The Daily Item, Sunbury, PA--Lifestyles http://www.dailyitem.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Fri, 20 Jun 2008 05:31:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/lifestyles/local_story_172053150.html TV journalist promoting strong black father-daughter bonds http://www.dailyitem.com/lifestyles/local_story_172053150.html Black TV journalist Ed Gordon has a close relationship with his teenage daughter, and he's hoping other fathers will, too. Sun, 01 Jun 2008 06:55:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/lifestyles/local_story_153065530.html A prosthetic arm means new life for Ugandan teen http://www.dailyitem.com/lifestyles/local_story_153065530.html The doctor was telling the teenage war veteran from Uganda that he could alternate between two attachments to his new prosthetic arm: a hook or a hand. Thu, 29 May 2008 08:20:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/lifestyles/local_story_150082144.html Keeping your pet through hard times http://www.dailyitem.com/lifestyles/local_story_150082144.html The trend of pets being shooed out the front door or abandoned in forest preserves has put animal welfare officials on notice that cash-strapped pet owners are in critical need of help. Sat, 17 May 2008 07:41:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/lifestyles/local_story_138074357.html Eco-day care center introduces toddlers to 'green' http://www.dailyitem.com/lifestyles/local_story_138074357.html There are plenty of signs that FIO 360 isn't the typical day care center, but perhaps most telling are the blue slippers visitors wear to keep out chemicals they might track in on their shoes. Sat, 03 May 2008 18:30:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/lifestyles/local_story_124182905.html When hard times hit: Parents can’t<BR>afford kids’ proms, trips http://www.dailyitem.com/lifestyles/local_story_124182905.html Mallory Yohannan, 17, a color guard at Stoneman Douglas High School, spent the past three summers touring the country with a world-ranked drum corps. Sat, 26 Apr 2008 08:23:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/lifestyles/local_story_117082409.html Rocking for a Cure http://www.dailyitem.com/lifestyles/local_story_117082409.html There are days 26-year-old Emily Schaller can barely breathe because of cystic fibrosis — and playing in smoke-filled bars hasn't helped. Sun, 20 Apr 2008 01:13:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/lifestyles/local_story_111011423.html Church finds small way to invite more to pray http://www.dailyitem.com/lifestyles/local_story_111011423.html It might seem like a big boy's game. But even the smallest churches with the sparest of congregations, when they put their hearts into it, can do an amazing amount of community outreach. Just ask the congregants of tiny Davidson United Methodist Church in South Strabane. Wed, 16 Apr 2008 21:12:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/lifestyles/local_story_107211340.html Study: Gender, other factors guide preemies' survival http://www.dailyitem.com/lifestyles/local_story_107211340.html Doctors now have a better way of helping parents make an agonizing decision _ whether to take heroic steps to save a very premature baby. Mon, 14 Apr 2008 16:42:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/lifestyles/local_story_105164445.html Girlfriends' getaways a booming trend in travel http://www.dailyitem.com/lifestyles/local_story_105164445.html Girlfriends' getaways - where women travel with other women and leave the menfolk home - are booming. And the phenomenon is not just about bachelerotte parties or 20-somethings on spring break. Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:08:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/lifestyles/local_story_102160917.html Principal sits in for absent student in show against truancy http://www.dailyitem.com/lifestyles/local_story_102160917.html Central Unified was looking to highlight the importance of school attendance when Superintendent Marilou Ryder sat in for an absent student on Wednesday — and invited the news media to follow along. Sun, 06 Apr 2008 06:54:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/lifestyles/local_story_097065704.html Goodwill goes beyond used clothes http://www.dailyitem.com/lifestyles/local_story_097065704.html Goodwill comes to mind for donating used clothes and furniture, not for getting your car windows tinted or print laser cartridges remanufactured. Wed, 02 Apr 2008 22:41:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/lifestyles/local_story_093224216.html Berwick couple enjoys 'space violets' http://www.dailyitem.com/lifestyles/local_story_093224216.html Thanks to outer space, Arietta Varner's African violets produce half-dollar-sized blooms nearly year-round and need little care. Thu, 27 Mar 2008 04:58:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/lifestyles/local_story_087001555.html Hello, dollies http://www.dailyitem.com/lifestyles/local_story_087001555.html Laura Lee Ruckle can tell the story behind almost every doll in her collection. This might seem a simple task, but for Ruckle, it's no small feat. She's amassed about 1,400 dolls over the past 35 years. Tue, 25 Mar 2008 11:16:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/lifestyles/local_story_085111213.html More pet owners turn to custom-built wheelchairs to keep disabled pets moving http://www.dailyitem.com/lifestyles/local_story_085111213.html When Gary Mikus learned that an incurable nerve disease was starting to paralyze the hind legs of his German shepherd, he immediately dismissed the idea of putting the dog to sleep. Mon, 24 Mar 2008 13:29:00 +0000 http://www.dailyitem.com/lifestyles/local_story_084132929.html Woman’s invention DaBib solves mothers’ persistent problem http://www.dailyitem.com/lifestyles/local_story_084132929.html Nestled in the San Mateo Highlands, Shea Kelly is raising two fast-growing babies. One is her 26-month-old daughter, Marissa, the focal point of Kelly’s life since her adoption in January 2006. The other is Chez Shea Baby LLC, her baby-products company responsible for what she hopes is the next big thing in baby bibs, DaBib.