Children's swim lessons are offered year round, and start at the beginning of each month. Cost is $26 for members and $32 for non-members.

Swim lessons are open to everyone. Next new session starts in March.

Idaho State University affiliates pay $30 per child per session. Affiliate status applies to ISU Faculty, Staff, Students, Spouse & Alumni (with Alumni Card). A current Bengal Card or Alumni Card must be shown at time of registration. Affiliate Benefits apply to immediate family only (dependents, grandchildren or siblings). The general public pays $40.

For more information on the learn-to-swim program go to www.isu.edu/departments/camprec, click on aquatics and the learn-to-swim program or call the main office at 282-4854.

Offers year round children's swim lessions to members and non-members. Classes start at the beginning of each month, sign up starts two weeks before each new class session. There are eight lessons per month and no more than five children per instructor. Cost is $24 for members, $28 for non-membersÕ children.

POCATELLO, 232-0178, www.aidforfriends.net

Services include individual and family counseling, anger management and pro-social skills group (for teens ages 1217), Strengthening Families Program, Suicide Hotline, Emergency Shelter, Independent Living Program, MK Place and Family Resource Center.

For more information about particular services, look below or check out the web site at http://www.byfhome.com.

What is C.A.S.A. - Concerned over making decisions about abused and neglected children's lives without sufficient information, a Seattle judge conceived the idea of using trained community volunteers to speak for the best interests of these children in court. So successful was this Seattle program that soon judges across the country began utilizing citizen advocates. In 1990, the U.S. Congress encouraged the expansion of CASA with passage of the Victims of Child Abuse Act. Today more than 900 CASA programs are in operation, with 70,000 women and men serving as CASA volunteers. CASA is an acronym for Court Appointed Special Advocate.

Provides a weekly support group for parents with infants and toddlers as well as play groups for children from newborn to four years old. A full resource center for referrals, resources and direct services for families, including a single parent support group that meets weekly.

Deals with issues of: domestic violence and sexual assualt for Bannock, Power, Caribou and Bear Lake counties. Have shelter, crisis line, go to court, do parent classes on anger management, parents as teachers, also assist with supervised visitation or safe exchange. Do batterers treatment, domestic violence evaluations. Also have a child care center available to anyone.

The 2-1-1 Idaho CareLine is a free, statewide, bi-lingual telephone information and referral available to link Idahoans with health and human service providers and programs. The hours of operation are 8:00 a.m. to 6 p.m. MST, Monday through Friday.

The 2-1-1 Idaho CareLine uses an extensive database of health and human service providers to support the information and referral activities.

The service provides free referrals to private, public, and non-profit health-related services. Careline provides childcare referrals. Other topics range from women's and children's programs to services for the elderly, from primary health care to community services for people with disabilities.

The statewide service connects people to services such as prenatal care, immunizations, adolescent pregnancy prevention, Medicaid resources, adoption andÊfoster care services, child development information, nutrition and supplemental food programs, emergency housing/food resources, child care referrals, child abuse prevention, services for the aged, and diabetes treatment and prevention.

-1070 HILINE RD. , POCATELLO, ID 83205 (208) 235-2800

-701 EAST ALICE , BLACKFOOT, ID 83221 (208) 782-2600

- SODA SPRINGS, ID 83276 (208) 547-4317

- 502 THYEE AVE , AMERICAN FALLS, ID 83211 (208) 226-5186

- 223 N STATE , PRESTON, ID 83263 (208) 852-0634

- 30 NORTH 100 WEST , MALAD, ID 83252 (208) 766-4429

-110 NORTH EIGHTH , MONTPELIER, ID 83254 (208) 847-1652

Following is an outline of the family and community services offered by the Health and Welfare Department:

- Bureau of Family and Children's Services

The Bureau of Family and Children's Services is responsible for policies and programs that assess safety and risk to children and focus on strengthening families to resolve issues of child abuse and neglect and provide services to children with serious emotional disturbances. The Bureau also provides technical assistance and program support to regional programs, community organizations and other agencies in the areas of foster care, permanency for children, Indian Child Welfare and adoption services for children with special needs.

- Bureau of Developmental Disabilities

The Bureau of Developmental Disabilities plans for, coordinates and evaluates community developmental disabilities services through regional developmental disabilities programs. For children birth through age two, it serves as Idaho's lead agency for comprehensive early intervention services. For adults, it provides eligibility determination, authorization of services and quality assurance monitoring. Services delivered by private providers include residential supports, employment training, service coordination and skill training.

- Early Childhood Information Clearinghouse

The Early Childhood Information Clearinghouse is a bilingual web site developed by the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare to provide information for parents and caregivers of young children. It focuses on the first three years of life. It contains links for parents, professionals and advocates of young children.

Expectant and new mothers can learn more about breastfeeding at the La Leche League of Bannock County meetings every 3rd Wednesday of the month at 3 p.m. at the Health Department. Mothers, babies and young children are welcome. For more information, call Kimberly at 528-9196 or Delinda at 226-2204.

- provides healthcare for uninsured and others on a sliding fee basis. By appointment only, so call first.

Think affordable housing for low income families. PNHS is an alliance between residents, business and government that revitalises targeted areas by promoting affordable housing and community pride through the establishment of healthy neighborhoods.

Some of the services offered include First Time Homebuyers classes, financial and homebuyer counseling. PNHS can also help with structural problems with existing homes. Call for more information.

