Growing Up Chico Fall 2009 : Page 2
Welcome Leaves are Falling The months of August, September and October provide some of the most ideal weather for being outdoors. Our calendar is packed full of ideas and events for this Fall season. Along with Fall, comes “Back to School” and Halloween. A very busy time of year for families. In this issue you will find a few ways to prepare your family for school, after school activities, interactive game playing with the little ones and even ways to relax in this busy season. As always our readers are invited to subscribe to our blog to get news about upcoming events as they are passed along to us! Whatever is on your full plate of things to do this season,I hope Growing Up Chico Magazine can help. Whether in print or online at www.growingupchico.com, our mission is to provide our readers with the most informative and up-to-date family friendly information possible. Thank you for making Growing Up Chico your families resource! Jamie Porter-Publisher Nick Bertagna Nick is from a four generation farming family in Butte County. He started in 4-H at the age of 10. Besides farming with his wife Gail and son Jimmy, Nick is also the Butte County 4-H Youth Develop- ment Program Representative. Kayla Cook Kayla Cook is the media coordinator/pro- gram assistant for Network for a Healthy California—Sierra Cascade Region. Network for a Healthy Califor- nia is dedicated to empowering people to adopt healthy eating and physical ac- tivity patterns as part of a healthy lifestyle. Amy Evans Amy Evans, is the owner of Eco in Chico (aka Baby’s Boutique ) & Co-founder of Green Baby Expo. Her children ages 9 & 10 are the source of her passion for sustainability. Amy can be reached at: 898-8687. DeAnna Holman DeAnna is the editor and pub- lisher of Com- munity Seeds Eco Magazine, a digital maga- zine focused on sustainabil- ity. DeAnna, a former teacher, lives in Durham & farms al- monds with her husband and 3 kids. Donna Kyle Donna and Jim Kyle started “Home at Last” an Equine Sanctuary now with over 22 horses & mules. Their mis- sion is to eliminate the causes of abuse and suffering of animals through education, rescue and by providing a permanent sanctu- ary. To provide support or for more infor- mation, please call 514-1439 Michelle O’Conner Michelle recently moved back to Chico from the North Bay where she was one of the co-editors to the Novato Mother’s Club newsletter (a 20+ page document) and also wrote an article each month. Michelle loves to cook and has contrib- uted recipes for Growing Up Chico Magazine. Denai Rubio Marissa Bauer Denai Rubio and Marisa Bauer first met before the ar- rival of their daugh- ters. They have always enjoyed running together and also play on an adult woman’s soccer team. Dur- ing and after their pregnancy they continued exercis- ing and now hope to help moms get fit and meet others while enjoying time with their kids!!! Bonnie Worthington Author of, Engine Ed’s Colorful Train, Bonnie has worked as a volunteer in the public and private school system in K-12 classrooms and libraries for over 20 years. She currently is involved in con- ducting studies on learning environ- ments for children and how children learn best. Learn more at www. engineed.com There’s More Online! Did you know you can now read the entire Growing Up Chico magazine online? Check out our constantly-updated website at www.growingupchico.com. You can register for our monthly e-mail newsletter, click through to our business partners’ websites, and more!
Welcome
Leaves are Falling
The months of August, September and October provide some of the most ideal weather for being outdoors. Our calendar is packed full of ideas and events for this Fall season. Along with Fall, comes “Back to School” and Halloween. A very busy time of year for families.
In this issue you will find a few ways to prepare your family for school, after school activities, interactive game playing with the little ones and even ways to relax in this busy season.
As always our readers are invited to subscribe to our blog to get news about upcoming events as they are passed along to us! Whatever is on your full plate of things to do this season, I hope Growing Up Chico Magazine can help.
Whether in print or online at www.growingupchico.com, our mission is to provide our readers with the most informative and up-to-date family friendly information possible.
Thank you for making Growing Up Chico your families resource!
Jamie Porter-Publisher
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