children Archive
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Zoo Sleepover for New Year’s
Posted on December 21, 2010 | No CommentsKids can get a close-up look at a touchable animals, such as this kinkajou, during the Oregon Zoo’s New Year’s Eve overnight. Kids, families invited to unique experience Children ages... -
Shield Kids from Flu
Posted on December 14, 2010 | No CommentsArsenal starts with shots, hygiene There are a number of ways parents can protect their children during flu season, experts say. The best defense is to get children vaccinated, according... -
Giant Tinker Toys Inspire
Posted on December 14, 2010 | No CommentsPeeking out from a giant Tinker toy construction set at the Portland Children’s Museum. Tinker toys are bigger than ever at the Portland Children’s Museum where a “Build Your Imagination”... -
Childhood Obesity: The Holiday Grinch
Posted on December 8, 2010 | No CommentsSensible solutions begin at home By Marc H. Morial As the daylight hours grow shorter and the holiday feasting season kicks off, I want to take a moment to remind... -
Holiday Lights Delight
Posted on December 1, 2010 | No CommentsThe Oregon Zoo is a winter wonderland with the annual Zoo Lights display bringing more than a million colorful lights to festivities that continue nightly throughout the holidays. Zoo visitors... -
Clinics offering immunizations
Posted on November 29, 2010 | 1 CommentVaccines provided free to children in need to stay in school Multnomah Education Service District has scheduled three community clinics for children in need of required vaccines to stay in... -
Macy’s Rings in Annual Holiday Parade and Santaland
Posted on November 17, 2010 | No CommentsThe Macy’s Holiday Parade is a Portland tradition that will once again delight young and old when the annual event gets underway on Friday, Nov. 26, the day after Thanksgiving,... -
Gobble Up ‘Beast Feast’
Posted on November 17, 2010 | No CommentsThe Oregon Zoo’s bobcats investigate a papier-mâché turkey stuffed with treats. Bobcats and other zoo animals will receive Thanksgiving-themed enrichment throughout the holiday weekend Zoo gears up for Thanksgiving weekend... -
Toy Drive for Doernbecher
Posted on November 17, 2010 | No CommentsSpirit Mountain Casino in Grand Ronde is designating its annual holiday Toy Drive to benefit Doernbecher Children’s Hospital. New, unwrapped toys or games will be accepted at the casino Coyote... -
Grant Supports Childhood Health
Posted on November 9, 2010 | No CommentsThe Multnomah Education Service District was recently awarded $3.2 million in federal funds to improve wellness among youth living in Multnomah County. Project LAUNCH (Linking Actions for Unmet Needs in... -
Gun Violence and Children
Posted on October 6, 2010 | 1 CommentHave We No Shame or Respect for Kids’ Lives? Marian Wright Edelman Recently, the United Nations expressed new concern about a crisis many Americans know little about: the use of...
