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Schoolcraft

Community Library For the past 20 years the Schoolcraft Community Library has been hosting an event called Battle of the Books. The program was introduced to the Schoolcraft area of the via former Schoolcraft Community Library Director, Bobbi Truesdell.

It began very small with 7 teams participating from grades 4, 5 and 6 from Schoolcraft, Vicksburg and Portage. It has grown over the years both in numbers and in enthusiasm. This year, the program has 36 teams, 223 students and about 61 adults and young adults serving as coaches.

The program is now coordinated by Schoolcraft Community Library Director, Faye VanRavenswaay, and moderated by Sunset Lake Vicksburg teacher, Jenny Taylor. With the help of scores of volunteers and staff members, Battle takes place at the Schoolcraft High School Performing Arts Center. It is a day filled with energy, excitement and knowledge and it’s all about BOOKS!!

But what is Battle of the Books? Locally, it is a program where children from 4th-6th grades from Schoolcraft, Vicksburg, and Parchment schools read in teams of 5-7 students for about 3 months from a list of 12 pre-

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selected books and then come to “battle day” to answer questions and accrue points. The books represent a variety of genres and reading levels. These teams of students are coached by parents, grandparents, teachers, and even former Battlers. This year ‘Battle Day’ is divided into 4 Preliminary Battles and 2 Semi Final Battles. At the end of the day the 4 teams that have accrued the most points will go on to the Grand Battle on Thursday, Feb. 19th at 7 pm. at the High School Performing Arts Center.

Everyone is invited to attend. Be prepared to be amazed as participants dazzle the audience with their knowledge about books!

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Tobey Elementary Every month students at Tobey Elementary are recognized for following the TOBEY Way. The TOBEY Way is the set of behavioral expectations that have been set forth for the entire elementary community.

These students are selected by consistently exceeding expectations.

The students are honored at a breakfast each month that parents and family attend. Here are the Tobey Tigers for this year:

Did you know that over a million young people experience homelessness in the US every year?

One item they often request? A pair of jeans.

Portage West Middle School students work with Aeropostale and dosomething.org to collect used (but wearable) jeans to distribute to local homeless shelters.

Jeans are the perfect item to donate. They can be worn multiple times between washes, can be dressed up or dressed down, and provide a sense of normalcy to the person wearing them.

In 2014 WMS was one of the top 75 schools in the country with the students collecting 427 pairs of jeans! They accept any size (infant adult), any color, but they must be denim. Clean out your closets and bring your donations to the Student Leader room during the week of January 19-22.

With New Glove Dryer, Let it Snow, Snow, Snow You’ll most likely be spending your next Snow Day outside where you can enjoy an unexpected day of freedom. That means plenty of sledding, snowmen, skiing, snowballs and snow angels. And soggy mittens!

Not anymore. Karen Smoots lives in Portage and has two sons, Collin, 11, and Nolan, 8, who like to play outdoors in all kinds of weather. She says she spent years trying to get her sons’ gloves and mittens dry once they came inside. She tried turning them inside out and propping them on registers but they always fell over. When she put them in the dryer, the outsides would dry but the inside would still be wet when her sons wanted to go outside again.

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The dryer is made and sold in Michigan and is available at 31 stores in the state. Locally it is sold at Lee’s Adventure Sports, The Edge, and Second Childhood in Portage; and at D&R Sports Center and Tulips Little Pop Up Shop in Kalamazoo. It sells for $24.95.

There’s nothing like putting warm, toasty gloves on your hands before going outside during a Michigan winter!

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Lions Lions live in the savannah and are the second largest cat species in the world after the tiger. The average mail lion weighs around 400 pounds, while the average female weighs around 290 pounds.

The heaviest lion on record weighed a shocking 826 pounds!! The lion is also the tallest of the large cats, reaching an average of 2 inches taller than the tiger. Lions usually are a sandy color, but can vary from a reddish to dark brown coat. Male lions are known for their thick manes.

Lions are commonly found in the southern and eastern parts of Africa, but one species of lion is found in Asia. Lions usually live 10-14 years in the wild, but up to 30 years in captivity. A cross between a lion and tiger also exists. This hybrid is called a liger and tigons.

Lions are very social compared to other cat species and often live in groups called prides. The pride consists of five to six females their cubs, and possibly two males, led by one male. Male lions spend their time guarding their territory and their cubs. In a pride, the female lions, called lionesses, primarily do the hunting together.

