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3 Back to the Roots
39 Dance Center
45 College interviews
70 Kids in the kitchen
87 Lisa Scottoline
91 Marta Dusseldorp
109 Olive oil authentication
121 Social Express
OUR DIGITAL EDITIONS
Check out these videos in The
Costco Connection digital editions.
(See page 13 for details.)
INSIDE COSTCO
97 Costco Services: ID protection
Complete ID service offers a suite
of alerts, checks and safeguards
to help give you peace of mind.
99 Services Update
101 Pharmacy Update
108 Buying Smart: Olive oil
How Costco establishes and verifies
the quality and integrity of Kirkland
Signature Italian and Tuscan Extra
Virgin Olive Oils.
By Laura Bode
45 College prep
Plan ahead to assure the best
chances of success when your
child is in high school and
applying for college.
By Christina Guerrero
49 No more manic mornings
Tips to reduce the stress that
can come with getting a child
ready for the school day.
By Salley Shannon
51 Buyers’ picks
Blue lenses, shearling boots
and Play-Doh.
53 Kids and sports
Costco member Ross Flowers
wants to help parents raise healthy,
balanced, happy children in sports.
By Anita Thompson
59 A study in concentration
Creating the ideal study area for your
student is well-worth the effort.
By Jennifer Adams
60 Children as effective patients
It’s never too early to develop kids’
health awareness—how to self-assess and ask the doctor questions.
By Barbara Bronson Gray
61 Diabetes and school
Helping your child and school
prepare for the needs that come
with managing this disease.
By Joseph Hanna
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112 What’s New
117 Special Events
117 Focus On: Kirkland
Signature™ Quinoa
Look for recipes and serving ideas for
the season’s fresh bounty in our advertising
section (following page 74).
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Buying Smart:
Olive oil page 108