Features Inside: 16 Miner Bumper The December 11, 2009 Miner Incidents Miner Christmas Rants and Raves from the staff Samantha Johnson’s Rave: I love the 25 days of Christmas special on ABC. Issue 3 Volume 58 December 11, 2009 Josey Erickson’s Rant: They play Christmas music before Thanksgiving and it would be devastating not to have snow! Otherwise I love Christmas! Brenna Johansen’s Rave: I love the “25 days of Christmas” tv special on ABC channel where Christmas movies are played Economy impacts auto industy By: Brandon Renner Shelby Schields’ Rave: everyday till Christmas. I’m an avid “Home Alone” watcher. I love Christmas music, Christmas trees, and Christmas snow, People...... 7:Where are They The American economy’s Now?: Cody Johnson stands on pretty much everything about Christmas is great. recession negatively affected the top of a windmill at his job sight in automotive industry. It has even Jaydin Mann’s Rave: I love Christmas because I can hear Baker, Montana. caused two of the three major car Logan Dschaak’s Rant: Santa is not real! Elves are not real! Tyler Schmidt singing and humming Christmas songs in the hallways...actually he is always doing that. companies to go bankrupt. Chrysler The North Pole is NOT REAL! Its all just a big lie! Cooperation was bought out by a European company, Fiat. General Tyler Freuer’s Rave: I love seeing all of my relatives on Christmas Day. Ruby Aiupperspach’s Rant: I hate the cold weather and snow. Motors is now basically run by the We are always prone to accidents. U.S. government. “[Americans] turn to foreign motor Jayme Lorenz’s Rave: I love Christmas because of giving and getting companies [because of the bankruptcy of Jordon Mann’s Rave: I love getting to miss school and eating. GM and Chrysler],” Kasey Schmidt said. presents and watching “The Christmas Story” I missed my church I love giving and receiving presents. Some major reasons for the decline of Christmas pogram , because we were watching it. the American manufactures include poor management and the lack of a quality product, which lead to the increase in sales Brandon Renner’s Rant: Although I love Christmas, Coltyn Anderson’s Rave: I like that we have no school of foreign products, most notably Japanese the songs get stuck in my head for the next six months. for two weeks, and gifts are given to you. vehicles. “I don’t want a Chevy or a Ford,” senior Entertainment...12: Review: Serna Jamie Schaeffer said. “Imports are better made and look better.” Logan Kessler’s Rave: I think Christmas is stupendous because reviews Zune as a hot Christmas Keanon Serna’s Rant: Picking out your Christmas gift Dec. 1 and gift. This summer, the U.S. government having to look at the box for three weeks before you get to use it! you get a lot of commendable gifts, from Kris Kringle. enacted a program called “Cash for Clunkers”. The purpose of this program was to stimulate the American economy by selling more American made vehicles. Although this was not the outcome, 8 out 2010 Seniors of the 10 top selling vehicles during this program were of foreign make (www.kbb. and com, 12-3-09). “I think [Americans] should buy what Parents they want, because that’s the American way,” Schmidt said. In the ‘80s and ‘90s, American Just a reminder that your manufactures concentrated on producing a larger quantity of product instead of a colored, vertical, higher quality product. In the meantime, head and shoulders Japan was turning out high quality low cost senior photo for the yearbook, News.....4: Winter Games: Seniors products. Aware of this, began purchasing along with a photographer’s Tyler Schmidt and Lucas Senske foreign vehicles. release form, is due to enjoy last year’s Winter Games. “Foreign brands are more popular Mrs. Heller because they offer more for your money, by January 8, 2010. they have nicer features, and a better Hazen Motors owner Steve Huber informs senior Tyler Freuer about the latest automobile looking design to most people,” said junior models and their features. Photo by:Brandon Renner The yearbook is NOT able to accept Charles Mattheis. Kritzberger said. This is the general consensus among because of the wide range of aftermarket a digital image. parts available helps contribute to their Sophomores Eric Ham and Quentin many Americans. In 1979, the big three Hauser agree. sold 9 out of 10 vehicles in the U.S. popularity. If you have concerns, please email In a recent Beulah High School survey, American companies have made drastic In 2005, 60 percent of the U.S. market changes in order to make a profi t. They Mrs. Heller at Tina.Heller@sendit. belonged to Japanese automakers (www. students said 64 out of 90 vehicles owned are Ford, Chevy, or Dodge. This obviously decided to start making a better quality nodak.edu or telephone her americanchronicle.com, 11-24-09). product and design cars that people want. at the high school. “The ‘Fast and the Furious’ movies shows that the local region doesn’t necessarily fall in line with the rest of the In the same survey, BHS students ranked [helped make imports popular],” Schmidt gas mileage as being the most important said. nation. The ability to “tune” Japanese cars “I don’t like imports,” junior Marisa Auto Industy continues on page 4 Identity theft puts students in danger By: Tyler Freuer Sports...14: Girls Basketball: visitor’s identity information. In Utah, a Target employee kept a Senior Shelby Schields gets into Students spend money using many Online purchases can also lead to identity customer’s credit card as she was checking the game against Garrison on different types of credit. Credit out. The employee then purchased a $700 Dec. 1. theft. This might be how Deb Schields got cards, debit cards, checks, cash, her credit card number lifted. gift card with the customer’s credit card. A few days later the customer noticed that “My Discover Card was used in another Inside The Miner Incidents: and money orders are all popular her credit card was missing and video ways students purchase items. state at a Target Store for just under $400. News...... 1 Editorials...... 2 Someone then attempted to use it again, found the employee keeping the customer’s Opinions...... 3 News...... 4 These types of credit are targeted but it was denied,” technology teacher Deb card and later charging the gift card to the Features...... 5 Clubs...... 6 by identity thieves who try to scam Schields said. “Discover caught the fraud same card. The employee was put in jail People...... 7 Features...... 8 people into giving out important and notifi ed me by phone. They credited for illegal use of a credit card and theft (fi ndarticles.com, 11-22-09). Features...... 9 Outdoors...... 10 personal information. my card for that fi rst fraudulent amount. I am in the process of checking my last “I used my bank card to purchase books People...... 11 Entertainment.12 In 2008, 9.93 million people reported statement and am being issued new account online and a coupon appeared. If I used the Features...... 13 Sports...... 14 experiencing some type of identity theft. numbers.” coupon it would take $10 off my order. I Sports...... 15 Features...... 16 Victims spent on average $1,200 out of Identity thieves get credit card numbers latter found out that by using that coupon, I pocket and spent on average 175 hours Beulah High School from people at their most vulnerable times. was giving permission for another company trying to get their money and identity back Some thieves work at department stores to sign me up for a service that I had no 204 5th Street NW (ezinearticles.com, 11-19-09). and when a person charges something to idea about. They withdrew over $250 out Beulah, North Dakota 58523 Identity fraud is increasing rapidly. his credit card, the thief will memorize of my checking account,” English teacher The amount of scams on the Internet is Beulah -Hazen www.beulah.k12.nd.us the card number and use it for his own Elizabeth Odermann said. “My bank overwhelming. Most pop-ups lead to Web (701) 873-2261 purchases. Identity theft continues on page 4 sites focused on stealing their Web site Sports Editorials 2 Miner Outlook Miner Amp 15 December 11, 2009 December 11, 2009

