This is the sixth in a series of articles concerning Chinese attractions and culture related to the Olynmpic Games being held in Beijing. You can read the entire series at www.tribdem.com/olympics.

Hoping to learn of issues affecting the senior citizen community, members of the Niagara Falls City Council will host a series of discussions throughout Niagara Falls beginning next week.The council, which is on recess from its normal City Hall meetings u

• Approved payment for the annual assessment of Eastern Oklahoma Development District Association membership dues. • Tabled action on the appointments of David Thompson, David White and John Saxon to the Muskogee City-County Port Authority.

The local branch of the NAACP will meet in regular session on Saturday at the Martin Luther King Center, 627 N. Third St. The executive session will begin at 11 a.m., followed by the general session which will begin at noon.

Armed with radar guns, several citizens in St. Joseph now have their sights set on speeders. Citizens who are concerned with speeders in their area can do something about it with the help of Sgt. Bill McCammon of the St. Joseph Police Department.