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Recently born at Blanchard Valley Hospital, as reported by their parents.

• Mattalyn and Brystol Stahl, girls, Cassie Stuard and Brandon Stahl, Upper Sandusky, Sept. 25.

• Harper Ren’ee Rayl, girl, Court-ney Marie Myers and Jason William Rayl, Ada, Sept. 25.

• Elijah Miguel Cortez, boy, Sondra Haase and Robert Cortez, McComb, Sept. 26.

• Zayne Oliver Morrison, boy, Maci and Derek Morrison, Arlington, Sept. 26.

• Darcy Morgan Pasche, girl, Brynn and Brett Pasche, Findlay, Sept. 26.

• Maisie Lenore Crawford, girl, Diana and Chris Crawford, Tiffin, Sept. 27.

• Matthew Arthur Hilty, boy, Deborah and Brian Hilty, Bluffton, Sept. 27.

• Aniya Adelle Oates, girl, Brittani and Ronnie Oates, Findlay, Sept. 27.

• Rae Davis Reese, girl, Haley and

Jeff Reese, Findlay, Sept. 27.• Kyra Isabelle Sharp, girl, Ashley

and Kyle Sharp, Cloverdale, Sept. 27.• Dahlia Sue Hook, girl, Kaeli

Hook and Donald Hook III, Findlay, Sept. 28.

• Vera Violet Rodabaugh, girl, Chelsey and Jeremy Rodabaugh, Van Buren, Sept. 28.

• Violet Lynette Thompson, girl, Bobbi and Brian Thompson, Carey, Sept. 28.

• Kacie Leona Howard, girl, Gwen-dolyn Howard and Gary Howard Jr., Findlay, Sept. 29.

• Amias Marquis Bunley, boy, Miranda Jo Blackburn and De’Andre Marquis Bunley, Fostoria, Sept. 30.

• Ryder Ray Outlaw, boy, Saturnina Sierra and Edward Outlaw, Findlay, Sept. 30.

• Ezra Saint Shoemaker, boy, Hailey Nye and Kyle Shoemaker, Findlay, Sept. 30.

• Maddox Jayden Wesney, boy, Leticia Castillo and Michael Wesney, Fostoria, Oct. 1.

By JEFF AYERS ASSOCIATED PRESS

In 1994, NBC was trying to find a show that could pull in ratings similar to the network’s mega-hit “Seinfeld.” Two writers pitched a show they saw as “Cheers” in a coffee shop. The show would go through several title changes, and the one that came closest to actually being used was “Friends Like Us.” Someone finally suggested just using “Friends,” and it proved to be the right title for the show.

Author Saul Austerlitz highlights aspects of the show’s creation from the staffing of the writers room to trying to figure out who was the best

fit to play the six main characters in “Generation Friends: An Inside Look at the Show That Defined a Television Era.” Two of the actors they wanted to hire were committed to other shows, and David Schwimmer, the actor they saw playing Ross from the beginning, wasn’t interested. The only known actress hired was Courteney Cox, who auditioned for Rachel, but wanted to play Monica.

Austerlitz has written a love letter for fans of the show to remember key moments from the 10-season run of “Friends” while also revealing the good and bad of how difficult it is to create a show, put it on the air and find lightning in a bottle.

Author takes deep dive into creation of TV show “Friends”

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Best-selling books the week ended Sept. 28, according to the Wall Street Journal.

FICTION 1. “The Water Dancer” by Ta-Nehisi

Coates (One World) 2. “The Trials of Apollo: The

Tyrant’s Tomb” by Rick Riordan (Dis-ney-Hyperion)

3. “Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls” by Dav Pilkey (Graphix)

4. “The Institute” by Stephen King (Scribner)

5. “The Testaments” by Margaret Atwood (Nan A. Talese)

6. “Lethal Agent” by Vince Flynn and Kyle Mills (Atria/Emily Bestler Books)

7. “Wayward Son” by Rainbow Rowell (Wednesday Books)

8. “Where the Crawdads Sing” by Delia Owens (G.P. Putnam’s Sons)

9. “The Dutch House” by Ann Patch-ett (Harper)

10. “Hey Grandude! ” by Paul McCartney (Random House Books for Young Readers)

