2 Broadcaster Press January 17, 2017 www.broadcasteronline.com Teaching Children About Service Dave Says Dissolve the LLC? Dear Dave, My wife and I are debt-free, plus she has a business giving music lessons. We formed an LLC last year when she had several students and was making over $3,000 a month, but that all changed when our first baby arrived. Now, she has only a few students, and they bring in around $700 per month. Should we dissolve the LLC? Ben By out. This time he came to my wife and I, asking for $350 to get out Daris Howard of overdraft at the bank. We’re trying to live on a budget and get control of our finances, and $350 would make things kind of tight A friend of mine, Richard, saw me and laughed. “Is this at the moment. What do you think we should do?? the new you?” Jeremy Dear Jermey, I understand feeling an obligation to help your dad. But there’s a lesson here that dad needs to learn, and it’s something that goes much deeper than the money or helping out a family member. You have to do the right thing, no matter how dad reacts to this. Right now, the right thing is taking care of your family and not putting them in jeopardy. So my answer to dad would be no. Another thing that needs to happen is for the definition of “help” to change. When you say he’s been irresponsible with money his whole life, giving him $350 won’t help — and it will make you an enabler. Just handing him $350 will actually hurt him, and it will give him the idea he can continue being dumb with money and hit you up for cash anytime. Like I said, I understand the pull of helping out a parent. So if you feel this is something you absolutely must do, I would advise making the $350 contingent on the fact that he begin and complete a financial counseling course. Be gentle when you talk to him, and let him know it hurts to see him struggling. But let him know, too, it’s his responsibility to work through his debts and take care of his own finances! — Dave Dear Ben, First, congratulations on being debtfree and new parents. Happy New Year to you all! In most states, the only upfront cost for an LLC is the money you pay for the initial set up. There may be a small fee for a business license and subsequent annual renewal, but that generally doesn’t add up to much. Then, there’s the money you pay for filing your tax return on the LLC once a year. Even if you live in a state where there are other fees to consider, as long as the cost of maintaining the LLC wasn’t killing you, I’d recommend keeping it in place. You went to the trouble of opening it, and you just might use it again someday. Even if your wife is staying home with the baby, she just might be able to take on more students again as time goes by. Just be reasonable and use common sense. If you spend $3,000 to stay open, and you’re making $700, you’d dissolve it, right? But as long as you don’t have fees that are making you cringe, I’d prob- * Dave Ramsey is America’s trusted voice on money and busiably leave it in place. ness, and CEO of Ramsey Solutions. He has authored seven best— Dave selling books, including The Total Money Makeover. The Dave Dave RAMSEY Ramsey Show is heard by more than 12 million listeners each week on 575 radio stations and multiple digital platforms. Follow Dear Dave, Dave on Twitter at @DaveRamsey and on the web at daveramMy dad has been really bad with money his entire life. Anytime sey.com. Helping Dad he would get into trouble, my grandparents would always bail him SDPB Launches 24-Hour Kids Channel And Live Stream SDPB Kids, the new 24-hour TV channel and live stream, is launching. South Dakota Public Broadcasting will launch new, free 24/7 children’s programming services on Monday, January 16. Provided by SDPB, the free services include a new TV channel and live stream on digital platforms. The effort is SDPB’s latest initiative to support early learning in South Dakota. SDPB will broadcast PBS KIDS shows 24 hours a day on an additional television channel called SDPB Kids and offer a live stream, making it easy for South Dakota children to watch their favorite series 24-hours-a-day, including during primetime and other after-school hours when viewing among families is high. Viewers will be able to watch the SDPB-branded live stream through pbskids.org and on the PBS KIDS Video App, which is available on a variety of mobile devices and tablets. The live stream complements on-demand clips and full episodes, which will continue to be available for free on the PBS KIDS Video App and streaming via pbskids.org. Following its initial launch, the localized