September 2014 Vol. 46, No. 8

www.keenagernews.org BRINGING NEWS TO SENIORS SINCE 1969 senior feature Reflections from the Editor

Though many consider Run, skip, jump! summer to be over after Labor Day, true Chicagoans Remembering Childhood Games know that the month of September can still bring Thank you to all the readers saying an item from warm, sunny weather for us who shared their memories the category, you to enjoy. It is a good time to of childhood games. Thanks would be “out” and remember the fun we had also to our Communications have to try for that as children playing games. intern, Jessamyn Amezquita, missed square on If our feature prompts more who edited this feature. Enjoy! your next turn. It memories for you, please was lots of fun and send them in; we can always rollie pollie sometimes difficult do a “Part 2!” The other day, while to think of things for Thank you to all our making my daily one-mile each category! readers who commented walk, I saw a picture of two At left is a photo on the Senior Unity Mass, flowers in a vase drawn of my Dad sitting in as well as on the Spanish his wheelchair after on the sidewalk in colored At the bottom of this 1947 photo you will see the language items in the July/ start of the “Rollie Pollie” rows. Photo courtesy the loss of both legs. chalk. Immediately a surge of Aug issue of the paper. We of Elvira Costello. You can see my chalk nostalgia overwhelmed me, take all feedback seriously flowers, movie stars, cars, etc. drawing of the game thinking about how in the and will use it to keep the 1940s we not only drew on the To play the game you needed a on the sidewalk beneath the Unity Mass, and paper, sidewalk, but played games such ball and a piece of broken glass wheels of my Dad’s chair. It’s relevant for our seniors. as Hopscotch and Rollie Pollie. or small stone. You would start funny how the drawing on the I know many people remember by tossing the glass or stone sidewalk triggered my memory Your generosity once again Hopscotch with Sky Blue being into the first square on the left of the game Rollie Pollie and astounds me. Thank you the final challenge, but how side. If you landed in the square, also one of the last pictures of to all who gave to our July/ many remember Rollie Pollie? you would then bounce your Daddy enjoying the outdoors Aug appeal. Your gifts are For Rollie Pollie, we drew two ball in each square, as the ball that he loved so much, just precious in both quantity and rows of four or five squares. bounced, you had to name an months before he passed away. intention. God Bless! Each square had a category such item relation to the category Elvira K. Castillo SBH as colors, vegetables, fruits, in the square. If you missed Continued on p. 6

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senior faith Brother Bob Accepts Loss as Part of Life Editor Sheila Black Haennicke By Mary Ellen Kastenholz law degree; and an advanced through the Congregation Communications assistant volunteer degree in foreign policy, of the Holy Cross (C.S.C.) Megan Fry leading him to work on Capitol religious order. “Loss and obstacles are a Editorial Board Hill. During this time he met Because of his long career strong theme in my life,” says Msgr. Michael M. Boland his wife, Sylvia. Sadly, Sylvia in the private sector, Bob had Br. Bob Sylvester, C.S.C, “but I Robert Boyd was diagnosed with a rare form observed that many people still have had a wonderful life.” Atinuke Isola of cancer that ended her life who had achieved wealth and Roberta Magurany From his childhood in too soon. But just as Bob’s status were still unhappy, in Anthony Spalla Boston’s rough public housing Angela Taylor part due to our materialistic developments, to a successful Kindle Wilfinger culture. “We are called to be law practice on Capitol Hill, creative services faithful, not successful, as brand management through marriage and children Mother Theresa said. You can’t Jennifer Sirota to his current vocation as a find what your heart is longing art Design religious brother, Bob’s life for when money is the goal Kathleen Gabriel story could be a bestseller or because it is never enough Keenager News is a free monthly movie. But it is his faith that publication mailed to persons aged and there is always something tells the real story. Today, he 60 and older by Catholic Charities more to acquire; someone else of the Archdiocese of Chicago, writes a popular Internet blog a non-profit organization. to keep up with,” Bob explains. read by thousands of people on Brother Bob Sylvester, C.S.C. Editorial office Bob started his online blog, the challenge of living faithfully 721 North LaSalle Street, 2nd Floor Spirlaw.wordpress.com, to in a materialistic world. Chicago, IL 60654-3503 mother taught him acceptance, reach out to others who were Bob’s father left when he Phone (312) 655-7425 his young wife did the same. seeking a more spiritual life. was an infant. Bob and his E-mail address Sylvia never asked “why me?” A survivor of many losses in mother lived with her parents [email protected] She understood that her life his life, Bob firmly believes that early on, but when his beloved For subscriptions, changes of would not be long but it would with loss, we need to look for address, deletions, contributions, grandparents died, Bob’s questions or comments, please write be full of love. the light that will bring us to a mother moved into public or call our editorial office, or e-mail Bob continued his law place to help others. the changes to us. Contents may be housing, doing her best to printed in their entirety with proper practice, but found himself “Real education is the credit given. Catholic Charities is support her young son while increasingly called to a more experience of life and God’s an equal opportunity employer. living in poverty. Copyright 2014 by Catholic Charities spiritual path. In his 50s he grace,” Bob says. “Gifts are Bob struggled with dyslexia, of the Archdiocese of Chicago. decided to study Theology at given to us; we need to get a reading disorder, which Advertising Policy Notre Dame. He eventually back to the reason that we are Advertisements appearing in the added challenges to his Keenager News cannot be construed became a religious brother here.” as being an endorsement by life. However, Bob saw his Keenager News or its members. mother “… as an extraordinary Advertisers and their agencies assume liability for all of the content example, a ‘good shepherd’ of advertisements printed and are responsible for any claims that mothering her child in a may arise from their advertising. dangerous neighborhood ..... Keenager News reserves the right to reject any advertisements it deems To be faithful to the simple objectionable. workings of the life you’ve been Catholic Charities Mission given is a wonderful sign of Catholic Charities fulfills the Church’s role in the mission of charity acceptance of God.… Because to anyone in need by providing of her example, many good compassionate, competent and professional services that strengthen things happened in my life.” and support individuals, families Bob was the first in his and communities based on the value and dignity of human life. extended family to go to www.catholiccharities.net/keenager college. He then obtained a www.keenagernews.org September 2014 THE voice of Catholic charities page 3 National Awareness Focuses on Hunger in September

