*From the March/April issue of Lake Lifestyles magazine.
On a ride longer than the Tour de France, a lake man will bicycle more than 3,000 miles to save children from the debilitating effects of the polio virus.
Visitors to Rolla's Ed Clark Museum of Missouri Geology will find a new, interactive earthquake exhibit that will pique the interest of children and adults interested in learning about our active Earth.
The Active Earth Kiosk is an interactive computer-based educational tool that provides information about plate tectonics, earthquakes, volcanoes and tsunamis.
The Active Earth Kiosk is being made available to the Missouri Department of Natural Resources' Division of Geology and Land Survey through Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS), a university consortium sponsored by the National Science Foundation that is dedicated to the operation of scientific facilities for the acquisition, management, and distribution of freely available seismic data.
The Great Lake of the Ozarks Gospel Sing is just around the corner, and organizers are encouraging everyone to “think spring” and order their tickets now. The three-day Sing is scheduled for March 25-27.
Vitamin D is known as the sunshine vitamin
Recipe of the Week: Breakfast Smoothies
Kathy Beezley has taken on a project that will offer low-cost, second hand prom dresses and suits/tuxedos so that every lake-area student will have a chance to look his or her best at prom.
How to help
Donate clothing and accessories
Businesses can donate racks, hooks and hangars to display clothing
Salon and nail services also needed. Businesses can donate the service or coupons
Drop off locations
• Lake Hills Community Church in Greenview
• Trapp & Associates in Osage Beach.
• Stone Crest Mall store location
When to drop off items
March 1-March 31 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
When to shop
March 20 and 27 from 9 a.m.- 6 p.m.
Common screening options include
• Colonoscopy,
• Flexible sigmoidoscopy and
• Fecal occult blood tests
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