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BL elementary schools collect food for families

TILTONSVILLE — Buckeye Local’s elementary schools are collecting food for families within their buildings to help with holiday meals. Buckeye South and West and North Elementary Schools have been holding food drives with plans to distribute the goods prior to Thanksgiving. The school ...

50th wedding anniversary

Walt & Lucy Muklewicz of St. Clairsville are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. The couple was married on November 30th, 1974 by Rev. Collins in Bellaire Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Muklewicz is the former Lucy A. Snedeker, daughter of the late Herbert and Ruth Ann Snedeker of ...

Ebert birth announced

Caius Oliver Ebert was born Aug. 26 at 1:37 p.m. at Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati. He weighed 7 pounds, 3 ounces and was 21 inches long. Caius is the son of Paul and Kara Ebert of Cincinnati. He has one brother, Arno, who is 3. Maternal grandparents are Connie Kenzora of St. ...

What makes walking so good for health

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Janet Rapp strode briskly down a paved path through the city zoo, waving at friends and stopping briefly to greet emus she knows by name. The 71-year-old retiree starts each morning this way with a walking club. “I’m obsessed,” she said. Not only does it ease her joint pain, “it just gives me energy … And then it calms me, too.” Medical experts agree that walking is an easy way to improve physical and mental health, bolster fitness and prevent disease. While it’s not the only sort of exercise people should do, it’s a great first step ...

Aprons can bring back memories of holidays

NEW YORK (AP) — Deborah Reinhardt has fond memories of her mother and grandmother cooking in aprons dusted with flour or other signs of that day’s meal. And then there were the special occasions. “Grandma, especially, wore the fancier ones with ruffles and silky fabric for serving ...

Track a gift-filled shoebox for kids around the world

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Shoeboxes can be filled with gifts to send to children in need all around the world starting next week. Operation Christmas Child is a program by Samaritan’s Purse that sends gift-filled shoeboxes to children with the message of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, according to ...