With Alabama “The good news is I already
leading Oklahoma 38-7 heard my appeal, decided
late in the national cham- I overreached again, and
pionship game, Tide coach cut it in half.”
Nick Saban tells wife
Goodell says he will
Terry to stand in for him serve his punishment
at the trophy presentation. watching the first half from
He hops into a waiting a McDonald’s near the stagolf cart to get a jump on dium.
recruiting for next season.
“I’ll order a ‘Happy
“But can’t we celebrate Meal,’ he says, “but it
as a family, even for a little won’t seem the same.”
bit?” she asks.
“I’ll pick up ‘Happy
Feb, 14 — Soon-to-beMeals’ on the way back,” retiring Kobe Bryant scores
Saban calls back over his all 140 points for the West
shoulder. “See you next in a runaway win at the
week.”
NBA All-Star Game. He
cuts off the interviewer
Jan. 14 — At the NCAA’s midway through the first
annual convention open- question.
ing meeting, President
“Just because I could,”
Mark Emmert spits out a Bryant smirks.
mouthful of soda halfway
through a long sip.
Feb. 26 — After watch“This is Pepsi, not ing a Premier League
Coke!” he howls. Most match earlier that morning,
people can’t tell the differ- and just hours before FIFA
ence, but only one of them will elect a new president,
is an official sponsor.
Donald Trump announces
The entire wait staff is his candidacy.
put on double-secret pro“It’s a slow game. I
bation until 2021.
mean, slo-o-o-o-o-w. Who
watches this stuff? I don’t
Feb. 5 — A video of know. Seems like lots of
Commissioner
Roger losers sloshing around in
Goodell yelling “That’s mud — lousy fields by
how you lower the the way — and they won’t
boom!” while standing even get their hands dirty.
over a prone third-grad- Like that Sepp Blatter guy.
er at a league-sponsored Another loser.
“Football Safety Clinic
“But I’ll tell you what.
for Moms” goes viral. He The ref gives Sunderland
begins his annual state of a free kick and the Aston
the NFL news conference Villa guys ... they put up
Friday before the Super a wall. A wall! No negoBowl with a surprise:
tiations — just boom —
here’s a wall! And like the
ones I build, a great wall.
“Who paid for the wall?
Who knows? But if every
team does it,” Trump says
with finality, “I could teach
to win on the cheap.”
April 4 — NCAA boss
Emmert makes winning
Michigan State coach Tom
Izzo cool his heels at the
trophy presentation after
the Spartans beat Big Ten
rival Purdue 34-30 for the
college basketball championship.
“Sorry,” Emmert tells the
crowd, “but my job first
and foremost is to protect
the integrity of the game.
I spotted a few vendors
up near the rafters selling
Pepsi. Now, how about a
hand for stadium security!”
June 5 — Host Jack
Nicklaus wins his own golf
tournament, the Memorial,
by a shot.
“I wasn’t going to play,”
the 76-year-old Hall of
Famer says afterward.
“But I was fooling around
on the range last week
and like I told Stevie (his
son and caddie), ‘I found
something I could take
onto the course.’”
June 19 — Nicklaus
wasn’t kidding. He wins
his fifth U.S. Open.
“Let’s see Tiger catch me
now,” he cackles.
July 24 — A robot built
by Japanese high school
students for the annual
HEBOCON competition
wins the Tour de France by
two full days.
Brian Cookson, president of the International
Cycling Union, presents
the trophy while dodging traffic on the Champs
Elysee. Afterward, he
grumbles, “At least we
know he ... it’s ... clean.”
May 1 — 63-year-old
president Vladimir Putin,
driving a souped-up Yugo,
is the shock winner of the
F1 Russian Grand Prix in
Sochi. After rebuilding the
engine on the side of road
midway through the race
with nothing but a paper
clip and chewing gum,
a shirtless Putin tells the
Aug. 17 — The Rio
roaring grandstand, “Hekct Games wrap up amid street
eap nh Daytona (Next year protests. The Olympic lake,
in Daytona)!”
Rodrigo de Freitas, is still
on fire, but Katie Ledecky
May 7 — American has finally cooled off after
Pharoah wins the Kentucky reprising her unprecedentDerby. Again.
ed run through the 2015
“My bad,” trainer Bob world championships. The
Baffert tells a stunned Stanford student wins gold
crowd. “I read his birth in the 200-, 400-, 800certificate wrong. Turns and 1,500-meter freestyle
out he had some eligibil- events, setting three world
ity left.”
records in the bargain.
