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Are you having a great summer? There is so much to do - ride your bike, swim, go on vacation with your family, summer camps, playing with friends - the list is endless! If you go swimming, read Sports and Fitness on page 9. There are some important safety tips for you to follow. With most things you do, safety is the key. Remember to practice it every day when you’re out and about.

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Hope you’re enjoying these fantastic summer days!

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Fantastic Flag Fish

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The American Flagfish gets its name from its cool color pattern. The males have alternating stripes that look like our American flag. Females are not as brightly colored, they are more brown and look like a checkerboard with a big black circle in the middle. The females have lighter colors to blend in with their surroundings while guarding eggs. Their coloring even changes if they are startled.

American Flag fish are interesting fish to add to any tank. They like to be in pairs, and the male and female will even nuzzle each other! They hang out near the bottom and will spend their days munching on algae.

The flagfish is not just an American fish, they are found in Florida all the way down into Mexico. They like warm water and lots of sunlight, but can handle less. They spawn by laying eggs one at a time on nearby plants. The eggs are sticky and attach to the plants until they hatch. If you look closely at the eggs, you can see the young fish, or fry, inside the eggs and some will even show their stripes while inside the egg!

Sometimes shy, American Flagfish can be pretty aggressive at times. They like to live in pairs with no other flagfish in the tank. Their nearby neighbors should either be fast, or bigger, because the flagfish will pick on them!

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Flagfish will eat almost anything. While they love munching on algae of all kinds, they will eat worms, and shrimp.

In a tank you can feed them flake food, boiled spinach and even peas! With a wide variety of food, the American Flagfish is an omnivore, meaning they eat both meat and plants.

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Flagfish are a type of killifish. Their cousins can also be found in the south, the coolest are mummichogs and pupfish. Pupfish get their names because they play like puppies.

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Michigan’s Painted Turtle The painted turtle was designated the official state reptile of Michigan in 1995. The painted turtle is the only turtle still commonly found in Michigan (of the nine or ten native species that live in this state). The other turtles native to Michigan are Blanding's turtle, the snapping turtle, musk turtle, spotted turtle, wood turtle, eastern box turtle, common map turtle, and eastern spiny softshell turtle.

The painted turtle is the most widespread native turtle of North America. This turtle lives in ponds, lakes, marshes, and in slowmoving rivers that have soft, muddy bottoms. Fossils show that the painted turtle existed 15 million years ago. Four regional based subspecies evolved during the last ice age. They are the eastern, midland, southern and western.

The adult painted turtle female is 4 to 10 inches long and the male is smaller. Males have very long front claws, used to tickle females during courtship. The turtle’s top shell is dark and smooth - without a ridge. Its skin is olive to black in color with red, orange or yellow stripes on its extremities. The subspecies can be distinguished by their shells - the eastern has straight aligned top shell segments - the midland has a large gray mark on the bottom shell - the southern has a red line on the top shell and the western has a red pattern on the bottom shell.

The turtle eats aquatic vegetation, algae, and small water creatures including insects, crustaceans and fish. Turtles don't have teeth, but instead have horny ridges that are serrated and sharp on their upper and lower jaws. Although they are frequently consumed as eggs or hatchlings by rodents, ca-

nines and snakes, the adult turtles hard shells protect them from most predators. For protection, they can quickly retract their head and legs into their hard shell. They rely on warmth from their surroundings. The painted turtle is active only during the day when it sunbathes for hours on logs or rocks.

During the winter months, the turtle hibernates, usually in the mud at the bottom of water bodies. Females dig nests on land and lay eggs between late spring and mid-summer. Hatched turtles grow until maturity, 2 to 9 years for males and 6 to 16 years for females.

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Swim With Safety This Summer!

Swimming is a great way to have fun in the sun this summer! However, safety is extremely important whenever children are near a pool or open water. Swim lessons are a must for people of all ages.

Swim lessons can teach a kid the mechanics of swimming which not only makes them safer in the water but also makes being in the water more enjoyable. Learning to swim can build a child’s confidence and self-esteem. Remember though, swim lessons are a precaution, they don’t prevent drowning. Swim lessons are NOT a substitute for water safety.

It is important to be safe in the water! People drown when too much water gets into their lungs. When that happens, lungs can’t carry enough oxygen to the brain and the rest of the body. Drowning is the second most common cause of death from injuries among kids under the age of 14. It can happen fast - sometimes less than two minutes after a kid’s head goes under the water. It leaves little time for help to arrive. Accidents can happen anywhere - even at your own house.

