ImprovingyourQualityofLifesince1995
photo by Carolyn Nored Miller
Companionship
What’s Inside . . .
Our back to school cover features Izabella Rose Fuentes, age nine, and she attends Bowie Elementary!!
Her parents are Celisity Gonzales and John & Laura Fuentes. Her grandparents are Zayla Hernandez & Crimson Hardy, John & Lisa Fuentes and Lyla Martinez & Jason Gonzales.
She loves cheer, crafts, cooking, playing outside, jazz and painting
Send in your SNAPSHOTS!!! August and back to school is a great month to get fun pics of your kids. See page 20 FMI on sending in your photos. Deadline is August 15 for the September issue. Or you can enter our special grandparents section which is a deadline of August 15. Be sure to include everything needed on the SNAPSHOTS page.
kybassett@yahoo.com www.safmtx.com
Packing for College
The time has come to start thinking about what you want to take with you to college. Many of you will be packing up and leaving to move into a dorm or apartment for the first time.
The challenge comes in knowing what to leave behind. One of the best ways to determine what you need to live is to do a "lifestyle inventory." A lifestyle inventory is a chronicle of what you use in your everyday life to maintain your current standard of living. It involves taking some notes and pausing for thought, but the result can be quite practical.
To help you get started here is a list of some items. Obviously you can’t fit all this into one small dorm room, but it will help you think of what is most important to you.
Check with your dorm to be certain these items are accepted and touch base with your roommate so you don’t duplicate.
Ideas for the Dorm..
Addresses Air freshener
Alarm clock
Contact lenses
Cords Cotton balls
Cups
Curling iron
Curtains/blinds Daily planner
Debit card
Deodorant
Detergent
Dishwashing liquid Drivers license
Bookcase/shelves Bowls
car
Health insur. card
Heating pad
Highlighters
Index cards Ipad
Lamps
Lap desk
Laundry bag
Laundry money
Lip balm
Lint brush
Light bulbs
Lotion
Makeup
Mattress cover
Mattress topper
Medicine
Message board
Microwave
Mosquito repellent
Nail file/clippers
Plates
Post-it-notes
Power strips
Prescriptions
Printer
Printer cartridges
Printer paper
Q-tips
Ramen noodles
Razors
Refrigerator
Retainer
Robe
Room freshener
Rubber bands
Ruler
Rug
Safety pins
Salt/pepper
School supplies
Scissors
Sewing kit
Stapler/staples
Stamps/envelopes
Sticky notes
Storage bins
Sunglasses
Sunscreen
Surge protector
Swimsuit
Tampons
Tape/dispenser
Television
Throw blanket
Tissues
Tools
Towels
Towel Rack (overthe-door)
Toothbrush
Toothpaste
Trash bags
Trash cans
Toilet paper
Cell phone
Checking account
Cleaning supplies
Coat hangers
Coffee/Tea maker
Comforter
Command Hooks Computer
Glasses (eye)
dryer
Hand sanitizer
Notebooks Paper plates
Paper towels Paperclips
Pencils/sharpener
spray Photos (family)
Shampoo/cond.
Sheets
Shelves
Shoe rack
Shower caddy
Snacks
Soap/shower gel
Speakers
Sponge
Sports equipment
Stain stick
Tweezers
Umbrella
Utensils
Vacuum (small)
Vitamins
Wall decoration
Wash cloths
Water bottle (refill)
Windex
Wrinkle spray
Ziplock bags
Virtual field trips instantly connect students with learning opportunities they may not get to experience otherwise. And it can all happen from the comfort of a computer. Parents, please be sure to monintor your kid’s activities on the computer. Do some of your own searching because there are hundreds more!!!
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Over 30 million visitors walk through the doors of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History each year. If you and your students can't be one of them, take a virtual field trip through the halls to see this beautiful museum and some of its massive exhibits. naturalhistory.si.edu/about/virtual-tour
Zoos Around the Country
Learn about wildlife all over the country with virtual field trips that put students directly into the exhibits with the animals. Watch the Panda Cam at the San Diego Zoo, the Penguin Cam at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, the Giraffe Cam at the Houston Zoo, or hit your favorite search engine to find a zoo cam of many other animals to observe from your computer. https://zoo.sandiegozoo.org/live-cameras www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals-and-exhibits/live-web-cams www.houstonzoo.org/explore/webcams/
VIRTUAL FIELD TRIPS FROM HOME!!