In other news, Usain
Bolt pulls off another 100and 200-meter sprint double and this time, avoids
getting run over by the
cameraman tracking him
on a Segway.
“I was joking last time
when I said Justin Gatlin
paid him off,” Bolt laughs.
“This time, I’m not so
sure.”
Sept. 8 — The NFL regular season kicks off in
New England. After presenting the Super Bowl trophy to the Patriots at their
home opener, Goodell
presents Will Smith with
a “Distinguished Service
Award” for contributions
to the game.
“I think you’ve got the
wrong guy,” the star of
the movie, “Concussion”
tells the crowd, “but hey,
that’s cool. Thanks. Thanks
a lot.”
Nov. 5 — Putin’s campaign to peak at the 2017
Daytona 500 remains
on course. He bumps
NASCAR Sprint Cup points
leader Kevin Harvick into
the grass on the final lap
to steal the O’Reilly Auto
Parts Challenge race in Fort
Worth, Texas.
Dec. 3 — The more
things change, the more
they stay the same: With
Alabama leading Florida
38-7 late in the SEC
Championship game, Tide
coach Nick Saban tells
wife Terry to stand in for
him ...
Marshall’s ankle on mend,
No more Clemsoning:
Tigers head to title game hopes to play Sunday
MIAMI
GARDENS,
Fla. (AP) — So much for
Clemsoning.
The Tigers are headed to
the national championship
game.
Deshaun Watson turned
in another stellar two-way
performance, running for
one touchdown, passing
for another and accounting
for 332 yards to lead topranked Clemson to a 37-17
victory over Oklahoma
in the Orange Bowl on
Thursday.
Clemson (14-0) dominated the second half and
shut down Oklahoma’s
high-scoring
offense,
which had averaged 52
points over its last seven
contests. The Sooners (112) actually came into the
game as favorites, but the
Tigers showed their perfect
record was no fluke.
Until this season, the
Tigers were known for
such inexplicable disappointments that a term
was coined for it —
Clemsoning.
With one more win,
they’ll be known as something else.
National champions.
Watson certainly lived
up to the hype of being a
Heisman finalist. He got
off to a slow start passing,
but came back to complete 16-of-31 for 187
yards, including a 35-yard
touchdown pass to Hunter
Renfrow that gave Clemson
some breathing room late
in the third quarter. Watson
carried the running load
in the early going, finishing with 145 yards on 24
carries and scoring the
Tigers’ first touchdown on
a 5-yard run.
The game went back
and forth through the first
half, the Sooners jumping
ahead on an impressive
first possession that culminated with Samaje Perine’s
1-yard drive. Oklahoma
went to the locker room
with a 17-16 lead after
Mark Andrews hauled in
an 11-yard touchdown
pass from Baker Mayfield
with 1:34 remaining, and
the Sooners defense came
up with a pick in the end
zone on an ill-advised
throw by Watson into triple-coverage.
If Watson was flustered
by that pick, he sure didn’t
show it after the break.
Clemson took the
second-half kickoff and
breezed down the field,
covering 75 yards in 12
plays to reclaim the lead
on Wayne Gallman’s
1-yard run, the first of his
two TDs. Oklahoma’s first
possession was the exact
opposite: three straight
yards-losing plays forced
the Sooners to punt, setting
the tone for the struggles
they would face the rest of
the game.
Clemson, looking to
become the first team in
FBS history to finish 15-0,
advanced to face either
second-ranked Alabama
or third-ranked Michigan
State in the Jan. 11 finale
in Arizona. Those teams
met Thursday night in the
Cotton Bowl.
On a balmy evening in
south Florida, the orangeclad Clemson faithful
gobbled up at least threefourths of the seats at Sun
Life Stadium, turning what
was supposed to be a neutral-site game into Death
Valley South.
They had plenty to cheer
about, even after Clemson
lost one of its top players, defensive end Shaq
Lawson. He went out with
a knee injury in the opening minutes and watched
the rest of the game from
the bench.
His defensive mates
did just fine without him.
A unit that surrendered
more than 30 points in
its last two games sacked
Mayfield five times and
held the Sooners to 121
yards over the final two
quarters.
