Stories from Friday, April 11, 2008

You know, the older I get, the less riled up I am. Things that used to set me off don't bother me at all these days. What's going on? There was a time when the spring potholes showed up that I would rant and rave about those car-banging, body-smacking craters in the pavement. Nowadays I see them as nature's speed regulators. We all go too fast through life. It's time to slow down, keep an eye out for axle breakers and enjoy the magnificently blooming tulip trees...

I had a friend. We worked together in the greatest harmony. She entertained me in her home. We enjoyed a day-trip together. She's the only person ever to read my major literary effort and actually seem to understand it, and had good things to say about it...

Care Connection for Aging Services and the Vernon County Senior Center are seeking individuals to attend training to become leaders of the Chronic Disease Self-Management Program, a six-week workshop developed by Stanford University designed to help people manger the challenges of arthritis, fibromyalgia, lupus, chronic pain, osteoporosis, diabetes, asthma, heart disease, migraines and other chronic conditions. ...

Open burning will be allowed in the oily limits of Nevada from Saturday, April 19, through Sunday, May 4. During this period residents do not have to call the fire station for permission to burn; however, the following rules must be followed:...

McDonald's restaurant has been a fixture in Nevada since 1982. Owned and operated by Mark McCoy, Fort Scott, for the last five years McDonald's expanded into Wal-Mart Supercenter in 2003. The fast food franchise is now getting set for another change. ...

Students in the "Five to Nine a Day" nutrition class for young children presented their message loud and clear -- eat five to nine servings of fruits and vegetables every day for optimum nutrition at the Osage Prairie YMCA Thursday evening. For weeks -- 12 of them to be exact -- the group of children, from kindergartners to age 12, have been learning about nutrition while they prepared for the musical play they ultimately presented to a small crowd of parents, family, friends, and another group of about a dozen children who came to watch.. ...