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The Tempe Streetcar is the newest way to get there on Valley Metro. There is still testing to do but the streetcar system will be operational soon. The streetcar project has been under construction for a few years but planning started over ten years ago.

Transit projects create jobs and require many workers with a wide variety of skills. Valley Metro, Tempe city staff, construction companies, planners, designers, artists and the local community worked together to build the Valley’s first modern streetcar system.

The Tempe Streetcar is designed for shorter trips around Downtown Tempe and Tempe’s ASU campus. The route is three miles long and includes 14 stops with art created by local artists. It will connect to popular destinations, light rail and bus routes.

Streetcar vehicles are lighter and shorter than light rail vehicles and operate individually.

The lime green and silver streetcars can carry up to 120 passengers. One vehicle could replace about 40 cars taking up road space. There will be a total of six cars in the fleet.

The Tempe streetcars have dual power systems which means they can run on electricity or by battery. When using electricity, power travels through a pantograph, an apparatus on the roof of the vehicle, sliding on an overhead line. When traveling off-wire, it’s using reserve power stored in its battery.

When service begins, the streetcar will transport many people to many destinations including work. The fleet will be operated and maintained by specially trained staff.

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Mega Drought Impacts Arizona’s Lake Mead Last month, Lake Mead hit a new record low cagered. These efforts will include recycling wastewater, pacity, bringing the lake to its lowest level since it was capturing stormwater, cleaning up polluted groundwafilled in the 1930s. ter, and promoting efficiency measures.

In the last year, the lake’s level has dropped nearly Lake Mead’s shortage has been linked to more 20 feet, and the reservoir has fallen nearly 143 feet than two decades of drought conditions and increasing since the year 2000. The reservoir temperatures attributable to climate currently sits at 36 percent of its full change. These conditions have capacity. reduced the amount of water flowing Lake Mead holds water for cities, into the lake, while the demand for farms, and tribal lands for our sunny water in the desert remains. state as well as Nevada, California But it’s not just Lake Mead that is and Mexico. struggling. Lake Powell, which also The lake is now below 1,071.6 feet, serves the water demands of the Lake Mead is at a record low. the last low record, set in 2016. After Southwest, is currently sitting at 34 that record, the reservoir was able to rebound. Now, percent capacity as well. The heat waves that are a the level of Lake Mead is projected to continue droppart of the cycle we’re in are only expected to ping over the next year and into 2023. continue.

Experts anticipate that the federal government will “Heat waves are getting worse in the West because declare a shortage in August, which will trigger major the soil is so dry,” says Park Williams, a University cuts in the water allotments for Arizona, Nevada and of California, Los Angeles, climate and fire scientist.

Mexico next year. Larger water reductions could be Williams told USA Today that he has calculated the soil forced upon the areas the reservoir serves if the levels in the western part of the country to be the driest it’s continue to drop, and conservation efforts will be trigbeen since 1895.

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Suns Finally Reach Finals!

Elephant Herd Is On Historic Trek A herd of 15 Asian elephants in China have wandered more than 300 miles from their home to the outskirts of a city, Kunming, that is home to more than eight million people. It is the longest recorded elephant migration in China’s history.

The pachyderms first left their home, a nature reserve in the Yunnan province, one year ago.

The herd now consists of six adult females, three adult males, and six juveniles.

Scientists have spent the last year speculating about what caused the elephants to leave their Most of the herd takes a bre ak from its travels! home in the first place, but there is not an answer to that question. create a new reserve for the elephants or help them “The truth is, no- one knows. It is almost certainly get back to their home. related to the need for resources—food, water, shelExperts are also concerned about the elephants ter—and this would make sense given the fact that, in because their trek has brought the wandering most locations where Asian elephants live in the wild, pachyderms into close contact with humans, there is an increase in human disturbances leading to which is stressful and potentially dangerous for the habitat fragmentation, loss and resource reduction,” animals. The elephants have been spotted raiding says Joshua Plotnik, assistant professor of elephant crops, meandering down streets, breaking into psychology at Hunter College, City University of New kitchens for food, playing around in the mud, and York, in an interview with the BBC. napping in a forest.

The same team of experts who are uncertain about The herd’s adventure has been documented by why the elephants left also cannot say where the trekdrones, which are providing unforgettable pictures king pachyderms are headed. The experts are conthat have drawn international attention. Experts are cerned about the herd as they are unlikely to return hopeful that this will bring more awareness about home on their own, so they are exploring options to these endangered, majestic giants.

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Yes, Arizona is in a long-term drought.

Fortunately, the Phoenix Suns surprised fans and sportswriters by breaking its 28-year NBA Finals drought!

In the Western Conference Finals, the Suns, led by a 41-point, 8-assist game by veteran point guard Chris Paul, closed out its series against the Clippers 4-2 on June 30.

The team is taking on Eastern Conference champs, the Milwaukee Bucks.

Finishing an impressive regular season, the Suns showed it had an explosive offense and could win on the road.

In the opening round of the Western Conference playoffs, the Suns downed the L.A. Lakers 4–2 before taking down the Denver Nuggets in four straight games.

Phoenix Suns Facts: • Suns regular season: 51-21 • Point guard Chris Paul is 36 Devin Booker is 24 Deandre Ayton is 22 • Head coach: Monty Williams • Previous NBA Finals appearances: 1976 & 1993

Paul (aka CP3), Devin Booker and Deandre Ayton lead the Suns. Paul, an 11-time NBA All-Star who has more than 10,000 career assists, gives the team much-needed leadership. In his 16 years in the league, Paul has never won the NBA Finals, and the Suns also never have won the NBA Finals!

