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RAISING AMAZING KIDS...BUT GUESS WHAT? +ARATE IS EVEN BETTER FOR ADULTS
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Dear Parents, I have got to be the luckiest man in the world. For the last 13 years I’ve had the opportunity to touch the lives of hundreds of families and their children, developing the behaviors, habits and character traits to become high achieving, successful and happy children and leaders! While our kids program is well known, many still do not know about our “Adultâ€? program. I have discovered that adults are just...big kids! Most are just as messed up and just hide it better. Things like shyness, lack of conďŹ dence, lack of self-control/discipline, stressed out, out of shape or out of energy. Especially you Moms! You are wired to be “nurturersâ€?. You take care of everyone else ďŹ rst. The problem is there is nothing left for you in the end. Our parents have found that if they just take a little bit of time for “themselvesâ€? they are signiďŹ cantly better spouses, parents, employees and people! In order to live your fullest life in today’s crazy competitive world you have to be much like a “high performance athleteâ€?. You must be at your “peakâ€? every day in all four of these areas: 1. Physical Fitness - You need ENERGY and lots of it. You can also be ďŹ t without being healthy. How do you feel when you get up in the morning? Excited, or just want to stay in bed? 2. Mental/Intellectual Fitness - it is a human need to learn, progress and grow? What book are you reading? What new skill are you learning? What is stimulating your mind right now? 3. Emotional Fitness - Your state? Happy and thankful? Complaining, worried and depressed? This area is the most overlooked but can either fuel or drain your energy. 4. Spiritual Fitness - This has little to do with religion or going to church. How do you nurture and develop your soul? How do you feed who you are? How do you make yourself “feel goodâ€?? A big part of this is being
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While all 4 of these are great reasons for adults to do karate, here is the best reason: The “EDGEâ€?. “Life begins at the edge of your comfort zone!â€? in today’s world it is too easy to be a part of the ‘rat race’ and just go through the motions of everyday life. It is like “Groundhog Dayâ€?. If your life just seems to be: wake up, go to work (or take care of the kids and house), come home, lay on the couch, watch TV, fall asleep, repeat - then you just may have lost your edge. As humans we need, no we thrive on growth, variety, competition and challenge. We need it - it feeds the spirit! We need to feel alive! While most of us can’t play in the NFL or go to the Olympics there is something similar and just as powerful that every adult has access to becoming a ‘black belt’. Every single day we push our adults to their edge physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. There is nothing like a coach yelling at you and teammates urging you on! I say it is much like riding a rollercoaster with 12 of your craziest friends. So don’t let the kids have all the fun! I am making February “Parent Monthâ€? and I am so conďŹ dent that karate can change your life I am doing someting I have never done before - Your ďŹ rst 90 days of lessons are on me! But make sure to watch for more special classes and special offers. Are you ready for the challenge? All you have to lose is a few pounds, old habits, old routines and an old life! Are you ready to get back your EDGE?
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Volleyball! Volleyball has become a very popular sport. The game was invented in 1895 by William G. Morgan. He was a teacher at a YMCA in Holyoke, Massachusetts. He combined parts of other sports like tennis, baseball, basketball and handball to create a new game played indoors. Morgan borrowed the net from tennis and raised it six and a half feet above the floor. It was different then compared to what it is today. At first, you could have as many players as you wanted on a team. There were nine innings per game with three outs per inning. There was also no limit on the number of hits of the ball on each side of the court.
Here are the modern rules of today: •Volleyball is played by two teams of six players on a court divided by a net. Three players are positioned in the front row and three are in the back row. • The object of the game is to send the ball over the net so that the opposing team cannot return the ball or prevent it from hitting the ground in their court. • Each team has three hits to attempt to return the ball over the net to the other team. • The ball is put in play by a serve that is hit by the server over the net to the opponent. • When the receiving team wins a volley, it gains the right to serve, and the players rotate one position clockwise. • When the serving team wins a volley, it wins a point and the right to continue serving. • The player who rotates into the back-right position will serve the ball. That player must stand behind the serving line when serving the ball. The server
can use their hand or arm to hit the ball. The ball must go over the net and fall within the boundary lines on the opposing team's side. If the serving team wins the point, then the same player will continue to serve the ball. • A game is played to 21 points or some other agreed upon number. The team that wins the best two out of three games wins the match.
