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There is so much to enjoy about October! First of all, it’s one of the most colorful months in Michigan. Just look around you outside and see the trees turning brilliant shades or orange, red, purple, yellow and brown. You can also have fun raking a leaf pile and jumping in it! Have you ever pressed the leaves in wax paper? They make wonderful window ornaments. October is a great month to go visit an apple orchard and pick your own apples, run through a corn maze or take a ride through the pumpkin patch. Did you know that a pumpkin with a carved face and a candle or light inside is called a Jack-oLantern? That brings us to Halloween! The one night of the year that kids can dress up and get free candy. Pretty cool! If you go trick or treating or to a Halloween party, planning what you are going to wear for a costume is half of the fun! Is your costume going to be funny, spooky, crazy or surprising? Also, play it safe - trick or treat with a responsible adult and make VXUH WKH\ FKHFN WKH FDQG\ RXW 'RQ¶W IRUJHW \RXU ÀDVKOLJKW DQG WR JR WR KRPHV \RX NQRZ :KDWHYHU \RX HQMR\ GRLQJ KDYH a great time this October! Kids’ World News 11th Annual Coloring Contest Rules

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center of their arms. Octopuses live alone, creating their own shelter using rocks. They build these shelters by picking up rocks and large shells with their arms, which are covered in little suction cups. Some octopuses have been known to make “doors� to their shelter with large rocks that can be moved in and out of place. This serves as protection from predators. Predators include seals, whales, and large fish. To protect themselves, octopuses will release ink into the water COLOR around them when sensing ME! danger nearby. They can also change color to warn other octopuses or to blend in with their surroundings. If an octopus loses an arm, it can regenerate it within a few weeks. Did you know that octopuses swim headfirst, with arms trailing behind? Octopuses are known to be very intelligent! Studies prove that octopuses can solve many puzzle and problem solving experiments! They also can be trained to distinguish between different shapes and patterns!

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“Trick Or Treat” Safely Halloween is fun because you use your imagination, create a costume and trick or treat! That’s all good, but safety has to play an important role on Halloween “Trick or Treat” time. Here are a few tips to help. Pumpkin Safety Tips ► Decorate your pumpkin with markers or paint. Leave the carving to the adults. ► Use candles carefully. Candle lit pumpkins need to be away from anything flammable like curtains. Never leave them unattended or better yet - use flashlights or battery operated flameless candles. Home Front Tips ► Clean up and put away anything that a trick or treater could trip over. Turn the lights on. ► Control your pets. Take no chances that the family pet may get frightened or bite someone. ► Consider sugar substitutes like stickers, pencils, rubber insects, etc. Costume Safety Tips ► Create a costume that is bright in color. Trick or treating is traditionally held during the evening so your costume needs to be seen by both pedestrians and vehicles. A good idea is to use reflective materials or tape attached to your child’s costume and trick or treat bag. A flame retardent costume is also a good idea. Make sure the costume fits well, including the shoes and you have plenty of room to dress warmly. ► A mask can obstruct your vision - make sure it fits and you can see. How about make-up instead? Test costume makeup on a small area of skin to make sure you are not allergic to it. ► Any weapons or props should look and feel harmless and be brightly colored. Make sure they are bendable and do not have any pointed ends. Trick-or-Treating Safety Tips ► Never go into a stranger’s house and only accept treats in the doorway. ► When you are trick or treating, make sure your parents or a re-

sponsible adult is with you at all times. Never trick or treat alone. ► Be careful when you cross a street. Look in all directions and make sure there is not a car coming. If you are with younger children, take their hand and help them cross. Cross the street at the corner or at a crosswalk. Do not cut through back alleys or fields. ► Do not get into a stranger’s car. ► Plan your entire route a head of time. ► Be sure to say thank you for your treats. ► Be careful walking near lit pumpkins or luminaries. ► Only go to houses where the lights are on. ► Walk on sidewalks or driveways. ► Make sure someone has a cellular phone in case of emergency. ► Carry a flashlight or glow stick to make you more visible. ► Go out trick or treating only during specified times for your neighborhood. ► Have your parents check your candy BEFORE you eat it when you get home. Keep only the treats that are unopened with wrappers that aren’t torn or have holes in them. After you eat candy, don’t forget to brush your teeth! Halloween can be so much fun, so be safe this year and have a wonderful time.