NONFICTION 1. “Inside Out” by Demi Moore

(Harper) 2. “The United States of Trump” by

Bill O’Reilly (Henry Holt and Co.) 3. “Talking to Strangers” by Mal-

colm Gladwell (Little, Brown) 4. “Over the Top” by Jonathan Van

Ness (HarperOne) 5. “Know My Name” by Chanel

Miller (Viking) 6. “Exonerated” by Dan Bongino

(Post Hill Press) 7. “Super Attractor” by Gabrielle

Bernstein (Hay House) 8. “The Ride of a Lifetime” by Robert

Iger (Random House) 9. “Permanent Record” by Edward

Snowden (Metropolitan Books) 10. “Stories That Stick” by Kindra

Hall (HarperCollins Leadership) FICTION E-BOOKS 1. “Lethal Agent” by Vince Flynn and

Kyle Mills (Atria/Emily Bestler Books) 2. “The Water Dancer” by Ta-Nehisi

Coates (One World) 3. “Archangel’s War” by Nalini Singh

(Berkley) 4. “The Dutch House” by Ann Patch-

ett (Harper) 5. “All the Way” by Kendall Ryan

(Kendall Ryan Books) 6. “Say It Again” by Catherine Bybee

(Montlake Romance) 7. “The Institute” by Stephen King

(Scribner) 8. “Immortal Born” by Lynsey Sands

(Avon) 9. “The Trials of Apollo: The

Tyrant’s Tomb” by Rick Riordan (Dis-

ney-Hyperion) 10. “Sins of the Fathers” by J.A.

Jance (William Morrow) NONFICTION E-BOOKS 1. “Inside Out” by Demi Moore

(Harper) 2. “The United States of Trump” by

Bill O’Reilly (Henry Holt and Co.) 3. “Chris Beat Cancer” by Chris

Wark (Hay House) 4. “Talking to Strangers” by Mal-

colm Gladwell (Little, Brown) 5. “Know My Name” by Chanel

Miller (Viking) 6. “Educated: A Memoir” by Tara

Westover (Random House) 7. “The True Definition of Beauty”

by Adam Scheiner (Adam Scheiner) 8. “On Tyranny: by Timothy Snyder

(Tim Duggen) 9. “Exonerated” by Dan Bongino

(Post Hill Press) 10. “Over the Top” by Jonathan Van

Ness (HarperOne)

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Today is Tuesday, Oct. 8, the 281st day of 2019. There are 84 days left in the year.

Today’s highlight in history: On Oct. 8, 1998, the House trig-

gered an open-ended impeachment inquiry against President Bill Clin-ton in a momentous 258-176 vote; 31 Democrats joined majority Republi-cans in opening the way for nationally televised impeachment hearings.

On this date: In 1871, the Great Chicago Fire

erupted; fires also broke out in Peshtigo, Wisconsin, and in several communities in Michigan.

In 1934, Bruno Hauptmann was indicted by a grand jury in New Jersey for murder in the death of the kidnapped son of Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh.

In 1944, “The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet,” starring Ozzie and Har-riet Nelson, made its debut on C-B-S Radio.

In 1945, President Harry S. Truman told a press conference in Tip-tonville, Tennessee, that the secret sci-entific knowledge behind the atomic bomb would be shared only with Brit-ain and Canada.

In 1956, Don Larsen pitched the only perfect game in a World Series to date as the New York Yankees beat the Brooklyn Dodgers in Game 5, 2-0.

In 1982, all labor organizations in Poland, including Solidarity, were banned.

In 1985, the hijackers of the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro killed Ameri-can passenger Leon Klinghoffer, who was in a wheelchair, and threw his body overboard.

In 1997, Scientists reported the Mars Pathfinder had yielded what could be the strongest evidence yet that Mars might once have been hos-pitable to life.

In 2002, A federal judge approved President George W. Bush’s request to reopen West Coast ports, ending a 10-day labor lockout that was costing the U.S. economy an estimated $1 to $2 billion a day.

In 2004, thirty-four people, most of them Israelis, were killed when sui-cide bombers blew up the Taba Hilton Hotel in Egypt.

In 2005, a magnitude 7.6 earth-quake flattened villages on the Paki-stan-India border, killing an estimated 86,000 people.

In 2017, Harvey Weinstein was fired from The Weinstein Company amid allegations that he was respon-sible for decades of sexual harassment against actresses and employees. Vice

President Mike Pence left the 49ers-Colts game in Indianapolis after about a dozen San Francisco players took a knee during the national anthem.

