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

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Worldwide Epilepsy Awareness Day

Worldwide Epilepsy Awareness Day

Worldwide Epilepsy Awareness Day Wear Purple On March 26th To Support Kaia And Others With Epilepsy Kaia’s first seizure happened in fifth grade. Her mother, Rita Davis, had asked Kaia […]

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Solar Powered Clothes Dryer

Solar Powered Clothes Dryer   Old fashioned and quaint or good green common sense? Air drying your laundry outside in the spring, summer and fall is one of the more […]

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2018 Whole Earth and Watershed Festival Offers Environmental Stewardship Awards

Whole Earth and Watershed Festival Environmental Stewardship Awards The organizers of the 2018 Whole Earth and Watershed Festival are excited to recognize the efforts of teachers, students, and classes, clubs […]

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Tutor Doctor in the North State: Ten Steps Toward Building Your Child’s Strong Academic Future

Tutor Doctor in the North State Ten Steps Toward Building Your Child’s Strong Academic Future It’s that time of day again. The kids are home from school, backpacks bulging with […]

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Growing Up Fit – Family Fitness, Age by Age

Growing Up Fit Family Fitness, Age by Age Childhood may seem to move at a faster pace these days, but children don’t. New research from the American Heart Association shows […]

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The Abacus Project – Instilling a Love of Math at an Early Age

The Abacus Project Instilling a Love of Math at an Early Age The Abacus Project was established after several early-childhood based organizations in Siskiyou County, in partnership with the Ford […]

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Arts Education – It’s for All of Us

The mention of “art in school” conjures a sensory kaleidoscope of paste, tempura, clay and happy children in colorfully-splotched smocks. True, kids love to paint, mold and goop up almost […]

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Weeding Out The Couch Potatoes – 50 Things To Do Instead Of Screen Time

Across the nation, crops of couch potatoes sprout up every winter. They are fueled by the colder days and early sunset, leaving them unable to do more than is absolutely […]

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The View from the Passenger’s Seat

My son starts Driver’s Education next month, making this my third time through this process. My first two experiences were with my daughters, but this time I will be sitting […]

Dun­smuir High School  instructor Jeff Capps helps serve healthy and delicious culinary creations in the school’s cafeteria, all prepared by students enrolled in the school’s Culinary Arts program.

What’s On The Menu? Lifelong kitchen skills for teens at Dunsmuir High School

“This is not like a class,” Jeff Capps announces to students enrolled in Dunsmuir High School Culinary Arts Program (Dunsmuir, CA). Each new roomful of students may well wonder what […]

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Teaching Kids About Kindness: Small Gestures to Put Smiles on People’s Faces

  Amid our busy lives, it can be easy to lose sight of the little things we can do to make the world a gentler, kinder place for others. As […]

How to Host a Holiday Cookie Exchange

Cookie exchanges are inherently rewarding. Not only do you have a chance to share one of your family favorites, a cookie swap is a festive way to feed your guests […]

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