LTV Issue 944

R

Nov 9 - Nov 15, 2021 For Ad Rates Call 541-212-0914 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED ©2019
www.oregontrailpub.weebly.com
Issue # 944 week 46
[email protected]

DON’T SETTLE FOR Se habla español TIDBITS® TAKES A DRIVE IN ADJUSTABLE
COMFORT
CHEAP DENTURES frEECall for a THE DELOREAN
COME TO US FOR by Kathy Wolfe Save NOW on all adjustable bases!
Consultation
CUSTOM DENTURES AT A You may be familiar with the DeLorean ∙ Read a book or watch TV in comfort
COMPETITIVE PRICE! Insurance and from seeing the time-traveling version ∙ Reduce lower back pain
Payment plans accepted in the 1985 blockbuster “Back to the ∙ Reduce acid reflux ∙ Reduce snoring
Custom made Dentures Future.” But how much do you know ∙ Quit sleeping in your recliner and be comfortable in bed
Warranty on ALL Dentures Accepting Medicaid about this stainless steel vehicle? This
SAme DAy Repairs & Relines week, Tidbits takes you for a drive We have a great selection of
through the facts. mattresses that are made for
Senior DiSCountS
Flexible Partials • John DeLorean was an outstanding student, your new adjustable base.
both at a specialty honors technical high
PoRCeLAin teetH Available school and at the Lawrence Institute of 541-889-5642
Dentures oVeR implants Technology. After a three-year interruption
in his studies to serve in the U.S. Army 398 South Oregon Street ∙ Ontario, Oregon
during World War II, he returned to finish his
industrial engineering degree. A master’s 425 S Whitley Drive
degree from the Chrysler Institute in Fruitland, ID 83619
Automotive Engineering was next, after
which he joined the Chrysler engineering Angela Barklow
team. But after less than a year, he moved
on to the Packard Motor Company in 1953. 541-212-3334
In 1956, DeLorean’s career took a dramatic
upturn when he joined General Motors’ Licensed in Idaho & Oregon
Pontiac division, where he was responsible [email protected]
for bringing us the GTO, Firebird, and Grand Angelabarklowrealestate.com
Prix. At age 40, he became the head of LISTING OR BUYING I CAN ASSIST YOU
Pontiac, the youngest GM division head in WITH ANY OF YOUR REAL ESTATE NEEDS
history. Another promotion followed in 1969 True North Real Estate - Oregon
to head up the entire Chevrolet division, with
an annual salary and bonuses of $600,000
(about $4.25 million in today’s dollars).

turn the page for more!

205 W. Logan St. 188 east Lane, Ste. 3, 10480 W. Garverdale Ct.
Caldwell ontario, oR Ste., 804A • Boise

for more information visit: eurodenture.com

208-609-3341

LEON’S PUMPS LLC

Sales ∙ Service
Installation ∙ Repair

Do It Right
The First Time

(541) 889-6353

[email protected]
203 NE 1st Street ∙ Ontario

Licensed in Oregon & Idaho CCB#214732

Have a smart Website
phone?

Follow us!

Facebook

Page 2 Tidbits of Lower Treasure Valley Nov 9 - Nov 15, 2021

Malheur County WE MAKE SERVICES INCLUDING:
HOUSE ∙ In-home visits
Veteran's Service Office CALLS ∙ Medication management
Connie R. Tanaka ∙ Pain management
Do you find it hard to ∙ Convenient lab collection
Providing help with your Veterans Benefits get to those doctors’ ∙ Disease management
appointments?
541-889-6649 Let us come to you! Mon-Sat Bulk Clover
10a - 5p & Local Honey
Call for an appointment
$3.00 per pound
in your own container

SIGNATURE healthcare 208-642-9222 2330 Hwy 30 West, Fruitland 208-452-7035
at home
care where you are

THE DELOREAN (continued): Pet Sitting
Goes Awry
• DeLorean seemed to have the Midas touch,
and his success soared. He became part DEAR PAW’S
owner of the San Diego Chargers and
the New York Yankees. With Chevrolet CORNER: Last
experiencing record sales, DeLorean was on
track to become president of General Motors. month, I agreed
However, in 1973, he left GM to pursue his
dream of his own company. to pet sit for a