Ten years ago:An Arizona sweat lodge ceremony

turned deadly as some participants became ill and collapsed inside the 415-square-foot structure; three died. (Motivational speaker James Arthur Ray, who’d led the ceremony, was convicted in 2011 of three counts of negligent homicide and served 20 months in prison.) A powerful car bomb exploded outside the Indian Embassy in Kabul, killing 17 people. Romanian-born German writer Herta Mueller won the Nobel Prize in litera-ture.

Five years ago: President Barack Obama told top

military commanders at the Penta-gon that he was confident the U.S. would keep making progress in its fight against the Islamic State group. Thomas Eric Duncan, a Liberian man who was the first person diagnosed with Ebola in the United States, died at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital

Dallas 10 days after being admitted. U.S. researchers Eric Betzig and Wil-liam Moerner and German scientist Stefan Hell were named recipients of the Nobel Prize for chemistry for giving optical microscopes much sharper vision than was thought pos-sible.

One year ago: President Donald Trump said he

had no plans to fire Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. The Nobel Prize in economics was awarded to American researchers William Nor-dhaus of Yale University and Paul Romer of New York University; Nor-dhaus was honored for his work on the economics of climate change, and Romer had produced research show-ing how governments can advance innovation. The New York Yankees lost by the largest margin in the team’s long post-season history, 16-1, to the Boston Red Sox; Boston’s Brock Holt became the first player ever to hit a single, double, triple and home run in the same post-season game. New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees became the NFL’s all-time leader in yards passing during a 43-19 win over the Washington Redskins.

Thought for today: “Don’t let yesterday use up too

much of today.” — Will Rogers, American humorist (1879-1935).

Today in history

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Jim & Barb will be celebrating their 70th wedding anniversary on Oct. 25, 2019. They were married by Father Ambros in Carey, Ohio on Oct. 25, 1949.

They are the parents of 11 children: Don (Donna) Welly, Beck (Mark) Orians, Marsha (Bob) Fredritz, Pam Welly, Neil Welly, Tina (Mark) Calmes, David (Barb) Welly, Mark Welly, Karen (Dan) Wetzel, 2 children deceased, Jean & Bob. They have 15 grandchildren, 21

great-grandchildren, & 7 great-great-grandchildren.

They will be celebrating with 5 p.m. mass on Oct. 26, 2019 at All Saints Parish, New Riegel. Sunday, Oct. 27th they will attend in Toledo, Our Lady, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral for the Mass of Anniversaries of Marriage.

A family luncheon is also being planned. To help congratulate the couple, call, stop by, or send a card.

Happy 70th AnniversaryJim & Barb Welly

Come help us celebrate our 50th anniversary!!! Saturday, October 12, 2019, 2:00-4:00 P.M., Journey at Christ Church, 225 West Bigelow, Findlay, Ohio. You are most welcome to come and share your favorite memories with Jan and Ed!

Jan (Tyner) Sartore grew up on Center Street here in Findlay and is so very proud and thankful to have most always lived in this well-known and opportunities it affords to our growing-up generations!!! Instead of bringing presents

to celebrate, please instead contribute to Ed and Jan’s church, Journey at Christ Church. Hope to see some of my old school mates and friends come and share this landmark of being married continuously for 50 years. How did we do it? Come and fi nd out! We’d love to see you!!! Their daughter, Connie Kaye So and family from Grandview, Mo. will be there, as will be their son, Lee and family from Franklin, Tennessee. The grandchildren will help with entertainment!!!

Ed & Jan Sartore’s 50th Anniversary

ANNIVERSARY

John and Joan Meyer will celebrate their 60th Wedding anniversary on October 10, 2019.

The couple were wed on October 10, 1959, at St Nicholas Parish in Frenchtown, Ohio, Now All Saints Parish.

Joan is the daughter of the late Rose and Alvin Reinhart, and is retired from Liberty Benton Schools.

John is the son of the late, Alfred and Frances Meyer and is retired from Allied Automotive in Fostoria, Ohio.

They are the parents of 5 daughters, Mary (Bill) Best, Maumee, Ohio, Joyce of Columbus Ohio, Janet (Tom) Johnson, Findlay Ohio, Karen (Jerry) Hergenreder, Monclova, Ohio, Judy (Tim) Felix of Maumee Ohio.