The following are a few safety rules for the pool.

• Make sure there is an adult watching over you at all times, even if you are in your own backyard.

• Life vests for non-swimmers should always be worn.

• Fences are around a pool for a reason - to keep kids away when there isn’t an adult or lifeguard to supervise. If the gate is closed, don’t go in!

• All pools have rules that are meant to be obeyed.

• Always swim with a buddy. NEVER swim alone.

• If you are using flotation devices, make sure they are Coast Guard approved.

• Don’t run in the pool area, walk slowly.

• Swim at a depth that is safe for you. Don’t go in the deep end if you’re just learning how to swim.

• Don’t jump on others or push them.

• Toys that float are fun. Remember though, they can help you swim but they can’t save your life.

• Don’t chew gum or eat when you swim. You could choke.

• Never dive off the side of the pool unless an adult says it’s deep enough. Always know how deep the water is and look before you jump in.

• Test the pool’s water temperature before you plunge in. Cold water can shock your body and make your blood pressure and heart rate go up. Cold water can also slow your muscles and make it hard to swim.

• Don’t go down a waterslide head first. You risk severe injury.

• Don’t swim at night without pool lights.

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Inertia is a very important part of our lives that we are part of everyday but don’t think about.

Galileo Galilei, a famous Italian scientist discovered it. Sir Isaac Newton, who was a scientist in England in the 1600’s discovered many things about math and science. He came up with the Laws of Motion which tell us the basics of how things move. The First Law of Motion has to do with inertia. This Law of Motion says: “An object in motion will continue to stay in motion unless acted upon by an outside force.� In other words, if something is moving, it will keep moving until something stops it. If something is NOT moving, it will just sit there until something else comes along and moves it. That’s inertia!

Everything is made up of stuff that scientists like to call mass. The more mass there is in an object, the heavier it is here on Earth and the more inertia it has! It’s harder to get a heavier object moving that a light object. Moving objects can resist change too! They want to keep moving at the same speed in a straight line. An example of this is when you are in a car and the car makes a sudden stop. Your body feels like its being thrown forward at the same speed - but the car has slowed down. That’s why you should wear your seatbelt!

Newton’s second law says that to speed up or slow down an object, you have to use force.

Force is a push or pull. Friction plays a big part of this force. Friction is almost everywhere. It is two things rubbing against each other. When you feel the wind on your skin, that is friction. Friction can also create heat - like when you rub your hands together quickly.

If you are on your roller blades and you pushed off on concrete and coasted - how long would it take you to stop? If you pushed off on a rough dirt road - you would stop quicker because there’s more friction to slow you down! There is no friction in outer space. There would be NOTHING to slow you down - that’s inertia!

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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 Xray 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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Cookin’ Fun Zucchini Muffins 1 1/2 cup shredded zucchini (about 2 small) 1 cups whole-grain pancake or biscuit mix 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon allspice 2 eggs 3/4 cup brown sugar 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice powdered sugar (enough to dust the muffins)

Southern Style Corn Bread 2 eggs, beaten with a fork 1 cup cornmeal 1 cup flour 1 cup milk 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/4 cup vegetable oil 1 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon sugar 1/2 cup corn (fresh, canned, or frozen if it's taken out of the freezer ahead of time and soft) Preheat the oven to 400° F. Put all the ingredients, except for the corn, into a large bowl. Beat the ingredients together with a big wooden spoon.

The mixture should be smooth. Stir in the corn and mix. Pour the mixture into baking pan coated with nonstick spray. Bake in the oven for 25 or 30 minutes or until the cornbread is light brown on top.

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Creating Sculpture with Carving People have been carving objects out of wood, stone, elephant tusks, and sea shells since the beginning of time. The sculptures that are carved can be quite beautiful and detailed or simple and rough. There is no wrong or right way. Since I was a child, I have watched my Dad carve animals and people out of the wood he would find as he walked around his land. To him, he is “letting out” what he sees in a special twisted log. I was always interested in watching him carefully spend hour after hour creating beautiful carvings. After many years of carving wood sculpture, he has become a well known artist in his state. It takes a long time and a lot of practice to become a professional wood carver. A great way to start learning how to carve is by creating carvings using bars of soap. Because soap is soft, inexpensive and easy to cut, it is a wonderful way to begin learning the skills of carving sculpture. Give it a try and see what you can create!

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Let’s Create a Soap Sculpture Soap carving is a fun and creative project. Enjoy!

