For eight years, 82-year-old Yvonne Walker has struggled with Parkinson's disease. Unable to drive, clean her home or care for herself, she hired a caregiver, Sue Barstad, to help her out during the day.

Many skiers go into spasms of ecstasy when they hear the word powder. I myself had a much different take on this sport. During the '50s and '60, I remember my friend, Audy, saying, "Am I having fun yet?" as we both struggled to keep up with my husband. Her husband, a rotund fellow, was usually behind us lying in the snow crying about not having fun anymore and waiting for someone to help him out of the huge hole he'd made. At least Audy and I made an attempt to act like we were having fun and knew we were earning our apres ski drinks.

The Silverado Handweavers and Spinners Guild is hosting Japanese textile artist John Marshall on March 3 through 5 at the Napa Senior Center.

The students at Stone Bridge School, located on the Napa Expo grounds, got a special Valentine's Day present. Their grass play area, which had been closed since Napa's New Year's Eve flood, reopened.

WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Tuesday that a small congregation in New Mexico may use hallucinogenic tea as part of a four-hour ritual intended to connect with God.

Conservatives criticize Colorado gay bill

GARDEN GROVE -- Robert A. Schuller remembers working hard as a child for his father's fledgling church, cranking out Sunday programs on a mimeograph machine and spending hours tiling the floor of a new church building.

Unity Church

PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil -- Charged with promoting Christian unity, the World Council of Churches has taken its work seriously -- each of its meetings has grown bigger and more ambitious over the past six decades.

Education

In recognition of Parent Leadership Month, ParentsCAN will acknowledge three parents who have learned to advocate for their children and are now using the expertise they have gained to help other parents who are experiencing similar circumstances.

Michelle has lost 16 pounds since September, and she's pretty happy about it. There has been no dieting, although she tries to be conscious of what she eats. So what's changed? One thing -- she's doing yoga.