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Where in the World is... Newfoundland and Labrador comprise 10 provinces. a province in Canada. Labrador is the • Labrador is in the most northeasterly The foggiest place larger mainland section in the northeast of in the world Canada. Newfoundland is a large island part of the North American continent. Grand Banks, off the coast. The sea and its currents play • A narrow band of sea called the Strait Newfoundland, a huge role in daily life for the people Canada who live in these areas. One of the major of Belle Isle separates the two pieces industries in the area is fishing. The of land Newfoundland and Labrador. www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Grand_Banks mixing cold Labrador Current, warm Gulf For many years, this area was known for www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/grand-banks/ Stream and shape of the sea floor in the being the richest fishing area in the world. area stir up a lot of nutrients in the waters, In the 19th and early 20th centuries, it was and so marine life is plentiful. These the most important international fishing same currents also make Grand Banks the area in the world. The majority of the foggiest place in the world, especially in fishing was focused on cod. Fishing in the the spring when the weather gets warm. harsh cold waters was dangerous, but the This fog is a spectacular and eerie sight, fishermen made a lot of money. but it also makes fishing and driving Unfortunately, the fishing industry in dangerous. Newfoundland turned into a warning • Newfoundland was given its name about overfishing. The cod populations were overfished, and the fish almost when it was discovered by explorers in disappeared in the 1970s and 1980s. The the 15th century. northern cod was declared endangered, • The official discovery of and for a few years, all fishing was Newfoundland is credited to John banned. Fisheries were forced to close, Cabot in 1947. and thousands of people lost their jobs. It • French, Basque and English fishermen turned into an economic crisis. The Grand were all drawn to the area for the Banks reopened some fisheries in the plentiful fishing. late 1990s, but the cod, the towns in the • This area became a Canadian province area and the fishermen are still trying to in 1949, making it the youngest of the recover. www.britannica.com/place/Grand-Banks www.britannica.com/place/Newfoundland-and-LabradorThe TM ViewLocal kids Do you play on alet us know... sports team? Cheering Thunder Do YOU want Baseball Team to be here? Kayatia Jax 17Go to page Howell Graves Kindergarten Howell Graves & fill out... Kindergarten The TM View No We’ll use it in Kidsville News! Korah Don’t forget Howell Graves your photo! Kindergarten2 Kidsville News! www.kidsvillenews.com/shoals February 2018

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This Page Brought To You By: Everything around us is At room temperature, water is a liquid.matter. Matter is anything that has If you cool it down, it turns into a solid: ice. If you heat it up, it turns into a gas: steam.mass and takes up space like air, food andpaper. Matter exists in three major states:solid, liquid and gas. All matter is madeup of atoms. How tightly the atoms arepacked together determines something’sstate. In solids, atoms are tightly packedtogether, and in gases the atoms are veryloosely held together. Atoms are alwaysin motion, so the closer the atoms arepacked together, the less they can move.The less they move, the less energy andheat are generated by the movement. Thismovement is the reason that solids arecolder, and gases are warmer. Liquids aresomewhere in the middle. Warming or cooling matter canmake it change its state.• Solids hold their shape at room temperature.• Liquids can take on the shape of a container – like water in a glass.• Gases do not have a shape and can move around freely.• Changing states of matter is also called a phase change.• Heat and pressure can both affect the state of matter.• Different matter changes states under different conditions.• Some matter, like water, is easy to change in daily life.• At room temperature, nitrogen is usually a gas, but it can be turned into a liquid at -320 degrees.• There are more than three types of matter, but the others only occur in extreme circumstances.• Plasma is an ionized gas. When matter is heated to a very high temperature, it changes the shape of the atom and makes it very unpredictable.• Beam is a newly discovered state that isn’t understood, but it is different from the other states because atoms work together instead of randomly moving. easyscienceforkids.com/all-about-states-of-matter/ idahoptv.org/sciencetrek/topics/matter/facts.cfm www.coolkidfacts.com/states-of-matter-for-kids/4 Kidsville News! www.kidsvillenews.com/shoals February 2018

