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BY TOM AND RAY MAGLIOZZI King Features Syndicate, Inc.

Dear Tom and Ray: When I pick up my teenage son from school,

he is so ravenous that I worry he’ll eat one of hisyounger siblings when I’m not looking. So we’reforced to stop and get him a jumbo quesadilla,which is the cheapest of the five things he cur-rently will eat. I’m spending half of my paycheck— yes, I’m unemployed — on quesadillas that Icould make at home, but of course they’d becold and hard by the time they reached him.Hence, my question: Is it possible to wrap thequesadillas in foil and cook them on the engineon the way to his school? If so, how many couldI cook this way? His school is 50 minutes fromhome, but it takes three buses and three hoursto get home, so his fellow passengers would bein danger of being eaten if he took the bus.Please help. — Inner City Mom

RAY: You absolutely can do this. In fact, therehave been several books written about enginecooking, the most famous of which is “ManifoldDestiny,” by Chris Maynard and Bill Scheller.

TOM: The book includes instructions,recipes and tips. Since the car’s exhaust mani-

fold typically heats up to 800 degrees or so,there’s more than enough heat in the enginecompartment to cook anything you want.

RAY: The trick is finding the right spot in theengine and figuring out the timing. You need tofind a spot where you can nestle a tinfoil-wrapped package of food so it won’t become dis-lodged during the drive, and where it won’t ooze

melted sharp cheddar all over your fuse box. TOM: I’ve always thought that those wire-

mesh vegetable-grilling baskets they sell for useon barbecues would be great for this.

RAY: And then you need to experiment to getthe timing right. But I think quesadillas could bea perfect food for engine cooking.

TOM: In fact, I think you should cook a wholebunch of ‘em and sell them to the other parentspicking up kids. It could be not only a solutionto your son’s hunger problem, but it could beyour next job, too! Good luck.

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It’s True: Engines Can Cook!

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Th e Coalition For aDrug Free Yankton

Hosting a prom or graduation party where alcohol is

available to underage youth is illegal.

Joyce List of Yankton will celebrate her 70 th

birthday on May 1st, 2012. A card shower will be held. Cards

can be sent to 2303 Cedar Terrace, Yankton, SD 57078.

She has 5 children, 12 grandchildren and 1 great-

grandchild. All proceeds go to Yankton’s SAR K-9 Response Team

Looking for Obedience Training?

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BY LYNDSAY ECONOMYFamily Visitation Center

I want to introduce myself asthe new coordinator of the Fam-ily Visitation Center. As a kickofffor my new position, I would liketo promote Child Abuse Aware-ness Month, which is during themonth of April.

Child abuse is a nationwideproblem, and even has roots insmall towns such as Yankton.For every one incident of childabuse that gets reported, it isestimated that two others go un-reported.

Neglect is by far the mostcommon form of child abuse,which accounts for 78 percentof all cases, and physical abuseaccounts for 17.8 percent of allcases. One-fourth of all girls andone-sixth of all boys are sexuallyabused by an adult before theage of 17, and 8 out of 10 sexualabusers are someone in the fam-ily or someone the child knows.Abused children are more likelyto abuse alcohol and becomeaddicted to drugs, and one thirdwill later abuse their own chil-dren.

Due to the need for a safeand happy place for these chil-dren, there are places like theFamily Visitation Center that canprovide a warm, and home-likeatmosphere for them. The Visi-tation Center provides super-vised exchanges, in which thecustodial adult can transfer thechildren to the non custodialadult, without them having con-tact with one another.

We also provide supervisedvisitation in cases where there isdocumented or suspected sex-ual, physical, or emotionalabuse. It can also be utilized toestablish or re-establish rela-tionships for the family mem-bers. In 2011, the FamilyVisitation Center served 30 chil-dren who were victims of childabuse and 40 who were wit-nesses to domestic violence.There is an overlap between do-mestic violence and child sexualand physical abuse whichranges from 30 to 50 percent.

If you are in need of our serv-ices or know someone who is,we can be reached at 665-1204.Please be aware that child abusehappens, even in our commu-nity and please report if you see

any signs. Here is a list

of activities thatwe can do withour children topromote funwith our fami-lies, and enjoythe upcomingsummer to-gether.

