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With the theme We’ve Got a Good Thing Growing: 107 Years of Community, the fall fair will be held at the exhibition grounds from Aug. 15 to 18. Organizers of the British Columbia Northern Exhibition (BCNE) have some new events on the schedule along with plenty of old favourites. Food is always a big part of any fair and the BCNE is no different. There’s a food court that offers a wide range of cuisine, while there’s the usual fair treats like cotton candy, candy apples, corn dogs and mini donuts on the menu. The mandate for the fall fair is to promote and showcase local agriculture. The themes are Buy B.C. and Every Chef Needs a Farmer, Every Farmer Needs a Chef. To promote these homegrown ideas there is a special barbecue contest that sees local chefs, DJs, and firefighters going head to head during a cook-off judged by Shaun O’Neale, MasterChef winner of season 7. Why would a U.S. championship-winning chef busy riding the wave of his MasterChef fame take time out to come to Prince George? Because Sylvia Layzell, president of the BCNE, asked him to. Layzell was in New Orleans on holidays, went to eat dinner at Aaron Sanchez’s restaurant and found herself seated at a table next to O’Neale’s, who was there for a trade show. Layzell said hi, continued the conversation, got her photo taken with O’Neale and then took the leap. “I asked him if he’d come up here and he said sure,” Layzell said. “It was a chance meeting that worked out really well for us. There will be three days of barbecue competitions and Shaun will be doing a couple of barbecue demonstrations.” As far as entertainment on the schedule, guests at the fair can take in
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“There’s a whole set of rules and a couple of our directors are organizing it,” Layzell said. “They thought it would be cool.” To make the fair more accessible gate admissions are more affordable, with children 11 and under free and there’s no charge for parking. For a full schedule of events visit www.bcne.ca.
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Lisa Redpath hangs art work for the opening of Art Displacement, the story of forgotten 6x6 paintings. This unique exhibit of paintings is comprised of pieces of artwork, 6” by 6” in size, unclaimed from the past seven annual 6x6 Auctions. The beautiful pieces of locally-made artwork are looking for new homes and each paining is being offered for $45 each with 100 per cent of proceeds will go towards helping local youth attend a Community Arts Council Pro-D Day Arts Camp this coming year, as the cost per child of attending an arts camp is $45. The exhibit runs until Sept. 6, during Artisan Gift Shop hours, Tuesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Everything you ever wanted to know about being a senior citizen and where to find what you need to do it right will be provided as the Prince George Council of Seniors presents the Seniors’ Fair on Aug. 15 in Kin 3 during the B.C. Northern Exhibition. Admission to the BCNE is a toonie for seniors’ on Pioneer Day, which makes the Seniors’ Fair accessible for everyone. The local council of seniors non-profit organization has offered this event since 2007, so this is lucky number 13, said Lola-Dawn Fennell, general manager of P.G. Council of Seniors . Information booths, the Old Boot Cafe, carpet bowling demonstrations, and
draws for lots of freebies is once again on the agenda. “So seniors will find the usual round up of local organizations and businesses with services and products that would be of interest to seniors or their caregivers,” Fennell said. New to the Seniors’ Fair is a booth where seniors will find representatives from Revenue Canada. “So if people have questions about things like income splitting, or disability benefits or credits they will be there to answer their questions,” Fennell said. “We’ve also got Northern Health Community Services on tap this year.” The Prince George Elks’ Lodge has taken over the Moose Hall, 663 Douglas St., and is looking to promote it as an
events venue since it’s been refurbished. The Prince George & District Elizabeth Fry Society will be there to talk about housing options. There is also a business called Active Health Solutions that offers a comprehensive approach to health and wellness by incorporating functional fitness with good nutrition and healthy lifestyle choices. The cafe will offer a light lunch and refreshments and is a great place to take a break at any time during the very busy fair day. “As usual the Hart Pioneer Centre folks will be on hand to demonstrate carpet bowling and people always enjoy that,” Fennell said. “There will be lots of free draws and many different activities at the information tables.”