The Miner Incidents Sapphires to attend Meet a Mighty Beulah Miner By: Jordon Mann to improve on his fi nishing MI: You open your door. There Demonette Invite Boys Basketball this year. are two police offi cers standing drilling some parts or the whole Casey Duppong, a “Logan is a good wrestler there. What is your fi rst thought? By: Keanon Serna TZ: What did Trevor do now? thing or learning some moves of sophomore, has made a with many talents, and we On Dec. 19, The the routine,” sophomore Jenni huge impact on the Beulah have high expectations for MI: Can you tell me one thing Sapphires will be traveling Pischel said. Miner basketball program. him this season,” coach that you would like to be or have to Bismarck High School to Practices are usually held up top Last year as a freshman, that starts with the letter “P”? Shawn Voigt said. TZ: I would like a pudgy compete in the Demonette in the mezzanine of the gym, the Casey averaged 8.9 points Brandon Renner- Jayme Lorenz- team is working hard to improve penguin. invitational. per game and 3.7 rebounds MI: What would be the fi rst thing Features Editor Clubs Reporter This will be their fi rst major on their weaknesses. per game. that you would do if you won the MI: If love was a fl avor, what completion of the year. After “They need to improve their lottery? would it taste like? many hours of practice, they will dance technique,” coach Heather LE: Buy a decent house to replace TZ: All of the world’s greatest Miner Incidents: Why is it that debut their original routines in the Horning said. the death trap that I live in. fl avors rolled into one and it everyone driving faster than you would be like an everlasting Class B Hip-Hop and Dance using For many girls, dance has been is an idiot and everyone driving MI: What hair color do they put gobstopper because love is a part of their lives for quite some a lyrical categories. slower than you is a moron? on the drivers licenses of bald forever! Choreographers come up with time. Casey Duppong: Because men? the dances that they do. It is “I have been dancing since the “everyone” seems to be those LE: Why would they put hair on pesky women drivers. usually a member of the team. third grade and I thought it might him? They just take pictures of people. Jaydin Mann - Jordon Mann- “To become a choreographer be fun [to continue],” sophomore WED Design Sports Editor MI: If you came with you need to make a 30-second Katlynn Dschaak. instructions, what would they Editor Pages 8-16 MI: Why is the man who invests try-out routine and coach decides The Sapphires are a close knit say? all of your money called a whether the person auditioning is family just like any other sport CD: Please do not turn upside “broker”? going to be able to choreograph that spends a lot of time together. down. Warning: Sight may be LE: Because that is what he will breathtaking. Picture menu “We get very close during make you. the routines and which type of available for those unable to read. routine they’ll be good at,” senior the season because we spend Ruby Aipperspach said. many hours together. I have kept MI: If pro and con are opposites, Girls Basketball Once the choreographer has in touch with many girls over wouldn’t the opposite of progress Taryn Zacher, a junior, made up the routine she teaches it the seven years of coaching,” be congress? is looking to be a strong CD: I don’t know. Health care is Editorial Cartoon by: Logan Dschaak to the whole team. They practice Horning said. going through pretty fast. contributor for the Miners Keanon Serna- Coltyn Anderson- and work on the moves. Succeeding and placing high Outdoors Editor Features Editor this season. “A normal dance practice in competitions is the main goal Wrestling “Taryn is a vocal player, of any team. Recent success Students should grow up, clean up consists of stretching, and and hustles whenever she sometimes we run and/or has fueled this fi re. The team Freshman Logan We need to work together and start taking is in the game. She goes At home most of us are expected not thinking of taking a few extra seconds condition, (but that’s usually at looks forward to bringing home Eisenbeis, is a returning responsibility for ourselves. According to help out around the house or to wipe our feet. Until someone goes for the beginning of the year). We a trophy or two…or at the very state placer this year. He one hundred percent all the Taryn Zacher posts up for the Lady to Kessler we can make her job easier by a fun ride when they walk by and end up Miners. outside with chores to make our chat some, and then we get into least some great memories and placed 8th last year and plans time,” coach Ryan Bodell “putting gum in the garbage and not in the slipping, sliding, and almost falling on their Photo by: Brandon Renner our routines, which is either improvement. said. parents’ lives easier, which makes urinals or on the desks.” butt. sense. Seriously! Who puts their gum in the Every day students sit, use, or walk by We are all perfectly capable of pulling urinals? Turn around, and spit it in the Tyler Freuer- Sam Johnson- the commons area. It is like a graveyard for Wrestlers grapple in the early season matchups our own weight at home, so what gives garbage -- there are two of them in the News Editor WED Design deserted water bottles and other unwanted Editor Pages 1-7 students the impression those rules don’t boy’s bathrooms. objects. There are two big garbage’s and By: Logan Dschaak apply at school? It is gross when people have to peel two little garbage’s dispersed throughout Following success in the Custodian Deanna Kessler cleans the someone else’s gum off the bottom of their the area. If students enjoy sitting at clean fi rst and second fl oors, along with the shoe. It can’t be any different pulling it off tables, on clean benches, and walking in triangular with Minot Ryan bathrooms, the band and choir rooms, and of a desk. a clean area assist in helping picking up and Harvey on Nov. 24, the all three stairways. In a single day, she Mud, water, snow and anything else that garbage. Miner wrestlers will face picks up more paper than any other artifact. gets us dirty easily entertains us. That’s We ask BHS be considerate. Williston and Velva in a Garbage cans are located all over the why the school has put rugs in front of the Triangular on Dec. 11. hallways students should walk a few extra doors, so we can wipe our feet. Written by Josey Erickson on behalf of The feet and throw it away. Have some respect Think of all the times we walk into the Miner Incidents Many of the wrestlers had Brenna Johansen- Logan Kessler- people! school with mud or snow on our shoes, success in the triangular against Clubs Editor Reporter Minot Ryan and Harvey. Senior Keanon Serna, who has just started wrestling this year, he Letters to Editor got the fi rst pin of his high school Dear Editor, career against the Harvey wrestler I think that we should get out of school early on last day of the school week instead of the fi rst day. It would be more like a reward to Devan Walter. Veteran wrestler the students for a week of hard work. I know that I would rather it be that way and I have heard or talked to many people that feel the Jordon Mann won both his same. matches, one by forfeit and one I also think that we should get a longer lunch. If the school would take out Channel One and add some of it to each of the lunch by a pin on, Minot Ryan wrestler Tanner Keller. Josey Erickson- Ruby Aipperspach- periods. Honestly, how many people actually watch Channel One unless they’re forced to? The plus side of that is that students wouldn’t “It feels like my senior season Reporter Reporter have to eat fast as they can to fi nish lunch. Also there would most likely be fewer tardies. Sincerely, Anika Jurgens has fi nally started,” Mann said. Sophomore Isaiah Krebs pinned Dear Editor, Aaron Pinzar of Harvey, and This school claims to be “climate controlled,” but most rooms vary in temperature greatly. Some rooms are at a blazing 90 degrees in freshman Logan Eisenbeis won the early fall and late spring, while others are a chilling 60 degrees in the dead of winter. This leads to a further problem: students can’t one match against Keaton Merck Huner Eslinger is attempting to turn his opponent in the Duel in Jordon Mann, mann handling his opponent. wear jackets in school. Some people freeze during class and don’t learn because they can’t concentrate. If this school was really “climate of Minot Ryan. As a team, Beulah Beulah. Staff photo Staff Photo controlled” all classrooms would maintain