The lionesses hunt at night as they are generally nocturnal.

They are smaller and more agile than males. But since their prey is still generally faster than them, they use teamwork to bring an animal down. Fanning out, they form a semicircle, with the smaller, weaker lionesses herding the prey towards the center. Then the stronger females knock the animal down and make the kill. Lions don’t usually chase prey, because they can’t run for a long period of time. When they do run though, they can run as fast as 50 mph!

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one another by roaring. Both males and females have a very powerful roar that can be heard up to 5 miles away.

Lions are carnivores. Their prey includes antelopes, buffaloes, zebras, young elephants, rhinos, hippos, wild hogs, crocodiles and giraffes. But they also sometimes eat smaller prey like mice, birds, hares, lizards, and tortoises. The male will eat first, than the females and lastly the cubs.

• Did you know that lions are the national animal of Albania, Belgium, Bulgaria, England, Ethiopia, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Singapore? They are a very important symbol in human culture.

• Lions are actually great swimmers! They are some of the only cats to have this skill.

• When lions walk, their heels don't touch the ground.

• Each adult lion needs 10-15 pounds of meat every day.

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Lions & Tortoise & Bears, Oh My! Ever seen a lion up close?

Would you like to?

Yasmin Pirbhai, 11, has seen lions in the wild and she wants other kids to see them too. She recently raised over $5,000 for the Binder Park Zoo so they could bring a new lion exhibit to the 433-acre park in Battle Creek.

Last year the zoo announced they would be asking people in the community to donate to a campaign to raise three million dollars for the new exhibit. The name of the Zoo’s campaign is called, “Lions, Tortoise and Bears, Oh My!” Binder Park Zoo is home to over 600 animals and has one of the largest giraffe herds in the country.

Yasmin spent three months going door-to-door, mailing brochures and talking to people about the lions and the zoo. When she was finished, she had raised over $5,000 for the Lions! Her parents matched her donation with a $5,000 check and they wrote a grant to Bank of America to match with another $5,000. The total raised through Yasmin’s efforts is over $15,000.

“I wanted to help share lions with other kids because I’ve had the opportunity to see lions in the wild,” says Yasmin. “I knew it was a good cause and that a lot of people would want to donate. It was an amazing feeling raising money for the Zoo.” Yasmin says the people she talked to were excited about the new lion exhibit and that many of them donated to her cause. She also learned that not everyone knows about Binder Park Zoo and she liked spreading the word about the fabulous facility with them.

New projects that are finished include a new Aldabra tortoise exhibit and American black bear exhibit.

It won’t be long and you will be able to see lions up close, thanks to Yasmin’s hard work. The zoo says they are still taking donations for the Lion exhibit. They expect to build it this year.

To donate to this campaign, visit the Zoo’s website at www. binderparkzoo.org/lions or via mail at 7400 Division Drive, Battle Creek, MI 49014.

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Yasmin Pirbhai, 11, presents a $5,000 check to Binder

Although known as the king of Park Zoo President and CEO Diane Thompson, money the jungle, the lion’s main habitat she raised to help bring a new lion exhibit to the zoo. is in fact the African grasslands.

Once common in Africa, Asia and parts of Europe, this animal is now a protected species. Lions now live in the wild only in remote areas of Africa and India that have remained undeveloped. Numbers are down to an estimated 47,000 from nearly 100,000 in the mid 1990’s and from nearly 400,000 in 1950! The best hope for the lion’s survival lies in well-managed zoos, national parks and game reserves.

The Binder Park Zoo lion exhibit will be made up of a grassy meadow with a water hole reminiscent of the African plains. The enclosure is designed to include a rock formation, which provides sheltering dens for the animals as well as a close-up viewing blind for visitors to observe the lions face-to-face through a glass wall.

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Play The Cello!

The violoncello, almost always abbreviated to cello, or 'cello (the c is pronounced as the ch in "cheese"), is a bowed stringed instrument and the lowest-sounding member of the violin family. A person who plays a cello is called a cellist. The cello is popular in many capacities: as a solo instrument, in chamber music, and also as a foundation of the modern orchestral sound.

The cello is larger than the violin or the viola but smaller than the double bass. Like the other members of the violin family, the cello has four strings. It is played in an upright position, held by the knees of a seated musician, resting on a spike called the endpin. The player draws the bow horizontally across the strings, making them vibrate and producing sound.

