Stories for August 2011
Stories for Wednesday, August 31
12 easy ways to help your child's teacher
It’s time to jump back into the chaos of the school year. While the transition can be tough for parents and kids, imagine what a big change it is for teachers. Now imagine how we as parents can help smooth out the start of the year—and make sure it ...
3 great tech tools for busy moms at back-to-school
What’s a busy mom to do? Tech to the rescue! Guest blogger Carissa Rogers is here to share time saving tips just in time for that back-to-school rush! by Carissa August supplies meteor showers, hot afternoons and the crazy of back to school time! Shopping for school clothes, school ...
Room parent checklist for back to school
Originally published on Live Simply by Cozi Room parents (a.k.a., room moms, classroom aides, volunteer coordinators) are the magic ingredient of every elementary school year. Without these critical volunteers helping our teachers, planning celebrations and communicating with parents in the classroom, school would be a much duller and less ...
Classroom Halloween party tips & tricks
Your child's Halloween class party is one of the most exciting days of the new school year. Whether you’re the room mom, teacher, or the parent who volunteered to help with the party, a little planning makes for a fun, memorable, and stress-free event. 3 Steps to Halloween Party Fun ...
Avoiding family fundraiser fatigue
Fall feels like a never-ending cycle of fundraising catalogs and calls for help with the various activities our kids are involved in -- schools, Scouts, and sports leagues all rely on this time of year for their major fundraisers. To complicate matters, parents are the ones called on to organize ...
10 smart tips for parent classroom volunteers
When you're asked to volunteer in your child's classroom this year, seize the opportunity! Not only does your child's teacher really need your help, volunteering in the classroom shows your children that you value their education. According to recent research cited by the Parent Teacher Association, parental engagement in ...
6 easy ways to help your child's school
The start of school means back-to-school for parents too. Beyond helping your children with homework and assignments, cash-strapped schools need parents to pitch in and help in many ways - from participating in fundraisers, to helping in the classroom, to covering support roles in the library and cafeteria that ...
Top 5 tips for making high school easier
High School. It can bring back all kinds of memories – both good and bad. Regardless of when you attended high school, I can assure you the drama is still there but lots of other things have changed. Kids are now turning their English papers in online and using Moodle or other ...
New Rehab Programs At Ministry For Homeless, Convicts Met With Criticism
Organizers and members of the Just For Jesus Challenge Homeless Outreach Ministry were met with criticism and concerns during a community meeting to unveil new program Tuesday night.At the forum held inside a hotel conference room in DuBois, Bishop Jack Wisor answered questions and explained the ministry's new Bible-based 12-step ...
Stories for Tuesday, August 30
Hunters Can Enjoy New Game Land This Season
People were buzzing with excitement Tuesday morning after the Game Commission revealed its latest purchase.After waiting 14 years, the Game Commission was able to make the $5.4 million purchase of State Game Land 87.In 1997, the game commission missed purchasing the property.Decades ago this same land served as part of ...
Paterno Leaves Questions Unanswered For PSU
Four days before Penn State's opening game against Indiana State, Joe Paterno has yet to name a starting quarterback for Saturday.Matt McGloin? Or Rob Bolden?"I'm not a guy that likes to play two quarterbacks, but we'll play both of them," Paterno said. "They're both ready to play and done everything ...
WJAC-TV Gets Exclusive Look At Flight 93 Memorial
While a lot has changed since the last time WJAC-TV was allowed down to the Flight 93 Memorial, the same eerie feeling and strong emotions that hit when you arrive remain a constant.An open field with a single sandstone boulder, with a grove of hemlock trees behind, mark the impact ...
Woman Trapped In Car After Crash
State police in Somerset County are working to figure out how a woman lost control of her car along Gilmour Road in Somerset Township late Monday night.Samantha Hutzell was trapped in her vehicle for a time until a Somerset County Volunteer Fire Department crew could get her out.Hutzell was taken ...
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Stories for Monday, August 29
Body Of Indiana Co. Fisherman Found In Lake
It was a somber and emotional morning at Hemlock Lake on Monday. The body of 63-year-old Gary Korney was found after officials worked for three days to find his body.Officials said that Korney's body was found around 8:45 a.m. Monday.The search came after the fishing boat Korney and his son ...
Car Hits Pole; Traffic Slowed
Traffic is moving again after a messy morning crash in Jefferson County.Police said the driver of a car collided with a pole just before 10 a.m. on Route 119.Emergency responders said speed was most likely not a factor.Crews had traffic restricted to one lane while the road was cleaned up.
Troopers: 2 Teens Raped Along Jefferson County Train Tracks
State police have confirmed to WJAC-TV that an investigation continues into an incident in Jefferson County where two girls reported being raped.Police said a 13-year-old girl from DuBois and a 14-year-old girl from Sykesville were sexually assaulted by an unidentified man in Sykesville Borough on Saturday night.Police said the girls ...
Vignettes from Irene's march up the East Coast
In a hurricane that didn't fully deliver on its fearsome forecast for most areas, Casey and Denise Robinson's battered beach house is a terrible testament to the fickle nature of extreme weather. The Robinsons and a crew of friends arrived early Sunday to begin picking up the pieces of the ...
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