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In This Picture: a summer monsoon cloud, HOT!, a shark, a water bottle, a rubber duck, a funny hat, a dragonfly, a balloon, a tree leaf and a tennis racquet.

Summer Guide

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Thai Cave R escue! Life of an Immigrant Spotlight on U.S. flag News Highlights page 3

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Letters to Boomer New Arrivals He answers your letters!

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Girl Scouts Offer Every Girl a Great Way and Day to Power UP! Now is the time for every G.I.R.L (Go-getter, Innovator, Risk-taker, Leader)™ to get charged up and feeling powerful! The PowerUP G.I.R.L.s event happens on July 14 and it is free. Girls in grades K–12 throughout central and northern Arizona are invited. This one-day event is a great opportunity to become a Girl Scout!

PowerUP G.I.R.L.s events will be held at over 50 locations between 10 a.m. and noon on this special Saturday. There will be activities, information and more for girls and their families. Staff and volunteers will be on hand to register Girl Scouts and/or to sign up adult volunteers.

Here are a few of the locations where girls and their families can PowerUP: • Chandler Community Center, Room 110, 125 E. Commonwealth Ave., Chandler • Paradise Valley Community Center, 17402 N. 40th Street, Phoenix

• Parsons Leadership Center 1611 E. Dobbins Rd, Phoenix • Queen Creek Library Recreation Annex 21802 S. Ellsworth Rd., Queen Creek • Tumbleweed Park, Cotton Room 745 E. Germann Rd, Chandler • Golden Gate Community Center 1625 N. 39th Ave., Phoenix • North Mountain Visitor Center 12950 N. 7th St., Phoenix • Freestone Recreation Center 1141 E. Guadalupe Road, Gilbert • North Valley Regional Library 40410 N. Gavilan Peak Parkway, Anthem • Peoria Public Library 8463 W. Monroe St., Peoria • Litchfield Park Scout Lodge 253 W. Fairway Drive, Litchfield Park • SMG Hall 6261 N Granite Reed Rd, Scottsdale These are just a few locations for PowerUP G.I.R.L.s events. To find one closer to you, visit www.girlscoutsaz.org.

If you cannot attend on July 14, you can find other information events online, or call the Member Placement Team at 602-452-7040.

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Divers Rescue Thai Team from Cave CHIANG RAI, Thailand—An incredible international rescue effort has paid off, freeing all 12 youths and the coach of the Wild Boar soccer team who were trapped in a flooded Thai cave for weeks!

“We are not sure if this is a miracle, a science, or what. All the 13 Wild Boars are now out of the cave,” the Thai Navy SEALs announced on their Facebook page Tuesday, July 10.

Back on June 23, the team made the mistake of exploring the sprawling Tham Luang cave network in Northern Thailand during the monsoon season. The tunnels extend into the mountain for miles, and the Wild Boars had made it halfway (2 ½ miles into the cave) when they became trapped on a muddy ledge.

Heavy rains completely filled cave tunnels.

On Day 10 of the team’s ordeal, a pair of British cave divers, two of the best in the world, located the stranded players, ranging in age from 11–16, and their 25-year-old coach.

Three Thai Navy SEAL divers and a medic arrived to care for the team, which needed food, fresh water, survival blankets and medical attention. Getting the weakened players and coach out safely required hundreds of rescue workers. Jagged rocks were jackhammered out; powerful pumps ran constantly to lower the water levels, and divers lugged in heavy tanks filled with compressed air along the perilous route out.

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Sadly, a retired Thai SEAL who volunteered to help, died after delivering air tanks for the team.

The team got to write and receive letters while they waited to get out. “Mom and dad, don’t worry about me. I am fine,” a player wrote.

The boys were understandably hungry. “We want to eat many foods and go straight home.” Another player asked his teacher to go easy on the homework.

The coach sent his letter of apology addressed to the players’ parents.

But with heavy monsoon rains expected and oxygen levels inside dropping, the rescue commander gave the order to get the team out. The first four went July 8. Each boy wore a full-face diving mask and was escorted by two Thai SEAL divers with the lead diver carrying the boy’s air tank. The second group went the next day and the remaining four and the coach made their escape on July 10. All are recovering at the same hospital. Mission accomplished!

