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Satur day, dECEMBEr 27, 2014
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From Pharrell’s ‘Happy’ to the Sony hacking scandal, it’s been a busy year
By JOCELYN NOVECK
aP national Writer
Just for fun, let’s try to picture
the year in pop culture, all in one
image.
We might begin with a singer
oddly named Adele Dazeem,
belting “Let It Go” from Disney’s “Frozen.” Suddenly a friend
would pour a bucket of ice water
over her head. Adele would immediately tweet the moment on her
new iPhone 6, hashtag #icebucketchallenge, while Ellen would
pop out and take a group selfie
that would #BreaktheInternet.
Now let’s get more serious.
It’s always a challenge to capture a year in pop culture, but
we try nonetheless. Herewith,
our annual, highly selective trip
down memory lane:
JanUarY:
PHARRELL WILLIAMS
has lots of reason to be happy
this month. After a huge 2013,
the producer-rapper- singer
gets an Oscar nomination for
“Happy” on the “Despicable Me
2” soundtrack. A week later, he
wins four Grammys, including
album and record of the year for
producing the funk-electronic
anthem “Get Lucky.” Happy,
Lucky ... the guy certainly picks
apt song titles.
FeBrUarY:
The ground shifts in the latenight TV landscape: JIMMY
FALLON takes over for JAY
LENO and immediately establishes himself as the new king,
with a younger, fresher vibe
perfect for next-day YouTube
viewing of bits like celebrity
lip-syncing duels. Kicking off an
eventful year in the tech world,
FACEBOOK pays a massive $19
billion for WHATSAPP, the popular mobile messaging service
favored by teenagers and young
adults — who see Facebook as
something better suited to their
parents. At New York Fashion
Week, emerging star LUPITA
NYONG’O makes a front-row
splash at Calvin Klein.
MarCh:
It’s OSCAR time, and this
year’s show — the most-watched
in a decade — gives us a slew of
pop culture moments. Introducing IDINA MENZEL, JOHN
TRAVOLTA mangles her name
in epic fashion, creating a new
star: “the one and only ADELE
DAZEEM.” Ever the Broadway
trouper, Menzel doesn’t miss a
beat as she sings the girl-power
anthem “Let It Go.” Nyong’o
completes her rapid ascent to
superstardom with a supporting-actress trophy for “12 Years
a Slave,” also the year’s best
picture. And speaking of superstars, ELLEN DEGENERES
takes that famous selfie with a
gaggle of ‘em, causing Twitter to
crash for 20 minutes and beating the previous champion for
retweets, a photo of BARACK
and MICHELLE OBAMA.
Time for a new phrase in Hollywood-speak: “CONSCIOUS
UNCOUPLING,” the term used
by GWYNETH PALTROW to
describe her enlightened split
from CHRIS MARTIN. Oh, and
Obama pitches his health plan
to young people via an unusual
platform: Zach Galifianakis’
comic Web series “Between Two
Ferns.” Some conservative commentators call it undignified.
aPril:
SePteMBer:
Yet more epic shifts in latenight: DAVID LETTERMAN
announces he’ll retire in 2015.
His replacement is Comedy
Central star STEPHEN COLBERT, adored by the younger
demographic. Letterman quips:
“I happen to know they wanted
another guy with glasses.” And
now, we know you were getting antsy for KIMYE news, so
here it is: KIM KARDASHIAN
and soon-to-be hubby KANYE
WEST make the prestigious
cover of VOGUE, sparking existential angst among some fashionistas. Kardashian tweets that
it’s “a dream come true!!!”
Back to weddings — and in
this year of celebrity knot-tying,
nothing is bigger than the lavish
Venice festivities surrounding the
nuptials of the bachelor who said
he’d never marry again, GEORGE
CLOONEY, and British human
rights lawyer AMAL ALAMUDDIN. Think traffic jams of
paparazzi on gondolas. This isn’t
even the only Hollywood celebrity
wedding in Italy this month —
NEIL PATRICK HARRIS, next
year’s Oscar host, marries partner DAVID BURTKA. Big tech
news: The new iPhone 6 arrives,
with its larger screen and inevitable prestige factor. APPLE also
unveils its smartwatch, bringing
the features of an iPhone to one’s
arm, and Microsoft spends $2.5
billion for the company that created the hit game “Minecraft,”
popular on mobile phones. Sadly,
the world loses deliciously tarttongued JOAN RIVERS, a trailblazer for women in comedy.
MaY:
But the real dream comes
when Kimye ties the knot at a
Renaissance fortress in Florence, Italy, following lavish prewedding festivities in France.
ANGELINA JOLIE makes a
splash as “Maleficent,” giving us
a new take on the Disney character that’s now more superheroine than villainess. Also making
a splash: LAVERNE COX, the
openly transgender actress on
“Orange is the New Black,” featured on the cover of Time magazine.
JUne:
Let’s turn to sports: It’s
WORLD CUP time, and who
says America doesn’t love soccer?
People are glued to their TVs,
iPads, phones and other devices
for the U.S. games, and a hero is
born: TIM HOWARD, the U.S.
goalie, who even in a 2-1 defeat to
Belgium makes a record-setting
16 saves. He becomes a social
media darling — on Wikipedia,
he briefly becomes the Secretary of Defense, edging out
Chuck Hagel. And he inspires
an Internet meme naming all
the “Things Tim Howard Could
Save.” (Example: The dinosaurs
from extinction.)
JUlY:
A collective “Awwwwww”
ricochets ‘round the world
as Britain’s mediagenic royal
couple, WILLIAM and KATE,
release photos of the equally
mediagenic PRINCE GEORGE,
upon his first birthday. Turns
out his fashion choices — lots of
blues, and bib overalls — prove
as influential as his mom’s. Cox,
meanwhile, is nominated for
an Emmy — the first nomination for an openly transgender
person. It’s also time for the
campy “SHARKNADO 2.” A
shark in the New York subway?
