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This Page Brought To You By: The St. Louis Arch, or the Gateway • It was designed by Eero Saarinen, who Arch, is a famous monument in St. won the design competition in 1945. Louis, Missouri. It was constructed in 1965 as a monument to President • It is located in the Gateway Arch Thomas Jefferson’s Louisiana Purchase. National Park, which used to be called The Louisiana Purchase occurred in the Jefferson National Expansion 1803. Jefferson bought 828,000,000 Memorial. square miles of land from France that stretched from the Mississippi River • Construction on the Gateway Arch to the Rocky Mountains. This doubled started in 1963. the size of the United States, and this territory eventually became 15 states. • The monument cost around $15 Meriwether Lewis and William Clark million to build. made a famous expedition to explore this new territory, and their journey started near St. Louis. • The Gateway Arch is the tallest monument in the United States. • It is 630 feet tall and is made of 886 tons of steel. September 2019 www.gatewayarch.com/experience/about/ Photo Credit Daniel Schwen www.history.com/this-day-in-history/gateway-arch-completed www.history.com/topics/westward-expansion/louisiana-purchase Kidsville News! 3 www.smithsonianmag.com/history/story-st-louis-gateway-arch-180956624/ www.kidsvillenews.com/shoals

Kingdom: Animalia Order: Galliformes Phylum: Chordata Family: Phasianidae Class: Aves Genus: Pavo Species: P. cristatus Most people have seen an Indian peafowl. Though • A peahen will sit on her clutch of six-12 eggs for 28 they originate in India, the brightly colored birds are days. known for their incredibly beautiful feather displays. The male peafowls, called the peacocks, have trains • Peafowls can live 40-50 years. made of over 200 feathers that can be six-feet-long. • Babies are called peachicks. Normally, the feathers are folded and trail behind the • Peacocks and peahens both have feather crests on bird with only the grey and brown backside showing. When they are startled, or to find a mate, the peacock their heads. will spread its feathers in a large, distinct fan. Their • A group of peafowl is called a party or feathers have eyespots and are generally iridescent blue, bronze and green. The bodies of the peacocks ostentation. are also covered in iridescent blue feathers. The • They are the national bird of India. more eyespots that a peacock has in its tail, the more • In the Hindi religion, the peacock is sacred attractive it is to females. • Females are called peahens. because the eyes in the tail represent the eyes of • Peafowls are a type of pheasant. • The peahens are usually plainer looking than the the gods. • Males will start growing their trains at age three. male birds. Their feathers are grey and brown so • Peafowls can fly, but they do not fly very far. they can blend into their surroundings. • Often, they will fly into nearby trees to avoid • The main diet of a peafowl is flower petals, seeds, ants, termites, ticks and locusts. predators. • Peafowl eggs are brown and are usually laid • There are three species of peafowl: the Indian between April and September. peafowl, the green peafowl and the Congo animal corner.co .uk/anim als/peafo wl/ peafowl. kids.sandiegozoo.org/animals/peafowl • The Congo peafowl is native to Africa. animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/peafowl • Their natural habitat is forests and rainforests. kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/indian-peafowl/ • Most weigh between six and nine pounds. • Males can be twice as large as females. • They can run 10 miles an hour. • They live in small groups. Buddha statues Days to in Dambulla cave remember in temple, Sri Lanka September Photo Credit Bernard Gagnon Sept. 2 – Labor Day is a Dambulla Cave Temple is the largest and best-preserved cave temple largest cave. It is decorated with 56 statues of Buddha and two other day to recognize American system in Sri Lanka. Buddhism has been a popular religion in Sri Lanka gods to which visitors often offer flowers. workers and all the for centuries, and this cave system is one of the oldest sacred sites for • This cave is named after King Vattagamani Abhaya. contributions they make to Buddhism in the country. It dates back to the third century BCE. Over • This cave is 172 feet long and 75 feet wide. the strength, prosperity and many years Buddhist monks carved caves out of the rocks and then • The third cave is called “Great New Monastery.” The cave walls are well-being of America. The used these caves to create sanctuaries and a monastery, which is still covered in paintings, and there are 50 Buddha statues and a statue of first Labor Day took place running today. A monastery is where monks live and work. Buddhists the Sri Lankan king in the cave. Sept. 5 in 1882 in New York from all over the region would make a pilgrimage and travel to this • This cave is 90 feet long and 81 feet wide. City. By 1894, Labor Day had sacred site. • The cave walls are covered in very bright paintings called frescoes. become a federal holiday. It • There are 80 caves in the Dambulla Cave Temple. • The fourth and fifth caves are smaller. They are also decorated with falls on the first Monday each • In these caves are 153 Buddha statues, three statues of Sri Lankan paintings and sculptures, though they are from a later period than September. Many Labor Day the artwork in other caves. festivities include parties, kings and four statues of gods and goddesses. • The fourth cave is called the Western Temple. It is 54 feet long and parades and sporting events. • The area is also called the Golden Temple of Dambulla, and it is a 27 feet wide. • There are 10 Buddha statues in this cave. Sept. 17, 1787, delegates UNESCO World Heritage Site. • Many ancient Sri Lankan kings supported the monastery in the came together at the • There are five main caves. caves. Philadelphia Constitutional • The first cave is called “Cave of the Divine King.” It has a 46-foot- Convention in Pennsylvania and signed the U.S. tall statue of Buddha carved into the rock. Constitution. We celebrate • The second cave is the “Cave of the Great Kings.” This is the Constitution Day to remember this important event. 