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Manor News By ‘ Braden Manor Administrator
We’re going to takea break from
the topic of COVID and the Manor
this week and take this opportunity
to share a few stories about giving
that take place right under our own
reof.
As many of you know, the Manor
has been busy these past few weeks
with our virtual auction on Face-
book “Miracle on 260 5th Street." It
was a new venture for all of us but
we felt that we needed to have some
sort of fund-raising event that would
be safe for our residents as well as
our community. The response has
been overwhelming! It was like
Christmas everyday to see the num-
ber cf items that were left in our en—
tryway to be put on the auction. It
Was just as exciting to follow the
bidding on the many items. Our
communities never cease to amaze
11's with their love and support of the
Manor.
' I would like to share the giving
of two of our Manor residents,
Christine Finneman and Johnny
Wise.
When Christine heard of the on-
line auction her response echoed her
response to the many fund-raisers
and auctions that have been held at
the Manor during her seven years as
a resident. She wanted to make
something for the auction. Christine
has been. famous for her lemon
meringue pies, which have fetched
several hundred dollars at previous
auctions, but this time she had some-
thing different in mind. She was de-
termined to make a denim quilt for
the auction. Making a denim quilt is
no easy task in many respects due to
the thickness of the fabric as well as
the weight of the project. Christine
almost 96 years old. (It’s ok, I got
permission to share her age and is
ismall in stature.) Family and staff
members were concerned for her
health in taking on this project but
Christine was determined to “do it
herself” and in true Christine style
had the quilt completed by day 1 of
" the auction. When asked why it was
so important for her to do this her
reply was: “I love living at the
Manor and I know that they are in
need and I want to do what I can to
help." But it is just part of what she
does on a daily basis. I think every
staff member has been given a set of
potholders, a special letter, or treat
from Christine. If I-were to describe
Christine Finneman works
on the denim quilt that is
being auctioned in support of
the Manor. (Courtesy Photo)
Christine in one word it would be
“giving.” ‘
Two doors down the hallway we
were blessed with another generous
donation for the auction. Johnny
Wise came to us saying that he
wanted to donate 25 of his round hay
bales. The bid on those hay bales is .
currently at $1,300. When asked
what made him decide to do this for
the Manor, John simply stated that
he knew the Manor was going
through hard times and he wanted to
help out. He said when he moved
here he was only going to spend the
winter and move back to his farm
but he decided he liked it and was
staying. If I were to describe John
in one word it would be “generous.”
Heroes are not always the biggest
Golden Valley News
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Johnny Wise
or the strongest — they are some-
times the quietest and the most giv-
ing. Christine and Johnny are my
heroes and I appreciate the opportu-
nity to share their 'stories during this
Season of Giving.
December 24, 2020
Tourism Main Street Expansion Grant-Program announced
The North Dakota Department of Commerce will offer
a new round of Main Street tourism grants in 2021. '
The purpose of the Tourism Main Street Expansion
Grant Program is to support new or expanding businesses
that provide an improved visitor experience, with an em-
phasis on attracting visitors to the core of a city or town.
The program’s intent is to fund new projects that at-
tract visitors from outside of North Dakota for at least
one overnight stay with the goal of giving the commu-
nity and state another experience to entertain visitors and
potential new residents. ‘ p
The 2021 Main Street grants are a 221 matching grant
with a maximum award amount of $15,000. The deadline
to submit grant applications is Jan. 22, 2021, with all proj—
ects wrapped up by June 11, 2021. Application infor-
mation is available at www.ndtourism.com.
WatCh out-1 for miracle‘nutrition prOmises
“Just 1 cup before bedtime,” the
text message said. “Take off your
huge stomach.”
read it to my daughter.
“Your stomach isn’t huge,” she re-
‘ spended teasingly. . '
I’m notasure I liked her emphasis ’
"on “huge.” k ‘1‘ .
At least she didn’t restate the mes-_
sage to say “massive” or “colossa ”
or anything like that. ‘
“Don’t click on the message!” she
. added. ’
fl? kind of figured that out,” I said.
thought I didn’t click on it, any-
.. :way. I keep getting annoying mes-
~V sages from different numbers almost
daily.
