Lifestyle

Entrepeneur.com put out an article (https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/305852) about the top 9 reasons millennials get fired, and the top five are the need for independence, lack of confidence, anxiety, miscommunication, and that they lack vision. The main reason millennials get fired is because they can’t collaborate, they lack confidence in themselves and their decisions- which can lead to anxiety, they struggle presenting and communicating, and are not critically thinking to see overall goals and vision.

What is the meaning of kindness? It means different things to different people, but most can agree that the true meaning of kindness is found in how someone demonstrates kindness. Kindness is shown through actions. It comes in various forms which can be through kind gestures, words, acceptance, or empathy. Kindness is more than being nice; it is love and it is grace. Kindness is doing nice things for people without expecting anything in return. Being kind often requires courage and strength.

Ann Hamlett celebrated her 95th birthday with a family celebration at her home in Corning on the afternoon of Saturday, Feb. 19.

Students and teachers alike look forward to getting days off after a snowfall. Most schools “build in” a few extra days for that specific purpose. The bad thing was if we exceeded that amount, we had to make them up. In fact, some school districts were so stingy they designated that if none were used, we could have spring break. That’s when we hoped for a mild winter.

The CBC welcomes CHS junior Sable Haggard (right) and senior Serene Bollinger as February Artists of the Month. Their artwork will be on display at the M.B. Ainley, Jr. Community Center this month for the public to enjoy.

Case McDonald and friend, Cole Puckett from Illinois hunted and killed approximately 114 snow geese in the Corning area over last weekend. The young men hunted the geese under a conservation order designed so hunters can reduce Snow, Blue and Ross’s goose numbers through increased harvest.

POCAHONTAS, AR Feb. 11 –Dale and Amy Barber, owners of United Police Supply, and Andrea Schmidt, wife of fallen officer Jonathan Schmidt, were recently on the BRTC Pocahontas campus to announce the establishment of the United Police Supply’s Jonathan Schmidt Memorial Scholarship.

POCAHONTAS, AR – Black River Technical College’s Black History Month event is scheduled for Thursday, February 24 at 1:00 p.m. This year’s Black History Month Event, “A Conversation with the Blues,” will feature Terry “Big T” Williams on lead guitar and vocals and Jerry Bone on bass guitar.