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Thailand Since 1961, the Elephant Roundup has been held on the third Saturday in November in Surin, Thailand. This area is known for its elephants, and the people that live in Surin are skilled at capturing them and training and taming them. Each year, more than 100 elephants participate in the round-up. They play games of soccer, carry logs and play tug-of-war against human teams. They also have a parade of elephants through the city.
Guatemala On Nov. 1, Guatemala holds the Kite Festival of Santiago Sacatepequez. The children work on the elaborate giant kites for many weeks and fly them in the cemetery each year on Nov. 1. Legend has it that many years ago a magician told the people that they could get rid of evil spirits by flying kites. The spirits are supposed to be afraid of the sound of the wind against the paper kites.
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This month we celebrate Thanksgiving. It’s a tradition that was started more than 350 years ago by the settlers who founded Plymouth colony. A lot has changed in our Your friend, country since the pilgrims landed. Guatemala You can read about some of the historical people and places that helped shape our country and make it the wonderful place it is today in this issue. You can even find out what it’s like to work in a really cool museum! That’s a place where history really comes to life (but hopefully not at night!) The Pilgrims celebrated the first Thanksgiving in 1621 because they were thankful for a successful harvest. What are you thankful for? Your friend,
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Did you know that a starfish isn’t really a fish? Even though it has fish in its name, the starfish (also called the Sea Star) isn’t a fish at all. It’s an invertebrate, which is the same group to which the sea urchin and the sand dollar belong. An invertebrate doesn’t have a backbone, but a fish (a vertebrate) does. About 1,600 species of starfish exist, and they live in all the oceans of the world. Most starfish have a central body and five arms, but some have 50 arms! Some can even grow a new arm if they lose one. They can grow from half an inch to more than three feet across. And, some of them are really big. Some species, like the Midgardia xandaros, have really long arm spans, up to four-and-a-half feet. One of the biggest starfish in the world, Thromidia catalai, lives in the South Pacific and Indian Ocean and can weigh up to 13 pounds. Starfish are spiny on the upper part and can be in shades of red or orange, but also brown, blue or grey. Underneath, they have a mouth in the center of the body and tube-like suckers on their arms that allow them to move along the ocean’s floor. Eyespots on the tips of the arms are sensitive to light and help the starfish find food. Most species of star fish are predators that eat mollusks, like clams, oysters and snails. While some species of starfish live to around 10 years old, some
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Be Thankful for History As we celebrate Thanksgiving in November, it’s a good time to learn more about history. When the pilgrims arrived in America on the Mayflower in 1620, they were determined to establish a new land where they could worship and live free. There are many historic places and figures along the way to the establishment of that free country, the United States of America. Here are just a few places that you may want to learn more about and maybe even visit one day.
Plymouth Rock, Plymouth, Massachusetts In 1609 a group of Pilgrims left England and moved to Holland searching for religious freedom. They prospered there, but didn’t want their children to grow up with the Dutch way of life. They decided to travel to the New World. They set sail on the Mayflower in 1620 and formed the Plymouth Colony. These are the same Pilgrims that celebrated a successful harvest with their Indian neighbors in 1621.
Plymouth Rock is the traditional site where the Mayflower Pilgrims were thought to have landed in 1620. Today, Plymouth Rock is part of Pilgrim Memorial State Park. From the end of May to Thanksgiving Day, Pilgrim Memorial is staffed by park interpreters who tell visitors about the history of Plymouth Rock and answer questions.
George Washington’s Home, Mount Vernon Mount Vernon was George Washington’s home when he was alive. George Washington, Commanderin-Chief of American forces in the Revolutionary War and the first President of the United States, and his wife Martha Washington lived at Mount Vernon for more than 40 years. Situated along the Potomac River in Northern Virginia, Mount Vernon is now the most popular historic estate in America. Mount Vernon consists of a 50-acre plantation, a mansion and more than a dozen original structures. You can also visit Washington’s Tomb, a working blacksmith shop and a four-acre demonstration farm where you can learn about what life was like when George Washington was alive — and maybe even get to help!
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The Smithsonian Museums, Washington, D.C. The Smithsonian complex is a wonderful place to learn about history. Founded in 1846, the Smithsonian is the world’s largest museum and research complex. It consists of 19 museums and galleries, the National Zoological Park and nine research facilities. The Smithsonian Institution was established with funds from James Smithson (1765-1829). He was a British scientist who left his estate to the United States to found “at Washington, under the name of the Smithsonian Institution, an establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge.” He left more than half a million dollars for the U.S. to create the institution, and he had never even been to America! Now we have wonderful museums such as the American History Museum, American Art Museum, the Air and Space Museum, the Natural History Museum and many more. The Smithsonian museums and the National Zoo are free to visit and are open every day except Christmas Day.
