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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 3.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -3.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><FONT face="Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif"><?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Estrangelo Edessa'"><FONT color=#0000cc><FONT size=5><FONT face="Lucida Handwriting, Cursive">Northeast</FONT> <FONT face="Lucida Handwriting, Cursive">Texas</FONT> <FONT face="Lucida Handwriting, Cursive">Children's</FONT> <FONT face="Lucida Handwriting, Cursive">Museum</FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN></st1:City></st1:place></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 3.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -3.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><FONT size=2><FONT color=#000000><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Estrangelo Edessa'">Commerce</SPAN></st1:City><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Estrangelo Edessa'">, <st1:State w:st="on">Texas</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">75428</st1:PostalCode></SPAN></st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Estrangelo Edessa'"><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 3.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -3.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Estrangelo Edessa'"><A href="http://www.netxcm.org/"><FONT size=2>www.netxcm.org</FONT></A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 3.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -3.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><FONT color=#000000>February 28, 2006<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 4"> </SPAN>Contact: marypaz<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 3.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -3.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><FONT color=#000000>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 4"> E</SPAN>xecutive Director<BR> </FONT></SPAN><FONT color=#000000><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia">903.886.6055<BR style="mso-special-character: line-break"><BR style="mso-special-character: line-break"></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 3.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -3.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT color=#000000>Northeast Texas Children’s Museum hosts Collage Day<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 3.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -3.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align=left><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p><FONT color=#000000> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT color=#000000>COMMERCE—The Northeast Texas Children’s Museum (NETXCM) will host a Collage Day on Saturday, March 4 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Children will rip, tear, snag, and glue their way to artistic creations.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The possibilities are endless with imagination, newspaper clippings, construction paper, and magazines!<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT color=#000000> Upcoming events at the children’s museum include a Japanese doll festival and interactive educational program from Yoshi and the Japan-America Society of Dallas/Fort Worth on Saturday, March 11. <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT color=#000000>The museum will be open during Spring Break, March 13 – 18; hours of operation are Monday thru Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. A special St. Patrick’s Day celebration will be held Saturday, March 18.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><BR><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>Canine celebrity, Skidboot, and his owner, David Hartwig, will perform at the Northeast Texas Children’s Museum on Saturday, March 25.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Scheduled activities include cowboy games, face painting, lasso lessons, relay races, and western crafts.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>A
best-dressed cowboy and cowgirl contest will begin at noon; Skidboot performs at 2 p.m.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT color=#000000>The Northeast Texas Children’s Museum is an interactive environment where children learn while playing.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Visit the museum’s website, </FONT><A href="http://www.netxcm.org/">www.netxcm.org</A><FONT color=#000000>, for a complete list of exhibits and monthly events calendar. <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT color=#000000>For more information, contact marypaz at 903.886.6055 or 214.797.9071 or by email at </FONT><A href="mailto:director@netxcm.org">director@netxcm.org</A><FONT color=#000000>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Volunteer opportunities are also available, call the museum for details.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10.5pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT color=#000000>Admission to the museum is $5 for children age 3 to 17 and $2 for adults, children under the age of three are free.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 5"> </SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P>
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