Terms and Lingo Ace - When the ball is served to the other team and no one touches it. Sideout - When the team that served the ball makes a mistake, causing the ball to go to the other team. Roof - When a player jumps above the height of the net and blocks the ball. Dig - When a player makes a save from a very difficult spike. Kill - When a team spikes the ball and it ends in either a point or a sideout. Volleyball is a fun sport that is easy to learn and can be played in a gym, at the beach, or on grass. Playing volleyball will help improve your cardio, flexibility, balance and coordination. It is also a great sport to learn about teamwork. Most schools have a volleyball team or you can also find leagues for kids at your local community center.
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HARRY S. TRUMAN 33rd President, 1945-1953
Harry Truman was born in Lamar, Missouri on May 8, 1884. He grew up in the city of Independence and prospered as a Missouri farmer. He loved to read and was taught by his mother. He was also an excellent piano player. Truman was educated at local grade and high schools and in 1923, he attended two years of law school. During World War I, as a member of the National Guard, he went to France as a Commander of his Field Artillery unit. When he returned he married Elizabeth (Bess) Virginia Wallace and opened a store in Kansas City. They had one child, Margaret. He was very active in the Democratic Party. He became a senator in 1934. During World War II, he headed the Senate war investigating committee and saved as much as 15 billion dollars checking into waste and corruption. He became Vice President under President Roosevelt and on April 12, 1945, when Roosevelt died, he became president. During his term as vice president, he received no briefing on the develpment of the atomic bomb or the problems regarding Soviet Russia. These are items he found out about when he became president. When Japan refused to surrender, Truman along with his consultants and advisors, ordered the dropping of the atomic bomb on Japanese cities that were devoted to war work. Two of these cities were Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Japan surrendered quickly after that. He presented Congress with a 21 point program that proposed expansion of Social Security, a full employment program, a permanent Fair Employment Practices Act, public housing and slum clearance. This program became known as the Fair Deal. In 1947, when the Soviet Union pressured Turkey and threatened to take over Greece, he asked Congress to aid these two countries. Thus came the Truman Doctrine. President Truman implemented the Marshall Plan, which was named for his Secretary of State, George Marshall. This plan stimulated the economic recovery in western Europe. Russia blockaded the western part of Berlin in 1948 and the United States created an airlift to supply Berliners with food and other supplies until Russia backed down. President Truman negotiated a military allliance to protect Western nations in 1949, which was called the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. This was a group of countries that promised to help protect one another. Harry and Bess Truman on In 1950, when the Communist government of their wedding day. North Korea attacked South Korea, a struggle
started. Truman ordered troops to South Korea to help stop a communist invasion. He retired at the age of 88 to Independence, Missouri and died on December 26, 1972.
Fun Facts: • One of President Truman’s famous sayings was, "If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen." He meant you need to take responsibility for what you do. • Harry Truman and his future wife Bess Wallace were the only President and First Lady to graduate from the same high school. • President Truman gave many speeches over the radio to the American people. That way everyone could hear important news from him. Most people did not have televisions yet. • He really liked to read. By the age of 14 he was said to have read all the books in the public library. He also read the family bible 3 times. • A famous quote from President Truman was: "Within the first few months, I discovered that being a President is like riding a tiger. A man has to keep on riding or be swallowed."
