Out and About Blog by Norm Stutesman

Dr. Adam Goff, of River Country Eye Care, would like to invite those interested to the Tenth Annual Kindergarten Eye Exam Day on Saturday, March 8, from 8 AM until 3 PM. During this time, they will provide a comprehensive eye exam for those children entering kindergarten in Fall 2025. The exam will be provided at NO COST. River Country …

When we lose our “Life-Partner”, we will experience an amount of grief we had probably never experienced. My father passed away fourteen years before my mother. Several years after my father died I asked my mom how she dealt with living alone after over forty years of wedded bliss. She said that she missed my dad terribly, but she just …

This Friday, February 14, is Valentines Day. We should let our loved ones how much they mean to us everyday, but Valentines Day is special. For that person closest to your heart, treat them with flowers, a special gift, dinner out, or a couple of Hershey bars. Above all, tell them that you love them and will be there for …

I was discharged from Borgess Hospital on January 15th after a successful Open Heart surgery and have been recuperating at home for the past several weeks. I won’t be able to drive for another week or so and am receiving the best home-care a person could possibly ask for. My experience at Borgess was nothing less than spectacular. From the …

The population of Three Rivers is down a bit from what it was a month or two ago. The reason is because there are some folks who prefer to spend the winter months in the southern part of the United States where the accumulation of snow is minimal and the temperatures usually remain above 50 degrees. You might say the …

George Carlin was a comedian, who at times was someone you wouldn’t want to take your mother to see. Other times he made a lot of sense. Here are some of his more famous quotes: “Atheism is a non-prophet organization.” “What if there were no hypothetical questions?” “If a deaf person swears, does his mother wash his hands with soap?” …

A very Happy New Year to all! I’m finally scheduled for my open-heart surgery on Wednesday, January 8, at 7:30AM. This means that for the rest of this month, my columns will include more items from my files of “Miscellaneous Stuff”. I appreciate your patience. More clever comments worth saving: Eat well, stay fit, die anyway. Men are from earth. …

This column is special. It is my last column of the year and hopefully, the last column filled with funny but true comments. If everything works out the way I want it to, I should be able to get Out and About on my own, and therefore spend the proper amount of time putting this column together in the right …

This is week three of miscellaneous stuff from my files of “stuff”. There should be only one more week of this drivel. Hopefully, I will be back on my feet by the first of the year. I thank you for your patience. Here are some great truths that little children have learned: No matter how hard you try, you can’t …

If you haven’t already heard, as of this date, I still have not had my by-pass surgery. It seems that the people at Priority Health have not communicated with each other and as a result, have not approved my surgery. Therefore, we are playing the “waiting game”. My surgeon has been almost as upset as I am. Meanwhile, please enjoy …