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Dear Heloise: I've been manicuring fingernails for nearly 20 years, and I have probably seen everything imaginable that you can do to your fingernails. So many women bite their nails or cuticles, and they need to stop. As we age, many women have brittle nails that peel or break, so here are some hints to help keep your nails healthy:

-- First, keep your fingers out of your mouth. Don't bite your nails. You're spreading bacteria all over your fingers and transferring all kinds of dirt and germs to your body.

-- Moisturize your nails and cuticle area. Petroleum jelly at night with cotton gloves helps keep your nails healthy.

-- Don't pick or peel your nail polish off. Use a nail polish remover that also moisturizes your nails.

-- Massage your nails, especially around the cuticle areas. When you wash your hands, apply a moisturizer after you've dried them.

-- If your nails are discolored, try soaking them in a small bowl of water with fresh lemon juice mixed in. -- Julie B., Tacoma, Washington

Dear Heloise: I had an old, ratty-looking pizza pan that I was planning to throw out when an idea came to me. I took some leftover white paint and painted it with two coats of paint.

After that had dried, I bought some stickers of flowers and arranged them in clusters around the surface of the painted pan. Then I used two coats of a clear, non-yellowing varnish. When we had a party, I placed a fruit pie, a plate of cupcakes and a cake stand with a chocolate cake on the old painted pizza pan. It's a great way to show off dessert and a good way to repurpose something I might have tossed out. -- Emily N., New Haven, Connecticut

Dear Heloise: Whenever I give someone a gift that requires batteries, I buy the batteries to go with the gift or put batteries inside the item. This way, people don't have to wait to use the gift.

If the gift is a battery-powered toy, I can assure you the child will be eager to play with it ASAP. -- Lester F., Carson City, Nevada

Lester, just like you, I always include batteries with gifts that require them. I've found that people are always happy to have the batteries right there on hand rather than waiting until the next time they go shopping. -- Heloise

Dear Heloise: I have a wine rack that my son made for me nearly 25 years ago. I liked it because it was made so simply.

Over time, it got rather banged up, and my husband wanted to throw it out, but I'm too frugal and too sentimental to let that happen. Instead, I painted it the same shade of blue as our bathroom wall. Then I hung it on the wall, above the toilet, and use it to store magazines and hand towels. I just roll them up and place them in the bottle slots. -- Betsy H., Kokomo, Indiana

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High winds and low visibility appear to have contributed to a crash Friday afternoon involving multiple cars and possibly semi-trucks on Interstate 90 eastbound between 19 miles east of Billings to three miles west of Hardin.

The oldest victim was a 72-year-old woman driving an SUV. She and three of her passengers, which included a 3-year-old boy, were all pronounced dead at the scene.

The only senior living facility in one on Montana’s poorest counties will close its doors over the next three months.

A black cloud of dust swallowed a portion of Interstate 90 west of Hardin on Friday, blinding drivers and causing a massive, deadly pileup.

Magic City institution will say goodbye to the fans during the Tuesday evening broadcasts on KTVQ. 

The remains of a motorcycle sit in the middle of 62nd Street West at the intersection with Masters Boulevard, following a fatal crash in Billi…

An abandoned railway bridge near Highway 89 that crosses the Yellowstone River east of Livingston is dangerously close to falling into the water following erosion from high water this spring.

Kevin Roy Welter, 40, has been charged in Yellowstone County District Court with one count of vehicular homicide while under the influence. He is accused of colliding with a motorcycle and killing its driver, 34-year-old Aaron Lurz

The six people were killed when a dust storm caused blackout conditions on the interstate west of Hardin.

Two men have been charged in Yellowstone County District Court this week with attempting to pay for sex with minors.

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