2020-08-19 E-Edition

Active Senior’s Building: Part III – Kidder Emmons Senior Services


In this third and final segment detailing the various organizations which utilize the Active Senior’s Building on 1st Ave NW in Steele, we take a look at Kidder Emmons Senior Services or KESS. In 1965, Congress passed the Older Americans Act. The objective was to address the increasing need for local services for adults age 60 and up. As the […]

Clarification on Tuttle Lions article

In the Aug. 12 issue of the Ozone (front page), the article about the Tuttle Lions Club included information about the Sight for Kidz. Following is clarification about that: The Lions have a piece of eye-sight equipment which can detect abnormalities. The information is then shared with the parent with a referral to visit an eye doctor. There is a […]

Savvy Senior

How Medicare and Other Tools Can Help Older Smokers Kick the Habit

Dear Savvy Senior, I understand that COVID-19 hits smokers a lot harder than nonsmokers but quitting at my age is very difficult. Does Medicare offer any coverage that helps beneficiaries quit smoking? Must Quit Dear Must, It’s true. Smokers and vapers have a higher risk of severe COVID 19 infection as the coronavirus attacks the lungs. That’s why quitting now […]

Coming events

Steele Aug. 15 – KC Coaches Club 4-man team, 18 hole scramble, 10:00 a.m., Cottonwood Golf Course Sept. 8 – Steele City Council meeting, 7:00 p.m. September 9 – K.C. School Board meeting, 7:00 p.m.

Off the Bookshelf

SOMEONE WE KNOW

“Oh what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive”, a quote from Scottish writer Sir Walter Scott in the early nineteenth century, aptly sums up the plot of this week’s Off the Bookshelf selection, “Someone We Know”. A recent (2019) novel by Shari Lapena (author of the popular book, “The Couple Next Door), “Someone We Know” […]

Federal duck stamp required Sept. 1

Waterfowl hunters age 16 and older are reminded a federal duck stamp is required beginning Sept. 1. Waterfowl includes ducks, geese, swans, mergansers and coots. This year’s 2020-21 federal duck stamp is available for electronic purchase through the North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s website, gf.nd.gov, instant licensing telephone number, 800- 406-6409, or at license vendors registered with the department’s […]

From the Heart

A couple of weeks ago, our family made our annual trip to Medora. We had gotten tickets several months ago, before the COVID situation. I have to admit to being a little apprehensive going out there, but we opted to go anyway. When we arrived in Medora, we saw a large crowd, the majority of which were not adhering to […]

Kidder Korner

No drinks for you A man walks into a bar obviously stone drunk, and asks for a drink. “Sorry,”said the bartender, “but you obviously already had a little too much to drink.” Fuming mad, the drunk walks out the front door and walks into the side door. “Can I have a drink please.” “Sorry” the bartender says, “but you can’t […]

Reminiscing…

(Looking back over past Ozone issues by Shirley Morlock)

50 years ago – Aug. 19, 1970 New teachers for Steele- Dawson School – Mrs. Florence Cuypers, Miss LeeAnn Homan, Mrs. Grace Intelhouse, Mrs. Joan Stokes, Gary Morrison, and Joseph Campbell. Gary Benz, pitcher and shortshop for Steele from Moffit, was the most-valuable player in the ND Class B Championship (Legion). Shirley Christmann of Driscoll and Valentine Rohrich of Bismarck […]