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See ISLAND on 4B TRI-COUNTY TIMES | TIM JAGIELO (Above) Neil Shaddox hikes past a utility barn, which up until the 1930s housed horses, chickens and cows. (At left) On North Manitou Island, we slept on the beach, snorkeled and hiked through the wilderness. T:10” 2B Sunday, September 6, 2015 LIFE STYLE www.tctimes.com ® Olivia was a 4th grader. She loved to read, but this is a didn’t have any books at home. So if she was given a book in class, she would read it cover to story cover, again and again, until she had to give it back. One day Mrs. Kolish, her teacher, handed out brand-new copies of Charlotte’s Web. you As usual, Olivia read it cover to cover, again and again. She reluctantly went to give it back, but this time was different. Mrs. Kolish wouldn’t T:13” helped accept the book because Charlotte’s Web was Olivia’s to keep. You see, Olivia didn’t know that write, but every time you shopped at Target, you were giving to education. And each time you did, you helped raise one billion dollars for haven’t supplies and books for students like Olivia. So when Olivia said thanks a billion to Mrs. Kolish for the first book she could call her own, she yet read. was saying thanks a billion to you, too. thanks a billion © 2015 Target Brands, Inc. Target and the Bullseye Design are registered trademarks of Target Brands, Inc. 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Once cranked enough, a clown TOY a big hit a few decades ago. or jester would pop out and surprise the Kids imitated the act of smoking user. According to the book “Discovering FACTS and then ate the candy. How- saints in Britain” by John Vince, Jack in ever, numerous countries have the Box comes from 14th century prel- banned candy cigarettes, in- ate Sir John Schorne. Folklore says he cluding Brazil, Finland and Nor- cast the devil into a boot to From novelty way. Canada prohibited protect a village in Buck- ideas to outright the candy from using inghamshire. In France, dangerous toys, kids branding resembling these toys are called and their parents have actual cigarettes. Most “diable en boîte,” which bought them all candy cigarettes have been re- literally means, By Hannah Ball branded as candy sticks or just candy. “boxed devil.” [email protected] 810-433-6792 TOY GUMBY GUNS SLINKY This green clay hu- Watching a plas- Decades ago, when there tic or metal coil manoid character, cre- wasn’t as much controversy over ated to mimic comedic slink down the gun possession, many chil- personality Craig Baflour, stairs used to offer is a popular cultural icon. dren “shot” each other with hours of entertainment in a world with He’s used in clay anima- toy guns. Some shot pellets, less technology. The word “slinky” tion, parodies, merchan- some were cap guns, and some means graceful or sinuous in move- dising, and as a toy. He’s just made the sound. Machine ment, line or figure. The first one appeared on YouTube, guns, cap guns, pellet guns, came out in 1945 by Alex Brands, Nickelodeon, Cartoon dart guns, pistols, and many according to their website. Slinkies Network, and many other kinds are still available. used to be made out of metal, but other networks. Paintball guns are also popular. are usually made out of plastic now. DANGEROUS CHILDREN’S TOYS LAWN DARTS BAT MASTERSON SNACKTIME CABBAGE EASY BAKE OVENS By sending more than DERRINGER BELT GUN PATCH KID 6,000 people, mostly Children love acting like their par- kids, to the hospital These toy guns were popular with Teaching little kids how ents, so baking things in an Easy with injuries, this toy, any kid who wanted to be a cowboy, to take care of even Bake Oven was very enjoyable. also known as Jarts, is but they ended up being dangerous younger kids However, the Easy Bake Ovens by one of the most dangerous for the victim and shooter. Not only has been pop- Hasbro were recalled banned toys. It left a few kids disabled, put did the gun shoot pellets, it was also ular ever since in 2007 when a one 11-year-old girl in a coma, and killed a cap gun. The gun was hidden in the first baby girl had to have three children. The manufacturer used a belt buckle so the user could fire doll was in- part of her fin- a “game for adults only” warning on the it from the hip. vented. Since ger ampu- package, but kids still played with them. The friction of then, compa- tated after firing the gun nies have had burning it on MODEL ROCKETS right next to to add features the oven’s someone’s to sell more, includ- b u l b . T h e The Battlestar Galactica Colo- Empire Little nial Viper model rocket had a body created ing a doll that would actually eat small firing missile to launch. problems. In snacks. In 1996, Mattel released the L a d y S t o v e A 4-year-old accidentally shot fact, any fric- Snacktime Cabbage Patch Kid that from the 1960s the missile into his mouth and tion could set would “eat” the “snack” using a mo- reached tempera - choked to death in 1978. Now, any the caps off, so torized metal roller. 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