jump magazine december 2010

Como Cepillar Los Dientes Apropiadamente Nosotros en Rubicon Dental atendemos pa-cientes de seis meses a veinte uno años de edad. Es una buena idea lim-piar la enciílla del bebe antes de que aparezca el primer diente con una toallita húmeda, tam-

bién nosotros como pa-dres es muy importante empezar a cepillarle los dientes al niño tan pronto como aparezca el primer diente.

Es muy importante empezar a usar el hilo

dental tan pronto como nazcan dos dientes uno a lado del otro para preve-nir la carie en medio de los dientes, es de suma importancia usarlo en las muelas ya que estas están muy juntos una de la otra a comparación a

los dientes de enfrente. La higiene bocal es de suma importancia en los niños que toman mucho jugo y comen cosas azu-caradas.

TABLE OFCONTENTSFor Kids of all ages: 8-Free Despicable Me DVD’s10-Book Reviews17-Science Rocks21-Critter Page Pet Safety22-29-Activities Galore!!For Parents: 5-Merry Christmas/Candle Safety6-Inspirations9-Wreaths Across America13/14-Parent Articles19-Yum Yum Page

For the Whole Family 10-Book Reviews12-Money Trivia30-Festivals, Fairs, Fun

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Another year is passing and, hopefully, to new and better things for all of us.Jump is celebrating its 4th Anniversary with a celebration on the18th of December at Kaboom Comics from 10 am to 2 pm. Come join us for fun, games and free give-aways, including a coloring contest for free Despicable Me DVD’s.

Jump was a real jump into an area that I had not explored. It was an idea generated with the Ramirez Family. Ramsey, my son, thought it would be a great idea for his Mom to start a magazine. He, himself, publishes Mag-X, a music and entertainment magazine that generates thousands of hits online and is circulated in the RGV. Ryann, his daughter, thought of the name. And, we liked it right away because the name implies not just moving ahead for families, but jumping. Since then, my daughters Judy and Cindy have contributed articles. Cindy does the Cindy’s Crafty Crafts section of the magazine. My husband, Rumaldo, helps me distribute the magazine and keeps me grounded, as I am impetuous and think in tangents.

Dr. Ida Acuna-Garza, with the South Texas Literacy Coalition offers us insights intoparent issues, expecially reading and its importance. We have highlighted many non-profits along the way and will continue to do so.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all of you. Do stay focused on the family and the importance of reading and giving them a great education and being a great souce of support. Betty Ramirez

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By: Robert & Iris Soto

Avoid using lighted candles. If you do use candles, ensure they are in sturdy metal, glass, or ceramic holders and placed where they cannot be easily knocked down. Keep candles out of the reach of children and pets. Set a good example by using matches, lighters, and fire carefully. Children should never be allowed to play with match-es, lighters or candles. Never put candles on a Christmas tree. Never leave the house with candles burning. Extinguish candles after use. Establish a fire-safe home, especially a safe sleeping environment. And NEVER leave burning candles unattended!usfa.dhs.gov/citizens/home_fire_prev/candle.shtm

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Health: Drink plenty of water. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a beggar. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less manufactured foods.

Live with the 3 E’s--Energy, Enthusiasm and Empa-

thy. Make time to pray. Play more

games. Read more books than you did

the previous year. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day. Sleep for 7 hours. Take a 10-30 minute walk daily. And smile while you walk.

Personality: Don’t compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about. Don’t have negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest your

energy in the positive present mo-

ment.

Don’t over do. Keep your lim-its. Don’t take yourself so seri-ously. No one else does. Don’t waste your precious energy on gossip. Dream more while you are awake. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need. Forget issues of the past. Don’t remind your partner of past mistakes. That will ruin present happiness. Life is too short to waste time hating any-one. Don’t hate others.Make peace with your past so it won’t spoil the present. No one is in charge of your happi-ness, except you. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum that ap-pear and fade away, like alge-bra class, but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime. Smile and laugh more. You don’t have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.

Society: Call your family often. Each day give something good to others. Forgive everyone for everything. Spend time with people over the age of 70 and under the age of 6. Try to make at least three people smile each day. What other people think of you is none of your business. Your job won’t take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch.