The International Space Station
Thanks to NASA’s video tours, viewers can get a guided tour of the International Space Station with Commander Suni Williams. In addition to learning about the space station itself, visitors will learn how astronauts exercise to prevent the loss of bone density and muscle mass, how they get rid of their trash, and how they wash their hair and brush their teeth in zero gravity. www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/suni_iss_tour.html
Introduction to Caves by National Geographic
Son Doong is believed to be the world's largest cave, with enormous chambers ... so they set out with a team in January 2015 to build a virtual tour of this. Son Doong's caverns can comfortably fit a 747 airplane. Explore them with these unbelievable 360° panoramas. www.nationalgeographic.com/news-features/son-doong-cave/2/#s=pano62
Google Earth Voyager
Take a guided tour around the globe with some of the world’s leading storytellers, scientists and nonprofits. Explore stories and maps about sustainability, environment and cultural preservation.Google Earth is a great tool for kids to use to explore the world around them. In a couple of seconds they can be transported anywhere across the globe, like the Nevada Crop Circles or Australia’s famous Red Rock! www.google.com/earth/about/gallery/
It is a great day in San Angelo ISD! The mission of San Angelo Independent School District is to engage all students in a relevant and inspiring education that produces future-ready graduates. I believe every student and staff member is blessed with gifts and abilities that have value. We love our students and look forward to providing a high quality academic program with robust extracurricular activities to engage students. Our dedicated staff is raising expectations for ourselves and our students this school year. Because of our strong community support and incredible partnerships with generous and committed organizations and businesses, San Angelo ISD will continue to be more than we have been and all that we can be.
San Angelo ISD teachers are our heroes and the center of our focus as a district. Our ultimate goal is to support the work of the classroom teacher as we challenge all students to grow academically. I am encouraged by the training and preparation of our teaching staff over the summer months. There is no more exciting time than the beginning of a new school year and we look forward to welcoming all of our students back Thursday, August 15th.
More than ever, safety and security is a top priority in SAISD. The StayALERT School Safety Program is a 24/7 bilingual reporting program designed to help provide a safer school environment. Report bullying, vandalism, drugs & alcohol, unsafe or violent behavior, harassment, weapons, teacher/student conflict, or other safety concerns. Text or call
or email report@stayalert.info.
If you have questions about San Angelo ISD or would like to talk more about what we have to offer your family, please contact my office so we can assist you. You can learn more about our great district by visiting www.saisd.org. Join the Board of Trustees and I as we raise the bar for all students and employees in San Angelo ISD. Above all, students first!
- Dr. Christopher Moran, San Angelo ISD Superintendent
Co-parenting apps for the school year
Co-parenting apps take the guesswork out of documenting, financial responsibilities, scheduling, and many other overwhelming aspects of shared parenting including communication!
AppClose
In addition to a shared calendar, in-app messaging, and expense and reimbursement tracking, this makes it easy to share information (allergy details, children's measurement, emergency contacts etc.) with the important people in your child's life. And keep a record of info you've sent regarding "financial obligations, events, or other important information concerning your child. Calls are not recorded, however call records (calls, attempted calls, and missed calls) appear in your communication history. Cost: Free
2Houses
Offers a custody calendar that is fully customized to your specific arrangement. For those last minute schedule changes that inevitably pop up, it gives you the option to request a schedule change which can be approved by your co-parent. Also includes a shared budgeting tool. Cost: Free for 14 days, then $14 per month.
Our
Family
Wizard
Co-parent communication involves more than just texting. Scheduling, negotiating inevitable schedules changes, expenses, documents, contacts and more are also critical. Our Family Wizard does a good job of addressing these challenges. Even with amicable divorces, co-parenting apps can be a great way to communicate, stay organized and have a better relationship with your child’s other parent. Technology can go a long way in smoothing a path forward to a collaborative, peaceful coparenting relationship. Cost: $12.50 per month with some discounts for military, etc.
Cozi
One of the simplest co-parenting apps we looked at is Cozi. Although not specifically designed for co-parenting, it has everything a co-parenting couple would need and more. With Cozi, you can set up shared calendars, create to-do lists, and share photos. Cost: Free
Apps to help keep your family safe
Many kids have access to the internet starting at a very young age. Unfortunately, along with the educational, resourceful, and fun content online comes concerning and potentially dangerous apps, websites, and interactions. Parental control apps allow parents to monitor and restrict what their children can do on their devices.
Best for Older Kids: Bark
Bark is a fantastic parental control app for families with kids of any age, but it stands out for its social media monitoring, which is especially useful for older kids. Cost: $5 to $14 per month
Best for Time Monitoring: FamilyTime
This app not only offers screen time limits, but it also lets parents create internet use schedules and encourages kids to save some of their minutes in a time bank. It also gives parents the option to lock their child’s device remotely whenever necessary. Cost: $13.99 per month
Best for Younger Kids: Canopy
Canopy is an excellent option in general, but it is especially effective for younger kids because it’s great at filtering and blocking explicit and potentially harmful content (including photos kids take themselves). Cost: $7.99 to $15.99 per month (depending on the number of devices).