Clemson piled up 550
yards in the game, sealing
the victory on Gallman’s
4-yard touchdown run
with 10:48 remaining.
The Tigers played loose
throughout, even pulling
off some special teams
trickery to set up their first
TD. Punter Andy Teasdall
flipped a 31-yard pass to
Christian Wilkins, a 315pound freshman defensive
tackle.
For Oklahoma, it was
a disappointing end to a
comeback season. After
going 8-5 a year ago,
including a 40-6 loss to
Clemson in the Russell
Athletic Bowl, coach Bob
Stoops shook up his staff
and guided the Sooners
within two victories of
their first national title
since 2000.
This season was a huge
upgrade, but it ended with
the same result: a dismal
loss to Clemson at bowl
time.
Ward powers
Houston past
Florida State
ATLANTA (AP) — Greg
Ward Jr. and the Houston
Cougars showed they
could thrive in a big-game
atmosphere against a bigname opponent.
Ward ran for two touchdowns and threw for
another, leading Houston
past
turnover-plagued
Florida State 38-24 in the
Peach Bowl on Thursday.
Florida State, which
won the national championship two years ago, was
favored by seven points.
“It means that we’ll
play against anybody, anywhere,” Ward said. “We
won’t back down from
anyone.”
Florida State’s Sean
Maguire, who was carted
off the field with a sprained
left ankle late in the first
quarter, returned but threw
four interceptions.
Dalvin Cook was held
to 33 yards rushing with a
touchdown and a lost fumble. That left the Seminoles
with five turnovers — half
their total of 10 in 12 regular-season games.
Houston scored the
most points allowed by
Florida State this season.
ENGLEWOOD, Colo.
(AP) — Brandon Marshall’s
sprained right ankle aches.
Not nearly as much as his
heart, though.
The Denver Broncos
inside linebacker is dealing with a tender ankle and
the death of his best friend.
It’s been a trying week for
the No. 1 tackler on the
top-ranked defense.
This is no time to sit,
though, especially with
an AFC West title on the
line for Denver (11-4)
against San Diego (4-11)
on Sunday in the regular
season finale. There’s also
a first-round bye at stake,
which would give everyone a chance to heal up
heading into the postseason.
“I think our injury list is
one of the longest in the
league right now. So (a
bye) would be huge,” said
Marshall, who missed practice Thursday. “Everybody
needs it. Got a lot to play
for this weekend.”
Marshall tweaked his
ankle in an overtime win
over Cincinnati on Monday
when he tackled Giovani
Bernard and someone
rolled over his foot.
The heartache, now that
will linger.
Earlier
this
week,
Marshall attended the
funeral of 27-year-old
Kaillon Brown, who had
cerebral palsy and died
from complications of
pneumonia on Dec. 13.
“It was tough. I didn’t
know he was going to pass
that quickly,” the 26-yearold Marshall said. “I knew
his condition was worsening. But I didn’t think he
would die at 27.
“He was my best friend.”
Marshall, who also lost
his grandfather to pneumonia last summer, is having a
stellar season, topping the
Broncos with 101 tackles.
That’s one ahead of linebacker Danny Trevathan,
making them the first
Broncos tandem to reach
the 100-tackle plateau
since D.J. Williams and
Brian Dawkins in 2009.
“I knew me and Danny
were destined for greatness
this year,” said Marshall, a
fourth-year player out of
Nevada.
Still, the cornerbacks
get the adoration — Chris
Harris Jr. and Aqib Talib
were selected to the Pro
Bowl. Same with the pass
rushers, where Von Miller
and DeMarcus Ware also
made the Pro Bowl squad.
But Marshall, a Pro Bowl
alternate, and Trevathan
just may be the soul of a
squad that’s allowing an
NFL-low 4.4 yards per play.
“Brandon and Danny
have been amazing,”
Harris said. “Those guys
have had Pro Bowl years.”
To think, both were
question marks heading into the year as they
recovered from injuries.
Trevathan fractured his left
knee last season and his
absence created an opening for Marshall, who had
a team-high 110 tackles
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despite missing the final
two games with a foot injury that required offseason
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Marshall and Trevathan
have flourished in defensive coordinator Wade
Phillips’ system, with
Marshall serving as the
unit’s signal caller.
“Both of them have
over 100 tackles and that’s
what we expect from the
inside linebackers in our
3-4 defense,” Phillips said.
