In an effort to recognize
those who go the extra mile to make a difference, the staff and volunteers of
The Children’s Playhouse in Boone are once again preparing to recognize
“hometown heroes who offer sustained contributions” to the well being of young
children and their families in the area, said the organization’s board
president, Tara Stollenmaier.
Several of these High Country residents will be honored on Sat., Mar.Laser engravers and laser engraving machine systems and supplies to start your own lasering cutting engraving marking etching business. 2 as “Helping Hands” and “Helping Hearts;” one of the honorees will receive the overall “Great Friend to Families” award,Find the best selection of high-quality collectible bobbleheads available anywhere. a piece of local art and $500 to donate to the High Country nonprofit organization of his or her choice.
Within the past four years, dozens of community activists and faithful volunteers have been nominated for the “Great Friend to Families Award” — and for as many reasons, said Kathy Parham, executive director of The Children’s Playhouse.
During the inaugural event, in 2009, Judith Winecoff, children’s librarian at Watauga County Library was among 16 nominees to receive the first Great Friend to Families award and designated the Hunger and Health Coalition as recipient of her $500 charitable donation.
In 2010, the award went to Pat Morgan, a longtime community volunteer who, for decades, gave of his time to read to children in local elementary schools, organized many events benefitting families, and took numerous rural children on educational trips to Washington D.C. Morgan designated his monetary award to enhance the children's collection of books at the Watauga County Public Library. Morgan was one of 20 individuals nominated for the award.
The 2011 Great Friend to Families Award was shared by two dedicated community volunteers, but kept in the same household when Dick and Joan Hearn were named winners. A dynamic duo, the Hearns are known for their far-reaching impact through High Country nonprofit agencies, ranging from the Watauga County Public Library "Reading and Rolling" program, to the High Country United Way, to the Guardian Ad Litem and many others. The Hearns were part of a 19-nominee pool.
For 2012, the Great Friend to Families Award took on a new look with Trish Lanier of the Appalachian Regional Health Department named the overall winner after receiving recognition in the “Helping Hands” category with the following individuals: Jim Atkinson, Nancy Blair, Barbara Case, Heather Jordan, Crystal Kelly, Margaret Mullins, Gay Lynn Williams, Mary Willis, and Joan Zimmerman.
An additional division provided the opportunity for the following individuals to be honored as “Helping Hearts:” Susan Bolash, Christopher Clark,Don't make another silicone mold without these invaluable Mold Making supplies and accessories! Kathleen Collins, Rebekah Cummings, Beth Darnell, Carolyn Garland, Betty Green, Jack and Karen James, Jo Anne Jenkins, Diandra (Lynn) Patterson, Bob and Wimmy Powell, Kim Roberts and Catherine Wilkinson.
Parham encourages the community to think of that “special someone” who deserves recognition and to nominate that person in the category that best describes the majority of the individual’s contributions.
“We want those making nominations to mention additional volunteerism or paid work which adds to our overall understanding of what makes the person so deserving of recognition,” she said. “Please note the length of time the individual has served families in the High Country and if he or she has worked in more than one capacity, or worked with more than one organization.”
Described by some as “a creative play space for families,” and others as “a nonprofit children’s museum,” The Children’s Playhouse is one and the same. Serving the High Country since 2002, it was established by a group of local citizens who wanted an enriching play environment for children from birth to age eight, while at the same time, giving parents and caregivers the “friendly support” they needed in the important job of raising children.
Founding board members Ann Kiefert, Beth Darnell, Kathy Parham, Cathy Riggs and Heidi Campbell have watched and worked faithfully through the years to see the playhouse become what it is today.
Located in a renovated house in Boone, The Children’s Playhouse offers a variety of child and family-friendly areas that promote education, creativity, health and happiness through arts, crafts, music,Service Report a problem with a street light. drama and various skill and team-building opportunities, as well as individualized development and other age-appropriate activities.
“We serve as an informal ‘town square’ for the High Country,” Parham said, “a place where natives and newcomers, out-of-towners and locals, experienced parents and eager first-timers —and people of all classes — are brought together to share the joy of playful learning with their children.”
