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TIDBITS® CONSIDERS RUBBER
by Janet Spencer
On April 29, 1813, Jacob Hummel of
Philadelphia was awarded a patent for an
elastic rubber varnish suitable for waterproofing
clothing, in one of the world’s first applications
of rubber. Come along with Tidbits as we
consider rubber!
A NEW SUBSTANCE
• Rubber comes from the sap of the Para
rubber tree. The sap is called latex (from the
French word for milk), and it is refined to form
rubber.
• In 1755 a paper was presented to the
French Academy of Sciences describing the
properties of latex. In 1770, Joseph Priestley
found that it was extremely good for rubbing off
pencil marks on paper, dubbing the substance
with the name “rubber.”
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DONNA’S DAY:
CREATIVE FAMILY FUN
By Donna Erickson
Make a Handprint Bloom Card
for Mom
Young kids can let Mom know she’s the best, hands
down, with this personalized Mother’s Day poster card.
Their own handprints will create the blooms for an artful
flower that Mom will treasure. Get started now, since
Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 10.
Here’s what you’ll need:
* 1 large, 12-inch-by-18-inch sheet of sturdy construction
paper or poster board in a light color such as yellow, pink
or lavender
* several sheets of construction paper in assorted colors
* colorful tissue paper, cut into thin strips
* white household glue
* empty recycled margarine or deli tub
* paintbrush, pencil and scissors
Here’s the fun:
1. With the pencil, outline your child’s hand with fingers
slightly spread apart on a piece of construction paper. Cut
out tracings (you’ll need at least three per flower).
2. Pour glue into the tub, and dilute with a few drops of
water. Brush glue mixture on the cutout. Wad the tissue
strips and press on cutout to decorate. Make and decorate
several hand shapes using at least one hand from each
child in the family. Glue the cutouts on the top half of
the large sheet of construction paper in a circular pattern
(with palms at center). Or, arrange three hands with one
hand pointing to the right, one to the left and one straight
up. The pattern should resemble a flower.
3. Cut and glue on green paper in shapes of a stem and
leaves. Add a circle in a contrasting color for the center of
the flower.
4. Make a border on the poster card and write a personal
greeting, such as “Best Mom, Hands Down!” or “From
your little blossoms: Janelle, Mia and Emily.”
Variation: Instead of cutting a hand shape, simply place
a child’s hand in poster paint (palm down) and guide the
hand on the card. Gently press the hand on the paper,
making sure that the palm and five fingers make a print.
Repeat with another child’s hand until the flower is
complete. Add paper stem, leaves and center.
***
Donna Erickson’s award-winning series “Donna’s Day”
is airing on public television nationwide. To find more
of her creative family recipes and activities, visit www.
donnasday.com and link to the NEW Donna’s Day
Facebook fan page. Her latest book is “Donna Erickson’s
Fabulous Funstuff for Families.”
(c) 2015 Donna Erickson
Distributed by King Features Synd.

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The Cornet Chop Suey Band - May 14 - 7:30
p.m. - Central High School - The Cornet Chop
Suey Band, named after a somewhat obscure Louis
Armstrong composition, will perform a wide variety
of styles including traditional jazz, swing, blues and
big production numbers. The seven member group
brings a high-energy presentation with lots of audience
appeal. Instruments in the band include a cornet,
trumpet, some reed instruments, a trombone. piano and
drums. This program is sponsored by the Cheyenne
Concert Association which is celebrating its 80th year
of bringing a variety of professional entertainment
to Cheyenne. Tickets are available at the door.
Adults admission is $20 and $10 for students. For
information, call 635-0833 or 634-8606 or check the
web site www.cheyenneconcert.com.
“I Wanted It ALL: What Was I Thinking!” - May 12 -
9:30 to 11:30 a.m. - Holiday Inn - Christian Women’s
Morning Connection with Dr. Sandra Miskie, a retired
Vietnam Army Veteran from Lakewood, Colorado,
who tells all. Also Help Celebrate the Wyoming Girl
Guard’s 100 Anniversary! Special music by Sandra
Miskie. A FREE Kids Care Camp is available, upon
Your confirmed reservation! Bring: Your Family and
Friends from 18-97+years Young, for Music, Food,
and Fun, all for $13! Please Call Linda Whitcomb at
514-1450 or Leslie Vosler at lvosler@gmail.com by
Wednesday, May 6 for more information and to make
your reservation today!