One promised that you could
“lose 43 pounds in two weeks.” An-
other text promised that the recipient
could “drop from a' size 3X to small
in 7 weeks.”
We have arrived at the time when
weightless ads will be flying at us in
all directions. I was not expecting
them to arrive on my personal cell—
phone.
We don’t promote miracles in the V
field of nutrition. We want people to
follow nutrition and health guidance
based on best practices and research.
Seeking the easy path in nutrition
or any part of our lives is tempting.
The easy road is not al ays the best
path, however. Weight anagement
or weight loss usually takes some ef-
fort on our part.
Being overweight based on our
medical care provider’s assessment
does put us at risk for high blood
pressure, heart disease, cancer, dia—
betes and joint issues, among other
conditions.
What can we learn from people
who have successfully lost weight
and maintained it? I looked at the re-
sults of a 25-year study that has
tracked more than 10,000 people
' Who lost weight and kept it off for a
long time. Their information is
tracked on the National Weight Con-
trol Registry: .
11-" The participants had lost between
30’ "and 300 pounds and some had
kept the! weight off for one year to 66
We don’t ' promote
miracles-in the field
of nutrition. We
want people to fol-
low nutrition and
health guidance
based on best prac-
tices and research.
years. (Yes, you read that correctly.)
They didn’t use any fancy potions
or information from a text message.
Ahnost all (98%) modified their food
intake to lose weight and the vast ma—
jority (94%) increased their physical
activity. Walking was the most popu-
lar activity. ‘
They followed some basic “good
habits” to cut calories and maintain
their energy.
Most (90%) of the registry mem-
bers exercised about an hour a day.
’Most (78%) ate breakfast every
day.
.Most (75%) weighed themselves
' one or more times a week.
The majority (62%) of those suc—
cessful at losing weight spent less
than 10 hours watching TV per week. .
As we enter a time of sampling
tasty goodies, keep in mind that
x small “tastes” can add up to lots of
calories eaten. I adapted this scenario
from University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Extension. I think it shows how
quickly you can consume extra calo-
ries. .
Taste 1: You had a piece of peanut
brittle that someone brought for
treats at work. (80 calories)
. Taste ..2.:...§9u.199tta.§l§¢ bravely
chocolate—covered cherries to, work,
so you had a couple (because they are
fruit, right?) (60 calories)
Taste 3: You baked cookies and‘
one broke. You ate a piece. (30 calo-
ries) I '
Taste 4: You were thirsty and had
‘ a half-cup of old-fashioned eggnog
before your guests arrived for dinner.
(200 calories)
Taste 5: Only a couple of table-
spoons of candied sweet potatoes
were left in the bowl, so you decided
to eat them. (60 calories)
That adds up to 430 calories of
“tiny tastes.” Just 100 extra calories
per day can lead to a 10—pound
weight gain in one year.
Enjoy the flavors of the holiday
season. Slow down and focus on the
goodies you are consuming. Enjoy
the aroma, texture and flavor. ‘
Instead of a recipe, this week I in-
vite you to use your creativity to cre-
ate flavored water that is refreshing
but has few calories.
Flavor-infused Water
Start with clean hands, containers,
cutting boards and knives. Rinse fruit
and herbs thoroughly.
Try one of these flavor add-ins:
Option 1. Citrus water: 1/2 cup
sliced oranges, lemons or grapefruit
plus 2 quarts water
Option 2. Strawberry kiwi water:
Three sliced strawberries plus one
peeled, sliced kiwi plus 2 quarts
water
Option 3. Watermelon rosemary
water: 2 cups seedless watermelon
(cut in chunks or balls) plus one sprig
of rosemary plus 2 quarts water
Option 4. Raspberry lime water:
20 crushed raspberries plus two
sliced limes (without rind) plus 2
quarts water.
Refrigerate overnight.
Don’t mix batches. Use up the
batch, clean the container and make a
new batch.
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