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The resolution list is long. Exercise more. Lose weight. Reduce stress. Stop smoking. Lower BP. Lower glucose. Improve energy. Sleep better. The longer the list, the more overwhelming it seems to get healthy. But it doesn’t have to be that way.

Brandy Rice and Damon Snyder of Noblesville have announced their engagement. The couple plans a May 22, 2010, wedding and reception at the Fishers Conference Center.

Like Guatemalan fabric, if looked at individually, each thread detailing Paula and Matt’s struggles, sorrows, and searching might not make any sense, but weave them together and you have the Davis family story.

Editor’s note: Angel Food Ministries allows families to save a lot of money on their grocery bills, but it’s sometimes difficult to know how to use the items in a unit to create tasty, healthy meals.

We often use rating services and lists to help us buy consumer goods, such as electronics and cars; so why wouldn’t we want to use a tool that could help us locate quality child care?

If we listed the highlights for our family in 2009, they’d have to include times we shared life with relatives, friends, AND individuals we didn’t know and might never meet again.

Kathryn Elizabeth Hinkle and Brandon James Yohn wed on July 25, 2009, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church. Father Ted Dudzinski officiated. A reception followed at the Kokomo Event Center.

Amanda Jo Vandiver-Bowser and Aaron Dean Harris wed on the beach in Melbourne, Fla., on Aug. 3, 2009. Morey Ortiz officiated.

The year was 1950. We had our hands across the table and shared a Coke with two straws.  At Hook's Drugstore all flavors of sundaes were 20 cents each and malts and milkshakes were 25 cents. Cokes were 10 cents and toasted ham salad sandwiches were 25 cents.

Finding quality child care is important. Parents often find themselves with a lot of tough questions when finding the “right” child care for their children. But choosing the best program doesn’t have to be difficult. Following are some tips for parents to consider when exploring their child-care options.

Eastern Howard School Corp. superintendent Dr. Tracy Caddell has announced the following times for parents and others in the district to have coffee and conversations with him.

Western Middle School will host "Rachel's Challenge," a parent and community event on anti-bullying, based on the life and death of Rachel Joy Scott, the first person killed Columbine High Schoool, on Jan. 13.

The REALTORS® Association of Central Indiana (RACI) honored two members with the status of REALTOR® Emeritus.

INDIANAPOLIS - Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre welcomes back the fabulous Van-Dells for its first concert of 2010!

Seven years after first sharing her story, Kokomo's Lorene Sandifur is again appearing in a touching series of statewide radio and television ads encouraging Hoosiers to quit smoking.

It's thought that Santa will be near Indiana at about 9 p.m. tonight. Check back then.

Here are pictures Nancy Kennedy provided of the Sipe Theater, which was at 127 E. Sycamore St. One picture is of the inside lobby and concessions. They had entertainment weekly. Jim and Dan Bowlin were a pair of the singers who performed on the stage, and Maury Turnpaugh and his band were also entertainers.   

In two more days, we’ll be celebrating Christmas. What comes to mind when you think about this unique day?  Is it the birth of Jesus and church services?  Or, is it the tree, ornaments, decorations, lights, candles, food, family gatherings, greeting cards, and gifts?

Ashley Marie Shelton and Gregory Michael Mund have announced their engagement. The couple plans a doublering Jan. 2, 2010, wedding at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church. Pastor John Walls will officiate. There will be a reception at the Kokomo Event Center. The couple plans a trip to Daytona Beach, Fla.

The walls inside Kokomo Opalescent Glass have as much of a story to tell as the products made there. Not too long after Kokomo Opalescent Glass opened in 1888, employees started writing their names on the walls, as seen in the photo to the left. They made their mark. And the latest name to be added is poised to make his mark.

Larry and Norma Raber of Kokomo celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Dec. 6, 2009.

Whether giving a bottle of wine as a gift, serving some spirits at a holiday meal, or toasting in the new year, a lot of people will be heading to the store to purchase a bottle or two of alcohol this season. And a lot of them will have questions. Lisa Rayl has the answers.

A humorous e-mail recently brought a smile and a wish that we could do the same — but we wouldn’t dare. There were two houses. One property was elaborately decorated from the street to the tip-top of the house. The next-door neighbor, who had no decorations, placed a simple, lighted arrow on the roof of the garage. Beside the arrow, pointing in the direction of the beautifully decorated home was the word “Ditto.”  

Tim Henninger and Laurie (Gill) Henninger of Kokomo are celebrating their 30th wedding anniversary on Dec. 9. The couple married on Dec. 9, 1979. The Rev. Colleen Barkdull officiated.