Life: Do the right thing! Get rid of anything that isn’t useful, beautiful or joyful. GOD heals everything. However good or bad a situation is, it will change. No matter how you feel, get us, dress up and show up. The best is yet to come. When you awake alive in the morning, thank GOD for it. Your inner-most is always happy. So, be happy! (Unknown)

This was a forwarded e-mail and it offers some deep thinking. Stop after each sen-tence and internalize it before proceeding to the next. This may take a whole hour or more and may help you relax, reflect, rejoice and reload on our precious journey. Then, fold it and put it in your wallet and occasionally you will pull it out and enjoy it again and again. Or, include it in a present to those you love!


Worcester Wreath Co. and its involvement with the Arlington project was inspired when at the early age of 12 years old, as a Bangor Daily News paperboy, Morrill Worcester won a trip to the Nation’s Capital. It was a trip he would never forget, and Arlington National Cemetery made an indelible impression. In later life, he recognized that his success as a busi-nessman was in large part, due to the values of this Nation and the Veterans who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country. In 1992, Worcester Wreath Company of Harrington, Maine found themselves with an excess of wreaths nearing the end of the holiday sea-son. Seeing an opportunity to make a boyhood dream a reality, efforts to do something special with those wreaths began in earnest. With the help of Maine Senator Olympia Snowe and the Maine State Society of DC, ar-rangements were made for the wreaths to be placed at Arlington. Again an impression was made and he vowed to bring the wreaths every year. In 2006, in response to thousands of e-mails and letters, Worces-ter Wreath expanded its wreath donations nationwide. With the help of the Civil Air Patrol and many others, ceremonies were held simultaneously at 230 locations. From the snow banks of Alaska to the sands of Iraq our Nation’s heroes were honored. From here Wreaths Across America™ was born. Heading into our nineteenth year and over 450,000 wreaths later, the original group has been joined by many others who wish to participate in the project each year.

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The Talent Thief, by Alex WilliamsBy Michelle SheltonBy Michelle Shelton, Children’s Supervisor, McAllen Library

Adam Bloom is just an ordinary boy whose talents lie in annoying his sister and getting on people’s nerves. When his extraordinarily musically talented sister is unable to sing at a festival, Adam finds himself deeply involved in a mystery. As the other participants’ talents start to disappear as well, Adam investigates the mysterious Fortescue, organizer of the festival. Full of dastardly villains and everyday heroes, this book keeps readers on the edge of their seats while laughing at Adam’s many adventures and escapades. A definite read for those who love adventure, mystery, and excitement!

Guitar Girl, by Sara ManningBy Michelle Shelton, Children’s Supervisor, McAllen Library

In a brilliant debut novel, Sara Manning explores the underground of rock-n-roll and teenage life. Molly Montgomery never expected to become front page news or for her band to skyrocket to fame. Molly deals with her newfound fame, falling in love, and sleazy managers with a roller coaster of emotions. A story of teen angst coupled with a whirlwind of experiences and the pitfalls of stardom, this fast-paced read will thrill you from the beginning to the end. Told through Molly’s fresh first hand voice, the honest humor will leave you laughing while the truth behind the glitzy appearance of fame will leave you with a new appreciation for both the author Sara Manning and her heroine Molly Montgomery.

I Remember Nothing by Nora EphronBy Kate Horan, Assistant Director for Public Services, McAllen Library Nora Ephron, well known as the director of the film “Julie and Julia” and her 2006 best-selling book, I Feel Bad About My Neck, brings out a collection of finely-tuned, humor-ous essays that detail her life as a woman and a journalist. In this volume, she writes about memory loss (What is “the name of that writer who wrote that book . . . You know the one”), and says she gives up trying to learn anything about Twitter, the Kardashians, and “Every drink invented since the Cosmopolitan.” She writes of her mother, Christmas dinners, and the impact of successes and flops. Ephron’s breezy style is easy to read, but her messages will ring true for the reader!

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1. The bison on the Buffalo Nickel once roamed New York City. Named Black Dia-mond, this bison lived around the turn of the 20th century. But as far as we know, Black Diamond never roamed out-side of the Bronx Zoo, his New York City home.

2.Five-cent coins minted from 1942 to 1945 aren’t nickels... Why? Because they don’t have any nickel in them! During that time, the United States Mint used a special wartime alloy in-stead—copper (56%), silver (35%), and manganese (9%). That way all the saved nickel could be used in the war ef-fort.

3. The whole country makes money when the Mint makes money... Why? The answer is “seigniorage”—the dif-ference between the cost of making a coin and its face value. (For example, it costs only a few cents to make a quarter, yet its face value is 25 cents.) This profit runs the Mint and puts extra funds into the country’s Treasury—funds then spent on educa-tion, health care, defense, and other services for the nation.

