GREENWICH The South Central school district has exceeded the number of state-allowed calamity days, so officials have decided to extend the school year. The state allows districts to call off classes up to five times. After that, districts must make up the days missed. In South Central's case, adverse weather forced the district to use all five plus one.

Norwalk Memorial Home The huge snowstorm which hit the Norwalk area didn't dampen the spirits of the folks at Norwalk Memorial Home indeed it seemed to add to the excitement of Valentine's Day.

Sally Frye considers her cutout cookies something of a legacy, since she has passed the recipe to her family who often requests she make them and the cookies are popular in the Willard community. "Everybody knows my cutout cookies," she said when asked why she chose them to be this week's featured recipe.

BUCYRUS - Bucyrus Little Theatre will hold auditions for Rodgers and Hammerstein's "South Pacific" at 2 p.m. Feb. 24 and 25 at the theater, 130 Songer Ave. A cast of 15 to 20 men, 15 women and two children are needed for this musical set in an island paradise during World War II. Performance dates will be May 4, 5, 6, 11, 12 and 13.

NORWALK - The following people were recently convicted of crimes in Norwalk Municipal Court, Judge John Ridge presiding: Clarence R. Gillespie, 45, 78 Sandusky St., Monroeville; disorderly conduct and intoxication; conviction date: Feb. 12; fine, $100; costs, $45; defendant shall pay fine and cost within 30 days.

One of the central paradoxes of life is you have to know when to listen and when not to. I have a little management experience from my previous career as a filmmaker. As a manager, I met with mixed success, but I believe this particular problem is the central paradox of management.

Toast Jeffrey M. Murray, the Norwalk native and Sharon Township Firefighter, who died Tuesday when responding to a call during extreme, adverse weather conditions. Murray, 40, was described as having "the most positive attitude that you could have." We truly respect those first responders who willingly risk their lives every day to protect and serve their communities. Our deepest condolences to all who knew Murray. Roast the media's coverage of Anna Nicole Smith. Even as the general public says it is tired of the story and incessant coverage, the media continues to shove it down people's throats. Many, especially in the media, are concerned about recent polls indicating young people have an unhealthy fascination with being rich and famous we in the media need to look in the mirror and admit our own sense of responsibility for helping to perpetuate such a culture.

With the scribble of a crayon or the stroke of a paint brush, a child's life skills can be enhanced. That's the goal of a new art therapy program being offered in Fisher-Titus Medical Center's pediatric therapy department. "Art serves as a springboard for healthy communication and sharing of the self in appropriate manners," art therapist Dawn Freeman said. "It is so much easier, especially for children, to work with their hands. Art is so innate in everyone that it's validating for them to create something of their own. It is a way to encourage participants to be individuals, to create something that is part of them."

DAYTON (AP) - The security guards at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base were more than a little curious. A package-delivery truck sitting on the edge of a base parking lot was shaking violently. Warily approaching, the MPs found 35-year-old driver Doug Jones inside shirtless, sweating and exercising to Latin music pulsing through the vehicle. Jones, on his lunch hour, was practicing Zumba a brassy, high-octane, Colombian-born dance/aerobics workout that he teaches.