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Happy birthday to us!
The Yak loves celebrations. And this month is a big one. Ten years ago this month, Yak's Corner, the section for young readers, arrived in the Free Press--along with the Yak himself, the furry, friendly mascot of reading.
Since that day, the Yak's Corner section has grown, from a one-page, cut-and-fold sheet to the eight-page magazine you're reading today. The Yak's Corner section is reaching more readers than ever before. (Thanks, especially to our friends at the Skillman Foundation for funding delivery to third-, fourth- and fifth-graders in Detroit). Most of our readers are in Michigan, but we have readers across the country now, too. Yak's Corner is published in more than 40 newspapers, so the Yak's mailbox has letters from kids from Maine to California.
Along the way, Yak's Corner readers have shaped the section with art, stories and opinions. We've visited your schools, too, where you shared your own celebrations with the Yak.
What was in our first issue of 1994? A secret decoder puzzle (you weren't too crazy about that), a pet and star of the week, a creature feature on the amazing yak and a story about the new scented Crayola crayons. Kids loved the idea of a strawberry-scented crayon, but thought coconut was awful.
By April of 1997, we had added a ...
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- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Collison, Cathy September 20, 2000 700+ words
X X X Cathy Collison, editor of the Yak's Corner feature in the Detroit Free Press...for kids during the Sydney Olympics. The Yak, a reading mascot, helps introduce kids...To purchase the weekly OnePage paginated Yak's Corner, e-mail Ron Mendell of Tribune...
- Yak loves the sights and sounds at beach volleyball.
- News wire article from: Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI) September 20, 2000 700+ words
...Collison X X X Cathy Collison, editor of the Yak's Corner feature in the Detroit Free Press...for kids during the Sydney Olympics. The Yak, a reading mascot, helps introduce kids...To purchase the weekly OnePage paginated Yak's Corner, e-mail Ron Mendell of Tribune...
- Fall into the Yak!
- Magazine article from: Yak's Corner (National Magazine) October 7, 2004 700+ words
The Yak loves fall--perhaps his favorite season in Michigan. Today's issue celebrates the season with artwork from Yak's Corner readers who have been filling the Yak's mailbag. Turn to Your Page, Page 7, for more art...
- Yak flips over McDonald's crew and Australian aerial skier.(Knight Ridder...
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Collison, Cathy February 18, 2002 700+ words
ollison SALT LAKE CITY_The Yak loves the international spirit here _ whether...emblazoned on the back. OY, OY, OY: The Yak made fast tracks from the McDonald...Alisa Camplin, an Australian. The Yak recognized the cheer right away. It...
- Yak flips over McDonald's crew and Australian aerial skier.
- Newspaper article from: Detroit Free Press (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service) February 18, 2002 700+ words
...Collison ollison SALT LAKE CITY_The Yak loves the international spirit here _ whether...emblazoned on the back. OY, OY, OY: The Yak made fast tracks from the McDonald...Alisa Camplin, an Australian. The Yak recognized the cheer right away. It...
- Yaks to the slaughter.
- Newspaper article from: Statesman (India) June 29, 2006 700+ words
...giving up traditional, yak-based livelihoods to...sources of income. Rearing yaks and working as herders...drive is where do these yaks go? Even the departments concerned are silent. The yak owners have said that they cannot keep the yaks in their holdings for...
- Yak on the Range.(Journal North)
- Newspaper article from: Albuquerque Journal (Albuquerque, NM) December 19, 2004 700+ words
...Colorado border, more than 100 shaggy head of yak stand in a bunch, warm under their wool...adornments glinting in the sun. What are yak -- 5,000-year natives of Tibet and...the man responsible for one of the largest yak herds in the country. Kuchta likes to call...
- Yak Signs Baseball Hall of Famer Rollie Fingers as Company Spokesperson.
- Press release article from: Business Wire December 16, 2002 700+ words
...BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 16, 2002 Yak Communications (USA), Inc. (OTCBB...relief pitcher" Rollie Fingers, has joined YAK as a spokesperson for the company's expansion into the US market. Rollie Fingers, a YAK shareholder and user of its services, was...
- YAK BAK 2 SELECTED AS A TOP TOY FOR 1995 IN TWO NATIONAL TOY TESTS
- Press release article from: PR Newswire December 13, 1995 700+ words
...Corporation (Nasdaq: YESS; YESSW) announced that Yak Bak 2(TM), a colorful, handheld, micro...Parents' Toy Test. Launched in the fall of 1995, Yak Bak 2 was the first line extension to Yak Bak(TM), a highly-stylized mini-recorder...
- Yak on the range.(Final)
- Newspaper article from: Albuquerque Journal (Albuquerque, NM) December 19, 2004 700+ words
...Colorado border, more than 100 shaggy head of yak stand in a bunch, warm under their wool...adornments glinting in the sun. What are yak -- 5,000-year natives of Tibet and...the man responsible for one of the largest yak herds in the country. Kuchta likes to call...