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I Could Never Be a Foster Parent BY: ANN MEYTHALER

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Beck's Battle BY: EMILY AVRA

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With additional kids, you also fully understand how fast time really does fly by, so it makes it much easier to savor it a little more. If it seems hard in the phase you are in, just take a few extra deep breaths, because the current phase will be over in the blink of an eye, and you will find yourself looking back on it and actually missing it.

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his month's cover is an extra special one, as we introduce the newest member of the Peekaboo family: Gwendolyn. In February of 2010, our first born, Ava, introduced her brother, Holden, on the cover, and then together they shared the first picture of Grant in March of 2013. Now the three together are on the cover with their newest baby sister! We are officially a "big" family, and, even though I never expected to have four kids, I can't imagine our family any other way.

There are so many things I have learned over my years as a mom that have actually made the fourth baby easier than the first or second.

Aging might not be desireable in terms of energy levels or added wrinkles, but when it comes to having kids, added maturity makes being a parent so much easier. Being 11 years older than when we had our first baby brings with it a lot of life experience and an overall "calm" that I could have really used in my early 20's when I first brought Ava home in full panic mode.

For example, I used to be so stressed when I would drive with a crying baby in the car seat! I was so worried that I was ruining Ava for life, and that she was just sitting there, building resentment for me that she would carry into her own adulthood. In reality, as soon as you get to your destination and take the baby out and give him or her a kiss and wipe their tears, they love you just as much as they did when you put them in their car seat. Focusing on the road and getting to the destination safely is much more important than getting distracted with worry,

I have also learned that no matter how capable of being perfect you are, or how hard you try to achieve that super-mom status, pushing yourself (especially in those first few weeks) will have the opposite effect, and you will eventually burn out. With our firstborn, I was going to be the mom who didn't need to nap when the baby did, and I pushed myself to keep a clean house, keep up with work, and do everything for Ava without help. Two weeks in, and I found myself trying to take a nap on the sidewalk while taking Ava for a walk around the neighborhood. Not putting pressure on yourself to make everything perfect will in turn help things to go so much more smoothly, and actually feel more "perfect."

The most important thing I have learned this time through is to put way more emphasis on the good moments than the tough ones. Hold on to every moment, or feeling, or accomplishment that makes you feel good and empowers you, and if it makes you feel weak or guilty then let it go without giving it any power. For instance, last week I took all the kids to the Amazeum by myself and we had the best time.

Everyone was showcasing their best behavior and truly enjoying their time together. I felt like super woman until.... I realized I had no idea how to get the car seat out of the stroller, and, after YouTubing it with no success, found myself in the parking lot, sweating, while baby was crying and the big kids were begging for the candy I had just bought them inside (when things were still in "ah-mazing" mode). I hold on to the time inside when things were great and I shake off the tears in the parking lot, because, in the end (and after crying on the phone to my husband) I figured it out, and we all got back home where we could continue making more positive memories--including a very, very long nap for this momma and her crew.

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o be fair, it’s technically been one year, six days, three hours and 45 minutes since Beck’s Battle began with the phone call from our amazing pediatrician, Dr. Terry Payton. From the minute the word “leukemia” was spoken over the phone, our lives changed forever. If you haven’t read the original article “Beck’s Battle”, stop reading this now, and go here: http://www.peekaboonwa. com/becks-battle/ before proceeding below.

How many of you just totally ignored me, and kept going? I can tell if you’ve read it… we have spies!

If you’re lost, I told ya so, because our story is a doozy! For those, like myself, who are hard-headed and don’t follow instructions, you’re welcome for this quick synopsis: our son, Beckett, AKA “Beck,” was diagnosed with leukemia on June 8, 2016 at the age of four. After a whirlwind of pokes, prods, tests, blood, doctors, nurses, and big words only we expert medical professionals (well, not really, but between Grey’s Anatomy and having a cancer kid, I could fly through med school… I’m almost 77% sure of it) are able to understand, we began his nearly four year treatment protocol on June 10, 2016.

Now that we’ve caught up, those who don’t follow the directions, where was I? Oh yeah, nearly four years of cancer treatment began! So, you know those first few days after having your first baby? You have every intention of brushing your teeth and taking 18 July 2017

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a shower… yeah, think that, times like a BAZILLION! At least as a new mom, you’re able to hide out in your house and the only brain cells 100% necessary are for feeding, changing diapers and remembering not to drop or roll over on the baby when your newfound narcolepsy kicks in. When your child is diagnosed with cancer, however, your brain has to be on point at all times, and you’re never alone.

To say that I’m exhausted from this last year is the biggest understatement of the entire history of the world--but, you know what? We survived! God has been by our side every single second, and I cannot even fathom what this last year would have been like if I had not turned it over to God within that first hour of “knowing”. The incredible amount of God’s grace and favor that was poured over our family is something I will never be able to explain to someone who hasn’t felt it for themselves. It’s like the coziest, warmest blanket of heart emojis surrounding you. I literally felt the thousands

of prayers, and it was as if nothing could penetrate that blanket of fuzzy goodness, also known as “the armor of God,” according to Ephesians 6:13.

I hate to tell ya this folks, but, without that armor firmly fastened around you at all times, the enemy and all kinds of nasty things creep in. No matter how hard we try, we aren’t perfect, and that’s the only sliver in our armor that the Devil needs to sneak in guilt, ego, selfishness, insecurity, and overwhelming doubt. When you’re running on an hour of sleep every four days, you’re weak! This is why it is so incredibly important to have a community surrounding you to pray for you in your weakest moments. On those days that I was too exhausted or completely unaware that I needed strength, God sent my army of believers to lift me up. There are a lot of those days when your child has cancer, but God chose us for this battle, because He knew my heart… and my mouth. He KNEW I would NEVER go quietly. He knew I would give glory and honor to him no matter how bad it got, and he knew we would fight!

And fight we did! For those of you who read the first article, you know that we were waiting for the results of the bone marrow pathology from the end of Phase 1: Induction. Induction is a 29-day cycle where chemo is introduced, and they blast the heck out of the body to eradicate the cancer cells. The goal is to be at or less that 0.01% cancer cells at the end of that phase. If that number is achieved, the patient enters “remission”. Remission in leukemia is NOT like in other cancers… remember the nearly four-year treatment protocol I mentioned above? Remission in leukemia means that the patient is able to move onto the next phase of treatment: Consolidation.

Beck’s bone marrow was still at 0.045% cancer cells/blasts. This was not enough to be considered a “failed induction” or “not in remission”, because it was still under 0.1%, so we proceeded on with consolidation. Stick with me… this gets tricky! 0.01% = remission + 0.1% = failed induction. Beck was in the middle, so he began consolidation therapy 11 days after induction therapy finished. On day one of consolidation, July 19, 2016, they did another bone marrow aspiration. The results were worse; his bone marrow had gone from 0.045% to 5% cancer blasts in those 11 days.

Yes, it was still a huge improvement from the 95-99% that it was when we first arrived at Arkansas Children’s in Little Rock, but definitely not the news we were hoping for.

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With the rapid and dramatic increase of cells, his care team, along with our family, decided that it was best to go ahead and bump him up to the "Very High Risk Treatment Protocol." He was classified initially as simply "High Risk," so this increase in his classification meant that he would undergo a more intense treatment protocol than initially planned. This decision proved wise, as the treatment was successful, and on August 10, 2016, we received the pathology report that we had been waiting for: his leukemia was finally in remission.

Beck was (and is) a rockstar! His counts rebounded quickly, and that allowed him to swiftly move through his second and third cycles without delay.

If not for the bald head and pale skin, most days you wouldn’t know he was battling cancer. He’s notorious for running to the bathroom to get sick, and then running right back out to continue whatever he’s doing, as if nothing ever happened.

We are so incredibly fortunate, because his physical response is not the norm.

The first time his treatment was delayed due to count recovery was NOT EASY for me. Mid-September was the first time that I felt truly powerless. We weren’t going to Little Rock every week for treatment, which meant we were even more confined, because he could not leave the house for fear of exposing him to ANYTHING. He had no immune system, so the common cold could literally kill him. Meanwhile, I was trying to navigate balancing my job and paying an equal amount of attention to my other child, who had just begun first grade. Wanna talk about mom guilt? WOW! This was one of those times that I really had to call upon my community of believers, because the Devil was working overtime. After three weeks’ delay, Beck was able to begin his next cycle: Interim Maintenance 1 “IM 1”. IM 1 requires a lot of hospital time, and for Beck it was 4-8 days, every other week…it was 20 July 2017

tough, but he made it look easy.

It was NOT easy, and it’s hard for me to even mentally revisit that time period, but it’s imperative that I do, because that was when it all changed. The cycle lasted from mid-September to the week before Thanksgiving. I was still working full time, and it was not going well. The pressure was increasing, and the intensity of our medical situation was at an all-time high…my armor was barely hanging on. It was during this time that I first began to see that God’s purpose for Beck’s Battle was way larger than cancer. He was beginning to show me why He chose our family to fight.

