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Summer’s the time for fitness camps

May 17, 2013 4:00 am

As most parents of schoolchildren are well aware, summer is near, which means figuring out how kids will occupy their days. Central Oregon offers an abundance of camps for children — from all-day camps that serve as child care, to specialized....MORE

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Finding the right retirement savings fit

May 17, 2013 4:00 am

Editor’s Note: Good Question is a recurring feature in which a local expert in a particular field answers a question related to families. Have a question? Send it to family@bendbulletin. com. Q: I own a small business and want to create a....MORE

Activities Calendar 5O-Plus

May 17, 2013 4:00 am

TodayBend Knit-up: $2; 10 a. m.-noon; Rosie Bareis Community Campus, 1010 N. W. 14th St., Bend; 541-728-0050. Bingo: 6 p. m.; American Legion Post No. 44, Redmond; 541-548-5688. The Golden Age Club: Pinochle; 12:45-4 p. m.; 40 S. E. Fifth St., Bend; 541-....MORE

Parents value libraries

May 17, 2013 4:00 am

A new survey from The Pew Research Center shows an overwhelming majority of parents feel libraries are important for their children (94 percent). Eighty-one percent of parents say libraries provide information and resources not available at home.....MORE

Kids eat more fruit when convenient

May 17, 2013 4:00 am

When fruit is offered in convenient, easy-to-eat ways, kids eat more of it, according to a recent study by Cornell University’s Food and Brand Lab. Researchers gave commercial food slicers to eight elementary schools. When kids asked for apples,....MORE

Disability rate among kids up

May 17, 2013 4:00 am

The disability rate among children has increased in the past decade, increasing 16 percent, according to a study presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies. The information is based on analysis from the National Health Interview Survey between....MORE

Family Calendar Parents & Kids

May 17, 2013 4:00 am

Today“CINDERELLA": A performance of the Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Cinderella" (Enchanted Edition) with a live orchestra; $10, $25 for VIP, $5 students; 7 p. m.; Trinity Lutheran Church & School, 2550 N. E. Butler Market....MORE

Story Times and library youth events

May 17, 2013 4:00 am

n For the week of May 17-23. Story times are free unless otherwise noted. Barnes & Noble Booksellers2690 N. E. U. S. Highway 20, Bend; 541-318-7242n ONCE UPON A STORY TIME: All ages; 11 a. m. Friday. C. E. Lovejoy’s Brookswood Market19530 Amber....MORE

Dating Coach

He told me I emasculate him

May 17, 2013 4:00 am

Dear Lisa: I'm 52 years old and recently ended a two-and-a-half year relationship with a man who was nice but not the right long-term person for me. As we parted, he said to me, “You don't know how to let a man be a man. All you do is....MORE

Filling up an empty nest

• Some brave older adults are turning the idea of retirement on its head by choosing to adopt children — this when many of their peers are traveling, socializing, taking up intellectual or entrepreneurial pursuits, or just plain relaxing.

May 17, 2013 4:00 am

Filling up an empty nest, Jim Gawboy, 76, blows a bugle to awaken the household in Tower, Minn. He and his wife, Rebecca, 60, take care of 12 adopted children, ages 8 to 19.

Retiring from work? Then it might be time to think about raising a family. Some brave older adults are turning the idea of retirement on its head by choosing to adopt children — this when many of their peers are traveling, socializing, taking ....MORE

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