No big deal. Manhattanites have
seen rats that big.
aUgUSt:
Whoever would have thought
a lowly bucket of ice would
become a pop culture phenom?
Celebs and regular folks alike
take on the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, generating many millions
of dollars to fight the disease.
Epic screams are heard, but
the most entertainingly bloodcurdling comes from OPRAH
WINFREY. And what would
August be without a wedding?
BRANGELINA finally ties the
knot, at a small ceremony on
their French estate. A very sad
note to the month: The death
of ROBIN WILLIAMS, whose
manic energy graced screens big
and small, leaves a gaping hole in
the cultural landscape.
Photos by the aassociated
ssociated Press
2014 HAS BEEN a busy year in the pop culture
world. George Clooney broke hearts when he
finally tied the knot (above) while Pharrell
Williams had plenty to be “Happy” about (right).
oCtoBer:
More life cycle events: KATE
MIDDLETON appears in public
for the first time since announcing that she’s expecting her
second royal heir. As for Hollywood royalty, JENNIFER LAWRENCE, about to make a splash
with the latest “Hunger Games”
installment, speaks out on the
hacking scandal that led to nude
photos of her — intended for her
boyfriend — being published on
websites. “It is not a scandal. It
is a sex crime,” she says.
ROBIN
WILLIAMS’
WILLIAMS
tragic suicide
took everyone
by surprise (left)
while Jennifer
Lawrence
(right) had nude
photos of herself
hacked and
spread across
the Internet.
internet.
noveMBer:
Remember when Ellen’s selfie
sorta broke the Internet? Well,
KIM KARDASHIAN (yes, her
again), aiming to do the same,
poses nude for Paper magazine,
and the focus on her posterior
leads to all sorts of talk about
“the year of the booty.” Kudos to
the Metropolitan Museum of Art,
which tweets a photo of a strikingly similar figure from one of
its 4000 B.C. statues, noting that
they can “BreaktheInternet” too.
TAYLOR SWIFT, meanwhile,
takes a stand, asking SPOTIFY
to stop streaming her music,
and setting up an intriguing
standoff between the industry’s
most popular artist and its top
music streaming service. On a
much more serious note, BILL
COSBY, once America’s most
beloved TV dad, faces a cascade
of allegations that he drugged
and sexually assaulted women
decades ago. The comedian’s
planned return to television is
shelved, and his career suffers
perhaps irreparable damage.
IT WAS ANNOUNCED that Stephen Colbert will be filling the late night void left by David
Letterman (below). “The Interview” (bottom) was pulled from theaters when the Sony hacking
scandal came to a head. Britain’s royal couple, William and Kate, released photos of Prince George
on his first birthday (bottom left).
DeCeMBer:
Suddenly it’s the only thing
anyone in Hollywood is talking
about: The devastating SONY
hacking scandal. After several
weeks of embarrassing disclo
disclosures in hacked emails, the focus
turns sharply in mid-December
to genuine fear, as hackers
threaten violence and mayhem
at theaters showing “THE
INTERVIEW,” the Seth RogenJames Franco film depicting the
fictional assassination of North
Korean leader Kim Jong Un. TheThe
ater chains pull out, and Sony
finally shelves the movie. The
fallout is still developing, but
it’s clearly a sober ending
to a dramatic year for the
entertainment industry.
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A RTS & ENTERTA INMENT
Participants should bring a snack,
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complete the forms prior to the
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Toledo, OH 43604, by faxing to
419-725-1930 or by e-mailing
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org. Completed emergency forms
may be brought to the first day of
class. admission: $100 per student. Time: 9 a.m.-noon. Location: Toledo Repertoire Theatre,
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Kathy McGovern, Rep Business
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or www.toledorep.org.
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Events
SLEIGH RIDES THROUGH
SPIEGEL GROVE
Dec. 26-28, 30-31
Christmas conjures up timeless images of frosty air, evergreen boughs, sparkling lights
and horse-drawn sleighs. The
Hayes Presidential Center brings
those images to life with its Sleigh
Rides through Spiegel Grove. The
Clydesdale horses of South Creek
Clydesdales in Fremont provide
the horsepower for these special
holiday outings through the estate
of 19th U.S. President Rutherford
B. Hayes. Tickets are available
the day of event and can be purchased inside the Hayes Museum.
admission: $3 per rider. admission to the Hayes Home or Hayes
Museum is $7.50 adult, $6.50
senior age 60 and over, and $3.00
children 6-12. Time: 1 p.m.-4
p.m. Location: Hayes Presidential Center, located at the corner
of Hayes and Buckland avenues,
Fremont. Information: 419-3322081 or www.rbhayes.org.
NOON YEAR’S EVE PARTY
Dec. 31
On Wednesday, dec. 31, join
the Children’s Museum of Findlay
to bring in the New year ... twelve
hours early. your kids will enjoy
educational play, coloring pages,
snacks, party favors, a noon
countdown and more. The party
starts at 11 a.m. and will continue
until 12:30 p.m. Cost includes
unlimited play at the Museum
until closing time at 5 p.m. No
pre-registration required. Happy
Noon year! admission: $6.50
ages 16 and up, $4.50 for ages
3-15 and free for children 2 and
under. Time: 11 a.m. Location:
Findlay Village Mall, 1800 Tiffin
St., Findlay. Information: Shari at
[email protected] or
567-250-9616.
HAYES MODEL TRAIN
CLINIC
Jan. 3
as the Christmas season nears
its end and plans are made to store
decorations for another year, that
cherished model train deserves a
little special attention. The Hayes
Presidential Center can help
ensure that your train is in tip-top
shape for next year and beyond.
