Reagan Falls, Hurts Ribs, Recovering

Nancy Reagan, one of the most beloved figures of the Republican Party, is recovering from a fall that resulted in several broken ribs.

The former first lady is now 90 but still attends some public events. The fall, which occurred in March, was disclosed only after Reagan was unable to attend a speech by Paul Ryan, R-Wisconsin, chairman o fthe House Budget Committee, at the Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley.

Nancy Reagan is wife of President Ronald Reagan, who served from 1981 t0 1989, and 33rd governor of California from 1967 to 1975. He died in June 2004.

Nancy Reagan Still Recovering From Fall

CNN News/Wednesday, May 23, 2012

AARP Offers Driving Courses

GAUTIER -- The American Association for Retired Persons regularly offers a driving class at branches of the Jackson-George Regional Libary System.

The one-day workshop, which is for residents 55-years and older, lasts about four and a half hours, and includes refreshments provided by Friends of the Library.

This week's course is from noon to 4:30 p.m. Thursday, May 17, in the meeting room Kathleen McIlwain Gautier Library.

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St. Luke Outreach Center Opens

Friends, family and local businesses gathered to celebrate the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting at St. Luke Outreach
Center in Moss Point.

(Pictured from left to right) Dennis Willis, Sharinda Williams, Mary M. Murray, Dionne Sherrod, Rev. Joe E. Applewhite and his wife Delores Applewhite, Ellen Cole, Bert Hinton, Kevin Miller, Moss Point Mayor Aneice Liddell, Rex Foster, Moss Point Aldermen Robert Byrd and Sherwood Bradford.

104-year-old Reclaims Parasailing Record

EUROPE -- At 104 years old, Peggy Alpine of Cyprus set out to reclaim her Guiness Book record of being the oldest person in the world to parasail, which she set five years ago and had lost in September 2011 to Mary Allen Hardison, 101, of Utah. Alpine regained the record April 29.

Watch this video of Alpine parasailing.


This 104-year-old is something else, besides all smiles.