• DeLorean began seeking investors for the friend while she
business, and celebrities like Johnny Carson,
Sammy Davis, Jr., and country singer Roy Reconnecting With and her boyfriend
Clark. Then came the breakthrough in funding weYnot ounr vSaecnaitoiorn.DI odgid this for free because
from the British government, who pledged
about $120 million if DeLorean would build the laDrgIEelAomRviexePpdAe-bWtrseb’eSaudnsddCinoOgweRs“aHsNnaEtistRtcohr:iegstMh”eteiysfoifrpmetes. itting as a
factory in Northern Ireland. 12 yBeairtsyo,ldh,earn3d-hyiesadri-socilpdlicneath,aws as a joy to care
slippedfoqru.it.e. tahbeitfiinrstthewpeaestkc.oOupnleMonday of the
• Dunmurray, a suburb of Belfast, was chosen orbufecnsyaneeBuaicnsrieogtss.naIyTd’vnhweewaawtbe’ssebeeplukanrs,oyincIbinoeacsngbasslumyianmnmedtehydtboefaawrtmuaeitllktihyd,edclearoef
as the site of the plant, to revive the war-torn of her and
area, where about 50% of men were out of the floor,
work. Ground was broken in a peat bog in
October, 1978. Critics claimed it wouldn’t have tliemtheatorgwiacl.kIhsimco. Bouptetdhihs yeeraur p and took her
be completed and operating for at least five HwI’viateethcsirhtthoeresuateorwirlgviidhlenldatngitloetyootsltwitghseetaedetlnkbvasoa.ercttTokceorxroomiinucnebahwtlrreoihaauecinsnks,,ewphlaontthoinr kssposihleed
years, yet in 16 months, it was ready, and was I cafollohdim. A, fetseprefcliuaildlysaatntdherepsatrka.t the vet, Bitsy is
producing cars within two years of the start of CAreDuafrsnEeBtvisAnheuhR,eettT’rsmbetxerDbyaaiiOrslnfelrUitniirseGgan:ivnidndeeoGrdibys?iianvshai—gincinggmgohDbru.yoHecSudawihgthecniheLtbche.eet,smtateyers.bite’scamuysefatuhlet
construction, with the first DeLorean rolling is atghraeattBidietsa!yOgnocet yinotuostharet rwhorokuinsgeplant. I followed
off the assembly line in January, 1981. The uwsksiietmmlhlpsoyyhrsiigimfftarhiivtuedeblnartaie?dclyikn’,sWfuhopierhnc—aseshmtterosesuupnhlcetdotcmiipouaeinllctdlhkysoIidtfthodsyo.oostueh?eSliegtntemr. eW-h- yCiosni-t
company’s goal was to produce 20,000 cars Committing to thatfduasileydwianlkDweinthver
annually. him is the best thing you can do to
icmomprDmovEaenAdhsRi.s bCeOhaNviForUaSndErDes:pIo’nmsegtolad Bitsy is doing
• Although it was John DeLorean’s brainchild, Bbeecatuteser.HYaotcuhedt iids athsenrioigrhdtogth, ihneg by taking her in
the car’s shape was devised by auto designer amasnadsynMmatipyrapeyailmydnoovatrsiecrheeeesapisdsoiilndyftodowortgnhomeivynceoeodhumeyricmowwauaaalnrslckdfassarireen.d a little time
Just arrived! Giorgetto Gingiano, the same genius behind puptopyp. Broecaelsitstleepvaetireynthwinitgh hthima.t Ihf appened. You’ve
NEW Propane and some models of BMW, Lorus, Maserati, he eisxnp’tlraeisnpeonddiynoguwrelslitdoethae l“rceoamdey”. Hopefully with a
Natural Gas Water Lexus, and Ferrari. The futuristic gullwing cleoamlsihtmtldeaunrbdinraget awthtaehlkpinsargakn,sdkpweeaopcrkheiwmsihtohenhhiwmisill be able to think
doors were John DeLorean’s idea, but it was onmthaotrceomclmeaanrdlywahinledinththeenpathrke. two of you can talk
Starting Heaters Guigiaro who put the vision into reality. It was If Hatchet doeasnn’dt dimepcriodvee, wifhahet to do.
at DeLorean’s intention for his rear-engined sssneeeeatmmappWkssyeohlfweftet,hihttnhiaasrkygoeaitochhsueimroaordtplooepgetsehsnrs,ehooayvrpneostiueflreraihnaepalreirjntiuttaelsnestdi.ttSinpgeblluosuint etesrsm, s
Mon-Sat 10-5 vehicle to compete with the Lamborghini,
$195.00 Ferrari, and Porsche.

