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By Ryan Cook
| Friday, May 9, 2008, 07:00 AM
Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 11. I found some fun Mother’s Day “facts” on wikipedia.org, including some of the holidays ancestors:
• “Mothering Sunday” in the UK and Ireland is on the fourth Sunday of Lent. It was originally a time when Catholics were supposed to travel to attend Mass in their “Mother Church” (the regional cathedral) rather than in their local parish. By the Reformation, it had changed into an occasion for children to visit parents.
• “Mother’s Day Work Clubs” organized by Anna Jarvis’s mother, Ann Maria Reeves Jarvis to improve sanitation and health in the area.
• The “Mother’s Day” anti-war observances founded by Julia Ward Howe in 1872.
What we now know as Mother’s Day orginated from the efforts of Anna Jarvis, who wanted to honor her mother, Ann, who was active in Mother’s Day campaigns for peace and worker’s safety and health since the end of American Civil War.
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By Ryan Cook
| Thursday, May 8, 2008, 07:00 AM
Tomorrow, May 9, Help Me Grow and the Warren County Career Center are teaming up to offer a “Mom’s Morning Out” for the Help Me Grow moms from 8:30-10:30 a.m. in the preschool classrooms at the Career Center. Students from the Early Intervention classes will be providing childcare for the kids.
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By Ryan Cook
| Wednesday, May 7, 2008, 06:00 AM
Today, May 7, is National School Nurse Day. The National Association of School Nurses began the day of recognition in 1972 in an attempt to foster a better understanding of the role of school nurses in the educational setting. This year’s theme is: “School Nurses in Action: Transforming School Communities.”
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By Ryan Cook
| Tuesday, May 6, 2008, 06:00 AM
Tuesday, May 6, is National Teacher Day, a time to honor and celebrate educators and acknowledge the contributions they make. At the National Education Association website, you can say thank you to a teacher and view the favorite teachers of celebrities and congressmen.
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By Ryan Cook
| Monday, May 5, 2008, 07:00 AM
In an effort to help students remember what they learned over the past school year, Wayne Local Schools is holding a summer book swap all this week.
According to the district newsletter, research has shown that over a 6-year period, cumulative summertime lag can leave a student nearly two years behind in reading achievement skills.
Students can donate their books by bringing them to school. Other books can be donated by contacting Krista Muterspaw of the Waynesville Literacy Team.
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By Ryan Cook
| Saturday, May 3, 2008, 06:00 AM
A group of Little Miami Local School District parents have launched an ambitious project to raise money for the renovation of the high school stadium. Little Miami could see the first phase - installation of an artificial turf on the high school’s football field - as early as this fall, according to Little Miami officials.
The school board Thursday night approved a $720,000 budget for the project, allowing the district to go out for bid. The contract will be awarded may 26, allowing construction to begin shortly thereafter, with the goal of having the field ready to use for the fall sports season.
Continue reading "PantherTurf field gets green light"...
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By Ryan Cook
| Friday, May 2, 2008, 11:55 AM
Share your thoughts on the 1 percent earned income tax that the Little Miami Local School district has placed on the November ballot.
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