The Independent-News, Volume 121, Number 7, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 29 June 1995 — Page 13

POTATO CREEK । STATE PARK NATURALIST SCHEDULE The Naturalist Schedule for the ming week at Potato Creek State irk is as follows. All programs e free of charge and open to the iblic after paying the park adission fee. All programs begin omptly at scheduled times, ■lildren under 12 must be acmpanied by an adult. JThe Nature Center is open daily Im 9:00. a.m. - 5:00 p.m. krURDAY, JULY 1 p.OO a.m. — Park Patch Pro’»am. Come find out how to earn a itch while enjoying the park, jes 5 and up. Meet: Nature ) mter. ) 10:00 a.m. — Bats & Me. View, plore various aspects of Bats, ) d their benefits. 45 minutes, ^et: Nature Center Auditorium. *2:00 p.m. — Wetland Wander. ~ijoy this pleasant walk along the •amps and streams of trail 4. 1 ur 30 minutes. Meet: Porter.e Cemetery. 4:00 p.m. — Nature Games, •me join in the fun and learn a le about nature tool For all es. 30 minutes. Meet: Nature

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Center. 7:30 p.m. — Jump Start Band. Great music from rock and roll to rhythm and blues. Bring a lawn chair or blanket to sit on. Meet: Beach. 9:00 p.m. — Fireworks. Wow! Don’t miss this great display over the Lake. Campers are encouraged to walk to avoid the traffic. Meet: Beach. SUNDAY, JULY 2 8:30 a.m. — Worship Service. A non-denominational service open to all. Meet: Peppermint Hill Shelter. 9:00 a.m. — Park Patch Program . Come find out how to earn a patch while enjoying the park. Ages 5 and up. Meet: Nature Center. 10:00 a.m. — Birds For Beginners. Come along to get some basic birding tips and look for some of our feathered friends along the way. 1 hours. Meet: Nature Center. 2:00 p.m. — Whose Bones Are These? Come and learn about the types of bones that animals have and how to identify them. 45 minutes. Meet: Nature Center Auditorium. 8:00 p.m. — Night Hike. Listen to the sounds of the night and learn about the creatures that are making them. 1 hour. Meet: Whispering Pines Picnic Area.

Grand union: Before the American Revolution and at the time of independence the British ensign was flown in the Colonies. Subesquently this was modified — the red cross of St. George and the white cross of St. Andrew were shifted to the canton, with the field consisting of 7 red and 6 white stripes representing the Colonies. Gladsden Flag: The Colonies resented the British ensign more and more. Most of them flew their own banners, with crisp symbolic design. One of the most popular was the so-called Gadsden flag, with a coiled rattlesnack on a yellow field, over the words “Don’t Tread on Me’’. Others included “Liberty or Death’’ slogans. Bunker Hill Flag: In New England, the pine tree was the popular flag emblem. It appeared on the Colonial banner hoisted over the redoubts at Bunker Hill. This showed a red background; another was the old British blue ensign with the pine tree in the canton. The pine tree was also minted into shillings. First “Stars and Stripes’’: After Congress passed the flag resolution June 14, 1777, the battle of Bennington (August 1777) is believed to mark the first display of a flag with 13 stars and 13 stripes. It consisted of II stars in semi-circle, and one in each comer of the canton. The figure 76 honors the year of Independence. The “Cowpens’’ Flag: The 3rd Maryland Regiment fought at Cowpens, South Carolina (January 1781); it carried the first starred and striped flag that fulfilled the 1777 flag resolution. It consisted of 12 white stars in a circle and one in the center of the blue field, with 7 red and 6 white stripes. Betsy Ross Flag: Betsy Ross, an expert needlewoman of Philadelphia was, according to legend, asked in 1776 to design a national flag suggested by General Washington. The actual facts are obscure; the legend only came to light in 1870. Betsy is credited with making the stars 5-pointed. She arranged them in a circle. Flag of 1795: This flag had 15 stripes and 15 stars. It flew for 23 years; under it five presidents served — Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison and Monroe. Five new states were admitted during these five years but no change was made in the flag. This was the first official flag to fly over the Capitol in Washington. Flags of the Confederacy —of its four flags, the battle flag was the Civil War flag and is best known. It consisted of a blue cross stretched diagonally across a red field; on the cross were 13 white stars. Although the South had seceded, Lincoln refused to alter the Stars and Stripes with its 34 stars. 1912 — This was the twenty-fifth desing of the flag with the addition of two stars for the states of Arizona and New Mexico. The stars were arranged in six rows of 8 stars each. This flag was unchanged for 47 years and eight presidents served under it. The Flag of today: With admission to the Union of Alaska and Hawaii, the flag gained two more stars, making a field of 50 stars. They are arranged in 5 rows of 6 stars each and 4 rows of 5 stars each. This flag was officially unfurled July 4, 1960. It is your flag! Long may it wave!

MONDAY, JULY 3 9:00 a.m. — Park Patch Program. Come find out how to earn a patch while enjoying the park. Ages 5 and up. Meet: Nature Center. 10:00 a.m. — Tracks And Scats. Come along on this hike and search for signs left behind by the wildlife. 1 hour 30 minutes. Meet: Nature Center. 2:00. p.m. — Talons Os Terror. Learn about the swift and powerful birds of prey. 45 minutes. Meet: Nature Center Auditorium. 8:00 p.m. — Evening Escapades. Come alolng on this hike to see how the world around us changes at night. 1 hours. Meet: Quaking Aspen East Parking Lot. TUESDAY, JULY 4 9:00 a.m. — Park Patch Program . Come find out how to earn a patch while enjoying the park. Ages 5 and up. Meet: Nature Center. 10:00 a.m. — Traces From The Past. If you are interested in the history of the land that is now Potato Creek State Park, then you won’t want to miss this informative hike. 1 hour 30 minutes. Meet: Porter-Rea Cemetery. 2:00 p.m. —Oh Deer! Get the facts about these popular but controveresial animals in this informative talk. 1 hour. Meet: Nature Center Auditorium.