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the Native Americans used to play called stickball. For them, the game was a way for men to show how powerful and strong they were without having to fight. Many times, men from the village would bet things like horses and spears or land. Sometimes different tribes would play against each other in order to settle arguments without having to fight. These stakes made the games very important, so they performed many rituals before they played. The men would dress as though they were going to war, and the medicine men would bless them and then act as coaches
throughout the game. Soon the Europeans who had moved to America saw the native people play lacrosse and started playing similar games. The equipment Native Americans used was similar to what is used today. They used balls and sticks except their balls were made of wood or deer skin, and their sticks were more like giant spoons. They did not have netting. Today the balls are made of rubber, and the sticks include nets at the end. Also, players today wear pads; Native Americans just wore war paint. The goal of the game is to move the small rubber ball into the other team’s goal.Players use their sticks to pass the ball all the way down the field. The defense players on the team use their sticks and bodies to defend their goal from the other team. The game is usually played outdoors, but some places have indoor lacrosse fields. Lacrosse is a fun and healthy way to spend time outside with friends. It can help you appreciate other cultures and stay fit and active all year long. Find out more about this exciting game at www.uslacrosse.org.
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Kids Who Bully, Beware As the kids came into the “Cool Kind Kid” class, Ms. Gilmour greeted each with a question. To Tanner, Nicole and Rudy she asked, “Are you tough enough to be kind?” To Carmen, Stephen and Truman the Dragon, she asked, “Are you cool enough to be KIND?” The kids all looked at her funny, since they hadn’t even said “hello” yet. She then said, “Hello,” to each child and waited to hear how they would respond. Each one said, “Hello,” to Ms. Gilmour and replied, “YES!” “Yes, I am!” Yes, me, too!” Tanner looked at her and said, “I know what you’re doing. You are challenging us so we can challenge other kids.” Rudy added, “If we don’t believe in the challenge, how can we get other kids to be part of it?” “Right on,“ added Stephen. Ms. Gilmour smiled and said, “You are so smart.” Truman was thinking about Ms. Gilmour’s challenge to the kids here and how excited they got when she asked if they were cool and tough enough to be kind. “It can’t be too hard to get kids onboard,” Truman said. “I think we should focus on the bullies first.” “I agree,” said Nicole. “If we can get them onboard, we won’t have to worry about the kids being bullied because it will stop.” Carmen added, “And we won’t have to worry about the ones who see bullying and don’t do anything because there won’t be any bullying to watch.” Ms. Gilmour then asked another question. “Why do you think some kids bully or are bullies?” Truman thought about that and said, “I like that you said ‘some kids bully,’ meaning they don’t do it all the time. They may do kind things sometimes, too.” Rudy offered, “Calling them ‘bullies’ is no different from them calling other kids fat, skinny, dumb or any mean name.” Ms. Gilmour added, “That is putting a label on someone, which can lead to the bullying.” Tanner said, “No one can be a bully all the time. They have to be nice sometimes.” Nicole tilted her head, and looked like she was figuring out something when she said, “We need to find out what makes someone do hurtful or bullying things. We need to let them know it’s okay to be kind. I think they all need a friend.” Stephen shared, “I know a kid who bullies because he is bullied in his neighborhood by older kids. I try to be his friend.” “My friend’s dad bullies him, so he thinks he’s showing how tough he is when he bullies. But I know it hurts him. I can show him that being tough is really about being kind,” added Rudy. Truman stood up and said, “Kids who bully, beware! The Cool Kind Kids are going to be your friends! We are going to show you that you don’t have to bully. We’ll help you see that you can be tough and cool just by being kind.” Everyone was excited to begin the challenge.
