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10 tips for parents to teach children about body safety

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The statistics are sobering: one in three females and one in 20 males will experience sexual abuse or sexual assault by the time they reach age 17. The idea that anyone would sexually abuse a child is terrifying, especially for parents and caregivers.

Museum offers two summer camps

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The Bosque Museum is offering two different types of camps for children this summer in Clifton. The museum’s “Sampler Camp” is for kids who love everything about the museum.

BAC arts, music camps coming up

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The Bosque Arts Center’s summer camps are coming soon in Clifton. The BAC’s camping season begins with the Imagination Factory, June 19-22, followed by sewing camp, June 27-29; cursive camp, July 10-13; music camp, July 17-20; and young chef’s camp, July 31-August 4.

Hill’s camps deadline this Thursday

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Enrollment for Kids College, a summer enrichment camp for students entering the first through eighth grades, is open. The registration deadline for the Johnson County Campus is May 18, 2023; registration deadline for the Hill County Campus is June 8, 2023.

Bosque Tour de Norway bike rally canceled

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Due to highway rehabilitation across the western side of Bosque County, the 10th Annual Bosque Tour de Norway was cancelled for this year. The Clifton Chamber of Commerce recently announced the cancellation as the Texas Department of Transportation ramped up repairs along Highway 219 between Clifton and Cranfills Gap.

EV meetup event draws locals, visitors

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About a dozen people showed up outside the Meridian office of the United Electric Cooperative to talk about electric vehicles on Saturday, April 29. Organized locally by the Heart of Texas Electric Vehicle Association (HOTEVA), the event attracted the curious as well as the knowledgeable from across Central Texas and as far away as Washington, D.C.

Antique motorcycle club visits Clifton

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The Waco-area division of the Antique Motorcycle Club of America visited Clifton and cruised to the Clifton Classic Chassis Auto Museum and the Golden Age Gallery of Art and Artifacts on Saturday, May 6.

Respecting freedoms

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May begins the new patriotic flag season for the Robert E. Binford VFW Post #8553 in Clifton with Armed Forces Day on Saturday, May 20, and Memorial Day on Monday, May 29.