Coalition to offer children spring break activities
The Franklin County Children's Coalition will offer students a variety of activities to stay busy during spring break.
Spring Fling 2001 will be offered Monday through Saturday.
During Spring Fling 2001, Movie Night at Plaza Theatre and Skate Night at The Rink, both in Ottawa, will both be available for children from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday and Wednesday. Bowling at Sunflower Lanes, Ottawa, will be offered from noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday. A fee will be charged for all events.
The coalition is also teaming up with Ransom Memorial Hospital to sponsor the sixth annual Children's Health and Safety Fair from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday.
Activities at the fair will include face painting, tours of emergency vehicles, health screenings, library card sign-ups and recreation opportunities.
LMH to have refresher prenatal class
Lawrence Memorial Hospital will offer a class for expectant parents the next two Mondays.
The class will be offered from 6:30 p.m. to 9:15 p.m. and is taught by a registered nurse with extensive childbirth education training.
Refresher Prenatal includes a review of vaginal and cesarean birth, medications and interventions, relaxation and breathing techniques, and how to prepare older children for the arrival of a new baby.
According to LMH, a tour of the LMH Maternity Unit may be included, depending on the activity level of the unit.
The cost of the class is $20 per person and $25 per couple. For more information or to enroll, call ConnectCare at 749-5800.
Senator assigned to five subcommittees
Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., has announced his official subcommittee assignments for the 107th Congress.
Roberts will continue to chair the Subcommittee on Production and Price Competitiveness and joins the Subcommittee on Marketing, Inspection and Product Promotion. Both subcommittees are part of the Agriculture Committee.
On the Armed Services Committee, Roberts will continue to chair the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, and will also continue to serve on the Subcommittee on Airland.
Roberts also joins the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee's Subcommittee on Aging and the Subcommittee on Public Health.
He will also continue to serve on the Select Committee on Intelligence and the Select Committee on Ethics, neither of which have subcommittees.
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