Stories for August 2011
Stories for Wednesday, August 31
Back to school night tips
Originally published on Live Simply by Cozi With school kicking off, Back to School night is one of the most important nights of the year. You get to meet the teacher for the first time, see the classroom, and fuel your child’s enthusiasm for school‒setting the tone for ...
12 easy ways to help your child's teacher
It’s time to jump back into the chaos of the school year. While the transition can be tough for parents and kids, imagine what a big change it is for teachers. Now imagine how we as parents can help smooth out the start of the year—and make sure it ...
3 great tech tools for busy moms at back-to-school
What’s a busy mom to do? Tech to the rescue! Guest blogger Carissa Rogers is here to share time saving tips just in time for that back-to-school rush! by Carissa August supplies meteor showers, hot afternoons and the crazy of back to school time! Shopping for school clothes, school ...
Room parent checklist for back to school
Originally published on Live Simply by Cozi Room parents (a.k.a., room moms, classroom aides, volunteer coordinators) are the magic ingredient of every elementary school year. Without these critical volunteers helping our teachers, planning celebrations and communicating with parents in the classroom, school would be a much duller and less ...
Classroom Halloween party tips & tricks
Your child's Halloween class party is one of the most exciting days of the new school year. Whether you’re the room mom, teacher, or the parent who volunteered to help with the party, a little planning makes for a fun, memorable, and stress-free event. 3 Steps to Halloween Party Fun ...
Avoiding family fundraiser fatigue
Fall feels like a never-ending cycle of fundraising catalogs and calls for help with the various activities our kids are involved in -- schools, Scouts, and sports leagues all rely on this time of year for their major fundraisers. To complicate matters, parents are the ones called on to organize ...
10 smart tips for parent classroom volunteers
When you're asked to volunteer in your child's classroom this year, seize the opportunity! Not only does your child's teacher really need your help, volunteering in the classroom shows your children that you value their education. According to recent research cited by the Parent Teacher Association, parental engagement in ...
Top 5 tips for making high school easier
High School. It can bring back all kinds of memories – both good and bad. Regardless of when you attended high school, I can assure you the drama is still there but lots of other things have changed. Kids are now turning their English papers in online and using Moodle or other ...
6 easy ways to help your child's school
The start of school means back-to-school for parents too. Beyond helping your children with homework and assignments, cash-strapped schools need parents to pitch in and help in many ways - from participating in fundraisers, to helping in the classroom, to covering support roles in the library and cafeteria that ...
Dayton man gets 15 years for robbing bank
A Dayton man was sentenced to 15 years in prison for robbing a bank in March.Lonnie Johnson, 49, robbed the Key Bank on West Second Street in Dayton.The sentence was longer than usual because he had a previous bank robbery conviction from 2000.Johnson will also spend three years on supervised ...
Former prosecutor charged in fatal hit-and-run
A former Clark County prosecutor is facing charges after he was indicted in a fatal hit-and-run crash.Prosecutors said James Berry, 81, struck 37-year-old James Pierce who had just left a bar and was crossing Springfield-Xenia Road.Pierce was killed when he was struck.The next day, troopers with the Ohio State Highway ...
Lawmaker wants to add Wrights' plane to Ohio seal
An Ohio lawmaker wants to change the official state seal to include a tribute to the Wright brothers.Legislation introduced Tuesday by Dayton area state Rep. James Butler would add the airplane from the Wrights' pioneering flight in 1903. It would go above and to the left of the sun on ...
FDA discusses safety of breast implants
The Food and Drug Administration has wrapped up a two-day meeting on the safety of silicone breast implants.A special panel discussed how the agency can better track the safety and effectiveness of implants.The committee is also considering ways to encourage more women to get MRI's to check and make sure ...
Man stabbed twice in chest
Dayton police are investigating a stabbing that happened early Wednesday morning.Police found a man with two stab wounds to the chest.The stabbing happened just before 4 a.m. near Huffman Avenue and Meridian Drive.The man was taken to Miami Valley Hospital, where he is listed in an unknown condition.
3 duct-taped, robbed in Dayton home invasion
Police in Dayton said a man was tied up, attacked and robbed during a home invasion early Wednesday morning.The victim, Gregory Williams, said he thought he was helping out someone he knew. However, that person and some accomplices helped themselves to Williams' belongings.Williams said three men stolen thousands of dollars ...
Woman escapes burning house in Trotwood
A woman ran out of her house just moments before it was went up in flames.The fire happened in a neighborhood on Old Hickory Place near Olive Road just before midnight Wednesday.The flames started in the garage, where the woman had parked her truck about 10:30 p.m. She said she ...
Stories for Tuesday, August 30
Halladay leads Phillies over Reds 9-0
Roy Halladay allowed a pair of hits in seven innings and drove in three runs with the second double of his career on Tuesday night, leading the Philadelphia Phillies to a 9-0 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.Halladay (16-5) gave up Brandon Phillips' leadoff single in the first inning, then dominated ...
Police searching for counterfeit money suspect
Huber Heights Police are asking for help identifying a woman they said used counterfeit money to make purchases at Walmart.Officers said on Aug. 28 the woman entered the Walmart at 7680 Brandt Pike and used a large amount of counterfeit money to buy electronics.Police said they believe the woman also ...
EPA finds unsafe levels of toxic vapors in homes
People living in Moraine worry that with every breath they take they could be inhaling toxic vapors left over from the General Motors plant.The EPA began testing 60 homes near Dryden Road in February and Tuesday night they shared the results with the community.They said it's not safe for people ...
Another drug arrest in Sidney result of citizen tip
On Tuesday, August 30, 2011 at 9:20 a.m. officers and detectives from Sidney Police Department executed a narcotics search warrant at 100 W. Ruth St., Sidney. As a result of the search, evidence was recovered leading to the arrest of Joseph L. Overton, age 24, an occupant of the residence. ...
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