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contentscontents4 Calendar9 New on the Shelf18 Scene About Town48 Parting Shot

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1 0 Class Notes:Dahl Teaches Ethics Through Understandingby Hailey Brueschke

1 2 ICCC Student Spotlight:Martin Makes Choices to Improve her Educationby Hailey Brueschke

1 4 Tietsort Helps Women in Recoveryby Robert Wolf

2 6 Faith Matters:Sheldon Works with Youthsat Northfieldby Robert Wolf

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3 0 Toastmasters Toast in the New Yearby Meg Beshey

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3 5 Home Style:Leaky Faucet Issues GotYou “Running”?by Meg Beshey

3 8 The Blandon Memorial Art Museum Focuses on Iowa Creativityby Joe Sutter

4 1 Health Wise:Dry Skin Resolutionsby Meg Beshey

4 3 Around Town:Sidewalk and Crosswalk BrickRepair Effortsby Stephanie Houk Sheetzand Scott Meinders

4 5 Culinary Corner:Pork and Shiitake Meatloafby Meg Beshey

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From the News Editor It’s All Good…

It’s January. Say it together: Er, brrrr?

It’s warm. It’s cold. It’s Iowa’s ever-changing weather.

As you enter the New Year, think beyond wishing well upon those you know. Think about

what you can change. Not resolutions. Change.

That chair, it’s always been in the same spot in the living room. What if you, say, moved it

to the dining room? Those drapes. What if you painted on them? Or dyed them? Or recy-

cled them into pillows for your couch? The entry rugs. Ugh. What if you got rid of them

because they fight with the vacuum? Keep the peace. Save the vac. Lose the rugs.

Change can — and should — include you.

Those clothes you don’t wear? Donate them now. Shoes too. Does your hair need a new look? Change the color or

length. Another change? Make time for you. Mess around the workshop, cook up a storm and read those books

that have been staring back at you from the bookshelf. Me time can change your perspective — and your routine.

Try it.

This month Fort Dodge Today features the Fort Dodge “Ah” Masters Toastmasters. Anxious about talking in front of

others? Toastmasters can help take that away. They will show you how to open up and express yourself to great

success through your words. It’s a neat group to talk with on a Tuesday night.

Our volunteers this month are Brad Sheldon, the youth minister with Northfield Church of Christ, and Jodi Tiesort,

who works with the Gateway to Recovery program. Read about how their efforts make a change in other’s lives.

Our teacher feature focuses on Paul Dahl and his work. Our student feature showcases Katie Miller, who attends

Iowa Central Community College. In the mood to read? Hop in the car, head to the Fort Dodge Public Library and

browse the new books. Be the first to check out some of the featured selections. This month’s Culinary Corner

takes you on the first of many journeys around the world. First stop: Japan, and a version of pork and shiitake

mushroom meatloaf. It’s a bit of comfort food from another land.

So take it in. Curl up on the couch and read this month’s issue of the Fort Dodge Today magazine. If you have sug-

gestions or story ideas, send them along. To submit to the the Calendar of Events, or for any other suggestion, it’s

as easy as emailing it to [email protected].

To all of you, a very Happy New Year.

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Wallace Hughes

Sales ManagerBecky O’Brien

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PublisherLarry D. Bushman

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News EditorMeg Beshey

megmegbesheycontributors

Amelia "Amy" Presler is a FortDodge native, the youngest of 10children from parents Jack andVirginia Presler. Amy has three chil-dren, Austin, Lizzie and Eva. Amy isemployed at the Fort DodgePublic Library where she feeds heraddiction to books. She likes allgenres, but especially literary fic-tion, historical fiction, books withmaps on the front, horses on thecover, but not dogs; rivers andlakes.

Robert Wolf has lived in Fort Dodgesince 1964. He has written for FortDodge Today magazine since2002 and for The Messenger since1993. He’s the author of “Fossils ofIowa” and “Iowa’s State Parks.” Amember of the Author’s Guild, hishobbies include fossil collectingand photography.

Hailey Brueschke will be attendingIowa Central Community Collegenext year to attain her associatearts degree. From there she wouldlike to attend Iowa State Universityto major in journalism. Her goalafter college is to work for a majormagazine in a larger city. She likesto spend her free time reading,writing and being with her friendsand family.


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ICCC basketball vs.

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3

St. Edmond wrestling vs.

CG/EG, St. Edmond,

6 p.m.

4

FDSH boys/girls varsity

basketball vs. Des

Moines Roosevelt, FDSH

main gym, 6:15 and

7:45 p.m.

5

St. Edmond wrestling

duals, St. Edmond,

10 a.m.

6

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noon to 4 p.m.

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St. Edmond basketball vs.

Clarion-Goldfield,

St. Edmond, 7:45 p.m.

8

FDSH girls jv/varsity

basketball vs. Humboldt,

FDSH main gym, 6:15

and 7:45 p.m.

9

ICCC basketball vs.

NIACC, Hodges


10

FDSH boys/girls jv/varsi-

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Moines Hoover,

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basketball vs. Urbandale,

FDSH main gym,

6:15 and 7:45 p.m.

12

Winter Flea Market,

Webster County

Fairgrounds,

9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

13

Winter Flea Market,

Webster County

Fairgrounds,

9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

12

“The Blitz: London,

September 1940

through May 1941” exhi-

bition opens at the

Blanden Memorial Art

Museum.

12

FDSH boys varsity

swimming invitational vs.

Carroll Community,

Decorah, Sioux City

North, Spencer,

Waterloo West and

Newton, FDSH

Dodger pool,

12:30 p.m.

14

FDSH boys/girls jv/varsi-

ty bowling vs. Mason

City, Ridgewood Lanes,

Fort Dodge, 3:30 p.m.

15

Free blood pressure


Crossroads Mall,


dining area.

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FDSH boys varsity

swimming vs. Ames,

FDSH Dodger pool,

6 p.m.

17

FDSH jv/varsity wrestling

vs. Mason City,

FDSH main gym,

6:30 and 7:30 p.m.

19

ICCC basketball vs.

Clinton, Hodges

Fieldhouse, 1 p.m.

20

Inauguration Day

21

Martin Luther King Day

21

FDSH boys/girls jv/varsity

bowling vs. Marshalltown,

Ridgewood Lanes,

Fort Dodge, 3:45 p.m.

