By Bryan County Now

What: The Savannah Morning News will host the AppleCare Back-To-School Expo

When: Sunday, August 1 from Noon until 4 p.m.

Where: Savannah Civic Center

Be sure to stop by the CoastalMommies.com booth for your chance
to win back to school supplies or a $100 gift certificate to Hubbard's
Maid Service.

More details:

By Arlinda Smith Broady, Savannah Morning News

Celebrating a holiday that no longer exists could feel a little like the Mad Hatter’s Unbirthday Party. But Georgia retailers, who lamented the General Assembly’s decision not to enact a Tax Free Weekend this back-to-school season, are behaving as if the legislation passed anyway.

JCPenney at Oglethorpe Mall has a slew of specials and will open at
7 a.m. Saturday.

“We’ve developed a good customer base over the years,” said store manager Tom Duff. “That’s helped our bottom line a lot.”

It's hot and it's beach season, so let's work on our hips and waist with this great core and oblique exercise. I refer to this exercise as the standing oblique crunch. It is a great exercise that targets your "love handles" and slims your waistline.

Moderate weight with 12 to 15 repetitions on each side is optimal. The main focus of this exercise is to "squeeze" the muscle group.

Name: Maggie Miller
Age: 9
Hometown: Savannah
Education: Maggie is a rising fourth-grader at Calvary Day School.
Family: Mom, Donna McLaurin
Pets:
She spends a lot of time with Baxter, a gray tabby who belongs to their
neighbor but “likes to act like he lives with us.”

Achievement:
She was one of five national winners in an essay contest sponsored by
Girls on the Run, an international program for girls in grades three
through eight that focuses on building self-esteem while improving

The Associated Press

By Terri Schlichenmeyer, for the Savannah Morning News

With truly mixed feelings, you awaited the day. On one hand, you couldn't wait to see your child take his first steps. It was you, after all, who helped him practice by holding his little fingers as he tippy-toed between your knees.

On the other hand, you knew that as soon as he took those first steps, nothing would be safe any more, including him. Not only could he reach for breakable things, but he could also reach for the stars.

Congratulations to Allison Nance Jeffcoat and Keylee Morgan. They both win gift cards to York Street Deli.

Keylee recommended the Coastal Mommies Facebook page to Allison and so they both won!

You can see Allison in the picture to the left. Be sure you check out our contest page because we're always giving away something!

Good luck!

It’s summertime, and for camp counselors in Garden City, the living’s busy.

The city’s day camp has entertained an average of nearly 70 youngsters per week throughout this summer, the largest draw in recent years, at the Garden City Recreation Center near Groves High.

There, the campers swarm around a gymnasium during dodgeball and soccer matches, or bob and splash in a nearby pool.

Arts and crafts, field trips and archery sessions also keep the kids — and 12 counselors — occupied.

by Dashiell Coleman

Those passing by the West Broad Street YMCA recently might have
heard a sound not emanated from the facility for years - splashing.

After a massive cleanup and renovation effort, the facility's rundown swimming pool reopened June 14.

With
temperatures in the upper 80s last week, 7-year-old T.J. Charles
couldn't have been happier than to be playing in the water beneath
clear skies.

"It's good, because when it's a beautiful day, it looks entirely blue," T.J. said, grinning and pointing toward the water.