Latest News - Family - United States - Wisconsin

Gina Sanchez, financial stability coordinator for La Casa de Esperanza in Waukesha, was named “Hispanic Woman of the Year” for Southeastern WI and was honored with “Gina Sanchez Day” proclaimed by Waukesha Mayor Larry Nelson.

Gail Stewart, Owner/CEO of Start-Up Swiit Game Gear LLC and FriiBoard™ inventor Tom Stewart go head-to-head with the world's big toy makers as they prepare to ship their new FriiBoard™ (free-board) accessory for the Nintendo Wii™ Balance Board.

Frank Wayne Martin is a World War II veteran whose new book, Patton's Lucky Scout, is a fascinating memoir of World War II by a remarkable soldier, a scout working behind enemy lines for General George S. Patton’s famed Third Army on the move.

Grandpa Helps Granddaughter Tie Her Shoes - Accidental Business From a Great Idea

Madison-Milwaukee Area Nanny Agency Protests Dante's Inferno and Joins International Nanny Association and Nannies Across the Country

Perfect Match Nannies Hosts 3rd Annual Educational & Networking Event in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin

Introducing www.legacy110.org – a Premier Social Site for the Affluent which offers a top-notch user experience above all other sites on the market today.

Cake 'n Crumbs expands into Alabama and Pennsylvania and adds 4 new Instructors.

The Reverend Dena McPhetres becomes the first associate minister in the Milwaukee church’s 167-year history, joining Senior Minister the Reverend Andrew Kennedy in the spiritual leadership of this Unitarian Universalist congregation.

Piper Wilton Dentistry is your neighborhood dentist dedicated to providing quality dental care in a compassionate manner.

Bring proof of Wisconsin residency [driver's licence, mail, etc.] to Riverview Park and Waterworld and receive $5 per person admission. Offer good from August 17th - 21st

Patch Products® is bringing families and friends together with their annual Million Minute Family Challenge. The event starts Sept. 1 and goes through Dec. 31.

A Wisconsin company applauds Dane Scarborough during National Inventors Month

People who bring in food items to Riverview Park and Waterworld on August 11 and August 15 will be given $2.00 off the All Day Unlimited Pass, $1.00 off Kid's Unlimited Pass, and $1.00 off the Night Pass.

BELOIT, Wis.—Patch Products, a leading manufacturer and marketer of games and toys, is pleased to announce and welcome Matt Ott, Jennifer Petsche and Jessica Wineke to the Patch team.

Loving what you do and getting paid to do it!

Perfect Match Nannies & Sitters Owner to Serve as Public Relations Chair

Sommer’s Subaru Dealership is providing support vehicles and race pace cars for the first Tour of America’s Dairyland, Crits and Road Races, on June 19-28 2009

With 5 different, 18-hole courses and over 90 championship holes, you can golf all day long. And if that's not enough - our New Family Fun Center offers HOURS of fun.

Pirate Cove’s new Family Fun Center offers all day entertainment for kids both big and small. There’s room for the entire family with daylong activities to please the very little to the very big.

Plank Road Summer is a middle-grade historical novel, set in 1852, a story of two girls’ friendship, with an Underground Railroad sub-plot.

The BEST mini golf in the Wisconsin Dells just got better. Buy a Combination Ticket and save money this summer in the Dells! Get the best 18-hole round of mini golfing in town paired with unlimited access to the new Family Fun Center.

The CareGiver Partnership’s Founder, Lynn Wilson was recently selected as Community Ambassador by Kimberly-Clark’s Depend brand. In this new role, she welcomes consumers to the Lifestyle and Community forum within the Depend website.

The CareGiver Partnership announces the introduction of a completely redesigned website making it easier and faster for caregivers to find home health care products with new search tools, an even more secure shopping environment and a faster checkout

A new website www.mybabyshoppingcartcovers.com has recently launched to help people who have small children in their lives and have yet to discover this reasonably new product.

Blue Zoo Young Writers, a blog website with writing tips and ideas for young writers, announces a new writing contest! The Spring 2009 contest, for young writers between the ages of 8 and 14, is for a short poem about springtime.

Perfect Match Nannies & Sitters and While You're Out Babysitting Raise over $1600 for Special Olympics

NEW FOR 2009!!! Riverview Park and Waterworld in the Wisconsin Dells --a Wisconsin Dells Vacation destination since 1968 -- is bringing back the favorites!

Blue Zoo Young Writers, a blog of writing tips and ideas for young writers, announces its first monthly writing contest! The March 2009 contest, for young writers between the ages of 8 and 14, is for a short story or nonfiction essay about food.

Created for children ages 3+ to 10, the Curious Chef kitchen utensils introduce a combination of functionality and fun for beginning cooks. Not toys but child-size, real tools for preparing food in the kitchen, they help kids bond with parents.

The Million Minute Family Challenge encourages interaction through game playing. A total of 298 groups, clubs, classrooms and families logged game-playing minutes during the challenge.

Inspired by the economic downturn, a new web site seeks to connect "Friends in Need" with concerned people who can help, but with a new twist: Respect all around.

Blue Zoo Young Writers blog is a fresh place for ideas, tips, and activities for middle school and young teen writers, with help for personal, homeschool, and classroom writing projects (poetry, stories, articles, book reviews, and more).

Crickhollow Books releases The I Love To Write Book to improve Language Arts skills and boost young writers' enthusiasm for writing in the classroom and at home.

Turn your old broom into a scarecrow for the contest, then join in on the sidewalk scarecrow parade around historic downtown Burlington, Wisconsin during Apple Harvest Days. Music, old fashion games, museum tours and more this Saturday, Sept. 27

Poochieheaven now offers Paypal as an option when customer checkout. This allows you to spoil your dog no matter what the size.

The Solar Protective Factory (SPF®), launches Aquaweave® Waterwear line of sun protective swimwear. This line of children’s and adults’ swimwear is the first to utilize the technology called Solarprotiferous that SPF® developed with NASA.

Waterford, Wis. (8/1/08) - Flitz International announced today that $2 from each of its premium polishing products sold at the 2008 Wisconsin State Fair will benefit Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin.

K-Sun Corporation, a leader in labeling solutions, offers ways to label your home and business for safety in recognition of National Safety Month

Riverview Park & Pirate’s Cove Fundraiser Supports Wisconsin Dells-Area Flood Relief Riverview Park & Pirate’s Cove raised $2400 for the Badger Chapter of the American Red Cross for flood relief on Saturday June 21st. www.riverviewpark.com

A family uses Wisconsin Log Homes design & build services to create their dream retreat cabin on a lake.

Family Time Charm has certainly lived up to their name; Charming. The recent launch of their website will bring much delight to families with children between the ages of 2 and 9. This website can easily be described as REFRESHING!

Paciugo, the award-winning authentic Italian Gelateria & Caffè, has opened its fourth location in Wisconsin. It is located at Mayfair Mall (2500 North Mayfair Rd, Wauwatosa, WI 53226), next to Maggiano's Little Italy and near Crate & Barrel.

Patch Products has reached the milestone of selling more than 100 million puzzles since Fran and Bryce Patch founded the company in 1985. Laid end-to-end, the puzzles would cover 23,300 miles—94 percent of the way around the world.

Teaching our children how to handle money begins in the home. A new study shows that the majority of teens prefer to learn through experience rather than education, but are they being heard?