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This Page Brought To You By: Say Cheese! A camera is an instrument used light in for a certain amount of time. A memory card. Photographers can transfer to take, or record, pictures part called a shutter opens and closes the the stored image to a computer. This of people and objects. Some opening, controlling the amount of light allows them to view, e-mail or print out the cameras record single, still pictures called coming into the box of the camera. image. photographs. Movie cameras and video cameras record moving pictures. These are Light from an object, or subject, passes Camera history called movies, films or videos. Have you into the camera through one or more Old-fashioned cameras in large boxes ever used a camera or wondered how one lenses. The lenses focus the light onto from many years ago were the ancestors of works? film stored in the camera. In a traditional today’s modern versions. Inventors from camera, an image, or picture, of the the early to late 1800s made various kinds How a camera works object is recorded with the film, and of basic cameras which lead up to the late A camera lens is the part of a camera photographers then remove the film from 1800s creation of a small, easier-to-use and that directs light to the film or, in a digital the camera. With special chemicals, they portable camera made by U.S. inventor camera, to a computer chip that can sense use the film to make prints of the image on George Eastman. With the Eastman the light. Lenses can be made of plastic, paper. camera, people simply pushed a button but the best ones are glass. The lens makes to take pictures and then sent the film to an image by focusing the light. While A digital camera works in a similar Eastman’s factory to be printed. many kinds of lenses exist, the study of way as a traditional camera. However, it lenses and how they work fall under one captures the image on an electronic chip The U.S. inventor Thomas Edison and field: optics. rather than on film. The chip is a light the French Lumière brothers developed sensor that turns the image into electric movie cameras in the late 1800s. Digital Kinds of cameras signals. Most digital cameras have a small cameras did not appear until the 1990s. A traditional camera is a lightproof box. screen that displays the image right away. The box contains an opening that lets The camera can also store the image on a 4 Kidsville News! https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/camera/399387 April 2022 https://kids.kiddle.co/Camera_lens www.kidsvillenews.com/shoals

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No Photography Allowed While many love to take pictures of anything and everything, note could result in fines and even many places and people exist in jail time. the world where one cannot — or should Japan Photographing in or around this country’s beautiful temples, shrines and religious not — photograph. Here are some of the statues is prohibited. This is most famous places in which photography partly for religious reasons but is taboo and not worth the risk! also to stop the tourists known for displaying bad manners in South Korea Photographing people, public. even in public, without their consent The Valley of the Kings in is considered a criminal offense in this country. Breaking this law could see you Luxor, Egypt A country filled Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, jailed for up to five years. with underground tombs, Egypt Australia This site is home to one of has rules forbidding photography within Australia’s most famous landmarks, Uluru, The Sistine Chapel in Vatican City, the tombs. Anyone sneaking in a camera or also known as Ayer’s Rock. This site is Rome Because camera flashes could cause trying to take photos will risk being fined considered sacred by the Aboriginal people damage to the artwork in the Chapel, all and having their camera confiscated. who are the traditional owners of the land photography and video recordings are — so no photos allowed. strictly forbidden. Security officers can Mumbai, India If you were planning on seize your camera and delete photographs snapping some selfies in Mumbai’s tourist Westminster Abbey, London and recordings. hotspots, you’ll be disappointed to know Photography is frowned upon here and that the city has implemented a ban on said to “diminish the sacred and intimate United Arab Emirates Because of local this type of photography. The ban was put atmosphere” of the building. You might be superstitions, cameras are not allowed into place after an unusually high number asked to leave if you break the rule. in certain locations in this country, and of deaths were linked to selfie-taking in photographing certain bridges, palaces and popuhltatrptso:/u/wriswt war.eliavse.science.com/ government buildings is illegal. Taking photographs in any of the forbidden places https://www.britannica.com/art/leprechaun https://www.bobbooks.co.uk/blog-post/10-places-around-the-world-where-photography-is-banned e Lauderdale County’s Send It Hey Kids! Truman again. I want & Fun family Newspaper YOUR ORIGINAL ART WORK, LETTERS & POEMS! We may print 