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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Taking the opportunity the other day to visit with one of our elementary principals, I learned about some of the things that would be happening during this upcoming year at their school. Carlos Carrillo, principal at James Bickley Elementary, focusing on strengths, shared, “we have great teachers at James Bickley, who work very well together as a team. Their stability is very important, and we have little or no turnover. We’ve only lost one teacher in the last few years, and that was retirement.” Carrillo continued, “In s...
The Food Bank of Eastern New Mexico has not received adequate donations to make any commodity deliveries during September, according to food bank officials. However, the food pantry program will be in operation. Information: Teresa Wilcock, 763-6130.... Full story
Of the multitude of really foolish ideas our society naively buys as unquestionably true, one of its most foolish, fiercely held, and utterly false beliefs is this: Bigger is always better. In 1927 British essayist and author G.K. Chesterton, in a book entitled “The Outline of Sanity,” wrote about what he called “The Bluff of the Big Shops.” Chesterton wrote more than 35 years before Wal-Marts and such would begin metastasizing all over America and beyond, but already in England he was seeing little shops being gobbled...
I have a friend whose children are old enough now to strike fear into the hearts of their mother, as she dreads the coming transformation from adorable kid to hulking, hairy creature from the black lagoon. Since my kids are already well into this transition, Barb views our family like a big, messy science experiment, peering at us as if we were all in a petrie dish, to see what she can learn to prevent future similar disasters in her house. I have explained to her that these years are exactly like high school football Hell...
Daniel Vasquez August Of the 20 million Facebook users under the age of 18 who have actively used the site in the past year, 7.5 million were younger than 13, according to Consumer Reports' latest State of the Net survey. Meaning, they're so young that they violate even Facebook's terms of service, which requires that users be at least 13 years old. As if adolescence wasn't already tough enough, why expose kids to a social network that can threaten their safety if used improperly? And let's face it: There bounds to be some...
Back to school – a time both loved and dreaded by children and parents alike. Being back at school will bring out the extremes in your children. Tactile children will need more physical contact and cuddles, visual children will be more particular about how things look, auditory children will chatter more, and taste and smell children will be more clingy. This is all part of the process and very normal! Be kind, calm and respectful and your child will settle in a few weeks. Visual children will benefit from a visually...
Doreen Christensen How'd that first day back at school go? If you're like me, you had a bit o' trouble getting dinner on the table at a reasonable hour. Now that those lazy summer days are over, you might be looking for a few fast shortcuts to make week-night dinners come together in a snap. Two free downloadable e-cookbooks will help get the job done. "Family Circle's 15 Slow Cooker Favorites:" Dust off that slow cooker and download a free copy of this 11-page PDF e-cookbook. It features one-pot soups, entrees and desserts...
McClatchy-Tribune With the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks approaching, it is time for parents to plan how they will explain that day to children too young to remember 9/11. Don Brown's book "America is Under Attack" might be one way to help a child understand why this day is so sad for so many Americans and why we take time to remember. The book tells first-hand stories about people who worked in the World Trade Center and firefighters, those who escaped and those who died. Muted illustrations, also by...
Tricia Romano If there's one thing about the new school year that kids love and parents don't, it's shopping for clothes. As children get into their tweens and teens, fashion and trends play a bigger part in their lives. But single mom Marcelle Karp, of New York City, satisfies her child's sense of style without breaking the bank. Marcelle and her daughter, Ruby, who blogs for HelloGiggles.com and will enter sixth grade this fall, have a tried-and-true system worked out for back-to-school shopping. "The younger you initiate y... Full story
Jenny Schafer Tia Mowry Hardrict and Tamera Mowry-Housley became overnight teen sensations for their hit comedy series "Sister, Sister." Twelve years after successfully escaping the "child star curse," the identical twins are ready to show us just how different they really are as they embark on two of the biggest journeys of their lives. The new reality TV show "Tia & Tamera" follows Tia as she becomes a first-time mother, and gives viewers an all-access pass to Tamera's road to her dream wedding. The 33-year-old new mom...
Disney FamilyFun magazine Summer is over, but you have memories with your kids that you want to hang onto forever. Use these three ideas to turn your souvenirs into keepsakes. Slide Sleeve Treasure Holder This playful version of a shadow box can be tacked up just about anywhere or hung like a mobile to let the sun shine through. Simply fill the pockets of a slide sleeve or a nine-pocket trading-card page protector with small mementos, such as ticket stubs, map fragments, photos, bird feathers, pine needles and dried flowers.... Full story
Jan Norman Ladera Ranch, Calif., mom Julia Christensen gained 83 pounds when she was pregnant with her son Bradford. Nothing in the stores looked attractive or fit with style for this self-described fashionista. "Clothes either cost $400 for a one-time wearing or weren't made nicely," she says. Sound familiar? It sure seemed to Christensen that maternity clothes were designed and made by people who had never been pregnant. So she decided to do something about it. And fortunately for her and other style-conscious pregnant... Full story
McClatchy-Tribune Experts agree that breastfeeding is one of the best things that a mother can do for her child, but it's not always as easy as it would seem. Many new moms face difficulties breastfeeding, and a new survey by the websites TheBump.com and Breastfeeding.com show misinformation and ignorant attitudes still exist. Polling more than 1,600 women on TheKnot.com, TheNest.com and TheBump.com, the survey found that 44 percent of women feel uncomfortable seeing a mom breastfeed in public. In fact, 10 percent of women sa...
Doreen Christensen How'd that first day back at school go? If you're like me, you had a bit o' trouble getting dinner on the table at a reasonable hour. Now that those lazy summer days are over, you might be looking for a few fast shortcuts to make week-night dinners come together in a snap. Two free downloadable e-cookbooks will help get the job done. "Family Circle's 15 Slow Cooker Favorites:" Dust off that slow cooker and download a free copy of this 11-page PDF e-cookbook. It features one-pot soups, entrees and desserts... Full story
Provided by Roaring Brook Press "America is Under Attack" is by Don Brown, from Roaring Brook Press. It is aimed at children 6-10 and is $16. McClatchy-Tribune With the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks approaching, it is time for parents to plan how they will explain that day to children too young to remember 9/11. Don Brown's book "America is Under Attack" might be one way to help a child understand why this day is so sad for so many Americans and why we take time to remember. The book tells first-hand...
Tricia Romano If there's one thing about the new school year that kids love and parents don't, it's shopping for clothes. As children get into their tweens and teens, fashion and trends play a bigger part in their lives. But single mom Marcelle Karp, of New York City, satisfies her child's sense of style without breaking the bank. Marcelle and her daughter, Ruby, who blogs for HelloGiggles.com and will enter sixth grade this fall, have a tried-and-true system worked out for back-to-school shopping. "The younger you initiate y... Full story
Back to school – a time both loved and dreaded by children and parents alike. Being back at school will bring out the extremes in your children. Tactile children will need more physical contact and cuddles, visual children will be more particular about how things look, auditory children will chatter more, and taste and smell children will be more clingy. This is all part of the process and very normal! Be kind, calm and respectful and your child will settle in a few weeks. Visual children will benefit from a visually... Full story
Daniel Vasquez August Of the 20 million Facebook users under the age of 18 who have actively used the site in the past year, 7.5 million were younger than 13, according to Consumer Reports' latest State of the Net survey. Meaning, they're so young that they violate even Facebook's terms of service, which requires that users be at least 13 years old. As if adolescence wasn't already tough enough, why expose kids to a social network that can threaten their safety if used improperly? And let's face it: There bounds to be some...