We made it through the holidays and another cycle and a half of chemo, and the bottom dropped out. I had to trust that God would provide, and for the first time since Beck was diagnosed, I took a leave of absence from work.

Fortunately, FMLA means job protection; however, it is not paid, and there was no way we could have paid our “normal, pre-cancer” bills without my salary, much less the additional expenses we were faced with. Just like He always does, however, God provided. He also was making it clearer and clearer what He was calling me to do to serve His purpose. This was the absolute darkest time for me…work had always been such a huge part of my identity, and I was suffering. While sharing my “poor pitiful me” stories with some of my other cancer mom friends, though, I realized very quickly that I was not suffering nearly as much as the others. They were fired nearly the instant their children were diagnosed. They did not have reliable, safe transportation to travel to and from their homes 2+ hours from Little Rock for their children’s treatments. They were forced to rely on the near non-existent support that was available for caregivers of critically ill children. I was so far beyond blessed in comparison, it made me sick to even think about it! God opened my eyes, and He showed me the NEED that He had called me to help fulfill. He had provided for me, and He was calling me to be a voice for those to follow. He knew I was

strong enough to fight back and make a difference, and that is what I plan to do.

Beck completed his six cycles of Frontline Chemotherapy Treatment on April 13, 2017. He is currently thriving in the final treatment phase: Maintenance Therapy. This treatment consists of daily oral chemotherapy, and chemotherapy infusions every four weeks along with a five day steroid pulse and spinal chemo injections. God willing, if there are no setbacks, and he continues to respond as well as he has thus far, he will complete his treatment on September 27, 2019. He was able to return to daycare a few weeks ago, parttime, and he’s loving his “new hair” and being in public mask-free.

Without the blessing of Beck’s Battle, I would’ve never had the eyes to see that there is a dire need for caregiver support: financial, mental, physical, vocational, and much, much more! While I have a very clear vision of what God is calling me to do, the details are still being revealed to me. I ask that you join me in praying over those details, and I urge you to look around for opportunities to give back. I can tell y’all one thing for certain while looking back; this first year is just the beginning of a much bigger battle!

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Come explore Rogers! Participants will receive a name badge, t-shirt and booklet full of activities.

July 14th - Explore Downtown Rogers, meet at Museum Annex July 28th - Learn how buildings are built, meet at Nahbolz Corp on N. 2nd

Ozark Transit: Kids Ride Free all Summer!

Kids Ride Free is back for 2017! May 30 through September 1, kids 17 and under can ride all Ozark Regional Transit Fixed Routes free of charge. ORT is dedicated to our riders and the community and we LOVE hosting this event. This marks the 10th year of ORT's Kids Ride Free event in Northwest Arkansas, and we hope the community takes advantage of this service again this year. There are many fun destinations available throughout the ORT system.

Bentonville Public Schools Last month the online publication GoodCall named Bentonville the #1 best city in the nation for teachers!

T.O.S.S. Academy Looking for something exciting for your kids to do this summer? Enroll them in a self defense program. Every Monday thru Thursday 1pm until 3pm. Try a free class-- just call Shawn at 209-456-3064, or visit tossbjj.com

Back to School Readiness EventBack to School Readiness Event, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, July 29 at the Prairie Grove Elementary School.

Kids who attend will be given a backpack full of school supplies, a free haircut and a free lunch. (Parents can enjoy the free lunch too!) There will be games, provided by Xtreme Achievers with prizes and each child can select two free books to take home to read. There will also be face painting and a vendor fair for moms and dads. Children in the Farmington, Prairie Grove, Lincoln, Greenland and West Fork are invited to attend, although no one will be turned away if they are from another community in Washington County!

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Lemonade Stand for the NWA Children's Shelter It was a truly special weekend for all involved at the LPGA NW Arkansas Championship last month. Sami Lawrence and friends made it even more special by raising over $3,200for the NWA children's shelter by hosting a lemonade stand by the 17th hole.

Women's Health Associates is excited to announce their big news! They are moving to a beautiful new facility to provide a more enhanced experience for their patients. They will be having an open house to celebrate soon - stay tuned! Their new address is 500 SE Plaza Avenue, Bentonville. This new facility will allow them to continue providing the same level of expert care you have come to expect, but in a more upscale environment.

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of this person, who helped her change her life by developing selfesteem and creating a path for her life that wasn’t one like she had imagined. This led her to get a degree at the University of Arkansas.

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he staff at Youth Bridge doesn’t believe in bad kids, but rather helping kids find the good in themselves. While the agency offers many services, including outpatient therapy, one successful venture has been the mentoring program in Benton County. Established a few years ago with the help of Judge Tom Smith, almost 20 children are currently participating, with a wait list of 10 more.

“We deal with a lot of kids who are products of their environment,” said Mindy Walker, juvenile justice service coordinator for the aftercare and mentor programs. “Just providing someone who’s a positive influence that’s not a probation officer or parent makes a difference and boosts self-esteem.

Once you get these kids where they can be proud of themselves, they do so much better.”

In her four years at Youth Bridge, Walker has applied not only her education and skills, but also her life experience to the job. As a teenager, she became involved in gangrelated activity and eventually got pregnant. Soon, she and her child were staying at a halfway house for domestic violence survivors. The organization paired her with a mentor, and, though reluctant at first, she came around to the influence

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“If it hadn’t been for [my mentor] I’m not sure I’d even be alive today,” she said. “I dedicate my success to her because she showed me that I was worth something, and that I was better than the choices I was making. During college, I decided to devote my time to the community to help at-risk youth make good choices, so their lives have a better outcome than where they are currently headed.”

According to Walker, compassionate, patient people with an interest in helping change kids’ lives are who the organization wants to volunteer.

Mentors must be 21 or older and pass a background check and a drug screen, which are provided by the agency. Once a mentor passes these, they go through training to help them understand both what makes a good mentor, and how to help a child improve their life skills. The commitment is six months, and mentors are asked to spend at least four hours per month with their mentee. Activities can vary, and don’t have to cost money. It can be fishing, cooking, going to museums, touring a college or shadowing someone at a workplace.

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to Walker, “[We] provide the opportunity for the child to have someone positive in their life--someone who can help teach them communication and trust. The goal is to increase

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Power of a Mentor academic skills, problem solving, communication skills and, overall, giving them the opportunity to be successful, on whatever level that is.”

One success story is that of a young man who was 12 years old, and was bullied at school because he was overweight. Youth Bridge teamed him a longdistance bike rider because they both expressed interest in being outside. The child wanted to ride on the bike trail, but his mom could not supervise.

Now, he goes with his mentor every weekend. The child has lost 18 lbs. and has experienced a huge self-esteem boost, all because he now has a friend, when he didn’t have any before. He’s also not getting bullied as much at school.

One former client, Jordan Greene, decided to sign up as a mentor because Youth Bridge changed her life so much. She helps her mentees build their self-esteem through positive affirmations and life planning, along with fun activities like bowling and hula-hooping.

“I’ve had four mentees, and they were all spectacular and successful in their own way,” she said.

If you’re unable to mentor, but would still like to help, Youth Bridge seeks monetary donations or in-kind trade to help reimburse mentors for gas or fund outings.

To become a mentor, call us at 479-575-9471.

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I Could Never Be a Foster Parent BY: ANN MEYTHALER NWA COORDINATOR FOR THE CALL

“I could never be a foster parent. I could never love a child and then give them back.

I’d get too attached…”

This is probably the most common statement foster parents hear, and it’s hard to know how to appropriately respond. There’s a good chance that many of you reading this have said those same words at some point. While I know that you don't mean it to be rude, when you say that, what foster parents hear is that you somehow think we’re robots without hearts who are able to dive in to care for hurting children without putting our hearts on the line. I’m going to let you in on a little secret--we’re not heartless robots, or able to magically guard ourselves from the pain of loving and letting go. Sometimes it hurts... a lot.

In saying yes to the calling of foster care, foster parents are saying yes to a rollercoaster of highs and lows and unexpected turns. They’re also saying yes to attaching to children they didn’t give birth to, and who will likely leave their home to be reunified with their birth family in the future.

When a child comes into foster care and is placed in a foster home, the goal is to reunify that child with their family of origin. From the very beginning, foster parents know that if their goal is reached successfully, they will eventually say goodbye to the children they’ve been entrusted

About The CALL in NWA Today, more than a dozen children will come into foster care in Arkansas because of abuse or neglect; they will join nearly 4,500 other children in state custody. This year, more than 7,000 children will spend time in foster care, while more than 500 children are waiting to be adopted. The greatest need of every child in foster care is a safe, loving family where they can heal and grow. There are 1,100 foster homes in Arkansas – too few to meet the needs of children who are taken into care.

