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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1978
Page
10
Beating the clock is common for busy households with two career parents. Experts from Purex offer tips to sync schedules, share chores, and save time through memo pads, calendars, weekly menu planning, and organized laundry.
New York youngsters seek two week stays with warm Winchester area families through the Fresh Air Fund. Letters from Harold Gurky Wanda Perez and Eugene Scanlen describe needs and interests as organizers urge local hosts for July 13 to 27 and ask interested families to contact Mrs. Robert Giles by June 30.
Frederick County Extension Agent Dr Gary DeOms warns the gypsy moth could devastate Virginia forests as agencies monitor and prepare. The moth pest defoliates leaves harming hardwoods evergreens and ornamentals with historic spread from New Jersey to the mid Atlantic states.
A Virginia Tech study by Jeanne Lemieux finds quality day care does not disrupt attachment to mothers. Observing 16 infants aged 10 to 18 months, the research compares home reared children with those spending about 25 hours weekly in day care.
Executive Director John F. Fitzgerald attends the 75th anniversary of the Big Brothers/Big Sisters Movement at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington. Delegates from agencies nationwide take part in 60 workshops on child development fundraising agency management and volunteer recruitment. Rod MacLeish delivers a welcoming luncheon keynote as the event honors leaders and announces top scholarship winners and a Major League Baseball related Diamond Jubilee presentation.
Mrs. P Hampton Hylton and her daughter Julia, Hawthorne Garden Club members, stand with two wooden benches and trash receptacles donated to Handley High School. The project marks their first school grounds addition. Star Photos by Tom McCabe.
The Methodist Men of the North Frederick Charge will meet Saturday at 7 p.m. at Rest Community Hall in Ridgeway. Community programs include Clarke County Lifesaving and tennis classes, a parent survival group, and local Democratic Women activity with meetings July 21.
A Merrimacport reader warns against using a gas stove to awaken by letting a kettle boil, noting past fires sparked by the whistle. A different reader asks how to handle a 17 year old who won’t clean his room. Abby advises setting limits and parental involvement.
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