In today’s column:
- TES PTO Announces Board Openings
- High School Hosts Family Movie Night Saturday
- WDFW Opens Last Razor Clam Harvest Of The Season
- Today: Paint Night, Planning Commission, School Board Hosts DeBolt
- Health Corner: All Over The Board - Sleep, ADHD, Hormones, Genes
- Future-Tripping: Still More New Posts, Feeds, Fundraisers, Fun & More
Image courtesy Toledo School District
Only in a small town. Director of Maintenance reports for a meeting with the superintendent.
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*Correction*: Toledo High School FCCLA Bingo Night/Silent Auction/Dessert
Support our fundraiser for National Leadership Meeting and Competition
Friday April 27 at Toledo High School Commons 6:00 PM until done.
*Presale: 5 Cards for $20 with Dessert*
At Door: $5 per Card and $5 for Dessert
The Other Toledo incorrectly posted: Presale: 5 cards for $5 with dessert.
TOT regrets any inconvenience occasioned by this error.
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Katie Gail, TES PTO, shared: Many of you know that there will be some openings on the PTO Board this coming June. We've had a lot of questions so we thought we would post the most common ones that we've had. Please feel free to post questions in the comments for us to answer.
1. What are the common duties for each position?
2. What are the benefits of being on the board?
3. How often does the PTO board meet?
4. Does the new PTO Board have to sponsor the same events?
5. As a board member, do I have to attend every event that PTO sponsors?
Continue Reading...
For more information to these questions and more, join us at our next PTO General Membership Meeting next Thursday, April 26th at 3pm in the Toledo Elementary School Library.
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Toledo High School Movie Night Saturday:
Only in a small town. Director of Maintenance reports for a meeting with the superintendent.
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*Correction*: Toledo High School FCCLA Bingo Night/Silent Auction/Dessert
Support our fundraiser for National Leadership Meeting and Competition
Friday April 27 at Toledo High School Commons 6:00 PM until done.
*Presale: 5 Cards for $20 with Dessert*
At Door: $5 per Card and $5 for Dessert
The Other Toledo incorrectly posted: Presale: 5 cards for $5 with dessert.
TOT regrets any inconvenience occasioned by this error.
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Katie Gail, TES PTO, shared: Many of you know that there will be some openings on the PTO Board this coming June. We've had a lot of questions so we thought we would post the most common ones that we've had. Please feel free to post questions in the comments for us to answer.
1. What are the common duties for each position?
2. What are the benefits of being on the board?
3. How often does the PTO board meet?
4. Does the new PTO Board have to sponsor the same events?
5. As a board member, do I have to attend every event that PTO sponsors?
Continue Reading...
For more information to these questions and more, join us at our next PTO General Membership Meeting next Thursday, April 26th at 3pm in the Toledo Elementary School Library.
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Toledo High School Movie Night Saturday:
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Toledo Community Library features genealogy help on alternate Wednesdays, or by appointment - sign up at main desk.
Toledo Community Library features genealogy help on alternate Wednesdays, or by appointment - sign up at main desk.
Also a seed library, overflowing this week with veggie and flower options plus some seed-on-the-stalk. Take some, leave some. Free.
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Toledo Thursday Market reminder: Toledo Thursday Market is back!
Join us Thursday May 10th for the first market of the season, and remember to make it a weekly stop all summer!
Toledo Thursday Market reminder: Toledo Thursday Market is back!
Join us Thursday May 10th for the first market of the season, and remember to make it a weekly stop all summer!
Image courtesy Toledo Thursday Market
Get mom something special this year. Opening day is the perfect time to get locally grown and handmade gifts before Mother’s Day weekend.
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Today: Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife approved “one last chance to dig razor clams this season…”
Confirmed 4-day razor clam digs:
- April 19, Thursday, 9:46 a.m.; -0.9 feet; Mocrocks
- April 20, Friday, 10:37 a.m.; -0.7 feet; Mocrocks
- April 21, Saturday, 11:34 a.m.; -0.4 feet; Long Beach, Twin Harbors, Mocrocks (digging hours will be extended to 1 p.m.)
- April 22, Sunday, 12:38 p.m.; -0.1 feet; Long Beach, Twin Harbors, Mocrocks (digging hours will be extended to 2 p.m.)
WDFW has extended digging times for April 21-22, as listed below.”
“The opening also coincides with the Long Beach Razor Clam Festival on Saturday.”
More...
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Tonight:
- Paint Night @ The MAC
- Toledo Planning Commission Meets @ City Hall
- School Board Hosts DeBolt @ High School
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Health Corner: All Over The Board - Sleep, ADHD, Hormones, Genes
Popular Science ran this article: If you love staying up late and sleeping in, doing otherwise might actually hurt your health, adding: Here’s one more way our modern sleep schedules might be killing us.
Andrea Jones shared a link from The Atlantic: Exercise Is ADHD Medication.
MindBodyGreen linked this New York Times piece: Reading Aloud to Young Children Has Benefits for Behavior and Attention.
Science Daily asks: does ADHD cause sleeplessness, or does sleeplessness cause ADHD?