Children are placed in emergency shelters, group homes or residential facilities. Siblings are often separated because there is not a home available to take them as a group. Nearly half of all children who enter foster care must be placed outside their home county because there is no room closer to home.

Having a pool of available foster and adoptive families in every county in Arkansas would go a long way toward solving the problem. The CALL is mobilizing Christians from multiple denominations and churches in local communities around Arkansas to meet the needs of local children in foster care. Recruiting families is our priority; however, we know that not every Christian is called to foster or adopt. The CALL works with local churches to assemble a support team of volunteers to wrap around their foster and adoptive families. We also try to connect churches with other opportunities to serve children in foster care.

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CHILDREN of ARKANSAS LOVED for a LIFETIME with. The children who are placed in foster homes by caseworkers have all of the same needs as the children we’ve given birth to--they need to be fed, protected, loved, corrected, and nurtured. This is how bonds are formed and attachment starts. They have needs that we can meet. As we repeatedly show up and meet their needs, they begin to attach to us… and as they look at us with those precious eyes, give us big squeezy hugs, or ask us for extra snuggles because they’re scared or having a hard time dealing with their emotions, we get attached, too.

Attachment is fascinating, and most people don’t realize how much of who they are and how they interact with the world around them is actually rooted in their ability to form healthy attachments.

This isn’t some man-made phenomenon or fad--it was designed by God. Humans were created by a relational God and were meant to live and thrive inside the context of relationships. Children were designed to be nurtured and mentored by safe and loving adults who can care for them, mentor them, and slowly teach them over the course of 18 years how to become responsible adults themselves.

We live in a fallen world, and because of that, sometimes people are so hurt that they cannot see past their own pain and problems in order to care for their children. The biological parents of the children in care aren’t bad people… more often than not they’re hurting adults who were once hurting kids. This is where foster parents come in to break that cycle. We step in to temporarily love on the children in our community who need us, while a team wraps around the biological family to offer services they need to establish the safety and stability they need to be able to successfully parent their children.

While the parents are working on improving their lives, the foster parents go about the work of meeting the children where they are, feeding their little tummies, kissing their scraped knees, and assuring them that they’re safe. Getting attached is a GOOD thing! When adults tear down their emotional barriers and allow themselves to fully attach, that creates a safe place for the children in their care to learn to fully attach and be vulnerable with their little hurting hearts. This is where trust starts to grow... and where healing begins.

Several years ago, when I was preparing our very first foster placement to go home, I was discussing the internal struggle that I was feeling with a friend at church. He looked at me and said something that forever changed the way I saw my role as a foster

parent: “It’s like putting baby Moses in a basket, placing that basket in the river, and taking a step back. These children are God’s children first, just like your biological children are. His plans for their little lives are good and He can be trusted to care for them. You’ve done the job you were called to do here.” Those words impacted my life in a huge way, and I’ve never forgotten them. This doesn’t mean that reunifying the children who have come through my home became easier over time. It simply means I understand that in this mission I’m called to a certain level of brokenness. My hurting heart (and the hurting hearts of my children) are worthy sacrifices if it means that a child was shown complete unconditional love while they shared our home. Every tear we’ve cried as we said goodbye is counted and measured by a God who sees it all.

Caring for someone else’s children and working to support reunifying a family is an incredible honor, and not something I take lightly. Attaching to sweet little hurting hearts so they can learn that adults can be trusted is an incredibly important lesson, and it plants seeds in their lives that we may never see grow to fruition. Someone’s got to take on the pain and plant the seeds. That’s how cycles get broken. If not us, then who?

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Battle Buddies

Service Service Dogs Dogs of of Distinction

by Don Gardner

We’ve all heard stories of shelter or rescue dogs enhancing the lives of those who adopt them.

This is one of those stories, but with a different twist. Two seemingly normal dogs, coming from different backgrounds, embark on a journey to become much more than pets.

Maddie's Story Maddie, a two-year-old black and white border collie, was picked up as a stray on a rural highway in Northwest Arkansas. Slightly disheveled and a little worse for wear, she was still able to let her trusting nature and love for humans shine through.

After a brief stay at two temporary homes, she was adopted by Service Dogs of Distinction. In midJanuary 2016, this wonderful little dog began her training as a service dog to assist a veteran suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Highly intelligent and motivated for work, Maddie responded well to positive reinforcement training.

Learning the needed foundation skills was easy for her. She was always willing to attempt anything the trainers asked of her. Maddie was a star in the making!

During required pre-pairing training for the veterans, Maddie made it clear to the trainers who her particular veteran was. Regardless of the training situation, Maddie would always gravitate back to this particular veteran and find her comfortable spot leaning against the veteran’s leg. The bond between veteran and service dog had begun. In April of 2016, Maddie was paired with her veteran.

The months of training ahead would show Maddie’s intelligence and adaptable demeanor. She consistently showed the desired trait of attempting to help her leader during stressful situations.

Maddie would place her head on the veteran's leg, or, if needed, raise up on the veteran’s lap to interrupt anxiety attacks. She quickly learned to recognize body language cues that told her it was time to help. Maddie's soft, caring eyes were always focused on her veteran.

Maddie has learned a great deal during training.

She will, when asked, provide cover by positioning herself to watch what is going on behind her veteran. She alerts her veteran at medication time.

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She also quietly stays where directed during doctor visits, while always staying focused on her veteran.

She ignores distractions, happily performing her duties as a service dog.

Within fourteen months of training after being paired together, Maddie and her veteran graduated the program in June 2017. Their lives together continue to be enriched because of each other.

Ruby's Story A beautiful, red merle Australian Shepherd, Ruby was donated to Service Dogs of Distinction in July 2016. Ruby’s breeder recognized that this threeyear-old female was meant to be more than a house dog. Slightly overweight and a little anxious, Ruby began her training.

While living with her trainer, Ruby relied on another dog to help her overcome her introverted ways. Through carefully planned training, Ruby learned to be bolder and more outgoing, gradually discovering she had the ability to do things on her own.

At a service dog education conference in Colorado, Ruby and her canine mentor, Donnie (another Aussie in the program), quickly became accustomed to posing for photographs. Her vibrant amber eyes and Aussie charm, coupled with her obvious smile, were sure draws for compliments.

She even captured the eye of a professional portrait artist.

Ruby was paired with her veteran in November 2016. The bonding process between human and dog began during the veteran's pre-pairing training. That bond would grow stronger with each passing week. Through weekly training sessions, Ruby quickly learned the specific behaviors needed to assist her veteran. Ruby’s intelligence, passed down through her lineage, was apparent.

She excelled at a rapid pace, and soon adapted to her new daily routine.

With Ruby’s help as a battle buddy, her veteran became more at ease when going out into public.

This was a vital part of the pairing. Another important aspect of their training required outings, to teach the skills needed to carry out everyday tasks.

Ruby and her veteran have learned to navigate social situations as a team. She has become a constant companion to her veteran. Not only did Ruby learn to be a well-mannered social companion, she has learned to ride on an ATV, a tractor, and in a boat for fishing trips. Whether it is going to work with her veteran, shopping together, or just enjoying an afternoon sitting with each other on the porch, Ruby continues to provide comfort and hone her skills as a top-notch service dog. She has found her place in life providing assistance to the veteran she chose as her leader.

Ruby and her veteran graduated from the Service Dogs of Distinction program in May 2017. They will return for evaluation in November 2017 to

ensure that the skills they acquired are still proficient.

Each team graduating the Service Dogs of Distinction program is required to have one six-month evaluation, as well as yearly evaluations after that.

Service Dogs of Distinction Maddie and Ruby are examples of the types of dogs desired as service dogs. Service Dogs of Distinction seeks out calm, attentive, confident dogs as prospects for training. Many of our nation’s veterans suffering from PTSD could benefit from the services

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provided by a well-trained dog. Statistics suggest there are 11,000 veterans with PTSD in Arkansas in need of individually trained service dogs.

Experiencing unconditional canine love improves the quality of life for the veteran. By proving to be a good leader, the veteran improves the quality of life for the dog.

Always having a battle buddy near improves the lives of both.

Service Dogs of Distinction works diligently to procure, train, and provide dogs at no cost to the veterans. Through pre-pairing training for the veterans, procurement of the right dogs, weekly training sessions, follow-up evaluations, and 24hour phone support, our veteran graduates with service dogs have an improved quality of life.

Thaden School offers small classes where students discover joy in learning and cultivate their potential under the guidance of inspiring, innovative educators.

Applications for admission for 7th and 9th grades will be considered on a rolling basis for fall 2017.

Contact us or visit our website to find out how a Thaden School education prepares students to succeed in college and beyond.

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Service Dogs of Distinction is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides PTSD service dogs to qualifying veterans at no cost. We rely on donations and sponsorships to carry out our mission. Please consider making a donation to help us "Bring Hope to Life."

