Two escape burning home in Norway

NORWAY — Two people were able to get out their burning home Tuesday night minutes before the second floor collapsed, Norway Assistant Fire Chief Ryan Fox said. He was the first firefighter to arrive on the scene in a hilly and remote neighborhood, and by then the house was engulfed in flames. “Report of a […]

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Current Events: Laylat al Qadr Night of Power

Imagine a night when whatever you did would count, not as one time, but as a thousand times. What if you were doing push ups every day, trying to grow stronger, but on one special night, each push up you did strengthened you as much as 1,000 push ups. Or you were preparing for a […]

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English:  amateurFrench:   amateurSpanish: aficionadoGerman: AmateurItalian:   amatorialeArabic:  hua هواةChinese:  Yèyú 业余

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Amateur(AM-uh-tour)Someone who is not a professional, but does something – like a sport or an art – not for money, but just for the love of it. (The am in amateur means love.)Jimmy was an amateur golfer who played every weekend in the summer.

Current Events: Ella Fitzgerald

When Ella Fitzgerald was young, no one would have guessed she’d grow up to be one of the most-famous singers in the world. That people would call her “The First Lady of Song.” That she would win 14 Grammy Awards and sell more than 40 million record albums.Ella Jane Fitzgerald was born in Newport News, […]

Current Events: National Tartan Day

National Tartan Day is observed in the United States on April 6 each year. It commemorates the day that the Declaration of Arbroath (the Scottish Declaration of Independence) was signed in 1320.Our Declaration of Independence was modeled on the Declaration of Arbroath.Before going on, it’s important to know the meanings of three words: tartan, kilt, […]

Book Review: The Midnight Children

The Midnight Children By Dan Gemeinhart The Midnight Children, a juvenile fiction selection, is written by a school librarian.  No wonder it has many things some teens and ‘tweens might find exciting to read about: kids their ages, orphans, bullies, something disgusting falling from a hot air balloon onto a café with no umbrellas, secrets, […]

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In most languages, Ramadan is spelled and pronounced the same.English:  RamadanFrench:   RamadanSpanish:  RamadánGerman:  RamadanItalian:   RamadanArabic:   ramadan رمضانChinese:  Zhāiyuè 斋月

Current Events: Cesar Chavez

March 31 is Cesar Chavez Day. His name is pronounced say-zar SHAH-vez. In the office of the President of the United States, there is a bust of Cesar. A bust is a statue of a person’s head and neck. When President Biden took office, he borrowed the bust from the Chavez family. It sits on […]