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February 2017 ON THE COVER: our Volume 15, Issue 2 Generation’s AT OUR AGe Q&A “Sometimes, we can waste so magazine 10 much time doing something 12 good, but is that actually what God is calling us to?” said Minister Dorothy Moore, who is in her late 60s. “As we age, we’ve got to be more focused on what God is saying to us. for fun We need to be on target.” by Christina Ryan Claypool L ’    eVeNTS CALeNDAR The Adirondacks • Miami’s cradle of coaches • Cheese Enchiladas with Chili Gravy 8 FREE 9 CROSSWORD

2 | February 2017 | Our Generation’s Magazine Inspire Lima woman’s heart for ministry By Christina Ryan Claypool

Minister Dorothy Moore is a lady with a “heart for the nations.” This passionate call has taken the Lima native around the globe on mission trips, but now she is working to better the lives of the peo- ple in her own hometown. The lady missionary was “raised in Lima, went to South and Lima Senior High,” she said. After graduating in 1967, “I started going to a school out to the branch to be a social worker, and got involved with the Allen County Court sys- tem, and did volunteer work.” In 1978, the then volunteer probation offi cer was awarded a certifi cate of appreciation Courtesy of Dorothy Moore for her efforts. “I did a lot of community work with women trip to Belize. ministry of Apostle Sharon coming out of prison from This ignited her desire to do Jefferson. The late-60s lady Pathfi nder House.” more missionary work, but she went to Namirah, Kenya, in Yet even from the time she was still employed at the tank 2004, “It was so high up in the was a young child growing plant. In 1996, while attend- mountains, I had to learn to up in a Christian home, she ing the former Living Waters breathe,” she said. “I went by yearned to go to the mission Church under the leadership myself, and I stayed a month fi eld. “I knew it was a call of Pastors Marc Curry and there.” from God, because every time Doneta Warren, Pastor Doneta In 2009, she visited Lagos, I would watch TV, and see the Christina Ryan Claypool asked Dorothy to accompany Nigeria, with Apostle Jeffer- little children and mothers in For most of her life, Sister Dorothy Moore had a heart for overseas missions, her to Katmandu, Nepal, for a son who is well-known for her foreign countries and even in but now her vision is about ministering to the needs of the people in her own three-month mission. worldwide mission ministry. the United States suffering … community. Through seemingly miracu- The zealous believer says she I would just weep,” said the lous circumstances, Minister has a new vision: Lima resident. ployment offi ce. “I did what- Beginning in 1973, she Moore was laid off, allowing “We’ve got a mission fi eld Life got in the way of her ever I could until that good job served as a leader in the local her to go. “When it was time right here in the United States, dream to help others, since she came,” said the busy senior. church assisting in various for me to come back to the as well as overseas. People that was busy working and raising While employed at the unem- ministries. Still, “I always had a United States, I couldn’t claim need to hear of God that will now adult daughter, Karlonty ployment agency downtown, heart to go to the mission fi eld, benefi ts, but the night before not enter the churches. They Wallace, as a single mother. Sister Dorothy heard about but fi nancially at that time, I I was ready to leave the tank need to see God in us,” said Dorothy was employed at a openings at Joint Systems wasn’t able to go,” she said. plant called me in for an inter- Minister Moore who is a very succession of jobs including: Manufacturing Center (Lima Then in 1993, she fulfi lled her view. I got rehired,” she said involved member at Lima’s Frisch’s Big Boy on North Army Tank Plant). It was in lifelong vision by being part excitedly. New Life Church International. Street, the Columbia (Care the late 1990s, when she began of a group led by Pastor Gene There were over a half-dozen “I am really working hard to Center) Nursing Home, the working there, retiring 27 years Salsbury of Lima’s Restoration mission trips to Port-au-Prince, Argonne Hotel, and the unem- later in 2006. Temple on her fi rst mission Haiti, the majority under the See INSPIRE | 7

Our Generation’s Magazine | February 2017 | 3 Part Travel 1 The Adirondacks: Sarasota Springs, Lake George and Schroon Lake Story and photos by John Grindrod

