http://dcourier.com en-us Thu, 23 May 2013 08:17:43 GMT Daily feed of articles. No commercial use of these feed links is permitted without the written permission of the publisher. http://dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=74&SubSectionID=114&ArticleID=119446 The Westminster Concert Bell Choir, conducted by Kathleen Ebling Shaw, will perform at the American Lutheran Church in Prescott on Friday at 7 p.m. Features Thu, 23 May 2013 04:03:00 GMT http://dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=74&SubSectionID=114&ArticleID=119438 Over the last two weeks, I have either led or participated in four bird walks at the following locations: the Cottonwood Peninsula on the west side of Willow Lake, the Highlands Center, Watson Woods and Goldwater Lake. This has been a fantastic spring for birding! Features Thu, 23 May 2013 04:01:00 GMT http://dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=74&SubSectionID=114&ArticleID=119420 HOLLYWOOD-God bless America, and how's everybody? President Obama's job approval ratings held steady Monday in CNN's latest poll. The numbers split exactly along party lines. Fifty-three percent of Americans approve of the job Obama is doing as president while the other forty-seven percent are being audited. Features Thu, 23 May 2013 03:56:00 GMT http://dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=74&SubSectionID=114&ArticleID=119396 HOLLYWOOD-God bless America, and how's everybody? Cannes Film Festival got off to a rollicking start in France Saturday when red carpet interviews were interrupted by gunfire from a man in the crowd with a starter pistol. It was chaos. Order was restored when France surrendered to the guy with the starter pistol. Features Wed, 22 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=74&SubSectionID=114&ArticleID=119403 Making household cleaners can save a significant amount of money and give peace of mind because of the ability to control which ingredients and chemicals are in them. When Ross and I began researching recipes for cleaning supplies we had three requirements: The products should work well. They could only require common, easy-to-access ingredients. And, of course, they needed to save us money. Features Wed, 22 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=74&SubSectionID=114&ArticleID=119405 Animal Sheltering magazine is considered the gold standard for reliable information for people who care about the animals in their community - from humane society directors and city animal control managers to kennel staff, volunteers, and private individuals working as activists, breed rescuers, wildlife rehabbers, veterinarians, and more. Features Wed, 22 May 2013 03:59:00 GMT http://dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=74&SubSectionID=114&ArticleID=119362 The Daily Courier's Community Page on Tuesdays features "What is it, where is it?" - photographs from the local area that we encourage readers to figure out. Features Tue, 21 May 2013 12:00:00 GMT http://dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=74&SubSectionID=114&ArticleID=119369 Lee Proper - a vintage veteran voyager of the Prescott "wars" who is aware of my nose for nostalgia - passed over to me a fistful of decades-old local newspapers earlier this month. Prompting the paper purge was his decision to rid his home of a lot of the "stuff" that he and his wife, Pat, had accumulated while living in the home for 40 years prior to her death in 2009. After all, the place has five bedrooms, and as its sole occupant Lee was starting to rattle around in it. Features Tue, 21 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=74&SubSectionID=114&ArticleID=119368 Senior Menus for the week of Monday, May 27 through Friday, May 31: Prescott Meals-on-Wheels serves from 11:15 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. at 1280 E. Rosser Street, Prescott; 445-7630. Menus subject to change. Monday: Closed for Memorial Day Features Tue, 21 May 2013 03:59:00 GMT http://dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=74&SubSectionID=114&ArticleID=119370 OLLI turned 20 years old in 2013. Come help us celebrate! We are so excited about our accomplishments that we want to share our happiness with the entire community. Features Tue, 21 May 2013 03:59:00 GMT http://dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=74&SubSectionID=114&ArticleID=119376 Classes for the Taking (For fees and times, call the number provided.) "Wake up the healer in you" class, 133 Bradshaw Drive, #214, Prescott, 273-3837. A Good Yarn and Fiber Creek, 371 Garden St., Suite D, Prescott offers classes in knitting and crochet, wheel spinning and weaving, 717-1774; and beading with Kim (formerly from Bead It), 899-7675. Features Tue, 21 May 2013 03:58:00 GMT http://dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=74&SubSectionID=114&ArticleID=119341 The courthouse plaza will turn into an open-air gallery over Memorial Day weekend for the Phippen Museum 's 39th annual Western Art Show and Sale. Features Mon, 20 May 2013 04:02:00 GMT