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Joe Anderson, one of four boys, was born in 1940 and grew up on a farm in Morris, Man. After high school, he worked in northern Manitoba for Canadian Nickel, then returned to Winnipeg where he trained and worked as a television repairman. He happened to meet Janice Taylor at a YMCA dance. They were good friends and had been dating for several years when Janice moved to Vancouver to work for BCTel. Janice said, “I actually thought Joe might come to Vancouver one day but that did not happen and I have to admit that I was disappointed because he was such a nice guy.” Joe next worked for CN Telecommunications and traveled quite a bit for his work and ended up in Vernon. He eventually moved to Prince George in 1982 working as a photocopier technician. He was working for Docu-Shred Mobile Paper Shredding when a heart condition forced him into retirement at the age of 70. Janice was born in Rivers, Manitoba in 1944. She said, “My mother was a stay-at-home mom until I was a teenager. Then she landed a job as a housekeeper and I was in charge of the cooking three days a week, which taught me many good lessons.” Her father worked in the railway yard building and repairing rail cars. When the Rivers yard site shut down, he moved his family to Winnipeg for work at the Canadian National Railway Yard at North Transcona. Interesting to note that the Transcona yard construction project was completed in 1912 at a cost of $4 million with a capacity for over 12,000 cars complete with its 106-foot turntable capable of handling 100-foot locomotives. At the time, Transcona was the largest railway yard in North America. “When I was six, my mother made sure I had piano lessons and when I excelled at that (or so my mom thought I did) she bought an old piano that would not hold a tune. I played it just the same until my dear brother Ted bought an upright piano for the house. That was actually the start of my musical career. Many years went by and when I saved enough to buy my own piano my brother did all the negotiating and I got a good deal on it. “My brothers were always so good to me and I loved them all. My brother Harvey (I was born on his seventh birthday) died of cancer at the age of 55, Les (Darlene) live in Prince George, Ted (Betty) live in Ceres, California and Bob (Corrine) live in Kamloops. “I loved singing at an early age; I used to wake up and start singing before I got out of bed. My mother always encouraged me to sing and it wasn’t long and she sent me to singing lessons and of course, I was delighted about that.” Janice worked for BCTel in Vancouver for five years and then worked on the
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Janice Taylor and Joe Anderson enjoy their garden. switchboard at Sears. She married in 1967 and separated 17 years later. She has two children; James and Jennifer who in turn gave her four wonderful grandchildren. Janice received word from her brother Ted that Joe was now living and working in Prince George and that he was still single. Janice said, “We rekindled our friendship and we started corresponding and traveling back and forth to be with one another. I could easily see that Joe was a man worth waiting for (and so did my brother). I moved to Prince George and we married in February 1994, honeymooned at Esther’s Inn, bought a house on Maple Street and we have been happy there ever since. “My mom played the old-time fiddle and through her playing she met and became good friends with Dave and Bess Bowman. She became a member of the Old Time Fiddlers right up to the time that she went to live at the Parkside senior’s residence at the age of 90. “Music has always been a big part of my life. When I moved to Prince George, I became a self-employed voice and piano teacher. I cleaned houses on the side and had many good clients. I was able to retire at the age of 65.” Volunteer work for Janice at the Elder Citizens Recreation Centre started 28 years ago when she became the music director of the Rainbow Singers which is now the Forever Young Chorus. Time went by and the North of 65
group and the Sunshine Sisters evolved as splinter groups of the Forever Young Chorus. The Sunshine Sisters sang together for ten years. The group consisted of Janice, Terri Meyer, Wendy Wlasitz, Vi Arnett, Andrea McKenzie, Terry Pollard, Melody Harris and Elaine (Clark) Armstrong with accompaniment on piano, guitar, the Celtic drum, mandolins and the keyboard. Janice said, “We entertained all over the city and as often as possible. It was a great group and we had so much fun together. Sadly, some have passed away and the remaining group slowly retired.” She is an active part of the nearly 30-member ukulele group and the director of the North of 65 singing group at ECRA. Janice is a member of the nearly 15 Knotty Knitters at the Kordyban Lodge. She loves knitting and making things with her hands plus the ladies are a fun group to be with. The Knotty Knitters do many kinds of hand-crafted articles and then sell their finished items at the Lodge, craft sales and through their outlet at the Railroad Museum with all proceeds going back to the Kordyban Lodge to be used as needed to make the lives of their guests more comfortable. The Knotty Knitters meet once a month at the Lodge and the rest of the month they do their work at home. Janice said, “Joe has always been a handyman. He can work on any vehicle as long as there is no computer system on it. When I first met Joe, his mother al-
ways told me that if she needed anything done, he was always cheerfully there to give her a hand complete with a big smile for her. I thought that this was a really good recommendation for a husband.” Joe said, “I volunteer as the sound technician at ECRA. My experience as a television technician was a big help. I first assisted Art Reynolds and when Art moved away the job has been mine ever since. I am nearly 80 so I hope to retire from this volunteer position soon. Well, just as soon as I can train another and hopefully a bit younger person to take over. The choir members always show me their support and gratitude and that makes it a great job.” Janice loves her flower garden and does decorative rock painting while Joe keeps busy with his woodworking projects. She will describe an idea she has for a project and Joe can usually produce it. She said, “He is usually very quiet while he is thinking about my idea and how to make it all happen. He is quite the inventor and handyman; there are not many things that he can not do.” In her retirement, Janice has been able to spend quality time with her grandchildren who are a big part of her life. Her daughter Jennifer and three of her grandchildren live in Prince George and she enjoys spending time with them on special weekly gramma days. In conclusion, Janice said, “I would like to thank all the choir members – both past and present – for enriching our lives. Both Joe and I appreciate them all.”