• There was no paint or clear coat on the original for a cvheecrkyucp.leSaenriloyr, dsotgastcinangdtehvaeltotphe pet owner is
DMC-12 because it was made from stainless etprnhadyinosriiieclnclrsanginlpe—eiossspnsturhsoeiosbinbrltgehlsiemanltisjfkdu.oeiMrsryatra.aratkYnhcetroyitsthuiuvseremecptaatfihbnrnooioslmlleersairnncumrruecdh
steel. To be precise, it was SS304, the most due to
widely-used stainless available, the same more
material used to manufactured beer kegs,
restaurant kitchen counters, sinks, hollowware arent’ht greotutingghingtrhoeuwpasy olifkheisPouettdoSoirtter International
and saucepans. This grade of stainless time.(Bhetsttposf:l/u/wckw! w.petsit.com/) and the Nation-
steel has excellent corrosion resistance and toSaesnkda@©ylopA2ua02srw0cssKocoimoncrgmniFa(eeehrtnai.tttcoutsrop,enmsqsSuo.:ye/nf/sdptP.i,oeIrnntocss.foietrtsetisprsiso.onragl/P).et Sitters
formability.

Send your tips, questions or comments to
[email protected].

(c) 2021 King Features Synd., Inc.

mowers on sale now!
Stop by for details.

Nov 9- Nov 15, 2021 Tidbits of Lower Treasure Valley Page 3

THE DELOREAN PRO RENTALS & SALES
35 NE 1st Street Phone: (541) 889-5233
(continued): Ontario, OR 97914 PRORENTALSANDSALES.COM

Come Meet the New Owner • The door’s torsion bars, which facilitated
Christine Hood the lifting and lowering of the doors, were
developed by Grumman Aerospace, the
272 S. Oregon St Ontario, OR 97914 same company that made the Apollo Lunar
Module and the F-14.
541-889-3747 Tue-Fri
800-464-6229 10am-6pm • The car’s engine was a 2.7-liter V6, developed
by a group consisting of Peugeot, Renault,
VISIT OUR WEBSITE TODAY! Saturday and Volvo. The DeLorean was officially We offer a full line of parts for all
www.oregontrailhobbies.com 11am-4pm known as the DMC-12, for the DeLorean brands listed
Motor Company. The “12” represented
what was supposed to be the price -- MISCELLANEOUS
$12,000 – but by the time it hit the dealers,
1. Which former its suggested retail price had been upped The “Books Only” Store NEED CASH NOW?
NBA star was to $25,000. Call the Treasure Valley
named head coach Chris’s Book Corner is now Picker. We buy estate sales.
of the Chinese • Right from the start, there were problems Looking for antiques, tools,
Basketball Asso- with the vehicle. With a heavy stainless Literary Paws collectibles, vintage items,
ciation’s Beijing steel body and a small engine, it was just cast iron pans, gold and sil-
Royal Fighters in plain slow! The speedometer topped out 322 State Street, ver, old guitars, metal signs,
June 2019? at just 85 mph (136.8 km/hr).The engine Weiser Idaho coins and much, much more!
2. Friar Dom is ventilation system experienced failure, 208-549-8191
the mascot for what college team’s which produced overheating. The electrical Call 208-405-9647
athletic programs? system frequently failed, and batteries died Mon-Fri 10:00-5:00
3. What institution, located in Ormond prematurely. The celebrated gullwing doors Sat 10:00-4:00
Beach, Fla., instructs professional and presented a major safety issue, since if the
amateur baseball umpires? car were to roll onto the roof in an accident, Classified Advertising Rates:
4. Westfalenstadion (officially Signal the occupants had no way to get out. The $8.00 for the first week for up to 20 words, up to 3 addition-
Iduna Park) is the home stadium of doors also were known to leak. Reviews al weeks for $4.00 each when paid at the time of original ad
what Bundesliga football club? were lukewarm at best. placement. For additional words, add 20¢ per word per week,
5. Before becoming the Toronto Maple for border and yellow highlight, add $2.00 per week. Payment
Leafs, what name did the NHL team • Within a year, DeLorean was clearly in financial Options: Credit Card- call 541-212-0914 - Check or Money
have from 1919-27? trouble. The company had failed to recover Order - mail your legible ad with payment to: Oregon Trail
6. Name the Iowa Hawkeyes running the $175 million investment costs. The final Publications, P.O. Box 93 Ontario, OR 97914
back who was selected by the New DMC-12 was produced on Christmas Eve,
York Jets in the third round of the 1982, the last of about 9,000 produced. All ad copy must be approved by Tidbits, which reserves the right to edit or reject any ad request
2009 NFL draft. Nearly half of the cars produced were still that we find, in our sole discretion, to be questionable or not in good taste. In the event of typo-
7. Name the journalist and sports- unsold. A restructuring deal was put in graphical errors, errors in publication, or omission in or from an ad, Tidbits liability will be limited
caster who co-hosted ESPN’s “Highly place, requiring John DeLorean to come up to the reprinting of the ad. By placing an ad in Tidbits, you waive any claim for consequential,
Questionable” from 2013-17 and had with $27 million cash to keep the company incidental, or other damages. All items listed are subject to prior sale. Tidbits considers it’s ad-
an ESPN Radio show called “The Right alive. In a desperate attempt to save DMC, vertisers reliable and verifies as much data as possible. However, readers using this information
Time” from 2015-17? he agreed to smuggle 59 lbs. (27 kg) of do so at their own risk. It is suggested that investors contact the appropriate consumer agency
cocaine, worth about $24 million. DeLorean before sending payment. Although persons and companies mentioned herein are believed to be
was approached by an FBI informant and reputable, neither Tidbits nor its’ employees accept any responsibility whatsoever for their actions
the sting operation was captured on video. or claims. For more information to help you avoid rip-offs and exercise your consumer rights,
write: FTC, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20580 or log on to http://www.ftc.
gov/bcp/consumer.shtm.

