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Heres a list of upcoming meetings and events for area nonprofit community and governmental organizations:

The Tryon Kiwanis Club plans to host its annual Spaghetti Supper at Holy Cross Episcopal Church Jan. 19 from 5-7:30 p.m. The dinner will be held in the churchs fellowship hall. You can purchase tickets from Kiwanis members or by stopping by the Bulletin office, Owens Pharmacy or the Edward Jones office in Lynn. All money raised will benefit PCHS Key Club Scholarships.

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A round of applause opened the Martin Luther King Jr. commemoration in Tryon Saturday, Jan. 14 as Tryon resident Peggy Carter walked across the stage carrying a sign that simply read, We are all the same on the inside.

The applause didnt stop there. Instead it kept the event moving as audience members showed support for one another and for Dr. Kings legacy throughout the evening.

We always think of the people on the front lines, said Dr. Joseph Fox, president of the Thermal Belt Friendship Council. Often we forget all those people in the background of the movement, supporting those on the frontlines; pushing the movement forward.

Support behind unity theme of MLK event

Michelle Miller, portraying Fannie Lou Hamer, talks to the audience about her struggles attempting to become a registered voter. But she also talked about her will to achieve her goal. (photo by Samantha Hurst)

Friendship Council treasurer Meg Rogers presented a certificate to scholarship winner Kari Malkki during the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. commemoration Saturday, Jan. 14. (photo by Samantha Hurst)(Continued on page 4)

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Fridays weather was: High 42, low 26, no rain.

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The Meeting Place Senior Center Tuesday activities in-clude ceramics, 9:30 a.m.; art class, 10 a.m.; bingo or movie, 12:30 p.m. 828-894-0001.

American Legion Auxiliary meets on Tuesday at 10 a.m. at the American Legion Hall in Tryon.

House of Flags Museum, open Tuesdays, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., 33 Gibson Street, Columbus.

Polk County Historical As-sociation Museum, open Tues-days, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m., 60 Walker St., Columbus, lower level. Free.

LIFECare of Polk County/Adult Day Health Care pro-vides services Monday - Friday. Pet therapy every Tuesday is an opportunity for participants to interact with a trained pet therapy dog in a safe and meaningful environment. Call 828-894-2007 for more info.

Polk County Library will have preschool story time every Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. Open to all area children and caregivers.

Green Creek Community Center, Zumba exercise class, Tuesdays and Thursdays 11 a.m. and 7 p.m., in gym.

Lanier Library, Brown Bag Lunch, Tuesday, Jan. 17, noon. Tryon artist and gallery owner Rich Nelson will speak about his work. Free. Everyone is wel-come. Bring a bagged lunch if desired. Coffee is provided.

Cracker Barrel, 1 p.m. Tues-days, conference room, Congre-gational Church.

Al-Anon Family Group meets Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m., Sa-luda Senior Center, 64 Greenville Street, Saluda, one half block off Main Street (U.S. Hwy. 176 S.), 828-749-2251 (Saluda) or 1-800-286-1326.

Polk County UDO Advisory Committee will meet Tuesday, Jan. 17 at 7 p.m. at the Polk County Public Library. The agenda for the meeting can be found at http://www.polknc.org/departments/development/uni-fieddevelopmentcommittee.php.

Tryon Town Council will meet Tuesday, Jan. 17 at 7 p.m. at the Tryon Fire Department. For information or special ac-commodations, please contact the town clerk at 828-859-6655.

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The Meeting Place Senior Center Wednesday activities include Tai Chi, 9 a.m.; ceramics, 9:30 a.m.; Italian club meeting (Buon Giorno), 10 a.m.; senior fitness, 10 a.m.; bingo or bridge, 12:30 p.m.; medication assis-tance program, 9 a.m. - noon. 828-894-0001.

Saluda Center Wednesday activities, Trash Train, dominoes game, 10 a.m.; gentle Yin Yoga 12:30 p.m. 828-749-9245.

Tryon Kiwanis Club meets Wednesdays, noon, Congrega-tional Church, 210 Melrose Ave., Tryon.

