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CONTENTS How long have you been teaching?

I have been teaching in the Centralia School District for 20 years or so but have spent the last 18 years at Washington Elementary School.

MONEY

What inspires you the most/what is your favorite part of teaching?

6:30 p.m., Corbet Theatre, Centralia College A new film that explores how digital technologies impact family dynamics, mental health and brain development.

Cost is $3 per person. For more information, please visit screenagersmovie.com or call (360) 245-3993.

7 p.m., Centralia College Corbet Theatre Free concert of music from around the world. The program will include music from Brazil, Syria, South Africa, Sweden, “She is so amazing because It costs more to produceshe always offers to help me out when Namibia, Scotland, Ireland and Appalachia (United States).

Green was selected for U.S. a nickel than a dime. I actually need help. She gives me what I The concert is open to the public and there is no charge for actually need (not what I want). She does dollars because it’s the most admission. For more information, please call (360) 736-9391. not force me to do anything unless it is

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NEW ZEALAND – Onehas nightmany in April, Inky opportunities with a vast range It’s that time again to start planning a summer camp adventure.

Our area fantastic the octopus slipped silently out of his tank of interests. With so many to choose from, youZealand’s shouldNational have noAquarium. trouble finding a camp — or two! at New

Morgan Arts Centre (360) morganartscentre.com.

When you were little,864-4278, what did you want to be when you grew up? Picasso • Camp Gosh, I wanted to be a lot of things, such as become a Ages: 6-16. teacher, a nurse or a cop. I have done nursing already JulyI decided 11-14,to9 have a.m.-12 art forms) (C.N.A.) so when kids Ip.m. would(three-dimensional just get involved with them school.9I a.m.-12 also had three so I feel July at18-21, p.m.boys, (two-dimensional art forms) like I got practice being a cop by keeping them in line!

Cost: $80 per week (family rates available.)

What made you decide to become a para-educator?

• Children’s Theater Workshop My own kids needed me at school, so I decided to be there for them. Now,Ages: I stay for8-18. the students because my children are all grown and on their own. 9 a.m. -3 p.m.

July 25-29, $150.

Do you have Cost: a mantra or quote you are always telling your students?

This includes a free performance Friday evening at 7 p.m.

needed to be done.”

~ nominator Hunter S. U.S. currency features former presidents such as George Washington ($1 bill), Abraham Lincoln ($5 bill), Andrew Jackson ($20 bill) and Ulysses S. Grant ($50 bill).

Dance Recital

Centralia Ballet Dance Recital

6 p.m., Corbet Theatre, Centralia College Centralia Ballet dancers will put on a great show. Tickets can be purchased at the door for $5. For more information, please visit centraliaballet.com.

which was issued until 1945.

10 a.m., Seminary Hill Natural Area Children and their parents are welcome to participate. Take a walk in the woods, and then make forestThe notebooks filledpennies with S. with Robin Ponther. first U.S. were 100 Nominator Hunter samples of the flora they find. All materials will be provided, percent copper, while today’s and activities will vary by the age of the child. For more pennies are 95 percent zinc with information, please call (360) 266-0568.

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7:30 p.m., W.F. West High School The bearcat band alumni will join the current Wind Ensemble in a special concert performance. For more information, please visit chehalisschools.org.

9 a.m., Lake Scanewa, East Lewis County For children 14 and under. Have fun catching up to three trout. Various competitions throughout the day for everyone to participate in. Other fun activities include face painting, learning how to clean fish and mini-games around the area.

For more information, please visit lcpud.org.

Mine is, “Let’s take it across the street.” People won’t get this but my students will, lol. And they will smile about it.

Evergreen Playhouse and Fox Theatre Youth Musical Theater Workshop evergreenplayhouse.com/youth-musical-summerprogram.

Ages: 7-17.

Two weeks (Monday through Friday) starting July 5, a.m.-3 p.m. like to add?

Is there anything10else you would Me coming to work day is very important. I lost my son Cost:every $150.

9 months ago and this is what helps me cope. This is the safe Professional instruction in all aspects of musical place for me.

I just wish all the kids would think this: Nothing There is -more Monopoly Para educator, Washington elementary including signing, set we can do about theater, the junk that goes on atdance, home butacting, make this money printedsin a year your seven hours building/painting, of freedom and learn what you can. chool, centralia lighting, costuming and more. than real money printed Performances will be held on July 16 at 2 p.m. and throughout the world.

Send in nominations for your favorite teacher, student, classand or July coach.

7 p.m.

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The largest U.S. bill ever in circulation was the $10,000 bill,

Children’s cent,Nature 5 cents,Activity 25 cents, and 50 cents.

There are 293 ways to make change for

What is one of your favorite teaching memories?

All my days are teaching moments. I learn something new every day from these kids. Also, this year I got to do the space balloon challenge and I got to go to Camp Cispus again this year. It is so fun to work with the 6th graders on this because I have known them for three years now and get to explore this with them. It is a real treat.

Robin Ponther

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Kids Fishing Derby

Mail to 321 N. Pearl, Centralia, WA 98531 or email jviall@swwfamily.com. If you email us and we don’t reply we haven’t received your message.

Please giveKids’ us a call at 807-8217.

Morton Roxy Intensive Drama

Camp (360) 496-0541, mortonroxy.org.

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27-July 17, 12 p.m.4 p.m. t u de n t Fe a Cost: $100 (limited & S scholarships t u available.)

Kids will workr together in groups to create original Email: ______________________________________________________________________________ scripts, characters, set pieces, costumes and lighting to develop a unique adaptation of “Where the Wild Things Are.” The show will be on July 16 SWWF Please include a few sentences on why you think your teacher, student, class, or coach and 17. Tickets are $9 ($10 at the door) for adults. should be featured. If you have a picture of your teacher, student, class, or coach, please Children 12 and under are $5. send it in too! We may contact you to learn more.

Name of teacher/school or coach/team & sport:

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9 a.m., Olympia Regional Airport There will be many recognized aerobatic performers and aircraft, as well as heritage aircraft from the museum’s collection, featuring aircraft from WWII, Korea and Vietnam eras. Tickets are $12 online or $15 at the door. For more information, please visit olympicflightmuseum.com.

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7:30 p.m., Centralia College Corbet Theatre Free event. The program will include “Hopak” from “The Fair at Sorochinsk” by Modest Moussorgsky, the first movement from Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, and “The Immovable Do”

by Percy Grainger. The band is comprised of almost 50 local wind and percussion musicians from Lewis, Thurston, Pacific, and Cowlitz counties. For more information, please visit centralia.edu.

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It happens slowly... One day everything in Toy Land seems calm, collected, organized and just the right quantity. Then it happens: birthday party toys, Christmas gifts, random toy purchases — they multiply and expand until the toys have formed masses and taken over.

Buying pretty (or boyish) totes and baskets helps to alleviate some of the mayhem, but

Summer camp is often something kids look forward to, and something they will fondly recall long after they reach adulthood.

For many kids, summer camp provides a first taste of independence as youngsters spend significant time away from home without their parents for the first time in their lives. But as great an experience as summer camp can be for youngsters, it can be just as difficult an experience if parents don't find the right fit for their children.

The following are a few things parents should take into consideration when seeking a Why: summer camp for their kids.

Because you don't play with it anymore.

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Many children are understandably shy when arriving at a summer camp, which can make kids hesitant or less enthusiastic about camp activities. But good staff will know how to make kids feel welcome, which should help them come out of their shells and make the most of their summer camp experiences.

• Ask how long the staff has been together and the types of training new (and even veteran staff) members undergo before the start of camp season?

• Find out if the staff training included first aid and emergency

Jr. hanging medicalwith training and certification.

• Are criminal background checks dad at the zoo. conducted?

cupBallet Academy Camps Thorbeckes The aquarium staff followed his little suction Centralia (360) 736-1683,prints thorbeckes.com.

623-9010, centraliaballet.com. to discover that Inky had escaped(360) through • Splish Splasha small gap at the top of his tank.

• Fairy-Tale Creative Dance Camp Ages: 6-11 July 11-15, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. out ofCentralia. the tank, Inky slid across the floor to aCost: $60.

