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Your kids are off for winter break, however you're not.  What are you going to do with the kiddos? What about taking them to the Winter Break Day Camp at Ramsay Park? The Ramsay Park Family Center is operating the day camp at Ramsay Park.  Children from 5-12 years old are welcome to attend, and we will have a ton of fun filled activities! We are open from 7:45 a.m.-6:00 p.m. January 6th-10th. You only need 3 days from 12:00-4:00?  We can do that too!  We also offer a variety of enrollment options to suit  your specific needs for child's daycare. Call PCS at 768-3240 today to find out more information. Content provided by Transformer Marketing.

Playing outside isn't just for kids. It has tons of benefits for adults. One of the unexpected ones may be that it can lead to lower life insurance rates. It's not always easy to make yourself go outside and exercise, but knowing that the effort can keep you healthy and save you money can be enough for you get off the couch. The more fun you have exercising, the better the results will be. Benefits of Exercise Exercise burns calories and improves your health. Since life insurance rates are based on your health risk factors, regular physical activity can help lower your life insurance rates. These are some of the benefits of exercise. * Lower risk for heart disease and stroke. * Lower blood pressure. * Lower blood sugar levels and risk for diabetes. * Stronger bones. * Better mood. * Clearer mind. Make a Commitment to Exercise Set aside some time to exercise most days of the week. Aim for 30 to 60 minutes, but even 10 minutes is better than nothing. The trick is to find some activities that you love, and any activity that is fun and gets you moving is a good choice. These are some options. * Walk, jog, bike, swim laps, or hike. * Join a local sports league. On the days your league doesn't meet, train for your sport by doing drills, lifting weights, and getting in some cardio. * Take Zumba, boot camp or kickboxing in the park. * Go surfing. Take Advantage of Your Kids! If you have children, they're probably a significant reason why you have life insurance in the first place. Why not use them to help you get in shape? They'll keep you laughing while you exercise. * Play Tag, Follow the Leader, or Hide-and-Seek with younger children. * Play catch, shoot hoops, or kick a soccer ball with older children. * Walk around the field at your children's sports practices, and run to chase any stray balls. Everyone can find an activity that they love as long as they keep searching for it. Keeping yourself in shape will give you more energy and can keep your life insurance rates down.

It's summertime, which means outdoor play, hiking, gardening — and tick bites. The creepy crawlies tend to latch on during the summer months and these arachnids are ubiquitous throughout the U.S. But tick bites are more than just an annoying spring and summer nuisance. Each year, about 300,000 people in the U.S. catch Lyme disease, which is caused by bacteria, from a tick bite, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates. Thousands more develop tick-borne diseases such as the malarialike disease babesiosis, the flulike anaplasmosis and the Heartland virus infection. But people can take steps to avoid the nasty critters, beyond the old-standby advice to cover up and avoid tall grass, experts say. From wood chips to a quick ride in the dryer, here are 10 ways to avoid tick bites. 1. Repel the bugs Insecticides can be used to repel ticks, said Thomas Mather, a public health entomologist at the University of Rhode Island, and the director of tickencounter.org.  Permethrin, the insecticide found in antimalarial bed nets, kills adult ticks as well as those in their larval stage, called nymphs, which are the likeliest to harbor Lyme disease. Ideally, people should buy permethrin-treated clothing, socks and shoes, Mather said. By contrast, evidence suggests that the more common bug spray chemical, N,N-Diethyl-meta-toluamide (DEET), isn't useful against ticks. "It's not toxic to the ticks," Mather told Live Science. "They still can scurry across a DEET-treated surface, and get to places where the DEET is not," such as a warm human leg, he said. 2. Be vigilant at home Hiking and camping aren't the most common ways to catch a tick-borne disease, said Kirby Stafford III, the state entomologist at The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station and the author of the "Tick Management Handbook." "We estimate three-fourths of people pick up the ticks in activities in and around the home," with children's play and gardening being some of the riskiest activities, Stafford told Live Science. Parents should also make sure to do tick checks on children when they come in, he said. 3. Stay in the sun Tick nymphs have leaky cuticles, or outer covers, that rapidly lose moisture. As a result, they can't survive in environments with lower than 80 percent humidity for more than eight hours, Mather said. As a result, nymphs congregate in leaf piles in shady, humid environments, so sticking to sunny areas can reduce tick exposure, he said. 4. Change the landscape Most ticks around homes stay within a few yards of the interface between the yard and a wooded area, Stafford said. To keep the yard tick-free, use landscaping that deters mice, deer, woodchucks and other rodents that carry ticks, he said. People should also remove tick habitat such as leaf piles, shrubs and groundcover near the house. Play sets should be kept in the sun, away from the shade, he added. Ticks won't cross a barrier of wood chips placed around the yard's perimeter, perhaps because the dry material makes them dry out too much, he said. Read the entire list here. Content provided by http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/14/avoid-tick-bites-summer_n_5474567.html?ir=Healthy+Living