Plan now to attend the Hayes
Model Train Clinic in the Hayes
Museum. Veteran model train hobbyists lead the clinic. They assist
participants with advice related
to model train maintenance and
repair, as well as estimating the
value of older model trains. In the
event of inclement weather, the
clinic will be canceled. admission: $2 or free with the purchase
of a Hayes Museum ticket. Time: 1
p.m.-4 p.m. Location: The Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center,
located at the corner of Hayes and
Buckland avenues, Fremont. Information: 419-332-2081 or www.
rbhayes.org.
HAYES TRAIN SPECIAL
Through Jan. 4
Christmas season at the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential
Center starts with a whistle as
the Hayes Train Special will be
on display through Jan. 4. This
operating model train display harkens back to the time of President
Hayes with 10 trains that replicate
styles that have a connection to
the president and his family.
Interactive buttons allow visitors
to control aspects of the trains’
movements along the winding,
multi-tiered, 12x24-foot layout.
The Hayes Train Special is a
21-year tradition at the center, but
unlike most traditions it continues to evolve. Model train enthusiasts aid staff in designing a new
layout every year and adding new
electronic features – like a Ferris
wheel - to the Victorian village
around which the trains travel.
The effect is a winter wonderland
straight from the past. adding to
the wintry atmosphere is special
exhibit of the cut-paper artistry of
Mary Gaynier of Toledo. Twentynine of Gaynier’s elaborate and
intricate paper-snowflake creations fill the walls surrounding
the train exhibit. admission: $7.50
adults, $6.50 seniors and $3 children 6-12. Free for children 5 and
under. Time: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and noon-5
p.m. Sunday. Closed Christmas
and New year’s day. Location:
The Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center, the corner of Hayes
and Buckland avenues, Fremont.
Information: 419-332-2081 or
www.rbhayes.org.
NORTH POLE EXPRESS
Through Jan. 4
dress for the weather and come
out to ride a 1/4 scale steam train
through a magic wonderland of
Christmas displays at Northwest
Ohio Railroad Preservation.
Come out to the new location at
12505 County 99, Findlay. The
new location is one mile east of
the old site behind Vorst Custom
Cabinet Shop and Lewis dental.
The North Pole Express will run
Friday and Saturday from 5 p.m.
to 9 p.m. and Sundays from 5 p.m.
to 8 p.m. admission: $2 adults and
$1 children 12 and under. Time: 5
p.m.-9 p.m. Friday and Saturday
and 5 p.m.-8 p.m. Sunday. Location: Northwest Ohio Railroad
Preservation, 12505 County 99,
Findlay.
SHOE COLLECTION DRIVE
Through Dec. 31
Family Health Care, a nonprofit company based in Van
Wert, is conducting a shoe collection drive. Family Health Care will
earn funds based on the number
of pairs collected as Funds2Orgs
will purchase all of the donated
goods. Those dollars will benefit the patients of Family Health
Care. anyone can help by donating
gently worn, used or new shoes at
Family Health Care, 1052 S. Washington St. in Van Wert. donations
are being accepted at these locations: Van Wert Elementary, Lincolnview and Calvary Evangelical
Church, Van Wert; Crestview
Local Schools, Convoy; Parkway
Local Schools, Rockford United
Methodist Church and New Horizons Community Church, Rockford; and Immaculate Conception
School, Celina. Each location
has its own deadline in place for
collecting. The drive ends dec.
31. all donated shoes will then
be redistributed throughout the
Funds2Orgs network of microenterprise partners in developing nations. Funds2Orgs helps
impoverished people start, maintain and grow businesses in countries such as Haiti, Honduras and
other nations in Central america
and africa. Proceeds from the
shoe sales are used to feed, clothe
and house their families. One budding entrepreneur in Haiti earned
enough to send to her son to law
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Exhibits
SPEAKING VISUAL:
LEARNING THE LANGUAGE
OF ART
Through Jan. 25
“Speaking Visual: Learning
the Language of art” uses works
from the Toledo Museum of art
collection to teach visitors methods and approaches for interpreting works of art. admission: Free.
Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday
and Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Thursday and Friday, 10 a.m. to
5 p.m. Saturday, and noon to 5
p.m. Sunday. Location: Toledo
Museum of art, Gallery 18, 2445
Monroe St., Toledo. Information:
www.toledomuseum.org or 419255-8000.
Photo provided
A MAN HAS HIS train inspected at the Hayes Model Train
Clinic. The clinic will be held Jan. 3 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the
Hayes Presidential Center.
school. admission: Free. Location:
Family Health Care, 1052 S. Washington St. in Van Wert. Information: www.Funds2orgs.com.
Music
BLUE MAN GROUP
Jan. 15
Blue Man Group returns to
Lima on Thursday, January 15.
The theatrical tour features brand
new content highlighted by classic Blue Man favorites. The new
sound, set and video design centering around a proscenium-sized
LEd curtain and high-resolution
screen create an entirely new,
high-impact visual experience
for Broadway houses across the
nation. Blue Man Group creates
experiences that defy categorization. Blue Man Group is best
known for multi-media performances that feature three bald and
blue characters who take the audience on a journey that is funny,
intelligent and visually stunning.
a live band, whose haunting tribal
rhythms help drive the show to
its climax, accompanies the Blue
Men. admission: $66. Time: 7:30
p.m. Location: Veterans Memorial
Civic and Convention Center, 7
Town Square, Lima. Information:
419-224-1552 or www.limaciviccenter.com.
Origami cubes hang from a ceiling grid dotted with cloud shapes
and lit with fiber optics. Motion
sensors trigger a variety of sounds
in response to the movement of
people below. Parking is free for
Museum members and $5 for nonmembers. admission: Free. Time:
2 p.m. and 4 p.m. Location: Toledo
Museum of art, 2445 Monroe St.,
Toledo. Information: www.toledomuseum.org.
