Having made it to their golden years, seniors enjoy not only the privilege of earned wisdom, but also a few perks that come with aging. Many adults who have reached a certain age are entitled to an array of discounts, which take into consideration seniors’ fixed retirement incomes. Discounts are available on various services, including many travel options.

Michele VanWinkle Parent Education Program Coordinator 620-331-3480 FAX 620-332-5110 *KDHE Approved Classes for Day Care Providers and Foster Care licensing @ Connections Transportation offered (ask when registering) % babysitting is available (ask when registering) 12 ESSENTIAL PARENTING SKILLS May 24 Cowley FCMHC 22214 D Street, Strother Field, Winfield 10-11 am A GUIDE TO CO-PARENTING May 11 Fredonia FCMHC 6th Street 2-3 pm ACTIVE PARENTING FOR STEPFAMILIES (6 SESSIONS) CONTINUED INTO JUNE May 2 , 9, 16, 23, Coffeyville FCMHC 4th Street 2-4 pm ACTIVE PARENTING OF TEENS (6 SESSIONS) CONTINUED FROM APRIL May 4, 11 Coffeyville FCMHC 4th Street 1-3pm ACTIVE PARENTING: BIRTH TO FIVE (4 SESSIONS) May 9,16,25,31 Independence FCMHC-North 1101 Donald Ave 2-4 pm ADOLESCENT CHALLENGES May 3 Coffeyville FCMHC 4th Street 2-3pm ANGER CONTROL FOR KIDS WITH AUTISM May 9 Coffeyville FCMHC 4th Street 10-11am BUILDING A GREAT RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR CHILD May 10 Coffeyville FCMHC 4th Street 2-3pm BUILDING RESILIENCE IN UNCERTAIN TIMES May 19 Independence FCMHC-North 1101 Donald Ave 10-11 am CONNECTED PARENTING May 12 Independence FCMHC-North 1101 Donald Ave 2-3 pm DEPRESSION IN TEENS: RECOGNIZING THE SIGNS AND HELPING THEM THROUGH IT May 16 Coffeyville FCMHC 4th Street 10-11am DIDN’T I TELL YOU TO TAKE OUT THE TRASH? May 26 Independence FCMHC-North 1101 Donald Ave 10-12 pm DISCIPLINE MAKES THE DIFFERENCE May 19 Independence FCMHC-North 1101 Donald Ave 2-3 pm DISCIPLINE STRATEGIES FOR KIDS WITH ADHD May 26 Independence FCMHC-North 1101 Donald Ave 2-3 pm EARLY CHILDHOOD PARENTING MADE FUN (5 SESSIONS) CONTINUED FROM APRIL May 18 Coffeyville FCMHC 4th Street 1-3pm EFFECTS OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE ON THE FAMILY May 5 Coffeyville FCMHC 4th Street 2-3pm FAMILIES MAKE THE DIFFERENCE (3 SESSIONS) May 4,11,18 Coffeyville FCMHC 4th Street 10-11am FORGOTTEN BABY SYNDROME: HOT CARS KILL KIDS May 10 Neodesha FCMHC 8th Street 2-3 pm GAINING BACK CONTROL OF YOUR LIFE: COPING WITH POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION May 25 Independence FCMHC-North 1101 Donald Ave 10-11 am GET IN THE FEELS: UNDERSTANDING YOUR BABY’S FEELINGS May 2 Independence FCMHC-North 1101 Donald Ave 10-11 am HELPING CHILDREN MANAGE STRESS May 19 Coffeyville FCMHC 4th Street 10-11am HELPING KIDS COPE WITH A TRAUMATIC EVENT May 19 Coffeyville FCMHC 4th Street 1-2pm HELPING YOUR CHILD LEARN TO READ May 2 Independence FCMHC-North 1101 Donald Ave 2-3 pm HOW TO RESPOND WHEN YOUR TEEN IS VIOLENT May 12 Coffeyville FCMHC 4th Street 2-3pm IMPROVING COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT IN EARLY CHILDHOOD May 4 Independence FCMHC-North 1101 Donald Ave 10-11 am KIDS AND VAPING: WHAT PARENTS NEED TO KNOW May 16 Independence FCMHC-North 1101 Donald Ave 10-11 am MAINTAINING “CAN-DO” EXPECTATIONS FOR SPECIAL NEEDS KIDS May 11 Fredonia FCMHC6th Street 10-12 pm NAVIGATING THE TWEEN YEARS May 5 Independence FCMHC-North 1101 Donald Ave 2-3 pm PAINLESS PARENTING FOR THE PRESCHOOL YEARS (2 SESSIONS) May 5,12 Coffeyville FCMHC 4th Street 10-12pm PARENT EDUCATION SUPPORT GROUP May 26 Coffeyville FCMHC 4th Street 1-2pm PARENTING KIDS WITH ANXIETY May 25 Coffeyville FCMHC 4th Street 1-2pm PARENTING THE LOVE AND LOGIC WAY (6 SESSIONS) CONTINUED INTO JUNE May 3,10,17,24,31 Coffeyville FCMHC 4th Street 10-12pm PARENTING TO PREVENT SUBSTANCE ABUSE May 3 Fredonia FCMHC 6th Street 11:30-12:30 pm PRENATAL HEALTH AND NUTRITION May 31 Independence FCMHC-North 1101 Donald Ave 10-11 am PREVENTING POWER STRUGGLES May 23 Fredonia FCMHC 6th Street 2-3 pm REAL WORLD PARENTING SOLUTIONS May 24 Coffeyville FCMHC 4th Street 2-4pm SIBLING RIVALRY May 17 Coffeyville FCMHC 4th Street 2-4pm SUCCESS WITH UNDERACHIEVERS: CREATING SELF-MOTIVATED LEARNERS May 31 Coffeyville FCMHC 4th Street 2-4pm TALKING TO KIDS ABOUT SUICIDE May 2 Coffeyville FCMHC 4th Street 10-11am TEACHING KIDS ABOUT HEALTHY BOUNDARIES May 26 Coffeyville FCMHC 4th Street 10-11am; THE CHALLENGES OF PARENTING: FOR NEW AND EXPECTANT PARENTS May 4 Independence FCMHC-North 1101 Donald Ave 2-3 pm THE EIGHT PRINCIPLES OF ATTACHMENT PARENTING May 9 Independence FCMHC-North 1101 Donald Ave 10-11 am THE HAPPIEST BABY ON THE BLOCK May 18 Independence FCMHC-North 1101 Donald Ave 10-11 am THE HAPPIEST TODDLER ON THE BLOCK May 18 Independence FCMHC-North 1101 Donald Ave 2-3 pm UNDERSTANDING SELF-HARMING BEHAVIORS IN KIDS AND ADOLESCENTS May 25 Coffeyville FCMHC 4th Street 10-11am; UNPLUGGED PARENTING 2 SESSIONS May 5,12 Independence FCMHC-North 1101 Donald Ave 10-12 pm WHEN “NO” STOPS WORKING- KIDS 10 AND UNDER May 17 Neodesha FCMHC 8th Street 10-11 am AGENCY CLOSED- MAY 30 MEMORIAL DAY No classes- May 6, 13, 20, 27.