Foothills Parkinsons Sup-port Group meets on the third Wednesday of each month at 1:30 p.m. in the Landrum Library. Call 864-457-4419 for more informa-tion. All are welcome; no charge.

Female Domestic Abuse Intervention Program, Wednes-

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Male Domestic Abuse Inter-vention Program, Wednesdays, 5:30 - 7 p.m., Steps to HOPE. 894-2340.

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Creative Change film series will continue with Focus Your Vision Thursday, Jan. 19 at 9:30 a.m. and again at 7 p.m. at the Tryon Fire Department, 423 N. Trade St., Tryon. Pre-register at 828-894-2408 or [email protected]. Sponsored by the reorganized wellness coalition now known as Polk Fit, Fresh and Friendly (PF3).

Saluda Center Thursday activities: knitting group, 9:30 a.m.; gentle Yin Yoga, 5:30 p.m.; 828-749-9245.

The Meeting Place Senior Center Thursday activities in-clude ceramics, 9:30 a.m. and bingo or movie, 12:30 p.m. 828-894-0001.

House of Flags Museum, open Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., 33 Gibson Street, Colum-bus.

Landrum Library, Lap Ba-

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Polk County Historical As-sociation Museum, open Thurs-days, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m., 60 Walker St., Columbus, lower level. Free.

Saluda Community Library will have preschool story time every Thursday at 10:30 a.m. Open to all area children and caregivers.

Green Creek Community Center, Zumba exercise class, Tuesdays and Thursdays 11 a.m. and 7 p.m., in gym.

Rotary Club of Tryon meets every Thursday at noon at Tryon Presbyterian Church on Harmon Field Rd.

ExploreTryon Tourism Board will meet Thursday, Jan. 19, at 5 p.m. at Tryon Town Hall in the McCown Room. Public welcome. Information: 828-859-6655.

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Harmon Field begins master plan for tree planting

Landscape architect Mark Byington speaks about trees at Harmon Field at the informational meeting held Jan. 11. (photo by Leah Justice)

PCCF awards park $7k grantby Leah Justice

Harmon Field in Tryon is work-ing toward a long-term plan for tree planting after losing more than a dozen trees over the past three years.

The Polk County Community Foundation recently awarded the park a $7,000 grant from its Un-restricted Fund for developing the plan.

Over the past three years, Har-mon Field has lost over a dozen noble trees, such as sycamore, black walnut and locust, states the grant application. Many of these trees are believed to have been original plantings, dating back to the park inception in 1927. These 60-plus foot trees have also pro-vided much needed shade and an aesthetic backdrop to our beloved park. Recent visits from arborists, horticulturalists and tree trimmers

have all led to a similar conclusion: many more of these trees will die off over the next decade.

Harmon Field held an informa-tional meeting on Jan. 11 asking the public for input regarding trees at the park.

Approximately 12 people at-tended the round table meeting. Linda Ligon suggested clusters of trees around the park to provide opportunities of shade for people visiting. Libbie Johnson cautioned officials that some trees are toxic to horses, including red maples. John-son asked that great care be taken in selecting trees even away from the equestrian side of the park.

Landscape architect Mark By-ington presented Harmon Fields conditions and reviewed diseases of trees across the state.

Another topic of discussion was officials desire to make Harmon Field an educational center about tree species.

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The grant will be used to pay for tree inventory and analysis ($1,750), long-range vegetation management and planting mas-ter plan development ($4,150),


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Michelle Miller, playing Hamer, reminded audience mem-bers of the struggle to gain vot-ing rights. She passed the tests required, she provided the docu-mentation needed, but still she faced friction as she attempted to

obtain her right to vote. Dorothy Height too felt the

sting of discrimination early in life when her best childhood friend told her they could no lon-ger play together because Height was colored.

Rev. Eleanor Miller brought Heights lasting pain to life as she said, That hurt was a hurt I never wanted another child to feel.

So Height pushed back. She was admitted to Barnard College

short-term implementation strategy ($1,350), planting guideline devel-opment ($400), as well as to assist in the formulation of a community tree commission and a town tree ordinance, according to the grant application.

