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Welcome to National Clutter Awareness Week, dedicated to the beginning of Spring Cleaning. From the garage to the kitchen cabinets, the hall closet to desk drawers, the piles of magazines, clothes that don't fit, junk drawers, purses, toy and tool chests, begin to make plans to purge, sort, recycle, and organize all those "nests" of clutter!
Thursday is Doctors' Day, traditionally observed since 1933 in honor of Dr. Crawford Long. On March 30,1842, Dr. Long became the first acclaimed physician to use ether as an anesthetic agent in a surgical technique when he removed a tumor from a man's neck.
Friday is the anniversary of the Eiffel Tower. Built for the Paris Exhibition of 1889, the tower was named for its architect, Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, and is one of the world's best known landmarks. Friday is also No Homework Day, celebrated annually on the last Friday in March. If your teachers have not heard of this day, they can contact Julia Chase in Baltimore, MD.
Saturday is Boomer Bonus Day. Since aging Baby Boomers do not look forward to birthdays, this is a non-threatening (no extra years added) day to celebrate for the over-50 crowd only! April 1 is selected because the whole thing gets to be a joke - the body goes, but the mind still thinks it's 21!
Sunday is Check Your Batteries Day, set aside for checking the batteries in your smoke detector, carbon monoxide detector, flashlights, remote controls, clocks, and other electronic devices. This is especially important since Sunday is also the beginning of Daylight Savings Time. Before you go to bed on Saturday night, remember to "spring forward" and set your clocks ahead one hour!
Sunday is also Reconciliation Day. Columnist Ann Landers writes, "Since 1989, I have suggested that April 2 be set aside to write that letter or make that phone call and mend a broken relationship. Life is too short to hold grudges. To forgive can be enormously life-enhancing . . . "
WHAT'S HAPPENING?
At Wednesday's 10:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. story times, children observe National Nutrition Month with stories and will make a food pyramid and a hungry caterpillar. Saturday morning's 10:00 story time features stories, activities, and crafts.
BOOK TALK
Children's librarian, Mary Stickford, provides this week's book information. "Santa Fe in the Fifties" is a memoir by Violet Kochendoerfer about the ten years she lived in a town that was rapidly changing and enriching its already unique style. As an office manager for the Chamber of Commerce, Violet participated in the social and economic life of Santa Fe. She was involved in the opening of the Santa Fe Ski Basin and in the founding of the Santa Fe Opera.
As a family friend of artist Gustav Bauman and also author Mable Dodge Lujan, she met many famous residents and visitors, and she recounts wonderful stories of their lifestyle at that time. She participated in family celebrations at Taos Pueblo and attended Penitente rituals in the Spanish villages.
Violet wanted to see and learn everything, from making adobe bricks to attending Indian ceremonies at various pueblos. Her descriptions give a fascinating look at a place steeped in history and diverse cultures at the very moment it is moving into a new period of change and enrichment.
DID YOU KNOW?
For a simple, effective weed barrier, use regular black-and-white newspaper (not shiny), laid flat, eight sheets thick under wood chips. Wet the paper so that it does not blow away before you put the chips on top. The paper will break down slowly into the soil and smother weeds.
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: "Just think of doubt as an invitation to think."(unknown)
JUDY ARMSTRONG, 624-7276
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