219 W. Tennessee St. Florence, AL 35630 them in a later issue or use them on our website! Just have your 256-764-4268 parents fill out this form and send it with your work to: EDITOR & PUBLISHER Kidsville News! • 219 W. Tennessee St. • Florence, AL 35630 Thomas V. Magazzu [email protected] KIDSVILLE COORDINATOR Andrea L. Gray [email protected] GRAPHIC DESIGNERS Andrea L. Gray Russell Roden Gwyn Jones ADVERTISING EXECUTIVES Name Age Sadonna Magazzu Heather Ridinger ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTORS Dr. David R. Curott Lee Freeman Richard C. Sheridan Billy Ray Warren Patricia J. Weaver Address City KIDSVILLE NEWS! PRODUCED BY State Zip School Merrigold Publications NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, School Library MERRIGOLD PUBLICATIONS Other? Where did you get your copy of Kidsville News!? Bill Bowman bbowmanupandcomingweekly.com NATIONAL EDITOR Crissy Neville [email protected] ILLUSTRATOR Your Signature (This is my own work) Cover & Truman - Dan Nelson Send your drawing in color and on UNLINED PAPER KIDSVILLENEWS LITERACY & Parent’s or Guardian’s Signature (Permission) EDUCATION FOUNDATION CAN NOT PRINT WITHOUT THIS SIGNATURE www.kidsvillenewsfoundation.com [email protected] www.kidsvillenews.com/shoals Kidsville News! 7 ©Copyright 2022 Merrigold Publications, All Rights Reserved. Truman is a service mark of Kidsville News! Inc., and the Kidsville News! logo is a registered trademark of Kidsville News! Inc. No part of this issue of Kidsville News! may be reproduced in whole or in part in any form without permission of the publisher or the copyright holder. Neither participating advertisers nor the publishers will be responsible or liable for misinformation, misprints, or typographical errors. The publishers reserve the right to edit any submitted material. Kidsville News! Inc. is not responsible for unsolicited manuscripts, artwork, or other material. Children’s submissions should include name, address, telephone number, and permission to publish signed by a parent or guardian. Product Printed by TN Valley Media Florence, AL April 2022

?? ? ? ?? ?? ? ? ?? ?? What’s it Like to Be? ? ? ? ? ?? ?? ? ? ? ? ?? ? ? A Research Physical Scientist - Dr. LaToya Myles ? Please share with our readers your What projects or research are you places over the years. One leadership name, profession and job details. working on now? quote that speaks to me came courtesy of a My name is Dr. LaToya Myles, and I character from the popular TV show Grey’s am the deputy director of the National My research focuses on measuring Anatomy: “If you want someone to run a Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s atmospheric gases. Obviously, clean air is a 4-minute mile, you don’t chase them. You Air Resources Laboratory Atmospheric vital natural resource, even though it is easy don’t give them something to run from. Turbulence and Diffusion Division in Oak to overlook. Many of my projects focus You give them something to run to. That’s Ridge, Tennessee. I am a lead research on ammonia in the air; it is an interesting what leaders do.” physical scientist. In that role I study compound because ammonium particles the exchange of atmospheric gases and contribute to smog and when deposited What do you hope to accomplish in the particles between the air, plants and soil in from the air, ammonia can deteriorate water future? What is your hope for the future coastal or agricultural ecosystems. quality and soil health. Excess ammonia of women in science? can have far-reaching environmental What drew you to your current career effects. Many unanswered questions remain or field? about the processes that deposit compounds What do you enjoy most about your from the air to plants, water and soil and My interest in science grew from a work? the chemical changes that may occur as natural curiosity. I was an inquisitive kid a result. I hope to be engaged in more who discovered that asking questions is an The aspect of my work that brings me interdisciplinary studies in complex areas essential part of being a scientist. Through the most enjoyment is the people. I enjoy like coastal ecosystems that leverage high school and college, I participated collaborating with teams of colleagues atmospheric, ecological and water quality in summer internships and cooperative across different scientific disciplines who measurements. I am also motivated education positions in different STEM bring their own expertise and capabilities to continue developing my leadership fields. As a graduate student, I received a to the table. In my role as deputy director, skills and broadening my knowledge of fellowship from the NOAA Educational I have opportunities to communicate with the agency’s portfolio of research and Partnership Program, which introduced me researchers in other agencies, at universities development. to the agency’s air quality research. and in industry to advance ATDD’s programs in air chemistry, climate and My hope for the future of women in These experiences helped me develop boundary layer processes. I also enjoy science is that we have an abundance of the new skills and identify opportunities that outreach