Watch out for bogus emails and scammers

I must have trashed at least 20 bogus emails this holiday season. It would be so easy to click on an email heading that reads like this, and I am a Kohls shopper: 

Koh's Winner Important for bev,You Are Our DECEMBER Winner You've Been Chosen

How exciting! I don't remember entering a contest there! When I looked to see if it was from Kohl's,that line read: 

Umm. I don't think Kohl's would use an email from onmicrosoft.com, and how believable is @mecatnet ? or info_ply ? 

Another reminder: Don't click on links in emails. Go directly to the website.

In Memory

JoAnn Butcher, 83, of Marshalltown, Iowa passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 1,
2023 at the Iowa River Hospice Home.

Services for JoAnn will take place on Monday, November 6 at 1:30 P.M. at the Mitchell Family
Funeral Home with Pastor Paul Waterman officiating. She will be laid to rest at Rose Hill
Memorial Gardens. Friends and family are also invited to attend a visitation on Sunday,
November 5 from 3:00 to 5:00 P.M. at Mitchell Family Funeral Home. Memorials may be directed
to the family. For online condolences or questions, please visit www.mitchellfh.com.
Ph. 641-844-1234.

Born JoAnn Mae Ritland on September 4, 1940 in North Dakota, she was the daughter of Thore
and Gertrude (Nomeland) Ritland. The family later relocated to Marshalltown, Iowa, where JoAnn
has since called home. She graduated from Marshalltown High School with the class of 1958.

JoAnn was united in marriage to the love of her life, Charles “Charlie” Butcher in 1959 and later
they were blessed with their miracle son. Well known around the community, JoAnn was a
bubbly social butterfly. She was incredibly artistic, owning JoAnn’s Ceramics and teaching
ceramics classes. She also owned and operated an antique shop with her husband. Her passion
for helping people led to her career as a real-estate duo with Charlie. JoAnn worked hard to find
homes for the families she served and made many wonderful connections over the years.

JoAnn had an eye for decorating and loved antiques. She loved inviting friends and family over to
enjoy her “garden oasis,” a beautiful backyard complete with rare hasta plants and a koi pond.
JoAnn loved to travel: many trips over the years to Las Vegas for Black Jack tournaments and most
recently, a trip to Norway to see where her family came from. She also enjoyed watching
Christmas movies on the Hallmark Channel, as well as Golden Girls and Reba. JoAnn was a
member of Elim Lutheran Church and very involved in the Marshalltown Community over the
years. She was proud to be a Bobcat and loved supporting the local sports, especially watching
her grandsons play. Most of all, she loved her family more than anything.

Left to cherish her memory is her beloved husband of 64 years, Charlie; her son, Lance Butcher;
grandsons: Austin (Sabrina) Butcher and Ryan (Emma) Butcher; three great-grandchildren: Sully,
Anna and Charlotte “Charlie” Butcher; and several nieces and nephews.

In eternal life, JoAnn is reunited with her parents Thore and Gertrude, her brother and sister,
and her daughter-in-law Missy Butcher.

Oldies But Goodies
Frank Sinatra, Engelbert, Andy Williams, Paul Anka, Matt Monro - Oldies But Goodies 50s 60s 70s

WE ARE A GENERATION THAT WILL NEVER COME BACK.
A generation that walked to school and then walked back.
A generation that did their homework alone to get out asap to play in the street.
A generation that spent all their free time in the streets with their Friends.
A generation that played hide and seek when dark.
A generation that made mud cakes.
A generation that collected sports cards.
A generation that found, collected and washed & Returned empty coke bottles to the local grocery store for 5 cents each , then bought a Mountain Dew and candy bar with the money.
A generation that made paper toys with their bare hands.
A generation who bought vinyl albums to play on record players.
A generation that collected photos and albums of clippings of their life experiences as a Kid.
A generation that played board games and cards on rainy days.
A generation whose TV went off at midnight after playing the National Anthem.
A generation that had parents who were there.
A generation that laughed under the covers in bed so parents didn't know we were still awake.
A generation that is passing and unfortunately it will never return no matter how hard we try.
I loved Growing up when I did. it was the best of times.

The Year is 1922

The year is 1922,"One hundred years ago."
What a difference a century makes!
Here are some statistics for Year 1922:
The average life expectancy for men was 47 years.
Fuel for cars was sold in drug stores only.
Only 14 percent of homes had a bathtub.
Only 8 percent of homes had a telephone.
The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph.
The tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel Tower.
The average US wage in 1922 was 22 cents per hour.
The average US worker made between $200 and $400 per year.
A competent accountant could expect to earn $2,000 per year.
A dentist earned $2,500 per year.
A veterinarian between $1,500 and 4,000 per year.
And, a mechanical engineer about $5,000 per year.
More than 95 percent of all births took place at home
Ninety percent of all Doctors had NO COLLEGE EDUCATION! Instead, they attended so-called medical schools, many of which were condemned in the press AND in the government as "substandard."
Sugar cost four cents a pound.
Eggs were fourteen cents a dozen.
Coffee was fifteen cents a pound.
Most women washed their hair once a month . and, used Borax or egg yolks for shampoo.
Canada passed law prohibiting poor people from entering into their country for any reason.
The Five leading causes of death were:
1 Pneumonia and influenza
2 Tuberculosis
3 Diarrhea
4 Heart disease
5 Stroke
The American flag had 48 stars ...
The population of Las Vegas , Nevada was only 30.
Crossword puzzles, canned beer, and iced tea hadn't been invented yet.
There was neither a Mother's Day nor Father's Day.
Two out of every 10 adults couldn't read or write And, only 6 percent of all Americans had graduated from high school.
Marijuana, heroin, and morphine were available over the counter at local drugstores. Back then pharmacists said: "Heroin clears the complexion, gives buoyancy to the mind, regulates the stomach, bowels, and is a perfect guardian of health!" (Shocking?)
Eighteen percent of households had at least one full-time servant or domestic help...
There were about 230 reported murders in the ENTIRE U.S.A.The Department of Education did not exist.

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