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Cassandra Thummerer, summer student at the Railway and Forestry Museum, paints the school house from Island Cache.
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the summer and at the end of the season the fresh garden-grown food is donated to St. Vincent de Paul Society or Positive Living North’s Firepit that provide meals to those in need. It’s important to support community efforts. Another new attraction on site is the shop the Blacksmith Guild has recently set up. A blacksmith now does demonstrations on event days like Family Fun Day and the guild meets on location on the last Saturday of the month at 10 a.m. and new members are welcome to attend. “It’s been very popular during our special events and black smith Barry Schaefer always has spectators watching him,” Fieber said. “It’s just wonderful because he fits in so well here. When he’s here there’s lots of hammering noises and smoke coming from the chimney and kids enjoy it and so do the adults. Some people watch for hours.” Weather permitting on Family Fun Day there will be some water toys on hand for children to enjoy and from 3 to 4 p.m. Huggleberry the clown will be making balloon animals. The Spinners and Weavers Guild will be on site giving demonstrations and a chance for guests to try weaving for themselves. “We always make each event unique so that it’s different every time visitors come here and this one is for families to come and enjoy and have fun,” Fieber said. Admission is by donation to the SPCA or Two Bunnies Rescue. Suggested donation items for Two Bunnies Rescue are gift cards for grocery stores for vegetables for the rabbits, hay, including timothy or orchard grass, rabbit pellets from Spruce Capitol Feeds and Pine wood shavings and rabbit-safe small animal toys. For the Humane Society people can donate laundry soap, dog food, puppy food, cat toys and hand sanitizer. For more information about Family Fun Day visit www.pgrfm.bc.ca.
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Monday, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Bob Harkins branch library, 888 Canada Games Way, kick back, eat snacks, and play board games at this evening social for 19 to 30 year olds. Drop in. Contact: 250-563-9251 | adhanjal@pgpl.ca
Thursday to Sunday at Exhibition Park for 107 years, the BCNE has promoted agricultural and rural life, past and present, as well as providing a huge venue for diversity of artists, artisans and heritage performers to interact with the ever-expanding frontier of Northern B.C. by hosting an annual four-day fair. Our theme this year is We’ve Got a Good Thing Growing; 107 Years of Community. Contact: 250-563-4096 | pgbcne@gmail.com | www.bcne.ca
Foodie Fridays Every Friday until Sept. 6 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., 808 Canada Games Way, hungry residents and visitors are invited to come downtown for Foodie Fridays. Tantalize your tastebuds at a variety of licensed sidewalk and food truck vendors and listen to live music throughout the lunch hour. For more information call 250-614-7880.
Launch of DJ Dance Nights Thursday from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. the Omineca Arts Centre, 369 Victoria St., presents the launch of DJ Dance Night in conjunction with the Unfold 2: Emerging Artists Group Exhibition to get bodies grooving and keep spirits and energies high. Each night will feature various local, regional and/or touring DJs. Both Licenced and Dry DJ Nights will occur each month. Admission by donation (suggested $5-20 sliding scale). No one turned away for lack of funds.
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Sierra Cook from the Prince George Public Library introduces her friend Mr. Squirrel to children at Storytime in the Garden last Thursday morning. Storytime in the Garden is every Thursday from 10:15-10:45 in the Knowledge Garden beside the Bob Harkins Branch of the Public Library. eca Arts Centre, 369 Victoria S., Unfold 2: Emerging Artists Group Exhibition opening reception will see the second of two exhibitions featuring fifteen artists’ work. Unfold uncovers the inner workings of one’s cognition through art which can be a harrowing task. Unfold 1 and 2 are layered with the exploration of self, society and expression. The exhibit continues until Sept.
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Wordplay Open Stage Night Third Thursday of every month, Aug. 15, Books & Co., 1685 Third Ave., hosts Wordplay Open Stage Night in Cafe Voltaire from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. This event is geared for poets and storytellers, aspiring, published or professional. Bring original work, take the stage and share with a creative reading.