‘LONDON SWINGS’
Jan. 10
The Toledo Repertoire Theatre’s Rep Ed winter classes
themed “London Swings” begin
Saturday, Jan. 10 and run through
Feb. 28. Children ages 7-16 who
attend the eight-week program
will learn basic dance, music,
acting and technical arts and
design skills, and have an opportunity to perform their rehearsed
material in front of family and
friends as their final project.
Classes are held Saturdays from
9 a.m. to noon at the Toledo Rep.
LOOKS GOOD ON PAPER:
MASTERWORKS AND
FAVORITES
Through Jan. 11
Featuring the best of the
TMa Works on Paper collection,
“Looks Good on Paper” contains
approximately 100 prints, drawings, watercolors, pastels, books
and photographs selected for their
significance and appeal. Included
are works by albrecht durer,
Rembrandt van Rijn, Francisco
Goya, Vincent van Gogh, Henri
Matisse and Roy Lichtenstein, a
first-edition King James Bible and
pages from the Gutenberg Bible,
photographs by alfred Stieglitz, Edward Steichen and diane
arbus, and more. admission: Free.
Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday
and Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Thursday and Friday, 10 a.m. to 5
p.m. Saturday, and noon to 5 p.m.
Sunday. Location: Toledo Museum
of art, Works on Paper Gallery,
2445 Monroe St., Toledo. Information: www.toledomuseum.org or
419-255-8000.
Ticket Watch
Tickets are now on sale for the
following events:
Dancing With The Stars:
Live! — Jan. 18, 3 p.m. and 7:30
p.m., Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park, Northfield. $58.85$ 85.70 ; 330 -920 -8040, www.
ticketmaster.com.
Beau Coup — Feb. 13, 8 p.m.,
Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield
Park, Northfield. $34- $58.85;
330-920-8040, www.ticketmaster.com.
Fleetwood Mac — Feb. 18,
8 p.m., Quicken Loans arena,
Cleveland. $49.50-$179.50; 888894-9424, www.theqarena.com/
events.
Elvis Lives! — Feb. 19, 7:30
p.m.,Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park, Northfield. $53-$80.50;
330-920-8040, www.ticketmaster.
com.
Ariana Grande — March 5,
7:30 p.m., Quicken Loans arena,
Cleveland. $29.50-$69.50; 888894-9424, www.theqarena.com/
events.
Mike + The Mechanics —
March 15, 7:30 p.m., Hard Rock
Rocksino Northfield Park, Northfield. $51-$90.90; 330-920-8040,
www.ticketmaster.com.
Nickelback — aug. 4, 7:30
p.m., Blossom Music Center,
Cuyahoga Falls. $40- $103.55;
330-920-8040, www.theblossommusiccenter.com.
One Direction — aug. 27,
7 p.m., FirstEnergy Stadium,
Cleveland. $39.50-$99.50; 440891-5001, www.clevelandbrowns.
com/stadium/.
Theater
ANYTHING CAN BREAK
Jan. 2
When Toledo Ballet director
and Choreographer Michael Lang
first experienced “anything Can
Break” by Thai conceptual artist
Pinaree Sanpitak, he was so profoundly moved that he asked the
Toledo Museum of art if he could
create an interactive dance piece
for the work of art. Visitors can
see the resulting piece, titled “all
are One,” when it is performed
by Toledo Ballet dancers Friday,
Jan. 2, beneath Sanpitak’s overhead installation in the rear of
the Museum’s Canaday Gallery.
Immediately following the dance
there will be a question and answer
session with Lang and The Toledo
Ballet dancers. Seating is limited.
“anything Can Break,” which
was recently seen at the Biennale
of Sydney in australia, is part of
TMa’s special exhibition “Insight:
Contemporary Sensory Works.”
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Don’t be like the waxwing, drink responsibly
W
ith the New year’s
celebration quickly
arriving, it’s important that we show
restraint when celebrating with
our friends. Please, don’t let your
waxwings fly drunk.
The yukon Territory has an
annual issue with these little
masked, gray birds imbibing too
much on fermenting berries which
then puts their heads and their
flying skills into a tailspin.
This drunkenness results in
some birds tumbling from their
perch with the inability to take off
while others achieve flight only to
run into non-flying objects such as
trees, buildings and cars.
The problem begins at the first
frost which freezes berries that
are still clinging to branches and
vines. The process of fermentation creates an alcoholic shot for
the local Bohemian waxwings, a
common bird in the yukon. Like
some of their human counterparts,
they have trouble understanding
their limits.
The waxwing’s livers are well
equipped to handle a modest
amount of alcohol, but the freezethaw process of the early winter
increases the intoxicating potency
of their meal. When this is coupled
with their ability to store berries
in their expandable crop, an internal food pouch, the berries actually continue to ferment internally
thus giving them a second shot of
natural booze.
With the hazardous results of
poor flight being anything from
broken beaks and wings to becoming a meal for a local feline, folks in
the area have helped put together
a series of drunk tanks for the
imbibing birds. actually, the tanks
are hamster cages.
Residents of the area turn
stumbling and injured birds in
to Environment yukon for rehab
where they are locked up for their
personal safety while those with
injuries are treated.
Given the opportunity to sleep
off the alcohol’s effects, the waxwings are then required to walk
without stumbling or falling on
their tail. Once they can show
that their dexterity has indeed
returned, they are released with
a warning and a story they can
share with their friends at their
next berry binge.
It’s not unknown for birds to
exhibit drunkenness after eating
fermented fruit. according to a
2012 paper in the Journal of Ornithology, entire flocks of drunken
cedar waxwings crashed to their
deaths in Los angeles in 2006 and
2007 after gorging on fermented
berries.
There’s a similar phenomenon
in australia’s Northern Territory,
where fermenting fruit leads to
an annual drunken parrot party
which leaves their colorful lorikeets staggering about aimlessly
and falling from trees.