When it comes to fall travel, I’ve been a fan for years. When a bit of crisp- ness is in the air and I see those yellow school bus wheels begin to roll again, that’s when Lady Jane and I venture forth. While my fall destina- tions have shown some variety, there’s one we really favor, the Mid- Atlantics and New Eng- land. I’ll start where all road The steamer Minne-Ha-Ha heads out for a cruise on Lake George. trips do, in a gassed-up car with an iced-down cooler with our favorite To be honest, the only the track becomes the des- goodies and, of course, thing I really knew about tination spot for the top my trusty navigator who Sarasota Springs, located horses in the sport once loves cartography. less than 100 miles called The Sport of Kings. Our fi rst day’s journey from Utica, was that it Of the multiple races run took us on I-90 through was home to a famous in this time frame, the racetrack, one once men- most famous and highly Cleveland and across the Downtown Sarasota Springs, New York. Pennsylvania line and tioned in Carly Simon’s anticipated is the mile- eventually by day’s end 1972 song, “You’re So and-a-quarter Travers across the New York line Vain.” While driving into Stakes, with one of the ment to produce at that to Utica to overnight and the small town of about sport’s highest payouts, $1 time the world’s largest recharge our batteries. 25,000, I certainly could million. hotel, the Grand Union. In Pennsylvania dur- see the equine infl uence The downtown area At its glorious height, it ing our fi rst day’s drive, I in the community with was very trendy on our could house 2,000 guests. noticed so much fall color several houses showing bright October morn with However after 153 opera- in this state. We found a horseracing accoutre- its many shops and its tional years, the Grand terrifi c roadside park not ments used as outside reminders on signposts was demolished in 1953. far from Bloomsburg, in decorations. of the town’s horserac- Just a couple a dozen the Susquehanna River We checked out the ing heritage. We found a miles away from horse- Valley. town’s most famous great mid-morning cup crazy Sarasota is Lake Following our Day’s Inn landmark, the Saratoga of coffee at Ravenous, a George, our next stop, stop, Jane and I hopped Race Course, a venerable locally owned and family- where our hearts were set back in the car, intent on track that dates back to run business treasured by on taking to the water to John and Jane pose for a photo at Lake George, New York. getting the most out of 1863, which gives it the both locals and visitors as see the shorelines of one our stopovers in Sarasota distinction of being the well. of the longest and most Springs in the foothills oldest sporting venue of Because of its abun- narrow bodies of water in base of the Adirondack sampled, such as Mar- of the Adirondacks, Lake any kind to have operated dance of mineral water, the state of New York. Mountains. The lake tha’s Vineyard and Nan- George and Schroon Lake, uninterrupted. Sarasota Springs at one Lake George — 30 drains northward into tucket off Cape Cod, Lake located in the part of the In its largest event, time became a European miles long and, at its wid- Lake Champlain and the George’s population swells Adirondacks in the New which lasts from late June spa town, which encour- est, three miles across St. Lawrence River basin. York Forest Preserve. to Labor Day each year, aged the type of develop- — occupies the southeast As in other places I’ve See TRAVEL | 7

4 | February 2017 | Our Generation’s Magazine Final Sports Spot part Miami’s cradle of coaches Story and photo by John Grindrod

In this fi nal installment Pont this way: “John Pont, enjoyed working with all cessful NFL career, includ- of my series on Miami’s to me, was like Miami’s the players.” ing reuniting with John Cradle of Coaches, I’ll Golden Boy. He was an Carman Coza’s like- Harbaugh as his defensive look back at two coaches All-American-caliber ness is also bronzed on coordinator in Baltimore. whose bronzed statues player and became the the plaza at Yager and Pees feels one of Har- were unveiled back in fi rst Miami player to have was both a teammate baugh’s biggest attributes 2012 when the Cradle of his number retired. Then and roommate of Pont’s is that he doesn’t let Coaches Plaza opened at he was an assistant coach when both played for Par- things slide. Says Pees, The Cradle of Coaches opened in 2012 at Miami. Miami’s Yager Stadium here and then succeeded seghian. “He does a super job nail- in Oxford, Ohio, and Ara as head coach.” Coza then assisted Pont ing down all the details also some other legend- Following his time at at Miami and went to Yale in coaching, from holding Miami’s coaches through Woody Dominio Hayes, a former n ary football coaches, one Miami, Pont went on to with his former roommate players accountable to be the years, and it’s clear un-bronzed Miami head in particular, who once become the head coach when Pont left for Yale’s on time for meetings to how the school has earned coach, there Buildin are others g walked the sidelines at at Yale, Northwestern head coaching job, eventu- their behaviors both on its moniker “Cradle of who shared their talents Miami Field, the prede- and Indiana. As someone ally succeeding Pont at and off the fi eld.” Coaches.” & cessor to Yager Stadium, who was as committed to Yale two years after that. 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Our Generation’s Magazine | February 2017 | 5 This feature is a cooperative eff ort between the newspaper and the History Allen County Museum and Historical Society. Lester Nichols: A violent man met a violent death By Greg Hoersten

