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Hints from Heloise: Warming small animal quickly in cold weather

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DEAR HELOISE: I have two options to suggest for warming up a cold, small animal: • Run a towel through the dryer and wrap them in this along with a space blanket to hold the warmth in. • If you’re comfortable with it, wrap the animal in a soft, thin cloth (like an old flannel sheet) and put the animal on your chest. Body heat works well. — Kate D., in Portland, Oregon Kate, the transfer of body heat also works for humans. So many people forget that in very cold weather, while they’re shoveling snow or skiing, they may start to perspire because they’ve worked up their ...

To Your Good Health: Pinched ulnar nerve causes pain, tingling

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DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m an active 76-year-old retired accountant who likely spent too many hours at a computer. Now I’m paying for it with a painful condition. My general physician says that I have a pinched or compressed ulnar nerve, which likely starts in the neck shoulder area but shoots pain down my right arm and elbow, all the way to my pinkie and ring fingers. These fingers tingle and, at times, prickle so intensely that it feels like my hand’s on fire. I use ice on my shoulder, neck and elbow. I take 25 mg of pregabalin on a prolonged step-up process that I augment with ...

Butler seeks Area Artists Annual entries

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Sept. 27 is the deadline for entries to the 87th Area Artists Annual exhibition at the Butler Institute of American Art. The juried exhibition is open to artists within a 75-mile radius of the museum. Eligible media include oil, watercolor, acrylic, pastel, photography, ceramics, sculpture, drawing/illustration, mixed media, works on paper and printmaking. This year’s juror is Michael Gill, co-founder of the Collective Arts Network and founding editor/publisher of CAN Journal. According to Butler Executive Director Anastasia H. James, “The Area Artist Annual has been part of ...

‘Bonnie & Clyde’ hide out at Straw Hat Theatre

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Staff report The musical “Bonnie & Clyde” closes the Straw Hat Theatre summer season in Ashtabula. It is set during the Depression and based on the true story of Bonnie Parker (played by Jordan Benjamin) and Clyde Barrow (Marcus Lowery), who went from two small-town nobodies in West ...

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Rock ‘N’ Rally supports St. Vincent de Paul St. Teresa of Calcutta Parish-Blessed Sacrament Church, 3020 Reeves Road NE, Warren, will host a Food Truck Rock ‘N’ Rally 5 to 10 p.m. Saturday. The age 18 and older event will feature music by Doug Thomas and the Full Moon Allstars Band and several local food vendors, including Vernon’s, Mijavec’s, Eli’s BBQ, Authentic Gyro and Cortland Lions. A cash bar will be available. Admission is $15, and tickets can be purchased in advance at the church office or at the event. All proceeds will benefit the St. Vincent de Paul ...

‘Godiva’ unveiled

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Even though it’s been open less than a year, Robert Dennick Joki is no stranger to The Playhouse Downtown. He directed at least a dozen shows at the performance space on the third floor of the Morley Arts Building in downtown Youngstown when it was home to the Oakland Center for the Arts, ...