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Local History Written by Billy Warren It’s just 2.5 inches wide and 5.25 inches tall. So, the spaces inside for writing are, also, quite small. Did You Know? Inside the front cover are spaces to record personal What Do Diaries Tell Us? information about the owner of the diary: Name, Home Address, Home Telephone Number, Weight, Height, Shoe What is a diary, you ask? Well, generally, it’s a book that, when Size, etc. One space for personal information is especially new, is filled with blank pages. Some diaries have the day of the week interesting. It asks the owner of the diary to respond to this: printed at the top of each page; others have the name of the month “My Doctor and His Address and Phone Number.” The use and the date added to each page. Many have a tiny of the word “His” suggests that either there were no lady lock on the outside, with an even tinier key that is kept by the owner of the diary. doctors in 1927 [not true] or that no one would have thought of going to a lady doctor. Today, of course, So, what does the owner of a diary write on its there are many, many lady doctors. pages? Of course, that varies from person to person. Whereas one person might write about attending Then follow several pages of listings of the movies, football games and concerts, another person population, based on figures in 1923, of certain cities might write about secrets from the heart – including in each state in the U.S. Evidently, a city had to have private family matters, personal reactions to the at least some minimum number of residents in order reading of certain books or poems, and dreams of the to be listed. In the listing for Alabama, 13 cities are future. Still others might record deep feelings about included. Florence, showing a population of 11,912 religion or politics. In every case, a diary serves as a at the time, is the only city listed from northwest place to say what might be difficult to express in an Alabama. Interestingly, Huntsville is recorded with a actual face-to-face conversation. population of 8,164 – 5,000 less than Florence. All of these possibilities were considered as a diary Because of its role now in the world of outer space kept by a young person in 1927 was examined recently and advanced technology, Huntsville is, today, the by a group of local historians. third largest population center in Alabama. First, the historians noted that the size of the diary is In the center of the diary, several pages are unusually small (see the accompanying photograph). devoted to full-color maps of the different sections of the United States, handy information for people Natural Gas: A fossil fuel in the gaseous state; planning to tour America. Used for cooking and heating homes. Propane: A colorless gas found in natural gas As they read through the handwritten entries and petroleum; used as fuel. within the diary, the historians determined that the young person who wrote on each page was from a fairly wealthy Smell Gas Act Fast is Sniffy’s way of family. They based their determination on their discovery of references to dinner parties, friendly games of cards, Sunday reminding you that if you smell gas in the air, afternoon rides in various people’s automobiles, boat rides don’t delay get away! A bad odor is added to on the Tennessee River, sleepovers, tennis matches among friends, visits to Wilson Dam (it was completed in 1925, just natural gas so you can smell it if it’s leaking. two years prior to this diary), etc. Only a young person from a family of means would have had so much leisure time in It smells like a skunk or rotten eggs! 1927. Sniffy’s Gas Safety Word Search Because of the small size of both the diary itself and the spaces for a person to write each day, the historians Sniffy’s hidden lots of natural gas and propane words. examining it concluded that, today, it would be considered a See how fast you can find them! book to record appointments, not to record other thoughts or details. But all agreed that it is a valuable source of (Hint: The words can be found forward, backward, diagonally and up and down.) information about the ways a certain group of local people lived in the mid-1920’s. SN I F FYRUS L E J SOMETHING TO DO: S NWS A L S A S N I K propane 1. Beginning with the day you read this article, keep a diary sniffy for three days (or more, if you wish). Write about things Florence GasG F E D S E E S E U P P you want to remember, things that happen at school and/or natural gas things that you dream about. G L O F O GWR I H R I fossil fuel 2. Using a reference source, write a brief definition of these pipeline terms: On ProofE E E S I P G Q P E O P a. Reaction safety b. Resident NPYASY I E E E P E see c. Population E I U J K I TME NA L d. Prior e. Conclude T P I K E V L E GGN I smell T SME L L D F F GE N hear OOA S I L E U U AME leak R R E T EMS AGE S H rotten eggs S AG L ARU T AN L G energy gas meter Brought to you by: Answers On Page 23 FLORENCE GAS DEPT. 6 Kidsville News! www.kidsvillenews.com/shoals September 2019

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When cooking, for safety, always get help from an KitchenKidsville adult first. Guilt-free way to tame chocolate cravings Chocoholics often feel that nothing Florence • Sheffield • Killen beats a rich piece of chocolate, a sumptuous slice of chocolate cake or Excellent Service, Expert Advice a creamy serving of chocolate ice cream. Chocolate contains four times 1909 Florence Blvd., Florence, AL 35630 the amount of catechins as tea, and it contains the same heart-healthy (across from Hobby Lobby) flavonoids as red wine. However, the way chocolate is prepared can affect 256-767-3337 its potential health benefits. For those who want a healthy, low-fat www.ExcelAL.com chocolate option that’s easier on the waistline, smoothies may be the way to go. This recipe for “Guilt-Free Banana Chocolate Smoothie” from Ellen Brown’s “Super Smoothies: 100 Recipes to Supercharge Your Immune System” (Crestline) is one way to get a full dose of delicious chocolate (in two forms). This smoothie is chock-full of other ingredients, including a potassium-rich banana, that are part of a healthy, balanced diet. When the kids are indulging in ice cream, this smoothie offers parents the same texture and taste without all the guilt. Guilt-Free Banana Chocolate Smoothie Serves 4, 1 cup servings 6723 /,77(5 1 1⁄2 cups chocolate soy milk 3 ounces chopped dark chocolate <RXU6KRDOV 3 tablespoons cocoa powder, preferably <RXU&KRLFH Dutch-processed 2 tablespoons bee pollen 2 tablespoons flaxseed oil 2 cups sliced banana 1 cup chocolate frozen yogurt 2 tablespoons shaved chocolate for garnish (optional) Combine soy milk, chopped chocolate, cocoa powder, bee pollen, flaxseed oil and banana in a blender or smoothie maker. Blend on high speed for 45 seconds or until mixture is puréed and smooth. Add frozen yogurt, and blend on high speed again until mixture is smooth. Serve immediately, garnished with chocolate shavings, if desired. September 2019 www.kidsvillenews.com/shoals Kidsville News! 9