Don Gardner Founder/President/Trainer 501-730-3928 don@servicedogsofdistinction.org Marsha Wyatt Co-Founder/Vice President Client Coordinator/Trainer 918-774-4828 marsha@servicedogsofdistinction.org

Learn more about Service Dogs of Distinction at www.servicedogsofdistinction.org or visit our Facebook page.

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Shop local

by Dana Schlagenhaft What if local small businesses linked arms together as a united front to become stronger and more successful together?

When Jennifer Cristofaro and I created our online store, Hello Local, our goal was to lend support and encouragement to local brick-and-mortar stores across Northwest Arkansas. These days, you hear more and more about online shopping stunting the positive growth of locally-owned small stores, but Jennifer and I don’t think that always has to be the case.

Our website, Hello Local, is a one-stop shop for hand-selected Northwest Arkansas products. We currently partner with over twenty five regional makers and small businesses, with the overarching goal of making buying and gifting local easier for shoppers. We buy products from regional businesses at a wholesale or negotiated price with the goal of putting those products in the hands of new customers.

The idea stemmed from a failed attempt at putting together a Northwest Arkansas-themed gift basket for friends new to our area. After two hours driving up and down I-49, and a lot of legwork, the concept of creating a singular online destination for great locally-produced products seemed like a solution that would benefit both the shopper and small businesses.

Hello Local offers customers singular products or curated gift boxes. Products include everything from Arkansas-shaped cutting boards, to natural hand lotions and lip balms, to chocolate and coffee.

Gift boxes range from The NWA Man Box to the Coffee and Cocoa Box. New gift box combinations appear on shophellolocal.com weekly.

Here are a few of our favorites: The NWA Man Box Fayettechill hat 1 pair of Arkansocks KYYA Chocolate Coffee Infused bar Heritage Woodworks coaster set 1 Bike Rack Brewing Company pint glass OPTIONAL ADD-ON: Â $25 Gift Card to Bike Rack Brewing Company

The NWA Coffee and Cocoa Box Wooden coasters from Heritage Woodworks 250 gram bag of Airship Coffee 2.8 ounce bar of KYYA Dark Chocolate Northwest Arkansas mug by Hello Local 12 inch x 12 inch solid wood Arkansas cutting board by Pennington Cutting Boards 34 July 2017

Greeting cards from Hen Pen Paper Company (we can even hand-write a note inside!)

serve as a thank you gift, a welcome-to-thearea goodie, or a holiday gesture for clients. The customization options are endless! Hello Local gift boxes are designed, printed and packed in Northwest Arkansas.

We aren’t just an online curator of products.

Jennifer and I also added a few of our own creations to our online store.

Hello Local’s Northwest Arkansas coffee mug pairs perfectly with local coffees and tea.

Our regional t-shirts boast city zip codes, street names, love for our region and, of course, the Razorbacks!

12 -ounce bag of medium roast Guatemala

Coffee from 211 Cafe

We’re always hunting for new products and local partners! If you know of a local product or small business that should be included in Hello Local’s online marketplace, please contact us at info@ shophellolocal.com.

Lip balm, lotion, and candles from Jaxon Marz Goods Hello Local also creates custom, branded gift boxes for corporations and local real estate companies. The boxes can

MENTORING PROGRAM Make a difference in the lives of Benton County youth by becoming a mentor. When you take time to help a youth, you can have a positive impact on their future success and to develop our community’s greatest resource.

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Ollie Swaddle

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Bambino Mio

www.bambinomio.com/usa/ accessories/miosquares With a new baby in the house, Bambino Mio’s Miosquares have quickly become a dailyuse product that we can't live without. From the makers of the leading cloth diapers, you can rest assured that this product is of the highest quality and designed to make your family’s life a little easier.

The secret to the versatility of Bambino Mio’s muslin squares lies in their simplicity. These adorably patterned, 100% pure cotton squares are a little over two feet on each side, making them the perfect size to wrap around baby, mop up a big spill, or use as a soft picnic blanket. They are so soft and light against baby’s skin that they also make a great nursing cover. They are machine washable and dry quickly, so that you can use them over and over again with baby. A great baby shower gift!

This science-backed swaddle enables your baby to have enough room to move around, while not coming unswaddled!

This allows your baby to sleep for longer periods and, in turn, you to sleep for longer periods.

The difference between the Ollie Swaddle and other swaddling blankets is in the design. The Ollie Swaddle is made with a specific type of moisture-wicking fabric to reduce the risk of your baby overheating. There is a flap at the bottom of the swaddle that enables you to change your baby’s diaper without unswaddling them, and Velcro is used so that your baby can be swaddled even as he or she grows! Because sleep is so important for babies and their brain development, and because feeling safe, warm and protected is something every baby should be entitled to, the Ollie Swaddle is our go-to swaddling blanket!

DockaTot .

dockatot.com The DockaTot has quickly become every new parent's best friend. It is a comfortable sleeping station for baby that comes in two sizes, one for babies up to 9 months and one from 9 to 36 months. I honestly don't know how I had kids and survived the night without one! It is designed to make your baby feel secure and snuggly, thus preventing unnecessary waking up from their natural startle reflexes when they are sleeping. The material is 100% breathable, making it safe if they turn on their side. "You can use DockATot™ for safe co-sleeping, supervised tummy time, play time, snuggle time, supervised naps, as a changing station, or really just any time you need to put baby down in a comforting spot." peekaboonwa.com

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by the City of Rogers! SoNA will present a concert celebrating the beauty and grandeur of America as well as honoring our nation’s veterans. $3 grass / $10-35 seats

Farmington Fireworks Display Farmington High School Football Stadium 9-9:30pm

Annual Evening at Orchards Park

Bentonville Public Library: bentonvillelibrary.org

Orchards Park, Bentonville 7pm - Music / 9:30pm - Fireworks Join the City of Bentonville as we celebrate our nation's Independence at Orchards Park.

Fayetteville Public Library: faylib.org

Fire in the Sky - Independence Day Celebration

Springdale Public Library: springdalelibrary.org Rogers Public Library: rogerspubliclibrary.org

Siloam Springs Municipal Airport 9pm Music, concessions, parachutists, fireworks display.

Siloam Springs Library: siloamsprings.com

Gentry Freedom Fest

Library Story Times:

Firework Displays July 2

Gentry Community Park 12pm to 10pm Live music from noon until fireworks. Food, fun and games for the kids. Barrett Baber will be performing at 7:30pm. Also performing are: River's Edge Band, Southern Traditions Bluegrass Band, Trumann Rail Boys, Kaitlyn Carlson.

4th of July Fireworks - Eureka Springs Lake Leatherwood Park Fireworks to begin around 9/9:30.

Come out to Lake Leatherwood Park and spend the day swimming, paddling, hiking or just relaxing in the park.

Fireworks at the Crosses Cross Church, Pinnacle Hills, Rogers 5-10pm 10th Annual Fireworks at the Crosses at our Pinnacle Hills campus. Patriotic celebration featuring live music, outdoor baptisms, and fireworks.

July 3

Celebrate Prairie Grove! Fireworks Delford Rieff Park 7pm The Aquatic Park will be open and free to the public, and there will be food, fun, and fireworks.

July 4

The Great American Blast Arvest Ballpark Game at 6:35pm / Fireworks at 9:30pm Consecutive post-game fireworks spectacular! This Fourth of July show is the LARGEST fireworks show in all of Northwest Arkansas.

July 4th Fireworks Spectacular featuring the Symphony of Northwest Arkansas Walmart AMP, Rogers 7:30pm Everyone is invited to celebrate America’s 242nd birthday with a patriotic concert performed by the Symphony of Northwest Arkansas (SoNA) followed by an exciting fireworks display provided

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July 3

Events

Summer Blooms Tour 11:30AM-12:30PM Crystal Bridges Join our trail guides for a seasonal experience of Crystal Bridges’ trails. Summer offers a glorious display of wildflowers throughout the museum grounds, but especially in the meadow area near the Skyspace. The tour will begin at the south lobby and will make its way up the paved art trail past several outdoor sculptures. The tour includes some hills, but is well worth the walk! Please wear appropriate footgear. Free, no registration required.

July 7

Red, White, & Baby Blue (Jackson L Graves Foundation) The Garden Room Dickson Street, Fayetteville 7-10pm Please join us for our 13th Annual Red, White and Baby Blue presented by Collier Drug Stores!

Enjoy a wonderful evening in downtown Fayetteville with live music, silent auction and so much more! Get the gang together for a fun night out on the town! Together we are Building Better Beginnings Through Neonatal Care!

July 7th, 8th, and 9th 2nd annual Christmas In July Toy Drive Johnson Park in Johnson Arkansas Gift baskets will will be raffling off, food, games, pony rides, water balloons, and we will be collecting toys. Every toy and every penny raised goes to Arkansas Children's Hospital.