a temperature of 72 degrees at all times, which is statistically proven to be the best learning fell short of both Harvey and “Velva and Williston are both the new coaches as well. Under wrestling tournament. Part of don’t just need good running temperature. Minot Ryan. two high-quality teams, but I the new system, Shawn Voigt their conditioning includes a conditioning; every muscle in Sincerely, “We have gotten better since think we will be able to do well,” and Mitch Meyer share the head special practice on Wednesday your body is used for six full Logan Dschaak- Brooke Renner and Jackie Knutson we started since now we are all Shelby Schields- Krebs said. coaching position. morning. It is called Red Flag. minutes with very few breaks,” Features Editor actually in wrestling shape,” Opinions Editor As a team, they are still “I like it; they both are very During this they do a lot of Krebs said. The Miner Incidents is published six times a year by the Journalism Department. It is Eisenbeis said. published by and for the students of Beulah High School amd does not necessarily represent working hard to improve. knowledgeable and help with running and condition then they Following the Dec 11 triangular the views of the administration. The Miner Incidents accepts signed letters to the editor, The team will face Williston “We’ve had some sickness moves,” Serna said. do some calisthenics like pushups the wrestlers travel to Linton, for reserving the right to edit them for grammar and profanity. The Miner Incidents also accepts and Velva, in their second going around but we put in a lot The wrestlers are working and other things to help get their the Linton Tourney on December student work (writing and artwork) for publication. Students need not be on the staff of the triangular of the year. The of hard work,” Krebs said. hard this season, so a lot of them whole body conditioned. 18 and 19. newspaper to submit their work. Submissions may be given to Mrs. Heller. wrestlers are confi dent about this The team has been adjusting to can make it back to the state “It is tough because you match up. Sports Opinions 14 Miner Amp Miner Attitudes 3 December 11, 2009 December 11, 2009 Stats reveal what’s important in playing the game Logan’s Laughs Ruby’s Rhythm By: Shelby Schields so important to coaches, we use at football games, long cold bus rides for basketball, or the rainy Santa: the good, the bad, the big fat lie Christmas brings memories all around Most people don’t them as an evaluation tool to get better,” head basketball coach track season. By: Ruby Aipperspach artist is trying to portray. By: Logan Dschaak says the big no-no: “Santa is not real.” realize how important the Jeremy Brandt said. Most BHS statisticians agree Being in choir, I get to sing a lot of Right at that moment a kid can go from I think winter is my favorite statisticians at Beulah High Stats attend daily practice as that it isn’t the book work or Saint Nicholas, Kris Cringle, Christmas music. The BHS choir holds a seeing sugar plum fairies and dreaming of season, with the white blankets well as every game. They donate recording the actual statistics that Papa Noel, and Santa Claus are Christmas concert at Zion Lutheran Church School are. They do a lot a white Christmas to crying and wailing a lot of their time for the bigger makes them want to be a stat, it’s of snow, the beautiful evergreen every year. I’m excited for this concert, of things from gathering the names of the mystical man to their parents for an explanation. Parents picture of the team. the feeling they get from being trees, holiday music playing in emotions fl ow for a lot of the seniors at this supplies, fi lling water who fl ies all around the world and more often than not lie to their kids so the “I’ve never been good at part of the team. almost every store, and everyone in concert, it also is one of the concerts with delivers presents to everyone. To child will believe in Santa. bottles, compiling stats, playing basketball, so it’s the “I feel like I play the mother the most people in attendance. This is not the only way kids fi nd out “the their hats, gloves, and scarves; this Winter is a time to be with family. In my videoing the games, and closest thing to it. I defi nitely role on the team. I usually take most kids he can be the greatest truth.” Other times the child can catch the season makes me happy. family, we have a tradition that each year helping the team in any way feel like I’m a part of the team care of uniforms and extra thing in the whole world; to others parents in the act of faking Saint Nick. we switch having holiday celebrations at and I chip in by making creative medical supplies. Sometimes Some people think winter is a dull, they can. though, he can ruin Christmas either my house or my aunt’s house. posters and recording the stats of I feel like I’m the nurse of the Children will be lying in their beds before depressing season. I believe that winter “Statisticians are so important forever. is a season of giving, happiness, joy, and My mom and my aunt will go over to the girls,” varsity girls basketball team,” varsity football stat Kendra Christmas just waiting to hear a thump or to our football program. They take Seibel said. Kids gather around the windows and a ringing of bells signaling the arrival of family. whomever’s house Christmas is at that year statistician Alyssa Bauer said. at about noon and begin to cook enough attendance every day and on game High school sports reveal fi resides just to get a glimpse at the Santa. He or she will jump up, hoping to Christmas is by far my favorite holiday Without stats, coaches would food for the ten to fi fteen people to enjoy. days they check the weather, pack more than athletic ability, they mysterious Santa Claus. They write letters see Jolly ol’ St. Nick with his bag of toys. of the year. I love getting two weeks off be overwhelmed with tedious Normally we always have a beer-can jackets, coolers, and extra jerseys; show character, dedication and to him saying how good they have been. If The child will run downstairs to see their of school for Christmas vacation. It’s a paperwork and athletes wouldn’t turkey of some sort or breaded and deep pretty much anything that needs perseverance. Sports create the kid is lucky, his parents take him down mom and dad sneaking around putting nice break and we get a chance to go on get the awards, praise, and credit vacation with our families. Presents are fried walleye left over from the summers to be done, they do it. Our stats friendships that can last forever. to the mall or someplace where he can get presents under the tree. Shocked, the kid they deserve. also an added plus for everyone. catch. are a huge stress reliever,” head Everyone has a role on every his picture taken with Santa. The lad also will ask, “What are you doing?” Again the “I love statisticians because it Some teens and pre-teens ask for some I can’t forget the desserts. Our families football coach Loy Ham said. team, whether it’s the star player gets to sit on Santa’s lap and tell Santa parents lie and say, “We are helping Santa. takes a lot of time to keep track of outrageous things for Christmas presents. always surprise the other with a new kind An overlooked aspect of the what he wants for Christmas. For most He just left; you just missed him.” our amazing stats and I appreciate who scores all the points, the I honestly don’t think that eleven, twelve of pie each Christmas. team, statisticians save the kids, this is the most spectacular thing the people who take the time to do bench warmer who boosts the At the time, the child will believe this. But and thirteen year olds need $400 phones or One year my mom and I were making a Boys basketball stats sit and watch the players at openning practice. coaches hours of work by taking ever. that,” senior Denver Unruh said. team moral, or the stat who helps then they will start to think about this Santa brand new laptops. When I was that age I peanut butter pie and I had moved a lot of Statisticians are an important part of any team. and compiling the stats. Stats have to deal with bad out wherever and whenever he or This little tradition also has a dark side to dilemma. They will start asking questions: was excited to get new PS2 games, Game stuff around in our fridge to make room Photo by: Shelby Schields “Having