5. Nickels, dimes, and quarters are pickled before they’re minted... It might sound strange, but the blanks used to make these coins re-ally are pickled. They’re not soaked in vinegar, though, like the pickled cucumbers you get on hamburgers. In-stead, these copper-nickel blanks are soaked in a spe-cial chemical solution. This “pickling” washes and pol-ishes the blanks.

6.When it’s time for change? The Secretary of the Trea-sury may change circulat-ing coinage designs after 25 years. Congress, however, can authorize a change prior to 25 years. 6. This Native American had three different faces. Accord-ing to artist James E. Fraser, the Native American on the Indian Head and Buffalo nickels was actually a com-bined image created from three people: a Cheyenne Named Chief Two Moons, an Iroquois named Chief John Big Tree, and a Sioux named Chief Iron Tail.

7. How old is Peter, the original Mint Eagle? On dis-play at the Philadelphia Mint is Peter, the bald eagle who

lived at the first Mint and was befriended by its em-ployees. After his untimely death, the workers had Pe-ter mounted, and he has re-mained on display for more than 150 years.

8. The first Mint had a lot of horse power. Horses, oxen, and men powered the Mint’s coin presses before 1816. The first steam operated coin press appeared in 1836.

9. How can you tell where a coin came from? Mint marks show what minting facility your coins came from—”P” for Philadelphia, “D” for Denver, and “S” for San Francisco. This mark can be found to the right of the subject’s face on the ob-verse side of each circulating coin—with the exception of the “Philadelphia” Lincoln cent, which has no mint mark.

10. The nickel’s name is unique. It’s the only U.S. coin that is called by its met-al content—even though the metal alloy in a nickel is only 25 percent nickel. The rest is copper.

11. The quarters are all lined up. For 10 years starting in

1999, the United States Mint 50 State Quarters Program released a quarter design for each of the 50 states. Which state first? The states were honored in age order—old-est first—according to when they ratified the Constitution or joined the Union.

12. How much was in that first batch? The Mint pro-duced its first circulating coins—-all $111.78 worth of them—in March 1793.That first batch consisted of 11,178 copper cents. Soon after, the Mint began issu-ing gold and silver coins as well.

13. A minister first put in his two cents... The first record-ed person (of many) who saw that a religious saying deserved to be on our coins was a Reverend Watson of Pennsylvania. He wrote to the Secretary of the Treasury about it, and soon the motto “In God we trust” appeared on our two-cent coins. We no longer use two-cent coins, but we do use the faithful phrase on all the rest of our coins, as well as our paper money.


La narración de cuentos empezó hace siglos atrás por grupos de personas quienes querían guardar un historial de eventos que afectaban a su población y a sus comuni-dades. La narración de cuentos no solamente preservaba información historial si no que también ayudaba a comunicarla a nuevas generaciones. En algunos casos, los contadores de historias entre las tribus primitivas utilizaban animales para presentar a los personajes principales en una historia para describir acontecimientos tribales. Esto les facilitaba criticar sin ponerse en mal con los líderes del tribal. Estas primeras historias utilizando animales como personajes ayudaron a desarrollar lo que llamamos las FÁBULAS. En la Edad Media, uno de los más admirados y respetados de todas las profesiones era la narración de cuentos. Narradores de historias en la época estaban muy ocupados, eran muy respetados y la mayoría prosperaban de su profesión. Los nombraban trovadores y viajaban de ciudad a ciudad, de pueblo en pueblo, y de castillo en castillo compartiendo historias. Ellos estaban en gran demanda como una forma de entretenimiento. Además, ellos proporcionaban un enlace a la historia de las áreas locales, la cultura, y los residentes. De hecho, narradores de cuentos de diferentes tribus competían entre sí para llegar a las historias más creativa y cautivadas. Con la invención de la prensa Gutenberg a principios de los 1500’s y el desarrollo de los libros, la necesidad de un narrador oral casi evaporo. Por supuesto, que solamente aquellas personas que sabían leer podían disfrutar del placer de leer un buen libro. En los 1900’s Of course only those who could read could enjoy the pleasure of a good book. A princip-ios de 1900 se produjeron las películas y programación en la radio, y luego en la década de 1950 la televisión y más tarde los videos que parecían hacer obsoleta la narración. Desde la década de 1970, sin embargo, parece que hay un resurgimiento de la popularidad de la narración. De hecho, cada vez más las investigaciones muestran que la lectura en voz alta y contar historias a los demás es una técnica que falta en la búsqueda de logros aca-démicos. Para escuchar una buena historia no sólo hace volar su imaginación, pero su vocabulario y la creatividad también se expande. La Asociación Nacional de Narración de Cuentos ha dicho: “Hoy en día, un renacimiento de la narración es en cascada a través de las comunidades en las voces de maestros, bibliotecarios, ejecutivos corporativos, los terapeutas, los ministros, los padres, abuelos padres y otras personas que hacen la narración una parte vibrante de la vida diaria y el trabajo. “ Ahora que tiene una breve idea de la historia de la narración, vamos a discutir algunas técnicas de narración de cuentos que usted, el narrador, puede usar con sus hijos, nietos o amigos. En realidad, hay dos tipos de técnicas de narración de cuentos: convencional y digital. La narración convencional utiliza las habilidades del narrador en la creación de una representación dramática de transmitir el significado de la historia a los oyentes. Nnarración digital es una versión de alta tecnología que utiliza artistas y escritor, Internet, programación, animación y fotografía digital para crear una presentación impresionante, a veces interactiva. ¡A los efectos de este artículo, nos vamos a centrar en las técnicas de narración convencional - el verdadero evento de cara a cara!

