Lifestyle

GREENFIELD – If laughter is truly the best medicine, take a triple dose next weekend for a good cause.

The following items are available at the Hancock County Public Library, 900 W. McKenzie Road. Descriptions are provided by the publisher, unless otherwise noted. For more information on the library’s collection or to reserve a title, visit hcplibrary.org.

Dr. Paul J. Halter with Hancock Pediatrics recently visited Eastern Hancock first-graders to share what his job is like in a lesson on exploring careers. The Daily Reporter frequently features photos of the local community, taken by members of our community. Take your best shot and email a picture to [email protected] with information about the photo.

Carnegie’s A Place to Eat was busy April 20 with a murder mystery dinner party complete with 1920s-themed attire. The event was hosted by Greenfield Main Street. The Daily Reporter frequently features photos of the local community, taken by members of our community. Take your best shot and email a picture to [email protected] with information about the photo.

May 1

My wife has been cooking dinner for me almost every night for over 44 years. I always felt guilty about that, but never guilty enough to do anything about it. There was a short period when I was in charge of all the barbecuing. I was old school then and still used charcoal, but Mary Ellen read somewhere that this was an unhealthy way to prepare food. Of course, the meat alone was enough to raise our LDL no matter how we cooked it.

GREENFIELD – It was a classic moment, just like in the movies: local resident Chris Elslager was driving when he heard his very own first song on the radio — streaming through YouTube.

Here is a list of events coming up in Hancock County this weekend and beyond. If you know of an upcoming event that you’d like to see featured here, email [email protected].

Michelle Bradburn shared this view from her front porch, taken in the fall when farmers had arrived to harvest corn at U.S. 40 and Hancock County Road 400 West. “During the summer, the corn is our natural privacy fence and it helps in cutting the noise of the traffic on 40,” she wrote. “Every fall it’s sad to see it go. I had to go snap this picture before they took our privacy fence down. It also makes for beautiful pictures.”

When our kids were young, I briefly considered homeschooling. Then I was teaching our son to play piano, found myself with the John Thompson book for beginners rolled up in my hand, ready to swat him on the arm, and realized I was not homeschool material.