Bulldogs Varsity downs Nevada 6-3

•  The El Dorado Springs Bulldogs Varsity beat Nevada 6-3 in seven innings on Monday in Nevada behind Breanna Rhoads, who collected three hits. •  Tailor Hutsell struck out 10 hitters en route to the El Dorado Springs Bulldogs Varsity win. Hutsell allowed two earned runs on two hits and three walks over seven innings.

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PULLING FOR ELDO

PULLING FOR ELDO – Some 1,000 attended the Missouri State Truck and Tractor Pull Association event Saturday evening at the Land-O-Lakes Fairgrounds.  The pulls were supposed to start at 7 p.m. but it took the track tractors furnished by J Beaty Farm Equipment, Crownpower, Heartland Equipment, S&H Farm Supply, Trash Dumpsters WCA and Legacy Farm

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Fishing report

Tabervile Report by Linda McCallister Dains Fish Farm A guy is trotlining in the south lake at Schell-Osage catching channel up to 8 and 9 lbs. He started with with brown carp, perch and cut shad. He came back today and got 4 1⁄2 lbs. of brown carp. They are catching crappie in the south

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Thank yous

We would like to express our heartfelt gratitude and appreciation for the many prayers, acts of kindness, donations and all the acts of service from the community, our many friends and family. You have lessened the load at a very stressful time in our lives. May you all be blessed. Candy Woody and family Many

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Savvy Senior®

Simplified tablets designed for tech-challenged seniors Dear Savvy Senior I’m interested in getting my 78-year-old mother a tablet for video calls and email but want to get one that’s super simple to use. What can you recommend? Shopping Around Dear Shopping, There are several different ways you can go about getting your mom a simplified

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Care Connection to present Medicare workshop in ElDo

Care Connection for Aging Services will conduct a “Medicare 101” presentation at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 21, in the El Dorado Springs Senior Center, 604 S. Forest. The 30-minute session is aimed at people who are new to Medicare. The workshop will address the benefits, premiums, deductibles and copayments, as well as the differences in

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5 ideas for celebrating grandparents and forging deeper bonds with family

There’s no arguing grandparents have special relationships with their grandchildren. Whether they are a couple hours’ drive away or a flight across the country, distance doesn’t dissolve this bond. National Grandparents Day happens every September, but grandparents and families shouldn’t have to limit the celebration to just one day of the year. Here are five

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Seniors: 4 simple secrets for overcoming gym intimidation

No one really relishes the idea of growing older and experiencing the health issues that can accompany aging. If there was one thing you could do to significantly improve your chances of staying mentally sharp, physically healthy and independent throughout your golden years, wouldn’t you do it? Exercise has health benefits for people of all

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TOPS hears about Zapping Stress

TOPS Chapter 319 El Dorado Springs (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) met in the Church Of Christ meeting room on Thursday, Aug. 25. Susan had the program today. She spoke on Zapping Stress. Her program was taken from the TOPS program book. Stress is a large factor in all our lives. Stress can cause a lot

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Gardening to distraction

Cleaning House Of all of the bee calls I had this year, this one in Licking was the most intriguing. It was an old house that needed to be demolished. Workers did not want to approach the two-story building until the current residents, a colony of honeybees, had been removed. When David Draker, Rolla, and

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