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B6 Hood River News, Wednesday, May 6, 2015 N EIGHBORS Submitted photos E AGLE S COUT Hood River Lions Club Boy Scout Troop 282 has another Eagle. On April 16, 2015 Joey Slover earned the rank of Eagle Scout. Joey is the 17th Eagle Scout from Troop 282 lead by Scoutmaster Jeff McCaw. Joey is flanked by Scout Master Jeff McCaw and assistant Scout Master Dave Slover. Joey is 15 years old and is a sophomore at Hood River Valley High School. His Eagle project was to build and place signage at the Teacup Nordic area. Joey attended many meet- ings and ascended through six levels of Troop, Nordic Club and For- est Service bureaucracy before leading his fellow scouts in actually building and placing the signs. There were over 100 hours of vol- unteer time involved in the project. Oregon Rally honks its horn for local supporters The Oregon Rally Group, on behalf of the Oregon Trail Rally, extended its “thanks and gratitude to the people of Hood River County for their continued support of our event,” held Aug. 24- 26. “This year, we had just under 50 competitor teams participate in the rally in Hood River, along with sever- al hundred team support staff and event volunteers. The rally was a huge success, and continues to be a huge draw for both competitors and fans around the county. “As always, the residents and businesses of Hood River showed why this area is such a sought-after vaca- tion destination, and every- one really enjoyed the hospi- tality of the local populace, as well as the natural won- ders of The Gorge. “We would especially like to thank the following groups for their efforts and contributions: The Best Western Plus Hood River Inn for serving as our host hotel and providing our awards Photo by Jay Chrisman RALLY PARTICIPANTS and members of the public mix on Third Street in front of Double Mountain during rally weekend. While the backroads south and east of Hood River hosted the competition, the staging and communal parts of the event were on the waterfront and downtown Hood River. banquet for the third year in a row, Double Mountain Brewery for hosting our Sat- urday Night Rally Car Street Party, The Port of Hood River for use of Lot 1 on the water- front as our service park, the Hood River County Roads and Forestry Departments for the usa g e of Elder, Huskey, and Gilhouley Roads, the City of Hood River, the Hood River County Board of Commissioners, the courteous and profes- sional members of both the Hood River Police Depart- ment and Hood River County Sheriff ’s Department, SD&S Lumber Company for per- mitting us to race through their timber lands, and of course the residents who live near the roads we use for their understanding and pa- tience. “Thank you all for your ongoing support, and we hope to continue our rela- tionship with this communi- ty well into the future!” Dylan Hooker, President, Oregon Rally Group; Doug Heredos, Event Chairman; Jeff Lemley, Clerk of the Course; Robert Mahony, Press Officer © 2015 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 31, No. 22 Stan ndards a ds Link: Math at / Reasoning: Rea ea asonin aso ng: g Complete C o omplete p ete patterns. Standards Author Dee Williams will present at the Hood River Library on May 6 at 6:30 p.m. Williams will discuss her book, “The Big Tiny: A Built-It-Myself Memoir.” Books will be available to purchase at the event. The reading is co-sponsored by Waucoma Bookstore, Gorge Owned and the Hood River County Library District. “The Big Tiny: A Built-It-Myself Mem- oir” is a memoir about building a home from scratch and discovering a true sense of self — in just 84 square feet. The presentation is free and open to the public. For more infor- mation, please contact the Hood River County Library Dis- trict at 541-386-2535, info@hoodriverlibrary.org, or visit their website at hoodriverlibrary.org. id you know that crustaceans, like lobsters, crab and shrimp, belong to the same part of the animal family tree as insects? So if you’ve ever tried these tasty treats, then you’ve dined on the insects of the sea! Circle the bugs to create groups as instructed. Then, have a parent check your answers. Divide the dragonflies into three groups with the same number in each group. =A =B =D =E =G =L =M =U According to entomologist Arnold van Huis of Wageningen University in the Netherlands, about 80% of the world’s population eats insects. Circle the bug that should come next in each row. ‘ T HE B IG T INY’ T ODAY In Louisiana, people eat a lot of crustaceans called crawfish. Use the code to find out their nickname: Scientists think eating bugs could fight hunger and help protect our planet’s health. Mealworms, Meaalwo crickets crickkets and a locusts are the most common bugs people e co consume. But there are more than saafe to t 1,700 kinds of bugs that are safe eat, including termites and cockroaches! Photo courtesy of Hood River Library Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow simple written directions. Acc ord ing to the United Nations , the planet’s will reach 9 billion demand for meat will double. before 2050. The Rai and other livestock takes a lot sing cattle, pigs of lan , a lot of land and a lot of mo m ney to feed them. Insects are much and cheaper to raise than livestock. They like to live toge ther in spaces, c so they need less land. The y can also eat food . According to ento van Huis, we throw away one mologist Arnold -third of our food. Insects could eat the we throw out, turning it back into food for people to eat. In Thailand, poor rice who often lose their crops to bad weather, are finding that raising mounds of crickets is helping them to survive and keep their farms. The 20,000 cricket farms in Thailan re are more than d, 7,500 tons of crickets each yea r. Thailand leads the world in raising insects for foo d. CRICKETS CRAWFISH TERMITES INSECTS SURVIVE CHEAPER LOCUSTS HUNGER SCRAPS CROPS MENU BUGS RICE EATS FOOD Find the words in the puzzle. Then look for each word in this week’s Kid Scoop stories and activities. E S E T I M R E T C Divide the roaches into two equal groups. N C R I C K E T S H S J R E O V G I S E P T C A I Y N E G A A I S V W S U A U P R W R U E F H N B E C U I C C O I N E R S G T C R O P S B M U S T A E D L G H S Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognized identical words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns. Divide the crickets into five equal groups. Living Things Collect newspaper pictures of living things. Make a poster called LIVING THINGS with four columns: Mammals, Insects, Plants, Other Animals. Keep adding to your poster until every column is filled. Standards Link: Research: Use the newspaper to locate information. Imagine you are starting a restaurant that makes and serves dishes made with bugs. Complete the Bug Bistro menu at right with dishes made with bugs as the main ingredient! Standards Link: Writing Applications: Write simple phrases that describe and summarize concepts. On one newspaper page, find and circle the letters that spell the names of each of the bugs below. Then connect the circled letters to make and color a design. Standards Link: Spelling: Spell grade-level appropriate words correctly. Bug Recipe Make up a recipe that uses bugs as a main ingredient. Explain why people should give it a try. Standards Link: Math / Number Sense.
