1. We all know Rudolph has a red nose,
but does he have antlers?
2. Round or oval candies filled with fruit
preserves or cream and covered with
chocolate are called?
3. Which country created eggnog?
4. If you were born on Christmas Day,
what’s your sign?
5. How much did it cost to send a
Christmas card within the same city
early in the Victorian era?
6. Ralph E. Morris, a telephone company employee, invented what for
Christmas trees?
7. What is the biggest selling Christmas
single of all time?
1. Yes 2. Sugarplums
3. England 4. Capricorn
5. Nothing 6. Electric Lights
7. White Christmas
Trivia Answers
Visit our
Adult Learning Centres
websites at:
centralalgomaadulted.adsb.on.ca
thessaloncontinuinged.org
Holiday Eating
by Clarence Bird
2 cups oatmeal
1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup coconut
1/2 tsp. salt
1 cup butter, melted
1 (14 oz) can sweetened condensed milk
1/2 cup peanut butter
1 cup M&Ms
1 cup chocolate chips
1 tsp. baking soda
M&M
Dream
Bars
1. Combine oatmeal, brown sugar, flour,
coconut, baking soda and salt; add
melted butter and stir until moist. Reserve 1 1/2 cups and press remaining
crumbs into a greased 13x9 inch baking pan (line the pan with non-stick
foil).
2. Bake 12 minutes at 375°F.
3. Combine milk and peanut butter;
carefully spread over baked crust.
Sprinkle on M&Ms and chocolate
chips. Sprinkle reserved crumbs over
chocolate pieces and lightly press
crumbs down.
4. Bake for 20 minutes, or until golden
brown. Cool completely before cutting.
Volume 21 Issue 4
ADULTS PURSUING LEARNING & EDUCATION
December
Trivia
Adults Pursuing Learning & Education
1. Spices
2. Feminine products
3. Chocolate
4. Toiletries
5. Canned meats and jerky
6. Crackers and tortillas
7. Baby toiletries
8. Soup packets
9. Socks
10. Canned fruit other than
pineapple
Source: http://1027kord.com/10-thingsfood-banks-need-but-wont-ask-for/?
trackback=tsmclip
December 2014
Thessalon Food Bank
254 Water Street, Thessalon
Bruce Mines United Church – basement side door
18 Williams St, Bruce Mines,
St. Joseph's Island and Area Food
Bank and Community Kitchen
1062B Line, Hilton Beach
Echo Bay Community “Stuff a Bus”
 The BAY Café’s parking lot (next
to Pit Stop)
 Same night as Echo Bay’s Annual Parade of Lights, Saturday,
December 13th
 Looking for Gently Used/New
Toys, Winter Clothing, and Nonperishable Food Items
Spread the Joy this Christmas with the Gift of Giving!
LITERACY TODAY
Helpful Hints
Clarence Bird
1. Keep your headlights clear with car
wax. Just wipe ordinary car wax on
your headlights. It contains special
water repellents that will prevent that
messy mixture from accumulating on
your lights.
2. Fog-proof your windshield with shaving cream. Spray some shaving
cream on the inside of your windshield and wipe it off with paper towels. Shaving cream has many of the
same ingredients found in commercial
defoggers.
“The art of teaching is the art of assist3. Have leftover coffee from this morning? Make coffee ice cubes. Can be ing discovery.”
used to cool hot coffee without dilut- Mark Van Doren
ing it.
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The APLE Gazette - Adults Pursuing Learning & Education - is a non-profit newsletter
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Bridge. The APLE Gazette introduces our programmes, both credit and literacy, to
our communities and provides a forum for our adult students to publish their work.
Monthly Advertising Rates
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For more information call:
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Literacy motivates people by
increasing self-esteem and awareness
resulting in long-lasting
and meaningful changes.
For More
Information Call:
Erin Trivers Siemers
LBS Instructor
Thessalon Adult Learning Centre
(705) 842-9191
Janet Prpich
Programme Coordinator
Northland Adult Learning Centre
(705) 945-7109
Essential Literacy Skills
For the Workplace
The Government of Canada identifies the nine essential literacy skills
needed for work, learning and life:
1. Reading
2. Document use
3. Numeracy
4. Writing
5. Oral communication
6. Working with others
7. Thinking
8. Computer use
9. Continuous learning
Challenge yourself to brush up
on your skills today!
