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May 26

Free BLOCK Fest Event Sponsored by PAT June 22

Ringgold County Parents as Teachers invites you and your child to a free BLOCK Fest event on Wednesday, June 22, at 5:30 PM at the Diagonal School south gym.  BLOCK Fest is an interactive family event for families with children ages 8 months to 8 years.  The event uses five block play stations to introduce children […]

May 26

PAT Offers Free DISH Healthy Freezer Meals Class on June 14

Are you tired of spending too much time preparing meals throughout the week?  Are you a Parents as Teachers participating family?  Are you interested in enrolling in the Parents as Teachers program and do you have children 0-3 years of age?  If so, join us for one evening to prepare three free meals for a family […]

May 24

Fun Ideas to Keep Your Children Busy — and Learning — This Summer!

Reading over the summer is incredibly important for students and their academic achievement. Keep kids engaged with the free activities listed on this link:  Books by the Bushel.  Besides the “10 Weeks of Summer Reading Activities,” you will also find summer coloring pages, a recipe for homemade ice cream, instructions for making your own sidewalk chalk […]

Apr 29

Community Garden Planting Begins

The third year of planting at the Mount Ayr Community Garden located at Trinity Lutheran Church has begun! Two more 4’ X 12’ boxes were added this spring with funding from a Hy-Vee One Step Garden Grant.  Students from Mount Ayr High School prepared the beds and planted the first seeds during the HELP Youth Pod clean-up […]