Computer Solutions Plus helps Belizean Electrician
Last week, Computer Solutions Plus staff pitched in to convert a laptop to respond verbal commands instead of requiring the physical manipulation of a mouse or keyboard. Spanish teacher Peggy Ortiz also assisted with the conversion, ensuring the laptop responds to Spanish voice commands. The laptop will be donated to Eduardo Diaz a former…
Common Ground November 2018
“…..chill November’s surly blast Made fields and forests bare.” Robert Burns The cold and bleakness of November is a bit easier to face knowing that the garlic has been planted and the potatoes, such as they are, have been dug and put away for winter. I’m grateful that I don’t really need the potatoes…
The Trees They Grow so High
First off, a big thank-you and well done! to Lisa Stefaniak for her splendid column last month on Monarch butterflies, “What’s in a Weed?” I hope you all enjoyed it and I hope you noticed that it was a guest author! Most of our native trees are pretty well leafless now. And therefore they…
Newspaper Club November 2018
Escape Maze! by Newspaper club member Kailah If you were in grade 4, 5 or 6 you would have gone to escape maze with the school. Imagine a corn field but it’s not. It’s a whole bunch of paths that go to different stations. You even go into the forest. It’s like a scavenger…
Loose Parts Approach to Play Stimulates Imaginations
You’ve probably seen youngsters who, when a present arrives, are more enthralled with the box than the toy it contains. Their imaginations are becoming unleashed, taking the children to places only they can imagine. Loose parts play environments follow the same principle. There are no instructions to follow and no predetermined outcome like one…
Community Care Volunteer Spotlight
Jill Stocker is a dedicated and valued volunteer driver for Community Care’s Transportation program. She became a volunteer driver as soon as she retired and has been driving clients for over five years. When asked why she signed up for this particular work, Jill said, “People volunteer for various reasons. Being a volunteer driver…