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Thursday, November 11-November 17, 2010 www.shelbyinfo.com 704/484-1047 - shelby shopper & info - Page 29 CROSSWORDS CROSSWORDS For The Young & The Young The Young At Heart! Heart! or The Young Fact or Fiction? Bear Safety Challenge Alaska is home to many bears, so many in fact that it is often called Bear Country. While toy bears may be cute and fuzzy, real-life bears are anything but. They can be dangerous and should be approached with caution. Here are some questions about bear safety. How many can you answer correctly? 1) The smaller and younger the bear, the less dangerous it is. Fact or Fiction? 2) Bears generally try to avoid people. Fact or Fiction? 3) Bears like to eat. Fact or Fiction? 4) It’s fine to leave out food for bears to eat. Fact or Fiction? 5) When finished eating in the wild, people should bury their trash. Fact or Fiction? 6) Anyone that spots a bear should leave it be. Fact or Fiction? 7) Tossing a rock at a bear to get its attention and snap a good photo of it is a good idea. Fact or Fiction? 8) Bears don’t mind being surprised. Fact or Fiction? 9) Anyone approached by a bear should run. Fact or Fiction? 10) Anyone attacked by a bear should play dead. Fact or Fiction? What Rhymes with... List 10 words that rhyme with “big.” 1. _______________ 2. ________________ 3. _______________ 4. _______________ 5. ________________ 6. _______________ 7. _______________ 8. ________________ 9. _______________ 10. _______________ ——— The Frontier State——— On March 30, 1867, Secretary of State William H. Seward bought the area that would become the state of Alaska for $7.2 million. Many people did not think Seward had made a good purchase and called the area in the cold far north “Seward’s Folly” or “Seward’s Icebox.” It would take several years before everyone would realize the importance of Alaska and agree it should become a state. There were many arguments made for and against Alaska becoming a state. Some people thought it was too far away and had too few residents to make it a state. Others thought it would make a great state because of its industries and natural resources like gold and oil. The arguments dragged on for several years before Congress passed a bill to make Alaska a state. On July 7, 1958, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the Alaska Statehood Act, paving the way for it to become the 49th state of America on January 3, 1959. Jokes & Riddles Q: What do you call a bear from Alaska with no ears? Q:: Why are igloos round? Name That Alaskan Animal The biggest state in America, Alaska is home to dozens of animals, including the following. Fill in the blanks to name that animal. 1) S __ O W __ H O E H A __ E 2) __ O L A R B __ __ R 3) B __ O __ N B __ A R 4) R __ D F O __ 5) L I __ __ L E B R __ W N B __ T 6) K O __ I A __ B E __ R 7) M O U N __ A I __ G __ A T Answers: 1) Snowshoe Hare, 2) Polar Bear, 3) Brown Bear, 4) Red Fox, 5) Little Brown Bat, 6) Kodiak Bear, 7) Mountain Goat A: So polar bears can’t hide in the corners! A: B! Some answers: brig, dig, fig, gig, jig, pig, rig, swig, twig, wig 1) Fiction, all bears are dangerous, no matter what their size or age, 2) Fact, 3) Fact, 4) Fiction, bears that get fed by humans will be less scared of them and return to the campsite often, 5) Fiction, bears have a keen sense of smell and can sniff out food trash even when buried; people should pack out all trash, 6) Fact, 7) Fiction, doing so could startle or anger the bear and cause it to attack, 8) Fiction, startling a bear could cause it to attack, 9) Fiction, bears can outrun a human in no time; anyone approached by a bear should remain calm and make as much noise as possible to scare it away, 10) Fact