Stories from Friday, January 15, 2016

American men my age have one compelling shared interest from our youth, and that is watching any movie, made in the old fashioned "Western" style. This past Monday, a group of my fellow seniors attended the newly released Golden Globe winning, "Revenant." It bought back a lot of old memories, about the American West...

Obviously, since I am over 90 and have several medial problems to deal with, I know that I am in my last few years of existence. Maybe 10, maybe less. However, if you believe everything the computer tells you I will live to Oct. 13, 2025. Whatever is the true figure I do know that I am spending some precious last years...

For the fourth consecutive year, Cottey College is a host location for the LUNAFEST film festival, featuring six short films by women cinematographers. LUNAFEST is Thursday, Jan. 28, in the Missouri Recital Hall of the Haidee and Allen Wild Center for the Arts. Doors will open at 7 p.m. and the films begin at 7:30 p.m...

Nevada Daily Mail Vietnam Veterans of America Post 918 is looking for addresses of men and women serving in overseas theatres to send care packages to throughout the year. If you know of someone who would appreciate a package, call Dennis Wear, president, at 417-398-1777...

Nevada Daily Mail For some families, sports are a way of life. This is certainly the case for the Dunlaps: Sisters Ashley and Emily, mom Marci, dad Brett, grandmother Mary, aunt Marti, and cousin Alyssa. And today the Dunlaps are being honored by Special Olympics of Missouri as the Southwest Area's Outstanding Family for 2015 at an awards luncheon at the Hilton on the Landing in Branson...

Nevada Daily Mail Dr. Matthew J. Hernando delivered a riveting rendition of the Bald Knobbers to a full house at the Bushwhacker Museum Sunday. Hernando explained the origins, life, and deaths of the Bald Knobbers vigilante groups from Taney and Christian counties during the post-Civil War era...