Mayo Clinic Q and A: Can a supplement help you sleep?
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I often struggle to fall asleep at night, and then I have difficulty staying asleep. This pattern tends to occur more in the springtime. A friend suggested I try melatonin. Are there any side effects to worry about with melatonin use? Are there other things I can do to help get more rest?
Gatto tour running strong into Lima
LIMA — No one wanted to talk to Joe Gatto on April Fool’s Day this year.
Gaither Family Vocal Band to take Niswonger stage
VAN WERT — The Gaither Family Vocal Band has made a lot of history as one of the premier Christian groups in music.
Featured events coming up in the Lima region
The Great Pages Circus
100th birthday: Lewis E. Bassett
BLUFFTON —Lewis E. Bassett is celebrating his 100th birthday with a public celebration from 12-3 p.m. on Sunday, April 30 at Pleasant View of the Brethren Fellowship Hall, 4950 N. Thayer Rd., Elida. A card shower would be appreciated, care of Willow Ridge retirement community, 103 Willow Ridge Dr., Bluffton OH, 45817.
Reminisce: Letters from the Civil War
On April 17, 1861, five days after the start of the Civil War, the call to arms to put down the rebellion reached Lima in the form of a notice in the city’s Weekly Gazette newspaper.
Lima Public Library Book Reviews
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Real Life Mama: Never too old to celebrate
As I have gotten older, I have always heard how birthdays mean less and less. It is just another day, another year. It just means you are getting even older. It is not as important once you have kids.
Living with Children: Don’t protest the protest too much
Q: My almost-3-year-old, when I begin to do something, will yell, “I WILL DO IT!” When it’s something he can do, fine, but if it’s not, then I just say, “No, Mommy will do it” and that’s the end of it. He also tells me, probably 10 times a day, “No nap, Mommy! No nap!” When it’s naptime, however, he goes upstairs and gets in his little bed without a fight. Finally, when I tell him to do something, he’ll say, “Ummmm, no.” But then he turns right around and obeys. Should I make an issue of any of this?
Gretchen’s table: Spicy fish sandwiches are biting
The last weeks of March often means spring break for students, and many families take advantage by heading to the beach for a little sand and sunshine. But what if you’re stuck at home when everyone else is on vacation, or like me, headed to the cold, snowy mountains of Wyoming, where I’ll be dog-sitting my sister’s aging Labrador while she goes to — you guessed it — the seaside.
