By Staff on December 6, 2011
By Jennifer Petcher If you’re like me, you’re worried about what Christmas gift to give to the person in your life who has everything. We debate over how to make them happy, how much we can afford to spend, and whether we will have the time to find the perfect gift. When, we wonder, did [...]
Posted in Community News, Events, Goings On!, Green/Eco | Tagged Cooper Young, events, family |
By Staff on November 1, 2011
By Kandra Kolehmainen When I went to school as a young girl, educational options were very limited. In fact, in the small Iowa town where I lived there was only one option – traditional. My school was like most: teacher led, children in desks, textbooks, and a state approved curriculum. Many communities did offer a [...]
Posted in Community News, Education | Tagged Cooper Young, Education, family, kids, Montessori, Natural Learning School, Reggio, Waldorf |
By Staff on October 31, 2011
By Kate Lareau Another great Peabody Elementary event is coming up, and the whole community is invited to come enjoy Central BBQ, shop for Christmas (or for yourself!), and support your neighborhood school! The Peabody Elementary Silent Auction will take place Thursday, November 17, from 5:30-7:30pm in the Peabody Cafeteria. Last year’s auction raised over [...]
Posted in Community News, Education, Events, Goings On! | Tagged events, family, kids, Peabody Elementary |
By Staff on October 31, 2011
By Demetrius Boyland Neighbors, it’s that time of year again – time for photographs with Santa! Come one, come all to the gazebo at the corner of Cooper Street and Young Avenue between 5:30 and 6:45pm on November 15. You can have your very own photo session with Santa for $10 dollars. If you bring [...]
Posted in Community News, CYCA, Events, Goings On! | Tagged Cooper Young, events, family, kids, santa |
By Staff on October 6, 2011
By Barb Elder The Great Pumpkin contest recognizes the yard with the best Halloween decor, with this year’s judging taking place on Sunday, October 23. The winner’s name and pictures of their decked out yard will be printed in the November Lamplighter. As a prize, the winner will also receive The Great Pumpkin Cake created [...]
Posted in Community News, Events | Tagged events, family, Halloween, neighbors |
By Staff on September 3, 2011
This month I’d like to share an actual conversation between me and Tyler, my 12-year-old stepson. Tyler: “Why are you running so much lately? You hate running.” Me: “I’m training for the CY Festival Friday 4 Miler next month. I’m running it dressed in a Wonder Woman costume to raise money for the LampLighter.” Tyler: [...]
Posted in Letters from the President | Tagged events, family, Festival 4-Miler, fitness, fundraiser |
By Staff on September 3, 2011
By Kristan Huntley The competition for the block with the most pop tabs is on again this year, and the competition is shaping up to be fierce! For those who are new, this Cooper-Young block competition is in support of Ronald McDonald House’s Pop-Tab-Palooza campaign. Each year, residents all throughout the neighborhood collect pop tabs [...]
Posted in Events | Tagged family, fundraiser, health, kids, st jude |
By Staff on July 30, 2011
By Mandy Grisham A little over 3 years ago a unique partnership developed between the Cooper-Young community and our little neighborhood school, Peabody Elementary. You may remember that spring day when everyone came together to completely makeover the playground behind the school. For those involved, it was an amazing 4 months of planning with Kaboom!, [...]
Posted in Education | Tagged beautification, Cooper Young, family, kids, neighbors, Peabody Elementary |
By Staff on July 30, 2011
By Ginger Spickler For the record, Peabody’s dads are some of our best and most faithful volunteers, so the two “Peabody Moms Summer Retreats” that were held in June and July certainly weren’t meant to discount the contributions of dads at the school. But sometimes, girls just gotta have fun! So, with the intent of [...]
Posted in Education | Tagged Cooper Young, Education, family, kids, neighbors, Peabody Elementary, volunteering |
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