Cardinal’s Nest Celebrates 10 Years

WAITSBURG - At 4:30 p.m. on a wet and windy Thursday afternoon, about a dozen students -from Kin- dergarten through 8th Grade -- are warm and cozy at The Cardinal's Nest, engaged in constructive pursuits as they await the arrival of their par- ents. The Nest - Waitsburg's after-school program - is not only a sanctuary for students, but provides employment to area residents as well.

The program began in 2003 when Executive Direc- tor Kathy Carpenter applied for and received a five-year grant to start a 21st Century Community Learning Center, as part of the No Child Left Behind Act. Carpenter, a...