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Proud Sponsorof This Page Kingdom: Animalia Family: Strigidae Phylum: Chordata Genus: Class: Aves Species: B. scandiacus Order: Strigiformes The snowy owl is a unique animal native to the In addition to making it hard for their prey to see Arctic regions. One of the bird’s most striking them coming, the feathers repel moisture and features is important for its survival in the snowy keep the owl warm in such a cold environment. If habitat. The male owls have almost entirely white the winters get too harsh and there is not enough feathers. Older males are usually whiter. The prey, the owls migrate to warmer areas south of female owls are usually darker and have white the Arctic Circle. They have seen as far south as feathers covered in black or dark brown spots. Even Oklahoma and Northern Alabama, though this is their large talons are covered by white feathers. not a normal occurrence every year. • Snowy owls are one of the largest owls, and they diet, the owl population depends on how many are the largest bird species in the Arctic. lemmings there are in an area. • Foxes, dogs, wolves and other large birds prey on • Females usually weigh about 3 1/2 pounds. the snowy owl. • Males are lighter and weigh closer to 3 pounds. • Humans are also dangerous. Snowy owls usually • They have yellow eyes. fly close to the ground, so many have died in • The average wingspan is almost 67 inches. accidents such as by being hit by a car, tangled in a • Most owls are nocturnal, but the snowy owl is fishing line or being accidentally shot by a hunter. • Snowy owls are protected as an endangered bird. dinural, which means they are most active during • Like other owls, they have excellent eyesight. the day. However, if their prey is under the snow, the owls • They are most active at dawn and dusk. have to rely on their incredible sense of hearing • They are carnivorous. Their diet is mainly mice to hunt. and lemmings, but they will also eat rabbits, • The average lifespan of a snowy owl is 9 years. seabirds and fish. • One owl can kill 1,600 lemmings in a year. • Because lemmings are a major part of the owl’skids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/snowy-owl/ www.biokids.umich.edu/critters/Nyctea_scandiaca/ www.tundraanimals.net/tundraanimals/snowyowl.html Around the WORLD For many Americans, February means February 14 & 19 Valentine’s Day, and Valentine’s Day means giving cards and gifts and eating • Historians think the Valentine’s Day celebrate it on the third Monday in a lot of chocolate. Every year on Feb. tradition is a mix of Christian and February. 14, Americans spend billions of dollars ancient Roman traditions. • During Family Day, all federal on candy, cards, flowers and other workers have the day off and schools gifts to give to their loved ones, but • One myth says that St. Valentine was are closed. the reason this tradition started is not a priest that married people secretly, • Most people use this day to spend certain. even though it was made illegal by time with their families. the Roman emperor Claudius II. • Popular activities include visiting In Canada, another popular holiday in museums, spending time outdoors February is Family Day. It takes place • The oldest known Valentine was and crafting. on either the second or third Monday written in 1415. • Many businesses offer family in the month, depending on where discounts on this day. people live. The day was created to • Ancient Romans celebrated the • For most of Canada, Family Day is celebrate, “the importance of families pagan festival Lupercalia in the on the same day as National Heritage and the family life to people and their middle of February. Day, so people often try to explore communities.” The very first Family their family history on this day. Day was held in Alberta in 1990. • 150 million Valentine’s Day cards • Because the weather is so cold in Slowly, other parts of Canada adopted are exchanged every year in the U.S. Canada in February, sharing hot the tradition. chocolate is a popular Family Day • Valentine’s Day is celebrated in tradition. www.history.com/topics/valentines-day/history-of-valentines-day the U.S., UK, France, Mexico and Australia.6 Kidsville News! • Family Day is the second Monday in February for British Columbia. • Alberta, Ontario and Saskatchewan www.timeanddate.com/holidays/canada/family-day www.canadianaconnection.com/2013/01/family-day-canada/ www.kidsvillenews.com/shoals February 2018

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An Algorithm EngineerJamese Sims, Ph.D.This article reprinted with permission from NOAA/NASA SciJinks website,scijinks.gov Dr. Jamese Sims (Center), GOES-R Subject Matter Expert serving as a panelist for the November 18, 2017 Guest Briefings at the GOES-R Launch, in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Image Courtesy of Jamese Sims.Jamese and her son, Jordan, at the Kennedy Space Center time, extremely cold in Indiana where my between different offices and partnersin Cape Canaveral, Florida. Image credit: Courtesy of uncle and aunts live,” she says. for GOES-R series Products, Systems,Jamese Sims. Development and Implementation, or However, she didn’t know right away that PSDI. My goal is to ensure that GOES-R WILD WEATHER JOBS: ALGORITHM she wanted to have a career in observing series satellite products are properly ENGINEER and understanding the weather. She entered designed and will meet the needs of our college at Jackson State University as an customers.” If you look at a weather satellite up close, you can accounting major, but eventually changedtell it’s a pretty complicated piece of hardware. What her major to meteorology because of her The products that Sims supports willyou can’t see are the hundreds of algorithms – math love for math and science. assist researchers and forecasters inequations written in computer language – which allow understanding the information collected bythe satellite to collect weather information, send it down “My interest was in forecasting hurricanes GOES-R series satellites.to Earth