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Featured
Today
NorthForkParents
Best Family Dining
2008 Award
In
our recent poll,
you nominated and
voted for your favorite
local family eatery
and revealed what
you look for in
a restaurant when
you take the family
out to eat.
Based
on comments received
as part of the restaurant
poll, it's clear
that restaurants
that serve families
well deserve special
recognition. Dining
out with the family
presents parents
with the usual challenges--all
of the different
tastes, the personalities,
and attention to
table protocols--but
with the extra challenge
of presenting the
family in public.
Restaurants that
help make family
meals a success
are as good as gold.
To
find out which restaurant
was our winner among
all those nominated--plus
what parents look
for when dining
out with the family
and how to make
your dining experience
a good one--click
here!
Visit
Our
Summer
Calendar
of
Events
With
summer
here,
the
Calendar
of
Events
is
a
hive
of
activity!
Check
the
Calendar
of
Events regularly--we update it regularly as information becomes available.
Featured
Parenting 631
Articles for July
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Tips
for Traveling
with Children
Car
trips and
the annual
summer vacation
with the children
can quickly
deteriorate
into a Chevy
Chase farce,
complete with
crying kids
and frustrated
parents.
To
help ensure
a happy summer,
Cornell Cooperative
Extension
of Suffolk
County offers
several tips
for traveling
with children.
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Pool
Safety Tips
Please
read the new
Parenting
631 article,
Pool
Safety Tips
from Cornell
Cooperative
Extension
of Suffolk
County. The
statistics
on drowning
and permanent
damage are
unbelievable,
and with so
many of us
in pools now,
it's worth
a couple of
minutes of
any parent's
time to review
a few tips
and important
pool rules.
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Parenting
expert, Nancy
Olsen-Harbich
of Cornell
Cooperative
Extension
of Suffolk
County
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More
Parenting
631 Articles
We've
all seen the
"911"
television
shows, the
nightmarish
children,
the clueless
parents, and
the know-it-all
nannies! How
many of us
have said,
"Yikes,
that's a bit
like our family!
Well,
forget Good-Gollywood,
real help
is here. In
our Parenting
631
series, regional
experts give
us the real
scoop on how
to get our
families humming
like fine
machinery
at home, thriving
out in the
world, and
giving us
cause for
great hope.
The
Parenting
631 series
includes many
articles and
interviews
about a variety
of parenting
topics.
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Parenting
Workshops &
Articles
Libraries:
The
Cool
Place
to
be
in
the
Summertime
Libraries
are
the
place
to
be
for
the
summer,
with
summer
reading
programs,
workshops,
movies,
activities,
and
more!
Oh,
and
you
can
take
out
books,
videos,
music,
magazines,
and
other
media,
too.
Get
more
info
on
the
library
web
sites,
which
are
linked
from
the
Schools
&
Learning
page.
Registration
for
current
programs
at
the
libraries
is
happening
NOW!
Go
to
the
Schools
&
Learning
page
to
find
library
links.
And!
Many
of
our
local
libraries
are
now
offering
adult
reading
programs--with
PRIZES!
If
you're
going
to
read
some
books
over
the
summer,
you
might
as
well
be
in
it
to
win
it.
See
your
local
library
for
details.
Schools
&
Learning
Free
Meals
Over
Summer
Vacation
When
school
vacation
begins,
Bread
and
More
INN
&
Open
Arms
at
the
First
Congregational
Church
in
Riverhead
will
serve
free
lunches
and
dinners...
Community
Action
in
Southold
Town
announced
availability
of
summer
feeding
program
for
income
eligible
school
children
in
Southold
during
the
summer
of
2008...
Community
Bulletin
New!
Deception
in
the
Night
Sky
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In
this
month's
installment
of
What's
Up
At
Custer,
our
Custer
connection,
David
van
Popering,
reveals
deception
in
the
night
skies...
What's
Up
At
Custer
offers
us
North
Fork
parents
a
star-studded
journey
through
the
night
skies
in
a
way
that
we
can
understand
and
possibly
explain
to
curious
smallish
persons.
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Also
on
the
Math
&
Science
page,
some
new
announcements
from
our
local
math
and
science
institutions...
Go
to
Math
&
Science
page.
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Youth
Theater
Workshops
&
Productions;
New Exhibits
Spitfire
Theatre Company
will hold a Shakespeare
workshop for
children entering
5th - 10th grade...
Winners
for the 2008 Teeny
Awards have
been announced!
Who won and received
awards at the gala
Tony-awards-style
ceremony at the
Westhampton Beach
Performing Arts
Center on June 8?...
North
Fork Community Theater
will put on a
summer youth production
of Babes in Arms...
David
Kapell has announced
the grand opening
of the Kapell Gallery
with an exhibit
of artist Owen Morrel...
The
East End Arts Council
has announced a
new exhibit entitled
The Face.
For more info go
to the Arts
& Culture
page...
Northeast
Stage to present
Comedy of Errors
in Mitchell Park
this summer...
North
Fork Kids to present
Missoula Children's
Theater program
this summer...
The
3rd Annual Student
Filmmaking Contest
and Film Festival
is on!...
The
EEAC Community School
of the Arts is
now registering for
summer '08! But kids
aren't the only students
at the School! Parents
can
enroll in music and
art classes, too!
Art
& Culture
There's
Still Time!
NorthForkParents 2008 Summer Camp
Guide Online
The
NorthForkParents 2008 Summer Camp
Guide is available online!