activities where I bring NOAA most important things. Early in my career, aligned with my interests in chemistry, science into K-12 classrooms or host I quickly realized that I couldn’t have it biology and the environment. Mentors student groups for lab visits. all and that I would face tough decisions showed me how to apply what I learned in about my family and career commitments. the classroom to real-world environmental What was the best advice ever given to However, when I clarified my priorities, I challenges. I am thankful for the people you that helped you become successful? was able to make decisions that preserved and opportunties I had that set me on my and even elevated the important things. career path. I have collected helpful advice and interesting quotes from many people and 8 Kidsville News! www.kidsvillenews.com/shoals April 2022

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Knowledge Power Submitted By Patricia J. Weaver Cheerful Dessert Brings Smiles History of Lauderdale County to Easter Celebrations 1. In what year was Lauderdale County established? T he fresh, bright flavor of lemon A. 1815 B. 1818 C. 1820 D. 1825 can bring a cheery ambiance to When cooking, for any occasion when it makes an safety, always get help 2. Lauderdale County was named in honor of Col. James appearance in delicious recipes. Lemon Lauderdale, though he never set foot in Lauderdale County. essence seems ripe for spring and summer from an adult first. He commanded a brigade of mounted riflemen serving under Andrew Jackson. In which battle did he die? entertaining and can feature prominently A. Battle of New Orleans B. Battle of Talladega C. Battle of Horseshoe Bend D. The Battle of Tippecanoe  in Easter desserts. Such is the case with 3. Florence is the county seat of Lauderdale County. A this recipe for Lemon Poppy Seed Pound Cake from The Pampered Chef™ group of investors purchased 5,515 acres for $85,235.24 from the government to establish Florence. What was the Stoneware Inspirations by The Pampered Chef™ Test Kitchens. name of this group? A. Sweetwater Land Company LEMON POPPY SEED POUND CAKE B. Tennessee Valley Land Company C. Cypress Land Company D. Seven Mile Land Company Yield: 16 servings 4. When was the Confederate Monument placed in front of 1 1/2 cups all-purpose the Lauderdale County Court House? flour A. 1870 B. 1880 C. 1897 D. 1902 1 1/2 cups sugar 5. What town in Lauderdale County was incorporated in 2 tablespoons lemon 1832 is one of the oldest incorporated towns in the state of zest Alabama? 2 tablespoons poppy A. Center Star B. Rogersville seeds C. Waterloo 1 teaspoon baking D. St. Florian powder 5. How many Alabama 1/2 teaspoon salt governors came from 3/4 cup or 1 1/2 sticks butter, softened (not margarine) Lauderdale County? 4 ounces cream cheese, softened A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4 4 eggs 2 tablespoons milk Answers On Page 23 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Powdered sugar (optional) Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit. Spray the Pampered Chef Stoneware Fluted Pan, or any Bundt cake pan, with nonstick cooking spray. Combine flour, granulated sugar, lemon zest, poppy seeds, baking powder and salt in a 2-quart mixing bowl; mix well. In a 4-quart mixing bowl, beat butter and cream cheese on high speed of hand-held electric mixer for 1 minute. Add flour mixture; beat on low speed for 1 minute or until blended and mixture will form a stiff paste. In a small bowl, whisk eggs, milk and vanilla just until blended. Add egg mixture to cream cheese mixture in four additions, beating 2 minutes after each addition. Do not undermix. Pour batter into pan. Bake 55 to 60 minutes or until a cake tester insert- ed near the center comes out clean. Cool cake in pan 10 minutes. Loosen cake from sides of pan; carefully invert onto a cooling rack, keeping pan over cake. Cool completely. Place cake on serving platter. Sprinkle with powdered sugar or prepare a glaze, if desired. 10 Kidsville News! www.kidsvillenews.com/shoals April 2022

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Investigating A Possible Location For The Old Pesthouse Cemetery, Part II By Lee Freeman, Florence-Lauderdale Public Library, Local History - Genealogy Department Last month we covered that some of the residents living on Cumberland Street in West Florence told local resident and history buff, Danny Mock, they knew the cemetery connected to the 19th century Top, map of the site drawn by Danny Mock with possible pesthouse in cemetery location and Civil War fortifications highlighted Makowski and the author, Lee Freeman, went to the site Florence was in red. Right, photo of the pesthouse in 1908, two photos on Cumberland Street underneath some power lines, with on Cumberland of the alleged cemetery site, and a photo of part of the Civil probing rods to check, using Danny Mock’s hand-drawn Street in West War breastworks (the small hill on the right). map as a guide. Florence. Unfortunately what at first looked like burial depressions Mock drew a couple of maps of the site which he gave to me along turned out not to be, and what were initially thought to be field- with