Although the desire has been to plop down a new tree in the vicinity of each one felled, the prudent approach is to create a long-term plan to manage the park and town tree canopy, states the grant application. The Harmon Field Board of Supervisors has been concerned with not only replacing trees, but making sure that future maintenance is both defined and cost effective.

The first step in creating a master plan will be to create an inventory of the trees.

This phase is required to under-stand the current tree and vegetation conditions on the property so as to

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in 1929, but was denied entrance because the school had already met its quota of two black stu-dents that year.

She instead pursued her de-grees at New York University, earning not only a bachelors degree but a masters degree in educational psychology in 1933. Height e v e n t u a l l y served as presi-dent of the Na-tional Council of Negro Wom-en for 40 years and used that position to fight for equality not only for Afri-can Americans but for women as well.

We were held captive by the attitudes that caused me to lose my best friend, Height said. As long as those attitudes existed we could never be free.

For five decades, Ella Baker took up the fight. Baker worked many years as a journalist for the Negro National News before joining the Young Negroes Co-operative League. Baker worked alongside civil rights leaders W.E.B. Du Bois, Thurgood Mar-

shall and Martin Luther King Jr. Tameeia Brown portrayed

Baker in Saturdays event. The Thermal Belt Friendship

Council also took time during the commemoration Saturday to honor this years Friendship Council Scholarship winner, Kari Malkki, who wrote her es-say about diversity in her own life. Malkki thanked the council

and audience members for their support as she plans her future.

Thank you all so much, Malkki said. You have no idea how much this means to me. This is the first scholar-ship Ive ap-plied for and I

will never forget your support or this night.

The Thermal Belt Friendship Council is a nonprofit organiza-tion that aims to foster unity throughout the area. There are no membership fees, just a re-quest for willingness to support one another. The group meets every second Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Roseland Community Center.

For more information, visit friendshipcouncil.homestead.com or call Fox at 828-669-7318.

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Eternity dancers from the Urban Arts Institute of Asheville end a dramatic performance to Alisha Keys Unthinkable. (photo by Samantha Hurst)

We always think of the people on the front lines. Often we forget all those people in the background of the movement, supporting those on the frontlines; pushing the movement forward.

-- Dr. Joseph Fox

Polks unemployment rate drops slightly in Novemberby Barbara Tilly

Polk Countys unemployment rate dropped slightly in Novem-ber, from 7.6 percent in October to 7.1 percent in November, ac-cording to the latest figures from the North Carolina Employment Security Commission (ESC).

Polk followed a statewide trend of dropping unemployment in November. Unemployment rates decreased in 74 of North Carolinas 100 counties in No-vember. Rates increased in 20 counties and remained the same in six.

Unemployment rates contin-ued to drop across North Carolina in November, said ESC Chair-man Lynn R. Holmes. Over the year, rates have decreased in 71 counties. We remain focused on assisting our customers at our DES offices and JobLink Career Centers statewide.

The countys rate is the third lowest in the state. Orange Coun-

ty had the lowest rate at 5.8 percent, followed by Gates at 6.9 percent. Buncombe, Currituck and Watauga counties all had a rate of 7.2 percent.

Scotland County had the states highest unemployment rate at 16.6 percent, down 0.2 percent from October. Edge-combe County had the second highest rate at 15.5 percent, also down 0.2 percent from October.

Polk Countys November rate reflected a 0.8 percentage point drop from November 2010, when Polks rate was 7.6 percent.

Statewide, North Carolinas unemployment rate (not season-ally adjusted) decreased from 9.7 in October to 9.5 in November. The states rate was 2.7 percent lower than the national rate in November, which was 9.8 per-cent.

Unemployment rates de-creased in all 14 of the states metropolitan statistical areas.

The Rocky Mount metropolitan area had the highest unemploy-ment rate in November at 12.7 percent. The Durham/Chapel Hill area had the lowest rate at 7.3 percent, down 0.3 of a percentage point from the previous month. Asheville followed at 7.5 percent.

Polk County had a labor force of 9,212 in November, of whom 653 were on the unemployment rolls.

Statewide, the number of people who were unemployed in November was 427,141.