Best Budget: Google Family Link
This is a budget-friendly parental control app because there is no limit on the number of users and devices it can mon-
itor, and it's free to use. Cost: Free
Best for Real-Time Monitoring: Net Nanny
Caregivers can set their parental control settings to alert them every time their child tries to access a blocked or restricted website, and they can customize what content falls into the “blocked” or “restricted” categories. Additionally, Net Nanny comes with an in-app family feed that parents can look at in real time to get updates on what their kids are doing online. Cost: $39.99 to $89.99 annually
Best for Location Tracking: Life360
Life360 is designed to track your family’s location and keep them safe, whether they are walking, driving, or browsing online. It’s not a traditional parental control app, but it can't be beat in terms of location monitoring. Cost: Free
Most Comprehensive: Qustodio content and app filters, device monitoring, screen time control, location tracking, call and text monitoring, real-time alerts, and multiple device linking options. Cost: $54.95-$99.95 per year
YMCA 353
Everyone should have a place to hangout. After my daughter graduated from high school in 2022, I realized that there were no social activities for young adults who have mild to moderate special needs. As I looked for ideas, I learned of more young adults who were living at home and had very little contact with peers. Many spent more than 6 hours a day on the internet, chatting and scrolling. As I talked to parents, counselors, and to the young adults, I saw that the need was much larger than i had originally thought.
From those discussions, the idea of The Hangout was first formed. Each discussion helped to shaped it into a real working project. With the space to meet given to us by Sierra Vista United Methodist Church, The Hangout started in March 2023.
The average member is between the ages of 18 and 30 and all either live at home with their family or in an adult foster care placement. They have various mild to moderate special needs. Parents/Caregivers are welcome to come with their member.
Most weekly activities take place at the church, but at least once a month we have gone to a different location- a play, movie, dinner, etc. Favorite activities so far have been Game Nights and going to the movies. One mother explained that her son had never gone to the movies with friends before- only with her. Another explained that her daughter liked playing the new games she had never played before and working with others to learn the game.
Parents and caregivers have formed a bond as our children have enjoyed their time together each week. It is a positive experience to be with other parents who understand the joys and struggles of having an adult child with special needs.
Since The Hangout began, other groups, such as Special Olympics, have reached out to us and we are working with them and others on some activities in the future. Our membership continues to grow each week. Eventually, the goal is to reach an independent non-profit status and have our own facility in order to have daily activities to choose from and turn The Hangout into an activity hub for young adults with special needs and their families- offering social activities, interest classes, parent support, etc.
Anyone interested in joining or supporting The Hangout, please contact Dedee Cline at thehangout@gmail.com or call her at 325-656-3289.
Watercolor Squirt Art | Thursday, Aug 1st | 11-12:30pm
North Angelo Branch Library, 3001 N. Chadbourne
Let's make modern art using watercolors and spray bottles! Wear old clothes. All ages welcome. FMI www.tgclibrary.com
Day of SAISD school starts see page 2
Co-parenting apps - see page 9
Aug. 2. SAISD’s San Angelo READS PopUp Event. Foster Communications Coliseum. Free. 11:00am - 1:00pm (see page 19 FMI)
Lunch and Learn see page 22
old or older who wants an introduction to high powered model rocketry (HPR) or wants to advance their high powered rocketry skills. FMI www.tgclibrary.com
Night Farmer’s Market - 609 S. Oakes St see page 19
Sales Tax Holiday:August 9-11, see page 16 FMI
Mah Jongg for Mutts Pearl on the Conch Hotel: 333 Rio Concho 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Fundraiser for Fix Your Critter Voucher Program (325) 450-7074
Tejano Culture Fest 8/31-9/1 see page 19
The Alcohol & Drug Awareness Center for the Concho Valley is thrilled to announce ADACCV’s 2nd Annual Golf Fore Recovery golf tournament is scheduled for Friday, September 13, 2024 at San Angelo’s premier public golf club, Quicksand Golf Course.
This 18-hole 4-person scramble is a fundraising event to help support our mission to save lives and create healthier communities. ADACCV provides life-saving services for the community such as outpatient, residential treatment, detox, prevention, and recovery. Last year, ADACCV served over 900 people in our programs; this year we are on course to serve well over 1000 of those in our community with substance use disorders.
Our services help to restore individual lives, families, and helps create a healthier drug-free Concho Valley. Registration for the tournament is online at www.adaccv.org and is $125 per player or $500 for a 4-person team. There will be prizes for 1st Place Winner, 2nd Place, and 3rd Place! Grand prize for first place are golf bags! Tee time is 8:00am with registration opening at 7:00am. We also have sponsorship opportunities of various levels, pricing, and packages!