Como narrador de cuentos, tendrá que prepararse por lo menos mínima-mente. Si usted tiene una oportuni-dad, usted debe leer la historia que va a decir de antemano, para que pueda descubrir la premisa o el propósito de la historia. Algunos otros datos que usted tendrá que considerar incluye haciéndose las siguientes preguntas:

• ¿Cuál es el valor?• ¿Quiénes son los personajes?• ¿Cuál es la historia?• ¿Cuál es la historia de la historia o los personajes? ¿Cómo llegaron a este punto en la historia? ¿Cuál es el fondo?• Movimiento - ¿Cuál es el flujo de la historia? ¿Son varios personajes que participan en las diferentes parcelas? ¿Es la historia de un personaje?• Resumen - ¿Cuál es el mensaje de la historia?

Dra. Ida Acuna-Garza Consultante sobre la Educacion

South Texas Literacy Coalition 956-279-1689

[email protected]

Una vez que usted tiene una idea general acerca de la historia es el momento para practicar algunas técnicas fundamentales de la narración. Como se puede imaginar, excelentes habilidades de comunicación oral son importantes. Habilidades de escucha se necesitan también porque el público puede hacer pregun-tas mientras lee. Usted debe hablar con claridad y expresión a medida que lee. Usted es la transmisión de información, pero hay que hacerlo con los sentimientos y el drama con el fin de obtener la imaginación de cada uno de sus oyentes. Éstos son algunos otros consejos:


“Respete las ideas de otros - algunos de sus oyentes podrían interpretar una lectura desde un punto de vista diferente. Escuche los comentarios y de les las gra-cias por su contribución.• Adapte sus expresiones a diferentes audiencias. Los niños prefieren un montón de drama.• Utilice una inflexión de voz diferente –levantar la voz para mostrar el resultado de enojo• Bajar la voz para mostrar la tristeza• Reduzca la velocidad cuando el personaje está pensativo• Acelere cuando el per-

sonaje está muy entusiasmado• Tome en cuenta la posibilidad de vestirse en disfraz - especialmente en un escenario histórico • Use títeres si es apropiado• Involucre la audiencia. Pregúnteles: ¿que si les gusto la historia? ¿Qué partes les gustaron más?¿Qué aprendieron?¿Cómo van a utilizar la información en su vida diaria? ¿Qué es el mejor recuerdo que tienen de la historia? ¿Cómo podría cambiar la historia?

Considere la posibilidad de hacer una demostración práctica, como seguimiento a la historia. ¡Por ejemplo, hay una historia llamada Sopa de Piedra que se puede utilizar como base para hacer sopa en la sesión!

Siempre estamos tratando de encontrar maneras de ayudar a nuestros hijos a tener más éxito en la escuela. La investigación confirma que los estudiantes que leen bien les van mejor en la escuela y logran más éxitos. Como padres, tenemos la re-sponsabilidad de ayudar a nuestros hijos a apreciar el valor de la lectura en voz alta y contar una historia. ¿Por qué no formar una noche en familia dedicada a la narración de cuentos du-rante esta temporada de fiestas? Haga que todos en la familia se turnen para leer un libro corto, o tal vez podrían cada uno tomar un turno para leer un libro más largo a través de varias sesiones. ¡Haga esta temporada de vacaciones divertida, cre-ativa y productiva - entre en la narración de cuentos!

