 Math
Mania back in September
The popular Math Mania feature is coming back
to Young
Saint Louis.com next month. Ms. Math Mania,
Amy Ruzicka, already has created fun math puzzles for the
entire 2008-09 school year. The prizes of Borders' gift certificates
will be awarded also. |
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When
Wildfires threaten
 Trabuco
Canyon in Orange County, CA
In California, wildfires
are considered to be a threatening natural
disaster. Because of high temperatures,
little rain, high winds and dry brush,
forest fires are common during the summer
on the West Coast.
About
the report
 A
different sort of natural disaster
This
year, kids in the St. Louis area have
gotten used to stories and pictures
about tornadoes and floods. Some of
you even might have had close encounters
with one or the other in recent years.
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Kids'
art
 Kids
get taste of fine art, photography
Kids
from the St. Louis Youth and Family Center last
month got to view fine art and photography at
the Saint Louis Art Museum. Then, they also
got to create their own personal work of art. |
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Book
Reviews
 This
month's book reviews
Books reviewed for August include (1) a serious
story about a deaf girl and her use of sign
language with a young chimp, (2) a "clueless"dog
tells his story in his own words, (3) one
based on the script for the animated feature
"Wall-E", and (4) one based on the script
of the latest Indiana Jones movie
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100
best-kept secrets
 Great
destinations for short vacation trips
Have high gas prices and other rising expenses
causing your family to reconsider taking a long
vacation this summer? It might be time to consider
a series of short trips to unusual places close
to St. Louis. |
Weightlifters
 Kirkwood
kid weightlifters win titles
Kids in the Kirkwood Weightlifting Club brought
home a lot of awards from the 2008 USA Weightlifting
School Age tournament. Included were eight individual
medals as well as the 13-and-under team title.
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Kid
golfer
 Jimmy
Siegfried's summer is full of golf
Twelve-year-old Jimmy Siegfried has played
in nearly a dozen golf tournaments this summer
as he tries to improve his game. In mid-July,
he went to Palm Springs, Fla., for one meet.
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Young
Achiever
 Katherine
Bayer is linked to Alaskan village
Last month, 14-year-old Katherine Bayer
of Oakville was awaiting word from a group of
church members who were to return from an Alaskan
mission trip. They were visiting the tiny village
of Hooper Bay near the Arctic Circle.
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One
landmark anniversary involving highway transportation
and another involving light-rail occurred
in Missouri in Augusts past. 
A
number of ethnic festivals and free concerts
provide kids and their families with plenty
of fun destinations during August.