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Make A Wish!

The Breakfast Flakes — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:41:10 +0000

Enjoy a complimentary waffle breakfast, help unveil a child’s wish-come-true in celebration of World Wish Day and generously support Make-A-Wish Montana! They hope more than 150 supporters will come together to raise necessary funds for local Montana children. The unique morning features a delicious waffle bar and some magical wish moments and we are counting [...]

Stopping School Shootings

The Breakfast Flakes — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 12:39:04 +0000

The Bigfork School District here in Montana plans to spend $17,900 to improve security at our schools’ buildings. Superintendent Cynthia Clary says the district brought in three firms to do security audits and make safety recommendations. She says the district plans to install exterior door contact wires, motion detectors and an infrared sensor system. Clary [...]

Tracking the Bastards…

The Breakfast Flakes — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:34:37 +0000

Under an important new law, out-of-state sex offenders living in Montana will be required to submit a DNA sample to be included in a state-wide sex offender DNA database.Senate Bill 213 passed both chambers unanimously under the sponsorship of Democratic Senator Cliff Larsen, of Missoula, and was signed into law Wednesday by Governor Steve Bullock. [...]

This is America,We Protect Our Kids, Don't We?

The Breakfast Flakes — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 13:34:57 +0000

Legislators are looking at a number of human trafficking measures in response to justifiable concerns over increased prostitution; or should we say human trafficking here in our beautiful state! House Bill 218 is aimed at preventing child-sex trafficking in eastern Montana by funding counseling, training and education programs in communities there. No child in our [...]

HOW DO WE PROTECT OUR KIDS?

Andy West — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 15:27:47 +0000

After hearing about the Sandy Hook Elementary school shootings, like most parents, my first thoughts were about my daughter and how I could keep her safe. She goes to a school that doesn’t have a security system. Before class they gather either outdoors where they all line up (easy targets) or indoors during inclement weather [...]

Auditions for A Christmas Carol This Afternoon

Tammie Toren — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 15:00:29 +0000

Billings Studio Theatre is holding auditions for A Christmas Carol this afternoon. Parts available: 14 male parts for 16 and older, 15 female parts for 16 and over, 10 boy parts and 10 girl parts for ages 15 and under, 1 Tiny Tim. To audition, come with a 16 bar audition song to a karokee cd, or piano [...]

Activities At The Library

Tammie Toren — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 21:00:59 +0000

The Parmly Billings Library is offering a lot of ways for you to keep your kids reading and discovery skills sharp this summer. There are tons of fun activities and prizes for kids of all ages. Keep the kids out of the heat, and keep their skills sharp all summer long. Find out all the [...]

What Are We Teaching Our Children?

Tammie Toren — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 19:24:18 +0000

We live in a world where kids get ribbons just for showing up, and parents are fighting at sporting events. Think about this. First, competition is healthy. It makes people stronger, smarter and better. When kids are given awards just for showing up, why would they even try to do something special? I feel it [...]

Summer Fair This Weekend

Tammie Toren — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 19:16:38 +0000

We love going to Farmer’s Markets and Summer Fair’s. It’s such a great way to take in the weather and find out all of the cool things Montanan’s are crafting. I was looking for something this weekend, and I stumbled across the Yellowstone Art Museum’s Summer Fair. It’s this Saturday from 9-5 and Sunday from [...]

Child Identity Theft

Tammie Toren — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 22:41:05 +0000

The most important number you'll ever know, besides 102.9, is your Social Security number.

It's hard to believe, but it's a fact of life now that children as young as 5 months are having their identity stolen!

I was just reading a couple of articles saying that once a kid hits college and tries to start their lives, they find they have thousands of dollars in bad debt, and are a risk before they even had a chance to prove themselves

Lady Antebellum's Hillary Scott 'Can't Wait' to Have Children… One Day

Megan Pacella — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 00:00:37 +0000

Lady Antebellum‘s Hillary Scott just tied the knot with husband Chris Tyrrell a few months ago, but excited fans are already keeping an eye out for a baby bump. Unfortunately for baby-crazed followers, the lead singing beauty and her husband aren’t planning to expand their family just yet.

Should an Obese Child Be Taken From His Parents? Some Authorities Thought So and Did

Kathy Landin — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:00:44 +0000

A boy in Cleveland, OH, who weighs more than 200 pounds, was taken from his mother by authorities last week. Officials were forced to remove the third-grader from his home when caseworkers decided that his mother’s inability to reduce his weight constituted medical neglect.

Luke Bryan and Wife Admit Having More Kids 'Seems Unlikely'

Alanna Conaway — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 23:00:14 +0000

Luke Bryan just wrapped his latest headlining trek on the 2011 CMT Tour. Prior to that, he spent several months on the road with Tim McGraw, following that run with his own Farm Tour this past fall. Now that the holidays are approaching, Bryan will get some much needed downtime to spend at home with his wife Caroline and their two young sons — Bo (3) and Tate (15 months) — and he admits that balancing life and career can sometimes be overwhelming.

Study Finds Autistic Kids Have Too Many Brain Cells — Health Check

Shauna Wright — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 10:00:34 +0000

New research finds autistic children’s brains have far more neurons in the prefrontal cortex than those of kids who don’t have the disease. Study author Eric Courchesne, a professor of neurosciences at the University of California’s San Diego School of Medicine and director of the Autism Center of Excellence, said, “For the first time, we [...]

20 Jokes About the Duggar Family Having a 20th Child

Drew Weisholtz — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 01:00:23 +0000

Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar have announced they are expecting their 20th child, due in April. The Arkansas couple and stars of TLC’s ’19 Kids and Counting,’ clearly love children, so while they busy themselves sprucing up their nursery yet again, we thought we’d honor their 20th bundle of joy with — what else? — 20 jokes about having such a large family.

Eight Percent of Parents Regret Their Child's Name — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 12:00:54 +0000

Naming a child is usually the first big decision a new parent makes, and one that almost one and ten would like to do be able to do again. A new survey by Your Domain Name has found that eight percent of all parents admit to baby naming remorse, which is up from the three percent [...]