Hikkaduwa, Sri Lanka ri Lanka is an island country in the Indian Ocean. Humans have been living on the island for more than 35,000 years. The first people to live in the area www.britannica.com/place/Sri-Lanka/History www.thoughtco.com/sri-lanka-facts-and-history-195087 Scame from nearby India. Today, there are two major ethnic groups living www.ducksters.com/geography/country.php?country=Sri%20Lanka on the island: the Sinhalese and the Tamils. The Sinhalese make up the largest ethnic group with 13.8 million people. They came to the island from Northern India in the fifth century BCE. The Tamil came to Sri Lanka in the third Century BCE from Southern India. There are around 3 million of this ethnic group living in Sri Lanka. • The three major religions are Buddhism, Hinduism and Islam. • Seventy percent of the population is Buddhist. • The capital is Colombo, where 681,000 people live. • Columbo was not always the capital. Polonnaruwa, Anuradhapura and Kandy also served as the capital. • The island is 65,610 square kilometers, which is slightly larger than West Virginia. • The population is 21,481,334. • The official language is Sinhala. • There are two major national languages: Sinhala and Tamil. • Sri Lanka was a British Colony, but it gained its independence on Feb. 4, 1948. • The first European country to colonize the island was Portugal. • The island used to be called Ceylon. The name was changed to Sri Lanka in 1972. • The Portuguese originally named the island Ceilao in 1505. • The national symbol is a lion. • The money is called the rupee. • Sri Lanka had the first female prime minister in the world in 1960. Her name was Sirimavo Bandaranaike. • There is a 2,000-year-old tree on the island that is said to originate from the tree under which Buddha found enlightenment. • Millions of years ago, the island was physically connected to India. • A nickname for the island is “Teardrop of India.” • Most of Sri Lanka is flat, but there is a mountain called Adam’s Peak. It is 797 feet high and is sacred for Buddhists, Muslims, Christians and Hindus. • Sri Lanka is one of the biggest tea and cinnamon exporters in the world. • The national sport is volleyball. Bollywood is the center of the movie-making industry in India. The first full-length movie made in India was created by Dadasaheb Phalke in 1913. His movie inspired others to create films, and by the 1930s, India produced 200 movies per year. The first movies made in India were inspired by ancient Hindu texts and poems. In the 1950s, movies started to be made with comedy and rock music. Today, Bollywood is known for romantic movies with dramatic scenes and huge dance breaks. • The first Indian film with sound premiered in making it the most expensive movie ever 1931. It was called “Alam Ara.” produced in Bollywood. • There are only 13,000 cinema screens in India. • The first Indian film with color was called There are 40,000 in America. “Kisan Kanya.” It was released in 1937. • The Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan has acted in 300 movies. • Some dance breaks in modern Bollywood • India was still a British colony when the first movies have more than 100 dancers. Indian film was released. • “Neecha Naga” won the best film award at • Bollywood combines the words of Bombay the Cannes film festival in 1946 and became and Hollywood. the first Indian film to gain global recognition. • Most Indian films are musicals. • One thousand films are produced by • The longest song in a film lasts 20 minutes. Bollywood every year; this is double the • The longest film is 4 hours, 25 minutes. production of Hollywood. • Most songs are recorded by professional singers, and then actors lip-sync during the • Fourteen million Indians go to the cinema movie. every day. • Many Bollywood films have an intermission because the movies are usually about three • Music is an important part of Bollywood hours long. movies. “Indra Sabha” has 71 songs in it, which is the most of any Indian movie. www.thoughtco.com/what-is-bollywood-3549901 www.britannica.com/topic/Bollywood-film-industry-India • Bollywood films are produced in 20 languages in India, including Hindi, Gujarati, Malayalam, Punjabi, Assamese, Bengali, Marathi, Tamil, Kannada and Telugu. • “Three Idiots” made $77 million in 2009, making it the highest-grossing Bollywood film of all time. “Ra. One” had a budget of $27 million, www.justlanded.com/english/India/India-Guide/Culture/Bollywood 10 Kidsville News! www.kidsvillenews.com/shoals September 2019

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The Public Land System By Lee Freeman, Florence-Lauderdale Public Library, Local History - Genealogy Department The thirteen original colonies (including their derivative states, Maine, Washington); homesteading (allowing settlers to gain title to 160 acres Vermont, Tennessee, Kentucky and West Virginia) continued the British system of metes and bounds for recording land deeds. This system by occupying and improving it); bounty land warrants (land given to describes property lines based on local markers and bounds drawn by humans, often based on the topography of the land itself. A typical qualified military veterans instead of money); etc. description might read: Each land office was administered jointly by two officials, a registrar, “North, thirty-three chains 33 1/3 links to a large Oak tree, thence West seven chains 50 links to a stake in the ground, then South thirty- who recorded entries and kept track of which land tracts were claimed three 1/3 chains across the Old North Road to the stream . . .” or still open, and a receiver, who handled the money. These officials The problem with the metes and bounds system is that it tended to create irregular shapes that were difficult to map and describe; over time, kept daily journals and account books. The local land office also kept a the topography changed as trees died or were cut down, streams dried up or changed course, etc.; and finally, it wasn’t useful for the large, separate file for each entry and two indexes by area: (1) the tract book, newly-surveyed tracts of land being opened up in the western US, such as the 5,000 acres bought by the Cypress Land Company in what would which was a written description of each entry and (2) a township plat, become the city of Florence in 1818, which were being sold sight unseen to investors. which was a map of entries for each township showing patented tracts. A map showing the metes The Probate office at the Lauderdale County Courthouse has both the and bounds system. Enter Thomas Jefferson. tract-book and plat book for Lauderdale County. The Public Land Survey Here’s how the public land survey system works. From the initial System is the surveying method used historically point, known as the prime meridian, ranges are numbered from east to over the largest fraction of the United States to survey west (in Laud. 