stories told by the residents. stones marking burials turned out to be random stones strewn To investigate, Dr. George Makowski of the UNA History about the site. We even crossed into a wooded area next to the Dept. and I, as members of the Lauderdale County Cemetery location and probed but we didn’t find any evidence of a cemetery. Rehabilitation Authority (LCCRA), went to the site to investigate. However we did find something almost as interesting. This month, I’ll share what we found. Scattered all over the area just to the west of the site on a steep You’ll recall that the pesthouse was basically a quarantine hill in the wooded area we located several Civil War rifle pits, camp for people who were sick with smallpox. The location of which were essentially short trenches or holes with parapets of the Vineyard on the old Stewart Springs Plantation was chosen earth in front to shelter one or more riflemen. These were probably because it was far enough outside town to prevent the disease dug in late 1864 by Confederate soldiers under the command spreading but close enough to town that people wouldn’t have to of General Benjamin F. Cheatham, so they could fire on anyone travel far to get there. An original 1866 log cabin from the nearby coming down Wildwood Park Road. Near the south end of Hood Plantation was replaced in 1900 by a series of wooden Wildwood Park Road, near where it intersects with Waterloo Road buildings and tents. In the February, 1900 small pox outbreak, (not far from the ranger station), we’ve discovered some Civil War there were four cases of smallpox but no deaths due to widespread breastworks, temporary breast-high earthwork fortifications used vaccinations. In the May, 1901 outbreak there were 34 cases and to provide protection to defenders firing over them from a standing only 15 deaths, again, due to widespread vaccinations. The last position. These Civil War breastworks and rifle pits will hopefully smallpox outbreak I can find records of was in February of 1902, become part of a Civil War Historical Trail that the North Alabama when several people living on “Furnace Row” in East Florence Civil War Round Table, in conjunction with the Muscle Shoals got sick (with apparently no deaths) although there are scattered National Heritage Area, is working on. But that can be a different records to the pesthouse through at least June of 1919. Apparently article. the pesthouse changed locations at some point after 1901 as we We didn’t find evidence of the pesthouse cemetery on have two Landrum Collection photos, a 1908 photo that shows the Cumberland Street however we have another nearby site to search pesthouse on the edge of Cypress Creek, and a 1915 photo shows which might be the pesthouse cemetery location. The adventure it in a wooded area. continues! We’ll keep you posted. Residents of Cumberland Street believed that they knew the location of the pesthouse cemetery, where people who died from smallpox and couldn’t afford a burial in the City Cemetery were buried. So back in February, on behalf of the LCCRA, Dr. George 14 Kidsville News! www.kidsvillenews.com/shoals April 2022

This Page Brought To You By BfooroKkidRsebvyiKewidss By Ashleigh C. KIDS FIRST! Book Critic, Age 17 https://youtu.be/kuJz4MJvT5A Campfire Stories for an the message of being comfortable with your circumstances Evolving World without letting it define who you are and how you feel. My favorite character, however, is the elder who appears at the Author Genie Valen writes camp stories in a very campfire to tell the stories. Her character represents any unconventional way. This book sets itself apart from person you may look up to. other popular stories such as Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. Valen tells important and modern life lessons for Many messages exist in this book, but the primary message an evolving world where future generations are facing is to be confident in navigating this modern new world. different issues that call for different types of campfire Make sure you utilize and be grateful for the people around stories. who can help you on your journey, a moral highlighted in the story, Lellie’s Adventure. This book promotes positive Campfire Stories for an Evolving World uses bookending, social behavior. where two stories are happening simultaneously. The story starts off with a family traveling to go camping. As issues I give Campfire Stories for an Evolving Stories World 5 out arise, a prayer from the father of the family creates the 5 stars. I recommend it for ages 6 to 18, plus adults. start of mystical storytelling and ignites different stories with different lessons. Will the family be able to learn from the lessons and navigate this evolving world? The book has an interesting approach to campfire storytelling. It challenges the idea that the real monsters we should fear are the fear of not dreaming and of being afraid of change. In the age of social media, Campfire Stories is a great guide for younger kids who need help with self- worth and image. Now for my favorite part of this book — I love the story of Lizard Boy best. The tale captures April 2022 www.kidsvillenews.com/shoals Kidsville News! 15

