The first grandchild and the Christmas puzzle As the Cravens and Waggener families remember the first grandchild who passed away earlier this week, this story comes to mind from a few years ago written by his mother, Wilma Jean. She paints a picture of her firstborn, a precious, precocious rascal child, Phillip Glenn Cravens, who ruled in her family’s kitchen as his Grandparents and the young Aunts and Uncles stood by in admiration — no discipline.
Category: Holidays
Christmas Day 2016 marks 10th anniversary of James Brown’s death
Christmas Day, it is the day James Brown died. James Brown, the Godfather of Soul, died on Christmas Day 2006.
Christmas Day 2016 marks 10th anniversary of James Brown’s death
Christmas Day, it is the day James Brown died. James Brown, the Godfather of Soul, died on Christmas Day 2006.
Christmas weight gain can persist for months
… It is perhaps no surprise that the festive season can lead to weight gain. According to the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) in the United Kingdom, Christmas Day gorging is likely to clock up around 6,000 calories – almost three times the …
New year is great time to plan for strong financial future – Sun, 25 Dec 2016 PST
The new year is upon us, bringing with it festive occasions and thoughts of 2017. As you bustle about from place to place, catching up with loved ones, there’s one errand you can avoid – a visit to the Social Security office.
They’ll be home for Christmas: Five homeless children get a holiday surprise
… he was diagnosed with M.S. about five years ago, and had to give up his job as a shoe-store manager because of his health. She learned that Reese – who left high school at age 15 when she and Montague had their first child together – had spent the …
Sorry, Santa – science skeptics must be stopped, for our own sake | Opinion
… The ideas that certain ethnic groups are inferior to others, that humans have no impact upon the environment, that health regulations such as vaccination laws actually harm us are all examples of pseudoscience. It doesn’t matter whether you’re a …
Offering a haven for the homeless
… run a kind of soup kitchen. “A lot of the people we’re dealing with have alcohol and drug problems, they have mental health issues – and at the time they’re with us every place is closed. We can’t get them any help. If we had these people for twelve …
The ‘gift of life’ has given one family a special reason to celebrate this Christmas
For Alyson Symons organ donation has brought normality back to her life at a time when her daily existence was bound by the restrictions of being on dialysis. Alyson was just 10 years old when she was diagnosed with HSP, an auto-immune condition which eventually damaged her kidneys.
Olivia Kelsey’s first Christmas at home since 2014
Waking up at the crack of dawn to open presents, eating until you’re stuffed and spending time with loved ones are givens for most Kiwis on Christmas Day. But for nine-year-old Olivia Kelsey, being able to do all these things at home in Te Aroha with her family will be extra special this year.
North Coast Rep Heralds New Year with Critically Acclaimed Hit,…
North Coast Repertory Theatre continues its highly successful Season 35 with the San Diego premiere of Marjorie Prime, hailed as “an elegant, thoughtful, quietly unsettling drama” by The New York Times. Written by Jordan Harrison, the play enjoyed triumphant runs in Los Angeles and New York and was a finalist for the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for drama and won the 2016 Horton Foote Prize, which honors excellence in American theatre.
Holidays can also rekindle feelings of grief
The Christmas season can pose some challenges for those grieving the loss of a loved one. Lynett Getz, social worker, grief companion, facilitator, counsellor and life celebrant, talks to an audience at Strathcona Centre on Wednesday about strategies to cope.–NEWS PHOTO GILLIAN SLADE If you are grieving the loss of a loved one, this time of year can be particularly difficult, but there are some strategies you can employ to help, an audience was told Wednesday at a workshop at Strathcona Centre.
Serenity Releases New Year’s Resolutions for Recovering Addicts
… and achieving milestones on the journey of sobriety. Sobriety provides plenty of reasons to celebrate: improved health, more workplace success, increased harmony in the family-working as a team, such desires are attainable. To learn more, or to get …
Live ‘Christmas in the Barn’ show held at Robbins Family Farm and Gardens in Deer Lake
The Robbins Family Farm and Gardens on Goose Arm Road in Deer Lake was the location of Salvation Army Citadel’s live “Christmas in the Barn” on Sunday evening. People filled the greenhouse to not only see the live actors recreating the first Christmas day, but also to enjoy the sounds and smells associated with the Christmas story.
Another reason to exercise every day during the holidays
… to exercise every day is related to blood pressure, not waistline. As a physiologist who has studied exercise and health for over 20 years, I can tell you that exercise lowers blood pressure and does so right away. Whether you go for a daily run or …
Casey Affleck plays VERY naughty elf as he hosts Saturday Night Live
Casey Affleck plays one of three naughty elves in a hilarious sketch from the latest episode of Saturday Night Live. The actor, who was the evening’s host, along with SNL stars Kenan Thompson and Vanessa Bayer, were three elves who purposefully misbehaved in the hopes they would be punished by Mrs. Claus in a skit that aired on Saturday.