For more information, please contact Jennifer Flores, ADACCV Program Development Director, at 325224-3481 or jenniferf@adaccv.org
Summer will end and kids will go back to school. Parents can take advantage of Texas' sales tax holiday to save big on back-to-school supplies. Texas has had an annual "Back To School" sales tax holiday since 1999. This tax holiday is meant to help parents save money when purchasing common back-to-school supplies for their children.
The Comptroller encourages all taxpayers to support Texas businesses while saving money on tax-free purchases of most clothing, footwear, school supplies and backpacks (sold for less than $100) during the annual Tax-Free weekend. Qualifying items can be purchased tax free from a Texas store or from an online or catalog seller doing business in Texas. In most cases, you do not need to give the seller an exemption certificate to buy qualifying items tax free.
This year’s sales tax holiday begins Friday, Aug. 9, and goes through midnight Sunday, Aug. 11.
The sales tax exemption applies only to qualifying items you buy during the sales tax holiday. Items you buy before or after the sales tax holiday do not qualify for exemption, and there is no tax refund available.
Online Purchases and Telephone Orders
Sales Tax Holiday
Aug. 9 - 11, 2024
During the holiday you can buy qualifying items in-store, online, by telephone, mail, custom order, or any other means. The sale of the item must take place during the specific period. The purchase date is easy to determine when the purchase is made in-store but becomes more complicated with remote purchases. The purchaser must have given the consideration for the item during the period even if the item may not be delivered until after the period is over.
A few of the qualifying products you can buy tax-free:
Clothing or footwear including, but not limited to:
Baby clothes, baby diapers (cloth or disposable), athletic socks, baseball jerseys, belts with attached buckles, dresses, football jerseys, gym suits and jerseys, jeans, jackets, caps, pajamas, pants, scout uniforms, shirts, shorts, tennis shoes, sandals, skirts, socks and much more.
School backpack (Purchased for use by student in public or private elementary or secondary school)
Binders
Blackboard chalk
Book bags
Calculators
Cellophane tape
Compasses
Composition books
Crayons
Erasers
Folders – expandable, pocket, plastic,
and manila
Glue, paste and paste sticks
Highlighters
Index cards
Index card boxes
Kits*
Legal pads
Lunch boxes
Markers (including dry erase markers)
Notebooks
Paper – loose leaf ruled notebook paper, copy paper, graph paper, tracing paper, manila paper, colored paper,
poster board, and construction paper
Pencil boxes and other school supply
boxes
Pencil sharpeners
Pencils
Pens
Protractors
Rulers
Scissors
Writing tablets
Take advantage of this Sales Tax Holiday in Texas!
Farmer’s Market
Take your kids to the Farmer’s Market!! In San Angelo, The Farmers Market Pavilion is an open-air pavilion that sits at 609 S. Oakes St. between El Paseo de Santa Angela and Fort Concho. They are open Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from 7am until they sell out.
August is a great month to take the family to the local farmer’s market. Get them involved and teach them how to eat healthy AND have fun doing it.
1. Taste the rainbow! See if you and your kids can find fruits and vegetables in the colors of the rainbow and then make a meal or snack out of them.
2. Take some time to talk to the farmers about where their farm is and how they grow their food, then see if they offer farm tours. Encourage your kids to ask the farmer a question.
3. If your child is normally hesitant to try new foods, take this opportunity to have them sample new items. The new environment, along with seeing other people try them just might do the trick!
4. Give your kids a budget and a bag. Set your kids loose at the Farmer's Market with money in their pocket and a shopping bag over their shoulder. Ask them questions like "So what are you planning to pack in your lunch this week?" "Can you find out what fruits are in season right now?" "Do you know if those strawberries
are organic? Can you find out?" Think of the Farmer's Market as a real life scavenger hunt and your kids will be asking to go week after week.
5. Play “I Spy” fruits and veggies. I spy with my little eye, a rutabaga! Can you find it? I spy with my little eye 2 orange fruits. Can you find them? For younger children, start with common produce such as cucumbers, corn, peaches, and plums.
6. Plan a yummy recipe. Let your kids use their imaginations and come up with a fun recipe to make from your farmer's market bounty. Should you make a fritatta with free range eggs and zucchini? A stew with seasonal veggies and grassfed beef? Homemade organic ice cream topped with peaches and honey?
Eating new things gets easier for children if they've had a hand in shopping for the ingredients and then preparing the meal. They become invested in the outcome and more likely to eat outside their comfort zone.
7. Make patterns and colors. Invite your young artist or scientist to select an assortment of fruits and vegetables with amazing patterns when sliced. An okra? Pepper? These will be fabulous stamps for an art project.
8. Play with your veggies. How about creating with your children whimsical characters out of common fruits and vegetables, like pears, cherries, eggplant, or okra? Can you figure out together what to use for eyes, hair, clothes, legs?
