The Growl December, 2019 *______* Coloring Picture ------cut here------
The Ghost Train *______*
Locomotive 40 is the official locomotive train of Nevada. The train is also known as the “Ghost Train of Old Ely”. The stories about the train have an urban legend quality to them. Locomotive 40 was built in 1910 and used as a passenger engine. This service stopped in July of 1941. After Pearl Harbor was attacked in December of that year, scrap metal was in high demand. The crew of the train did not want to see the locomotive destroyed. Rumor has it that when officials came to Ely to take possession of the train, they could not locate it. According to legend, the crew hid Locomotive 40 inside a mine. The whistle from the train could be heard throughout the area, but the train was never found.
Pearl Harbor *______*
T he US Naval Fleet, stationed at the US Naval Base in the Hawaiian Islands, was attacked without warning, by the Japanese Navy on Sunday morning, December 7th, 1941. 2,403 Americans were killed, including over 2, 000 naval personnel. A total of eighteen ships were sunk, including the USS Arizona and the USS Oklahoma. The Japanese eet had trained for about a year in preparation for the attack on Pearl Harbor. They used six aircraft carriers, carrying 420 airplanes, and various escort ships to a staging area 230 miles from Pearl Harbor. A US radar unit detected the approach of the planes, but misidenti ed them as a squadron of US bombers that was expected at the base. The United States was stunned by the attack. The next day, President Franklin Roosevelt, in reference to the surprise attack, described the infamous event as “a date which will live in infamy.” Congress overwhelmingly voted to declare war on Japan. The attack served to unite America against the Axis Empire of Germany, Italy and Japan.
The U .S.S. : Arizo na *______*
The USS Arizona was a Pennsylvania-class battleship. It was built in 1910. In 1918, it served as an escort ship which accompanied President Woodrow Wilson to Paris for a peace conference. In 1941, the Arizona was stationed at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and sunk as a result of the Japanese attack on the US Pacific Fleet. A bomb exploded in a powder magazine aboard the Arizona, and the ship sank with over 1,100 officers and sailors onboard. T he sunken ship still rests on the bottom of the harbor. In 1962, a memorial was dedicated to the men who lost their lives at Pearl Harbor.
December Birthda ys
★Ms. Eri ca’s is on the 16th of December.
★Haley Harrison’s is on the 7th of December.
★Rocky Slusser’s is on the 9th of December.
J olly Holly Jokes *______* What kind of music do elves listen to? Wrap.
What do snowmen eat for lunch? Icebergs.
What never eats a christmas dinner? A turkey - it’s stuffed.
How do you know Santa is good at karate? He has a black belt.
What do you call a greedy elf? Elf-ish.
What happened to the man that shoplifted a calendar at Christmas? He got 12 months.
Knock knock Knock knock Who’s there? Who’s there? Donut Elf Donut who? Elf who? Donut open until Christmas Elf me wrap this present for Santa Hanukkah *______*
The Jewish festival commemorating the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem is called Hanukkah. (It is also spelled “Chanukah.”) The First Temple, built by King Solomon, had been destroyed by king Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon in 586 BC. In 538 BC, King Cyrus of Persia and Media decreed that the temple in Jerusalem should be rebuilt. This rebuilding was completed in 515 BC. It was enlarged by Herod the Great beginning in 20 BC. Hanukkah is known as “The Festival of Lights.” This year, it will be celebrated on Sunday, December 22 through Monday, December 30.
N ew Years Eve *______*
In the United States, New Year’s Eve is an end of the year celebration commemorating the end of the old year and the beginning of the new one. The event is marked by reworks and ends with a ball drop at the stroke of midnight as the world enters the new year. Usually, celebrants welcome the new year and say farewell to the old by singing “Auld Lang
Christmas Poem *______* Christmas in my Mind By Daruis Mailhot
Bells Jingling, folks singing, lights gleaming, ears ringing, sprinkles sprinkling, binkies binkling, eyes twinkling, lips wrinkling, the sky tinkling, grandma winking, milk drinking, Santa creeping, and Christmas mingling
Christmas Artwork *______*
Veilrose (Hailey W alters) Brianna West Cod y T ate
Cameron Nissen Kai Atherton
Credits *______* The director of ‘The Growl’ is Mr. U.
The Ghost Train by Cameron Nissen and Mr. U.
Pearl Harbor by Spencer Dennis.
The U.S.S. Arizo na by Haley Harrison, Alexis W est, and Quincy Nixon.
December Birthda ys b y Quincy Nixon.
Jolly Holly Jokes b y T racy Griggs, Kai Atherton, an d Brian T urnage.
Hanukkah by Rian Enfinger and Jonathan Almond.
New Years article by Tonee Cavendish.
Christmas Poem by Darius Mailhot.
Christmas Artwork b y V eilrose (Hailey W alters), Brianna West, Cod y T ate, Cameron Nissen, an d Kai Atherton.
Newspaper Designed by Ashley Drake.