Exchange program broadens students perspectives abroad
Lee and her family have hosted exchange students from Argentina, Brazil, Germany, Austria and Italy, sharing homes for varying lengths. Their current student Magdalena Mayrhofer, 17, stays a full year while families face homesickness as a common challenge yet most participants succeed.
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Families Embrace Global Exchange Students as Extended Kin
The article explores host families like Lee and Wheeler who welcome international students, treating them as adopted siblings. They discuss the emotional bonds, the challenge of enforcing structure, and the costs involved, including travel, meals, and school lunches, offset by Rotary Club funding.
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Lifelong Memories With Exchange Student Celebrates Christmas
Lee notes outgoing students vary in social ease but form strong friendships at the school. The Wheeler family recalls Kawin becoming social and even crowned King of Courts. As a Buddhist, he experienced Christmas for the first time and shared Thai gifts with the family, creating lasting memories.
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Ottawa to require general contractor licensing in new rules
Ottawa commissioners plan to approve an ordinance expanding licenses to general contractors. The rules demand liability and workers compensation insurance, ongoing education, and fees. A city committee and contractor input backed the plan, aimed at protecting homeowners after past bad contractor experiences.
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Kahler, also known as Kraig, appeared in Osage County District Court on one capital murder count for the Burlingame killings and a grandmother wounded. Bail set at 10 million. next hearing scheduled for December 10. Prosecutors filed three premeditated first-degree murder counts as fallback if capital charges fail.
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