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Every Thursday at the Prince George Public Library in the Knowledge Garden children can gather for a good yarn and a song or two. Storytime runs for 30 minutes at 10:15 a.m., free of charge. It is geared for children up to six years old. This event is the companion to the indoor storytime at the downtown library every Tuesday at the same time. Contact: 250-563-9251 | ask@pgpl.ca
Cardboard Armour Splashdown Friday from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Bob Harkins Branch, Prince George Public Library, 888 Canada Games Way, craft the perfect cardboard battle armour and put it to the test in an epic summertime water battle. Cardboard, water launchers and balloons will be provided. Geared for those 10 to 18 years old. Call to register: 250-5639251 ext. 108. Contact: 2505639251 | adhanjal@pgpl.ca
Board Game Social Friday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Nechako branch of the Prince George Public Library, 6547 Hart Highway and
Every Friday at 7 p.m. Books & Co., 1685 Third Ave., in Cafe Voltaire, hosts an open mic night for all musicians local or just passing through. The weekly event features great music, audience engagement, tasty beverages and treats while intermission finds people browsing through book shelves filled with contributions from local authors as well as best sellers. For more information visit www.booksandcompany.ca.
Open Drum Circle Sundays until August 25 from 2 to 4 p.m. at Omineca Arts Centre, 369 Victoria St. Building community in an inclusive drum ceremony, we use it to learn and promote Indigenous and Dakelh languages, knowledge, cultures and histories. Everyone is welcome to our Open Drum Circles on Sundays to participate, share, dance, learn or observe. Contact: info@ominecaartscentre. com
Free Yoga in the Park Every Sunday until Aug. 25 from 10 to 11 a.m. join Chinook Yoga at Lheidli T’enneh Memorial Park bandshell all summer long for free Yoga in the Park. Bring a mat or do yoga in the grass. Bring a water bottle and grab a friend or two, all ages welcome. Contact: 250-564-9642 | www. chinookyoga.com
Scrabble Sundays Every Sunday from 1 to 3 p.m. at Books & Co., 1685 Third Ave., in Cafe Voltaire there is Scrabble Sunday every weekend. Bring friends, family or yourself and your scrabble board. Contact: 250-563-6637 | orderbooks@shaw.ca
The Crazy Senoritas Monday and Tuesday from 6 to 9 p.m. at The Twisted Cork, 1157 Fifth Ave., in the Cariboo Room, there will be music, comedy and dinner as The Crazy Senoritas entertain. They are a troupe of female impersonators from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Their show features humorous musical tributes, warped adult humour and hilarious interactions with
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the members of the audience who find it hard to believe these actors are actually men. Tickets include a show and dinner for $64.95. Tickets available for purchase at either The Twisted Cork or The Black Clover. Contact: 250-561-5550
Walking Tours Tuesdays and Thursdays until Aug. 22 from 11 a.m. to noon take a free interesting trip through the city’s core provided by the Prince George Public Library. Meet in the main lobby of the Bob Harkins Branch for a guided tour of Prince George’s fascinating historic sites. Done in partnership with The Heritage Commission and The Exploration Place. Contact: 250-563-9251 | ask@pgpl.ca
Summer camp Every Wednesday until Aug. 21 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at Studio 2880, 2880 15th Ave., Art Monkey summer kids art classes are geared for children ages six to 11. Cost is $45. Call 250-563-2880 or register online at www.studio2880. com.
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Patrick, Scott & Tessa Oct. 12 During last year’s sold out Thank You Canada tour, it was clear to figure skating superstars, Tessa Virtue, Scott Moir and Patrick Chan, that they were far from done creating and developing a new style of skating entertainment. They and some special guest performers come back to CN Centre to show the Prince George fans what they’ve come up with next. Rock The Rink is the first edition of an annual tour that focuses on being more than a figure skating
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Thursday, Aug. 28 Books & Co., 1685 Third Ave., host the Queer Cafe from 5 to 6:30 p.m. where where LGBTQ individuals and allies can come together and meet members of the community and make new friends every month. Small craft projects and icebreaker cards will be available for conversation starting purposes. Feel free to bring your own projects or sit back and enjoy a cup of coffee with the friendly queer community.
Sept. 26 He’s colourful in name and deed. Red Green is the bumbling but pleasantly practical TV fix-it man, the clown prince of duct tape, the sage of the man-shed. This Canadian comedy icon is coming to Vanier Hall on his Red Green-This Could Be It Tour. His P.G. shows are always a sell-out. Get tickets at the TicketsNorth website/box office.