July 5-7, 1 p.m.-Once 4 p.m., 6-inch-wide drain. He squeezed his football-sized body • Incredible Kids Camp will include stories, crafts and dancing worked through the drain, which took him to the Pacific Ocean.

Ages: 6-11. And nobody has seen Inky since that night! around ballet stories such as “The Sleeping July 19-21, 1 p.m.- 4 p.m., Chehalis.

Beauty,” “Cinderella” and “The Nutcracker.”

Camp includes gymnastics, rock wall and tennis.

• A Fairy Tale Ballet Camp elebrated on the third June each year to honor dads, grandfathers, step-dads and all An octopus has a soft body and can men who are great father figures, role models and overall good guys.

• Skills and Adventures Aug. 8-12, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. squeeze its body into very small Some local father figures have taken an active role in the lives of youngsters by Ages: 6-11. spaces.

Cost: $60.

In the sea, they like to live volunteers in our July 12-14, 1 p.m.For those with no experiencebecoming and those currently in local schools and community. alone4inp.m., smallChehalis. caves, spaces under rocks or Below are just a few of the many men who we want to take the time this year to honor. in potteryADAPT that falls Performance, from passing ships.

Camp includes even Thorbeckes Explore Ballet or Ballet 1. Camp will include stories, gymnastics and rock wall. crafts and games worked around ballet stories. A InkyButterflies was added to the aquarium in 2014. He had been injured when he Lane M., • Bullfrogs and class in basic ballet technique will also be included. was caught in a crayfish pot.

Chehalis Ages: 3-5.

• Intermediate/ Advanced Ballet Intensive Watchdog June 28 -30, 9 a.m.-12 p.m., Centralia.

July 25-29 volunteer, with Octopuses are play very difficult keepcrafts in aquariums.

If they Swim in the swimming pool, games, toenjoy Cost: $90.get bored, son Cody M. start to take things apart. In 2009, an octopus at the Monica and participatethey in yoga.

Open to Santa students that have completed Ballet 2a (or Pier Aquarium in California took apart a valve and caused a flood.

Cost: $40 for members, $50 non-member.

Costrobot is per equivalent.)

Camp Another octopus took apart a little submarine that was in its tank.will include daily ballet classes session. 10 percent discount for siblings. split into two levels, classes in other dance forms and lessons in dance history/theory. An informal SWW Dance Center Dance Camp performance will be held at the end.

(360) 748-4789, swdancenter@rainierconnect • Advanced Ballet Intensive 3 - 4 year olds, July 11-15, 9:30 a.m.-11 a.m; Aug. 1-5.

Aug. 1-5, 9:30 a.m.-11 a.m.

Cost: $125.

An octopus has eight arms … or are they legs?

BJ S., Chehalis 5 - 6 year olds, July 11-15, 9:30 a.m.-12 p.m; Open to students whothink havetwo completed BalletWatchdog 3 (or legs, and the rest Scientists of the limbs with act son,as Greyson S. Aug. 1-5, 9:30 a.m.-12 p.m. equivalent). Camp will includeVolunteer, daily ballet classes, more like variations, arms.

7 - 12 year olds, July 11-15, 1 p.m.- 4 p.m; pointe/men’s classes, pas de deux and like If you would to submit a photo for a future Aug. 1-5, 1 p.m.- 4 p.m. other dance forms, lessons in dance history/theory page, please emailEach the tentacle photo (including These limbs are called tentacles. has twonames andthe description) to jviall@swwfamily.com.

Cost: $45 for ages 3-4; $60 for ages 5-6; and an informal performance at end. suckers taste.please If an octopus loses a $80 for ages 7-12. * if you would rows like toofdo more that thansense one class, tentacle, it can grow a new one!

Themes include “The Nutcracker” and “Under the call for more information.

Sea.” Participants will learn dance basics and thematic choreography to perform at the end of the NW String Camp week. Classes such as Creative Movement, Jazz, (541) 420-1704, nwstrings.com.

What do you get when you Why won’t most fish What do you call a Modern Dance, Ballet Rhythmic Gymnastics Jeff Smith, Director of The Greater Chehalis Ages: welcome. cross aand werewolf with an takeAllanages octopus very squid that can transform Food Bank, with granddaughters Ellie C., will be taught.

July 19-22. octopus? seriously? itself into a robot?

Lena and Kenley F. and Charlie C. Cost: Fees vary. Please call or visit website for SWWF pricing.

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Plan a visit to a zoo or an aquarium today

and help make a History difference for

and grandpa. They will all be thrilled to share the

Make a adventure thelist old fashioned way.

Find a local of things you would activity that is like to do during your happening in your summer vacation. neighborhood and volunteer to help.

Biology

It’s great fun to look for different animals or plants you have never seen before. Again, there are books about this very subject in your local library or bookstore. Pick one up before you go, and as the kids see something they haven’t seen before, have them look it up to see if they can Make identifythis it. a day Make a

without using the car. Walk to school if you can or ride a bike.

Almost every town has a museum, with unique and interesting wildlife. collections that you may not see anywhere Zoo else. andThey often charge a simple donation, which makes it affordable for families.

Aquarium

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The Little Bighorn Battlefield is all about history.

You can also keep an eye out for activities happening in that area.

You could stumble on to things such as an archaeological dig in Yellowstone or a civil war or Lewis and Clark reenactment.

Write a poem on Combine chocolate Never pass up a chance to stop and participate the topicorofask questions. syrup, milk, carbonThe people participating in these activities arefor welcoming “Wishes My because ated water, ice education is part of the reason they are there. Dad.” Make the cream and whipped

day special for a cream to make an man in your life. old-fashioned ice cream soda.

Father’s Do cowboys still exist, and what is their life like? You may seeDay some riding horses and herding Ice Cream cattle in the barren lands of eastern Oregon or southern Nevada. What was life like living Soda Dayin a

Different cultures and ways of life around the country

mining town? If you get a chance to explore a ghost town, you will get some answers. Maybe you’ll find yourself happening in on a town just as they are having their annual festival and to clean your eyes parade celebrating that area’s important crop orTime industry.

Stop and join in Close the fun which will your and listen carefully always include the history and culture of the and area –tune alongup with great food, of course.

bicycle and helmet for the summer months.

Bicycle patented in 1819

and in silence for at least three minutes.

Then discuss what you could hear.

Helen Keller’s birthday

First, have them help plan the travel budget.

"How?" parents ask.

Myth: Spray sunscreens are as effective as the rest and easier to apply.

Spray products may not deliver enough sunscreen to the skin because droplets are dispersed unevenly. Furthermore, the propellents used in spray sunscreens could be harmful if inhaled.

Another factor to think about is that spray sunscreens are very hard to avoid getting into

Let kids help decide eyes when they move around or touch their skin before it is absorbed and then touch children’s where their donated toys their eyes. should go. Would they rather donate to their Draw lightly in church nursery or pencil first. daycare, or doMyth: they Sunscreen does not need to be reapplied, especially if it’s water-resistant.

Initially, keepAdministration your want their toys to gois no such thing as a waterproof sunscreen. The Food There and Drug recently drawing loose, to a family in prohibited need? Let the use of the term “waterproof” because consumers falsely believed their sunscreen concentrating on them include a letter to would not wash off. Water-resistant sunscreens will effective for a certain number the next childproducts describing thebe overall gesture of minutes 40 toof90your minutes. After a dip in how they enjoyed the toy before they need to be reapplied, usually between or pose and expressing the pool or ocean, play it safe and reapply. character. their hope that they have Myth: A little drop of sunscreen is all that’s needed. fun Many people are applying far too little sunscreen. The average person needs about an ounce of too.

Myth: Spending more money on SPF 50 will get me superior protection.

Sentimental?

Aesop’s Birthday

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home in time? When they ask the usual, “Are we there yet?” you can remind them that they

Montana.

Write or tell a tall tale today about someone you invented who is “larger than life.”

Paul Bunyan Day

Tour the factory:

Find a way to stay cool without air conditioning. Make a fan or a gentle water spray.

Try something you have never done before or explore somewhere you have never visited before.

Samples

the outdoors such as camping, biking, hiking, kayaking, fishing, rockhounding, and simply exploring.