http://dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=74&SubSectionID=114&ArticleID=119335 USA Today reported Wednesday that liberal groups got a pass from the IRS as the IRS targeted GOP conservative groups. Hollywood took note. It appears that Lindsay Lohan was going to jail for tax evasion till she shrewdly changed her name to Obama for America. Features Mon, 20 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=74&SubSectionID=114&ArticleID=119342 Did you go to the prom? For most Americans, prom night is a landmark, a once (or twice) in a lifetime event that designates the ending of an era. High school days start coming to a close and, when it's all said and done, the prom is one shining moment of how good we were, how grand life could be, how young we were. Features Mon, 20 May 2013 03:55:00 GMT http://dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=74&SubSectionID=114&ArticleID=119299 May is National Stroke Awareness Month. The primary risk factors for stroke include age, heredity, gender and history of a prior stroke. Overall fitness and maintaining a healthy weight can be important factors. Features Sun, 19 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=74&SubSectionID=114&ArticleID=119306 "Come on, Daddy. Let me show you the shortcut." Charlie grabs the tip of my finger and pulls me further down the path. I have to say, there was no shortcut, which surprises me a little. Despite being 4 years old, Charlie has the vocabulary of a 4-and-a-half-year-old. Features Sun, 19 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT http://dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=74&SubSectionID=114&ArticleID=119301 "Sometimes, the most helpful kind of support is just listening," said Joyce Bugola, volunteer with the Senior Peer Program and facilitator of a local support group called Women of Wisdom (WOW). "There is a level of trust and friendship that develops that is deeper than that seen in mere social situations. Features Sun, 19 May 2013 03:59:00 GMT http://dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=74&SubSectionID=114&ArticleID=119302 This is the 39th in a series of articles intended to demystify retirement living options. If you feel that the care your relative is receiving in assisted living or nursing/skilled nursing isn't acceptable, what can you do? Features Sun, 19 May 2013 03:59:00 GMT http://dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=74&SubSectionID=114&ArticleID=119304 Across the nation, people of every age are once again engaged in the great American pastime of baseball. This year, more than two and a half million kids will join some 7,000 little league clubs in the U.S. and play ball. Features Sun, 19 May 2013 03:59:00 GMT http://dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=74&SubSectionID=114&ArticleID=119305 Q: I got an email message from the FBI saying I downloaded terrorist material and my computer has been locked to prevent this from happening again. The message describes how I should pay a fine of $300 to resolve this situation. Should I pay the fine? Features Sun, 19 May 2013 03:59:00 GMT http://dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=74&SubSectionID=114&ArticleID=119300 Hospice care, which is now a much-used Medicare benefit, has been statistically shown to reduce Medicare costs by preventing hospitalizations and reducing late-in-life medical interventions. Features Sun, 19 May 2013 03:58:00 GMT http://dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=74&SubSectionID=114&ArticleID=119303 Dear Dr. Rosenberg, I have restless legs syndrome and do not like taking medications. Is there anything I can do that does not include taking oral medications? Features Sun, 19 May 2013 03:58:00 GMT http://dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=74&SubSectionID=114&ArticleID=119269 Cherry trees that were protected from our spring chills survived with their fruit intact. Apples and pears also appear to bear very strong harvests, but all fruit trees need protection from hungry birds. ASAP! Fortunately, a little "insurance" goes a long way to guarantee that you will enjoy your blockbuster harvests. If you don't want your fruit to go the way of Hitchcock's "The Birds," put into practice the good suggestions below. All of the methods are tried 'n' true and easy to employ. Features Sat, 18 May 2013 04:01:00 GMT http://dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=74&SubSectionID=114&ArticleID=119287 God bless America, and how's everybody? The Beverly Hills Hotel has started serving High Tea at four o'clock in the afternoon for Los Angeles society groups. It includes a harpist and crumbcakes. The first three groups of ladies were carried off in paddy wagons after the IRS got wind of the tea parties. Features Sat, 18 May 2013 03:50:00 GMT http://dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=74&SubSectionID=114&ArticleID=119226 The annual Home & Garden Show of the Yavapai County Contractors Association started in a horse corral with only five participants, according to YCCA Executive Director Sandy Griffis. Features Fri, 17 May 2013 04:01:00 GMT