September is Hunger Action people are struggling and Month, so designated to bring offer other types of assistance. about awareness of hunger We can provide job training and action to relieve it. The Voice of and education to increase Increasing awareness is earning potential, one-time important because many Catholic Charities financial assistance to prevent people do not realize the extent Rev. Monsignor homelessness, mental health of hunger in our community. Michael M. Boland counseling and addiction According to the recent services to reduce barriers 2014 Map the Meal Gap President of Catholic Charities to self-sufficiency, and teach study, 14 percent of Illinois budget planning and asset households—1.8 million building strategies to better people, including one in five manage on a low income. children—are at risk of hunger. Whatever the issues, Catholic At Catholic Charities, we counted in the numbers, impoverished communities, Charities goal is to feed people, do not need statistics to tell leaving a somewhat unrealistic many of which are considered and provide other services us that hunger threatens picture of the extent of “food deserts” where there that can “wrap around” our joblessness. are few or no grocery store neighbors and help them lead The economic options, and gang violence and a better life. “recovery” does not lack of transportation prevent And while our professional September is National mean much to seniors residents from traveling far to staff are critical, Catholic Hunger Action Month on limited incomes or Charities relies on a host of low-income families volunteers to donate food, working in low wage Even as economic stock food pantry shelves, many of our brothers and jobs who must contend with improvements are greet and serve supper guests, sisters. Even as economic the high cost of housing and deliver meals to seniors, improvements are touted, shrinking stock of affordable touted, guests at and provide that one-on-one guests at our Evening Supper housing; high medical and our Evening Supper attention to make people feel Program nearly doubled over prescription drug expenses; welcome and dignified. the summer, and requests at the diminishing value of SNAP Program nearly doubled During Hunger Action our food pantries and other benefits (food stamps); and over the summer … Month, I hope you will nutrition programs continue rising cost of food and utilities. take some time to learn to rise. When you consider all of these about hunger in your The reasons for such a factors, it is easy to understand own neighborhood. Most high incidence of hunger are why people’s monthly incomes shop. Some of our programs, importantly, I hope you will act complex. The most obvious do not stretch far enough such as Home Delivered Meals to reduce hunger’s impact by reason is unemployment. to adequately cover food for seniors and our new Crisp! donating non-perishable food, Despite economic costs. Struggling families and mobile grocery delivery service, or volunteering your time at improvements, Illinois’ seniors need help to meet their even go directly to people’s Catholic Charities or your local unemployment rate is still nutritional needs. doors because that is the parish. Working together, we hovering around 8 percent, Catholic Charities is blessed most effective way to reach can bring Christ’s light and two percentage points higher to serve the hungry with a those who might otherwise go hope to those who struggle than the national average broad range of programs hungry. with the most basic necessity and the third worst in the that are available right in the In each of Catholic Charities of life. nation. Regrettably, the neighborhoods that need it hunger programs, our For more information, chronically unemployed, or the most. We bring fresh, professionally trained staff please visit our website, those who have been deemed nutritious foods in a safe, not only give assistance with www.catholiccharities.net or “unemployable,” are not even clean, environment to the most food, but also uncover why call (312) 655-7000. www.keenagernews.org page 4 words for the spirit Sepember 2014

