May 27th 2012

Issue: 48 No. 2

The Fruit of the Vine John 15:4-5

The Homeschooling Resource Center not only plays basketball and soccer, they also have a jazz orchestra!

The final concert for HSRC Jazz Orchestra will be on Tuesday, May 29th 2012. The concert starts at 7 p.m. and will go to about 8-8:30 p.m.

The concert will be held at Family of Faith Church in Monee, but make sure to get there early because the place usually fills up fast!

Interestingly enough, this orchestra contains all homeschooled or once homeschooled kids ranging from the ages of 12 – 19.

HSRC Jazz Orchestra Final Spring Concert

The collection of music this year includes: Blues in Hoss Flat by “Count” Basie, Riding on a Blue Note by Duke Ellington, A Night in Tunisia by “Dizzy” Gillespie, Movin’ Wes Part 2 by Wes (John) Montgomery, Accentuate the Positive by Johnny Mercer and SO MUCH MORE!

Along with jazz, blues, Latin, Latin rock, and swing there will also be hymn arrangements!

This is the final concert so come one and all! You do not want to miss this truly unique Jazz Orchestra as they perform their final spring concert!

Scavenger Hunt: In this issue of The Fruit of the Vine the following items are hidden. Look thoroughly throughout the entire issue – answers are on the last page!

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Issue: Page 1: Front page Page 2: Calendar Page 3: Info Page 4: Jokes & Cartoons Page 5: Vacation Report Page 6: Book Review Page 7: Home - town History & Recipe Page 8-9: Games Page 10: Answers Page 11: Molly’s Rhymes & Poetry Page 12: CHC Entrepreneurs

Vineyard Staff: Editor and Chief: Noel Boland

Reporters: Josiah Eckert, Jenni Medlen, Ruthanna Eckert, Mrs. Sue Eckert

Jokesters: Andrew Willis and Erin Doyle

Rhymester: Molly Boland

Poet: Hannah Marks

Chef: Mrs. Marcia Boland

Tuesday, May 29 th –

On Tuesday, May 29th the Homeschool Resource Center Jazz Orchestra will have their Annual Spring Concert at Family of Faith Church in Monee. The concert starts at 7 p.m. The concert will include Jazz, Blues, Latin and Swing music. More information on page 1! Hope to see you there!! May 31st – Men's Theology Discussions - meeting at the Grutzius Home - 7:30-9:30pm June 7 th – 9th – From June 7th -9th, the Annual ICHE State Convention will be held at Calvary Church in Naperville. Keynote speakers this year include: Larry Guthrie, Diego Rodriguez, Kevin Swanson and Norm Wakefield. Register online today at: www.iche.org . And for more Information call: 1-847-603-1259 or log onto the website. June 21 st – Men's Theology Discussions - meeting at the Grutzius Home - 7:30-9:30pm

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When should you take a cookie to the doctor? When it feels crummy. How is a cookie like a computer? They both have chips. What kind of cookie makes you rich? A fortune cookie.

-Jokes sent in by Erin Doyle- In which battle did Napoleon die? His last battle Where was the Declaration of Independence signed? At the bottom of the page River Ravi flows in which state? Liquid What can you never eat for breakfast? Lunch & dinner What looks like half an apple? The other half -Jokes sent in by Andrew Willis-

On May 17th we once again pulled out of the Boland home driveway, with our Expandable Hybrid Wilderness camper trailing behind us. Where was the destination this time? Giant City State Park, located in the Shawnee National Forest. It would take us 6 ½ hours to get there but we were fully prepared!

We arrived at the campground, unloaded the van, set out bag chairs, made a fire, set up the tent and ate dinner. Originally we would arrive on Friday and leave on Tuesday but we ended up getting down there a day early and staying a full 5 nights! The weather was warm until about Sunday when we got some soaking downpours with the cold front that moved in. Truly, Monday and Tuesday where the gem days with highs of both 75 degrees.

On this camping trip we did over 9 ½ miles of hiking. We climbed rocks, went exploring, and shot some scenes for a new movie that we are making. Though because southern Illinois is going through a bit of a drought the ticks are REALLY BAD! Everyone in the family had a least 3 ticks found crawling on them or already imbedded in them.

