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    Sunday's showtimes

    'Star Trek Into Darkness' (PG-13) at 12, 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9 and 10.

    • May 17, 2013
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    The 2-in-1 iPotty with Activity Seat for iPad. For some parents, summertime is potty training time. And like so many aspects of life with kids, potty training means gear, lots of gear. The choices in potty seats and chairs proliferated and sprouted all manner of bells and whistles. AP

    Take a seat, tot: choices in potty seats abound

    For some hopeful parents, summertime is 'tinkle time,' as in setting toddlers free and diaperless outside while potty training. And like so many aspects of life with kids, potty training means gear, lots of gear.

    • May 17, 2013
  1. When children tend to something on their own, they are more likely to appreciate and, ultimately, eat it. Getty Images

    The Family Garden: Giving children the seeds to grow

    Teaching young ones the nurturing value of tending to living things is a great benefit of starting a family garden this year.

    • May 17, 2013
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    Patty Schranz's dog, Roxy, models one of her Green Bay Packers-themed dresses. Lukas Keapproth/Press-Gazette Media

    De Pere designer's pet project: Haute dogs, high-fashion felines

    Schranz, who has a bachelor’s degree in fine arts, made her first dog dress a few years ago after she couldn’t find anything at a store to fit her own. When she took the dog to her teen daughter’s softball game someone urged her to sell the clothing.

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    Samantha Harke, 8, reads in her bed. Samantha and her parents found reading helps her sleep well at night. Graham Washatka for Gannett Wisconsin Media

    Bedtime can be anything but restful with kids who have sleep issues

    Sleep can feel like the final frontier for adults, who toss, turn and sometimes resort to medications to get some shut eye. But when sleep-related problems and deprivation affect children and lead to behavioral, educational, social and health problems, what’s a parent to do?

    • May 18, 2013
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    Late-blooming amaryllis was planted on New Year's Day

    If it was a marathon, there wouldn't even be anybody left standing at the finish line to clap.

    • May 18, 2013
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    Own a piece of Green Bay for fun

    If you've always secretly wanted to buy Doc's Harley-Davidson, here's your chance.

    • May 17, 2013
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    Heritage Hill's Spring on the Farm Submitted

    Out and about on Saturday

    Race into Reading: Brown Co Library Summer Reading Program Kickoff Party: Noon-3 p.m., East Branch Library & Gnome Games east parking lot, 2255 Main St., Green Bay. Meet real race car drivers and sit in the driver's seat of a real race car.

    • May 17, 2013
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    Chris P. Bacon has became an Internet sensation. MCT

    Media world can't seem to get enough of disabled pig

    Chris P. Bacon is hogging the spotlight.

    • May 17, 2013
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    Old bicycles are on sale in front of the Streets of Fire skate shop during the Oshkosh Saturday Farmers Market on Oct. 20, 2012. Oshkosh Northwestern photo by Ad/Adam Jungwirth/of

    Roll up for rides at Rock N Roll Land

    Vinyl LPs aren't the only round thing Rock n Roll Land will be spinning this summer.

    • May 17, 2013
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    'Baseball' is a summer tale

    This time of year, it's hard to sit still in school.

    • May 17, 2013
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    NBC's 'Biggest Loser' guru Bob Harper says not to change everything at once if you're trying to get in shape. Getty Images

    'Biggest Loser' coach says get fit for summer

    Want to get fit fast for summer? NBC's 'Biggest Loser' guru Bob Harper, who has whipped many obese contestants into shape in a TV season, says start small and stay focused.

    • May 17, 2013
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    Volunteer opportunities

    • The Farmers Market on Broadway will begin June 5. Volunteers are needed every Wednesday. Work one or more weeks. Volunteers can assist with set-up (1:45-3:15 p.m.) or work in the beverage booth (2:30-8:30 p.m.) Contact Jeff Tilkens at (920) 437-2531 or events@onbroadway.org.

    • May 17, 2013
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    Upcoming fundraisers

    » Benefit for Vicky Hermsen: 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Legends, 875 Heritage Road, Ledgeview. Silent auction, raffle, bake sale. Proceeds go toward Hermen's lung cancer treatment expenses not covered by insurance.

    • May 17, 2013
  2. Upcoming gardening events

    » Container Classes: 10 a.m. today, Saturday and May 26 at ScenicView Landscapes & Garden Center, 2320 Elmwood Road, Suamico.

    • May 17, 2013
  3. This is the time of year when gardeners who don't have one have magnolia envy, as they eye up the showy blossoms that emerge on the bare branches of a neighbor's tree. Carol and John Cole of Ashwaubenon planted their Royal Star about four years ago. You can almost smell those fragrant flowers, can't you? Submitted

    Reader submitted garden photo: Magnolia envy

    What's in bloom by you? Send a pic of what's flowering inside or outside your house to kmeinert@greenbaypressgazette.com with

    • May 17, 2013
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    Wilder students raise $4,000 for shelter

    It's a new classroom record: $4,000 right on the money.

    • May 17, 2013
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    Felt mice and glitter balls are fine for routine feline fun, but 'little techno savvy Tango'' likes to up the ante by playing his favorite fishing game on the iPad. Rescued by Mike and Brenda Fricton of Suring as an 8-week-old kitten, the orange cutie is now a year old. Like any good cat should, 'he adds lots of sassiness to our household. Never a dull moment ...'' Submitted

    Featured creature

    Have a creature for us to feature? We know you have an adorable pic of your pet, so how about sharing it? Send us a photo of your animal in motion, in mischief, in costume, in comic mode or simply looking cute.

    • May 17, 2013
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    Arts notes: Allouez Village Band clowns around for circus-themed concert

    For the final concert of its 31st season, the Allouez Village Band heads to the circus at 7 p.m. Monday at the Meyer Theatre, 117 S. Washington St., Green Bay. The show, '

    • May 17, 2013
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    Saturday's showtimes

    'Star Trek Into Darkness' (PG-13) at 12, 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9 and 10.

    • May 17, 2013

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