CRC Parent-Child play group begins May 26
There’s still time to register for the Parent-Child Play Group beginning May 26 at the Children’s
Resource Center, 1045 Klotz Road, Bowling Green.
Designed for children 18 months to 4 years old and their parents, the play group will meet each Thursday
from 10 to 11:30 a.m. from May 26 through July 14. Interested parents can call Cindy Eckel or Kristin
Nagel at CRC at (419) 352-7588 or, toll-free, 1-888-466 KIDS to register in advance.
Offered in sessions year-round at CRC, Parent-Child Play Groups are one of its most popular programs. The
sessions allow parents to meet other moms and dads, share experiences, and learn how their children grow
and develop. Children enjoy making friends and discovering fun new activities. Each session also
includes a nutritious snack.
Crossroads Quilters meet May 24
NORTH BALTIMORE – The North Baltimore Crossroads Quilters will meet Tuesday at 12 noon for a potluck at
St. James Methodist Church, Second Street.
The business meeting along with show-and-tell will follow the potluck. Quilters will then work on their
own or the club’s quilt projects.
Anyone interested in quilting is welcome to attend. Direct questions to Joanne Streacker at (419)
422-0076 or [email protected].
Japan moves to join global child custody pact
TOKYO (AP) – Japan has taken the first step toward joining an international child custody convention amid
foreign pressure on Tokyo to revise a policy some say allows Japanese mothers to too easily take their
children away from foreign fathers.
Government spokesman Tetsuro Fukuyama said relevant ministers endorsed plans Thursday to revise domestic
laws to join the 1980 Hague Convention on international abduction, signed by 80 countries. An official
Cabinet approval is expected Friday.
But the proposal must be approved by parliament for it to take effect, and it could face resistance.
Japanese law allows only one parent to have custody of children in divorce cases – nearly always the
mother.
That’s kept some foreign fathers from seeing their children until they are grown.