and transform the information into products for using numerical weather prediction. Iweather forecasters. took advantage of NOAA internship When she’s not at work, Sims loves opportunities while in college that allowed spending time outdoors, going to museums In her job as an algorithm engineer for NOAA/ me to learn various computer languages and hanging out with her family andNESDIS/Office of Satellite Ground Services at the and methods. During my first NOAA friends. She is also very passionate aboutNASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Jamese Sims internship as an undergraduate scholar, I mentoring STEM (Science, Technology,understands the computer algorithms of the GOES-R used a genetic algorithm to locate the Gulf Engineering and Math) students fromseries satellites inside and out. We recently spoke with Stream while working with scientists at the underrepresented groups and helping themher about her work, her career path and advice for others National Weather Service’s Environmental prepare for the workforce.who might want to do similar work. Modeling Center. The next summer, I studied historical hurricanes at the NOAA LAUNCH TIME WONDERING ABOUT THE WEATHER Atlantic Oceanographic Meteorological “The absolute best part of my job Sims, who grew up in Mississippi, has been fascinated Laboratory Hurricane Research Division was attending the GOES-16 launch.by the weather for many years. “I became interested in in Miami,” Sims said. Everyone’s excitement and energy aboutweather patterns as a child, trying to understand how the the advancement of science that GOES-16weather could be so hot in Mississippi, yet at the same After college, she went on to earn a provides made every work day worth it and doctorate in atmospheric sciences from more important,” she says. “It is a great Howard University. During this time, she feeling to know that data and products from built up her skills in enhancing computer GOES-R series satellites will save lives by models to predict the location and intensity providing such a great amount of details of tropical storms. She then went on to about our beautiful planet Earth.” work as a NOAA/National Weather Service meteorologist for 12 years. TIPS ON ENTERING THIS FIELD Sims says her advice to middle school NOT JUST NUMBERS and high school students is to fall in love Although many parts of Sims’s career with learning and exploring new ideas. involve computers, her job requires lots of “Take as many math, science and computer people skills, too. “In my time at NOAA, in courses as you can; find a mentor in a field addition to numerical weather prediction, I you’re interested in and do lots of activities also assisted managers in understanding outside of school to help you develop as a the needs of their customers and helped whole person,” she says. “Don’t ever be them to build partnerships,” she says. afraid to try and be great at something new “My tasks vary from day to day,” said or different!” Sims, “but most of my job consists of overseeing and providing coordination February 201810 Kidsville News! www.kidsvillenews.com/shoals

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Water, Water, Everywhere amount of energy when it vaporizes and then it releases this enormous energy in the generator Imagine someone is trapped in a boat at producing lots of electricity. The heat to make sea, surrounded by seawater and not being steam usually comes from coal, oil, natural gas, or nuclear energy. able to safely drink because sea water is so But the steam drives the generators producing electricity. very salty. Weather is produced by water’s unique properties. The heat of the sun causes liquid water to evaporate and rise in the atmosphere. The vapor has absorbed lots of energy changing from a liquid. The vapor rises in the atmosphere, if it cools and becomes liquid, it falls as rain. The stored energy is released and is evident in the violenceWater is very common on our planet Earth with over 70% of the of a thunderstorm. Sometimes the rain cools even more and falls asearth surface covered by water. But what is water? frozen water: snow or hail. The Earth has 92 types of atoms, each type called an “element”. Water is more complex. It is a combination of 2 elements: Hydrogen and Oxygen. A union of two or more atoms is called a molecule. The symbol for water is H2O pronounced “H-Two-O”. The two indicates 2 H atoms. Energy from a spark can split the molecule and release oxygen atoms. The free oxygen atomscan combine to form ozone gas which has a “fresh smell”. After Wind and weather on our planet is driven by the properties ofa thunderstorm, you can smell the ozone produced by lightning water.splitting the water molecules in the air and producing ozone. The Our bodies sweat in hot weather so that the evaporation of thereleased Hydrogen atoms are very light and eventually escape into sweat off our bodies can cool us.space. As the sweat (water) evaporates,Water commonly exists in 3 forms, solid (ice), liquid (water), or it absorbs heat energy from ourgas (steam or vapor), depending on temperature. Because water is bodies and the vapor carries theusually a liquid at room temperature, we commonly call the liquid heat away from the body, thereby “water” although all cooling us. We would not be 3 forms can be called able to live at temperatures above “water” so it can be 98.7°F (body temperature) if it confusing. Sometimes were not for this evaporation called we mean the liquid sweating. when we say water and Can you think of many words containing “water”. other times we mean the Here are a few to get you started: watermelon, Watergate, ice or vapor. Only the waterway, waterfall,context tells you which form is meant. Water freezes at 32°F ( 0 …………………………………............................................