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Valerie Rakoczy, from left, John Aitken, Suzanne LeFebvre, and Reace Rakoczy get ready to play Scrabble on Scrabble Sunday at Books & Co., 1685 Third Ave., last August.
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CINDERELLA’S EXAMPLE INSPIRATIONAL T hough Disney has been criticized for changing traditional fairy tales to make them palatable for modern audiences, sometimes they simply bring the lesson of the legend into very clear focus. A good example of this is the 2015 live action version of Cinderella staring Lily James, of Downton Abbey fame. Cinderella’s birth mother gives her a simple yet profound message before she passes away – “have courage, and be kind.” This line is repeated numerous times through the film. The story of Cinderella has taken many forms in many places through the centuries. In essence, it is the story of a generous young girl who loses her parents, lives with an abusive stepmother and her daughters, yet maintains her sense of self and goes on to become the most powerful woman in her realm. Many have criticized this approach to abuse, claiming that Cinderella should have left, or at least fought back. There are many times in a person’s life, however, when these options are simply not possible. Abusers, whether on a personal or social level, have power over others
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and they do not relinquish their positions willingly. Escape is also often not an option. Indeed, where would Cinderella have gone? Instead of blaming the victim in these situations, we need to ask ourselves what we did to help and what we could have done. So often people express thanks to those who made a difference in their lives, those who were there when then needed someone, yet far too many times we turn our backs and walk away. To understand the effectiveness of “have courage, and be kind,” we can to look at examples of great people in recent history. Immaculee Ilibagiza is a Tutsi woman who experienced the Rwandan genocide, which resulted in the death of up to a million Tutsis and moderate Hutus. Her book Left To Tell recounts many har-
rowing scenes. While the world ignored Rwanda, Immaculee courageously faced her potential murderers, held true to her principles and survived. Today, she is a highly revered writer and speaker on the power of faith and forgiveness. Nelson Mandela faced extreme racism in apartheid era South Africa. After trying to liberate his people using violence he was sentenced to life in prison. He spent his time incarcerated courageously rediscovering his principles, learning to understand the thoughts of those who imprisoned him, and emerged 27 years later as one of the greatest leaders the world had ever seen. Mohandas Gandhi similarly faced racism under British colonialism. He endured beatings and imprisonment with courage. He embraced kindness and unrelenting nonviolent resistance. In the end, he brought down the most powerful empire in the world and changed history. In many ways, this quote from Gandhi is a summary of the Cinderella story – “when I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won. There have been tyrants and murderers and for a time they seem
THROUGH THE FAIRY DOORS I bee to build stairs (I did not help), paint trim (I did help) and put up new siding (no help from me here). My parents have been watching the
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am blessed with an awesome family and excellent friends. On the B.C. Day long weekend, we went to our friend’s cabin at a local lake for a work
kids during these last few weeks of summer and have been a great help to us in many ways. They agreed to keep the kids out at the lake while we had to go back to Prince George to work on our many projects with increasingly early deadlines. I am trying to finish my thesis and that takes a certain amount of time without interruptions. As you can well imagine, time without interruptions is a precious commodity in our house. Because my mother is a genius, she bought the kids little fairy doors so they could make fairy houses in the woods and decorate them. They had little tiny mailboxes with them and they started writing to their fairies in the woods. Magically, they ended up getting responses.
There is nothing, absolutely nothing, more delightful than watching a child experience the joy of magic. There is nothing, absolutely nothing, more delightful than watching a child experience the joy of magic. Our friends have four daughters and they are lovely girls and rapidly getting older. The two youngest daughters started writing to our kids as the fairies in the woods and left them presents and made up names for the fairies. They were all so excited: our kids for having the magical friends and the girls for being the agents of the excitement
invincible but in the end, they always fall – think of it – always.” We all face hard times, injustice and oppression. Our instinctive reaction as human beings is either fight or flight, yet often times neither option is possible. T he Cinderella story is thus for all of us, because “have courage, and be kind” is always a choice we can make. We may need to find creative ways to cope with uncomfortable situations as we wait for them to turn around, as Cinderella turned to her imagination, and Mandela studied Afrikaans, but as long as we remain true to our principles these too will be life-giving. In essence, Cinderella did not become a great queen by chance. She had already overcome adversity with integrity and grace, and when the opportunity to rule the land came to her, she was prepared. Regardless of what life brings out way, “have courage, and be kind” is always the path to greatness. — Gerry Chidiac is a champion for social enlightenment, inspiring others to find their greatness in making the world a better place. For more of his writings, go to www.gerrychidiac.com.