The SDHD has 35 program areas ranging from family planning, to car seat safety to home health and hospice care to environmental health issues like food safety, sewage collection and disposal and drinking water safety.

Following is a list of the family services offered through the Southeastern District Health Department.

- Head Lice, information for children, parents, and educators.

-Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), a supplemental food and nutrition education program for pregnant, postpartum, and breast feeding women; and infants and children under five years of age.

- Community Health Nursing, which provides services to individuals, families, and community groups in order to promote health and well-being and decrease and/or prevent disease.

- Immunization, which provides vaccines for children and adults against preventable disease.

- School Health, which focuses on health promotion, health education, and risk reduction for students of all ages, as well as faculty and staff of local schools.

- Infant/Toddler, which provides screening, assessment, tracking, and case management for all children from birth to age three.

- Children's Special Health Program, which provides children from birth to age 21 with diagnostic and rehabilitative services uniquely tailored for children with special health care needs.

- Family Planning, which provides individuals with information and resources to exercise personal choice in determining the time, number, and spacing of their children.

- Prenatal Ancillary Care (PAC), which provides prenatal health and nutrition education to pregnant women.

- HIV/AIDS, comprehensive services are provided through Southeastern District Health Department. HIV Testing, Case Management and Resource Services, as well as HIV/AIDS Prevention Programs.

- Healthy & Safety, a cooperative program of the Department of Health and Welfare Family & Children Services, and the SDHD.

The Southeastern Idaho Community Action Agency is a non-profit organization that provides and administers a wide variety of social services to help low-income people break the cycle of poverty and become self-sufficient.

SEICAA provides the following services:

- Housing services for a wide variety of populations including older citizens, mobility impaired individuals and families with children.

- Community services include Meals on Wheels, fuel funds assistance, food boxes, budgeting and income management, homeless prevention assistance, school supplies and extracurricular assistance, medication assistance, and several other programs.

- Parents as Teachers education, advocacy and self-sufficiency programs.

- Veteran's services Ñ SEICAA employs a case manager who works with this population. The also have a temporary shelter and transitional housing available.

- SEICAA's weatherization program provides energy conservations services to income-eligible households, both renters and home owners.

The Strengthening Families Program is an 8-14 week event designed for families with children between the ages of 6 and 16. Specific areas targeted include:

- Support for parents in their efforts to nurture adolescents.

- Providing parents with effective discipline strategies appropriate for the child's age.

- Support and skill building for youth dealing with the stress of peer pressure.

- Increased respect for parents by their children.

Classes are available Monday through Thursday, call for more information.

Campasaurus Day Camp Campasaurus Day Camp is back. The cost is $10 per day or $45 per week. Day camp will be held Monday through Friday noon to 5 p.m. at various parks. You will need to register your child/children at the office and provide current immunization records for your child. Camp Fire Day Camp qualifies as an ICCP provider. Camp starts June 14 and ends July 30.

Early bird registration for fall soccer is $35 per child through August 12. The price increases to $60 starting August 15, and registration ends August 19. Games begin Sept. 12.

Call with health questions or visit the multimedia health library. Sign up for community education classes including childbirth education, breastfeeding, parenting, CPR, super-sitter.

According to a press release, exciting discoveries are emerging from recent fieldwork in southeastern Idaho conducted through efforts of the Idaho Dinosaur Project, Idaho Museum of Natural History (IMNH). Newly discovered specimens are included in an addition to the "Dinosaur Times in Idaho" exhibit.

The new display will highlight research by the Idaho Dinosaur Project, established at the IMNH in summer 2003. The project is dedicated to understanding the life and times of Idaho dinosaurs and other animals and plants that lived with them.

"The results of this recent fieldwork have greatly expanded our knowledge of Idaho dinosaurs," said Linda Deck, IMNH director.

Dinosaurs were first discovered in Idaho in the mid-1980s. Since then, IMNH staff, ISU students, Montana State University researchers, dedicated amateurs, and others have gradually increased the Museum's holding of Idaho dinosaurs.

For more information, contact the IMNH at 282-3317 or http://imnh.isu.edu

The 2,500 square foot exhibit includes spectacular photographs, art reproductions, excerpts from Lewis and Clark journals and maps, vivid narrative covering the length of the Lewis & Clark Trail from St. Louis to the Pacific, a reproduction of the prow of the famous explorers' keelboat that children can climb on, a large mural showing the Missouri River as Lewis & Clark saw it, a mini-theater showing video shorts by The History Channel, two iMac touch-screen computers that run four hours of interactive content, and three audio stations on which visitors can hear voices of the past and present.

The Museum of Idaho, the largest museum in Idaho, is dedicated to preserving the natural and cultural history of Idaho and the Intermountain West. The museum does this by developing regional exhibits, hosting educational programs in the sciences and humanities, providing state-of-the-art multimedia facilities for community and corporate education, and by featuring select national traveling exhibits.

Offers workshops throughout the year for adults and children. Classes are open to community members as well as ISU students. Classes coming up include stained glass, fly tying, knitting, bookmaking, black and white photography, water color, basic weaving, hand building, raku, basket weaving, soap making, mat cutting, lotion and lip balm making, and bath and body workshop. Classes for kids include sock puppets, egg decorating and mother's day gift.

- Idaho Youth Ranch, 141 North Main St., 478-8141

- First Congregational United Church of Christ, 309 N. Garfield Ave., Saturdays only.