Back To School

My daughter, Willow, broke her expensive glasses about two weeks ago. Her father had bought them in Federal Way at LensCrafters, and he said that if they ever broke, I could get them repaired for free at any store location. I was just about to head out to Valley Mall in Union Gap to get them fixed, but as I typically do, I went online to check store hours for the places I'm headed to visit. I was

Quick! I need your ideas for free (or cheap) play dates! My poor baby is so lonely at school and I can't do anything to fix it.

Right after the first day of kindergarten, I discovered that my 5-year old daughter, Willow, has developed an eye condition that causes her to cross both of her eyes. I rushed her to the optometrist and was shocked to hear his diagnosis: Willow's brain is having trouble ordering her eyes to focus near AND far. Poor thing. The eye doctor suggested that she wear some high prescription eyeglasses for

With school starting up again soon, my wife and I talked about doing one last thing while we could. For an impromptu trip out of town, we decided to surprise our kids with a trip to Seattle.

Parents who have kids about to start school in the Yakima School District might not know about this, so keep reading -- you will save yourself a lot of time and money buying unnecessary food. Use my experience as a cautionary tale! My daughter Willow is entering kindergarten in a couple of weeks, so I am furiously trying to get prepared for her first year of elementary school...

If you’ve missed out on previous Festival In The Parking Lot events put on by Yakima Neighborhood Health Services, then this is your week (in honor of National Health Center Week). Join me in Yakima and Sunnyside for the celebration...

We don't know about you, but the mere thought of going back-to-school shopping makes us shake our heads and roll our eyes. For some of us parents, buying all of those supplies for back-to-school is pretty spendy, and the chunk of dough that we crank out during back-to-school time makes our wallets cry out in pain...

Get your elementary-age kids out of the house and on the move with a fun and FREE dance class, brought to you by two Yakima-area nonprofits: Art In Motion (AIM) and The Seasons Performance Hall. In a fresh press release, AIM's president, Noel Manderville, says that "each class will be taught by three professional teaching artists...

Right now I am supposed to be working, but all I can think about is the fact that I need to rethink my plans to get myself a fancy new piece of jewelry for Mother's Day, because my daughter needs a new pair of shoes-AGAIN! I suppose I will end up this afternoon heading over to the mall and buy my five-year old daughter, Willow, a new pair of sneakers...

HELP!! My daughter, Willow, turns FIVE years old on March 6th, and today we are headed to Adams Elementary School to register her for kindergarten in the fall. The Yakima School District list of required documents we have to bring for kindergarten registration includes: Proof of Address Birth Certificate (or Hospital Certificate) Immunization Records I have everything she needs except current up

Last week, we asked the public for any help in finding free immunizations for kids who are registering for kindergarten in the fall. The answer most given was to look out for the annual back-to-school parking lot fair (sponsored by the Yakima Valley Farm Worker's Clinic, who has a fair every year in their Yakima and Sunnyside parking lot locations)...

High school mascots are a VERY important part of the game experience, and sometimes, they don't get as much shine and appreciation as they should! We have quite a few high schools in the 107.3 KFFM listening area, from the Upper to Lower Valley, from Selah to Prosser...