4 Kanawha-Putnam Pulse Wednesday, February 26, 2020

Sunday, March 1Benefit Spaghetti Dinner: The Tyler Mountain Volunteer Fire De-partment will host a spaghetti din-ner from noon to 4 p.m. The cost is $10 for adults and $6 for children under 12. The menu include spa-ghetti with homemade sauce with meat, bread, dessert and drink. Pro-ceeds are going to the purchase of new fire hose and rope rescue equipment.

Lenten Taize Prayer: Lenten Taize Prayer will take place at St. John’s Episcopal Church, 1105 Quarrier St., Charleston, at 5:30 p.m. It will be a short, contemplative service consist-ing of music, prayer, readings and silence.

The Believers: The Believers gos-pel group will sing during a 6:30 p.m. revival service at Kanawha Two Mile Gospel Taberna-cle.

Tuesday, March 3St. Albans Writes: At 6:30 p.m., St. Albans Writes will present Deb

Austin Brown, author of “Lessons From The Beach Chair” and “Even More Lessons From The Beach Chair: Seaside Wisdom for Life’s Journey.” Brown’s program will take place at the St. Albans Public Li-brary. Refreshments will be served.

Chef’s Challenge: The Chef’s Challenge dinner to benefit Cove-nant House is scheduled for 6 to 8 p.m. at the Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences in Charleston. The fundraiser will feature tapas-style dining with vegetarian options available. For reservations or more information, contact Angie Douglas at 304-344-8053, ext. 22.

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Learn how to train young shade trees with proper pruning techniques at a workshop hosted by the West Virginia State Univer-sity Extension Service on Saturday, Feb. 29, at the In-tegrated Research & Exten-sion Building on WVSU’s campus in Institute.

“Like puppies, young trees need to be trained to achieve proper growth ‘be-havior’ as they mature and grow in size,” said WVSU Urban Forestry Extension Agent Liz Moss.

Proper training through pruning helps trees deliver maximum ecosystem ser-vices as they get bigger, and helps to minimize risk

by correcting some ele-ments of poor structure be-fore they become a serious problem.

Moss will present the workshop, which is free and open to the public and includes hands-on pruning opportunities. Participants are encouraged to dress appropriately for the weather and bring work gloves.

Registration is requested by calling Moss at 304-661-6016 or emailing elizabeth.moss@wvstateu.edu.

The WVSU IREB is lo-cated at 200 Ave. A, Build-ing 1, Institute, at the for-mer West Virginia Rehabili-tation Center property.

Tree pruning workshop to be held in Institute

The Putnam County Master Gardener Associa-tion is conducting its 2020 fruit tree fundraiser.

Apple, pear, peach, plum and apricot/plum hybrids are available. The public is invited to be a part of a bulk order with the Master Gardeners for trees from Adams County Nursery, Inc. in Pennsylvania. De-pending on the group or-der size, shipping, royal-ties, etc., tree prices typi-cally range from $12 to $16 each. An additional donation of $4 per tree will be collected to help fund various community projects by the association.

Price breaks, premium charges, disease-resistant varieties, rootstocks (which determine tree size) and pollination considerations are located at the compa-ny’s website, www.acnurs-

ery.com or can be dis-cussed with Master Gar-dener representative Mike Roth.

To place an order or ob-tain further information, call Mike Roth at 304-545-2048 or email him at cmi-chaelroth@hotmail.com.

The sooner the orders are placed, the more likeli-hood the variety will be available. Orders must be received by Feb. 29.

Putnam Master Gardeners conducting fruit tree fundraiser

Natalie and Alissa

Poole of Milton

build a lunar/

Martian lander using paper

plates, paper cups,

straws and various

other household items Feb.

8 during the Be the Astronaut

Launch Party at the

Clay Center for

the Arts and Sci-ences in

Charleston.

BUILDING A LANDER

BUTCH COOPER | Metro

Visits to the dentist for periodic cleanings and checkups are an important component of oral hygiene. Dentists also may be the first people to identify po-tential issues that can affect health elsewhere in the body.

Many people are unaware that children should visit the dentist early in their lives. The American Acade-my of Pediatric Dentistry recommends that a child should visit the dentist by age one or within six months of the eruption of his or her first tooth. How-ever, many parents wait un-til much later - age two or three - to take kids to the dentist, offers Delta Dental Plans. Hesitance to visit the dentist may stem from per-sonal fears or perceived re-actions by children.

Primary teeth may even-tually fall out, but they shouldn’t be ignored. They save space for permanent teeth and serve other func-tions. Therefore, parents should begin to acclimate children to the dentist at a young age to make the ex-perience fun and even en-joyable.

Lead by exampleChildren who witness

their parents putting off go-ing to the dentist or being apprehensive about visiting the dentist may develop

their own fears. Always paint the dentist in a posi-tive light and keep appoint-ments.

Focus on the good aspectsTalk up all the benefits of

going to the dentist, such as having a squeaky clean and fresh mouth. Many hygien-ists will hand out small toys after a successful visit, or at the least a great new tooth-brush and other fun prod-ucts to try.

Get a tour of the officeAsk the staff if your child

can get a special tour of the office with explanations of all the tools and equipment. Understanding what to ex-

pect the next time around in a no-pressure situation can make the process much easier for everyone in-volved. The dentist may be able to also give a test ride on the exam chair, moving it up and down, as well as showing off the water foun-tain and oral irrigator.

Avoid giving false hopeDo not tell a child that

“everything will be OK” at the dentist’s office. If a child needs treatment that may be uncomfortable, he or she may not trust you the next time a dental visit is scheduled, according to Joel H. Berg, D.D.S., M.S., Director of the Department of Dentistry at Seattle Chil-

dren’s Hospital. Avoid words like “shots,” “pain,” “hurt,” or even “cavities.” Dentists, particularly pediatric den-tists, may have their own vocabulary that can assuage fears and seem less alarm-ing to kids.

Over time, dental visits can become an easy routine with children, setting them up for a lifetime of healthy mouths and teeth.

HEALTHY LIVING

Make the dentist a fun experience for kids

A “Drills to Skills” soft-ball camp for players in grades second through eighth will take place from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, March 7, at the Buffalo Softball Complex in Buffalo.

The camp will be led by members of the Buffalo High School softball coach-ing staff, with direction by Ali Burdette, former Buffalo High and Marshall Universi-ty softball player and 2015

Gatorade Player of the Year.The fee is $35 per camp-

er.The schedule for the

camp is:• 11:30 a.m.: Registration

begins• Noon: Learning the

Proper Way to Throw and Field

• 12:30 p.m.: Infield and Outfield Fielding Drills

• 1 p.m.: Understanding the Last Line of Defense by

the Outfield; How to Make Fantastic Plays in the In-field.

• 1:30 p.m.: Understand-ing the Concept of Defense

• 2 p.m.: Lunch and Rap Session with the High School Players

• 2:30 p.m.: Learning the Basic Techniques of Hitting

• Closing Comments.To sign up or obtain more

information, contact Billy Rasnake at 304-552-0173.

‘Drills to Skills’ softball camp coming to Buffalo

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