Monday,  April 29, 2013 • Vol. 14--No. 283 • 9 of 32 •  Other Editions

Waage places sixth at Redfield

Kasey Waage placed sixth at the Redfield-Doland golf meet held April 26. Waage shot a 56 in the front nine and a 53 in the back nine for a total of 109. Also participating were Rachel Blackmun with a 114 and Nikki Koehler with a 116. Allison Weber only played the front nine.

Adult Birthday Club

• The Adult Birthday Club met at a local restaurant with Clarabelle Brotherton as hostess. Prizes were awarded to LaVonne Helmer, Ella Johnson and Mel Eickamp.
• Guests were Mel Eikamp, Gloria Pharis, Arlowyn Spencer and Virginia Micko.
• On May 1, the ABC will meet at the Methodist Church for a May Breafkat at 11:30 a.m. with Darlene Fischer as hostess. Later, they will meet at the Dairy Queen.

The good, the bad,
and the ugly

• Life often requires balancing good with bad.
• Many Dakota prairie people have had a lifetime of soaking in the sun while putting out the wash on the

clothes line, planting and cultivating corn, harvesting wheat, or putting up hay. And don't forget sitting on a boat waiting for the walleye to bite, hitting a little white ball around trying to put it into a hole in the ground, or laying on a towel feeling the warm rays console after a too long Dakota winter.
• It turns out that all those rays from the sun do something very good and important for us, but at the same time, do something that can be very bad.
• First the advantages: Exposure to the sun allows for melatonin level swings that encourages a good night's sleep and a positive mood. Also the sun provides for the natural production of vitamin D that stimulates calcium and phosphate regulation, which in turn encourages bone growth and proper remodeling.
• Although not proven, vitamin D is thought to be important also in cardiovascular health, cancer prevention, elderly falls reduction, immune function, all bringing a reduced death rate. We need more data to prove these last theories, but to sum it up:

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