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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

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

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

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

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

HOW SWEET IT IS – Johnny Joe Barger, El Dorado Springs, says he has only been gardening for 74 years. This year he put out 25 hills of sweet potatoes. He hasn’t dug the rest of them yet, but this one appeared to be the biggest. It had these two sweet taters in it –

By Marge Zink and Julia Snethen Moring message at the Rockville United Methodist Church was by Nicholas Van Dam was entitled “Life with no Seating Chart” from Luke14: 7-14. We invite you to join us at 9 a.m. Sunday morning for worship. Mt. Zion Home Bible study meets each Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the

by Helen Ellerman Jewell and Helen Ellerman and a friend, Rosie Taylor, attended the community supper at the First Baptist Church at El Dorado Springs Sunday evening, Aug. 28. The Schell City Fall Festival will be held on Friday evening, Sept. 9, and all day and night Saturday, Sept. 10 This is an annual event.

On Friday, Sept. 2, Mo-Kan Squares will sponsor a dance with Jay Wright calling. The dance will be held in the Home Ec building at the Vernon County Fairgrounds, Nevada, from 7:30 to 10 p.m. Admission is $5 per adult dancer and $3 per youth dancer. All area dancers and interested persons are invited to

The annual Burrus-Coale-Conner-James family reunion and basket dinner will be held after church on Sunday, Sept. 11, in the El Dorado Springs Lions Club, 1109 S Jackson.