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16) and the townships are and spatially identify land parcels before they were numbered from north to south (in Laud. 1, 2, 3). Huntsville, in Madison eventually sold or awarded to people by the government, County, is the prime meridian for North Alabama. The land located at particularly for rural, wild or undeveloped land. It is sometimes referred to as the rectangular survey the intersection of a township and range is referred to as a township. A system Much of the actual surveying was done in the nineteenth century under a contract system managed by the General Land Office (GLO) of township is comprised of 36 sections, each containing 640 acres, and the United States, which was created in 1812. This public land survey system was originally created and proposed by measures six miles on each side. The idea was to build a school in each Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), the third president of the United States (1801-1809), shortly after the American Revolution, with the passing of township but this didn’t always happen. The sections are numbered from the Land Ordinance of 1785. The Continental Congress passed the Land Ordinance of 1785 and right to left. Each section can be further broken down into smaller and then the Northwest Ordinance in 1787 to control the survey, sale, and settling of the new lands. The original 13 colonies donated their western smaller square or rectangular sections. lands to the new Union, for the purpose of giving land for new states. These include the lands that formed the Northwest Territory, Kentucky, Map showing Tennessee, Alabama, and Mississippi. These states were known as public domain states. The state that gave up the most was Virginia, whose original To w n s h i p s claim included most of the Northwest Territory and Kentucky, too. Some of the western land was claimed by more than one state, especially in (north to south) the Northwest, where parts were claimed by Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut, all three of which had claimed lands all the way to the and Ranges Pacific Ocean. After the land was surveyed and could then be legally described, a (east to west) of local land office was established, an auction was held, and land became available to claimants/entrymen who before 1820 paid a credit installment Laud. Co.. or a down payment on a cash purchase of land. However applicants could also obtain land through a variety of congressional acts which allowed As an example, for preemption (the opportunity for squatters to purchase land they had already occupied and improved); donation (various acts granting certain Florence in land to qualifying settlers in states like Arkansas, Florida, Oregon and Lauderdale County would be described as being located in Township 3 South, Range 11 West, often abbreviated T3SR11W. Left: Breakdown of a township showing the numbering of the sections and their divisions into halves and quarters. Each section consists of four quarters: north, south, east and west, which can be broken down further into northwest, southwest, northeast and southeast, etc. 1/4s or quarters. Property in a section might be described thus: The north-east quarter of the south-east quarter of section 27, township 1 south, range 11 west, which would be written out as: NE ¼ of SE ¼, Section 27, Township 1 South, Range 11 West or NE ¼ SE ¼ T1SR11W. The rectangular survey system is used to this day, for example on highway maps of Lauderdale County, and in property deeds. If you want to practice this, locate a highway map and look for the townships, ranges, and sections. See if you can read them using the system described above. If your parents or relatives have copies of a property deed try reading the deed and then finding the property on a highway map. 14 Kidsville News! www.kidsvillenews.com/shoals September 2019

“Cooper Dam” conditioning and all the other electric appliances that we take for granted today. “Cooper Dam” spans the Tennessee River at Muscle Shoals, Alabama. As it was being In the early 1900s, the Mississippi River had a turbulent section built, it was referred to as the Muscle Shoals known as the Des Moines Rapids; about a 100 miles north of St. Dam. Hugh Lincoln Cooper was the supervising Louis. The river fell 23 feet in a 12 mile stretch and blocked engineer responsible for the dam’s construction and it could navigation much as the Muscle Shoals blocked river traffic have been named Cooper Dam for his historic contribution; here before Wilson Dam was built. Cooper’s efforts enabled the however President Woodrow Wilson died in 1924 when the dam was completed. As an honor, the dam was named for the former president: Wilson Dam. Who was this man Hugh Lincoln Cooper who had built the building of the largest concrete dam to that date. In 1913, the dam largest concrete structure in the world at that time? furnished electricity for St. Louis downstream. Hugh Cooper was a Colonel in the U.S. Army Corps of Then he was sought, in 1913, to tame the power of the Nile Engineers who became a world renowned Civil Engineer. River in Egypt. He consulted on the conversion of the “Old Aswan Dam” into a hydroelectric power source. When WWI began in This internationally known hydro-electric engineer was 1916, he joined the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and supervised born in Sheldon, Minnesota April 28, 1865. At age 16, his first plans for the Wilson Dam at Muscle Shoals, AL. The Muscle engineering project was constructing a 40 ft bridge across a creek. Shoals Dam was begun in 1918; its purpose to supply electricity After High School, he was assigned building bridges for the to the neighboring Nitrate Plants. WWI ended and the dam was Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad. He did not have formal finished under the supervision of Hugh Lincoln Cooper in 1924. training, but he acquired professional skills through self-study and experience. In 1891, he turned to designing hydroelectric To honor Pres. power plants and