Join Parker T. Bear and Eddie the Owl as they learn how to stay active and then participate in the Wild About Reading challenge of reading 10 books in 5 weeks!
2022 Farm Grown Magazine
TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 20 Seasons In Downtown Fresno 3 Table of Contents 4 Parker gets ready for the season 9 Join Parker’s Prospects 25 Pennant Presented By Granville Homes
Parker
Full Name: Parker T. Bear Born: April 14, 2006 Likes: Baseball, spending time with friends,
gardening, exploring, learning, reading, and high-fives Favorite Books: Parker Goes To School and Parker Goes On Vacation
28 Farm Grown Features 30 Thank You Partners 31 Wild About Reading Bookmark
2022 is the Fresno Grizzlies’ 20th Season In Downtown Fresno! We feel honored to be at the heart of our community and can’t wait to welcome Growlifornia back to Chukchansi Park for this historic season!
ACTIVITIES
10 Johanson Transportation Service Word Search 11 Community Medical Centers Hidden Pictures 12 You’re a Self-Care Star 13 Save Mart Meet The Snack Pack 14 Fresno Chaffee Zoo Word Search & Connect The Dots
Hi friends!
Wild About Reading is back for another great year of baseball, fun, and, of course, READING! I can’t wait to hear about all of the books you check out over the next few weeks. My team and I are thrilled that you are reading the 2022 edition of our Farm Grown Magazine. In this magazine there are fun games, coloring pages, videos, and MORE! Make sure to ask your parents to print this out at home or go to your local library so that you can do all of the activities. As always, this year’s Wild About Reading program features our annual reading challenge! Eddie the Owl can’t wait to hear about all the fun books you will read and we both know you will be up to the challenge. All you have to do is read 10 books in 5 weeks and you will receive two FREE tickets to a Grizzlies game! That means that you will get to come hang out with me at Chukchansi Park!
16 Chevron Play Ball Word Search 17 Native America Cultural Dancing 18 Do Your Part, Be Water Smart 19 What Goes Where? 20 Your Best Defense 21 Let’s Stay Lead-Free 22 Cut Out And Make A Tundra 23 Granville Find The Gear Challenge 24 Sun-Maid Board of Imagination 27 Fresno Yosemite International Airport
See you soon and GO GRIZZLIES!
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Parker opened the envelope and read what was inside:
GETS ACTIVE
“Beep, beep” “Beep, beep”
Parker T. Bear’s alarm clock went off for the first time since the Fresno Grizzlies season ended. Parker was ready for some quiet and relaxation, which meant playing video games and eating ballpark food, his favorite. The furry, yellow bear got out of bed, went straight to the kitchen and grabbed a pretzel and some popcorn from the pantry. As he was settling down onto the couch, he heard the doorbell ring.
As Parker was reading the letter, Eddie started to tell Parker what he could do to get in shape and make these tasks easier.
“Who could be at the door on the first day of the offseason?” Parker asked himself.
“Parker, you can lift weights so it is easier to throw out t-shirts. You can even run the bases to improve on your footwork for dancing and to be quicker at giving out prizes. What do you think?” “But I want to play video games. We have plenty of days left before the season starts and I want to relax,” grumbled Parker. Eddie responded, “Just try it out! You’ll be surprised how fun it is and how much better you will feel next season”.
He got up from the couch to check WHO was there and saw his friend, Eddie the Owl. Parker opened the door and excitedly exclaimed, “Eddie, do you want to eat some popcorn and play video games with me?”
“No thank you, Parker,” Eddie said. “I actually came over to give you this letter.”
Confused, Parker replied, “What? A letter for me?”
Eddie handed Parker the letter and hooted, “take a look for yourself.”
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“Fine, can I bring my pretzel at least?” Parker asked.
“Great job Parker. Now it’s time to lift weights. Catch your breath, drink some water, and eat this apple. You need to be hydrated and fueled before the next exercise.” Eddie said. Parker sipped on a water bottle and ate an apple from the owl. “I already feel faster, yet less tired. This is so cool!”
“No Parker, we are going to start eating healthier too. I have been growing delicious food in the Community GARden at the ballpark that I want you to try. These fruits and vegetables will give you plenty of energy throughout the day. If we combine this diet with my exercise plan, you will become a Super Bear.” “I like the sound of that!” Parker roared, putting his popcorn and pretzel away.
Eddie next grabbed two full milk cartons and placed them in front of Parker.
“Do you want me to drink these, too?” asked Parker.
“No!” exclaimed Eddie. “You will hold one in each hand while doing a squat.”
Parker sped to his room and changed into workout clothes, snapping his Fresno Grizzlies headband onto his forehead. He went outside to the field and waited for Eddie to return. “First, we will jog four laps around the bases to improve your footwork and stamina,” explained the eager owl. At first, Parker was struggling and gasping for air. “This is hard. I miss my couch,” Parker moaned.
