May 2025

FROM ZOO TO YOU: A variety of activities, camps available at zoo through the summer

As the schools of USD 457 finished their classes this week, many people view this as the start of summer. The true start of summer, marked by the summer solstice, is not until June 20 this year. However, there is no need to wait to embark on summertime activities. Whether it is blowing bubbles, swimming, or games, summer is the time to be outside!

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ASKING ERIC: Fellow girl scout parent won’t stop complaining

Dear Eric: I was a latch-key kid in the ’70s, no father, working mom of three kids. No one was ever there to read me a story, watch me make a basket or catch a ball. I now have a seven-year-old girl. I thrive watching her in her weekly two-hour gym class and Girl Scout meetings, where I am a troop leader. I see most parents focused on their cellphones during these activities and it makes me sad for the kids.

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