Do Something “Opposite” Your Norm to Generate Creativity

I recently read an article by especially if you include a new David Brooks who wrote neighbor or acquaintance. about how opposite extremes Words for the Spirit I know it can be hard for us can produce some wonderful seniors to venture out of our things. One example Brooks Father Charles T. Rubey comfort zones. After all, life uses is the musical partnership can be challenging enough of John Lennon and Paul Founder and Director of the LOSS Program for us without introducing McCartney. Together, they Loving Outreach to Survivors of Suicide anything new or taking risks! composed some of the best But we must remember that music of the 20th century for God took a chance on us, on their band, The Beatles. They humankind. As long as we were opposites: John Lennon are alive we can be growing was very chaotic and mercurial; in some aspect of our being. while Paul McCartney was very As we age, that aspect can children and their focused and deliberate. Yet be our spirituality. We can teacher or parents their creative talents meshed Creativity usually requires taking strengthen and grow our to listen in and learn with great success. faith in God and in others by a risk. We can’t break new about history from Creativity is part of our taking the risk of reaching out those who lived it. human nature; we all have it ground without venturing into and creating goodwill. That Cooking and within us. We may not soar is one of the most beautiful unfamiliar territory, in looking baking are other ways to the heights of Mozart things I can think of creating for something “opposite” our to express creativity or Picasso, or Lennon & during our time on earth. by trying something McCartney, but we can certainly usual routine. Be creative with your God- new and different. use the talent we have to create given talents and share them Exchanging recipes something new and better in with someone new. Take with friends or our lives, whether is it a piece of to use our creativity, and the risk and be creative and neighbors, or inviting people art, a garden, a wonderful meal it doesn’t cost anything or enrich the world. over for a casual “pot luck” or an enhanced relationship. use any art supplies—just Happy Labor Day to all, meal can create a fun event Creativity usually requires our memories. I know that out of “opposite” elements; taking a risk. We can’t break many of our Keenager News Fr. Rubey new ground without venturing readers lived through the into unfamiliar territory, Great Depression, WWII, the in looking for something Korean War and the Vietnam St. Jude Novena “opposite” our usual routine. War. Everyone has a story of Here’s an easy example: how they handled hard times we can create happiness by or the stress of life during May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be adored, reaching out to someone whom wartime. See if several people glorified, loved and preserved throughout the world we know who is isolated or you know would be interested now and forever. Sacred Heart of Jesus pray for us; withdrawn from others. It can in creating a “story circle” with St. Jude, worker of miracles, pray for us; be as simple as introducing monthly meetings at the local St. Jude, helper of the hopeless, pray for us. ourselves to that neighbor who library, church, or community never speaks to anyone, or the room at a senior residence. At Requested by: S LK, MH, NB, SAA, FOG, LS, MRE, JS, SI, person sitting alone at church. minimum, the participants will BH, RA, CC, PN, TS We take the risk that we may be get to know each other better The Novena is an eight day devotion. Say the prayer nine times a day. By the eighth rejected, but we may also make and have some fun. To extend day your prayer will be answered. If you would like to acknowledge your gratitude a new friend. the benefit, over time you for its influence in your request; please contact Keenager News and we will include Storytelling is another way could invite a class of school your initials in the publication of this monthly novena. No payment required. www.keenagernews.org September 2014 page 5