Booker is one of the most sensational young players in the league, and Ayton (who played for the University of Arizona for a season) continues to make big plays and grabs lots of rebounds.

CP3 was traded to the Suns this season and wanted to come here for a lot of reasons. But the #1 thing was to be on the court with Devin Booker. “I’m just so happy for all the people around me. This group right here!

This group right here! Man, since Day 1, they welcomed me with open arms,” he said after the big win.

Could this be the time the Suns win it all?

The Bucks’ last Finals appearance was back in 1974!

Phoenix hosted the first two NBA Finals games on July 6 and 8. The Bucks play host on July 11 and 14. Games 5 thru 7, if needed, run from July 17–22.

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If You Can, Gogh See These Paintings!

by Reporter Brett Eymann Transitions Delta Center

The exhibit was visited by over two million people in Paris and was sold-out in Toronto. Visit vangoghphx.com to purchase tickets. Ticket prices start at $39.

Van Gogh once stated, “I dream my painting and I paint my dream.”

Retired Teacher Helps Kids Read

by Reporter Zaniyah Parker Arizona Desert Elementary home to remind them to read.

Camp feels that reading is the most important thing and the ability to read is the single most powerful tool a kid can have. “It makes them successful. It’s my passion and it makes me feel important that I can give them something that they will have forever.”

Schools will schedule a time for Camp to come. A schedule is then created and the room is set up ahead of time.

Camp explains the power of reading to the students. Students then choose two books and a stuffed animal to read to every day.

Camp says it is important for parents to read to kids before they are born. “The minute mama knows she is expecting, she needs to sit in a rocking chair and read. Certainly when baby arrives, she needs to continue reading. Even now, parents can read chapter books to older kids. Never stop reading.”

For more information, contact Jane Camp at janeecamp@aol.com.

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Jane Camp is a retired teacher and the founder of Reading2paws. She goes to schools and gives kids free books and stuffed animals. Students read aloud to their stuffed animal every day.

Camp says, “Books were special to me and I loved to read. When I retired, I wanted to do something for kids.

I volunteered and found out that many kids had no books at home. I started my charity. Some people gave me books to give out, others purchased books for me and some donated money to help.”

Camp had a dog named Brogan. She wanted to take him to class. The kids loved him. She would have the kids read to Brogan one at a time in the classroom. Students would take a stuffed animal

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Horse Lovers Will Enjoy ‘Jump the Moon’

by Reporter Hailee Ball Legacy Traditional School

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Experience the original art of Vincent Van Gogh at the Immersive Van Gogh Exhibition opening this month in Phoenix.

The location is being kept secret until closer to the opening.

The exhibit opens July 29 and runs until August 29. The exhibit features massive moving projections of Van Gogh’s famous paintings, including Starry Night, The Potato Eaters and Sunflowers.

Safety measures will be in place to keep all visitors and staff safe at the walkin exhibit. Visitors are asked to wear a mask and adhere to social distancing rules.

With the help of 60,600 frames of video, 90,000,000 pixels and 500,000 cubic feet of projections, this amazing art exhibit combines technology, theatrical storytelling and animation.

It gives visitors the opportunity to experience Van Gogh’s work in a way like never before.

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I think “Jump The Moon” by Kathy Simmers is a great book because I love horses! But that’s not the only reason.

First, it’s a heartfelt story about a girl’s love for a horse. The story is based on a true story about the author’s daughter and a special horse in her life.

The next reason I enjoyed the book is because the girl never stopped thinking of the horse and she never gave up on the horse. The girl never believed what other people thought about the horse. Some thought the horse was ugly and mean, but she thought the horse was beautiful and caring.

If you are a horse lover like me, or just like reading heartfelt stories, then I think you will really enjoy reading this book!

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by Elite Reporter Aidan Vaughan In 2018, Lily Brown and Tait Hansen won the Young Inventors Challenge with their game Betcha Can’t. The Chicago Toy and Game Fair is held every November, and is open for ages 6 to 18. In order to compete, first you must design a prototype for your idea and make a pitch. Then, during the fair, present your product.

Betcha Can’t is a game where you bet on how much you know. If you get bet on, you have to prove on the bet and say how many things you know that the players set for you to do with the topic on the cards, in a given time limit. However, if you lose the bet, you are no longer allowed to place bets until you win a bet.

My family and I have played Betcha Can’t, and overall it’s super fun. We found it to be an incredibly fun dinner game and the cards also have some great topics. If you use your imagination, you can make answers to the bets extremely funny. One thing we did find was that it was easier to set phone timers than with the provided one, but overall, the rest of the game is great and we really enjoyed playing it.

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While the school returned to in-person classes in September after starting online last August, “We didn’t get to do field trips, and we didn’t do centers,” explains Wallander. Despite the changes in their routines, the students were “so happy to be here, and I was happy to be here with them and for them,” she says.

She says students adjusted to wearing masks very well. “They were so good about it—they kept masks on, nobody lost them, they came back from lunch with them,” says Wallander.

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Wallander says that she loves to see students come out of their shells. “It’s very important to me that they know they are safe to make mistakes—they won’t be laughed at or judged,” she explains.

When a student can “talk about why they made a mistake” instead of feeling embarrassment, “I feel that that’s a big skill that makes for a lot of integrity and a lot of honesty,” says Wallander.

“I always tell my kids that everybody is good at something, and nobody is good at everything,” says Wallander. She notes that her favorite thing to teach is math, and when she was a student math was her favorite subject—she had to work harder in reading.

