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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

being in trouble earlier, no distress signals were sent before she sank. 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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Herbert Clark Hoover 31st President, 1929-1933

Herbert Hoover brought with him to the presidency the reputation for public service as a engineer, administrator and humanitarian. Hoover was born on August 1, 1874 in West Branch, Iowa. His parents were devoted Quakers. After the death of his parents, one at age six and one at age nine, he moved to Newberg, Oregon to live with his mother’s brother. Hoover worked his way through Stanford where he graduated in 1895, with a bachelor’s degree in mining engineering. There he met his future wife Lou Henry. They married on February 10, 1899. After marriage they moved to Peking, China for his job. The Boxer Rebellion broke out in June and July of 1900. The Hoovers risked their lives transporting food and medical supplies to the foreigners walled up in the city. Hoover worked from 1896 - 1914 as a Mining Engineer. During World War I he headed the American Relief Committee which helped Americans stranded in Europe. He then was the head of the Commission for the Relief of Belgium and the American Relief Administration which sent out tons of food and supplies to Europe. He served as the U.S. Food Administrator (1917-18). He was involved in other war and peace efforts. From 1921-28 he served as the Secretary of Commerce for Presidents Harding and Coolidge. In 1928 Hoover was nominated as the Republican candiGDWH IRU SUHVLGHQW RQ WKH ¿UVW EDOORW ZLWK &KDUOHV &XUWLV DV KLV UXQning mate. Hoover ended up winning with 58% of the vote. Herbert Hoover was president during one of the worst economic disasters in America’s history. He was unprepared to take the necessary measures to help the unemployed. Hoover ran for re-election in 1932 but was defeated by Franklin Roosevelt.

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Let It Snow! Decorate With Snowflakes! How does a snowflake form? Snow crystals form in clouds when the temperature is below the freezing point. They are created when water droplets freeze on tiny ice particles. When an ice crystal drops through a cloud, it bumps and hits other crystals which causes each snowflake to form into a unique complex design. There are no two snowflakes that are exactly alike. Decorating with snowflakes is a fun way to make the winter season and holiday times special. Follow the step by step directions to create your very own snowflakes. Try making several to hang and a few to share with your family and friends. What you will need: Paper towel tube, ruler, scissors, glue, ribbon. To decorate: Glitter, paint, pipe cleaners, buttons or beads. Contributed by Rebecca Nechuta of KidzArt

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Coloring Corner Happy Holidays To You! Write about one of the traditions that your family celebrates this holiday season. __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ .LGVҋ :RUOG 1HZV ‡ ‡ ZZZ NLGVZRUOGQHZV RUJ

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The Water Cycle If you get a clear glass of tap water and look closely at it, can you guess how old it is? The water in your glass may have fallen from the sky as rain just last week, but the water itself has been around almost as long as the earth has! Our earth has a limited amount of water and that water keeps cycling around and around. That’s what we call “the water cycle.� This water cycle is made up of four main parts.

1. Evaporation

Condensation: Water vapor in the air gets cold and changes back into liquid, forming clouds. This is called condensation. You can see the same sort of thing at home... pour a glass of cold water on a hot day and watch what happens. Water forms on the outside of the glass. That water didn’t somehow leak through the glass! It acutally came from the air. Water vapor in the warm air, turns back into liquid when it touches the cold glass!

Evaporation: Evaporation is when the sun heats up water in rivers, lakes, and the ocean and turns it into vapor or steam. The water vapor or steam leaves the river, lakes and ocean and goes into the air. With evaporation, we also have transpiration. What is that? Plants transpire. Transpiration is the way by which plants lose water out of their leaves. Transpiration gives evaporation a bit of a hand in getting the water vapor back up into the air.

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2. Condensation Collection: When water falls back to earth as precipitation, it may fall back into the oceans, lakes and rivers, or it may end up on land. When it ends up on land, it will either soak into the earth and become part of the “ground water� that plants and animals use to drink or it may run over the soil and collect in the oceans, lakes and rivers where the cycle starts all over again.

Precipitation: Precipitation occurs when so much water has condensed that the air cannot hold it anymore. The clouds get heavy and water falls back to the earth in the form of rain, hail, sleet or snow.

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What Is Whooping Cough? Kids of today get a series of shots to protect them from getting whooping cough, but some kids will still get it. Babies who have not had all their series of shots are at risk for whooping cough. This is a very serious illness for a baby, and also affects adults ages 60 and older. Whooping cough, which is also called pertussis (pur-tus-is) is a bacterial infection of the respiratory system. This includes your lungs and breathing tubes. Whooping cough got its name from kids coughing a lot and in between coughs, they make a “whoop� sound when they try to take a breath. In 1906, two French scientists discovered the pertussis bacteria and this became the first step to creating a vaccine to prevent this disease. Thousands of children used to get it because it spreads very quickly. Pertussis bacteria can live in the saliva in mouths and in the mucus in noses. It is spread by people coughing or sneezing and releasing tiny droplets in the air that other people breathe in. Colds are caught this way also. The symptoms of whooping cough are similar to a cold but, unlike the cold, whooping cough sticks around and the cough gets stronger and more severe. If the doctor thinks that a child might have whooping cough, they may take a sample of the mucus in the back of their nose. This can be tested in a lab to see if there’s any bacteria in it. They may also order a chest X-ray and blood tests. A child who has whooping cough will need to rest, drink plenty of fluids and eat healthy food. Also, the doctor will prescribe antibiotics to help fight the infection from the bacteria. This will guard from spreading the illness to others. Regular check-ups with the doctor will make sure that the breathing and coughing are improving. Whooping cough can be avoided by getting the pertussis vaccine called the DTaP. The shot prevents two other illnesses — diphtheria and tetanus in addition to pertussis. Today, kids are usually given five doses of it. The first three shots are given while a child is a baby. Another is given when a child is

a toddler and the fifth one is given between ages 4 to 6. And now, doctors want to give another shot when children are around 11 or 12 to make sure he or she is still protected. Washing your hands often and staying away from people who have a bad cough may help you avoid getting the disease.

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Reindeer! The reindeer is a medium sized member of the Cervodae (deer) family. Reindeer came to North America in the early 1900s from Siberia and Norway. Recently, they have been raised on farms in Canada and the United States. Some of the benefits of raising reindeer include the following: They can be raised on the same farm as other deer and livestock. Reindeer are low maintenance, easy handling and relatively disease free animals. They do well in areas that have cold winters and marginal land. Costs for handling facilities and equipment are often lower. But a really unique part of raising reindeer is the demand for them in commercials, parades and other promotional events. They can be trained to pull sleighs and can be ridden. Reindeer can also generate products such as meat, milk, robes, hides and the antlers they shed. Reindeer are about 4 feet tall at the shoulder and 6 feet long. The adult females weigh about 162-187 pounds while the males are 200-220 pounds on the average. Unlike most other types of deer, both bulls (males) and cows (females) have antlers. Even the calves (babies) produce antlers. The antlers are shed each year and regrow. Sometimes the antlers are called “racks.� Reindeer have very wide hooves which helps them move through snow and tundra, a broad muzzle (nose), and thick brown fur. Their thick fur traps air which insulates the reindeer from the cold and help the reindeer float in water. They are strong swimmers and runners. Calves are born between May and June COLOR and grow quickly. They ME! are around 14 pounds when they are born.

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