HARDIN COUNTY — pronounced dead eight in the summer of 1946 When Nora Nichols, of minutes later. that Nichols fi rst turned rural South Whitley, Indi- Nichols, the reporter his gun on his estranged ana, died at 90 years of added, “carried out in wife, Nora, shooting her age in July 1993, her obit- full the boast he made four times in the legs and uary in the Fort Wayne to Common Pleas Judge abdomen. News-Sentinel noted she Moran B. Jenkins January “Describing her as ‘the was the widow of Lester 8, 1948, the date he was fi nest little woman in the Nichols, who had died 44 sentenced to die. “If you world,’ Nichols’ fi rst con- years earlier. have the heart to give it cern after he was captured She was fortunate to out, I’ve got the heart to in a marsh near Rochester have survived him. take it,’ he told the judge (Indiana), was for his Violence had followed that day.” wife,” the News reported Lester Nichols like a Nichols’ life began Aug. 6, 1946. “While he Nichols shadow, culminating in March 11, 1904, in has talked freely of the early hours of a spring Marion Township in shooting, Nichols has upstairs bedroom where day in 1947 when he Hardin County, the son not signed a confession, Rev. and Mrs. Whitaker pumped fi ve bullets into of Harlan and Hulda E. authorities at Rochester and their daughter were his estranged wife and Burris Nichols. On Dec. stated. He blamed the sleeping,” the News one into his father-in-law, 11, 1920, when he was 16 shooting on ‘troubles at reported May 7, 1947. who died almost instantly. years old, Nichols married home,’ they reported.” “Mrs. Whitaker told offi - Twenty-two months later, 18-year-old Floyd County, On May 5, 1947, two cers the three occupants just one week short of his Kentucky, native Nora days before he was to go of the bedroom heard 45th birthday, Nichols was Mae Whitaker, the daugh- on trial in Indiana for rattling on the outside Courtesy Allen County Historical Society executed at the Ohio State ter of the Rev. Louis and that assault, Nichols and door and surmised that it News of what Lester Nichols had done played big in the May 6, 1947, Penitentiary in Columbus. Isabelle Whitaker. The his son Melvin drove to might be Nichols, but she edition of The Lima News. “What shall I do?” Nich- couple had fi ve children. Kenton where Nichols said they believed the lock ols asked as he entered In March 1927, Nichols consulted an attorney. His would hold and that their the foot of the bed” before bor who called a Kenton the death chamber, was arrested after a dis- son, meanwhile, had din- unwelcome nocturnal turning the gun on him- ambulance and notifi ed according to the Lima pute with his brother in ner with his mother, who guest would leave without self, the News wrote. Lima police of the shoot- News reporter who cov- law over a tire ended in an had moved in with her an argument.” He didn’t. Mrs. Whitaker also told ings. ered the March 4, 1949, exchange of gunfi re along parents, the Rev. Louis Nichols, who the News reporters that Nichols When offi cers arrived execution. “With two a creek near McGuffey. and Isabelle Whitaker, in later would report had said, “I’d rather die than at the home on the north guards on either side, the The brother-in-law was West Newton four weeks gone to the Whitaker go to the penitentiary” as edge of West Newton, silver haired slayer, pale wounded. Two years later, after her home in Indiana home to persuade his wife he shot himself behind the they found only Mr. faced, was escorted to the Nichols and a brother was destroyed by fi re. The to testify on his behalf at right ear with the 38-cali- Whitaker’s body. Nich- chair. Switching his pose were charged with hold- Rev. Whitaker, 76, was the Indiana trial, entered ber revolver. The bullet ols hadn’t died but had to seat himself, his right ing up a Crawford County pastor of the Pentecos- the bedroom and, after emerged under his right recovered enough to drive knee buckled as he low- store. In August 1930, tal Church of God near “an apparently friendly eye. His wife was shot to the home of a brother ered himself to the seat,” Nichols was sentenced to McGuffey. greeting,” began abusing twice in the abdomen, near McGuffey. The broth- the reporter wrote. 10 to 23 years in the Ohio “About 2:30 a.m., sev- his estranged wife. The twice in the legs and once er took him to the McK- A black hood was Penitentiary. eral hours after Melvin Rev. Whitaker pleaded in the shoulder. itrick Hospital in Kenton, placed over Nichols’ face He emerged from prison left, Lester Nichols is with him to stop. “Then, After Nichols slumped where he was arrested and, at 8:03 p.m., the war- in 1940 and eventually reported to have come Mrs. Whitaker said, to the fl oor, Mrs. Whita- and transferred to Lima den gave the signal that settled in Silver Lake, to the Whitaker home, Nichols fi red fi ve times ker and her wounded Memorial Hospital. The sent electricity coursing Indiana. It was in that forced the lock on the rear at his wife and shot Mr. daughter made their way murder weapon was found through his body. He was area west of Fort Wayne door, and walked into an Whitaker who fell dead at to the home of a neigh- See HISTORY | 8