One of the beachballs on this page is different from all the SWWF others. Can you find it?

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by Alexis Hardy of Centralia Timberland Library

ummer is the time to get outside and use your imagination! What better way to encourage play than reading books that celebrate the power of a child’s ability to pretend.

Cool off this summer with an adorable book about snow!

Dear Yeti by James Kwan is about two young hikers who are searching for Yeti in the snowy mountains. They leave reassuring notes explaining that they are harmless and just want to be friends. They search and search (you however, will see Mr. Yeti on each page) and find some danger, but in true picture book fashion, there is a sweet and simple ending.

The illustrations in this book are charming. After looking at them more closely, I noticed that they are all shape-based. Noses are triangles, trees are ovals and rectangles; even Yeti is somewhere between a rounded rectangle and an oval. It lends itself to a good opportunity to practice naming shapes with your child. Don’t be afraid of the snow - check it out now!

Dear Yeti is best for preschool through 2nd grade.

Drawing your favorite characters is good practice, but don’t be afraid to make up some of your own, too!

Happy Birthday

Did you read Calvin and Hobbes as a kid? Did you sometimes think you might faint from laughter? I definitely did.

I hadn’t found anything with such smart hilarity until I read Phoebe and Her Unicorn by Dana Simpson. Phoebe skips a rock right into the face of Marigold Heavenly Nostrils, a beautiful and vain unicorn.

Unbeknownst to Phoebe, she has just saved Marigold’s life.

To repay her, Marigold will grant her one wish. Phoebe wishes that Marigold would be her best friend and thus begins the crazy adventures of Phoebe and Her Unicorn!

Dana Simpson is a comedic GENIUS. On every page you will find guaranteed, laugh-out-loud dialogue. If this comic was solely about Marigold, it would devolve into an obnoxious story about a self-obsessed unicorn, but with goony Phoebe, it is a perfect depiction of selfless friendship, complete with ridiculous jokes. This series is an instant classic for any child.

If you love Dana Simpson as much as I do, you can meet her at the Centralia Timberland Library on July 20th at 2 pm for a kid’s comic program.

Phoebe and Her Unicorn is best for 3rd through 6th grade.

WHAT IS A TERR ARIUM?

A miniature garden that grows inside a covered glass or plastic container.

HOW DOES IT WORK?

In the presence of light and heat, water evaporates from the plants through transpiration and from the soil. Since it is an enclosed environment, when the water vapor hits the side of the container, it condenses. Once enough water accumulates or the temperature decreases, the condensation will then precipitate down the sides of the container back into the soil.

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Morstad as a younger version of the character Anne Shirley from the beloved Anne of Green Gables series. Sadie plays with a box and Make sure to find one with enough sees herself gliding elegantly through the ocean in a giant ship. She room to reach your hand into. hammers nails and talks to her dresses. Her friends live inside and drawing outside ofTry books.

If your 3child has a vivid imagination, they will find •Plain or Aquarium Gravel different kinds of themselves in Sadie. in ayour Thischairs story has very home. quiet presentation. The words are in a small font • Sterilized Potting Soil with no exclamation marks and the colors of the artwork are subdued.

• Activated Charcoal There are some full-page pictures that are so beautiful I want to frame them and put them on my wall. This story provides the opportunity to • Small Plants stretch your child’s imagination.

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A good camp will be forthcoming with answers to all of your questions, so eliminate those that appear hesitant to share information.

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What hobbies or interests do you enjoy outside of the classroom?

I really enjoy my gardening and being with my pets. I have a dog Dolly; a cat, Biskit, a horse, Cocheese, that keep me busy.

Geology

Everywhere you go, there it is. As you’re driving along, you can point out the rock formations, the basalt columns, the tilted ground. To help explain what they are seeing, go to the library and check out

This day is Make a plan books such as the series of “Roadside the anniversary to eat five servings of For instance, there is Geology” books. of the first U. S. fruits and vegetables will become better and kids build betterso future.

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by Nancy Keaton of Chehalis White in 1965. Write National now days? Have them keep a journal, tracking Oregon, etc. You simply find the part in the “Reading, Writing, ‘Rithmetic” – Is it school or a vacation? Learning a paragraph about Fresh book Fruit and your Tune to music their travels and maybe even putting keepsakes in describing location, and it radio will what it must be like happens in all parts of our life, not just in the formal school setting. So, Vegetable Month dance along it. How many kids know how to mail a postcard explain the geologyand in fascinating ways. for to walk in space. to really give your kids an opportunity to relate learning with real life, all some fun exercise. today? Have them pick out postcards and write 4175 Highway 101 North | Tillamook Radio was patented you have to do is “sneak” learning in during vacation. There are so many a message. Teach them how to address it and put on this day in 1896. ways to learn while on a trip, and with access to the internet right on our a stamp on it. Then they can mail it to grandma There are almost too many ways to name.

Tick the box on each day when you have completed 15

minutes of reading. Children who develop a love of reading

My favorite part of teaching is when the kids really understand what is being taught and the light bulb goes on! YES!!!

11 a.m., Tumwater Falls Park Sample food at the family food and fun fair, enjoy live music and entertainment by area high schools and middle schools and play in Kids World. At 4 p.m., watch 12,000 rubber ducks race to win prizes for their lucky ticket holders. Duck Dash tickets are $5 each and every dollar goes to local charities, community service projects and scholarships. For more information, please visit laceyrotary.org.

6:30 p.m., Morton Roxy Theatre A bill can be folded forward Eatonville Dance Center’sand Morton perform. backstudents 4,000 will times before it Tickets are $10 for adultsreaches and $8 forthe children and For end of itsseniors. lifespan. more information, please visit mortonroxy.org.

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June Events

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6:30 p.m., Corbet Theatre, Centralia College A new film that explores how digital technologies impact family dynamics, mental health and brain development.

Cost is $3 per person. For more information, please visit screenagersmovie.com or call (360) 245-3993.

7 p.m., Centralia College Corbet Theatre Free concert of music from around the world. The program will include music from Brazil, Syria, South Africa, Sweden, Namibia, Scotland, Ireland and Appalachia (United States).

The concert is open to the public and there is no charge for admission. For more information, please call (360) 736-9391.

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Lacey Rotary Duck Dash

Centralia College Concert

June 10

11 a.m., Tumwater Falls Park Sample food at the family food and fun fair, enjoy live music and entertainment by area high schools and middle schools and play in Kids World. At 4 p.m., watch 12,000 rubber ducks race to win prizes for their lucky ticket holders. Duck Dash tickets are $5 each and every dollar goes to local charities, community service projects and scholarships. For more information, please visit laceyrotary.org.

Dance Recital

Centralia Ballet Dance Recital

6 p.m., Corbet Theatre, Centralia College Centralia Ballet dancers will put on a great show. Tickets can be purchased at the door for $5. For more information, please visit centraliaballet.com.

10 a.m., Seminary Hill Natural Area Children and their parents are welcome to participate. Take a walk in the woods, and then make forest notebooks filled with samples of the flora they find. All materials will be provided, and activities will vary by the age of the child. For more information, please call (360) 266-0568.

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7:30 p.m., W.F. West High School The bearcat band alumni will join the current Wind Ensemble in a special concert performance. For more information, please visit chehalisschools.org.

9 a.m., Lake Scanewa, East Lewis County For children 14 and under. Have fun catching up to three trout. Various competitions throughout the day for everyone to participate in. Other fun activities include face painting, learning how to clean fish and mini-games around the area.

For more information, please visit lcpud.org.

Bearcat Band Alumni Concert

June 7

Lewis County Community Band

7:30 p.m., Centralia College Corbet Theatre Free event. The program will include “Hopak” from “The Fair at Sorochinsk” by Modest Moussorgsky, the first movement from Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, and “The Immovable Do”

by Percy Grainger. The band is comprised of almost 50 local wind and percussion musicians from Lewis, Thurston, Pacific, and Cowlitz counties. For more information, please visit centralia.edu.

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6:30 p.m., Morton Roxy Theatre Eatonville Dance Center’s Morton students will perform.

Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for children and seniors. For more information, please visit mortonroxy.org.

