THE WOODLANDS, Texas — Father’s Day is celebrated every third Sunday in June, but how did the observance originally begin? Like many other holidays, the origins of Father’s Day are somewhat uncertain. The first celebration is said to have occurred in a West Virginia church in 1908. Grace Golden Clayton suggested the observance after an [...]
Dr. Galvez Tan, an herbalist, said that to protect oneself amid the influenza A (H1N1) outbreak, there is no need to buy expensive medicine and/or face masks when there are effective but cheaper alternative medicines in the backyard or in the gardens and/or farms.
According to him, there are many ingredients the Filipinos use in cooking [...]
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A few days ago, the Prime Minister of Japan, Mr. Mori, was given some basic English conversation training before he visits Washington and meets President Barack Obama.
The instructor told the Prime Minister, “When you shake hand with President Obama, please say ‘how r u’? Then Mr. Obama would say, ‘I am fine, [...]
Our dear beloved, Dr. Virgie G. Casino, Cavinti District School Supervisor is going back to Manila after 2 months stay in the U.S. staying with her sister and family based in Virginia,U.S.A. We hope and pray that she arrives safe and sound to her destination.
Pls.extend our love and regards to all FELLOW CLOTANS in Cavinti. [...]
The International Labor Organization (ILO) on Monday said that the economic crisis is threatening the increase the number in child laborers. It further said that girls in particular are in danger of being pushed to work at an early age.
Girls account for approximately 46 percent of all child workers, according to the report. It [...]
To capture the imagination of children and promote the importance of literacy, the Dallas Arboretum is holding the Storybook Playhouse exhibition, available at the gardens on March 7th through December 31, 2009.
14 interactive playhouses based on classic children’s stories were selected by a panel of distinguished jurists, who were chaired by Mrs. Laura Leppert, literacy [...]
Tepees are tent-like American Indian homes used by tribes from the Great Plains. A tepee is made of a con-shaped wooden frame with a covering of buffalo hide. Tepees are carefully designed to set up and break down quickly. As a tribe moved from one place to another, each family would bring the tipi poles [...]
The Dallas Arboretum showcases a beauty of nature. It comprises seventy acres more or less of peaceful woods and beautifully trimmed lawns, hedges and flowers that make the place a favorable venue for a day of peaceful rest and leisure.
As our party set foot on the Dallas Arboretum, we were amazed at the beauty of [...]
Azucena Calupig Bleza, Cena to family, relatives and friends and Ma’am and/or Mrs. Bleza to those who have been her pupils in the different schools in the district of Cavinti, passed away on May 16, 2009 in London, England. She was 75 years old. She was married to the late Leonardo Bleza of Bukal, Cavinti, [...]
Rizalina Marba enrolled as a first year high school student at the Medel National High School in Bacolod City this school year opening 2009-2010. She is 77 years old. According to her, the last time she attended school was in 1948 but became a dropout of Sagay National High School in Negros Occidental because she [...]
A native of Cavinti, Lucila C. Oblena spent all her working years as an educator, beginning as a classroom teacher in 1944, then a Guidance Counselor and retired as a school Principal. She is also the founder of CLOTA (Cavinti Laguna Overseas Teachers Association). She is the Editor of Tipakan.com (Cavinti Diaspora).
