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JUNE 1, 2015 THE FREE LANCE–STAR FREDERICKSBURG, VA. MONDAY . FAMILY LITERATURE >> D3 KID SCOOP >> D6 READ A BOOK, HELP A CAUSE James Patterson launches children’s imprint. LIFE IN THE FAST LANE Learn more about these winged beauties. SECTION D books BOND’S BACK IN ‘TRIGGER MORTIS’ LONDON—James Bond will be reunited with Pussy Galore in a new novel to be published this year. Anthony Horowitz’s “Trig- ger Mortis” features the audacious criminal and “Bond girl.” The novel is due in September from Orion in Britain and Harper Collins in the U.S. —The Associated Press GET THIS HOLLYWOOD >> D2 GO UNDER THE SEA WITH BILL FAGERBAKKE Veteran television actor finds animated success in the long-running ‘SpongeBob’ series. TV PAGE >> D4 COMICS >> D5 SUDOKU >> D4 Youth take learning for a spin at YLand RECREATION >> HEALTHY LIVING AT PLAY AT YMCA BOOK CORNER >> REBECCA PURDY Unmask summer reading fun with superhero tales BY EMILY JENNINGS FOR THE FREE LANCE–STAR Five or six preschool children from the Ron Rosner Family YMCA of Spotsylvania County leaped from one colored square of sidewalk to an- other. “OK, we’re on yellow, so what does that mean?” called out Dina Gempler, preschool manager. They answered in a con- fused chorus of excited voices, jumping up and down. “That’s right, pushups!” Gempler said. “Let’s do 10!” Enthusiastically, each of the children found a space on the yellow square and started doing a 4-year- old’s version of pushups. Then, with excited an- ticipation, they said, “The spinner, the spinner!” An ingenious contraption cre- ated by a team from the local Home Depot, the spinner was employed, de- termining what color and category the students would go next. This was the grand Pampered pets enjoy posh life HOW DOES BEDTIME STORIES AND BELLY RUBS SOUND? AT THIS HOTEL, DOGS ARE LIVING LARGE BY BRITTANY SHAMMAS SUN SENTINEL (TNS) WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.— Soft music plays in the lobby as guests check in at the front desk. Chandeliers dan- gle from the ceilings of suites, where visitors lounge on memory-foam beds and watch cable on flat-screen TVs. Blueberry facials, Brazilian waxes and aro- matherapy baths are among the treatments available in the gleaming spa. This new, 130-room Palm Beach County resort was designed to feel like the Breakers or the Four Seasons, with one key difference: It’s for cats and dogs. Called the Posh Pet Hotel, it provides pampered pets with ameni- ties and services similar to those enjoyed by their two- legged best friends, bringing a new meaning to being “in the dog house.” “People are like, ‘Wow, I would stay here,’ ” said own- er Lincoln Baker. “People literally want to stay here.” The hotel, opened in April in West Palm Beach, joins a handful of others in South Florida that offer super-luxe accommodations for cats and dogs. Forget chain-link fences or long stays inside a kennel—dogs that shack up in these digs get treated to oversized suites and hours of entertainment, whether they’re there for doggie day care or overnight stays. Dog pools with water fountains are among the offerings at the Lauderdale Pet Lodge, in Fort Laud- erdale. A fitness center with personal trainers who “offer expertise and assist guests with achieving their goals” is one of the features at Pom- pano Beach’s Chateau Poochie. And rooms with private patios are available at Lake Worth-based Barkers Hotel & Parrington Inn. Across the country, people are spending more and more on their pets. Last year, more than $58 billion went toward food, veterinary care, board- ing and other expenses in the U.S., according to research by the American Pet Products Association. This