MEETINGS AROUND SAN ANGELO
Email meeting information to family@wcc.net. Please include contact information. SAFM reserves the right to determine if the meeting will be included. PLEASE verify any meeting dates and times as changes could be made after our print date. Meetings help us connect!! Or maybe you want to learn more about something that is effecting you. Or you want to become more involved. Or you want to learn a new hobby. San Angelo and the Concho Valley have so much to offer and this list is a start! Please help keep this listing updated by emailing us at family@wcc.net
Adult Diabetes Support Group -2nd Thurs. 6:30pm. Trinity Lutheran Fellowship hall. Leslie Hines lesliehines@shannonhealth.org 323-657-8249
Aglow International, San Angelo Lighthouse - every 1st Thurs, 6:30pm, Ministerial Alliance, 1100 Martin Luther King Dr., pot luck supper, all are welcome. FMI 325-653-9975 Alcoholics Anonymous, 3711 Chadbourne, San Angelo, TX 76901. A phone number for all AA groups in San Angelo is (325) 939-8939. New website-Meetings listing: SanAngeloAA.org Al-Anon - 1917 W. Avenue N, help for those whose lives have been affected by someone else’s drinking. FMI 800-259-1972 or info@sanangelo-al-anon.org or www.sanangelo-al-anon.org Alzheimer’s Assoc. Support Groups - 438 E. Houston Harte Expy or for full list & FMI 1-800-272-3900
American Legion Post 32 - 2nd Mon, 7p, 165 E 43rd Street. FMI Post Adjutant 325-653-1958..
American Legion Post 572 - 3rd Saturday, 9 am breakfast, 10 am meeting, Elks Lodge, 2121 S. Chadbourne, FMI 325-655-7648 (Carl Frentz) or amlegpost572@gmail.com
Breastfeeding Community Gathering, Every Thurs.(excluding holiday), 11:00am, FREE, Shannon Women’s & Children’s Hospital Family Room, FMI: Amanda John 325-481-6326 Brush N Brag Decorative Painters 3rd Sat., 9am, St. Marks Presbyterian Church, 2506 Johnson St (Fellowship Hall): FMI call Sherrill Dooley 325 340-0762 sherrill222@yahoo.com Civil Air Patrol – every Thur, 5575 Stewart Lane, 6:20p-8:30pm, age 12 & up with interest in aerospace education, cadet programs and emergency services. sanangelocap.org
Compassionate Friends Support Group - Thursdays, 6:30 pm, Harmony room at First United Methodist Church (corner of Twohig and Chadbourne). Park on the second floor of parking garage of Cactus Hotel. Come through double glass doors. Contact Peggy Mathias Peggym@wtcg.us
Concho Valley Archeological Society, Non Profit Organization, Meetings 4th Thursday each month except July & December, 7:00 pm, Classroom at the Fort Concho Living History Stables, 236 Henry O. Flipper St. San Angelo, FMI Larry Riemenschneider 325-653-8216
Concho Valley CARES Coalition - 1st Wed., 12:00-1:00pm, SAISD Admin Building, 1621 University Ave, FMI Jennifer Flores, (325)224-3481 or Sarah Adame, (325)224-3481
Concho Valley Homeless Planning Coalition, every 2nd Wednesday from 10-11 a the Stephens Central Library. FMI 325-653-2411
Concho Valley Quilters Guild - Wed., 28 N Chadbourne, parking in the back, 9:30-2:30 pm. We hand-quilt for the public & members. Visitors/New members welcome! FMI 325-227-8713.
Concho Valley Ostomy Support Group - 1st Friday of every month, 3:00p.m., Baptist Retirement Community, 903 North Main Street, Room 119. FMI Joan Countess at 325-647-0658.
Concho Valley Photography Club- 2nd Saturday ea. month, 9:30 am, online Zoom meetings, open to all levels of photographers. Concho Valley Republican Women 4th Thursday luncheon (January-October), 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Open to the public. For FMI and RSVP go to www.CVRW.org
Concho Valley Retired Teachers and Associates (CVRTA) Second Tuesday of the month (Sep-May), 9:30 am, at First Christian Church, 29 S Chadbourne, San Angelo. Concho Valley Telephone Pioneer Club - 3rd Friday, Baptist Memorial at Main Street Cafe, noon, lunch 11:30. Different speaker each month. FMI Rhonda Nichols @ (325) 656-5301 Concho Valley Turning Point: (Faith-Based 12 Step) Tues 7pm, (Anger Mgmt.) Thurs 7pm, (Bible Study) Mon & Fri 7pm, (Transitional Housing for Men), meet @528 E. Highland Blvd. FMI: 325-658-1389, cvtpmail@gmail.com, www.cvtp.org. Hope, Believe & Achieve Here!
