Family Living
Focus
by
Beth Van Horn
Centre Co.
Extension Agent
May 9 Is National
Provider Appreciation Day
Provider Appreciation Day is a
special day to recognize child
care providers, teachers, and edu
cators of young children every
where.
Started in 1996 by a group of
volunteers in New Jersey, Provid
er Appreciation Day is appropri
ately celebrated each year on the
Friday before Mother’s Day. The
founding organizers saw the need
to recognize the tireless efforts of
providers who care for children
of working parents. Since then,
momentum and support for this
event have grown each year. Rec
ognition takes many forms, in
cluding state and municipal gov
ernment proclamations, local
resembles another map-known to
Pennsylvania anglers as the “Lost
Stream Map.”
The “Stream Map of
Pennsylvania” was completed in
1965 after a3O year effort by
Howard Higbee, a former Penn State
Professor.
Professor Higbee succeeded in
creating a map of the highest detail
posslble...a map that shows every
stream and lake. He painstakingly
plotted by hand, the location of
45,000 miles of streams onto a
3 by 5 foot map.
The map sold extremely well -
until it was lost several years later.
Incredibly, the printer entrusted with
the onginal drawing and printing
plates declared bankruptcy, then
carelessly hauled Higbee's 30 years
of work to the landfill.
The few remaining dog-eared
copies became a prized fisherman's
possession. Professor Higbee was
offered $4OO for one of his last
maps. And state agencies were
forced to keep their copies under
lock and key.
The experts had always told
Professor Higbee that reprints were
impossible, because the maps were
printed in non-photographic blue.
Then, in 1991, at the age of 91,
Howard Higbee’s dream came true
Computers made it possible to
repnnl the map Holding an updated
map, Howard said, “I never thought
I’d live to see this day ’’
Then, by combining Professor
Higbee’s knowledge with computer
technology -- the STREAM MAP OF
OHIO was created.
media coverage, business and
community events, and private
acknowledgement from parents.
Today’s child care profession is
one of the most underpaid occu
pations in the country; yet early
childhood is the most critical de
velopmental period for all chil
dren. Parents and community
leaders are encouraged to show
their appreciation for child care
providers through a variety of
means from individual recogni
tion to public events and local
media coverage. It takes special
people to work in this field, and
their contribution to the quality
of family life frequently goes un
noticed until now.
National studies show that
there are at least 2.3 million peo
ple who earn money by caring for
Maps
of Pennsylvania, New York
New England, New Jersey, Ohio,
& Maryland/Delaware
The First and Only Highly Detailed Map of Its Kind
The 3-foot-by-5-foot color map shows virtually all of the 45,000 miles of Pennsylvania streams plus lakes The
’ l/2-foot-by-4 1/2-foot color map shows virtually all of the 65,000 miles of New York streams plus lakes The
i-foot-by-4-foot color map shows virtually all of the 36,000 miles of New England streams plus lakes The 2
i/2-foot-by-3-foot color map shows virtually all of the 8,300 miles of New Jersey streams plus lakes. The 3-
foot-by-3-foot color map shows virtually all of the 29,000 miles of Ohio streams plus lakes. The 2-foot-by-3
1/2-foot color map shows virtually all of the 12,000 miles of Maryland/Delaware streams plus lakes
Explorers’ Gu
with Each M
Pinpoint the best fishing in PA, NY, NE, NJ,
MD/DE with these valuable guides Easily
streams and lakes shown on the Sti
Map both alphabetically and geographh
Your map and guidebook will take yoi
the select fishing wati
RAVE REVIEWS
“It is amazingly detailed and
names some creeks in the
Mohawk Valley that can’t
even be found on
topographic maps."
—John Pitarres,
OBSERVER-DISPATCH,
Utica
"If you’re looking for the most
definitive maps ever created
depicting every single creek,
river, stream, pond and
lake...then ‘Professor
Higbee’s Stream Maps’ are
without question the finest.”
—Howard Brant
THE NEWARK STAR-LEDGER
“It is in showing where to find
out-of-the-way trout streams
that makes the map such a
treasure to the fisherman.”
—Joe Gordon,
TRIBUNE-DEMOCRAT,
Johnstown
preschoolers. Over the past dec
ade, the demand for child care
has increased. Who’s minding
the kids is crucial.