Hawaii Bans Some Sunscreens to Protect Coral

Island’s coral was bleached, and reefs around Oahu Visitors to the beach are normally careful to put on and Maui also showed substantial bleaching. sunscreen. But soon beachgoers in Hawaii will not be Chemicals are just one reason that bleaching in able to use some popular brands—the state is banning coral occurs. Another reason is over fishing and global sunscreen that contains certain ingredients, chemicals warming which has increased ocean temperatures. that may be destroying coral reefs.

The warmer waters and chemicals Beginning in 2021, Hawaii is have a negative effect on the relaset to impose the ban on suntionship coral has with an important screens that contain oxybenzone type of algae. The coral and algae and octinoxate. These chemicals (zooxanthellae) have a symbiotic may cause bleaching of coral that relationship—the algae grows and can lead to the coral dying. Suncreens with household names lives on the coral and provides it with nutrients. When the algae’s metablike Coppertone and Banana olism speeds up, it becomes toxic Boat use these two ingredients. to the coral. The coral will shed the The bill, passed by Hawaiian algae—thus bleaching as the algae lawmakers in May and signed by Hawaii want to keep certain is what gives coral its color as well Gov. David Ige in July, states that sunscreens out of the ocean. as a food source. oxybenzone and octinoxate “have The sunscreen ban will have some exceptions. significant harmful impacts on Hawaii’s marine environPeople who have a doctor’s prescription will still be ment and residing ecosystems, including coral reefs able to use sunscreen with the banned ingredients. that protect Hawaii’s shoreline.”

Others can use reef safe suncreens that contain minerA 2017 study by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported that over half of the Big als like zinc oxide and titanium dioxide.

Between Flag Day and Independence Day, summer brings out a lot of patriotism and many people put the American flag out on display. You may not think much about it when you see the red, white and blue flying, but did you know that the American flag has a history dating back almost 250 years?

On June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress passed an act establishing an official flag for our new nation. The resolution read: “Resolved, that the flag of the United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new constellation."

While Congress passed the resolution in

1777, there was not a uniform version of the flag in those early years. Most flags were individually sewn and not mass-produced, which led to an inconsistent appearance in flags.

Between 1777 and 1960 Congress passed several different flag acts. They changed the shape, design and arrangement of the flag. Stars and stripes were added to reflect new states being added to our country.

In 1814, it was a large flag with 15 stars and 15 stripes flying over Fort McHenry in Baltimore that inspired Francis Scott Key to pen a poem, now used as our national anthem. After seeing the flag flying over the fort after a particularly challenging battle, Key penned the “Defence of Fort M’Henry,” which later became known as “The Star-Spangled Banner.”

In 1912, President William Howard Taft signed an executive order that clarified what the flag should look like. This was the first time there was a consistent explanation of how the flag should appear.

The current version of the stars and stripes was adopted on July 4, 1960. It consists of 13 horizontal red and white stripes to represent the original 13 colonies. There are also 50 stars, which represent each of the states in the United States.

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Phoenix Brings Zoo to You

by Reporter Natalia Garcia Servin Arizona Desert Elementary

Have you heard about the “Zoo to You” Program?

Imagine sitting in class with animals from the zoo. How about learning about different species of animals and seeing and touching them?

Jamie Alcumbrac, Zoo to You Outreach Supervisor, recently came to Tolleson Elementary School District Summer Camp with animals from the Phoenix Zoo. Alcumbrac is a former high school teacher. She became part of the zoo after working with bears.

According to Alcumbrac, the Zoo to You program has been around for 43 years. Alcumbrac says that schools call the Zoo to You program and schedule a time for the Zoo to come and teach students about the different species of animals.

“The Zoo to You program takes over 300 different kinds of animals, taking only four at a time to schools.

We choose those animals because each school or class wants a different theme”, says Alcumbrac. The Zoo to You program is done all over the city and state.

Alcumbrac says her favorite thing about the program is getting to teach kids about animals.

According to Alcumbrac, the kids’ favorite animal is the snake. Alcumbrac’s favorite animal is the Galapagos tortoise because it lives over 150 years.

For more information about the Zoo to You program, go to phoenixzoo.org.