Concho Valley Women Veterans Association, 12th/each month, 5:30-7:00 pm, 119 North Chadbourne, Vietnam Veterans of America building. FMI commander@cvwomenveterans.com Disability Connections Center - monthly peer support groups, computer classes, cooking classes and arts & crafts classes, FMI call 325-227-6624 or 325-227-6625, dcciltx.org/ Disabled American Veterans' Auxiliary - 1st Thurs, 5:30 p.m., 1909 Pulliam, FMI: Maria Torres, 653-9059
Down Syndrome Support Group - 2nd Thur, even numbered months, 6:00pm, Region 15, Open to individuals with Down Syndrome/families/friends. Child Care and light meal provided. FMI Karyn at 227-3716 or Kathy at 325-651-9593
Embroidery Guild of America 3rd Tues 7PM, St.Paul Presbyterian Church, 11 Park St., FMI Leslie Wisdom rhoridgetx@yahoo.com Fleet Reserve Assn (FRA) Branch 295 - 3rd Sat, 11a, Elks Lodge, 2121 S. Chadbourne, FMI 325-942-8036 (Terry Cook, Branch Secretary) Greater San Angelo Crafts Guild 2nd Saturday in July, the 3rd Saturday in September, and the 1st Saturday in December, Stephens Library, FMI 726-999-0359, gsacraftsguild@gmail.com Group Connections - free family gatherings and educational activities for parents and children. Monthly. FMI call (325)653-HOPE or visit https://cacgreaterwtx.org/ Hanging By A Thread Quilt Club - 2nd Mon, 7p, Suez Shrine Temple, FMI Louise Lathram, 325-703-4664. Le Coterie Society Club of San Angelo - 2nd Saturday each month, St Mark Presbyterian Church, 11am-12pm, FMI: Helen 325-262-8563 or Ronetta 325-653-7574
Myasthenia Gravis Support Group, Sat. Feb. 29, 10 - 11 am, Downtown Branch of Tom Green County Library, 2nd floor, FMI sanangelomg@gmail.com or call 806-252-2158 NAACP - 1st Sat, 2-3:30p, Ministerial Alliance Campus, 1100 MLK Blvd., FMI sanangelonaacp.org Overeaters Anonymous (HOW) - call hotline for locations and times. 325-482-8899
Parents Helping Parents - 3rd Tues. WTRC Admin. bldg, 12-1:00pm. Light meal provided, RSVP. FMI Barby Nobles, 223-6473.Open to all children, families, friends with special needs. Parkinson’s Support Group, 4th Monday, 5:30, Glen Meadows Baptist Church Rm 104, 6002 Knickerbocker RD., FMI 325 949-0970
San Angelo Amateur Radio Club (SAARC) - 2nd Thurs,, 7:00pm, the clubhouse, 5513 Stewart Lane, Mathis Field Airport. Open to any Amateur Radio operators FMI www.w5qx.org San Angelo Art Club-1st Mon, 7p, Kendall Gallery, 119 W 1st St, sanangeloartclub@gmail.com, facebook.com/sanangelo.artclub, or sanangeloartclub.org San Angelo Astronomy Assoc - 1st Mon, 7p, ASU Planetarium. FMI 325-277-6139 or angeloastronomy.com/ San Angelo Chess Club Mondays, except holidays, 6–8 p.m., downtown library, 33 W. Beauregard. Club meets in library lobby. Equipment provided. Casual and USCF-rated games. 325853-2324. sanangelochess@gmail.com Free.
San Angelo Dream Center, Mons., 6-8pm, 1928 MLK Blvd. Christ Powered Recovery, 12 Step Faith based recovery group. Probation/Parole approved. FMI Jeff Matheny 325-234-9958. San Angelo Genealogical & Historical Society (SAGHS) 1st Tue, Sept -May, 7p, Trinity Lutheran, Fellowship Hall, 3536 Lutheran Way. Free & open to the public. Refreshments provided. FMI (325) 268-0973, info@saghs-tx.org, or facebook.com/pg/SAGHS/events
San Angelo Republican Women - 1st Mon, San Angelo VFW, 125 S. Browning, 6:00 p.m. Free/open to the public. "Boots on the Ground!" FMI: sanangelorepublicanwomen@gmail.com
San Angelo TEA Party 2nd Tues., 507 N. Chadbourne St. annex building next to Transit/Bus Station, 6 to 7:30 p.m. contact 325-227-8982
San Angelo Toastmasters Thursdays, Zoom Meetings at 5:30-6:30, FMI Hilda Guffey, 325-450-7044, hilguff@yahoo.com
San Angelo Writers' Club 2nd Tues, 6:30pm, TGC Stephens downtown library lobby, FMI Sanangelowritersclub@gmail.com
Space To Be Me (Youth Support Group, ages 12-18), Wednesdays, 6:00pm, Open Arms office (113 N. Harrison), FMI openarmscv.com or contact Cassandra Ynojosa
Email address: cynojosa@openarmscv.org
SMART Recovery - free group support for people experiencing addictions. Tuesdays from 6:30-7:30 pm at 133 W Concho Ave #110, San Angelo, TX 76903. FMI call (325)-944-2561. Texas Veterans for Veterans - Tuesdays, 7:15am-9:30am, 1905 Pulliam, designed to help local needy veterans and their families. FMI 325-656-9562
The Survivor Sisters 1st Thurs., 5:30pm, Cancer Empowerment & Resource Center/Shannon Clinic, 102 N. Magdalen St. Female cancer survivors & friends/caregivers welcome. FMI Katie Hill, at 325-481-2065.
