November 22, 2009
Tamara Clymer - Lifestyles Reporter
Tamara Clymer is a lifestyles reporter with the St. Joseph News-Press. A Colorado native, Tamara has lived in Kansas ever since moving to the Sunflower State to attend K-State. After graduating with a degree in broadcast journalism, Tamara worked at several TV stations around the Midwest, including KTKA-TV in Topeka, Kan., and KAKE-TV in Wichita, Kan., covering stories like the Oklahoma City Bombing and the 1996 presidential election, before finding a new career in newspapers. Tamara has been with the News-Press for five years, but just recently joined the Lifestyles team. She has been married for 20 years and has four children. She enjoys reading just about any book she can find, watching her kids play sports and camping with the family.
Recent Stories
An early start
Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009
It started with the little things, like putting milk in the cupboard and forgetting what she had for breakfast. By the time she found herself putting her cigarettes in the oven, Susan Schantz was worried.
When her doctor told her she had Alzheimer’s disease, it wasn’t much of a shock. She had a long family history of battling the disease. It was all just a matter of time, Ms. Schantz thought, before she, too, developed the dreaded disease.
But she thought she would have more time. She was only 58 years old.
New to the farm
Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009
From the road it looks just like all the farms that surround it. A large, white house sits just off the lane with a dirt path leading to the big, red barn out back. It’s not until you pull a little closer that you start to see a bit of a difference.
Say cheeseSunday, Nov. 15, 2009
When LeRoy Shatto started Shatto Milk Co. in 2003, he says he never imagined how quickly his business would grow. The Osborn, Mo., dairy farmer managed to not only save his family’s farm, but to expand it — exponentially.
Slow cookin'Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009
Are you one of those people who have a slow cooker but have never used it?
If so, you’re not alone. A recent study shows 83 percent of American households have a slow cooker, but only half of them have used it within the past month.
You can rest assured Stephanie O’Dea has used hers. In fact, saying the wife and mom uses her slow cooker all the time is an understatement. The California resident recently gave herself a challenge. She made a New Year’s resolution to use hers every single day.
Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009
Locomotives sit on the rails ready to haul their heavy cargo.
Passenger cars wait at depots for their travelers to board.
And a red caboose races to keep up with its train as it flies past historic buildings, rumbles over bridges and whistles past a small village.
It sounds like a scene out of a little boy’s dream — but this dreamer is 81 years old.
Mind, body and soul
Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009
“Lift the sky ... press the earth,” Ernestine Hall quietly urges her students. “Imagine a little space between each vertebrae.”
Imogene Dattilo follows the directions, slowly lifting her 74-year-old arms toward the ceiling tiles while gently pressing her feet into the carpet in a smooth, easy movement.
“Take all that stress and push it away and exhale,” Ms. Hall encourages.
The small class of Tai Chi for Health students obey, stretching across the lobby of Heartland’s Cancer Center, releasing their stress as soft music flows over the sound of water trickling down a pot in the corner of the room.
Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009
Eighteen-month-old Gary toddled into the room oblivious to the dramatic turn his life was about to take.
A strange couple met him at the door and handed him a new toy — a Winnie the Pooh doll — which he grabbed before taking off to explore every nook and cranny of this strange, big room.
Tony and Tammy McGaughy followed his every move — helping him climb on and off chairs, crawl under tables and make all kinds of discoveries, all the time wondering if their long wait was finally over.
After a couple of hours, the exhausted little guy and his Pooh doll finally crawled into Tony’s lap and drifted off to sleep.
And Tony knew.
Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009
The thought of teaching kids about money leaves many adults feeling a bit green. After all, how can we teach our children how to spend and save wisely when we have such a hard time managing it ourselves?
A manner of trainingWednesday, Oct. 28, 2009
Vikki Crouch raised her kids to mind their Ps and Qs.
And their thank yous, you’re welcomes and excuse me’s, too.
As they grew up, she also taught her children, Elisa and Dean, the proper way to shake hands, make good eye contact, greet someone and introduce people. And Dean had the added lesson of opening doors.
Out in the cold
Monday, Oct. 26, 2009
Growing season may be over, but before you pack your pots away, consider this — pots can serve a purpose in winter too. Why have empty containers sitting on the corner of your patio or gathering dust in your garage when they can add to the beauty of your yard — even in the dead of winter?
It’s called winter potscaping and it’s still a relatively new idea in Northwest Missouri. Earl May Nursery outside manager Craig Hayes says he first heard about it a few years ago at an industry workshop.
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