June 11

Children’s Nature Activity

Kids Fishing Derby

June 18

Olympic Air Show

9 a.m., Olympia Regional Airport There will be many recognized aerobatic performers and aircraft, as well as heritage aircraft from the museum’s collection, featuring aircraft from WWII, Korea and Vietnam eras. Tickets are $12 online or $15 at the door. For more information, please visit olympicflightmuseum.com.

June 25

Design It & Treatment Plant Tour

1 p.m., WET Science Center, downtown Olympia Fun, hands-on design challenges. Build a hoop glider, balloon car, or puff mobile, and race it or do freestyle tricks. Find out how the Budd Inlet Treatment Plant cleans up urban wastewater and the steps taken to protect Puget Sound. A slideshow followed by a treatment plant tour begins at 1 p.m. Tour participants must be 10 or older, and wear closed-toe, closed-heel shoes. For more information, please visit lottcleanwater.org.

June 18

Winlock Egg Days

All day, downtown Winlock Start the day with breakfast at 7 a.m. at Olequa Senior Center. Scrambled Egg Run follows at 7:30 a.m. at Winlock Miller Elementary School. The fun continues with a car show, parade at 11 a.m. and fun festivities all day. Queen coronation is held June 17 at 7 p.m.

June 23

Yelm Prairie Days Parade

7 p.m., downtown Yelm Join the fun at this annual community event. For more information, please visit yelmchamber.com.

Flavor & Fun Community Farmers Market (Chehalis)

Where: Boistfort Ave., downtown Chehalis When: Tuesdays, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

June 7 through October 25 More Info: communityfarmersmarket.net Contact: (360) 740-1212

Centralia Farmers Market

Where: Pearl and Maple St., Centralia (across from City Hall) When: Fridays, 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Now through September More Info: lewiscountyfarmersmarket.org Contact: (360) 985-0662

SUMMER READING BEGINS: Head to the library and sign up for one of the summer reading programs for children and teens.

• Tenino, June 14, 10 a.m.

• Chehalis, June 16, all day • Centralia, June 17, all day For more information, please visit trl.org.

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Did You Know?

MONEY Green was selected for U.S. dollars because it’s the most resistant to fading, flaking and discoloration.

A bill can be folded forward and back 4,000 times before it reaches the end of its lifespan.

The first paper money (called notes) was printed in denominations of 1 cent, 5 cents, 25 cents, and 50 cents.

There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.

It costs more to produce a nickel than a dime.

U.S. currency features former presidents such as George Washington ($1 bill), Abraham Lincoln ($5 bill), Andrew Jackson ($20 bill) and Ulysses S. Grant ($50 bill).

The largest U.S. bill ever in circulation was the $10,000 bill, which was issued until 1945.

The first U.S. pennies were 100 percent copper, while today’s pennies are 95 percent zinc with a copper coating.

There is more Monopoly money printed in a year than real money printed throughout the world.

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Teacher Feature

How long have you been teaching?

I have been teaching in the Centralia School District for 20 years or so but have spent the last 18 years at Washington Elementary School.

What inspires you the most/what is your favorite part of teaching?

My favorite part of teaching is when the kids really understand what is being taught and the light bulb goes on! YES!!!

What hobbies or interests do you enjoy outside of the classroom?

I really enjoy my gardening and being with my pets. I have a dog Dolly; a cat, Biskit, a horse, Cocheese, that keep me busy.

“She is so amazing because she always offers to help me out when I actually need help. She gives me what I actually need (not what I want). She does not force me to do anything unless it is needed to be done.”

When you were little, what did you want to be when you grew up?

Gosh, I wanted to be a lot of things, such as become a teacher, a nurse or a cop. I have done nursing already (C.N.A.) so when I decided to have kids I would just get involved with them at school. I also had three boys, so I feel like I got practice being a cop by keeping them in line!

~ nominator Hunter S.

What made you decide to become a para-educator?

My own kids needed me at school, so I decided to be there for them. Now, I stay for the students because my children are all grown and on their own.

Do you have a mantra or quote you are always telling your students?

Mine is, “Let’s take it across the street.” People won’t get this but my students will, lol. And they will smile about it.

What is one of your favorite teaching memories?

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Robin Ponther

Para-educator, Washington elementary school, centralia

All my days are teaching moments. I learn something new every day from these kids. Also, this year I got to do the space balloon challenge and I got to go to Camp Cispus again this year. It is so fun to work with the 6th graders on this because I have known them for three years now and get to explore this with them. It is a real treat.

Is there anything else you would like to add?

Me coming to work every day is very important. I lost my son 9 months ago and this is what helps me cope. This is the safe place for me. I just wish all the kids would think this: Nothing we can do about the junk that goes on at home but make this your seven hours of freedom and learn what you can.

Send in nominations for your favorite teacher, student, class or coach.

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Summer Camp Guide

It’s that time again to start planning a summer camp adventure. Our area has many fantastic opportunities with a vast range of interests. With so many to choose from, you should have no trouble finding a camp — or two!

Morgan Arts Centre (360) 864-4278, morganartscentre.com.

• Camp Picasso Ages: 6-16.

July 11-14, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. (three-dimensional art forms) July 18-21, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. (two-dimensional art forms) Cost: $80 per week (family rates available.)

• Children’s Theater Workshop Ages: 8-18.

July 25-29, 9 a.m. -3 p.m.

Cost: $150.

This includes a free performance Friday evening at 7 p.m.

Evergreen Playhouse and Fox Theatre Youth Musical Theater Workshop evergreenplayhouse.com/youth-musical-summerprogram.

Ages: 7-17.

Two weeks (Monday through Friday) starting July 5, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

Cost: $150.

Professional instruction in all aspects of musical theater, including dance, acting, signing, set building/painting, lighting, costuming and more.

Performances will be held on July 16 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. and July 17 at 2 p.m.

Morton Roxy Kids’ Intensive Drama Camp (360) 496-0541, mortonroxy.org.

Ages: 6-18.

June 27-July 17, 12 p.m.- 4 p.m.

Cost: $100 (limited scholarships available.)

Kids will work together in groups to create original scripts, characters, set pieces, costumes and lighting to develop a unique adaptation of “Where the Wild Things Are.” The show will be on July 16 and 17. Tickets are $9 ($10 at the door) for adults.

Children 12 and under are $5.

Thorbeckes (360) 736-1683, thorbeckes.com.

• Splish Splash Ages: 6-11 July 5-7, 1 p.m.- 4 p.m., Centralia.

• Incredible Kids Ages: 6-11.

July 19-21, 1 p.m.- 4 p.m., Chehalis.

Camp includes gymnastics, rock wall and tennis.

• Skills and Adventures Ages: 6-11.

July 12-14, 1 p.m.- 4 p.m., Chehalis.

Camp includes Thorbeckes ADAPT Performance, gymnastics and rock wall.

• Bullfrogs and Butterflies Ages: 3-5.

June 28 -30, 9 a.m.-12 p.m., Centralia.

Swim in the swimming pool, play games, enjoy crafts and participate in yoga.

Cost: $40 for members, $50 non-member. Cost is per session. 10 percent discount for siblings.

SWW Dance Center Dance Camp (360) 748-4789, swdancenter@rainierconnect 3 - 4 year olds, July 11-15, 9:30 a.m.-11 a.m; Aug. 1-5, 9:30 a.m.-11 a.m.

5 - 6 year olds, July 11-15, 9:30 a.m.-12 p.m; Aug. 1-5, 9:30 a.m.-12 p.m.

7 - 12 year olds, July 11-15, 1 p.m.- 4 p.m; Aug. 1-5, 1 p.m.- 4 p.m.

Cost: $45 for ages 3-4; $60 for ages 5-6; $80 for ages 7-12.

Themes include “The Nutcracker” and “Under the Sea.” Participants will learn dance basics and thematic choreography to perform at the end of the week. Classes such as Creative Movement, Jazz, Modern Dance, Ballet and Rhythmic Gymnastics will be taught.

Centralia Ballet Academy Camps (360) 623-9010, centraliaballet.com.

• Fairy-Tale Creative Dance Camp July 11-15, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Cost: $60.