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The World’s Smartest Horse I was born to run very fast and win horse races. My name is Lukas. My great-great-grandfather was a famous champion and my owners hoped I could be like him. I tried very hard to do what they wanted, but my legs weren't strong enough. Thoroughbreds like me are raced when we're only two years old, so I got hurt and couldn't race anymore. My owners found a new stable for me, but when my legs healed I was even slower, so they gave me away to someone else. This owner didn't want to keep me either, so I went to several other homes which got worse with each move. Finally, I ended up with people who couldn't feed me and I got very skinny and sad. One day, a lady drove by and saw me. She felt so sorry for me she offered to buy me. This lady was a trainer and wanted me to be a jumper. I tried my best, but the work was very hard and it hurt my sore legs. She put me up for sale too because she didn't want to keep a horse who couldn't win ribbons. I was advertised as a kind and sensitive horse - I was going to another new home, but this time it would be different. My next owner, Karen, had loved horses since she was a little girl. Her parents were too poor to buy her much, least of all a horse. So, when she grew up, she became a nurse and bought horses with problems, fixed them and found good homes for them. She fell in love with me at our first meeting. I had a lot of bad habits by then and was very wild. I was already nine years old and didn't know how to behave. It took Karen a long time to gain my trust and attention, but she wouldn't give up on me. For the first time in my life, I was allowed to be myself and she paid attention to what I wanted. I had a hard time focusing, so Karen helped me understand lessons using fun games. We played with all sorts of toys and I finally felt like I was special to someone. She gave me choices and showed me how to make the right decisions and I began to learn some very interesting things. Karen saw that I could be good at a lot of things. Her belief in me made me feel like I could succeed. I may not have been very fast, but maybe I could be the best at something else. Karen and I were having so much fun! She used tricks to build my confidence. Before long I was able to smile, nod yes, shake my head no, bow, curtsey, step onto my pedestal, wave, pose and hold it, pretend to be lame, yawn, kiss her - even give her a big face lick if she asked! I could do the Spanish Walk (a big high walk), Passage (like skipping), stay and come, lay down, sit, fetch and catch. I did all these things out of love for Karen. She lets me be free and doesn't use any equipment (she doesn't even own a whip), so people can see that animals can be trained without any force.
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Karen could see how much I enjoyed learning and was always trying to come up with new classes for me. Her belief that animals would be treated better if people realized how smart we were gave her an idea. How much could I really learn? So, together, we explored this patiently and kindly. Karen showed me different ways to think. I was able to understand many words and lessons and I became very calm and wise. I learned to spell, count, identify shapes, pick a color, put things where Karen asked, and understand same/different, bigger and when something was absent. Now, I'm very famous - the World Records Academy has recognized me as the World's Smartest Horse and Guinness World Records has officially recognized my history making achievement: "Most numbers identified by a horse in one minute." This seventeen year old met all the guidelines and identified NINETEEN numbers in less than sixty seconds. I've been on NBC, CBS, ABC, CNN, HLN, Inside Edition and the Associated Press and America on Line have done feature stories about me. Karen has talked about me on Pet Talk Radio, Pet Talk Live Radio, Pet Place Radio, Animal Radio and RFD-Radio and I have appeared in newspapers, forums, blogs and newsletters all over the world. I was nominated for the 2010 Equine Vision Award sponsored by Pfizer and American Horse Publications. My web-site (http://www.playingwithlukas.com) has been visited by friends from fifty-one countries (I'm a million hit horse now!) and I have my own book and documentary. I have been invited to appearances all over the country and Karen makes speeches about me too. But it gets even better - Karen and I donate our time and services to share the happy results of kind training and to show how smart and wonderful animals are for their improved treatment. My favorite is meeting children. Karen dresses me up in costumes so they can see how fun horses are. I'm also the Spokeshorse for several rescue organizations and a therapy practice for sick people. The best part - Karen tells me that I am a champion after all.
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The Eurasian Badger is a very unique animal. The young are called a “kit,” the females are called a “sow” and the males are called a “boar”. A group of badgers are called a “colony” or “clans”. They live in large underground catacombs called “setts”. Badgers inherit setts from their parents, who in turn inherited them from their parents, and so on. It is believed that some setts are centuries old! The setts consist of interlocking tunnels with nest chambers, toilets and several entrances. They live in social groups underground and continually expand the setts. The Eurasian badger makes it's home in forests or other areas with woody cover. While the badger may live in a forest it does most of it’s nocturnal foraging out in the open fields. Eruasian Badgers are grey in color with a black underside and legs. Their face and neck are white with a black stripe on each side. Their body length is 22-35 inches with a tail length of 5 to 8 inches. They weigh between 22-26 pounds. The badger is an omnivore (eats both plants and animals). They mainly feed on earth worms, insects, frogs, birds, lizards, small mammals, fruit, eggs and carrion.