Thankful Thursdays - Every Thursday from
4:30 to 9 p.m. - Redwood Lounge - A different local
charity is featured each week. Come learn more about
a local organization, enjoy the fun and enter to win cash
and prizes. Over $500,000 has been raised so far.
Seeking table captains for the Boys & Girls Club’s
Back A Kid Breakfast! The big day is May 12. Be
a table captain and invite seven friends or family
members to join you for breakfast. Our keynote
speaker is Keni Thomas. Keni is an author, musician
and the inspiration for the movie Black Hawk Down.
During 2015, we plan to double the number of kids who
attend the Club. Each week, new kids are attending
the Club so they can be at a safe place with supportive
mentors who help them with homework, teach them
leadership skills, and how to choose a healthy lifestyle
all while having fun. There are so many kids who need
your support! Call 778-6674 for information.
Tuesday Figure Drawing Class - Tuesday evenings -
6:30 to 9:30 p.m. - Art Corner
Co-Op, 1726 Capitol Avenue - Sharpen your skills in a
fun and supportive group. $15.
Learn the Harp - A new community group is being
formed for those wanting to learn the harp. Sponsored
by Niemann Music. For information, call 637-5222.
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• Brazil was the main source of rubber
throughout the 1800s. Exporting seeds or
seedlings was forbidden. In 1876, Henry
Wickham smuggled 70,000 Para rubber
tree seeds out of Brazil, delivering them to
Kew Gardens, England. Only 2,400 of these
survived, after which the seedlings were then
sent to India, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), Indonesia,
Singapore, and Malaysia. Malaysia later
became the biggest producer of rubber.
FAST FACTS ABOUT RUBBER
• Over 21 million tons of rubber are produced
each year, and about 42% is natural rubber,
with the rest of it being synthetic rubber made
from petrochemicals and coal. Natural rubber
offers best elasticity, while synthetic rubber
tends to offer better resistance to environmental
factors such as oils, temperature, chemicals
and ultraviolet light.
• Asia is the main source of natural rubber,
accounting for about 94% of the world’s supply.
The largest producing countries are Thailand,
Indonesia, and Malaysia, which account for
72% of all rubber production.
• It takes six years for a rubber tree to grow
to a point at which it’s economical to harvest
the sap, and each tree has a productive life of
about 35 years. A single tree yields about 19
lbs. (8.6 kg) of rubber each year.
• Although natural rubber originated in Brazil,
it is not cultivated there due to leaf blight and
other natural predators of the rubber tree, which
do not exist in Asian countries.
• The highest quality of latex rubber is used for
such things as surgeons’ gloves, condoms, and
balloons. Mid-range quality rubber is used in
items such as belts, windshield wipers, hoses,
tubing, insulators, valves, gaskets, shoes, and
pencil erasers.

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GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
Polynesian Drumsticks
A quick marinade adds a sweet and tangy glaze to
grilled skinless drumsticks -- a favorite with everyone
in the family.
1 can (8 ounces) crushed pineapple in unsweetened
pineapple juice
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
3 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon grated, peeled fresh ginger
1 garlic clove, crushed with garlic press
12 chicken drumsticks (about 4 pounds), skin
removed
1. In blender, puree pineapple with its juice and
remaining ingredients except drumsticks. Spoon 1/2
cup pineapple mixture into large self-sealing plastic
bag; reserve remaining pineapple mixture for grilling.
Add drumsticks to bag, turning to coat. Let stand at
room temperature 15 minutes.
2. Remove drumsticks from bag; discard bag with
marinade. Place drumsticks on grill over medium
heat and cook 15 minutes, turning over once.
Cook drumsticks 10 to 15 minutes longer, or until
drumsticks are golden and juices run clear when
thickest part is pierced with tip of knife, brushing
twice with reserved pineapple mixture and turning
occasionally. Makes 4 servings.
* Each serving: About 260 calories, 8g total fat (2g
saturated), 38g protein, 8g carbohydrate, 0g fiber,
123mg cholesterol, 385mg sodium.
For thousands of triple-tested recipes, visit our
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DOLLARS AND SENSE
By David Uffington
Are You Ready for Hail?
May is the month when the highest number of
hailstorms occur, and your chances of having
property damage rises considerably.
The good news is that hail damage is generally
included in your homeowner policy as an Act of
God, as are tornadoes and hurricanes. That means
an insurance company can’t single you out and raise
your premiums if you file a claim. They would have
to raise the rates for everyone in your area.