Mark Hyman, MD & Functional Medicine Practitioner, asked: Half Of The Population Is Deficient In This Ancient Hormone. Are You? Hint: those of us in Northern climes are chronically lacking.
WholeNewMom updated Our Family's Amazing Hemp / CBD Experience in which her son with Asperger’s Syndrome (an autism-spectrum disorder) saw significant decrease in stress-related panic attacks, and increased agility, social skills and handling household chores. The rest of the family noted various physical and behavioral improvements within weeks, or even days.
If, like me, you’re wondering what all the fuss is about CBD, her thorough research will answer questions.
Filed under “Inconclusive” is one article that casts doubt on popular genetics tests when compared side by side: How DNA Testing Botched My Family's Heritage, and Probably Yours, Too.
Says the author, Gizmodo Senior Editor Kristen V Brown: I decided to conduct an experiment. I mailed my own spit samples to AncestryDNA, as well as to 23andMe and National Geographic. For each test I got back, the story of my genetic heritage was different—in some cases, wildly so.
Lifehacker’s Beth Skwarecki also challenged these DTC (Direct-To-Consumer) products in her piece: Mail-Order Genetic Tests May Turn Up a Lot of False Positives where one (very small) study returned a 40% false positive reading.
As for my own test? One result: that I “probably drink more coffee than most people” despite the fact I am the offspring of two confirmed tea drinkers.
***Disclaimer: As always, check with your medical practitioner before embarking on lifestyle changes. Health Corner topics are intended to raise questions rather than answer them definitively.
Things change. New knowledge arises. Ancient wisdom is revived.
And miracles take place against all odds.
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Future-Tripping: Feeds, Fundraisers, Fun & More
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New! Lewis County Solid Waste Utility hosts a Styrofoam Recycling Event April 20
New! Whipple Creek Plants Sale Girls BB Fundraiser April 21 & 28, May 5 & 12
New! Toledo Lions Club Comedy Fundraiser @ Donna’s Place May 5
New! Toledo Girl Scout Troop Formation Night May 14
New! Esther Borte’s 3rd Annual Walk in the Park September 22
New! Camp Singing Wind hosts BioChar Workshop & Training Event May 5
NEW! Toledo Thursday Market Opening Day May 10 - Mother’s Day Market
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Morgan Arts Centre opened for registration April 7: It is time to sign your children up for the summer camps at the Morgan Arts Centre. Picasso week #1 & #2, & the Children's Theater Workshop.
These happen in July, they get full well before June.
If you want more information: www.morganartscentre.com
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MAP Summer Camp Clubs announces: Summer day-camp registration is open!
Message me for a copy of the flyer and registration - Sign up before May 1st for 10% early bird discount.
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They’re back! This annual fundraiser is eagerly anticipated by local growers & gardeners.
This year offering 12 varieties of blueberry, Cascade Delight lingonberry, evergreen huckleberry and “some very large rhubarb” plus purple bearded iris.
Planting and growing instructions with every plant. Phone number included to help you be successful with growing them.
Watch for future dates, times and prices. We sell more than just blueberry plants, too
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April 27: Toledo High School FCCLA Bingo Night/Silent Auction/Dessert
Support our fundraiser for National Leadership Meeting and Competition
Friday April 27 at Toledo High School Commons 6:00 PM until done.
Presale: 5 Cards for $20 with Dessert
At Door: $5 per Card and $5 for Dessert
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Fundraiser: To help Toledo’s Neumann family with expenses not covered by insurance in the loss of their house, visit their GoFundMe page: contact person Jadee Landry.
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For Pickers:
Toledo Community Library offers free Ukulele lessons beginning in April. Sign up in person.
LIBRARY HOURS: Wednesdays 10-7, Thursdays & Saturdays 10-5. Phone 360-864-4247.
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For The Love Of Sports: Toledo School District ISO* an Event Manager for spring sports. Duties include setting up fields, scoreboards, public address systems and supporting visiting teams and officials. Hours are afternoons and some Saturdays. $14.19/hour. Contact Grady Fallon if interested.
Also: Have you ever wanted to be a sportscaster for ESPN? Well, we have the entry-level job that could start you on that path. TSD is looking for the Voice of Toledo Indian Fastpitch. If you have a love for this sport and Toledo Indians, this is your chance. Contact Grady Fallon for more information.
*ISO = In Search Of
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Camp Singing Wind says:
Join us for an Earth Day Potluck and Permaculture Swap 2 PM on April 22!
Please invite anyone who you think would be interested. All ages, indoors or outdoors depending on weather. Please bring some food or drinks to share if you’re able, and some seeds or plants to swap if you’d like.
It’s also Carol Majewski’s birthday, so we’ll have cake and few other surprises!
Have any Permie skills you’d like to share that day? Please let us know and we’ll set it up!
More info to come soon, and we hope to see you there!
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Toledo Youth Cheerleading Sign Ups 6-7 PM May 3, or 10-11 AM May 5 @ THS
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Fishing: Kid’s Fishing Derby 8 AM-1:30 PM May 12 @ South Lewis County Park.