Animals Native To Estonia The Common Crane is the only species of cranes in Estonia. It is a large grey bird that has black patches of skin without feathers and some red patches on the back of the head. There is a white band on both sides of it’s head and neck. The bill is greenish brown and it’s legs are black. When the Common Crane flies, it stretches it’s neck forward. It also never lands in trees! Cranes feed on plants, berries, stalks, small animals, frogs, snakes, insects and more. They migrate to North Africa during the winter. Cranes fly in a triangle formation. The length of their wingspan is about eight feet. They return to their familiar nesting places in the spring. The crane makes it’s nest in open dry land. It lines a small cavity with straws. They do this in the open because it’s warmer for the young and easier to see danger. The female hatches the eggs after about a month. When the young begin to fly, they look for food together with their parents, but continue to spend nights in the nest.
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The Eurasian Otter is a solitary creature and is territorial. They den in a riverbank, in a burrow called a ‘holt’ and are most active at night. They have a slim, mustelid (weasel like) body, with a thick tail that is fleshy and muscular. All four of their feet are webbed and their nostrils and ears can be closed when it’s in the water. The otter’s fur is short and dense, so it keeps the skin dry by trapping a layer of air around the body. The otter is an excellent swimmer and diver. It feeds on fish, frogs, water birds, voles and other water creatures. They are very playful animals and enjoy sliding down a muddy bank!
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Fun Dinosaur Facts!
• ‘Tyrannosaurus’ comes from the Greek words meaning ‘tyrant lizard’, while the word ‘rex’ means ‘king’ in Latin. • Tyrannosaurus rex is often abbreviated to T-Rex. • Tyrannosaurus rex lived in an area of the Earth that now makes up western North America. • Tyrannosaurus rex measured up to 42 feet in length, 13 feet at the hip and could weigh up to 7 tons! • The skull of a Tyrannosaurus rex alone measured up to 5 feet long. • The largest tooth of any carnivorous dinosaur found to this date is that of a T-Rex. It is estimated to have been around 12 inches long when including the root. • When Tyrannosaurus rex hit around the age of 14 its body size would increase rapidly, putting on around 1300 pounds a year over the next 4 years. • Tyrannosaurus rex had small arms that were extremely powerful and featured two clawed fingers.
• The name ‘Triceratops’ comes from the Greek language, with ‘tri’ meaning three and ‘keratops’ meaning horned face. • Triceratops lived in the late Cretaceous Period (around 65 million years ago). • It needed its three horns to try and protect itself from the Tyrannosaurus Rex which lived during the same time period. • It is believed that fully grown Triceratops were about 26 feet in length, 10 feet in height and weighed anywhere between 6 to 12 tons. • The skull of a Triceratops alone could grow over 7 feet in length. • The Triceratops was a plant eating (herbivore) dinosaur. • The first known fossils to be that of a Triceratops were horns attached to a partial skull, found near Denver, Colorado in 1887. • Triceratops had anywhere between 400 and 800 teeth, although only a small percentage of these were in use at any one time as they were constantly replaced throughout its lifetime. • The State of Wyoming lists the Triceratops as its state dinosaur.
• The Stegosaurus is the most famous dinosaur from a group of dinosaurs known as Stegosauria. They were all herbivores (plant eaters) and featured rows of unique bones that developed into plates and spines along their back and tail. • The name ‘Stegosaurus’ comes from the Greek words ‘stegos’ meaning roof and ‘sauros’ meaning lizard. • Stegosaurus fossils have been found in western North America. • In terms of size, the Stegosaurus was large and heavily built. On average, a fully grown Stegosaurus was around 30 feet in length, 14 feet in height and up to nearly 5 metric tons in weight. • Although the Stegosaurus body was large, the size of their brain was only around the size of a dog’s. • The 17 plates found along the back of the Stegosaurus arose from the skin rather than being attached to the skeleton. The largest plates were around 2 feet tall and 2 feet wide. • The Stegosaurus also featured tail spikes that reached around 2 to 3 feet in length.