Eddie showed Parker the exercise by holding two cartons of his own and lowered his body as if he were sitting in a chair. He stood back up, instructing Parker to copy him and do it 10 times. Parker started squatting, but halfway through asked Eddie what doing this exercise was going to help him with.
Eddie answered, “These will make your body strong and allow you to throw t-shirts even farther.” Parker said, “That is very important. I don’t want to upset the best fans in all of baseball.” Parker completed the rest of the squats and grinned with excitement, “I already feel like a Super Bear.”
“Do you want your fans to be upset because you didn’t give them their prizes in time and make fun of your footwork?” asked Eddie? “No! They need their prizes!” screamed the bear as he sprinted past Eddie and completed the laps in a flash.
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“Phew, that was day one, Parker. Now it is time to eat a healthy meal,” said Eddie.
“I know a good pizza place down the road,” Parker bellowed excitedly.
“Not today. I will cook you a meal from the Community GARden. How does a hearty carrot soup sound, Parker?”
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“I will start cooking the meal at my house if you want to come join,” replied Eddie.
“How about this, friend. You can cook and I will continue to run around the bases. It is so fun and I feel so much better. Call me in when it is ready!” “Sounds like a plan. The more often you exercise, the better you will feel,” answered Eddie. After running some more and eating the carrot soup, Parker showed his gratefulness towards his best friend: “Eddie, I can’t thank you enough. Can we exercise like this every day during the offseason? I really enjoyed staying active and my body and mind feel better after doing the workout and eating those foods.”
“Yes Parker, we can do this every day. You will need some days to rest, but if you continue to eat and exercise like you did today, you will be ready to go for next season!” “I can’t wait for Grizzlies baseball to be back and to show off my new talents to the fans,” roared the new and improved Parker T. Bear.
Ready To Sign Up? Have your parents fill out the online form at FresnoGrizzlies.com/ParkersProspects
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Can you find the hidden pictures?
Magnifying glass
Thermometer
Nurse hat
Ear scope
Glove
Scissors
Pill
Hand Sanitizer
Scale
Test tube
Stethescope
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Crutch
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Pill bottle
You’re a Self-Care Star Take Care of Your Mental Health Taking care of your mental and physical health is important for your wellness. Practicing self-care will help you develop good habits and stay healthy. Let’s make a fortune teller with some self-care techniques you can try.
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Piece of standard paper (8.5 x 11 in.)
Markers, color pencils, or crayons
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FRESNO GRIZZLIES BEARY AND PEANUT BUTTER TOAST
PIPER’S MAZE
Take an 8.5 x 11 in. sheet of paper.
Fold corner up until it meets the other side.
Fold other corner up until it meets the other side.
Cut off the rectangle portion.
Unfold it. You should now have a square piece of paper divided into four triangles.
Fold one corner square into the center of the paper.
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In r di nts: Slicd brd Pnut Buttr Bnn Blubrris Strwbrris
Repeat with all corners.
Leaving the paper folded, flip it over.
Once again, fold the four corners into the center of the paper.
Leaving the paper folded, fold it in half again.
Using both hands, slip your thumb and index finger under the square flaps.
Create the fortune-teller shape by pushing up and in at the same time. You may need to fiddle with the center a little as well.
Dir ctions: 1. Wsh hnds 2. Tost two slics of brd. 3. Sprd pnut buttr on both slics of brd. 4. With prnt’s ssistnc, slic bnn into six circls for two ‘rs’ nd ‘nos’ ch. 5. Plc th “nos” in cntr of th tost nd th two “rs” t th top ds of th tost. 6. Us blubrris to crt s, plcin two brris just bov th nos. Plc on blubrr on th bnn nos. 7. Cut off th tops of two strwbrris, thn slic ch in hlf. 8. Plc two strwbrr hlvs undr nos to mk bowti, nd th othr two hlvs on top of th othr to mk hir bow. 9. Add Grizzlis bsbll cp b slicin top of strw- brr in hlf. Slic smll trinl off nothr strwbrr nd rrn both slics on top of th Grizzl Tost to mk bsbll cp! 10. Enjo !
Filling Out Your Self-Care Fortune Teller
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How to Play Find a friend or family member and ask them to pick a color. Moving the flaps in and out and side to side in time with the letters, spell out the color they have chosen. Open the fortune teller to reveal the numbers and ask them to pick one. Count out the number they have chosen by moving the flaps in and out and side to side. Ask them to pick another number and count it out in the same manner. This time ask them to pick a third number and reveal the self-care activity you have written on the inside flap under that number. Do the self-care activity under the inside flap of the number selected!
