Out and About Blog by Norm Stutesman

I visited a doctor about fifteen years ago who referred to me as “Moleman”. Not very good bedside manner, but I didn’t let that bother me. I was gifted with having skin tags. Skin tags themselves aren’t harmful, but they may be a sign of insulin resistance, which can be a precursor to diabetes. I was soon diagnosed with having …

This coming Friday and Saturday, May 27 and 28, members of VFW Post 3019 will be at Harding’s Market, on West Michigan Avenue from 9 AM until around 4 PM. The veterans will have poppies and small flags available for a donation of your choice. Everyone should have a small flag to wave during the Memorial Day parade on Memorial …

Thurston Woods Village, in Sturgis, would like to invite all interested golfers to join the fun at their 8th Annual Golf Outing, Friday, June 3, at the Klinger Lake Golf Course on Route 12, west of Sturgis. Registration begins at 10 AM, followed by a shotgun start at 11 AM. All proceeds will be used to create a training program …

Scidmore Park, located at the intersection of West Michigan Avenue and Spring Street in Three Rivers, is a great place to take the family, especially the children. There’s a playground for the kids and benches to sit on in case you’d like to just sit and enjoy the scenery. There are plenty of picnic tables where you can enjoy a …

If you’re a fan of “Swap Meets”, you won’t want to miss the Michiana 39th Annual Engine and Tractor Swap Meet this Friday and Saturday, May 6 and 7. The venue is Boot Hill Ranch, one and one-half miles east of Jones, on Bair Lake Street. Admission is a $2.00 donation. If you are interested in being a vendor, there …

If you enjoy the great outdoors and everything that goes with it, give some serious thought to checking out the St. Joseph County Conservation Tree Seedling Sale. This sale includes fifteen varieties of trees and shrubs. Visit the website at www.stjoecountycd.com to place an order. You’ll be able to pick up your trees at the County Fairgrounds in Centreville on …

I hope everyone had an enjoyable Easter weekend. As a child, Easter was always a special time for me. Easter was when I received a new pair of shoes, plus anything else I needed in order to look my best for Easter Sunday. Easter Sunday is still special, not only from a religious point of view, but also because of …

If you haven’t filed your 2021 income taxes yet, you have just a week to do so. Once they are filed, you will still want to keep certain tax records for future reference and use. You might wonder about how long you should keep those piles of receipts, forms and worksheets. Naturally, the answer is “It depends”. It’s a good …

This month I begin my seventeenth year writing this column. There have been times when I’ve wondered what to write, then an idea pops into my head in the middle of the night, and that idea becomes the beginning of a column. I try my best to keep the columns positive. This can be difficult at times. Sometimes I wonder …

Jimmy Carter, the oldest living Past President of the United States, has been retired for many years, but he doesn’t spend his days sitting around watching television. Instead, he spends most of his time volunteering and helping those less fortunate. President Carter, along with his wife Rosalyn, help build houses for Habitat for Humanity. These are houses built for families …