Along the Way:
during the 2013 hunting
season, 73-year-old Leroy Ogin
was walking down a logging trail
in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania,
when he stepped through a trip
wire and was blasted by red paint.
The event was caught on video
and posted on www.deeranddeerhunting.com.
The poster explained that
anyone with permission to hunt
on the property had been notified
of the trespasser’s trap and that
only those entering the grounds
illegally would fall victim.
deer and deer Hunting interviewed the hunter. Ogin claimed
that he’d been traveling the same
path for 60 years and that he never
had issues with the landowner and
had no intentions of hunting the
property.
Ogin said that the device was
connected to an airbag mechanism, which triggered a switch
tied to a wire. He told deer and
deer Hunting that he had thought
he had been shot and said that
the red paint ruined his hunting
apparel and gun.
The landowner, 53-year-old
Michael Condoluci, contradicted
Photo provided
A CEDAR WAXWING enjoys a treat of frozen berries. The waxwing can get drunk from eating too many
of the berries because as they freeze and thaw, the berries begin to ferment. This can inhibit the bird’s
flying ability and can lead to injuries and death.
Ogin’s claim. “Just have to say
he was warned about trespassing before,” Condoluci said of the
incident.
according to the district court
in Luzerne County, trespassing
charges filed against Ogin have
been stayed while Condoluci,
who was also ticketed for criminal
mischief and criminal harassment,
will see charges dropped after six
months.
Step Outside:
• Ohio’s Hunter Education
Course information is available at
www.wildohio.gov.
• The Hancock County Conservation League, 13748 Jackson
Township 168, has new membership packets available at www.
hancockccl.com.
Abrams is a retired wildlife officer supervisor for the state Division of Wildlife in Findlay. He
can be reached at P.O. Box 413,
Mount Blanchard, OH 458670413 or via e-mail at [email protected].
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Teaching kids how to cook can be a fun, valuable lesson
By KAREN MCDOUGALL
did you learn to cook as a youngster? Or is putting something on the
table for dinner a constant struggle?
By learning to cook early, I
take for granted that everyone can
cook. But many I’ve met have commented, “I wish I could cook,” or,
“If it doesn’t come in a box or go in
the microwave, I don’t know what
to do with it.”
Certainly, not everyone had
a “Betty Crocker” mom, where
dinner was cooked from scratch.
Many parents work outside the
home and find it easier to pick up
fast food, or purchase frozen or
boxed meals, that can be quickly
microwaved or cooked on the
stovetop.
One of my passions is helping
youth learn the basics of cooking,
and gain the skills necessary to prepare simple, healthy meals.
If you are a parent or grandparent, set a goal to work with kids in
the kitchen next year. Most children
enjoy the fun of creating something that can be eaten. So, think
about age-appropriate recipes and
stock up on supplies so you can be
prepared to invite them into the
kitchen.
Most young children are eager
to please. Working together on
simple tasks such as organizing
pantry or kitchen cupboards, setting the table and loading the dishwasher will give you chances to
praise their helpfulness and attention to detail.
you will be able to observe their
ability to listen and follow instruction, as well as their general coordination.
Cooking can be learned at any
age. There are many foods that can
be prepared without “cooking,”
which are particularly good when
working with young children.
When tasks are more complex,
break the work down into smaller
jobs and encourage the concept of
working together. Good examples
of this would be learning to wash
fresh fruits and vegetables, scrubbing or peeling potatoes.
While teaching life skills and
the “correct way” to do things is
desirable, remember that the more
important lesson is that working in
the kitchen can be fun.
Everyone can benefit from learning the basics of how to measure
ingredients, read a recipe, safety
rules, and the value of cleaning up
as you go.
Let children discover the use of
different cooking utensils as appropriate for their age, and, as they get
older and their skills increase, you
can introduce more cooking terms,
show them how to use kitchen
appliances, and entrust them with
knives.
Start out with simple recipes
that can contribute to a healthy
“MyPlate” balanced meal. Then
give them experience preparing
breakfast, lunch and dinner.
depending upon your viewpoint, cooking can be really simple
or extremely hard. I believe that
knowledge and experience can
make cooking easy and that inviting
kids to the kitchen is where to start.
There are many simple things
you can fix for snacks or lunches
without turning on the stove:
• ants on a log: Peanut butter
on celery with raisins.
• Peanut butter with apple slices
or baby carrots.
• Parfait: Layer vanilla yogurt
with the fruit of your choice and top
with granola.
• Pudding: Mix sugar-free
instant pudding and low fat milk.
• Peel a banana, dip it in yogurt,
roll it in crushed cereal, and freeze.
• Help mix up tuna/chicken
salad for sandwiches.
McDougall is a program assistant at OSU Extension, Hancock
County.
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SaTURday, dECEMBER 27, 2014
FOOD
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
a fresh take on the classic
Bellini for New year’s
By ELIZABETH KARMEL
AssociAted Press
I’m a firm believer that
almost any party — not to mention almost any brunch — can
be improved by serving sparkling wine.
That’s why when I started
planning this year’s New year’s
day brunch, I didn’t start my
planning with the food; I
started with a signature drink.
My friends and I usually don’t
go crazy on New year’s Eve, so
by the next morning we’re still
happy to have a little libation.
a refreshing and light cocktail
seemed about right.
I started thinking about
iconic cocktails and settled on
the Bellini. It’s a simple drink
created in Italy using white
peaches, prosecco and (sometimes) a little cherry juice. But
I decided to remake this classic
summer cocktail with a winter
fruit.
These days, most fruits —
and fruit juices — are available
all year, but I wanted a fruit
that was harvested in sunny
Florida in december. I settled
on passion fruit because similar to white peaches it is both
delicate and intensely aromatic.
