Ribbons Awarded to St. John Vianney’s County Fair Art Entries Page 2 Grapevine FIREWORKS PREVIEW Page 7 VOLUMEI 47 • ISSUEndependent 2526 WELCOME TO THE WORLD, PROUDLY SERVING RANCHO CORDOVA & SACRAMENTO COUNTY BABY SCARLETT! Reading Outside of School Is Very Important for Kids SACRAMENTO REGION, CA (BPT) - Reading is a fundamental skill June 26,19, 2015 people use throughout their lives, and in this digital age reading is more important than ever. When children and tweens read, they improve their read- State Health Officer Urges Page 2 ing skills and they also improve Californians to Stay Safe their comprehension, knowl SLIM RANDLES edge base, concentration, and vocabulary. Many children in Extreme Heat SACRAMENTO REGION, CA (MPG) love books, but getting those HOME COUNTRY - - children to continue to read as As temperatures begin to warm up throughout the state, California tweens can be more difficult. Department of Public Health As a parent, you cannot afford (CDPH) Director Dr. Karen Smith to let your tween’s reading fall advises California residents to pre by the wayside or trust that the pare themselves for what could be reading they do at school is suf- a very hot, dry summer. ficient. Supplemental reading at home will help your child do “Because this hot spell has come - on rather suddenly, many people better at school and in the real may be caught off guard by the world after graduation, too. To warm up,” Dr. Smith said. “It is encourage their reading out- important that all Californians take side the classroom, follow these precautions to prevent heat-related suggestions. illness and stay hydrated.” • Keep it positive. Encourage In areas where air quality is Page 12 your tween to read without impacted, people with heart dis- pressuring, nagging, or brib- ease, asthma, or other respiratory ATHLON SPORTS ing them. Tweens should read diseases should minimize out for enjoyment, not because door activities. Summer schools INSIDE BASEBALL they feel forced or stand to and programs with children who profit financially from doing have sensitive conditions, includ - so. You should also avoid ing heart disease, asthma, and other criticizing what they read. respiratory diseases should not par Even reading a gossip, music, ticipate in outdoor physical activity - or video game magazine is and should stay indoors as much as better than not reading at all. Encouraging your tween to read in their free time, as well as at school, offers them with a wonderful hobby possible. today and lifelong benefits down the road. Photo courtesy of Brandpoint Media - • Set an example. Want your Extreme heat poses a sub- stantial health risk, especially in tweens to take an interest in story of Milan, a high-school vulnerable populations including reading? Then read your girl with a burgeoning mod- young children, the elderly, peo- self. If your tweens see that eling career. She’s also deaf and struggling with the same ple with chronic diseases, pregnant you make a habit of reading will both read together and then insecurities many tweens women, people with disabilities, and enjoy doing it, they’ll be - discuss at the end of the month. and teens face. This book is and people who are socially iso- more apt to pick up supple- This will help keep both of you geared toward young adults, lated. Heat-related illnesses include mental reading on their own. on task and provide a great way making it easy for them your child sees reading as a cramps, heat exhaustion and, most • to share mutual interests. Find a story that inter to tackle. The book also reward, the more apt they will seriously, heat stroke and death. Page 15 Looking for a ests them. comes with its own musical • Stress reading’s other bene be to do it in their spare time. Warning signs of heat-related ill- unique story that will inter soundtrack, allowing your fits. Reading offers numerous nesses vary, but may include est your tween? Broken, by - Between friends, technol- heavy sweating, muscle cramps, child to enjoy the music as benefits to your child beyond ogy, and school, there are plenty Tanille Edwards, is the love weakness, headache, nausea or they turn the pages. the purely academic, so make - of forces vying for your teen’s - sure they are aware of them. vomiting, paleness, tiredness, or • Join your attention; make sure supple- Start a book club. Reading a book also grows dizziness. tween in what they are reading. mental reading is one of them. their imagination, spurs Encouraging your tween to read Smith offers the following tips Ask them to pick a book you to stay safe in extreme heat. 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She is already and pioneered the company’s electrical region and beyond. Bonney believes in Long-time Sacramento resident Laurie working toward her short-term goal division in 2014. supporting the community and providing Johnson is the new chief executive officer of for enhancing Bonney’s organizational Johnson’s prior work experience also - Bonney Plumbing, Heating, Air and Rooter superior quality solutions for homeowners’ operating efficiencies by analyzing and includes 25 years at Sacramento-based Service. Johnson is a seasoned professional plumbing, drain, sewer, water quality, heat with more than 25 years of experience in updating the company’s processes and Matheson Trucking, a national transpor ing, and air conditioning needs. For over management, operations, and fiduciary procedures. She has also begun review tation carrier that serves the United States oversight. 37 years, Bonney established a rock-solid ing and improving marketing strategies, Postal Service. 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