LIFESTYLES

The inaugural event of the Sidney Stafford Lecture Series to honor the life and work of the late Rev. Sidney Stafford, longest serving chaplain of Louisburg College, will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17, in the Norris Theater of Louisburg College. The guest speaker is Dr. Nancy K. MacLean, an American historian. She is the William H. Chafe Professor of History and Public Policy at Duke University.

As the days become shorter and the weather cools down, a new crop of allergy symptoms can arise, turning the autumn season into one marked by sneezing, scratchy throats and itchy eyes. Medications can alleviate such symptoms, but allergy sufferers may want to investigate some natural ways to beat allergies.
According to the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, ragweed is one of the more common triggers of autumnal allergies.

Children's eye health is just as important as other aspects of their physical and mental well-being. According to a recent report from the National Center for Children's Vision and Eye Health at Prevent Blindness, vision plays an important role in a child's physical, cognitive and social development. And visual functioning is a strong predictor of academic performance in school-aged children.