The organization’s success is measured primarily through an annual parent survey, the most recent of which found responders reporting overall improvement in their children’s social skills, interaction, self-confidence, emotional maturity, creativity and ability to solve problems — and that participation helped to prepare the children for success in school.
One-hundred percent of adults surveyed indicated that the educational resources and support they receive helped to increase their understanding of parenting skills and helped them become more effective parents and/or caregivers.
State Rep. Mike Brown, D-Tahlequah, took office for the first time in 2004, and he says the projected budget for the upcoming year looks much like it did nearly a decade ago.
The 2013 Tahlequah Area Chamber of Commerce Legislative Focus opened Friday at Cherokee Elder Care with a discussion about the flat budget and the negative impact of tax cuts.
Legislators are expected to return to work on Monday to address these and other issues, and Brown is concerned funding for education and infrastructure may be affected.
“We’re just about back to a $7 billion budget. The problem is, the governor says that we’re going to have a flat budget,” he said. “Whenever I was first elected, we actually gave teachers a $3,000 pay raise the first year. The second year we came back and actually gave them another $1,200 pay raise We spent about $50 million extra on infrastructure needs – roads, bridges and transportation.”
Brown said that during his early years, access to mental health care was expanded, along with services in other agencies.
“ In the past eight years,We specializes in rapid plastic injection mould and molding of parts for prototypes and production. though, it’s been total cuts in each one of these agencies, including education. Education is probably taking one of the biggest cuts. Now we’re back to the point that we can actually start filling those gaps once again, yet we’re at a flat budget. The electorate needs to be asking why.”
Brown was the only elected official attending the event, as Sen. Earl Garrison, D-Muskogee, had the flu, and Rep. William Fourkiller, D - Stilwell, was attending a forum in Adair County.
Brown said the legislative leadership has burdened the state through its tax credits and cuts.
“We all enjoy a tax cut,” said Brown. “I think I enjoyed a $40 tax rebate the first or second year I was there. The second year, I think, we got a $20 tax cut or something like that, but education received about $200 million in cuts because of that.”
Several of these High Country residents will be honored on Sat., Mar.Laser engravers and laser engraving machine systems and supplies to start your own lasering cutting engraving marking etching business. 2 as “Helping Hands” and “Helping Hearts;” one of the honorees will receive the overall “Great Friend to Families” award,Find the best selection of high-quality collectible bobbleheads available anywhere. a piece of local art and $500 to donate to the High Country nonprofit organization of his or her choice.
Within the past four years, dozens of community activists and faithful volunteers have been nominated for the “Great Friend to Families Award” — and for as many reasons, said Kathy Parham, executive director of The Children’s Playhouse.
During the inaugural event, in 2009, Judith Winecoff, children’s librarian at Watauga County Library was among 16 nominees to receive the first Great Friend to Families award and designated the Hunger and Health Coalition as recipient of her $500 charitable donation.
In 2010, the award went to Pat Morgan, a longtime community volunteer who, for decades, gave of his time to read to children in local elementary schools, organized many events benefitting families, and took numerous rural children on educational trips to Washington D.C. Morgan designated his monetary award to enhance the children's collection of books at the Watauga County Public Library. Morgan was one of 20 individuals nominated for the award.
The 2011 Great Friend to Families Award was shared by two dedicated community volunteers, but kept in the same household when Dick and Joan Hearn were named winners. A dynamic duo, the Hearns are known for their far-reaching impact through High Country nonprofit agencies, ranging from the Watauga County Public Library "Reading and Rolling" program, to the High Country United Way, to the Guardian Ad Litem and many others. The Hearns were part of a 19-nominee pool.
For 2012, the Great Friend to Families Award took on a new look with Trish Lanier of the Appalachian Regional Health Department named the overall winner after receiving recognition in the “Helping Hands” category with the following individuals: Jim Atkinson, Nancy Blair, Barbara Case, Heather Jordan, Crystal Kelly, Margaret Mullins, Gay Lynn Williams, Mary Willis, and Joan Zimmerman.