Camp will include stories, crafts and dancing worked around ballet stories such as “The Sleeping Beauty,” “Cinderella” and “The Nutcracker.”

• A Fairy Tale Ballet Camp Aug. 8-12, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

Cost: $60.

For those with no experience and those currently in Explore Ballet or Ballet 1. Camp will include stories, crafts and games worked around ballet stories. A class in basic ballet technique will also be included.

• Intermediate/ Advanced Ballet Intensive July 25-29 Cost: $90.

Open to students that have completed Ballet 2a (or equivalent.) Camp will include daily ballet classes split into two levels, classes in other dance forms and lessons in dance history/theory. An informal performance will be held at the end.

• Advanced Ballet Intensive Aug. 1-5.

Cost: $125.

Open to students who have completed Ballet 3 (or equivalent). Camp will include daily ballet classes, pointe/men’s classes, pas de deux and variations, other dance forms, lessons in dance history/theory and an informal performance at the end. * if you would like to do more than one class, please call for more information.

NW String Camp (541) 420-1704, nwstrings.com.

Ages: All ages welcome.

July 19-22.

Cost: Fees vary. Please call or visit website for pricing.

NEWAUKUM VALLEY BUY ONE GOLF COURSE AND GRILL Restaurant ROUND 27 Holes of Golf with Full Bar and Banquet Facilities Kids Camps WITH CART & Clinics Tuesday Driving Tacos GET ONE Range and Practice Wednesdays areas Slider Night ROUND Golf Lessons and Pro Shop

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Fun days of instruction in fiddle, guitar, piano, cello, and more. There will also be great meals, band scramble and more.

Vacation Bible Schools Costs may vary. Please contact each church for fees.

• Chehalis Westminster Presbyterian (360) 748 - 0091, chehaliswpc.org.

June 27-30, 4 p.m.-7 p.m.

Theme: Cave Quest.

• Mountain View Baptist Church 360) 623-9456, passion4christ.org Ages: 4 years through 12 years.

Aug. 1- 5, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.

Theme: Signs of God. • Cooks Hill Community Church (360) 736-6133 ext.2, cookshillcc.org.

Aug. 8 -12, 5:30 p.m.- 8 p.m.

Theme: Dive into Deep Sea Discovery.

• St. John’s Lutheran Church (360) 748-4741,stjonchehalis.net.

June 27-July 1, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.

Theme: Exodus Experience.

• Centralia Community Church (360) 736-7606, summersportsjam.com July 18 -22, 6 p.m.- 8:30 p.m.

Theme: Sports Jam. Rochester Boys and Girls Club (360) 273-9397, bgctc.org/rochester-club.php Ages: 1st grade through 12th grade.

June 27-Aug. 19; extended hours are 7 a.m.-6 p.m. and drop-in hours are 10 a.m.- 4 p.m.

Cost: $25 annual membership fee; break camp extended hours fee is $95 per week.

July 10-16, check in between 2 p.m.-4 p.m.

Cost: $180, or $160 if paid by June 15.

Theme: Grange Olympics II. • Camp Mayfield (360) 943-9911.

July 3-9, check in between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.

Cost: $175 or $150 if paid by July 1.

Theme: Camp Mayfield Survivor YMCA Camps (360)753 - 6576, southsoundymca.org.

Financial assistance available.

Multiple camps available each week, June 20-Sept. 2, 7 a.m.-6 p.m. *Full full listing of camp choices and fees, please visit website.

• Survivor Camp Ages: 6-12.

Cost: Facility Member: $199; Program Member: $209.

Held at Millersylvania State Park. Thursday night will be spent the night under the stars with dinner, camp songs and more.

• ArtsAlive!

Ages: 8-12.

Cost: Facility Member: $125.; Program Member: $135.

Sessions of camp contain art and theater components and end with a performance for family and friends.

Session 1 (Weeks 1- 4): An introduction to small skits, monologues, and culminating with a talent show.

Session 2 (Weeks 5-9): Structured acting, voice and choreography workshops for Alice in Wonderland.

It is important for your child to attend the whole session if your child wishes to take part in the performance on Aug. 18.

• Community Heroes Camp Ages: 6-12.

Cost: Facility Member: $125; Program Member: $135.

Find out from real-world heroes in the community about fire fighting, police officers and more. Each day has a different community hero and theme.

• Kids in the Kitchen Ages: 6-12.

Cost: Facility Member: $125; Program Member: $135.

Practice recipe reading, kitchen safety, and experiment with a variety of flavors and cuisines.

• Robotics Lab Camp Ages: 6-12.

Cost: Facility Member: $125; Program Member: $135.

Build and program robot designs with PCS Academy of Robotics. Develop skills in math, design, technology literacy, communications and science.

• Mystery Challenge Camp Ages: 6-12.

Cost: Facility Member: $125; Program Member: $135.

Be a detective and solve a mystery, dust for prints, observe crime scenes and learn the science of forensics. Mystery, investigating, creative writing and presentations will crack the case.

• Swim, Float, Slide Ages: 7-14.

Cost: Facility Member: $169; Program Member: $179.

Learn swimming techniques and water safety for pools, rivers and lakes. End the week with a trip to Wild Waves.

• Let’s Dance Ages: 6-12.

Cost: Facility Member: $125; Program Member: $135.

Learn a variety of dance moves, tumbling and creative movement. Camp includes ballet, hip hop and freestyle dance styles.

• Teen Extreme Camp Ages: 11-15.

Cost: Facility Member: $249; Program Member: $259.

Girl Scout Camp (800) 541-9852, camp.girlscoutsww.org Ages: For girls entering grades 2 though 12 in the fall.

Camps available include day, overnight, friends and family, specialty and leadership camps. Enjoy fun themes and activities. Three locations to choose from.

Cost: Prices vary by camp. Please see website.

Junior Grange Camps wa-grange.com.

Grange membership is not required.

Ages: 9-14.

Visit website for additional camp options.

• Camp Morehead (360) 943-9911.

Morgan Arts Centre

Camp Picasso Art Camps

Week 1: July 11-14 Week 2: July 18-21 Mon.-Thur. 9-noon Childrens Theater Workshop: July 25-29 Mon.-Fri. 9-3pm with performance Friday evening @ 7pm

For more information visit www.morganartscentre.com or call Di at 864-4ART

Westminster Presbyterian Church Vacation Bible School

Grab your explorer hats and boots and join us for an exciting adventure!

June 27th - 30th from 4PM to 7PM For more information or to register please call 360-748-0091 or email officechehaliswpc@gmail.com Check out our website at chehaliswpc.org/VBS

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Receive infant CPR and First Aid Certification. Hike Mt. Rainier, explore Mt. St. Helens Ape Caves and climb the Great Wolf Lodge Ropes Course.

Point Defiance Zoo (253) 591-5333, pdza.org.

Many more camps, including all-day camps, available.

Please see website for full listing.

• P.B. & Jellies Ages: 4-5.

June 30- July 1, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.; July 14-15, 1 p.m.-4 p.m.

Cost: $42 for members, $47 for non-members.

Super-sized polar bears and sandwich-sized jellyfish come together.

• Leader of the Pack Ages: Kindergarten graduates.

July 13-15, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.

Cost: $58 for members, $63 for non-members.

Go behind the scenes to see which animals work as a team and which work alone.

• Jungle Journey Ages: 1st and 2nd grade graduates.

July 11-15, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; July 18-22, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Cost: $121 for members, $137 for non-members.

Travel through the jungles of Asia and encounter apes, tigers and more.

• Build Your Own Zoo Ages: 3rd and 4th grade graduates.

July 18-22, 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m.

Cost: $121 for members, $137 for non-members Build your own animal exhibit models and enjoy animal close encounters and surprises.

• Wild Photographer Ages 4th-6th grade graduates.

Aug. 1-5, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Aug. 15-19,

9 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Cost: $142 members, $168 non-members.

Learn how to take digital pictures of animals. Enjoy special photo opportunities, make a mini-animal studio and create a photo show. *Students must provide their own digital camera, memory card and batteries.

• Jr. Zookeeper Ages: 5th and 6th grade graduates.

July 18-22, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m..; Aug. 15-19, 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m.

