It has been said that nothing is certain except death and taxes, but the knowledgeable bridge player would add to these the maxim that each player is dealt 13 cards. The backbone of good card play, both offensive and defensive, rests on this simple truth. Take this case where West leads the ...
DEAR HELOISE: I use baking soda to absorb odors in my refrigerator. I replace the box about every four months, but instead of tossing out a perfectly good box, I use the remaining contents to scrub plastic toys that my young son chews on. He’s cutting teeth right now. It doesn’t kill bacteria, but it does a great job of removing dirt, dust and saliva from his toys. I have to scrub his toys nearly every day. The leftover baking soda also does a great job on my pots and pans, in the laundry on my husband’s work clothes, and on washable rugs. What a great product! It has so many ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: I got vertigo for the first time; not knowing what was happening, I went to the hospital fearing that it could be an aneurysm or a stroke. The hospital told me it’s “just” vertigo, showed me the Epley maneuver, and prescribed meclizine for me to take for three days. A follow-up visit to my primary care doctor a couple days later confirmed the hospital’s diagnosis and treatment. Since the hospital visit a month ago, I’ve had vertigo two or three times a week. Some episodes are so severe that I get nauseated and vomit, and it often takes me out for a full day ...
Guest conductor Frank Tracz is bringing one of his former students with him for the W.D. Packard Concert Band’s next performance. Tracz, an Ohio State University alum and a frequent guest conductor with the Packard band, is a professor of music and director of bands at Kansas State University. Joining Tracz on Sunday will be saxophone player Xan Perkins, who will be the featured soloist on Nat McIntosh’s “Brooklyn.” Perkins received his bachelor of arts degree in music performance at Kansas State, and he has been a regular guest soloist with the Manhattan Municipal Band, ...
ACTS Performing Arts Center will have auditions in August for three fall productions. The community theater is seeking vocalists for ACTS Sings! Duos & Duets. Singers should audition in pairs and prepare 32 bars of a song of their choosing. The songs sung in auditions will not be included in the show automatically but will be considered by director Justin Ray and assistant Roxanne Chapman Auditions are scheduled from 2 to 4 p.m. Aug. 9 and 7 to 9 p.m. Aug. 12, and the cabaret show will be presented on the 40 Below stage Sept. 25 to 27. Auditions for “The Edgar Allan Poe Radio ...