22

Free blood pressure


Crossroads Mall,


dining area.

22


Humboldt, St. Edmond,

7:45 p.m.

22

ICCC wrestling vs.

Ellsworth/dual, Fort

Dodge, 7 p.m.

22


basketball vs. West Des

Moines Valley, FDSH

main gym, 6:15 and

7:45 p.m.

24

FDSH jv/varsity wrestling

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New Exhibit: “The Blitz: London, September 1940 through May 1941” opens Jan. 12, 2013

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Clear Lake, St. Edmond,

7:45 p.m.

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basketball vs.

Marshalltown, FDSH

main gym, 6:15 and

7:45 p.m.

26

Fundamentals of

Drawing for Adults class,

Blanden Memorial

Art Museum,

920 Third Ave. S.,

10 a.m. to 3 p.m. $20 fee

for museum members,

$25 fee for

non-members.

Enrollment limited to 10.

For information,

call 573-2316.

26

Pony Express Dance,

Webster County

Fairgrounds, 7 p.m. to

1 a.m.. Doors open at

7 p.m., music starts at

8 p.m., raffle, food and

live auction at 9:30 p.m.

Proceeds go to Camp

Sunnyside.

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Carroll Kuemper, St.

Edmond, 7:45 p.m.

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Free blood pressure


Crossroads Mall,


dining area.

30

ICCC basketball vs.

Southwestern, Hodges


31

FDSH boys/girls jv/varsity

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On the Shelf January books in the Library

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Flavia Fever: Condition in which ardent fans of the Flavia deLuce series undergo a heightened sense of excitement and hys-teria upon the release of a new book in the series written byAlan Bradley. If you haven’t yet read this charming series ofmysteries featuring the precocious 11-year-old Flavia, then youare in for a treat because you get to start at the beginning andread the next four books back-to-back if you please and nothave to wait an entire excruciating year between installments.

Bradley’s series is in this order: The Sweetness at the Bottom ofthe Pie, The Weed That Strings the Hangman’s Bag, A RedHerring Without Mustard, I Am Half-Sick of Shadows andSpeaking From Among the Bones (releasing this month.) And,coming soon, The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches. If thosetitles themselves aren’t enough to pique your interest, then letme give you further reasons to pick them up.

The cozies are set during the 1950s at a crumbling estateknown as Buckshaw in the village of Bishop’s Lacey. Flavia isan amateur sleuth and chemist with a morbid curiousity aboutdeath and poison (she even has her own Victorian laboratoryon the top floor.) Flavia and her trusted bicycle Gladys roamthe mansion and nearby village assisting the detectives (muchto their chagrin,) and plotting ways to exact revenge on herinsufferable older sisters Daphne and Ophelia. Her motherHarriet, a free-spirit adventuress, went missing in Tibet 10years prior and is presumed dead. Her devastated father is adistracted philatelest who worries more about his preciousstamps then the affairs of the near-bankrupt Buckshaw and theantics of his youngest daughter…much to the readers’ delight.

In other book news, here are a few of my favorites releasing

this month:

Ignorance by Michele Roberts

Jeanne Nerin and Marie-Angèle Baudry grow up

side by side in the Catholic village of Ste.

Madeleine, but their worlds could not be more dif-

ferent. Marie-Angèle is the grocer’s daughter, inflat-

ed with ideas of her own piety and rightful place in

society. Jeanne's mother washes clothes for a living.

She used to be a Jew until this became too danger-

ous. Jeanne does not think twice about stealing food

when she is hungry, nor about grasping the slender

chances life throws at her. Marie-Angèle does not grasp; she aspires to a

life of comfort and influence. When war falls out of the sky, the forces that

divide the two girls threaten to overwhelm those that bind them together.

In this dizzying new order, the truth can be buried under a pyramid of

recriminations.

Little Wolves by Thomas James MaltmanSet on the Minnesota prairie in the late 1980s

during a drought season that's pushing family

farms to the brink, Little Wolves features the inter-

twining stories of a father searching for answers

after his son commits a heinous murder, and a pas-

tor's wife (and washed-out scholar of early Anglo-

Saxon literature) who has returned to the town for

mysterious reasons of her own. A penetrating look

at small-town America from the award-winning

author of The Night Birds, Little Wolves weaves

together elements of folklore and Norse mythology while being driven by a

powerful murder mystery; a page-turning literary triumph.

The Imposter Bride by Nancy RichlerA character-driven novel about a mysterious mail-order bride in the wake of WWII, whose sudden decision ripples through time

to deeply impact the daughter she never knew. Lily Azerov arrives in post-WWII Montreal on her own, expecting to be married

to Sol Kramer. But, upon seeing her at the train station, Sol turns her down. Out of pity, his brother Nathan decides to marry

her instead, and pity turns into a deep—and doomed—love. But it is immediately clear that Lily is not who she claims to be.

Her attempt to live out her life as Lily Azerov shatters when she disappears, leaving a new husband and a baby daughter with

only a diary, a large uncut diamond—and a need to find the truth. Who is Lily and what happened to the young woman whose

identity she stole? Why has she left and where did she go? It's up to the daughter Lily abandoned to find the answers to these

questions, as she searches for the mother she may never find or truly know.

Parlor Games by Maryka BiaggioIn 1887, May Dugas ventures to Chicago in

hopes of earning enough money to support her

family. Circumstances force her to take up resi-

dence at the city's most infamous bordello, but

May soon learns to employ her considerable

feminine wiles to extract not only sidelong looks

but also large sums of money from the men she

encounters. Insinuating herself into Chicago's

high society, May lands a well-to-do fiancé-until,

that is, a Pinkerton Agency detective named Reed Doherty intervenes

and summarily foils the engagement. A cat and mouse game that

traverses the world soon follow. Was May really a cold-hearted

swindler or simply a resourceful provider for her poor family?


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Class Notes

photograph by Hailey Brueschke

Dahl Teaches Ethics through UnderstandingWhat is your name and where are

you from?

I’m Paul Dahl. I presently live in

Webster City. I was born in Waterloo;

my youth was spent in Black Hawk

County in the Waterloo area. It was a

hobby farm outside of La Porte City. I

have lived in Iowa, Wyoming, Colorado

and Minnesota throughout my adult

years.

What grade do you teach and at

what school?

I’m an adjunct instructor in humanities

at Iowa Central Community College in

Fort Dodge.

