Is It Spring Yet? So long, ice scrapers, shovels, scarves, mittens, hats, sniffles, stomach flu and severe weather reports. The first day of spring officially begins on March 20th at 12:57 p.m. There may still be snow on the ground but let’s put forth a sunny outlook as we welcome spring with some fun facts: Spring fever is a real syndrome. When the temperature rises during the warm spell after a long winter, there is a dilation of the blood vessels so blood can be carried to the body surface where heat can be lost quickly. People experience an energetic  Read More...

Is It Spring Yet? So long, ice scrapers, shovels, scarves, mittens, hats, sniffles, stomach flu and severe weather reports. The first day of spring officially begins on March 20th at 12:57 p.m. There may still be snow on the ground but let’s put forth a sunny outlook as we welcome spring with some fun facts: Spring fever is a real syndrome. When the temperature rises during the warm spell after a long winter, there is a dilation of the blood vessels so blood can be carried to the body surface where heat can be lost quickly. People experience an energetic  Read More...

From Your Valentine On February 14 each year, sweethearts celebrate Valentine’s Day by exchanging cards, chocolates, and other tokens of love. But do these sweethearts know who they are celebrating? The true identity of St. Valentine is murky and there are differing stories detailing his role in the church and the acts that inspired the popular holiday bearing his name. Competing stories depict St. Valentinus (the Latin version of the name) as either a priest from Rome or the Bishop of Terni during the reign of Emperor Claudius II. Legend has it that Valentinus aided Christians who were persecuted under Claudius II’s  Read More...