Lifelong bowler is healer, too
Helen Duval, an 80 year old Berkeley based bowler, guides injured veterans into bowling as therapy. She has toured globally since the 1940s as an ambassador for the Bowlers Victory League and helped launch the Ladies Professional Bowling Tour, joining the Hall of Fame orbit.
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Julie Howard
Helen Duval
Duval
Elizabeth Montanya
Bowlers Victory League Fund
Arlington
Bowlers Victory League
League
Berkeley
Calif
Richard
Richard Duval
U.S
California
Dorothy Mauldin
Marietta
Mauldin
Mae
Leap Day birthdays bring quirky timing and customs
Thurmont resident Wayne Hooper celebrates his 10th birthday this Thursday as Feb 29 marks Leap Day, a date that occurs every four years to balance the calendar. He recalls special attention as a child and notes plans for his 40th birthday, with family and coworkers sharing jokes and gifts. Other Feb 29 celebrants in Frederick County include Timothy Myers and local residents like Jason Marshall, each marking their actual birthday once every four years while observing the tradition in various ways.
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Ayne Hooper
Thurmont
Mr. Hooper
Hooper
29Ers Club
Frederick County
Timothy Myers
Mr. Myers
Stephen Eaton
Mountaindale
Mr. Eaton
Folklore of
Scotland
St. Patrick
St. Bridget
Wayne Hooper
Leap Day folklore and St Oswald's Day traditions
Leap Day ties to Bachelor’s Day folklore with proposals limited by medieval laws. St Oswald’s Day marks the date, with talk of notable Leap Day birthdays like Rossini and Dorsey. Hallmark cards and local clerks note few special events or weddings tied to Feb 29, 1992.
Yelling harms children says experts in parenting guide
Pediatricians and psychologists warn that raising voice enrages and unsettles youngsters. Experts advise calm proximity, clear commands, brief phrases, and timely consequences to avoid teaching shouting and worsening behavior.
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Schaefer
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Frederick
Frostburg State University
Mr. Marshall
Dale Marshall
ST. Oswald’s
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York
Rossini
Jimmy Dorsey
Julius Caesar
Hallmark
Snoopy
Sally
John’s Hallmark
Frederick Towne
Sam Yu
Timothy Jacobsen
Redbook
Hearst Magazine
Nathan Blum
Division of Child Development and Rehabilitation
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Tamara Eberlein
Blum
T Han
Barbara Colorosa
Charles E. Schaefer
Fairleigh
Dickinson University
James Windell
Bloomfield Hills
Mich
Adele Faber
Faber-Mattish
Coloroso
Faber
Windhell
Windell
Iewena
Ibertyves
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