As the ethics educator, I teach two

sections of the transfer-level course,

Introduction to Ethical Conflicts.

What do you enjoy most about

teaching?

I enjoy trying to make the difficult and

the complex in ethics more simple,

more understandable for the students

to grasp in my classroom. I also like to

acquire knowledge for my intensive

preparation for the course. I enjoy the

multiple learning encounters with the

students, where the information and

knowledge is shared back and forth. I

try to ensure that my learning horizons

are always expanded to benefit the stu-Paul Dahl has always been interested in being an educator.


dents I teach. I also like the challenge

provided to me on a daily basis in

teaching to students with various learn-

ing styles.

How long have you been working

as a teacher?

This adjunct instructor position is the

first time my sole focus is strictly as an

educator. I’ve been offered opportuni-

ties to do instruction in the past, but it

was always as a secondary part of my

employment.

What makes you interested in

teaching?

I received a backelor of arts in educa-

tion from the University of Northern

Iowa in general social science educa-

tion in 1987. I’ve always been interest-

ed in being an educator. Dahl also has

a master’s in divinity degree in parish

ministry and a masters of arts in

library and information science.

Because of these degrees, he has been

able to offer instruction, albeit of a

secondary nature, in his positions as

a minister and a librarian/library

director.

Who is someone that motivated

you as a student?

It would have to be my high school

social studies teacher, Bruce Wigg. He

was a motivating force in my pursuit of

a social science teaching degree. Wigg

still teaches in Union Community

School District in La Porte City.

What inspired you to become a

teacher?

My parents were a definite inspiration.

I also feel that the wonderful teachers I

had in elementary, middle and high

school made me realize the importance

of the life of the mind. They helped

instill in me an unquenchable desire to

acquire and accumulate more knowl-

edge – and hopefully some wisdom as

well.

Dahl said he has intentionally sought

a path of interdisciplinary study

because it is his belief that one needs

to integrate the best from several

disciplines into a sound unified whole.

Through the teaching of ethics, it has

led him to combine thought from the

fields of philosophy, psychology,

ecology, theology, political science,

sociology, and economics, he said.

What is the worst excuse you have

gotten from a student?

I intentionally forget dishonest excuses

so I am not a good one to ask.

What profession other than your

own would you most like to

attempt?

He would have liked to be an assistant

coach on an NBA team, he said,

adding that it’s probably too late to

pursue that dream.

What are some ways that stu-

dents can be successful in college

to help them go further in life?

My advice to students would be that

you need to have disciplined study

habits. It is proven that good study

habits will translate into quality work

habits. What you do now will prepare

you for the world of work, so being

undisciplined and unfocused now won’t

help when you are expected to have

those abilities in a paid position. Also,

take the time to do additional reading,

viewing of movies for personal edifica-

tion and recreation outside of your

assigned work. Dahl said students need

to test and challenge their minds by

doing these extra activities.

He added that he would also tell

students to find the profession that

they love to do. “View life as a journey.

Do what brings out your joyful passion.

Don’t be afraid to go down a byway

less traveled because you can always

reverse direction and find another side

of the road to explore.”

What are three things every

teacher should own?

The three things I believe that every

teacher should own would be: a dic-

tionary (at least three inches thick), a

computer (having both a word process-

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ICCC Student Spotlight

Martin Makes Choices toImprove Her Education

It’s not easy making college choices

when you’re still in high school. For

seniors, sometimes the easiest choice is

the smaller college, close to home yet

far enough away for independence.

That’s what Katie Martin chose. The

Iowa Central Community College stu-

dent thought it was the perfect place to

start her college life, just a handful of

miles from her high

school, Pocahontas

Area/Pomeroy-Palmer.

“I like Iowa Central

Community College

because you get one-

on-one with the teach-

ers. The college layout

is nice and it has small-

er classes,” said

Martin. “Nothing is

too big or overwhelm-

ing for a new student. I

can go home whenever

I want to.”

If a student is strug-

gling to choose a col-

lege to apply to,

Martin suggests read-

ing what she has to say

about Iowa Central,

because it might just

change that student’s

mind. A main reason

she chose Iowa Central

over a four-year uni-

versity is cost.

Plus, she was delighted to learn that

everything she had heard about the

school was true; she loves the campus

environment. “It’s a great transition for

most students that attend there. This is

true, especially if you are just graduat-

ing from high school. Not only are the

classes small, but it is cheaper than

going straight to a university.”

When it comes to comparing high

school and college, Martin said that for

students like her there is not much dif-

ference. “You are more independent

and always have a lot of time to study if

you choose to follow that plan.”

For instance, Martin said the dorm

rooms are great because they are large.

“We have our own bathroom and

kitchen. The dorm space itself is basi-

cally like living in your own apartment.

It’s comforting to have that when you

are away from home for the first time in

your life.”

Another plus is the availability of on-

campus jobs, she said. Martin is a work

study student at the Online Distance

Learning department. “I like it because

they work around my classes.”

Martin is majoring in Elementary

Education, a decision she based on her

love of children. “Last year, during

homecoming, I was able to go to

Pomeroy Elementary and read to the

little kids. This is something I really

enjoyed doing.”

Once she’s completed her work at Iowa

Central, Martin plans to attend Buena

Vista University to finish her bachelor’s

degree.

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When Jodie Tietsort completed treat-

ment at Community and Family

Resources years ago, she had no place

to live in Fort Dodge. Now in 2012,

she is working to make sure other

women don’t have to go through what

she had to endure.

“There was really no place for me to

go in Fort Dodge. The YWCA facility

was full, and so were other shelters,”

Tietsort said. It was an awful experi-

ence, she said. “I just don’t ever want

anybody to ever have to go through

that kind of feeling, to not have a

place of shelter.”

Tietsort, 46, began drinking alcohol at

age 15, but it wasn’t until 2006 that

alcoholism took control of her life. “I

have a 24-year-old son. I have amazing

parents. I have a sister and all that ...

I’ve been a nurse for 22 years,” she

said. “But the one thing that held me

back from all that for the last four

years is that I was an alcoholic.”

It was a cruel awakening.

“I found my significant other dead in

my bathroom. He was 40, and I just

totally lost my spiritual walk,” Tietsort

said. That was in October 2010. “I

was drinking every day. I totally lost

contact with my family.” Even after his

death from alcoholism, she continued

drinking.

