News Sports Pop Culture Comics & Memes H ome Page: November 20th, 2019 ​ Written and Edited by Slinger Middle School Students N ews Winter is Coming By: Alex Ziegelbauer and Leo Griesemer Winter is coming too fast. Snow has already been falling often, and it's not even December! Here are some things you can do while waiting for December to come around. This includes snowboarding, hockey or ice skating, and other snow-related activities. First, you can go snowboarding about anywhere there's snow and a hill. If you want a specific place to go, Little Switz in Slinger is a great location. There are many hills to ride ranging from an easy difficulty to a harder difficulty. There are rails, jumps, and much more, so head down to Little Switz, rent a board and start riding. Also, there’s hockey or ice skating if the ice on a lake is 4 to 6 inches thick. Do not skate or walk on ice that is three inches thick or less. This can be unsafe, and you could get seriously injured. If you don't live near a pond, you can go to a public ice rink with your friends and family. If you do have a pond, an activity is hockey. You just need a goal which you can make out of PVC pipes from a hardware store. This is fun with friends and family, too. Snow-related activities are for you if you don’t want to spend money. You could invite your friends over and do these activities. One thing that you can do is make a fort or a wall. If you make two, you can have a two-team snowball fight. The best tactic to making a snow fort is rolling giant snowballs by making a small one in your hands first, but then rolling it in snow. Make a few of these, line them up, and there you go! You have a snow wall for a snow fight. These are some of the things you can do in the early snow that Wisconsin’s got. Animal Cruelty Federal Law By: Ava Petrakovitz Website Link - Picture Link ​ ​ If you like animals and don't like seeing them be hurt, then this article is just for you! I have done some research and found out that the U.S. House of Representatives has unanimously ​ passed a bill to make animal cruelty a federal crime. If you don't know what unanimously means, here is a brief description. It means everyone agrees, so all the congressmen voted for this law. According to an article in the USA Today, “the law would make it a federal crime for ‘any person to intentionally engage’ in animal cruelty, including burning, drowning, suffocating, impaling or otherwise injuring ‘non-human mammals, birds, reptiles or amphibians.’” After this new law proposal passed in the House of Representatives, it went to the next level of government, the Senate. Once again, the bill passed unanimously. Soon, this bill will reach the desk of the President. The president will have to sign this bill for Animal Cruelty to officially become a Federal Crime, which he is expected to do when the bill arrives at his desk. As of right now, animal cruelty has been enforced at the state level. This means, depending upon what state you live in, there are different laws and different levels of enforcement. By making this a federal law, every state will have the same laws to follow. It should go without saying that all of us should treat animals kindly, and make sure to report any animal cruelty you see to the proper authorities. Home Page HUNTING & FISHING By: BRAEDON MULLIS Hunting & Fishing Rules - Public lands - Wisconsin DNR - Trapping Link ​ ​ ​ ​ Hunting: There are lots of places all over the forest that are open to the public, with the ​ exception of a very few areas around developed features such as parks. Within the forests live a variety of animals such as white-tailed deer, black bears, wild turkey, roughed grouse, waterfowl, and other small game. Desired game species can be found in abundance throughout the property and ideal hunting opportunities abound. You can hunt for different game throughout the year. For instance, deer hunting, specifically gun, is around Thanksgiving. Fishing: Whether you enjoy fishing inland lakes for panfish, fly fishing on a bubbling river, or ​ heading out to deeper waters for Great Lakes fishing, Wisconsin has all of these opportunities. Memories that last a lifetime start with a fishing rod. Available species range from warm water species such as panfish and muskellunge to coldwater species such as trout and salmon. Don’t forget there are seasons for specific fish. Also, different bodies of water have different regulations, so make sure you are only keeping fish that are allowed in different lakes or rivers. Extras: Ninety-five percent of Wisconsin residents ​ participate in outdoor recreation and nearly 2/3 of us find our fun on public lands. There are six million acres that belong to all of us and are managed by federal, state, and local governments. So, get outside and take advantage of the Wisconsin wilderness. Hunting & Fishing - Superior Chamber & Visitors Bureau, WI Home Page S ports R.A.G.E., Fighting for a Chance By: Adeline B. and Alana R. This article is all about the Richfield U12 fastpitch softball team! During the summer of 2019, the Richfield Rage players were in a slump. It wasn’t good. It all took place at the Port Washington Pirate’s game. When Rage was head to head, in a tie for most of the game, it came down to the last inning. The Pirates were hitting, getting on base, and the Rage team was getting tired. The Pirates took the lead, and soon the game was coming to an end. Richfield R.A.G.E. lost, but in the end, it made them work harder and harder every single practice and scrimmage they had. Before they knew it, the Mayville Tournament had crept upon them. This had been the moment they were waiting for. This tournament was a chance at redemption. Of course, they were nervous, but they could not wait to have a second chance at winning. The first game approached. They were tied for some of the game. Then, they got run after run and were not ready to give up. It was a high scoring game, with a final score of 12 to 11, Richfield on top. It was hot outside, but that didn’t stop the Rage team from celebrating. Unfortunately, the Rage didn’t win the second game of the tournament, so they weren’t champions at Mayville. Alana Riley, Adeline Bretz, and Abigail Mulvey are the Slinger Middle School students that played on the Richfield Rage. Home Page World Series By: Aiden Miller The World Series for Major League Baseball was filled with great games and a ton of drama. It took the full seven games to determine who was the best baseball team for the 2019 season. The series was between the Houston Astros in the American League and the Washington Nationals in the National League. After the Houston Astros won the ALCS in walk of fashion against the New York Yankees they had high spirits about the MLB World Series with their leaders Gorege Springer, Jose Altuve, Micheal Brantly, Carlos Correa, and Alex Bregman. Also, they had star pitchers like Justin Verlander, and Gerrit Cole. Although, who can forget about the Washington Nationals who swept the St. Louis Cardinals in the NLCS with their star players in Trea Turner, Anthony Rendon, Juan Soto, and Ryan Zimmerman. Also, they had star pitchers Max Scherzer, and Stephen Strasburg. In the first game, the Astros took a two to nothing lead on a Yuli Gurriel double in the first. The Nationals came back, scoring the next five runs to take a 5 to 2 lead. Then in the 7th inning George Springer hit a solo shot to get ahead 5 to 3 down. Then in the next inning, George Springer hit a double to drive in another run now down 5 to 4, but the Nationals held this lead. Now leading the series 1 to 0 the Nationals were not going to stop. The Nationals pounded the Astros and won game two with a score of 12 to 3. Then after the one day break, the Astros came ready to fight. The Astros won game three 4 to 1. The Astros dominated in game 4. Alex Bregman hit a Grand Slam to lead the game 8 to 1. Now the series is tied going into game 5. The Astros won again 7 to 1. So far, every road team won each game. This trend continued. In game 7, the Astros took a 2 to 1 lead. In the critical seventh inning, Howie Kendrick hit a 2 run home run to give the Nationals a 3 to 2 lead. The Nationals added three more runs and ended up winning 6 to 2. That would lead them to their first World Series ever. World Series Review, Home Page ​ ​ ​ P op Culture Why Culver’s is the Best Fast Food By: Nolan Dietrich Picture link Here are three reasons why Culver’s is one of the greatest fast-food restaurants. The first reason is their butter burgers aren’t like a normal burger, but they’re glazed with butter on the bottom of the bun. Some of the menu options have a midwest style from Culver’s originating in Wisconsin. The midwest region is not recognized sometimes.