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The Story of Johnny Appleseed Johnny Appleseed’s real name was John Chapman, born on September 26,1774 near Leominster, Massachusetts. Little is known of his early life, but he apparently received a good education which helped him in his later years. By the time he was 25 years old, he had become a nursery man and had planted apple trees in the western portions of New York and Pennsylvania. Some of the orchards in those areas were said to have been started by him. When the rich and fertile lands lying south of the Great Lakes and west of the Ohio river were opened for settlement in the early 1800's, John Chapman was among the very first to explore the new territory. This was the Northwest Territory from which the states of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, and Illinois were later formed. For nearly half a century Johnny Appleseed roamed his territory. When settlers arrived, they found John Chapman's young apple trees ready for sale. In the years that followed, he became known as the Apple Tree Man, or Johnny Appleseed. His manner of operation was simple. He went into the wilderness with a bag of apple seeds on his back until he found a likely spot for planting. There he would clear the land by chopping out weeds and brush by hand. Then he planted his apple seeds in neat rows and built a brush fence around the area to keep out straying animals. He did all of the work himself, living alone for weeks at a time with only the Indians and wild animals for companionship. He never carried a gun or weapon of any kind. He was a deeply religious man who lived by the Golden Rule and had no fear of man or beast. Indians accepted him as a friend, and he is reputed to have talked at times to the wild animals who watched him as he worked in his nurseries. Undoubtedly, they sensed his kind and gentle nature. Once, it is reported, he was caught in a snow storm and crept into a hollow fallen tree for shelter. He found it occupied by a hibernating bear and her cubs, but spent the night there nonetheless. John Chapman was a practical businessLOR O C man. Somewhere, somehow, he had caught ! ME a vision of the wilderness blossoming with apple trees, orchard after orchard of carefully nurtured trees, which gave promise of a fruitful harvest for the settlers. Willingly he endured the hardships of his wilderness life as he worked to make his dream come true. His sturdy young trees lightened the hearts and lifted the spirits of many settlers. He sold his trees for a few pennies each, accepting any of the coins current on the frontier. Some had no cash, so he accepted a simple promise to pay at a later date. Few failed to keep their word. He sometimes accepted payment in used clothing. As he was a small man, his bartered clothing usually fit him poorly. This led to some of the humorous descriptions of his appearance in those early years. Like many of the settlers, he went barefooted a great deal because shoes were hard to come by. As he ate no meat, he carried a stewpot or kettle with him. In this he could gather nuts or berries in season, carry water, get milk from a settler's cow, boil potatoes, or drop a handful of coarse-ground meal into the boiling water to make a meal. He preferred to walk, carrying his apple seeds and camping gear on his back. He also used a boat, canoe, or raft to transfer larger loads of seeds along the waterways. He obtained his apple seeds every fall. At first, he went back to the cider presses in western Pennsylvania where he selected good seeds from the discarded apple pressings. In later years, as cider presses were located in the new territory, he gathered his seeds closer. There is no way to estimate how many millions of seeds he planted in the hundreds of nurseries he created. This was his service to mankind.

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Cookin’ Fun Ghosts In The Graveyard Cake 3 1/2 cups cold milk 2 small boxes of Jell-O Chocolate Flavor Instant Pudding 1 (12 ounce) tub Cool Whipped Topping, thawed 1 (16 ounce) package chocolate sandwich cookies, crushed 1 package Milano cookies or rectangular cookies Pour cold milk into a large bowl and add the pudding mixes. Beat with a wire whisk for 2 minutes. Stir in 3 cups of the whipped topping and 1/2 of the crushed cookies. Spoon mixture into a 13x9 inch baking dish. Sprinkle with remaining cookies. Refrigerate 1 hour until ready to serve. Decorate with Milano cookies placed perpendicular (like tombstones).

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1 (3.5 ounce) bag of microwave popcorn, popped 2 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted 2 tablespoons honey 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon 1 cup raisins or peanuts 1 cup candy corn

2/3 cup butter 1 cup granulated sugar 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 2 eggs 2 1/2 cups flour 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon salt

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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Cream butter, sugar and vanilla extract together. Add eggs and mix well. Add dry ingredients, blending thoroughly. Chill dough until firm. Roll the dough out to 1/4 inch thick. Lay your clean hand on the dough and cut around it to make your handprint. Bake on an ungreased cookie sheet for 6 to 8 minutes.

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James Monroe Our 5th President (1817- 1825) On New Year’s Day in 1825, at the last of his annual White House receptions, President James Monroe made a pleasing impression upon a Virginia lady who shook his hand. “He is tall and well formed. His dress plain and in the old style... His manner was quiet and dignified. From the frank, honest expression of his eye... I think he well deserves the encomium passed upon him by the great Jefferson, who said, ‘Monroe was so honest that if you turned his soul inside out, there would not be a spot on it.’” He was born April 28 in Westmoreland County, Virginia in 1758. His father was a woodworker and tobacco farmer and his mother had land holdings but little money. Like his parents, he was a slaveholder. Monroe attended the College of William and Mary, fought with distinction under George Washington in the Continental Army where he was shot in the left shoulder, and practiced law in Fredericksburg, Virginia. He married Elizabeth Kortright on February 16, 1786 at the Trinity Church in New York. As a youthful politician he joined the anti-Federalists in the Virginia Convention which ratified the Constitution, and in 1790, an advocate of Jeffersonian policies, was elected United States Senator. As a Minister to France in 1794-1796, he displayed strong sympathies for the French cause and later with Robert R. Livingston, he helped negotiate the Louisiana Purchase. His ambition and energy, together with the backing of President Madison, made him the Democratic Republican choice for the Presidency in 1816 becoming the 5th President. With little Federalist opposition, he easily won reelection in 1820. His daughter, Maria Hester Monroe married Samuel L. Gouverneur in the first White House wedding. This statue of James Monroe is on Monroe made unusually strong Cabthe grounds of Ash Lawn-Highland, inet choices, naming a Southerner, his Albemarie County, Virginia John C. Calhoun as Secretary of War home which is owned, cared for and operated by his alma mater, and a Northerner, John Quincy Adams as Secretary of State. the College of William and Mary.