Adviser: Karen Golden

Life of an Immigrant

by Reporter Andrea Yuriar, Arizona Desert Elementary Yuriar’s husband also had family in California, so My grandparents and their four children they decided to move there and they stayed with immigrated to America in 1990 from Culiacan, another sister-in-law. They moved to the western Sinaloa, Mexico. Lidia Yuriar, my grandmother said it states in 1991. Yuriar said they didn’t have problems was hard and difficult to leave Mexico because she because they already had resident papers. Yuriar had close family still in Mexico. They experienced said resident papers were the hardest to obtain. some complications along the way, but they kept The Yuriars decided to become United States going. citizens so their children could learn with no limits Yuriar is a stay at home mom and grandma. She and have more advantages including health care, has lived in the United States for 28 years now. work and school. “I am really happy I made the Yuriar and her husband decided to move to the U.S. because her husband’s sister was already living there decision to move to the U.S. because there is a lot more opportunities to learn for my children and lots of and they wanted to come and become residents.

Their first move was to Arizona where they stayed advantages,” says Yuriar. with Yuriar’s husband’s brother and sister-in-law.

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AG Bell Convention

by Reporter Elijah D’Addabbo, Red Bird Elementary It was a long ride from my house to a resort in Scottsdale, but I was excited because I was going to get to meet some famous people who I have something in common with.

On the way to the resort, I read about the special people I was going to meet. When my mom pulled into the fancy driveway of the resort, a valet opened our doors and parked our car for us. I knew this was going to be a special day because my mom made me wear my tie! Inside the resort was an event called the 2018 AG Bell Convention. (AG Bell

stands for Alexander Graham Bell.) It was so bright and colorful inside with the most amazing displays of hearing aids and sound amplification devices with nice representatives standing by their tables showing new and improved technology for the deaf and hard of hearing. I was overwhelmed with all the information I was told, but I found the Phonak table!

That’s the brand of hearing aides I wear. The koala bear mascot, Kaci, MORE SPECIAL DAY, page 8 ➧

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News Stories Written by Kids— for Kids Brazil Has Many Sights, Wonders

by Reporter Lucy Despain Homeschool Imagine that you are on the top of a mountain covered in lush, green trees and bushes. Look outward and you can see the waves crashing onto the sandy beach shore.

This is Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Brazil is located in South America. Did you know that Brazil shares borders with 10 out of 12 countries in the continent? It is the fifth largest country in the world. Brazil covers three time zones.

Brazilians are pretty outgoing, so you can make new friends easily! The most popular surname in Brazil is Silva. Brazil is the only country in South America whose people speak Portuguese.

A popular sight when you visit Brazil is the statue of Christ the Redeemer. It is 125 feet tall.

It stands on Mt. Corcovada in Rio de Janeiro. It took nine years to build and is one of the New Seven Wonders of the World.

Dancing is very popular in Brazil. Two of the most well-known dances are Capoeira and Samba. Capoeira is a mix of martial arts and dancing. It is fun to watch solo. The performers are very acrobatic and do many cool tricks. For Samba, dancers dress in very bright, colorful costumes and dance lively. It looks really cool.

A fun fact about Capoeira dancing is that it once was illegal in Brazil!

Animals roam the jungles. A well known one is the three-toed sloth. He lives in hot, humid evergreen forests. Armadillos roll around there, too. The three-banded armadillo in Brazil is one of two armadillos that can roll into balls. Giant otters play in the Amazon and the Pantanal Rivers. They are endangered.

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from Cochlear gave me an awesome book and let me play unlimited times with the giant claw machine!

One of the very special people I was meeting was Justin Osmond. His father, uncles and aunt are the famous musical Osmond family. Osmond has a 90 percent hearing loss, but after years of speech and listening therapy, he now speaks clearly with the use of amplification technology. Even with his hearing loss he has an amazing music career, a family, college education and he tours the world sharing his story to inspire children like me with hearing loss, to achieve their dreams. Osmond sat at the table with me and looked me in the eyes and told me,” Elijah, you can be anything you want! You will do great things!” He also shook my hand.

I told him that both my grandmothers had a crush on his uncle Donny and have enjoyed the music of Donny and Marie since they were teens. One of my grandmothers even has a Donny screen saver on her phone!

I also met Elena LaQuatra. She is a journalist who lost her hearing when she was 4, due to bacterial meningitis. She now wears Cochlear implants and I had a blast with her.

She wanted me to show her how to do the dance called the floss but I was too shy.

More Brazil Brazil’s cuisine is wonderful.

Yum! Stop by a food stand for a tasty snack! Feijoada is black beans, rice, and a variety of meats.

Coxinha is a golden fried chicken snack. Brazil has lots of fruit, too.

Some are bananas, soursop, and papayas.

Brazil is a magnificent place to visit. There’s wonderful food, dancing, landmarks and more.

Brazil is awesome. If you have the chance, you should go!