• The Spinosaurus lived around 100 million years ago in what is now North Africa. • The name Spinosaurus means ‘spine lizard’. • Fossils of the Spinosaurus were first found in Egypt around 1910. • The Spinosaurus was larger than the Tyrannosaurus Rex and may have been the largest carnivorous (meat eating) dinosaur ever. • Studies estimate that it was around 49 feet in length and weighed anywhere between 7 to 20 tons. • The Spinosaurus featured distinctive spines which grew over 1.5 metres (5 feet) long. • The Spinosaurus had a long, thin skull. • While the Spinosaurus usually walked on two legs, studies suggest that it may have occasionally crouched on all four. • Spinosaurus were featured in the popular movie Jurassic Park 3.
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Writing Workshop Review Celebration
The second graders, from Spencer Elementary, in Ms. Hukkala’s and Mrs. Kahl’s class would like to thank the Coffee Beanery. The students were able to participate in a writing celebration on Tuesday, January 26th. The second graders worked hard on writing a persuasive review on a speci¿c restaurant, store, or place in Brighton. The kids interviewed others, conducted research, and used specialized language to create their reviews. From left Ryan Fick, Nicholas Lang, and In this unit the students Owen Cope. were able to learn how to support their opinions with evidence. The teachers were able to guide students using the writing workshop model. The students read their reviews in an attempt to persuade their family and friends to attend their selected restaurant, store, or place. The Coffee Beanery is located at 4433 Old US 23 in Brighton. The students’ work will be displayed for a few weeks. Feel free to check out all of the wonderful work the students did.
Natalie Barrett reading her review to her mom and sister.
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Students Help Others During Christmas Time.
Students in ¿rst through eighth grade gathered items for birthday bags. Each bag contains a cake mix, frosting, candles, plates and other party items, and a small gift. Christmas is Jesus’ birthday so birthday bags are lots of fun! Ellen Johnson, coordinator of the St. Paul Lutheran in Hamburg Love INC food pantry, was thrilled to receive the donation. Students in preschool, prekindergarten, and kindergarten contributed baby items to the Love INC Personal Needs Pantry at Shepherd of the Lakes as part of a baby shower for Jesus. Students remember that Jesus was once a baby so they donated items such as diapers and wipes. Tommy. Luke, and Emery pose with some of the contributions.
Shepherd of the Lakes Lutheran School loves to celebrate Christmas! Students learned that God came to earth as a baby. Students sang Christmas songs and made Christmas crafts.
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Students in kindergarten gathered toys, necessities, and school supplies for Operation Christmas Child. These shoe boxes were sent around the world, sharing the Gospel message with other kids. The shoeboxes from the kindergarteners at Shepherd of the Lakes went to Tanzania in East Africa where more than 40% of the population is children 14 years old and under. www.kidsworldnews.org Kids’ World News
the pre kindergarten kindergarten classroom and the Âżfth si[th grade classroom was in second place with the student body raising a total of $1320.51 for the St. Louis Center. Congratulations, students!
HOLY SPIRIT SCHOOL STUDENTS RAISE $1320.51 FOR ST. LOUIS CENTER IN CHELSEA Each year students at Holy Spirit Catholic School in Brighton participate in a Christmas Charity Competition to raise money for a charitable organization chosen by the students. This year, students voted for the St. Louis Center in Chelsea to be the recipient of their fundraiser. The fundraiser is a friendly competition between the classrooms to collect the most money for the charity with the incentive of a ¿rst place prize of a full week of dress down days – a coveted award for students who wear uniforms! There was also a second place prize of one dress down day for the second place classroom. Each morning from December 7 through December 17, students added their contribution to their classroom container and as they watched the donations grow in the other classrooms’ containers the c o m p e t i t i o n increased. This year’s ¿rst place winner was Kids’ World News
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Students Learn About Cities in the Past and Present St. Mary Catholic School students in grades ¿rst and third spent some time in December learning about cities in the past and present. While First graders learned about businesses in a community and how they provide goods and services to those who live there, the Third graders went a few steps farther. They went back to the days when the communities around Livingston County were just getting started to take a look at how things have changed. Students worked cooperatively in groups on each town in the area to discover the changes from then and now and then presented their ¿ndings to their classmates. ³This is a great way for students to learn how to work together as they discover things about the area that we live in”, said third grade teacher Julie Haberl.