Wedding My Anniversaries Neighborhood We encourage readers to write down memories of your old neighborhood and send them to: “My Neighborhood,” c/o Keenager september Anniversaries News, Catholic Charities, 721 N. LaSalle Street, Chicago, IL 60654. DD 45th Richard & Flora Ann Carbon 9/1 DD 47th Vito & Sue Colucci 9/2 Remembering our Youth! DD 48th Roger & Carolyn Sakalis 9/24 DD 50th Kenneth & Charmaine Zuce 9/5 There was a playground at 57th, Princeton and Shields, D 50th Eugene & Arlene Czarnik 9/5 where we would go ice skating during the winter; what joy! D In the summer we would play baseball; and we would ride DD 50th Frank & Irene Glorioso 9/26 the street cars (seven cents per person) to around 35th DD 50th Mr. & Mrs. Robert Gemelli, Sr. 9/19 and the Lake and sit on the rocks to keep cool, as our “air DD 52nd Richard & Marianne Gieser 9/8 conditioning.” We had a good and safe growing up. It was DD 55th John & Irene Dominici 9/12 Depression time, also a religious time. We all managed. DD 57th Mike & Gay Frieri 9/14 Thank God! Sincerely, D 58th Robert & June Podlasek 9/15 D L.M. DD 58th Michael & Marlene Gapski 9/22 DD 59th Adam & Marcella Bartosik 9/24 Connie Ziemba-Meyer wrote the article about the DD 60th Edward & Barbara Fier 9/6 neighborhood in which I grew up. My three brothers DD 60th Al & Joan Malukas 9/11 attended St. Pius School and three of us girls attended DD 60th Richard & Grace McMillian 9/11 Cooper School on 19th Street. It brought such pleasant memories to me. 60th Frank & June Kofle 9/25 DD My married brother used to run the candy store on 19th DD 62nd John & Doris Ruchalski 9/1 Street and Wood Street. He also lived on Wood Street DD 65th Edward & Florence Rydzewski 9/17 between 19th and Cullerton Street. My dad was a tailor DD 65th Eugene & Lorraine Kasanders 9/19 and owned two homes there. I used to swim at Harrison DD 66th Sam & Irene Cumbo 9/19 Park on girls days. I also attended St. Vitus and St. Pius and St. Adalbert churches for novenas. DD 66th Bob & Tess Kesney 9/25 DD 67th George & Elaine Lukowski 9/27 Sincerely, DD 68th John & Helen Campbell 9/20 Helen J. Lekawski

belated August Anniversaries DD 50th Ernest & Vanice Billups 8/29 The Voice of Charity DD 56th Joseph & Linda Dobias 8/30 DD 62nd Richard & Marion Roeh 8/23 DD 66th Edward & Florence Mikel 8/7 AM 950 DD 66th Vern & Lynn Lukowicz 8/21 Tuesdays • 9:30 a.m. 68th Edward & June Anhalt 8/7 DD Join Rev. Monsignor Michael Boland, DD 70th June & Jesse Rodriguez 8/25 President of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese DD 72nd Joseph & Idamae Staszewski 8/8 of Chicago for The Voice of Charity a discussion about social service issues in our community.