“I ended up passing out underneath a

picnic table and ended up in the hospi-

tal where I fought for my physical,

mental and spiritual life. I was dying in

all three aspects,” Tietsort said.

“I was there at Trinity Regional

Medical Center for a month. It came

down to where I was told I needed to

go to a treatment facility. No alterna-

tives were given to me.” It was either

go on her own or be committed, she

said. “I pretty much reluctantly said all

right, I’ll go to Fort Dodge then.” In

June 2011, she entered treatment with

the intention of leaving Fort Dodge

after the 28-day treatment. “I soon

learned the happiness there is in sobri-

ety. I found an amazing recovery com-

munity in Fort Dodge. I hope people

realize what support systems are here

in this community.”

At Community and Family Resources,

Tiesort met a counselor who made a

difference in her life. “She stood beside

me and just walked me through some

bad stuff,” Tiesort said. Through that

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Jodie Tietsort composed this collage of her life journey as part of hertherapy.

photographs by Robert Wolf

Tietsort Helps Women in Recovery


counselor she discovered CANA, which

is located at 18 S. Third St. “Luckily,

by the grace of God, at CANA I was

fortunate to meet a lady that helped me

find a place,” Tietsort said. “I walked

into CANA and this lady came up to

me and said welcome, we are glad you

are here.”

In her head, Tiesort thought: You have

no idea who I am, no idea of what I’ve

done.

The woman’s name was Joyce Garton-

Natte. She sat at the table with Tiesort.

The next day, Tiesort got a card in the

mail that said: “We are happy that you

were here.” “I thought, how can some-

body be that happy that doesn’t even

know me?”

CANA has been described as a creative

space where life and faith come togeth-

er. Volunteers there had been talking

for a long time about the need for a

place for women recovering from sub-

stance abuse addiction and prostitu-

tion. “It was Jodi Tietsort who has

been the leader and driving force

behind the idea,” said Garton-Natte,

Gateway to Discovery board president.

Garton-Natte said she got involved

because of Tietsort.

“Seeing God working in her life, well

that is where I want to see how God is

working,” Garton-Natte said.

Tietsort is now the board secretary at

CANA, and the idea for a safe place is

closer to reality. “It has now branched

off on its own,” said CANA pastor,

Barbara Huisman. Some of the organ-

izers have been down to Magdalene

House in Nashville, Tenn., and have

mirrored Gateway after that program.

Magdalene has started a social enter-

prise called Thistle Farms, selling natu-

ral body care products made by the

women. It provides income and

employment for the women who live

there.

Organizers want a similar enterprise in

Fort Dodge. CANA is also looking at a

house for the program; they hope to

have an opening in the spring. The

place would house five women. As

planned, Gateway would be a two-year

program of four six-month phases.

There will be a full-time director who

will provide counseling, as well as a

part-time counselor.

The plan is for a voluntary program for

single women. If they have children at

home the women must sign a contract

that the children will be taken care of,

Tietsort said. There will be no charge

for the program.

“Our funding is based on community

and congregational support, businesses

and individuals. No state or federal

funding,” Tiesort said. “It’s a gift to the

women to make them productive mem-

bers of society.”

According to her, “The mission of

Gateway is to provide a sanctuary

which is primarily a safe house, but

also has an array of support services

and educational opportunities for

women who have a significant history

of chemical dependency.” This is part

of their mission statement. Several

local churches are considering signifi-

cant contributions, as well as other sup-

port for the program, and Tietsort has

spoken to many churches and service

Joyce Garton-Natte (right), was the first to greet Jodie Tietsort when she came to CANAlast January.

Continued on page 16


clubs. The program’s startup cost is

estimated to be $76,000 with annual

expenses at $120,000.

“Right now my whole thing is Gateway

to Discovery,” said Tiesort. “I’ve given

my life to it.”

volunteer

Continued from page 15

Gateway to Discovery has been selling Thistle Farms natural body care products atCANA to raise funds.

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require Matt’s Tire Service to come to them

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Faith Matters:Sheldon Works with Youths at Northfield

Brad Sheldon has been youth pastor at

Northfield Church of Christ for nearly

11 years, but his work is a bit different

from that of other youth ministers.

“I oversee everything from nursery up to

high school,” Sheldon said. “ A lot of

these ministries are more middle school,

junior high and high school.”

Sheldon is responsible for training and

finding church leaders for all the age

groups. About 20 adults volunteer as

youth leaders. For his part, Sheldon sup-

ports the youth by attending local

events. “I try to get to different school

events for each of the kids,” he said.

The group has no formal name, but it

meets Wednesday evenings at the

church. “We do a meal from 6 to 7 and

Brad Sheldon has been youth pastor at Northfield Church of Christ for nearly 11 years.

photographs by Robert Wolf


have classes from 7 to 8,” Sheldon said. If they finish with the

meal early, there is some play time. Sometimes they have a

Bible lesson. Sometimes topics are chosen at random.

Being a youth leader is no easy feat. How does he get kids to

show up every Wednesday night? “I think the big part of it is

having youth leaders that they enjoy making connections

with,” he said.

“I’ve heard from different parents, especially the younger-aged

ones. They say that the kids just enjoy being here, which has

always been kind of a goal too. I want to make it a place they

want to be at rather than one they have to be at.”

When Sheldon started the group at Northfield Church of

Christ, there were was a core group of about five teenagers. In

about five years, friends of friends were attending.

“A lot of times you have to catch them when they are younger

because anymore by the time you get to 15 they think they

know everything,” Sheldon said.

“I find the importance obviously in the spiritual side. It’s a

matter of their eternity and I think the youth group helps keep

that connection,” Sheldon said. “There has been a bit of a

shift in youth ministry in general. It’s hard to put a finger on

it.” Sheldon said finding what they are good at defines who

youths’ friends are, and how they are identified in their envi-

ronment.

“I’ve always enjoyed working with youth. Part of my personal

goal plan is to see youth grow in their walk with Jesus,” said

Sheldon.

“No church can grow in the long term without youth,” said

the Reverend Dale Harlow, pastor of Northfield Church of

Christ. “In order for that to happen, a youth minister is essen-

tial. Brad makes sure that there are enough fun activities, as

well as challenging activities, to keep our young people excited

and growing in their faith. The fact that he has had a long

ministry in Fort Dodge is a big bonus.”

