2012 | April 15 - 21

["IN THE BLEACHERS BY STEVE MOORE OUT ON A LIMB BY GARY KOPERVAS April 15, 2012 The Newfoundland Herald 99","WISHING WELL\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 PICK SIX You are asked to \ufb01nd three 6-number routes from square A to square B in the diagram at right that will result in totals of 20, 30 and 40, re- spectively. Moves may be made to adjacent squares, up, down or diagonally. Squares may be used just once in each computation. Total 20 ______________ Total 30 ______________ Total 40 ______________ SPELLBINDER! \u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013 Score 10 points for using all the letters in the word to form two complete words: ESPOUSAL __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ Then score two points each for all words of four letters or more found among the letters. Try to score at least 50 points. Possible twosome \u2014 soup, sale. Here is a little game that will give you a message every day. It\u2019s a numerical puzzle designed to spell out your for- Answers \u2014 Total 20: 3, 3, 1, 3, 5, 5. Total 30: 9, 3, 5, 3, 7, 3. Total 40: 3, 9, 7, tune. Count the letters in your \ufb01rst name. If the number 9, 7, 5. Other answers are possible. of letters is 6 or more, subtract 4. If the number is less than 6, add 3. The result is your key number. Start at the upper left-hand corner and check one of your key num- bers, left to right. Then read the message the letters under the checked \ufb01gures give you. KIDS\u2019 MAZE! \u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013 FUN SPOT! Colour by numbers \u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013 SPLASH DASH! Hey big fellow, come back here! Add colours by number \u2013 1: red; 2: light blue; 3: yellow, 4: light brown, 5: tan, 6: light green, 7: lavender, 8: dark green, 9: dark blue, 10: purple. 100 The Newfoundland Herald April 15, 2012","BY HENRY BOLTINOFF Find at least six differences in vision teaserdetails between the panels. Answers \u2014 1. Off. 2. Offs. 3. Offer. 4. Off-key. 5. Of-BIRD NAMES TO PUN-DER! \u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013\u2013 \ufb02oad. 6. Offstoage. Differences: 1. Plant is missing. 2. Puddle is smaller. 3. Gum bubble is missing. 4. Yellow cap is different. 5. Briefcase is smaller. 6. Cornerstone is missing. \u201cRemarks below are for the birds in more ways than one,\u201d says our \ufb01ne-feathered pal below. To understand why, \ufb01ll blanks with the fol- lowing birds\u2019 names in order: robin, lark, mynah, sparrow, oriole, duck, shrike: 1. You\u2019re ___ me the wrong way. 2. It was the ___ of the draw. 3. We had a ___ accident. 4. I voted for Ross ___. 5. The pilots put on an ___ circus. 6. ___ the halls\u2026 7. Three ___s and you\u2019re out (or in). BY FAITH HANLON, AGE 7, WITLESS BAY \u2019Tis some punny bunch. DON\u2019T GET TURNED OFF BY THIS ONE! In this puzzle, all of the words get progressively longer, and they all start with OFF. Some hints are: 1. OFF (in place); 4. Out of pitch; 2. Goes away from; 5. Transfer data 3. To present for 6. Behind the consideration; scenes SEE HERE! KNOCK KNOCK! Who\u2019s there? Florida! Florida who? Florida bathroom is wet! Go get the mop. Hey circus lady, hold that eye- catcher pose. What\u2019s missing If you\u2019re looking for a pen pal, would like to show us your drawings, from the picture? Draw lines tell us a joke or tongue twister, send your stuff to: dot to dot to \ufb01nd out. WRITE: Kids Corner, c\/o \u2018The Newfoundland Herald,\u2019 P.O. Box 2015, St. John\u2019s, NL, A1C 5R7 or e-mail: lslaney@n\ufb02dherald.com TONGUE TWISTER! Say TOP CHOPSTICK SHOPS 5 Times Fast! April 15, 2012 The Newfoundland Herald 101","HERALD: PHOTO FEATURE LONG POINT LIGHTHOUSE, TWILLINGATE, NL: Long Point Lighthouse is located 331 feet above sea level atop a cliff named Devil\u2019s Cove Head in Twillingate. Situated in Iceberg Alley, the view is a front row seat to whales and icebergs. Every spring and summer thousands of icebergs travel these waters before melting in warmer waters south of Newfoundland. (www.townoftwillingate.ca) \u2014 Yvette Ings Photo Newfoundlandia Photo Quiz St. John\u2019s, NL \u2014 Randy Hodder Photo Q. Do you know where this photo was taken? a: Baie Verte b: Point Leamington c: Basqeus d: Quidi Vidi New Bay