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Issue 21 April 26, 2012

2nd Quarter 2012Week 18

April 29 -May 5

TABLE OF CONTENTSISSUE 2012.18

Flowers are Coming!pages 1-4

Famous Landmarks:Butchart Gardens

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May Daypages 7-8

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Now that the end of April is here, and we look forward to May, flowers are popping up every-where. Remember, “April showers bring May flowers.”• The man who has been credited with coining the

above phrase actually said it a little differently. Thomas Tusser was a poet and agricultural writer in the 16th century. He published “One Hundred Good Points of Husbandry” in England in 1557. Later, in 1573, he expanded the writing to “Five Hundred Points of Good Husbandry.”

• Tusser’s writing was in old English style where he wrote, “Sweet April showers, do spring May flowers.” His books were collections of instructions on housekeeping, gardening and farming. His poems contained humor as well as wisdom.

• Despite his wisdom, Tusser’s fame did not come until after his death in London in 1580. His words have lived on for centuries.

• Other familiar quotes attributed to Tusser include: 1)“A fool and his money are soon parted.” 2)“God sendeth and giveth both mouth and meat.” 3)“Always look at the sunny side of life.” Many quotes from his writing have been changed to more modern language styles.

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Chase bank is helping wounded warriors own free homes.

What an amazing statement, given the grief that banks have given homeowners in recent

years. But it’s true. Chase hooked up with three nonprofit groups -- Military Warriors Support

Foundation, Operation Homefront and Building Homes for Heroes -- to provide homes as a

means of apologizing for the mistakes made in foreclosing on homes owned by active military

and veterans. Specifically, within five years, Chase has vowed to provide a mortgage-free

home to 1,000 wounded veterans.Chase, also known as JPMorgan Chase, didn’t

stop there.--Lower mortgage interest rates: Eligible

borrowers will have a 4 percent interest rate while on active duty and for a year after that.

The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) limit is 6 percent.

--Improved affordable loan program: If you’re having problems making payments and want

a mortgage modification, Chase will go above and beyond the new Home Affordable

Modification Program.--No foreclosure for active duty personnel.--Employment: In the next 10 years, Chase

will coordinate the hiring of 100,000 veterans, working in tandem with other corporations.--Education: Earn a Technology Education

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to handle veteran matters, it’s opened a hotline that runs 24 hours a day. For mortgage

questions, call the Chase Military Services Hotline at 877-469-0110.

I’m not a fan of banks, but when one steps up and does the right thing, it needs to be

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Write to Freddy Groves in care of King Features Weekly

• On May 10, 1869, the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads meet up in Promontory, Utah, making transcontinental railroad travel possible for the first time in U.S. history. Journeys that had taken months by wagon train or weeks by boat now took only days.

• On May 7, 1915, the British ocean liner Lusitania is torpedoed without warning by a German submarine off the coast of Ireland, with 1,198 people drowned. It was later revealed that the Lusitania was carrying about 173 tons of war munitions for Britain, which the Germans cited as justification for the attack.

• On May 12, 1925, a Philadelphia radio station broadcasts the first all-star radio program featuring film actors and actresses. Sound films had not yet debuted, and the broadcast marked the first time that most listeners had heard the voices of film stars like Lillian Gish and Marion Davies.

• On May 8, 1933, the first police radio system, connecting headquarters to patrol cars and patrol cars to one another, is installed in Eastchester Township, N.Y. The system consisted of one transmitter of 20 watts for the headquarters and two transmitters of 4.5 volts each for the two patrol cars.

• On May 13, 1956, Gene Autry’s musical variety show, “Gene Autry’s Melody Ranch,” airs its final broadcast, after 16 years. The show featured 10- to 15-minute skits about cowboys and rustlers, along with musical numbers by Autry, “America’s singing cowboy.”

• On May 9, 1960, the Food and Drug Administration approves the world’s first commercially produced birth-control bill. Development of “the pill” was commissioned by birth-control pioneer Margaret Sanger and funded by heiress Katherine McCormick.

