WayNet
News
Volume 01,
Issue 06-05
NEW WEB SITE FOR BIG
BROTHERS/BIG SISTERS
Check out the spiffy new web site and web address for Big Brothers/Big
Sisters of Wayne and Union Counties at
http://www.bigbrothersandbigsisters.net/.
This great-looking web site was designed for this local organization by Charity Focus, a volunteer-run nonprofit entity established specifically to empower other nonprofits by implementing web solutions for their individual needs. Jack Humphrey, Executive Director of BBBS of Wayne and Union Counties, Inc., tells me he was very satisfied with the process.
If your organization would
like to learn more, Charity Focus can be located at:
http://www.charityfocus.org/
WayNet > People
> Not-for-Profits
http://www.waynet.org/people/non_profit.htm
ATTN: STARR PIANO OWNERS
Do you or does someone you know own a Starr Piano manufactured in Richmond,
Indiana? If so, check out the newly posted information listing the serial
numbers with production dates. Brands manufactured by Starr Pianos include:
Cumberland, Duchess, Gennett, Krell, Minum, Tayser, Royal, Pullman, Remington,
Richmond, Coronado, Schmoller & Mueller.
http://www.waynet.org/facts/starr-piano.htm
FREE FISHING WEEKEND
Rediscover the relaxation and excitement fishing provides while learning
about our lakes and rivers and the wildlife that live in and around them.
Indiana residents can enjoy a weekend of fishing without purchasing a license
during Indiana's Free Fishing Weekend, Saturday, June 9th and Sunday, June 10th.
http://www.ai.org/dnr/fishwild/freefish/freefish.html
WayNet > Sports
& Recreation > Fishing
http://www.waynet.org/recreation/fishing.htm
ON THE NEWSSTAND...AND NOW
ONLINE
Mike Lopresti, former Palladium-Item reporter and current sports columnist
for the Gennett News Service, writes a daily sports column that may now be
accessed online at:
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/comment/lopresti/index.htm
WayNet > Visit >
Facts/History > Notable Personalities
http://www.waynet.org/facts/people.htm
STATE PARK LODGING
For those of you looking for a last-minute summer get-away, you can check
availability online for the upcoming weekend at lodge rooms and camping sites at
State Parks in Indiana.
https://www.in.gov/serv/dnr_parks_availability
ACTIVITIES FOR STUDENTS
Looking to keep those young minds active while they are on summer break?
Here are some ideas:
Learn how to make a
web site! Lisa Explains It All....
http://www.lissaexplains.com/intro.shtml
Bubbles - they're fun,
they're educational, they're inexpensive!
http://www.bubbles.org/
Make a puppet and put
on a puppet show for your neighborhood!
http://www.familyplay.com/activities/actPuppets.html
Amaze friends &
family with these simple magic tricks!
http://www.angelfire.com/pe/SimpleMagik/
Learn to cook! These
fun recipes will encourage the youngest cook.
http://www.theideabox.com/ideas.nsf/recipe/
and locate lots more here:
http://directory.google.com/Top/Kids_and_Teens/Sports_and_Hobbies/Cooking/
Learn a new craft.
http://www.kidsdomain.com/craft/
Make a bird feeder and
keep a nature notebook about your visitors.
http://www.ach.uams.edu/parenting/fall97/bored_no_more.htm
Learn some new jokes.
http://www.kidsjokes.co.uk/
Explore painting tips
for making your models look real. (Advanced)
http://www.paintingclinic.com/clinic/clinic.htm
Improve your soccer
game.
http://www.soccer.org/abc/b_abc.htm#abcsoccer
Learn photography
basics while making a pinhole camera.
http://www.pinhole.org/
Try a new water game
for the pool or beach.
http://www.gamekids.com/games3.html
Teach yourself a new
yo-yo trick.
http://www.iwc.com/cosmicyo/trickindex.html
Learn how to repair
your bicycle.
http://www.bikewebsite.com/
Try a new outdoor
sport: Orienteering.
http://www.us.orienteering.org/OYoung/
Find more ideas on
WayNet's Family & Parenting page.
http://www.waynet.org/people/family.htm#family
KIDS COLLEGE AT IU EAST
For students entering 3rd through 6th grade: Kids’ College at Indiana
University East, now in its thirteenth year. June 11-15 from 9:00 a.m. to 12
noon. Students select one class from each time:
9:00 – 10:25 a.m.:
10:30 to 12 noon:
Cost: $35 per class or $50 for two classes. (Some additional supply fees apply.) Class sizes are limited. For more information, call (765) 973-8203 or visit the IU East Office of Continuing Studies, Middlefork Hall, Room 150.
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