National Nursing Home Week Celebrations Planned Nationwide
Thousands of long term facilities across the country will observe National Nursing Home Week May 14 21 to highlight local nursing homes and boost volunteer programs. Virginia First Lady Mrs John N Dalton will be Honorary Chairman focusing on community visits and increased volunteer participation at Shawnee Springs and Hillcrest Nursing Homes with awards for staff milestones and activities including open house Mothers Day Las Vegas Day picnic rhythm band gospel performances and an art display by Shenandoah Valley artists Association.
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Virginia
John N. Dalton
Virginia Health Care Association
National Nursing Home Week
Linda Wood
Dalton
Shawnee Springs
Hillcrest Nursing Home
Community Friendly Visitors
Volun
Las Vegas
National Nursing Home
Senior Citizens Picnic Planned in Winchester May 24
A day long Senior Citizens picnic is set for May 24 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Winchester Recreation Park with an information fair games and door prizes coordinated by Barbara Porterfield of the Godfrey Miller Fellowship Center. Tickets are $1 and available at nutrition sites in Frederick Clarke Winchester and the Fellowship Center until May 17.
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Star
Winchester Recreation Park
Barbara Porterfield
Godfrey Miller Fellowship Center
Frederick, Clarke
Winchester
Godfrey Miller
Special Features Planned for Belle Grove Needlework Exhibit
Belle Grove Plantation in Middletown hosts the Third Annual Needlework Exhibit from May 14 to May 21 with antique needlework displays and blue ribbon winners. Judging on May 13, visitors vote for favorites all week. experts like Mrs. Les Riley and Jack Kohler will judge and showcase quilts and needlework. Admission is $2 adults $1 children.
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Karen Chaplain
Belle Grove
Middletown
Belle Grove Plantation
Blue Ridge Quilters
Needlecrafts of
Winchester
Les Riley
Patentine
Hair Solutions For Thinning Locks In The Late Seventies
New York report outlines options for thinning hair including temporary conditioning methods, styling tips, and non surgical fixes. It covers wigs and hairpieces with price ranges from about 15 dollars to several hundred, noting comfort, breathability, and permanence issues.
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Y Times News Service
New York
Hair Transplants and Alternatives for Baldness
A guide compares hair restoration options including wigs, weaving, implants, and transplants. It notes pros and cons, costs, and cautions on provider quality plus advice to consult the Better Business Bureau and medical societies.
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Better Business Bureau
Dog Bit Man at Festival Sought After by Owners
Clark Legge Jr of Winchester was bitten in the face and head by an English Sheep Dog on Loudoun Street Mall during Ap ple Blossom time. Police searched the area for the dog and owner as Mrs. Legge reported infection and rabies shots. She urged anyone with information to call 667-1326 or the Winchester Police Department.
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Star
Clark Legge Jr
Winchester
Loudoun Street Mall
Legge
Winchester Police Department
Abby Answers Readers on Writing Belief and Ring Dispute
DEAR ABBY confirms she writes her own column with a staff handling research. A reader asks about reclaiming a wedding ring in a divorce, Abby says the ring stays with the wife who received it. A sister fears germs. Abby identifies obsessive phobia and suggests psychiatric help.
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Abby
Curly
Gary Auritt
Stonington, Conn
Boiling
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Nursing Home Week
Tary Organization
By Jessica Sullivan
Senior Citizens Service Council
Porterfield
Jeff Harris
Shenandoah
American Diabetes Assn
Farmers and Merchants National Bank
Cameron Street
Harris
Medical College of Georgia
State University
Georgetown University
Cecil Street
Hank Eber
Historic
Front Royal
Troy
Harrisonburg
Mrs. Riley
Jack Kohler
Alice Newton
Will Arthur Scippel
Feinberg
Winchester Evening Star
Dean Abby
Abigail van Buren
Chic
Gary
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