South Carolinas seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 9.9 percent in November, an unprecedented 0.6 percent drop from Octobers 10.5 percent, according to figures from the Employers Association of South Carolina. This represents the largest monthly drop since 1976, the first year the Bureau of Labor Statistics made the monthly data series available.

Spartanburg Countys jobless

rate dropped from 9.6 percent in October to 9.2 percent in Novem-ber. Spartanburgs current rate is a decrease of 1.3 percent from November 2010, when the rate was 10.9.

The rate in Greenville County also dropped, from 8.0 to 7.4 percent, a decrease of 1.6 percent from November 2010, when it was 9.0.

November 2011 unemployment rates

U.S. 9.8 pct.

N.C. 9.5 pct.Polk 7.1 pct.Henderson 7.4 pct.Rutherford 12.9 pct.

S.C. 9.9 pct.Spartanburg 9.2 pct.Greenville 7.4 pct.


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New local company Southern Gardens Grow opens to offer green Freedom Greenhouse Greenhouse on display at ag center Jan. 20-21

Southern Gardens Grow is a new business offering the Free-dom Greenhouse, a self-tending green greenhouse. The green-house will be on display at the Mill Spring Agricultural Devel-opment Center on Jan. 20-21.

The business got its start one fall day in New England, when Darlene Myles, a physician from Western North Carolina whose hobby is organic gardening, was in New Hampshire visiting her family. She and her brother attended the Fryeburg Fair in Maine and were introduced to the Freedom Greenhouse, a self-tending green greenhouse.

Myles was in the market for a greenhouse, because her previous greenhouse had been damaged in a local hailstorm. She asked where she could buy the Freedom Greenhouse. The Maine manufacturer explained they did not have a southern dis-tributor but offered to provide her with an initial greenhouse if she became a distributor in the southern states.

Upon her return to the Caro-linas, Darlene presented the idea to Brenda Quilling, a friend and longtime business owner/entre-preneur, and Southern Gardens

Grow was born. Freedom Greenhouse is a

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using collected rainwater. Made of white cedar that has natural insect repellent properties, it also has triple-thick Swiss-engi-neered glazing that can withstand hail, wind and winter storms.

The Freedom Greenhouse, offered locally by Southern Gardens Grow, a new company, will be on display at the Mill Spring Agricultural Development Center Jan. 20-21. (photo submitted by Brenda Quilling)

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McLees recognized for 15 years with Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo Advisors recently honored Raymond McLees III for his 15 years of service to the company. Shown here, Tryon Branch Manager Mike Ashworth presents McLees with a certificate of appreciation. (photo by Samantha Hurst)

Kiwanis bell ringers raise $500

Sherri Garron, friend of Kiwanis member Kathy Romich, helped the Tryon Kiwanians ring the bell outside of IGA Dec. 14. Kiwanis raised $500 for the Salvation Army. On Thursday, Jan. 19 the club will host a spaghetti dinner fundraiser to sponsor Key Club scholarships for high school students. The dinner will take place from 5-7 at the Holy Cross Episcopal Church activity center. (photo by Kathy Woodham)

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The purpose of the fair is to educate the 105 seniors on the monetary realities they will face upon graduation from high school or college.

Based on their choice of career or job, each student will receive a budget sheet showing their monthly salary, all deduc-tions and their take-home pay.

With this net pay the students will then purchase items that they need and want such as:

housing, transportation, food, clothing, cell phone, furniture, pets and other items.

They will then make the choice of how to pay for or finance these items.

Each student must also visit The Wheel of Reality where they will spin the wheel to see if they receive a graduation gift of $200 or if they receive a D.U.I. ticket and have their insurance increase and pay a fine.

With the help of financial counselors from S.C. Telco, the students goal will be to finish the exercise with a positive bal-ance at the end of their month.

Terri Hendrix, community relations manager of S.C. Telco, said, Credit unions have been advocates of financial education since our very inception. We know that informed consum-ers will make wiser financial choices and possibly avoid financial difficulties that many adults are facing today. Thats what we want to do with these seniors, give them a chance to learn the hard lessons of finan-cial management now, so that theyll be better off later when they are on their own.

article submittedby Terri Hendrix

The Great Smoky Mountains Region of the Antique Automo-bile Club of America will meet on Tuesday, Jan. 17 at the J&S Cafeteria, located at I-26 and Airport Road in Fletcher.