year, it’s expected to surpass $60 billion. That people are so willing to splurge is a reflection of CARLINE JEAN / SUN SENTINEL / TNS Maltese brothers Rudy and Smoky share the presidential suite at the Posh Pet Hotel in West Palm Beach, Fla. SEE PETS, PAGE D2 Y OUR CHILDREN worked hard this school year so don’t let them lose ground! Read- ing throughout the summer, helps students prevent sum- mer learning loss and the public library offers incen- tive-based programs making summer reading easy and fun. Fans of superheroes are going to love this year’s “Every Hero Has a Story” and “Unmask!” themes. Of course, there’s no required reading list at the public library so any book counts. After all, any reading is good reading! While we have plenty of titles featuring your typical superheroes, here are a few suggestions that star the more unusual sort: “Superhero ABC” by Bob McLeod is a fun collection of original, super-powered crime fighters. Even if a child knows his ABCs, he will enjoy the silliness of J is for Jumping Jack who “just jails jaywalk- ers,” or G is for Goo Girl who “shoots great gobs of goo at gangsters.” Lively, comic- book-style illustrations in- crease the excitement. Each character evokes superhero- ism in their traditional cos- tuming even if their powers are beyond the norm. Let this imaginative book serve as inspiration and continue the fun by inventing your own superheroes with amazing powers. In Jean Leroy and Beren- gere Delaporet’s book “Su- perfab Saves the Day,” “Su- perfab was really SUPER!” Everything about him was: his rabbit hole, his books, but especially his walk-in clos- et. He had so many super clothes to choose from that by time he “finally arrived at the scene of a crime” the danger had passed. Eventu- ally, people stopped calling him and “Superfab became super-sad.” One day his phone rang, skeptical he figured it was a wrong SEE PURDY, PAGE D2 PHOTOS BY SUZANNE CARR ROSSI/ THE FREE LANCE–STAR Katy Kilkenny (center) and other preschoolers try to stand on one foot while playing the new YLand game. Preschool teacher Dina Grempler spins the YLand wheel with Trinity Sale (center) and Addy Gayle. SEE YLAND, PAGE D3 540/903-9442 [email protected] Check out my website to search by School District: JennKHomes.com Wow! Check Out These Homes UNDER $200K! 8339310.INDD Cose to VRE & Downtown! Completely Renovated 3-BR, 2-BA home with HUGE bonus rec room! 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JUNE 1, 2015 THE FREE LANCE–STAR FREDERICKSBURG, VA. MONDAY.
FAMILY
LITERATURE >>D3 KID SCOOP >>D6
READ A BOOK, HELP A CAUSEJames Patterson launches children’s imprint.
LIFE IN THE FAST LANELearn more about these winged beauties.
SECTIOND
booksBOND’S BACK IN‘TRIGGER MORTIS’LONDON—James Bondwill be reunited with PussyGalore in a new novel to bepublished this year.
Anthony Horowitz’s “Trig-ger Mortis” features theaudacious criminal and“Bond girl.” The novel isdue in September fromOrion in Britain and HarperCollins in the U.S.—The Associated Press
GET THIS
HOLLYWOOD >>D2
GO UNDER THE SEA WITH BILL FAGERBAKKEVeteran television actor finds animated success in the long-running ‘SpongeBob’ series.
TV PAGE>>D4 COMICS >>D5SUDOKU>>D4
Youth take learningfor a spin at YLand
RECREATION >> HEALTHY LIVING AT PLAY AT YMCA
BOOK CORNER >>REBECCA PURDY
Unmask summer reading fun with superhero tales
BY EMILY JENNINGSFOR THE FREE LANCE–STAR
Five or six preschoolchildren from the RonRosner Family YMCA ofSpotsylvania Countyleaped from one coloredsquare of sidewalk to an-other.“OK, we’re on yellow, so
what does that mean?”called out Dina Gempler,preschool manager.They answered in a con-
fused chorus of excitedvoices, jumping up anddown.
“That’s right, pushups!”