The cello developed from the bass violin, first used by Monteverdi. The invention of wire-wound strings around 1660 in Bologna, allowed for a finer bass sound.

Bolognese makers used this new technolCOLOR ogy to create the cello, a somewhat ME! smaller instrument than the bass violin and suitable for solos due to the timbre of the instrument and the fact that the smaller size made it easier to play virtuosic passages.

Around 1700, Italian players popularized the cello in northern Europe, although the bass violin continued to be used for another two decades in France and England.

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Coasting Down the Hill Frosty is the morning; But the sun is bright, Flooding all the landscape With its golden light.

Hark the sounds of laughter And the voices shrill!

See the happy children Coasting down the hill.

There are Tom and Charley, And their sister Nell; There are John and Willie, Kate and Isabel Eyes with pleasure beaming, Cheeks with health aglow; Bless the merry children, Trudging through the snow!

Now I hear them shouting, "Ready! Clear the track!"

Down the slope they're rushing, Now they're trotting back.

Full of fun and frolic, Thus they come and go.

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The SS Edmund Fitzgerald, A Michigan Built Freighter The SS Edmund Fitzgerald was an American Great Lakes freighter.

She was built by Great Lakes Engineering in River Rouge, Michigan.

When she was launched on June 8, 1958, she was the largest ship on North America’s Great Lakes at that time and she remains the largest to have sunk there.

For seventeen years, the Fitzgerald carried taconite iron ore from mines near Duluth, Minnesota to iron works in Detroit, Toledo and other Great Lakes ports. She set seasonal haul records six times.

One of her captains, Peter Pulcer was known for playing music day or night over the ship’s intercom system while passing through the St. Clair and Detroit Rivers (between Lakes Huron and Erie). He also entertained spectators at the Soo Locks with a commentary about the ship!

The Fitzgerald was 729 feet in overall length.

She could carry 25,400 tons of cargo and go at 14 knots or about 16 miles per hour. She had a crew of 29.

Carrying a full cargo of ore pellets with Captain Ernest M. McSorley in command, the Fitzgerald embarked from Superior, Wisconsin, near Duluth on the afternoon of November 9, 1975. She was going to a steel mill in Detroit. Joining a second freighter, the SS Arthur M. Anderson, the two were caught in the midst of a severe winter storm on Lake Superior on November 10, 1975. The wind was hurricane-force and the waves were up to 35 feet high. Shortly after 7 p.m., the Fitzgerald suddenly sank in Canadian waters 530 feet deep.

They were approximately 17 miles from the entrance to Whitefish Bay near Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. Even though the Fitzgerald had reported

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The last message Captain McSorley sent to the SS Arthur M. Anderson was “We are holding our own.” All of the crew perished.

The Fitzgerald is among the best-known vessels lost on the Great Lakes but she is not alone on the Lake Superior seabed in that area. In the years between 1816, when the Invincible was lost, to the sinking of the Fitzgerald in 1975, the Whitefish Point area has claimed at least 240 ships.

Gordon Lightfoot (a song writer) made it the subject of his 1976 song called “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.”

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Cross Country Skiing For Kids!

Cross country skiing is a fun winter sport that is easy to get involved in, especially when you live in a place that gets lots of snow! The snow can be in a school field, your back yard or some trails. Cross country skiing also has many health benefits. It is an aerobic exercise and works the muscles in your legs, back, chest and stomach. Plus, its a fun social activity with your family and friends.

The equipment you need includes a set of skis, poles, warm clothing and boots. Make sure your warm clothing is also waterproof!

The following paragraphs offer some information on techniques, but the most important advise is to make sure you take lessons from a qualified instructor before you begin.

At first when you are learning how to cross country ski, make your outings short distances. You'll naturally end up using a technique some people call the "shuffle". It involves nothing more than sliding one ski ahead of the other, and repeating the entire process over and over again. Without even thinking about it, you'll be pushing off with a kick stride, moving forward with a glide stride, and vice-versa. At the same time, you'll intuitively use your poles for balance and to help push yourself forward with every stride. It's very easy to do, and you will get in the swing of things after five or ten minutes. What's more, you'll fit in with the many skiers who show up at popular trails on sunny weekends and use nothing more complicated than this shuffle technique.

Going up hills: Once a hill gets too steep, you will have to use the herringbone technique. You do this by pointing the tips of you skis outwards and walking up the hill. The trick to successfully using this technique is to make sure the inside edge of the ski is angled down. This allows the edge to dig into the snow giving the necessary traction to walk up the hill. Don't forget to simultaneously use your poles to help push you up the slopes and hills. It's called the herringbone technique because it leaves a herringbone pattern in the snow. You will probably find it awkward the first time you use it, but you'll get used to it after a while.

