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Compiled by Elizabeth Applebaum
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Just because summer is almost
over and school is about to start
doesn't mean all the fun has to
end. In fact, a great adventure is
just around the corner — in
Ionia.
Beginning at 11 a.m. Sunday,
Sept. 27 you can enjoy "Home-
steading Days" at the Homestead
Acres, 6720 Ainsworth Road in
Ionia. This family farm opens to
the public, along with exhibits on
fiber crafts, rare and minor
breeds of livestock, horse-drawn
wagon rides, music and plenty of
games and contests. You can
also visit the Homestead Acres'
retail shop, which has lots of
interesting crafts. The cost for the
Sept. 27 event is $5 per car-
load.
For more information, contact
Homestead Acres at (616) 527-
5910 or email: homesteada@

Yes, happy days are here again as
students everywhere get ready to
return to school!
But wait — you aren't about to let
your little one walk through those
doors carrying school supplies that
aren't really hip, are you? (Do you
want social services to come to your
home?) Parents everywhere, check
out this list of hot school supplies for
1998-1999, supplied by Staples
Inc.:
1) Bold colors are in, so look for
two-pocket portfolios in teal, blue
and purple.
2) A comforting thought for those
who find taking notes rather taxing:

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space and he gets a craving
for ice cream? Why, he has
an Action Snacks ice-cream
sandwich, of course.
Yes, this is real space food —
DEHYDRATED for your eating plea-
sure! How do they do it? The ice
cream is frozen to -40 degrees centi-
grade, then vacuum-dried and
sealed for that big journey into outer
space.
This succulent snack, with a mere
5 grams of fat a serving, is also cer-
tified kosher-dairy by the 0-U, the
Union of Orthodox Congregations
of America.
The burning question (get it —
burning when we're talking about
freeze-dried food — ha! ha! ha!) is:
How can you get one of these deli-
Did you know that Ameri-
cious things to eat? All you have to
ca's No. 1 favorite dessert is
do is be the very first person to send
ice cream? And did you know
us a REALLY WEIRD item we can
that there are Jewish astro-
use in The AppleTree.
nauts?
Please include your phone number
So what does a Jewish • 1 with your REALLY WEIRD submission
astronaut who keeps kosher
so we can be sure to call you if you
do when he's up there in
win!

Editor's Note: Have you ever come
across something Jewish that's REAL-
LY WEIRD (and we don't mean your
little brother ...)? Well, we love REAL-
LY WEIRD things here at The Apple-
Tree, and so do our readers (and if
they don't love them, then they're —
you guessed it — REALLY WEIRD!)
If you find something that falls into
the REALLY WEIRD category, please
send it our way. So what does fit
into this category? Fun facts, strange
comic-book characters, offbeat song
lyrics mentioning something Jewish
— anything, so long as it's Jewish
and REALLY WEIRD. If we like your
submission, we'll print it in the news-
paper, along with your name — so
everyone will know just how REALLY
WEIRD you are!

The Bold, The Beautiful
And The Educated

Bic has six new items featuring extra-
wide barrels that reduce finger
fatigue.
3) Post-it notes go mod with the
new colors (midnight-blue, and
black), also including a gold or sil-
ver metallic pen.
4) Highlight this great find: a
package of "Liquid Accent" pens,
from Sanford, that tell you when the I
ink is about to run out.
5) Fight the tragedy of sticky view-
binders with the new "non stick" ver- I
sion with a clear overlay that doesn't
adhere to paper inserts.
6) Nostalgia reigns supreme with
the Winnie the Pooh crew on every-

thing from binders to backpacks.
7) Does this compute? If your fami-
ly doesn't have a computer, or
you're looking to update, Staples
recommends the Compaq 2256
and the Hewlett Packard 6330 or
6350.
8) It's so touching when students
far away stay in touch by calling
home — collect. Now you can give
them their own phone, to make it
that much easier. The cordless 900-
megahertz phone from V-Tech is
$39.99.
9) Unless you know 78x679 by
heart, consider a calculator for
everyone from first-graders to col-

Mackie's Back
In Town

Oh, the shark has, pearly teeth
... wait — that's the wrong
Mack.
The Mack we've got in mind
is Mackie's World, America's
first mall especially for children,
which has just opened in
Grand Rapids.
Mackie's World includes:
* Jungle Jam: Filled with musi-
cal adventures, Jungle Jam lets
boys and girls visit areas repre-
senting different countries,
where they can test out bag-
pipes, ocarinas, whistles, pan
pipes and steel drums.
* Little Feet: A shoe store fea-
turing such oh-so-cool footwear
from Doc Martens and Birken-
stock (pass the tofu!).
* GR Sports: Where you can
buy sports cards, collectibles,
sports team apparel and comic
books.
And that's just the start of it,
so, parents — get out that
checkbook and get shopping!
(At least at this mall no one will
tell your children, "Don't touch!")
Mackie's World is at One
Monroe Center, on the corner
of Fulton and Division streets, in
Grand Rapids.

lege students.
10) Now ear this — students who
I want to make certain they hear
everything the teacher says can
check out the new microcassette
recorder from Olympus, which is
$19.99 for a limited time. Li