6 | February 2017 | Our Generation’s Magazine Inspire, continued from page 3 Travel, continued from page 4

from around 1,000 year- ensued. a couple former English round residents to more Our tour boat experi- teachers like Jane and than 50,000 at its mid- ence was terrific on me. summer seasonal peak. the steam paddlewheel, After time spent by While there, we drove dubbed the Minne-Ha- the water and imbibing down Lake Shore Drive Ha. Jane and I sat on the nature, we checked out on the west side of the upper level, a better van- the town’s main thor- lake, a road historically tage point to admire the oughfare, US 9, where dubbed Millionaires’ shoreline and its boat there are several restau- Row, where some of houses with roofs that rants, collectible shops America’s wealthi- matched in color the and galleries. One place est, including John D. main houses that nestled we stopped for a guilty- Rockefeller, once built into a blaze of fall colors. pleasure late-afternoon their massive summer On our steamboat, the frothy local IPA from retreats. smokestacks heaved as nearby Paradox Brew- By the mid-1950s, plumes of steam remind- ery and an early-dinner Courtesy of Dorothy Moore many of these man- ed us both of another era savory wood-fired pizza “In November 2016, we served a total of 1,144 people during Tuesday’s food distribution at the Mizpah sions had been razed, when steamships were comes highly recom- Community Center,” said Minister Moore. The food is from the West Ohio Food Bank. “They come in, and but some are still there such vital conveyances mended, the Sticks and it’s like a little grocery store.” and worth seeing, such for both people and Stones Bar and Grill. as Melody Manor, Sun cargo. It’s heavily rustically do a lot of community work Castle and Green Har- Back on the road and atmospheric with its within the city, that is mission If you would like more information about volunteering at Mizpah Community Center. Please bor. a little over 33 miles huge fieldstone hearth work,” said Moore who holds contact Minister Dorothy Moore at praise07@woh. Dotting the sky on later, we stopped in and the smell of hickory a bachelor’s degree in Biblical rr.com. this crisp fall day, hot- what we later agreed is hardwood in the air. studies from the International air balloons wafted a must-see Adirondack The bar area includes School of Ministry. One of her overhead. The popular town, Schroon, a Sch- the most distinct booths greatest concerns is in her Lake George-area hobby roon Lake-side town I’ve ever seen, with role as the acting coordinator indeed adds welcome of about 2,000. The large carved Adirondack of volunteers at the Mizpah splashes of color to the Adirondacks is definitely bears on the aisle-side Community Center. locale’s atmosphere. aqua heavy, influenced bench entries. “We really need sponsors, For those with a yen by 10,000 lakes and We overnighted off because we are trying to keep for history, they’ll want almost 30,000 miles of Route 9, a dozen miles the center open,” said the to check out the Fort rivers and streams. In from Plattsburgh, and Mizpah coordinator. “415 William Henry Museum. the Schroon region, two looked forward to our people were provided hot At one time, before there lakes dominate, the nine- next day’s adventure, meals in November, and 952 was a USA, the French mile-long Schroon and the Ausable Chasm, children received meals after and English often con- the five-mile-long Para- which is the focus of school.” Besides, seeking flicted over land and dox Lake. Of course, the next month’s install- financial support, the center trade rights, and a fort latter’s name appealed to ment. Please join me. which is owned by Church Women United, needs more volunteers for the after school program, food distribution, and in other areas as well. Minister Dorothy doesn’t see any mission trips in her future, because she’s concen- trating on helping local folks. She said, “I really have a hunger to see those that seem to be in the dark come to the light of what God has.” Christina Ryan Claypool “Sometimes, we can waste so much time doing something Christina Ryan Claypool is a freelance good, but is that actually what God is calling us to?” said journalist and inspirational speaker. Minister Dorothy Moore, who is in her late 60s. “As we age, Contact her through her website at www. we’ve got to be more focused on what God is saying to us. We christinaryanclaypool.com. need to be on target.” 40949597

