Still, I find it helpful to give the templates in a software package a look at least, in case someone's come up with something about laying out a particular kind of document that I hadn't thought of. But I do enjoy doing it very much. I use Microsoft Publisher. In the Publisher Wizard you will find a variety of newsletters. Although they may not be targeted at youth, you can change just about anything on them and make them the way you want.
Publisher is a very easy program to learn and use.
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