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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
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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.