July 8

Storytime Museum of Native American History, Bentonville 10:30am Storytime at the Museum of Native American History. Storytimes are geared towards preschoolers, but are great for all ages.

Kids Triathlon @ Siloam Springs 8-10am Siloam Springs Aquatic Center Kids 12 & under Cost: $12 per child There will be four age groups with GREAT prizes awarded to winners in each group. Each participant will run, swim and bike through their age group’s course. Bicycle training wheels and swimming life jackets are permitted. Pre-register www.siloamsprings.com/DocumentCenter/View/2664

His Latin-Grammy nominated debut album, ¡Uno, Dos, Tres Andrés en español y en inglés!, was hailed by the Boston Globe: “His joyous new album… hopscotches around the Spanish-speaking world, seamlessly switching from bachata and bolero to mariachi and vallenato.” Free, no registration required.

July 15

Firefly Fling Botanical Gardens of the Ozarks, Fayetteville 6-10pm Nature play activities for children & adults. Musicians, storytellers, glowing games, & performances.

July 22

Dream Big Gala (Children's Safety Center)

Hobbs State Park 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Mother Nature herself has become a permanent fixture at Hobbs State Park Conservation Area. Every 2nd Saturday at 10:30 a.m. she arrives at the Park's visitor center to excite the imaginations of all the children around her by reading stories of the forest and the animals that live there.. Story time will be followed by hands-on nature-craft activities. Children of all ages are welcome, however most stories will target children 3-6 years of age.

Fayetteville Town Center 7-11pm Step right up and join us for the 10th annual Dream Big Charity Gala Presented by Johnson & Johnson. This year's 1920's carnival theme is sure to impress and kicks off promptly at 7:00pm! Guests will enjoy live music provided by NWA's own Boom Kinetic and circus acts provided by Orenda Cirque both presented by Walmart, hors d'oeuvres from area restaurants, adult beverages featuring signature cocktails, carnival games featuring a cigar dart throw by One Eyed Jacks and wine ring toss by Sassafras Springs Vineyard, and a program about the Children's Safety Center.

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July 29

Crystal Bridges North Lawn 7-8pm Get ready to dance and sing with 123 Andrés! His most recent album, titled Arriba Abajo, won the Latin Grammy for best children’s album in 2016 as well as the Parent’s Choice Gold Award.

Prairie Grove Elementary School 11am-2pm Kids who attend will be given a backpack full of school supplies, a free haircut and a free lunch. (Parents can enjoy the free lunch too!) There will be games, provided by Xtreme Achievers with prizes and each child can select two free books to take home to read. There will also be face painting and a vendor fair for moms and dads. Children in the Farmington, Prairie Grove, Lincoln, Greenland and West Fork are invited to attend, although no one will be turned away if they are from another community in Washington County!

Mother Nature Storytime/ Craft

Summer Family Fun » 123 Andrés Concert

Back to School Readiness Event

July 31

Kids Concert with Troy Schremmer 6PM Fayetteville Public Library- Children’s Library Join us for a sing-a-long concert with Troy Schremmer! Kids will clap along and dance to the groove while Troy brings his guitar to life!

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So during the school year the Mrs. and I definitely have a long-distance relationship.

No, it isn’t work travel or irreconcilable differences that creates the chasm; it’s the kids/ school/activities trifecta. We’re not complaining, and we willingly got ourselves into this situation, 3 times actually. Yep, the hat trick. However, at the beginning of August there’s usually a highfive, or fist bump, or quick hug that says “enjoy the next 36 weeks; see ya in June!” And off we go on our merry way through the next school year.

Yep, we don’t see each other much from August to May. Summer, however, brings a renewed closeness between the Mrs. and I, and the ability to spend a bit of time together outside of Chick-Fil-A and neighborhood gyms. Now, we’re far past trying to fool ourselves into believing that a date night outside the home is a real thing. That’s kind of like seeing a yeti ride a unicorn through town with a leprechaun on his shoulder: an interesting thought, but it ain’t gonna happen. No, with the advent of modern technology (those blessed texting machines we call cell phones), there’s no minimum safe distance away from the munchkins.

I mean, I’ve heard that there’s not much phone service at the top of Everest, but I’ve also heard that aren’t many restaurants or movie theaters.

What I’m saying is that no matter how much we plead, they are still going to text us all night should we attempt to go more than 100 yards from the casa. It’s kind of like a never-ending version of the question scene from Uncle Buck (kids if you haven’t watched it, check it out on VHS, or maybe 42 July 2017

YouTube).

So, a few nights ago, we saw the opportunity for a SAHDN. Stay At Home Date Night. Usually it’s not an issue being alone – since the kids are now at the age where going to their rooms is a reward, not a punishment. Instead, it’s a matter of being awake enough to attempt to make it through an ENTIRE movie. After much deliberation, the digital rental was selected and off we go!! We were very confident in our ability to view the entire flick, as the run time was a meager 1 hour and 28 minutes.

Wrong.

2:00 Minute Mark Kid #1 trots in to recap her day. Her “recaps” are hours longer than any filibuster ever attempted in Congress.

17:00 Minute Mark - now actually 52 minutes since we started the movie During the first profanity-laced tirade of the movie, in walks kid #3 asking if he has had dessert yet. Yes, he’s asking us, like he doesn’t know. He’s pulled this Jedi mind trick several times, but no luck this time, Ace. The snack bar is closed.

21:00 Minute Mark - now actually 1 hour and 18 minutes since we started the movie Kid #3 comes back to question whether a granola bar is technically another dessert or a healthy snack. Being good parents, we cave to the request.

24:00 Minute Mark - now actually 1 hour and 25 minutes since we started the movie The first appearance of nudity coincides with the first appearance of Kid #2, who has a broken ankle and is on crutches and/or a scooter, yet somehow

sneaks up on us like a Ninja.

33:00 Minute Mark - now actually 1 hour and 48 minutes since we started the movie Kid #1 unleashes a barrage of text messages on the lady of the house. All center on the topic “Do you think I have a sore throat?" We stop the movie for a short lesson on rhetorical questions.

has arrived! Surely he will invite him over to his house so we can finish the show! No dice. The chatty little buddy has a seat on the couch and begins asking a litany of questions about the movie (see previous reference to Uncle Buck).

1:18 Minute Mark - now actually 23 hours and 50 minutes since we started the movie

Morning of Day 2:

Simultaneously Kid #3 and his buddy descend upon the kitchen just as Kid #1 and Kid #2 enter from the garage. Pandemonium ensues. The noise level gets just above an Iron Maiden concert as I plead for them to just be quiet for 10 minutes.

34:00 Minute Mark - now actually 13 hours since we started the movie

1:19 Minute Mark - now actually 23 hours and 59 minutes since we started the movie

We don’t even get through a scene before Kid #3 is back looking for additional provisions. No dessert this time; now in need of his “second breakfast.”

Beaten, I forgo all proper parental practices and start up the movie – knowing full well that there is a high likelihood of very questionable material forthcoming and a pack of kids within earshot and eyeshot of the TV.

While still sitting at the 33 minute mark we realize we’re now 2 hours and 15 minutes in and mutually agree to finish the movie manana.

47:00 Minute Mark - now actually 14 hours and 15 minutes since we started the movie Enter Kid #2 looking for breakfast/lunch/brunch.

55:00 Minute Mark - now actually 15 hours and 10 minutes since we started the movie Kid #1 is famished and very interested in the availability of the leftover pizza her brother just consumed for “brunch.”

Morning watch party aborted.

Evening of Day 2: 1:11 Minute Mark - now actually 22 hours and 50 minutes since we started the movie We’re really feeling positive about completing this movie! Two thirds of the offspring are out with friends and the other is dialed into YouTube Pokemon videos, complete with huge over-ear headphones and an ample supply of Goldfish. We got this!

1:14 Minute Mark - now actually 23 hours since we started the movie

1:20 Minute Mark - now actually 24 hours since we started the movie Screen goes blank. 24-hour movie rental period has ended with 8 minutes remaining on the movie.

No clue how it ends.

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When it comes to​choosing​the day-to-day care of your furry friends, sometimes a Craigslist ad--or a flier stapled to your local telephone pole--doesn’t exactly fill your heart with optimism . Enter Awkward Paws, the adorably-named local pet care business that ensures professional, bonded and insured pet sitting, house sitting and dog walking in Benton and Washington Counties. It’s the next best thing to you being there for your pet! After all, all of their extensive services are done in your home, providing your tiniest family members with all their familiar creature comforts. And it’s not just for dogs and cats! Awkward Paws will happily care for pets from parrots to pit bulls and pocket pets--even fish!

The Awkward Paws team offers a complimentary meetand-greet with potential clients so that clients and their pets will be comfortable with who comes to the home while they’re away. Moreover, you receive text and photo updates about your pet on a regular basis, and can even get geotagged check-ins, so that you know that your sitter came by as scheduled. Awkward Paws sitters are also comfortable administering medication, offer basic obedience training in Rogers and Bentonville, and overall go above and beyond to live up to their name: embracing the awkward in animals and their humans, as well as how they can help one another get through each day!

