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Little League clamps down on offenders Little League International, the overarching organization for the youth leagues, late last year voted to require checks of the National Sex Offender Public Registry for managers, coaches and other volunteers who come into regular contact with players. The registry, coordinated by the U.S. Department of Justice, is a cooperative effort between the federal government and the states that host public sexual offender registries. This would include California. The registry, which became available in July 2005, features a web-based search tool allowing the user to submit a single query to obtain information about convicted sex offenders in nearly every state. It now includes all states. Use of the registry is free: nsopr.gov. "Little League commends the Department of Justice and Attorney General Alberto Gonzales on taking this important step," Little League President and CEO Stephen Keener said in a statement. "Little League remains committed to providing its volunteers with the means to make Little League a safer program for children." Little League is the largest organized youth sports program in the world with more than 2.6 million players and 1 million adult volunteers. In 2003, it became the first national youth sports program to require checks of state sex offender registries for its local leagues. Information: littleleague.org. Finders, keepers Book focuses on love at lasting sight "Seven Keys to Finding and Marrying the Man of Your Dreams" is a book title that explains everything. Written by Cynthia Gagliano of Los Angeles (she is a cousin of Executive Editor Craig Reem), she takes the reader beyond the bruising question of "what's wrong with me?" She has been married to husband Jeff for five years. For many, many people who find true love, moving from "wrong" to "right" is the turning point. Simple and sensible in approach, each chapter is a steppingstone to happiness, a road map to finding the right mate, by discovering the real you. "Watch Out for That Wall!" and "Before You Get Married, Ask Yourself: Why?" both pose important questions for taking the step forward. Relationships are among the most difficult endeavors in the world; finding a spouse among all the noise is even more difficult. But that is how families are formed. Gagliano's approach, which includes throwing out the negative and bringing forward the positive, is a life lesson for those looking, for those in despair, and for those who are ready. For Cynthia, it was receiving three candy hearts during a bowling league that all said, "Be Mine!" "Seven Keys to Finding and Marrying the Man of Your Dreams," by Cynthia Gagliano (PublishAmerica, paperback, 50 pages, $9.95) family news bites >>>>>> TARBUT V'TORAH STUDENTS HONORED Two high school students from Tarbut V'Torah in Irvine have been recognized for their academic success in the 2007 National Merit Scholarship Program. The students - Isaac Taitz and Ariella Goldblatt - placed among the top 5% of more than 1 million students who entered the 2006 competition by taking the 2004 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. MATH/READING CENTER IN SANTA ANA A Kumon Math and Reading Center has opened in Santa Ana. Centrally located between the 22 Freeway and 17th Street, the center offers an after-school supplemental education program for children from preschool to high school. Information: 714.571.0555. NEW CHILDREN'S DISCOVERY GARDEN A Children's Sun and Sea Discovery Garden has recently opened as a new addition to the Newport Beach Central Library. The garden, near the children's room at the library, features storytelling and reading outside with an ocean décor, fountain, reading areas and tables with shade. The construction of the garden was funded by the Friends of the Library. GRANTS FOR LITERACY Orange County School District students have been awarded more than $1 million from the William F. Goodling Start Family Literacy Program grant program. The districts include Anaheim City, Buena Park, Capistrano, La Habra, Ocean View, Placentia-Yorba Linda, Saddleback Valley and Santa Ana. The program monitors schools as they increase family literacy and activities. OUTSTANDING EDUCATORS Honorees for the 2006 Outstanding O.C. Character Educators awards are 11 teachers and three schools. The honored educators are Joy Anderson of Rea Elementary, Cindy Campbell of St. John's Episcopal School, Peggy Eaton of Raymond Temple Elementary, Saema Khwaja of Orange Crescent Islamic School, Brenda Larson of Anaheim Family YMCA, Ron Masterson of Cox Elementary School, Jan Mulholland of Eader Elementary, Linda Serafino of Bernice Ayer Middle School, Dan Trotter of Santa Margarita High School and Debra Velasquez of El Camino Real Elementary. The schools honored are Foothill Ranch Elementary, Cerro Villa Middle School and Oxford Academy. The program is presented by the Passkeys Foundation in cooperation with the Orange County Department of Education's Institute for Character Education. - Reported and compiled by OC Family Magazine staff |
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