HOME AGAIN MEGAN KUKLIS
and wonder. It was like the circle of life except no animals killing and eating each other. Maybe that was a bad analogy. Perhaps that is the appeal about having children; the ability to pass along some of the magic and wonder from your own childhood. For myself, one of the best things about being a parent is watching them gain confidence and grow as human beings and, also, talk in their sleep. Now that is magical. I have two kids with vastly different personalities. When our son talks in his sleep, he is usually working out a problem that he has had during the day: an issue with LEGO breaking, Minecraft not working right or his sister not leaving him alone. He will ask questions with nonsense language and is easily comforted with us saying, “It will be okay. We’ll talk about it in the morning.” Then he goes back to sleep and snores loudly. Our daughter is pretty much always angry even when she’s sleeping. When she talks in her sleep, she is usually always shouting “No!” at the top of her lungs. It is enormously funny. Watching excited little faces with big, surprised eyes discover that magic is real, is the best present that anyone can get. I am enormously grateful that I get to be a witness to their awe and wonder.
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KIDS DESERVE LEVEL PLAYING FIELD B eing privileged means it is our job åblocks to those with less means than we have. It certainly means we should not take from the poor to give to the rich but I see that happening in our school system. When we take public funds and resources, and distribute them to students unequally, depending on the income of families, we are putting up roadblocks. In a publicly funded school system, I think it is fair of us to expect that there would be equal opportunity for each child, regardless of family income. For those of us middle or highincome earners, we budget for school supplies, extracurricular activity and sports fees. We can pay the fees with varying difficulty, but we manage. The lower someone falls on the income scale, the more difficult this is. I will speak mostly to the “us” that are reading this paper. We take pride, as we should, in our free and meritorious society, that facilitates our social mobility. We generally elect governments that are in favour of free markets and equal opportunity, and this has resulted in
THINKING ALOUD TRUDY KLASSEN
our country being among the best places to live on the planet. Even those people who begin their working life as working poor do not stay in that position through their lifetime, in fact, only about 10 per cent do, so for the vast majority of Canadians, we have it pretty good. I see no one pushing a small boat off our shores to head for a better place to live. This doesn’t mean we should repair disparities when we see them. Schools host and partially fund their extracurricular activities and sports teams, so this portion is a burden shared by every taxpayer, regardless of income, regardless of their child’s participation. The ministry of education allows for schools to charge fees on these extracurricular activities, but that doesn’t mean it is wise to do it. The harm to school culture is something we all need to consider, even if we think it is okay that “poor” kids can’t
participate equally. If sports are too expensive for schools to participate in without charging families anywhere from $100 to $2,000 per year per student, why not change how we do school sports? Why not have school teams
If field trips or art programs are too expensive, why not reduce the costs or number of trips each year, so that every child can go regardless of their family’s financial flexibility that year? that compete against the other schools in the city and then one (free to the student) sponsored city team made up of the best players that would travel? The benefits to school cohesiveness and moral, when every
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child has an equal opportunity to tryout for a team, could go a long way to improving the school culture. If field trips or art programs are too expensive, why not reduce the costs or number of trips each year, so that every child can go regardless of their family’s financial flexibility that year? Or find a sponsor to cover the cost? I find it astonishing that we are okay with having extra-curricular activities on the class calendar, but not everyone can go to see, touch, and feel, the subject the entire class has been working on. Others may have better ideas on how to correct this disparity, but we need to change this. I am not advocating for more money to be put into the public system to cover these costs, but I am advocating for a change in how we spend our education funding so that the school experience is as equal as possible for every child, regardless of current family financial status. It is up those of us with political power, or social capital, today, to make our schools more equitable for all. We will all benefit in the end.
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Each time you read 10 column inches of the newspaper, color in a planet in our solar system. When you reach Neptune, cut out the sun and wear it as a badge to let everyone know you are a star reader! Read the newspaper for a few minutes every day and you will be on your way to success in school and life! Kid Scoop is fun to read once a week, but what can you do on the other days of the week? This week, use Kid Scoop all week long. We have created a fun newspaper reading game for each day of the week!
NEPTUNE
Planet Adjectives MARS The Romans named Mars after their god of war, because its color reminded them of blood.
Use the Kid Scoop Secret Decoder Ring to discover the name of this book by Stuart Gibbs, which is available at the library.
Read the short description of each of the eight planets, plus the dwarf planet, Pluto. Each day, look through the newspaper for adjectives that describe three planets. Glue the adjectives near the planet they describe.
Hold on to your hats! Neptune is storms, storms and more storms!
Standards Link: Grammar: Identify adjectives.
