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IMPROVE COMFORT

Your home should be a place to get away from the stress of work and the world, so make your home as comfortable as your can for you and your family.

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Michael Holahan/Staff

The Zamboni smooths the ice over the big Augusta Lynx graphic at the James Brown Arena. The Lynx will play their last home game of the month tonight at 7 against the Mississippi Sea Wolves. The Lynx are ranked third in the ECHL South Division.

- Add comfortable couches and seating.

- Use a splash of color here and there with paint, fabric or flooring.

- Get rid of clutter and open up the space in your home.

- Allow in more natural light and update window treatments.

- Organize closets and storage.

- Create a special place in the garden as a retreat. Add a water feature -- the sound of trickling water can be very therapeutic.

Source: Associated Press

TODAY

BRING ONE FOR THE CHIPPER: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., The Home Depot on Bobby Jones Expressway; event for Christmas tree recycling.

SELF-DEFENSE CLASS FOR WOMEN: 6:30- 8 p.m., Toyota of Augusta, 3069 Washington Road; taught by Kim Walker; free; to register, call (706) 396-5114.

AMERICAN RED CROSS BABY-SITTING CLASS: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., the Columbia County Library, 7022 Evans Town Center Blvd., Evans; registration is required through the Red Cross office; cost is $30; call (706) 724-8481.

STUPENDOUS! SATURDAY: GOOD EATS! 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Morris Museum of Art, 1 10th St.; with storyteller and Georgia Public Radio personality Andy Offutt Irwin; create art using fruits, vegetables and gelatin; free; (706) 724-7501, www.themorris.org.

COMMON GROUNDS COFFEEHOUSE: 7:30 p.m., Unitarian Universalist Church of Augusta, 3501 Walton Way Extension; Eryn Eubanks & The Family Fold; $12 adults, $8 students; $2 off in advance; (706) 414-6515.

SLIDE SHOW PROGRAM: 3 p.m., second floor of Reese Library at Augusta State University, 2500 Walton Way; photographer and author Robert Arnett will present a program about his travels in India; program complements exhibit of the author's photographs on display through Jan. 29 in the library; (706) 737-1745.

WOMEN'S SELF-DEFENSE: 11 a.m. to noon, Aiken County Public Library, 314 Chesterfield St. S.W.; for girls ages 12 and older; participants should wear comfortable clothing (no shorts) and athletic shoes; (803) 642-2020.

SUNDAY

BABY'S BROTHER & SISTER: 2-3 p.m., Doctors Hospital, 3651 Wheeler Road, Medical Office Building I, Cradle Club Classroom, Suite 310; registration required; (706) 651-2229, www.doctors-hospital.net.

SUNDAY MORNING FORUM: 9:30 a.m., Unitarian Universalist Church of Augusta, 3501 Walton Way; with Robert Arnett.