“We expect them to be
in position to make plays;
they’ve got to make the
plays. Both those guys
have made plays for us.”
So far, Marshall hasn’t
been able to run on his
sprained right ankle. He
is jogging in a swimming
pool.
“Hopefully I’ll be able
to play,” said Marshall.
“We’ll see.”
If Marshall is held out
this weekend, Todd Davis
will get his second start
of the season. He filled in
for an injured Trevathan on
Dec. 13 against Oakland.
“They’ve got a ton of
guys that can fly around
and make plays,” Chargers
tight end Antonio Gates
said. “I’m quite sure they
would pick up the slack
at any instance if a guy
is banged up. They’ve got
guys that can step in and
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Snake River’s Jetta Goff
got the Panthers on track
early with a trio of three
point baskets against a stingy Shelley zone defense,
including a pair down the
stretch to give the Panthers
a 15-9 advantage.
“Jetta Goff shot lights
out there in the first quarter
to get our juices going,”
Coach Dunn said. “As
every basketball game is,
it is a game of runs and
we were able to have one
more run at the end.”
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The Morning News – Bingham County’s news source
Friday, January 1, 2015
8B
COMICS & ADVICE
FRANK & ERNEST
ZITS
HI & LOIS
He who hesitates is lost.
You have to be willing to finish what you start. There will
be plenty of opportunities for
you, but if you spend all your
time contemplating, you will
fall short of your goal. Make
things happen and don’t
look back.
CAPRICORN
(Dec.
22-Jan. 19) -- Pick and
choose what’s doable and
make a realistic plan. Don’t
make fantastic promises or
set impossible goals. Focus
on financial gain, stress
reduction and good health.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
19) -- Think about what
you have accomplished
and what you have yet to
achieve. Favorable changes
can be initiated. Your status
will experience a positive
boost.
PISCES (Feb. 20-March
20) -- Look for a way to
improve what you have to
offer, and reconnect with
people you have worked
with in the past who may be
able to help you get ahead
now.
ARIES (March 21-April
19) -- Take some time to go
over your personal books
and assess your financial
BLONDIE
BABY BLUES
B.C.
DEAR DOCTOR K: I’m in
my 80s. At my last checkup,
my doctor emphasized how
important it is to stay hydrated. Can you explain why?
GARFIELD
HAGAR
Dear Annie: I have
not had a Thanksgiving
or Mother's Day with my
husband in more than 20
years. The reason? Deer
hunting season is during
Thanksgiving, and his
annual weeklong fishing
trip starts on Mother's
Day.
I told my husband today
that we need a better
compromise, because I no
longer want to spend both
of these holidays alone.
He replied that it would
be like asking him to give
up Halloween. How can
he consider Halloween to
be on the same level as
Mother's Day? He refuses
to miss a single day of
hunting or fishing.
When our children
were in high school, it
was necessary to arrange
important holidays at offtimes to accommodate
their schedules. When
they married, I also compromised on holidays
because I wanted my kids
to be able to enjoy their
in-laws' company without
conflict. My kids try to
include me in their in-
THE
HORRIBLE
FOR BETTER
BORN LOSER
OR
WORSE
DEAR READER: Drinking
fluids is crucial to staying
healthy and maintaining the
function of every system in
your body. That includes
your heart, brain and muscles. Among other things,
fluids carry nutrients to your
cells. They flush urine and
bowel movements, both of
which contain body wastes,
out of your body.
If you don’t drink enough
fluids, you run the risk of
dehydration. This happens
when your body loses too
much water -- through sweating, for example. Warning
signs include weakness, low
blood pressure, dizziness,
confusion, or urine that’s
dark in color. Even minimal
dehydration can reduce your
physical and mental capabilities.
Your body is very good at
keeping you from becoming
dehydrated. When the fluid
in your body starts to get
low, your kidneys make less
urine (assuming your kidneys
are healthy). However, in hot
weather your body sweats
-- and you can lose a lot
of fluid that way. The reason
your body sweats is that the
January 1, 2016 2011 - 7B
am-news.com
MorningNews
Kathy
Mithchell
&
Marcie
Sugar
Annie's Mailbox
laws' celebrations, which I
appreciate, but it's not the
same attending without
my husband.