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Milk Makes It Creamy and Delicious

Milk or cream are necessary ingredients in our favorite frozen treat—ice cream! We all scream for ice cream that gets its smooth, creamy texture from milkfat. In fact, the USDA requires at least 10 percent milkfat must come from milk or cream for a treat to be called an ice cream.

The milkfat in ice cream gives ice cream its creamy, rich taste and smooth, luscious feeling in your mouth. The creamiest ice creams have about 16 percent fat.

The Air in There

Did you know that an important ingredient in ice cream is air? When ice cream is stirred and mixed, tiny air bubbles get mixed in with everything else. These air pockets increase the volume and make the ice cream fluffy. It makes it easier to scoop, too!

According to “The Secret Science of Ice Cream” on the American Chemical Society webpage, the solid ice crystals, liquid syrup, and air make ice cream a combination of all three states of matter! This is just one of the cool secrets you can discover at www.acs.org.

The air is one reason why the ice cream rises to the surface in an ice cream float. Two other components in

Ice Cream Scoop Alexander the Great liked nectar and honey flavored snow.

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ice cream also cause it to float—ice cream has a lot of fat, which floats, and ice crystals which float.

Soft serve has even more air than regular ice cream.

The machine mixes in the air during freezing, which is what makes soft serve soft!

The air in ice cream can also explain why ice cream isn’t as good if you refreeze it after it gets soupy. When ice cream melts, the liquid ice cream fills up the air pockets. When it refreezes, there are fewer air pockets, so the ice cream is less airy and fluffy. Plus, when the original tiny ice crystals melt, refreezing ice cream will make larger ice crystals which makes the ice cream too crunchy.

Most of those bumps on your tongue contain taste buds!

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We All Scream for Ice Cream!

The average American eats about 22–23 gallons of ice cream each year. The U.S. is the leading producer of ice cream in the world, and about 9 percent of all cows milk in America is used to make ice cream!

The love of ice cream is not recent, it goes back—way back! The emperors of the Tang Dynasty in China were first recorded enjoying a frozen milk treat between 618 and 907. But the Chinese may have been enjoying a type of ice cream made with milk, rice and snow even further back, about the second century BCE. Alexander the Great reportedly liked nectar and honey flavored snow back in the fourth century BCE. President George Washington spent approximately $200 for ice cream during the summer of 1790, according to the records of a New York merchant. Dolly Madison is said to have served strawOne scoop of ice cream needs berry ice cream at the second inaugural ball of her about 50 licks to finish. husband, President James Madison, in 1812.

In 1984, President Ronald Reagan designated July as National Ice Cream Month and the third Sunday of the month as National Ice Cream Day. In the proclamation, President Reagan called for all people of the United States to observe these events with “appropriate ceremonies and activities.”

Ice Cream Scoop Sunday is when the most ice cream is sold in the U.S.

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Ouch!

Uh Oh, Brain Freeze

Have you ever gotten a brain freeze from eating ice cream? Why does that happen and what can you do?

The roof of your mouth has lots of nerves. When cold ice cream comes into contact with these nerves, it causes blood vessels in the brain to dilate, giving the short headache also known as an ice cream headache. If you get an ice cream headache, you can try to relieve it by running your tongue around the roof of your mouth or drinking some warm (not hot) water.

Your taste buds send messages to your Microvilli are brain to tell it if what you are eating is sweet, hairlike structures on sour, bitter or salty. Your taste buds are located your taste buds.

Science Fact: on your tongue. Stick out your tongue while Adding salt to ice lowers looking in a mirror—those bumps on your its freezing point, which makes it tongue are called papillae and most of them colder than ice on its own. This contain taste buds. is key to helping the milk and Microvilli are the specialized hairlike structures located at the surface of taste buds in cream mixture freeze. By shakmicroscopic openings called taste pores. The microvilli detect dissolved chemicals ingested ing it, you’re helping all parts of in food, which leads to the sensation of taste. Your nose also plays an important role. The the mixture freeze evenly, which way food smells is conveyed to the brain through your olfactory receptors, and that also gives the ice cream its affects the way you experience tastes. smooth texture!

The average person has around 10,000 taste buds. Your taste buds get replaced about every two weeks. That’s twice as fast as your skin, which regenerates approximately every four weeks.

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What do you like to mix in your ice cream? Maybe you have a preferred candy, cookie, fruit or nut that makes your favorite frozen flavor even more fab. Mix-ins are great, but it’s the original mixing, or churning, that makes ice cream so great.

As already noted, mixing in air helps make ice cream fluffy—and makes up about 30–50 percent of an ice cream’s volume. The pockets of air help slow down the release of flavor, too. The cold temperature also affects your taste buds—slightly numbing your mouth. Ice cream tastes sweeter as it melts on your tongue!

Mixing is also important to distribute the milkfat droplets, or globules, evenly. Ice cream is an emulsion, or a combination of two liquids that usually don’t mix. Just like oil and water don’t mix—and how the liquid and cream will separate in fresh milk—the milkfat does not combine with the water, sugar and ice in ice cream.

The liquid particles of fat and the tiny air bubbles are both spread throughout the ice cream. Eggs can also be used in emulsions because the lecithin in egg yolks helps keep the fat droplets from separating from the other ingredients.

Easy Ice Cream Supplies:

• Zip-top bags: 1 quart-sized, & 1 gallon-sized • 1/4 cup cream • 1/4 cup milk • 1 tbsp sugar • 3/4 tsp vanilla extract • 4–5 cups ice • 1/2 cup salt (rock salt or large granules works best) • Optional: Your favorite ice cream toppings (cookies, fruit, sprinkles, whipped cream, etc.)