TOPS TX 0136 (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) - Weight Loss Group, Thurs, 7-8pm, Calvary Baptist Fellowship Center, 2401 Armstrong, San Angelo. FMI – 325-653-1045 or 325-656-8167. Veteran SMART Recovery - free support for people experiencing addictions. Weds, 6-7pm, Cactus Hotel (36 E Twohig Ave. #110, San Angelo). FMI Steven Keihl 325-944-2561. VFW POST 1815 - 10:00am, 3rd Sat., 125 S. Browning. FMI John Muckleroy, 655-6550
Vietnam Veterans of America -1st Thurs, 6:30p, 119 N. Chadbourne, FMI 949-3059
Women Veterans Society, every 3rd Thursday at 5:30 pm. 125 S. Browning St. For more information, email us at WomenVeteransSociety@gmail.com
Young Professionals of San Angelo, 3rd Thurs, Visitor Center's Riverview Room, 12-1pm. FMI: facebook.com/YPSanAngelo or sanangelo.org/yp/
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Mondays 4-6pm
Game Zone - Stephens Central Library
Teen Republic YA grades 6-12
AugustAround San Angelo
Get in the Game Zone! Mondays after school, we’ll boot up our video games systems for you to drop by and unwind. All games are couch co-op compatible: bring a friend, or simply show up and meet a brand new player two! This event is in-person, for Teen Republic patrons (grades 6-12), free of charge.
August 3
Blackshear Heights Back to School
Head to Kirby Park on August 3 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for free haircuts, backpacks, hygiene packs, food, music, games and more. Contact Blackshear Heights Family at (325) 244-5461 for more information.
August 3
First Saturday - Chicken Farm Art Center, 10-5
2505 Martin Luther King Blvd
It’s been two years since the Chicken Farm came under new ownership, and many years more since the studios first opened! Join us on August 3rd for a very special First Saturday market, where we will cut the ribbon on a new era of the arts culture in San Angelo.
August 10
Night Farmer’s Market, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
These are just a few of the many monthly activities. Please check dates and times before attending any listing. Send your events to family@wcc.net
Come see the monthly Night Market! Full of farmers or ranchers who grow, raise or produce agricultural products.
August 10
Back to School Celebration Backpack Giveaway Sunset Mall and La Esperanza Clinic are teaming up to host the 11th annual Back to School Celebration on Saturday, August 10 at Sunset Mall.
Children in kindergarten through fifth grade will get the chance to receive a free backpack provided by La Esperanza Clinic filled with school supplies donated by local non-profit organizations and businesses, while supplies last.
There will be live music performances, giveaways and games from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. FMI call La Esperanza at call (325) 947-5616
August 11
Northside Back to School Bash
Free backpacks, haircuts, food and school supplies from 3-6pm. at Foster Communications Coliseum.
August 31, 2024 to September 1, 2024
TEJANO CULTURE FEST
4611 S. Jackson St, 7:00pm - 2:00am info@vslpromos.com
Get Ready San Angelo for a night of dancing to Tejano, Cumbia, Conjunto, Country and more. Four Bands live on stage at Koronazz Event Center 4611 S. Jackson St. Performing Artists will be Mike Gonzalez & Iconiczz, Grupo Stampede, Tejano Outlaw Band and 181 Boys.
Upcoming:
The San Angelo Art Club has their West Texas Regional Juried Art Show and Sale coming in September. This show and sale is open to artists who live or work in the western half of Texas. Entries will be received Friday, September 6 from 6 to 8 p.m. and Saturday, September 7 from 9 a.m.to Noon.
Mark your calendars and save the date! Join us for a free, family-friendly San Angelo READS! Back-to-School Pop-Up Event Friday, August 2 at the Foster Communications Coliseum from 11:00 am-1:00 pm! This back-to-school event will be similar to our North Pole Pop-Up and Summer Book Patrol Pop-Up events with a slight change. We’ll still be celebrating literacy with the same great READS! pop-up fun, games and activities but we are expanding the focus to also provide the community with FREE Back-to-School resources such as school supplies, backpacks, coupons, free services, etc. We hope you can join us and help us celebrate and inspire a love of reading within our Concho Valley community and helping our families prepare for the new school year!