intended to tame the mighty Niagara River at Wilson, the Niagara Falls, NY. dam acquired the deceased Many, at the time, thought this project could not be done. president’s They misjudged the capabilities of this self-taught engineer. He name. designed a Niagara Falls power plant which was completed in 1907. This plaque is proudly Remember that at that time electric power was a “new thing”. displayed in the Most homes didn’t even have electric lights, much less wi-fi, air- Wilson Dam power house. Cooper then constructed the largest hydro- electric plant in Europe: the Dnieproges Dam in the Ukraine. His engineering firm in New York City announced his death in Stamford, Connecticut, 24 June 1937. It is “Wilson Dam” now, but it is Hugh Cooper’s creation. “If we use our technological imagination, if we can work together to harness the light of the Sun, the power of the wind, and the strength of rushing streams, then we will succeed.” — President Jimmy Carter © 2019 Dr. David R. Curott, UNA Professor Emeritus September 2019 www.kidsvillenews.com/shoals Kidsville News! 15

Come Out & Play In Sri Lanka the new year is called Avurudu, “winning” pot. It would be filled with colored and it is celebrated on April 14. The new year water or a special object. Players are blindfolded is a time of celebration. One way that people and then try to break the winning pot with a celebrate the season is through games. The entire bamboo stick. The person who hits the winning community gets together and plays traditional pot may win a prize. games that have been passed down for generations. • Porapol gaseema is a little like dodge ball. Two teams are given coconuts. The goal is to hit the • One popular game is kotta pora. This game other team with a coconut by throwing it. The is a kind of pillow fight. A pole or plank is defenders block the flying coconuts with their suspended over a pool. Competitors will have own coconut. The game is over when all of the one hand tied behind their backs and use the coconuts on one team are cracked. The team other to hold a pillow. Two players at a time with the most intact coconuts is the winner. will balance on the plank and then use the • Banis kaema is an eating competition. Using pillow to try to knock the other player off the a string, buns are suspended from a pole. The bar and into the water. players have their hands tied behind their backs and have to eat the dangling bun using only • Kana tutti bindeema is similar to a version of a their mouths. The winner is whoever can eat piñata. Clay pots are suspended in the air in a the whole bun as fast as possible. Players are row. The pots can be filled with water or objects. disqualified if the bun falls. Usually, there is one pot in the row that is the study.com/academy/lesson/traditional-games-in-sri-lanka.html www.sundayobserver.lk/2017/04/09/junior/new-year-games-avurudu-kreeda roar.media/english/life/culture-identities/7-traditional-outdoor-games-you-can-play-this-avurudu-season/ HELP! Truman Lost His Hat! Maybe you can help him find it & WIN A PLUSH MINI- TRUMAN OR PUPPET!* Somewhere in this Kidsville News! is Truman’s small red hat! This hat will not be on Truman. Find only his red hat! Send us the *Subject to form below for a chance to win! availability. Tthhee nnaemxteisosfuteheofwKinidnsevrisllwe iNllebwesi!n Last month’s hat was on page 5. August Winners of a Mini-Truman Harrison Foster Caleb Fuller of Killen of Tuscumbia Pick yours up at the Courier Journal Office 219 W. Tennessee St., Florence Email to [email protected], Mail or bring entry to us by Sept. 20 Hat on pg. _________ Your Name Phone mail to: Address Kidsville News! Town 219 W. Tennessee St. School Florence, AL 35630 16 Kidsville News! www.kidsvillenews.com/shoals September 2019

What's it like to be an ... Underwater Archeologist? 1. Tell us a little about yourself. 5. What is your favorite part about being an underwater My name is Leslie Bright, and I was an underwater archeologist archeologist? in the state of North Carolina. I have a keen interest in history My favorite part about being an underwater archeologist is and the water. I taught sport diving for about 20 years, and I discovering new things. When you are looking for a particular worked as an underwater archeologist for over 35 years. I dove shipwreck, it is exciting when you find it, but it is even more in almost every body of water in North Carolina that is deep exciting when you find the unexpected. One of the best feelings enough to float a canoe. I also dove in places such as South is when you are the first one to find a ship and all of the artifacts Carolina, New Jersey and Florida. are untouched. 2. When did you know you wanted to be an underwater 6. What are some of the most interesting things you discovered archeologist? during your career? Before I started, I never knew that this job would be the job I The last shipwreck I dove on was the Queen Anne’s Revenge. stuck with for as long as I did. I had always enjoyed the water This was an early 18th century pirate ship captained and used as and history, but I never knew I could make a career of it. The a flagship by the famous pirate Blackbeard. Richard Lawrence job was fairly new when I began searching for a career path, so and I were the first people to dive on this ship. We were able it started out as more of a hobby. A few years later it turned into to recover many historical artifacts, including the ship’s bell, my dream job. cannons, anchors and small amounts of gold. Another famous 3. What kind of training does it take to be an underwater discovery was the Civil War battleship called the Monitor. It archeologist? was the first ironclad battleship, and this dive actually made it For me, the career was very new, so I did not have to meet any into the “National Geographic Magazine. “ I have made some specific education requirements, but it was more of a hands- exciting discoveries! on learning experience. Now, you must get a college degree and study history along with marine science and archeology. Colleges such as East Carolina University and Texas A&M have programs that are specific to this career path. A student must have a passion for both history and the water, and it is recommended that they work closely with an underwater archeologist prior to entering college. 4. What is the most challenging part of being an underwater archeologist? You need to be an expert diver. Environment is a big obstacle while diving. There are many instances that you must overcome when in the water, and you cannot panic. You must be physically fit and cautious at all times. September 2019 www.kidsvillenews.com/shoals Kidsville News! 17