Our Generation’s Magazine | February 2017 | 7 Events Calendar History, cont. from page 6 several days later just east of West Newton by a Center, 7 Town Square, There are four easy ways puppet show, 1 and 3 p.m. that now reside in the Boy Scout who was part of a team of 40 Scouts Lima. Call 419-224-1552 or to send information: Sunday, 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. night sky. Sponsored by and law enforcement officers combing the area. MAIL TO: Your Community visit limaciviccenter.com. Monday, Oakwoods Nature the Hancock Park District. After his partial recovery, Nichols was indicted Calendar, Newsroom, The AUGLAIZE Preserve Discovery Center, Call 419-425-7275 or visit by the October 1947 grand jury and his trial was Lima News, 3515 Elida 1400 Oakwoods Lane, hancockparks.com. set for early December 1947. Road, Lima, OH 45807 COUNTY Findlay. The train travels Feb. 24-26 During the trial, Mrs. Whitaker “admitted that DROP OFF: Items through the countryside Feb. 12 “Alice in Wonderland Jr.,” the Nichols had accused each other of running may be dropped off to pick up neighborhood around with other men and women and that Nora Auglaize County Council presented by Youtheatre, at the front desk. animals and includes a had left him and returned to him several times,” on Aging’s fifth annual First Presbyterian Church, EMAIL: Items may puppet show, music and according to a story in the Dec. 9, 1949, edition Token Extravaganza, 1 2300 S. Main St., Findlay. be emailed to: info@ activities. Sponsored by of the News. p.m., Wapak Eagles, 25 E. Visit artspartnership.com. limanews.com. Put “Your the Hancock Park District. Final arguments were heard Dec. 10, 1947. Auglaize St., Wapakoneta. Community Calendar” Call 419-425-7275 or visit Assistant Allen County Prosecutor Clarence Call 866-244-6401 or in the subject line. hancockparks.com. MERCER Fischer argued that Nichols “showed no mercy visit stmarysohio.org. FAX: 419-229-2926 and is entitled to none.” For the defense, attorney Feb. 17-18 COUNTY Items must be submitted HANCOCK L. Earl Ludwig claimed Nichols’ trouble was with in writing at least one Winter Blues Festival, Feb. 25 his wife, not her father. He said the killing was week prior to the event. COUNTY 8 p.m., Alexandria’s, 132 Todd Yohn, 9 p.m., The the result of a “brainstorm” and “in the heat of E. Crawford St., Findlay. Overdrive, 3769 state Route passion without premeditation.” Always include a contact Feb. 9-12, 16-18 Call 419-424-5750. 127, Celina. Call 419-925- The jury retired to deliberate at 3:55 p.m. that name and phone number. “Run for Your Wife,” Fort 9999, email contact@ day and six hours later returned a verdict of guilty Findlay Playhouse, 300 Feb. 19 theoverdrive.com or visit with no recommendation for mercy. On Jan. 1, W. Sandusky St., Findlay. Valentine’s at the ALLEN theoverdrive.com. 1948, after a 15-day evaluation at Lima State Call 419-423-7168 or visit McKinnis House open Hospital showed Nichols was sane, Judge Jenkins COUNTY fortfindlayplayhouse.org. house, 1-4 p.m., Litzenberg sentenced him to die in Ohio’s electric chair. Memorial Woods, McKinnis Feb. 10-12 VAN WERT After all other appeals were exhausted, and Feb. 11 House, 6100 Route 224. “Snow Angel,” Encore the U.S. Supreme Court had refused to hear the Beginner Cross- Learn about the history of COUNTY Theatre, 991 North case, the News reported March 3, 1949, that “any Country Ski Workshop, Valentine’s Day and what it defense hopes for saving Lester T. Nichols, con- Shore Drive, Lima. Call Feb. 12 9-10:30 a.m., Riverbend was like in 1847. Sponsored victed murderer, from the electric chair appeared 419-223-8866, email Broadway’s “42nd Recreation Area, Shelter by the Hancock Park doomed Thursday” when Nora Nichols failed to [email protected] Street,” 2 and 7:30 p.m., 3, 16618 Township Road District. Call 419-425-7275 appear in her husband’s behalf before the Ohio or visit amiltellers.org. Niswonger Performing 208, Findlay. Subject to or visit hancockparks.com. Arts Center of Northwest Pardon and Parole Commission “as previously Feb. 11 proper snow and weather expected.” Nichols’ attorney Ernest S. Navarre, Feb. 20 Ohio, 10700 state Route Bill Engval, 5 and 8 p.m., conditions. Sponsored by 118 S. Call 419-238-6722 who was at the hearing, blamed “family pressure” Presidents’ Day Theatre Veterans Memorial Civic the Hancock Park District. or visit npacvw.org. for Nora Nichols’ decision. Day-Camp, presented by Center, 7 Town Square, Call 419-425-7275 or visit The following day, March 4, 1948, the News The Arts Partnership, 9 Lima. Call 419-224-1552 or hancockparks.com. Feb. 18 commented, “In the almost two years which a.m. to 4 p.m., Marathon visit limaciviccenter.com. Ohio Has Talent, 7 p.m., have followed (since the Rev. Whitaker’s death), Feb. 11 Performing Arts Center, 200 Niswonger Performing Nichols has tried almost every legal maneuver Feb. 25 Lover’s Lane: Luminary W. Main Cross St., Findlay. Arts Center of Northwest in the book to keep from doing what he must do “Enigma Variations,” Cross-Country Ski or Call 419-423-2787 or visit Ohio, 10700 state Route tonight.” Eight hours before the execution, Ohio presented by the Lima Hike, 6-9 p.m., Riverbend marathoncenterarts.org. 118 S. Call 419-238-6722 Gov. Frank Lausche refused executive clemency. Nichols’ brother, Ronald, waited outside the Symphony Orchestra, Recreation Area, Shelter Feb. 22 or visit npacvw.org. 7:30 p.m., Veterans prison gates during the execution and accompa- 3, 16618 Township Road Romance Among the Feb. 25 Memorial Civic Center, 7 208, Findlay. Subject to nied the body back to Alger for services. Lester Night Skies, 7 p.m., “Daniel Tiger’s Town Square, Lima. Call proper snow and weather Nichols is buried in New Pleasant Hill Cemetery Oakwoods Nature Neighborhood Live!” south of Alger. 419-224-1552 or visit conditions. Sponsored by Preserve Discovery Center, 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., Nichols was the first person convicted of mur- limaciviccenter.com. the Hancock Park District. 1400 Oakwoods Lane, Niswonger Performing der in Allen County to die in the electric chair Call 419-425-7275 or visit Feb. 26 Findlay. Learn about the Arts Center of Northwest since Harry Pierpont who was executed on July hancockparks.com. Lima Bride, sponsored by true romances and the Ohio, 10700 state Route 12, 1934, for slaying Sheriff Jess L. Sarber on The Lima News, 11 a.m., Feb. 12-13 tumultuous relationships 118 S. Call 419-238-6722 Oct. 12, 1933, while springing John Dillinger Veterans Memorial Civic “The Night Train” of the gods and goddesses or visit npacvw.org. from the county jail.

