Oxendine Offers Home Heating Safety Tips
By: Robert N. Brewer, Jr. Extension Tips
      As cold weather hits Georgia, Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John W. Oxendine wants to remind Georgians of some heating tips to help keep their homes safe this winter. Heating equipment is one of the leading causes of homes fires in Georgia. Portable space heaters, open fireplaces and woo...
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Resolve to be ready in 2008
Residents Urged to Prepare for Disasters
      For the next few weeks, a series of articles about preparing for emergencies will run in this publication. The theme of the articles, "Resolve to be Ready 2008", will outline steps that you can take to prepare for emergencies and are offered as a courtesy of this publication, public health and you...
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An Easy Way to Do Battle with Bathroom Germs
      Despite the fact that many kids regularly wash their hands and Moms regularly scrub counters and switch out hand towels, family members are still coming in contact with lots of invisible germs, particularly in the bathroom. And one of the most likely places to pick them up is on the cup the kids u...
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What is a volunteer?
Tips for 4-H and Youth
By: Norma Flanagan
      4-H youth development volunteers are valued partners in working with youth! o Volunteers share knowledge with young people o Act as chaperones. o Work in partnership (adults and youth) to lead 4-H activities and events. o Help plan and conduct events.
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Joan Gaeta Lung Cancer Foundation debuts with first event
      The recently established Joan Gaeta Lung Cancer Foundation, Inc. makes its public debut with "Dancing for Joan," a dinner, dance, and silent auction to be held on Saturday, February 23, 2008 at The Pavillion at East Cobb in Marietta, GA.
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This is a hammer
Workshop Revival
BY SAMANTHAMAZZOTTA
      Winter has settled in across the country, bringing do-ityourselfers inside to handle smaller tasks or just leave all the projects alone until spring. So, what to do during this long, quiet lull between battening down the hatches and opening them up again?
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Strange But True
BY SAMANTHAWEAVER
      • Good news for the not-soneat among us: Making your bed could be bad for you. A study done in the United Kingdom at Kingston University showed that the linens of an unmade bed retain less moisture, therefore making them less attractive to dust mites.
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Donna's Day: Creative Family Fun
Send In-House Valentines
BYDONNAERICKSON
      Wondering how to tame the teasing, name-calling and criticism that so often gets in the way of building good relationships between family members -- especially between the kids? Take advantage of Valentine's Day and the week leading up to it to mend relationships or simply to enhance them in a pos...
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Beat the Drought- Go Native
By: Elaine K. Delcuze Plant Rescue Team Member
      Last summer offered a brutal reminder that rain is a precious resource, and landscapes suffered terribly from the lack of rain. Water keeps all plants, native wildlings, as well as exotics, growing robust and strong. Why is it then that while most exotics were struggling through the summer of 2007...
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