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Prosser Heights Elementary did great recently at the Sunnyside "Math Is Cool" competition on March 24th. It's the first year for Prosser Heights and 42 4th and 5th graders competed and it was a huge success.

My wife is the Sports Director at the YMCA of The Greater Tri-Cities and she's always looking for volunteers. She reminded me that February is American Heart Month and that being physically active and adding play in your day are just a couple ways you can take care of your heart.

It's that time of year when the doors open for the annual Wapato High School Bean Feed. It's this Friday evening (Jan. 20) in the school's Commons Area. And this year, the gathering celebrates a huge milestone -- its 60th year.

I'm a huge fan of the Pasco Police Department's Facebook page. The daily posts are informative and occasionally you get a little chuckle here and there proving that law enforcement officials can have a sense of humor. I think the Pasco Police Department should start citing kids this summer. I know what you thinking...why would the Pasco Police Department start handing out tickets to little kids. I

Here are a few summer day camps for your kids to go off and enjoy, so you can spend summer your way!

  not everyone has a boat...here are a few spots you may want to check out.

For the past three years Jimmy Kimmel challenged parents to pretend they ate all their kids’ Halloween Candy,  this year they got more videos than ever before. they sifted through more than a thousand and whittled it down to our favorites. ...

This little guy is having fun in the rain, dancing around and having a blast. That is, until he tries to walk forward. Let's just say that he doesn't give up easily!

My wife Kelly is proud of her son who worked all summer to buy a little Mazda truck he can drive now that he's got his license. But she asks herself how can she drive around town in a vehicle loaded with safety features (which she bought to protect her family) and then let her son drive around without experience in a little Mazda with no airbags or reinforced doors?

Last month a Florida mom was given a ticket for letting her 9 year old son walk to the park by himself. She equipped him with a cell phone and checked in with him, but police still deemed her neglectful. I think (in today's world) any smaller than 13 is too young to go walking down the street by yourself.

Consider giving your kids a 1970s summer -- no computers, no cell phones, no video games. Here's what we think that will look like:

A Facebook friend shared this story this morning. What would YOU do in this difficult situation?