Damage from hail can be anywhere it touches: your
car, roof, windows, shingles, outdoor HVAC units
and siding. Even your trees can suffer from hail
damage. (Some hail can hit speeds as high as 120
mph, according to stormdamagecenter.org.)
There are steps you can take to ensure that all your
losses are covered by your insurance company. Take
pictures in advance, lots of them, ideally digital,
and store those either in a bank box or by emailing
them to yourself. Do an inventory as well and keep
the list in a safe place.
The biggest problem with hail damage is being able
to identify it. Broken windows and the windshield
in your vehicle will be obvious. Shingles on your
roof can take the brunt of the damage, and you
might not even know it if your roof isn’t inspected
by an expert after especially bad storms. Damaged
shingles can leak, causing even more problems
when water gets down into your home. The damage
to skylights might not initially be obvious if it’s the
gaskets that are cracked.
Damage to your trees and landscaping might not be
obvious if the root systems are injured and if water
then saturates the roots.
Remember: If you wait too long to get an
inspection and to file a claim, you won’t be able
to tie it to the hailstorm and your claim might be
denied. Don’t make the repairs yourself, as this
might void your policy.
When it comes to setting your insurance deductible,
find a balance between what you can afford to pay
on a monthly basis versus what you’ll be forced
to pay as a deductible should you have a claim.
The higher the deductible, the lower the monthly
premium.
Check stormdamagecenter.org for more
information. Must see: how to avoid contractor
scams.
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• When electricity was invented, demand for
rubber skyrocketed because it was such an
effective insulator for wires. With the invention
of automobiles, demand once again jumped
because every car needed rubber tires that
wore out at a regular rate. About 70% of
rubber produced today is used for tires.
• Foam rubber is made by beating air into the
latex before pouring it into a vulcanizing mold,
which heats it under pressure. Rubber sponges
are made by adding a powder to the latex
which forms gas during vulcanization.
FORDLANDIA
• In 1926 Henry Ford set up the Ford
Industrial Company of Brazil. He wanted to
build a rubber plantation to provide rubber for
his tires. Ford wanted not only to build the
cars, but also to control all the resources it took
to build the cars. In exchange for employing
Brazilian workers, the government of Brazil
gave him free use of 2.5 million acres of jungle
tax-free for 50 years.
• The community was dubbed Fordlandia.
4,000 workers cleared the land of the native
hardwoods. Then they planted nearly half a
million rubber trees on 7,000 acres. By 1936
the first rubber plants were ready to be tapped.
Also by 1936, the hilly deforested slopes that
had been cleared of their hardwood trees were
so eroded that the soil ran down gullies and
rainwater flooded the community. Then came
the leaf blight which devastated the rubber
plantation.
• Ford abandoned Fordlandia and moved
the project to a new site, ten times bigger
than the old one. Called Belterra, the area
was healthy and well drained. Ford ordered

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English High Tea at the Nagle Warren Mansion every
Friday and Saturday, seating at 1:30 and 3:40 p.m. For
reservations call 637-3333.
Municipal Pool and Spray Park - Daily - Hours vary
between 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. - Visit CheyenneCity.org or
call 637-6455 for information.
Cheyenne Botanic Gardens - Monday through Friday -
8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Saturday and Sunday - 11 a.m. to
3:30 p.m. Call 637-6458.
Cheyenne Ice & Events Center - Ice skating, laser tag and
video games. Monday to Thursday - 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.,
Friday and Saturday - 8 a.m. to 11 p.m., Sunday - Noon
to 8 p.m. - 1530 W. Lincolnway. Visit CheyenneCity.org or
call 433-0024 for information.
Bingo
Am. Legion 635-7213
Bingo AMVETS 632-2999
Grandma’s Pickle Parlor 637-3614
Movie Theaters
Frontier Nine 634-9499
Lincoln Palace 637-7469
Capitol 12 638-SHOW
Country Western Dancing
Redwood Lounge 635-9096
Outlaw Saloon 635-7552
Top 40 Music
Crown Underground 778-9202
Governor’s Residence Tours - Free - 5001 Central Avenue -
Tuesday through Thursday - 9 a.m. to Noon. Call
777-7398.
Visit the Famous Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West
Museum - Monday through Friday - 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday - 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call 778-7290.
Terry Bison Ranch - Daily tours to the bison herd and
horseback rides. Sunday lunch train includes meal on
old-fashioned dining car (reservations needed). Call for
departure times: 634-4171.
