Entertainment Local kids form family dance troupe Four years ago, Martha Amezcua and two older sisters formed their KidsMex dance group This month, the troupe will be featured at the three-day International Folkfest at Queeny Park.

Sports Dropout rate for kid athletes is very high Seventy per cent of young athletes will quit playing sports by the time they are just 15 years old. Many of them start dropping out by age 11.

Outdoors First-time fishing in lake in City park Ten-year-old Danelle Hamilton last month went fishing for the first time in her life. It took her just 10 minutes to catch her first fish.

Books This month's book reviews This month, read about a brave Indian princess of the Shoshone tribe. Sacagawea was the Indian who guided Lewis and Clark on their famous expedition.

Music Teen learns to write own music Thirteen-year-old Kate Nolan has been playing musical instruments for nearly half her life. But, her best musical experience happened just last summer.

Lifestyle Kid gets new chance in deer hunt Twelve-year-old Forrest Ahrens again has won a spot in a youth-only deer hunt in October. He hopes he's learned from the mistakes that cost him a deer last year.

Profile She is studying French for a possible career Ten-year-old Julia Epplin-Zapf began studying French in kindergarten. Now, she's starting to think the foreign language might help her with a career as a diplomat.