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August 23 - 29, 2012 Tidbits of Casper - For Advertising call 307-473-8661 • 161 South Fenway, Casper, WY Page 1 Published and Distributed Weekly by Alimon Publishing, LLC - www.tidbitswyoming.com - [email protected] - 307-473-8661 August 23 - 29, 2012 Laugh-A-Bit with Tidbits Issue #484 Experienced agents who can make your dream come true is looking for serious and qualified buyers who will benefit from intergrity, enthusiasm and hard work. This is a GREAT time to buy! 09/05/12 Q: What happened to the man who was stopped for having sodium chloride and a nine-volt in his car? A: He was booked for a salt and battery! Open Mon thru Fri 12 to 6 • Sat. 12 to 4 Open 24 Hours: discountrememdiesinc.com ��������1 3 0 W 2 n d S t 3 1 5 - 6 1 7 1

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Published and Distributed Weekly by Alimon Publishing, LLC - www.tidbitswyoming.com - [email protected] - 307-473-8661

August 23 - 29, 2012

Laugh-A-Bit with Tidbits

Issue #484

Experienced agents who can make your dream come true is looking for serious and qualified buyers who will

benefit from intergrity, enthusiasm and hard work.

This is a GREAT time to buy!

09/05/12

Q: What happened to the man who was stopped for having sodium chloride and a

nine-volt in his car?

A: He was booked for a salt and battery!

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If you’re signed up for Veterans Retraining As-sistance Program (VRAP) and are expecting to hear about approval and payments, beware ... especially if you get a call from a 202 area code.

There’s word of a scam going around to steal money from VRAP recipients. As posted on the Department of Veterans Affairs page, it works like this:

The scammers will call you and congratulate you on being approved for the program. You’ll be told you can have your money within minutes ... if you give your bank deposit information and agree to a $205 service fee.

Whomever it is, that person isn’t affiliated with the VA. The scammer takes your money. Nobody at the VA will ever call you like that and ask for your banking information. If you get a similar scam call, phone the Federal Trade Commission at 1-877-382-4357.

(As a side note, I hunted down some information on the scam and found a phone number. If the powers-that-be want to look for the scammer, it shouldn’t be too hard: The phone is a landline in Washington, D.C.)

VRAP is a training program for high demand oc-cupations. If you haven’t signed up for VRAP and want to start school in September, there’s still time. The early group (until September) is limited to 45,000 veterans. They’ve reached that number of applications, but only half have been accepted. If you want to apply now, it’s worth a shot. Otherwise you’ll be in the next group, which starts in October and runs until March 2014.

The qualifications are:Ages 35 to 60UnemployedDon’t have a dishonorable dischargeAren’t eligible for other education benefits through

the VADon’t get compensation for not being employableAren’t in a federal or state job training programFor more information go online to benefits.va.gov/

vow/education.htm or call the VA at 1-800-827-1000.

© 2012 King Features Synd., Inc.

The VRAP Scam

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The 10th annual Shane Shatto Memorial Remember the Wyoming

8 Walk/Run is at the new Cross Country Track on August 24th.

The 5k and 10k Walk/Run fee is $20 and includes a T-shirt and a glow in the

dark necklace. Registration is at the High School football field begins at 7:30 p.m., and the Walk/Run starts at 8:30 p.m. This year is a night run. Refreshments will be provided along with prizes. Proceeds will

help fund the Shane Shatto Memorial Scholarship, in the name of Shane Shatto, a Douglas graduate who died in 2001 by a drunk driver. The scholarship is awarded

to a Douglas High School athlete. Sarah Townsend was the 2012 recipient of

the scholarship. For more information,

call Kerry Shatto, 359-3211 or Margo Shatto at 359-0723.

ScholarshipWalk/Run

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“The best tasting soups of summer are the simplest to make,” said 28-year-old chef Becca Berroteran recently to a group of moms at Mis-sion Springs Conference Center in Scotts Valley, Calif. “And each bowlful can look like a work of art, too,” she added.

In a nod to her Mexican heritage, we watched attentively as she ladled red pepper soup into one side of a soup bowl while at the same time ladling a fresh zucchini soup in the other.

“Busy families can make a two-toned garden soup in less than an hour on the stove or micro-wave,” she said as she grabbed a squeeze bottle to demonstrate the garnish. “Kids love to top the

servings with cream sauce designs and swirls or let them simply add popcorn or crunched chips.”