accurate statistics are weather like the rain and snow she is needed. it. Christmas can be destroyed for a child Why can’t I ever see him except when I get boy games, and CD’s of my favorite artists. for the pie. My mom and I were putting when someone spills the beans about the my picture with him? Why do my parents Another outlandish request for Christmas the peanut butter pie in the fridge and I little secret behind Santa, or sometimes always see him? Why does Santa always is a new car. Cars tend to be expensive was kneeling on the ground and she was a child is just afraid or just doesn’t like need help from my parents? Also, why and are going to be more than a onetime standing over me. As she was trying to put Girls basketball storms the court as season begins Santa. In that case, the kid will cry and when I get my picture with Santa he always expense. the pie in the fridge, she caught the lip of the pie pan on one of the upper shelves in By: Jordon Mann have a great year. It’s been fun so far and scream that he don’t want to sit on Santa’s smells like he was just picked up off the Most teenagers have cars that qualify the fridge and dropped it right on my head. I’m excited for all of the games we will lap. Parents still insist that the child should street and he doesn’t smell like sugar plums as a sports car. Insurance is not cheap for The crowd is on its feet as It took me three showers to get all of the play throughout the rest of the season,” sit on Santa’s lap so they can use that or candy like he should. sports cars, let alone teenagers that have them. peanut butter and chocolate out of my hair. the game clock runs down. The senior Shelby Schields said. picture for next year’s Christmas card. Santa provides a fun tradition. He can Gas isn’t cheap either, especially in the I have to say that was one of the tastiest Miners are ahead by one with three Schields added that she thinks Hazen will From then on the kid doesn’t like Santa also be a very bad thing for certain little because he was forced to sit on this big children. He can be ruined when they fi nd economic situation that we’re in today. peanut butter pies I’ve ever had, but it was seconds to go. be tough, but if the Miners play well as a a sticky way to enjoy it. hairy-faced old man’s lap! out his little back story. So next time you The Christmas season also brings music. This could be the situation that the team, they should have a great chance. From the funny Christmas memories Another way children have Christmas see Santa at the mall check to see if he Christmas music so happy and meaningful. Miners end up in on Dec. 22 when they “We will be the hardest working team to the memories made with family and ruined for them is when they fi nd out the might be real because every time I checked When traditional songs like Silent Night, go up against their bitter rival, the Hazen in every game. Wins will take care of White Christmas, and Away in a Manger friends, winter is my favorite season and is big secret about Santa. Most of the time he just and old fat man with a fake beard Bison. The Bison fi nished third place themselves,” Miller said. are redone by different artists I get a always fi lled with wonderful memories of it’s an older sibling who comes out and on. at the state tournament and have strong In his fi rst year of assistant basketball different feeling of what that particular family and friends. returning players. Allison Opp, a key coaching, Ryan Bodell helps the girls to player, returns for her senior year. become better players every day. “We will not back down. We will come He said that the Miners try to play Josey’s Country Spices Jaydin’s Journal ready to play and see what happens,” head man-to-man defense as much as possible coach Rick Miller said. because the girls are great athletes and can Former rivalry creates camaraderie stick with their opponents. Shut my mouth--it’s the best answer The Miners start this year with quite a By: Jaydin Mann up at the Minot Dome sporting our hunter The Miner offense is derived from the few girls with leadership skills that can By: Josey Erickson hollering; even though it won’t change green shirts that said, “Shh! Don’t tell, but speed of the girls. As an athlete and a member help win big games. Five seniors lead anything or make the situation better. I we’re cheering for Hazen” on the front. On “We want to run with the ball as much Beulah High knows me as a the Lady Miners, and every one of them have learned it doesn’t pay for me to get of Beulah Public School since the back they said, “Blue+ Gold = Green” as possible. If we don’t run with it, we straight-forward person who likes to has varsity experience. Brenna Johansen, worked up over something I can’t change. kindergarten, I have seen an and listed all of their senior players. A few like our guards to create plays and run the speak her mind. I also like to joke Kelsey Kraft, Dawn Weil, Kylie Flemmer, Senior guard Brenna Johansen puts up the open layup in the Miners’ season opener win against It will just make the situation worse. incredible change in the rivalry of the boys from the Beulah Miner cheering offense,” coach Ryan Bodell said. and Shelby Schields will set the pace this Garrison. Photo by: Brandon Renner around and be annoying; my ma Many times I should have kept my mouth section showed their support by spelling The Lady Miners are a talented group of between Hazen and Beulah. season. knows this to be true. shut but what is the fun in that? “Go Bison” on their t-shirts. Needless to girls, but still have a few things to work on. whole. If the Miners can improve on these we will have a pretty good inside-outside Students and parents from both The Miners will have strong contributions say, we all got stopped and asked to take According to the coaching staff, they need areas, they will be a tough team to beat. game, which will make us hard to stop,” My one and only goal in life is to be I have a hard time following this wise from the junior class, as Taryn Zacher, Ali towns have become friends and pictures more than the actual players did! to work on open shots, as they miss too “We need our big girls to step up and Bodell added. as great, spectacular, and amazing as her. advice, “When you are up to your nose in Schaper, and Emmie Miller--just to name a support each other in sports and The Hazen players and parents were all many layups. They also need to move their play to their potential. If they can do that, Words cannot describe her; no category can manure, keep your mouth shut.” few--see some playing time. other activities. very impressed with our sportsmanship. feet better, and play better defense as a fi t her style. She is an authentic lady. I don’t always know when to keep my “I think with our new coaches, we will We’d like to think that if we would have I call her super-mom because she works mouth shut, but I am getting better. It is As an athlete, I will say that I feel more been state-bound, they would have done full time at the Dakota Westmoreland Mine extremely hard when absolutely everything pressure playing against Hazen. Everyone wants to make his or her team and town the same for us. and owns a ranch on the side; both are male is going wrong and an individual has my Beulah athletes get pumped up for the big game proud, but it isn’t the end of the world if My sister Marissa remembers her senior dominated fi elds. Plus, she cooks, cleans, personality. year in 2006 when Beulah played Hazen to By: Brenna Johansen because the music gives me the extra time. we lose. I know that it’s not mandatory to music in my ears before games to get my pays bills, and does every other “woman” People close to me know I like to put my go to state in football. She said that even needed spark for my game. Before home games this year, my be friendly during a game, but sometimes As I lace up my kicks and put adrenaline going. However, the volume of job imaginable. two cents in, and it usually just gets me though they weren’t huge rivals, the victory “‘Empire State of Mind’ by Jay-Z and volleyball team and I would line up in I look across the net and smile at them just my music tends to exceed others. I’ve been into more work and trouble. Like the time was a little bit sweeter just because it was on my jersey, the sound of Miley ‘Forever’ by Drake get me ready for the order of jersey number and run