8 life October 31, 2018 Celebrating Dia de los Muertos I’ve Got Game Karina Cazares with prayers, parades, making alters Since the dead are said to visit The holiday ends on Nov. 2. Reporter known as ofrendas, the making of a the living on this day, marigolds are “On the last day,” said Cazares, >Pumpkins and witch hats will loved one’s favorite food, and more. used to lead them with their vibrant “we make a full plate of their favor- be put aside this October 31 in ex- To decorate, the ofrendas are sur- colors and pungent scent. ite food and thank our family mem- change for sugar skulls and mari- rounded by marigolds and wreaths Senior Brianna Cazares starts bers before telling them to return to golds by those celebrating the Day known as Coronas are put on graves. celebrating Dia de Los Muertos at rest.” Kenneth Barrett, of the Dead. Calaveras or sugar skulls are also midnight by praying with her fami- More widespread celebrations sophomore Also known as Día de Los used as decorations. They are ed- ly. Shrines are made of her deceased are located in Mexico with parades Muertos, this Mexican holiday is ible or decorative skulls that can be family members and are surrounded full of people in colorful clothes, meant to honor family members placed on ofrendas or used as gifts by candles and small portions of masks made to symbolize the dead, who have passed away. This is done for children on this day. food. and faces being painted into skulls. Rises Again

Comic by Jayde Tombleson Here is a situation to imag- ine: a person is a cowboy in the Wild West, down a gang while also trying to escape his past. Well that is in a video game known as Red Dead Redemp- tion. Read Dead Redemption is an action-adventure survival game with the story follow- ing a man by the name of , an outlaw who’s wife and son were taken hostage for ransom by the government. So now John has to go take down his former gang and give justice. In the recently released 2, play- ers find themselves living the events prior to the family being taken and they still live life within the gang. Red Dead Redemption was one of the most highly ac- claimed console games of 2010, selling over 15 million copies with its stunning graphics and amazing soundtrack. Five months after the release of Red Dead Redemption on May 18, 2010, Red Dead Re- demption: was released as a stand-alone game. Originally a DLC, the game puts players in the Wild Senior are due West but with zombies which portraits was also very successful and December 13. sold 14 million copies. With six hours or more of Please submit a photo to Mrs. Forney by Dec. 13. Students can side story, this game should email it to [email protected], bring it in to Room 2 keep players engaged long on a flashdrive, or deliver a hardcopy to be scanned. Please only www.BigTimbers.org enough to procrastinate on their submit vertical photos. math homework that is due tomorrow. No photograher? Even though I haven’t No problem. played either game myself, I would recommend both of these Contact Mrs. Forney and games to anyone who enjoys we’ll take a series of vertical random events, an photos of you for free. horizontal Contact: https://www.facebook.com/BigTimbersCommunityAllia environment, and a story that nce/?ref=bookmarks hooks you and keeps you from Please see Mrs. Forney with any questions. stopping.