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Answer: In the nest of other birds. * Why do roosters crow? Answer: In the morning it signifies "territory" -- dur- ing the day it keeps flock members together and "in touch." * How do birds "soar" in the air? Answer: By sailing on wind currents. If a bird soars over land, the updrafts go higher than sea. *How many chambers does a bird's heart have? Answer: Four. *Where do birds have scales? Answer: On their feet. * Why are wild bird eggs generally dull-colored? Answer: So they are not easily seen. * What do you call a sci- entist who specializes in birds? Answer: An ornithologist. * How do birds sing? Answer: Their voices come from a sound-box called the syrinx, which is located at the bottom of the windpipe. * What is the home coun- try of the ostrich? Answer: Africa. ° Where does a flamingo get its pink color? Answer: From its food. Tiny blue-green algae turn pink during digestion. *When do ducks lay eggs? Answer: Only in the morning. * How long is an ostrich's intestinal track? Answer: 45 feet long. Dandelion scramble Unscramble the letters to discover unusual facts about these golden-flowered plants. 1. A young dandelion plant is called a EIS LEGDN. 2. People in France called the plant "dent-de-lion" which means NILO'S HOTOT. : 3. The Kok-saghyz is a Russian dandelion. It yields RBREUB. 4. Its flower is not one single flower. A dandelion con- tains flower LCSESTRU. 5. Lettuce and daisies belong to the same plant family as the EODLNNDAL SIMSN[D "yp JOQQNY "€ Moo], s,uory "Zz Buyppoog "| suamsuy uoljepueg *¢ PAIR THE WORDS MAKE SIX NEW WORDS BY MATCHING THE WORDS FROM THE A i WHEN A POLAR BEAR CATCHES A SEAL, IT OFTEN EATS ONLY HALF OF IT. THE ARCTIC FOX MAY THEN COME ALONG TO FIN- ISH THE LEFTOVERS, THE FOX MAY THEN KEEP ON FOLLOWING THE POLAR BEAR WHO, UNWIT- TINGLY, PROVIDES FOOD FOR BOTH OF THEM. et ewe rf eral eee Ole aCe CET IN HOLLAND, BLIND PEOPLE CAN TELL THE VALUE OF THEIR MONEY JUST BY FEELING IT. THERE ARE LITTLE RAISED SPOTS ON EACH NOTE WHICH TELL THE BLIND PERSON ITS WORTH. mi i) yy!" Dl, ey lh ANN NY Pai 16s mai SOS me eg WT MOUS 0 Sd FOUND IN AFRICA AND ia 3 ee ees) TO BE MORE THAN TWO WROD Sa THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 1998 | New lease on life for Canadian Tire building By FRANCES NIBLOCK The New Tanner Major renovations are underway at the former Ca- " nadian Tire building on Mill *Street in preparation for the relocation of an existing Acton business and the open- ing of a brand new video rental store. Lakeview Flooring and 'Kitchens Inc., currently lo- cated on Highway 25 south of town, has leased 5,000- square-feet of the building and hope to be in their new home mid-March. "We are building a new showroom so we can serve our clients better and offer a wider range of services," ex- plained company owner Rob Charette, adding that the re- location is a "major expan- sion" for the business that has operated in this area'for 20 years. Also opening in the build- ing is VIDEOPLEX, a Mississauga-based video . Tental company that special- izes in new releases. "We will stock a large number of all of the latest releases along with the lat- est games and digital video discs," explained company owner Barry Kenny, adding that they will specialize in customer service. "People won' have to wait on a list to rent the newest releases because we will have between 10 and 50 copies of each one, including a large 'selection of children's and family films." VIDEOPLEX is planning a grand opening mid-Febru- ary. With each member- ship comes one free movie rental. 50-year anniversary for baseball champs Unnoticed perhaps in the excitement of seeing a new arena erected, 1997 is an important sports anniversary. Fifty years ago, in 1947, the Acton Intermediate base- ball club won the Ontario championship after knocking off six teams in the hunt for a provincial title. The Acton nine, all :home-brew", was considered to be the best all- round team to represent the town in decades of baseball, most of it in the Halton County Baseball League. Managed by Matt Tyler, the Acton club elimintated Georgetown, Walberton, Clinton, Watford and Sun- derland in separate series to earn the right to play Delhi in the Ontario finals. Acton took the final series in two straight games to claim the OBA Ontario Intermidate "C" crown. Toughest club the Acton team met in the cup hunt was the Sunderland Tigers. Each team won their home game and the third and deciding game was played at neutral Viaduct Park in Toronto. Suderland led 2-1 going -into the ninth and things looked bad for Acton. At this juncture rookie Jack Kentner Jr. stepped up to the plate and hammered a home run over the right field fence to deadlock the score at 2-2. The jubilant Acton nine went on to edge the Ti- gers 3-2 with a run in the 14th inning. The final againt the Delhi club, South Western Ontario Champs, was almost an anti- climax/ Acton took the first game at Delhi on a crisp, sunny October day, was another vic- tory against the hard hitting Tobaccomakers. The Town celebrated with a victory parade and an all- night party with a blazing bonfire at the "four corners", now the junction of Highway 7 and 25. Members of that champi- onship club included man- ager Matt Tyler, Don Ryder, Sam Snyder, Peter Chabun, infielders Norm Morton, Lorne Masters, Jack Waterhouse, Clayton "Dude" Lindsay, Owen Masales, Lorne "Dooney" Evans, Johnny Goy, Bobby Daderson, outfielders Bob Footit, Bill Waterhouse, Jack Kentner and Lloyd Robinson. Executive in- cluded Jack Rorpton, Fred Dawkins, Ray Mason and Eddie Ryder. Equipment manager was Percy Woods. TRANQUIL: Birch trees paint a portrait by a stream in the Acton area as it tumbles down the Niagara Escarpment. - Hartley Coles photo