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Cards daily at 1:00 p.m. Men’s coffee group daily at 9:30 a.m.

Sheryl Noteboom spent the March 4 weekend in Platte visiting Mindy and Jason Vuerink and family. Sheryl also enjoyed a little cooking competition with her grandkids – grandma winning! This past weekend Sheryl accompanied daughter Mindy and granddaughters Harleigh and Montana went to Sioux Falls and attended the musical, “My Fair Lady” at the Washington Pavilion.

Ainsworth-Weather permitting, work resumes, on US-83, from reference post 212.78 to reference post 213.42, according to the Nebraska Department of Transportation. Paulsen, Inc.

It is easy to get excited about planting vegetable seeds and transplants in the vegetable and flower gardens, even when it is too early to plant. This frustration is one of the most common comments that I receive from gardeners that call into the Extension Office. Slowly but surely, the weather is warming up. Along with warming air temperatures, our soil temperature is warming up too. This is key to the timing of planting vegetable crops for success.

After 40 years as a doctor interacting with patients, in the last two and a half years the tables turned, and I’ve become the patient. Although most are good, I’ve found some doctors are detached, some are too quick, some would rather be somewhere else, some are even angry; but, when a physician who cares walks into the room, and I’m not exaggerating, the day becomes better, the pain becomes less, and hope fills my heart. Scientific knowledge is important, but the ability to convey honest concern, human thoughtfulness and compassion is equal in importance in this healing profession. So, how do we select pre-med students for that, or teach compassion in medical school?

When in life does one come to confront the tough truth that each of us will eventually die? In my years as an internist caring for young and old alike, some people understand this early, and some people never get it. In denying death, we intensify our fear of it. Usually, however, it is sometime during their 50s that people first look into the eyes of death. Put it off as we may, the hard certainty is that we are all aging and one day an end will come. Shakespeare described advanced age in his play As You Like It, Act II, Scene VII (All the world’s a stage): “. . . Last scene of all, That ends this strange eventful history, Is second childishness and mere oblivion, Sans (without) teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything.”

National Consumer Protection Week, which is observed by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), runs March 5 through March 11. It’s a time for consumers to remind themselves of the various ways they can keep scammers at bay. After all, there is no “National Scam Consumers Week” for these con artists – this is a lifestyle for these individuals and they don’t plan on taking a day off now. But, you can even the odds and tip them in your favor by remembering a few of your Better Business Bureau’s (BBB) tips. BBB is one of many partnering organizations with the FTC, spotlighting the weeklong emphasis on stopping financial scams.

ACTIVITIES Cards daily at 1:00 p.m. Men’s coffee group daily at 9:30 a.m.

Lincoln – Throughout March, the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) observes Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month. The purpose of this awareness month is to educate and encourage Nebraskans to provide individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) the encouragement and opportunities they need to lead fulfilling and productive lives and achieve their full potential, goals, and dreams.

Warmer weather and longer days are starting to show up, giving so many of us hope and excitement for the new growing season. Even though it is very tempting to start yard and garden work to clean up from the winter, we need to beware of 'False Spring', where the warm days can be followed by cold snaps and potential spring blizzards that will visit the region at some point in March and April.