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bly doing some actuarial stuff, but ended up getting back

into ministry,” Sheldon said. “My father was a minister as

well. I’ve always grown up in the church. It has always been

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If you find the opportu-

nity to have to talk to a

group of people, most of

us are unprepared – nor

do we want the job.

Anyone can research,

but to physically give a

talk is another matter.

However, members of

the Fort Dodge chapter,

the “Ah” Masters-

Toastmasters Club No.

2701, tackle public

speaking with enthusi-

asm.

“Toastmasters is all

about communication

with others. The local

Fort Dodge chapter

prides itself on encour-

aging others to do just

that – communicate,”

said member Helen

Hansen.

The group has about 16 active mem-

bers; the youngest are junior members

Ruth and Holly Shroeder, ages 14 and 16

respectively.

One of the first things Toastmaster mem-

bers do for new members to the group is

to greet them.

“We all do that as a member of the

Toastmasters. We will walk over to the

person, smile, shake their hands and wel-

come them to our meeting. We then have

them sign our guestbook and sit with a

member for the entire meeting,” said

Hansen.

When new members join Toastmasters,

for the first few meetings, they usually sit

and observe how the meeting progresses

and how the members interact with each

other. One of the first speeches they may

give is Table Topics. Members are given

a topic out of a book and told to get up

and present their opinion on it in less

than 2 minutes.

Joan Johanson, member of the Fort Dodge chapter, “Ah”Masters - Toastmasters Club # 2791, prepares her speech.

photographs by Meg Beshey

ToastmastersToast in the New Year


What makes the Fort Dodge group

unique, according to Hansen “is the

camaraderie of the group. The support

and comfort the group member give each

other during their presentations. You

have to trust each other when this is

done. There’s a level of comfort we have

at our meetings that makes you feel like

you are among family…you are really.”

When presenters give their speeches, the

other members evaluate them on the

speech in a “sandwich” evaluation.

Other members give the speechmaker all

the positives about the speech as well as

something to work on for the next

evaluation.

“Everyone has something they can work

on to do a better job when they present

to the group next time. Being involved in

this group helps you to see those areas

better and develop yourself into a fine

speechmaker,” said Hansen.

New members can relay on the group’s

teaching manuals that offer lessons that

can help turn the member into an excel-

lent speaker. For example, the first one is

Continued on page 32

Back, l to r: Stephanie Hill, Ruth Schroeder, Holly Schroeder, Matt Alcazar, Kim Alstott, Patrick Ellah. Front, l to r: Joan Johanson, JacqueJohanson, Jeannie Wood and Helen Hansen are members of the Toastmasters.


the Competent Communication

Manual.

“It is the first one that everyone starts

off with as a new member. It contains

11 lessons to develop the speeches they

first give at the meetings,” said

Hansen.

The manual helps members organize

their speech, incorporate gestures and

create vocal variety as well as learning

how to use props in their speeches.

Most members give speeches from

each lesson in order to go to the next

manual. There is always a mentor

assigned to a new member to help

guide them through this process.

Some use the speech training manuals

to help them develop their skills for

their job or participation in other

groups within the community.

New members are told to listen, think

and then speak.

“In most conversations, most people

don’t listen but if they do get into a

good conversation, they can keep it

balanced and then go on with the

topic at hand to learn more with that

person they are talking to,” said

Hansen.

Continued from page 31

Patrick Ellah gives his first speech in English to members ofthe Toastmasters Club. Ellah is a student from Nigeriaattending Iowa Central Community College.

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Junior member Ruth Schroeder and Jacque Johanson visit at a meeting.


Patrick Ellah, an Iowa Central

Community College student from

Nigeria, recently gave his first speech,

after attending meetings for about a

month. Group members have worked to

help him understand American English.

His challenge right now – other than

enunciating his English correctly – is

using gestures to help him tell his stories

through his speeches he gives. In his

speech, “Language Barrier,” Ellah

talked to the group about being an inter-

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The New Year has begun, but you still

need to tend to household issues that

ran into this year from the old. Yes, it’s

time to face that leaking faucet.

Remember how you were going to

fix it in your spare time, but then there

wasn’t any during the holidays? That

excuse is so over.

Plumbers can tell all kinds of stories

centered on water the way you don’t

want it, from showerheads to kitchen

drains to running toilets. Their warning

is simple: Pay attention now when it’s

minor. You don’t want a leak going into

a wall or pipe that has burst.

Dan Riley, of Riley Plumbing, has easy

suggestions on how to fix a leak, no

matter what the household fixture.

Riley fields plumbing calls this way:

“First thing we find out is what brand

the faucet is,” he said.

At the home, he finds the water shut

off, whether it’s located under the cabi-

net where the faucet is leaking or in the

home’s basement. Then he investigates

the problem.

“Look for cartridges, gaskets or springs

in the faucet that might need repair-

ing,” Riley said. “About 99 percent of

the time, it is something like this that

anyone can replace on their own and

take the piece to the hardware store to

replace with the worn out piece.”

To help, Riley offered some basic tips to

consider.

“One thing that could be the reason for

the leak is the hard water that we have

in Fort Dodge. The lime build-up that

occurs because of the hard water helps

create the leaks. A good water softener

will help with that situation to help con-

tain that build-up. It also helps to

extend the life of the water heater that

you have in your home as well as your

laundry to avoid the spots and stains

that occur,” he said.

Maintenance is a must on faucets, he

added. “They get used and abused if

you don’t maintain the faucets on a reg-

ular basis,” he said. “You should

change the gaskets in the faucets every

once in awhile and grease them too.”

There are ways to simplify the work for

do-it-your-selfers, Riley said.

“For an older showerhead or a smaller-

sized one, you will probably need to

replace the cartridge, gasket or spring.

These are things easily found at a hard-

ware store. The larger-style shower-

heads can have areas where the water

remains and until the air gets to it, it

won’t release that water. You can buy a

smaller showerhead and that would

alleviate the problem,” stated Riley.

“Sometimes the showerhead will release

water at random times due to this air

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Leaky Faucet IssuesGot You “Running”?


contact, but nothing is really wrong

with the showerhead,” Riley said.

Also, Teflon tape or a product called

Pipe Dope is good to have in the tool

box to use when a water pipe leaks. If

you have to take something apart,

Riley said, “you’ll want to have on

hand WD-40, which is readily avail-

able at a hardware store, Phillips and

straight-edge screwdrivers, Allen

wrenches and a set of channel locks.”

