Any person who is in the process of applying for a Colorado medical marijuana card should be sure to keep a copy of their application documentation, including proof of the mailing date or other transmission of delivery to the state with them at all times.
Stella Bertz Cheer For A Cure, an organization created to memorialize Stella Bertz, will sponsor the Ninth Annual Cheer For A Cure Championship Saturday, Feb. 16 at Genoa High School. The annual Cheer For A Cure cheerleading and dance competition was established in 2005 in memory of the generosity and dedication of Stella Bertz, who coached cheerleading in the Genoa Area School District for more than 10 years. Bertz succumbed to cancer in February 2003.
In response, a Pittsburgh-area dentist combined her professional experience with her experience as a mother to invent a product that is appearing in stores nationwide. Dr. Arlene D'Alesio, a pediatric dentist at UPMC Children's Hospital, created the Lily Method Pacifier Weaning System over five years. The goal is to get children to give up pacifiers, because the development of their mouths, teeth and speech can be affected as the child grows. D'Alesio recommends starting to wean children at 18 months. There are five pacifiers in D'Alesio's system, each with the nipple cut open wider to a precise width.