John and Joan have 14 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren.

John and Joan will celebrate with their children, grandchildren and great grandchildren at Mass at Findlay, St Michael the Archangel, Parish, where they have been members for 60 years.

ANNIVERSARY


This week’s celebrity birthdays include:

Sunday: Actress Britt Ekland is 77. Singer

Millie Small is 73. Singer-guitarist Thomas McClary (The Commodores) is 70. Singer Kevin Cronin of REO Speedwagon is 68. Guitarist David Hidalgo of Los Lobos is 65. Actress Elisabeth Shue is 56. Singer-song-writer Matthew Sweet is 55. Actress Jacqueline Obradors (“NYPD Blue”) is 53. Country singer Tim Rushlow (Little Texas) is 53. Bassist Tommy Stinson (The Replacements, Guns N’ Roses) is 53. Actress Amy Jo Johnson (“Felicity,” “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers”) is 49. Actor Lamman Rucker (“Meet the Browns”) is 48. Actor Ioan Gruffudd (“Fantastic Four,” “Horatio Hornblower”) is 46. Actor Jeremy Sisto (“Law and Order,” “Six Feet Under”) is 45. Actor Brett Gelman (“Stranger Things”) is 43. Singer Melinda Doolittle (“American Idol”) is 42. Actor Wes Ramsey (“CSI: Miami”) is 42. Musician Will Butler of Arcade Fire is 37.

Yesterday: TV personality Joy Behar (“The

View”) is 77. Drummer Kevin Godley of 10cc is 74. Country singer Kieran

Kane of The O’Kanes is 70. Musician John Mellencamp is 68. Guitarist Ricky Phillips of Styx is 68. Actress Mary Badham (“To Kill a Mocking-bird”) is 67. Drummer Tico Torres of Bon Jovi is 66. Actress Christopher Norris (“Trapper John, M.D.”) is 64. Cellist Yo-Yo Ma is 64. Gospel singer Michael W. Smith is 62. Actress Judy Landers (“Vega$,” “BJ and the Bear”) is 61. Reality competition judge Simon Cowell is 60. Guitarist Charlie Marinkovich (Iron Butterfly) is 60. Actress Paula Newsome (“Chi-cago Med,” “Barry”) is 58. Singer Ann Curless of Expose is 56. Singer Toni Braxton is 52. Singer Thom Yorke of Radiohead is 51. Actress Nicole Ari Parker (“Murder in the First,” “Soul Food”) is 49. Actress Allison Munn (“One Tree Hill”) is 45. Singer Damian Kulash of OK Go is 44. Singer Taylor Hicks (“American Idol”) is 43. Actor Omar Miller (“The Unicorn,” “CSI: Miami”) is 41. Singer Nathan-iel Rateliff of Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats is 41. Actor Jake McLaughlin (“Quantico”) is 37. Elec-tronic musician Flying Lotus is 36. Actress Holland Roden (TV’s “Teen Wolf”) is 33.

Today: Actor Paul Hogan is 80. Singer

Fred Cash of The Impressions is 79. Actor-comedian Chevy Chase is 76. Author R.L. Stine (“Goosebumps”) is 76. Country singer Susan Raye is 75. TV personality Sarah Purcell (“Real People”) is 71. Singer Airrion Love of The Stylistics is 70. Actress Sigourney Weaver is 70. Singer Robert “Kool” Bell of Kool and the Gang is 69. Singer-guitarist Ricky Lee Phelps (Brothers Phelps, Kentucky Headhunters) is 66. Actor Michael Dudikoff is 65. Come-dian Darrell Hammond (“Saturday Night Live”) is 64. Actress Stepha-nie Zimbalist is 63. Actress Kim Wayans (“In the House,” “In Living Color”) is 58. Singer Steve Perry of Cherry Poppin’ Daddies is 56. Actor Ian Hart (“Dirt”) is 55. Singer CeCe Winans is 55. Bassist C.J. Ramone of The Ramones is 54. Actress Karyn Parsons (“The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air”) is 53. Singer Teddy Riley is 53. Actress Emily Procter (“CSI: Miami”) is 51. Actor Dylan Neal (“Blood Ties,” “Sabrina, The Teenage Witch”) is 50. Actor-screenwriter Matt Damon is 49. Singer Byron Reeder of Mista is 40. Singer Noelle Scaggs of Fitz and the Tantrums is 40. Actor Nick Cannon is 39. Actor J.R. Ramirez (TV’s “Mani-fest”) is 39. Singer-songwriter Bruno Mars is 34. Actor Angus T. Jones (“Two and a Half Men”) is 26. Actress Molly Quinn (“Castle”) is 26. Actress Bella Thorne (TV’s “Shake It Up,” film

Happy birthday to all

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Ashley Stepec and Alex Bibler, both of Findlay, Ohio, are pleased to announce their engagement and upcoming marriage on June 20, 2020, at Latham Courtyard in Findlay.