(c) 2021 King Features Syndicate, Inc.

WE’RE HERE TO HELP!! PLEASE GIVE US A CALL WITH YOUR
QUESTIONS AND WE WILL HELP IN ANY WAY WE CAN.

541-889-8012

For Up To Date Information Visit www.ontariochamber.com

Ontario Area Chamber Of Commerce

Page 4 Tidbits of Lower Treasure Valley Nov 9 - Nov 15, 2021

LIFESTYLE HOME MEDICAL SUPPLY * On Nov. 21, 1877, Thomas Edison announces
his invention of the phonograph, a way to record
New and Refurbished Medical and play back sound. Although initially used as
Equipment and Supplies a dictating machine, the phonograph proved
to be a popular tool for entertainment. Edison
We Will Save You Money! acquired an astounding 1,093 patents in his 84
years.
(541) 216-6468
* On Nov. 16, 1907, Indian Territory and Oklaho-
2390 SW 4th Ave ∙ Ontario ma Territory collectively enter the United States
as Oklahoma, the 46th state. Oklahoma’s name
THE DELOREAN is derived from the Choctaw Indian words “okla,”
meaning “people,” and “humma,” meaning “red.”
(continued):
• In October, 1982, the U.S. government * On Nov. 19, 1915, British airman Richard Bell
Davies performs a daring rescue, swooping
charged DeLorean with cocaine trafficking. down in his plane to whisk a downed fellow pilot
He successfully evaded the charges by from behind Turkish lines just as a group of ene-
arguing that the FBI had “unfairly targeted my soldiers approached.
and illegally entrapped” him by allowing the
FBI informant to solicit DeLorean because * On Nov. 20, 1945, in Nuremberg, Germany,
he was known to be in financial ruins. 24 high-ranking Nazis go on trial for atrocities
Although he was acquitted, by then it was committed during World War II. The defendants
too late for the factory to re-open. faced charges ranging from crimes against
peace, to crimes of war, to crimes against hu-
• So what happened to all of the unsold cars at manity.
the factory? When the company went under,
one of the investors, Consolidated Stores * On Nov. 17, 1970, the court-martial of 1st Lt. WONDERFUL WORDS:
Corporation, bought the cars and sold them William Calley, an Army platoon leader, begins. MONTHS OF THE YEAR
itself. Today, that company is better known Calley had led his men in a massacre of 200
as Big Lots. Vietnamese civilians, including women and The ancient Romans are responsible
children, at My Lai, South Vietnam. Calley was for the names of the months of the
• By the time “Back to the Future” was in found guilty and initially sentenced to life impris- year. This week, Tidibts does a quick
production in 1985, the DeLorean was onment. He was paroled in 1974. run through the year to discover their
already a collector’s item. Six cars were origins.
used in the filming, plus an additional replica * On Nov. 18, 1987, a fire in a London subway
made of fiberglass for the flying car scenes. station kills 30 commuters and injures scores • Even though the early Roman calendar
Three out of the six are still in existence, of others after people began to smell smoke had 12 months, just 10 of them had names.
two at Universal Theme parks, and one coming from beneath one of the King’s Cross This was due to winter being considering
privately-owned. station’s escalators. It was later revealed that a “dead time” when the government and
debris and grease had built up under the esca- military weren’t active, a sabbatical of sorts
• “Back to the Future” almost didn’t have a lator. for reflection and purification.
flying DeLorean. The original concept called
for a time-traveling refrigerator! * On Nov. 15, 2001, Microsoft releases the • The Romans considered March the first
Xbox gaming console, influencing the history of month of the year, and named it for Mars,
• In 2000, John DeLorean was in the midst of consumer entertainment technology. The cost their god of war, since the military resumed
personal bankruptcy proceedings and was of building each unit outweighed the sales price, their crusades at that time after their two-
selling off his assets, including his 434-acre which meant game sales were crucial. Luckily month hiatus, months that later were named
New Jersey estate, Lamington Farms. It for Microsoft, their launch title (Halo) was one of January and February.
was purchased by none other than Donald the best-selling and most celebrated games of
Trump, who paid $35 million and converted all time. • The Latin term meaning “to open” -- “aperio”
the property into a world-class U.S.-Open -- was given to the month of April, symbolic
quality golf course. Trump did keep some (c) 2021 Hearst Communications, Inc. of springtime when flowering buds begin to
of the property’s structures as summer All Rights Reserved open.
cottages for his family.
• The Roman goddess Maia was their earth
• Brand-new DeLoreans are still available! goddess who watched over the growth
When DMC folded, a Texas company of plants, giving us the name for May.
snapped up all the excess parts and In addition, this was the time the nation
drawings. The DeLorean Motor Company of honored their elders, called “maiores” in
Texas offers a DMC-12 made in Texas from Latin.
original parts for about $65,000.
• Juno, the Roman goddess of marriage and
welfare of women, was the inspiration for
the name of June.

• July was the fifth month in the lunar calendar,
named as such to honor the Roman dictator,
Julius Caesar. Prior to Caesar’s death, the
month was known as Quintilis, from the
Latin for “fifth.”

• Augustus Caesar, the first Roman emperor,
and grand-nephew of Julius Caesar, was
the source of the name of August. The
Latin word “augustus” translates “noble and
majestic.” The month was previously called
Sextilis, translated from Latin for “sixth.”

