1. LIFESTYLES6A The Daily Press, Escanaba
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Briefs
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NAMI meeting
Thursday at Bay
ESCANABA — The local chap-
teroftheNationalAllianceonMen-
tal Illness (NAMI) will meet at 7
p.m. Thursday in Room 961 of the
University Center at Bay de Noc
Community College. A business
meeting is scheduled for 6:30.
Guest speaker will be Justine
Thompson, Emergency Services
Clinician for Pathways.
NAMI is a support group for fam-
ilyandfriendswhoaredealingwith
mental illness and their loved ones.
Meetings are held on the third
Thursday of each month.
For more information, call Pat at
789-9464.
‘Rally for Allie’ benefit
planned for March 23
GLADSTONE — A spaghetti
dinner benefit is planned for Satur-
day to raise funds for the family of
11-month-old Allie Grenier. Allie,
who was recently diagnosed with
Langerhans Cell Histocytosis, or
LHC, a rare non-hereditary disease,
is the daughter of Shelly and JP
Grenier of Escanaba. The baby is
currently undergoing chemothera-
pytreatmentatSt.VincentHospital
in Green Bay.
The benefit will take place at the
Gladstone Armory beginning at 4
p.m. In addition to dinner, the event
will feature live music by local
bands, “Sore on Sunday” and “Tri-
pod,” as well as a bake sale, raffle
drawingandaliveauction.Thelive
auction will begin at 7 and will fea-
tureitemsincludinganautographed
Green Bay Packers, James Lofton
jersey, and hockey pucks signed by
Red Wings players Henrik Zetter-
berg, Johan Franzen and Jimmy
Howard.
An account has been set up at
Baybank of Gladstone, Escanaba
and Rapid River for monetary
donations to benefit the Grenier
family.Donationscanalsobemade
online via credit card by visiting
www.giveforward.com/rallyforal-
lie. Auction donations are also
being sought.
Contact benefit co-chairs Marcey
Skwor, Julie Sacheck or Amy
Lawrence at 428-4040 or send an
email to rallyforallie2013@
gmail.com for more information.
To arrange for pick up of any dona-
tions, call the number listed above
or drop off any items by
Wednesday, March 13, to any
Baybank location.
To purchase a pink “Rally for
Allie” bracelet for $3, contact Amy
at the number listed above or stop
into one of the Baybank locations.
All proceeds will benefit the Gre-
nier family.
Manistique RSVP
volunteers to be honored
MANISTIQUE — The Retired
and Senior Volunteer Program
(RSVP), of the Menominee-Delta-
Schoolcraft Community Action
Agency (MDS CAA), will honor
theRSVPvolunteersinSchoolcraft
County on Monday, March 25, at
the Comfort Inn, 617 Lakeshore
Drive, Manistique. Doors open at
11 a.m. and lunch is served at
11:45.
All Volunteers and Station Super-
visors are invited to a Recognition
Luncheon.
This event is funded by the Cor-
poration for National and Commu-
nity Service, Office of Services to
the Aging.
For further information regarding
theRSVPProgram,call786-7080.
Parent Support Group
meeting Friday
ESCANABA—TheParentSup-
port Group will meet Friday from
7-9 p.m. in the Joseph Heirman
Center of Bay College. Participants
are advised to enter through the
large glass doors and follow the
signs to the meeting.
Have a child with behavioral
issues or special needs? The group
meets the third Friday of each
month.
For more information, call Jan at
428-4357, Lourie at 233-1482, or
Vickie at 399-7104.
Rock Lion to
host Mexican Buffet
ROCK — The Rock Lions Club
will host an all-you-can-eat South
of the Border Buffet on Sunday,
March 24, from 4-7 p.m. at the
Rock Lion’s Clubhouse. The buffet
will include tacos, burritos, enchi-
ladas, and much more. Cost is $8
per person. Children under 5 are
free of charge.
TheclubhouseislocatedonM-35
In Rock. Proceeds from the event
will go to help community groups
and individuals in need of assis-
tance.
Dear Annie: I have a
question about forced
touching. Let’s say an 8-
year-old doesn’t want to
hug her uncle or give
Grandma a kiss. Do you
force the kid to do it? Do
you badger, threaten and
make a fuss?
I’m wondering about
this because if you tell
your kid, “You have to
give this person a hug” or
“You have to shake their
hand,” aren’t you teach-
ing the kid that their body
doesn’t belong to them?