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WEDNESDAY, JULY 5 9:00 a.m. — Park Patch Program . Come find out how to earn a patch while enjoying the park. Ages 5 and up. Meet: Nature Center. 10:00 a.m. — Spying Spiders. Come learn more about spiders and all of their interesting characteristics. 45 minutes. Meet: Nature Center Auditorium. 2:00 p.m. — Dying With Plants. Learn the basics of boiling mordanting, coloring natural fabrics with native plants. 45 minutes. Meet: Natue Center Auditorium. THURSDAY, JULY 6 9:00 a.m. — Park Patch Program. Come find out how to earn a patch while enjoying the park. Ages 5 and up. Meet: Nature Center. 10:00 a.m. — Bats. Come find out what bats are really like, and the important roles they have to play. 45 minutes. Meet: Nature Center Auditorium. 2:00 p.m. — Papermaking. Discover how a long lost are mimics some local insects . . . and can be a great way to recycle! 1 hour. Meet: Nature Center Auditorium. 9:00 p.m. — Stellar Stories. Join us for alook at the night sky to learn a few constellations and their stories. Bring something to sit on. Night hike if cloudy. 1 hour. Meet: Campground Campfire Circle. FRIDAY, JULY 7 9:00 a.m. — Park Patch Program . Come find out how to earn a patch while enjoying the park. Ages 5 and up. Meet: Nature Center. 10:00 a.m. — Bugged By Bugs. Hear a little about insects and then make a bug sucker of your very own! 45 minutes. Meet: Nature Center Auditorium. 2:00 p.m. — Tree ID Spree. Learn some tree I.D. basics and practice using them on this slowpaced hike. 1 hour. Meet; Quaking Aspen East Parking Lot. 8:00 p.m. — Fun Around The Campfire. Bring a lawn chair or blanket to sit on and join in the fun. 1 hour. Meet: Campground Campfire Circle. POSTMASTER’S “POSTMARKS” By Linda Johnson Walkerton Postmaster ’’The U.S. Postal Service: A Good Environment Citizen” Environmental management is everyone’s business in the Postal Service. Every functional area of the Postal Service has a piece of the environmental pie. These initiatives include operating one of the nation’s largest alternative fuel vehicle fleets. About 2,700 vehicles have been converted to compressed natural gas (CNG), and there are plans to convert anothe 4,300 vehicles by the end of 1995. GNC powered vehicles offer better fuel economy and produce only a faction of the overall pollutants found in the emissions of gasoline vehicles. CNG powered vehicles emit virtually no carbon monoxide, sulfer oxides, or particulates. The Postal Service also is testing other alternative fuel technologies, including electric and ethonal. Six electric-powered long-life vehicles (LLVs) will begin testing in Torrance, California, and Fairfax, Virginia, this year. These electric

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powered LLVs will be zero-emis-sion vehicles. Four ethanol-pow-ered vehicles will be deployed this year in Illinois. The Postal Service is a national leader in the use of re-refined oil. More than 100,000 postal vehicles currently use re-refined oil, which prevents pollution and saves natural resources. Aqueous based cleaners are replacing hazardous chemicals in many cleaning and maintaience operations. By the end of 1995, the use of 17 targeted chemicals is expected to be reduced by 50 percent. Turning from transportation to mail, the Postal Service also practices what it preaches about pollution prevention. It is estimated that more than 400,000 tons of wastepaper, cardboard, plastics, cans and other material were recycled last year. Mail is recyclable mixed paper waste, so there’s no reason for any mail to end up in landfills. Shopping by mail also saves vehicle trips, which contribute to air pollution. That’s why some people consider advertising mail to be a “mall in a mailbox”. The Postal Service also protects the environment in the stamps we issue and the way we make them. New water-based inks don’t contain lead or other “heavy” metals. New water-activated adhesives dissolve during recycling. Stamps, retail and philatelic products — including pre-stamped envelopes, postal cards, stamp booklet covers, packaging materials and Express Mail and Priority Mail envelopes — contain recycled material. Our philatelic program also demonstrates our commitment to environmental stewardship. Four environmental stamps have been issued as part of the 25th anniversary celebration of Earth Day. The designs for these stamps were selected from a nationwide contest, co-sponsored by McDonald’s, of artwork produced by 8- to 13-year old children. The Postal Service purchased more than S7O million in products with recycled content last year. And more than two million plastic pallets were purchased in 1994. These longer-life plastic trays and pallets will replace limited use cardboard trays and wooden pallets. New hampers and mail containers contain 50 percent recycled material. These initiatives, and the caring hearts of thousands of postal employees who volunteer nationwide on a variety of projects to protct the environment, help the Postal Service earn the title “Good Environmental Citizen”. The greatest masterpieces were once only pigments on a palette. —Henry S. Haskins Saffir “No, it has nothing to do with asbestos. It’s the annual cleaning of the boys’ locker room.”

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