Nov 9 - Nov 15, 2021 Tidbits of Lower Treasure Valley Page 5

sav-on-polebarns.com Since 1919

Farm, Ranch, Commercial, Trucking, Home,
Auto, Toys, Life & Health

541.889.8693

280 South Oregon St
∙ Ontario OR ∙

www.blackabyinsurance.com

A Mustard Seed Financial &
Insurance, Inc. Company

208-642-0825
1454 S. Main St

Payette, ID

BARNS ∙ SHOPS
∙ STALL BARNS
∙ EQUIPMENT STORAGE

1. FOOD & DRINK: How many different MONTHS OF THE YEAR
flavors are in a Dr. Pepper soda?
2. AD SLOGANS: Which product was adver- (continued):
tised as “the quicker picker upper”? • With March as the first month of their lunar
3. U.S. STATES: What is the capital of Wash-
ington state? calendar, the Romans named the seventh
4. ANIMAL KINGDOM: What is a group of month after their word for seven – “septem”
hummingbirds called? – giving us the name of what is now our
5. MUSIC: What was Madonna’s first Top 10 ninth month. The same principal applied to
hit? their eighth month, October. The Latin word
6. MOVIES: Which blockbuster movie had for eight, “octo,” gave us not only the name
this final line, “Roads? Where we’re going, of the month, but other words connected to
we don’t need roads!”? the number, such as octopus, octagon, and
7. TELEVISION: What was the name of the octet.
pet pig on “Green Acres”?
8. GEOGRAPHY: Which European country is • Latin’s root word “novem” translates “nine,”
known as Osterreich in its native tongue? giving us the name of what was then the
9. MEASUREMENTS: How many table- ninth month.
spoons are in 1 fluid ounce?
10. ASTRONOMY: Which planet in our solar • The Latin word “decem” lends its name to
system is known as both the Morning and the Roman’s tenth month, as well as other
Evening Star? words, such as decathlon, (an athletic event
(c) 2021 King Features Synd., Inc. with 10 track and field events), decade (a
period of 10 years), and decimal
(any number using a base of 10).

• When the lunar calendar (which
only named 10 months) was
changed to the solar calendar,
the method of measuring the
months was based on the time it
takes the Earth to revolve around
the Sun. January and February
then became the first two months
of the year. January was named
for the Roman god Janus, who
was the protector of gates and
doorways. This god was also the
god of new beginnings, and is
symbolized with two faces, one
looking into the past, the other
looking into the first steps of the
journey of a new year.

• The Romans gave the second
month the name Februarius, after
their festival of purification and
atonement, Februalia. Citizens
made offerings and sacrifices to
the gods of the dead for an entire
month.

Page 6 Tidbits of Lower Treasure Valley Nov 9 - Nov 15 , 2021

By Lucie Winborne 1. Is the book of Jeremiah in the THE BERLIN WALL
Old or New Testament or neither?
* Most NASCAR teams use nitrogen in their tires 2. From Leviticus 24’s rules for November 9 is Berlin Wall Day, a time set aside to
instead of air. This allows the tire to have a much restitution, what other body part commemorate the fall of this historic structure,
more consistent rate of expansion and contrac- is mentioned besides “eye for an triggering the fall of communism in eastern and
tion to heat and cold. eye”? Nose, Tooth, Finger, Toe central Europe.
3. The Lord sent Jeremiah to the
* North Koreans must have one of 28 state-ap- house of what type of tradesman? • At the end of World War II, the Potsdam Agreement
