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Jazz of Yuma goes to West Coast, comes back winners
Fancy footwork from Jazz of Yuma (JOY) earned dance students praise and scholarships at the West Coast Dance Explosion competition. JOY is a nonprofit performing dance company that had 24 students attend the West Coast competition in...
Yuma club teaches gun safety to youths
Retired police officer John Gross has seen the devastating consequences when adults and children use guns inappropriately. People usually get hurt when guns are played around with, he said. Gross remembers "coming across a boy who...
Families are like giant redwood trees
I read an article, years ago, by Patricia Pinegar. In the article she talks about a time when she and her husband were living in England and there was an unexpected storm. All night the winds raged. When morning came and her family ventured...
Census use in genealogy
"Census Records - Why Use Them and Why Distrust Them" will be the subject of the Saturday meeting of the Genealogical Society of Yuma. The meeting starts at 10 a.m. at the Family History Center, 4300 W. 16th St., and is open to the public. ...
Students fill up on pi for Math Olympics
Yuma Lutheran School recently celebrated math with both pi and pie. The Lutheran middle school held its inaugural Math Olympics last month, which celebrated "Pi Day." Pi Day celebrates the concept of pi, which is a number that never ends, said Yuma Lutheran...
Namedropper 4-22-08
Karen Beltran; Jason Boeskin; Janelle Barnicle; David Kovac---KAREN BELTRAN Karen Beltran, a student at Southwest Junior High School, has been accepted to attend the Johns Hopkins Center's academic programs for gifted students from second through 12th...
Summer camp offers life lessons
Just because the school year is drawing to a close does not mean the end of organized activities for young people. A day camp with something for everybody could be closer than many realize. And camp is a great way to get children away from the glare of...
If there's Christmas in July, why not Thanksgiving in April?
This April, I would like to suggest something a bit different. We have all heard of "Christmas in July" where we focus on giving to others during the summer months. (I will remind you in July, just in case you forget.) I would like us, however,...
Novice, lapsed musicians find New Horizons
COLORADO SPRINGS - It's rehearsal night for The New Horizons Band, and the climaxes are ear-splitting - hardly surprising when you cram more than 70 wind and brass musicians into what's basically a good-size living room. What's surprising...
It takes a village to raise a ... basketball team
All of us have heard the proverb, "It takes a village to raise a child." I am so thankful for the numerous people in my village who have helped raise my children. My own children are better people because of the caring, involved people in our community. ...
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