Dinner is at 6 p.m., followed by the meeting. Membership is not a requirement to participate in the meeting.

Call 828-683-7701 for more information.

article submittedby Louis R. Ganser

Financial Reality Fair at Landrum High School Jan. 18 Antique Auto Club meetsJan. 17

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The BeauTy of auTumn Fall, or autumn, is the third of four seasons that we experience in a calendar year. The first day of fall coincides with the autumnal equinox, when the sun is directly over the equator in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Northern Hemi-sphere, the autumnal equinox occurs around September 23, and in the Southern Hemisphere, it occurs around March 21. For this reason, au-tumn in the Northern Hemisphere falls in the months of September, October, November, and sometimes early December. In the Southern Hemisphere, the autumn months are just the opposite; they occur late March through early June. The reason for the difference is due to

the distance from the sun that each hemisphere is located. The farther away from the sun, the cooler and shorter the days will become. Fall is a very pleasant time of year. The temperatures are cooler than summer, but they are not cold. Many activities occur at this time because of the nice weather. Oktoberfest is celebrated in many parts of the world, and Thanksgiving is celebrated in November in the United States. The American football season begins in early fall, as well as many other sport seasons. Outdoor activi-ties, such as hay rides and camp fires, are popular. Animals begin to gather food in the fall and make preparations for the winter months. Birds begin to migrate south for the winter, and farmers harvest their crops. The scenery changes as the leaves turn vivid colors of orange and red before they (and acorns) fall off the trees.

a Special Thank you To all our SponSorS!

fall croSSword

Solve the puzzle using the clues provided below.

acroSS clueS:

down clueS:

3. A popular German celebration in autumn. 4. Sport that is played mainly in the fall.6. When birds fly south for the winter.7. Popular outdoor activity done on farms.9. One color some leaves turn before fall.

1. This is often harvested in the fall months.2. Month in which autumn season begins.4. Another name for the term autumn.5. These fall from the trees during autumn.8. Term that means equal day and night.

fall word SearchCircle the words hidden in the puzzle below.

Hidden Words:Acorns, Autumn, Bonfire, Chili, Cornucopia, Fall, Festivals, Football, Halloween, Harvest, Hayride,

Leaves, Pumpkins, Sweater, Thanksgiving

Take a walk and pick up some red and orange leaves to make a leaf rubbing. Make

sure they are not too dry or brittle. Then follow the

directions below.

leaf ruBBingS

You will need: sheets of white paper, leaves, and crayons

with paper removed.1. Take a piece of paper and

fold it in half.2. Place a leaf, vein side up, on the right side of the paper,

then re-fold the paper.3. Using a crayon, rub the

entire crayon back and forth over the leaf. Watch as the image of the leaf emerges

onto the paper.

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color iT!

how many wordS can you Spell from The

word:ocToBerfeST?

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The human Tongue

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The human tongue is responsible for three major func-tions: the sense of taste, to aid in speech, and to help digest food. The tongue is comprised mainly of muscle cells, along with glands, fatty tissue, and sensory cells (taste buds). The tongues roll in digestion is the delivery of food into the esophagus; when you swallow it helps to push the food down. To aid in speech, the tongue touches different parts of the mouth, such as the teeth, or the roof of the mouth, to create different sounds. The sense of taste allows us to enjoy, or to stay away from, certain foods. The tongue has tiny receptors in it called taste buds. These taste buds allow us to sense the five types of taste: sweet, sour (or acid), bitter, salty, and the recently discovered umami (found mainly in Japanese cuisine). It has long been theorized that certain areas of the tongue are responsible for tasting different things. Scientists have now discovered that this is not entirely true. Certain areas of the tongue are better at sensing different tastes, but all

taste buds can sense the five types of taste. The tip of the tongue is best at tasting sweets. The sides of our tongue are good at tasting sour things, such as lemons. The base of the tongue is best at tasting bit-ter foods, and salt is best tasted right behind the tip, or just beyond the sweet taste buds. Umami, which is the taste of amino acids, or glutamate, has not been placed on the taste map, since it is newly discov-ered. As time goes by, taste buds diminish in number; hence, a younger person has a stronger sense of taste than an elderly person. This is most likely the reason that many adults enjoy things with stronger tastes, such as coffee, than children who prefer sweets do.

