(StatePoint) You may remember your parents telling you to turn off the television and go outside or read a book. But these days, it’s harder than ever to separate kids from media devices, especially as their options become more mobile.

(BPT) - Father’s Day and graduations are coming up, and that means you’ll have to think of appropriate gifts for these heralded champions. You don’t need to spend a fortune to make gift recipients happy, all you do need to do is put some thought into their presents. A few tips and tricks will help you pick out a gift the recipient is sure to love.

Boonslick Regional Library Bookmobile will make the following stops this week:

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Boonslick Regional Library recently celebrated its 60th anniversary. During the ceremony, the library’s reading room was dedicated to the memory of former employee Catherine Scott, whose estate had donated $172,775 to renovate a portion of the library.

Seniors Ryan Akin, left, and Madison Beard, right, are congratulated by Smith-Cotton High School Math Department Chairwoman Robin Wyatte after being named the 2012-13 Outstanding Senior Math Students during the S-C Math Club awards on Wednesday afternoon in the high school library.

Boonslick Regional Library in Sedalia will celebrate children’s book week Monday through May 18. On Wednesday, children of all ages can enjoy after school crafts from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the meeting room. Craft materials and snacks will be provided.

After two major blizzards and numerous spring storms, the unpredictable weather this winter and spring has been the biggest obstacle for construction crews working on the city’s three major projects — repairs to the Washington Avenue Bridge and the Sedalia Public Library and building a new Fire Station No. 2.

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Boonslick Regional Library Bookmobile will make the following stops this week:

Cards may be sent to the following people in care of Sylvia G. Thompson Residence Center, 3333 W. 10th St., Sedalia, MO 65301.

(NAPSI)—Did you know there are 525,000 minutes in a year? The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children wants you to take 25 of them to talk to your child about safety—the same amount of time it takes to watch a favorite TV show. It could save a child’s life.

(BPT) - As summer approaches, many parents are worried about the summer learning slide, and with good reason. Students who do not participate in enrichment and learning activities during the summer break can lose roughly 22 percent of the knowledge and skills they gained during the previous school year, according to the National Summer Learning Association.

Shannon Noland is a woman with a plan of intergalactic proportions, and her business scruples over the years has created a delightful and award-winning coffee and sandwich shop in Warsaw.

Boonslick Regional Library Bookmobile will make the following stops this week:

• The people of Sedalia and the people of Ward 4 will be tired of their new council member before his term is up.

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It’s hard to imagine, but there really was a time when classical music was the popular music of the day. Haydn, Beethoven and the boys were the “rock stars” of their time. If music fans wanted to hear the latest and greatest music, they ventured to the nearest church to drink in the sounds of these classical greats.