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Providing Tutoring Services to Children Suffering From Pediatric Cancer

The Michael Hoefflin Foundation announces that it has partnered with Fresno-based StudentNest.com to provide mathematics tutoring services for children who are the victims of pediatric cancer.  The program provides the children with direct, one-on-one assistance with credentialed teachers through an in-home, online program. Many of these children fall behind in their schoolwork during hospitalizations or treatment.  However, leaving home to attend tutoring sessions can be problematic for children whose immune systems are often compromised by the very treatments designed to save their lives, so the StudentNest.com program is ideally suited to meet their needs.

The Santa Clarita Artists’ Association (SCAA) is gearing up to host its annual fundraiser the Art Classic.  This fall will mark the 19th year for this gala event, which brings together art, music, wine and food in grand style.  Over 120 pieces of original art from over 50 local and regional artists will be exhibited and judged. The wide variety of styles and subjects including, realism, impressionism, abstract, plein air, figurative, landscape, wildlife and still life will delight the senses. 

Sunny days of summer inspire dreams of enjoying one’s garden, and now is the perfect time to live those dreams.  Your perfect place needs to beckon your  escape at the day’s end.  It should bring romance to your garden, and accommodate family and friends in cool comfort.  A beautiful patio with the right choice in quality outdoor furniture will complete your garden, and be your sanctuary.

Wow, look at the prices of bottled drinking water and all the companies that are now in the bottled drinking water business!  Wouldn’t it be great if you were able to get bottled water from your own faucet at home?  Hey, what if you could get cold bottled water from your fridge? What if your icemaker was fed with bottled drinking water?  Clean clear quality water can be this easy, but before I tell you how let’s look at the difference between bottled drinking water and tap water.

The days of the 1950s, 60s and 70s white coping and blue tile are a thing of the past!  With all of the wonderful flagstones available today and incredible tiles to choice from it still surprises me when a homeowner asks to see blue tile when picking out the waterline tile for their new pool.  That’s an arm wrestle I usually win after showing the new tiles and stone that can be used.

Delivering once again on its commitment to improve the health of the community through excellence in healthcare services, Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital’s will open their cardiac catheterization laboratory, featuring the latest digital imaging equipment, this summer.

Natural duvets contain either duck, goose feather, down, or a combination of two.  Down holds more air than feather, but feathers curl, which helps to hold air too.  It is the trapped air that warms the duvet.  Goose feathers are larger than duck feathers, so they can trap more air. 

Stained glass windows are a beautiful addition to any home whether as part of a remodel or new construction.  When most people hear stained glass panels, images come to mind of old cathedrals with extremely large panels depicting religious scenes.  Those are beautiful examples of the art, but much smaller simplistic panels can be placed in your home to add character. 

Gardening is fun and rewarding and may be considered a hobby, talent or both and sometimes its just luck.  Gardening is not as easy as it looks and involves dedication, time and consistency and many trials and errors.  There are many aspects to maintaining a healthy garden, but some aspects are more important than others.  An individual who likes to garden can have the knowledge to produce the best garden in the world, but without the right equipment and materials it just wouldn’t be possible.  Below you will find a list of the top five pieces of equipment, which gardeners simply cannot live without.

One of the biggest issues in using lawn sprinklers is also one of the most obvious.  How often do you need to water your yard?  How do you know, other than seeing the grass turn brown?  There are several key factors that go into knowing how often to water your lawn.  Here are some quick tips to help you in knowing how often to water.

Designing a water garden is enjoyable and simple; it can be created by a person or by a professional landscaping company.  A water garden design should factor in the space allowed, the plants preferred and the typical weather of the area the garden will grow in. 
Digging A Hole

A patio umbrella is the perfect accessory to your outdoor patio or porch.  Not only does is reflect your personal taste and style, but it also blocks you and your guests from the harmful sunrays, and provides a cooler, shaded area to sit and eat.  When choosing an umbrella for your patio, the question is which one will best suit your needs.   There are many styles to choose from.

It’s officially summertime, which means it’s time to think about poolside fun!  It also means that it’s time to make sure our pool equipment is ready to go.  HPG Pool Services is just the place to help you.  HPG Pool Services is a Santa Clarita based business, which services customers in the Santa Clarita Valley and the San Fernando Valley.  
Maintaining your pool is a must to ensure your comfort and the protection of your equipment. 

When it comes to losing space in your kitchen and around your home due to a growing family, you have a few options.  When buying a new home is simply out of the question, your next best alternative is remodeling.  In a kitchen that was built in a track home or a simple builder’s kitchen, your space might be very limited.  The resolution to this problem is custom cabinets with your own ideas and an experienced designer’s eye.

Do you have makeup that’s been in your bathroom drawer for years?  How about medications?  Are any of them expired?  It’s pretty likely that the answer is yes.  Before you know it, things we bought yesterday are taking over our limited bathroom spaces.