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Playing Santa

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Hathaway High School students Megan Rasberry and Alicia Miller (from left) carry finished Operation Christmas Child boxes and prepare them for transport. Students packed 156 boxes to send to children in less fortunate countries. Submitted photo

Grocery Giveaway Winners Announced

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The winners of the Jennings Daily News Grocery Giveaway included (clockwise from above) first place winner Indira Francis ($100), second place winner Daisy Harmon ($75) and third place winner Cynthia Ardoin ($50). Daily News photos

Yes, there are turkeys for Thanksgiving — for a price

(AP) — Turkeys may not be able to fly very far. But their prices can soar — along with the costs of other holiday staples like cranberry sauce and pie filling.

Helping Needy Families

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Ward Elementary School teacher Amanda Broussard’s first grade class invited other classes at the school to assist with their “Help Us Stuff a Turkey” project recently. The class collected 1,200 items to help families in need this Thanksgiving and the students earned a free jean day for donating. Submitted photos

Give thanks

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There are times when Life moves along at a pretty predictable pace--so much so that you get rocked into some sort of complacency about the goodness which surrounds you.

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How a Major Health Event Can Reveal Unknown Risks

Before his stroke, Lee Stroy, a father of five, considered himself to be a healthy person.

“My gauge of being ‘healthy’ was my ability to wake up in the morning, get to work, take care of my family and live another day to do it again,” Stroy said. “That is, until I couldn’t.” In December 2014, Stroy woke up disoriented and scared after

In December 2014, Stroy woke up disoriented and scared after suffering a stroke at just 38 years old. He quickly discovered he had undiagnosed hypertension, diabetes and high cholesterol.

Take charge of risk factors affecting your heart health

Cholesterol – a waxy substance created by the liver or consumed from meat, poultry and dairy products – isn’t inherently “bad” for you. In fact, your body needs it to build cells and make vitamins and other hormones. However, too much “bad” LDL cholesterol, or not enough “good” HDL cholesterol, can pose problems.

High cholesterol is one of the major controllable risk factors for heart disease and stroke. Because it typically has no symptoms, you may not know you have high cholesterol until it’s already causing problems.

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Can you force beauty?

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There are those who say you cannot force beauty — but I beg to differ. There are many beautiful bulbs out there that we can encourage to come out of dormancy by manipulating their environment, coaxing them to share their beauty even before they are naturally ready.

Spring-flowering bulbs can be tricked, or “forced,” into blooming indoors. The term forcing refers to the act of tricking bulbs into believing that it’s time to bloom. This can be done both indoors and outdoors. Forcing is done by providing favorable environmental conditions for growing.