Instructions

Turn your milk into a frozen treat!

1. Bag It!

Pour the cream, milk, sugar and vanilla extract into the quart-sized bag and seal.

2. Ice It!

Add the ice and salt to the gallon-sized bag, then put the quart-sized bag into the bag of ice.

3. Shake It!

Seal the bag and shake for 10 minutes.

4. Top It!

OPTIONAL: Add your favorite toppings!

Recipe and ice cream fun facts provided by Arizona Milk Producers

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Science Never Tasted So Good—Especially On a Hot Summer Day!

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Milk Makes It Creamy and Delicious

Milk or cream are necessary ingredients in our favorite frozen treat—ice cream! We all scream for ice cream that gets its smooth, creamy texture from milkfat. In fact, the USDA requires at least 10 percent milkfat must come from milk or cream for a treat to be called an ice cream.

The milkfat in ice cream gives ice cream its creamy, rich taste and smooth, luscious feeling in your mouth. The creamiest ice creams have about 16 percent fat.

The Air in There

Did you know that an important ingredient in ice cream is air? When ice cream is stirred and mixed, tiny air bubbles get mixed in with everything else. These air pockets increase the volume and make the ice cream fluffy. It makes it easier to scoop, too!

According to “The Secret Science of Ice Cream” on the American Chemical Society webpage, the solid ice crystals, liquid syrup, and air make ice cream a combination of all three states of matter! This is just one of the cool secrets you can discover at www.acs.org.

The air is one reason why the ice cream rises to the surface in an ice cream float. Two other components in

Ice Cream Scoop Alexander the Great liked nectar and honey flavored snow.

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ice cream also cause it to float—ice cream has a lot of fat, which floats, and ice crystals which float.

Soft serve has even more air than regular ice cream.

The machine mixes in the air during freezing, which is what makes soft serve soft!

The air in ice cream can also explain why ice cream isn’t as good if you refreeze it after it gets soupy. When ice cream melts, the liquid ice cream fills up the air pockets. When it refreezes, there are fewer air pockets, so the ice cream is less airy and fluffy. Plus, when the original tiny ice crystals melt, refreezing ice cream will make larger ice crystals which makes the ice cream too crunchy.

Most of those bumps on your tongue contain taste buds!

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We All Scream for Ice Cream!

The average American eats about 22–23 gallons of ice cream each year. The U.S. is the leading producer of ice cream in the world, and about 9 percent of all cows milk in America is used to make ice cream!

The love of ice cream is not recent, it goes back—way back! The emperors of the Tang Dynasty in China were first recorded enjoying a frozen milk treat between 618 and 907. But the Chinese may have been enjoying a type of ice cream made with milk, rice and snow even further back, about the second century BCE. Alexander the Great reportedly liked nectar and honey flavored snow back in the fourth century BCE. President George Washington spent approximately $200 for ice cream during the summer of 1790, according to the records of a New York merchant. Dolly Madison is said to have served strawOne scoop of ice cream needs berry ice cream at the second inaugural ball of her about 50 licks to finish. husband, President James Madison, in 1812.

In 1984, President Ronald Reagan designated July as National Ice Cream Month and the third Sunday of the month as National Ice Cream Day. In the proclamation, President Reagan called for all people of the United States to observe these events with “appropriate ceremonies and activities.”

Ice Cream Scoop Sunday is when the most ice cream is sold in the U.S.

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Mix It Up! It’s Where the Magic Happens

Ouch!

Uh Oh, Brain Freeze

Have you ever gotten a brain freeze from eating ice cream? Why does that happen and what can you do?

The roof of your mouth has lots of nerves. When cold ice cream comes into contact with these nerves, it causes blood vessels in the brain to dilate, giving the short headache also known as an ice cream headache. If you get an ice cream headache, you can try to relieve it by running your tongue around the roof of your mouth or drinking some warm (not hot) water.

Your taste buds send messages to your Microvilli are brain to tell it if what you are eating is sweet, hairlike structures on sour, bitter or salty. Your taste buds are located your taste buds.

Science Fact: on your tongue. Stick out your tongue while Adding salt to ice lowers looking in a mirror—those bumps on your its freezing point, which makes it tongue are called papillae and most of them colder than ice on its own. This contain taste buds. is key to helping the milk and Microvilli are the specialized hairlike structures located at the surface of taste buds in cream mixture freeze. By shakmicroscopic openings called taste pores. The microvilli detect dissolved chemicals ingested ing it, you’re helping all parts of in food, which leads to the sensation of taste. Your nose also plays an important role. The the mixture freeze evenly, which way food smells is conveyed to the brain through your olfactory receptors, and that also gives the ice cream its affects the way you experience tastes. smooth texture!

The average person has around 10,000 taste buds. Your taste buds get replaced about every two weeks. That’s twice as fast as your skin, which regenerates approximately every four weeks.

Can You Guess the Top Four Most Popular Flavors of Ice Cream?

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What do you like to mix in your ice cream? Maybe you have a preferred candy, cookie, fruit or nut that makes your favorite frozen flavor even more fab. Mix-ins are great, but it’s the original mixing, or churning, that makes ice cream so great.

As already noted, mixing in air helps make ice cream fluffy—and makes up about 30–50 percent of an ice cream’s volume. The pockets of air help slow down the release of flavor, too. The cold temperature also affects your taste buds—slightly numbing your mouth. Ice cream tastes sweeter as it melts on your tongue!

Mixing is also important to distribute the milkfat droplets, or globules, evenly. Ice cream is an emulsion, or a combination of two liquids that usually don’t mix. Just like oil and water don’t mix—and how the liquid and cream will separate in fresh milk—the milkfat does not combine with the water, sugar and ice in ice cream.