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Preschoolers Work on Christmas Season Acts of Kindness St. Mary Catholic School Preschools really got into the Christmas spirit this year with learning about how it is better to give than receive. ³Each day the children worked on Kind Acts that would bring joy to others during the Christmas season”, said preschool director, Jenny Smyzcynski. The children made Christmas cards for soldiers, handprint reindeer ornaments for nursing home residents, decorated lunch bags for Meals on Wheels, made cards for their home-bound buddy, and collected coloring books to send to a preschool in the Dominican Republic. Students also made thank you cards for their second grade reading buddies and special friends throughout the school. ³The children really enjoyed doing all of these projects. It is a fun way for them to learn about giving back and being thankful for all of the special blessings that we have”, r e p l i e d Mrs. S. As a special treat for the preschoolers and the kindergarten, Santa paid a special visit to the classroom and each c h i l d received a special preChristmas gift from him.
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Republic Of Estonia • Estonia is an Eastern European country which borders the Baltic Sea and Gulf of Finland, between Latvia and Russia. It is about the size of New Hampshire and Massachusetts combined. • The capital city is Tallinn. It is one of the best-preserved mediaeval cities. It is also the city of the first Christmas tree in the world. In 1441, the tree was put up in the town square. • The government is a Parliamentary Democracy. Estonia re-gained its independence on August 20, 1991 from the U.S.S.R. • Natural resources: Oil shale, phosphorite, limestone, blue clay. • Estonia enjoys a mild climate because of marine influences. Mainly a lowland, the republic has numerous lakes, frequently of glacial origin. Peipus (Lake Chudskoye), the largest lake, is important for both shipping and fishing. It is also Europe’s fourth largest freshwater lake. Along Estonia's Baltic coast are more than 800 islands, of which Saaremaa is the most notable. • The climate is temperate with warm summers and severe winters. Temperatures range from 70 degrees F in the summer, to a winter average of 18 degrees F. They have four seasons of equal length. Being on the Baltic Sea, Estonia is subjected to sea breezes and humidity. • The highest peak in Estonia is Suur Munamagi. It is the highest point in the entire Baltic region at 1043 feet above sea level. • The Republic's rivers include the Narva, Pärnu, Ema, and Kasari. • Estonia is the world's second largest producer of oil shale. The majority of its workforce is involved in industry, which also includes mining, shipbuilding, information technology, and the manufacture of wood products, electronic and telecommunications equipment, textiles and clothing, and machinery. • Its efficient agricultural sector employs some 11% of the labor force and produces meat (largely pork), dairy products, potatoes, flax, and sugar beets. Fishing is also important. Kids’ World News
A scene from Tallinn, the capital.
• Throughout history, many other nations that ruled the region – Danes, Germans, Swedes, Poles and Russians – have influenced Estonian cuisine. Among the traditional dishes are marinated eel, blood sausage and sauerkraut stew with pork. • Famous Estonians include the writer Jaan Kross whose work has been translated into at least 20 languages, the author of the national epic (Kalevipoeg) Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald, and the writer, filmmaker, diplomat and politician Lennart Meri. He became the first President of Estonia after the restoration of independence. • In the Bronze Age a meteorite fell in Kaali on the island of Saaremaa. The Kaali catastrophe was the last known case of a large meteorite to fall on a populated area. Estonia has the highest number of meteorite craters per land area in the world.
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February has a number of special events, not least of them being the ‘Every Penny Counts’ fundraising campaign put on by the American Red Cross of Livingston County. Last year marked the 19th consecutive year that participating schools have asked students, parents, staff, and others to drop their pennies and other spare change into the glass jars. During those 19 years, over $200,000 has been raised in support of Red Cross programs and services for disaster relief. This money has been earmarked for support equipment, volunteer training, and relief items for local families who have been affected by a house Âżre. Schools from all over the county²public and private and from all different ages levels ranging from elementary to high school²have participated in the ‘Every Penny Counts’ program. Hutchings Elementary in Howell was been the top school in collecting donations for the past few years. Both Smith and Kreeger Elementary Schools in Fowlerville have also taken part, with a friendly competition held to see which one raises the most money. Last year the two schools collected $575. Contributing money in this year’s jar are these kindergartners from Smith Elementary. From left are Dylan Holbach, Leah LeFave, Jade Chelenyak, and Jackson Clark.
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