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Monday, November 29 at 8:00am - December 17 at 8:00pm

LocationC&D Loan Company, Golden Cuts, Jackson Feed and Seed Company, Bella Health Club, and Luke

Fruia Motors in Brownsville, Johnny Carinos on Nolana and Just Convinced on 10th in McAllen

More InfoThis is an ongoing event until December 17, 2010.

Angels of Love is collecting toys for 150 Abused and Neglected children under the custody of Child Protective Services. Drop off Locations are as follows: C&D Loan Company, Golden Cuts, Jackson Feed and Seed Company, Bella Health Club, and Luke Fruia Motors in Brownsville, Johnny Carinos

on Nolana and Just Convinced on 10th in McAllen.

The Christmas Party for these children will be held on Tuesday December 21, 2010 at the Rancho El Charco in La Joya. Call us at 972-0685 for drop off locations and ages of the chil-

dren. There will be a surprise visit from Santa.

We will be having a wrapping party on Monday December 20, 2010 from 9:00 am until finished wrapping all of the toys. Location is 4020 N. 22nd Street, McAllen. Elves are welcome to come and

help!!!


Electric current is measured in amperes (amps).Electric potential energy is measured in volts.Two positive charges repel each other, as do two negative charges. Opposite charges on the other hand attract each other.When an electric charge builds up on the surface of an object it creates static electricity. You have probably experienced static electricity in the form of a small electric shock, which is what happens when the electric charge is quickly neutralized by an opposite charge.Electric eels can produce strong electric shocks of around 500 volts for both self defense and hunt-ing.A common way to produce electricity is by hydropower, a process that generates electricity by using water to spin turbines attached to generators.The world’s biggest source of energy for producing electricity comes from coal. The burning of coal in furnaces heats boiler water until it becomes steam which then spins turbines attached to genera-tors.Lightning is a discharge of electricity in the atmosphere. Lightning bolts can travel at around 210,000 kph (130,000 mph), while reaching nearly 30,000 °C (54,000 °F) in temperature.Electricity plays a role in the way your humanbody/heart.html” heart beats. Muscle cells in the heart are contracted by electricity going through the heart. Electrocardiogram (ECG) machines used in hospitals measure the electricity going through someone’s heart, when the person is healthy it usu-ally shows a line moving across a screen with regular spikes as the heart beats.You may have heard of direct current (DC) and alternating current (AC). The difference between the two is in the way the electrons flow. In DCC electrons move in a single direction while in AC they change directions, switching between backwards and forwards. The electricity use in your home is AC while DC comes from sources that include batteries.American Benjamin Franklin carried out extensive electricity research in the 18th century, invent-ing the lightning rod amongst his many discoveries. Lightning rods protect buildings in the event of lightning by conducting lightning strikes through a grounded wire.

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recipes compliments of texascooking.com


Rompope is strong, sweet and meant to be sipped, so small glasses are in order. Refrigerated, it will keep indefi-nitely. 1 quart whole milk 1 cup sugar 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 cinnamon stick 1/4 cup finely ground almonds or almond meal (op-tional, see Note) 12 egg yolks 2 cups light rum or brandy Combine the milk, sugar, vanilla and cinnamon stick (and ground almonds, if you are using them) in a large saucepan. Over medium heat, bring the mixture to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring constantly, for 15 minutes. Remove from heat, and cool to room tempera-ture. Beat the egg yolks until thick and lemony. Remove the cinnamon stick from the milk mixture, and gradually whisk the egg yolks into the milk mixture. Return to low heat and, stirring constantly, cook until mixture coats a spoon. Remove from heat and allow to cool completely. Add the rum or brandy to the mixture, stir well. Transfer to a container and and cover tightly. Refrigerate for 1 or 2 days before serving. Makes 1-1/2 quarts. Note: While not strictly traditional, many Mexi-can cooks believe ground almonds improve the texture and lend a delicate flavor to Rompope.