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Spacecraft’s Signal a Multi-purpose Container One of the really neat things about an ice cream cone is that the cone not only holds your ice cream, but when the ice cream is gone, you can eat the container. There are other inventions like this, in which something created to serve one purpose can also function for a completely different purpose. One of these inventions is the way spacecraft that explore the solar system communicate with Earth. They use radio signals. The signal is a stream of radio waves. Radio waves are a form of light we can’t see. However, NASA’s big, sensitive dish antennas on the ground can “see” them. But to send information like images and temperature readings, the spacecraft’s transmitter changes — or “modulates” — the radio signal. The signal is thus made to carry all kinds of information gathered by the spacecraft’s cameras and other instruments. But besides being a “container” for all the important information from the spacecraft’s science instruments and internal workings, the signal itself can be used directly to do science experiments. For example, say the spacecraft is near Mars, as Mariner 4 was in 1965 when this type of radio science experiment was first tried. When Mariner 4 went behind Mars (as seen from Earth), there was a moment when the signal just grazed Mars’ surface. For that short time, Mars’ thin atmosphere changed the signal a little bit as it passed through. Before that, no one had accurately measured the properties of Mars’ atmosphere! Since then, scientists have set up many clever experiments on many different space missions using only the spacecraft signal itself, plus the ability of the big Deep Space Network antennas to “see” it. This radio science technique is used to learn about the atmospheres of planets, moons and even the Sun. Spacecraft signals are also used to measure the mass of solar system objects and how gravity varies on different parts of the object and even to test Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity. Learn how NASA’s Deep Space Network can communicate with faraway spacecraft 24 hours a day by playing the “ Uplink-Downlink” game at http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/dsn-game. This article was written by Diane K. Fisher and provided by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, under a contract with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
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A Museum What’s It Like To Be a... CuMuseum ratorCurator? ? This month, I’m learning all about history. I’ve discovered that one neat way of learning about history is by looking at old photographs. Shannon Perich is a curator of the Photographic History Collection at the National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C. Her dad was in the Air Force so she traveled all around and lived overseas twice when she was a kid. She lived in places where she didn’t speak the language so she had to use her eyes to figure out what was going on, like looking at tapestries in castles to understand the history of that area. She thinks that experience probably has a lot to do with her interest in culture and her love of photography. She spoke with Kidsville News! about what it’s like to be a curator at a museum. Truman: How do you become a museum curator? Perich: As far as education, you need to have a subject you are really interested in. For me that was photography, and then history. It might be any other field, like science or art. You need a four-year college degree. Depending on what kind of museum work you do, you might need a PhD (which is an advanced college degree that gives you the title doctor — but not like the one you see when you are sick). I have a masters’ degree in museum studies. So you have to have a subject you really like and learn how to do research in all kinds of different places. The Internet is a great resource, but you need to use other sources like archives, and research may even be reading old letters. You need to have a lot of curiosity about the world. On a daily basis, you need to be flexible — whether creating an exhibition or doing research, you have to ask a question and follow that line of inquiry. But if you don’t get the answers you need, you might have to retrace yourself and ask different questions. You have to like reading old books and journals and newspapers — even manuals. You have to be able to sit and think for a long period of time. I think curiosity is the number one thing you need to work to a museum — you’ll figure out how to get to the end of your question and keep asking questions, because you are interested in what you are doing. Truman: When, and why, did you first become interested in this profession? Perich: I was at the University of Arizona and I did an internship at the Center for Creative Photography, where Ansel Adams left his archives. (Ansel Adams was a great American photographer. To find out more about him, check out www.anseladams.com.) I was getting a degree in photography but didn’t think I was a very good photographer. After doing that internship, I knew I wanted to be a museum curator. Being a curator allows me to look at great work, collect it, talk about it and tell other people why I thought it was cool and why it matters. After that I came to Washington and got a master’s in museum studies at George Washington University and did an internship at the National Museum of American History, where I now work. After my internship, I was working in a film docu-
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mentary company, and the museum called and asked if I wanted a job, and I said yes. I’ve been here 16 years. Truman: What do you do every day? Describe a typical day on the job. Perich: One of the best things is that I don’t have a routine. It depends on what projects I’m working on. If I’m collecting, I might be doing research and talking with a donor. If I’m working on an exhibit, I might be writing, picking objects or working with designers, editors, the conservators and project managers. If there is one thing that I get to do every day, it is that I get to think about why photography matters to us. Even with
Shannon Perich gives a lecture on portraiture, sharing research, the Smithsonian photography collections and her enthusiasm for the history of photography.