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Local History Written by Billy Warren Georgia until you reach the Atlantic Ocean. That’s how big the State of Georgia would have been if the Georgia Legislature had been successful in expanding the borders of the state in 1785 Did You Know? 2. Using a reference source, write a brief definition of the following terms: a. Souvenir The Shoals as a Territory e A local historian recently was given a treasure: a copy of b. Inhabited a souvenir booklet entitled History of Muscle Shoals and Pictures of Wilson Dam. It was written by W.R. McKellar c. Dispute and was published in 1925, the year that the construction of Wilson Dam was completed. d. Expedition In this interesting booklet, the author includes really fascinating information about the Shoals e. Intruder area when it was inhabited almost entirely by Native Americans and, later, by the first f. Chronicles group of European settlers from the Eastern Seaboard who had learned of the excellent soil 3. Using a reference source, write two sentences to for farming and the existence of the beautiful identify each of the following: Tennessee River. a. Alexander McGillivray s Mr. McKellar, the author, states that in 1785 the Muscles Shoals District (the word b. Chief Doublehead (pictured left) “District” was used in those days) was included in an immense territory whose ownership was in dispute among the Federal Government of the United States, the county of Spain, the c. Chief George Colbert State of Georgia, and Native American tribes who lived in the District. During that year Chief Doublehead (1785), the Georgia Legislature passed a law d. Levi Colbert which established a county from the eastern side of Georgia that bordered the Atlantic Ocean and extended to a point on w the Tennessee River below the Shoals, including all of what is now the following counties in Alabama: Jackson, Madison, Limestone and Lauderdale. This vast stretch of land was named Houston County, Georgia. Then the Georgia Legislature appointed a group of four men e to lead an expedition to organize this very large county. These Natural Gas Safety First for Kids four men recruited approximately 75 others to go with them, and they set out to accomplish their task. They reached the SMELL, LEAVE & TELL Shoals with flatboats, established a land office in what is now Lauderdale County and proceeded to appoint administrators and military officers since they knew they would encounter Native Americans who were unhappy with this takeover of what they considered their own land. Within a few weeks, IF YOU SMELL GAS: the Native Americans made an attack on these intruders and were very successful in driving them away. So, the life of the A bad odor is added to natural gas so you can smell if it’s leaking. It smells like a skunk or rotten eggs. proposed Houston County, Georgia, that covered such a vast LEAVE THE HOUSE: area of land did not last very long! And the Shoals avoided the possibility that it would be part of the State of Georgia. If you smell gas, tell an adult! If no adult is around, leave and take ese This part of the early chronicles of the Shoals area (1785) everyone with you. DON’T turn on the lights or use the phone. would not be complete without a reference to Alexander DON’T use a flashlight or match. McGillivray, whose father was from a wealthy, influential TELL AN ADULT: family in Scotland and whose mother was a Native American. Alexander held great influence over many of the Go to neighbors that you know, and tell them to report the gas leak Native American tribes in the Southeast and, in that role, to the gas company. he successfully represented the cause of Native Americans NATURAL GAS SAFETY TIPS before the Georgia Legislature – and even before the Federal Never try to find a gas leak yourself. Call your Government. But the very interesting role played by the gas company for service at 256-760-6490. powerful Alexander McGillivray, as is often said, is another story for another time. Don’t hang things from gas pipes. SOMETHING TO DO: Never swing from pipes or play with flexible gas Florence Utilities 1. Go on-line to find a copy of a map of the United States. pipes leading to water heaters or ranges. Starting on the western side of the State of Mississippi where In the event of an emergency, call us anytime 24/7 it borders the Mississippi River. Use your finger to trace an imaginary line across the states of Mississippi, Alabama and Florence Gas Department • 256-760-6490 April 2022 www.kidsvillenews.com/shoals Kidsville News! 17