Going down hills: Going down a long gentle slope is fun and easy.

Keep skis in the tracks and enjoy the ride. But coming down a relatively narrow trail on a steep hill can be scary and dangerous. Under these conditions, it is important to use the snowplow technique to reduce your speed. You do this by keeping the tips of the skis pointed inwards. Again, the trick to successfully using this technique is to keep the inside edges of the skis angled downwards. This allows the edge to dig into the snow and maximize your breaking power. As a beginner, you should start applying the snowplow technique at the very top of a hill before you have had a chance to pick up too much speed.

If you do find yourself going down too fast, your only option may be to sit down.

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The Importance Of Washing Your Hands Have you ever heard your parent’s say, “Did you wash your hands?” This is a very common question that most kids have heard and it is an extremely important question to ask. Handwashing is a great way to prevent infection and stop the spread of germs. It’s a simple habit to learn. Sometimes you do it without thinking and sometimes, we’re in such a hurry that it’s forgotten.

Not good... Do you realize that if you wash your hand properly, it helps you to avoid being sick? Let’s explore this a little further.

Throughout the day, everyone accumulates germs on their hands from all types of surfaces like direct contact with people, contaminated surfaces, foods, animals, door knobs, telephones, toilets, and more. Everyone touches a lot of “things” everyday. If you don’t wash your hands regularly, you can infect yourself with these germs when you touch your eyes, mouth or nose.

Infectious diseases that are spread through hand-to-hand contact are colds, flus, infectious diarrhea and several more.

Inadequate hand cleaning or hygene also contribute to food-related illness such as salmonella and E coli infection.

What are proper

Wash Me! handwashing techniques? Good hand washing includes washing your hands with soap and water or using an alcohol-based sanitizer if you can’t use soap and water.

Hand Washing Procedure: • Wet your hands with WARM running water and apply soap.

Lather well.

• Rub your hands together for at least 15 to 20 seconds making sure you do both the front and backs of your hands, between your fingers and under your fingernails.

• Rinse your hands well.

• Dry your hands with a clean towel or disposable towel.

• Use a towel to turn off the faucet.

When are the best times to wash your hands?

• Before eating or touching food.

• After using the bathroom.

• After blowing your nose or coughing.

• After touching pets or other people’s animals.

• After playing outside.

• After visiting a sick friend or relative.

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Cookin’ Fun Tater Tot Casserole Puppy Chow NOTE: This snack is NOT for puppies or dogs. Please do not feed it to them. Chocolate is very harmful to our animal friends. This snack is for people only!

2 cups chocolate chips 1 (15 ounce) box Crispix or Rice Chex 1 cup peanut butter 1/2 cup margarine 3 cups confectioners' sugar Heat the chocolate chips, peanut butter and margarine on HIGH in a glass bowl in microwave until melted — mix well. Then combine cereal and chocolate mix. Stir until completely coated. Place the confectioners' sugar in a bag, add the cereal mix, and shake to coat. Spread the mixture on wax paper. Let stand until set.

Rules For The Kitchen!

1. Always ask an adult if you can use the kitchen.

2. Have all the ingredients before you start.

3. Wash your hands before you touch food.

4. Wear an apron or towel to keep your clothes clean.

5. Always clean up when you are finished.

1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef Salt and pepper 1 small onion, diced 1 can cream of mushroom soup 1 can cream of chicken soup 1/4 cup water 2 cans vegetables (carrots, peas, corn, green beans or mixed) 1 small bag Tater Tots Pat the raw ground beef into bottom of 9 x 13-inch pan. Sprinkle with salt, pepper and onion. Mix together soups and water and pour this over ground beef layer. Drain the vegetables well, and add over the top. Put Tater Tots on top and bake at 350 degrees F for 1 hour.

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The Dragon Dance: Happy Chinese New Year!

Dragons are one of the most admired of legendary creatures. In some cultures dragons are evil, fire breathing creatures that destroy. However, a Chinese dragon is a kind, caring creature that represents life and good fortune.

The Chinese use dragons in their art, literature, poetry, architecture and in many of their songs.

There are other countries such as Korea and Japan who admire this kindly dragon, too. Can you guess what the difference is between the Chinese, Korean and Japanese dragons? Just count the dragon's toes. Of course, you have to get really close to see.

