Youths : Things and names in the news : LAGUNA HILLS : Toddlers Can Tackle Computer Basics

From the crib to the computer? The Parks and Recreation Department will be offering a fall class to introduce toddlers to computers.

Instructors from COMPUTERTOTS will use a turtle puppet and educational games to introduce children to keyboard and mouse usage, software and basic computer vocabulary.

The class is designed for children ages 3 to 5. Classes will be held Tuesday mornings throughout October and November. The monthly cost is $36.

To sign up, contact the Parks and Recreation Department at (714) 707-2600.

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TUSTIN

Utt School Math Star Adds a High Honor

Ralph Lee’s teacher will tell you that he’s a whiz in math and science. So it was only natural that the sixth-grader at C.E. Utt Middle School was among the recent participants of a program for talented math students from around the country.

Ralph attended the “Young Students Talent Search,” a three-week program at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, where the students were trained in scientific reasoning.

The program, open to fifth- and sixth-grade students, was sponsored by the Center for the Advancement of Academically Talented Youth through Johns Hopkins University.

Ralph was selected based on test scores and the recommendation of his teacher, Zee Middleton, at Tustin Memorial School.

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LA HABRA

Children’s Museum Hikes Admission Fee

The price of a day at the museum is going up. Youths now must pay $4--or 50 cents more--to enter the the county’s only children’s museum.

The hands-on Children’s Museum at La Habra has raised the fee in order to continue providing educational programs, museum officials said. The rising costs of such programs forced officials to increase the admission price by $1 last year.

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NEWPORT BEACH

Walkers Hope to Get a Leg Up on Diabetes

The Juvenile Diabetes Foundation hopes to set a new fund-raising record with its Walk for the Cure starting at 9 a.m. Sept. 24 at Balboa Pier.

All participants receive a goody bag and walkers under age 12 who bring in $25 or more in pledges will receive commemorative T-shirts.

A post-walk party will include a dinosaur jump tent, bubble art,

temporary tattoos, balloon animals, a health fair and a food fair.

For more information, call (714) 553-0363.