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Does your pup get the summertime blues while you’re on vacation?

What about the anytime blues when you’re at work? Do you feel anxiety or guilt when you (understandably) need some alone time, away from the responsibilities of hearth, home and hound? Enter Dog Party USA, whose owners confidently call “the best dog boarding, dog daycare, and dog obedience training facility” in NWA. Since 2005, the 2.5 acre, stateof-the-art facility has been creating a fun, safe, comfortable environment for NWA’s “man’s best friends” to socialize and wear themselves out with playful, healthy exercise. The facility offers 5 indoor, climate-controlled play areas for all-weather fun, 10 outdoor enclosures, the aforementioned two acres of fenced outdoor land for dogs to run free safely, trained play supervisors, professional grooming technicians, obedience training lessons, and much, much more. Dog Party USA more than lives up to its name and reputation in excellent dog care--after all, dogs need (and deserve!) a vacation, too!

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F I R S T B A P T I S T C H U R C H C H R I S T I A N S C H O O L’ S

New Approach to Upper Elementary Education

To prepare students for high school in an environment that is purposefully equipping students with a heart to serve others

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t First Baptist Christian School, we are committed to providing a rigorous and competitive education. We are grounded in research-based, proven methods that equip our students for middle school and high school, all with a Biblical worldview that produces young men and women who know their value in Christ and seek to be difference-makers in their world for the glory of God! We are excited about the transformation in our upper elementary and middle school program--from traditional teaching methods with one teacher for all subjects, to a departmentalized structure.

Providing our students with a strong educational program within a learning community that builds self-confidence and awareness of diverse cultures and ideas is our academic focus. We are creating a better learning environment by having specialized instruction from teachers who have structured their classroom to best teach the core subject and content area. This allows the student to receive a higher level of education, because the core content is taught by the best teacher for that subject.

Students will experience a new way of learning that includes digital learning tools such as “Google classroom,” with the option to learn digital skills like coding and robotics, as well as strategies where individual learning plans are implemented to guide instruction, and a host of other measures.

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In addition to this approach, students will still have opportunities to live out mission opportunities they are learning through their study of the Bible and the lives of past and modern day missionaries throughout their community, the country and the world. Students will continue to have opportunities to serve outside the walls of the school in order to learn what it means for themselves to be the hands and feet of Jesus Christ to others.

First Baptist Christian School includes kindergarten, first, second, and third grade, as well as a preschool program beginning with threyear-olds. During these early formative years, our students are challenged to explore and discover their world through the lens of God’s Word, where their learning will carry over into the elementary school with new opportunities to expand on their learning. Included in the preschool program is a unique opportunity called Bridge, where children who are not ready for kindergarten, but have turned five by the kindergarten cut-off date, have one more year to develop and mature so that they are confident and ready to start kindergarten.

It is our mission to partner with families in providing sound education, with a Biblical perspective, in a small environment where every student has the opportunity to prosper and accomplish a great beginning in their academic journey.

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MARY'S LITTLE LAMB 506 SE Moberly Ln Ste 6 (479) 273-1011 mllpreschool.com We are a licensed private preschool early education program dedicated to serving our community and providing quality care and education for children of all ethnic, religious, social, and developmental backgrounds.

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THE GODDARD SCHOOL 3916 N. Bellafont Boulevard (479) 262-0970 www.goddardschool.com We are excited to be opening The Goddard School in Fayetteville. We are committed to providing the highest quality preschool experience for the children in our community. Our unique nurturing approach will give your child the opportunity to develop into a joyful, confident learner who is prepared for success in school and in life.

FIRST BAPTIST CHRISTIAN SCHOOL 3364 W. Pleasant Grove Rd. Rogers (479) 878-1052 fbcchristianschool.org Offering grades K-7 with a mission to pursue academic excellence while growing in the grace of God’s Word so that we may engage our community with the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ.

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HAPPY KIDS LEARNING ACADEMY Central Rogers Academy 2808 W. Walnut St (479) 621-6126 North Rogers Academy 2204 N. 12th St (479) 202-5691 abchappykids.com Our Learning Academy offers a wide range of programs for a variety of ages - from infants to toddlers, and two year olds to preschoolers. Our curriculum is tailored to each age group, and is based on sound child developmental principles regarding how children ideally grow and learn.

IBC GO CENTER PRESCHOOL 2555 S. 26th Street 479-636-1230 preschool@ibcgocenter.com Immanuel Baptist Church Global Outreach Center invites your child to come learn and grow at our preschool! We strive to help each child achieve through outstanding, Christian-based curriculum and interactive learning! Enrolling nowclasses available for 3 to 5 years of age!

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by Veronica Lynch

e are about to embark on a once-in-alifetime opportunity. On July 26th, my 12-year-old daughter, Kathlyn Lynch, will be meeting with our country’s lawmakers on Capitol Hill to share both what a day in her life is like as a Type 1 diabetic, and how they can continue to help by supporting the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF). Her goal is to give a “face” to Type 1 Diabetes (T1D), in order to help our congressmen and women and senators understand that this disease is not a result of anything she ate, or did or didn’t do. Instead, T1D is an autoimmune condition, wherein her body attacked its own insulin producing cells in the pancreas. She has been and will be on daily insulin injections, or hooked up to an insulin pump, for the rest of her life--or, until a cure is found.

Kathlyn was selected to be the Northwest Arkansas delegate for the JDRF Children's Congress this summer. She will be one of 150 children attending, selected from over 1,300 applicants across the U.S. and around the world. She was chosen based on her advocacy in the community, and we could not be prouder of her. In addition to being an advocate for JDRF, Kat is a competitive dancer with All That Dance, she loves to paint and write, and is an honors student. Kat is the kind of kid that can walk into a room and light it up! About 4 1/2 years ago, however, we were in a much different place.

In 2012, we moved from Rogers, AR to Appleton, WI for my husband’s job. We were beginning to settle in to our new neighborhood and schools when I noticed there was something wrong. Kat suddenly had no energy to play with her friends after school. She was irritable, often plagued with tummy aches, and her color wasn't good.

I kept thinking over and over again that she was coming down with something, and that she didn't look well. Then, there was the food and drink.

When my kids have a growth spurt, they eat like

lumberjacks, so I thought that’s what this was… but she had an appetite beyond any kind of normal growth spurt. We had attended a JDRF One Walk several years earlier when we lived in Arkansas, and I had heard about the symptoms. I wondered if Kathlyn's problems could be attributed to Type 1 Diabetes, and brought her to the doctor. He told us not to worry – that a virus was going around and she would be fine in a week. I can remember his words, “Why put her through a blood test if we don’t have to?” That was exactly what I wanted to hear, that my baby was fine – only she wasn’t fine.

One night, she came downstairs in a pair of shorty pajamas. It was December in Wisconsin (and colder than you can imagine) – but I was behind on laundry, so she had a pair of summer PJs on.

Kat is a dancer, and has always had muscular legs.

Since she was 7 at the time, she had been taking showers and dressing herself. Plus, it was winter, so I had not seen her legs in days. Her beautiful, muscular legs were shockingly skinny. The next day, I went to the pharmacy to buy a blood glucose meter. Thinking back now, it's so funny, how we can look back and see God’s hand in our lives… even in the little things, like how a store shelf is stocked.

The only blood glucose monitor in the entire store had been opened. I brought it to the pharmacist and asked if they had another in the back. “Now why do you need that, dear?” Surely she could see the panic in my face. I told her about Kat’s symptoms. She reappeared with a small meter, set it up and showed Turn the page … peekaboonwa.com

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with symptoms in every doctor’s office. It should be reviewed at every well-child check-up. Blood glucose meters should be in every pediatrician's office. This is Kat’s vision, and we have been working with some of our local providers to make that happen. We were so blessed that we were aware of the symptoms and caught it early!

After she was diagnosed, we slid into our new “normal," testing her blood and counting carbs before each meal (which meant doing a lot of horrible math). We learned to give her shots for every meal, whether she ate an apple or an ice cream cone. She now needs to test her blood sugar and have a shot of insulin - since her body does not make insulin on its own. She gets at least 6 shots a day, including meals and long-lasting insulin at night. We have to rotate shots, so as not to build up scar tissue, between her arms, legs, bottom and tummy. Imagine giving a 7-year-old a shot in their stomach! Each day is a balancing act to avoid both high blood sugars, that could cause health problems in the future, and lows, which could cause her to pass out or have a seizure. me exactly how to use it. “Wait until tomorrow morning, before she has had anything to eat and then test her. If she is over 120, call your doctor.” I was so thankful for that pharmacist!

