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February 23, 2012

A winning season

A little friendly competition is good, fun

Mineral Wells Index

By Vivian Conrad | Senior Center Director

Have you ever taken a moment to count all the shows on TV that are based on competition?  Each week, contestants on dozens of programs vie for prizes in cooking, cupcake decorating, fashion or interior design, movie make-up, survival skills, weight loss, dancing and more.

People love competition, and our Senior Center participants are no exception. Coming off a recent spate of contests, I decided to devote today’s column to naming our winners.

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  • A Revised Perspective . . .

    My son is an EMT ambulance driver in Oklahoma City. On Monday he spent hours pulling people, alive and dead, from the rubble of what had been their schools and homes.

    May 23, 2013

  • Traditions . . .

    I’ve never bet on a horse race in my life. But I’m a Louisville girl, born and bred, so it just wouldn’t seem right not watching the Kentucky Derby on the first weekend of May.

    May 9, 2013

  • April birthdays_0465.jpg Hopes and Dreams

    My husband spent Monday and Tuesday moving out of Hayes Station.

    May 2, 2013 1 Photo

  • IMG_7345.jpg Sentimental Attachments

    What is it about certain objects that creates emotional bonding?

    April 25, 2013 1 Photo

  • Hats Off to Our Volunteers . . .

    Have you ever faced a morning with more demands on your to-do list than hours enough in the day to accomplish them?

    April 11, 2013

  • DSC_0382.jpg Let’s Try Something New . . .

    I have parents who indulged my creative whims while I was growing up.

    April 4, 2013 1 Photo

  • Better than jail

    A couple of days ago I overheard this exchange between two of our pool players:

    March 21, 2013

  • Many, Many Thanks

    We are so grateful to our community for rallying to support our annual Garage Sale fundraiser. Thanks to all the people who drove out to the base to shop.

    March 14, 2013

  • Mineral Wells Senior Center’s Giant Garage Sale fundraiser

    Activities begin with a 2-hour early-bird preview, tonight, beginning at 5:30 p.m. Shoppers paying a $10 admission fee will have an opportunity to be among the first to browse garage sale items.

    March 7, 2013

  • Come on Down ...

    I’ve never seen a group of volunteers work any more busily or efficiently than our senior adults who are setting up for the Gigantic Garage Sale fundraiser that begins tonight.

    March 7, 2013

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