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Fort Collins Coloradoancoloradoan.com 7A LOWELL MarleneLowell, 77, ofFortCollins. FuneralServiceSaturday, July9, 2016at 1:00 p.m. atAllnuttDrake Chapel, Fort Collins. Memorial service for CindyOsburn age 50of Ft. and formally fromValentine, NEwill be held 9 at atOurSaviourLu theran Churchin Valentine, NE.

Inurnment will follow at Mount HopeCemetery in Valentine. Ms. Osburn passed awayon July4at theCherry CountyHospital in Valentine. Survivorsincludemother, Mary Belle Osburnof Valen Graeff of JayDee Osburnof Valen tine, NE. Sandoz Chapelof the Pinesin Valentine isin charge ofservicearrange ments.

Cindy Osburn Baldwin M.Baldwi,91of Ser vice plans pending. HALLER CarlHaller ofMilliken.Graveside service10a.m., Saturdayat Resthaven Memory Gardens. Donald Wayne FortCollins tookhis ownlife onJuly 4,2016. Born March 17, 1954. Celebration ofLife, 603 Lesser Dr.

Inlieu tributions may bemade to Alliance forSuicidePre- ventionof Larimer County in careof Bohlender Fu- W.Ol- ive, FortCollins, Colorado 80524. Friends may send condolences tothefamily at bohlenderfuneralchapel. com. DonaldWayne May Jr. RachelM.

of FortCollins. BornSep tember 30, 1987.Graveside Service, Saturday, 10:00 a.m.,GrandviewCemetery. Memorial a.m..TimberlineChurch, 2908 S. Timberline Rd. Rachel M.

Sharman Howard Meyers 1936 Aprivate familyservicehas been planned. ServicesProvidedbyVessey Funeral Service. Dale A. Daubert, 63, of Fort Collins. Born March 10, 1953.

Celebration of Life, Saturday, 3:00 p.m., Bohlender Funeral Chapel. Visit bohlenderfuneral chapel.com to view the full obituary and send condo lences. Dale A. Daubert ELIZALDE JesusRodolfoElizalde 55, ofFortCollins. Viewing, WednesdayandThursday, 9 a.m.

BohlenderFuneralChapel FuneralService, Friday, Bohlender Funeral Chapel. DAUBERT DaleA. Daubert, 63, ofFortCollins CelebrationofLife, Saturday, 3:00 p.m., Bohlender Funeral Chapel. COOPER FloydL. ofFortCollins.

MemorialService, Monday, 10:00 a.m., ShepherdoftheHillsLutheran Church, 1200S. TaftHillRd. Mili- taryHonors, American 2124 CountyRd. 54G, OldHighway287. MAY DonaldWayneMay, ofFort Collins.

CelebrationofLife, 2:00 p.m., Sunday, Lesser Dr SHARMAN RachelM. Sharman, 28, ofFortCol lins. GravesideService, Saturday, GrandviewCemetery. MemorialService, Tim- berlineChurch, 2908S. Timberline Rd.

SAN ANTONIO Dating at any age an be stressful, exhausting, even haz- a rdous to self-esteem. Now imag- i ne wading into the dating pool when past retirement age. Fireworks are rare for those who date during their so-called golden years, especially for women, who significantly outnumber their male counterparts. To help right this imbalance, some seniors are borrowing a strategy from younger generations and trying speed dating in hopes of again feeling that spark of attraction. hard meeting a man said Sandy Camero, 69, who attended a recent event at the Igo Branch Library designed for seniors who want- to meet new people.

either too old and ever want to do anything, or, if my age, looking for someone While we as a society often obsess ver the physical needs of the elderly, we rarely talk about the emotional desires for friendship, intimacy, even love and sex that evaporate upon receipt of an AARP membership card. hear a family say, we fill said Kelley Kelch, who leads the Older Adult Ministry at ak Hills Presbyterian Church. reat. But no one wants to talk about the ther needs grandma might In addition to her church position, Kelch has hosted two senior speed dating events designed to help folks ages 6 5 to 85 meet one another for compan- i onship. peed dating, for those who een single and looking during the past two decades or so, is a formalized matchmaking process during which two people sit together for a limited a mount of time, usually about five minutes, to chat, learn about one another a nd then decide whether interested in getting together at a later date.

Once time is up, they move on to the next person. Speed dating offers a way meet up to a dozen new people quickly and without commitment in a safe, ontrolled environment. only recently, however, that sen- i ors have gotten into the game, in part because of the release of the documentary Age of directed by filmmaker Steven Loring. The film tells the story of a group of seniors ages 70 to 9 0 who participate in a speed-dating vent in Rochester, New York. he documentary focuses on single- and-looking seniors such as Addie, a well-traveled free spirit who terrifies her more straight-laced, would-be suit- rs; Lou, an elderly body builder moved tears when he learns that only one of 1 5 women he had wanted meet him again; and Jon and Janice, who hesitatingly form what promises to be something more than just a casual friendship.