If you enjoy baking for the holidays, these cookies are a must. The peppermint-cream cheese filling is irresistible. 1 cup butter, softened , 1/2 cup sifted confectioners’ sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract , 2-1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour, 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans, 1/2 cup crushed pep-permint candy, 1 cup sifted confectioners’ sugar, divided 2 tablespoons cream cheese, 1 teaspoon milk 1 drop red food coloring (optional), Preheat oven to 350°F. Using an electric mixer, cream together the butter, 1/2 cup of the confectioners sugar and vanilla. Gradually add the flour at low speed, and then add pecans, mixing thorough-ly. Wrap dough in plastic wrap and chill while preparing the filling. Combine the crushed peppermint candy with 1/2 cup of the confectioners’ sugar. Set aside. To make the filling, blend the cream cheese with the milk in a small bowl until smooth and creamy. Gradually add the remaining 1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar and 3 tablespoons of the crushed candy mixture. Tint mixture with one drop of food coloring. Remove the dough from the refrigerator and shape into balls, using a rounded teaspoonful for each. Make a deep hole in the center of each and fill with a rounded 1/4 teaspoon of the filling. Seal, and place cookies three inches apart on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes until just beginning to brown. Remove from oven and, while warm, roll in remainder of crushed candy mixture. When cookies are cool, roll them again in remaining candy mixture. Makes about 3-1/2 dozen cookies.

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Christmas Bottle Cap Pins Items needed: Bottle Caps, Christmas pictures, 1 inch punch, pin backings, Hot glue, Ribbon, Water base sealer (mod podge), small paint brush Punch Christmas picture with the 1 inch punch. Use the water base sealer (mod podge) to adhere the picture to the bottle cap. Brush water base sealer (mod podge) over the picture to seal it.Let dry. Make a small bow and with the hot glue adhere it to the bottom of the bottle cap. Also, hot glue the pin to the back to the bottle cap.

Gold Star Project

Items needed: 10 Small Nails, Scrap of Wood, Hammer, Wire Cutters, Bendable wire (coat hanger wire may be too stiff), Gold Spray Paint, Star Template Find a star template the size you want your star. Place it over the scrap wood and hammer nails to mark the 5 points of the star. Wrap string (cheap might be better, as it has more "hairs"). Spray paint it and hang with an ornament hook. http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?PHPSESSID=07bls9e4812e2oknpcf86h11s6&topic=330747.0

1.Which one of Santa’s reindeers has bad manners? 2. Why does Scrooge love all of at the reindeer? 3. Why is Prancer always wet? 4. What do reindeer hang on their Christmas trees? 5.How can Santa’s sleigh possibly fly through the air? 6. What do you call a reindeer wearing ear muffs? 7. How many elves does it take to change a light bulb?

8. How long should an elf’s legs be? 9. What’s the first thing elves learn in school? 10. One elf to the other:”We had Grandma for Christmas.” The other elf replied: “Really?, we had ham!”

ANSWERS1. Rude-olf! 2.Because every buck is dear to him 3.Because he is a rein-deer 4.horn-a-ments 5.You would too, if you were pulled by flying reindeer 6.anything you

want because he can’t hear you; 7.10-one to change the light and the other 9 to stand on each other’s shoulders; 8.long enough to reach the ground 9.the “elf-a-bet,”;


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DECEMBER EVENTS


1-World’s AIDS Day Campaign. 3-4--McAllen. 28th Annual Candlelight Posada-Archer Park 4-McAllen--Angels of Love Run Against Child Abuse. Pre-register at www.angelsoflovefoundation.com or call 956.972.0685. 5-McAllen IMAS. Free Sunday admission 1-5pm 5-11--National Handwashing Awareness Week. www.henrythehand.com 9-12--Wreath-Laying Ceremony. Arlington Na-tional Cemetery. www.wreathsacrossamerica.org 11- Mission. RGV State Veterans Cemetery. Wreaths Across America Ceremony.11 a.m. 956.583.7227. 2520 S. Inspiration Rd. Mission 11-12-McAllen. The Nutcracker production 877.993.8499.

And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with fear. (10) And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of a great joy that will be for all the people. (11) For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. (12) And this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in amanger.” Luke 2:9-12

Christmas gift suggestions: To your enemy, forgiveness. To an opponent, tolerance. To a friend, your heart. To a customer, service. To all, charity. To every child, a good example. To yourself, respect. - Oren Arnold

Shout-outs! The Alaniz Family wishes to congratulate Dr. Monica Jean Alaniz for the completion of her Ph.D. Dr. Monica will graduate from UTSA this month in Culture, Literacy & Language! We love you, Dr. Monica!!

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