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July 2019 Ukrainian Canadian News 60 Richview Road Toronto Ontario M9A 5E4 416-243-7653 A Message from the Manager of Programs Summer is finally here! We are planning a variety of fun and entertaining activities for our residents. Now that school is out we hope many Celebrating July of the kids will join us in our various programs throughout the week. Also, we are planning Picnic Month several exciting outings this month including a trip to High Park and to Ward's Island. Tour de France Month Canada Day July 1 Don’t Step on a Bee Day July 10 Come and Celebrate Canada Day with us on July Yellow Pig Day st 1 at 1:45pm in main dinning room. July 17 Zookeeper Week July 21–27 Tell an Old Joke Day July 24 Lipstick Day July 29 “A man travels the world over in search of what he needs and returns home to find it”. George A. Moore July 2019 Three Manly Games Mongolia has a rich nomadic history, with many people today still living off the land of Asia’s vast steppe. Out of this nomadic culture A boy asks his father, "Dad, are bugs good to comes Naadam, a three-day festival eat?" "That's disgusting. Don't talk about things celebrated every July 11–13, where like that over dinner," the dad replies. After contestants compete in the traditional dinner the father asks, "Now, son, what did you games of archery, horse racing, and wrestling. want to ask me?" "Oh, nothing," the boy says. These three sports hearken back to the days of "There was a bug in your soup, but now it’s the Mongol empire under Ghengis Khan, when gone." such skills were necessary to excel in the *** emperor’s army. Math Teacher: “If I have 5 bottles in one hand and 6 in the other hand, what do I have?” Today, Naadam is a proud celebration of Mongol Student: “A drinking problem.” culture. The festival’s full name is eriin gurvan *** naadam, or “the three games of men,” but I was wondering why the ball kept getting everyone is encouraged to participate—men and bigger and bigger, and then it hit me. women, young and old. Archers use bows similar to those used under the reign of Ghengis Khan, *** fashioned out of wood, horn, bamboo, and bull Q: Why does Humpty Dumpty love autumn? tendon. Arrows are made of willow branches and A: Because Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. feathered from Griffon vultures. It is customary for groups to stand alongside the targets singing folk songs to cheer on the archers. The nomadic herders of Mongolia look forward to the horse racing competition as a time to show Residents’ Council off the best of their stock. Races do not take place on a track; rather, they cross up to 20 miles of Attention all Residents the open, windblown steppe. Winning is not just dependent upon speed, but a test of endurance for both the horse and its rider. The council meeting will be in the 2nd floor Recreation Room on Archery and horse racing may be exciting tests of skill and endurance, but wrestling is the pride of Thursday, July 25th at 1:00 p.m. Mongolia. Hundreds of wrestlers arrive each year to compete in a single-elimination tournament. This is a venue for all residents to There are no weight classes, so wrestlers must voice their concerns and comments. be ready to grapple with any and every opponent. Wearing nothing but traditional boots, arm coverings, and briefs, the massive men clash on the grassy hills. The ultimate winner is given the prestigious title of “Lion” and is revered like a folk hero in song and story. Naadam’s colorful pageantry celebrates the best of Mongolia’s past and present, a performance that would make Ghengis Khan proud. July 2019 Fruit Jam The Paperback Revolution Before 1935, there was no such thing as a quality paperback book. But on July 30 of that year, the very first Penguin books were Ingredients published in paperback, marking the start of a publishing revolution. In truth, soft-covered -3 pounds fruit (see options, below), cut into 1- dime novels and pulpy tabloid-style books had inch chunks if large, stone fruit pitted. been around for 100 years or more, but the first respectable paperbacks were the brainchild of - 1 1/2 pounds sugar (3 1/3 cups) publisher Allan Lane. His publishing house was suffering from declining sales, the result of the -Coarse salt Great Depression. While on a train trip, Lane -2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice was perusing the book kiosks at the station. He was disappointed that he could find nothing 1. 