North State Parent magazine

A MAGAZINE SERVING FAMILIES IN BUTTE, GLENN, SHASTA, SISKIYOU & TEHAMA COUNTIES SINCE 1993

Michael Orr

Michael Orr

Michael Orr is a Father, writer, reader, science geek and musician who lives, works & plays in Paradise, California

Author Archive

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Judi Richins – Red Bluff School of the Music Arts

Teaching Life Through Music Numerous studies have shown that children who develop musical skills early in life often excel in other areas, such as math, language skills, and spatial intelligence […]

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Foster Care and Adoption – A Family in the Making

With over 400,000 American children in foster care, and nearly 120,000 waiting for adoption, it is clear that families are waiting to be made. November is National Adoption Awareness Month, […]

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Empowering Kids and Building Leaders: Your Local Boys & Girls Clubs

For more than 158 years the Boys & Girls Clubs of America have been serving America’s youth. It is a name that is recognized across the nation, but how does […]

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Be the Change: Michelle Carlson – Making the Impossible Possible, One Space at a Time

Throughout my middle school and high school years, I despised math and science classes. I knew they were important and I got OK grades in them, but I had to […]

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Pediatrician Q&A with Dr. Zeke (Ezekiel Melquist, MD)

Q: As back-to-school time approaches, many parents dread the first month or so, as many kids get sick in those first few weeks. Why does that happen? A: Each child has […]

Fencing Offers Fun, Fitness, Focus and Competition to People Across the Spectrum

Swashbuckler wannabes of America, En Guarde! Fencing, once thought only to be a sport for the elites (and Europeans), is on the rise. Just ask Margaret Brunelle, owner of Chico […]

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Daytripping – Five Fun Picnic Spots

Finding time to get away isn’t easy. Many of us don’t have the time (or money) to get away to the coast or to Tahoe on a regular basis due […]

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