Hints from Heloise

Dear Heloise: A good hint for people who are responsible for organizing family reunions: Have a table where people come in, and provide a book for them to sign — name, address, telephone number and from whom they are descended. Also have a stack of postcards, and have everyone address one to him- or herself and put it in a basket on the table. Next year, the person organizing the reunion only has to fill out the information (place, date and time) and mail the cards a month or two before the reunion date. — Hilda Bettis, via e-mail

Family reunions are also a good place to keep genealogy forms up to date, so keep extras on hand. Don’t forget to say thanks to the people doing all of the organizing. — Heloise

Dear Heloise: In one of your mother’s hints, she said that to clean a vase of stains, use a denture tablet in the bottom with some water, then add raw regular rice and swish it around a few times. This worked for me many times. — E.H., Canton, Ohio