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ADVICE

TODAY IN HISTORY

DEAR ABBY: My boy-friend has proposed. I love him very much, but I’m worried about my kids. I look at his children — his son is 23 and barely made it out of high school. He got a girl pregnant at 17, has been in jail a few times and is an alcohol-ic. His 15-year-old daughter is immature for her age and constantly getting into trouble at school. Their mother is an alcoholic and a drug user. Are my concerns for my children valid? — WORRIED IN WEST VIRGINIA

DEAR WORRIED: Yes, they are, because your children will be exposed to all of the negative influ-ences that his children will bring with them into your blended family. Be smart and hold off marrying your boyfriend until your chil-dren are old enough not to be influenced by his chil-dren. Your first concern must be for your children’s well-being.

DEAR ABBY: I read your answer to “Thrilled in San Jose” (Dec. 28), the couple who want to celebrate paying off their mortgage, on the same day I read an article about how middle-class Americans have sabotaged themselves by abandoning thrifty hab-its like saving and ... pay-ing off their mortgages!

I disagree with your answer that the couple should celebrate privately. A generation of Americans now has no idea that pay-ing off a mortgage is even possible. So I say to that couple: Celebrate tasteful-ly and publicly in the same thrifty way that enabled you to pay off that mort-gage. And while you’re at it, be prepared to share the tips and habits that enabled you to achieve this wonderful success. Who knows? Your party might educate and inspire. — I’D LIKE AN INVITATION

DEAR I’D LIKE: I was surprised at the number

of readers who were fired up over my answer to “Thrilled” about burn-

ing the mortgage. Most said that this is a milestone that should be cel-ebrated. My readers comment:

DEAR ABBY: I think it’s great to throw a mortgage-burning party to celebrate paying

off a home mortgage. To-day we go overboard not to offend. True friends would be happy when something good happens and not jealous. How self-centered is that attitude? People need to start feel-ing happy for the success of others. — LORI IN GIG HARBOR, WASH.

DEAR ABBY: I believe “Thrilled” and her hus-band should have their mortgage-burning party. Achievements like this should be celebrated. Too often in our country peo-ple have piled on debt they couldn’t afford and made decisions purely to keep up with “the Joneses.” By sharing their success sto-ry, including any struggles they may have overcome, they can be an inspiration for the loved ones in their lives to follow. — DEBBIE IN THE SOUTHWEST

DEAR ABBY: Please advise “Thrilled” not to ACTUALLY burn the mortgage. In California the lender has to provide a release document in the form of a Deed of Recon-veyance or Satisfaction of Mortgage that must be recorded with the county recorder’s office in order to remove the lien of the loan from the chain of title for the house. If the lender doesn’t record it, then the borrower must do so — copies don’t count; originals do. If “Thrilled” decided to sell the house and the release has not been recorded, or if she doesn’t have the original, it could delay the sale by months. — LINDA IN SAN FRANCISCO

Dear abby

Mom cringes at bad example her boyfriend’s children set

Today is Tuesday, Feb. 28, the 59th day of 2012. There are 307 days left in the year.

HISTORY HIGHLIGHTOn Feb. 28, 1942, the heavy

cruiser USS Houston and the Australian light cruiser HMAS Perth came under attack by Japanese forces during the World War II Battle of Sunda Strait; both were sunk shortly after midnight. (The Houston lost 693 men while the Perth lost 353.)

ON THIS DATEIn 1844, a 12-inch gun

aboard the USS Princeton exploded as the ship was sailing on the Potomac River, killing Secretary of State Abel P. Upshur, Navy Secretary Thomas W. Gilmer and several others.

In 1849, the California gold rush began in earnest as regu-lar steamship service started bringing gold-seekers to San Francisco.

In 1861, the Territory of Colo-rado was organized.

In 1911, President William Howard Taft nominated William H. Lewis to be the first black As-sistant Attorney General of the United States.

In 1951, the Senate commit-tee headed by Estes Kefauver (ES’-teez KEE’-faw-vuhr), D-Tenn., issued an interim report saying at least two major crime syndicates were operating in the U.S.

In 1953, scientists James D. Watson and Francis H.C. Crick announced they had discov-ered the double-helix structure of DNA, the molecule that con-tains the human genes.

