The American Red Cross Bloodmobile collected 44 units of blood on Tuesday, May 7. Eight other donors were deferred for minor reasons. Very good day with the weather so pretty for working outside.

The next bloodmobile will be July 9, 2013 at the Adrian Optimist Building. Take care of yourselves and we will see you then.

The Walking Books program was developed by the Adrian Community Library. Walking Books is a program designed to get books to people 18 years or older, who are unable to get to the library, whether it be a permanent or short-term situation. Books are checked out for a period of four weeks and are not subject to overdue fines. A “walker” will deliver new books and return the checked out items back to the library once a month. If a walking books patron has a friend or family member who is willing to act as the “go between”, that’s fine, or the library will provide the “walker”.

Melvin Jane (Moles) Hogan, age 88, died Saturday, May 11, 2013 at Blackhawk Assisted Living Facility in Spring Hill, Kansas. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Friday, May 17, 2013 at the First United Methodist Church in Adrian, Missouri with visitation from 10:00-11:30 a.m. at the church. Burial will be in Crescent Hill Cemetery, Adrian. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to Atkinson Funeral Home for distribution to St. Francis Episcopal Church.

Valla Nadine Cumpton, 64, of Drexel, MO, passed away May 7, 2013 at her home. Valla was born April 29, 1949 to Delbert and Peggy (Huff) Cumpton of Adrian, MO. She was proceeded in death by her parents, Delbert Ivan Cumpton and Margaret Edna (Peggy) Cumpton, one sister, Marilyn Louise Michael, 1 grandson, Jacob Bartholomew.

What should have been a bright, sunny day on Thursday, May 2, 2013 was instead an overcast, record setting day complete with snow and slush in Adrian and the Kansas City area. The last measurable snowfall in May for the Kansas City area was recorded on May 3, 1907, almost exactly 106 years ago.