The Japanese dragon only has three toes on each foot. A Korean dragon has four toes and the Chinese dragon has a total of five toes on each foot.

The Chinese people use the image of the dragon in many Chinese festivals, including their Chinese New Year celebration. The Chinese people will observe the Chinese New Year on February 19, 2015.

Did you know that the Chinese use a dragon in their New Year’s activities? An event called the Dragon Dance is a spectacular tradition for the Chinese people. The Dragon Dance uses nine or more dancers to carry, over their heads, a large colorful, festive dragon. The dance signifies the end of the year and welcomes a new start. The Dragon Dance is believed to drive away evil spirits and bring good luck and fortune to the people. The Chinese dragon is a fascinating creature in the Chinese culture.

Creating art using themes and ideas from other countries is a fun opportunity to learn about our culturally diverse world. Have fun creating a beautiful Chinese dragon!

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1. Draw a straight line in the center of a vertical paper. Leave some space on each side.

2. On the top of the line, draw two half circles leaving a small space between. Draw a smaller half circle inside for dragon pupils.

3. Draw a curved “v” shape starting at the ends of the original straight line.

4. Connect with the “V” shape and draw upside down “v”s to create a dragon forehead.

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5. Starting at the ends of the original straight line, draw two curved lines downward to begin creating the dragon’s nose.

6. The end of the dragon’s nose is created by drawing a large oval shape. Add two small oval shapes for nostrils.

7. Add a large shallow “U” shape under nose for the dragon’s chin. Make dragon teeth using “v” shapes.

8. Finish the top of the dragon’s head by adding an interesting shape over the forehead “V” shapes. Add details and fill with color. Red, golden yellow, black, and blue are great colors for a Chinese dragon. Be creative!

Cut out the dragon’s face.

Create legs and feet. Add streamers for a festive mask or add a body and a tail. Do a Dragon Dance with your Chinese dragon!

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Rutherford B. Hayes Our 19th President (1877- 1881)

Rutherford Birchard Hayes was born in Delaware, Ohio on October 4, 1822. His father died two months before his birth. He was raised by his mother and her younger brother. Hayes ended up graduating from Kenyon College as valedictorian of his class. He then graduated from Harvard Law School in 1845 and became a successful lawyer. His opposition to slavery drew him into the Republican Party.

He married Lucy Ware Webb of Chillicothe in 1852. She was a graduate of Cincinnati’s Wesleyan Women’s College. She was the first wife of a president to graduate from college. They eventually became the parents of eight children.

Hayes offered his services when the Civil War began to the State of Ohio. He saw a lot of action during the war and rose to the rank of Major General. He was wounded in action during the war.

While still in the Army, Hayes was elected to Congress but didn’t take his seat until the Union had won the war.

Hayes was voted governor after his work in Congress. After being elected to a third term, the Republican Party chose him as its’ presidential candidate. He won the election only after a special commission had to decide on disputed electoral votes. He won by one vote. Since his election was so tension filled, he secretly took the oath of office on a Saturday, March 3, 1877 at the White House.

Known for his honesty and fairness, he renewed the respect for the presidency. After one term as president, he retired to his home called Spiegel Grove, in Fremont, Ohio. From there he gave his time to help veterans receive their pensions, improved conditions in prisons and promoted education for all children.

He died at the age of 70 in 1893.

Some of his key events while in office: • Reconstruction of the South ended in 1877. He withdrew Federal troops from the South. This was as a result of the compromise that came about from the deadlocked presidential election of 1876.

• Resumption of the Specie Act. This act enforced the redemption of U.S. dollars tendered after January 1, 1879 with gold.

• Civil Service Reform. In 1877, President Hayes issued an exec-

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utive order that barred all federal employees from taking part in political activities.

• President Hayes signed a bill that, for the first time, allowed women attorneys to be allowed to appear before the United States Supreme Court.

Interesting Facts: • Of the five presidents who served in the Civil War, Hayes was the only one to be wounded.

• Arriving in San Francisco on September 8, 1880, Hayes became the first president to visit the West Coast while in office.

• Hayes was the first president to graduate from law school.

• Mrs. Hayes was known as “Lemonade Lucy” because she refused to serve alcohol in the White House.

• The first White House telephone was installed by Alexander Graham Bell himself during the Hayes administration!

• The first Easter egg roll on the White House lawn was conducted

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