through the In my world, she is right about absolutely because we are friends. told numerous times that even with my Hazen. Cyrus’s “Party in the USA” is cut game,” Zacher said. locker room touching the “bowtie” on our everything, but my feisty self likes to argue I ended up ripping a quarter mile of fence Last year in volleyball, we lost to Hazen personal headphones, my teammates can Beulah and Hazen join together to do short by a fi nger click on the iPod. Not all “pump-up” music comes from way out. The “bowtie” is simply a piece of with her just for the sport of it. down with my mom because my mouth in a district match, but we were okay with still hear my music clearly from across the numerous activities: we join forces in cross iPods though. The sound of the school tape shaped like a bowtie that was taped to I say the right, wrong things that I know opened and said the wrong thing, but it was it. We played them again later in the season Shortly after, the speakers blare Fort room. country, wrestling, hockey and baseball. band and the pounding of the drums can be the frame of the door in the locker room. will get her worked up. Yes, I know this is worth irritating my mom. when it didn’t count for anything and Minor’s “Remember the Name,” as I am not sure if it’s the enticing beat or The Hazen-Beulah band and choir concerts felt deep in the chest and revs up both the We would also huddle up and say a prayer horrible, but hey, it’s amusing to me. I found a saying that I am trying to apply we beat them. Some Hazen fans showed the motivational lyrics, but something take place once every year. Also, the dance the overall mood in the locker room players and the fans. to prepare ourselves. She doesn’t understand why I like to to my life. I have gotten a lot better but I feelings of bitterness, but I think it’s about an upbeat song seems to hypnotize teams choreograph a routine together and transforms from “social” time to Listening to music is just one way for So whether T-Pain, Eminem, or the because no one really expected us to win. me and fi re me up to perform. frustrate her; I just reply with it’s cheap still put my two cents in. perform it during half-time at a football game time. athletes to get pumped up. Some athletes school band blasts in my ears, or a simple This year, we never did beat them, but we My taste in music differs as my sports entertainment. “Remember that silence is sometimes the game. pray while others have little “rituals” they prayer and a tap on the door frame gets me still cheered them on in their chance at a “Loud music and praying pumps me up seasons change. As funny as it sounds, A lot of times I do and say down-right best answer.” Even though a little bit of us on each side do before they perform. Ryan Block, a going, I always receive the adrenaline rush state title. before games,” junior Taryn Zacher said. during volleyball I like to listen to Britney stupid things and I get myself dug in a hole There is a time to be annoying and a time always will want to beat the other, we can senior wrestler for Beulah-Hazen, wears that surges me with the energy to go out Brenna and I got together and made “The beat and lyrics of the songs put me in Spears, Pink, and Miley Cyrus. I know, I so far down I can’t even see light anymore. to shut up and be quiet. Now, if I can just still be courteous and celebrate in the other know, don’t judge me. the same shirt for every dual and takes his and win! t-shirts for our fellow Hazen volleyball an energetic mood—I get excited to play.” Other times I get so infuriated, I start remember that. team’s success and stay close friends. Like Zacher, I also enjoy the blast of I prefer rap songs for basketball season warm-up clothes off in a certain order each players who were state bound. We showed News Features 4 Miner Media 13 December 11, 2009 Miner Elements December 11, 2009 Identity theft continued from page 1 very supportive thankfully, and was able to get my money refunded.” NAMELESS rocks Beulah Christmas gifts break the bank Students can protect themselves from because that is such an adrenaline rush, it By: Tyler Freuer to $178 (www.buckle.com, 11-24-09). theft in a few easy steps. Whenever using By: Samantha Johnson is fun!” Digital cameras are easy to use and capture a credit or debit card at a store, make Christmas time brings shopping Life size Indiana Jones, classic NAMELESS practices in the basement many memories. They can cost anywhere sure the cashier gives the card back. If into the main stream. Everyone goes from $60 to $2,000 (www.bestbuy.com, ordering online and a discount pops up as records, posters of their favorite of Harildstad’s house. They try to practice at least once a week, but they are all pretty out to buy gifts for their loved ones 11-24-09). UGG boots comfort a girl’s feet the checkout is fi nishing, check to see that bands, crazy pictures of just about and look great. They cost up to $304 but it is from the Web site the order is made busy with their own schedules so if once around this time. Getting the right everything, and a big plastic can be found for less (www.zappos.com, through. Another thing to avoid is too- a week does not happen, they try and get gift for the right person is one of the snowman are the decorations of 11-24-09). Victoria Secret offers many good-to-be-true ads. Spam ads also pop up together whenever possible. When they do hardest parts of Christmas. and try to get money from visitors. NAMELESS’s practice room in get together it’s not all business. different items that appeal to teen girls. “I want to get some CD’s, Skullcandy “A spam ad that student should avoid Dan Harildstad’s basement. “One time Wolf was a half an hour late With all of these great gifts out there, headphones, a Zune, Xbox 360 games, and would say ‘My name is Mahala Jajad, I am for practice so we all hid and turned the some people still end up giving something Beulah is the home of “NAMELESS,” some emo clothes, senior Ethan Helling a Persian princess. I need a husband to help lights off and when he arrived we scared that is undesirable. me claim my oil fortune of $9,000,000,000. the band members Beulah Middle School said.” him and threw an excersize ball at him,” “The worst gift I received was Please send me your social security number eighth graders, Dan Harildstad, bass guitar, Most guys want electronics for Funkhouser said. undergarments made from my uncle’s and bank numbers.’ And then they show Rachel Funkhouser, drums, Tyrel Erickson, Christmas. Skullcandy headphones come These extremely talented and goal driven clothes,” junior Kayden Candrian said. you a picture of a hot Arabian chick,” guitar, and Philip Wolf, keyboard. in a variety of colors and offer up to 50mm teens take on a lot of responsibility but Students get some less than desirable junior Andrew Heller said. “We have done a few performances, speaker drivers. The headphones cost up to gifts during the holidays. School supplies Even Facebook has identity theft make sure to have fun while doing it. including talent shows and small gigs. $150, but can be found for as low as $14. are one example. Giving the gift of food, problems. Bryan Ruthberg, Seattle resident The band members plan all of their own My favorite was when we played “Free Xbox 360 has a lot of new games out. DJ and Microsoft employee, had his Facebook performances. The public can contact unless it is a gift card, is also a poor idea. Falling” by Tom Petty for Johnny Holms Hero is a new game that is a version of account hacked. After the hackers got them by going on to www.myspace.com/ Most people do not eat the food and end up [this last July] at the Mercer County Fair” the popular game Guitar Hero. DJ Hero into his account, they changed his status dannamelessbandor sending an email to throwing it away. Harildstad said [NAMELESS will be uses a turntable controller and features to: “BRYAN IS IN UGENT NEED OF [email protected]. To talk to “One time I got a ring of sausage as a opening for Johnny Holms this coming July remixes of songs like 50 Cent and Black HELP!” Bryan’s friends immediately a band member, contact Erickson at (701)- joke for actually getting a ring of sausage contacted him asking what was wrong. at the Mercer County Fair]. Eyed Peas. DJ Hero costs $120 and can be 870-2451, or Harildstad at (701)-873-5450. as a serious gift,” Helling said. The hacker apparently