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8 simple steps to help seniors, caregivers better manage medications

Modern medicine can work wonders. However, in order to be effective, medicine needs to be taken safely, according to prescribing guidelines, and patients and health care providers need to be vigilant about the dangers of drug interactions. When it comes to medication use, seniors take more prescription and over-the-counter drugs than any other age group,

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Trying to quit? Tips from former smokers can help you succeed

Since the Surgeon General released the first report on smoking in 1964, the smoking rate among adults has decreased from 42 percent to 15 percent. Though great strides have been made, more than 36 million adults in the United States continue to smoke cigarettes, claiming nearly half a million lives a year and leaving 16

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Twentieth Century Club news

by Lana Sue Jones Our Feb. 13 meeting was hosted by Kay Sewell, with Sandi Eaves serving as co-hostess. The meeting was called to order by President Sandi Eaves. The secretary and treasurer’s reports were given and approved. Committee reports, unfinished business and new business was presented and discussed. Pauline Simone gave the opinion on

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60th Anniversary

JD and Jean Wilson of Walker celebrated 60 years of marriage on Feb. 16. JD and Jean were united in holy matrimony in Ridgeland, SC, on Feb. 16, 1957 after being high school sweethearts in El Dorado Springs. They made their home in Savannah, GA while JD was in the Air Force. Jean spent these

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Helpful door greeters at Wal-Mart

by Dora Jean McKinley Dora Jean McKinley went to Wal-Mart a coupe of days ago. Tex McKinley let her off at the front door after she dropped off her letters in the mailbox. I was getting ready to go inside and a nice looking young man from Wal-Mart met me at the door before I

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Gardening Charlotte

March Gardening Chores This is the month when I am ready to push my potted plants wintering inside out but in my heart I know it’s too early, our last frost day is supposed to be in May. This year, though, everything seems to be at least one month ahead of schedule. According to the

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News from Harwood and area

By Helen Ellerman Madalyn’s Kitchen, south of Schell City, said that she doesn’t know if she will have her steak dinner at the end of March. She said if she decided to have it, she will call me and tell me to put it in my news. Jim Dale Carrier, the son of the late

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54 Cruisers scholarships available

The 54 Cruisers Car Club of El Dorado Springs will award three $1,000 scholarships to area high school seniors annually. Each scholarship is for one year. Applicants must be one of the following: enrolled in El Dorado Springs, Nevada School or Votech, Stockton or Northeast Vernon County School districts or a family member of the

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TOPS baked potato luncheon March 16

TOPS Chapter 319 El Dorado Springs (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) met in the Church of Christ meeting room on Thursday, Feb. 23. Sheryl opened the meeting in the absence of Robbie who had surgery on her shoulder on Wednesday. Kay led us in singing “We’ll Lose Weight”. We said our TOPS and KOPS pledges. Sheryl

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