1.Stir together fruit, sugar, and 1/4 teaspoon salt worthy to read. It then occurred to him that he in a large heavy-bottomed pot. Bring to a boil, could fulfill that need by providing good quality stirring until sugar is dissolved and mashing fruit books for the price of a pack of cigarettes. His with a potato masher. Add lemon juice; continue Penguin imprint sold over three million copies to boil, stirring frequently, until bubbles slow, in its first year. For this reason, July 30 is chunks of fruit show at top, and mixture clings to celebrated as Paperback Book Day. a spoon but falls off in clumps, 10 to 12 minutes. Skim foam from top. 2. A Good Scare 3. 2.Ladle jam into clean containers, leaving 3/4 Scarecrows are normally associated inch of headroom. Let cool completely. Cover, with the days of late summer and label, and refrigerate up to 1 month, or freeze up autumn, but Build-a-Scarecrow Day to 1 year. falls on the first Saturday in July, for this is when scarecrows are needed most. The Egyptians were the first Variations to construct scarecrows in order Mixed Berry to keep quail out of their wheat fields. And while 1 pound each raspberries, blackberries, and strawberries the Greeks and Romans were building scarecrows, Nectarine-Raspberry so, too, were the Japanese, who made kakashi 2 1/4 pounds nectarines to protect their rice fields. With so much use 12 ounces raspberries of scarecrows throughout history, one would have to think that they are an effective way to Peach deter pest animals from raiding the fields. Most 3 pounds white or yellow peaches, peeled (optional) scarecrows do scare off pest birds like crows Peach-Plum and blackbirds—temporarily. But once the birds 1 1/2 pounds each peaches, peeled (optional), and plums become accustomed to the scarecrow, they will resume eating the crops. Researchers have Plum discovered that scarecrows with realistic faces 3 pounds plums and brightly colored clothing do a better job Raspberry of scaring away birds. Moving a scarecrow 3 pounds raspberries around will also keep pests wary. Futuristic farmers have even begun to opt for robotic scarecrows that scare birds off with laser beams and supersonic waves. July 2019 Sky-High Ambition July Birthdays Before becoming a pilot of world In astrology, those born July 1–22 are the renown, Amelia Earhart was a Crabs of Cancer. Guided by their hearts, rough and tumble girl who sought Crabs are emotional and nurturing. They adventure wherever she could create deep bonds and comfortable homes, find it in her small hometown of and are always willing to welcome people into Atchison, Kansas. She was born their circle. Those born between July 23–31 on July 24, 1897, to Sam and are Lions of Leo. Leos are natural leaders: Amy Earhart. Amy did not believe in molding intelligent, courageous, and bold. Leos’ social her daughters into “good little girls,” but instead natures also make them excellent friends. dressed them in pants and allowed them to roam the neighborhood with rifles, hunting rats. It was Helen, Czechowski – July 24 out of this adventurous youth that the aviation Vira, Koshutska – July 18 hero Amelia Earhart was born. Anna, Kuzyk - July 3 Valentina, Lawryniuk – July 3 Anna, Migus – July 7 Earhart’s first encounter with an airplane did Panteleon, Muzyka – July 27 not occur until around 1918, when she visited Maria, Pryszlak – July 7 the Canadian National Expedition in Toronto. A Mary, Rae – July 21 World War I flying ace was demonstrating death- Maria, Smerek – July 1 defying maneuvers when he spotted Earhart on Annie Zaluski – July 4 the ground. In an attempt to fluster her, he dove Olga Kowal – July 15 close overhead, but Earhart stood her ground. It Oksana Veryha – July 21 was at this moment that Earhart reported thinking Miron Kozik – July 19 “that the little red airplane said something to me as it swished by.” Two years later, U.S. Army Air Service pilot Frank Hawks gave Earhart a plane ride and rekindled her desire to take up flying. She worked multiple jobs to scrape together enough money for flying lessons. Just two years after her introduction to flying from Hawks, Earhart flew to 14,000 feet, setting a world record for female pilots. It was the first of many records she would set. After Charles Lindbergh flew solo across the Atlantic in 1927, the stage was set for a woman to complete the same feat. At first, pilot Amy Guest expressed interest, but she ultimately declined, deeming the trip too perilous. It was Earhart who was chosen for the honor, and upon completion of the trans-Atlantic flight with a small team, she was hailed as a national hero. But the allure of crossing the Atlantic solo loomed large, and in 1932, she completed her famous solo Atlantic flight.