The Biggest Star the same scale, the Betelgeuse drawing would be over a mile wide! Being so large, the nuclear The largest known star goes by the name energy must be spread over a Stephenson 2-18. To get some idea of gigantic surface so the surface is its size let us work our way up from more actually cooler than our Sun and familiar objects. mostly emits reddish light; hence Our planet Earth it is a red supergiant. (third planet from our Sun) is about It was long thought that a star 8010 miles wide. A light beam called UY Scuti was the largest would take about a tenth of a with a diameter of a billion miles second to circle the Earth. Light (2.5 light-hours). travels at 186,000. miles per But modern research has second. discovered a red supergiant in The largest planet in our solar the southern constellation of system is which has about ten times Scutum (Latin for shield). It the diameter of Venus or the Earth. was discovered by American Although Jupiter could hold about astronomer Bruce Stephenson 1000 Earths, it is still very small compared to our in 1990 and the star acquired nearest star, the Sun. Compared to the above photo of Earth, Stephenson's name. Its diameter Jupiter's photo would not quite fit on this page. is over 2000 times that of our The Sun has a diameter of 865,000 miles. The average star is a Sun. If Stephenson 2-18 were large ball of gas, about three quarters hydrogen and one quarter in the center of our solar system, helium. Stars are so large and massive that the weight of all that instead of the Sun, it would matter creates enormous pressure and temperature at their centers. swallow up the planets Mercury, The millions of degrees temperature, at their centers, causes a Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, and nuclear reaction: the hydrogen fuses into heavier elements and even Saturn. releases enormous amounts of energy in the form of heat and light. Stephenson 2-18 is almost 3 This is similar to the nuclear reaction that occurs in the explosion Light-hours wide and is 20,000 of an \"H-bomb\". The heat spreads out to the surface where the Light-years away which means it takes its light 20,000. years to Sun GLOWS with a surface temperature of 5800 °K (10,000°F). A reach us. We see it as it was 20,000. years ago. It might already million Earths could fit in the Sun, but our have gone super-nova and we would only know it 20,000 years Sun is not particularly big among stars. later. The super-giant stars are burning up their fuels at incredible We can see several larger stars with the naked eye (without telescope) in the night sky. Of course, they don't appear larger because they are at such great distances. Sirius is the brightest star in our night sky and could hold about eight Suns. You can find it in the constellation \"The Big Dog\" (Canis Major). Pollux, a bright star in the constellation of the \"Twins\" (Gemini) is high in the evening sky in the Spring. Pollux is even rates so they don't last long. When they exhaust their fuel supply, larger than Sirius. It is 8 million they undergo a tremendous explosion called a super nova and miles (13 million km) across. It oftentimes a neutron star or a black hole is all that remains. Study would take almost a minute for of these giant stars helps us light to travel across its face (1 understand how and when light-minute diameter). black holes were formed and Some stars expand as they age. how many are out there! The Hydrogen (nuclear fuel) is used Nature is amazing! up in the center so the nuclear \"burning\" (fusion) © 2022 Dr. David R. moves out of the center toward the surface and the star grows larger Curott, UNA Professor to become, what is called, a giant, and sometimes a supergiant Emeritus star. Betelgeuse (\"beetle juice\") in the constellation Orion is a super-giant with a diameter 760 times larger than our Sun. If I were to compare Betelgeuse to the picture of Earth above, using 18 Kidsville News! www.kidsvillenews.com/shoals April 2022

A storm during monsoon season in Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona. Southwestern United States, more than Credit: National Park Service/Stewart Holmes half of the annual rainfall occurs during the North American monsoon season, July Although most people usually associate monsoons with parts to September. of Asia, did you know that North America also has a monsoon season? Specific conditions cause a monsoon, and these What causes monsoons? conditions exist in tropical locations and, sometimes, in the Southwestern When the seasons change, the temperature of the United States. land and the temperature of the water can become very different. Monsoon winds always blow from cold What is a monsoon? to warm, so this difference between land and water So, what is a monsoon? Basically, a monsoon is a shift in wind patterns temperature can cause the wind directions to change. that occurs when the seasons change. This change in wind often causes During much of the year in the Southwest, the strongest a very rainy season, resulting in heavy rain that can last for days, but winds are dry winds blowing in from the west. However, it can also cause a very dry season in some parts of the world. In the in the summer, the sun heats the land of North America, causing it to warm up faster than the ocean. This makes the wind change direction, coming from the south instead. Since hot air is lighter than cold air, the hot air over the land rises up into the atmosphere. The cooler sea air from the south rushes in to replace the air that has risen, bringing ocean moisture from the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of California to the region and causing thunderstorms and rainfall. Monsoon dangers Since the Southwest United States is not used to periods of heavy rain, monsoon season can present hazards like flash-flooding, thunderstorms and lightning. Flash floods are very dangerous floods that can happen with little or no warning, usually when more rain falls than the soil can absorb. If flash flooding occurs in your area as a result of heavy rainfall or monsoon activity, make sure to stay out of flooded areas. During thunderstorms, stay safe from lightning by remaining indoors and out of harm’s way. For more weather science, visit www.weather.gov/jetstream. The TM View Local kids their answers to let us know.... our questions Your Answer DoGoYOtoUpawgea2n0t to be here? Your Name The and fill out... School TM View Grade YOUR PHOTO HERE April 2022 www.kidsvillenews.com/shoals Kidsville News! 19

