| Riders with a cause
The Johnson County Children's Advocacy Center will host its 10th annual Cowboys for Kids Benefit on Friday and Saturday with 24 celebrities participating to raise money for victims of child abuse. Money raised at the Cowboys for Kids Benefit will go directly to the center to support the children and the programs, CAC Executive Director Tammy King said. Funding for the center comes only from grants and the benefit."It has been my hope for over six years that I would arrive at the center and find that we had no new cases," King said. "The sad reality is that I am still arriving at the center everyday taking new referrals, and children's lives are still being ripped apart by abuse."This is why funding for the center is a necessity, she said.King said the CAC uses the money raised at the benefit for training, programming, utilities, insurance, supplies and salaries for therapists, support staff and forensic interviewers."Ten years ago we raised $10,000 and last year we raised $93,000 for the Children's Advocacy Center," Johnson County Sheriff Bob Alford said.
Rescue skills put to the test by cruise-ship 'casualties'
MEMBERS of the local coastguard service were put to the test at the weekend when they attended an emergency exercise at Brough harbour. Volunteers from Wick, Duncansby and Scrabster were scrambled to the shore shortly after two o'clock on Saturday afternoon to deal with the immediate aftermath of a supposed explosion on board a cruise boat. .
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Rappahannock Area YMCA summer camp registration is under way. Day camps for children ages 3 to 15, Teen Venture Camps and brand-new Specialty Camps in drama, cooking, crafts, mad-science and golf are being offered. Call 540/371-YMCA for rates and details. The YMCA awards financial assistance for all memberships and programs, including summer camp. Tryouts scheduled for gymnastics Stafford Gymnastics Team and Development tryouts take place April 28 and May 5. Girls between the ages of 4 and 7 will try out April 28 starting at noon. Girls ages 8 and older will try out May 5 starting at noon. Tryouts are open to everyone. Sign up at the Stafford Parks & Recreation Center, 500 Nelms Circle in Falmouth. For details, call the Stafford Gymnastics Center at 540/373-8192.
UK doctors targeted for country practice
ELEANOR HALL: The shortage of doctors in rural Australia is nothing new. But now, one rural doctors' group has come up with a novel way of trying to entice foreign doctors to our shores.
In New South Wales alone, 180 GPs needed in rural areas and officials say the problem will sharpen dramatically over the next couple of years as older doctors retire.
So, how do you convince foreign doctors to make the move down under?
The New South Wales Rural Doctors Network is hoping that a reality TV style film will do the trick, as Sabra Lane reports.
SABRA LANE: It's a polished production, most of the scenery is picture postcard perfect and the stars of this short film aren't actors, they're real doctors performing their own country practice.
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