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he poet Longfellow once wrote,
"Things are not what they seem:"
There are many "mysteries"
in our daily lives, oddities. Then, there are
those things that
happen to us and
for which there
seems to be no
explanation.
In the first cat-
egory, consider the
Bermuda Triangle,
a region in the
Atlantic Ocean
where disappear-
ances continue to
defy explanation.
For those "seri-
ous" followers of

the mysteries, seek out information on
Bermuda-traingle.org and other such sites.
When famous people are involved, our
interest in a mystery increases proportion-
ally Aviatix Amelia Earhart is a prime
example. Speculations about her disappear-
ance in 1937 still fascinate.
Where do socks disappear to from the
time they enter the wash cycle? Is the solu-
tion to be found only in buying one color
sock so that no matter what disappears,
there is always a match possible?
In the home, another mystery that pops
up often is how things get broken. No one is
ever near them, has handled them, has seen
them or even knows about them and yet the
shards are evident. Astounding!
Have you ever searched for some lost
item and it always seems to appear in the

last place you look? Amazing. (Of course, it
never occurs to anyone that when he finds
the item he stops looking; hence, the last
place.)
Why is it that all of the lines in the store,
at the bank, at a ticket window, etc., move
faster than the one I am in? And if I change
position, the line I left starts to move with
the speed of light.
When next you complain about an elect-
ed official, on any level of government, stop
to consider that no one admits to voting for
the person. Is that not amazing? Elections
and mysteries are synonymous.
Well, I guess the best advice is that
offered by the poet Robert Bridges, who
said,"Why things are as they are or whence
they came: thy task is first to
learn what is." -7

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School Tradition To End
The Oak Park Alumni Association will hold its 15th and final
annual luncheon on Aug. 18. Former Oak Park High School
physical education teacher Howard Stone is giving up the
reins and no one is stepping forward to replace him.
The association grew from a weekly breakfast of former
teachers. In 1995, the group telephoned others and 65
showed up for a reunion luncheon. That event led to two
newsletters per year and a growing list of staff and former
students participating.
After outgrowing two restaurants, the association moved
its annual event to Glen Oaks Golf Club in Farmington Hills
in 2004. Last year, 250 attended and there are 350 on the
newsletter mailing list.
But Stone is "retiring" as the main force behind the
reunion after undergoing heart surgery So the final event is
scheduled for Monday, Aug. 18, at Glen Oaks.
For information, call Stone, (248) 738-8441, or Judy
Domstein, (248) 831-4238.

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Summer

Platinum:

• Plant evergreen shrubs and trees on the north side of the
building to block cold winds. Plant leafy (deciduous) trees on
the southern and western sides of the building to block the
sun and to cool the building.
• Reduce lawn size and plant drought-tolerant native plants
and herbs.
• Dig up unneeded concrete and plant there.
• Restore native plants along streams and repair stream ero-
sion.
• Join a community garden.
• If fertilizing, use organic or slow release fertilizer.
• Better yet, reduce or eliminate the use of fertilizers. Use
organic compost instead.
• Reduce or eliminate the use of weed killers.

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Federation/Foundation Fiscally Sound
The Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit and its
banking/real estate arm, the United Jewish Foundation,
are both financially well managed. That's the word from
Charity Navigator, the largest and most-used indepen-
dent evaluator of charities. It gave them the coveted four-
star rating, reflective of being among the top 12 percent
of charities rated.
The honor was based on the "ability to efficiently man-
age and grow (their) finances," according to a July 1 letter
written by Ken Berger, president and chief executive offi-
cer of New Jersey-based Charitynavigator.org .
The Federation and Foundation each "executes its mis-
sion in a fiscally responsible way and outperforms most
other charities in America:' Berger added.
He said the Foundation has earned three consecutive
four-star evaluations.
Dorothy Benyas, Federation's chief financial officer,
said "this designation gives our donors confidence that
any gift to the Federation or Foundation will be used
effectively and will have the greatest impact possible."

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Jewish Thought on the Environment

"Then the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground and
breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a
living soul."

— Genesis 2:7

Please contact Michigan Coalition on the Environment &
Jewish Life for global warming presentations: (248) 642-
5393, ext. 7, or mi-coejl@jfmd.org .

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