While you could make this
drink in January with peach
nectar or frozen peaches,
passion fruit pulp is an unexpected and delightful change.
and in keeping with the Italian tradition of a little cherry
juice, I decided to try the Italian (Luxardo) maraschino
liqueur. I loved it. It was a little
less sweet than other cherry
liqueurs and set off the tartness
of the passion fruit perfectly.
Here’s to 2015! Cheers!
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NOT EVERYTHING for New Year’s Eve needs to be fussy,
bubbly or frilly. Dress up a stiff pour of Scotch whiskey with
ice cider or ice wine and serve with slowly candied bacon.
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SPARKLING WINE can improve just about any party. For
your New Year’s celebration, try these passion fruit Bellinis.
They are made with an Italian maraschino liqueur that is a
little less sweet than other cherry liqueurs and sets off the
tartness of the passion fruit juice perfectly.
Passion Fruit Bellini
Passion fruit pulp can be found in the frozen foods section, often with the Goya brand products.
Start to finish: 5 minutes. Servings: 4.
1 cup unsweetened passion fruit pulp, thawed
2 tablespoons maraschino liqueur
Ice
750-mililiter bottle prosecco, chilled
Maraschino cherries or fresh raspberries, to garnish
In a large cocktail shaker, combine the passion fruit pulp
and maraschino liqueur. Stir to combine. add a handful of
ice, then shake vigorously for 20 seconds. Strain into the
wine glasses, dividing it evenly. Stir each glass gently, then
top each with Prosecco. add a cherry or raspberry to each
glass. Serve immediately.
Try something different this New year’s
By ALISON LADMAN
AssociAted Press
Not everything for New year’s
Eve needs to be fussy, bubbly or
frilly. It’s OK to ring in 2015 with
something richer, smokier and
deliciously darker.
So we started with a stiff pour
of Scotch whisky. To dress it up for
the occasion — it is a celebration,
after all — we spiked it with ice
cider, apple brandy and a splash of
lemon juice. The result is a bold,
lightly sweet indulgence that is
just right to set a festive mood.
To go with it, we slowly candied some bacon. This is bacon so
good it will haunt you. The process is slow, but effortless. The
bacon also can be made ahead
of time and kept at room temperature for three days (you are
essentially making bacon jerky, so
it won’t spoil). Just be sure to get
thick-cut bacon. you want meaty
and bold for this.
slow candied Bacon
Start to finish: 2 hours 15 minutes (15 minutes active). Servings: 10.
11/4 cups packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 teaspoon ground mace
20 ounces thick-cut bacon
Heat the oven to 250 F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with foil.
In a small bowl, mix together the brown sugar, red pepper
flakes and mace. arrange the bacon in a single layer in the prepared baking sheet. The bacon can touch, but should not overlap.
Spread the brown sugar mixture evenly over the bacon, covering
all the slices. Bake for 2 hours.
allow the bacon to rest for 10 minutes in the pan before
transferring to a wire rack to finish cooling. Store in an airtight
container between sheets of kitchen parchment or waxed paper.
Nutrition information per serving: 340 calories; 200 calories
from fat (59 percent of total calories); 23 g fat (8 g saturated; 0
g trans fats); 35 mg cholesterol; 28 g carbohydrate; 0 g fiber; 27
g sugar; 7 g protein; 380 mg sodium.
Winter orchard
scotch
Can’t find ice cider? Substitute ice wine.
Start to finish: 5 minutes. Servings: 1.
1 1/2 ounces Scotch
whisky
1 ounce ice cider
1/
2 ounce apple brandy
1/
2 teaspoon lemon
juice
Combine all ingredients
in a double old fashioned
glass. Stir, then add an ice
cube, if desired.
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SaTuRday, dECEMBER 27, 2014
m i r r o r o n y e s t e ry e a r
Allen Motor stockholders
increase capital stock
The following news items first
appeared in the Fostoria daily
Review in May of 1919:
The unanimous consent of the
stockholders of the allen Motor
Co., to increase the capital stock
from one to three million dollars and to increase the board of
directors from eleven members
to fifteen, which was authorized
at a meeting held in the y. M. C.
a., Saturday afternoon, indicates
that all have faith in the future of
this company and desire to assist
in every way possible to help it
become the large manufacturing
concern it deserves.
President E. W. allen told in
brief the experience of the company during the war, the difficulties in getting material, etc., and
that while there were contracts
for 8,000 cars, orders for only
2,500 could be filled; that it took
six months to prepare for getting
out war contracts. He expressed
satisfaction that with such handicaps, it was possible to maintain
intact the organization and that
now they could plan to increase
production to such an extent that
the allen car will take the place
it deserves.
He said that the first year, they
plan to build 10,000 autos. To do
that, hundreds of mechanics will
be required. Three big factors
offered in Columbus are buildings,
well adapted for the manufacture
of autos in large quantities, available labor and plenty of capital,
which Fostoria could not offer.
“We expect to sell $750,000 of
common stock,” said Mr. allen.
“The balance will be held as treasury stock. allen Motor Co. stock
gene kinn
once sold at $200. We hope to
see it doubled again in the near
future.”
Judge Schroth said that he was
not in favor of having this industry move away from Fostoria any
more than the allens were, if it
were possible to make the concern
a success here. “The profits are
not as much per car as formerly,
making it necessary to secure
greater production for the same
earnings.”
It seemed to be the unanimous
opinion that by helping the allen
Motor Co. become established
in Columbus, the stockholders
wold be helping the company,
which would in turn redound to
their individual financial benefit,
making a greater return on their
investment.
Judge Schroth said that part of
the buildings here being vacated
has already been spoken for and
he knew the allens would make
a disposition of them for the best
interests of the city.
W. O. allen was present,
having returned from Columbus.
He spoke briefly, telling of the
hearty welcome and co-operation
extended by the Columbus Chamber of Commerce and the offer of
the unanimous support of the
twelve banks there. He called on
Guy Bowman, a Columbus manufacturer , who will be identified
with the allen Co.
