Hallsville family welcomes addition of special toddler

Michael Cavazos/News-Journal Photo Jason vallery plays with his adopted son Abraham, on Thursday August 26, 2010, in their Hallsville home.

Heart of the Treasure Valley: Living for the moment after a congenital heart defect

Baylee Enrico is almost like a normal teenager, except she can't play sports or rough house and that, at age 14 1/2, she has already had two open heart surgeries and will need a third. For Melanie Enrico, being mom to a daughter who has a heart defect, that means every second together counts.

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(L-R) M.A.S.H. employees Dale Sprayberry, Karla Ellison, Josh Lavergne, Sharon Dupriast, Jonathan Sims and Jake Ellis recently celebrated their first day of business in the store's new showroom.

Specialized helmets remold baby heads

Babies look adorable — like tiny linebackers — in the colorful helmets fitted by Stan Gautier of Northern Care Orthotics and Prosthetics.