proved haircuts. Carpenter, Shopkeeper, Tailor, divided Germany among the Allied Forces – the
Potter United Kingdom, the U.S., and the Soviet Union.
* There’s alcohol in space! In 2006, astronomers 4. In Acts 5, how were the apostles The eastern part of the country went to the
discovered a cloud of alcohol in part of the Milky released from prison? Broke out, Soviet Union, becoming the German Democratic
Way where stars are forming from gas and dust. Walls caved, Freed by an angel, Republic, a dictatorship, while the western part
Triumphantly went to the U.K. and the U.S., becoming the
* In Albania, some women make an oath to 5. What did James say is “set on Federal Republic of Germany, a democracy.
become “sworn virgins” in order to live life as fire of hell”? Adulterer, Tongue,
a man, with the rights and privileges of a man. Ribald, Unfathered • With the reallocation, the city of Berlin was located
For the rest of their lives, they are never again 6. From Matthew 8, whose mother- completely with the Soviet zone, and West
addressed as female. in-law did Jesus heal? Elijah, Solo- Berlin became an island of freedom in the midst
mon, Daniel, Peter of communist East Germany. Prior to the wall’s
* Over 2,500 left-handed people a year are killed construction, residents could cross back and
by using equipment made for right-handed peo- Comments? More Trivia? Gift forth between East and West without restriction,
ple. The deadliest item? The right-handed power ideas? Visit www.TriviaGuy.com whether to work or shop or attend functions,
saw. walking, driving, or riding the trains and subway.
(c) 2021 King Features Synd., Inc.
* A traffic jam in Beijing lasted more than nine • Between 1949 and 1961, more than 2 million East
days. BIBLE TRIVIA Germans escaped to the West. In the summer of
AANSWERS: 1) Old; 2) Tooth (for a tooth); 3) 1961, nearly 1,000 people were defecting every
* If you yelled for eight years, seven months Potter; 4) Freed by an angel; 5) Tongue; 6) day. Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev gave the
and six days, you would produce enough sound Peter order to build the wall.
energy to heat one cup of coffee.
• On the night of August 12, 1961, with no warning,
* A man with severe OCD and a phobia of germs the Berlin Wall was abruptly constructed of
attempted to commit suicide with a gun to his barbed wire and concrete blocks. Berliners
head. Instead of killing him, the bullet eliminated awoke to a 27-mile (43.4 km) barrier separating
his mental illness without any other damage. the city into east and west. Before long, the Wall
expanded to 96.3 miles, (155 km), 11 to 15 feet
* In 2003, there were 86 days of below-freezing (3.3 to 4.57 m) in the air.
weather in Hell, Michigan.
• Within the city, there were actually two walls,
* Until 2018, there were only two English words each bordering its section of the city. Between
ending in “gry” -- hungry and angry. Then the the walls was a 160-foot (48.7 m) “death strip,”
Oxford English Dictionary added a third -- “han- a no man’s land where guards were allowed
gry” (an irritable state induced by lack of food). to shoot anyone trying to escape. Guard dogs,
* A decibel is not its own unit, but actually floodlights, and trip-wire machine guns lined the
1/10th of the seldom used “Bel,” a unit named in strip. Along the entire length of the wall, there
honor of Alexander Graham Bell for his contribu- were 302 watchtowers, 55,000 land mines, and
tion to acoustics. more than 3,000 guard dogs.

