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Summer Camps 2011 - Spokesman.com - April 28, 2011

Our annual Summer Camp Guide, with hundreds of camps for all interests, hobbies and ages.

Publish Date: 04/28/2011 14:24

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2011/apr/28/summer-camps-2011/

Week 01 - Weekly news articles about family time...

130 Soldiers from the 1st Brigade Combat Team returned home Monday ...

Fort Campbell, KY – The rainy weather that has been over Montgomery County since the early weekend broke for a bit on Monday morning in time to allow 130 soldiers from the 1st Brigade Combat Team to return home without getting a good ...

Publish Date: 05/03/2011 5:29

http://www.clarksvilleonline.com/2011/05/03/130-soldiers-from-the-1st-brigade-combat-team-returned-home-monday-morning/

Week 01 - Weekly news articles about kids reading books...

Celebrate Children's Book Week

I know I can't wait as I'll be reading my latest book, The Bug That Plagued the Entire Third Grade at Torringford Elementary School in Connecticut on Thursday, but Children's Book Week is a national

It’s almost summer! Kids everywhere are wriggling with impatience… no more school! Visions of baseball, swimming, biking, or just hanging around and doing nothing are zipping around in every kid’s head.

Wait… I’m wrong. Not every kid dreams of just doing nothing. It seems that more and more kids are actually budding entrepreneurs. They’re dreaming up ways of making money, and even starting a business.

If you have any of these young dynamos in your life, check out this research.

Kid Entrepreneur Search: Children’s stand busts These would-be entrepreneurs thought they’d earn a few dollars the (seemingly) honest way — selling lemonade, baked goods and the like. But their stands got stamped out by authorities, to newsworthy effect.

Life handed these kids lemons and … well, they might wish they’d left well enough alone.

 Keep tabs on their efforts and results, and then share it with all of us. Even better, take some pictures and interviews and then submit them to us. Caution… Just remember to always, always get the parents’ permission, of course!

We’ll gladly post each kid entrepreneur in our Entrepreneur Success Stories category, and credit you as the source.

Veterinary Camps and Zoo Camps: Just What the Doctor Ordered

By Chris Carpenter DVM As a veterinarian dedicated to sharing my profession with children, I have met with hundreds of kids between the ages of 8 and 12 years old who want be veterinarians. I have also talked with the parents of these children and helped them to understand what they can do to help their children explore their passion. During these times, I am often asked, "If you could give just one piece of advice to a future veterinarian or the parent of a future veterinarian, what would it be?" That's easy. If you or a child you know wants to become a veterinarian, attend a veterinary camp or zoo camp.