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   "Of Mice and Men" is set to open at the Chief Theater Sept. 26. One of John Steinbeck's most acclaimed works, this American classic chronicles four days in the lives of migrant workers George and Lennie.

Today

AMVETS Post No. 88 meetings

(Second Thursdays of the month)

AMVETS Post 88 meets the second Thursday of each month at 6 p.m. The Sons of AMVETS meets the second Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. The Auxiliary meets the third Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. The meetings are at the post home.

Friday

Friday night dinner at VFW

The 4th Annual “Hutch” Hitchinson's Legacy Poker Ride to benefit Haven Hospice will be Saturday, Oct. 11, all vehicles welcome. And the ride happens come rain or shine.

The ride is organized by friends of Hutchinson, a biker who organized rides to raise funds for community projects and who died in a tragic accident in Homestead in 2010. All proceeds from the run will stay in the Tri-County Area served by Haven.

The top prize for the best hand in the ride is a three-night stay at the Blue Ridge Motorcycle Campground.

The Chiefland Farmers Market returns to the Old Depot Park/ Trailhead Park in south Chiefland on U.S. Highway 19/98 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Local farmers and vendors will be on hand with everything from pet pigeons to ducks, goats, eggs, soap, jams, jellies, meats and produce — including new Wacky Dos for those who need a new look.

The market, sponsored by the City of Chiefland and organized by the Greater Chiefland Area Chamber of Commerce, is on the second and fourth Saturdays of the month at the park.

For more information, call 352-493-1849.

Expiration date labeling on food products is a source of confusion for consumers according to a new survey from NSF International, a global public health and safety organization.  The survey found that people are confused about how to interpret dates on food packaging such as expiration, “best used by” and “sell by” dates, causing many to keep some food dangerously long or prematurely throw away good food.

The Cedar Key Historical Society announced that it has been selected to host Museums on Main Street (MoMS), which will be taking place from September through October. Funded in part by the United States Congress, MoMS combines the talents of the Smithsonian Institution, the state humanities councils and local organizations to bring national and local heritage to small communities across the United States.

As a scientist, Dr. Ken Sulak is trained to make observations. 

He makes his living studying the ways of the natural world, with an emphasis, in recent years, on the lives of sturgeon swimming the lengths of the Suwannee River.

But his professional work over time has bled into his personal interests: observations on the lives of humans and their place in the world.

"In the course of being on the river, you run into a lot of people, a lot of old timers," Sulak said from his office at the U.S. Geological Survey last week.

By Pastor Terry Wines

No matter how many times I turn my smartphone or tablet, the screen adjusts so that I’m looking at it right-side-up. I was astounded to learn that this was not magic, but the work of a gyroscope that senses every motion the phone or iPad makes.

In Matthew 18, Jesus urges us to keep our relationships right-side up. The problem is that unlike smartphones and iPads, we don't have a built-in gyroscope to make it automatic and easy − not one that was scientifically created.         

The Chiefland DAV Post 63 will be holding its regular monthly meeting on Thursday, Sept. 4 at Beef 'O' Bradys in Chiefland.

The meeting will start with a social at 6:30 p.m. followed by its regular meeting at 7 p.m.

The DAV meets at Beef 'O' Bradys the first Thursday of each month.