I’m a VENUS Covered with a poisonous acid, Venus is the hottest planet in our solar system. The planet’s thick clouds let the heat in, but not out! This is called the greenhouse effect.
MERCURY Closest to the sun, Mercury’s days are a whopping 800° F and at night the temperature drops to 300° F BELOW zero!
DWARF PLANET
PLUTO
JUPITER
Farthest from the sun, Pluto is colder than all the other planets and dark all the time, even during the day.
Jupiter is the largest and heaviest planet. If it was hollow, more than 1,000 Earths could fit inside.
SATURN EARTH
Saturn is nearly as big as its neighbor, Jupiter, but it is not so heavy. Scientists say that if you could find an ocean big enough, Saturn would float.
Not too hot and not too cold, it is the only planet where we know there is life.
URANUS
How heavy is the asteroid? Asteroids are space rocks that orbit the sun between Mars and Jupiter. They come in all shapes and sizes.
Uranus has rings just like Saturn, but the rings go around the planet up and down like a ferris wheel. Through a telescope, this icy planet looks greenish-blue.
Look through the newspaper for a number to put into each of the boxes on the asteroids. Do the math and find out what each asteroid weighs!
Satellite Story
The moon is a satellite. A satellite is a smaller object that orbits around a larger one. Some satellites, like moons, are natural. Others are man-made. People have launched man-made satellites into orbit around the Earth to take pictures of clouds and land forms, and to study space.
Natural or Man-Made?
Look through the newspaper and find five things that are natural. Then find five things that are man-made. Standards Link: Earth Science: Students know that the Moon orbits the Earth; some objects moving in the sky are natural and some are man-made.
PLANETS JUPITER PLUTO MERCURY URANUS SATELLITE VENUS EARTH MARS SATURN NEPTUNE SPACE ORBIT STAR
To discover the name of this book, find the letter on the outer ring, then replace it with the letter below it on the inner ring.
: K L P O T U H H F P V L C P
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Standards Link: Earth Science: Students know that each planet has unique characteristics.
Pretend you are sending a package into space that, if life exists on other planets, will tell about life on Earth. Look through today’s newspaper to find pictures and articles that you would put into your package. Tell why you selected each one. Standards Link: Earth Science: Students know that Earth has distinct characteristics.
Standards Link: Number Sense: Compute sums and differences.
This is a thriller starring a group of kids trapped inside a moon base. When one of the top scientists turns up dead, Dash jumps into action to find the killer. This chapter book is a fast paced/murder mystery/science fiction read and the first in a series of space thrillers.
Find the words in the puzzle. How many of them can you find on this page?
R I O Y R U C R E M
N R U T A S D T O S
N H G R U S I E R T
• Going to a library regularly will result in you reading more. • Owning a library card teaches you the responsibility of looking after it and the responsibility of looking after the books you take home and returning them on time. • The wealth of choice in books, movies and tapes allows you access to more information that you otherwise would ever be able to reach. • Children’s librarians are a great resource steering you to more books and topics than you might otherwise have considered. • Children’s libraries everywhere have programs that encourage reading, researching and exploring mind-expanding information.
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U A A E D T I T T A
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Exaggerate!
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I can race as fast as a rocket to Mars! Make up your own exaggerations.
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Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recongized identical words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.
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IS POT SAFE WHEN PREGNANT? THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Pregnancy started out rough for Leslie Siu. Morning sickness and migraines had her reeling and barely able to function at a demanding New York marketing job, so like rising numbers of U.S. mothers-to-be, she turned to marijuana. “l was finally able to get out from under my work desk,” said Siu, who later started her own pot company and says her daughter, now 4, is thriving. There’s no proof that cannabis can relieve morning sickness, and mainstream medicine advises against use in pregnancy because of studies suggesting it might cause premature birth, low birthweight and infant brain deficits. But the National Institute on Drug Abuse is pressing for more solid evidence. Many of those studies were in animals or complicated by marijuana users’ other habits and lifestyles. “I don’t want us to cry wolf,” said Dr. Nora Volkow, the agency’s director. “We have to do these studies in a way that can identify risks.” With nearly $200,000 from her agency, University of Washington scientists in Seattle are seeking clearer answers in a new study investigating potential effects on infants’ brains. The agency is supporting three similar studies in other states. In Seattle, they’re enrolling pregnant women during their first trimester who are already using marijuana for morning sickness. Researchers don’t provide the pot, and the use of other drugs, tobacco and alcohol isn’t allowed. Infants will
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Leslie Siu poses for a portrait next to her cannabis products geared toward women on display in Groundswell dispensary in east Denver.
