Group schedules Platte River Revival

The second Platte River Revival volunteer day will be from 9 a.m. to noon Sept. 20 from Casper's eastside city limit to just past Morad Park.

Volunteers will help remove debris and Russian olive branches and plant trees in designated locations along the North Platte River. A barbecue will follow the cleanup, according to Jolene Martinez, Keep Casper Beautiful director.

In preparation for volunteers, U.S. Bureau of Land Management fire crews began cutting Russian olives, a non-native, invasive species last week. Last year, volunteers removed 381,380 pounds of debris from the river and its banks including appliances, tires, and vehicles in the area just east of Bryan Stock Trail to the White Water Park. Eleven native species trees were planted in Riverview Park.

For more information, visit www.platteriverrevival.org.

Discovery Center offers way to save

The Nicolaysen Art Museum's Discovery Center has introduced a new way to save money on its many popular children's programs, according to Curator of Education Linda Lyman.

The Discovery Center Saving Pass, which is available at the front desk of the NIC, is a card that will be punched each time a child pays to participate in either Preschool Picassos, Art's Cool After School, or Art's Cooler, Homeschooler. After six punches, the pass can then be redeemed for free admission to one of the programs.

All three of the programs at the Discover Center regularly cost $2 per child, per visit for members or $3 per child, per visit for nonmembers. NIC family memberships are available for $60.

For more information, call Lyman at (307) 235-5247.

SAGE Initiative to open show at Metro Coffee Co.

The Wyoming SAGE Initiative will be open its exhibit "Photovoice: Giving Voice to Youths and Families with Mental Health Needs" at Metro Coffee Co. in Casper with a reception from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sept. 8. The exhibit, which runs through Oct. 6, features photographs and personal narratives by Wyoming youths and families coping with mental health needs.

Through visual images and small group formats, children and youth with mental health needs and their families are given the opportunity to express their strengths and concerns that are often under-represented or otherwise ignored by society, according to a release.

For more information, call Dr. Kent Becker at (307) 766-2366 or e-mail kwbecker@uwyo.edu.

CY parent group meets

CY Junior High School's parent group, Parent Connections, will meet from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 2. The group meets monthly; lunch will be provided by CY staff members.

To attend or for more information, contact Debbie at (307) 577-4474.

CY also will host its Back to School Night at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 4.