SNAPSHOTS
Lily loves the swings!!!!!
Want to see your kids in San Angelo Family Magazine?
Send your snapshot photos to us for the monthly SNAPSHOTS section. No professional photos, school pictures or sports pictures taken by a professional. We want simple snapshots of your kids.
The email must have all the required information Email to: family@wcc.net by August 15, 2024 to be considered for the September issue.
Include: Child’s name, Parent’s name, Contact phone number or email, Permission to print child’s photo/name, Your favorite caption
One photo per entry, please. Submitted photos and info will serve as a “photo release,” allowing Ink Publications, LLC the rights to use the photo in any publications (digital or print) including online advertising for the magazine.
GREENLIGHT DEBIT CARD FOR KIDS
The Greenlight card is a kids’ debit card with parental controls. It lets you set spending limits and choose exactly where your kid can spend money. That way they can learn how to spend responsibly — without sending you into a lifetime of debt.
The Greenlight debit card for kids is just what it sounds like — a debit card designed for children to use. As a parent, you can load the debit card using the Greenlight app, and your kids then have access to funds. You have the option to make transfers manually or set up weekly automatic transfers. Parents also set the terms for adding money, which could include requiring chores, getting good grades, or just providing an allowance. You may also choose to add money to the card for emergency purposes.
Parents and kids both get access to the Greenlight app, but they see different information when they log in. As a parent, you can see what’s going on with your child’s account, including monitoring balances and seeing purchases. If investing is included, you can approve each trade. When your kids log in, they can see their balances and set goals, as well as learn valuable lessons. The idea is for them to be able to learn about financial management with a set of tools in the mobile app while you are right them to help them.
The basic plan from Greenlight costs $4.99 per month and includes the Greenlight debit card, which you can get for up to five kids. You get access to the Greenlight app, which offers two different experiences for parents and kids. This plan also includes tools that allow kids to see their spending and saving balances, as well as set their own goals. They can track items like allowance and other ways of earning.
Parental controls are included in the Greenlight plan. Parents can choose to add funds to the Greenlight card for their kids, as well as set spending limits, store-level controls, and monitor what’s going on in their kids’ accounts.
The Greenlight basic plan is the least expensive option and can work well for families with younger kids who are just learning about money management. It can be a useful tool to help them learn about how to manage money and set savings goals. If you’re interested in helping your kids develop basic financial literacy, this plan is likely to be adequate.
Greenlight + Invest and Greenlight Max are also available for a higher cost, but you get more options.
Help your kids learn how to save AND spend!
Liam turned the big 1!!!!
Here are just a few sites that might make your life a little easier as
school starts!!!
VolunteerSpot
www.volunteerspot.com
Free
VolunteerSpot's free volunteer scheduling software lets organizers quickly set up volunteer needs in an online calendar and invite volunteers to sign up from their computer or smart phone. Use it for anything including service projects, school carnivals and walkathons, class parties, swim meets, tournaments, charity races, Scout campouts, parent teacher conference scheduling, and more! Automatic reminders help volunteers keep their commitments and easy online calendar editing, reporting, and messaging saves organizers more time and energy so they can do more good!
ChoreBuster
www.chorebuster.net/
Small Monthly Fee
Automatic chore scheduling makes family chores a breeze. The ultimate family chore chart, ChoreBuster lets you manage and assign chores to each member of your family.
Bark Parental Monitoring App
www.bark.us
Monthly Fee (but might be worth it to protect them).
Parental controls that build trust. Raising kids in a digital age isn't easy, but Bark can help you protect your child online. Monitor texts and social media, set screen time limits, and block websites with Bark. Kids today face issues they may keep hidden in their devices — porn, sexting, suicidal ideation, bullying and more. PROTECT THEM!!!
Free Weekly Meal Plans (with Grocery Lists) - Tastes Better From Scratch tastesbetterfromscratch.com
Using a weekly meal plan is the best way to cook healthier for your family, save money, and time! This free weekly meal plans include grocery shopping lists and tons of easy meal planning ideas. Trying to work and figure out what to cook every day can be exhausting! Use this to help!
Unity Poem
I dreamed I stood in a studio
And watched two sculptors there.
The clay they used was a young child's mind
And they fashioned it with care.
One was a teacher, the tools he used were books and music and art.
The other was a parent with guiding hand and a gentle loving heart.
Day after day, the teacher toiled with touch
That was deft and sure.
While the parent labored by his side
And polished and smoothed it o'er.
And when at last their task was done, They were proud of what they had wrought
For the things they had molded into the child
Could never be sold or bought.
And each agree they would have failed
If each had worked alone.
For behind the parent stood the school
And behind the teacher, the home.
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