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I reget a little not doing the floss dance cause I am pretty good at it.

The last special person I met was Megan Swanson. She is an actress, producer and pageant winner. She has had a hearing loss since birth.

I left the convention inspired! I am inspired to do anything I want to do now that I have met some really special people that encouraged me and showed me that they did it and told me I can,c too, even with some hard obstacles in the way.

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Be Sure to Practice Pool Safety

by Reporter Axel Terrazas, Porfirio H. Gonzales Elementary Summer is here! Many people look forward to taking a nice cool dip in the pool. Before taking that dip, there are swimming pool safety rules to follow.

Larry Subervi, Captain with the Phoenix Fire Department, was a firefighter in the Air Force and loved the career. Subervi has been with the Phoenix Fire Department since 1999.

According to Phoenix Fire, there have been 27 incidente (drownings or near drownings) in Phoenix this year. That includes all ages. Each year there are 10 to 20 deaths from drowning, the highest year having 26.

“Children under the age of 5, are the most common age for accidental drowning deaths,” says Subervi.

According to Subervi, some of the most common rule for pool safety are: A. Appropriate Supervision. Kids should be watched by an adult who is a strong swimmer with no distractions—someone who is not on the phone, watching tv, or drinking alcohol.

B. Barrier Devices. Pools should have fences, locks, and a secure area that young children cannot access.

C. Classes. CPR for adults and swimming classes for children are the key to keeping everyone safe.

“Toys should be immediately removed after they are done being used. Toys left in a pool can encourage a toddler from going in to grab it. Also, pool toys should never be used as a life safety device,” says Subervi.

For more information about pool safety, go to www.phoenix.gov/parks/pool/ pool-safety.

Adviser: Karen Golden

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or e-mail your letters to boomer@bearessentialnews.com Dear Boomer, YAY! I went to Camp Cruz in May for a week, sponsored by the Arthritis Foundation.

Yours truly, C.W.M. Sounds awesome, C.W.M.!

Sleepover camps are an adventure, especially up in the hills of Mayer, Ariz. near Prescott! What were some of your favorite camp things to do up there?

Your buddy, Boomer Bear Dear Boomer, My favorite place I went to this summer was Lake Havasu.

Your friend, H.W. Hey, H.W. It certainly can be broiling hot up in Lake Havasu, but you can just jump right in for a swim. Beside that, did you and your family check out London Bridge and maybe hike SARA Park on your vacation?

Fun in the sun!

Boomer Bear Dear Boomer, This is my first time writing to you, so I’m going to let you know me better!

My name is D.M., and my teacher is Ms. Glass. My birthday is Oct. 4.

Rainbow Magic books are my favorite, and my fave color is baby blue. I have no pets, but I had three pets. I want to be in gymnastics, but my favorite sport is soccer. I’m turning 9 in October.

Sincerely, D.M. Dear Boomer, This is my first time writing to you, so I’m going to let you know me better!

My name is D.M., and my teacher is Ms. Runge. My birthday is April 27.

My favorite book is “Dead City” and my favorite school subjects are math, social studies and science. My favorite colors are pink and blue. I have no pets, but I had three. When I grow up, I want to be dance teacher. My favorite sport is basketball. I’m 12.

Sincerely, D.M. Dear D.M.’s, Thank you for your illuminating letters to me! You sisters sound just super. I’m Boomer, the coolest polar bear in the desert, and this is my newspaper, Bear Essential News, which is going to start celebratin’ a very big birthday come fall.

Stay tuned! Boomer Bear Hi, Boomer!

My favorites are Geronimo Stilton books because they are fun mysteries.

Your friend, S.E. Boomer, My favorite book is “Sharks” because I love sea animals.

Yours truly, I.W. Dear Boomer, My favorite books are Harry Potter or Percy Jackson.

—H.W. Such great summer reads!

Beside swimming, my favorite thing to do on summer break is to catch up on my reading. It’s a time when I can choose the books, magazines or newspapers I want to enjoy.

I haven’t read Stilton, so maybe I will this month. Being a polar bear, I’m the only species of bear considered a marine mammal. Harry Potter and Percy Jackson are great fantasy adventure books.

Keep on reading! Boomer Bear

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K9 Hard at Work on the Force

by Reporters Shadai Wilson, Sheely Farms Elementary & Jayden Rodriguez, Arizona Desert Elementary How would you like to catch a kidnapping suspect? Toby the K9 did that. Mike Miller, police officer for the Goodyear Police Department and K9 handler, comes from a family of police officers. Miller started in law enforcement in 1992.

