Old Glory News

Happy Father's Day to all the Dads out there, I hope your having a great day. If your Dad is gone, than ask God to care for him. We love our Dads'. Our community was deeply saddened this week at the passing of a special Old Glory resident, Kenny Spitzer, 78.

Can You Stop and Restart Social Security Benefits?

Dear Savvy Senior, Can I stop my Social Security retirement benefits and restart them later to get a bigger payment? I recently got a nice unexpected inheritance, so don’t need the money from Social Security right now. If possible, I would like to suspend my benefits and restart them at age 70.

Nature in Defense of God

It is the Christian understanding that “long ago, at many times and in many ways,” God spoke to His people through the prophets (Heb 1:1 ESV), and that He has in fact spoken to His people through two distinct mediums; through general revelation in nature, and through special revelation in the Bible.

Magic in Medicine

Dr. Hy Penn, was a pediatrician in Houston thirty-six years and recently retired. He did magic tricks for his young patients. “I had patients that would fake illness just to be able to come to the doctor to see magic.

2 Cents Worth

Good morning to all my friends who read my column, thank you for letting me know how much you enjoy my column and the paper, it helps all of us that make this paper happen evey week work a little harder to bring it to you.

Faces & Places

The great spiritual task facing me is to fully trust that I belong to God that I can be free in the world--free to speak even when my words are not received; free to act even when my actions are criticized, ridiculed, or considered useless....

Dreading a Colonoscopy?

Dear Savvy Senior, Are there any easier alternatives to a colonoscopy to screen for colon cancer? I just turned 60 and my wife keeps nagging me to get tested, but I hate the idea of drinking that laxative solution and being sedated for the procedure.

Pressing on after a bad landing

Koben Puckett, of Canyon was raised on a ranch in New Mexico.“By the time I got out of grade school, I was one hundred percent pursuing rodeo; junior rodeo, high school rodeos, all kinds of rodeos.”He became a bull rider.

Correction: Mistakes were made

I’m sure many of you noticed that last week’s 'Letter to the Editor' did not include a signature. I know this because I immediately started receiving emails, phone calls, and text messages about it after the edition hit the stands and inboxes.

Carol's Kitchen

SQUASH FRITTERSby Carol Greenway-Holland's2 cups of grated squash6 tablespoons of flour l egg2 tablespoons of melted butterl/4 cup of onion or whatever you like salt and pepper to taste Drop on a greased skillet like pan cakes Enjoy from my kitchen to yours!