Area couple finalists in wedding day contest
JOHNSON CREEK – Two area residents entered a contest called “Operation: Wedding Day” out of Milwaukee and are now one of five couples competing to win an all-expenses-paid wedding.
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GOP lawmakers laud Idaho’s balanced budget
$8.26 million in building funds used to cover deficit.
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New Supreme Court Chief Justice Lorie Gildea says she’ll fight against partisan judicial elections and for better …
If there were any questions as to how strong a force Lorie Gildea would be as the state’s top judicial officer, she answered them Monday after her public swearing-in ceremony.
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For a tea Party the game must be simple and easy, requiring no big space. Keeping in mind the interest of young people, try out the following game and have a success party.
The next game smacked of the familiar “Donkey and His Tail” of earlier childhood parties, but was quite a grown-up version. On the wall Helen had taped a map of the United States. Then each guest was given an American Flag sticker on which she put her own initials.
The girls then took turns being blindfolded and trying to stick their flags on Washington, D. C. The one whose flag landed nearest its goal received a sack of candied cherries as a prize. A “Cherry Race” was next in order. The guests were divided into two groups and assembled in two lines. The first in each line was given three large cherries. At a given signal each leader started across the room balancing the three cherries on the back of his left hand. If a cherry or two rolled off, the contestant had to pick them up unassisted and continue. When the leader reached the other side of the room he returned to his original place and gave the cherries to the next in line to continue the race. The team finishing first won the relay.
For the next game Helen used folding chairs because they were portable. The girls paired off in couples. All the couples but one seated themselves in a group. The remaining couple became George and Martha Washington. Each of the other couples secretly decided on a fruit to be their name. George and Martha wandered around the room calling out the names of various fruits such as cherries, apples, and pears. If a couple’s fruit name was called they left their chairs and followed after George and Martha. If George or Martha called out, “The fruit trees are all in bloom,” everyone left his seat and followed the Washington. When George called, “The fruit is all ripe,” everyone dashed for a chair. The two not getting chairs became George and Martha for the next try.
After this bit of riotous exercise a quieter game was welcome. Helen put a large glass bowl in the center of a card table. She placed nearby a bunch of cotton balls which she claimed were white cherries. Each girl in turn was then blindfolded, turned around three times and given a wooden spoon. The object was to spoon the white cherries into the glass bowl. (Try it sometime. You’ll have a surprise.) Because the cherries have no weight it is impossible to tell whether the spoon is empty or full, and not being able to see the bowl makes this game a real effort for the contestant, but very, very funny for the sidelines.
Place cards of paper hatchets proudly sporting bright red bows around a small cherry tree centerpiece similar to the larger one that started off the party made a gay refreshment table.
Generous slices of cherry pie topped with ice cream in hatchet mold brought the happy party to a close. The guests really enjoyed the Washington Tea Party.
Mitch Johnson is a regular writer for http://www.kids-games-n-crafts.com/ , http://www.tipsforcrafts.info/ , http://www.goodbudgetholiday.info/
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When planning a kids party many parents ask me for help in the food department. Modern parents are more health conscious these days and worry about our growing obesity in children epidemic; they have concerns about sugars and preservatives and of course the ever growing list of serious allergies.
Naturally I always stress the importance of thinking it through and not just hitting the supermarket and loading up the trolley with whatever catches your eye. Kids will always eat exactly what we wish they wouldnât and are subject to clever advertising just as much if not more so than us adults.
But one of my favourite solutions for the food challenged parent is what I simply refer to as a food bag. What I am referring to here is a method of providing the party goers with their food in pre prepared packages. These packages can be takeaway style boxes; available at most good party supplies stores, inexpensive baskets; available from the local discount store or just the good old paper bag, which is in fact my personal package of choice.
Brown paper lunch bags work great, providing they have a flat base, but you can also purchase fancier ones in a variety of colours from a craft store. Either works well, just make sure they have a flat bottom as this makes it much easier to line up on the kitchen counter when filling them up.
