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Show The Ogden Valley News Volume XXX Issue XI Page 7 March 15, 2023 Announcements Obituaries Paul Fenno Schade November 6, 1958 ~ February 28, 2023 Paul Fenno Schade, 64, of Ogden, passed away February 28, 2023 at McKay Dee Hospital, surrounded by his family. Paul was born November 6, 1958, in Mt. Pleasant, Utah and brought Paul Schade home to his adopted parents Fenno and Marian Schade. After he graduated from Ben Lomond High School in 1976, he went on to build a foundation for himself and his family selling electronics. In 1979 he married Linda Redford in Reno, Nevada. Paul and Linda raised their three children, Kellie, Katie, and Joshua, in Chatsworth, California. After 26 years, Paul and Linda divorced. Paul then traveled the world finding companionship in Thailand. Together they traveled to many places including Australia and Indonesia. Paul spent the last 13 years of his life dedicated to his father and family fishing, boating, camping, razor riding, and many more adventures. Paul was predeceased by his mother, Marian Stevens Schade, and sister Jolene Schade Romo. He is survived by his father, Fenno Schade; daughters Kellie Schade and Katie Stewart; and son, Joshua Schade, along with eight grandchildren. Services were held at Leavitt’s Mortuary on 36th Street in Ogden, Utah, March 10, 2023. Condolences may be shared with the family at leavittsmortuary.com. Deceased Teresa Ann “Teri” Myers Brown, 57, died February 17, 2023. Rex Taylor Ferrin, 79, died February 21, 2023. Morris Lansing Allen Jr., 78, died February 24, 2023. JoAnn Maurita Miles Ward, died February 27, 2023. Kent Dale Cevering, 76, died March 3, 2023. Save The Date! By Chelsea J. Slade, MD The huge annual Huntsville Charity Yard Sale will be held this year July 6 - 8, 2023! Mark your calendars, and start collecting your gently used household items, clothes, toys, and small furniture. Donations of items for the yard sale will be accepted June 19 thru July 3. Please, no mattresses; furniture pieces weighing over 30 pounds; TVs; or anything ripped, stained, or broken. As in prior years, a hundred percent of ... Because life is too short to hate your hair. pmp-utah.com For More Information Contact Rex 801-391-9272 Laurie Van Zandt (801) 388-8103 Landscape Designer Designing Creative Unique Outdoor Architecture and Landscapes for Fine Residential Living www.theardentgardener.net proceeds from the sale will be donated to local charitable causes, including Ogden Valley families in crisis, and to Seager Memorial Clinic, a 501(c)3 Ogden nonprofit that provides free medical care. For additional information, please call Chelsea at 385-288-8415, or email cjbros88@gmail.com. Neurons That Fire Together Wire Together! By Shanna Francis We’ve all heard the expressions, “Use it or lose it,” and “practice makes perfect!” There is usually some truth found in these types of well-used adages that are gleaned from anecdotal life experiences. In fact, as James Clear points out in his book Atomic Habits: An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones (2018), science does show that the more you repeat an activity, the very structure of your brain actually changes to assist one in getting better at what they are trying to learn or accomplish. Neuroscientists have a name for this phenomenon: long-term potentiation—the strengthening of nerve impulses along neuro pathways that have previously been used. In other words, “With each repetition, cellto-cell signaling improves and the neural connections tighten.” A more precise way of saying this is, “Practice makes perfect,” or “Neurons that fire together wire together!” Science shows that the brains of musicians are different than non-musicians. They have larger cerebellums—the part of the brain used for physical movement like plucking a guitar string, manipulating the bow of a violin, or playing the keys on a piano. And mathematicians have greater amounts of grey matter in the inferior parietal lobule than the rest of us. This is the part of the brain that is key in working computations and calculations. The inferior parietal lobule, like other parts of the brain, with regular use, grows bigger and becomes more adept due to repeated actions. However, when mathemati- cians retire, the inferior parietal lobule begins to shrink—just like the muscles of a professional athlete or bodybuilder when they quit training and forcing their muscles to heartily engage. Likewise, and interestingly, it has been found that the hippocampus—the part of the brain involved with spatial memory—of New York City taxi drivers is larger than that of non-taxi drivers! No surprise, right? What’s the takeaway? The human body is amazing! Though, at first, learning new things can be awkward, even difficult, through repeated action you can become good, or at least adept, at just about anything you want to invest the time and energy in pursuing. This means, especially for the young, with lots of time in front of them, there are a myriad of opportunities available to learn new skills that can be mastered to serve them well throughout time. Encourage the young people in your life to jump in and take up a number of new trades, skills, or talents… to start growing their brains! What about those of us whose youth may be slipping away? No problem! Scientists have found, no matter your age, you can continue to keep your mind strong and growing by continuing to learn and do a variety of activities that force your brain to stretch and figure out new neuro pathways—especially when they ae mentally challenging feats. Why not start painting, skiing, or take up calculus or learn a new language? Remember, “Neurons that fire together wire together.” Make it a great day of expanding your grey matter, including the cerebellum and hippocampus! |