a task like just improving collections storage, I get to hold photographs and hold history in my hands. Truman: What’s the hardest part of your job? Perich: I have more ideas than I have time to research. There are lots of wonderful stories to be told, which take a lot of time and energy to tell. There’s just more stories to tell than I can tell in a lifetime. That means there is room in this field for lots of people, for others to come in and tell the stories that they want to tell. Truman: What’s the best part of your job? Perich: Other than for history to be real every day, I get to work with wonderful, smart, creative people. From generous donors who want to leave a legacy and share history, to my colleagues who are so smart. The Smithsonian is a place where people really love their jobs. We are working for the visitors who come to the Smithsonian, but even for people who may never come to the capitol. We are collecting for posterity, preserving our history for those people who are to come down the line so they have a better understanding of who we are today. Truman: Why do you think it is so important to preserve things from the past? Perich: There are several reasons. One is to tell future generations about who we are — that’s collecting stuff now. Another reason is to study the
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past. We try to be neutral, but it’s very emotional. By collecting different kinds of materials we can begin to understand things in a different way, by looking backwards. Rather than just listening to how people tell a story, the objects may tell a different kind of story. The way that we live our lives, is often through a series of historical events — a whole history that lies behind that. By understanding what came before we better understand the present. Truman: History is really fascinating and there are so many interesting things in your museum. What is your favorite thing in the museum? Perich: It depends on what day of the week it is. One of my favorite objects is a snap-shot album put together by an African-American woman in the 1950s in Los Angeles. She used a wallpaper sample book and glued the photos on those colorful pages. She kept nearly every photograph that came back from the drugstore, whether it was a good photo or not. We can feel as though we traveled through her world with her. The wallpaper gives us a sense of the colors and patterns available for home decorating. Some of the things we can’t see in the black-and-white photographs, like what color of wallpaper would’ve been in that photograph. She went to the opening of Disneyland and has photos of that, so through the photo we get to participate in a little piece of history. Even though it’s one woman’s life history, it relates to all of us. We can relate to backyard picnics, birthdays and going to the beach. That woman in the 1950s is not really that different from how we are today with the things she loved and cared about. Truman: What is your favorite hobby or thing to do when you are not working? Perich: I love to bake cookies. Cookies make people happy. I also like to make cyanotypes, a kind of photography but you don’t need a camera or a darkroom. You put a special emulsion on different papers and fabric, and lay different items on top, and then put it out in the sun. Then just wash it in a water bath. My kids (9 and 11) and I like to make those together. Truman: What advice would you give to kids who are interested in this profession? Perich: Internship. Internship. Internship. Volunteer. Volunteer. Volunteer. You can’t get enough hands-on experience to know all the different parts of working in a museum. There are lots of jobs visible to the public, but many that aren’t. There are a lot of jobs in museums, even if you don’t want to specialize in one area. An internship will allow you to learn what you like and what you don’t. Also, now when you are doing research projects for school, don’t forget to call a museum and ask to interview a curator. Visit the museum and look at real bugs, bones, baseballs. I decided very early on that I wanted to do a job that made me happy and that I enjoyed. I love my job. I love coming to work and learning about history. Whatever job one does, I think you should take pride and pleasure in it.
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Barnabas House: More than just a shelter; Here to help our homeless. Imagine you don’t have a home or you are about to lose your home; No place to go after the end of your school day. For some kids and their families that is a very real problem. Many times through no fault of their own, circumstances have come together and now they need to leave their home. Scary huh? That’s not why I’m talking to you today. I want you to know there is hope and help here in the North Country. It’s call Barnabas House! The other day I had the honor to speak with Mr. Joe Selenski the Executive Director of the only homeless shelter in our region. I’ll call him ‘Pastor Joe’ because not only does he run the shelter he is the Pastor for the Lifeway Community Church, one of the major sponsors of Barnabas House. Pastor Joe is a very nice and caring man and as we spoke I could see how each and every one of the people he helps mean so much to him. Pastor Joe told me about some of the ways people and families become homeless. He said that sometimes if there is a divorce or separation and one parent leaves home, for a short time they may not have any place to stay. Sometimes the loss of a job or sudden expenses can cause a family to not have enough to pay their rent. He told me that something like having your electricity shut off can cause a landlord to ask the family to move out. That’s where Barnabas House can really help cut through all the red tape of Social Services and get a family a warm place to stay really quickly. Pastor Joe also said it’s very private so Mom’s and Dad’s don’ have to worry about that. “The most important thing is to get the family settled into a home as soon as we can”, he said. Pastor Joe went on to explain how different