°C) and liquid changes to vapor at 212 °F ( 100 °C). Can you think of words used to describe water? LikeElectric power drives our industry and powers most homes. “wet’ and “fresh”.Most of electric power is provided by steam generators in power …………………………………............................................plants. Steam is used because water can absorb an unusually large How do you say water in other languages? 1st one is done. Spanish Aqua French ______ German __________ Chinese _______ Language answers on page 23 Water is important for life! © 2018 Dr. David R. Curott, UNA Professor Emeritus14 Kidsville News! www.kidsvillenews.com/shoals February 2018

Kidsville Kitchen Mike Randall, REALTOR®Fish makes a fast, convenient meal Associate Broker 256.366.9779Home cooks love fish because it is flavorful and simple to mike@mikerandallhomes.comprepare. Fish also does not take too long to cook, making mikerandallhomes.comit a perfect meal for busy professionals or families. Thefollowing recipe for “Broiled Chili-Lime-CrustedTilapia” from Laurie McNamara’s “Simply Scratch:120 Wholesome Homemade Recipes MadeEasy” (Avery) checks all the boxes, as it’sflavorful, easily prepared and cooks inroughly 20 minutes or less. Florence • Sheffield • KillenBroiled Chili-Lime-Crusted Tilapia 6723 /,77(5 2 tablespoons olive oil, plus more for the pan Juice of 1 lime (about 2 tablespoons) <RXU6KRDOV 1 tablespoon cornstarch <RXU&KRLFH 1 tablespoon chili powder 1 teaspoon ground coriander 1 teaspoon ground cumin 1 teaspoon dried oregano, rubbed in your palm 1⁄2 teaspoon garlic powder 1⁄2 teaspoon onion powder 3⁄4 teaspoon kosher salt 1⁄4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 4 fresh tilapia fillets Garnish: Lime wedges & torn fresh cilantro leaves Place the oven rack in the top portion of the oven. Crack the ovendoor and preheat the broiler to high. Line a rimmed baking sheet withaluminum foil and lightly brush the foil with olive oil. In a shallow dish, combine the olive oil, lime juice, cornstarch, chilipowder, coriander, cumin, oregano, garlic powder, onion powder, saltand pepper. Whisk to blend. Dip both sides of each tilapia fillet into the spice mixture, and use yourfingers to coat evenly. Place the tilapia on the prepared baking sheet withthe bottom facing up. Broil for 4 minutes, and then carefully flip andcook for 4 to 5 minutes more, or until the fish flakes easily. Serve with lime wedges and torn cilantro or top with a few spoonfulsof Pico de Gallo.February 2018 www.kidsvillenews.com/shoals Kidsville News! 15

Come Out & Play • T here are three things necessary to start a game: a wall, players and coins. Pitch and toss or pitching pennies is a relativelysimple but ancient game. The oldest known version • P layers can use any coins, but all coins should be the sameof the game was played by the ancient Greeks, who denomination.used bronze coins. • Every player should have at least one coin. Over the years, the game spread. Through the • Players should mark a specific spot some distance from theages, people used different kinds of coins, but themain points of the game remain the same. In the wall; this will be where players stand to toss the coins.1960s, the game saw a sharp decline in popularity. • Common distances are four or six feet.This could be due to new forms of entertainment or • The further away from the wall the player stands, the morethe introduction of a smaller, lighter penny that wasnot wellsuited for pitching. Whatever the reason, difficult the game is.pitching pennies is still a fun and simple way to pass • Players then take turns tossing the coins at the wall.the time with friends. • All throws must be underhand, and coins must touch the wall to count as a valid throw. • T he player whose coin lands closest to the wall wins the round. • The winner then collects all the coins on the ground. • Another version of the game starts the same. The first player throws a penny against the wall. The second player must then hit the first player’s penny to win. • P layers take turns throwing the first coin. • A third version requires players to draw a box on the ground away from the wall. To win, players must then have their penny land in this box after hitting the wall. • The smaller the box, the more difficult the game is. • Because there are so many versions of the game, it is important that all players agree on the rules before the game starts.skehana.galwaycommunityheritage.org/content/topics/passtimes/pitch-toss tossinggames.com/thread/734/pitch-toss-rules www.familyeducation.com/fun/outdoor-games/penny-pitching Newfoundland ugly stick The music in Newfoundland and Labrador are mops, brooms, bottle caps and tin cans. has a strong connection to fishing. The first • Each ugly stick is unique. people to settle in the region – Irish, Scots, • To make one, a stick – like an old broom French and English were all fisherman. In addition to their families, they brought their handle – is covered in something that will traditional instruments and songs. Many men make noise when shaken, like bottle caps, shared their songs while they worked and washers, bells or tin cans. while relaxing