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Enhanced Individual Care

Issue 41.12

Platinum Care Assisted Living gives your loved one the enhanced individualized care that you would give. Let us take the worry and. When caring for your parent or spouse it is important to make sure that they will receive the personal care that you would give yourself. If there becomes a time that […]

Genealogy Corner… Family Tree Replacing New FamilySearch-Final Part

Issue 41.12

Final part

Sources help you evaluate conflicting information. When you find conflicting information, such as two different birth dates for the same person, you can use your sources to determine which one is the most likely to contain the correct information. Plus sources acknowledge work done by others.

Before you can attach a […]

Great Time For A HECM?

Issue 41.12

The HECM is the federally insured reverse mortgage product. It is insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), a branch of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). HECMs account for nearly all reverse mortgages made today in the U.S. Below is statistics released by the National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association […]

Looking Back… Final Graduation

Issue 41.12

In my church group of retired individuals, many times we laughingly refer to ourselves as being in God’s waiting room. What are we doing? Just waiting, enduring to the end-until the final graduation or the completion of our learning for this life. Although I know many in this world who don’t believe that […]

Personal Stories Of WWII… A Tardy Revelation

Issue 41.12

Some years ago, I wrote for the benefit of my posterity about an incident that happened during my World War Two assignment as a lower ball turret gunner on Robert Parnell’s B-17 crew flying bombing missions into Germany. It was our 35th and final mission and if we got back from this one, […]

Social Security Column… Questions And Answers

Issue 41.12

GENERAL

Question:

What can I do to protect myself against identity theft?

Answer:

First, don’t carry your Social Security card in your wallet. Keep it at home with your other important papers. Second, avoid giving out your Social Security number. While many banks, schools, doctors, landlords, and others will request your number, it […]

Australia’s Inspiration: Good, Better, Best

Issue 40.12

In a recent SereniCare Funeral Home article, we cited the competitive spirit we found in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. We cite the inscription found on the Olympic Torch: Citius, Altius, Fortius … Swifter, Higher, Stronger as a daily reminder of the dedication to excellence as we serve families in the Southern […]

Geek Speak… Wireless Mouse And Keyboard

Issue 40.12

My wife hates wires. She wishes everything could be wireless including getting rid of power cords. Interestingly, they are working on wireless transmission of power, but that is a topic for another day.

The two items for which wires end up cluttering your desk most are the keyboard and mouse. Luckily there are […]

Genealogy Corner… Family Tree Replacing New FamilySearch -Part 3

Part 3

You can use the Search feature to find out whether a deceased person is in the system. You cannot use the Search feature to find living people. Before you can search for a deceased person, you must know one of the following:

At least part of the name of the deceased person or […]

Looking Back… Spiritual Nourishment

Issue 40.12

There is a need within most individuals for balance in different areas of life including physical, intellectual, and spiritual. Physical needs usually dominate while spiritual activities are low on the list. Finding solitude and time to meditate daily can help nourish your inner self in these frantic modern times filled with daily appointments […]