Knowledge for Life  April 2015

Who doesn't love these winged jewels? Attracting them to your yard is not complicated. We make it easy.
Are you noticing the aches and pains more after an afternoon mowing the lawn or playing in your garden? Here's some tips to easing the stiffness and maintaining the joy of gardening.
Now that spring is here many of us turn our thoughts to home improvement. But before you sign on the dotted line, take these things into consideration before hiring a contractor.
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Vegetarian diets have gone mainstream. Whether it's for personal health, concern for the environment or compassion for animals, vegetarians can balance their choices with those of other family members.  
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Executive function and self-regulation skills are the mental processes that enable us to plan, focus attention, remember instructions, and juggle multiple tasks successfully. In this day of cutaway shots in films and video, and the bombardment of stimulus, teaching young brains executive function is more important than ever. This is part two in the series on Character. 
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If you haven't filed your taxes yet here's your last chance to get your taxes prepared for free. Available Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays: times vary.
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If you're a DIY'er and prepare your own return, you can use the myfreetaxes.com website for free if your household income was less than $58,000.
Director's Corner 
with Dan Lekie 

JCEEF is once again accepting grant proposals which further Extension programming within the community. A total of $10,000 will be made available for distribution this year. If you would like to apply for these funds, you need to be a current staff member, one of our volunteers, or a participant in one of our programs.

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