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Year-Round Fun at “Old Res” Run, skip, jump! Give A Child I grew up in North Memories of Favorite Childhood Games Give a child anything. Providence, Rhode Island, He will enthusiastically in the 1930s and 40s with a consider all the possibilities. large group of neighborhood Give a child snow children. Our playgrounds Hop to 50 Bang, bang! and Blue Island we had a school were sidewalks, streets, back yard with all sorts of playground He will hug it with glee, taste it, My favorite game was 50 square After watching a Saturday yards and a very special equipment. Hi-flyers, high poles, make snow angels and roll in it. hopscotch. We lived in the Back of the matinee of Gene Autry, Roy Rogers, monkey bars, and teeter-totters. Oh place called” The Old Res”, Yards neighborhood and our house Lash LaRue or Red Ryder, we went Give a child a cold, wintery day. a 30 acre, wide open space what great fun we had there! It was was on the corner and we always home and strapped on our guns play, playtime all the time. Street He will shout, jump, and run around, that had once been a water played in the alley right by our house. and holsters – yes, toy guns were reservoir. Children used it skating, and bike riding through and laugh until he eventually, We would draw five columns of ten allowed and tolerated in the 1940s! all the nooks and crannies of that or accidentally, every season of the year. squares with chalk and then draw a red We flipped a coin to see who was In spring, we flew kites neighborhood. We also went to reaches his destination and falls line throughout the boxes to make a the good guy and who was the bad Harrison Park all summer to swim. without worry about electric “hombre”. We chased around the to the ground. wires or trees. In summer, I thank God for all those yard and neighborhood, pretending neighborhoods he put me in. I still Give a child rain. we played baseball on the flat Did you have a cowboy hat like this one and to shoot with loud exclamations He will stomp in the puddles, part of “Old Res,” without of “Bang, bang! You’re dead!” pretend you were the Lone Ranger? splash, and run around in it. fear of breaking some cranky Shameful, right? But perfectly homeowner’s window. acceptable at the time. Then we’d or more unique pose, who then got It is only weather, wet weather, In the fall, we played sidle up to a make believe “bar” and to do the twirling. forgive him. football after school and on order a Sarsaparilla soft drink! Being one of ten children, we Give a child a sunny day. weekends; sometimes in our Bob Black age 10 with ice skates he ¦¦Button, button, who’s got made up our own games and relied received for Christmas, at “Old Res” His world is happy, Sunday clothes. If my brother the button!” When we could not be on each other for companionship in 1940. full of unending activity or I arrived home with our out of doors, we nominated one and friendship, making memories best clothes torn we were person to hide a button in his/her that we still hold dear! We also sprinkled with creativity. subjected to a swift whack. wearing their white skates fist, hold it behind the back and played mumbly peg with jack-knives Give a child a song. Winter was a special with little bells on them, A diagram for “50 Square hopscotch. which certainly would not be allowed ask the remaining kids sitting on He will sing it with vigor and vim. time. With its 24 foot high would figure skate, repeating the stairs, “which hand holds the today! Ball and jacks and pickup embankment, “Old Res” was the figure eight over and “maze”. Mark eight squares randomly button?” If answered correctly, the sticks were also in vogue way back Give a child music. ideal for sledding aboard over again. throughout the maze with an ‘X’. At kid moved up one step. If wrong, then! He will clap, dance, and our Flexible Flyers and four- As a child, I went home the start – for each empty square, they stayed on the step they were Jackie Cross Do you remember the game, “Button, give it a spin. passenger toboggans. We when the street lights came Button, Who’s Got the Button?” you hop on one foot. For each square sitting on. Finally, when one kept Give a child a smile. applied paraffin wax to the on in North Providence. The with an ‘X’, you put both feet on. Hop moving up and reached the top step, My neighborhood runners and bottoms of our He will give on in return. street lights just came on accordingly to the red line drawn. he/she would then be the button My favorite game was hide sleds to go a greater distance outside my present home in If the jumper makes it through holder and the game started over. and seek. I played with the older Isn’t that a wonderful way to act? at a faster speed. Arlington Heights, Illinois. keep in touch with the friends I the whole maze, that jumper would ¦¦“Twirl, Go, Freeze!” One kids as I was just a squirt and they If all above was acting like a child… On the floor of the basin Here’s to pleasant memories made there as a younger teenager. mark their initials on any of the empty person was designated to take a let us join every night. We played at we played hockey. If you of special times gone by. Chicago people stay close. I’ve what a magical, innocent squares and then that person can put kid’s hand and twirl each one around the 14th Place El off Paulina. I had didn’t have skates you could been away now for over 60 years and joyous world both feet on that square when you and around, then letting go. The several neighborhoods where I lived; be the goalie. The girls, Bob Black but my heart remains there in those these memories have brought back. jump again. The winner is the person kid being let go had to freeze in at 46th and Rockwell we played a lot ole’ neighborhoods and the good who has the most squares with their whatever position they landed. When of sidewalk games and school yard memories I made. Florence Zielinski Ed. Note: a longer version of this essay appeared in the initials! all the kids had been twirled and games like jump rope. Rita Schroeder Providence Journal on 6/17/2014. Mrs. Suzanne C. 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Nutrition Senior Well-Being and Well-being Atinuke Isola Healthy Facts and Lifestyle Hints Nutrition Educator from ChooseMyPlate.gov Catholic Charities Senior Home Care Whole Grains When it comes to whole grain, studies have shown the health The Recipe Box benefits. Consuming whole grains can help reduce risk for stroke, From Type II Diabetes Mellitus, Heart Disease, and help control weight. Other recent studies have mentioned that whole grains can reduce the risk of asthma, provide healthy carotid arteries, reduce the risk Penne with Pesto of inflammatory disease, colorectal (colon) cancer, gum disease and tooth loss and support healthy blood pressure levels. and Cherry Tomatoes So what is the recommended amount for the older adult (makes 4 servings) population to consume? According to the USDA 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, the recommended amount is three to six 1 pound ounces of whole grain per day. Look for products that have a the cherry 2 Tablespoons pesto* whole grain stamp or symbol. tomatoes Salt or salt Substitute 2 tablespoons olive oil and freshly ground pepper Some common ingredients to check to ensure that you are getting extra-virgin to taste whole grain foods are brown rice, buckwheat, whole corn (this 1 teaspoon includes popcorn), oats and oatmeal, whole rye, 100% whole SALT *NOTE: Pesto is a paste-like wheat, or wild rice. Some other grains that you may have heard 8 ounces whole wheat sauce made with basil, olive or seen in the ingredient list would be amaranth, quinoa, millet, penne pasta oil, garlic and nuts. You can sorghum, teff, and triticale. buy it in jars at many stores. Some ideas to incorporate whole grain in every meal: PREPARATION: ƒ Breakfast: have a bowl of oatmeal with strawberries and ƒ Cut the tomatoes into halves and put them in a glass blueberries on top or a multigrain pancake. or stainless steel bowl. Add the olive oil and 1 teaspoon of salt. Toss, cover and leave at room temperature for Lunch: make a sandwich on whole grain bread or a tossed salad several hours or overnight, tossing once or twice. with quinoa instead of croutons. ƒƒ When you’re ready to eat, bring a large pot of water to a Dinner: Make whole wheat pasta or have a side of brown rice with boil. Add the penne and cook according to the package directions. Drain and return the hot pasta to the pan a lean protein and a vegetable. along with the tomatoes and their juice and the pesto. Snacks: to satisfy your hunger cravings have mini whole wheat ƒƒ Toss. Season with freshly ground pepper and serve hot pretzels (unsalted) or whole grain popcorn (small snack size). or at room temperature.