The hiking trails were absolutely amazing. There were high bluffs, small caves and beautiful trees. While on the trails we needed to watch out for copperheads - a poisonous snake that breeds down south – in Illinois! So we really couldn’t go exploring in any caves because that’s where the snakes would be, hibernating until early June.

Not only did we need to be weary of copperheads and ticks, we found out the day we left that we needed to be alert for black widows. We found a young female black widow in our tent (sleeping over my head) and killed it then brought it to the visitor’s center and got the spider confirmed as a black widow!

At meal times, it was team effort with someone doing meat, another person doing fruits and vegetables, somebody setting the table and of course, the clean-up crew! After the sun would set every night we would have a bonfire. This time of the day consisted of marshmallows, s ‘mores, music and some of “Dad’s Jingles”.

This camping trip was a BLAST! We are done camping until September, when we’ll go to South Dakota to Mount Rushmore and the Bad Lands! So until next time…

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Little Britches Author: Ralph Moody Reviewed by: Josiah Eckert

Ralph Moody is the main character and protagonist in his autobiography, Little Britches. It is the story of his life all the way until he became the man of the house. The book doesn’t have a main plot; it is just assorted stories and family history of his childhood and their ranch life. The story goes from 1906 till he is about fourteen or fifteen. The main characters are Ralph, his dad Charles, his mom, his sister Grace, his younger brother Hal, and the Aultlands. Ralph narrates the story, making it 1st person. The story starts in New Hampshire, when Ralph is about eight years old. They then move to Colorado, right near Denver where their cousin Phil told them he could a nice house that they could live in, that would have plenty of livestock, crops and food to make their life happy and prosperous. When they went and found only a small, beaten down shack, Mr. Moody was going to go right back to New Hampshire, but Mrs. Moody told him that some time and effort would make the place decent. So they fixed it up and made it quite a nice house, and their Dad started purchasing some animals and farm equipment. The Aultlands, a farming couple and their twenty year old daughter, lived near to them. They were very kind to them and gave them farming things and food and other assorted stuff. With all this, the Moody family got off to a decent start. Ralph and his siblings started to attend a nearby school and Ralph had a rough time of it at first, because his Mother told him not to fight, and there were several bullies who gave him a hard time. He didn’t have a hot temper, but he wanted respect from people, and it got to be too much. He decided that he was going to fight, and licked the main bully. His mom was shocked, but his dad seemed to quietly approve of him fighting for his reputation, and after being told by Ralph that he licked the bully, he said it was good. One day a group of cowboys rode by and controlled their horses with skill and joy. His dad got a horse they named Fanny and who was very strong spirited. She gave all of them quite a hard time, but Ralph managed to gain her confidence after a bit. He got to be able to ride a horse very well and had several jobs that helped his family considerably. Many things happened, and he ended up working at a ranch for a kind man, and found the cowboys that had so inspired him before working there, too. They took to him very well and helped him get a very strong and wild horse broken and trained. Due to a lot of time with the best cowboy there who was called Hi, he became quite skilled and impressed his family. He then took part in a competition and due to his skill with Hi, he won first place. His family, however, had to move to the nearby town of Littleton because they didn’t have enough money to stay there. Mr. Moody got a good construction job and made some good money. His dad didn’t live much longer, but died of pneumonia. His mother also had a sickness in her arm and had to go away for about four weeks. When she came back, they were seated around the supper table, and his mother nodded to him to pray, just like she had always nodded to his father. And that was when he became a man. There are many conceivable themes in the book like perseverance, kindness and responsibility. Mr. Moody is a very intelligent and well opinionated man, and Ralph gets many valuable words from him. Unfortunately, the author’s worldview was not specified. The book was interesting and a good read, but there was some language in it.

Harvey, Illinois, My Hometown By Jennifer C. Medlen How many people actually study the history of their own hometown? Before now, I never thought it to be important. My name is Jennifer Medlen. I live in Harvey, Illinois. This is just a snippet of what I found out about my city. Harvey was founded by Turlington W. Harvey. Mr. Harvey and Mr. D.L. Moody were friends, working together at the YMCA in Chicago where Mr. Harvey was president. He wanted to establish a Christian community . This city was intended to be a “Temperance Town”. A covenant clause included on each deed and title issued stated, “…no intoxicating drinks, gambling or immoral practices…”. If the subject failed to uphold this commitment, their deed or title could be revoked. Wow! I was pleasantly surprised when I discovered this. I mean, can you imagine a clause like that now-a-days? Harvey upheld strict enforcement of its “clause” for about four years but then things started to change. The downfall of Harvey began in 1895 when residents voted by a slight majority to license saloons. By 1940 there were 2 saloons in operation. Now, in the year 2012, liquor is sold in nearly every store in town. Harvey is now known as a low-income, high-crime, less-than-desirable city. Unfortunately, Harvey doesn’t have enough police officers to combat the vast amounts of crime. This leads me to ask what I can do to bring Harvey back to its original Christian foundations . I encourage you to take the time to look into the history of your own city and see what you can do to make a difference right where God has placed you.