Elle C., KIDS FIRST! the character as very complicated Film Critic, age 10 and intense. Florence Kasumba’s turn as Shenzi shows her to be a The live-action adaptation of “The Lion King” is bound fierce and threatening leader of to be a Disney classic. Released July 19 in theaters the hyena pack. nationwide, this CGI masterpiece brings a new twist to the story visually, as well as musically. The opening scene The comedy duo of Billy sets the tone for the whole movie and bridges the original Eichner and Seth Rogen as Timon animation with new live action into one beautifully and Pumba are the highlights of panoramic experience. The entire film looks so realistic the movie. Their playful banter that it’s almost like a nature documentary. brings a sharp wit to some of the most intense scenes in the film. The well-known storyline hasn’t changed much: Mufasa (James Earl Jones) is the head of his pride and the King While hyenas Keegan of “all that the light touches” in the African Serengeti. His Micheal Key and Eric Andre’s son, Simba, (the younger, JD McCrary and mature, Donald dysfunctional comedy shine a Glover) is brave, but mischievous. Simba’s Uncle Scar spotlight on the hyena crew, John (Chiwetel Ejiofor) is bitter and angry that Simba is the heir Oliver’s Zazu is a funny portrayal to his brother’s throne. In order to get Mufasa and Simba of Mufasa’s right-hand bird. out of the way, Scar manipulates the hyenas into joining forces. He then arranges an “accident” to kill Mufasa and The real star of the show is take over the kingdom. Scar casts blame on Simba for the incredible CGI animation Mufasa’s death, causing Simba to run away. However, that brings these animals to life. it’s Mufasa’s love and wisdom that brings Simba back to The expressions and movements assume the throne. are so realistic and animal-like that the personification of these The intense and serious aspects and the comedic scenes seemingly wild animals seems come together to create a beautiful balance. James Earl natural. Cinematographer Caleb Jones reprises his role as Mufasa, bringing the comforting Deschanel of “The Right Stuff” and strong tone we expect from the leader of the pride. His and director Jon Favreau of “The Photos©Disney touching relationship with his son is the centerpiece of this Jungle Book” make the entire movie visually stunning. film. Meanwhile, Ejiofor’s Scar performs the song “Be Prepared” as a powerfully villainous anthem, interpreting The songs from the original movie feature heavily, and while they are performed and produced in a more pop- oriented way, the score is more sweeping and orchestral. Classics like “Can You Feel the Love Tonight?” and “I Just Can’t Wait to Be King” are performed by pop stars Beyoncé and Donald Glover, and produced by Pharrel Williams. Hans Zimmer provides a dramatic score that works with the feeling of the new film. The message in this film is that we may doubt ourselves, but it’s important to remember who we are, and that our friends and family can help remind us. There are some violent and intense scenes, so I wouldn’t recommend the movie for very young viewers. Kids from ages 6-18 will enjoy it, as well as adults. I give this film 5 out of 5 stars because Disney has created a brand-new, can’t-miss classic. 18 Kidsville News! www.kidsvillenews.com/shoals September 2019

The TM View Local kids Have you ever let us know.... participated in a Yes, Flower Girl wedding? tYoOpUagwean2t1toanbdefilhl eouret.?.. Caroline Do Shoals Christian Go 4th Grade DoWn’tefTo’Srlhglteeuut ysdoeuerynpohtoutQor!sWuienecsaKnt’iTtMiodpVrnsinvinetiwalwliteihroNeuteawp hso!to. Knowledge Power Submitted By Patricia J. Weaver Answers On Pg. 23 The United States A. 64.5 B. 54.5 C. 44.5 D. 34.5 Navy 4. O’Kane, the newest of the Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class The U.S. Navy is the destroyers, is armed with missiles and torpedoes for long range largest battle fleet in the defense. For short range defense against planes and missiles it world with 286 ships in has two MK-15 Phalanx rapid-fire 20MM gun systems. How active service and more many bullets can each gun fire per minute? than 3,700 aircrafts. A. 3000 B. 1000 C. 750 D. 500 1. This aircraft carrier was 5. Sea Sparrow is a US ship-borne short-range defense missile awarded 20 battle stars weapon system. It can hit a target 35 miles away. How fast does during World War II. The crew called this ship the Grey this missile travel? Ghost. What was this ship’s official name? A. 55 B. 45 C. 35 D. 25 A. USS Essex B. USS Nimtz C. USS Enterprise D. USS Princeton 6. F-14 Tomcat fighter jets were retired from the active U.S. Navy fleet on September 22, 2006. What is the name of the jets that 2. How many United States aircraft carriers have been sunk replaced them? as a result enemy action? A. Hawkeyes B. Prowlers C. Tomahawks D. Super Hornets A. 15 B. 8 C. 6 D. None 3. Destroyers are called the Greyhound of the seas because http://www.navy.mil/navydata/ships/carriers/cv-list.asp they travel at 30 knots. How many miles per hour is 30 http://www.navy.mil/navydata/navy_legacy_hr.asp?id=271 knots? September 2019 www.kidsvillenews.com/shoals Kidsville News! 19

A Section Especially for Parents It’s nally the new school year! Check out these great, engrossing stories to pack for your children for your end-of-summer road trip! Find more books for young readers at ReadKiddoRead.com. BEGINNER READS Bigger Words for The Pigeon Has To Go To School! PAGETURNERS Little Geniuses By Mo Willems By Sue and James Patterson For ages 3-7 Illustrated by Hsinping Pan The time has come for Mo Willem’s fabled For ages 3-7 pigeon to head off to kindergarten — but A follow up to their 2017 children’s he is absolutely against going! book “Big Words for Little Genius- es,” Sue and James Patterson’s Convinced he already knows everything “Bigger Words” tackles words like to know, that his teacher won’t like him “Dolichopodous” — describing and that he won’t like it either, he rails people with delightfully long feet! against the dreaded reality of school. Your little one will delight in pro- This silly read will help assuage your kin- nouncing these silly words, and dergartener’s fears about the dreaded marveling at the sweet illustra- first day of school. tions. Smile Max Einstein: Rebels With a Cause By Raina Telgemeier By James Patterson For ages 8-12 For ages 8-12 Raina wants nothing less than to stand This second installment in the Max out from the crowd. So when a fall on