had his friends After Harildstad was talked into learning used for Xbox 360 or PS3. Call of Duty NAMELESS’s music of choice is The best gift for Christmas is hard to wire money to a Western Union in London how to play the bass guitar by a friend, he Modern Warfare 2 is a popular new release Classic Rock; they can currently play defi ne, because it depends on the person. Survey and graph by Brandon Renner (redtape.msnbc.com, 12-2-09). organized NAMELESS to showcase his that made an estimated $550 million in the approximately 60 songs, and their set list “The best gift I have gotten was the gift Identity fraud takes a few basic steps to talent. The band came together because fi rst fi ve days that it was for sale (fi nance. of love, because it’s the gift that keeps on get through. The fi rst thing a student should is growing. According to Harildstad their Erickson and Harildstad are good friends boston.com, 11-24-09). It costs $60 and can giving,” senior Kasey Schmidt said. do is contact credit bureaus and establish best song is “Sweet Home Alabama” by and their friend Wolf bought a keyboard be used on most gaming platforms. Students need to get gifts for their parents Winter Games IV rocks BHS Dec. 18 fraud alerts. Then they should monitor to play with them. Funkhouser started Lynrd Skynrd, and it is also his favorite. their credit reports for suspicious activity. Guys know what they want. Girls on and grandparents. These gifts do not have By: Logan Kessler talking about it, every one of them showed it to their side of the gym without getting playing with NAMELESS for the 2009 NAMELESS is currently collecting new They need to only use credit reports that the other hand, sometimes have problems to be big and expensive, but from the heart. up at the games the following year.” tagged. If they get tagged they go to “jail,” equipment/instruments. Harildstad plays a On the last day of school, are free. Students need to contact law talent show, held at the Beulah Middle deciding what they want. “I give my grandparents a helping hand “The biggest reason I decided to do the and the only way to get out of “jail” is to B.C.Rich Warbeast bass guitar; Erickson , th enforcement and inform them of the School Auditorium. NAMELESS received “I want money, because I do not have around the farm as a gift for Christmas,” Dec. 18 2009, around 5 period winter games were for the memories,” have a teammate come get them. plays an Epiphone Les Paul special with a situation. If a new credit card has been fi rst place for playing “Free Bird” by Lynrd any,” junior Rebecca Alt said. junior Michael Bitz said. classroom doors will close for the Principal Todd Said. That’s what most kids Another game played for Winter Games white pick guard. taken out by the imposter, students need to Skynrd. Girls are mostly interested in getting Christmas is a fun time to get gifts are looking for in the Winter Games is a III was the relay race. The relay races “Watch out, because we are currently Christmas break. Students will contact the creditors by phone and tell them “They wanted a drummer so they asked clothes and money for clothes for for friends and family. People need to good time, and to make some memories. include a series of mini games. For learning the ukulele [to expand our musical close their lockers to head to Winter about the imposter (www.privacyrights.org, me,” Funkhouser said. “I like the music Christmas. Buckle jeans are a major hit “My favorite memory from the Winter example, crawling under chairs, then talents],” Harildstad said. remember that it is the thought that matters, running to tag your partner, so he can spin 11-22-09). where the drums get to go all crazy, with teen girls. Their jeans vary from $30 but getting the right gift helps too. Games IV. Games was when we were in the middle Identity fraud is a serious matter. It can around twenty times and make a free throw “I like the Winter Games, I think they of the dodge ball game and the De Lacs happen to anyone who is not careful with make up the relay race. are very good idea, because they are Burlington basketball team showed up and his personal information. fun and we get to skip school for them,” sat in the bleachers. All of a sudden the One of the best things in the relay race Through waltz, cha cha, slide, dance continues to evolve sophomore Tanner Dolbec said. balls weren’t fl ying at our opponents in the involves two people. One of them is on Auto Industy continued from page 1 By: Shelby Schields Rock and Roll made news all over dance, was another popular craze during includes The two step, in which partners “The student body of Beulah High dodge ball game, but were fl ying at our a scoot and the other is the runner with a factor when considering a vehicle. This America by the end of the fi fties, thanks the sixties. take two steps forward and one step back jump rope around his waist so he can pull Dancing has dramatically changed School works very hard the whole fi rst opponents for basketball,” senior Denver is also the trend among many other to Elvis. Partners no longer were dancing In the ‘70s, the disco craze broke loose in rhythm to each other, the polka, which his partner. Some great wipeouts that take Americans. Realizing this, manufactures semester,” Principal Todd Kaylor said. Unruh said. throughout the years. Popular together, but in different forms of the hustle, an up- is a lively European place in the scooter relay race. plan to release new vehicles with good gas “We wanted to fi nd some way to reward Numerous games are played during the crazes range from the swing and the gyrated to the tempo based dance, and the square “I have had quite a large wipeout on the mileage. Ford plans to release the Fiesta them, for their hard work and great Winter Games. jitterbug, to the worm and the cupid beat on their dance. The dance, where eight behavior, so we thought of the Winter fl oor and I had third degree fl oor burn,” in early 2010 and Chevy will release the In the Winter Games III, a game that own. hustle can couples are arranged Games.” said Unruh, “I got this when Tyler Schmidt, Cruze at about the same time. The Fiesta is shuffl e. excited students participated in was capture The twist be done with in a square and switch The fi rst Winter Games took place my noble steed, was pulling me.” powered by a 1.6 Liter four cylinder engine The swing, a holdover from the ‘40s the candy cane. that gets an EPA estimated 50 miles per debuted in the or a partner partners. in 2006 in the Beulah High School Probably the most popular Winter Game jitterbug, was very popular during the ‘50s. For capture the candy cane, a candy cane gallon highway (2011fordfeista.org, 12-1- early sixties. or without a gymnasium. is the dodge ball game. It is grade versus Swing is one of the few fi fties dances that Dancing provides made from tinfoil and cardboard is located 09). The Cruze is expected to get 40 plus The movement partner in a a comfortable way “There were a couple people the fi rst under a basketball hoop on each side of the grade in a heated battle of dodge ball. Some is still actively practiced today. people are in this game for blood, other are miles per gallon (chevy-cruze-2011.com for this dance is modern line to get to know many year we started Winter Games that skipped court. It’s the battle of one grade versus 12-1-09). BHS students also ranked cost The cha cha fi rst appeared in 1949 and running for their lives. simple: place one foot in front of the other dance way. different people. A out and decided not to go,” Kaylor said. another grade. The object of the game is high on the priority list when considering became popular in nightclub dancing. It is “My favorite game in the Winter Games and twist back and forth by rotating your Saturday lot of people took “When they got back to school after for one team, to run to the other side of the a vehicle. The Fiesta is estimated to cost as blend of two Latin American dances and hips. Night Fever, dancing classes in Christmas break and heard everyone gym, grab the opposing team’s cane and get is dodge ball with no question,” Dolbec low as $14,000, which should make it a hot has evolved into many different forms here The locomotion, done as a type of line a popular said. seller (www.caranddriver.com, 12-1-09). in the U.S. college. movie, “I met some of my demonstrated closest friends at