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, [...]
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 [...]
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).
