Be prepared motto for responsible babysitters
A Southern Illinois University Carbondale study outlines that babysitting is serious business requiring preparation. Specialists emphasize contact plans, safety rules, child needs, and age appropriate activities to prevent accidents and manage behavior.
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Ella Reilly
The
Southern Illinoisan
Mary Lindahl
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Jennie Jones
SIUC
Herta Maleike
Memorial Hospital
Carbondale
Springfield
Burton White
Whittington honors 4H Key Club Award recipient
Darrell Smith 18 of Whittington is named the Franklin County 4-H Key Club Award winner. He leads the 4-H Federation, counsels at 4-H Camp, helped plan a North Carolina 4-H exchange, and attended the state 4-H conference three years. He has crop beef dairy tractor arts and crafts swine projects and has earned state conference Outstanding, Outstanding 4-Her of the Year, and achievement leadership agriculture and electric energy medals.
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Darrell Smith
Whittington
Franklin County
Smith
Ralph E. Smith
North Carolina
The Very Great Grandson of Sher lock Holmes at AJCHS
A drama comedy at Anna Jonesboro Community High School runs December 14 and 15 with Tim Newcomb as Sherwood Holmes who solves the murder of Harris Crostley. Cast includes Doug Newcomb Aaron Langdon Suzanne Buckner Lisa Ligon Lori Moyer and others under director Betty Isom. Performances begin at 8 p.m. with adult tickets two dollars and student tickets one dollar.
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Sherlock Holmes
Anna Jonesboro Community High School
Sherwood Holmes
Tim Newcomb
Harris Crostley
Doug Newcomb
Aaron Langdon
Zanne Buckner
Lisa Ligon
Lori Moyer
Debbie Spiller
Anne Petty
Dee Dee Kirt
Jeff Shelton
Mim McKinney
Jeff Meskenas
Betty Isom
AJCHS
Halfway House helps through tough years
Broward County Halfway House residents ages 14 to 18 spend a midmorning painting and cleaning the trailer home of Irene Greene 86 in Wilton Manors. Director Johnny Brown notes $60,000 in community donations since 1977 while residents share views on the program and its impact.
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Claire Bergen
Wilton Manors
Fla
Middle River
Broward County
Irene Greene
State Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services
Johnny Brown
Lauderdale Lakes
Brown
Teen Scene and Youth Health Services Hours in Southern Illinois
Herrin Teen Town opens Friday and Saturday from 7 to 11 pm with band nights until 11:45. West Frankfort Youth Center runs 7:30 to 10 pm on Fridays and Saturdays. Adolescent Health Center at 306 W Main Carbondale Memorial Professional Building offers health care for youths 12 to 20 on a sliding fee scale, with counseling, medical care, pregnancy testing and venereal disease treatment. Hours vary by day. contact 529-2621 for details.
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Herrin
West
Frankfort
W. Main St
Carbondale
Memorial Professional
Crash diets may stunt teen growth and raise future disease risk
University of Illinois research shows rapid dieting by teenagers, especially athletes, may reduce muscle cell development and later body composition, increasing fat and disease risk. Lab rats on starvation diets lost muscle tissue, a change experts say is hard to reverse, favoring fat regain. Funding comes from the Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station.
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University of Illinois
Don Layman
U of I
Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station
Layman
Lay
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