Sweet Potato Casserole By Mrs. Marcia Boland Ingredients: 3 cups canned sweet potatoes, drained (1 large can) ½ cup milk 2 eggs 1 stick butter, softened ½ cup sugar 1 tsp vanilla Topping: 1 cup brown sugar 1/3 cup flour 1/3 cup butter, softened, cut into pieces 1 cup chopped pecans Directions: 1. Mix sweet potatoes, milk, eggs, butter, sugar and vanilla together in mixing bowl. Mix well. 2. Spread into a greased or buttered casserole dish. 3. Mix brown sugar, flour and pecans together in a bowl. 4. Cut in butter. 5. Spread topping over sweet potato mixture. 6. Bake at 375 for 35 minutes or until to is bubbling.

Note: We usually double the recipe to feed more.

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Word Search: Fruits from A-Z Level: Medium/Hard Directions: Look for the words in the bank below. Answers are on page 10!

A E G B C S W E D Y E N O H R R

E P E C N I U Q V C E D V E S A

D V P W V C S W E E C V W D E S

G B W L C V W N W P V B N V I P

C E V E E P U O L A T N A C R B

X N C G P L U M D R E G I F R E

A I A N G E A E V G I N R H E R

N R U A C N C L C U L V U V B R

A A Q R G D V E C C G C D X N Y

N T I O E V E S X C U X I W A G

A C X D D S X C B E F H I V C V

B E J Y A T N A L P G G E W N C

E N K Y E T I U R F K A J D I S

S N S T R A W B E R R Y C G K

C B T E W S C B W V N F T W C S

S C E G N A R O A I C N E L A V

W A T E R M E L O N K F B V I O

Z U C C H I N I E M G N A Y D G

Note:

Although some of the listed fruits may seem like vegetables, they are fruits because fruit is defined as a seed container. All these fruits do contain seed(s) in one way or another.

Word Bank:

A - Apple

B- Banana

C- Cantaloupe

D- Durian

E- Eggplant

F- Fig

G- Grape

H- Honeydew

I- Incan berries

J- Jakfruit

K- Kiwi

L- Lemon

M- Mango

N- Nectarine

O- Orange

P- Plum

Q- Quince

R- Raspberry

S- Strawberry

T- Tangerine

U- Ugli

V- Valencia Orange

W- Watermelon

X- Xiqua

Y- Yangmei

Z- Zucchini

Sudoku Puzzle #10: Directions of how to play Sudoku:

Fill in the blank boxes with numbers from 1-9. Every row, column and box must have a different number from 1-9. Answers on page 10!

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Bible Quizzes: How to play Bible Quizzes:

Fill in the blanks with the correct answers. Answers can be found in the Bible references given. Answers are also one page 10!

EASY: 1. From whence direction did the Magi come from? (Matthew 2:1) _____________ 2. In what desert did John the Baptist preach in? (Matthew 3:1) ______________________ ____________________________________ 3.In what river was Jesus baptized in? (Matthew 3:13) ________________________ MEDIUM: 1. From what tribe was Saul from? (1 Samuel 9:1-2) _______________________________ 2. Who anoints Saul as King? (1 Samuel 10:1) __________________ 3. How many sons did Saul have and what were their names? (1 Samuel 14:49) ______________, _______________ and ______________________________ HARD: 1. Who became one of David’s’ best friends? (1 Samuel 18:1) ______________________ 2. How was Saul killed? (1 Samuel 31:9) ____________________________________________________________________ 3. How many sons did David have? (2 Samuel 3:2-5) _________

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Answers for Sudoku: (From page 9)