Tongue Word SearchCircle the words hidden in the puzzle below.

Hidden Words:Bitter, Digestion, Glands, Muscle Cells, Organ, Salty, Senses, Sensory Cells, Sour, Speech, Sweet, Taste, Taste Buds, Tongue, Umami

locaTe The TaSTe!

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2. Taste that is best detected on the sides.4. Tasted best at the base of the tongue.7. Name of the organ found in the mouth.8. Receptors that allow us to sense taste.

1. Taste is stronger in what type of people?2. Tongue aids in this communication mode.3. Tongue is part of what bodily system?5. Umami taste is found in which foods?6. Taste best tasted at the tip of the tongue.9. Newest type of taste to be discovered is?

Look at the foods below and decide what type of taste you would sense when eating them. All 5 tastes

are represented. Write your answers below.

WhaT are You TaSTing?

1. Japanese Sushi ______________2. Green Olives

______________3. Pretzels

______________4. Lemons

______________5. Gum Drops

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Taste Ans:

1)Umami

2)Bitter

3)Salty 4)Sour

5)Sweet

color iT! A chefs most impor-tant tool is quite often his tongue!kidbiTS!

Did you know that dogs use their

tongues to sweat? Dogs do not have sweat glands like

humans, so they use their tongues and the pads of their feet to

release heat.

Did you know that it is true that if you stick your tongue to a cold, metal pole in the winter it will stick

to it? Be aware!

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The Island of Madagascar The African Island of Madagascar, located in the Indian Ocean, is approximately 250 miles away from the African mainland. The country closest to the island is Mozambique and the two countries are separated by a body of water in the Indian Ocean known as the Mozambique Channel. Madagascar is the fourth largest island in the world, measur-ing almost 1,000 miles in length and 350 miles wide at its widest point. The Capital of Madagascar is Antananarivo. The Republic of Madagascar also includes several smaller, adjacent islands. The island has several different climate zones which include the tropical rains of the northwest, the dry southern area, and wet and hot western area. The island has mountains, ridges, and valleys that separate these different areas. The tallest moun-tain found in Madagascar is Mount Maromokotro, which is 9,436 feet above sea level. The people of Madagascar are considered to be members of the African community, but their origins are more closely related to Indonesia. They are referred to as being Mala-gasy--a name that refers to both the people and the native language. The other official language is French. Madagascars primary industry is farming; rice is the primary food staple. Vanilla and coffee are produced for export; Madagascar produces more vanilla than any other country in the world. Today, Madagascar is a multi-party republic, but it was at one time a French territory. Perhaps the most famous inhabitants of Madagascar are not people, but the animals that are native to the island. The lemurs of Madagascar are small, tree-dwelling primates that are not found naturally in any other habitat in the world. Another animal, found only on the Island of Madagascar, is the fossa. The fossa is a meat-eating animal, much like a large cat. It is one of the lemurs natural enemies. Some of the oldest dinosaur fossils in the world have been found on Madagascar.

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MadagascarCircle the words hidden in the puzzle below.

Hidden Words:

AntananarivoCoffeeFossaFossilsFrench

Indian OceanIndonesia

IslandLemur

MadagascarMaromokotroMozambique

RepublicRice

Vanilla

Madagascar crosswordSolve the puzzle using

the clues provided.

Island word search

color IT!

across clues:1. Highest mountain on the Island of Madagascar.3. The fourth largest island in the world is what?4. Natives are said to be of what descent?5. Another official language of Madagascar.7. The primate animal found only on Madagascar.10. African country located closest to the island.11. The ocean that Madagascar is located in.12. Cat-like animal that is found only on the island.13. Native language spoken in Madagascar.

down clues:2. The capital city of Madagascar is called what?6. The type of government found on the island.8. Madagascar exports more of this than anyone.9. Very old fossils of what were found here?

dwarf leMur

leMur sudokuUsing the numbers 1-6, complete the puzzle. You are to have one of each

number (1-6) in each vertical and horizontal row, as well as only one of each of the numbers 1-6 in each of

the six bold box areas.