Here are the basic how-tos. Add your favorite fresh herbs and seasonings to make the soup your own, and then have fun impressing your next dinner guests.

Easy Two-Toned

Garden Soup

TWO-TONED GARDEN SOUPZucchini Soup ingredients3 medium zucchini, roughly chopped 2 cups chicken broth1/2 cup chopped yellow onion1/2 tablespoon chopped fresh garlicSalt and pepper

Bring the zucchini, broth, onions, garlic and sea-sonings to a boil, stirring frequently. Simmer until zucchini is soft, about 20 minutes. Use immersion hand blender to blend.

Roasted Red Pepper Soup ingredients2 (12-ounce) jars fire roasted red peppers, drained 2 cups beef broth Tapatio hot sauce (optional)

Cook peppers and beef stock until heated through. Use immersion hand blender to blend.

Ladle hot soups simultaneously into each half of a soup bowl, then “paint” designs with avocado cream sauce.

Avocado Cream SauceStir together 1/4 mashed ripe avocado,

2 tablespoons sour cream, 1/8 teaspoon cumin and a splash of milk to make it “squeezable.” Spoon into a squeeze bottle and create these easy designs on top of the two-tone soup. Makes 8 to 10 servings.

HeartsSqueeze out several dime-size dots. Dip into the

middle of a dot with a chopstick or skewer and drag down to form a heart. Continue to the next dot.

StarburstSqueeze a quarter-size dot in the center of the

soup. Dip a toothpick in the center and lightly drag out to make a line. Repeat in all directions.

Donna Erickson’s award-winning series “Donna’s Day” is airing on public television nationwide. To find more of her cre-ative family recipes and activities, visit www.donnasday.com and link to the NEW Donna’s Day Facebook fan page. Her latest book is “Donna Erickson’s Fabulous Funstuff for Families.”

© 2012 Donna Erickson Distributed by King Features Synd.

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Fri., Aug 24th ....... PATIO TALKS: “THE SURVEYOR GENERAL MEASURES WYOMING”, National Historic Trails Interpretive Center, NHTIC

Fri., Aug 24th ....... IRISH DANCE FESTIVAL, Kelly Walsh High School Auditorium, the Irish Dance Association of Central Wyoming

Fri., Aug 24th ....... THE EAST GATE INFLUENCE BLOCK PARTY, 5000 BLACKMORE ROAD, COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER OF CENTRAL WYOMING

Fri., Aug 24th ....... SPEEDWAY RACING, CASPER SPEEDWAYFri., Aug 24th ....... 13TH ANNUAL GOLF MARATHON, CASPER COUNTRY CLUB & PARADISE VALLEY GOLF

CLUB, CENTRAL WYOMING RESCUE MISSIONFri., Aug 24th ....... NCHS CLASS OF 1977 HOLD 35TH REUNION, BEST WESTERN RAMKOTA, NCHS CLASS

OF 1977Sat., Aug 25th ....... “THE BEFUDDLED BARBER OF HAIR TODAY GOON TOMORROW” DINNER AND MELO-

DRAMA, CASPER SENIOR CENTER AT 1831 E. 4TH STREET, CASPER SENIOR CENTERSat., Aug 25th ....... “1984” PRODUCTION, BLACK BOX THEATER AT CASPER COLLEGE, CASPER COLLEGESat., Aug 25th ....... VIEW THE MOON, CASPER PLANETARIUM AT 904 N. POPLAR, CASPER ASTRONOMY CLUBSat., Aug 25th ....... NCHS CLASS OF 1977 HOLD 35TH REUNION, BEST WESTERN RAMKOTA, NCHS CLASS OF 1977Sat., Aug 25th ....... 13th ANNUAL ONE-PITCH SLOW PITCH SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT, Casper Recreation CenterSat., Aug 25th ....... IRISH DANCE FESTIVAL, Kelly Walsh High School Auditorium, the Irish Dance Association of Central WyomingSat., Aug 25th ....... RIVERFEST & DUCK DERBY, Mike Lansing Field, Casper Rotary Club & Platte River

ParkwaySat., Aug 25th ....... SUN RANCH DAY at MARTIN’S COVE, Martin’s Cove - 47600 West Highway 220,