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For The Kids: Brooke Sellards Acosta asks “Does your business or family want to support Toledo Youth Baseball? There are a couple ways to show your pride. I have attached forms to become a signboard and/or team sponsor. Family signboards are $200 the first year and $100 each year after that to renew. Message me if you are interested.”
Signboard Form 2018.pdf
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For The Future: TES PTO Kids Garden is looking for garden sponsors, which ensures the continuation and improvement of this awesome program. If your family or business is interested, the form is below.
* Garden Sponsor Form 2017-18.docx
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For The Future: Toledo Middle School PTO's posted: If you would like to help support our efforts to bring more laptops to Toledo Middle School please read this and spread the word. You can donate here. Thank you for your support of our kids.
https://www.gofundme.com/toledo-middle-school-laptops
Full details posted in 02.23.2018 Friday Column.
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Foundations: Steamboat Alley Paver Forms
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Farmer’s Market: Toledo Thursday Market vendor forms available now.
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Finally: Vision:TOLEDO announces Sign up forms for (2018) Cheese Days Parade and vendor booths. Full information about the parade can be found here:
* http://www.toledolionsclub.org/assets/2018-parade-form.pdf
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They’re back! This annual fundraiser is eagerly anticipated by local growers & gardeners.
- Who: Morgan & Judy Tjemsland, Whipple Creek Plants
- What: Blueberry plants plus other berries & more
- When: 11 AM - 3 PM next 4 Saturdays - April 21 & 28, May 5 & 12
- Where: Riverview Hardware, Cowlitz & Second Streets, Toledo
- Why: Proceeds from all sales go toward Toledo High School Varsity Girls Basketball.
This year offering 12 varieties of blueberry, Cascade Delight lingonberry, evergreen huckleberry and “some very large rhubarb” plus purple bearded iris.
Planting and growing instructions with every plant. Phone number included to help you be successful with growing them.
Watch for future dates, times and prices. We sell more than just blueberry plants, too
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April 27: Toledo High School FCCLA Bingo Night/Silent Auction/Dessert
Support our fundraiser for National Leadership Meeting and Competition
Friday April 27 at Toledo High School Commons 6:00 PM until done.
Presale: 5 Cards for $20 with Dessert
At Door: $5 per Card and $5 for Dessert
***
Fundraiser: To help Toledo’s Neumann family with expenses not covered by insurance in the loss of their house, visit their GoFundMe page: contact person Jadee Landry.
***
For Pickers:
Toledo Community Library offers free Ukulele lessons beginning in April. Sign up in person.
LIBRARY HOURS: Wednesdays 10-7, Thursdays & Saturdays 10-5. Phone 360-864-4247.
***
For The Love Of Sports: Toledo School District ISO* an Event Manager for spring sports. Duties include setting up fields, scoreboards, public address systems and supporting visiting teams and officials. Hours are afternoons and some Saturdays. $14.19/hour. Contact Grady Fallon if interested.
Also: Have you ever wanted to be a sportscaster for ESPN? Well, we have the entry-level job that could start you on that path. TSD is looking for the Voice of Toledo Indian Fastpitch. If you have a love for this sport and Toledo Indians, this is your chance. Contact Grady Fallon for more information.
*ISO = In Search Of
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Camp Singing Wind says:
Join us for an Earth Day Potluck and Permaculture Swap 2 PM on April 22!
Please invite anyone who you think would be interested. All ages, indoors or outdoors depending on weather. Please bring some food or drinks to share if you’re able, and some seeds or plants to swap if you’d like.
It’s also Carol Majewski’s birthday, so we’ll have cake and few other surprises!
Have any Permie skills you’d like to share that day? Please let us know and we’ll set it up!
More info to come soon, and we hope to see you there!
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Toledo Youth Cheerleading Sign Ups 6-7 PM May 3, or 10-11 AM May 5 @ THS
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Fishing: Kid’s Fishing Derby 8 AM-1:30 PM May 12 @ South Lewis County Park.
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For The Kids: Brooke Sellards Acosta asks “Does your business or family want to support Toledo Youth Baseball? There are a couple ways to show your pride. I have attached forms to become a signboard and/or team sponsor. Family signboards are $200 the first year and $100 each year after that to renew. Message me if you are interested.”
Signboard Form 2018.pdf
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For The Future: TES PTO Kids Garden is looking for garden sponsors, which ensures the continuation and improvement of this awesome program. If your family or business is interested, the form is below.
* Garden Sponsor Form 2017-18.docx
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For The Future: Toledo Middle School PTO's posted: If you would like to help support our efforts to bring more laptops to Toledo Middle School please read this and spread the word. You can donate here. Thank you for your support of our kids.
https://www.gofundme.com/toledo-middle-school-laptops
Full details posted in 02.23.2018 Friday Column.
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Foundations: Steamboat Alley Paver Forms
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Farmer’s Market: Toledo Thursday Market vendor forms available now.
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Finally: Vision:TOLEDO announces Sign up forms for (2018) Cheese Days Parade and vendor booths. Full information about the parade can be found here:
* http://www.toledolionsclub.org/assets/2018-parade-form.pdf
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Email your news, reviews and events to: toledo.columnist@gmail.com Photos .jpeg or .png format please.
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