Cheyenne Depot Museum - A National Landmark with
railroad history exhibits and gift shop. Monday through
Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday - 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call
638-6338.
Big Boy Steam Engine 4004 - Worlds largest steam
locomotive. Located in Holliday Park.
Wyoming State Museum - Monday through Saturday - 9
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Free exhibit of Wyoming history. Call
777-7022.
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please contact us. Space is limited but we will make every effort to list
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Southern Wyoming Home & Garden Show - May
1, 2 and 3 - Friday: Noon to 6 p.m., Saturday: 10
a.m. to 6 p.m., Sunday: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. - Frontier
Park Exhibit Hall - Over 90 exhibitors with tips,
products and services. Free.
Doubt, A Parable By John Patrick Shanley -
May 1 and 2 - 7:30 p.m. - LCCC - Winner of the
2005 Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award for Best Play,
this powerful drama follows Sister Aloysius, a Bronx
school principal, who takes matters into her own
hands when she suspects the young Father Flynn
of improper relations with one of the male students.
Produced through special arrangement with
Dramatists Play Service. The cost is $10 for general
admissions and $5 for students and seniors. Contact
the Box Office to purchase tickets at 432-1626.
Live Music Benefit For K9s 4 Mobility - May 2 -
6:45 p.m. - The Atlas Theater - Strange Remedy,
a local band made up of physicians will play. Cost
for tickets is $10 and additional donations will be
accepted. K9s 4 Mobility trains Guide Dogs that
assist a person who is blind or visually impaired,
Service Dogs that perform skill tasks for a person
with a physical disability and Social Service
Dogs that work with a professional in the field of
occupational therapy, physical therapy, education
and other specialties. For more information: www.
k9s4mobility.org.
Free Comic Book Day - May 2 - 10 a.m. to Noon -
Laramie County Library - Free comics for all ages
while supplies last! Come dressed in costume to
receive one free movie or game rental, then dare to
complete our mini-obstacle course and prove you’re
a true superhero. Special thanks to our partner, The
Loft Collectibles, Comics and Games.
National Issues Forums: Immigration - May 5 - 6
to 7:30 p.m. - Laramie County Library - Please
Sign Up! Tired of just talk? Here is a structured
way to deliberate problems that face us all today, in
a small setting where everyone gets a voice. This
session focuses on immigration, moderated by Bill
McIlvain.
Cheyenne ActivitiesUpcoming Events
• On May 13, 1607, some 100 English colonists arrive in Virginia
to found Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in
North America. The first colonial council was held by seven
settlers whose names had been chosen and placed in a sealed box
by King James I.
• On May 14, 1904, the Third Olympiad of the modern era
opens in St. Louis, Missouri. Like the Second Olympiad, held in
Paris in 1900, the St. Louis Games were poorly organized. There
were few entrants other than Americans in the various events,
and, expectedly, U.S. athletes won a majority of the competitions.
• On May 16, 1849, the New York City Board of Health is
finally able to establish a hospital to deal with a cholera epidemic
that would kill more than 5,000 people. The disease took hold
on Dec. 1, 1848, when a ship arrived from France carrying the
bodies of seven passengers who had died from cholera.
• On May 15, 1937, Madeleine Albright, America’s first female
secretary of state, is born in Prague, Czechoslovakia (now the
Czech Republic). After immigrating to the United States in
1948, her father, Josef Korbel, became dean at the University of
Denver, where he would later train another female secretary of
state, Condoleezza Rice.
• On May 12, 1957, race-car driver A.J. Foyt scores his first
professional victory, in a U.S. Automobile Club midget car race in
Kansas City, Missouri. Foyt raced midgets and stock cars before
moving up to bigger things in 1958, when he entered his first
Indianapolis 500 race.
• On May 17, 1970, Norwegian ethnologist Thor Heyerdahl and
a multinational crew set out from Morocco across the Atlantic
Ocean in Ra II, a papyrus sailing craft modeled after ancient
Egyptian sailing vessels. The Ra II crossed the 4,000 miles of
ocean to Barbados in 57 days.
• On May 11, 1985, 50 people die in a fire in the grandstand at
a soccer stadium in Bradford, England. The wooden roof, which
burned in just four minutes, was scheduled to be replaced by a
steel roof later that same week.
