By Dale Huffman If the cold weather is beginning to get you down, you can pause a moment and think of Betty Judd, a nurse at Grandview Hospital who is in Africa this week where the temperatures are in the 90s.

By Dale Huffman Thanks to a large number of caring volunteers the annual holiday open house and sale at the gift shop known as The Little Exchange in Oakwood is expected to make big money Sunday. The gift shop is steeped in history, and all proceeds benefit the Children's Medical Center.

By DALE HUFFMAN Will it be a boy or a girl? Herb and Sue Hamby, who live in Bellbrook and have been married for 38 years, are looking forward to getting the answer to that question on Aug. 27.