homelessness is here in a country-small town setting as a compared with the homeless that we all think of who are in the big cities. He said there will always be some people in the cities who are now, and will most likely always be homeless. But here in our area homelessness is something that happens to normal people. He said with the proper help these people can very shortly get back on their feet and become good neighbors and tax paying citizens once again. I was so happy to hear that because I have been in a big city and I saw people sleeping in doorways. That’s not going to happen to anybody in our area; there are just too many people who care. Pastor Joe told me most of the homeless he sees are married men who have become ‘disconnected’ from their families. He told me of those 4 out of 5 are veterans. I worried that they were the soldiers coming home from the wars now, but he said actually most of them are from the Vietnam War that ran from 1965-1975. That was a time in our history when a lot of people did not like the war and they were not very nice to the soldiers when they came back. That’s just another good reason to
always tell a veteran ‘Thank you for your service’. It really means a lot to them to know we appreciate that they have served our Country. Pastor Joe said that Barnabas House is able to help these veterans find the agencies that can help them too. Pastor Joe told me that most of the funding comes from donations from people like you and me and of course our donations to The United Way. That’s the really cool thing about the United Way, donations from all over the region can help these people, because the United Way collects all of our donations and distributes to the 41 partner agencies. Those agencies are the ones that impact the lives our friends and neighbors. That’s what it means to Live United! This is a great example of what people can do when they GIVE, ADVOCATE & VOLUNTEER ‘The United Way! One last thing Pastor Joe wanted to make sure everyone understood, if someone you know becomes homeless, tell them to go to Social Services. Tell Social Services ‘I am homeless and I need a place to stay TONIGHT!’ Winter is coming and everyone needs a warm place to sleep. Pastor Joe and the nice people at Barnabas House are here to help in anyway they can. If you know someone who needs help contact Pastor Joe at Barnabas House, PO Box 495, Malone, NY 12953. Phone 518-521-3754
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the stuff of scarecrows) 6. "Born" companion (and homophone of the theme of this crossword) 7. What a doughnut gets when dipped in coffee 9. Burgers pan-fried between slices of sourdough or rye: Patty ____ 10. Cubes tossed among cukes, tomatoes and lettuce 13. Braided bread served during the Jewish sabbath Parents Down 1. Flaky member of the bread 14. Healthy muffin grain family with a French name 15. White grains atop foccacia 2. Oliver Twist's respectful 16. Pretty witty: Homophone request for additional of corned beef lover's bread: "Please, ___, can bread I have some more?" 19. Bit a biscuit (and then 3. Sweet pet name for one's chewed and swallowed it) heartthrob: Honey ___ 21. It's whites, brushed on 4. Natural material woven to dough, make the top make a bread basket (or crispy
the oven 18. Canned fish that makes a tasty 15A 20. Tangy pickle pieces that can spice up a lunch 22. When the jelly asked the biscuit, "Who is your maker?" The biscuit said sweetly, "Of course, it's the ____" 23. Lunch that looks like it's relaxing on a 3D
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Trying to Decide about Raw Milk? Developing a healthy lifestyle is a process with many decisions and steps. One step you might be thinking about is adding raw milk to your diet. Raw milk is milk that has not been pasteurized to kill harmful germs. Germs include bacteria, viruses and parasites. It’s important to understand the risks of drinking raw milk, especially because you may be hearing claims about the supposed “benefits” of raw milk. Maybe you want to eat less processed food, or maybe you’ve heard that raw milk contains more of certain nutrients than pasteurized milk. Perhaps you’ve heard that raw milk can even prevent or solve various health problems. For some people, buying raw milk is one way they try to support local farmers and sustainable agriculture. It is important to know that milk can be a very efficient home for bacteria and other germs. When milk is pasteurized, some bacteria remain in it, but the disease-causing ones are killed. Pasteurization is the process of heating milk to a high-enough temperature for a long-enough time to kill disease-causing germs. Harmful germs usually don’t change the look, taste or smell of milk, so only when milk has been pasteurized can you be confident that these germs are not present. To ensure that milk is safe, processors rapidly cool it after pasteurization, practice sanitary handling and store milk in clean, closed containers
at 45 degrees Farenheit or below. You can’t look at, smell or taste a bottle of raw milk and tell if it’s safe to drink. Make the best decision for the health of your family. If you want to keep milk in your family’s diet, protect them by not giving them raw milk. Even healthy adults can get sick from drinking raw milk. If you’re thinking about drinking raw milk because you believe it has health benefits, consider doing some more research. The Real Milk Campaign has a formal rebuttal to the FDA’s viewpoint and can be found at realmilk.com. The Weston A. Price Foundation states that “… compared to 30-50 years ago, dairy farmers today can take advantage of many advancements that contribute to a dramatically safer product including pasture grazing, herd testing, effective cleaning systems, refrigeration and easier, significantly less expensive, more accessible and more sophisticated milk and herd disease testing techniques.” Talk to your doctor, a nutritionist or your child’s pediatrician before making significant dietary changes or if you have questions about the debate between raw versus processed milk.
