It's back to school and time for the Kennell Orthodontics' Music Match Trivia contest. You could win an awesome iPod Nano! Pick up a contest entry form in our office, or click below for the Trivia form. All entries must be received by November 1st, and you must be a patient of Kennell Orthodontics to enter. Good luck!
Christopher F. is the grand prize winner of our Summer Facebook Cover Photo Collage Contest. Looks like you have a great time living in the Lakes Region! Thank you for showing us the great fun you have!
Christopher F. and his brother Ben, celebrate his win with the Kennell Ortho Team! Christopher is excited to take his family to the game next month, they are all huge Sox Fans!
The orthodontic years can be a tough time for some and our team at Kennell Orthodontics certainly understands that. To keep our patients in a positive frame of mind and welcome them into our friendly office atmosphere we often organize patient contests. Trying to think outside the box and give the young, tech-savvy, social media-frenzied friends an engaging contest to participate in, Kennell Orthodontics launched a Facebook Photo Collage Contest in May 2013. Check out Christopher's winning entry!
Dr. Alan Kennell and the Kennell Orthodontics team are excited to announce the winner, Christopher F., a local Laconia Middle School student. Christopher won 4 Box Seat Tickets to the August 4, 2013 Red Sox vs. Diamondback game at Fenway Park, as well as an autographed baseball and a Red Sox gift basket. The winner could not be a better choice as Christopher shared his commitment to being one of the biggest Sox fans in the Lakes Region! Check out the Kennell Orthodontics Facebook page to see Christopher’s winning photo collage – facebook.com/KennellOrtho.
Summer is here! Kids and adults alike will now be spending more time outside being active and enjoying the hotter temperatures. What’s better on a hot summer day than a delicious treat that will cool you down after doing something active in the summer sun? Luckily, our friends at the American Association of Orthodontists (AAO) have just the thing, Watermelon Sorbet! You can find the complete recipe below:
Ingredients
• ¾ cup water
• ¼ cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon lime juice
• 2 to 3 cups watermelon, diced, no seeds or rind
Directions
In a small saucepan, heat the water, sugar, and lime juice on medium high for 1 to 2 minutes, stirring until the sugar has dissolved. Chill this “syrup” at least 20 minutes. In the meantime, place the watermelon chunks in a food processor or blender and liquefy them. Add the chilled syrup to the watermelon puree and blend. Freeze sorbet in an ice-cream maker according to manufacturer’s directions. Serve immediately.
Happy Summer!
Did You Know?!
1. July 4 is not technically our day of independence: On the most semantic level, the 13 original colonies were legally liberated from England’s rule on July 2, 1776 in a closed session of Congress.
It took the Second Continental Congress two more days to revise the most famous of American documents; July 4 was the day the Declaration of Independence was given final approval.
2. The first Independence Day was celebrated on July 8, 1776: Although the Declaration of Independence was approved on July 4, 1776, it was not made public until July 8. The bells of Philadelphia -- the Liberty Bell included -- rang to summon citizens to Independence Hall for the very first public reading of the document.
The Declaration of Independence was read that day by Colonel John Nixon, who, less than a year later, would be made a brigadier general of the Continental Army.
Contrary to popular belief, the Liberty Bell did not ring on July 4, 1776 to mark the nation’s independence because the Declaration was not yet made public -- and wouldn’t be for another four days.
3. Three Presidents died on the Fourth of July: Three U.S. presidents actually died on July 4. Two of them passed away within hours of each other on July 4, 1826: John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. The two had been political rivals and then friends later in life. The other to share the distinction was James Monroe, who died July 4, 1831.
4. The signers of the Declaration of Independence did not sign on July 4, 1776: The idea of the 56 signers being in the same room at the same time on our day of independence is, unfortunately, a myth.
The official signing event took place on August 2, 1776 when 50 men signed the document. It took several months before all 56 finally signed; the last, Thomas McKean, signed in January of 1777, some seven months after the document was approved by Congress.
Even after signing, the names of the signers were withheld from the public for more than six months to protect their identities. The Revolutionary War was still going on, and if the signers were discovered, the treasonable act could have resulted in their deaths.