When should you call in a

professional?

If you don’t see a leak coming from

the spout, showerhead or pipes

attached to them, but can tell there’s a

real problem, call. The leak could be

up in a wall.

Riley also offered this advice: If you’re

planning to be gone for an extended

period of time, turn the temperature

down on the thermostat but don’t shut

the water off completely. You can

leave the cabinet doors open to help

keep the pipes warm. This is helpful if

the temperature outside drops to

below zero.

“To make sure you don’t have a pipe

leak issue upstairs, you can open the

faucets upstairs, then go downstairs

and let the water drain back through

them,” said Riley. “Just remember

when you come back and you are get-

ting that water back on in full force

what you did so you are not sur-

prised.”

Another tip to know is that when you

are gone the water heater can be

turned to pilot, but it is unnecessary to

actually drain the water heater.

Do you have a garbage disposal?

According to Riley, they plug up easily,

then the water backs up in it, hence, a

leak.

Underneath the sink there is a spot

where you can use an Allen wrench to

fix it if it is not working properly.

Once this is done there is a reset but-

ton to use when you get the casing

opened. One way to avoid the leaks

associated with this device is not to put

boiling water down the disposal. It

melts the plastic and it will leak due to

the warping of the plastic.

Another tip is to put ice in it to help

break up the food that has plugged up

the disposal and plugged the drain

lines.

At the same time, that kitchen nozzle

that has limited function other than to

squirt at you, can be a cause for leaks

too. “Look again for leaks underneath

as the leaks will generally follow along

the hose line from the nozzle,” said

Riley, “If you put paper towels or a

paper sack underneath the sink you

will see where the leak is from the

drips of water.”

One of the biggest reasons a plumber

might get called for a leaky pipe is

condensation.

“We get lots of calls for that, but that

usually happens more in the warmer

months, especially in the basement,”

said Riley, “Another item that looks

like it has a leaky pipe but is reacting

to the temperature or humidity in the

home is the toilet.”

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Iowa gallery is open until Jan 26,

sketches from the Blitz in London

will open Jan. 12

It’s not too late to see Iowa art in a local

setting. The Blanden Memorial Art

Museum’s exhibition “All Iowa,” will

remain open until Jan. 26.

This display, which opened in October,

showcases 38 paintings, ceramics, sculp-

ture and prints created by artists who at

some point lived in Iowa.

“It goes back to 1890,” said Blanden

Director Margaret Skove. “John Gue

lived in Iowa a long time before he

returned to New York City, and there’s

one of his landscapes up.”

Many of the artists are teachers, she

said. The exhibit shows that art is

important in Iowa just as it is anywhere

else.

“It displays the creative, innovative

approach that artists who have lived or

are still living in Iowa take, just as they

do in New York or Los Angeles or

London,” Skove said.

All the pieces come from the Blanden’s

permanent collection.

Pieces from the permanent collection

will also make up the museum’s new

exhibition, “The BLITZ: London,

“April Landscape, Newton, Iowa” 1981 by Bobbie McKibbon, born 1951 in Philadelphia,Professor of Art at Grinnell College from 1978-2007.

“Country Roads” 1985 by Roy E. Burgess, born in Jefferson, 1948.

The Blanden Memorial Art MuseumFocuses onIowa Creativity


September 1940 through May 1941,”

opening Jan. 12 in the second floor

south gallery.

Guests will see nine prints dealing with

civilians hiding in bomb shelters while

their city was bombed by the Germans.

Artist Henry Moore lived just outside of

London as a young man, Skove said,

and spent many evenings underground

after the air-raid sirens went off. He

didn’t make drawings in the shelter, but

he did take notes, and created sketches

later in his studio.

The bombing campaign came after

France and Poland had fallen to the

Germans, Skove said.

“Germany had been building a very

strong, successful record of taking over

countries, or areas they felt they had

unfairly lost as result of losing World

War I,” she said. “Something I don’t

think many people know or remember,

the British had, in the spring of 1940

they had sent their own bombers – this

is the Royal Air Force – to Germany,

specifically to Berlin, to bomb the

Germans. There were a lot of civilian

casualties in Germany.

“The exhibit is more about civilian

bombing than it is World War II. That’s

what make it relevant today,” she said.

“History is not just about a one-time

event. There’s always re-occurring

things. One re-occurring theme of war

is civilian casualties.”

Find out more about Blanden exhibi-

tions and programs at www.blanden.org.

“The Shelter Sketch Book” 1967 prints from 1940 sketches by HenryMoore (English). - From “The BLITZ: Londen, September 1940 throughMay 1941. “Female Torso” circa 1945 by Clifton

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A D V E R T O R I A L

A D V E R T O R I A L

Trinity Orthopaedics Takes Healing to the Joint Level

Wintertime is here and injuries of the back, joints, extremities and

hands tend to happen more commonly around this time of the year. To

help you get through these types of traumas to the body, a Trinity

Orthopaedics is available to provide quality care for any injuries you

might incur.

“A good definition of orthopaedic surgery is the diagnosis

and treatment of degenerative and traumatic problems of

the muscular, skeletal and joint systems,” stated Dr.

Bergstrom.

Orthopaedics was first

developed in wartime

for limb fracture care.

Today, orthopaedics

involves more than just

fracture care. It also

includes reconstructive

work for damaged

joints as well as for con-

genital problems associ-

ated with limb deformi-

ties. Trinity Orthopaedics

offers multiple specialty

areas that can treat various

bone and joint problems.

The four surgeons with

Trinity Orthopaedics are Dr. Richard Bergstrom, Dr. Jeffrey Luna, Dr.

Prasad Purudappa, and Dr. Benjamin Tuy. Each doctor has his

own expertise and fellowship training wherein most sub-spe-

cialties of orthopaedics are covered. Sub-specialties such as

hand surgery, joint replacement and arthroscopic surgery for sports

injuries and joint and ligament repair are available, as well as spine

surgery and pediatric orthopaedic surgery. The group also offers surgi-

cal treatment of bone and soft tissue cancers; the orthopaedic oncology

service works closely with the newly opened Cancer Center.