1. Have a water balloon fight. 2. Go for a walk along the

beach or a wooded path. 3. See the sunrise. 4. Have a picnic. 5. Watch the sunset. 6. Make Playdoh. 7. Read a chapter book aloud

to your kids. 8. Read a novel (something

just for you!) 9. Go to an amusement park

or local county/state fair andride all the thrill rides!

10. Go fishing. 11. Make homemade ice

cream in a Ziploc bag. 12. Sit outside and sip iced

tea. 13. Make fresh lemonade. 14. Camp out in a tent. 15. Catch fireflies. 16. Take pictures of the kids

having fun! 17. Eat watermelon outside,

and let the juice run all over theplace!

18. Walk in the grass bare-foot.

19. Use lotion, soap, or sham-poo that smells like coconuts.

20. Paint your toenails. 21. Get out the kids’ water-

color paints and paint a pictureof what summer means to you.

22. Collect seashells and savethem with some sand in a deco-rative bowl.

23. Sleep in at least once. 24. Hang your bed sheets

outside to dry and bask in theirclean sunshine smell.

25. Eat strawberry shortcake. 26. Get someone else to take

your picture with the kids, smil-ing and sun-kissed.

27. Write a letter to a friendand include at least three greatthings that have happened thissummer.

28. Thank someone who hashelped you out.

29. Eat your favorite summerfruits and berries.

30. Go swimming as a family.

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April Is Child AbuseAwareness Month

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HORATIO ALGER STATE SCHOLARSHIP

WASHINGTON — The HoratioAlger Association of Distin-guished Americans is honored toannounce the winners of the Hor-atio Alger South Dakota Scholar-ship sponsored by theMidAmerican Energy Foundation.The Horatio Alger State Scholarsare chosen based on theirdemonstrated commitment to ed-ucation, their dedication to com-munity service, and strength ofcharacter in overcoming per-sonal obstacles to achieve aca-demic excellence.

“We are truly honored to offerthese deserving students the op-portunity to pursue a college ed-ucation,” said Tony Novelly,President and Chief Executive Of-ficer of the Horatio Alger Associa-tion, “we know that they willcarry on the Horatio Alger valuesof perseverance and courage inthe face of adversity as they con-tinue with their education andpursue careers.”

Each scholar will receive$5,000 that will go toward theircollege tuition, fees, books, on-campus room and board, andother education-related ex-penses. In addition to the schol-

arship, the students will receive:Financial aid guidance to as-

sist in the selection of and prepa-ration for college.

Access to the association’swebsite, where students can cre-ate online profiles, search for fel-low scholars, update theirpersonal information, submit dis-bursement requests, and directquestions to the association.

Access to a toll-free informa-tion line to speak with programcoordinators for assistance withquestions about their scholar-ships and other educational pro-grams.

The Horatio Alger Associa-tion’s scholarship programs arefunded by its Members, friends ofthe organization, and other foun-dations. Since 1990, the Associa-tion has provided $1,125,500 inscholarships to high school sen-iors from South Dakota.

The 2012 Horatio Alger SouthDakota Scholarship recipientsfrom the Yankton area are:

• Katie L. Becvar, ScotlandHigh School, Scotland

• Shandra M. Stillion, BonHomme High School, Springfield

• Rochelle Wynia, Platte HighSchool, Platte

• Samantha Zoss, BeresfordHigh School, Beresford

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BROOKINGS — South Dakota’s National His-tory Day competition for students in grades 6-12was held on April 14 at South Dakota State Uni-versity. Approximately 250 students from 21school districts completed projects on thetheme, “Revolution, Reaction, Reform in History.”

Students worked individually or in groups ofup to five to prepare exhibits, web sites, re-search papers, documentaries, or perform-ances. They researched extensively, includingusing library archives and museums, and con-ducting interviews. The students prepared theirproject, analyzing and interpreting the researchand drawing conclusions about the topic’s his-torical significance.

Kathie Tuntland, South Dakota NHD coordina-tor, said, “The quality of the projects is exciting tosee. It’s hard to believe that these young histori-ans are just in middle school or high school.Quality of work is often something you would seeat college level.”

The state’s top two entries in each categorywill compete at the national competition in Col-lege Park, Md., in June. More than 500,000 stu-dents throughout the U.S. compete in theprogram each year; approximately 2,500 of thosewill participate in the national contest. SouthDakota students, along with most of the otherswill also tour the capitol and have an opportunityto visit with their legislators.

