The Pleasure of Life
Odd jobs and life lessons
Chuck Hansen
      I've been lucky in my life to work in a number of occupations, and I have tried to learn from each job I've held. Given the number of different jobs I've held, I should be the smartest person on the planet.
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Prevention Services offers couples course
      Prevention Services will offer a course this fall for couples who want to improve their relationship. "For Better or For Worse" will teach couples how to communicate more effectively, solve problems, and keep fun, intimacy and satisfaction in their relationships.
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Take a walk in the park
County parks help the traffic weary get back to nature and quiet
By Susan Nienow CONTRIBUTING WRITER
      This is Part 1 of a two-part series on the county's parks. Part 2 will appear in the Oct. 17 issue. Now that the summer heat is almost gone, it's a great time to escape the noise and traffic and discover the treasures waiting in the county's parks. They have evolved into much more than the o...
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"Say cheese"
     Nine-year-old Malachi Hoffler posed for a school photo on picture day at Salem Elementary School last week. Malachi is a student in Ms. Lohr's fourthgrade class.
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