W. O. allen reported that very
satisfactory progress is being
made in arranging the factory for
the building of autos and that they
will begin production of completed
cars by June 1. He told of the
three year lease, with the option
of buying at $108,000.
“The four cylinder car. to be
made, is the best ever presented
by any firm for that money. We
have been working on its perfection for many months and it has
met every test. I can promise very
good returns of the stock.”
dr. Houston, of Columbus,
suggested that as congress wold
undoubtedly make very stringent regulations against increase
of capital, it might be well to
increase the capital to more than
three million now rather than fail
later.
Employees of the General
Electric Plant No. a, gave Frank
aberle, factory, the surprise of
his “young” life today when, just
before the plant closed, they called
him to a room and presented him
with a diamond ring. He was
completely surprised and for a few
moments, could not utter a word.
d. J. McGrail made the presentation speech, declaring what
a wonderful unity existed between
the manager and the employees,
saying that if there were more
like aberle, there would be far less
labor trouble.
as the plant was closed today
for good and the men employed
there were uncertain as to future
jobs, Mr. aberle declared that
their actions were multiplied in
his affection.
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CONGRESSMAN LAMAR SMITH (R-TX), chair of the House Science, Space & Technology Committee,
calls the Obama administration’s 2014 National Climate Assessment — which squarely pins the
blame for global warming on human industrial activity — “a political document intended to frighten
Americans into believing that any abnormal weather we experience is the direct result of human CO2
emissions.”
e a r t h ta l k
The global warming debate
Some Republicans
refuse to accept
climate change
Dear EarthTalk: are there
still outspoken global warming
deniers in Congress or the mainstream media? If so, what do they
say when presented with scientific facts and anecdotal evidence
pointing to an increasingly warming atmosphere? — Ben Charles,
Cary, NC
Given the preponderance of
data showing rising temperatures around the globe in recent
decades—along with the increasing frequency of extreme weather
events—it’s hard to believe there
are still any climate change
deniers. But a recent survey by
the non-profit Center for american Progress found that some 58
percent of Republicans in the u.S.
Congress still “refuse to accept
climate change.” Meanwhile, still
others acknowledge the existence
of global warming but cling to the
scientifically debunked notion
that the cause is natural forces,
not greenhouse gas pollution by
humans.
One of the chief doubters in the
u.S. House of Representatives is
Texas Republican John Carter,
who reports on his website that
the united Nations’ Intergovern-
mental Panel on Climate Change
(IPCC) and the East anglia Climatic Research unit in Great
Britain—two of the world’s foremost authorities on the extent and
severity of global warming—hid
their own research results showing that world temperatures have
not actually been rising, but in fact
have been falling, over the past
several years.
“We may or may not even be
in a warming cycle,” says Carter.
“Even if we are, scientific evidence
does not conclude that activity by
man plays any significant role.”
Regardless, Carter supports
more research and development of
solar, wind, tidal and geothermal
energy, along with the continued
development of hybrid, natural gas
and all-electric vehicles.
another outspoken climate
naysayer in Congress is House
Science, Space & Technology
Committee chair Lamar Smith,
another Texas Republican, who
calls the Obama administration’s
2014 National Climate assessment (which squarely pins the
blame for global warming on
human emissions) “a political
document intended to frighten
americans into believing that
any abnormal weather we experience is the direct result of human
CO2 emissions.” He adds that “the
Obama administration feels compelled to stretch the truth in order
to drum up support for more costly
and unnecessary regulations and
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Of course, the right side of the
aisle in Congress isn’t the only
place you’ll find climate change
deniers. In a recent op-ed article
that appeared on FoxNews.com,
scientist and author daniel Botkin
comments that the 2014 National
Climate assessment “ignores...the
real history of life itself: endlessly
changing, highly adaptable, and
never subject to the kind of stasis
that the climate change consensus
imagines, wrongly, to be Nature’s
ideal state.” Plenty of other conservative media voices on Fox News
and elsewhere are vocal in their
skepticism about humans’ (leading) role in climate change.
But regardless of how persuasive some of these pundits might
sound, the facts speak for themselves. IPCC reports that human
influence on the climate system
is “clear,” with greenhouse gas
emissions driven largely by economic and population growth
skyrocketing to record levels and
leading to atmospheric conditions
unprecedented in at least the last
800,000 years. IPCC adds that
greenhouse gas emissions are
“extremely likely to have been the
dominant cause of the observed
warming since the mid-20th century” and that warming will be a
“very likely” catalyst for increased
heat waves, extreme precipitation
events, warmer oceans and higher
sea levels.
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STELLA WILDER
Your Birthday
Born today, you have so many
interesting facets that one might
know you for many years and never really know the “real” you -- for,
in some respects, there is no single
real you to get to know! You are
many people, with many guises,
many interests, many tastes and
many images that you project freely, at your whim. What is certain,
of course, is that you are highly
intelligent, highly capable and always interested in doing anything
that can have a lasting effect on the
world around you. You never like
to work in a bubble, but prefer to
be very much a part of the world in
which you live.
You are fun-loving, but capable
of buckling down to some serious
work when the time comes. But
even then, you are able to laugh at
yourself and others. Perhaps, too,
that is the key -- your ability to
laugh at yourself is an indication
that you know yourself -- indeed,
all your “selves” -- well, so you are
comfortable in your own skin.
Also born on this date are: Savannah Guthrie, journalist and television personality; Louis Pasteur,
microbiologist; John Amos, actor;
Sydney Greenstreet, actor; Eva
LaRue, actress; Johannes Kepler,
astronomer; Marlene Dietrich,
actress; Gerard Depardieu, actor;
Cokie Roberts, journalist; Oscar
Levant, musician and comedian.
To see what is in store for you
tomorrow, find your birthday and
read the corresponding paragraph.
