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Dear Savvy Senior, Can you recommend some good resources or products that can help seniors with severe vision loss? My wife has diabetic retinopathy, and it’s gotten worse over the past year. Need Help Dear Need, I’m very sorry about your wife’s vision loss, but you’ll be pleased to know that there are many resources and a wide variety of low vision products and technologies that can help with many different needs.

Ingredients 1 pound ground hamburger 1 pound ground sausage 2 15.5-ounce cans great northern beans, rinsed and drained 15.5-ounce can red beans, rinsed and drained 15.5-ounce can chili beans 1 tablespoon liquid smoke (I substituted Worcestershire sauce) 1 cup ketchup 1/2 cup barbecue sauce 1 cup brown sugar 1 tablespoon garlic, minced 1/2 medium red onion, diced 1/2 medium yellow onion, diced salt and pepper, to taste Directions Fry the hamburger, sausage and onions in a large skillet until the meat is cooked through, and drain off any fat from the pan. Add the cooked meat and onion mixture to a crock pot, along with the rest of the ingredients.

On Jan. 23, 1940, the United States awarded a patent to inventor Irving Nachumsohn’s newest creation: the crock pot.

CLEARWATER – There will be a full slate of concerts at Clearwater schools next week. It starts on Sunday, when the Clearwater High School Blue Notes and Bel Canto perform at 7 p.m.

LEFT: Two-year-old Sharlette Nation needed some encouragement from her mom, Ashley, to be brave enough for a visit with Santa Claus. The annual Santa Day was held in Argonia on Saturday, which included a vendors' market and food served by the Argonia Youth Group. The event was held at the Argonia Teen Center. RIGHT: Olivia Wyatt shows that nobody is too old for a visit with Santa.

activities, all at the W.W. Hays Historic District.

Council meetings are held at 7:30 p.m. on the first Wednesday of the month.

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The December artists of the month at Conway Springs High School are Katelynn O'Neill, left, and Tabitha Wykes. The November artists of the month at Conway Springs High School are Savannah Reames, left, and Ryleigh Ball.

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