live stream experience will expand to offer an integrated games feature, enabling children to toggle between a PBS KIDS show and an activity that extends learning – all in one seamless digital experience. The live stream and games feature is grounded in research demonstrating that measurable gains in learning are achieved when children engage with PBS KIDS content on multiple platforms. The games will align with the learning goals of each TV series, deepening children’s involvement and supporting learning. On SDPB Kids, children can watch their favorite PBS Kids series – including Sesame Street, Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, Thomas & Friends, Odd Squad, Wild Kratts, as well as PBS Kids’ newest series Splash and Bubbles, Nature Cat and Ready Jet Go! SDPB will continue to offer children’s programming from PBS KIDS on its main TV channel. “SDPB has been an integral part of South Dakota for years, delivering content and services that parents trust and that impact early childhood learning,” said Julie Overgaard, Executive Director, SDPB. “We are excited to build on the work we do every day for South Dakota’s families by adding these new 24/7 services to our offerings, ensuring that our proven educational content is accessible anytime and anywhere to all kids – especially those who need it the most.” There are several ways viewers can receive the programming: Over-the-air: Television sets, including digital TVs, with a connected antenna properly tuned can receive the signal free, over-the-air. Viewers who already have an antenna or a convertor box should perform a channel scan or “re-scan” to find SDPB Kids. For more information about receiving the signal over-the-air, consult SDPB’s online tutorial at SDPB.org/cuttingthecord Online: The 24-hour channel can also be accessed online at SDPB.org/ Kids24 or via the PBS Kids Video App via mobile devices like tablets and smartphones. The service will be added to over-the-top platforms, such as Roku and Apple TV, later in 2017. SDPB is working with local cable providers to add the channel to their line-up. Cable subscribers are encouraged to contact their local cable company for more information. Until then, viewers may try attaching an antenna to receive the channel free, over-the-air. A printable SDPB Kids schedule is available at SDPB.org/buddy I tried to act innocent. “What do you mean?” He laughed again. “Your eyebrows are missing, as is most of your hair. And you’re redder than a lobster.” I sighed as I thought about how I came to be in my current state. I always looked for chances to teach my children about community service, so when it was announced that there was a need for a volunteer to help maintain the church furnace, I was quick to sign up. Our old church had a coal furnace. A person had to make sure that the coal was raked down to cover the auger that fed the fire and also had to clean out all of the old clinkers. A few days before it was my turn to take over, I met Gary at the church. He was the man who was currently doing it, and I wanted to go through the routine so I could make sure I knew where all of the switches were and learn any other details. It had been a long time since I had removed clinkers from a furnace. Clinkers are the debris that is left after coal is burned. They look like strangely shaped rocks. If a fire has been burning, they will still be extremely hot. A person reaches into the furnace with a long metal rod that has a handle on one end and two pincers on the other. When the pincer end is over a clinker, he will twist the handle end, and the pincers will close, grasping the clinker. Then he can pull the hot clinker out of the furnace and drop it into a metal bucket. When I was a boy, we had a coal-fired furnace, so I had done this many times. Gary showed me the switches to shut down the auger and the blowers. The blowers blow air through the furnace to make the fire hotter and, in turn, put more heat into the building. It took a little practice to properly grasp the clinkers, but I quickly had the hang of it and soon had the furnace clean. I then restarted the auger and the blowers. After I had done this by myself for a few days, I decided it was time to teach my six-year-old son. I hoped he would learn community service by following my example. He was fascinated as we went down into the old furnace room. Everything was new and exciting to him. I told him our first job was to rake coal to the auger. I turned to grab a rake, and when I turned back, he was nowhere to be seen. I called his name, and he answered, calling