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Top 10 products to keep on hand this cold/flu season

• Wellness Fizz - supports the immune system with a powerful combination of herbs, antioxidants, vitamins and minerals delivered in a great-tasting bubbly cocktail

Recipes that will slim that winter waistline

For a midday, low calorie snack, try a nut and fruit chew, which includes a mixture of almonds, raisins, rice puffs and melted semi-sweet chocolate, to get a quick energy boost, which is especially needed during the work day.

Diversions 12/16

THEATREStone Soup Theatre' 2009-2010 Season is in full swing. A Child's Christmas in Wales, adapted from the poem by Dyland Thomas, through Dec. 24; Fool for Love by Sam Shepard, Feb. 19-March 14, 2010; The Vagina Monologues 10th Anniversary Edition, by Eve Ensler, April 2-24, 2010; Original One-Act Play Festival, May 13-23, 2010. For tickets and more information visit www.stonesouptheatre.org

Horoscope Dec. 16-23

Aries (Mar. 20-Apr. 19) Mon. the 21st the Sun goes into Capricorn. It's "make or break" time. Very busy!

Against odds, Magnolia woman's love of design overpowers past

Sewing the seeds of hope

More than once Cheryl Kuczek has come to a crossroads. In love. With family. In her career. It is a life that has taken many twists and turns, depositing her here in Magnolia and on the cutting edge of fashion design and pattern making.

Parents favor International option for Old Hay

Old Hay design team will include five community members

While Queen and Magnolia parents may be excited to have an option school in their neighborhood, what option they'll have exactly remains to be determined. But the district is making headway in creating a design team to determine the fate of Old Hay.

Park proposals needed in January

Community asked to submit ideas on where to direct funding

For those tired of seeing dingy parks or shabby boulevards that could use a little revitalization, the Parks and Green Spaces Levy Opportunity Fund is chance to turn complaints into proposals for change.

Fatima fa-la la-ing

On Friday, Dec. 18, the last day before the two week school break, the Our Lady of Fatima kindergarten class walked through the Magnolia Village singing Christmas carols to the local shops and patrons.

Police Blotter 12/23

Burglary SpreePolice responded to reports of a burglary at an apartment building in the 2200 block of 14th Avenue West at 2:05 p.m. on Dec. 8. The victim told police she arrived home to her apartment at 12:10 p.m. she found the front door was partially opened.

St. Anne's clean up in tourney

More than 400 students from 23 schools from across the city participated in an all day speech tournament Dec. 12 at Blanchet High School, but it was the 25- student team from St. Anne School who won.

Bulletin Board 12/23

Write your Personal/Family HistoryThis session will focus on stories from young adulthood: first jobs, college, relationships, marriage or not, babies or not, first apartments or homes, etc. You don't need to be a "writer" to produce something wonderful. This free class with provide you with the time and tools to get after this important work. Fun and supportive atmosphere. All you need is a notebook and pen, but you can use a laptop if you prefer. Beginning and returning students welcome. Magnolia Community Center Thursdays: 10 - Noon, Jan. 14-Feb. 25. Call the Community Center -206-386-4235 -- for more information.

Photo exhibit in Swirl sheds light on remote Nepali villages and the people who live there

It's not always easy to follow your passion, particularly if it means trekking into the Himalayas to visit remote villages. But that didn't stop Cora Edmonds - whose photography captures a slice of the lives in the rural villages of Nepal.

Message of good health: Keep paying it forward

I love Gladys. Gladys is one of my greatest success stories in a personal mission of mine that began in the year 2000. You may remember the movie with Kevin Spacey and Helen Hunt that tells the story of a young boy, Trevor McKinney, played by Haley Joel Osment, who tries to make a positive difference in the lives of three complete strangers in response to a school assignment named "Pay It Forward."

Perry Lorenzo: Seattle Opera director of education passes

Perry Lorenzo, an internationally acclaimed speaker on opera and for almost 20 years director of education at Seattle Opera, died Dec. 19. He had been battling lung cancer for the past seven months. He was 51.

U.S. Bank approves Magnolia Village mailbox

US Bank has approved adding a mailbox to its ATM drive through space at 3124 W. McGraw St.