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kIdbITs!Did you know that the in-

sect shown below is called a Madagascar Hissing

Cockroach? This animal is native to the island and is

very unique. It is one of the largest species of cockroach

with an average length of 2-3 inches. It exhales air out its breathing holes, making a hissing noise, as part of

mating rituals.

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CurrenCies of the World

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Money, or currency, is something that is used as a medium of exchange. Over the centuries, money has come in all different shapes and sizes. In the United States today, the dollar is the primary form of currency in circulation. Until recent decades, most types of monies have almost always been made from, or backed by, a precious metal. This means that the coins themselves have been made from silver or gold, or that there were precious metals in a reserve to back up the worth of the money. In 1900, the United States Government passed the Gold Standard Act. For every paper dollar that existed, a certain amount of gold was kept in storage by the U.S. Government. In 1933, the Unit-ed States began moving away from the gold standard, because it restricted the number of dollars that could be produced. Todays dollars, like most currencies, are called fiat money which means they are backed by peoples faith in government and not metals. Every country uses some form of currency. Many countries have dropped their own form of currency in favor of using the American dollar. This is known as dollarization. In Europe, the primary form of currency in 16 major countries since 1999 is the euro. The United Kingdom still uses the pound system. Canada and Australia call their currencies a dollar like the United States, but they are separate from the U.S. system. Other coun-tries have different names for their money. Brazil has the real; Mexico has the peso; China has the yuan; Japan has the yen; Russia has the ruble; and South Africa has the rand.

Circle the words hidden in the puzzle below.CurrenCY Word seArCh

Hidden Words:Colon, Dollar, Dram, Euro, Florin, Franc, Gourde, Koruna, Krone, Kuna, Lari, Mark, Peso, Pound,

Quetzal, Real, Riel, Ruble, Rupee, Yen

Design your own dollar bill below.design Your oWn dollAr

MoneY sudokuUsing the types of currency shown in the grid, complete the puzzle. You are to have one of each of the 6 sym-bols in each vertical and horizontal row, as well as

only one of each of the sym-bols in each of the six bold

box areas. Be sure to check your answers.

CurrenCY CrossWord

ACross Clues:1. Currency used in Britain.6. South African currency.7. This currency is used in 16 European countries.8. Use of American dollar in other countries is called?9. Currency used in Japan.

doWn Clues:1. The United States dollar was once backed up by what type of metals?2. Currency used in America.3. Another word that means money.4. Type of currency used in Russia.5. Money that is not backed by metal.

Use the clues provided to solve the puzzle.

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release heat.


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Hidden Words:



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RepublicRice

Vanilla


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Island word search

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3)Salty 4)Sour

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release heat.


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RepublicRice

Vanilla


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Island word search

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2)Bitter

3)Salty 4)Sour

5)Sweet





release heat.

Did you know that it is true that if you

stick your tongue to a cold, metal pole in the winter it will stick

to it? Be aware!


Wards Grill






The Island of Madagascar The African Island of Madagascar, located in the Indian Ocean, is approximately 250 miles away from the African mainland. The country closest to the island is Mozambique and the two countries are separated by a body of water in the Indian Ocean known as the Mozambique Channel. Madagascar is the fourth largest island in the world, measur-ing almost 1,000 miles in length and 350 miles wide at its widest point. The Capital of Madagascar is Antananarivo. The Republic of Madagascar also includes several smaller, adjacent islands. The island has several different climate zones which include the tropical rains of the northwest, the dry southern area, and wet and hot western area. The island has mountains, ridges, and valleys that separate these different areas. The tallest moun-tain found in Madagascar is Mount Maromokotro, which is 9,436 feet above sea level. The people of Madagascar are considered to be members of the African community, but their origins are more closely related to Indonesia. They are referred to as being Mala-gasy--a name that refers to both the people and the native language. The other official language is French. Madagascars primary industry is farming; rice is the primary food staple. Vanilla and coffee are produced for export; Madagascar produces more vanilla than any other country in the world. Today, Madaga

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