Martin’s CoveSat., Aug 25th ....... FARMER’S MARKET, Agriculture Resource Learning Center - 2011 Fairgrounds Rd, Na-

trona County Master Gardener’s Sun., Aug 26th...... “1984” PRODUCTION, BLACK BOX THEATER AT CASPER COLLEGE, CASPER

COLLEGETues., Aug 28th .... HISTORIC BISHOP HOME TOUR, Historic Bishop Home 818 E. 2nd, Cadoma FoundationTues., Aug 28th .... DOWTOWN CASPER COMMUNITY FARMER’S MARKET, 2ND & KIMBALL,

DOWNTOWN COMMUNITYWed. Aug 29th...... WEDNESDAY NIGHT LIVE FREE CONCERT, NICOLAYSEN ART MUSEUM AT 400 E.

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DEAR PAW'S CORNER: I recently read an advertisement by a pet hospital that is offering acupuncture for pets. Does this even work for pets? I'm skeptical. -- Janice T., Orlando, Fla.

DEAR JANICE: I can't say for sure, but the idea of providing acupunc-ture treatment for pets is intriguing. Acupuncture has been shown to have positive results for humans trying to manage pain, and some anecdotal reports indicate that acupuncture might help reduce pain in animals, as well.

Wadsworth Animal Hospital in Lakewood, Colo., for example, recently reported that as many as 75 percent of the pets in its care treated with acupuncture experienced "a significant or major improvement, although some symptoms may remain."

The hospital used acupuncture to treat pets suffering from arthritis, hip dysplasia, nerve damage or other chronic health conditions.

Pet acupuncture sounds pretty odd, and it's really a new type of treat-ment for pets, coming into vogue just in the past few decades. But it's not the only holistic pet treatment out there that looks to help improve pets' health without the use of drugs or surgery. And it's growing in popularity: some 800 pet acupuncturists are registered with the American Academy of Veterinary Acupuncture (http://www.aava.org), the Washington Post reports, an increase of 600 since 2002.

So, how do you find a qualified acu-puncturist for your pet? The AAVA has a listing on its site, but be sure to ask questions of the pet acupuncturist you find locally. He or she should be certified to practice veterinary medicine as well as veterinary acupunc-ture.

Send your questions or com-ments to [email protected], or write to Paw's Corner, c/o King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. For more pet care-related advice and information, visit www.pawscorner.com.

© 2012 King Features Synd., Inc.

Acupuncture for Pets?

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• The best way to cook leafy, green veggies such as spinach and kale is to stir fry them in just the water left over from rinsing. It works very well to steam them, and adds no fat!

• Keep track of the capacity and dimensions of your cookware by using a permanent marker to notate the specifications on the bottom of each of your baking containers. This way, when a recipe calls for a 13-by-9 baking dish or a two-quart casserole dish, you can easily tell which one you need. This is especially important if you don’t spend a lot of time cooking.

• “When you need to crush nuts or a cracker for crumbs and don’t have a rolling pin, put them in a plastic bag and use a small can of soup to crush them.” -- J.R. in Virginia

• To avoid a dirty-smelling hamper, place a

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I am a diabetic male, age 96, with many aches and pains but no high blood pressure. I have low cholesterol and am in control of my diabetes. In the past few weeks, I’ve noticed swelling of my ankles and feet. I have been taking two water pills a day for it. I never use salt or eat salty foods. What can you suggest for me? -- S.S.

ANSWER: That swelling is edema, and it has many causes. One is sitting for long periods with the legs dan-gling down. With the legs in that position, gravity pulls fluid from the legs’ blood vessels. Treatment for this kind of edema consists in elevating the legs. Every hour, lie down for 10 minutes with pillows under your legs and feet so that they are above heart level. When sitting, squeeze the leg muscles over and over. Muscle contractions stop the oozing of fluids from the blood vessels. And take a morning and afternoon walk. Elastic hose can keep fluid in blood vessels and out of the surrounding tissues.

Dilated leg veins -- varicose veins -- promote edema. A clot in a leg vein is another cause. That’s usually quite painful, and you’d be aware that something is going on if you had a clot. Liver ailments can lead to edema. The liver makes a blood protein, albumin, that keeps fluid in circulation. With a low production of this protein, fluid leaks out of vessels. Kidney failure is another reason why edema occurs. Medicines can lead to it. The popular non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medicines such as Advil and Aleve are two examples. So are medicines called calcium channel blockers, such as nifedipine and verapamil. If you increased the dose of your water pill on your own, you shouldn’t. You can develop a potassium deficiency from overuse of water pills.