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Chess Live Music
Laramie County Library - Wednesdays - 4:15 p.m. -
All skill levels - Call 634-3561
Godfather’s Pizza - Thursdays - 6:30 p.m. -
All Skill levels - Call 634-5222
The Bunkhouse - Friday and Saturday - 7 to 10 p.m.
Drunken Skunk - Friday and Saturday - 9 p.m.
The Crown Bar - Friday - 7 p.m.
Outlaw Saloon - Nightly - 8 p.m.
The Paramount Cafe - Saturday - 7 p.m.
DJ Music
Scooter’s Scoreboard - Friday - 9 p.m.
Cadillac Ranch - Friday and Saturday - 9 p.m.
Tuskers - Saturday - 8 p.m.
The Crown Underground - Daily - 9 p.m.

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• It was noted 20th-century British playwright Tom
Stoppard who made the following sage observation: “It
is better to be quotable than to be honest.”
• You’ve probably seen ventriloquists perform, but you
may not realize that it’s a skill not limited to humans.
The crested bellbird, which can be found in the wetlands
of Australia and Venezuela, throws its voice in order to
misdirect predators.
• Bibliophiles beware: Using a public library can carry
hidden risks, as a 20-year-old woman in Wisconsin
discovered when she checked out “White Oleander” and
“Angels and Demons.” Heidi Dalibor never returned the
books, and she didn’t respond to letters or phone calls
requesting that she return the books and pay the overdue
fine. Eventually, Dalibor was arrested by local police,
who handcuffed and fingerprinted her, and she wasn’t
released until her bail was paid.
• We’ve all heard the childhood tale of George
Washington chopping down a cherry tree, then ‘fessing
up because he could not tell a lie. Most history books
don’t mention other aspects of his childhood, though;
for instance, did you know that our first president, when
he was 10 years old, was a champion wrestler and long
jumper?
• If you were a member of the middle class in
Victorian England, you might have spent an enjoyable
afternoon with friends on a boat, searching for bizarre
sea creatures. This popular pastime was known as
“monster spotting.”
• Those who study such things say that the smallest
vertebrate in the world is a type of carp: The
Paedocypris progenetica grows to be less than half an
inch long.
***
Thought for the Day: “A husband is what is left of
the lover after the nerve has been extracted.” -- Helen
Rowland
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workers to clear the land and plant three
million rubber trees. This time they planted a
grafted hybrid designed to resist disease. The
process of grafting and planting was extremely
tedious. Workers grew dissatisfied and left in
droves. By 1941, Ford had only 2,700 of the
11,000 workers he needed. And then the leaf
blight returned. Plagued by high costs, labor
shortages, and blight, Belterra also ended in
failure.
• In 1945 Henry Ford’s son sold the whole
thing to the Brazilian government for a mere
half a million dollars. Over $9 million had been
pumped into the project over 19 years, and
Ford had failed to produce enough rubber to
make a pencil eraser.
AN OVERSHOE
• In the Middle Ages, the Roman name for the
area that is now France was Gaul. When they
invaded, they found the Gauls wearing unusual
shoes. They wore the normal sandal, but
tied over the top of the sandal was an upper
leather casing which covered the top of the
foot, the ankle, and sandal. This was to protect
the feet and the sandal during wet and cold
weather. The Romans called this new style
‘Gaulish shoes’ or, in Latin, ‘gallicae.’
• The fashion quickly spread, since it made
sense to wear an overshoe to protect the inner
shoe during bad weather.
• Centuries later, legend has it that an English
man named Radley improved upon the idea.
He suffered from rheumatism and wanted to
keep his feet dry in the rainy weather, so he
invented cloth overshoes that were reinforced
with rubber to keep the feet dry.
• Then in 1823, Scottish chemist Charles
Macintosh discovered that liquid latex rubber
would dissolve in coal-tar naphtha. When he
spread this solution over a marble slab and
allowed the naphtha to evaporate, he was left
with a thin film of rubber, which could then be
glued and sewn to fabric for waterproofing.
Thereafter, in England a raincoat came to be
known as a mackintosh. Charles Macintosh set
up a factory to mass-produce this waterproof
fabric.
• The process worked for waterproof boots
as well, but latex rubber turned out to be
brittle when cold and sticky when hot. Not until
Charles Goodyear invented vulcanized rubber
(by heating rubber under pressure) did the
art of the waterproof rain boot get a boost. An
inventor named Alvin Longo Rickman received
a patent for a rubberized overshoe in 1898.
What are these waterproof overshoes called
today?
Answer: The rubber overshoes are galoshes.