Traveon's Flat Stanley has more adventures!!

News from Traveon's Flat Stanley on his journey in Ohio..........

So, being so close to Cleveland - the home of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, we couldn't resist a trip to Cleveland for a Rock Concert!  We didn't have time to go to the Hall of Fame, but it was so much more fun to see rock stars in the making =)

The concert was held @ the Beachland Ballroom - a popular concert venue.

The bands we got to see were Tara's Fire & Enter the Haggis.

Had a great time hanging out with the band and even got up on stage with them for a song!

Amoni's Flat Stanley visits Newark, New Jersey

Dear Class,

Hi!  I sure do miss everyone at Eastern Wayne Elementary School.  I am having a very nice visit with Amoni Ethridge’s grandfather, Alton Fields.

I have been very busy.  We have visited many places and the Fields family are making me feel very welcome in their home.

I am visiting the town of Newark, New Jersey.  It is a very nice place.  We have visited the Prudential Center in downtown Newark, it is the home where the New Jersey Devil’s hockey team.  We went to Newark City Hall, The Courthouse, Essex County College, New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT, ranked one of the best colleges in New Jersey), New Jersey Performing Arts Center, (that’s were many celebrities like, Mary J. Blige, Alicia Keyes, Gladys Knight, Pattie LaBelle, etc. have performed and many great orchestras), Alex Haley dance school performed there, and many comedy shows.  We stayed at the Showboat casino in Atlantic City.  We went to the Crossings Outlet Mall in Pennsylvania located in the Poconos area.

I can’t wait to get back to E.W.E. and see all my friends.

Love,

Stanley

State Fact Sheet

My State is:  New Jersey

It is located in:  Eastern part of U.S.

My state bird is:  American Goldfinch

My state flower is:  Viola Sororia

My state is famous for:  The light bulb, phonograph, first movie projector, electric guitar, etc.

Some famous or fun places to visit in my state are:  Atlantic City, Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, NJ, Six Flags Great Adventure, Liberty Science Center, Cape May, Newark Museum

The weather in my state is:  In the winter, it gets really cold sometimes and sometimes we have a lot of snow.  In the summer, it is warm and sunny.  In the spring and the fall, it us usually not too hot or not too cold (I call it just right weather).

These unique animals/wildlife make their homes in my state:  Black bears, red fox, bald eagles, box turtle, red bellied woodpecker, timber rattlesnake, southern flying squirrel, etc.

Other interesting facts about my state:  New Jersey was named after the Isle of Jersey, a British crown dependency in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy, France.  The first dinosaur skeleton discovered in North America was found in Haddonfield, NJ in 1858.  The light bulb, phonograph (record player) motion picture projector was invented by Thomas A. Edison in his Menlo Park laboratory.

Serenity's Flat Stanley fun

From Vanessa Torres....a Flat Stanley host

Flat Stanley with my pet birds-- Edward and Bella and pet dog, Baby. It was a pleasure to have Flat Stanley visit and I hope your classmates enjoy Flat Stanley stories.

Da'Nyah & Brendan's Flat Stanley in Illinois

Note from April 21, 2013

Hi kids!

 It's about time to come back home but we have a few more adventures.  I finally got to ride with Brendan's granddad on his coach bus.  He took a bunch of kids to a soccer game. It was cold and windy outside so we stayed on the bus most of the time.  It is really neat to ride right up front in Granddad's bus!

Today Aunt Heather and I went to the farm because Joseph wanted us to come see the tractors but when we got there he was in a bad mood so his dad, James, (Brendan's dad's cousin) showed us the tractor, the combine,  and the four wheeler. They have big equipment that all gets used when they plant corn and soy beans in the spring and harvest them in the fall.  However, there has been a LOT of rain here so they haven't started planting here -- too muddy.  Did you know soy beans are not green beans?  They are used as the best source of protein for vegetarian people. It is used as a bean, used to substitute meat, extract oil, extract milk,  and used to make yogurts. They are also used to make candles, fibre,used in paints, in beauty products, and also in making furniture! Another name for soy beans is Edamame.

Also, I talked to Brendan on the phone.






So long for now.  See you soon.

Caylab's Stanley visits Krispy Kreme

Note from April 20, 2013

Caylab,

Today I went to Krispy Kreme. Did you know Krispy Kreme's first store was in Winston-Salem?  It is also where the headquarters are. I must say they have yummy doughnuts there!

Stanley

Last note for Juana about her Flat Stanley's adventures!!

Traveon's Flat Stanley is having a great time!!!!

Traveon's Flat Stanley is visiting with Mrs. Abby in Newport, NC! Mrs. Abby is Mrs. Rollins' mother-in-law!!  He has also taken some adventures with Mrs. Abby's son and daughter-in-law!!


On March 28th Flat Stanley left Newport, NC and began his adventure to visit Ohio. After riding in the car for about 4 hours, Stanley crossed the state line into Virginia.









Stanley was having a great trip! The trip to Ohio took him from NC to VA and then through West Virgina into PA. The next state to cross into would be Ohio! The trip took a lot longer than Stanley expected ( 13 hours) and he was sleeping by the time they crossed in Ohio.

Hi Traveon and friends! (A note from Mrs. Abby's daughter-in-law, Rayne!!!!)

On our way from North Carolina to Ohio, we passed near the Flight 93 National Memorial, so we went to see it.  Unfortunately, when we got there it was closed for the day, but we were able to get two pictures of Stanley at the entrance.   There was a lot of snow in the mountains of Pennsylvania, and it was really cold!

Stanley has been hanging out up here in Northeastern Ohio.  On Wednesday, April 3 I took him to the town where I work, Warren, which is in Trumbull County. 

Here's Stanley visiting our county courthouse. 

 I always liked this building because it looks like a castle.  It was built between 1895 and 1897. 

Trumbull County was very important in the Underground Railroad.  According to historians, Trumbull County had more routes than any other county in Ohio - 153 miles of them.  There was a road called the "Warren Ashtabula Turnpike" (now known as State Route 45) which went from Warren directly north to Ashtabula, a town on Lake Erie, where people could get on boats to travel across the lake to Canada.  Here's a picture of Stanley checking out a historical marker in a park in downtown Warren.  This marker is right on Rt. 45, the former Warren Ashtabula Turnpike.  

(Note:  I'm putting the text from the sign at the end of this email, in case anyone's interested). 

Stanley's been on a few more adventures this week, and he'll send more pictures soon.

Rayne in Northeast Ohio

THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD
ON THE
WARREN-ASHTABULA TURNPIKE

In the early days, Route 45 was one of the most active routes on the Underground Railroad.

Known as the Warren-Ashtabula Turnpike, from Wellsville, Ohio, to Ashtabula, Ohio, it ran along this important route. Many runaways found food, shelter and safety from the many sympathetic abolitionists in Trumbull County who stood strongly and boldly against slavery and were not afraid to offer assistance when needed.

Two of the most important factors that distinguished the Warren-Ashtabula Turnpike (Route 45) as a significant part of the history of the Underground Railroad is its direct link to Ashtabula Harbor and its many agents and friends that lived along the way that were not afraid to boldly stand and assist in the fugitive slaves' stand for freedom.