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 How does Memorial Day weekend at the beach sound?
Thanks to a new partnership between the city of Colorado Springs and the YMCA of the Pikes Peak Region, it sounds sure-enough.
On May 26, right before the unofficial start of summer, the Y will open... |
 Divine Redeemer Catholic School Principal Marjie Weldele got an end-of-the-year present Wednesday when her students surprised her with a stage full of groceries for the school’s food pantry.
Tricia Faber, the school’s athletic director, planned... |
 To thank military personnel for their service to the United States, service members and their families can get into any national park for free beginning May 19 (Armed Forced Day) with a new national parks pass.
The new pass program was unveiled May... |
 Parenthood is a very personal experience and the meaning and implications are as varied as humanity itself. And of course, sacrifices are generally required.
However, such sacrifices need not include eating a subsistence diet of what’s currently... |
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“What to Expect When You’re Expecting” is a “Valentine’s Day” take on impending parenthood. Assorted couples cope with pregnancies, planned and unplanned, adoption and the epic change that is coming to their lives.
It’s wafer-thin, but... |
 Ana Rosa Duenas relied on a two-step plan to start a new life in the United States.
First, Rosa Duenas handed her two small boys off to their aunt, who whisked them across the border and welcomed them into her house on Fort Carson.
Following a... |
 Registration is now open for Eagle Lake Camps’ day and overnight summer programs.
Run by The Navigators, these faith-based camps offer kids of all religious persuasions a chance to take part in traditional summer camp activities like horseback... |
 Farrah Frye cried a lot on Mother’s Day. But they were tears of joy for the 37-year-old, who just became a mom eight months ago.
But these aren’t infants. Frye and her husband Matthew took in four foster children — a boy and his three sisters... |
 A racy new book publicized as “erotic fiction” and dubbed “mommy porn” by bloggers has been banned by some libraries in Georgia, Florida and Wisconsin.
In Colorado Springs? The book “50 Shades of Grey” is flying off library shelves.
The... |
 LOS ANGELES — There is something sweetly old-fashioned about the phrase "talent show" — like "quilting bee" or "sack race" or "bake off," it calls up images of small-town fun, of ordinary citizens showing off that extraordinary thing they do.... |
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Andrea Kussman created a blog entry “Literature is a textually transmitted disease, normally contracted in childhood.” A Dedication to Jane Yolen
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Tess Kuckleburg Chins Up Center (foster care agency) has scheduled Foster Parent "CORE" class (12 hour class on foster parenting) 5/23, 5/24, and 5/31 as well as a CPR/First Aid class on 5/26 and 5/30. These classes are FREE!! These are both required for foster care licensing. If you are interested in becoming a foster parent and enrolling--Please turn in an application. tess.kuckleburg@griffithcenters.org
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Erin Prater created a blog entry Free Redbox rental for moms & more
Today all moms can get a free Redbox rental when they use the code MAY13 at all Redbox machines.
For more Mother's Day freebies and deals, including info on a free round of golf for all moms at Gleaneagle Golf Club in the Springs, click here.
How did your family celebrate Mother's Day? /Erin
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Erin Prater created a blog entry A new baby porcupine for Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo has a new resident: a baby porcupine.
The porcupine, which doesn't yet have a name, arrived last night.
Attendees of the zoo's Thursday Stroller Safari class were some of the first locals to catch a glimpse of the tiny bundle of joy, which slurped down a "formula" of goat's milk, rice and yogurt while eager youngsters looked ...
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Patricia Harvey created a blog entry Why kids need parents to read aloud.O.K. I'm repurposing my last post. So sue me. Here it is. Now you know what it's really about.
Not the Tanning Mom, or t0xic stress. It's not even about breastfeeding a child till the age of three. It's about something that doesn't sell advertising or make headlines.
It's about reading aloud. Don't feel embarrassed if you don't do it. Read my ...
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Erin Prater created a blog entry TIME cover features mom breastfeeding 3-year-old
This week's edition of TIME Magazine features Los Angeles mom Jamie Lyne Grumet breastfeeding her 3-year-old son.Grumet subscribes to the theory of attachment parenting, which has risen in popularity since the publication of his book "The Baby Book" in 1992.
The parenting paradigm encourages extended breastfeeding, co-sleeping and "baby wearing."
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Patricia Harvey created a blog entry A Mother's Day Gift to Last a Lifetime
This week I decided to blog about one of my most pleasurable experiences as a mom: reading aloud. I read aloud to my kids just about every day. Not just when they were little tykes, but as they grew up.
I never considered reading aloud to be a privilege, but a necessity. And it turned out to be a gift that they - and I - would ...
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Crystal T added a new video Natalia's Story of HOPE3rd grade student, Natalia, shares her experience with blended learning at HOPE Online Learning Academy Co-Op. For more information, visit http://hopeonline.org
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Erin Prater created a blog entry REPORT: U.S. ranks 25th on list of best places to mother
In annual report on the best countries in which to be a mom, the U.S. ranks only 25th, up from 31st last year, USA Today reports.The report, released by the Save the Children foundation, takes factors like mothers' educational statuses and lifetime risk of dying from childbirth, as well as children mortality rates, into consideration.
"Mothers in ...
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Erin Prater ► Nancy Lonergan Hi Nancy! Thanks so much for your posts! Do you have a press release list? If so, can you add erin.prater@gazette.com to that list? And can you e-mail me a press release about this screening if you have one? Thanks! /Erin
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