8 | February 2017 | Our Generation’s Magazine Just for Fun Answer on page 12 CLUES ACROSS 40. __, United Arab Emirates capital 4. PT Anderson film “__ Nights” 34. Effeminate 1. Baseball team 43. Small amount 5. Teacher (abbr.) 35. Something to solve 5. Hymns 44. Back of the foot 6. Anesthetized 36. Horses like these 11. Actor Jared 45. Pakrit language 7. Anno Domini (in the year 37. Intelligence organization 12. Fragrance 49. Home of “60 Minutes” of Our Lord) 38. Blood type 16. __ Von Bismarck, Iron Chancellor 50. Condemn 8. __ and behold 40. Exhibition 17. Nordic God 51. Ailed 9. French young women (abbr.) 41. Poisonous plant 18. Weighed down 53. Elevated railroad 10. Scorch 42. Aluminum 19. Coppola’s mob epic 54. Rebelliousness 13. Notre Dame 44. Possesses 24. Nanogram 56. Ancient Greek city 14. Express disapproval 45. Penetrate with a sharp instrument 25. Famed street artist 58. Clothing company (abbr.) 15. Cars need these 46. Ring-shaped objects 26. Identifier 59. Member of the cabbage family 20. Not off 47. Speaks at church 27. 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet 60. Softens or smooths 21. Unit of mass 48. Form in the mind 28. In addition 63. Mass of coagulated liquid 22. You 50. Selectors 29. Micturated 64. Problems 23. Concealed 51. Probability of default 30. Shock 65. Irish Republic 27. Parent-teacher organizations 52. 2001 Spielberg film 31. Accept 29. Approximately 3.14159 54. Where to get a sandwich 33. Allotment CLUES DOWN 30. Chinese conception of poetry 55. Newts 34. Eras 1. Dress 31. Satisfaction 57. Modus operandi 38. Emerges 2. Deadly 32. College degree 61. Exists 39. Cape Verde capital 3. Says aloud 33. Formerly Ceylon: __ Lanka 62. Politico-economic union

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Our Generation’s Magazine | February 2017 | 9 Seasonings Let’s eat: Cheese Enchiladas with Chili Gravy

