Dr. Steven Lewis, obstetrician/gynecologist with St. Bernards OB-GYN Associates, will serve as reader for the May Stories in the Forest this Saturday, May 4.

At 3 p.m. he will be at the St. Bernards Fun Forest at the Mall at Turtle Creek reading Pirate Pete’s Talk Like a Pirate by Kim Kennedy and one of the books in the Splat the Cat series by Rob Scotton.

Parents are invited to come out and enjoy some quality time with their children.

LITTLE ROCK, AR (AP) - The Arkansas Health Department is reminding residents that tick season is starting and people should be mindful that the insects can carry diseases.

The agency said Wednesday that more than 900 cases of tick-borne diseases were reported in 2012 and that many more went unreported. Five people died as a result.

Officials say four diseases are most commonly spread by ticks - anaplasmosis, ehrlichiosis (ur-lick-ee-oh-sis), Rocky Mountain spotted fever, and tularemia.

The Rotary Club of Lawrence County is rubbing up the racks and getting ready to fire the grill for their annual Ribs Fundraiser on Thursday, May 9.

For $20 you can get a slab of ribs; $35 will get you two.

To place an order, contact any member of the Rotary Club.

Flickr photo provided by Southern Foodways Alliance.