Source: http://abclifeliteracy.ca/files/EssentialSkillsActivities.pdf
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English and Mathematics Review
Job Skills Training Courses
Retail Training Course
Essential Skills Training (clerical)
Variety of Computer Courses
Services Available at No Cost
Computer and Wi-Fi Access
Access to Employment Solutions Resources
Pinterest Crafts
Snowman Wreath
FREE COMPUTER
CLASSES
1. Start with three wreaths of different sizes, small, medium, and large as depicted in the photo above. You can use natural or faux wreaths.
2. Attach your three wreaths with zip ties
(or string, cord, or wire).
3. Use an old scarf or find one at a thrift
store to tie onto your snowman as
shown. Choose one with bright cheerful
colours!
4. Use an old toque or Santa hat from a
dollar store.
5. Ready to hang! Use a regular wreath
hanger over your door.
Source: http://www.front-porch-ideas-and-more.com/
instructions-for-making-christmas-wreaths.html
Classes will run based on enrollment at Thessalon Adult
Learning Centre and Central Algoma Adult Learning Centre
OUR LITERACY PROGRAM IS
OFFERING THE FOLLOWING
COMPUTER CLASSES:
Send us your
upcoming nonprofit events for
next month’s issue
of the AP LE
Gazette!
UPCOMING COMPUTER COURSES:
Basic Computing
Mon. Jan. 19, 2015
9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
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Basic Computing
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Facebook & Email
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Microsoft Word
Tues. Jan. 20, 2015
9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
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Digital Photography
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Courses run weekly for a
6-week duration.
Meals-on-Wheels
c/o PHARA
135 Dawson St.
Thessalon, ON
P0R 1L0
Tel: 705-842-2070
Fax: 705-842-5314
“SERVING BRUCE MINES
TO IRON BRIDGE”
Ann Boudah
Meals-on-Wheels
Coordinator
Ad Sponsored by: Thessalon Flower Pot II 705-842-2511
Audrey’s Hair Shop
Walk-Ins Welcome!
Audrey Darch
Owner/Hair Stylist
31 Bay St.
Thessalon, ON
705-842-1779
North Channel
Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic
135 Dawson Street
P.O. Box 658
Thessalon, ON P0R1L0
Tel: (705) 842-9898
ROAD BUILDING
TRUCKING
POND CONSTRUCTION
www.northchannelnplc.org
Call now to register.
If you are seeking volunteers to assist with
your event or odd jobs, we have many students
willing to help you!
For volunteer opportunities in the
Thessalon, Bruce Mines, and
Iron Bridge area,
contact:
Central Algoma Adult Learning Centre
Thessalon Adult Learning Centre
(705) 782-3644
(705) 842-9191
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MAJOR
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assessment of your wood lot.
RR#2 Bruce Mines, ON P0R 1C0 705–736–2270
Global Auto Service Inc.
Your Automotive
TASK Force
Mike Kern
Box 389,
160 Main St.
Thessalon, ON P0R 1L0
Your local florist delivering from Thessalon to
Garden River,
along the Hwy.17 corridor
and St. Joseph Island
Complete Automotive
Diagnostics and
Emissions Testing
Dyno Testing and Tuning
For volunteer opportunities in the
Echo Bay, Desbarats, and
St. Joseph Island area,
contact:
Sustainable Forestry in Private and Crown Land
9133 Hwy 17E Bruce Mines
Phone: 705-251-2228
Call “BOE”
705-842-2511
A beautiful supply of
Christmas
arrangements
Toll Free
1-877-442-2511
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
From Everyone at Thessalon Adult Learning Centre
and Central Algoma Adult Learning Centre!
Student Profile
Alma Tubman
Alma is a life-long resident of Thessalon.
In her spare time, she likes to bake and
clean. Alma returned to school, “So I
could get my diploma before my son,” she
told the Gazette. She has already completed her math credit and is currently
working towards two English and one
history credit. When asked about her
views on adult learning and the classroom setting at Thessalon Adult Learning
Centre, Alma said, “It is very good. You
can upgrade and in this class you have the
help you need.” Great work Alma!
Nathan, a resident of Thessalon, was born
in Blue Mountain, Ontario. In his spare,
time he likes to play video games and guitar.
Nathan has returned to school to achieve his
Ontario Secondary School Diploma. Currently, he is studying geography and history
through Thessalon’s credit program. When
asked about Adult Education he said, “I
think it is pretty cool, better than my former
high school. It is convenient being in Thessalon and the teachers are pretty cool too.”
Nathan hopes to apply to Midway Lumber
Mill in the near future. Good luck Nathan!
Nathan Crossley
Secondary School Credit Program
Thessalon Adult
Learning Centre
Central Algoma Adult
Learning Centre
Come in and
Register
today!
No appointment
necessary!
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