Hidden Grand Canyon town depends on helicopters and mules
The 6 million people who visit the Grand Canyon every year are always dazzled by the sights, but most won’t make the long trek to a tiny village tucked…
Month: August 2023
Fish doorbell rings in a solution
The city of Utrecht in the Netherlands has created a unique solution to help humans and marine life living in harmony. It created a fish doorbell. It’s…
State fair food remains wacky
Any food you can put on a stick — and a lot of things you don’t think can be put on a stick — are on a stick at state fairs this year. Some less obvious…
Salmon tube saves fish worldwide
They slide, they glide, they leap tall dams in a single whoosh. They are salmon, the remarkable migrating fish, which often need to be on the other side…
How should you dress your feet for dancing?
Going line dancing? Wear whatever is comfortable on your body, but pay attention to how you dress your feet! You want to choose a shoe (or, if you are a…
Do you miss good old home-grown tomatoes?
You can get yourself a tomato at the grocery store any day in any month throughout the year, if you can even call them tomatoes. Those who grew up on real…
Get your groove on with line dancing
Line dancing just looks like so much fun, but it can be baffling on your first try. But there are some secrets to the art and when you understand them,…
Homework time: Some ideas for study without tears
How do you know if you’re giving your child help that is needed, or if you are creating an anxious, dependent child by helping too much? Former teacher…
Tiny critters are looking for your child
As children return to school and play close together, lice can be transferred from one child to another. Lice infestations can start when children touch…
August 4: The 233rd anniversary of the Coast Guard
The United States Coast Guard is the nation’s oldest maritime agency. Founded on Aug. 4, 1790, it assumed the duties of the Revenue Cutter Service, the…