Shady Pines Celebrates ‘Cause It’s Fall Y’all!
How Do You Explain This New Season?
Hey, kids, do you want to learn some cool facts about Fall?
I’m Zulah Talmadge. 
Here in The Shady Pines Gazette news headquarters we’ve been getting all sorts of questions from parents and teachers. They want to know how to explain this new season to children. So we did some research. Here are some fun facts:
Did you know that Fall and Autumn are the same seasons? Autumn is considered the formal word for Fall. Fall is when the weather starts getting cooler, leaves change color and some animals start searching for food to store for the winter.
What Exactly is Fall?
Fall or Autumn is one of the four seasons. The four seasons are Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall. Fall is the season between Summer and Winter. The 
first day of Autumn this year is Wednesday, September 22nd.
The unofficial end of the summer season and the beginning of the Fall season is when the children go back to school.
Colors associated with the season are red, yellow, orange, brown, and black.
When is Fall?
Fall begins on the Autumnal Equinox. 
On the Equinox the sun spends almost the same amount of time above and below the horizon. The sunrise and sunset are about 12 hours apart everywhere on Earth. The daylight hours are a little longer.
In the Northern Hemisphere (where the United States is located) October is the first full month of Fall.
Fall ends on the Winter Solstice. Believe me, it can get cold here in Shady Pines!
The Winter Solstice is the shortest day of the year. The day has the least amount of sunlight.
The Winter Solstice usually occurs on December 21st or 22nd.
That’s right before Christmas. But let’s get back to the season at hand.
What Happens in Fall/Autumn?
In Fall you will notice that the leaves on the trees start to change color. Before you can say, “Quick Change Artist” they’re now red, yellow, orange, and brown.
There are two types of trees – Deciduous and Evergreens. Deciduous tree leaves change color but Evergreens do not. Christmas trees are evergreens.
So why do the leaves change color and drop from the trees? Lack of food and water is the answer. Look around downtown Shady Pines and you’ll see the change of color in the plants and flowers.
During the Fall the days get shorter and the stuff in the leaves called, chlorophyl cannot get
enough light from the sun needed to make food. The leaf lives off the stored food and starts to lose chlorophyll and its green color.
As the chlorophyll leaves the leaf the yellow and orange colors start to show. When all the stored food is used up the leaf dies, turns brown, and falls from the tree.
Fun Fall Things To Do
Do you want to know something else?
A lot of fun activities happen during Fall. For many Shady Pines families, it’s become a tradition to take the children out to pick pumpkins and apples during this time of year. Besides carving pumpkins, (sometimes for prizes) there are also good tasting recipes for pumpkin bread and apple cider.
We’ll have more on that later.
In the meantime, you might want to go shopping. The temperatures are getting cooler and it’s time to get ready for sweater weather.
You might want to stock up on warm socks, hats, mittens, boots and galoshes. Yes, even those rubbery boots will come 
in handy. Kids can find so much to do even on those rainy, puddle-filled days.
With each new season there’s another chance to think about ways to be kind 
to our family members, neighbors, and friends.
And that’s not just a Fall thing. It’s and everyday thing in the small Southern town of Shady Pines. Happy Fall to one and all!!! – Zulah Talmadge
Hi, everyone. Zula Talmadge here from The Shady Pines Gazette news. Twenty years later, it ocurs to me there are kids today who may not know much about this historic event.
I know I’d never experienced an act of terrorism like that before. I was stunned as I watched with disbelief as news of the tragedy flickered on our TV screens. It seemed like a bad movie. It couldn’t be real.
September 11th is now known as
To the children in Shady Pines Story Town today, this date may only be a chapter in a history book. Our challenge as reportrs, parents or educators is to explain the true significance of this day in our nation’s history.
A remarkable reaction on 9-11 was the unity, compassion, and strength that flowed through our country. Strangers cried together, held hands, ran to help each other, stood in lines to donate blood, and rallied together. It was an inspiring bond we shared through our tears.
It is important while discussing the events of September 11th that you listen to any questions a child might ask. I know when I talk to kids about 9-11, I do my best to ease any fears or worries they have. One of our teachers has them draw a picture or write a letter. By doing that, kids express their thoughts and emotions after learning about this tragic yet courageous day.
If you live near any of the
Their job was much harder and more dangerous than the chores kids do today, like cleaning their room and taking out the trash.
demanded better pay, fewer hours, and safer working conditions.
Thousands of union workers participated in the 2018 Labor Day Parade. New York City’s biggest labor unions came flooded the Midtown Manhattan street as a reminder of the hard-fought rights won by the nation’s labor unions and, according to the prevalent chant of the day, that “New York City is a Union Town.”
Some people say the September date was chosen because it falls between the 4th of July and Thanksgiving.
the jobs they’ve had in the past and how they were treated. That could get really interesting.
I think we can all agree the South is a land of epic weather. 
I’m Zulah Talmadge with The Shady Pines Gazette news and I’m going to be talking about how we cope with the extremes of summer.
Southern women don’t sweat—we “glisten.”
It’s not the heat—it’s the humidity.
It’s so hot the swimming pool is boiling.
The countdown to the 2021 Tokyo Olmpic Games is on! Hi everyone.
I’m Scoop the Cub Reporter with The Shady Pines Gazette news and I’m getting pumped. We’ve had to wait an extra year for the Olympics to roll around. Remember how it got cancelled last year becuase of the pandemic?
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games back to 776 B.C. They might have been going on for years before that! Athletic competitions took place every four years near Olympia, Greece, during a religious festival honoring Zeus. 
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representing the wish that the Tokyo 2021 Olympic Games will lead to a future of everlasting hope in the hearts of everyone around the world.
Remember Olympic baseball and softball? They’re back! After missing the 2012 and 2016 Olympics, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) re-added the two sports.for this year’s Olympics in Japan, one of the most baseball-crazed countries in the world. 
We still won’t see any Major League baseball players taking part, but there’s a good chance we’ll see some stars in the making.
Skateboarding is another high-profile addition to the Games visitors will be able see in 2021. Some are questioning whther this should be an Olympic sport.
You’ll have to watch and decide for yourself.
Still, we will be seeing surfing, sport climbing and karate (duh, Japan) in the Games for the first time ever. 
The Olympics are as much about peace and friendship between competing nations as they are about the results of the competition. One of the most famous symbols every four years is the Olympic torch. 
Being selected as a torchbearer is a special honor.
will be lit in a spcial container and the Games will officially begin.