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Dear Heloise: We have trash collection twice a week, but here’s what we do in between those days when trash in the house begins to stink. When I prepare a meal and there are products that can’t go down the disposal (chicken skin, fat from raw meat, Styrofoam trays from meat products), I put everything in a plastic bag and freeze it until trash day. To remind myself that there is trash in the freezer, I use a sticky note on the fridge and toss it in with the other trash. Problem solved. Eveleen Skurow, The Villages, Florida

I recall a story was on TV about a 5-year-old girl who helped her daddy when he was having a heart attack. The father was able to dial 911 but when the dispatcher answered he was unable to talk so Savannah took the phone and helped answer the questions for her father.

Mexia Independent School District Superintendent Ryder Appleton spoke recently about changes in how the state evaluates school districts and changes in what the Mexia school district is doing to raise student performance.