By Gretchen Mckay gravy comes together quickly and uses Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (TNS) everyday ingredients you most likely have Things can get crazy. You might wonder on hand. Plus, no meat is involved so it CHEESE ENCHILADAS WITH CHILI GRAVY who has time for a home-cooked dinner. you’re cooking for vegetarians, no problem. These saucy, cheesy enchiladas are the I substituted scallions for the white onion answer to a busy person’s prayers. The and also spooned sour cream on top. PG tested Prepare the chili tortilla in the hot fat; gravy: In a medium it should start to bub- For the chili gravy sauté pan set over ble immediately. Heat 1/4 cup neutral oil, medium-high heat, tortilla for about 10 like canola or use heat oil or fat until it to 15 seconds a side lard or chicken or begins to shimmer. until soft and lightly beef fat Whisk in flour and browned. Remove tor- 1/4 cup all-purpose stir continuously until tilla and set on a rack flour it turns into a light set over a baking pan 1 teaspoon kosher salt brown roux, roughly or just on a baking or to taste the color of coffee ice pan if you don’t have 1/2 teaspoon ground cream, about 10 min- a rack. Repeat with black pepper or to utes. remaining tortillas, taste Add salt, pepper, working quickly. 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic garlic powder, cumin, Using a ladle, put powder oregano and chile about 1/2 cup chili 2 teaspoons ground powder and whisk gravy in the bottom of cumin to combine. Then an 8-by-13-inch bak- 1/2 teaspoon dried continue whisking ing pan and spread it oregano, ideally for another minute out a little. Roll a few Mexican oregano or so until the roux tablespoons of cheese 2 tablespoons chile becomes fragrant. into each tortilla, then powder Add chicken broth place it seam-side 2 cups chicken stock, slowly, 1/2 cup at a down in the pan, nest- ideally homemade time, whisking until ling each one against or low-sodium if sauce begins to thick- the last. Ladle chili store-bought en. Turn heat to low gravy over the top of For the enchiladas and let sauce simmer the rolled tortillas and 1/2 cup neutral oil, an additional 15 min- sprinkle remaining like canola utes or so. Add broth cheese over the top. 12 yellow corn torti- as needed to adjust Transfer to oven llas the thickness of the and bake until sauce 3 cups shredded gravy. Keep warm. bubbles and cheese is cheddar cheese, or Heat oven to 450 melted, approximately a mixture of 1 1/2 degrees. 10 to 15 minutes. cups cheddar cheese Prepare the tortillas: Sprinkle chopped and 1 1/2 cups In a medium saute onions over top and American cheese, pan set over medium- serve immediately. like Velveeta high heat, heat oil 1 medium-size white until it begins to shim- Serves 6. onion, peeled and mer. Using tongs or a chopped wide spatula, place a — The New York Times Gretchen McKay/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette/TNS) Cheese Enchiladas with Chili Gravy.