Ashley is the daughter of Greg and Wendy Christman, of Findlay, and Bob Stepec, of Euclid, Ohio. Ashley graduated from Findlay High School in 2009, and continued on to Bowling Green State University to obtain a Bachelor of Science in Education in May 2014. She is a kindergarten teacher at Liberty-Benton Elementary School in Findlay. Ashley is also a part-time server at Mancy’s Steakhouse at Hancock Hotel.

Alex Bibler is the son of Keith Bibler and Melissa Heath, both of Findlay. Alex graduated from Cory-Rawson High School in 2008. He is a Service Advisor at LaRiche Chevrolet Cadillac in Findlay.

After 8.5 years together, Ashley and Alex are thrilled to begin their journey together

as husband and wife alongside their dogs, JC and Kyrie. The couple will continue, for better or for worse, cheering on the Cleveland Browns. Ashley and Alex look forward to celebrating their marriage with family and friends.

Stepec-BiblerENGAGEMENT

“Midnight Sun”) is 22. Tomorrow: R&B singer Nona Hendryx

(LaBelle) is 75. Singer Jackson Browne is 71. Actor Gary Frank (“Family”) is 69. Actor Robert Wuhl (“Arli$$”) is 68. Manager-TV person-ality Sharon Osbourne is 67. Actor Tony Shalhoub (“Monk,” “Wings”) is 66. Accordion player James Fearn-ley of The Pogues is 65. Actor Scott Bakula is 65. Actor John O’Hurley (“Dancing With the Stars,” “Sein-feld”) is 65. Actor-turned-producer Linwood Boomer (“Little House on the Prairie”) is 64. Actor Michael Pare (“Eddie and the Cruisers”) is 61. Jazz saxophonist Kenny Garrett is 59. Singer-guitarist Kurt Neumann of The BoDeans is 58. Country singer Gary Bennett (BR549) is 55. Director Guill-ermo del Toro (“The Shape of Water,” “Pan’s Labyrinth”) is 55. Singer P.J. Harvey is 50. Director Steve McQueen (“12 Years a Slave”) is 50. Actor Steve Burns (“Blues Clues”) is 46. Singer Sean Lennon is 44. Musician Lecrae is 40. Actor Brandon Routh (“DC’s Legends of Tomorrow,” “Superman Returns”) is 40. Actor Zachery Ty Bryan (“Home Improvement”) is 38.

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Comedian Melissa Villasenor (“Sat-urday Night Live”) is 32. Actor Tyler James Williams (“Everybody Hates Chris”) is 27. Country singer Scotty McCreery (“American Idol”) is 26. Actor Jharrel Jerome (“When They See Us”) is 22.

Thursday: Actor Peter Coyote is 78. Actor

Charles Dance (“Game of Thrones”) is 73. Singer John Prine is 73. Actor-dancer Ben Vereen is 73. Singer Cyril Neville of The Neville Brothers is 71. Actress Jessica Harper (“Pennies From Heaven,” “My Favorite Year) is 70. Singer-guitarist Midge Ure is 66. Singer David Lee Roth (Van Halen) is 65. Country singer Tanya Tucker is 61. Actress Julia Sweeney (“Satur-day Night Live”) is 60. Actor Brad-ley Whitford (“The West Wing”) is 60. Bassist Martin Kemp (Spandau Ballet) is 58. Guitarist Jim Glen-nie of James is 56. Drummer Mike Malinin of the Goo Goo Dolls is 52. Actress Wendi McLendon-Covey (“The Goldbergs,” “Reno 911!”) is 50. Actor Mario Lopez (“The X Factor,” “Saved by the Bell”) is 46. Actress Jodi Lyn O’Keefe (“She’s All That,” “Nash Bridges”) is 41. Actor Dan Ste-vens (“Downton Abbey”) is 37. R&B singer Cherie is 35.