An additional division provided the opportunity for the following individuals to be honored as “Helping Hearts:” Susan Bolash, Christopher Clark,Don't make another silicone mold without these invaluable Mold Making supplies and accessories! Kathleen Collins, Rebekah Cummings, Beth Darnell, Carolyn Garland, Betty Green, Jack and Karen James, Jo Anne Jenkins, Diandra (Lynn) Patterson, Bob and Wimmy Powell, Kim Roberts and Catherine Wilkinson.
Parham encourages the community to think of that “special someone” who deserves recognition and to nominate that person in the category that best describes the majority of the individual’s contributions.
“We want those making nominations to mention additional volunteerism or paid work which adds to our overall understanding of what makes the person so deserving of recognition,” she said. “Please note the length of time the individual has served families in the High Country and if he or she has worked in more than one capacity, or worked with more than one organization.”
Described by some as “a creative play space for families,” and others as “a nonprofit children’s museum,” The Children’s Playhouse is one and the same. Serving the High Country since 2002, it was established by a group of local citizens who wanted an enriching play environment for children from birth to age eight, while at the same time, giving parents and caregivers the “friendly support” they needed in the important job of raising children.
Founding board members Ann Kiefert, Beth Darnell, Kathy Parham, Cathy Riggs and Heidi Campbell have watched and worked faithfully through the years to see the playhouse become what it is today.
Located in a renovated house in Boone, The Children’s Playhouse offers a variety of child and family-friendly areas that promote education, creativity, health and happiness through arts, crafts, music,Service Report a problem with a street light. drama and various skill and team-building opportunities, as well as individualized development and other age-appropriate activities.
“We serve as an informal ‘town square’ for the High Country,” Parham said, “a place where natives and newcomers, out-of-towners and locals, experienced parents and eager first-timers —and people of all classes — are brought together to share the joy of playful learning with their children.”
The organization’s success is measured primarily through an annual parent survey, the most recent of which found responders reporting overall improvement in their children’s social skills, interaction, self-confidence, emotional maturity, creativity and ability to solve problems — and that participation helped to prepare the children for success in school.
One-hundred percent of adults surveyed indicated that the educational resources and support they receive helped to increase their understanding of parenting skills and helped them become more effective parents and/or caregivers.
State Rep. Mike Brown, D-Tahlequah, took office for the first time in 2004, and he says the projected budget for the upcoming year looks much like it did nearly a decade ago.
The 2013 Tahlequah Area Chamber of Commerce Legislative Focus opened Friday at Cherokee Elder Care with a discussion about the flat budget and the negative impact of tax cuts.
Legislators are expected to return to work on Monday to address these and other issues, and Brown is concerned funding for education and infrastructure may be affected.
“We’re just about back to a $7 billion budget. The problem is, the governor says that we’re going to have a flat budget,” he said. “Whenever I was first elected, we actually gave teachers a $3,000 pay raise the first year. The second year we came back and actually gave them another $1,200 pay raise We spent about $50 million extra on infrastructure needs – roads, bridges and transportation.”
Brown said that during his early years, access to mental health care was expanded, along with services in other agencies.
“ In the past eight years,We specializes in rapid plastic injection mould and molding of parts for prototypes and production. though, it’s been total cuts in each one of these agencies, including education. Education is probably taking one of the biggest cuts. Now we’re back to the point that we can actually start filling those gaps once again, yet we’re at a flat budget. The electorate needs to be asking why.”
Brown was the only elected official attending the event, as Sen. Earl Garrison, D-Muskogee, had the flu, and Rep. William Fourkiller, D - Stilwell, was attending a forum in Adair County.
Brown said the legislative leadership has burdened the state through its tax credits and cuts.
“We all enjoy a tax cut,” said Brown. “I think I enjoyed a $40 tax rebate the first or second year I was there. The second year, I think, we got a $20 tax cut or something like that, but education received about $200 million in cuts because of that.”
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