10 | February 2017 | Our Generation’s Magazine Money Sports, continued from page 5 in Oxford, like Sid Gillman, Miami’s like to think we established the Cradle of Considering selling your house? Act now head coach from 1942 through 1947. Coaches.” Gillman was noted for his persistency Gillman also coached in both the Courtesy of Metro to open houses. Buyers, in adhering to the tried and true thought NFL and AFL, compiling a professional like appraisers, see clut- that whatever’s worth doing is worth record of 123-104-7, including guiding doing right. He was one of the first the San Diego Chargers to the 1963 AFL According to Realtor. tered homes as less valu- coaches to grade players meticulously on championship, punctuated by a 51-10 com, spring is the busi- able. In addition, a home their assignments after games. pasting of the Boston Patriots. est and best season to full of clutter might give Football historian Jack Park said Other noteworthy coaches who sell a home. While a buyers the impression, about Gillman, who amassed a collegiate worked the sidelines, either at Miami good home can find a true or not, that the coaching record of 81-19-2 at Miami and Field or Yager Stadium were Bill Arn- buyer any time of year, home was not well main- the University of Cincinnati, “Sid Gill- sparger, Bill Mallory, Jim Tressel, Gary homeowners might find tained. man is truly the father of the passing Moeller, Jim Young, Larry Smith and the buyers’ pool is stron- game. He perfected the forward pass Sean Payton. gest in spring and into 6 to 7 percent. If it’s in 3. Eliminate odors. during a time when football was a run- As for the final words about Miami summer. The reasons for the budget, hire profes- A home’s inhabit- ning game.” University’s proud tradition of football that are many, ranging sional landscapers to fix ants grow accustomed Gillman by his own admission before coaching excellence, those words go to from parents wanting to any problematic land- to odors that might be dying at 91 in 2003 was a workaholic, Jack Park. move when their chil- scaping or address any circulating throughout saying about his time in Oxford, “We “There’s an old saying in America and dren are not in school to issues that arose during the house. Pet odor, for worked tirelessly, all year, no time off, no also in football that success breeds suc- buyers wanting to move the winter. Homeowners instance, might not be vacations. I also made sure I encouraged cess, and I have to think a lot of coaches when the weather is with green thumbs can as strong to a home’s all my players who wanted to get into who came here proved that. Success most accommodating. tackle such projects on residents as it is to coaching to pursue it, and I worked to does indeed breed success, and Miami is Because spring is such their own, but hiring pro- guests and prospec- get them positions. My staff and I would certainly proof of that.” a popular time to sell a fessionals is akin to stag- tive buyers. Because home, homeowners who ing inside the home. windows tend to stay want to put their homes closed throughout the on the market should use 2. Conquer interior clutter. winter, interior odors winter as an opportunity Clutter has a way of can be even stronger to prepare their homes accumulating over the come late-winter than for the prying eyes of winter, when people they are during the rest prospective buyers. The tend to spend more time of the year. A thorough following tips can help indoors than they do cleaning of the house, homeowners during the throughout the rest of including vacuuming pre-selling preparation the year. Homeowners and removal of any pet process. who want to put their hair that accumulated homes on the market over the winter, can help 1. Address the exterior of in spring won’t have to remove odor. In the the home. the luxury of waiting weeks leading up to the Winter can be harsh until spring to do their open house, bathe pets on a home’s exterior, so “spring” cleaning, so more frequently, using a as winter winds down, start clearing any clut- shampoo that promotes homeowners who want ter out in winter, even healthy skin so pet dan- to sell their homes resolving to make an der is not as prevalent. should make an effort effort to prevent its Open windows when the to address anything that accumulation throughout weather allows so more might negatively affect winter. Just like buy- fresh air comes into the their homes’ curb appeal. ers are impressed by home. A study of homes in curb appeal, they are Spring is a popular Greenville, S.C., from turned off by clutter. and potentially lucrative researchers at Clemson The Appraisal Institute time to sell a home, and University found that suggests homeowners homeowners who spend the value of homes with clear clutter out of their winter preparing their landscapes that were homes before apprais- homes for the market upgraded from “good” to ers visit, and the same may reap even greater “excellent” increased by approach can be applied rewards. 40953556

Our Generation’s Magazine | February 2017 | 11 At Our Age Q&A SOCIAL SECURITY - QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Question: vices instead of wages to an individual. Someone stole my Social Security You can learn more about household number, and it’s being used repeat- workers and tax deductions by reading edly. Does Social Security issue new our publication, Household Workers, at Social Security numbers to victims www.socialsecurity.gov/pubs. of repeated identity theft? Question: Answer: My same-sex partner and I recently Identity theft is one of the fastest married. Will we qualify for Social growing crimes in America, so you Security benefits? aren’t alone. If you’ve done all you can to identify and fix the problem, including Answer: contacting the Federal Trade Commis- You may be eligible to apply for Social sion, but someone is still using your Security benefits. Many factors affect number, Social Security may assign you your eligibility for benefits, including a new number. If you decide to apply how long you worked and your age. for a new number, you’ll need to prove Social Security is now processing more your identity, age, and U.S. citizenship claims in which entitlement or eligibility or immigration status. You’ll also need to is affected by a same-sex relationship. provide evidence you’re having ongoing We encourage you to apply for benefits problems because of the misuse of your right away, even if you aren’t sure you’re current Social Security number. You can eligible. Applying now will protect you read more about identity theft at www. against the loss of any potential ben- socialsecurity.gov/pubs. efits. You can apply safely and securely at www.socialsecurity.gov/applyonline. Question: Learn more about Social Security for Now that my husband and I have same-sex couples by visiting www. a large family, we’ve hired a house- socialsecurity.gov/same-sexcouples. keeper that comes once a week. Do we have to withhold Social Security Question: taxes from our housekeeper’s earn- I applied for a replacement Social ings? Security card last week but haven’t received it yet. When should I expect Answer: to receive my new card? It depends on how much you’re paying the housekeeper. If you pay a house- Answer: keeper or other household worker $1,900 You’ll usually receive your replacement or more in cash wages throughout the card in about 10 days. We work hard to year, you must deduct Social Security protect you, to prevent identity theft, and Medicare taxes. This holds true and to ensure the integrity of your Social for a cleaning person, cook, gardener, Security number. To do that, we have to babysitter, or anyone else who provides verify documents you present as proof of services for you. In addition, you must identity. In some cases, we must verify report these wages once a year. There the documents before we can issue the are exceptions, for example, when you card. For more information about your are hiring a company or independent Social Security card and number, visit contractor and paying them a fee for ser- www.socialsecurity.gov/ssnumber.

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