Thanks to WFLS and all who help kids in need

...Many good-hearted, generous souls were touched by its message and gave of their time, talent, and treasure.

Yet radiothons like this highlight the need for health-care reform in this country.

Most of the money raised will go into insurance companies' bulging pockets.

Any health-care system that charges $6 for a cotton ball is ailing and needs to be healed.

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Chili Fest spices it up

... Hanson found a few chili recipes that met his strict standards at Saturday’s Chili Fest, among those was at the booth of the Appalachian Family and Children First Council.Cook Vicky Riedel, service coordinator with the Council, said she didn’t put many fancy ingredients in the mix, just some good, old-fashioned hot sauce.

“I put a lot of ingredients and some good spices,” she explained.

“…I just like to cook.”Chili taster Jamie Griffith said she also liked spicy concoctions, “There are a few (chilis) here that have just the right blend of sweet and hot.

I don’t like the real strong spices or weird things like coffee and chocolate in my chili.

I just like simple and spicy.”Crissy Pratt, chili cook with the Open Door School Boosters, entered the event for the first time this year.

Her team’s Crock Pot was empty long before the event was over, a testament to its popularity among chili enthusiasts.“Ours was friendly kid-friendly.

It was not too hot,” she said.Sarah Diamond Burroway, chairperson of the event, said she was pleased with the turnout for the Chili Fest.

Usually, the event is held in April and does not have to compete with the nice, warm weather, Little League or other activities, she said.“We didn’t really know what kind of crowd we would have, so we are very happy,&...

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