Cost: $121 members, $137 non-members.

Explore what it is like to be a zookeeper, get hands-on experience and win prizes in special competitions.

• Marine Biologist for a Week Ages 13-17.

July 18-22, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Aug. 8-12, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Cost: Prices vary. Please see website.

Spend time with sharks, prepare food for the community tank and meet marine mammal trainers.

Yelm Day Camp - Camp Fire USA (253) 597-6234, campfireorca.org.

Ages: entering grades 1-9.

July 25-29, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

Cost: grades 1-6, $140; grades 7-9 $100.

Activities include nature awareness, outdoor cooking, songs, skits crafts, group games and more.

Camp Orca ~ Camp Fire USA (253) 597-6234, campfireorca.org.

Ages: Entering grades 4-12.

Aug. 7-13.

Cost: Grades 4-9, $400; grades 10-12, $250.

Overnight camp is held on Summit Lake, Camp Orca and provides a unique outdoor setting for daily adventures and offers a traditional, age appropriate

camp program that includes cookouts, hiking, archery, songs, swimming, canoeing, games and crafts.

Hands on Children’s Museum (360) 956-0818, hocm.org.

Many more camps available. For complete listing, please visit website.

Full-day camps, combo camp and half-day camps available for ages 3-K and grades 1-4.

• Tinker Time Ages: 3-kindergarten.

June 20-24, 1 p.m.-4 p.m.

Cost: Members, $115 per week, non-members, $135 per week; $15 materials fee.

Play a piano made of playdough and circuits, create art that moves and engineer your own fantasy machines.

• Farm to Table Ages: Grade 1-4 by fall.

July 18-22, 9 a.m.-5:15 p.m.

Cost: Members, $310 per week; Non-members, $350 per week. $35 materials fee.

Olympia Yacht Club Jr. Saling Camp (360) 753-8380, olympiaparks@ci.olympia.wa.us.

Ages: 8-17.

Sessions start June 18 and run through September 2.

Cost: vary, depending on class.

See website for full class listing.

Olympia Parks Department (360)753-8380, activecommunities.com.

• Sports For Life Camp Ages: 6-11.

Ultimate frisbee, Aug. 3-7, Soccer, Aug. 10-14, Basketball, Aug. 17-21; 9 a.m.- 4 p.m.

Cost: Please visit website.

a week of sports and games, teamwork, friendship, and character building. Throughout this faith-based event, our emphasis will be on working together, encouraging each other, and having FUN! all kids going into Kindergarten through 6th grade July 18th-22nd (Mon.-Fri.) | 6:00-8:30pm -BEFORE July 1st: $15/child ($45 family maximum) -July 1st-13th: $20/child ($50 family maximum) -July 13th-18th: $25/child Centralia Community Church campus

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• Teen Camp Ages: 12-16.

Aug. 10-14, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Cost: Please visit website.

Swimming, bowling, rock climbing and more.

Outdoor, overnight, multimedia and art camps also available.

For complete listing and more information, please visit website.

Seattle Sounders FC Summer Camp (206)512-1236, soundersfc.com.

• Emergence Camp Ages: 3-5.

June 20-24 and Aug. 1-5, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. or 9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.

Cost: $170.

Held at Olympia Pioneer Park.

Designed for beginner soccer players. Movement educational exercises, introductory technical exercise and exploration games with an emphasis on enjoying the game will be incorporated.

• Advanced Technical Camp Ages: 10-18.

June 20-24, 1 p.m.- 4 p.m.

Cost: $290.

Held at Olympia Pioneer Park.

For serious soccer players looking to develop their game.

Sessions will be competitive and technically focused.

Newaukum Valley Golf Course Junior Camp (360) 748-0461, newaukumvalleygolf.com.

Ages: 6-17.

July 29, 5:30 p.m.-7 p.m.

A clinic will be held on June 21, from 5:30 p.m.- 6:30 p.m.

Camp includes instruction in full swing, short game, etiquette and rules.

Sewsweet (360) 669-6355, bethel-church.com/sota.

Ages: 6-teen.

July 18-22, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Cost: $75.

Learn basic techniques for cake and cupcake decorating, including cake leveling, piping, frosting, and working with fondant, gum paste and royal icing. Campers will also learn basic to intermediate sewing skills.

Sweet Journal (360) 669-6355, bethel-church.com/sota.

Ages: 13-18 June 23 and 30; July 7, 14, 21, 28, 6 p.m.-8 p.m.

Cost: $75 Explore different styles of art journaling. Dessert included.

Music Around the World (360) 669-6355, bethel-church.com/sota.

Ages: 6-10.

July 25-29, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

Cost: $60.

Explore different parts of the world, learning a little about each diverse culture and the customs of other countries. Listen to traditional music and create your own version of traditional instruments to take home.

Autism Camp • Summer Spectrum Day Camp (360) 736-9391 ext. 462, lkohlmeier@centralia.edu.

Ages: 3-8.

Aug. 15-18, 9 a.m.-11 a.m.

Cost: $10 and includes a t-shirt.

For children on the autism spectrum. Held at Centralia College. *Pre-register by Aug. 8.

Deaf Teen Leadership Camp dtlcamp@wsad.org, wsad.org.

Ages: Grades 9-12.

June 26-July 1.

Cost: $200.

Located at Cispus Learning Center in Randle, Washington. A fun outdoor camp environment with a challenge course and develop problem solving, teamwork and self-advocacy skills.

Family Camps • Camp Sound View (253) 884-9202, soundviewcamp.com.

July 28-31.

Cost: Kids under 2 are free, ages 2 - 12 are $80, ages 13 and up are $105.

A camp for family and friends who love the outdoors.

Worship led by a local pastor and activities for everyone to enjoy. *Mini-camp, junior camp and drama camps available also.

• Warm Beach Camp (800) 228-6724, warmbeach.com.

Aug. 3-7.

Cost: Prices vary depending on package. Please see website.

Enjoy a relaxed atmosphere with a variety of options of activities. Junior and Senior high programs also included. *Day camps for K- 4th grade, youth camps for 4th - 6th grade, Junior high camp and camps for special needs also available.

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NEW ZEALAND – One night in April, Inky the octopus slipped silently out of his tank at New Zealand’s National Aquarium.

The aquarium staff followed his little suction cup prints to discover that Inky had escaped through a small gap at the top of his tank.

Once out of the tank, Inky slid across the floor to a 6-inch-wide drain. He squeezed his football-sized body through the drain, which took him to the Pacific Ocean.

And nobody has seen Inky since that night!

An octopus has a soft body and can squeeze its body into very small spaces. In the sea, they like to live alone in small caves, spaces under rocks or even in pottery that falls from passing ships.

Inky was added to the aquarium in 2014. He had been injured when he was caught in a crayfish pot.

Octopuses are very difficult to keep in aquariums. If they get bored, they start to take things apart. In 2009, an octopus at the Santa Monica Pier Aquarium in California took apart a valve and caused a flood.

Another octopus took apart a little robot submarine that was in its tank.

Photo courtesy of the National Aquarium of New Zealand

Eight Arms or Legs?

What do you get when you cross a werewolf with an octopus?

An octopus has eight arms … or are they legs?

Scientists think two of the limbs act as legs, and the rest more like arms.

These limbs are called tentacles. Each tentacle has two rows of suckers that sense taste. If an octopus loses a tentacle, it can grow a new one!

Why won’t most fish take an octopus very seriously?

What do you call a squid that can transform itself into a robot?

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Educational Vacatio

by Nancy Keaton of Chehalis “Reading, Writing, ‘Rithmetic” – Is it school or a vacation? Learning happens in all parts of our life, not just in the formal school setting. So, to really give your kids an opportunity to relate learning with real life, all you have to do is “sneak” learning in during vacation. There are so many ways to learn while on a trip, and with access to the internet right on our phones, it’s even easier to look up more information along the way.

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Reading

Have your children read road signs along the way. Help them pronounce the words on the menu at restaurants you eat at. Encourage reading the pamphlets and information at places you stop along the way and have them read out of books you bring along about the area you are visiting.

It’s great fun plants you ha are books abo library or boo and as the ki before, have t identify it.