Friday: Actor Ron Leibman is 82. Coun-

try singer Gene Watson is 76. Singer Daryl Hall of Hall and Oates is 73. Actress Catlin Adams (“The Jerk,” “The Jazz Singer”) is 69. Country singer Paulette Carlson (Highway 101) is 68. MTV VJ Mark Goodman is 67. Actor David Morse (“St. Else-where”) is 66. Actor Stephen Spinella (“24”) is 63. Actor-writer Michael J. Nelson (“Mystery Science Theater 3000”) is 55. Actor Sean Patrick Flanery is 54. Actor Artie Lange (“MADtv”) is 52. Actor Jane Kra-kowski (“30 Rock,” “Ally McBeal”) is 51. Actress Andrea Navedo (“Jane the Virgin”) is 50. Actress Constance Zimmer (“UnREAL,” “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”) is 49. Rapper MC Lyte is 48. Singer NeeNa Lee is 44. Actress Emily Deschanel (“Bones”) is 43. Actor Trevor Donovan (“90210”) is 41. Actress Michelle Trachtenberg (“Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” “Inspec-tor Gadget”) is 34. Rapper Cardi B is 27.

Saturday: Singer Sam Moore of Sam and

Dave is 84. “Fox News Sunday” host Chris Wallace is 72. Actress-singer Susan Anton is 69. Actor Carlos Ber-nard (“24”) is 57. Jazz musician Chris Botti is 57. Singer Claude McKnight of Take 6 is 57. Actor Hugh Jackman is 51. Actor Adam Rich (“Eight Is Enough”) is 51. Singer Garfield Bright of Shai is 50. Fiddler Martie Maguire

of the Dixie Chicks and of Courtyard Hounds is 50. Actor Kirk Cameron is 49. Singer Jordan Pundik of New Found Glory is 40. Actor Tyler Black-

burn (“Pretty Little Liars”) is 33. Actor Marcus T. Paulk (“Moesha”) is 33. Actor Josh Hutcherson (“The Hunger Games”) is 27.

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By MELANIE J. SIMS ASSOCIATED PRESS

Emeli Sande’s music has always leaned into the epic. Her clear, full voice powers sweeping anthems, most of which seem perfectly suited for bring-ing energy to momentous occasions (remember her at the 2012 Olympic Games?), but just as good for motivat-ing everyday people trying to make it through their every day.

“Real Life,” her third full-length album, finds the acclaimed British singer-songwriter-pianist keeping her good thing — playing motivator — going. And that’s good for fans.

That much seems clear from first single “Sparrow,” a goosebump-induc-ing battle cry for the overlooked and undervalued. “We’ve got magic in our bones, just like the stars we’re going to shine bright and golden,” Sande sings,

her voice full of resolve. She is great on the dreamy guitar

and drum-led “Love to Help”; endearing on album gem “Free as a Bird,” with its strings and soulful choir; and completely in her groove on “Extraordinary Being.” On that song she sings, “You are what God imagined. You are a true perfec-tion. Baby you’re made of stars. Don’t let nobody tell you different.”

It would be difficult not to believe her. But when Sande mixes her grandeur with the ordinary, the results sometimes feel mismatched. That’s the case with the title track “Real Life,” which finds Sande grappling with the day-to-day challenges of maintaining a long-term relationship. The lyrics are relatable, but the addition of a church organ and gospel choir feels like overkill.

Still, Sande rarely goes wrong, and overall “Real Life” is another solid album.

R E V I E W :

Emeli Sande returns with anthems for the every day

OLIVEOlive was eighty-seven and liked to sit by her wide bedroom window to watch birds and fluffy clouds; one day she counted eleven.Tilly, her aide, felt near and dear, giving Olive everything she needed so she wouldn’t live in fear.While her favorite tea was being poured Olive closed her eyes to pray, when suddenly a severe pain near her heart caused Olive to say, “Tilly, call for help!”Soon si rens f i l led the a ir, Olive slumped in her chair.Technic ians d id thei r best as Olive wondered if she was headed for her eternal rest.Ju s t t he n a s s he g a z e d upward toward her window, a beam of sunshine shone into her room, directed toward her heart.An angelic smile was clearly seen across her small, aged face, and her brown eyes focused with intense grace.She turned to Tilly and exclaimed, “God’s not ready to take me Home. Tell the technicians I want to be alone.”But one technician held Olive’s sha k y ha nd a nd s i ncere ly mentioned he was very glad, “You’re quite a special lady, such faith I’ve never seen.”All around us are sweet souls who every day look beyond the veil, l istening for God’s cal l, while others just look away and refuse to care at all.Say yes to a life that will last.