undergo brain scans at 6 months and will be compared with babies whose mothers didn’t use marijuana while pregnant. For government and university authorities, it’s worthy research that takes advantage of a booming trend. Recent data show the number of pregnant U.S. pot users has doubled since 2002, with 7% reporting recent use and higher rates in some states. But some opponents of recreational
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marijuana who think the science is settled have complained to the university and the federal government, calling it bogus research that endorses drug use and needlessly endangers fetuses. The criticism underscores the challenges of investigating how drugs of any kind affect pregnant women and their offspring. “There are so many reasons NOT to study drugs - particularly fear of causing birth defects. But the results would be no studies of the drugs’ efficacy during pregnancy, or the risks to the fetus,” said Dr. John Lantos, director of pediatric bioethics at Children’s Mercy hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. “It’s risky to do studies of potentially risky drugs but it’s risky not to do studies.”
Among the most tragic examples is thalidomide, a drug developed in Germany in the 1950s as a sedative. It was later widely promoted and prescribed to treat morning sickness, mostly in western Europe and Canada, despite a lack of research in pregnant women. It soon became linked with severe birth defects and was removed from most markets by the early 1960s. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration never approved thalidomide for morning sickness because of safety concerns. The agency has approved a synthetic version of THC, the part of marijuana that causes a high, for AIDSrelated appetite loss and a similar drug for nausea caused by cancer drugs, but has not approved it for morning sickness. Scientist Natalia Kleinhans is leading the University of Washington’s study, aiming to recruit 35 pregnant marijuana users and 35 pregnant women who didn’t use pot. The pot users are asked to buy from licensed dealers and photograph it so researchers can calculate the THC and CBD, another compound that doesn’t cause a high. Participants are paid $300 but can quit using anytime and remain in the study. Medical and recreational marijuana are legal in Washington state, and Kleinhans says women who use it for morning sickness are different from pregnant pot users in years past, who often did other drugs, smoked or drank. “They’re making a choice that people might not agree with. But it’s not out of desperation. It’s an informed choice,” said Kleinhans, a brain imaging specialist who studies the brain and behaviour. Study opponents contend that researchers are recruiting marijuana addicts, that payment encourages partici-
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STUDY SEEKS ANSWER, DRAWS CRITICS pants to keep using, that women aren’t being adequately informed of risks, and that babies will be harmed by being tested. Researchers say MRI brain scans are safe and that infants will be tested while sleeping so won’t need potentially risky sedatives.
While more than 30 states have legalized marijuana for medical and/or recreational use, opponents also note that the federal government still considers pot an illegal drug - a stance that scientists say has hampered research.
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This Nov. 27, 2015 file photo shows two marijuana buds displayed for a customer in Denver.
While more than 30 states have legalized marijuana for medical and/or recreational use, opponents also note that the federal government still considers pot an illegal drug - a stance that scientists say has hampered research. Dr. Pat Marmion, an OB-GYN in southern Washington, says he helped co-ordinate efforts to file complaints with the university and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees the National Institutes of Health. An HHS spokesperson de-
clined comment. “We should be encouraging women who are pregnant to not use marijuana instead of incentivizing them to continue,” Marmion said. Under U.S. law, research that involves humans must be approved by review boards to make sure participants’ rights and safety are protected. Karen Moe, director of the university’s human subjects division, said
authorities there investigated the critics’ concerns and concluded that most were unfounded. But she said they agreed to provide a handout on possible risks from marijuana use in pregnancy, not just links to similar information online, and also reworded recruitment materials to clarify that participants could quit using marijuana and still receive full payment. “From our standpoint the situation
is essentially resolved and the study is good to go,” Moe said. Dr. Mishka Terplan, a member of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists’ addiction expert group, said that for years, the thalidomide scare “shut down all research of medications in pregnancy.” Not enough is known even about medications commonly prescribed for morning sickness, he said. “We shouldn’t assume that because we classify something as illegal that it is shameful,” Terplan said. “And that because something is legal and prescribed, it’s helpful.” The National Institute on Drug Abuse is providing almost $1.5 million for three similar studies of marijuana use in pregnancy - at Washington University in St. Louis, at the University of Denver and at Kaiser Permanente in Northern California. “One of the big arguments about why this is unethical is that we already know the answers. That is not true,” said Susan Weiss, who oversees outside research for the institute. “We’re living in this very large social experiment and we need to learn from it.” Leslie Siu, the businesswoman who used marijuana while pregnant, now lives in Denver, where pot is legal, and sells a marijuana-based spray. Siu said marijuana deserves to be studied “so we can get the right answers.”
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