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Highlighted Events and Classes for July www.4sranchlibrary.blogspot.com | www.4sranchlibraryteens.blogspot.com Summer Special Family Reading Program Runs Through End of July Wednesday, July 6 at 1 pm and 3 pm Amazing Dana Magic Show
Wednesday, July 20 at 1 pm and 3 pm Swazzle Puppet Show
Wednesday, July 13 at 1 pm and 3 pm Senorita Carmelita Tangerine with Mary Beach
Wednesday, July 27 at 1 pm End of Supper Reading Program Ice Cream Social
Reading goals for this year’s Summer Reading, Babies (Birth-Age 3) 10, 20, 30 activities completed Kids (Age 4-2nd grade) 5 hours, 10 hours, 15hours Tweens (3rd-5th grade) 10 hours, 20 hours, 30 hours Teens (6th grade and up) 10 hours, 20 hours, 30 hours Adults 4 books (one goal) “Activities completed” for babies and toddlers means babies and toddlers reach a reading goal after completing 10 activities. The activities include “Read to Your Baby” and other literacy-based activities, such as playing peek-a-boo, singing a song or playing Itsy-Bitsy Spider.
Adult Programs
Children’s Program
4S Foodies - 4th Tuesday of the month at 6 p.m. starting in June Food and Cooking Enthusiasts Group: Bring your best recipe!
Willow Grove Tutoring Tutoring with teachers from Willow Grove Elementary. Tuesdays at 9:30 a.m. on 7/5, 7/12, 7/19, 7/26, 8/2 & 8/9. 1st-2nd Grade ONLY. Sign-up Required
Baby & Me Fitness - 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month at 10:30 a.m. Personal trainer Andrea exercises with moms while entertaining babies 4 weeks to 1 year. No class in July. Class resumes in August Basic Computer Training in Farsi - Tuesdays at 8:30 a.m. Open for Farsi speakers interested in learning basic computer skills. Citizenship Class - Mondays at 6:30 p.m. Open for all interested in taking citizenship tests Knitting Circle - Wednesdays at 5 p.m. Join your fellow knitters by the fireplace every Wednesday evening and knit for fun. Knitting with Allison - 2nd Saturday of the month at 10 a.m. Basic knitting class for adults and older teens. Friends of the 4S Ranch Library Meeting - 4th Wednesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. Fine Free Friday @ all SDCL Branches- Return your County owned books, CDs, DVD, or other overdue materials on the last Friday of each month and we’ll get rid of the fines for those items!
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Play to LearnTime with Teacher Lee - Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. Music, Stories, Art and Fun! For children 5 years old and under. www.teacherlee.com Kids Fitness - 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month at 9:35 a.m. Personal trainer Andrea exercises with kids ages 18 months to 5. No class in July. Class resumes in August. Crafts for a Cause - Thursdays at 4 p.m. Arts and crafts for K-3rd grade students. Sign-ups required Homework Club - Fridays at 4 p.m. Students from Del Norte High tutor children from Kindergarten through 9th grade. Walk-ins Welcome in July and August. Chess Club - Saturdays at 3 p.m. For 1st - 12th Grades - Bring your own Chess set. Challenge your friends, practice your skills and learn new techniques! Chess Master Coach, Dawn Erikson, on specified days ONLY!
Teen Programs Teen Power: “Full of Ourselves” Tuesday at 4 p.m. on 7/5, 7/12, 7/19 & 7/26 Health Wellness Program for Girls 6th grade and up. Sign-up required. (8 weeks)
Buckheart Ranch – A Caring, Supportive Place For Troubled Boys Chuck and Julie Dilts feel they were called by God to start Buckheart Ranch. They weren’t exactly sure about the setup of the ranch, but they knew it was their mission to start something. Since both of them had worked at youth camps, they at first envisioned Buckheart Ranch as a week long camp where kids would come to enjoy the outdoors, ride horses and learn about Jesus and the Bible and then go home. Soon after finding the perfect property (no easy task), a mom called and said, “I heard you are starting a ranch and wondered if you would be willing to take my son and work with him there?” Chuck and Julie did bring him on and they began to see a great turnaround in his life. That’s when another mom called asking for help with her son. By word of mouth, Buckheart Ranch soon had six teenaged boys living on the ranch with the Dilts family. Slowly, but surely, the Ranch has come together and now has volunteer teachers and mentors, as well as families who come play board games with them on Friday nights. The boys go to church with the Dilts on Sundays. They go to youth group on Wednesdays. They get to learn to play instruments and go places like aircraft carrier tours, rock climbing, biking, hiking, and summer and winter camps at Forrest Home. For many of the boys, they learn a whole new way of life -- eating around the table together three meals a day, learning life skills like cooking, cleaning, maintenance, and landscaping, just to name a few. Some of these boys have histories of abuse, depression, drug addiction, violence and dropping out of school. Nearly 30 boys have come to the program over the eight years Chuck and Julie have been serving. Buckheart Ranch can accommodate up to six boys at a time. The families are not required to pay anything, but are encouraged to give as they can. The boys stay for an entire year and can earn a weekend home every six weeks. What’s a regular day like at the ranch? Well, to start, they are required to wake up at 6 am and fix breakfast. Each boy is assigned responsibilities around the ranch including fixing the meals and cleaning up. They work part of the day and do their schooling part of the day. They have math, English, history, and other courses that teachers come out to teach weekly. The Dilts find great joy in watching a young boy transform. It takes time, but the investment is eternal and to them it is a ministry of reconciliation. There is no plan of ever stopping what they are doing; they hope to continue serving the community in this way as long as there is a need. Buckheart Ranch is an amazing sanctuary for troubled teenage boys. The work Chuck and Julie do is loving, selfless and benevolent. In as such, they could use any type of donations. They have a truck available to pick up unwanted items. They’re looking for a van. They need a veterinarian. The boys need work boots. Of course, these and cash donations are all tax deductible. Also, on Fridays between 30-60 families come to the ranch to get free food from the Food Bank, which Chuck & Julie pick up weekly. For a quick view of the ranch, visit www.buckheart.org. If you have questions, need more information or want to donate call the office at 760-738-8878.
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