Our family Christmas is
celebrated in late January
to fit everyone's schedule,
but now I regret being so
accommodating. Everyone
feels that holidays are
celebrated at their convenience. I no longer
decorate my home for
Christmas, since it doesn't
feel like a holiday to me.
I love my family, but I
am so disappointed. I try
to keep busy, but I am
resentful and do not like
feeling this way. Have I
been too nice? — Left Out
in the Cold
Dear Left Out: Some
Eugenia
Last
Astro-Graph
situation. A couple of minor
adjustments will lead to a
savings plan that will buy
you greater freedom.
TAURUS (April 20-May
20) -- Get together with loved
ones to talk about plans for
the upcoming year. The information you receive will help
you choose your own strategy for a prosperous year.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20)
-- You’ll need a little downtime to mull over your past,
present and future. Consider
the people who have helped
you out and those who have
let you down.
CANCER (June 21-July
22) -- Family get-togethers
will be tiring and emotional. Sharing ideas, plans and
aspirations for the upcoming
year will result in opposition
and interference. You are best
off sticking close to home.
Dr.
Anthony
Komaroff
Ask Doctor K
evaporation of the sweat from
your skin cools the body.
Older adults like you are
at particular risk of becoming
dehydrated. That’s especially
true during summer when it’s
hotter and people perspire
more. I spoke to my colleague Dr. Julian Seifter, a
kidney specialist and associate professor of medicine at
Harvard Medical School. He
explained that older people
don’t sense thirst as much
as they did when they were
younger. Or age may have
weakened the ability of the
kidneys to hang on to water.
In particular, your heart, brain
and kidneys are more vulnerable to the low blood pressure that often accompanies
dehydration.
But it’s not only older
adults who run the risk of
dehydration. And it’s not
just a summertime problem.
Working outside, exercising
or just enjoying the sun in
any season can speed up the
loss of body water. Illness
with fever, diarrhea or vomit-
people don't mind rearranging holidays to suit
the schedules of children
and spouses. They consider family togetherness
to be the celebration, not
the actual date. But yes, if
you are now resentful and
unhappy, you have been
nicer than you intended.
You expected some
appreciation for being
so self-sacrificing, only to
find that your family now
assumes it of you.
Your husband is not
likely to alter his annual
hunting and fishing trips
to be accommodating.
You can continue to be
upset, or you can decide
to make the best of it. Take
a short vacation when he's
hunting. Visit your children over Mother's Day.
Start new traditions on
Christmas, perhaps with
friends or extended family,
so the holiday becomes
meaningful to you again.
Please do something that
makes you happy, instead
of focusing on what you're
missing. It's OK to put
yourself first now and
then.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -Consider what you like and
what you are disappointed in
when it comes to your looks
and potential. Plan to make
positive changes that will
help improve your prospects.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.
22) -- Don’t let anyone lean
on you. Focus on your needs
and how you can boost your
energy, opportunities and
finances. Learn to say no,
and start the year off right.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)
-- Good fortune will result
if you take the initiative and
work hard. Nothing happens
without effort, and counting
on others will lead to disappointment.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov.
22) -- Make your voice
heard. Take part in a movement that will bring about
change. Promise to live up to
your beliefs and to confront
what you feel is unfair or
unjust.
SAGITTARIUS
(Nov.
23-Dec. 21) -- You should
take a walk down memory lane and consider how
events unfolded last year.
Learn from your experience
and make a point to strive to
be better and do more.
ing can lead to dehydration.
Anyone who is on a medication that may cause fluid loss,
such as a blood-pressurelowering diuretic, should be
careful. And women who
are pregnant and lactating
require more fluids.
Water is the best fluid for
hydration. It has no calories, sugar, salt, coloring or
preservatives. Healthy people should drink about eight
8-ounce glasses of water per
day -- but not all at once.
Here are some tips for
staying hydrated:
-- Drink a glass of water
when you first get up.
-- Enjoy an herbal tea in
the afternoon or evening.
-- Carry water with you
if away from home for long
periods.
-- Drink before you get
thirsty.
-- Sneak in some extra fluids by eating water-rich foods
such as salads and fruit.
It’s possible to take in too
much water if you have certain health conditions. These
include kidney, liver or heart
problems, as well as thyroid
disease. You may also need
to watch your fluid intake if
you’re taking an NSAID drug,
opiate pain medications or
some antidepressants. Check
with your doctor to make
sure you’re getting the right
amount.