• On May 11, 1981, reggae legend Bob Marley dies of cancer in Miami Beach, Fla. Marley, born in Jamaica in 1945, formed his band, the Wailers, in 1963. In the early 1970s, the band’s records began to catch on outside Jamaica, assisted by Eric Clapton’s cover of “I Shot the Sheriff.”

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1. Is the book of Habakkuk in the Old or New Testament or neither?2. Who’s the only woman in the Bible with her age mentioned? Eve, Ruth, Leah, Sarah3. What did Methuselah become at 187 years old? Saved, Invalid, Father, Martyr4. From Mark 9, Hell is a place where what dieth not? Worm, Body, Soul, Greed5. On what day did God divide land and wa-ter? 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th6. What bird was named for the Apostle Pe-ter? Tern, Cormorant, Auklet, Petrel

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othersofferamenagerie.• ThetulipfieldsthatbloomnearAmsterdamareamongthemostfamousintheworld.TheKeukenhofGardenssouthwestofAmsterdaminthesmallvillageofLisseareonlyopenfromMarchtoMay.Keukenhoftranslatesto“kitchengarden,”andthehistoricparkisknownasthe“GardenofEurope.”Everyspringmorethansevenmillionflowersbloomwithtulipsthemostabundantbutalsopresentarebloomsofdaffodils,orchids,hyacinths,roses,carnations,irises,liliesandmore.

• Nearly50acres(20ha)ofGiantTecoloteRanunculusflowershavebeenbloomingontherollinghillsofNorthSanDiegoCountyinSouthernCaliforniaforover60years.KnownastheFlowerFields®atCarlsbad

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• GiantTecoloteRanunculuswerebroughttoSouthernCaliforniabyLutherGage,anEnglishhorticulturist,morethan60years

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• CallawayGardensopenedtothepublicin1952.Therearetwoareasthatareburstingwithazaleas.Theoriginal“OverlookAzaleaGarden,”plantedundertheguidanceofthefounders,CasonandVirginiaCallaway,hasmorethan700varietiesofcultivatedazaleasthatwereplantedmanyyearsago.

The“CallawayBrothersAzaleaBowl”wasopenedin1999on40acres(16.2ha).Ithasmorethan3,400hybridazaleasinpinks,

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• PeakbloomingtimeintheGulfCoaststates,includingTexas,isfromFebruarytoMayorJune,andintheCarolinasandVirginia,itis

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person had a Social Security card and more.One of the concerns now is that if someone

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your Social Security card at home. Shred any documents that have your name or account numbers on them before putting them in the trash. When you pay with a credit card, keep your eyes on the card to make sure a number “skimmer” isn’t used. Don’t leave outgoing mail in the box at home. And don’t give any information over the phone to someone who

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Q: I left my propane grill out on the back deck over the winter. We didn’t get much snow or rain, and actually used it from time to time, so I didn’t cover it. Now I notice some rust on the underside of the grill. What’s the best way to clean it and prevent it from happening again? -- Janice

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steel-wire brush or steel wool.If the interior of the grill or the grates are rusty or caked with old charcoal and burnt-on food, use the same cleaning methods to scrub them off. Then, clean the interior well (for readers who use charcoal grills, remove the old ashes and

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Mark Martin is a man of great enthusiasm. At age 53, he is having a limited season of great success.

Martin isn’t competing full-time this year. He’s the primary driver of Michael Waltrip Racing’s No. 55 Aar-on’s Toyota, but has competed in only five of the seven Sprint Cup races to date. Nonetheless, he is a respect-able 20th in the point standings. If he can maintain a spot in the top 20, he would be eligible for a wild-card spot in the Chase for the Sprint Cup.

After a third-place finish at Texas Motor Speedway, Martin said, “This is so much fun and such a privilege to drive a race car at this point in my career, to be able to drive a race car for a team like this.”

Martin, from Batesville, Ark., has never won the Sprint Cup champi-onship but has finished second five times: 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002 and 2009.

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else that I find quite as much fun as going to work with a great race team with a great attitude. It’s fun for me to go to every race that I get to go to.”

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Five-time Cup series runner-up Mark Martin has worked his way to a respectable 20th in the points standings. As a part-time racer, he could make the Chase as a wild card. (John Clark/NASCAR This Week photo)

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