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Thank You Friends! First Southern Bank Odem and Odem, Attorneys Those listed here also help www.firstsouthern.com 210 W. Tennessee St., Florence us produce and distribute this Parents’ Choice Award- Godfather’s Pizza 1Life Neurology Center Winning Newspaper FREE to all local school children! Mall Rd. Florence 1919 Woodward Ave., Muscle Shoals Shoals Christian School Ekklesia Preschool Florence ShoalsChristian.org & Child Development Center Excel Computer Services Longrider Supply Co. Florence 256-767-3337 Feed, Seed, & Tack Simpson’s Collision Repair Alabama Metal Art Florence • Sheffield • Killen AlabamaMetalArt.com YMCA of the Shoals Patterson, Prince and Associates, PC www.ymcashoals.org 475 S. Seminary St., Florence 256-766-8915 Sidewalk Clocks—Then And Now by Richard C. Sheridan Over 100 year ago, sidewalk clocks were common in Florence, about them. One is visible in a 1919 picture Sheffield, and perhaps Tuscumbia. But they disappeared from our of the town’s business district. It was business districts in the 1960s or even earlier. Now, the old has become located between 1st and 2nd streets on the new again with several replicas having been placed in Florence, Muscle west side of North Montgomery Ave. Shoals, and Tuscumbia. Florence is known to have had at least In the early days, sidewalk clocks (sometimes called street clocks) two clocks on its sidewalks. In the early often served as the official town clock. People could set their pocket 1920s, the “Big Watch” stood in front of watches, if they could afford a timepiece, Higgins Jeweler Store. The clock was to the correct time. shaped like a watch and the black face at! Information about those old clocks is featured white Roman numerals and the hard to find but research in local libraries name Higgins Jeweler. Signs on the post turned up a few pictures. Old newspapers promoted his diamonds and eyeglasses. revealed a few more facts about the clocks The store and clock were on Tennessee and their owners. Street, just off Court St. Sidewalk clocks were often owned and Little was learned about another Florence’s Big Watch maintained by jewelry shops to promote Florence clock that stood on Court Street. (Landrum Collection). business as such stores also sold clocks It was still there in the 1940s but no picture and watches. When Sheffield jeweler or information has been found. Julius H. Kienker (1867-1943) erected Sidewalk clocks styled like the old ones a two-story brick building at 312 North are available today, and at least four have Montgomery Avenue, he placed a clock been erected in the Shoals. mounted on a post about 10 or 12 feet The Tuscumbia clock, at 6th and Main above the pavement. This clock had A 1919 view of the Streets, is known as the Clark Clock having black hands and Arabic numerals and Kienker building at 312 been a white face. Actually, it had two faces, N. Montgomery Ave-- erected by one looking south and another facing the now called the Cox Bldg. the family north. The clock would run for 8 days (courtesy of Clay Allison). in memory when the weights were fully wound up. of their Kienker’s Jewelry Store had a reputation as being among the best in the parents, entire state according to a 1931 news story. b r o t h e r s The Rotary International After 35 years in Sheffield, Mr. Kienker retired and moved to California. Silas and clock is on Court St. In The building stood vacant for a while and was damaged by fire. Dr. D. D. Paul Clark Florence. Cox purchased it, made repairs, and added a third floor with an elevator. and their He opened his medical office in the basement and rented the ground wives (see photo). In Muscle Shoals, floor to various merchants. After E. H. Darby, owner of Southern Sash, there is the TVA 1933 clock, and two purchased the building, he had the historic clock repaired and painted more clocks are in Florence—the Rotary with a black face. In addition, he had his company’s slogan “Southern International clock is downtown on Court Sash Has It” lettered on the face. The clock was adorned with gold leaf The Clark clock at 6th & Street and the other one is on the campus numerals and an ice-blue neon circle around the face thereby permitting Main, Tuscumbia, has four of UNA. the public to see the time at night. Sheffield Mayor C. L. Beard was so faces. Our thanks to Betty Dyar, Lee pleased with the result that he proclaimed the clock a city landmark. We Freeman, Billy Ray Warren, Dr. Wm. are not sure when the old clock was removed or what was done with it. Welborn, and Vicki Sheridan Harrison for help with this column. Sheffield had one or two other sidewalk clocks but very little is known Readers may contact the author at [email protected]. April 2022 www.kidsvillenews.com/shoals Kidsville News! 21