The liquid particles of fat and the tiny air bubbles are both spread throughout the ice cream. Eggs can also be used in emulsions because the lecithin in egg yolks helps keep the fat droplets from separating from the other ingredients.

Easy Ice Cream Supplies:

• Zip-top bags: 1 quart-sized, & 1 gallon-sized • 1/4 cup cream • 1/4 cup milk • 1 tbsp sugar • 3/4 tsp vanilla extract • 4–5 cups ice • 1/2 cup salt (rock salt or large granules works best) • Optional: Your favorite ice cream toppings (cookies, fruit, sprinkles, whipped cream, etc.)

Instructions

Turn your milk into a frozen treat!

1. Bag It!

Pour the cream, milk, sugar and vanilla extract into the quart-sized bag and seal.

2. Ice It!

Add the ice and salt to the gallon-sized bag, then put the quart-sized bag into the bag of ice.

3. Shake It!

Seal the bag and shake for 10 minutes.

4. Top It!

OPTIONAL: Add your favorite toppings!

Recipe and ice cream fun facts provided by Arizona Milk Producers

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Stay Cool!

Boomer Bear knows a few tricks for surviving the heat.

It can get pretty hot during the summer here in Arizona, especially if you are taking part in outdoor sports or games. Boomer always tries to avoid being outside during the hottest part of the day, and says that finding shade and drinking lots of cool water are very important when you’re outside.

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The popsicle was invented in 1905 by Frank Epperson— an 11-year-old boy from Californina.

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Check out the feature on the Science of Ice Cream, and the back page of this newspaper for an easy-to-make ice cream recipe!

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Fun tips on healthy foods, fitness and well being —from our family to yours!

What’s for Dinner?

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e all feel the pressure of deciding what’s for dinner every day and not planning in advance can easily turn into grabbing fast food or picking up something quick at the grocery store.

Meal planning is a great tool that can help you eat healthier, reduce the risk for many chronic lifestyle diseases and save you money!

Here are a few tips to help you start a weekly dinner plan:

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1. Start by creating a list of your favorite recipes. Expand the list by searching online for ideas or ask your friends to share their favorites recipes.

Written by Vesna Babanovska, MS, RDN, CDCES Phoenix Children’s Hospital Pediatric Dietitian and Certified Diabetes Educator

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Meal planning requires a lot of practice, but it will save you time and money in the long run. Give it a try and have fun with it!

2. Use “the plate method” to help you plan balanced meals by choosing a protein (chicken, fish, eggs, tuna, etc.), a side of starch (rice, potatoes, pasta, etc.) and a large serving of vegetables or salads.

3. Decide when to eat out or have takeout. It will give you a nice break from cooking. Try to limit it to once or twice per week.

4. Make one of the weekly meals a simple and fun dish like pasta with a side of veggies or a salad.

You could also have breakfast for dinner. Who doesn’t like that?

5. Plan a couple of leftover days. If you do this, you only have three meals left to plan.

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6. Decide if you would like to meal prep on weekends or make your meals fresh each day. If you decide to meal prep, set 2-3 hours on the weekend for this. Choose three recipes that use the same main ingredients. For example, you can barbeque or roast some chicken breasts or buy a rotisserie chicken you can use in various dishes like salads, tacos, stews, sandwiches or casseroles.

7. Make a grocery list for your weekly meals and plan one trip a week to the grocery store.

8. Plan to eat the fresh produce at the beginning of the week, like lettuce or salad mixes, to minimize food waste. You can use frozen vegetables later in the week which are just as nutritious & delicious as fresh vegetables.

Stay Informed All Summer Long!

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Girl Scouts Get Outdoors and Get Close to Family Layla Byars is a Daisy in Troop 3602. She is one of many girls whose entire families are involved in their Girl Scout adventure. That's because Girl Scouting becomes a family affair, inviting the entire family to support the Girl Scout and participate in family programming and experienes.

Many Girl Scouts programs are created for families to do together, especially when it comes to being outdoors. GSACPC hosts family weekends at camp, outdoor training and events, and hosts an annual Get Outdoors Challenge. The Get Outdoors Challenge is a friendly competition in which individual girls, troops, and families complete outdoor activities to score points and earn patches!

Layla and her family have been busy this summer earning points and exploring the outdoors together while learning a lot, too. The Byars have completed over 21 activities (and counting) as a family. They have participated in activities like: horseback riding;

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go horseback rid ing as part of the Girl Scouts Get Outdoors Ch allenge.

swimming at pools and at the beach; visiting state and national parks; visiting a zoo and learning about the animals; boating; learning about fire, sun, and water safety and wildfire prevention, and learning the principles of “Leave No Trace” when visiting outdoor spaces.

Get Outdoors Challenge activities support girls’ work towards badges, service projects and High Awards projects. Most importantly, these activities get girls unplugged and outdoors, where the mind, body and spirit grow in ways no mobile app could rival!

The Get Outdoors Challenge is just one way girls and families stay engaged over the year.

Before school begins, girls can find a troop near them to start the year off filled with adventure, STEM, and entreprenurial programming.

Back-to-school means back-totroop and there's no better way to end the summer than with new friends and space to connect, grow, and participate in programming that supports her learning!

Join Girl Scouts today!

Visit girlscoutsaz.org Call 602-452-7030 Text 844-317-9041

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Welcome Back to School

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hen classes begin for the 2021-22 school year, it will not only be parents that are excited to send their kids back to school, but the students will be eager to return to school. After a year of virtual learning, students and teachers are ready to get away from the computer screen and resume in-person learning.