Gempler said. “Let’s do 10!”Enthusiastically, each of
the children found a spaceon the yellow square andstarted doing a 4-year-old’s version of pushups.Then, with excited an-
ticipation, they said, “Thespinner, the spinner!” Aningenious contraption cre-ated by a team from thelocal Home Depot, thespinnerwas employed, de-termining what color andcategory the studentswould go next.This was the grand
Pampered petsenjoy posh lifeHOW DOES BEDTIMESTORIES AND BELLY RUBSSOUND? AT THIS HOTEL,DOGS ARE LIVING LARGE
BY BRITTANY SHAMMASSUN SENTINEL (TNS)
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.—Soft music plays in the lobbyas guests check in at thefront desk. Chandeliers dan-gle from the ceilings ofsuites, where visitors loungeon memory-foam beds andwatch cable on flat-screenTVs. Blueberry facials,Brazilian waxes and aro-matherapy baths are amongthe treatments available inthe gleaming spa.This new, 130-room Palm
Beach County resort wasdesigned to feel like theBreakers or the Four Seasons,with one key difference: It’sfor cats and dogs. Called thePosh Pet Hotel, it providespampered pets with ameni-ties and services similar tothose enjoyed by their two-legged best friends, bringinga new meaning to being “inthe dog house.”“People are like, ‘Wow, I
would stay here,’ ” said own-er Lincoln Baker. “Peopleliterally want to stay here.”The hotel, opened in April
in West Palm Beach, joins a
handful of others in SouthFlorida that offer super-luxeaccommodations for cats anddogs. Forget chain-linkfences or long stays inside akennel—dogs that shack upin these digs get treated tooversized suites and hours ofentertainment, whetherthey’re there for doggie daycare or overnight stays.Dog pools with water
fountains are among theofferings at the LauderdalePet Lodge, in Fort Laud-erdale. A fitness center withpersonal trainers who “offerexpertise and assist guestswith achieving their goals” isone of the features at Pom-pano Beach’s ChateauPoochie. And rooms withprivate patios are available atLake Worth-based BarkersHotel & Parrington Inn.Across the country, people
are spending more and moreon their pets. Last year, morethan $58 billion went towardfood, veterinary care, board-ing and other expenses in theU.S., according to research bythe American Pet ProductsAssociation. This year, it’sexpected to surpass $60billion.That people are so willing
to splurge is a reflection of
CARLINE JEAN / SUN SENTINEL / TNS
Maltese brothers Rudy and Smoky share the presidentialsuite at the Posh Pet Hotel in West Palm Beach, Fla.
SEE PETS, PAGE D2
YOUR CHILDRENworked hard thisschool year so don’t
let them lose ground! Read-ing throughout the summer,helps students prevent sum-mer learning loss and thepublic library offers incen-tive-based programs makingsummer reading easy andfun.Fans of superheroes are
going to love this year’s“Every Hero Has a Story”and “Unmask!” themes. Ofcourse, there’s no requiredreading list at the publiclibrary so any book counts.
After all, any reading is goodreading!While we have plenty of
titles featuring your typicalsuperheroes, here are a fewsuggestions that star themore unusual sort:“Superhero ABC” by Bob
McLeod is a fun collection oforiginal, super-poweredcrime fighters.Even if a child knows his
ABCs, he will enjoy thesilliness of J is for JumpingJack who “just jails jaywalk-ers,” or G is for Goo Girl who“shoots great gobs of goo atgangsters.” Lively, comic-book-style illustrations in-crease the excitement. Eachcharacter evokes superhero-ism in their traditional cos-tuming even if their powersare beyond the norm. Let thisimaginative book serve asinspiration and continue thefun by inventing your ownsuperheroes with amazingpowers.In Jean Leroy and Beren-
gere Delaporet’s book “Su-perfab Saves the Day,” “Su-perfab was really SUPER!”Everything about him was:his rabbit hole, his books, butespecially his walk-in clos-et.He had so many super
clothes to choose from thatby time he “finally arrived atthe scene of a crime” thedanger had passed. Eventu-ally, people stopped callinghim and “Superfab becamesuper-sad.” One day hisphone rang, skeptical hefigured it was a wrong
SEE PURDY, PAGE D2
PHOTOS BY SUZANNE CARR ROSSI / THE FREE LANCE–STAR
Katy Kilkenny (center) and other preschoolers try to stand on one foot while playing the new YLand game.
Preschool teacher Dina Grempler spins the YLandwheel with Trinity Sale (center) and Addy Gayle.SEE YLAND, PAGE D3
540/[email protected] out my website to search by
School District: JennKHomes.com
Wow! Check Out These Homes UNDER $200K!
8339310.INDD
Cose to VRE & Downtown! Completely Renovated 3-BR, 2-BAhome with HUGE bonus rec room! Beautiful Hardwood floors,new HVAC, new stainless steel appliances, ceramic tile,back splash in kitchen, all new baths, laundry room & MORE!Concrete driveway and rear patio for outdoor enjoyment!
$184,900
Adorable 3-bedroom contemporary home with open floorplan that is bright and breezy! Enjoy all new flooring, freshnew paint & updated baths & fixtures! Beach access inLake of the Woods!
$149,900
All brick 3-bedroom, 1-bath home rambler on 1/2 acres lot.Home has great potential with hardwood floors, sun room,gas fireplace and 1-car carport! ZONED C3 Commercial.
$174,900
