Summer Vacation Links

Home for the Summer: Ten Happy, Healthy Ideas for Kids (Palatka Daily News)

(ARA) - That last school bell has rung and the kids are back home, enjoying all the pleasures that summer vacation offers. But there's got to be more to life than sleeping until noon and sipping lemonade by the pool. Here are some more ideas to make sure your kids stay happy and healthy this summer.

Gruhlke ends sensational summer with Lake Superior swim (Monticello Times)

It would be tough to call Luke Gruhlke’s summer vacation anything less than a success. On June 1 at the Buffalo Triathlon, the 15-year-old Monticello student took second place in his age category in his first-ever triathlon.

How I Spent My Summer Vacation Winner Announced (OurSports Central)

Brandon, Manitoba - The Western Hockey League's Brandon Wheat Kings, in conjunction with Oak Island Golf Resort are pleased to announce this year's Grand Prize winner in the "How I Spent My Summer Vacation Contest."

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Kat Howard (Explorer News)

Craig Grau/The Explorer , While most kids slept through summer vacation, Kat Howard spent her off-season striding toward the top of Ironwood Ridge's cross-country roster.

Paris awakens from its summer nap (Orange County Register)

An Orange County family in Paris arrives in the City of Light just as it awakened from its summer nap