in the pubs after work. • With the help of a parent, you can use Over the years, the traditions became hot glue or a drill to attach strings or wires unique to the area. The music is still strongly full of these noisemakers to the handle. influenced by its European origins, but each harbor has its own unique style and • Something soft, like rope, is attached to songs. One of the most distinct musical the head of the stick to create a comfortable traditions in the area is the ugly stick. It is a handle. homemade musical instrument that is often accompanied by accordions and fiddles to • The other end of the stick is attached to create traditional Newfoundland folk music. the inside of an old rain boot. They are not very difficult to make or play. With the supervision of a parent, you could • The rain boot is then stuffed with make one, too. newspapers. • The ugly stick is an instrument made of • The ugly stick player will then bounce recycled household materials. the boot on the ground and hit the stick with a second stick to make music. • Each ugly stick is unique and is usually handmade by the musician. • Additional decorations can be added to personalize the instrument. • Common items used to make ugly sticks • Fiddles and accordions are expensive, but with an ugly stick, everyone can participate in making music with friends and family. Photo © of Themightyquill http://thescope.ca/diy/diy-ugly-stick http://www.mim.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/2015-11-05-MIMkids-Newfoundland-Ugly-Stick.pdf https://www.downhomelife.com/article.php?id=1431 http://www.heritage.nf.ca/articles/arts/music-arts.php16 Kidsville News! www.kidsvillenews.com/shoals February 2018

Hello! Attention Kids TM & Teachers Too! The View This is Truman From Kidsville News! Student Questionnaire Mail, bring by or email usI WANT YOUR STUDENTS’ YOUR PHOTO & your answers! ORIGINAL ARTWORK OR Name POEMS TO BE PRINTED ON PAGE 12 IN Kidsville News! G Fraaxd#e 256-76 0-9618SchooEl mail: k idsville @cour ierjourn al.netSend It YOUR ORIGINAL ART wauderdale County’s Hey Kids! Truman again. I want Mail: 219 W. 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Florence’s 1918 Centennial Celebration By Lee Freeman, Florence-Lauderdale Public Library, Local History/Genealogy DepartmentIn 1918, the height of WWI, Florence, Alabama turned one hundred medallion was designed by Montgomery Advertiser cartoonist Frankyears old. As we saw in last month’s article, Florence was founded on Spangler; on one side was depicted a Native American chief sitting onMarch 12, 1818 with the formation of the Cypress Land Company, the banks of the Tennessee while the other side depicted a US Armywho then founded the town, selling the first lots in July of soldier standing guard atop the Wilson Dam as a plane flies1818. To mark the special occasion of the centennial the by, with the motto: “Patriotism, Power, Progress.” We havecommittee chose August 8, 9, and 10 to mark Florence’s an original centennial medallion on display at the library;hundredth birthday. This was to give local residents it was owned by local resident Mr. Newt Fisher and hissomething positive to celebrate during a terrible war in daughter has loaned it to us. The Chamber of Commercewhich many Lauderdale men were serving, and to raise also issued an official souvenir program briefly chroniclingmoney for the local chapter of the Red Cross. Why August the history of Florence written by Mr. Robert Dyas andwas chosen instead of March 12, the date of the land WC Frye, manager of Frye’s Quartette wrote a poem calledcompany’s creation or July 22, the date of the first land sale “Florence Mine” which he set to music.isn’t known. Among the highlights of the celebration was “anOn Friday, June 21, the Florence Times reported that old book containing the original map of Florence,“Plans for the Florence Centennial and the pageant that is supplemented by numerous detail maps,” originally drawnto be its most elaborate feature are going rapidly forward by Ferdinand Sannoner, the engineer and surveyor who,and the event will be made the most magnificent and with Madison County surveyor Hinter Peel, made thespectacular celebration ever staged in northern Alabama.” original surveys of the city of Florence and was allowedHenry C. Gilbert and William Milliken were to name the town. Sannoner’s granddaughter,chairs of the Centennial Committee, appointed Mrs. Eloise Sannoner of Memphis loaned thisby the Chamber of Commerce, while local map book to the city as well as an oil portraithistorian Mrs. Susan K, Vaughan, a teacher at of her grandfather which was displayed in thethe Florence Normal School, was chairman of window of Milner’s Drugstore on Court Street.the pageant committee and Harry L. Lewis, a That portrait now hangs at Pope’s Tavernprofessional decorator and manager had charge Museum (apparently the map book was sentof the general management of the centennial back to Memphis).celebration. Mr. Miller came to Florence with Friday evening’s Pageant and Masque washis wife and daughter. Among other events, written by Mrs. Susan K. Vaughan (based onhe planned to stage a “magnificent street Mrs. Emmett O’Neal’s “Legend of Muscleparade.” Other committees were the publicity Shoals”) and staged by Miss Cora Bell Morsecommittee, the decorating and parade committee, of New York. All proceeds went to the Red Cross.and the invitation and entertainment committee. It featured various “masques” or “episodes”A