* “Backpfeifengesicht” is a German term for a • The Communists called it the “Antifascistischer
face that badly needs a punch. Schutzwall,” or “antifascist bulwark,” and
*** claimed its purpose was to keep what they
Thought for the Day: “The world is round so that deemed Western fascists from entering East
friendship may encircle it.” -- Pierre Teilhard de Germany and undermining the socialist state.
Chardin But in reality, its primary purpose was to keep
East Germans from defecting to the West.
(c) 2021 King Features Synd., Inc.
(continued on pg 8)

Nov 9 - Nov 15, 2021 Tidbits of Lower Treasure Valley Page 7

* Love oranges? Save the peels to add
to your potpourri mix. Remove as much
of the pith as possible and cut into
strips. Air dry in bright light for about
a week. Or you can set the strips on
parchment and dry in a partially closed
oven set to 175 F for about 45 minutes.
Check often.

* “To separate yolks from egg whites,
simply crack eggs into a shallow bowl
and ‘suck’ the yolk out using an empty
plastic water bottle. Squeeze the bottle
slightly, then position the mouth of the
bottle at the yolk and let go. It will mag-
ically slide up into the bottle, leaving
the whites behind!” -- T.T. in New York

* “When the last serving of jam has
been used, I will happily add some oil
and vinegar to the jar, along with a few
choice spices, then shake. It’s an instant
vinaigrette, with a fruity tang.” -- C.L. in
Tennessee

* Keep your jeans or other denim
items from fading by soaking them in a
solution of cold water and salt (2 table-
spoons to a gallon) for about an hour
before washing.

* “To clean a can opener, get it wet and
run a folded paper towel through it
while turning the handle. Works best if
done after each use.” -- H.P. in Wash-
ington

Send your tips to Now Here’s a Tip, 628
Virginia Drive, Orlando, FL 32803.

(c) 2021 King Features Synd., Inc.

PRESENTED BY THE ONTARIO AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

DECEMBER 4, 2021 1:00 PM 4TH AVE ONTARIO OR

WINTER WONDERLAND PARADE

This Year's Theme: Vintage Christmas

Contact the chamber office if you would like to participate in the parade 541-889-8012

