A local community is running the bases in memory of 4-year-old Ben Huxtable, and now you can too. A Big League Bash is being planned for Ben, who was killed on Father’s Day when he was attending his father’s rec league baseball game. In the unimaginable accident, a stray baseball struck Ben in the chest [...]
Archive for September, 2005
Big League Bash is planned in memory of little ballplayer
Tuesday, September 6th, 2005Retailers share profits with schools
Tuesday, September 6th, 2005When you do your shopping this fall — whether for school supplies, clothes or groceries — don’t forget you could be earning dollars for your children’s school. Most of the time, all you have to do is register your school online and then shop away. If you’ve registered in the past, be sure to check [...]
Big gold bus holds family of six and so many more
Tuesday, September 6th, 2005We bought a bus last spring. Just about the same time that gas prices started going through the roof, my husband and I bought a big, gold, gas-guzzling, 12-passenger bus (technically it’s a van, but we call it a bus). We only have four kids, so why did we buy a bus, you ask? Car [...]
A Hair-raising problem
Tuesday, September 6th, 2005Another school year has arrived, parents, which means it’s time to buy those new backpacks, get to know those new teachers, and, of course, check those young scalps for head lice. Yuck. Head lice, or Pediculus humanus capitis, are more common than many parents think, especially among pre-school and elementary school children. The parasitic insects [...]
What’s up doc?
Tuesday, September 6th, 2005What’s the best way to treat a bee sting? The great majority of bee stings are from yellow jackets, but hornets, bumblebees and wasps can also sting, according to Dr. Michael Lasser, who practices in Columbia. The most common reaction to a bee sting is a painful red bump. Although the pain is usually better [...]