Halton Hills Newspapers

Halton Hills This Week (Georgetown, ON), 10 November 1993, p. 25

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‘or Kids Co The Finest in Kidswear 877-7 275 Georgetown Marketplace Youth Forum Why is Remembrance Day special? COUNTRIES & CAPITALS CAN YOU MATCH V N ACH COUNTRY 7 WITH ITS CAPITAL city? ACN ¢ y/ iN JAPAN Q VIENNA IRAQ GB] Santiaco Patrick, Grade 8, Ecole Alan, Grade 8, Ecole Sacre David, Ginde 7, Ecole Guillaume, Grade 8, Ecole HUNGARY c| PEKING pre can remember allthe “It’s. for us. to remember the wT remember the ocllers sear ee neers sol- AUSTRIA >| BAGHDAD rien wed for sy ot oe MamaeteseT cealhnwateccomy> | (| Cana | [B| Pas ae Z (B| ITALY fF Tokyo . sos CHILE ~ fal ROME Odd History and Trivia FRANCE (a BUDAPEST Below are some facts that you won’t hear in the average history class pelican colony. Later nicknamed “The Rock”, it closed in 1963. Billboard ban: King Charles II was against large advertising bill- boards. He said, “No signs.shall be hung across the streets shutting out the air and light of the heavens.” Talk about long goodbyes: Washington’s farewell address was 32 pages sewn together in a book. Ancient writings: The absurd practice of scratching obscenities, boasts and invitations on the walls in public restrooms has been going on for more than 2,000 years. Even the excavated walls of ancient Pompeii were scrawled with unprintable gems! Overachiever: Talk about growing up fast. King Tut started his career ata very young age. He was only’ eight years old when he became king. Smoothing things out: Even though the Ancient Greeks had no clothifig~irons, they still liked that fresh-pressed-look. They. used a heated bar that looked like a rolling pin to eliminate wrinkles. Head count: There are an estimat- ed 23,000 stones in the Washington Monument. Jail birds: Alcatraz, once inhabited by prisoners on a rocky island in the San Francisco Bay, was discovered in 1769. It was named for its large ANSWERS: 38'dL°99'DS vb'HE ‘az ‘aT SSI {SN AND HAVES WORD SCRAMBLE 1. SVEEAL 4. |1YNWD 2. YTFRSO 5. DLCUYO 3. DPESRAA 6. GHYDTLIA The Business Improvement Area (BIA) held its 3rd Annual Halloween Costume Contest and Parade last Saturday with great success. Pictured with costume winners from left is, BIA manager Margaret Vint, 8-year-old Laura Takahashi as a teapot, Karen Curzon with 2-year-old daughter Jennifer as a ladybug, 7-year-old Brent Emigh as Elvis, and Lulu the Clown (a.k.a. Sandy Alsen). photo by Simon Wilson/HHTW ZJIRTHDAY Just for Kids need: Georgetown] EJOWLI ses skies soar and Great for tideles. Write and tll us 185 Guelph St. vnild’s what is happening at your birth £” school or social club, and we will do Call 873-7011 to on aad Four best to publish your work! book your |. ACTON Write to: The Masked Puzzler at child's birth da: Halton Hills This Week, BOWL 232 Guelph St., Georgetown, Ont. party! 853-047 L7G 4B1

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