Page 8 Tidbits of Lower Treasure Valley Nov 9 - Nov 15, 2021

It's Time to Review, Renew Medicare Here’s How to Find Where THE BERLIN WALL (continued):
Vet Is Buried
This is that time of year, again, when we need to • In 1987, President Ronald Reagan gave his
make decisions about Medicare plans. The Veterans Legacy Memorial website has famous speech at Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate,
From Oct. 15 to Dec. 7, we are eligible to com- been expanded by 500,000 names at 93 urging Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to
pare our coverage between the original Medi- “tear down this wall.”
care, Advantage plans and the Part D drug plans veterans cemeteries across the country. This
in open enrollment. They change every year, and is in addition to the 4 million names already • During the Wall’s 28-year existence, more
we need to know how those changes will impact than 5,000 East Germans were able to cross
us. there at 155 cemeteries. the border to freedom. Some jumped out of
To compare plans, go online to Medicare.gov and The VLM is a digital platform and repository windows that bordered the Wall, while others
click on Preview 2022 Health & Drug Plans. Click for information on veterans buried in those flew out in hot air balloons or crawled through
on the plans you’d like to see and enter your ZIP the sewers or tunnels. More than 170 were
code. If you want to compare drug costs, enter cemeteries. Friends and family can add killed during an escape attempt, and another
that data as well. biographies, photos, documents and other 5,000 captured.
Have pen and paper on hand and do the math. information to the listing for each veteran
While it’s said that the average Advantage plan as a way of paying tribute. So far, 22,000 • East German officials didn’t plan for the
will come down $2, the average drug plan will go friends and families have added information wall to come down beginning the night of
up that much. Beware the deductibles. November 9, 1989. They were announcing
If you have an Advantage plan and think you to their veteran’s profile page. that restrictions on travel visas would be
want to continue it, read the fine print. If you’re For those of us who live far from the ceme- lifted, but a local politician misread his notes,
used to having benefits for glasses, gym mem- teries where our veterans are buried, being instead announcing that “immediately, without
bership or other things, check to be sure you’ll able to add to a legacy page helps. For me, delay,” East Germans would be allowed to
still have those. Compare all of the plans to get cross into West Berlin rather than merely
what you need. my family is only partially covered at this applying for the lengthy process of obtaining
If you have a Part D drug plan and need insulin, point. My grandfather at Fort Sam is in the a travel visa. With crowds numbering in the
be especially careful in selecting your plan. An database. Another relative at Riverside is in hundreds of thousands surging to the border,
additional 500 plans will include insulin this year, the database. Three others aren’t, including the overwhelmed guards opened the barrier.
but again, read the fine print to be sure it’s what my parents at Arlington National. They are, Within days, cranes and bulldozers were at
you need. A warning: Be sure your drugs are however, in ANC’s website, although there is work pulling down section after section.
covered. no way to add photos (except for the photo
If you have questions you can call 1-800-MEDI- of the marker that is already there) or stories • Many people chipped off pieces of the Wall
CARE, 24/7, to get help. You can also seek as- as souvenirs in the followings weeks. They
sistance at the State Health Insurance Program or biographies. became known as “Mauerspechte,” or
(SHIP) for your state (www.shiphelp.org). Perhaps Arlington will be among those add- “wallpeckers.”
If you are low income or have a disability, you ed in the half-million new names. Eventually
might be eligible for the Medicare Savings Pro- the project intends to cover veterans buried • Upwards of 40,000 sections of the wall
grams (MSPs). They help pay for premiums and were recycled into building materials for
deductibles, as well as co-payments. Go online in state and local cemeteries, as well as reconstruction projects. Several hundred
to cms.gov and search for Medicare Savings private cemeteries. sections were put on the auction block and
Programs. Click on one of the four categories for can be found around the world in various
more information and income limits. To look for your veteran, go to www.vlm.cem. locations, including the gardens at the Vatican.
va.gov and put in the name -- first name last An unusual home for one section is in the
(c) 2021 King Features Synd., Inc. name, no comma. Click on the FAQ for more men’s room of a Las Vegas casino.

information.
To find a veteran at Arlington National, go to

www.arlingtoncemetery.mil.
If your veteran is listed in the Veterans
Legacy Memorial, contribute to the profile.
Pictures are a great addition, as is bio infor-

mation and personal stories.
As a side note, Wreaths Across America will

be on Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021. See their
website (www.wreathsacrossamerica.org) for
ways you can help with wreath-laying at the

2,500 locations.

(c) 2021 King Features Synd., Inc.

Trivia Answers Sports QuizAnswers
1. 23 1. Stephon Marbury.
2. Bounty paper towels 2. Providence College.
3. Olympia 3. The Harry Wendelstedt Umpire
4. A charm School.
5. “Holiday” 4. Borussia Dortmund.
6. “Back to the Future,” Dr. 5. The Toronto St. Patricks.
Emmett Brown 6. Shonn Greene.
7. Arnold 7. Bomani Jones.
8. Austria
9. Two
10. Venus