Angel Food Ministries
We all want to save a little money. Finding a way to do that is a bit harder. One program being offered to folks is making “saving money” a little easier. It’s a food ministry that’s geared to help save you money. »
Sunday, Feb. 26, 2006
Cooks add a dash of cash to charity
Mark Elwood is a chili-cooking champion, and he has the trophies and ribbons to prove it — 21, in fact, including three grand championships in the annual Sertoma Chili Cook-off. »
Breakthrough ‘piggy-back’ heart saves life of baby girl
SURGEONS have saved the life of a critically-ill baby girl by using a pioneering mechanical ‘piggy back heart’ to keep her alive until a transplant donor was found, it was to be announced today. »
Rockland women to join millions worldwide for day of prayer
Hundreds of women from Rockland County will celebrate World Day of Prayer on Friday, joining millions of Christian women across five continents. »
Chapel marks 12 years of 24-hour prayer
Every Wednesday for more than a decade, Mary Grimes, 90, has prayed from noon to 1 p.m. at the Montgomery Area Adoration Chapel at Our Lady Queen of Mercy Catholic Church. »
Washington teen goes to work for Make-A-Wish
It wasn’t long ago that 17-year-old William Jackson of Washington was on the receiving end of a Make-A-Wish gift. »
Jamal’s miracle: Surgery to correct disfigured leg a success
If a miracle could happen any day and to anyone, little Jamal Stewart got lucky last year when he prayed for a surgery that would correct his disfigured right leg. Someone answered and now he feels normal and is doing the things he always wanted to. »
Saturday, Feb. 25, 2006
Mother and daughter make joint donation of hair to Locks of Love
Angelina Carnecchia, 9, was feeling a bit light-headed Wednesday afternoon. She had just had a foot of hair cut off. »
Blind Scot snowboards for charity
A blind snowboarder hopes to raise £50,000 for Pakistani earthquake victims by jumping out of a helicopter and hurtling down the French Alps. »
Oprah’s Angel Network donates $25,000 to Charleston’s Center for Women
Oprah’s Angel Network is giving Charleston’s Center for Women some financial support. »
The power of prayer – online
A new Web site now allows Romans to submit their prayers to the Almighty via the information superhighway. »
Hero catches falling tots
One after another, the terrified children kept falling feet-first from the burning building - and an ex-Marine standing below caught them all in his sure hands. »
Poodunnit: UK uses DNA testing to fine dog mess owners
A NEW weapon has been unveiled in the war against dog mess - DNA testing. »
Researchers make depression breakthrough
In a medical breakthrough, NSW researchers have discovered the gene responsible for depression. »
Software enables robots to operate on beating heart
Scientists at Imperial College London have developed software designed to enable robot surgeons to operate on a beating heart, according to a report by the journal New Scientist. »
Forgotten bomb raid hero honoured after 61 years
An 85-year-old Beverly Hills psychiatrist has been awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, America’s second-highest military honour, at the White House, more than six decades after he saved the life of a badly-wounded mission commander aboard a bomber crippled during a Second World War raid over occupied France. »
No ordinary heroes
EVERY ONCE in a while, Calgary’s paramedics come across people, who, in times of crisis and tragedy put their lives on the line and try to save another. »
Man Rescued From 65 Feet Up Tree
A Brevard County man spent almost two hours hanging 65-feet in the air before rescue crews safely got him down and the entire rescue was caught on tape. »
Helicopter rescues man from 310-foot-tall crane
A Fire Department helicopter plucked a worker with chest pains from atop a 310-foot-tall crane at a Century City construction site Thursday. »
Miniature horse found safe, returned to its owners
Tekla the miniature horse is back home, albeit confined to a horse trailer for the time being. »
Boy with disease reunited with stolen bike
Erasmo Portillo knew something was up when his mother pulled him out of school Thursday afternoon but didn’t tell him where they were going. »
Teacher brings past to life with a visit from Rosa Parks
A 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air pulled into the bus loop at Manchester High School yesterday, and from the car stepped a petite woman in vintage clothing. »
Teacher debuts his high-tech arm
Jim Henry was in the spotlight Thursday afternoon with a television camera rolling. »
Three win Teacher of the Year honor
When Sarasota High science teacher Laurie Saslow got a call to attend a last-minute mandatory assembly, she wasn’t exactly excited. She’d planned to give a test. »
Thursday, Feb. 23, 2006
Tsunami myths could be solved by mathematics
A little over a year after the devastating tsunami struck, mathematicians claim that maths could possibly explain some of the misconceptions and myths about these deadly waves and potentially help in saving lives. »
Missing LaVerkin girl returned safely
A LaVerkin girl who was missing for nearly six months was safely returned to her family Tuesday evening. »
Lost Katrina kitty reunited with owner in Atlanta
When Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans, Tristan Carter thought she lost everything - her home, a grandfather, two dogs, a housecat and a rabbit. »
How we met our angel one night in Florida
We have done our share of traveling across the country, always relying on finding motels or hotels by nightfall. I am now 78 and driving and Lou is 81 years old and not well, so we like to stop by 4 p.m. We became anxious Jan. 25 when we started looking for a motel or hotel at 3 p.m. but found only one on the way and it was booked. We drove on to Lakeland, Fla., and no sign of motels, so we asked for directions to the road that had motels on it, but again we had no luck. »
8 Workers share biggest US lottery prize - 365 million dollars
Eight Nebraska meat-plant workers Wednesday claimed the biggest lottery prize in US history, each netting 15.5 million dollars as their share of a 365 million-dollar jackpot. »
Women create first man-made prostate
AN all-woman team of Australian scientists has achieved a breakthrough for the world’s males, by creating the first “man-made” prostate. »