There will be safety protocols to ensure that students, teachers and staff remain healthy while attending school, using school transportation, attending afterschool programs and sports.

Bear Essential News has created a Back-to-school Resource Guide to help parents find answers to questions they may have regarding their student’s safety. Valley school districts are listed with contact and website information so that parents can see the latest news like mask requirements, transportation, free and reduced meals, afterschool programs and more. Parents also can see listings for over a dozen resources that will help your busy family make plans for the school year.

BACKPACK SOS

You Can Give Back to Your Community!

• The Salvation Army Backpack SOS (Support Our Students) Campaign begins soon.

You can donate backpacks and school supplies July 12–30 at Fry’s Food Stores.

Visit www.salvationarmyphoenix.org/backpack-sos for more information.

• The AZTV-7 Stuff the Bus–back-to-school 2021 drive has begun.

Donations are being accepted now through September 3.

Visit www.aztv.com/stuffthebus for more information and how you can help.

Is Your Student Current With Their Immunizations?

Although most elementary students are too young for the COVID vaccine, students still need to show records that they are up to date with all required immunizations. There are three MCDPH clinics that provide free childhood immunizations.

• Roosevelt Clinic: 1645 E. Roosevelt St. Phoenix, 85006 • Mesa Clinic: 635 E. Broadway Rd. Mesa, 85204 • West Clinic: 1850 N. 95th Ave., Suite 184, Phoenix, 85037 Phone: (602) 506-6767 www.maricopa.gov/1805/Child-Immunizations

Services by appointment only.

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GRAND CANYON COUNCIL BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA

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8840 E. Chaparral Rd. #200 • Scottsdale, 85250 602-955-7747 Ages: 5–20 gcc.info@scouting.org www.grandcanyonbsa.org Register now! The Grand Canyon Council provides youth with programs and activities that allow them to try new things, provide service to others, build self-confidence and reinforce ethical standards.

The Scouting experience is divided into programs according to age and activities.

Cub Scouts: Grades: K–5 Scouts, BSA: Grades:6–12 Venturing: 14–20 years old Sea Scouting: 14–20 years old

Common Core Worksheets: Fresh standards-based fun sheets for classrooms to use in conjunction with the current issue of Bear Essential News.

Free Young Reporters Program: Students in grades 3–8 develop as young writers by writing news stories for Bear Essential News.

Young Reporters can attend monthly Zoom meetings and interview important people from our community.

Free Presentations: Five dynamic topics are available from a Bear editor.

BOOKMANS Mesa: 1056 S. Country Club Dr. 480-835-0505 Phoenix: 8034 N. 19th Ave. 602-433-0255 bookmans.com

Project:Educate. Educators receive a 20% discount on all purchases. To receive your Project: Educate card, you need to sign up online at www.bookmans.com. You will receive a confirmation email, which you need to bring to your nearest Bookmans location, along with a valid ID and proof of educator status.

Kids Club: From birth to age 12 kids receive a 10% discount and a $10 gift certificate on their birthday.

1317: Kids 13-17 receive a 15% discount and a $15 gift certificate on their birthday.

Visit Bookmans.com and click on the JOIN tab to sign up.

CRAYOLA EXPERIENCE 3111 W. Chandler Blvd. Suite 2154 Chandler, 85004 602-581-5370 ChandlerExperience@CrayolaExperience.com www.crayolaexperience.com/chandler

Crayola’s premier, one-of-a-kind family attraction has dozens of hands-on, creative activities for the entire family. The colorful adventures of Crayola Experience help kids and adults alike explore art and technology, express their creativity and experience color in a whole new way. Plus get the chance to explore the world’s largest selection of Crayola products, school supplies and unique souvenirs at the Crayola Store.

EAST VALLEY CHILDREN’S THEATRE Mesa Arts Center, 1 E. Main St. • Phoenix 480-756-3828 Ages: 6–18 www.evct.org

East Valley Children’s Theatre celebrates 25 years of theater opportunities for youth age 8-18, kicking off with The Clumsy Princess, Sept. 23-Oct. 3, in the Nesbitt/Elliott Playhouse Theatre in the Mesa Arts Center in downtown Mesa. Winner of EVCT’s 2020 Aspiring Playwrights Contest, The Clumsy Princess is an original work about a charming prince looking for the picture-perfect princess to ask her hand in marriage. Instead, he meets Princess Tilly, who knocks him out of a window, leaving him stranded in his own kingdom on a quest to defeat the beast plaguing the land. Following this hysterical opening production, the next show is a holiday favorite, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, the musical, on stage Dec. 2-12.

GREASEPAINT FOR YOUTH FOR THEATER 7020 E. 2nd St. • Scottsdale, 85251 480-949-7529 Ages: 10–18 moedias@greasepaint.org www.greasepaint.org Audition Prep Workshops for upcoming season; ages 10-18 Register online: All Workshops: 10 a.m.– 2 p.m.

July 5 The Descendants July 6 The Addams Family July 7 The Diary of Anne Frank July 8 The 25th Annual Putnam county Spelling Bee July 9 Disney’s the Beauty & the Beast Work on upcoming auditions for our entire season! And sign up now for Disney’s The Descendants and The Addams Family!

KIDZ CONNEXTION Dental & Braces Three Location • Phoenix 480-725-8413 www.kidzconnextion.com Summer is the best time to see the dentist. It is generally recommended that children visit the dentist every six months. Frequency of visits partly depend on the child’s eating habits, how clean his or her teeth are kept and whether the child drinks fluoridated water. Make an appointment now!