Trinity Orthopaedics hopes to provide personal care. Treatment is indi-

vidually tailored to the patient’s needs, regardless of whether the prob-

lem is just a simple sprain or a complicated “reverse” total shoulder

replacement. The goal of the doctors is to get their patients back to

their lifestyle and daily routines as quickly as possible. “We believe

there is no set formula to fix whatever ails the patient. If it is a frac-

ture or carpal tunnel surgery, it can be handled here with good quality

results.” stated Dr. Tuy.

According to Dr.

Prasad Purudappa,

“We can cover a full

range of

bone/muscle/joint prob-

lems any patient might

encounter. We are here;

the follow up care is

here. This is a plus for

patients needing orthope-

dic service within the

area so as to avoid the

stress of travel and

paperwork concerns.

Support group, like fam-

ily, is closer for the

patient especially if surgery is required. All these aspects help in a

quicker recovery. ”

To find out more about Trinity Orthopaedics, please call (515)574-

8333. The clinic is located at 804 Kenyon Rd, POB West,

Suite 320 at the Trinity Regional Medical Center. Hours

are: Monday through Thursday from 8:00am-4:30pm;

Fridays from 8:00am-1:00pm.

Trinity Orthopaedics: (l-r) Dr. Prasad Purudappa, Dr. Jeffery Luna, Dr. Benjamin Tuyand Dr. Richard Bergstrom.


WiSehealth megmegbesheyphotographs by Meg Beshey

It’s impossible to live in Iowa and

escape the drying effect winter weather

has on our skin.

“Dry air leaves our skin parched,” said

Julie Kranz, an esthetician with Health-

Wise Concepts.

But, she said, there are ways to survive

winter healthier and more comfortably.

The face, hands, elbows and lower legs

are the areas most prone to dryness in

most people.

“We are always washing our hands in

the wintertime, but not moisturizing

them afterwards,” said Kranz. “The

elbows have rougher patches and less

absorption capabilities so you will defi-

nitely see the dry skin here.”

The lower legs tend to have dry skin as

well because of circulation issues, she

said.

As the temperature drops and the

humidity levels plunge, the indoor heat

strips skin of its moisture.

“Just putting in a humidifier in the

living room and the bedroom helps

a lot,” she said.

“A hot shower or bath feels great this

time of year,” Kranz said, “but hot

water strips even more natural oils from

your skin.”

She recommended lowering the water

temperature, taking a shorter shower

and showering with a fragrance-free

soap that includes a moisturizer, such as

Dove, either in liquid or bar form.

Kranz warned against over-exfoliating

dry patches and recommended using a

soft washcloth or sponge.

When you rub off dry skin flakes, “you

are also rubbing off natural oils that

are there to protect your skin,” she said.

Instead of vigorously drying after the

shower, she suggested patting skin gen-

tly to leave a little moisture on the skin,

then moisturizing right away with a

product that includes shea butter and is

targeted for dry skin.

However, she cautioned, using a rich,

too-thick moisturizer on your face can

clog pores and cause skin problems.

Adding a serum that is lighter, such as

Vitamin C, will reduce the chance of

clogging pores, she said.

There are aspects of a person’s daily

routine that can also help the skin

restore itself.

Getting seven to eight hours of sleep

also helps the skin restore itself, Kranz

said.

Applying a light coating of olive oil or

baby oil before you shower will help

create a moisture barrier.

Remember, she said, the more the fur-

nace runs, the drier the air becomes in

Dry Skin Resolutions


Julie Kranz tries a new lotion for dry skin relief.


your home, so try not to overheat your

house.

Kranz also suggested some home

remedies that can help refresh your

skin.

“A homemade skin scrub can be made

with any oil and brown sugar,” Kranz

said. “Just mix equal amounts and rub.

It’s a great exfoliant because it’s not

abrasive and most of us have these

items right in our kitchen. Leave them

on for 5 to 10 minutes and then wash

them off in the shower.

“If your lips are dry, you can rub

honey on them in the evening, and

you will wake up to smooth, yummy,

healed lips.”

Ideally, you should moisturize twice

daily morning and evening, she said.

People with more serious dry skin and

skin allergies have a whole new range

of issues to deal with. They need to

follow the same suggestions as other

people, but more judiciously. For

example, she said, they should check

the labels to see if moisturizers contain

petroleum, mineral oil, linoleic acid or

flaxseed, as well as borage, hemp, sun-

flower or rose hip oils, which can be

helpful.

However, even natural ingredients can

cause skin reactions.

“Just use common sense and test in a

small area, like behind the ear for a

few days. Then try elsewhere, just to

make sure.”

If there’s no reaction, it’s probably OK

to purchase and use the

product, she said.

Kranz also addressed

some skin care myths.

– Over exfoliating is not

good for the skin.

Exfoliating can be bene-

ficial, she said, but

should be done within

reason. Chemical peels,

for example, are tempo-

rary fixes that won’t

‘cure’ dry skin. “Peeling

treatments may

removed dry, flaky

patches but it will cause

additional dryness,”

Kranz said.

– Drinking water doesn’t do much for

the skin.

This one is definitely false, Kranz said.

Drinking at least 1.5 to 2 liters of

water daily will make a dramatic dif-

ference to your skin in no time. Every

time you take in a cup of coffee, pop

or energy drink, it dehydrates your

skin even more. “If you don’t think

you can do that much water in a day,

try substituting the amount with some

leafy vegetables or some fruit,” said

Kranz.

– Covering up your skin won’t do

much good in winter.

Quit worrying about committing a

fashion faux pas. Use that scarf, gloves

and wash them regularly in a non-

scented fabric softener to reduce the

chance of skin irritation.

– Taking fish oil pills will prevent dry

skin.

Taking them is good but you cannot

rely on that alone to solve your dry

skin issues, she said, and restated the

need to drink enough water.

– Winter sunshine is less intense, so I

donát need to protect my skin from its

rays.

The sun glare and the wind cracking

your skin can cause excessive dryness

on the face. Adding a serum to your

moisturizer acts like a sealant and can

provide a barrier to all those elements

outside, said Kranz. She suggested

applying a moisturizer with an SPF of

15 to 30 on your face.


health wise

Kranz says individuals with skin allergies have a whole newrange of issues to deal with when addressing dry skinproblems.