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November is a time when we celebrate National Shelter Appreciation Week. Animal shelters are found all over our region because there are so many cats and dogs that need help. You know what a shelter is; it’s a place where animals can live while they are waiting for their “forever” home. Shelters are also called the SPCA. That stands for the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Animals come to a shelter for all sorts of reasons. Sometimes their family cannot afford to feed and care for them or maybe they had to move to a place that doesn’t allow pets. That happens a lot with older people who might get sick and need to go to a hospital or nursing home. Other times some people can be very mean and hurtful to their animals; so caring people and law enforcement officers move the animals to a shelter for their safety. Finally sometimes cats and dogs have litters (that’s the word for a batch of kittens or puppies) and the mama doesn’t have home so the local animal control officer or a concerned caring person takes all of them to the shelter where they will be safe until they find new homes. At the shelter there are lots of nice people who care for the cats, dogs, kittens and puppies. They make sure they get to see the doctor, called a veterinarian (say: ve-tə-rə-ner-ə-ən) if they are sick. They keep them warm and dry and fed and loved until you or I stop in looking for a new pet. Then they make sure that the person who adopts them will take very good care of them. You can imagine that all those animals need lots of love and attention. The people who work at the shelter are very good at that but they can always use a helping hand. I have lots of friends who volunteer at the shelter. They might walk dogs or play with cats or help clean out the area where the animal stays. There are even more people who donate money to cover all of the expenses involved with caring for and housing these animals. Some very nice people and businesses hold fundraisers to help bring in this much needed money. One such fundraiser is being held in Elizabethtown on November 15th at Egglefield Bros.Ford. The Ford Motor Company told Egglefield Bros.Ford that they will donate $10 for the first 50 people who come into the showroom that day. Ford told Egglefield Bros. that they could give the money to any charity they wanted. The nice people at Egglefield Bros.Ford decided to give the money to the North Country SPCA. The NCSPCA is building a new shelter to house all the surrendered, abused and abandoned animals in Essex County. Not only is Ford giving $10 but Mr. Egglefield will also donate $10 for the first 100 people that stop by! Wow! That means the animals could get $1,500 if all of us visit Egglefield Bros.Ford in Elizabethtown that day! All of these donations will go toward the completion of the new shelter. It’s going to be a wonderful place for all the cats and dogs and should be open by March 2013. I can’t wait to visit and be one of the volunteers to help the animals. A really cool idea might be to think about how you can volunteer as a family, or maybe as part of your Girl Scout or Boy Scout troop. It’s a great way to help! But first remember you can help the animals just by bringing Mom, Dad, Grandma, Grandpa or any other adult to Egglefield Bros.Ford in Elizabethtown on November 15th! See you there! Your friend,
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P.S. Be sure to tell Mom and Dad that when they come to Egglefield Bros. Ford on November 15th they can also enter to win a brand new car! Or to win a trip to Los Angeles, Ca. to see a taping of American Idol!!!!! I just learned of another fundraiser this one is for the Elmore SPCA on November 17th; Pottery For Pets! Now here is two ways you can help! Truman
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Thanksgiving has always been a favorite holiday of mine. I love that all the family gets together and there is football to watch and we take the time to remember what we are thankful for but my absolute favorite thing is of course the big dinner with all the trimmings that we sit down to eat together. This year I wanted to talk to you about the importance of food handling safety, not just at Thanksgiving but all year long. Even though our food supply is among the safest in the world there are some really nasty germs that still find their way onto our food. Some arrive on food sources like meat, fish or poultry, like our Thanksgiving turkey. Some of the germs are on the fruits and veggies we buy and still more find their way to our food right from our hands or by placing shoes and WE WASH OUR HANDS backpacks on the same counter our family uses to prepare our meals! YUK! TO KEEP THEM CLEAN . . . The good news is with just a little preplanning we can keep ourselves safe from all of those creepy THE CLEANEST HANDS germs that are tying to make us sick. YOU’VE EVER SEEN! What do you think is the number one thing that each and everyone one of us can start doing today to USE SOAP AND WATER reduce the amount of bacteria in our food and homes? That’s right! WASH OUR HANDS!!!! But if you don’t THAT’S THE WAY TO CHASE THOSE wash