History Almost every town has a museum, with unique and interesting collections that you may not see anywhere else. They often charge a simple donation, which makes it affordable for families.

The Little Bighorn Battlefield is all about history.

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You can also keep an eye out for activities happening in that area.

You could stumble on to things such as an archaeological dig in Yellowstone or a civil war or Lewis and Clark reenactment.

Never pass up a chance to stop and participate or ask questions.

The people participating in these activities are welcoming because education is part of the reason they are there.

Different cultures and ways of life around the countr

Do cowboys still exist, and what is their life like? You may see some riding horses and he cattle in the barren lands of eastern Oregon or southern Nevada. What was life like livin mining town? If you get a chance to explore a ghost town, you will get some answers. M you’ll find yourself happening in on a town just as they are having their annual festival a parade celebrating that area’s important crop or industry. Stop and join in the fun which always include the history and culture of the area – along with great food, of course.

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Learn about gold panning in Garnet Ghost Town, Montana.

Geology

Everywhere you go, there it is. As you’re driving along, you can point out the rock formations, the basalt columns, the tilted ground. To help explain what they are seeing, go to the library and check out books such as the series of “Roadside Geology” books. For instance, there is Roadside Geology of Washington, Roadside Geology of Utah, Roadside Geology of Oregon, etc. You simply find the part in the book describing your location, and it will explain the geology in fascinating ways.

Math

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There are almost too many ways to name.

First, have them help plan the travel budget.

(This is also a good way to keep them from asking for too many souvenirs and other stuff along the way. They’ll know how much money there is and how long it has to last.) Then have them work on the mileage for the whole trip.

Where are you going and how far is it? How many miles will you need to travel each day in order to get there when you want? When will you need to head back in order to make it home in time? When they ask the usual, “Are we there yet?” you can remind them that they figured it out, and have them answer their own question.

Reading, writing, math, biology, geology, history, culture – using your vacation to give kids the opportunity to experience real-life learning will help the information stay with them, and will actually give them an advantage back in school. It will also expose them to the amazing world outside of their daily lives - and the kids will be having so much fun they won’t even realize they have been learning all along!

The geological story of how Phantom Ship was created.

Nancy Keaton lives in Chehalis with her family. They look for every opportunity to get out and enjoy the outdoors such as camping, biking, hiking, kayaking, fishing, rockhounding, and simply exploring.

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2016 Make a plan to eat five servings of fruits and vegetables this month.

National Fresh Fruit and Tune to music radio Vegetable Month and dance along for some fun exercise.

Radio was patented on this day in 1896.

Tick the box on each day when you have completed 15 minutes of reading. Children who develop a love of reading will become better students and build a better future.

The United Nations designated this as World Environment Day. Celebrate the day by cleaning up litter around your neighborhood.

Make a list of things you would like to do during your summer vacation.

Find a local activity that is happening in your neighborhood and volunteer to help.

Plan a visit to a zoo or an aquarium today and help make a difference for wildlife.

Zoo and Aquarium Month

Make this a day without using the car. Walk to school if you can or ride a bike.

Write a poem on the topic of “Wishes for My Dad.” Make the day special for a man in your life.

Father’s Day

Combine chocolate syrup, milk, carbonated water, ice cream and whipped cream to make an old-fashioned ice cream soda.

Ice Cream Soda Day

Visit your local library and find a book to read on sports or fitness.

Time to clean and tune up your bicycle and helmet for the summer months.

Close your eyes and listen carefully and in silence for at least three minutes.

Then discuss what you could hear.

Write or tell a tall tale today about someone you invented who is “larger than life.”

Bicycle patented in 1819

Helen Keller’s birthday

Design the house you would like.

Today is the birthday of the famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright.

Take your kites out on a hillside, park or beach.

Have a friend run with the kite as you hold the string. Take turns flying your kite.

Fly a Kite Day

Make a list of everything that you know comes from milk.

National Dairy Month

Have a family sleepover, watch movies, eat pizza and sleep on the floor.

Find a way to stay cool without air conditioning. Make a fan or a gentle water spray.

Paul Bunyan Day

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Find a pond or lake and feed the ducks.

Donald Duck’s Birthday

This day is the anniversary of the first U. S. space walk by Ed White in 1965. Write a paragraph about what it must be like to walk in space.

Aesop’s Birthday

Do you know what it means to “walk the dog” and “shoot the moon”?

National Yo-Yo Day

Do something nice for someone else today.

Find a baseball game happening in your community and cheer on a local team.

Offer to help cook dinner tonight, set the table or clean up afterwards and include in your meal your favorite vegetable.

Eat Your Vegetables Day

Plan a summer picnic today. Who will you invite?

What food will you need? Where will you hold your picnic?

International Picnic Day

Take a field trip to a museum with a family member today. Plan your day, your lunch and which exhibits you particularly would like to see.

Take three bean bags or balls and see if you can learn to juggle today.

LEON Day— that’s NOEL spelled backwards.

It’s 6 months from this day until Christmas. Write down three goals to achieve before Christmas.

Try something you have never done before or explore somewhere you have never visited before.

One of the beachballs on this page is different from all the others. Can you find it?

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Aesop was a famed storyteller who lived in ancient Greece. He wrote fables—stories and characters that described right and wrong behavior.

Read one of Aesop’s Fables today.

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Tour the factory: Take a self-guided tour behind the scenes to see the process of how cheese is made.

See a video of what you will see at tillamook.com.

Samples:

Taste yummy cheese samples and have a taste test of all the different flavors Tillamook makes.

Milk from the farm is made into cheese within 24 hours of arriving at the factory.

Eat:

Stop by the ice cream counter, Creamery Café or fudge counter.

Tillamook ice cream adventure- all 29 flavors of Tillamook ice cream in one bowl!

171,000 pounds of cheese are made each day at the factory.

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Summer camp is often something kids look forward to, and something they will fondly recall long after they reach adulthood.

For many kids, summer camp provides a first taste of independence as youngsters spend significant time away from home without their parents for the first time in their lives. But as great an experience as summer camp can be for youngsters, it can be just as difficult an experience if parents don't find the right fit for their children.

The following are a few things parents should take into consideration when seeking a summer camp for their kids.

STAFF

Many children are understandably shy when arriving at a summer camp, which can make kids hesitant or less enthusiastic about camp activities. But good staff will know how to make kids feel welcome, which should help them come out of their shells and make the most of their summer camp experiences.

• Ask how long the staff has been together and the types of training new (and even veteran staff) members undergo before the start of camp season?

• Find out if the staff training included first aid and emergency medical training and certification.

• Are criminal background checks conducted?

• How many references must potential staff members supply to be considered for employment?

A good camp will be forthcoming with answers to all of your questions, so eliminate those that appear hesitant to share information.

A DAY IN THE LIFE

Figure out what type of camp your child will enjoy most. Many parents want their youngsters to have a well-rounded experience, while others might want their kids to attend a more specialized camp.

Find out what a typical day is like once the season hits full swing. Ask to see schedules and how strictly camps adhere to those schedules.

When considering specialized camps, ask the staff representative if kids will have the chance to simply have a little fun and which types of recreational activities are planned to give kids a break from what are often rigorous schedules.

CAMP GOALS

A camp should be dedicated to ensuring kids have fun, even when kids are attending more specialized camps that tend to be more strict.

In addition, parents should look for a camp that wants its attendees to foster relationships with their fellow campers. Camp can be lonely for some youngsters, especially those attending for the first time. A camp that promotes friendship among campers can reduce, if not eliminate, any feelings of homesickness, and create lasting memories of special friends.

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It happens slowly... One day everything in Toy Land seems calm, collected, organized and just the right quantity. Then it happens: birthday party toys, Christmas gifts, random toy purchases — they multiply and expand until the toys have formed masses and taken over.

Buying pretty (or boyish) totes and baskets helps to alleviate some of the mayhem, but

Why:

Because you don't play with it anymore.

Did you forget it until mom or dad had it in their hands? If yes, that is a sign it is time to let it go to someone who will want to play with it more often.

How:

Put toys not played with in a box for a week. At the end of the week, kids may have the items they can recall; the rest can be donated to other children.

Why:

pretty soon, those totes can overrun the space also.

