Winning chili recipes from the seventh annual Heartland Chili Challenge were enjoyed Thursday, March 3 at the Old Ponderosa Banquet Center, during the chili supper and dessert auction, sponsored by Heartland of Hillsboro, Gibbs Associates Insurance, The Highland County Press, Kroger, NCB, Hillsboro Ponderosa Steak House, Wilkin-Wilkin Insurance and Buckeye Country 105.5 FM.

Winning chili recipes from the seventh annual Heartland Chili Challenge were enjoyed Thursday, March 3 at the Old Ponderosa Banquet Center, during the chili supper and dessert auction, sponsored by Heartland of Hillsboro, Gibbs Associates Insurance, The Highland County Press, Kroger, NCB, Hillsboro Ponderosa Steak House, Wilkin-Wilkin Insurance and Buckeye Country 105.5 FM.

A musical part of the Smithsonian Institution’s collection is coming to Wilmington College March 16 through April 12 with an exhibit, “New Harmonies: Celebrating American Roots Music,” at the Meriam R. Hare Quaker Heritage Center.

An exhibit-opening concert featuring Wild Carrot & the Roots Band and SOTIW (Sketches of the Inner World) will be held March 16, at 7:30 p.m., in Heiland Theatre, concurrent with the gallery opening. It is free of charge.

Enjoy warm, catered concessions while listening to live music, provided by several local groups. Cabin Fever is a presentation of the Appalachian Artisans Guild. It will be held on March 19 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Fincastle (South) Campus of Southern State Community College located at 12681 U.S. 62, 1.5 miles north of S.R. 32, or 18 miles south of Hillsboro. Admission is free.

CMH Regional Health System’s first board since being acquired by RegionalCare Hospital Partners in December of 2010 is a blend of new members and holdovers from the previous board.

You will be green with envy if you miss CMH Regional Health System’s inaugural St. Patrick’s Day Community Health Awareness Fair at the Foster J. Boyd, MD, Regional Cancer Center, 31 Farquhar Ave., on Thursday, March 17, from 5 to 7 p.m.

It is the time of the year to do some frost seeding of clover. Clover can be broadcast onto pastures and hayfields during February. This method of frost seeding can be done when the ground is solid either with a tractor or about any time with a spinner seeder on the back of an ATV.

Seasonal affective disorder
    You may have noticed that some friends, loved ones or consumers – or even yourself – seem to have a hard time during the winter months. They seem moody, depressed or anxious. They have no energy, withdraw from social activities they usually enjoy and have difficulty concentrating and processing information. They just seem to want to sleep and eat.

In a caregiver’s life, the 24-hour days can be exhausting, frustrating, happy, lonely, and the emotional list goes on. There are five key ideas that a caregiver must remember.

Navy Seaman Recruit Max A. Weidenborner, son of Kim S. Christensen of Hillsboro, recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill.