Kelli Stellmon’s son, Jacob, was born with Klinefelter Syndrome. It’s a chromosomal abnormality that occurs in boys every 500 to 1,000 births.

It is not life-threatening, but some of the symptoms can make life difficult for boys born with it. It renders the boys sterile, and sometimes, it is misdiagnosed as attention deficit disorder.

Jacob is a teenager now and doing well, but his mother would like to form a support group for other parents whose boys have the disorder. If you are interested or would like more information, write Kelli Stellmon, c/o Common Ground, The Spokesman-Review, P.O. Box 2160, Spokane, WA 99210-1615.

Book Bash: The Coeur d’Alene branch of the American Association of University Women will hold its annual used book sale next Saturday and Sunday at Silver Lake Mall. If you’re interested in donating books, attending the book sale or buying raffle tickets (they’re giving away a bunch of cool books), call (208) 765-2360 or (208) 664-1777. Proceeds provide scholarships for North Idaho students.

Baskets of care: The North Spokane Kids Care Club is making “Fresh Start Baskets” for families from Ogden Hall moving into their first homes. The laundry baskets are filled with household cleaning supplies, laundry soap, dryer sheets, sponges, mops, brooms, dust pans, trash bags, toilet paper and other household items. If you would like to donate any of these items, call Cricket Mathews at 487-9329.

More nostalgia: Floyd Griffith responded to our recent nostalgia column here with more good stuff. His father was manager of the Clemmer Theater in the late 1920s. The theater owner, Mr. Clemmer, “was a redhead and every summer he would throw a party for every redheaded kid in Spokane.”

He also remembers twice-daily mail delivery, at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., in the ‘20s and ‘30s. And Julie Farmer remembers “Reddy Kilowatt, in red neon, running across the top of the downtown Washington Water Power building.” She adds: “I wish he could be brought back.”

Celebration: The African-American Mothers’ Celebration will be held next Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., in Spokane Community College’s Lair Student Center. Speakers and workshops will cover topics such as health, parenting, writing and publishing and mothering patterns around the world. SCC counselor Beverly Walker-Griffea says: “The conference is a way to embrace our sisters of all races who are mothers, who have mothers or who may become mothers.” Cost: $10 in advance; $15 at the door. Call 533-7030.

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