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By LINDA HALL
Staff Writer
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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment on this information collection. This collection is a revision of a currently approved collection which FNS employs to determine public participation in Special Milk Program for Children.
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Jeannette Recreation Committee's annual summer programs have begun and will continue through July 29 at Altman Park Playground.
Altman Park's playground is staffed from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays for children ages 6 to 12. Registration is required for all children. Residents of the Jeannette School District can participate for free. Non-residents must pay $2 per day or $10 per week.
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The 17th annual Fall Forestry Festival will be from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 15 at the Rutter Tree Farm in Harveyville, according to a brochure for the event.
This year's event will offer a variety of outdoor sessions for adult forestland owners and natural resource professionals, as well as several children and family activities.
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For years, parents and community members have asked the program director at the Regional Family YMCA of Laurel Highlands about starting an adaptive sports program.
So when Billie Rossman pitched the idea of a program for school- age children with special needs, Shawn Thompson quickly got the ball rolling.
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SALT LAKE CITY -- For most college students, the semester is over. But students in Westminster College's class "Autism: Awareness or Epidemic?" elected to keep classes going and put off summer vacation for one more month.
For their final exam, they sponsored a free Family Fun Day for children with autism and their families.
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Is there a better way to kick off summer than with an afternoon of free music and entertainment?
Luckily, people around here don't have to try to find out, because the 38th annual Old Port Festival is scheduled for Sunday. There will also be activities for children, the traditional parade, and lots of food and crafts.
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BLACK LICK--Responding to pleas from local parents, the Burrell Township Park Board is offering supervised afternoon activities for children ages 12 and under at Burrell Park, located behind the township building on Black Lick's Park Drive.
Jean Glass announced plans for the summer program after being appointed to a vacancy on the park board at Wednesday's regular meeting of the township supervisors.
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Roanoke has many activities for children
I would like to praise Roanoke for providing so many opportunities for children.
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FORT WORTH, Texas, Jan. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- A special group of Texas teenagers will soon hit the ski slopes in Winter Park, Colo., for a week, as American Airlines and Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children team up once again for the 30th annual ski trip. This year, 14 teens with amputations will participate in the all-expenses-paid ski trip, including a ski program designed just for them.
Snow skiing is an activity that is particularly well adapted for amputees. Dallas-based Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, one of the nation's leading pediatric centers for the treatment of orthopedic conditions, encourages its patients to challenge themselves during this experience. With specialized equipment, patients often excel at the sport and, in some cases, become competitive sk...