Sioux Falls Edison Middle School teacher AnnTschetter has been working with students whowill enter website projects at the national con-test. They are Andrew Nehlich, Nick Nash, andCole Stokes with a website titled “Model T: A Rev-olution in Transportation.” The other group, MyaZoeller and Bailey Lamb, have a website “CulturalRevolution: The 1960s.”

Beresford Middle School teacher Michelle An-drews worked with student Peter Auch present-ing his research paper, “William Wilberforce andAbolition of the British Slave Trade” and Eliza-beth Petersen, presenting a documentary“Dorthea Dix: Crusader for All.” Auch was given aspecial award, sponsored by the University ofSouth Dakota for British History, given in mem-ory of the founder of NHD in South Dakota, Dr.Stephen Ward.

Canton High School teacher Eric Trygstad willsend a website “Baseball’s Reaction to WWII” pre-sented by high school students Conrad Dahl andZach DeJong.

Brookings students Luke Burkhalter, SheilaCochrane, Mary Nold, and Loren Visser fromMickelson Middle School took first place in theJunior Division with a performance titled “HiddenWar Stories.” Their teacher is Deb Petrick.

Other area winners included two individualwebsites from Rutland. The Junior division webwas, “Marching for Civil Rights” by Brianna Re-naas. Senior Division “The Protestant Reforma-tion” was completed by Karee Wicks. Teachers

from Rutland are Kathleen Trower and LaurenOlson. Both of these websites won first place intheir individual divisions and will advance tonationals.

Viborg Middle School students Shelby Simon-sen and Abby Hora have a first place exhibit, ti-tled “Auschwitz,” that they will present at thenational contest. Teacher in Viborg working withNHD is Debbie Andersen.

The first place senior group exhibit “Pursuingthe Final Frontier” from South Dakota will havethe opportunity to be on exhibit at the NationalMuseum of American History, Behring Centerduring the national contest. It was completed byAlex Rehurek and Cameron Luken, Yankton HighSchool. The students also won a special awardfor Best in Science and Technology sponsored bythe Brookings Noon Lions Club.

Their teacher is Doug Haar, who is the SeniorHigh South Dakota NHD Day Teacher of the Yearand will be recognized with a $500 award at thenational contest.

Yankton will also send two senior research pa-

pers “Peter Norbeck, A Prairie Statesman’s’ Rolein the Revolution on Wall Street” by DrewKonopasek and “Dorothea Dix’s Reformation ofAsylums in America” researched by TheresaBarnes. Konopasek also won a special award forlocal history sponsored by Yankton College.

Britton-Hecla teacher Jeanette Remily is theJunior High NHD Teacher of the Year for SouthDakota. She will also receive an award at the na-tional contest. Britton-Hecla has five studentswho have earned a spot at nationals: IsaiahFrohling, documentary “Reaction to the Reds —Finding Communists in America” along with Au-tumn Deutsch and Jade Hoisington, presenting adocumentary titled “Vatican II, Reaction by Amer-ica’s Catholics” and a second documentary“Hawks and Doves: South Dakota’s Reaction tothe Vietnam War,” done by Amanda Greenmeyerand Aimee Allcock.

NHD in South Dakota is sponsored by SDSU,the South Dakota Agricultural Heritage Museumand the South Dakota Humanities Council. Tunt-land said, “We couldn’t do this without severaldozen community members who serve as judgesand volunteers. They are helping to shape stu-dents into informed and involved adults.”

Other entries advancing to the national levelfrom South Dakota will be coming from schools inAberdeen, Herried, Selby, Summit, Timber Lake,Rapid City and Waubay.

To see a complete listing of the 2012 SouthDakota winners, go to website: http://sd.nhd.org.

Yankton Students Shine At NHD Event

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LEFT TOP: Alex Rehurek and Cameron Lukencaptured first place in the senior group ex-hibit category with “Pursuing the Final Fron-tier” at the state National History Day contestin Brookings April 14. LEFT BOTTOM: Win-ning top prizes in the Senior Paper Researchcategory were, from left, Leah VanderVorst,Britton-Hecla, and Theresa Barnes and DrewKonopasek, Yankton. ABOVE: Cited asTeachers of the Year were, from left, JeanetteRemily of Britton-Hecla and Doug Haar fromYankton.