If you force your kid to
allow others to put their hands on
your kid’s body, how will they
know when they shouldn’t be
touched at all?
Ihearallthesepeoplecomingfor-
ward to say they were molested as
kids by uncles, grandparents and
other relatives, and that they didn’t
say anything because they were
taught that an adult could touch
them at will. — New York
Dear New York: No child
should be forced to hug,
kissoreventouchanother
person, even a relative.
Youcertainlycanencour-
age or suggest that she
“give Grandma a kiss
goodbye,” but nothing
more than that. If the
child balks, don’t push or
express displeasure.
Leave it alone. Some kids
are naturally reluctant to
display that type of affec-
tion, and it has nothing to
do with molestation.
Kids who are forced to
hug Aunt Jane, whose
breath reeks and who
tends to pinch their cheeks, will not
be endearing her to them. And yes,
kids who think they must permit
adultstotouchthemaremorelikely
to remain quiet if they are molest-
ed.
Dear Annie: My best friend of
30 years is a hoarder — not the
“Buried Alive” type, but more the
Need To Clean House type. “Rita”
hasnotinvitedmeovertoherhome
in more than three years, while she
has been to mine several times.
I want Rita to enjoy her house
again and have offered on numer-
ous occasions to help clean. She
agrees that she needs it, but never
follows through. What else can I
do? I’ve thought of calling Rita’s
sister, who lives out of town, to
advise her of the severity of the sit-
uation. However, I’m not sure the
sister can get away to come, in
which case my call would only
upset her. And Rita wouldn’t
appreciate that I called her sister.
Last week, a mutual friend told
me that the roof of Rita’s house
looks bad. She lives in the neigh-
borhood and walks by every day.
Wecan’tfigureoutwhattodo.Any
suggestions? — Want To Help
Dear Want: We suspect Rita is
embarrassedbytheconditionofher
house and doesn’t want her friends
to clean it. She also may be having
financialdifficulties,makingrepair
work beyond her means.
Could you get a group of friends
together to hire a cleaning service?
Tell Rita you know she hasn’t had
time to clean and you are worried
about her. Say that you’d like to
present her with the cleaning serv-
ice as a gift. Ask her what day
works best, and then set it up.
However, there isn’t much you
can do if she absolutely refuses
your assistance. An unkempt house
is notcauseforalarm,andifRitais,
in fact, hoarding, she’ll need more
help than you can provide.
Dear Annie: Like “Well
Endowed in Kansas,” my breasts
were often the topic of conversa-
tion. After my second child was
born, my chest ballooned to a size
GG on my size-8 frame. Carrying
arounda1-year-oldandaninfantin
addition to my chest was unbear-
able. Enduring the leers and snide
jokes from disgusting men and the
backhanded comments from other
women was demoralizing.
Breast reduction surgery changed
my life. No more comments, con-
versations or back pain. I wear reg-
ular bathing suits and bras. It’s lib-
erating to feel and look like an
appropriately proportioned
woman. — “Breast” of Luck to
You
ANNIE’S
MAILBOX
Kathy Mitchell and
Marcy Sugar
Children shouldn’t be forced to give kisses or hugs
Former company kept local area in the chips
Remember When?
The Ely’s Potato Chip Co.
was bought, owned and oper-
ated by the late August
Janke II in the late 1950’s.
The company officially
opened on Sept. 2, 1959 and
was located at 815 1st. Ave.
N., in Escanaba. The compa-
ny grew and eventually did
the private label potato chips
for A&P, Supervalu, Red Owl,
Piggly Wiggly and Northland
Grocers. The art work for the
labels was done by August’s
wife, the late Dorothy V.
Janke. She also operated the
Garret Art Studio next to the
Delft Theater on Ludington
Street. The Ely’s Potato Chip
Co. became one of the
largest potato chip factories
in the world and was Delta
County’s second largest
employer in the 1960’s.
August suffered a heart
attack in 1969 and had to
sell the company. It is now
the current St. Vincent De
Paul Warehouse.
Photos courtesy of Ted Janke
The family photo is of August and Dorothy, children, August,
Christopher and Kathy. The German shepherd was Ginger.
According to his brother, Ted Janke, Christopher died in a
drowning accident when he was 8 years old. Does anyone know
the names of the workers who are pictured in the other photos?
If so, call Lifestyles at 786-2021, ext. 148.