Comeback kid

Tim Kupsick, Star-Tribune NC's Kaitlyn Balfour performs on the balance beam at the Wyoming State High School Gymnastics Championships in Douglas on Friday.

Casper's comeback kid

Casper's James Sims runs to make a play during the Ghosts' game against the Orem Owlz on Tuesday in Casper. Photo by DAN CEPEDA, Star-Tribune.

Easy lunches for kids

Taco Dogs. Photo from "Taste of Home's 5-Ingredient Cookbook," courtesy

Every kid's dream

Ghosts centerfielder Delta Cleary looks toward home plate during a game against Ogden on Wednesday in Casper. Photo by TIM KUPSICK, Star-Tribune.

College cooking for clueless kids

Macaroni and Cheese

College cooking for clueless kids

Spiced Oatmeal Mix

College cooking for clueless kids

Microwave Salsa

The Whole Town's Talking: The kids of Oz

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Fun and easy kids' birthday parties

Faith Cattles, left, Breshawna Kelly, middle, and Taylor Berg, right, share a laugh at Breshawna's 8th birthday party at Pottery By You recently.

Wife juggles kids, job and moving

Cherie Stricker puts the finishing touches in the kitchen as she prepares to move from to Sheridan last August in Traverse City, Mich. Cherie and her husband Dave spent time after Dave started his new job in Sheridan. Photo by Dan Cepeda, Star-Tribune

Caution: Kid X-ing

Twelve-year-old Alex Whisler gets some help crossing 15 th street from Casper Rockies mascot 'Hobart' wile Manor Heights Elementary crossing guard Robert Sharp stops traffic on the road Wednesday morning. Photo by Sarah Beth Barnett/Casper Star-Tribune.

Kids, parents spend time outside at fishing derby

Elijah Israel, 11, baits his hook before casting off into Yessness Pond Saturday morning. Over 1500 catchable trout were supplied for the Kids Fishing Derby at the pond. (Tim Kupsick/Star-Tribune)

Puppet show raises disability awareness for kids

Christopher Archuleta, 8, watches the puppet show put on by Push America's Journey of Hope bicycle team on Tuesday morning at the Central Wyoming Boys and Girls Club. The group is bicycling across the United States, putting on puppet shows to raise money and awareness for disabilities. Photo by Kerry Huller, Star-Tribune.

Vacation Bible schools keep kids busy

Dawson Vineyard, 9, tosses a ball to a hoop during the carnival held on the last day of the Calvary Baptist Church's Vacation Bible School last week in Casper. Photo by Dan Cepeda, Star-Tribune.

Study suggests kids' fitness levels fall during summer

Michelle Holden's 4th-grade physical education class crosses Paradise Drive on their way back to Paradise Valley Elementary after walking along the Platte River Parkway on Tuesday afternoon. Holden was showing the students something they could do over the summer to stay active. Photo by Kerry Huller, Star-Tribune

Bring the family together with a game that's fun for the kids and Grandpa, too

Bring the family together with a game that's fun for the kids and Grandpa, too

Don't let your kids become another drowning statistic

Don't let your kids become another drowning statistic

Too hot for baseball, so kids cool off on the ice

Katie Miller, 12, of Douglas, practices her shot during the Planet Hockey Camp in Casper on Tuesday afternoon. Around 70 students participated in the workshop at the Casper Ice Arena. Photo by Dan Cepeda, Star-Tribune

Foundation helps kids forget their illnesses, if only for a while

Bryson Quinney, 2, suffers from a congentative heart defect that has required three operations to repair. He will most likely need a heart transplant later in life.

Foundation helps kids forget their illnesses, if only for a while

Amberli Mosteller, 14, swims with a dolphin in Hawaii in July. Amberli traveled to Hawaii on a Make-A-Wish trip, because she received a heart transplant in November.

Foundation helps kids forget their illnesses, if only for a while

Amberli Mosteller plays with her cousin Ragin, 7, and Devyn, 9, at her ranch home on Hat Six Road Saturday afternoon. After Mosteller had her heart transplant in Nov. 2008, she was given a trip to Hawaii, by the Make A Wish foundation, at the end of July. (Tim Kupsick/Star-Tribune)

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