MADISON SCHOOL DISTRICT 5601 N. 16th Street • Phoenix, 85016 602-664-7900 Grades: K–8 web@madisoned.org www.madisonaz.org/mva

Madison Virtual Academy (MVA) provides high-quality education online for students in grades 3–8 and MVA’s unique online experience offers daily live instruction, self-paced learning guided by Madison teachers and in-person opportunities. Now enrolling for 2021-22.

MARICOPA COUNTY LIBRARY

GIRL SCOUTS ARIZONA CACTUS-PINE

775 N. Greenfield Road • Phoenix, 85234 602-652-3000 Ages: 0–17 AskALibrarian@mcldaz.org www.mcldaz.org/schooled

Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place. In Girl Scouts, girls have fun and adventures in an all-girl environment where they earn badges, go camping, explore STEM, become leaders and work on community service projects.

With 18 library branches across the County and tons of online resources, the Maricopa County Library District has everything your student needs for success this school year! From subject-based resources to support tools for learning. We have a large selection of online and physical materials to help your student find what they need. MCLD also offers BrainFuse, an on-demand platform for access to online tutors, homework help, writing lab assistance, test prep, study tools, and more–all FREE with your MCLD Library Card! Stop by your closest branch or give us a call and our knowledgeable staff can help you navigate what library resources will be most beneficial to your student.

119 E. Coronado Road • Phoenix, 85004 602-452-7000 Ages: 5–17 www.girlscoutsaz.org

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PHOENIX CENTER FOR THE ARTS 1202 N. 3rd Street • Phoenix, 85004 602-254-3100 Ages: 6–18 info@phoenixcenterforthearts.org www.phoenixcenterforthearts.org/classes/youth-classes Drawing, Anime & Manga, and Piano classes start in September. After school and weekend options available. Classes are seven weeks long with prices starting at $166.

Financial Aid available.

SETH KOREY TENNIS ACADEMY 7421 N Scottsdale Rd. • Scottsdale, 85253 602-803-4006 skorey777@gmail.com www.sethkoreytennis.com After school and Saturday Tennis Clinics will restart on Sept. 1. Registration is open now.

Complimentary transportation from most schools. Clinics offered Mon–Fri from 4–5:30 and Saturday from 11 a.m.–1 p.m.

SIRRI AZ 4515 S. McClintok Dr. Suite 208 • Tempe, 85282 480-777-7075 info@sirriaz.com www.sirriaz.com

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SIRRI, a sensory Integration Learning Center, is dedicated to help build a stronger neurological and developmental foundation for children and adults by providing the most comprehensive, innovative and advanced multi-sensory programs and brain-based therapies available to improve an individual’s overall function and independence.

TUTORING CLUB–GILBERT 3305 E. Williams Field Rd. • Gilbert, 85295 480-558-8867 Grades: K–12 gilbertaz@tutoringclub.com www.tutoringclub.com/gilbertaz We offer individulaized instruction with tutors in our exclusive TutorAid programs for math, reading, writing, SAT and ACT preparation, study skills and more. We also provide tutoring services for students of all academic levels, kindergarten through 12th grade.

VALLEY OF THE SUN YMCA 350 N. 1st Ave. • Phoenix, 85003 602-404-9622 valleyofthesun@vosymca.org www.valleyymca.org Offering child care, sports and clubs at 11 YMCAs and many schools across the valley.

Join us for programs led by caring staff who are trained to provide social and emotional support. Visit us online to find programs and register today!

Phoenix School Districts 2021 • Contact Information Alhambra School District 4510 N. 37th Ave. Phoenix, 85019 602-336-2920 alhambraesd.org First day of school: August 9

Deer Valley Unified School District 20402 N. 15th Ave. Phoenix, 85027 623-445-5000 dvusd.org First day of school: August 2

Laveen School District 5001 W. Dobbins Rd. Laveen, 85339 602-237-9100 laveenschools.org First day of school: August 2

Peoria Unified School District 6330 W. Thunderbird Rd. Glendale, 85306 623-486-6000 peoriaunified.org First day of school: August 4

Avondale School District 295 W. Western Ave. Avondale, 85323 623-772-5000 chooseaesd.org First day of school: August 2

Dysart Unified School District 15802 N. Parkview Pl. Surprise, 85374 623-876-7000 dysart.org First day of school: August 3

Litchfield School District 272 E. Sagebrush St. Litchfield, 85340 623-535-6000 lesd79.org First day of school: August 2

Phoenix School District 1817 N. Seventh St. Phoenix, 85006 602-257-3755 phxschools.org First day of school: August 5

Buckeye School District 25555 W. Durango St. Buckeye, 85326 623-925-3400 besd33.org First day of school: August 4

Gilbert School District 140 S. Gilbert Rd. Gilbert, 85296 480-497-3300 gilbertschools.net First day of school: August 4

Cartwright School District 5220 W. Indian School Rd. Phoenix, 85031 623-691-4000 csd83.org First day of school: August 2

Glendale School District 7301 N. 58th Ave. Glendale, 85301 623-237-7100 gesd40.org First day of school: August 9

Cave Creek Unified School District 33016 N. 60th St. Scottsdale, 85266 480-575-2000 couse93.org First day of school: August 4 Chandler Unified School District 1525 W. Frye Rd. Chandler, 85224 480-812-7000 cusd80.org First day of school: July 21 Creighton School District 2702 E. Flower St. Phoenix, 85016 602-381-6000 Creightonschools.org First day of school: August 2

