MAKE A NOTE!! -- July 21st, 2004
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My Favorite: Books
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Xrays Damage Film
One thing that photo labs are starting to see around the country is developed photos with hazing. When the customers are asked about the film, the majority said they had put the undeveloped film in their checked baggage when they flew. With security at an all time high, the strength of the xrays used to screen checked luggage has been increased to the point of causing damage to the film. Ask to have it hand inspected, or place it in your carry on baggage (the strength of the machines used for carry ons are not as high as the checked bags). Of course, this does not affect digital cameras.
POST IT...with your camera & film.
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Grave Locator
If you are making your family history a part of your summer trips, and would like to find the grave of a particular family member in a national cemetery, go to... http://www.cem.va.gov. It will tell you where the person is buried, what cemetery and what grave site. Let's not forget those who sacrificed so much for us all.
POST IT...on your computer and with genealogy info.
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Presidential Memorial Certificate
Along the same lines (appreciating the sacrifice), the Presidential Memorial Certificate (PMC) is an engraved paper certificate signed by the current president that recognizes the memory of honorably discharged deceased veterans. It can be requested and received by veterans and veterans' next of kin. You can also request multiple copies for other family members. There isn't a particular form for requesting it, contact your local VA office, or call 1-202-565-4964 for more information. You can also email pmc@mail.va.gov for more info only (you cannot request a PMC by email). You will need copies of the veteran's discharge papers and death certificate. This might be a touching gesture for the widow or widower left behind to receive.
POST IT...under "Funeral Homes."
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Missionary Dinners
Here's an idea for generating lots of interest in the missionaries that your place of worship supports. Assign volunteers from the congregation a specific country whose missionary work is supported by the church. The volunteers should completely submerse themselves in info about the country. Depending on how many volunteers are available, a group of volunteers that are assigned to the same country can divide their studies up with one person studying the food, others clothing, artifacts, musical instruments, tools, and culture. Then plan the event to educate the rest of the congregation. Each country should have a table(s) and lay out info about the country, foods from that country, playing background music from the country, and the guests should be encouraged to ask lots of questions about the country to try to stump the "experts". Perhaps even have small token gifts for people who stump the volunteers. Church members can move from table to table learning about all the different countries. You could also do this with a progressive dinner, with each house representing the culture and food of different countries for different courses of the meal.
POST IT...with the missionary committee of your place of worship.
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Recipe: Top Ten Summer Recipes from Kraft
And the winners are...Kraft Foods has posted the 10 most popular summer
recipes based on the number of times accessed and the ratings readers have given
them. They all sound delicious to me, especially the Lemonade Cheesecake. Check
it out at...
http://www.kraftfoods.com/kf/ff/SummerBBQ/topRated.htm
So with this link you get not one, but TEN recipes in this issue of the Make a
Note. :-)
POST IT...in your recipe book.
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Back Issue Treasure: August 15th, 2000 Issue
This back issue has the link to a whole list of things that kids can do when you hear the "B" word come out of their mouths..."bored." If you are traveling in an RV, the campsites are full, and you need a place to stay, check out the local Wal-Mart. Read more about it in this back issue. Watch for those stroke symptoms and don't wait if you suspect a stroke...find out more in this issue as well.
To retrieve this back issue click HERE.
POST IT...by your computer.
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Missing Adult: Lynsie Leigh Ekelund
Lynsie Leigh Ekelund disappeared in 2/2001, after she was dropped off 2 doors down from her Placentia, CA home. She has not been seen since. She is a 24 yr old white female, Caucasian, 5'7", 115 lbs, brown hair, hazel eyes. For photos and more information, go to... http://www.theyaremissed.org/ncma/gallery/ncmaprofile_all.php?A200301052W
POST IT...in your businesses or in your car, esp. if you are in & around CA.
EDITOR'S NOTE: Some of you have tried to access files of children featured in past issues without success. This usually means the children were found and the files were removed.
Final Words
JOKE
"But pastor," lamented the young husband in for counseling, "whenever we quarrel, my wife always becomes historical." "You mean 'hysterical,'" said the pastor. But the husband said, "No, historical. She's always digging up my past."
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Our pastor told this story of when he was a boy and stepped on a board with nails in it. His father came, looked at the board with nails stuck in his foot, grabbed the ends of the board, and told his son, "Grit your teeth and trust me." He asked his father, "It's not going to hurt?" His father said, "I didn't say that, I said to trust me." Our pastor compared it to our relationship with God, and difficulties that we may have to endure. We know it is for the best, it may hurt, but we just have to trust Him.
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