Lila Rose RoszmanUpper Sandusky

THE FUTURE IS NOWTime rides a tortoisetil you’re out of school.All educatedbut you’re still a fool.Stumble through your twentieswithout much of a care.Climb off of the tortoise,climb onto the hare.

I receivea social security checkI worked forty-five years to get.When the money is freethat will be greatbut I’ll have to livetil I’m seventy-eight.

I’m not the loverthat I never was.Don’t quite as often catch a buzz.Though I’m not as nearlyafraid of the fuzzthere are still timesthat I am.

Look for my glasses,

look for my keys.The ol’ red inhalerwhen I start to wheeze.Look for my drinkwhen I’m manning the grill.When I get nervousI look for a pill.

My neck’s disappearing up into my chins.May have to start mea diet again.Cutting the hairthat grows from my ears.Quit cutting the couponsto take out to Sears.

Go to the doctorto check out my knee.The one that’s been hurtin’since ‘83.Sends the prescriptionto the local Rite Aidthat medicarewill help me pay.

Buried some neighbors,buried some friends,buried my kitties,hell, it never ends. Buried my pappyand my next of kin.Buried myselfin some bottles of gin.

Don’t take toall this modernity.Joined the old folks fraternity.To the pastwe all should take a bow.Seems to methe future is now.

Dave GrundtischRawson

PULL UP YOUR BIG GIRL BRITCHESPull up your big girl britches;no time to sit and fuiss.You got an important job to do,so wipe those tears; to work you must.

It’s a caretakers worldwhen a loved one gets sick.There is so much to do,you got to think quick.

Days and nights get mixed up;emotions run up and down.There is this, that, and then some;you just want a trip downtown.

But in the end, it was worth the memo-ries.You were strong, dependable, and stood tall.It meant a lot to the loved one dear;those big girl britches did it all.

Doris RusslerFindlay

Poetry Corner


By RASHA MADKOUR ASSOCIATED PRESS

If you need something to hold you over between the Mister Rogers documentary and the upcoming biopic starring Tom Hanks, a new coffee-table book of his quotes is now in bookstores.

“Everything I Need to Know I Learned from Mister Rogers’ Neigh-borhood” is small and short, with the cover featuring his signature red cardigan; an easy pick-me-up when the mood strikes to read wisdom in Mister Rogers’ voice.

“Mister Rogers was always focused on children, but his words are just as important and meaningful to adults,” writes Wagner, who also wrote “The Mister Rogers Parenting Book.”

Some quotes have added resonance for these times. In an era of hype, Rogers counsels: “You don’t have to do anything sensational for people to love you.” To anyone in despair about what surrounds them: “The more you grow into a helpful person yourself, the hap-pier you’ll find this world of ours is.”

Wagner cites several instances of Rogers leading by example. He encouraged people to not let the fear of making mistakes stop them from trying something new: “We watched him laughing and smiling as he awk-wardly mixed up dance moves with Ella Jenkins, dropped balls while jug-gling, and tried to use a Hula-Hoop.” By feeding his fish every episode, “he helped us see the importance of being consistent in our care — in caring for others who rely on us, and in caring for ourselves.”

He understood the desire in adults and children alike to feel “useful and needed,” Wagner writes. “He also helped us recognize our contributions, so we could feel proud of our efforts. ‘Passing things at the table or getting your mom’s pocketbook or briefcase when she asks for it — or giving some-one a hug when you think they need one. That’s being a caregiver. You see, you’re already a caregiver, by many things that you do.’”

The book also includes quotes and dialogue from the TV show’s other characters, which don’t always hit the mark. Some tend to run on, a rough transition from the spoken word to the page.

Then there are sweet gems like this that make the book worth keep-ing around: “Everybody’s different. And there are some things about everybody that are the same. That’s what’s wonderful. That’s what helps us to understand each other.”

Mister Rogers quotes fill new coffee-table book

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