centennial pageant queen was also chosen by chronicling the history of Florence, from the returnballot; people could go into any of several stores in of Gen. Andrew Jackson from New Orleans, to theFlorence to cast their vote for the centennial queen, Cypress Land Company’s founding the town in 1818with Florence native Miss Lady Ruth Whittaker through the Civil War and up through 1918. Localreceiving the most votes. She would then choose residents played historical characters, with manya king and court; Queen Lady Ruth and her King portraying their ancestors. For example EA Henrywould be crowned at 6 pm Thursday night, August played Gen. Jackson, Edward A. O’Neal played8th. Top, 92 year-old Florence native Mr. his ancestor Gen. John Coffee, Herschel Larimore Among the events planned were: several “free James Simpson (1844-1918), who had portrayed Chief Doublehead, John J. Mitchell the honor of turning the first shovel portrayed his ancestor James Jackson, and Mrs. Maryacts” and band concerts, the coronation of the PageantQueen, a “Water Battle between picked crews of the of dirt at the groundbreaking for the Coffee Campbell played Mrs. Mary Coffee, Gen.Fire Dept. for prize,” a “Fat Man’s Race” for men dam. Middle, the commemorative Coffee’s wife. One “masque” entitled “Fulfillment centennial medallion created by200 lbs or more, and a “Potato Race for Corn Club cartoonist Frank Spangler (this owned of the Prophecy—Florence, 1918,” chronicled theBoys.” The high point of the celebration was the by Mr. Newt Fisher), and Bottom, the religious, educational, social and economic growthHistorical Pageant, which was held on the grounds Chamber of Commerce’s souvenir of the city since 1918 in which several of the whiteof the Normal School Friday night, August 9, at 8:30 history of Florence written by Robert and black schools, churches, service organizationspm, and depicted one hundred years of Florence- Dyas. and fraternal orders participated.Lauderdale history. There was also a parade, as well On Friday, August 16, the Florence Timesas the official ground-breaking for construction of the Wilson Dam; reported that: The Florence Centennial was a success. Weather, crowds,92 year-old Florence native Mr. James Simpson was given the honor the beauty and sublimity of the pageant, and a substantial, though yetof turning the first shovelful of dirt. The three-day celebration closed undetermined profit for the Red Cross, all things taken together justifySaturday night with what was referred to as a “Big Confetti Battle.” the statement that the centennial celebration proved a credit to the menOn Friday, August 2, the Times reported that two “Aeroplanes and women who labored so diligently to make it a go. For years to come[airplanes] will be sent to Florence for the centennial celebration” a memory will linger of the mysticism of the pageant, the eloquence offrom Park Air Field in Memphis. At the suggestion of Mr. Joseph the orators, the impressive events at the official opening of constructionL. Bowles Saturday, August 10 was named “Newcomers’ day,” and on Muscle Shoals Dam No. 2 [later named Wilson Dam], the parade,the Chamber of Commerce designed badges which “all newcomers the music, the decorations, and even the carrousels and side shows thatare requested to wear” while in the city that day. A commemorative lined the streets.18 Kidsville News! www.kidsvillenews.com/shoals February 2018

By Jolleen M, KIDS which implies that he is the and returns him to its family, this DVD. All are reallyFIRST! Film Critic, age 12 boss, and he is. and they are very grateful. important and sometimes Peso (Paul Panting) Later, Kwazi crashes and are overlooked. I love that The Octonauts live has a very soft, can’t get his submarine to “The Octonauts” offersin the ocean in their sometimes shaky work. The whole family of entertainment to youngoctopus-like structure and uncertain lobsters shows up to help children while teaching themcalled the Octopod. voice. Peso is him out. Everyone makes good lessons.Whenever there is a happy, but it safely inside before thetrouble in the ocean, conservative storm hits. This is my This is an awesome DVDthe team of Octonauts penguin, and you favorite episode because it to watch and I give it 5 outdoes not hesitate to help can hear that teaches the morals of “The of 5 stars. I recommend it foranyone in need. The through his voice. Golden Rule.” It is clever ages 3 to 11. Maybe it couldmain characters include how they present this moral. even be for 12 and 13-year-Captain Barnacles (the You can also easily hear olds, because I reallybear who leads the team), when he is scared. There are multiple enjoyed watching it myself.Kwazi (the pirate-like messages throughout It is available now on DVD.cat) and Peso (the timid The animation is detailedpenguin). At the end and shows the ocean as aof the episode, there is beautiful place with a widealways a Creature Report, variety of colors. Anothera song giving facts about thing that I like aboutone of the creatures that this series is that on thethey saw or helped during Octonauts team, there arethe mission. different species of animals aboard the Octopod. They Captain Barnacles work together great as a(Ross Breen) sounds like team, even though theya bear who has everything are all different. It showsunder control. He has a that even though you don’tdeep, commanding voice, have many similarities, you can still work together successfully and be friends. This is just one of the great messages taught in this series. My favorite episode is “Undersea Storm.” During this episode, a storm is heading near the reef where the Octonauts live. A strong current sweeps up a baby lobster, but Kwazi saves itFebruary 2018 www.kidsvillenews.com/shoals Kidsville News! 19

