Halloween pumpkins and jack o lantern origins
The Mini Page explains pumpkin farming and Halloween links. Pumpkins date to 7000 B.C. in Mexico, were used by Native Americans, and became the common Halloween jack o lantern. The Irish created turnip lanterns, and pumpkins spread in America for carving. Allhallows Eve is observed the night before All Saints Day with bonfires to ward off ghosts.
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Carving a Jack o Lantern Tips for Halloween
The Mini Page explains how to carve or draw a jack o lantern with adult help. Choose a pumpkin for a friendly round shape or a ghostly tall form, gather knives spoons and markers, cut around the stem, clean the insides, carve or decorate, then place a light inside.
Pumpkin themed items listed at library and online
The notice lists Pumpkingutter.com as an online link and a shortened URL. At the library, two pumpkin themed works are shown: Pumpkins by Ken Robbins and It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown 50th Anniversary Edition by Charles M Schulz.
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Mini Jokes Peter and Paula Punchline Exchange
Mini joke duo Peter asks what parents did when a dinosaur was brought home. Paula replies they raised the roof with a playful pun on party noise.
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Arctic ice to vanish. ships may sail over North Pole
Peter Wadhams, former director of the Scott Polar Institute in Cambridge, says the Arctic Ocean could be nearly ice free by next summer or the one after due to climate change. He predicts ships might sail directly over the North Pole with only scattered ice patches along the Northwest Passage and Canada's Arctic coast.
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Pumpkin Sales Report In Local Paper
Local newspaper highlights pumpkin sales across area markets with price ranges and vendor names. Prominent listings include farm stands and community fairs offering gourds, pies, and seasonal decorations through October and into early November.
Teachers: For standards based activities to accompany this feature
The note directs readers to a teaching guide page at bbs am universal dot com slash teaching guides dot html for standards based activities accompanying the feature. The URL points to a long site path offering classroom resources and lesson ideas.
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Eco Note
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