To go to the NorthForkParents
2008 Summer Camp Guide, please
click here.
We hope you find it useful in
planning a great summer.
Guide
Format: The 2008 Summer Camp
Guide is again in pdf format,
allowing you to view it and print
it. It's easy to navigate, and
it includes clickable links to
web sites and email addresses.
Camps
Included: Apple Day Camp,
Atlantis Marine World Adventure
Days, Camp Enrichment, Camp Invention,
Hallockville Summer Camp, Lyrical
Children Summer Camp, North Fork
Summer Camp, Peconic Dunes, Renaissance
Art Camps, Riverhead Country Day
School/Camp, Seatow Youth Boating
Camps, Town of Riverhead Program,
Town of Southold program, Village
of Greenport program...
To
go to the NorthForkParents
2008 Summer Camp Guide, please
click here.
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In
the July installment
of In the Kitchen
with Jeni, Jeni
tells us to stop turning
up our noses at tofu!
It's affordable, healthful,
and potentially delicious,
too!
And
Jeni, our chef of
natural cuisine, has
got two new recipes
this month, one for
Tofu Lasagna and
one for Dairy Free
Chocolate Mousse.
Sounds good, right?!
To
find out about Jeni's
private cooking parties
and catering services,
click on links on
the North Fork Family
Cuisine page.
North
Fork Family Cuisine
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Now that it's farmstand
season again, the Long Island Farm Bureau
is offering a free Long
Island Farmstand Guide to help you find
fresh, local produce. And Cornell Cooperative
Extension is offering a free U-Pick guide
to local farms. To get yours or for more
info, go to the North
Fork Family Cuisine page.
Sports
& Recreation
Recreation
department summer offerings are online!
See links on the Sports
& Recreation page.
Links to sport
clubs, leagues, parks, and more. Your guide
to basketball, cheerleading, football, gymnastics,
hockey & skating, lacrosse, little league
baseball, rowing, sailing, soccer, swimming,
tennis, and track & field.
Sports & Recreation
New!
Shopping Page
Groceries and supplies
constitute one of the largest expenses a
family has, and shopping smart can help
save tens of dollars per week and hundreds
per year. With all of the major supermarkets
online, you can let your mouse do the walking
through the circulars, specials, discounts
and coupons. Please visit the new Shopping
page of NorthForkParents.com!
  Go
to Shopping page
New!
Memberships Page
NorthForkParents has added
a Memberships page. When you become a member
in any of these local organizations, not
only are you helping to support their missions
and activities, but you also receive many
benefits, which may include privileged use
of facilities or equipment, discounts, and
newsletters, for example. Please visit the
new Memberships page!
Go
to Memberships
page
New! A Mass
Transit Family Adventure
With the price of gas going through
the roof, and because it's green and fun to ride together,
why not have a mass transit adventure or two? Check
out the newest installment of the NorthForkParents feature
The Beaten Path for fare and schedule info as
well as the links you need to plan your next mass transit
family adventure.
And we'd like to know what you think
about our mass transit system out here. If you've had
a mass transit experience or two that you'd like to
share, please send comments to info@NorthForkParents.com.
Go
to Excursions &
Activities page
Vitamins
Part of Healthy Lifestyle
Uninsured adults can
find out how to get free cancer screenings
at Community Action in Southold Town.
Go the the Family
Health page.
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In the most recent installment
of Healthy North Fork Lifestyles
by holistic health counselor Erin Dunscomb, we're
encouraged to take our vitamins!
She says that while a healthy
diet of whole foods and good nutrition is vitally
important, vitamins act as an insurance policy
for optimum health and wellness. Included in this
month's column are tips on how to select and take
vitamins, what substances to avoid, and what we
can do to accentuate the positive.
In Healthy North Fork Lifestyles,
our new monthly feature, Erin Dunscomb has got
some simple ways for us to incorporate some healthy
habits into our busy lives and take advantage
of our region's healthy resources.
Go to
the Family
Health page.
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Yahoo!
You're Invited to Join Our New Discussion Group
Our Discussion
Group has moved to Yahoo, where the format
is friendlier and nicer. To
go to the NorthForkParents Discussion Group,
click here.
As a member
of the NorthForkParents Discussion Group,
you can post announcements, ask questions,
share recipes, coordinate get-togethers, broadcast
information, make comments, etc. If you've
never belonged to an online discussion group,
well, it's easy. And it can be very useful
indeed.
Discussion
Group
During these trying
economic times, who couldn't use some
calculators? The Family Finance page has
links to everything you need for whatever
level you're at: calculators, information,
educational tools, and more! There's even
information about how to teach your children
and teens about money.
Suffolk County has announced
a new program to help first time homebuyers
with a down payment on a home.
Family
Finances
Local Weather
Link on Home Page
Now you can always find
the local weather report for our area from the National
Weather Service right here on the Home page of NorthForkParents.
We parents need to know what the weather is going to be
so we can plan accordingly. See the Local Weather link
above in the righthand side of the banner above.
2008
Blank Monthly Calendars, Party Planner, Weekly Menu and
Shopping Worksheets
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help you organize your household!--visit the Free
Downloads page for links to the NorthForkParents
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Us
Please
contact us at info@NorthForkParents.com.
We try to answer questions, direct parents to resources
on our website and elsewhere, publish information, and
listen to feedback and suggestions.
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