A Section Especially for ParentsBEGINNER READS The Bill Martin Jr. Big Book of The Great Cake Mystery Poetry By Alexander McCall Smith By Bill Martin Jr. Illustrated by Iain McIntosh For ages 4-8 For ages 7-10PAGETURNERS A big, brash and beautiful volume Precious is a student at a school where stuffed with almost 200 poems for the everyone is happy – even the school younger set. Poems are hand-selected cat – until special treats start by Bill Martin Jr., beloved writer of disappearing. Someone at school is a classic picture books like “Chicka Chicka thief. When her classmates accuse Boom Boom” and “Brown Bear, Brown another student without sufficient proof, Bear, What Do You See?” Most of the Precious befriends the accused boy and big names in children's poetry are here: wants to prove him innocent, using an Robert Louis Stevenson, Margaret Wise ingenious invention. Brown and the oldest old-timer of all, Mother Goose. The Invention of Hugo Cabret By Brian Selznic Chomp For ages 9 and up By Carl Hiaasen For ages 10 and up Meet the Cray family of Florida: Wahoo Hugo is a not an average 12-year-old boy in Cray’s dad, Mickey, is a professional Paris – he secretly winds all 27 clocks in the animal wrangler, and the family’s train station each day, lives alone in the backyard is a pretty wild place. It’s a walls of the train station and no longer real zoo! An action-packed tale, plenty attends school. But when his priceless of hilarious situations and well-drawn, notebook, filled with sketches of an realistic characters add up to make this automaton – a mechanical man built out of one wild adventure that kids and adults clockworks – is taken from him, there might alike won’t want to miss! be a problem. Your children who think they can’t read a long book will be inspired to try this one, as fully half of the story is told in pictures.ADVANCED READS Esperanza Rising By Pam Muñoz Ryan The Graveyard Book For ages 10 and up By Neil Gaiman For ages 12 and up Born into a prosperous ranching family in Mexico, Esperanza lives a life of privilege Newly orphaned Nobody Owens, “Bod” and plenty with her parents and her for short, is adopted by 250-year-old grandmother, Abuelita, until the eve of her ghosts and is given Freedom of the 14th birthday in 1930. Based on the life of Graveyard. In the graveyard, Bod learns the author's grandmother, this moving important lessons about Fading, Sliding novel deals with the overwhelming and Dreamwalking and encounters hardships faced by Mexican migrant workers shadowy murky characters like the during the Great Depression, including a tattooed Indigo Man, the Sleer and a trio disastrous strike, deportation, Valley Fever of raggedy ghouls. and discrimination, but also the love and pride that helps them survive.Kidsville News Inc., TrumapKniadrastnnvidellreyJooNanumetwdheisisss, TcpProauagvmtteeeartrnosboahonneodl’kpssJyaRotmEhuaAedtsDiPksKcaidoItDtsveeDryrsOoobuRno'oEslokARvsEDetAh.CDaarOtKetIMDhseDuakOrreiedREstpoAyloeDloua.CvslOeoe.vMdetaaorreeppsaulrertaenseteordlootonvet.his page to help20 Kidsville News! www.kidsvillenews.com/shoals February 2018

ParenTown’s KidShapeHelping kids find hobbiesMuch like adults who can benefit from participating in hobbies, Now is a great time to begin children can also reap rewards from engaging in hobbies. the habit of saving money. According to the Child Development Institute, hobbies give Come to First Southernchildren a chance to express themselves. The CDI also notes that hobbies Bank and we’ll help you getcan play an important role in children’s self-discovery and boost their started with an Early Saver’sself-esteem. Passbook Account. No matter how old you are, it’s Some children may discover hobbies on their own, requiring little if never too early to beginany assistance on the part of their parents. For example, some kids may saving money!display an interest in music that parents, even those with no such musicalinclination, can foster by purchasing certain instruments. But some www.firstsouthern.comchildren may need a little more prompting, and parents of such boys 256-718-4200and girls can take certain steps to help their youngsters find rewardinghobbies. MEMBER FDIC• Involve kids in your own hobbies. Kids look up to Kidsville News! 21 their parents and often want to emulate what their mothers and fathers do. If possible, involve children in your own hobbies. Gardeners can teach their youngsters how to grow and tend to a garden, while painters can host family painting nights where everyone is encouraged to create their own masterpiece. Parents whose hobbies are more adult-oriented, like woodworking, can still involve their children. For example, work with children to design a new item, and then show them how the item goes from paper to finished product; just avoid allowing them to use any unsafe tools or machines.• Let kids choose an activity. While some children might take to hobbies their parents favor, others might need to be given some freedom to find their own activities. Afford youngsters this chance, recognizing that it might take some time before kids find an activity that genuinely sparks their passion.