back to me from the coal bin. We weren’t actually supposed to climb into the coal bin. We just reached over the short wall and pulled the coal down. By the time I got him out, both he and I were black from one end to the other with coal dust, and I knew my wife wouldn’t be happy. Next came the clinkers. I shut off the switch to the coal auger and pulled the handle down to shut off the blowers. My son intently watched the whole process. I then opened the furnace door and reached in to grab a clinker. As I did, I explained what I was doing. “Once I reach this into the furnace,” I said, “I turn the hanWhen I said “turn the handle,” my son thought I was telling him to do something. But the only handle he could see Tell one that turned on it in the Broadcaster! was thethem you saw the blower fans. So wanting to be helpful, he turned them on. When the air from the fans hit 624-4429 the inside of the furnace, a ball of fire shot toward me. Before I could extract myself, the fire, exacerbated by the coal dust all over me, took my eyebrows and most of my hair. As my thoughts returned and Richard grinned, waiting for my reply, I managed a weak smile and simply said, “It’s the look that comes from teaching a child about service.” Tell them you saw it in the Broadcaster! 624-4429 Hy-Vee Voluntarily Recalls Several Candy Products Due Tell them you saw it in to Possible Health Risk the Broadcaster! West Des Moines, Iowa – Hy-Vee, Inc., based in West Des Moines, Iowa, is voluntarily recalling several candy trays because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. The potential for contamination was brought to Hy-Vee’s attention when Palmer Candy Company announced a limited recall of certain chocolate products after it was informed by its supplier, Valley Milk Products LLC, that a milk powder ingredient used in a compound chocolate coating has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. The voluntary recall includes selected products produced between Oct. 20, 2016, and Dec. 9, 2016, and shipped by Palmer Candy Company to grocery, convenience store and wholesale customers nationwide for repackaging. Below is the product description, size and UPC number that can be found on the label of each candy tray that is being recalled. Description UPC Chocolate Almond Bark, 4 oz. 026133400000 Chocolate Almond Bark, 12 oz. 026133300000 Chocolate Almond Pretzels, 4 oz. 026131900000 Chocolate Almond Pretzels, 12 oz. 026131800000 Crème De Menthe Almond Bark, 12 oz. 026266300000 Dazzled Peanut Brittle, 12 oz. 026267400000 Dazzled Peanut Brittle Tub, 8 oz. 026267300000 Holiday Candy Tray, 10”, 16 oz. 026139100000 Holiday Candy Tray, The family of Donna Hahn would like to sincerely 12”, 32 oz. 026139300000 thank family, friends, and First Responders for Holiday their thoughts, prayers and help during this Candy Tray, 16”, 48 oz. difficult time. Dale and Kevin Hahn 026139500000 Holiday Faith (Hahn) Ericsson Candy Tray, 18”, 64 oz. 026139700000 Peppermint Bark, 4 oz. 026133800000 Peppermint Bark, 12 oz. 026133700000 Peppermint Bark Tub, 9 oz. 026267900000 9” Candy Tray, 16 oz. 026138000000 12” Candy Tray, 32 oz. 026138100000 16” Candy Tray, 48 oz. 026138200000 9” Cookie & Candy Tray, 16 oz. 026138600000 12” Cookie & Candy Tray, 32 oz. 026138700000 16” Cookie & Candy Tray, 48 oz. 026138800000 The candy trays were distributed to all of Hy-Vee’s 242 grocery stores across its eight-state region of Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin. The product comes in a plastic container with a clear lid. The sell-by date range for all items is between Jan. 26, 2017 and Feb. 23, 2017. The sell-by date can be found at the top of the product label. To date, no illnesses have been reported in connection with these products. Salmonella is an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young Card of Thanks children, 201 W. Cherry • frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. In rare circumstances, infection with Salmonella can result in the organism getting into the bloodstream and producing more sever illnesses such as arterial infections (i.e., infected aneurysms), endocarditis and arthritis. Out of an abundance of caution Hy-Vee has decided to recall all candy trays that include products in the recall. W. Cherry • 201 Customers who purchased this product should dispose of it or return it to their local Hy-Vee store for a full refund. Consumers with questions may contact Hy-Vee Customer Care representatives 24 hours a day, seven days a week at 1-800-772-4098. 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