In the heart of Downtown, Central

Avenue underwent major reconstruction

in the early 1990ás. The project

replaced elements that are not visible to

the public including increasingly outdat-

ed water mains, sanitary sewers and

storm sewers before building new streets

and sidewalks. The project vastly

improved water pressure downtown, an

area where fires were devastating entire

buildings. On the surface, one of the

visible changes was paver crosswalks

and a decorative pattern in the side-

walks. These areas have been heavily

used, with little maintenance. With the

lack of maintenance becoming more

and more evident, a plan to implement

a regular incremental improvement pro-

gram was developed in January 2011.

The plan identified and prioritized work

needed to repair and maintain the

streets, sidewalks, and crosswalks. The

plan includes an estimated $40,000 per

year to make notable improvements in

the durability, appearance, and func-

tionality of Downtown Fort Dodge.

The Downtown Self-Supported

Municipal Improvement District helped

jumpstart the repair efforts with a

$10,000 contribution the first year.

SSMID also indicated a willingness to

support the program in additional years.

This support enticed the City to pool

funding from both road improvement

and Tax Increment Finance funds to

provide the remainder of the annual

funding needed to fulfill the $40,000

plan. The first project was completed in

fall 2011, on Ninth Street between First

Avenue North and Central Avenue.

The crosswalks at First Avenue North

and Central Avenue were repaired

where necessary to restore them to a

safe and functional condition. The

pavers in the sidewalk and plaza areas

were inspected and repaired where trip

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hazards, drainage problems, or settle-

ment had developed. The project pre-

sented many challenges but with a

problem solving mentality, the contrac-

tor and city staff worked to deliver an

improved, more durable product.

In 2012, the City-SSMID partnership

strengthened with the Cityás Public

Works Department stepping up to work

on the downtown improvement proj-

ects. Sidewalks have been their most

visible improvement so far, with workers

starting on the north side of Central

Avenue at 12th Street and working

west. These repair efforts progressed

well throughout the summer and will

continue in 2013. The Public Works

Department is also planning to perform

repairs to some of the damaged cross-

walks on Central Avenue between 7th

Street and Tenth Street. Repair efforts

will focus on the specific area of need

rather than blanket replacement of

every crosswalk at an intersection.

Work is planned to begin in the spring

avoiding Market on Central, which

starts June 8. The program is anticipat-

ed to continue throughout downtown in

future years.


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Start off the New Year with a culinary

delight that’s cheaper than traveling

around the world. Its somewhat exotic,

expensive taste will fool you, because it’s

easy. The recipe comes from the book

“Cooking Japanese-Style” by Mark

Gregory and Yuzaburo Mogi. It’s basic

comfort food — hearty and economical

— but with oriental flair. The book’s

recipes were sponsored by Kikkoman to

encourage people to try Asian cuisine,

which is known for its proportions of

flavor. The recipes also create a presen-

tation of color and texture on the plate.

Is your mouth watering yet?

Ingredients:

Oil for greasing

1 lb. minced pork (shoulder or leg; or

find pork pieces ready for stew)

8 oz. cream cheese

2 oz. crumbled blue cheese

7 oz. shiitake mushrooms, finely diced

1 T. Kikkoman soy sauce

1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce

1 T. mild French mustard

1 egg

1tsp. dried sage

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place all of

the ingredients in a large bowl. Mix well

with a wooden spoon, then place in a

greased terrine, mold or loaf pan. Cover

or wrap the pan with well-greased alu-

minum foil. Bake in the oven for 40-50

minutes. Allow to rest for 5 minutes

before unwrapping the foil and slicing

the meatloaf.

Tip: Serve the meat-

loaf hot or cold with

rice, salad or pickles.

You can turn it

unmolded, upside

down, and brush

with honey and

color it under a hot

broiler or oven for

a few minutes.

Serves 4.

Preparation time

is 20 minutes.

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In the past few years, Americans have

done a pretty good job of whittling

down their debt load. If you’re in this

group, you may now have a chance to

use your lower level of indebtedness to

your advantage — by investing for the

future.

Consider the numbers: In 2007, just

before the financial crisis, the country’s

household debt service ratio was about

14 percent. (The debt service ratio is

the ratio of debt payments, including

mortgages and consumer debt, to dis-

posable personal income.) But by 2012,

this figure had dipped below 11 per-

cent, the lowest level since 1994.

These figures are national averages,

but they do translate into real-life sav-

ings for many of us. If you’re in this

group — that is, if you’ve lowered your

debt payments noticeably — what

should you do with this

“found” money?

Of course, you could spend

it on material objects,

which, in some cases, may

make your life more pleas-

ant today. But you’d proba-

bly be better off by devot-

ing your financial resources

to your goals for tomorrow,

such as college for your chil-

dren and, eventually, a comfortable

retirement lifestyle for yourself.

Consequently, you want may want to

consider these suggestions:

Increase your contributions to your

retirement plan. Try to put more

money into your employer-sponsored

retirement plan, such as a 401(k), 403(b)

or 457(b). Your contributions are typi-

cally made with pretax dollars, so the

more you invest, the lower your taxable

income. Plus, your earnings can grow

on a tax-deferred basis.

Fully fund your IRA. You can put in up

to $5,000 per year (as of 2012) to a tra-

ditional or Roth IRA, or $6,000 if

you’re 50 or older. A traditional IRA

grows tax-deferred, while a Roth IRA

can grow tax-free, provided you meet

certain conditions.

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money each month, can you find ways to fill in the “gaps” in

your financial strategy? For example, do you have sufficient

life insurance and disability income insurance? Or can you

add some investments that can help diversify your overall

portfolio? While diversification can’t guarantee profits or pro-

tect against loss, it can help reduce the effects of volatility on

your holdings.

Build an emergency fund. It’s a good idea to build an emer-

gency fund containing six to 12 months’ worth of living

expenses. Without such a fund, you may be forced to dip into

long-term investments to pay for unexpected costs, such as a

large bill from the doctor or a major car repair. Keep the

money in a liquid, low-risk account.

Establish a 529 plan. If you have children or grandchildren

whom you would like to help get through college, you might

want to contribute to a 529 plan. Your earnings grow tax-free,

provided withdrawals are used for qualified higher education

expenses. Plus, your contributions may be deductible from

your state taxes. (Be aware, though, that withdrawals used for

purposes other than qualified education expenses may be sub-

ject to federal and state taxes, plus a 10% penalty.)

Reducing your debt level can remove some stress from your

life. And you’ll gain even more benefits from debt reduction

by using your savings to speed your progress toward your

important financial goals.

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