The next morning, we woke up and Kathlyn begrudging let me poke her finger and test the tiny drop of blood. 5-4-3-2-1…I held my breath for the longest 5 seconds ever. Finally, a number appeared: 250. 250?! I woke my husband, who was convinced I had done it wrong. I tested him. His blood sugar was 72. For your reference, all of us “normal” folks should have a fasting blood sugar of 70-80. 120 is considered pre-diabetic. My baby was 250.

We called a friend who has a child with T1D, and he told us to get her to a children’s hospital immediately. The next few days were a blur. My world had come to a complete halt, thrown me off-course, and then smashed me into tiny pieces.

I remember praying to God to help me just put one foot in front of the other. Today, I look back and wish someone had just put their arms around me and said, “It will be okay. Your baby will lead a long, healthy, happy life, and you will all be okay.”

So, I pray as I write this that this article can touch a newly diagnosed family with that message.

We learned several days later in training just how lucky we were. Many kids are not diagnosed until they are vomiting violently or slipping in and out of a coma, with blood sugar levels as high as 700 or 800. Sadly, children still die from undiagnosed T1D, and it is unacceptable! There should be posters 52 July 2017

From the beginning, my husband told Kat that she would have a choice to make: “You can spend your life bitter and angry that you have T1D, and just go through life doing what you have to do. Or, you can choose to be an advocate for others and help them learn from you--and, just maybe, you can make a difference.” It’s hard to imagine asking a 7-year-old child to make a life choice like that, but we were determined to not let this control her life.

We allowed her to make the choice herself, and our little warrior decided to share her story with others.

She has become an advocate, and endeavors, in any way she can, to help find a cure.

In 2015, we moved back to Arkansas (hooray!).

Kat saw signs in our neighborhood for a JDRF fundraiser at the neighborhood clubhouse, and said “Momma, can we go there?” We stepped in and I felt like I had found my people! Here were other moms that spoke the language of Type 1 Diabetes, that knew what it was like to cry over a piece of birthday cake you didn’t know how to dose for, or wake up in the middle of the night to test blood sugar and treat a low.

We jumped into JDRF and haven’t looked back.

Kat became a Youth Ambassador and formed a walk team, raising over $5,000 last year. She brought the JDRF Kids Walk to her middle school and Bright Field Middle School raised over $6,000 for T1D research to date. She participated in a national photo shoot, a radio interview during National Diabetes Awareness Month in November, and even got to meet Congressman Womack for a “Promise to Remember Me” meeting last fall.

Knowing the symptoms of T1D could save a life.

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Extreme thirst Frequent urination Dramatic weight loss Lethargic Vomiting or Flu-like symptoms

Diabetes affects 26 million Americans, including three million who have type 1 diabetes (T1D). T1D is an autoimmune disease, where the body attacks the insulin producing cells in the pancreas. It is usually diagnosed in children. Those with T1D need daily shots of insulin to live. For more information on T1D and how you can help, visit JDRF - Type 1 Diabetes Research Funding and Advocacy. jjdrf.org She was able to share with him her Continuous Glucose Monitor, which reads her blood sugar every 5 minutes and reports it to our phones. This awesome technology is a direct result of JDRF research and all those who have supported their work. She has been a guest speaker at multiple fundraising events, golf tournaments, corporate meetings, and other events. This past May, at the Annual Run for the Roses Gala benefitting JDRF, Kat was able to address over 500 attendees and share her story. That event raised over $375,000 for JDRF and Type 1 research!

Now we will be going to Washington D.C. with 150 other delegates, to share the amazing advancements in T1D diagnosis, research and treatment as a result of JDRF and ask Congress for their continued support of the Special Diabetes Act. “One day when I have kids, I don’t want to worry that they could end up with T1D. I would love to say I used to have T1D and that I was part of making Type One, Type None,” says Kat.

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Keep Your Cool in the Heat Northwest Health Reminds Community High Temperatures Have Risks

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he warm weather of summer creates more opportunities for people to spend time outside. Whether you are working, exercising or doing other activities, it is important to protect yourself from heat-related illnesses, like heat exhaustion and heat stroke.

Know what to expect when you are planning outdoor activities by checking the temperature and heat index. Try to plan exercise and outdoor activities during the cooler parts of the day, early morning and late afternoon.

“Spending time in cool, air-conditioned areas is the best way to prevent heat illness, but when you are in the heat, make sure to wear loose, light colored clothing and drink lots of water,” said Dr. Danelle Richards, ER physician for Northwest Health.

“Adults over age 65, young children, people with existing medical problems, such as heart disease, and people without access to air conditioning are at a high risk for suffering from a heat-related illness.”

Heat-related illnesses, such as heat exhaustion and rash, occur when the body cannot cool itself down in extremely hot weather. Heat stroke is the most severe form and can cause death or permanent disability if treatment is not provided. Regularly check on individuals who have a higher risk for

getting heat illnesses, and do not leave children and pets in the car or outside in the heat.

Some of the warning signs for heat exhaustion can be heavy sweating; weakness; cold, pale, and clammy skin; fast, weak pulse; nausea or vomiting and fainting. If you or someone near you is experiencing these symptoms, take the following steps: • Move to a cool location • Lie down and loosen clothing • Apply cold, wet cloths • Sip water

If you or the individual has vomited and it continues, seek medical attention immediately.

“Heat stroke occurs when someone has a high body temperature (above 103 degrees Fahrenheit),” Dr. Richards said. “Signs of heat stroke include hot, red, dry or moist skin, rapid and strong pulse or possible unconsciousness.”

Heat stroke is an emergency. If you think someone is experiencing symptoms, take immediate action: • Seek medical attention and dial 911 • Move them to a cool location

Having an ER near you can be reassuring when you or a family member is experiencing an emergency medical condition. Northwest Health is pleased to offer four ERs conveniently located throughout Northwest Arkansas to serve you and your family. Learn more about our emergency services at NorthwestHealth. com or by calling 800-734-2024.

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• Reduce their body temperature with a cool bath or cloths • Do not give fluids

If you do not have air conditioning in your home, spend time in public places, such as shopping malls, a public library or a heat-relief shelter, during extremely hot weather. Even a few hours spent out of the heat can keep your body cool.

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SHE BELIEVED SHE COULD, SO SHE DID

A Local Mom's Story on Why She Started Running

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hen Pam Dalton hits the pavement, it’s usually without music so she can take in the noises from being outside. She puts on her running shoes, ties the laces and gets ready for the run of her life. She never imagined running marathons would be part of her weekend plans, but, here she is, training for her first full marathon.

Pam had no interest in running, but when her husband Chad asked her to go for a run one day, she said she felt God telling her to let him lead. She didn’t consider herself an athlete, but says she felt that nudge from God, and so she went for it. Chad started running in August of 2016 after a trip they had taken to Louisiana to help some friends clean up after the flood. He and their son Cam ran the Louisiana State University lakes one morning, and that was the jumpstart to what would become his new running hobby.

Pam ran her first complete mile on October 24 with Chad, and that was the beginning of their training for what would be Pam’s first half marathon in January 2017 in her hometown of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Pam has gone on to run seven more races, and is training for her first full marathon this fall. Aside from the obvious health benefits that come with working out, Pam and Chad have lost a combined 150 pounds since they started running together. “I feel the best I’ve probably felt in my whole life,” explains Pam. “It kind of blows my mind. We are getting stronger with each run, physically and mentally!”

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Pam’s next race will be the Marine Corps Marathon on October 22 in Washington, D.C. where she will be running in honor of her father, Lieutenant Corporal William Bolton Jr., a Vietnam veteran.

Starting something new is hard, especially when that something new is running long distances.

For other people out there who have considered running but feel intimidated, Pam says, “Just jump in. It’ll forever change you. Know that it isn’t easy; it is hard, but if you fight the inner voices that keep, you from starting or keep you from pushing on you will feel great. Also, [ask yourself] what’s your why? Mine are my three kiddos and hubby. I want to be my best for them! If you have a why, then it’s easier to make it a priority!”

But what about the voices we all have in our heads that tell us we can’t do this and we’re not good enough? We all have them, but some of us are better at pushing them aside. If Pam is running by herself, she says her inner voice tells her she can’t and she’s not good enough to be running.

She fights back with her reasons for running, like not being a broken person who doesn’t believe in herself. “I take each step as an accomplishment that I can... I will... and I did!” says Pam. “It’s time I spend with myself building in me what I want my kids to have always in them: a belief that they are capable of so much more than what they think they can do. That they are good enough, capable enough and can achieve anything they put their hearts and minds to.”

When Pam is running with Chad, she enjoys the time they spend together. “With small kids, that time is precious,” explains Pam. “We find this new hobby can give us time with one another to catch up on each other.” She uses the term “taking in conversation without interruption,” which is so important when you’re married with littles. This is something she finds she can do with her husband during their long runs.