Einstein series sees our heroine Max her face leads to two broken front teeth being chased again by the evil and and a whole set of headgear, she’s failing enigamatic Corp. — this time with an at her mission. AI robot who can track her every movement. The sweet, true story of Raina Telge- meier’s childhood, “Smile” is a relatable, In the meantime, Max and her pals funny read for any kid with braces — or help solve a groundwater crisis in Ire- any kid who just doesn’t feel like stand- land and a clean water crisis in India. ing out from the crowd. This is a great story for kids with an interest in STEAM, but all kids will It’s Not Like It’s a Secret love Max and her pals. By Misa Sugiura For ages 13 and up ADVANCED READS Sana Kiyohara is excited to finally be in California, where she’s no longer the Capturing the Devil only person of color in school. By Kerri Maniscalco For ages 14 and up But troubles are just starting for In this stunning final installment of the Sana, and she’s keeping some secrets, Stalking Jack the Ripper series, fan fa- including the fact that her dad might vorites Audrey Rose Wadsworth and just be having an affair, and that she Thomas Cresswell are finally in America might just be in love with her best and in hot pursuit of a murderer who friend. stalks the Chicago World Fair. This LGBT romance is sweet, compli- Their sleuthing leads them to the in- cated, and fun — the best entree into famous Murder Hotel, where every the new school year! room is a trap — will they make it out alive or will the love that’s grown be- tween them die with them? Kidsville News IncK.,idTsrvuilmleaNnewans,dTrJuammanesanPdaJttaemrseosnPa’sttRerEsoAnD'sKRIEDADDOKRIDEDAODR.ECAODM.COaMreaprelepalseeasdedtotopartner on thispapratngeer toonhtheilsppyaogeu tdoishceolpvyeorubdoiosckosvethr abtokoikdssthyaotuthleokviedsayreousluorvee taorelosuvree.to love. 20 Kidsville News! www.kidsvillenews.com/shoals September 2019

ParenTown’s KidSmart TM The View Student Questionnaire Mail, bring by or email us YOUR PHOTO & your answers! Glance at a typical family schedule, Name and you would no doubt see that afternoons are jam-packed, and GFraaxd#e 256-76 0-961S8chooElm ail: ki dsville @cour ierjourn al.net many children — even the youngest among them — have full itineraries of Mail: 219 W. Tennessee Street • Florence, AL 35630 structured after-school activities. What is your favorite...... In an effort to raise well-rounded and intelligent children, many Author? parents enroll their youngsters in all sorts of extracurricular activities, Holiday? including sports leagues, travel teams, enrichment clubs and musical Book? instruction. While these activities benefit kids in myriad ways, it’s also Cartoon? CANNOT beneficial to let kids be kids and Have you ever ridden a horse? PRINT to provide ample time for them to Are you a good listener? engage in free play. WITHOUT PHOTO According to the popular toy and learning company Alex Brands, structured activities can teach children What does a cowboy do? how to follow rules and routines and help them build developmental skills. But free play can improve critical skills as well. One of the Have you ever ridden in a convertible car? biggest benefits to free play is it can foster kids’ creativity and help kids discover their interests on their own. Free play also helps children learn Have you ever played in the snow? independence and how to keep themselves occupied. What will you dress up like for Halloween? The United Nations recognizes free play as a basic right of every child and underscores its importance. Despite this, unstructured play Do you speak another language? seems to be on the decline, with more structured activities taking over young children’s days. What does being a leader mean to you? Even in school settings, free play has given way to more time spent at What is instrumental music? desks and devices in preparation for standardized testing. Recess, which has been cut or reduced in many school districts, has become a hot- Do you like to read aloud? button issue for many free play advocates. The development of Recess for All Florida Students, as well as proposed legislation in other states, MUST HAVE has redirected attention to free play and the importance of it. Recess is a PERMISSION form of free play and provides students with a break from the rigors of TO PRINT Parent/Guardian Permission learning. I give Kidsville News! permission to print my CHILD’S PHOTO & opinion on In a 2011 article in the American Journal of Play, Peter Gray, Ph.D., a researcher at Boston College, indicated that “lack of play affects any questions listed above. I do realize my child’s first name, school and grade could emotional development, leading to the rise of anxiety, depression, and problems of attention and self-control.” Gray also indicated that without be printed in this publication. I have enclosed or emailed my CHILD’S PHOTO. play, “young people fail to acquire the social and emotional skills necessary for healthy psychological development.” Parent/Guardian SIGNATURE Date Free play also can benefit youngsters in the following ways: • enables kids to learn dexterity and improve on other strengths; • fulfills exercise requirements for growing kids; • helps kids conquer fears and develop confidence; • establishes natural leadership roles and hierarchy in social groups; • contributes to emotional well-being by giving children a respite from schedules; and • helps teach self-responsibility, which may translate to better behavior at home and in school. Free play is an important component of learning and exploration for children. A mix of structured and unstructured activities is key to raising well-rounded individuals. September 2019 www.kidsvillenews.com/shoals Kidsville News! 21