Seniors may have more time for leisure and recreation than working adults, and the summer months provide ample opportunities to get active. After months of chilly temperatures, seniors in various parts of the country may be eager to get outdoors and enjoy some fun in the sun.

Kitchen cabinets are for storing dishes, not grease. Unfortunately, wood cabinets -- painted or natural with a clear finish -- are prone to all sorts of grease, grime and gunk from simply being in the kitchen.

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden asked Congress on Thursday for another $33 billion to support Ukraine in its defense from Russia’s invasion and for the authority to make it easier to seize and sell the assets of Russian oligarchs, vowing anew that the U.S. was committed to ensuring Ukraine’s victory in a war likely to drag on for months.

Cinco de Mayo gives people an opportunity to celebrate Mexican culture, throw a party, or at the very least, go out and indulge in Mexican food. Cinco de Mayo is mistakenly believed to honor Mexican independence, but Mexico actually celebrates its independence in September.

The U.S. economy shrank for the first time since 2020, reflecting an import surge tied to solid consumer demand.

The year 1881 ended with conditions calming enough to allow the local German Baptist Brethren to conduct a public river baptism, which drew “a large audience of our best citizens.” While many curious attendees found the plain Quaker-like dress, old-fashioned colonial-era liturgy, solemn triple-immersion, and general “marked peculiarity” of the Anabaptist “Dunkers” a bit strange, the natural setting seemed appropriately sacred. The “rocky and picturesque banks of the Verdigris” on a “beautiful late November day” created a natural cathedral where “the choir woke the echoes of the woodland with their songs of praise.” The Osage might well have approved, recalling their own hallowed “Songs of the Waters.” Observers congratulated the young woman who had braved the icy river to join the family of God, but the more secular-minded among them recoiled at the notion of abstention from “all worldly amusements” including “Fourth-of-Julys, shows and circuses.” Independence folk have always loved their over-the-top fireworks, enough to inspire sensitive neighbors less enamored with deafening explosions to forsake the city on every smoky and sulfurous Fourth. For the devout Brethren gathered by the river all that reeking sulfur, the sparks, smoke, flames, shot-gun blasts, immoderate shouts, and excited squeals probably represented a foretaste of Hades. It also involved a significant waste of money, a transgression that few people of thrifty Pennsylvania German stock could easily stomach.

Many seniors want to spend as long as possible residing in the comforts of their own homes. According to AARP’s 2021 “Home and Community Preferences Survey,” more than threequarters of U.S. adults age 50 and older prefer living at home. But getting older often comes with certain deficits that may not make current living situations the safest for seniors.

The appearance of a sunny corner bedroom of my 12-room Victorian house started out orderly enough in 2007. At that time, it was my “Camp-Out Room,” the only furnished space on two floors, where I slept on a twin bed during visits to Independence while I still lived in Virginia.