Lake, NL \u2014 Danielle Butt Photo \u2014 Alex Driscoll Photo Answer: D. Quidi Vidi 102 The Newfoundland Herald April 15, 2012","HERALD: PHOTO FEATURE Southside Road, St. John\u2019s, NL \u2014 Teri Delaney Photo Botwood Harbour, NL \u2014 Norman Randell Photo Near Muskrat Falls, NL \u2014 Don Pilgrim Photo WIN A CAMERA FROM HENRY\u2019S PHOTO-VIDEO-DIGITAL e-mail: photodesk@n\ufb02dherald.com Capture the moments that make Newfoundland LAST WEEK\u2019S PHOTO QUALIFIER and Labrador such an exciting place and you could win a Canon Rebel Bonavista, NL \u2014 David Borland Photo T2I with 18-55IS DSLR Kit, Lexar 8GB SDHC Memory card and one free DSLR GOT THE PICTURE? Send photos and sight 101: Canon Rebel course from Henry\u2019s locations along with your name to: Scenes c\/o School of Imaging. The Herald, P.O. Box 2015, St. John\u2019s NL, A1C 5R7 or e-mail: photodesk@n\ufb02dherald.com Enter The Scenes of Newfoundland & Labrador Photo Contest for your chance to win. April 15, 2012 The Newfoundland Herald 103 The Herald reserves the right to crop, republish or color correct submitted images.","www.nfldherald.com MEDICAL TROUBLES During a patient\u2019s two week follow-up appointment with his cardiologist, he informed me, his doctor, that he was having trouble with one of his medica- tions. \u201cWhich one?\u201d I asked. \u201cThe patch. The nurse told JOKE OF THE WEEK me to put on a new one every six about 20 years \u2013 when my husband hours and now I\u2019m running out of was alive.\u201d I was sitting in the waiting room for places to put it!\u201d MIND GAMES my first appointment with a new dentist. I had him quickly undress and I noticed his DDS diploma on the wall, The young mother skeptically which bore his full name. Suddenly, I re- discovered what I hoped I wouldn\u2019t examined a new educational toy. membered a tall, handsome, dark-haired see. Yes, the man had over 50 boy with the same name had been in my patches on his body! \u201cIsn\u2019t it rather complicated for a high school class some 30-odd years ago. small boy?\u201d she asked the sales- Now, the instructions include clerk. Could he be the same guy that I had a removal of the old patch before ap- plying a new one. \u201cIt\u2019s designed to teach the child how to live in today\u2019s world, secret crush on, way back then? Upon MY POOR WIFE madam,\u201d the shop clerk replied. seeing him, however, I quickly discarded \u201cAny way he tries to put it together any such thought. This balding, gray- The police came to my front is wrong.\u201d haired man with the deeply lined face door last night holding a picture of was way too old to have been my class- my wife. SIMPLE QUESTION mate. They said, \u201cIs this your wife, The preacher\u2019s five-year-old After he examined my teeth, I asked sir?\u201d daughter noticed that her father him if he had attended Morgan Park always paused and bowed his head High School. Shocked, I answered, \u201c Yes.\u201d for a moment before starting his They said, \u201cI\u2019m afraid it looks sermon. One day, she asked him \u201cYes, yes, I did. I\u2019m a Mustang,\u201d he like she\u2019s been hit by a bus.\u201d why. gleamed with pride. I said, \u201cI know, but she has a lovely personality.\u201d \u201cWell, honey,\u201d he began, proud \u201cWhen did you graduate?\u201d I asked. that his daughter was so observant He answered, \u201cIn 1975. Why do you BEDRIDDEN ELDER of his messages, \u201cI\u2019m asking the ask?\u201d Lord to help me preach a good ser- \u201cYou were in my class!\u201d I exclaimed. While acquainting myself with a mon.\u201d He looked closely at me closely. Then, new elderly patient, I asked, \u201cHow that ugly, old, bald, wrinkled face, gray- long have you been bedridden?\u201d \u201cHow come he doesn\u2019t answer haired decrepit scoundrel asked, \u201cWhat it?\u201d she asked. did you teach?\u201d After a look of complete confu- sion she answered, \u201cWhy, not for ###COMING SOON ### BRYAN ADAMS NEW TEEN QUEEN NATIONAL TREASURE One of Canada\u2019s greatest rockers Pro\ufb01ling Miss Teen NL Emily Bland A chat with one of the province\u2019s touches down in St. John\u2019s. of Grand Falls-Windsor. greatest talents, Rick Mercer. PLUS: Arts#Crime Flashback#Local Music#Soaps#Tastes of Newfoundland#People & More! 104 The Newfoundland Herald April 15, 2012"]