Do you ever feel like you are stuck in a reading rut? Sometimes it helps to step away from the books that the publishers think you will like and try a story designed for someone a bit younger.

She's absolutely my inspiration! I hope you all read the article on the front page of the Brainerd Dispatch on Feb. 7. The article recapped the life experiences so far of Dorothy Janes, now a century old.

Brainerd resident Millie Gjertson has traveled all 50 states in the past six decades and has done it all before she will turn the golden age of 90 this spring.

Join women of all ages from 1-4 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 23, at The Center to celebrate the spirit of women! The event is entitled Today's Women. It is a health education event with the focus areas of breast cancer and menopause.

Question: A friend of mine said that if I put a slow moving vehicle (SMV) sign on my off-road vehicle (ORV), and purchase the agricultural registration for it, that it becomes an implement of husbandry, and then I can legally drive it on the road.

Kinship Partners would like to thank the 28 people who turned in applications to become mentors in January as part of National Mentoring Month. Kinships goal was to recruit 50 mentors in the month of January.

Burn Awareness Week, observed the first full week in February, is designed to provide an opportunity for burn, fire and life safety educators to unite in sharing a common burn awareness and prevention message in our communities.

Mississippi River Headwaters parks recognized with safety award ST. PAUL - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, recently selected its southern Headwaters recreation section as its 2012 Government Employee Safety Now Award recipient.

Dear Master Gardener, Is there a beautiful flowering houseplant I can buy to cheer me up during the doldrums of winter? I would like to find something different from the usual cyclamen, kalanchoe or Christmas cactus.

Question: Is there still such a thing as a farm license? I remember some of my friends having one but that was a long time ago and they basically used it to drive all the time. Answer: Yes, there is still a restricted farm work license in Minnesota.