Early in his administration, Monroe undertook a goodwill tour. At Boston, his visit was hailed as the beginning of an “Era of Good Feelings.” Unfortunately, these “good feelings” did not stay. A painful economic depression undoubtedly increased the dismay of the people of the Missouri Territory in 1819 when their application for admission to the Union as a slave state failed. An amended bill for gradually eliminating slavery in Missouri began two years of bitter debate in Congress. The Missouri Compromise bill of 1820 resolved the struggle, pairing Missouri as a slave state with Maine, a free state and barring slavery north and west of Missouri forever. In foreign affairs, Monroe responded to the threat that the more conservative governments in Europe might try to aid Spain in winning back her former Latin American colonies. He and Secretary of State, John Quincy Adams wished to avoid trouble with Spain until it had ceded the Floridas to the United States, as was done in 1821. (His administration was marked by the acquisition of Florida in 1819). Great Britain, with its powerful navy, also opposed reconquest of Latin America and suggested that the United States join in proclaiming “hands off.” Ex-Presidents Jefferson and Madison consoled Monroe to accept the offer, but Secretary Adams advised, “It would be more candid... to avow our principles explicitly to Russia and France...” Monroe accepted Adam’s advise. Not only must Latin America be left alone, he warned, but also Russia must not encroach southward on the Pacific coast.” “...the American continents” he stated, “by the free and independent condition which they have assumed and maintain, are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by any European power.” Some 20 years after Monroe died in 1831, this became known as the Monroe Doctrine.

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Exercise Is More Important Than You Think! Kids exercise all the time without even thinking about it. Just being active, like when you run around outside or play dodge ball at school, is a form of exercise. What else counts as exercise? Playing sports, dancing, doing push-ups or touching your toes all count! When you exercise, you’re helping build a strong body that will be able to move around and do all the stuff you need it to do. Exercise Makes Your Heart Happy! You may already know that your heart is a muscle. It works hard pumping blood every day of your life. You can help this important muscle get stronger by doing aerobic exercise! Aerobic means “with air,” so aerobic exercise is a kind of activity that requires oxygen. When you breathe, you take in oxygen and if you’re doing aerobic exercise - you may notice you’re breathing faster than normal. Aerobic activity can get your heart pumping, make you sweaty and quicken your breathing. When you give your heart this kind of workout on a regular basis, your heart will get even better at its job - delivering oxygen (in the form of oxygen-carrying blood cells) to all parts of your body. Aerobic exercises include swimming, basketball, ice or roller hockey, jogging (or walking quickly), in-line skating, soccer, crosscountry skiing, biking, or rowing. And don’t forget that skipping, jumping rope and playing hopscotch are aerobic activities too! Exercise Strengthens Muscles! Another kind of exercise can help make your muscles stronger. Did you ever do a push-up or swing across the monkey bars at the playground? Those are exercises that can build strength. By using your muscles to do powerful things, you can make them stronger. Exercises and activities that build strong muscles are push ups, pull ups, running, in-line skating and bike riding. Exercise Makes You Flexible! Can you touch your toes easily without yelling ouch? Most kids are pretty flexible, which means that they can bend and stretch their bodies without much trouble. This kind of exercise often feels really

good - like when you take a big stretch in the morning after waking up. Being flexible is having “full range of motion.” That means you can move your arms and legs freely without feeling tightness or pain. It’s easy to find things to do for good flexibility such as tumbling and gymnastics, yoga, dancing (especially ballet) and martial arts. Simple stretches like touching your toes or side stretches are good also. Exercise Keeps The Balance! Food gives your body fuel in the form of calories which are a kind of energy. Your body needs a certain amount of calories every day just to function, breathe, walk around and do all the basic stuff. But, if you’re active, your body needs an extra measure of calories or energy. If you’re not very active, your body won’t need as many calories. Whatever your calorie need is, if you eat enough to meet the need, your body weight will stay about the same. If you eat more calories than your body needs, it may be stored as excess fat. Exercise Makes You Feel Good! It feels good to have a strong, flexible body that can do all the activities you enjoy - like running, jumping and playing with your friends. You may not know that exercise can actually put you in a better mood. When you exercise, your brain releases a chemical called endorphins and they can make you feel happier. It’s just another reason why exercise is cool!

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