Provider Appreciation Day is
held so everyone can appreciate
the number and importance of
child care workers. It takes a
dedicated person to be successful
in the demanding world of to
day’s child care professional.
Provider Appreciation Day of
fers a unique opportunity to rec
ognize and commend the unself
ish dedication, compassion, and
strong family values that child
care providers demonstrate every
day.
What can you do? Get togeth
er with other parents to create a
surprise.
Send flowers, cards, or a hand
written note of appreciation.
Bring breakfast or lunch for
your provider and for the kids.
Work with your child to create
a special remembrance.
Buy something for your pro
vider’s play area.
Key in on your provider’s
hobby and buy an appropriate
gift.
Check to see if your employer
provides a scholarship for toys,
equipment, or training that you
can sponsor as a parent.
Join the celebration!
Get Ready for Fishing Season!
Stream
I
I ORDER YOUR COLOR STREAM MAPS
I Available rolled or folded. ALSO AVAILABLE in heavy gauge LIFETIME
| GUARANTEED, glass-like dear-lamination, write-on wipe-off surface,
j with brass eyelets for easy hanging
j PRICES INCLUDE PRIORITY MAIL
j State Stream Map ROLLED FOLDED
!PA 3FTby 5 FT _ $25.95 _s2s 95
jNY 35FT by 4.5 FT _ $25 95 $25 95
|NE 3FTby 4 FT $25.95 $25 95
!NJ 25FTby 3 FT _ $25.95 _s2s 95
|OH 3FTby 3 FT $25 95 $25 95
I MD/DE 2 FT by 3 5 FT $2595 $2595
I Check or money order enclosed $
i Each map includes the FREE Explorers' Guide to Hidden Streams & Lakes
i Each rolled and laminated map shipped in a sturdy storage tube
i Name
I Address
i City State Zip_
I mail to LANCASTER FARMING
| Dept. Map
j 1 East Main St., P.O. Box 609, Ephrata, PA 17522
j Payable J Check Enclosed J Visa J Mastercard -I Discover
i Card #
i Exp Date Signature
Fiber Included In Curb Count
COLUMBUS, Ohio My
high-fiber cereal claims it has 20
grams of carbohydrates per serv-
ing, but only SO calories. I
thought each carb had four cal
ories. This doesn’t seem to add
up.
Don’t worry, your math skills
are perfectly fine. The secret is in
the ‘high-fiber” part of your cere
al.
A gram of carbohydrate does
have four calories if it’s absorb
ed. Fiber is counted in overall
carbohydrate counts on Nutrition
Facts labels, but it is not absorbed
by the body.
So, whenever you examine car
bohydrates on the Nutrition
Facts labels on a fiber-containing
food, you need to subtract the
fiber grams from the overall car
bohydrate grams to get an accu
rate count of the carbs your body
will absorb. A very high-fiber ce
real with 20 grams of carbohy
drate might have 13 grams of
fiber, leaving only 7 grams of car
bohydrate for a total of 28 cal
ories from carbs to be absorbed
by the body.
in the cereal
protein also
Other calories
could come from
LAMINATED
s4s 95
s4s 95
s4s 95
s4s 95
s4s 95
$45 95
s mers . oint circle, new jersey • '
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 3, 2003-B5
four calories per gram and fat,
which contains nine calories per
gram.
The Daily Reference Intake for
fiber, established in September
2002, is 38 grams a day for men
and 25 grams a day for women.
Those are levels high enough to
reduce risk of heart disease. Nu
trition Facts labels use a standard
of 25 grams of fiber a day, so a
food with 2.5 grams of fiber per
serving would be labeled as hav
ing 10 percent of the Daily Value
for fiber.
High-fiber diets can reduce the
risk of heart disease and, evi
dence suggests, some types of
cancer. Fiber can help lower
blood cholesterol levels, control
blood sugar and insulin release in
people with diabetes, and can
help keep you “regular” prevent
ing both constipation and loose
stools. And, it can help fill you up
without adding any calories to a
meal. All in all, the benefits
aren’t bad for something that
merely passes through.
Chow Line is a service of Ohio
State University Extension and
the Ohio Agricultural Research
and Development Center.
Check Out This Week's
Featured Recipe On Our Website!
www.lancasterfarming.com
T
lL
IL
0
E
£