Do not be nervous about cruciferous vegetables

Cruciferous vegetables include broccoli, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, collard greens, kale, kohlrabi, mustard, rutabaga, turnips, bok choy, watercress, radish, arugula, horseradish, wasabi, Swiss chard, and Chinese cabbage. Does this list cause any unpleasant olfactory-related memories? “The good news is, that smell and slightly bitter taste is a sign these veggies contain health-promoting sulfur-containing phytochemicals call

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TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly)

TOPS Chapter 319 El Dorado Springs (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) met in the Church of Christ Meeting Room on Thursday, May 11. Robbie opened the meeting and Kay led us in singing “Hand In Hand”. We said our TOPS & KOPS pledges. Marilyn led us in a series of exercises. Robbie led us in Roll

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54 Cruisers $1,000 scholarship winners

JACOB POTTS – Stockton, is the son of Terry and Trish Potts. He will attend Ft. Scott Community College in Ft. Scott, KS, entering the John Deere Technician Program. DAKOTA MILLER – Nevada, is the son of David and Patricia Miller. He will attend Pittsburg State University in Pittsburg, KS, entering Mechanical Engineering with an

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Cattlemen award scholarships to seniors

The Cedar County Cattlemen’s Association awarded $3,000 in scholarships to three outstanding 2017 high school graduates. Clayton Locke and Cheston Stacy, Stockton, and Santara Best, El Dorado Springs, were each selected to receive a $1,000 non-renewable scholarship. Locke, plans to attend either Missouri State University or the University of Missouri-Columbia, majoring in ag business. Stacy

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Seniors can sell their life insurance policies

If you’re struggling to make ends meet in retirement, you’re not alone. And when your income is limited and fixed, you do your best to cut out unnecessary expenses. One expense that can be tough for some seniors to manage is the premiums on their life insurance policies. Perhaps your carrier raised your premium unexpectedly,

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Square Dance in Nevada

On Friday, May 19, the Mo-Kan Squares will hold a square dance with Jay Wright calling. This will be from 7:30 to 10 p.m. in the Home Ec Building at the Vernon County Fairgrounds, Nevada. Admission is $5 per adult dance and $3 per youth dancer. All area dancers and interested persons are invited to

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Last chance for Memorial Day flowers

Last chance to get your Memorial Day flowers from the Progress Club. Everything must go. Reduced prices. Recycled and like new. Sale will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, May 19, and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 20. We are located at 710 E. Hwy. 54. All proceeds for local

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ECS HONOR SOCIETY INDUCTEES

ECS HONOR SOCIETY INDUCTEES – El Dorado Christian School, High School Honor Society welcomed eight new members at the candle lighting ceremony on Wednesday afternoon, April 26. ECS High School Honor Society Advisor, Mrs. Amy Castor, presented each new member with a certificate and medal. Mrs. Patty King opened the ceremony with the introduction and

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Gardening Charlotte

Spent Spring Bulb Care It’s raining again as I write this so I am going to postpone, yet again, covering a long list of May gardening chores. We would all just get frustrated since we can’t get most of them done right now so let’s focus instead on one of them that is very pertinent,

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Sympathy to Donnie Fletcher family

by Marge Zink and Julia Snethen The men fixed and served a delicious breakfast for the mothers of the Rockville United Methodist Church. Pastor Nick Van Dam’s sermon  was titled “Do You Love Jesus?” Mt. Zion Home Bible study held Tuesday 7 p.m. in Tom and Beverly Pelkey home had eight in attendance. Our sympathy

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