Meagan Ruffing started running back in December and ran her first half marathon this past April. She enjoys meeting other runners who are on a similar journey and hearing what got them started. Visit her at www.meaganruffing.com to keep up with her story.

Sure, there are times when Pam is on a long run and doesn’t feel like she can go any further, but she says those are the times when she talks positively to herself to keep on going. Runs like this have often been her personal bests. “I feel free,” Pam says. “Not confined in the body I once had, but one that I’m now proud of... one that has impressed me beyond words. Probably for the first time in my life, I’m not worried about what I look like. I’m not critical of the reflection that stares back at me.

I’m proud of her: still imperfect, still flawed, but one that sees a work in progress and one that isn’t afraid to keep pushing to get better.”

Pam’s whole family runs together now. She, Chad and their three children run races together and cheer each other on during this family pastime.

When Pam’s not out running, you can find her teaching preschoolers their A, B, C’s and 1, 2, 3’s.

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OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY Occupational therapy helps the child learn activities of daily living such as dressing, brushing teeth and shoe tying.

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My son has been with Kara, Sara, and Amanda for a long time, and once they formed their own business, we moved with them. He loves it there and has made some awesome friends. Everyone there is so nice, and they made a space for me to do my work when I need to. All the staff here is amazing.

- Tara Phelan Van Nostrand I first started using them with my youngest, who was a little over one but couldn't walk, talk, or do basically anything on his own yet. He began OT and PT immediately with them, as he was already in speech therapy with his school. They take their time to care for each kid, and the family as well. Now, my oldest goes once a week for an hour after school, and as soon as I tell him that it's therapy night, he yells and screams " Yay! Play Strong! I love them!" Just know that what y'all are doing is amazing... it's not only parents that see it, but our children do as well!

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Junior Cotillion I

n many parts of the South, and across the country, going through cotillion is a rite of passage. It certainly was for me! My appreciation and great love for cotillion began as a 6th grader in Little Rock when I started as a student in the Little Rock Junior Cotillion. In total honesty, and just like some beginning students, I wasn’t exactly thrilled about going! I was afraid the classes would be super formal, boring and basically “no fun!” However, because I was shy as a pre-teen, my mom thought it would help my confidence, and she insisted that I try it. Two friends from the neighborhood signed up as well, so off we went.

And just like my students - I quickly found out that I loved it! It was a total blast! Classes were not boring or stuffy--in fact, they were incredibly fun!

I had danced for six years at this point, but learning new and different types of dances definitely added to the draw for me.

I went on to enjoy every minute of my four years of cotillion, and felt sad when it ended. In fact, I liked it so much that I ended up with perfect attendance from 6th thru 9th grade! The silver Jefferson Cup trophy I was awarded for that achievement still sits on my desk as I work on planning my cotillion classes. My students earn the same prize for their attendance. Attending cotillion was one of my favorite experiences 60 July 2017

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during those pre-teen and teen years, and I have such fond memories of attending and meeting new friends from different schools from across the city. Having the cotillion experience also proved to be a great advantage for me going into college and future employment. While finishing my marketing degree at UALR, two of my jobs during those college years and afterwards were, first, teaching dance at a Little Rock dance studio for nine years, and at the same time serving as the assistant to the owner and director of the Little Rock Junior Cotillion. Then I met my husband Kevin on a blind date, we married, and moved out of Little Rock for his law career. I went on to own my own dance studio, and after moving to the Bentonville area, began making plans to start a cotillion program here.

The Bentonville-Rogers Junior Cotillion was established in 2008, and we are very proud to be celebrating our 10th successful season this year in Benton County! I enjoy being a member of the American Association of Etiquette Professionals, wherein I meet annually in person and quarterly on conference calls with a lovely group of etiquette professionals, from L.A. to Boston and everywhere in-between. I am also a member of the Southern Association of Dance Masters, and I first became a member at the age of 18.

I always think about my own cotillion experience as I prepare to teach the first night of each new season.

I understand exactly how the shy ones are feeling as they walk in, and all the different thoughts both the new and returning students may be having.

One of the best parts of my job is getting to watch the development of my students as they learn their first ballroom dance and participate in the sense of accomplishment they feel - seemingly from that very first lesson. That confidence grows week to week as they learn to meet and greet others with ease, and practice putting all of the social skills we teach into practice. It is somewhat of a magical experience for me to watch them from the beginning of the season all the way to the end! Sometime during each season with my 6th grade class, (usually on either the third or fourth Saturday night) the students suddenly seem grow a year older in a blink of the eye! My cotillion helpers always notice this as well, and they always bring it up in our meeting later that night. I think it is the difference in how they conduct themselves, how they interact with each other, and how they begin to use all the social skills we are teaching them! Toward the end of the season it’s simply a joy to see all the smiles and confidence they gain as they put those skills into practice. By the end of the season, I always find myself telling them I’m starting to feel like they don’t need me anymore, and then watch as big smiles spread across their faces. Of course, then I remind them that I might have a *few* more things for them to learn, and will look forward to seeing them next year where they continue with etiquette lessons and more challenging ballroom dances!

One of the main reasons I founded the BentonvilleRogers Junior Cotillion, besides having a daughter who I wanted to have the same fun experience I had, is because, in this age of technology, I often feel as if we are forgetting the importance of being able to communicate properly face to face. Due to our constant interaction through our devicesTurn the page …

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-texting, email and the like--most of our children have not learned or practiced making great eye contact when speaking to others. People rarely give a timely RSVP anymore - if any at all -which as any host or hostesses knows, makes planning a party or event planning stressful. It also seems that sending a handwritten thank you note or small note of encouragement to others is often forgotten.

These small but important life skills, along with the ability to communicate well with others, can oftentimes be the difference in getting an interview, or being selected as the final candidate for a job.

Employers value and look for exactly these types of "people skills" in their employees. Cotillion can be a fun way to start learning these skills, and it is often these very abilities that cause our students to stand out from the crowd throughout their lifetime. When social graces are used well, others take notice, and I often get compliments about my students that have gone through our cotillion program!

Though the teaching of ballroom dance and social etiquette, the mission of the Bentonville-Rogers Junior Cotillion is to improve the self-esteem, self-confidence, and social skills of each of our students. Our curriculum includes the teaching of dance and social graces with the goal of making a student comfortable in any social setting that they may encounter. Cotillion classes start in the sixth grade, but new students entering seventh, eighth and ninth grades may join anytime after taking the review workshops offered.

encounter in life. It will focus on building college resumes, business etiquette, refining interviewing skills and many other timely topics. This course will meet in three sessions, with the third session consisting of a 4-course etiquette dinner. Course fee will include all instruction, a book, and the 4-course instructional etiquette dinner. Previous cotillion experience is not required for this high school class.

The Bentonville-Rogers Junior Cotillion season is quickly approaching. Applications are currently being accepted and can be submitted online or by mail at www.brjuniorcotillion.com. Our policy is to have a partner for every child, so the ratios of boys and girls in each group are kept even. This means our classes fill up very quickly! Early application is recommended, as acceptance is “first applied, first accepted.” Invitations and waiting list letters will be mailed in July. Applications will still be accepted until early September, if there's room, depending on ratios in each class.

While the cotillion classes for our 6th - 9th graders remains the core of our curriculum, the Bentonville-Rogers Junior Cotillion is excited to offer several other classes and events for students elementary age to high school this fall. These classes will include, among others, the Perfectly Proper Princess Manners Tea Party,™ available for girls age 6-11. Our special tea will be held on Saturday, October 7th, 2017, and will include a full manners tea, dance instruction, and several crafts for the girls to enjoy with their dolls. Please be sure to bring your American Girl doll or other 18” doll with you, as she will enjoy all the fun along with you. Other dates will be added year-round, with details being available on our website. Coming for the pre-teen and teen girls in spring of 2018, we will have a special Girls Only course.

The College Prep Etiquette Course will enable high school students to become better prepared for college and for the careers ahead of them.

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To apply to any of the classes, contact the director, Renee Swindell, at (479) 903-2176 or visit www.brjuniorcotillion.com

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“Evan has such a big heart,” says his mother, Amanda Robinson. “When he was a toddler, he attended Kids First, starting physical therapy at 2 years old with a walker. He would walk all around that daycare talking to everyone. Before he graduated from the program, the staff referred to him mayor of the daycare.”

Evan will serve as the 2017 Champion Child for the Will Golf 4 Kids tournament on August 3-4 and Color of Hope Gala on August 4, 2017, benefiting Arkansas Children’s Northwest. Evan cannot wait for the new pediatric facility to open in January of 2018. In Evan’s words, “I want to dedicate this hospital to the world!”

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He and his family understand the importance of receiving care close to home. When Evan’s mother, Amanda, was just 20 weeks into her pregnancy, physicians diagnosed Evan with Spina Bifida, a defect effecting the spinal column, and Chiara Malformation, a structural defect of the skull that cause the brain to extend onto the spinal column.

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