Answers for Word Search: (From page 8) A E G B C S W E D Y E N O H R R E P E C N I U Q V C E D V E S A D V P W V C S W E E C V W D E S G B W L C V W N W P V B N V I P C E V E E P U O L A T N A C R B X N C G P L U M D R E G I F R E A I A N G E A E V G I N R H E R N R U A C N C L C U L V U V B R A A Q R G D V E C C G C D X N Y N T I O E V E S X C U X I W A G A C X D D S X C B E F H I V C V B E J Y A T N A L P G G E W N C E N K Y E T I U R F K A J D I S S N S T R A W B E R R Y

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C B T E W S C B W V N F T W C S S C E G N A R O A I C N E L A V W A T E R M E L O N K F B V I O

Z U C C H I N I E M G N A Y D G

Answers for Bible Quizzes: Easy: 1. The east

2. Desert of Judea

3. Jordan River

Medium:

1. Benjamin

2. Samuel

3. Three sons – Jonathan, Ishvi, Malki-Shua

Hard:

1. Jonathan

2. He was beheaded

3. Six

Answers to

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-Og rhyming Look there’s a dog, He’s jumping over a log. Watch out for that hog, He’s taking a jog. There’s a frog, He’s sitting in a bog. THE END -At rhyming There once was a cat, And a man named Matt. In baseball, Matt loved to bat, And he loved both his cat and his rat. One day, his cat sat on his hat, And Matt called his friend Pat. Pat was fat, He had a pet gnat. The gnat ate the cat, And the rat ate the gnat. THE END -Ad rhyming Hey look there’s a great ad, But it made me really mad! It told me about my Dad, And how he was sad, That I was bad. THE END

No Man By Hannah Marks No man could make the earth and sky, No one could tell the birds to fly, It's more than impossible and that's why, God did it, not I. Not any man could always see, To guide the path of history, Forgive our sins and set us free, So God did it, not we. Payment for sin was a real must, But in ourselves we could not trust, Only in Christ are we truly just, Yes, God did it, not us.

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The Christian Heritage Church family has

many entrepreneurs in her midst. We

celebrate the spirit of initiative and service

that is so alive among us. May the Lord be

honored and entrust us with more and more

abilities to use for His glory!

THINGS TO EATTHINGS TO EATTHINGS TO EATTHINGS TO EAT

Katie’s Home Kitchen is co-owned by Katie

and Barb Simeon. They make jams, jellies

and other preserved items, and are hoping

to expand their selection soon. Their fall

menu contains apple pie, apple slices (half-

sheet pan), mini apple pies, pumpkin

cheesecake, pumpkin pecan cheesecake,

vanilla pound cake, pudding cookies,

Grandma’s chocolate chip cookies, and

buttermilk cinnamon bread. Give them a

call at 773-384-4609 or a click at

KatiesHomeKitchen.blogspot.com. Your

mouth ought to be watering!

NATURAL HEALTH CARENATURAL HEALTH CARENATURAL HEALTH CARENATURAL HEALTH CARE

Mrs. Annunziata has a nutritional

supplement and health “encouragement”

business called Nutrition That Heals. She

focuses on helping individuals “get bad stuff

You can hear more from Mrs. Annunziata by

calling her at 708-691-9439. She also has an

email address, richmeg3@clear.net and a

website!

www.myaimstore.com/nutritionthatheals

NATURAL HEALTH CARENATURAL HEALTH CARENATURAL HEALTH CARENATURAL HEALTH CARE

Mrs. Annunziata has a nutritional supplement

and health “encouragement” business called

Nutrition That Heals. She focuses on helping

individuals “get bad stuff out” of their diet,

lifestyle and body and replace these with good

choices and concentrated nutrition. She says,

“ELIMINATING and NOURISHING are the buzz

words. My family has used their Barley Life

and Herbal Fiber Blend for YEARS! Let me

show you how to drastically impact your

health today and for the future with small,

simple changes!” You can hear more from

Mrs. Annunziata by calling her at 708-691-

9439. She also has an email address,

richmeg3@clear.net and a website!

www.myaimstore.com/nutritionthatheals

My mom has just recently started a home

business called Simply Soaps and Skincare.

She sells homemade laundry soaps, goat milk

soaps, amazing therapeutic hand salve, and

lip balm in coffee and chocolate flavors! The

goat milk soap helps bring relief from

dermatitis, psoriasis, eczema, acne, and

general dry skin. They are very reasonably