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BALCH SPRINGS, voice our community . . .
WE COUNT TOO!
2010 U. S. Census Campaign is in process.
Click on the following link to read about the efforts and progress to get our city to complete the U.S. Census. Its TEN MINUTES to answer TEN QUESTIONS. The census is available in MANY languages (not just English or Spanish).
http://blog.daddyclaxton.com/2009/12/balch-springs-2010-census-update-.html
A NEW THINKING ABOUT WHAT WE'RE EATING
"FRESH" by Ana Sofia Joanes March 17 at 12:30 Balch Springs Library 12450 Elam Rd
FRESH celebrates the farmers, thinkers and business people across
America who are re-inventing our food system. Each has witnessed the
rapid transformation of our agriculture into an industrial model, and
confronted the consequences: food contamination, environmental
pollution, depletion of natural resources, and morbid obesity. Forging
healthier, sustainable alternatives, they offer a practical vision for
a future of our food and our planet. https://action.freshthemovie.com
SIGN UP FOR CODE RED - BALCH SPRINGS
Code Red is up and going. This is like a Reverse 911. If there
is an Emergency in the City, that you need to be notified, you will get
an automated call. If you have a home line that is listed, it will
call that number. You can register other numbers to be called and also
email addresses. Visit the Cities Website. www.cityofbalchsprings.com and click CODE RED to complete the form.
MARCH 19TH WIMPY KID MOVIE MARCH 19TH WIMPY KID
One of the most anticipated films of 2010—at least on the children’s side of things—is the adaptation of Diary of a Wimpy Kid,
the first book in Jeff Kinney’s bestselling series, which arrives in
theaters on MARCH 19. The fifth, as yet untitled, Wimpy Kid book is due in fall 2010. (By John A. Sellers for Publisher's Weekly 01/07/10) SEE THE MOVIE TRAILER: http://diaryofawimpykidmovie.com
SHARE A DIGITAL PICTURE FROM ANYWHERE WITH READEO
With a new subscription site called
Readeo.com, children and adults in different cities can see live video of each other sharing digital picture books. Read this article by Karen Springen at Publisher's Weekly dated Feb. 25, 2010. The article has information about Readeo competitors:
A Story Before Bed and
Ripple Reader.
You can also post feedback:
http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/450857-Rendezvous_with_Readeo.php?nid=2788&source=link&rid=16888812
What is your READING RESOLUTION for 2010?
Happy New Year, readers! If you're like me and a large
section of the population, you've probably been making a few
resolutions during the past 24 hours. If so, were any of yours
reading-related? In wanting to put together a post about
reading-related resolutions I went digging for some examples of the
type of challenges we readers sometimes set for ourselves. Read more of Allison Morrison's Shelft Taker Blog at http://www.publishersweekly.com/blog/660000266/post/20051602.html