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Flatten out your fortune teller. When flat, the fortune-teller should be square. On one side of the square, you will see four smaller squares. On this side, you are going to put colors. You can either color the whole square, a part of the square, or write the name of the color. It’s up to you.
Flip the fortune-teller over to the side with the triangles. On this side, there are 8 small triangles (within four larger triangles). Within the small triangles, write the numbers 1-8.
Finally, flip over the four larger triangles. In each of the smaller triangles, write one self-care activity. You will write down 8 total activities. Pick an example from the image above - or you can make up your own!
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Help Piper find her way through the maze to her bow.
Visit StigmaFreeFresno.org for more tips!
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SAVEMART.COM
CHEETAH RUN! Cheetahs are the track stars of the cat world. They are designed to run very fast. Their flexible spine allows their front legs to stretch far with each stride, and their claws are hard and sharp like cleats, so they have excellent traction when running. While running, they can cover 20 to 22 feet in a single stride. A cheetah is off the ground more than half of their running time! Below, connect the dots in numerical order to create the cheetah and help it run fast! Later, learn how to draw a cheetah with Fresno Chaffee Zoo's own artist, Amber!
R T PURR-FECT ACTIVITIES Complete the word search to the right to learn more about cheetahs! L F
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For more information about educational
camps and programs, visit fresnochaffeezoo.org.
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Dancing continues to be an important part of the Native American culture. Many dances play a vital role in religious rituals and other ceremonies. Dancing can be a way to stay t for people of all ages, shapes and sizes. Dancing can improve your muscle tone, strength, endurance and tness. Dancing is a great way to meet new friends.
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Help the Grizzlies find their gear! The Grizzlies have a game tonight, but someone took their equipment and spread it all over the neighborhood! Can you help the team find 10 baseballs and 10 bats hidden in the homes below?
CUT OUT AND MAKE A TUNDR
Glue stick backs of inside panels
TUNDRA
Ready to get your hands on the most powerful Toyota full-size pickup ever? Grab your scissors, colors, glue stick and tape
(if you prefer), to customize your all-new 2022 Tundra!
Directions 1. Cut out 2. Color it in
3. Tape together 4. Use glue stick where indicated 5. Take it for a drive!
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At Sun-Maid, imagination is our greatest asset. It’s how we push whole fruit into deliciously uncharted territories. But to continue, we need help from childhood’s most wild and whimsical minds. The winning kids will receive a $5,000 scholarship, $5,000 and a year’s worth of snacks for their school and the opportunity of a lifetime. This is a legitimate, year-long position. Kids must be 6-12 years old to enter. They’ll have the opportunity to impact Sun-Maid’s future snacks as well as its imaginative actions. Your kid could win $5,000 for them and their school.
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Question: What does “Farm Grown” mean to you? Answer: Farm Grown means many things to me. From remembering the roots that have helped shape who you are today, to learning that thriving and growing are things that can get you far in life, to be farm grown is to have a strong connection to everything around you. Q: Why is it important to be involved in your community? A: Being involved within the community creates a wavelength of growth as a leader and as a person. From learning the value of being a servant leader to creating everlasting connections with local community members,
Lesley Machado Question: What does “Farm Grown” mean to you?
being engrained within the community is always something that can benefit all. It is able to connect bridges of all walks of life with the same goal of enhancing and developing something beautiful for all to thrive in. Q: What is your favorite part of being involved with agriculture? A: My fondest memory within agriculture is every time I had the opportunity to create a meaningful conversation with someone because I was establishing a genuine connection. Whether it was with my peers in my local community or even students from other states, I have been able to learn the power of a conversation and the true value behind a meaningful connection.
Answer: Farm Grown means everything that happens between farm to plate. There is so much work that happens in between that a lot of us don’t get to see. All of the work that is put in to make sure we get safe and healthy food and commodities all starts on a farm. Q: How do you stay active and healthy in your daily life? A: Most of how I stay active is working with and taking care of my animals including feeding, watering, cleaning, walking and doing daily chores in the barn. Another way is going to the gym with my Dad which also gives me another opportunity to spend time with him. Q: What advice would you give to another student who wants to get involved with agriculture? A: Some advice I would give to a student who wants to get involved in agriculture is don’t be afraid to put yourself out there. Be curious and ask questions, look into your local FFA chapter to see what pathways and other opportunities they have to offer. Or reach out and talk to someone who works in an agriculture field. Q: How do you plan to remain involved with agriculture past high school? A: After high school I plan to be in an ag related field and learn more about jobs I might be interested in. After college I plan to stay involved in agriculture by supporting organizations like FFA and 4-H that teach youth about agriculture and give them amazing opportunities that help them grow.
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The Fresno Grizzlies would once again like to thank this year’s
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