properly that bacteria can still survive. Here’s what to do… Use warm water and soap and rub your YUCKY GERMS AWAY! hands together; the front, back and between the fingers for the time it takes you to repeat TWICE That takes about 20 seconds. Not too long when you consider all the good it does! Because not only will it help with food bacteria it is going to help keep away cold and flu germs! I call that a “2fer” (two for one). Back to keeping us safe at our Thanksgiving meal. Here is the safe way to thaw and handle our turkey. Always wash hands with warm water and soap for 20 seconds before and after handling the turkey. Never defrost a turkey on the counter! Turkeys can be thawed in the refrigerator or in cold water. The refrigerator method is the safest, keep the bird in the original packaging and place in a shallow pan allowing 24 hours of thawing time for EACH 4 to 5 pounds. That means a 12 pound turkey will take 3 DAYS to thaw! Once you have the turkey in the oven remember to clean anything that it touched with clean soapy water, counter tops too! Always make sure to cook the turkey completely the best way to know it’s reached the safe temperature of 165°F is with a meat thermometer. Mom needs to insert the meat thermometer into the thickest part of the thigh, not touching bone. Stuffing should be prepared and stuffed into the turkey immediately before it’s placed in the oven. Cooked inside or outside the bird, all stuffing and dressing recipes must be cooked to at least 165 °F. Never allow the stuffing to stay in the bird; our old friend bacteria can grow quickly in there. After dinner we all need to help get the leftovers in the refrigerator within 2 hours and use the leftover turkey, stuffing and gravy within 3-4 days. If you’ve had all the turkey you want for a while then put the leftovers directly in the freezer cooked turkey keeps for 3-4 months that way. When using leftovers, reheat the foods thoroughly to that magic 165 °F or until hot and steaming; bring gravy to a boil before serving. Always be careful not to leave cold spots if mom is reheating in the microwave. Bacteria hides here too! I cannot wait to see my family this year, but even if it’s just you and your Mom or Dad or whoever is your family, it’s still a special day just because you are all together! Oh! And did I mention to always wash your hands before and after handling food????? Have a Safe and Happy Thanksgiving! Your Friend, Truman Inspired by www.holidayfoodsafety.org... graphics by www.fightbac.org/campaigns/holiday-food-safety Core curriculum…Students will use an understanding of the elements of good nutrition to plan appropriate diets for themselves and others. They will know and use the appropriate tools and technologies for safe and healthy food preparation. Students will apply principles of food safety and sanitation.
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Wreck-It Ralph November 2
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You’ve never seen an animated comedy as wacked out as Wreck-It Ralph. Characters from all sorts of video games — old and new — come together in this funny story about a game character named Wreck-It Ralph (voiced by John C. Reilly). Ralph is tired of being the bad guy in the video game where he has lived for a very long time. Fix-It Felix is the “good guy” in the game who fixes everything Ralph breaks. So many years of being the bad guy has put Wreck-It Ralph in need of breaking out once and for all. Ralph escapes to discover all shapes and sizes of characters from other video games. If you think you’re up on your old-school video games, Wreck-It Ralph will test your knowledge. Sarah Silverman performs the voice of Vanellope von Schweetz, a feisty little girl that Ralph promises to save from the “Sugar Rush” game she inhabits. Rated PG for some rude humor and mild action/violence. 92 minutes. (Walt Disney Pictures)
Rise of the Guardians November 21 November is the month for animated characters from different settings to get together for a shared cause. Santa Claus (voiced by Alec Baldwin), the Easter Bunny (Hugh Jackman), the Tooth Fairy (Isla Fisher), and the Sandman need the help of Jack Frost (voiced by Chris Pine) to help them conquer an evil spirit named Pitch (voiced by Jude Law). Pitch wants to take over the world. Pitch and his army are set to use fear as their greatest weapon against kids. Our gang of fearless Guardians will let nothing stand in the way to “protect the hopes, beliefs, and imaginations” of children all over the world. Santa will have to use his sleigh to battle against Pitch if he’s going to be able to deliver presents on Christmas Eve. Rated PG for thematic elements and some mildly scary action. 90 minutes. (Sony Pictures Animation)
ON DVD Cinderella November 20 Disney’s animated version of the popular children’s fairy tale “Cinderella” has charmed audiences for more than 60 years. It’s a movie that just never gets old no matter how many times you watch it. In a faraway kingdom long ago, Cinderella lives a happy life until her father dies. Cinderella’s stepmother Lady Tremaine isn’t very nice. In fact, she’s down right wicked. Lady Tremaine makes Cinderella do all of the work around the house, while she lets her own children play. Cinderella’s only friends are the cute little animals that live around the estate. Across the kingdom, the King plans a fancy dress ball to find a bride for his son,