A its most basic, the message is that hope springs eternal. Or, as Add ie puts it, still want to feel that touch, that excitement, that physical- ness. You want to feel the Loring said he made the document ary to help spur a conversation about the overlooked emotional needs of old- adults. was inspired by watching my 78- ear-old uncle fall in love for the very first time in his Loring said. also saw his mom struggle with losing the love of her life when his dad died.

During most recent event, ine women and eight men (the ninth an canceled) met in a clubby dining oom at Steak Chop House at The Rim. She had little difficulty filling all the spots. The nine reserved for women ere snapped up almost immediately, a nd she had to nudge only a few of the en to sign up. Apparently, word got around that senior speed dating can be she said. Dating is more difficult for seniors or a number of reasons, according to Joan Price, advocate for what she calls ageless and author of Ultimate Guide to Sex After young single people are surrounded by other young, single he said.

older, however, you meet new people as regularly as easily. And those you do meet are likely to be already paired Rather than slowing down, seniors turn to speed dating RICHARD A. MARINI SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS BRITTANY ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS VIA AP Joanne Hale, 76, and Ted Eckhardt, 83, share a five-minute date at a senior speed-dating event at Steak Chop House in San Antonio. on bags. TSA said it will work with American A irlines to make other changes to increase automation and speed up screening this fall in Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles and Miami.

A merican will spend $5 million on the changes, the chief operating officer, Robert Isom, wrote in a letter to employees. He said neither the inc reased automation nor CT scanners will solve problems, they are both huge steps in the right The changes at Airport, Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, Los Angeles International and Miami mirror a pilot program that TSA is unning with Delta Air Lines in two lanes a the Atlanta airport. There, suspicious bags can be sent to a separate area for more screening while other bags on the onveyer belt keep moving. Bins are automatically sent back to the head of he line, and they are given radio-frequency-identification tags for better racking. The agency said the scanners and other steps will cut the time travelers spend in line by about 30 percent.

Long check- oint lines have become a nuisance for travelers. Security experts warn that the long lines create targets for terrorists who are outside security checkpoints. ongress approved the hiring of nearly 800 new screeners and overtime pay for current ones, and TSA has reassigned some officers to the busiest airlines. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said the TSA screened 10.7 million travelers over six days culminating ith the July 4 holiday, and Thursday and riday were the busiest days since 2007. Average wait time was less than 10 minutes and expedited PreCheck lines ere under five minutes, he said.

Federal officials say they are expanding tests to speed up airport lines and improve security. In a first in the United States, the ransportation Security Administration said Tuesday that it plans to begin using computed-tomography, or CT, scanners to inspect carry-on bags at one check- oint in the Phoenix airport by the end of the year. CT scanners are already used to screen checked baggage. The process is mostly automated the scanners generate 3-D images that are analyzed by computers. Security workers only check a ag if something is suspicious.

he use of CT technology at airport checkpoints would eliminate the need for screeners to examine X-ray images every bag. It could also let travelers leave liquids and laptops in their carry- TSA to test new airport scanners ASSOCIATED PRESS DELAVAN, Ill. Glenn Holmes will talk about the history of Delavan, Illinois, to anyone willing to listen. ut the Delavan native and historical society member is finding fewer and fewer people wanting to hear about the rich history especially among the younger generations. society is an old group of people a nd we need young people to keep it go- i Holmes said.

we get them i a few years die out. go. nfortunate, really, because we have a orld of history elavan, a town of 1,825 people, is about 50 miles north of the state capital, Springfield. Over years of time and dev otion, Holmes has worked to preserve several of the historical landmarks. We are proud of our artifacts.

We ant to show them Holmes said. gotta get interests first. Once you get interest, then you an do anything you want to do. One thing you got to do is talk it up and get their interest to where they will help ne mission Holmes is on is to prop- rly mark two underground railroad spots and potentially get them listed on the National Register of Historical laces. The sites now empty fields were once the homes of Daniel Cheever a nd George Tefft.

Cheever and Tefft played crucial roles in aiding in the escape of runaway slaves as they made their way through Tazewell County. not much documented because they write too much about he runaway slave houses. They kept it retty Holmes said. know the third floor there were false walls a nd the people stayed in there so they ould move around in the house until it as safe to get The two Delavan underground railroad sites are among several sites hroughout Tazewell County. There are other sites in Tremont, Mackinaw and Washington.

A long with his work on the under- round railroad, Holmes was instrumental in establishing the a path around Delavan of 10 sites hat have an attachment to the 16th president. Abraham Lincoln rode through Delavan several times when he as a circuit lawyer in the early to id-1800s. Man preserves Illinois underground railroad sites NICK MCMILLION PEKIN DAILY TIMES NICK PEKIN TIMES VIA AP Glenn Holmes teaches fourth-graders about their history during a field trip on the in Delavan, Ill..