all the dances dance class. Everyone perfectly. felt awkward at Funk the beginning, but and soul by the end of class infl uenced we all became so disco music comfortable with mainly. Disk one another,” math jockeys and teacher Greg Yale trippy lighting said. blared at Now days the art disco clubs. of couple dancing The disco isn’t as strong, people phenomenon was the last mass popular are more adapt to bumping and grinding, as music movement driven by the baby boom some would put it. generation. “Dancing has gotten much more physical, Break dancing, the worm, the running at least that’s what my elders tell me,” man, the robot, and the moonwalk all freshman Trevor Zacher said. created a wave in the dancing world of the The cha cha slide, cupid shuffl e, and the ‘80s. soldier boy dance are three very common Michael Jackson, the King of Pop, dances still used today. popularized the robot, the moonwalk, the “Dancing has just become much less thriller dance, and the slide glide. formal; people just move with actions, Country, another popular dancing style, instead of having more of a plan,” Yale said. Entertainment Features 12 Miner Enjoyment Miner Spotlight 5 December 11, 2009 December 11, 2009 New touch mp3 gives iPod tough competition Gauged ears appear as new fad at Beulah High By: Keanon Serna was comparing it with the 16 GB iPod that was selling for swiping my screen. By: Logan Kessler looked cool,” senior Keanon Serna said When I went looking for a new MP3 player, $299. They both had touch screens and both had apps, but The Zune HD screen is a 3.3-inch OLED color display. Gauge piercings were common Nowadays many different ways to gauge the iPod didn’t have some I defi nitely wanted the iPod touch. It can be oriented vertically for music and horizontally thousands of years ago. Now in the are available. things the Zune did. for videos or when using the Internet. It weighs only 2.6 Ear piercings are the most commonly After comparing it against other 21st century the fad of gauged ears devices, I found a better deal and a With the Zune I can ounces. For a big guy like me this is a real bonus I don’t stretched piercings with today’s teens. has returned. better product with the new Zune HD “pin” music to my need any extra weight weighing me down. Nasal septum (nose), tongue piercings are quickplay. It’s like having With 16 GB, I can store up to 4,000 songs, fi ve hours Stretching (often referred to as gauging or the next top favorite stretched piercings. touch. With its superior screen and Owl City right at the tips of high defi nition video, 22 hours of every movie Morgan tunneling) in the context of body piercing, According to bodyjewerlyshop.com, Web browsing capabilities, I couldn’t of my fi ngers, waiting Freeman ever made or 25,000 pictures of Kristen Stewart is the deliberate expansion of a healed the most common way to stretch (gauge) lose. Even the price was less when to serenade me with my on my the Zune device. fi stula (hole in the skin) for the purpose an ear is by tapering; it’s the professional compared to the iPod’s. favorite songs. How I Just playing music, the Zune can last up to 33 hours. It of wearing body piercing jewelry (www. technique. Tapering involves the use of experiencefestival.com, 11/23/09). a taper, a conical rod. It is lubricated and My Zune is onyx black and has a shiny wish this is true. Also takes approximately 3 hours to fully charge. It also has a Junior Sean Scott began gauging his pushed through the fi stula until the widest scratch resistant screen. It makes this sleek it shows the history of built in HD radio receiver for when you want that change music I listened too and of pace. years last summer. He currently has a ½ of part of the taper is level with the skin. little device the best MP3 player for the an inch, and his going bigger. “I gauged my ears by using a taper, I the most recent songs After I bought my Zune, it came in a sweet case and money and the features. “The reason that I gauged my ears tapered them myself” Sean said. added to my library. included a sync cable, headphones, and three foam covers I’m not saying the iPod touch is a bad is because I’m in tune with my Native Another way to stretch out the fi stula is This is all a separate for the stock headphones (Zune.net, 11-23-09). product, I just believe for the price I paid American background,” Scott said. called a “dead stretch.” menu from the usual The iPod isn’t a bad product but after saving close to compared to the same sized iPod, I got a Sophomore Jaime Scott has had her ears In dead stretch no equipment used. A one that contains music, better deal and a better product. $100 there was no competition with what mp3 player pierced since she was little, but one day she large jewelry is forced through an existing Internet, and settings. I paid (well, my parents paid) $219 Keanon Serna tests out the durability of his Zune. I would choose. I Keanon Serna give the Zune fi ve put a size 14 lip ring in her ears. “Every piercing. for the 16 GB model at the same time I Photo by: Shelby Schields I access this menu by Jalapenos for being sleek, stylish, and very easy to use. two weeks I’d put another size bigger in Using this type of stretch can lead to my ears,” Jaime Scott said. multiple injuries of the fi stula. Usually SSeanean SScottcott sshowshows offoff hishis snakesnake bbitesites aandnd ggaugedauged eear.ar. PPhotohoto bby:y: KKeanoneanon SSerrnaerrna “The reason that I gauged my ears what happens is a simple tear of the skin or Anderson asks, ‘What’s in your closet, Jesse (Jim) Grad?’ is because I’m in tune with my Native a “blowout” in which the fi stula is pushed they expand to the designated size of a trapping infection and causing it to spread American background,” Sean said. out through the back of the piercing by gauge that the person wants, stretching the internally. By: Coltyn Anderson MI: What is one thing in your closet that The common method of gauging pressure. earlobe. This type of gauging, also can lead Other health risks for gauging occur Jesse Grad’s bedroom is not seen you cannot live without? thousands of years ago was to put large, Another way to gauge is using silicone to multiple injuries. when people gauge their ears so far beyond by many individuals, but the ones JG: All of my clothes, unless I decide to heavy jewelry or weighted objects on the plugs. These plugs are soft and malleable, One thing that can happen is the stretched the body’s ability to stretch. They may need desired stretch piercing. allowing a relatively large plug to be who do see it are rather surprised. join a nudist colony, then I would not need fi stula can adhere to the silicone. Silicone is minor surgery to repair the gauging that them. “The reason I gauged my ears is because inserted into the fi stula. supposed to be airtight, which can lead to it they have done. The fi rst thing they probably notice I saw that my brother did, and I thought it Once folded and inserted into the ear, is that it is rather small, let’s say the MI: What is the worst smelling thing in freezer at the local grocery store is your closet? bigger. Another thing that comes JG: A sock I found in the corner. Christmas traditions hold meaning for many By: Ruby Aipperspach Some different sub-sects of Catholicism to attention when walking into his MI: What is the stupidest thing in your at the halfway point to Christmas and are and not being able to eat it until after including Roman-Catholics, Ukrainian- bedroom is that the only four main closet? In a poll taken during Pride that much closer to celebrating the birth of Midnight Mass, along with searching for Catholics, and German-Catholics. JG: A glow in the dark bowling ball, which period on Wednesday, November Jesus. candies, a big treat, amidst the straw under things in there are a bed, a dresser, a Most people are familiar with the way I have no idea why it’s in there. Ukrainian-Catholics celebrate Christmas the table. stereo, and the most important item: 25, 143 of 155 students identifi ed Roman-Catholics celebrate Christmas. Christmas as the holiday that they differently than Roman-Catholics do. “Clean straw is strewn under the table the closet. MI: If you could fi nd one cartoon character Roman-Catholics celebrate mass on “It is Ukrainian tradition not to eat meat cloth or table itself. This reminds us of the This week The Miner Incidents