12A • COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL • JANUARY 16, 2019
© 2019 by Vicki Whiting, Editor
Jeff Schinkel, Graphics
Vol. 35, No. 6
Are you an eagle-eyed reader?
Read the articles below and correct
the 10 spelling errors you find.
The first one is done for you.
STRENGTH
Growing Up
Tim Horton grew up in
small mining towns in the L
or
em
northern part of a Canadian
province known for
long,
f freezing
reezing winters.
Who was Tim Horton?
Children all over Canada see signs, written in red cursive,
with the name Tim Hortons. ®
Unscramble the letters
of this province:
Tim Hortons is a
restaurant chain
that was founded
by a Hall-of-Fame hockey player named (what else?)
Tim Horton. Today, there are more than 3,800 Tim
Hortons locations in Canada and over 800 in the
United States.
Tim Horton wanted to do more
than start a restaurant. He also
wanted to help childrin living in
poverty to have experiences that
would help them live better
RIOTANO
Growing up, Tim skated on frozen
Grow
ponds and rivers. When he was six,
got him what he called
his mother
m
best Christmas gift ever.
the be
Can you find
the donut
without
an exact
duplicate?
Horton’s Whos!
What was the gift? Use the
code to find out!
lives.
The Tim Hortons Children’s
Foundation baleeves that when
children thrive, communities
thrive. The Foundation runz
camps in Canada and the United
States that host teens from
low-income families at no kost
While Tim was a famous and strong hockey player,
he also had many strong character traits that contributed to
his success: strength, persistence, responsibility, sportsmanship
and perseverance.
PERSEVERANCE
During his childhood, everyone in his family had to help
out. They had to clear walkways of snow, and cut and
carry wood. This built strong muscles. But even with
their hard work, they were very poor. Neighbors left
charity food baskets on his family’s doorstep.
to the families. The camp
programs help teens develop
positive skills and additudes to
prepare them for adulthood.
Practice, Practice,
Practice!
3
1
Tim loved hockey and he
wanted to be the best he could
be. He practiced whenever he
could. At 15 years of age,
Tim led his local team to an
eight-goal victory. And Tim
scored all eight goals!
4
5
Their first camp, Tim Horton
Memorial Camp, was founded
2
in 1975 on Lorimer Lake, north
of Parry Sound, Ontario. It has
Follow the steps to draw a hockey
player. Then, keep practicing until
you can draw it from memory.
hiking trayls, a sandy beech and
a large sports feeld.
Overcoming Bad Eyesight
Replace the missing words.
SPORTSMANSHIP
Puck Pals
Tim was nearly _________ in one eye and wore very
__________ glasses. It is remarkable that he succeeded at
a fast-moving ___________ with his bad eyesight.
Over time, Tim’s teammates worked with
him on plays and signals that helped him
know the location of the puck and the
other players.
How many hockey pucks can you find on
this page?
Tim was sometimes accused of hogging the _________.
But he could not see well enough to _________ it. It was
easier for him to hold onto it and drive his way ________.
Character
Study
For each of the
following character
traits, find a person in
the newspaper who
shows that trait.
• Strength
• Responsibility
• Perseverance
Standards Link: Writing
Applications: Write brief
expository descriptions.
The largest single fundraiser for
the camps is Camp Day, a
24-hour period when restaurant
owners donate the proceeds of
all coffey sales and public
donations to the Foundation. In
2018, they raised $13 millyun
for the camps on that one day.
RESPONSIBILITY
Tim Helps Out
Even when he played
professional hockey, Tim still
worked summers to support
his family. He took many
kinds of jobs. He ran a car
dealership and a hamburger
shop. He drove trucks.
Circle the rows of numbers that
add up to 12. Look up, down,
sideways and diagonally.
A small donut shop company
asked Tim if they could call
their company Tim Horton’s
Donuts, hoping to attract
customers by using Tim’s
popularity. And the rest
is history!
Standards Link: Mathematics: Add sums to 12.
the words in the puzzle.
RESTAURANT Find
How many of them can you
PRACTICE
find on this page?
EYESIGHT
D E C I T C A R P H
ONTARIO
T N A R U A T S E R
CHARITY
O H N O N C H A I N
HORTON
HOCKEY
I P A C P O N D S K
CANADA
R U D R C E T B Y T
PONDS
A C A K D H O R I P
CHAIN
T K E E R J O M O O
JOBS
N Y C H A R I T Y H
SHOP
PUCK
O T H G I S E Y E S
HARD
Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recongized identical
TIM
words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.
This week’s word:
PERSISTENCE
The noun persistence
means the act of continuing
to do or say something.
With persistence, the
volunteers cleared the
litter from the stream.
Use the word persistence in a
sentence today when talking
with your friends and family.
Oh
Canada!
What Are Your Traits?
Look through the newspaper for one to three
character traits that describe YOU (persistent,
brave, creative, etc.). Write a paragraph about
you and how you developed these traits.
ANSWER: They both do hat tricks.
Standards Link: Language Arts: Writing Applications.
Standards Link: Writing: Edit text to check
for correct spelling and grammar.
Research Canada and
write three to five facts
about the country.
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