Try the things I mentioned. See if they bring down the swelling. If they don’t, you’ll have to consult your doctor.

A much more important cause of ankle-foot edema is heart failure, something that your doctor must check you for.

The booklet on edema and lymphedema explains this kind of swelling in detail. Readers can obtain a copy by writing: Dr. Donohue -- No. 106W, Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. Enclose a check or money order (no cash) for $4.75 U.S./$6 Canada with the recipient’s printed name and address. Please allow four weeks for delivery.

• • •DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I’d been on Ambien for three

years. I’m off it now. I take melatonin. It works better. What are the good things and bad things about it? -- R.M.

ANSWER: The pineal gland in the brain makes melato-nin, a hormone-like substance that contributes in regulating our internal clock. Melatonin is secreted at night and signals the body to go to sleep.

The benefits ascribed to melatonin are amazing: quell-ing inflammation, acting as an antioxidant, bolstering the immune system, preventing cancer. The evidence for these benefits is not overwhelming. It does, however, prevent jet lag and foster sleep. Long-term side effects and safety are not known

Chronic insomnia is best treated by consult-ing a sleep specialist.

• • •Dr. Donohue regrets

that he is unable to an-swer individual letters, but he will incorporate them in his column whenever possible. Readers may write him or request an order form of available health newsletters at P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475.

© 2012 North America Synd., Inc.

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single sheet of fabric softener in the bottom of your laundry closet or in the hamper itself.

• “To keep sauces from splattering and dirtying the inside of your microwave, cover the food with a damp paper towel or a coffee filter.” -- E.C. in Utah

• “Unload the bottom rack of the dishwasher first. This way, you won’t wet the dishes on the

bottom if any pooled water on the top shelf spills. I thought everyone did it this way, but then my boyfriend thought I was such a genius that I figured I would share this hint with others!” -- A Reader, via email

Send your tips to Now Here’s a Tip, c/o King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475 or e-mail JoAnn at [email protected].

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• On Sept. 9, 1776, the Continental Congress formally declares the name of the new nation to be the "United States" of America. It replaced the term "United Colonies," which had been in general use.

• On Sept. 3, 1783, the American Revolution officially comes to an end when representatives of the United States, Great Britain, Spain and France sign the Treaty of Paris. The signing signified America's status as a free nation, as Britain formally recognized the independence of its 13 former American colonies.

• On Sept. 7, 1936, Charles Harden Holley is born in Lubbock, Texas. Writing and performing under the name Buddy Holly, he would have an influence on rock 'n' roll that would far outlast his tragically shortened career. He left behind a legacy that includes "That'll Be The Day," "Peggy Sue," "Not

Fade Away," It's So Easy," "Everyday," "Oh Boy!" and "Maybe Baby."

• On Sept. 6, 1943, a new high-speed train traveling between New York City and Washington, D.C., derails, killing 79 people and seriously injuring 100 more. The Congressional Limited traveled at an unprecedented speed of 65 mph.

• On Sept. 4, 1957, Ford Motor Company unveils the Edsel, the first new automobile brand produced by one of the Big Three car companies since 1938. One reporter called it "an Oldsmobile sucking a lemon." In addition, at highway speeds the famous hood ornament had a tendency to fly off and into the windshield.

• On Sept. 5, 1972, during the 1972 Summer Olympics at Munich, Germany, a group of Palestinian terrorists storms the Olympic Village apartment of the Israeli athletes, killing two and taking nine others hostage. The terrorists were part of a group known as Black September.

© 2012 King Features Synd., Inc.

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August 23 - 29, 2012

When the final lap at Watkins Glen International com-menced, Marcos Ambrose was running third. He knew he had Kyle Busch and Brad Keselowski in front of him. What he didn't know was that he also had an oily track in

front of him.Keselowski took the lead by nudging Busch out of the way. He got the same

medicine from Ambrose, enabling the Ford driver from Australia (Launceston, Tasmania) to win at the Glen for the second year in a row.

