Light side
A different superhero B
oth of my sons have visited nursing homes with me since they were born. As I talked with a parishio- ner, I overheard my 5-year-old say the usual “Hello”
and “How are you?” to a resident, followed by, “I can burp whenever I want. It’s kind of like a superpower.” Ruth E. Hetland Clifton, Texas
Winter lockout When winter weather caused many local churches to cancel services, we listened to announcements on the radio station for cancellations. At the end of the list there was longer than usual silence, and finally the announcer said, “I am having difficulty starting our program ‘Lift High the Cross.’ While I work on that we will have some music. Here is ‘Locked Out of Heaven.’ ” Linnea Holmer Algona, Iowa
But Dad ... During the sharing of the peace, I reached over to shake my 4-year-old daughter’s hand, and she said in a loud voice, “Dad, I already know you!” Derek Nelson Victoria, Kan.
DAVID DRUMM
Crossword
By Richard Bansemer
St. Valentine
ACROSS 1. Single Lens Reflex camera 4. Watt, bit of byte prefix 8. Summer pests
10. A lightweight crease- resistant fabric
11. One of two roles of St. Valentine
13. One of two roles of St. Valentine
14. Use a skewer 15. Able to understand 16. Pants holder upper 18. Give up the ghost 19. Take in solid food 22. Big __ (burgers) 24. Pot contribution 27. “Valentine” means __ and __ 30. Group of 5, 9 or 11? 31. __ Grey, type of tea 32. Tee __ 33. Va. Industries for the Blind (abbr.)
35. Use a rotary phone 37. Grand __ National Park 39. __ Blake, actress 43. St. Valentine died as a __ 44. Valentine, patron saint of __ 45. Church recesses 46. Isaac’s mom 47. Life’s beginning need? 48. Sis or bro
DOWN 1. Slender 2. Speech problem 3. Place to heal and grow stronger
4. Type of pursuit? 5. At the __ hour 6. Upbeat and positive outlook 7. “Go to the __, you lazybones” (Proverbs 6:6)
8. CIA partner 9. Sad and serious
10. Toward the mouth or oral region
12. Mammal fur 13. Afterthought of a letter 17. African nation (var.) 19. Time in Roanoke, Va. 20. Had lunch 21. Go across or through 23. Type of killer 25. Article 26. “What no__ has seen, nor ear heard ...”
28. Left out 29. Los __, N.M. 34. Girl’s interest 36. Gritty hand soaps and hot rock flows
37. Type of worm? 38. An old river named the opposite in VA (abbr.)
“He disappeared into the congregation during the sharing of the peace.”
40. Filippo __, saint 41. Colorless 42. “He ... lifts the needy from the __ heap” (Psalm 113: 7)
43. Not Pa’s
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