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Harry’s “Worry of the Month”

This month Harry decided at the lake, or splurging to categorize his worries. for a banana split. There There is the worry of the was a new diversion month, the worry of the called Miniature Golf. It week, the day, the hour grew like wildfire and by and the minute. This 1930 there were 40,000 morning in particular miniature golf courses Harry was in a pensive and over a million players mood. He admitted, “I’m in the country. On the Do Not Delay, Dated Material worried.” “About what?” North Side we had one asked his wife Harriet. “I on Barry and Ashland don’t know. There must be avenues. The courses something bothering me were designed to give the because my leg is acting worst duffer a feeling of up. And that only happens success, a la Bobby Jones. when I’m worried.” You couldn’t beat the Happy Birthday

Harriet tried to console price at 50 cents, no more FROM: him, “Don’t forget it was than the admission to a Mark Twain who said, movie. In fact, attendance ‘I have been worried all at the movies fell off September Birthdays my life about things, in the summer time as HAPPY HUNDREDS Evelyn Thilmany 9/25 most of which never people preferred the links. Mary Faraci 102 9/4 Adeline Lorenz 9/28 happened.’ Does that Joseph Cogan 101 9/24 Marie Valentinas 9/30 satisfy you?” Harry came August Barberl 102 9/25 Regina Sheu 9/30 At the church carnival, Minnie Carter 100 9/27 back, “If I don’t worry EXTRAORDINARY EIGHTY then I feel guilty about not Harry won a kiddie toy. He NIFTY NINETY called the grandchildren Henrietta Dubala 9/2 worrying.” Harriet sighed, Mary Daniel 9/2 Stephine M. Sobon 9/2 “I can’t win.” together to decide which Minerva A. Apostle 9/6 Yolanda Desoto 9/3 one should have the Sophie Razniewski 9/6 Charles Duster 9/14 toy. “Who is the most Mary T. Giacopelli 9/6 James Duffy 9/17 All smiles, Harry obedient?” he asked. Alice Cunat 9/7 John Kulaga 9/28 remembers the “places “Who never talks back William Nelles 9/16 Dorothy Portner 9/17 BELATED BIRTHDAYS to go” when courting to mother? Who eats Angeline Miller 9/20 Juanita M. Blakey 100 8/5 your girl in the glory days. everything on their plate?” Rudy Dulik 9/21 Rita O’Neil Dillon 100 8/23 We loved the movies, the small voices answered Evelyn Hamby 9/23 Mary Ruth Cullicott 103 8/31 dances, buying popcorn back in unison, “You play Louis Rovella 9/24 Marie Dompke 101 8/27 and sitting on the rocks with it grandpa.” Birthdays: Please send birthday submissions for seniors turning 80, 90 or 100+ years old, at least eight to 10 weeks in advance to: Keenager News, 721 N LaSalle St, Chicago, IL 60654 or phone us at (312) 655-7425. We regret we cannot print between-decade birthdays.