"I was the first one to slip in the oil, and it was just getting worse and worse," Ambrose said later. "You could tell the car was staying out there because the oil was moving around the race track and you just take your chances. You've got to commit at that point in the race, and it was great racing with Kyle and Brad.

They're the two best guys to race. It's just awesome fun, and that's the way rac-ing should be, and we got the No. 9 Stanley Ford in Vic-tory Lane."

It was one of the more exciting final laps in NASCAR history. Both of the 35-year-old's wins

Ambrose Charges Into Chase Mix

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are at Watkins Glen. He has a chance to make the Chase for the Sprint Cup, thanks to the victory, but it will require at least another win in the final four races of the regular season.

But Ambrose holds the qualify-ing record at Michigan Interna-tional Speedway, the next stop on the schedule.

"We got the pole at Michigan. We were running top five all day there. There's no reason why we can't go there and surprise them again," he said.

Ambrose had to settle for ninth in the Quicken Loans 400 on June 17.For the second time, Ambrose managed to win at one of few tracks where

his owner, Richard Petty, never took a checkered flag."You go and you run, and you do the best you can, and then you try to take

advantage of the circumstances that are there," Petty said. "That's what Marcos did. He didn't create any of those circumstances. He took advantage of those circumstances."

For the second week in a row, the Sprint Cup winner was neither first nor second when the final lap began.

• • •Monte Dutton covers motorsports for The Gaston (N.C.) Gazette. E-mail Monte at nascart

[email protected].© 2012 King Features Synd., Inc.

After his win at Watkins Glen, Marcos Ambrose remains in the hunt for the Chase for the Sprint Cup. (John Clark/NASCAR This Week photo)

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Here's My Card...

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Both 5K and 10K start at 8:30pm on the High School Track. We will be running / walk-ing on the New High School Cross Country Track.

All participants receive a T-shirt and are registered for the many door prizes given after the event

Entry Fee $20.00

All proceeds help fund the

Shane Shatto Memorial

Scholarship Fund

Any questions contact

Kerry Shatto 359-3211 or

Margo Shatto 359-0723

Early registration can be done at Frontier Drug or the Hospital

The Shane Shatto Memorial & Remember the Wyoming Eight (8) 5K & 10K Night Run & Walk

Friday August 24th , 2012Registration Starts at 7:30pm at Douglas High School Football Stadium

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The Medicare open-enrollment period is coming up soon. During that time you’ll have the chance to review plans and coverage that you’ll want in 2013. You’ll be able to add, drop or change drug coverage. You can switch from an original plan to Medicare Advantage, or vice versa. You can go from one Ad-vantage plan to another, such as one that has drug coverage versus one that doesn’t.

The good news is that the drug plan rates aren’t going up. The average premium for basic drug cover-age is likely to be $30 for the third year in a row.

Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, the “doughnut hole” is shrinking. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says 52 million people on Medi-care have saved $3.9 billion on drug costs, which averages more than $600 per person per year. Be-tween now and 2020, coverage will increase until the doughnut hole is closed altogether. This year we’ve had a 50 percent discount on name-brand drugs dur-ing the time the doughnut hole has been in effect, plus a discount of 14 percent on generic drugs. Next year, in 2013, that will increase to 52.5 percent and 21 percent respectively.

Figuring out just when you initially need to sign up for Social Security and Medicare can be tricky be-cause the year, month and date you’re born determine your eligibility. Go online to www.medicare.gov and look for the eligibility tools and the plan finder. Or call Medicare at 1-800-633-4227. The number for Social Security is 1-800-772-1213.

Put this on your calendar: The Medicare enroll-ment period this year starts Oct. 15 and ends Dec. 7, 2012. The new choices take effect Jan. 1, 2013.

© 2012 King Features Synd., Inc.

Time for Medicare Open Enrollment

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• It's still not known who made the following sage observation: "To succeed in politics, it is sometimes necessary to rise above your principles."

• In 1938, Time magazine featured Adolph Hitler on the cover as its Man of the Year.

• The first time a toilet was ever seen on television was in the pilot episode of "Leave It to Beaver," in 1957.

• If you live in the South, home of huge roaches, you probably won't be surprised to learn that a cockroach can live for a week without a head. When the headless insect does finally die, it's from starvation, not from the loss of its head.

© 2012 King Features Synd., Inc.

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