LAKE PLACID — A local winter coat drive to warm the residents of a Lakota Sioux reservation at Wounded Knee, S.D., exceeded the expectations of organizer Betty Luckey and her family. Luckey dreamed of collecting 500 coats. Thanks to overwhelming response, she will be able to present almost 1,000 coats to 500 residents — and just in time for Christmas. The residents are unable to afford winter coats and often bundle up with blankets and wear several shirts. ...more

December 20, 2007

Thank you for your article about our toy and clothing drive for "Christmas for Wounded Knee." The local response was overwhelming. We will have another day to receive winter coats and jackets on Saturday, Dec. 8 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the new shopping center in front of Circuit City, on U.S. 27 in Sebring. ...more

December 3, 2007

As flames advanced on the wealthy vacation community of Sun Valley, real estate agent Todd Conklin sent his wife and children to safety, then offered spa treatments to some of the more than 1,600 firefighters and National Guardsmen arriving in town. ...more

September 8, 2007