By choosing this method you can control portion sizes, prevent greedy snatching and even more importantly cater for individual needs such as allergies without having to subject the entire guest list to the same restrictions. On top of that you get to save on costs by reducing wastage, remove the need for paper plates and serving bowls, AND reduce the cleaning up time in a big way, a very attractive thought Iâm sure.
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Reunion Calendar
Belleville High School Class of 1971 Planning 40th reunion in 2011. Seeking classmates and contact information. E-mail BHS.1971@yahoo.com. If on Facebook join the group by searching BHS reunion 1971 40th sign up site; also on CLASSMATES/REUNIONS. Birmingham Groves High School Class of 1975 35th class reunion, Oct. 22-23, will include homecoming game, Friday night, and …
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Report to criticise flotilla raid
Israel’s first internal report on the deadly raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla will criticise the planning and intelligence-gathering that preceded the operation and not the commandos who conducted it, defence officials have said.
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Book lovers help library turn the page after flooding
When Jennifer Rashleigh moved her young family to Highland Road in Tiverton, a large reason was the home’s proximity to the Essex Library. “It was an integral part of my kids’ lives,” said Rashleigh. Heavy rains in late March flooded the library’s basement. The children and teen section was hit the hardest, losing approximately 4,000 books from its collection. After months of cleaning up, the …
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Girls will be girls and they just want to have fun. With the right girls toys he can do just that! Girls love painting, crafts, drawing, fashion, makeup, having tea parties, and let us not forget about their dolls. Let’s have a look at some of the favorite indoor girls toy.
A girl’s got to look good whether she’s 5 or 50 so the Girl Crush Hair Beader Activity Kit is going to be plenty of fun. The beads and fasteners are easy to work with and in minutes she’ll have her own strand ob beaded hair.
Photos Story Jr. is perfect to get your girl’s imagination flowing and at the same time keeping her very busy. Your child can write stories, make illustrations, and more as they create their own book. They even get to do typesetting and binding. Kit comes with everything your girl will need.
Consider investing in a dollhouse. There are many kinds of dollhouse’s on the market – wood, plastic, ones for dolls, ones for bears, big ones, little ones, the list could go on and on, but I’m sure you get the picture. Choose the dollhouse that’s right for your girl’s age.
Barbie has been around since most of us were little girls and it still remains a popular girls toy. Since 1959 Barbie has been a part of the toy fashion world with all kinds of designer outfits and looks. Barbie has also held a few jobs including being a teacher, flight attendant, and even an astronaut. Hours of fun here.
Aquadoodle is a doodling mat that creates no mess. It’s white surface is perfect for doodling on with the magic pen that’s filled with water. They doodle and then in just a few minutes it dries up and vanishes. Doodling is fun for all ages, so why not let their imaginations run wild?
Barrel of Crafts is just what the name says. It’s full of all kinds of interesting craft materials including pom pons, feathers, chennile stems, clay, wiggly eyes, and so much more. The girls can build just anything their imaginations can come up with. This is one of the most popular girls toys for kids that love their crafts.
Will that be tea for two with this beautiful handpainted miniature tea set? Little girls love to have tea parties and this beautiful little tea set from Creativity for kids, is not only quaint, it’s built to actually use so the girls can serve real tea and perhaps enjoy a cookie or two on the plates.
Although play doh often gets listed as a favorite one of the girls toys it’s actually enjoyed by both girls and boys. Once again the imagination gets to run wild. Play doh will keep the kids busy for hours. If you invest in the play doh bucket full of fun you’ll keep all the kids entertained. It comes with 9 fun molds, 3 five ounce cans and 3 two once cans of modeling compound.
Hasbro Easy Bake oven is another very popular item on the most wanted girls toys list. They’ll learn how to make chocolate cookies, macaroni and cheese, pretzels, and all kinds of other yummy dishes. It’s safe for the kids to handle and plenty of fun. Girls love to bake!
There are all kinds of girls toys on the market. This list is really just a start to give you some ideas.
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