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Madison School District 5601 N. 16th St, Phoenix, 85016 602-664-7900 madisonaz.org First day of school: August 10 Mesa School District 63 E. Main St. Mesa, 85201 480-472-0000 mpsaz.org First day of school: August 3

Higley Unified School District 2935 S. Recker Rd. Phoenix, 85295 480-279-7000 husd.org First day of school: July 26

Osborn School District 1226 W. Osborn Rd. Phoenix, 85013 602-707-2000 osbornnet.org First day of school: August 10

Isaac School District 3348 W. McDowell Rd. Phoenix, 85009 602-455-6700 isaacschools.org First day of school: August 2

Paradise Valley Unified School District 15002 N. 32nd St. Phoenix, 85032 602-449-2000 pvschools.net First day of school: August 10

Kyrene School District 8700 S. Kyrene Rd. Tempe, 85284 480-541-1000 kyrene.org First day of school: July 29

Pendergast School District 3802 N. 91st Ave. Phoenix, 85037 623-772-2200 pesd92.org First day of school: August 4

Queen Creek Unified School District 20217 E. Chandler Heights Rd. Queen Creek, 85142 480-987-5935 qcusd.org First day of school: July 21 Roosevelt School District 6000 S. 7th St. Phoenix, 85042 602-243-4800 susd.org First day of school: August 2 Scottsdale Unified School District 8500 E. Jackrabbit Rd. Scottsdale, 85250 480-484-6100 susd.org First day of school: August 4 Tempe School District 3205 S. Rural Rd. Tempe, 85282 480-730-7100 tempeschools.org First day of school: August 2 Washington School District 4650 W. Sweetwater, Glendale, 85304 602-347-2600 wesdschools.org First day of school: August 2

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Campout Is a Fun Adventure

by Reporter Paul Perez, Kiva Elementary Last month my family and I went on a Cub Scout Camping weekend at Camp Raymond in Williams, Arizona. Even my sister went. Did you know that girls can be Cub Scouts, too?

We met up with our troop, set up our tent and headed out for a cool hike. On the hike, we caught crayfish and minnows in a little pond. Another troop was supposed to meet us, but the Webelos got a little lost and it took a while for them to find us. Some of the older scouts came over on the hike carrying a snake. It was a garter snake and I got to hold it.

When we got back to camp, we learned how to make a fire. A fire is very important because it keeps us warm and it provides light. It got really cold in the mountains and one of the most important items we brought with us were warm sleeping bags. It got so cold, my sister said it hurt her hands to hold onto the swing ropes. The fire also provided two of the fun projects we did at camp. We placed big sticks in the fire, then we pulled them out and snuffed the burning sticks out in the dirt. This created a lot of smoke and we drew smoke signals in the air.

We cooked hot dogs and sliders, but the best thing we ate were S’mores—marshmallows that we heated in the fire and then wrapped in chocolate and graham crackers.

My dad says S’mores are “iconic” with camping. It’s not a campout without S’mores!

I’m in Cub Scouts now, but someday I’d like to be an Eagle Scout. In order to do that, you have to earn all the BSA scouting badges. I had three already, but on this camping trip, I completed all the tasks for my fourth badge, the Bear badge.

Campouts are super fun. If you get a chance, you should really join the Cub Scouts.

I’m already looking forward to earning my next badge!

Discovering Titanic History

by Reporter Briana Williams, Arizona Desert Elementary The RMS Titanic was a British passenger ship that sank in the North Atlantic Ocean on April 15, 1912, after hitting an iceberg. I have been interested in this famous ship and wanted to know more.

The Titanic commander was Captain Edward Smith. He went down with one of the largest ships of that time. According to Wikipedia, the Titanic carried some of the wealthiest people in the world. The ship also carried hundreds of emigrants from Great Britain, Ireland, Scandinavia and elsewhere throughout Europe, who were seeking a new life in the States.

The Titanic was 882 feet, 9 inches long, with a maximum width of 92 feet, 6 inches. The first-class accommodation was designed to be the highest point of luxury. It had a gymnasium, swimming pool, library and a high-class restaurant.

There were about 2,208 people aboard the Titanic with 712 of them surviving. Some of them include: Edith Rosenbaum, stylist, fashion buyer and journalist; Karl Behr, tennis player; Helen Churchill Candee, author: Elsie Bowerman, lawyer; Dorothy Gibson, actress; J. Bruce Ismay, White Star Line executive; Margaret Brown, socialite; Noel Leslie, countess and philanthropist, and Archibald Gracie IV, historian and author.

The wreck of the Titanic was discovered in 1985, 73 years after the ship sank. The ship was split into two pieces. Thousands of artifacts have been recovered and displayed at many museums around the world. The artifacts are also on display at the Luxor Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The Titanic is now being eaten by bacteria.

Adviser: Karen Golden

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Every Season Is...

Ice Cream Season!

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Cookies & Cream Rolled Ice Cream

Cool down your summer with these ice cream treats!

For this recipe, you will need: 1/8 inch thick sheet pan Ingredients • 2 cups heavy cream • 1 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk • 1 tsp cocoa powder • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract • 1/2 tsp kosher salt • 8 chocolate sandwich cookies, crushed

For the Cookies and Cream recipe directions, scan the QR code and enjoy!

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Fresh Peach Ice Cream

Ingredients • 5-6 fresh peaches, peeled and sliced • 1/2 cup, plus 2 tsp granulated sugar • 1 tsp, plus 1/2 tsp vanilla extract • 1/8 tsp almond extract • 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon • 2 cups heavy cream • 1 cup milk • 1 can sweetened condensed milk

For the Peaches and Cream recipe directions, scan the QR code and enjoy!

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