According to Miller, none of his family were K9 handlers, so he wanted to be something they were not. He has been working with K9s for 11 years.

Toby is a Malinois. He looks similar to a German Shephard. Miller has had Toby for three years. A typical day for Toby is always busy and there is always something to do.

Miller says his best memory with Toby is catching a kidnap suspect.

Miller communicates with Toby through Dutch commands. Toby eats regular dog food. He is not allowed to eat human food because Miller says with Toby not eating human food, he will walk past it in a house. Toby is 3 years old and will remain on the force

until he is 8 to 10 years old.

According to Miller, the advantage of a K9 being on the force is, “When the boots go in, the paws go first to protect the police.” Miller says, “It is the best job in law enforcement!”

Adviser: Karen Golden

‘Catching Fire’ Keeps Katniss Fans Hungry for More

by Reporter Alyssa Gutierrez, Apache Elementary “Catching Fire” by Suzanne Collins is the second book of the Hunger Games series. This book tells us about the 75th Hunger Games and how the Quarter Quell changes Katniss Everdeen’s life.

I liked how the author was able

to make me feel what Katniss was feeling, but through words. For example, I felt very concerned when Gale had to go through the whipping and Katniss went in the middle of it.

It’s interesting how the story includes descriptions of other tributes/ victors actions, but also explanations of how they knew Katniss and Peeta because of the 74th Hunger Games.

Katniss and Peeta try to learn about the other tributes. They find out how Haymitch (mentor and victor) won the 50th Hunger Games.

The book can be for ages 11–17 because it has some deathly/bloody details that younger kids might find disturbing.

I give this book a 5 out of 5 for its great conclusions and ideas that make it very interesting.

The book is an amazing story of Katniss Everdeen the “Girl on Fire” and forever the “Mockingjay.”

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Don’t miss the mountain lion cubs in the nursery!

Visitors can come out and view these native newborns on display inside Wildlife World’s Baby Animal Nursery. Wildlife World’s expert hand-raising and veterinarian team has reared dozens of diverse species, including rare and endangered felines like ocelots, jaguars and tigers. And now you can see the team raising the mountain lion cubs!

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Adventure Land

Baby Bison Joins the Zoo Family!

Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium & Safari Park welcomes a beautiful baby bison. The calf is on exhibit with its mother & herd in the Adventureland section of the zoo. The calf is a month old and both the youngster and mother are the traditional brown color.

The father is a white bison, which is considered spiritually significant by the Native Americans.

The bison, also known as buffalo, is the largest terrestrial animal in North America, weighing an average of 2,000 pounds and standing over six feet tall.

Buffalo can run at speeds of 40 mph and have four times the strength of an ox!

Surprisingly, these animals are great swimmers!

At the entrance of Adventureland, guests enjoy a large black bear and bison exhibit. From there, they encounter dozens of new species from North, Central and South

America. Coming face to face with Arizona’s native wildlife is a great way for guests young and old to learn the importance of maintaining a healthy ecosystem and about the animals that live here!

Wildlife World’s native bobcat kitten continues to be cared for inside the baby animal nursery! The Bobcat population is threatened due to habitat loss, disease, automobile accidents and hunting.

With more than 600 species & 6,000 animals, there are always new arrivals at Wildlife World!

Other babies include Austin the reticulated giraffe, Arizona’s first marine mammal, Sunny the Sea Lion, black swans, warthogs, red river hogs, a variety of primates, like red-handed tamarins and DeBrazza monkey, and other youngsters throughout the park.

For more information: 623-935-WILD (9453) or visit us on facebook, Instagram or Twitter @zoowildlife, and wildlifeworld.com

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Mining Experience

Find your way through the maze to the Wildlife World Aquarium!

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Your answer for cool fun from the hot Arizona sun!

For a cool adventure, explore four aquarium buildings: • The Diversity of Life in Water • The Wild and Wonderful • Predators • River Monsters & more than 80 exhibits.

Aquarium is open from 9 a.m. till 7 p.m.

Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium & Safari Park is located at 16501 W. Northern Ave., Litchfield Park, AZ (SE corner of State Route 303 and Northern Ave.) We’re open seven days a week, 365 days a year, including all holidays. Zoo exhibits are open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. (last zoo admission is at 4:30 p.m.) Aquarium exhibits are open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Daytime admission includes access to the zoo, aquarium and safari park.

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