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Lifestyle Columns

Family Living Focus: Warning signs of Alzheimer’s Disease

Some change in memory is normal as we grow older, but the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease are more than simple lapses in memory. People with Alzheimer’s experience difficulties in communicating, learning, thinking, and reasoning. These are problemssevere enough to have an impact on an ...

Park & Rec Report

Easter Bunny Hop- Saturday, April 3 from 10-11:30 a.m. at German Park (enter from 3rd North Street and follow signs). Stroll down our bunny trail to collect eggs, take socially distanced photos with the Easter bunny, gnomes and favorite characters. Grab a goodie bag on your way home! Face ...

Family Living Focus: Breast Cancer: Ways to lower your risk

It is true that certain risk factors for breast cancer are beyond a woman’s control such as family history and aging. Fortunately, researchers are finding that certain lifestyle choices may lower risk. Cut the Fat. High-fat diets may lead to higher rates of breast cancer, although exactly ...

Off the Shelf: Welcome to your library

National Library Week will take place this year from April 4 - 10. It is a national observance, first sponsored in 1958, by the American Library Association and libraries across the country every April. It’s a wonderful time to celebrate the contributions of libraries and library staff and to ...

Antiques & Collecting: Vintage, antique ceramics often not marked

It is not easy to identify antique and vintage ceramics, because many were made by small local potteries and not marked. Workmen often moved to another factory but continued to make the same type of wares and decoration. Spatter ware is a pottery decorated with paint that is actually ...