It is the time of the year to do some frost seeding of clover. Clover can be broadcast onto pastures and hayfields during February. This method of frost seeding can be done when the ground is solid either with a tractor or about any time with a spinner seeder on the back of an ATV.

Seasonal affective disorder
    You may have noticed that some friends, loved ones or consumers – or even yourself – seem to have a hard time during the winter months. They seem moody, depressed or anxious. They have no energy, withdraw from social activities they usually enjoy and have difficulty concentrating and processing information. They just seem to want to sleep and eat.

In a caregiver’s life, the 24-hour days can be exhausting, frustrating, happy, lonely, and the emotional list goes on. There are five key ideas that a caregiver must remember.

Navy Seaman Recruit Max A. Weidenborner, son of Kim S. Christensen of Hillsboro, recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill.

According to national figures, the average wait time in a hospital emergency department was four hours and seven minutes in 2009, and that’s a few minutes longer than in 2008. By contrast, the average wait time for Clinton Memorial Hospital Emergency Services patients is under two hours.

A new flying club is being formed at the Highland County Airport.

Residents living in and around the Greenfield community can be screened to reduce their risk of having a stroke or bone fracture. Greenfield First United Methodist Church will host Life Line Screening on March 4 at their building at 405 South Street.

I recently read an article in a newspaper that I know several people in southern Ohio have been subscribing to for years.  The paper comes from Columbia, Ky., but has always covered several things, including tobacco. For those of you who do not receive this paper, I think this article touches on some things that we have been hearing about and dealing with for a few years now.

Sign up now for Reds game
    We still have a few tickets available for the Reds vs. Pittsburgh Pirates game on Wednesday, May 18. Our deluxe motorcoach leaves the center at 3:30 p.m. Game time is 7:10 p.m. We will stop for dinner at Golden Corral (on your own) on the way down. We will arrive back at the Center at approximately 11 p.m.

Rob and Jeanette Ludwick of Hillsboro will celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary at an open house on Saturday, March 5 from 1-3 p.m. at the Hillsboro Church of Christ. The couple were married on March 8, 1986 at the Hillsboro Church of Christ with Bob Hudson officiating.

A bowling tournament for the Highland County Special Olympics will be held from noon-5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 26 at Highland Lanes in Hillsboro.

Paul Mitchell Salon in Hillsboro is announcing a prom dress drive for local students in need of a prom dress. The salon is asking for donations of dresses to be dropped off at the salon, located at 103 South West St. in Hillsboro, between Feb. 22 and March 18 during hours of operation.