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Team effort

Medical experts rally to help a child and her anxious family.

Flying High With Just One Engine

A blog post looking at "FLYING ON ONE ENGINE", a film that captures the story of the severely disabled Dr. Dicksheet, a man who has donated his surgical skills to the cause of alleviating suffering among India’s poor. The film both highlights the problems of cleft lip and other congenital deformities, and also tells the dramatic story of a person risking his life to help those in need.

New procedure for cleft palate

Short article discussing a new cleft treatment.

Bike benefit Saturday in Three Rivers

More cyclists are needed for a charity ride taking place at 8 a.m. on Saturday Sept. 15 at the Lions Arena, 42490 N. Kaweah River Dr., Three Rivers. The event will help raise money for Smile Train. At the same time the event is hoping to break the Guinness Book of Records mark for largest bike gathering.

Information: 561-2222 or 561-4791.

Cleft palate families face DOH funding cuts

A story about the $155,000 the Dept. of Health has decided to cut.

By Shirley Wentworth

China bound

A story about a member of a volunteer mission to China to repair clefts.

By Chris Bryan