Nature Photography If you love nature, the animals of the wild and of course, pets, too, your parents’ permission and or enjoy having your eye in a camera scope, combining nature with help. Next, sit still and observe photography might be a dynamic duo for you. what is before you for a full 10 minutes before taking a photo. As a kid, you see treasures adults often overlook. As an outdoor You may be amazed at what you adventurer, you probably are more than willing to climb a tree, walk see. through the woods, crawl through mud, hide in the bushes or lie in a field of flowers in search of unique discoveries. Once you find the best of Write with the right light. The word photography means “writing Mother Nature, why not take a picture of it? with light.” The best lighting is often during the morning or afternoon when the angle of the sun will make colors richer and warmer. Before If you are already using a smartphone, tablet or digital camera, here are snapping, confirm that the sun is either behind you or lighting the subject a few tips to take your technology skills to the next level through nature from the side. Also note that cold-blooded animals such as insects, photography. reptiles and amphibians, which are fun to photograph, are more active midday, when the sunlight is most intense. A flash will reduce Understand the subject. By learning about how animals behave, shadows and help capture these animals’ details. budding photographers like yourself will be better prepared to capture the moment critters spring into action. Websites such as www. Get down to their level. By getting down to a subject’s level, you bumblebeewatch.org, www.iNaturalist.org and www.bugguide.net, as can see the world from its point of view and capture the best picture well as apps such as eBird Mobile and WildObs can help identify species possible. It has been said that 99% of all life on Earth is smaller and explain wildlife behaviors. Some of these tools help photographers than an index finger — which makes people like us as big as giants. become citizen scientists, giving you ways to report what you discover As giants, we can easily make the mistake of photographing small outside to sharable datatbases. critters or plants while towering above them, but try not to. Learn to see. Pick a spot in your yard or a nearby park using an app like Oh, Ranger! ParkFinder to help you locate a park by zip code, with https://www.audubon.org/magazine/fall-2020/challenge-your-kids-these-six-nature-photography https://www.nwf.org/Magazines/National-Wildlife/2017/June-July/PhotoZone/Photo-Tips-For-Kids Advancing Your ■ Another advanced rule is the one of leading make your picture look Photography lines. Look for lines that will guide the its best. Pay attention Skills viewer’s eye through the frame and lead to catchlights — the them to the subject. You will find lines on gleam of reflected light When you sidewalks, on buildings and even using an in the eye of the subject are ready to arm can be a leading line. Go on a walk you are photographing take your new with your mom or dad and look for leading as you practice your photography lines. photography skills more hobby to the and more. next level, much ■ Try to fill the camera lens frame. If you more to learn and have an interesting subject, don’t be ■ Backlighting is another kind of light to experience awaits — starting with the basics in afraid to fill the entire frame with it. Try consider. It is achieved by placing the main composition, which is how the elements of a to photograph a bicycle wheel, butterfly, source of light behind the subject. It can be photo are arranged. flower or a fun pattern! Sometimes up best sourced during golden hour, the period close and personal can make a photograph of daytime shortly after sunrise or before ■ The rule of thirds is the basic compositional unique. sunset, during which daylight is redder and guide that has been used by artists and softer than when the sun is higher in the photographers alike for many years. View ■ Another powerful composition method sky. your scene as if a tic-tac-toe board was is to add negative space. You can utilize over it. Place the subject on one of the negative space by leaving empty space in ■ Natural light, such as what pours in from intersecting lines. Two or more lines which the photograph, so the subject really stands windows, is the most popular and most share exactly one common point are called out. Try this technique to make the subject used type of light in photos. Be careful intersecting lines. pop. though, because sometimes window light can create nice soft lighting, and other ■ Capturing the best light is important to times it is very bright and harsh. 22 Kidsville News! www.kidsvillenews.com/shoals April 2022

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