To overcome this battle against the toys, the ranks must be reduced.

"Why!!?" kids moan.

"How?" parents ask.

Let kids help decide where their donated toys should go. Would they rather donate to their church nursery or daycare, or do they want their toys to go to a family in need? Let them include a letter to the next child describing how they enjoyed the toy and expressing their hope that they have fun too.

Because you're older.

If you are no longer a toddler anymore and you still have your toddler toys hanging out in your room with you, that is probably all they are doing — hanging out. If you give them away, another toddler will be able to love and use that toy.

How:

Consider the age-limit on the toy or game, or what age your child was when they received it. If your child is older than the suggested age, it may be time to move on up.

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Sentimental?

That is ok. If you or your child are sentimental towards a toy (or two, or 10) a storage box is a simple compromise.

Benefits to Fewer Toys:

• Added creativity and imagination • Longer attention spans • Value of taking care of possessions • Reading, writing and art will have more time • Kids can see what they have

Why:

It is broken

I know it is sad, but if the puzzle doesn't have all the pieces anymore, or if the race car wheels don't turn and it can't be repaired, it's time to let it go.

How:

Make sure to take any batteries out before you toss them in the garbage or recycling.

Why:

You have more than one.

If your aunt and your grandma gave you the same board game, Barbie, or action figure, passing one of them on to another family will multiply the fun.

How:

Pass on the doubles of board games, puzzles, books, dolls or action figures. Keep the second set of building toys (such as Legos); the more pieces to build with are great. However, combine the two sets into one place to use together.

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Sunscreen Myths Although sunscreen is an enormous help in protecting kids and adults from sunburn, it is not foolproof. Often, myths about sunscreens can lead to improper use of the product, causing sunburn and skin damage that could have been avoided.

Myth: The best sunscreen is the one with the highest SPF. Actually, the best sunscreen is the one kids will use regularly, without being afraid of it. Make sure they like the scent and the feel of the sunscreen. Once you’ve found a product you like and the kids accept, stick with it. But make sure the sunscreen has an adequate sun protection factor, or SPF.

Myth: Spray sunscreens are as effective as the rest and easier to apply.

Spray products may not deliver enough sunscreen to the skin because droplets are dispersed unevenly. Furthermore, the propellents used in spray sunscreens could be harmful if inhaled.

Another factor to think about is that spray sunscreens are very hard to avoid getting into children’s eyes when they move around or touch their skin before it is absorbed and then touch their eyes.

Myth: Sunscreen does not need to be reapplied, especially if it’s water-resistant.

There is no such thing as a waterproof sunscreen. The Food and Drug Administration recently prohibited the use of the term “waterproof” because consumers falsely believed their sunscreen products would not wash off. Water-resistant sunscreens will be effective for a certain number of minutes before they need to be reapplied, usually between 40 to 90 minutes. After a dip in the pool or ocean, play it safe and reapply.

Myth: A little drop of sunscreen is all that’s needed.

Many people are applying far too little sunscreen. The average person needs about an ounce of lotion to cover his or her entire body.

Myth: Spending more money on SPF 50 will get me superior protection.

The rate of protection from SPF 30 to SPF 50 is marginal. SPF 30 (when applied correctly) can protect against 97 percent of UVB rays. That’s adequate for many people. It’s most important to choose a sunscreen that protects against UVA and UVB rays.

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Do you like reading the comics or watching cartoons?

Have you ever tried to draw a cartoon on your own? Well, today’s a great time to try a little ’tooning with artist, Jeff Schinkel.

Draw lightly in pencil first.

Initially, keep your drawing loose, concentrating on the overall gesture or pose of your character.

Drawing your favorite characters is good practice, but don’t be afraid to make up some of your own, too!

Create your own characters using these shapes.

Practice drawing things that can provide a good setting for your cartoons – trees, lakes, rocket ships, desert islands and more!

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Try drawing 3 different kinds of chairs in your home.

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Summer Page Turners S

by Alexis Hardy of Centralia Timberland Library

ummer is the time to get outside and use your imagination! What better way to encourage play than reading books that celebrate the power of a child’s ability to pretend.

Cool off this summer with an adorable book about snow!

Dear Yeti by James Kwan is about two young hikers who are searching for Yeti in the snowy mountains. They leave reassuring notes explaining that they are harmless and just want to be friends. They search and search (you however, will see Mr. Yeti on each page) and find some danger, but in true picture book fashion, there is a sweet and simple ending.

The illustrations in this book are charming. After looking at them more closely, I noticed that they are all shape-based. Noses are triangles, trees are ovals and rectangles; even Yeti is somewhere between a rounded rectangle and an oval. It lends itself to a good opportunity to practice naming shapes with your child. Don’t be afraid of the snow - check it out now!

Dear Yeti is best for preschool through 2nd grade.

Did you read Calvin and Hobbes as a kid? Did you sometimes think you might faint from laughter? I definitely did.

I hadn’t found anything with such smart hilarity until I read Phoebe and Her Unicorn by Dana Simpson. Phoebe skips a rock right into the face of Marigold Heavenly Nostrils, a beautiful and vain unicorn.

Unbeknownst to Phoebe, she has just saved Marigold’s life.

To repay her, Marigold will grant her one wish. Phoebe wishes that Marigold would be her best friend and thus begins the crazy adventures of Phoebe and Her Unicorn!

Dana Simpson is a comedic GENIUS. On every page you will find guaranteed, laugh-out-loud dialogue. If this comic was solely about Marigold, it would devolve into an obnoxious story about a self-obsessed unicorn, but with goony Phoebe, it is a perfect depiction of selfless friendship, complete with ridiculous jokes. This series is an instant classic for any child.

If you love Dana Simpson as much as I do, you can meet her at the Centralia Timberland Library on July 20th at 2 pm for a kid’s comic program.

Phoebe and Her Unicorn is best for 3rd through 6th grade.

I imagine Sadie, from This is Sadie by Sara O’Leary and Julie Morstad as a younger version of the character Anne Shirley from the beloved Anne of Green Gables series. Sadie plays with a box and sees herself gliding elegantly through the ocean in a giant ship. She hammers nails and talks to her dresses. Her friends live inside and outside of books. If your child has a vivid imagination, they will find themselves in Sadie.

This story has a very quiet presentation. The words are in a small font with no exclamation marks and the colors of the artwork are subdued.

There are some full-page pictures that are so beautiful I want to frame them and put them on my wall. This story provides the opportunity to stretch your child’s imagination. While reading, ask your child where he would fly if he had wings? If she was a mermaid what would her name be? What would his/her story be?

This is Sadie is best for preschool through 2nd grade.

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Are magical tales your child’s favorites? Then look no further than A Snicker of Magic by Natalie Lloyd. Felicity Pickle has never seen her home. She knows about it, but her mama has moved Felicity and her little sister from town to town all over the country for as long as she can remember.

Felicity is no ordinary girl. She has the magical power to see words that others are thinking or feeling. She collects the words she likes best, such as splendiferous, deluge, enchanting, and twitchy. When her mother decides to move back to Midnight Gulch, Felicity knows her luck is changing.

In Midnight Gulch she discovers new types of magic: ice cream that tastes like memories, a secret town history and even a friend. Felicity must discover Midnight Gulch’s past in order to understand her present and figure out how to make her mama stay in this magical town forever. She might need more than just a snicker of magic to do that. If you are planning a road trip, the audiobook would be absolutely fantastic. I highly recommend it to stave off travel boredom.

A Snicker of Magic is in best for 3rd through 6th grade.

Come down to the library to find these books and get suggestions for other great reads. Library books are available in multiple formats: traditional books, audio books (both downloadable and on CD), and e-books. You’ll also find DVDs, downloadable music and music CDs, and magazines for both you and your children.

Don’t forget to check the library events calendar at www.TRL.org for fun activities for all ages. As always, library programs are free. See you soon at the library!

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Alexis Hardy is a Youth Services Librarian at Centralia Timberland Library and lives in Olympia. She is often found trekking through the forest with big boots and a camera. She, of course, reads more than is necessary and can be seen in her natural habitat (the library) reading books to children and singing songs with her puppet, Pierre.

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