Brave November 13 10th century Scotland’s rugged highlands provide the lush setting where an independently minded girl, Merida (voiced by Kelly Macdonald), comes face to face with her destiny. The princess-to-be is the daughter of King Fergus (voiced by Billy Connolly) and Queen Elinor (Emma Thompson). Historic tradition calls for a competition to decide which of the amusingly ugly local men Merida will marry. Redheaded Merida has a few ideas of her own. The headstrong lass uses her expert archery skills to tip the games in her favor. A misunderstanding with her mother sends Merida searching for a magical remedy to her problems. Kelly Macdonald gives her spritely young character plenty of gutsy Scottish charm in this instructive story about a child’s relationship with his or her parents. It’s a lesson works both ways. Rated PG. 93 mins. (Disney-Pixar)
the Prince. Cinderella’s Fairy Godmother comes down and casts a spell that allows the beautiful Cinderella to go to the party, but she will have to be home before midnight when the spell wears off. Filled with great songs and terrific imagery, Walt Disney’s Cinderella is a truly magical animated movie for kids of all ages. Rated G. 75 minutes. (Disney)
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Here’s a treat no kid will leaf behind. Made with store-bought piecrust dough, these leaves are filled with chocolate and peanut butter chips – but try jam and cream cheese or chocolate chips, walnuts and mini marshmallows, if you prefer. Instructions 1. Heat the oven to 375°. Whisk one egg with a teaspoon of water and Ingredients set it aside. 2. On a floured surface, roll out a prepared piecrust so that it’s about • 1 egg inch thick. Use a large leaf-shaped cookie cutter (ours is 4½ inches • 1 teaspoon of water wide) to make as many dough leaf pairs as possible. 3. For each pocket, spread about 4 teaspoons of mini chocolate chips • Prepared pie crust and peanut butter chips on a leaf, leaving a ½-inch margin at the edge. Brush egg wash onto the edge, place a second leaf on top and • Mini chocolate chips press the edges to seal. • Peanut butter chips 4. Brush the top with egg wash and sprinkle it generously with raw sugar. Bake the leaves on a parchment-covered cookie sheet until • Raw sugar their edges are just beginning to brown, about 12 minutes. Let • Flour for work surface them rest on the sheet a few minutes before moving them to a cooling rack.
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In 1584, Sir Walter Raleigh sent English explorers out looking for a place to settle in the New World. What Philip Amada and Arthur Barlowe found was a beautiful place that is known as Roanoke Island, located on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. It is named after the Roanoke Indian tribe that lived there when the English explorers first landed. What appeared to be a happy landing soon turned into a mystery that people have discussed for almost 400 years. In fact, the story is so interesting that North Carolina author Paul Green wrote a play about it called The Lost Colony. Every summer for the past 75 years, more than 100 actors, dancers, technicians and singers come together to tell the story of The Lost Colony at Waterside Theatre in Manteo, N.C., which is located on the state’s Outer Banks. The play tells the story of the colony and the mystery surrounding it. More than 400 years ago, Sir Walter Raleigh sent 117 men, women and children from England to settle on Roanoke Island. He named John White the governor of the new community. White’s daughter and son-in-law were part of the settlement, too. By the time the ship landed on the North Carolina coast in the summer of 1587, there was no time to plant crops so they would have food for
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the winter. The ship quickly left for England to get more supplies. White went on the ship, even though his daughter had just given birth to a daughter — Virginia Dare. Virginia was the first English child born on American soil. It was three years before White returned to Roanoke Island, and what he found was heart breaking. The settlement was abandoned. He found the word “CROATAN” carved in one of the walls of the settlement and the letters “CRO” carved in tree near the town. White and his crew were hopeful that the settlers were okay and that they had joined the Indians at Croatan further inland. Before anyone was able to search for the colonists, a hurricane came through and damaged the ships. White was forced to return to England. He tried and tried but was never able to return to American to look for his family. Other people who searched for the colonists were never able to find out for certain what happened to the settlers at Roanoke Island. To this day, historians are still trying to solve the mystery. Sources: www.roanokeisland.net/attractions and www.roanoke-island.com/history.html.
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