YMCA Basketball Sign-Up Now!
It’s time to sign up for YMCA Basketball!!
Boys and Girls K & 1st grade – basketball starts Oct. 15th.
Girls grade 2-6 Registration deadline is Oct. 12.
CALL 775-2586 to register and for more info.
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Running to Bring Baby Home
A local family (Dave & Kim Adams) is in the process of adopting a child from Uganda. This Saturday, Oct. 8th an Adoption Awareness 5K Run/Walk is being held in the Grand Forks town square. Proceeds from this 5k will help cover the cost of the Adams’ upcoming adoption. Come on out and register for the run/walk and show everyone what it means to be a part of the Grand Forks/East Grand Forks community and help bring the newest Adams home!
Saturday, October 8, 2011 – 9:00AM – GF Town Square
Cost per person: $15 Youth (age 2 & under): $5
**Race day cost is $20 ($5 youth 2 & under) so register early!
**Love will find a way t-shirts will be available for purchase on race day!
Register today!
Email: jstromli@yahoo.com or Call Jenny Hanson @ 218.773.0673
Mail registration forms to:
Jenny Hanson, 1417 Park Drive SE, EGF, MN 56721
Sponsored by friends of the Adams family
Here’s an article by Marilyn Hagerty from Sunday’s edition of the Grand Forks Herald: http://www.grandforksherald.com/event/article/id/217258/
Flu Season
It’s that sick time of year! Now it’s totally up to you – mom/dad/grandparent/childcare provider – but if you want to get flu shots for the child in your life – here are some options! (and a non-shot option)
@ White Drug Pharmacy
Tues., Wed. and Thurs throughout October. From 11am-4pm. $27/shot and free with Medicare B card. Call 701. 775. 4209
@ Altru Family Medical Center (c-side).
A Walk-in flu shot clinic for ages 9 and older. Oct. 3-7 and Oct. 10-14. 9am-noon and 1pm-4pm
@ Altru Main Clinic in Pediatrics
A pediatric flu shot clinic for pediatric patients and family. Oct 17-20 430pm-7pm. Call 7011. 780.6110 to schedule an appointment
@ Sanford East Grand Forks.
929 Central Ave. Clinic. 218-773-6800. Oct 6, 11, 18, 24, 25 and Nov. 1. 8:30am-4pm
AN ALTERNATIVE TO A SHOT
Probiotic supplementation is a natural way to keep your family healthy. Ask the doctors at Plains Chiropractic & Acupuncture which supplements will be helpful for you and your family. 701.775.1034
ArtWise ArtCamp4Kids! – Saturday, Oct. 8 & Oct. 22
This Saturday and Sat. Oct. 22nd, if your child is in grades 3-5, sign them up for ArtWise’s Art Camp!
Taking place at the Hughes Fine Arts Center at UND your child can sign up:
Pottery: Child’s pottery will be kiln fired. Pick up at ArtWise office in 10 days
Painting: Children will learn techniques from adult artists. Dress for painting!
Video Puppets: Sock puppets will star; children will speak, edit and upload
Sculpture: Wood, wire, beads, metal bits, cardstock and plaster = free form art
Each class is $8. You may choose up to 3 classes per Saturday.
Each session is 1 hour long. Children will move from class to class in one building. Class size is limited to 15 students.
Registration table opens at 8:30 a.m. Classes start at 8:45 a.m.
A snack will be available. Classes end at 12:30 p.m.
Register and make payment by October 4. All classes must be pre-paid.
Go Online at www.artwise4kids.com
TUESDAY DEAL!
Ok, so we can’t ALWAYS make lunch/dinner from scratch, right? So what’s a parent to do?
Well, every Tuesday at Space Aliens kids eat for $0.99 w/the purchase of an adult entree! This offer is good for children 12 and under only. It’s also one $0.99 kid’s meal per adult entree. AND on top of this very inexpensive kid’s meal you get 10 free tokens w/each kid’s meal purchase!! Terrific Token Tuesdays!!!
If you get the Grand Forks Herald Sunday paper then you may have noticed the huge ad for this deal the past couple of Sundays. You may have also noticed the “20 FREE tokens” coupon w/purchase of kid’s meal too! NO double dealing our extreme couponers out there! You may only use the 20 free tokens w/kid’s meal purchase coupon on days OTHER than Token Tuesday.
3250 32nd Avenue South
Grand Forks, ND 58201-6018
(701) 757-7427
Buddy Walk: Sat. Oct 1
The Grand Cities Buddy Walk is happening this Saturday, Oct. 1 at University Park!
Registration and fun will begin at 10:00 a.m., with the walk around University Park starting at 11 a.m. Pre-registration is not necessary and no registration fees are collected from walkers. The walk promotes Down syndrome awareness and is supported by well-appreciated community sponsors. Walkers who wish to donate $15 or more will receive a Buddy Walk t-shirt.
The Buddy Walk was developed by the National Down Syndrome Society in 1995 to celebrate Down syndrome Awareness month in October and to promote acceptance and inclusion of people with Down syndrome. The Buddy Walk has grown from 17 walks in 1995 to nearly 300 walks planned for 2011 worldwide. In 2010, more than $11.2 million was raised nationwide to benefit local programs and services, as well as the national advocacy and public awareness initiatives of NDSS that benefit all individuals with Down syndrome.
Pre-natal Yoga! Starts Sat. Oct. 8
Here’s something to do with your child in your womb for all you mamas-to-be out there!
Prenatal Yoga is being offered by Tammy Magness at the Center for Healing and Wholeness. Every Saturday starting October 8th you and the babe inside can do yoga from 9am-10:15am. Cost is $15/class or you can purchase a class pass. Drop-ins are welcome if you want to check it out or can’t commit to every Saturday!
Center for Healing and Wholeness
117 N. Washington St
701.738.8888
American Girl Craft @ Michael’s Sat. Sept. 24
Do you have a little girl who LOVES American Girl? Then you are probably already familiar with all the different products offered by American Girl at Michael’s Arts and Crafts.
This Saturday the FREE Make-It Take-It activity at Michael’s is an American Girl event. The event goes while supplies last from 10am-noon for ages 3 and up!
Parents Morning Out from PIC
Here is the list of future discussion topics for Parents Morning Out from the PIC:
Do you ever wonder if other parents are feeling the same way you are? Dealing with the same issues you are? Do you wonder if other children sleep through the night, have tantrums, fight with their siblings? At Parents Morning Out parents discuss these issues and more. Parents share highs and lows, encourage each other and build friendships. Please join us for a morning of coffee, discussion and building connections with other parents.
September 26—Coping with Stress
October 3—Children and Chores
October 10—The Joy of Reading
October 17—Birth Order and Your Child
October 24—The Nurturing Parent
October 31—Catch Your Child Being Good
Mondays, 9:00 –10:30 AM
Location: University Lutheran Church
Facilitator: Ann Shallman
Splashers of the South Seas Water Park
Fall maintenance is over and Splashers of the South Seas Water Park (located at CanadInn) is OPEN for Parent & Me swim time! Tuesdays, Wednesdays or Thursdays from 9AM-1PM bring your child to the water park where they can play on the various apparatus, go down slides, hang out in the lazy river or swim! The cost is $6.00 for parents w/a child 6 and under. Each additional child is $3.00. Children age 3 and under are always free. After 6pm the cost of regular admission ($16 for anyone 3 and older) is half up. However, since (currently) the water park is only open after 4pm on regular days, it’s always half-off.
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