• Be a source of encouragement. Some hobbies may prove more difficult than kids first imagined, requiring some perseverance before they can be enjoyed fully. In such instances, observe youngsters while they engage in the activity. If they appear to be enjoying themselves but are periodically frustrated, encourage them to keep trying. If kids appear to be disinterested in overcoming any struggles, then they might benefit from pursuing another hobby.• Don’t hesitate to focus on fun. Hobbies can teach kids valuable lessons and provide a sense of fulfillment, but it’s important that parents not overlook the importance of fun in regard to their children’s hobbies. Hobbies can provide children with the same respite from busy schedules as they do adults, and that break should be as fun as possible. Hobbies can enrich the lives of children. Finding the right activity mayrequire some patience on the part of parents and youngsters alike.February 2018 www.kidsvillenews.com/shoals

ParenTown’s KidSmartChanging parenting roles for dadsParenting roles continue to evolve as families look for solutions that meet • Earning potential: Money is often • Personalities: Some women simply all of their needs. In an effort to meet a factor in deciding that Mom will be the see themselves thriving more in the workforcethe financial demands of raising a family, breadwinner and Dad will be the caregiver. In than as a primary caregiver at home, whileparents may be taking on less traditional roles. the event one parent earns considerably more some dads want to be home with their childrenFor example, many fathers are now stay-at- money than the other, and paying for childcare and do not measure success in job titles orhome dads. so both parents can work would be a detriment income. These scenarios make the stay-at- The number of stay-at-home fathers to the family, it can make sense to have the home dad model more plausible.continues to climb. The Pew higher earner be the sole breadwinner.Research Center indicates that • Open-mindedness: If the situationroughly 550,000 men have become does not affect the children, andfull-time stay-at-home parents in the grandparents and other supportiveprevious 10 years. people in the kids’ lives are Economics have forced many amenable to the idea, then acceptingcouples to make less traditional less traditional roles can bedecisions for their families. The successful.National At-Home Dad Network Traditional family roles aresays the stay-at-home dad is a increasingly falling by the waysidegrowing trend because men want to as both men and women put theirbe more involved with their kids. families first and make decisions The following factors may give based on what’s best for all members of the family.families pause to consider swappingparental stereotypes in favor of stay-at-home fathers. A snowflake begins to form when an extremely Do you know the difference? Sleet occurs when much like snow.cold water droplet freezes onto a pollen or dust snowflakes only partially melt as they fall through Freezing rain occursparticle in the sky. This creates an ice crystal. As a shallow layer of warm air. These slushy dropsthe ice crystal falls to the ground, water vapor refreeze as they next fall through a deep layer when snowflakes descendfreezes onto the crystal, building new crystals – of freezing air above the surface and eventually into a warmer layer of airthe six arms of a snowflake. reach the ground as frozen raindrops that bounce and melt completely. When on impact. Depending on the intensity and these liquid water drops There are other types of winter precipitation duration, sleet can accumulate on the ground fall through another thin layer of freezingbesides snow, such as sleet and freezing rain. air just above the surface, they don’t have www.kidsvillenews.com/shoals enough time to refreeze before reaching the22 Kidsville News! ground. Because they are “supercooled,” they instantly refreeze upon contact with anything that is at or below freezing (32 degrees F), creating a glaze of ice on the ground, trees, power lines or other objects. Even light accumulations can cause dangerous travel, while heavier amounts can cause damage to trees and power lines. A significant accumulation of freezing rain lasting several hours or more is called an ice storm. No matter what type of winter precipitation is falling from the sky, it is best to be prepared. The National Weather Service has some great winter preparedness and safety materials that will help you and your family prepare for the upcoming winter season. https://www.weather.gov/wrn/winter_safety February 2018

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Here are some heart-healthy tips to practice EVERY month! 1. A healthy heart starts with a healthy breakfast. Try Greek yogurt with strawberries, a fruit smoothie, or oatmeal to start you day! 2. The heart is a muscle. Give it a workout! Aim for 60 minutes of physical activity every day. This can include walking, swimming, dancing, running, biking, and other sports. 3. Help out in the kitchen! Plan meals with less salt and lower in saturated fats. Aim for more fiber in your meals. Don’t forget the fruits and vegetables. 4. Cut out sugary sodas and drinks! Choose water instead. 5. Need a snack? Skip the chips and choose carrot sticks or apple slices. Have a heart-healthy February! Brought to you by your friends at:1300 S. Montgomery Ave. • Sheffield, AL • 256-386-4196 • www.helenkeller.com24 Kidsville News! www.kidsvillenews.com/shoals February 2018