e’re all familiar with the different every solar cycle, which is 11 years. Most kinds of weather that we experience radio blackouts only last for a few minutes, but occasionally they will last for a few hours. Where on Earth. But did you know that The most powerful type of solar storms are called coronal mass ejections (CME). CMEs are there is also weather in outer space? massive solar eruptions of plasma, which carries Space weather is the term used to describe a magnetic field, and these zoom away from the sun at speeds that can exceed 5 million miles per activity that occurs near or in Earth’s upper hour! WeSatphear ince atmosphere as a result of changing conditions If a CME crosses the path of the earth, it can from the sun. Energetic activity from the sun can sometimes cause explosive events that cause a geomagnetic storm. Geomagnetic storms may cause geomagnetic storms, affecting the can affect the power grid and other electrical earth’s atmosphere. Just aS weather forecasters transmission equipment. In 1989, a strong observe and analyze the atmosphere and weather geomagnetic storm caused a major blackout in conditions on Earth to forecast if it may be Canada, leaving millions without power for up windy, stormy or a nice day, space weather to 9 hours. Today, power companies are working forecasters monitor and assess the sun to predict to put systems in place to help prevent this from if space weather is expected to be quiet or happening, and are given advance warning from stormy. the Space Weather Prediction Center. The most powerful geomagnetic storm in While you are well protected by Earth’s history occurred in 1859 and is known as the atmosphere from stormy space weather, Carrington Event. It was named after Richard sometimes the effects of space weather can be Carrington, the astronomer who observed it. Back seen here on Earth! The aurora (also called the then, humans communicated using the telegraph, Northern and Southern lights), is a glowing which relied on long wires to send messages over display of lights that dance around the sky. The long distances. The geomagnetic storm caused lights are caused by atomic particles colliding massive disruption with the telegraph system. with our atmosphere. Aurora are usually green If such a storm happened today, it would surely in color, but their color can change depending on cause a lot of problems with our current systems. the types of particles involved. Luckily, scientists currently estimate that The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) operates the Space Weather Most space weather is harmless as Earth’s geomagnetic storms the size of the Carrington Prediction Center (SWPC). The forecasters at atmosphere and magnetic field usually protect us Event happen only once every 100 years or more. SWPC monitor the sun all day and night, using from the effects. However, strong solar storms sensors on satellites and on the ground, to watch for can sometimes cause serious problems with To learn more about space weather, visit the technology. When this happens, it can affect GPS National Weather Service’s space weather safety solar storms. If a solar storm is detected, the SWPC systems, radio communications, satellites and page at weather.gov/safety/space can issue watches, warnings and alerts, similar even the power grid. to other hazardous weather forecasts, including flooding and hurricanes. Radio blackouts are the most common space weather effect. These occur about 2,000 times ParenTown’s KidShape Children and adults learn many valuable lessons while refs or negatively commenting on their kid’s performance competing in sports. Participating in sports helps solidify — or the performance of any other player, for that matter. lessons in following directions and can teach athletes Offer high praise for the effort, win or lose. the value of dedicating themselves to goals. Sports also • MAINTAIN A POSITIVE ATTITUDE. Positivity provide physical exercise and an opportunity to exhibit can go a long way. Encourage others to do their best, and good sportsmanship. always put forth your best effort throughout game play. • SUPPORT TEAMMATES. Never criticize a A 2014 national survey of 2,000 youth sports parents teammate for trying his or her best. Always commend the and coaches by Liberty Mutual Insurance revealed effort. that even though they believe sportsmanship is one of • ACCEPT THE OFFICIALS’ DECISIONS. Rules the most important lessons of youth sports, 50 percent are in place to make the game fair and consistent. Follow of respondents feel that sportsmanship has worsened the rules and accept when a ref, umpire or other official in youth sports since responding adults were children makes a call. Do not argue the call. themselves. Some startling findings included 60% of • PLAY FAIR. Never cheat or bend the rules to get respondents reporting either witnessing or participating ahead. in negative or abusive sideline behavior, and 55% of • BE A TEAM PLAYER. Do your best to involve the coaches have experienced parents yelling negatively at whole team, even those players who may need a little officials or their own children. extra help. Showboating or hogging the ball to show off your skills is discouraged. Good sportsmanship occurs when people who are • WIN OR LOSE WITH CLASS. Always congratulate participating and those observing the sport treat one the winning team on a job well done if you are on the another with respect. This includes all players, parents, losing side. Accept the loss and own up to trying better coaches and officials. next time. If you are on the winning team, shake hands with the losing team and wish them well. Do not gloat. While there’s much that coaches can do to instill good sportsmanship among their teammates, it is up to the Sportsmanship is an important lesson that athletes can parents and the players to help develop these skills. Here apply to other facets of their life. are some ways to encourage good sportsmanship. • PARENTS CAN SET AN EXAMPLE. Parents watching from the sidelines should refrain from yelling at 22 Kidsville News! www.kidsvillenews.com/shoals September 2019

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A 2017 study from the Public The Shoals is Affairs Research Council of Alabama (PARCA) indicated that THE ONLY 82.7% of Shoals area high school COMMUNITY seniors were college and career ready. That is six percentage points in Alabama that higher than the next highest metro- is delivering politan area and over ten percentage points higher than the state average. Kidsville News! FREE to kids in grades K-6 in the classroom. A Big Thank You Since Fall 2006 to these current and long-time Kidsville News! sponsors for recognizing this opportunity. FLORENCE Their willingness to boost the confidence and expand UTILITIES reading and comprehension skills of elementary-age students helped create a solid base for achieving that stellar 82.7% figure. Mike Randall   Dr. William A. McClanahan 2461 Helton Drive Florence QZVFFHGX A product of the Courier Journal 256-740-4701 AND THANK YOU to the Dr. David Curott 24 Kidsville News! Lee Freeman generous and dedicated Dr. Darrell A. Russel dec. local writers who have helped Ninon Parker make Kidsville News! a singular Richard C. Sheridan treasure for Shoals children Billy Warren during all these years! Patricia Weaver www.kidsvillenews.com/shoals September 2019