Let your birthday star be your
daily guide.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.
19) -- You’re reaching your personal limit and may be ready to
move on to something else before
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Contract Bridge
the day is out. Do you know what
that is?
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
-- The way someone else’s activities affect you may be surprising;
something more personal is going
on than meets the eye.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) -Your recollections about a certain
key event may not be entirely
accurate. Someone else’s report
can prove quite valuable to you.
ARIES (March 21-April 19)
-- You may have little patience with
those who are unwilling to go the
distance with you. Be prepared to
go it alone.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
-- Those who are strong-willed
and visionary have a place in your
life. Like your Aries neighbor, you
don’t react well to weakness.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -You can win some valuable support
for your plans. Be ready to swing
into action the moment the first
opportunity reveals itself.
CANCER (June 21-July 22)
-- You’ll find yourself ahead of the
game, but you mustn’t take that
position for granted. You must
work to maintain your superiority.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- You’ll
have the competitive edge throughout much of the day. Only once,
perhaps, will your confidence wane
as you hit a bump in the road.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -You may have to bend one or two
of the rules in order to suit your
unique situation. Don’t be tempted
to abandon them altogether.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
-- You may not enjoy the smooth
progress you had anticipated, probably because you haven’t really
invested in infrastructure.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
-- You may be forgetting someone
who has proven valuable to you
recently. Not to worry; you can
correct this oversight.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.
21) -- You may not be seeing
things the same way as others see
them. Is this because of your own
deficiency, or theirs?
Blondie
Barney & Clyde
Pickles
Peanuts
Beetle Bailey
A Little Prayer
With an ever growing faith
in you, Lord, our souls can
be nourished daily, filling
us with needed hope and
inspiration. Thank you for
your blessings of grace,
mercy and peace. Amen
Dilbert
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Close to Home
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SaTURday, dECEMBER 27, 2014
Mental Health
Moment
Weekend Doctor
By KATHY FOUST
Have you ever wondered why you lie? Why
would you deliberately give someone the wrong
impression? What makes us alter or exaggerate
the facts?
Whether you call them little white lies, halftruths or exaggerations, lying is lying. Lies are
told because we are afraid of the consequences of
telling the truth. Some of the
consequences include:
• your status may suffer.
• you may be punished.
• you will look stupid.
• Someone will get angry.
• you would have to admit
you are wrong.
These consequences may
be minimal compared to further results of lying. It causes
much distress, as we have to Foust
worry about keeping our stories
straight.
Lying causes anxiety, depression and physical
illness as we constantly have to think about the lie
being revealed.
Lying impacts relationships negatively. When
we lie to a spouse, family member or friend, it creates tension and we won’t want to be around that
person.
If we are caught in a lie, it’s difficult to be trusted
again. We begin to wonder, if I was lied to about
this situation, what about all of the other times?
Was I lied to about them as well?
The best thing you can do is tell the truth. The
inner turmoil we experience from lying makes the
consequences worse. So we tell the truth. Immediately face the consequence, and then we can relax.
Benefits from telling the truth:
• Because you tell the truth, you don’t have to
remember what you said to whom. you won’t contradict yourself.
• you earn the reputation as an honest person.
• you set a good example for friends, family
and co-workers.
• your stress level drops. you sleep better, eat
better and look better.
• you will feel a sense of pride and self-confidence.
• you will be believable because you are truthful.
• you will be practicing healthy self-care.
It is important to have a moral compass that represents what is right and what is wrong. We need
to make a decision ahead of time to be an honest
person which is always the best policy.
Without a moral compass, we will end up doing
what feels good in the moment, instead of what is
right. Telling the truth is not always easy, however
the benefits are many.
The treatment of cancer is expanding and
improving rapidly due to bench research,
which describes laboratory studies and
clinical trials where the drugs are tested on
human patients. There are several types of
clinical trials. Some are led by the drug companies as they try to learn more about dosing
and side effects, while some are institutional
studies where a single hospital or university
conducts a trial. What we are involved with
here at Blanchard Valley
Hospital, which I would
like to explain, is intergroup studies.
an intergroup study
recognizes that more
patients are required to
participate in a study than
even a few institutions
can provide. Therefore,
the study chair proposes
the study, a committee Cole
approves that it is highly
needed, and then the study is released to
working groups. Blanchard Valley Hospital
is aligned with the dayton Oncology Group
for intergroup studies. We operate under
their institutional review board. This review
board makes sure that patients’ rights are
protected. We have two nurses that work
at Blanchard Valley who serve as liaisons
between the working group and the patient.
Every month I get a list of the current
available trials in which I can enroll my
patients. I review the list and the protocols
so that I am familiar with them. Before I
see a new patient, I look through my list
again so I can provide this as an option. The
research nurses can also point me toward
other groups if we don’t have a trial available.
There are different types of clinical trials,
with one of these types being observational.
an example of this is s1201. Patients with
esophageal cancer are checked for a bio
marker called ercc1 and then treated with
chemotherapy. The patient’s response is
measured as well as measuring if this marker
can be used as a predictor.
Patients on clinical trials are volunteers
who are monitored closely and have to fulfill specific criteria. data from the trials is
always being forwarded where it is evaluated by statisticians and the committee. If
one side shows an advantage, the study is
stopped and the results are released. I consider this to be one of the most important
aspects of my practice and I look forward to
my list of current clinical trials that comes
out each month. What an amazing way to
give local people the highest standard of
care.
Foust is owner of Lighthouse Counseling Services, Findlay, and is a licensed professional
clinical counselor. If you have a mental health
question, please write to: Mental Health Moment,
The Courier, P.O. Box 609, Findlay, OH 45839.
Dr. Cole practices at Orion Cancer Care.
Questions for Blanchard Valley Health
System experts may be sent to Weekend
Doctor, The Courier, P.O. Box 609, Findlay, OH 45839.
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