1. Gather the following items: New bar of soap. (Any soap will work, however, “Ivory” soap is the softest and easiest to use.) Newspapers to catch the scraped off soap. (or a large plastic bowl to hold on your lap) Carving tools: plastic knives, spoons, popsicle sticks, toothpicks. Some play dough tools work well. Since soap is quite soft, sharp knives and metal tools are not necessary.

2. Decide on what you would like to carve. A turtle or fish are great choices for a first carving because they are the same basic shape of most bars of soap. Additional ideas: birds, hearts, boats, a car.

3. Open a new bar of soap. Begin by drawing an outline of your carving on one side of the soap by scraping with a toothpick or knife.

4. Slowly begin removing the soap that is outside of your outline. Make sure to scrape away only small portions at a time. Work slowly and carefully scraping off what you do not need. Don’t worry about any details yet because you are creating the basic shape of the object or animal.

5. Continue to scrape and shape your project. Remember to turn your sculpture as you slowly and gently carve away soap to add details. Keep looking at your carving carefully. Don’t worry whether you are doing it perfectly, just look to see what you can do to make your carving look interesting.

6. Keep adding detail and final touches to your carving. When your carved project is finished, wet your finger with water and gently rub the surface of the soap to create a smooth finish. Allow to dry and harden for a day.

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The Arctic Fox The arctic fox likes very cold places.

It lives in the Arctic regions of the earth, giving it it’s name. The areas include the areas throughout the entire Arctic tundra, through Alaska, Canada, Greenland, Russia, Norway, Scandinavia, and even Iceland. The arctic fox is also called the “polar fox” and the “snow fox”. The population is in the hundred thousands, and endangerment isn’t a threat in most areas.

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The way these foxes hunt is unique, because each fox has excellent hearing!

Males are on average 33.6” in length. Females are 32.3” in length. Females weigh about approximately 6.4 pounds and males weigh about 7.7 pounds!

The arctic fox lives right alongside polar bears! The cold is just right, and the foxes have different coats of fur for the different seasons. In the warm months of the summer, they have a brown coat. In the winter, they have a white coat to match the snow!

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Poaching is only a problem in some areas where arctic foxes live. In the mainlands of Sweden, Finland, and Norway, the population has shrunk due to hunting but at this time, the arctic fox is not considered endangered.

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Lets Visit Grenada!

Grenada became independent in 1974.

• Grenada is one of a group of islands known as the Windward Islands. They are about 100 miles from the Venezuelan coast. Other islands in the group include Martinique, St. Lucia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

• Grenada is the second-smallest independent country in the Western Hemisphere. Christopher Columbus, in the service of Spain, was the first European to sight the islands of Grenada, Carriacou and Petit Martinique. Grenada was named after the Spanish city of Grenada. The capital, St. George's, originally called Fort Royale, was founded in 1705 by the French. It is also the largest city.

• The administration of the islands of the Grenadines group is divided between Grenada and St Vincent and the Grenadines. It is a Constitutional monarchy. A governor-general Sir Daniel Williams represents the sovereign, Elizabeth II. They also have a Prime Minister: Keith C. Mitchell • The islands are of volcanic origin with extremely rich soil. Grenada’s interior is very mountainous with Mount St. Catherine being the highest at 2,756 feet. Several small rivers with beautiful waterfalls flow into the sea from these mountains. The climate is tropical: hot and humid in the rainy season and cooled by the trade winds in the dry season.

• Lake Antoine, Grand Etang Lake and Levera Pond all formed in craters of extinct volcanoes.

• Products Grown: bananas, cocoa, nutmeg, mace, citrus, avocados, root crops, sugarcane, corn, vegetables.

Grenada is also known as the "Spice Islands". Cinnamon, cloves, ginger, mace, allspice, orange/citrus peels, wild coffee used by the locals, and especially nutmeg,

Petroglyphs, along the riverbank in the village of Mount Rich, were carved by Amerindians, early immigrants to Grenada.

The national bird of Grenada is the critically endangered Grenada Dove. providing 20% of the world supply, are all important exports. Industries include: food and beverages, textiles, light assembly operations, tourism, construction. Natural resources are: timber, tropical fruit, deepwater harbors.

• Music, dance, and festivals are also extremely important in Grenadian culture. Soca, calypso, and reggae set the mood for Grenada's annual Carnival activities. Zouk is also being slowly introduced onto the island. The islanders’ African heritage plays an influential role in many aspects of Grenada’s culture. Another important part of Grenadian culture is the tradition of story telling, with folk tales bearing both African and French influences.

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