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... Rocking Horse of Support - The Islander : Weekly Newspaper for The Northern Champlain Valley: Alburg, Grand Isle, Milton, Isle La Motte, North Hero, South Hero, Rouses Point and Champlain Islands Home News Rocking Horse of Support HomeNewsDicker DensLetters to the EditorContact Us Main Menu Home News Alburg Grand Isle Isle La Motte Milton North Hero Rouses Pt./Champlain South Hero Letters to the Editor Dicker Dens What's Cooking Events Obituaries Contact Us Rocking Horse of Support Tuesday, 28 March 2006 Rocking Horse Circle of SupportThe Rocking Horse Circle of Support for pregnant moms and mothers of young children will be held in South Hero this Spring.

The program will be held on Wednesdays, from April 12 through June 21, from 9:30 a.m.

to 11:00 a.m.

Kathleen M.

Hazen of the Champlain Islands Parent Child Center and Julia Rice of Champlain Drug and Alcohol Services will facilitate the program.The program is based on four principles:MOTHERHOOD - the role and its expectations, health, self-esteem, and maintaining one’s identity.ALCOHOL AND DRUGS - The effects and consequences of substance abuse on women and their families, whether it be in their childhood or present lives.

(Any mom dealing with isolation or stress will benefit from this group).RELATIONSHIPS - Recognizing and building reliable and stable social supports and healthy communication and problem solving skills.KIDS - Strengthening and maintaining a healthy and nurtur...

... 'Bigs' program now needs big assistance /* */ .headerx { border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #CCCCCC; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:12px; color:#666666 } Tuesday, March 28, 2006 - 8:18 pm [ subscribe ] Article Search: Fair52 degreesFeels Like: 48 degreesWinds: South at 12 mph Web Search: Get daily headlines via e-mail: - News Partners: • Missoulian • The Bismarck Tribune • Billings Gazette • Helena IR • Rapid City Journal 'Bigs' program now needs big assistance By VIRGINIA GRANTIER Bismarck Tribune Big Brothers Big Sisters of Bismarck-Mandan, which has an $80,000 operating budget this year, doesn't have $80,000."We're very concerned,"said John Bjornson Monday, a local attorney and the organization's board president.The group has about $50,000.The organization, which has about 80 children matched up with adult and some teen mentors, had it's big annual fundraiser Saturday, a bowling event at Midway Lanes that raised about $13,000.

But the organization is still short about $30,000.

To help, the organization's 15-hour-a-week executive director, Faye Miller, who actually works many more hours a week, offered to work for free and has been doing that since November.Miller, who works as a certified public accountant for Basin Electric Power Cooperative, said Big Brothers' financial problems have been caused by a combination of things.

She said individual d...

... Forum on teen drinking is tonight Kilgore, TX Marketplace: Shopping Real Estate Health Care Automotive Classifieds Place an Ad News Front Page News Our World Lifestyles Advice & Entertainment Sports Obituaries Links Contact us Advertising Classifieds Shopping Page Services News Archive To Place an Ad Subscribe Copyright© 2005-2006Kilgore NewsAll Rights Reserved Newspaper web site content management software and servicesNewsMarch 28, 2006 Forum on teen drinking is tonight By BRENDA ALLUMS news1@kilgorenewsherald.com A forum on underage drinking is scheduled for 6:30 p.m.

Thursday at the Kilgore High School Auditorium.

The event is sponsored by Kilgore Together, East Texas Council on Alcoholism and ba href=/drug abuse/a/b, the City of Kilgore and the Kilgore Police Department.

The forum is designed to allow parents the opportunity to ask questions, to gather information and to hear what leaders in alcohol/drug prevention law enforcement have to say about the issue.

"It will also help connect parents with other parents who are facing the same tough challenges," Martin said.

"Parents will also be made aware of the resources available to help them deal with problems associated with underage drinking." "Each year about 5,000 young people under the age of 21 die as a result of underage drinking," said Carolyn Martin, Kilgore Together program manager.

"Yet drinking continues to be widespread among adolescents." A study, conducted by the National Institute on ba href=/drug abuse/a/b, "Monitoring the...