In 1960, a day after defeat-ing the Soviets at the Winter Games in Squaw Valley, Calif., the United States won its first Olympic hockey gold medal by defeating Czechoslovakia’s

team, 9-4.In 1972, President Richard

M. Nixon and Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai issued the Shanghai Communique, which called for normalizing relations between their countries, at the conclu-sion of Nixon’s historic visit to China.

In 1975, more than 40 people were killed in London’s Underground when a subway train smashed into the end of a tunnel.

In 1986, Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme (PAHL’-meh) was shot to death in central Stockholm. (The killing remains unsolved.)

In 1993, a gun battle erupted at a compound near Waco, Texas, when Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agents tried to serve warrants on the Branch Davidians; four agents and six Davidians were killed as a 51-day standoff began.

ONE YEAR AGO The United States and Euro-

pean allies intensified efforts to isolate Libya’s Moammar Gad-hafi, redoubling demands for him to step down, questioning his mental state and warning that those who stayed loyal to him risked losing their wealth and facing prosecution for hu-man rights abuses. Actress and World War II pin-up bombshell Jane Russell died in Santa Maria, Calif., at age 89. French actress Annie Girardot died in Paris at age 79.

THOUGHT FOR TODAY “If we are to survive, we must

have ideas, vision, and cour-age. These things are rarely produced by committees. Ev-erything that matters in our in-tellectual and moral life begins with an individual confronting his own mind and conscience in a room by himself.” — Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. (1917-2007).

Recently Gov. Beshear made several appointments to boards and to commis-sions.

The governor has reap-pointed Larry D. Fetters of Mason County to the Ken-tucky Technical Education Personnel Board to serve for terms expiring June 30, 2015. Mr. Fetters is of Maysville and is a State Ca-reer and Technical Educa-tion teacher. He represents the Mason County Area Technology Center.

Beshear appoints Larry Fetters to board

LARRY FETTERS

The Extreme Allstar Cheerleaders competed in The Ultimate Battle com-petition in Lexington, on Feb. 25, 2012.

This was the first com-petiton for the newly formed team in the Small Senior level 3 co-ed divi-sion and they took home first place in the division.

The team includes member from Mason, Bracken, and Fleming counties in Kentucky and Manchester, Ohio.

The team has three more competitions re-maining in their first half season, including a trip to Jamfest Nationals in April.

March competitions will be in Lexington and Cincinnati.

Coaches David Green and Jena Pate have plans to expand their program by adding two more teams in May for athletes ages 5 to 18, all of which will be competitive allstar teams.

Open gyms for athletes interested in joining a team will begin in late

April, with tryouts in early May for all teams.

For more informa-

tion on the team, contact coach Jena Pate at jenah@hotmail.com or like our

team Facebook page by searching Centre Extreme Cheer.

Extreme Allstar Cheerleaders compete

PROVIDEDFront row, from left: Natalie Heflin, Jayden Walton; second row, from left: Marissa Scilley, Julia Dean, Mackanzie Fryman, Katelyn Johnson, Alexa Hinson, Emily Oetzel, Meaghan Oetzel; back row, from left: Jena Hendrickson Pate, Gracie Kurtz, Brooklyn Reeves, Gena Brumley, Britni McElfresh, Johnny Buckler, Cynthia Thomas, Alexis Budd, Katie Oetzel, David Green. Not pic-tured are team members Sarah Simms and Kate Scolf.

A Memorial Service open to all children, adults and families in the community who are grieving the loss of a loved one will be held Sunday, March 25, 2-4 p.m., at the Ohio Veterans Home in Georgetown.

Stein Hospice is con-ducting the memorial service but it is open to all, not just individu-als affiliated with Stein Hospice or the Ohio Vet-erans Home.

The event includes music, prayer and reflec-tion followed by food and refreshments and an honoring activity fa-cilitated by an art thera-pist. This year guests will make a memory canvas celebrating the life of their loved one. All the supplies will be provided, but attendees are asked to bring one to two photographs (5x7 or smaller) of their loved one if they would like to participate in the project.

To help us with plan-ning for the service, please RSVP by March 19. Contact Hope Seav-ers, 1-800-625-5269, hseavers@steinhospice.org for reservations or with any questions.

Stein Hospice Memorial Service planned