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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2015
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Not only does litter look ugly, it can cause serious
harm to wild animals – even to animals that live far
away from where the litter was first dropped. Some
litter looks like food. Other litter
can tangle animals, leaving them
trapped so that they can’t find
food or escape predators.
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Hammond OR 97121
reservations 800-562-8506
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Do you like helium-filled
balloons? They are fun to
______ and bat around.
Litter can wash into rivers and
streams and be carried to oceans
and bays. There, birds, sea
turtles and even whales can
become entangled. Sea turtles
mistake plastic bags for jellyfish and try to eat them.
Eating plastic bags is very dangerous for any animal.
When these balloons are let
loose, they float up into
the air and seem to
_______. But they don’t.
503-738-3480
WARRENTON
861-3252
When getting rid of Mylar
1167 S.E. MARLIN
SEASIDE
McCALL
738-9243
balloons, make
to poke
2155 S ROOSEVELT
TIRE sure
CENTER
__________ in them to be
Heathers
sure left over helium
COUNTRY HAVEN AFH
503-325-2438
doesn’t cause
them to
87943 Highway 202, Astoria, OR 97103
Standards Link: Life Science: Living things cause changes in the environment
and some of these changes are detrimental to other organisms.
Ultimately these balloons
lose their ______ and fall
back to earth as litter. Some
end up in the _____ where
marine animals, especially
sea turtles, eat them. The
swallowed balloons can
block air _______ or get
caught in the animal’s
___________. Either way,
balloons can be dangerous.
Circle all of the litter hidden in
the park. Draw a line from the
litter to where it should go.
Find the words
that complete the
story before they
float away!
Standards Link: Reading Comprehension:
Use context clues to understand the
meaning of words and sentences.
attorneys at law
around if the garbage
842 Broadway Street
Seaside, or 97138
(503) 738-6380
container is overturned.
LOWER COLUMBIA
practice
CLINIC family
Thomas S. Duncan, MD
Susan L. Skinner, CNM, CFNP
If a Mylar balloon,
kite
595 18th, Astoria or
• 325-9131
Emergency Office Hours: 503-861-5515
any object becomes
M A R T IN L A L VE Y P .C .
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in O an
A storia office • 10 Pier
n e, Ste 303
A storia, O R 97103
Ph on e: 503-325-5509 • Toll Free: 866-509-3516
overhead
power line, call
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9-1-1 or Home
1-800-743-5000.
Furnishings
1033 Commercial Street
Astoria,
Oregon 97103
Do not try
to ___________
Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow simple written directions. Health: Understand and participate in community environmental issues.
Different places
have different
fines for littering.
In some places,
fines are $500.
In other places,
fines can be
$5,000 or more.
Pretend you got
fined $500 for
littering. Look
through the
newspaper and
find things you
could buy with
$500, instead of
paying a fine.
Be sure to find
items that add up
to exactly $500.
Circle the things you can do to keep your community clean and beautiful.
Standards Link:
Number Sense: Calculate
sums using money
amounts to $500.
Standards Link: Health: Understand and participate in community environmental issues.
_________ and
blow
Moberg
& Rust
(503)325-5620
it yourself.
M orga n Civil
Engineering
P O B ox 358 • M a n za n ita
503-368-6186
MARITIME TEXACO
1701 Marine Dr
Astoria, OR 97103
1-503-325-7812
10 Pier 1
Ste. 308 | Astoria
503-741-3300
PORT OF ASTORIA
Complete the grid by using all of the
letters in the word WASTE in each
vertical and horizontal row.
Each letter
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should only be used once 34747
in each
row. 101 Bus.
Hwy
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Astoria
AN D TO W IN G
Lewis & Clark
Oregon Timber ,
LLC
Read and sign this pledge and keep it where
you can see it every day!
Signature
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LITTER
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FLOAT
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FINE
Date
Find the words in the puzzle,
then in this week’s Kid Scoop
stories and activities.
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U S B G S A K H I S
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someone standard
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breaking
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The girl was fined for
dropping litter in the park.
L E O T A O L F A L
E T C A F R O A T P
H F K N O O C A H K
E N I F D M E P R W
Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognized identical
al
words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.
FINE
Try to use this meaning of
the word fine in a sentence
ASTORIA | 503-556-0410
today when
talking with your
friends or family members.
at The Hallmark Resort
1400 S Hemlock,
Cannon Beach, OR
503-436-0366
If I Were a
Teacher
How would you set up
COLUMBIA
your classroom? What
RIVER
rules would you have?
Homonym Hunt
Waste and waist sound the same, but they
are spelled differently and have different
meanings. They are called homonyms.
Look through today’s newspaper and find
5 or more sets of homonyms.
Standards Link: Vocabulary Development: Recognize and use
homonyms.
ANSWER: “If this keeps up, my name will be mud.”
N EW SPAPER CARRIERS N EEDED
The D a ily A storia n ha s severa l rou tes a va ila ble in the A storia a rea .
Ca ll 503-325-3211 for m ore in form a tion .
Tha nks to the follow ing bu sinesses for su pporting New spa pers In E
du ca tion
w w w .d a ilya sto ria n .co m /site/n ew spa pers_ in _ ed u ca tio n /
• Appelo Archives Center
• Sam’s Seaside Café
• Hees Enterprises, Inc
• Quackenbush Buliders Inc.
• Bridgewater Bistro
• Clatsop Truck & Equipment
• Clatsop Behaviorial
Healthcare
T ERRY ’ S
P LUMBING
• Le’s Income Tax
• Kuuma Saavi Works
• Bergerson Construction
• Diane Barendse, CPA
• Lazerquick Seaside/Astoria
• Mark J. Lang, Attorney at Law
• Premium Adjustable Beds
• Suzanne Elise Assisted
Living
• Solum Roofing & Gutters
• Astoria Marine Construction
• Jonathon’s LTD
• Seaside Oregon Visitors
Bureau
Great
Ocean
Da Yang
Seafoods LTD.
What subject would
BAR
you teach?
PILOTS
Providing safe passage since 1846
CLATSOP POWER
EQUIPMENT INC.
34912 HWY. 101 BUSINESS
ASTORIA | (503) 325-0792
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