will take in your closet which would it be and why? celebrate during the winter season. Christmas Eve and Christmas day. They or dairy products on Christmas Eve day, manger that Jesus was laid in,” Klein said. Hanukkah was listed by three and a deep look in to the closet of one of the JG: Goku from Dragonball Z, because he’s also celebrate each week counting down to which consists of twelve various entrees, “After fi nishing the meal the table is not Kwanza by fi ve students. kids known for his speed on the fi eld and just awesome. Christmas with an advent wreath. representing the twelve apostles. In the cleaned off until the Ukrainian carols have “We [celebrate Christmas] and are track, his awesome beard, and his fun-fi lled The evergreen wreath represents center of the table are three kolachi been sung and gifts were opened. The table so thankful that Jesus came and lived garage where people hang out: Jesse Grad MI: If you could wish for one thing to continuous life and other aspects of the (braided bread) staked on top of each other is left unclean so that the deceased loved appear in your closet every time you a perfect life, died a painful death, but Roman-Catholic faith. Four candles on stand for the three kings, and a candle ones can share in the meal. No meat or didn’t stay dead. He rose and is alive Miner Incidents: What is your favorite opened it, what would it be and why? the wreath represent the four Sundays placed in the center of the top kolachi is dairy products are eaten until midnight of today. He did that all for us…while we item in your closet? JG: A brick of fresh one dollar bills so I before Christmas day. The fi rst, second, lit and represents the star that led the three Christmas Eve day.” are still away from Him. He deserves way Jesse Grad: The Jessica Alba poster that I can make it rain (throw the dollar bills out Jesse Grad shows off the array of intersting artifacts in his closet. and fourth candles are purple or lavender, kings to baby Jesus. The kolachi is also a There are some similarities in Roman- to people from a high distance in the air). more than just a one day celebration,” just recently rediscovered. Photo by: Coltyn Anderson while the third candle is pink or white. symbol of Jesus Christ being ‘the Bread Catholic and Ukrainian-Catholic traditions. junior Ethan Bohn said. MI: Explain the aroma of your closet. MI: What is the smallest item in your The three purple candles symbolize the of Life’ and the candle reminding us he is They both celebrate Jesus’ on the same day, MI: What is your favorite article of More than 160 countries celebrate MI: What is the weirdest thing in your JG: It smells like Jaydin Mann, because closet? prayer, penance, and opening sacrifi ces and ‘the Light of the World,’ librarian Kathy Jo Dec. 25 and a number celebrate Advent clothing in your closet and why? she hides in there and watches me sleep. Christmas and many other different sects closet? JG: An orange crush bottle cap from three goods works undertaken for the Roman- Klein said. together. JG: My Adrian Peterson shirt, because he’s of Christianity. Some common sects Catholics. The single pink or white candle JG: A mini human skeleton. MI: What is the largest item in your closet? years ago. Klein remembers the mouthwatering Many different denominations such as my boy! that celebrate Christmas in the area are symbolizes Gaudete Sunday, the Sunday of JG: A suitcase probably. smell of a baking ham on Christmas Eve Lutherans, celebrate Christmas with these Lutherans, Protestants, and Catholics. rejoicing, because the faithful have arrived Catholic sects too.

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7 AM to 7 PM M-F 7 AM to 6 PM SAT Noon to 5 PM SUN Clubs People 6 Miner Allies Miner Crew 11 December 11, 2009 December 11, 2009 StuCo gears up for state convention FCCLA to Mr. Manners addresses school etiquette at BHS By: Brenna Johansen days may seem like too much fun, but no a fun way to raise money, plus everyone Student Council Vice President one leaves empty handed. The convention looked good in pink,” Seibel said. Kendra Seibel and fellow members sets up mini sessions that discuss a wide With every convention, hosts key sponsor will “dance to the rhythm of range of topics and issues. speakers. This year Stu Saunders will give Sessions vary from uncovering the truth the keynote address at the fi rst general leadership” at the North Dakota about pornography, making a difference in State Student Council Convention session; Katie Ralston, Miss North Dakota, KRCC the community, six billion paths to peace, follows with the greeting for the second on Dec. 13-15 at the Best Western the power of leadership and accomplishing session. Dr. Earl Reum, a well-known Ramkota Hotel in Bismarck, ND. dreams, to a service project book drive. “master communicator” speaker, will give The three days in Bismarck are packed Each session teaches a different lesson that the third session’s keynote address. ‘Prom’ nite full with speakers, campaigning for state the students can take back to their schools Between the mini sessions, speakers, By: Jayme Lorenz offi ce, mini sessions, and dances. The and re-teach. campaigns, dances, and socializing, Prom is usually a once-in-a- convention’s theme is “Dance to the “I really like getting new ideas for our memories are always made by Beulah High lifetime event until this year. rhythm of leadership.” school and getting out of school for two School student council members. Family, Career and Community days is a plus as well,” Seibel said. State convention allows student council “My most memorable moment was Leaders of America are sponsoring Student council members from different listening to Joey Klos, Logan Kessler, and members from all across the state to gather a “Senior Prom” for the residents of and grow in leadership while still having towns also get together to share ideas that Coltyn Anderson in the next room fl irt fun. their club does to help or improve their with chicks all night and boast that they the Knife River Care Center at the “Student council convention is benefi cial school. ‘downed’ twelve cans of mountain dew nursing home on Dec. 18 in Beulah. because it gets different schools together to “I would suggest the idea of having an while pulling an all-nighter,” Schnaidt said. This FCCLA Fundraiser will be free will share ideas and it also teaches leadership,” in-house blood drive,” junior representative With hopes of sharing and learning new X offering. Members Nichole Lorenz and Lucas Schnaidt said. Senior Class Vice President Keely ideas, making friends, dancing the night Cheyanne Pederson initiated this idea. Hatzenbuhler said. BHS StuCo members develop their own away, and developing sleep deprivation “My grandpa loves to go to dances and The thought of hundreds, to maybe even ideas as well such as putting on a talent along with the freedom from school for a Photo By: Jordon Mann Photo By: Jordon Mann a thousand high school and middle school show and sponsoring color-specifi c days. few days, BHS student council members that’s what they do to socialize so I thought students running around a hotel for three “The breast cancer awareness day was plan for a successful state convention. about putting on a dance for just elders and Wrong: Don’t congregate around the bathrooms. People need to Right: Maintain a clear path in the hallway and in front of the play the music they actually like to listen use them on occasion. bathroom doors in order to ease congestion. to. Then I thought about how many didn’t FFA competes in winter contests get a chance to have the “prom” experience By: Jayme Lorenz They place them and then set cuts. Cuts One of the other contests is crops so we thought we would give them a FFA competes in three different are points that will be subtracted from the judging. chance,” Lorenz said. winter contests: livestock judging, competitor’s score. An example would “Crop Judging consists of fi ve parts. Lorenz and Pederson came up with crop judging and ag sales. be switching the top pairs and there was There is the crop identifi cation section, the “senior prom” idea by using a play on Practice begins after Christmas break. a cut of two. Then two is taken from the consisting of crop seed identifi cation, words. The fi rst event is on Jan. 4 in Dickinson. fi nal score. Each class is worth 50 points. weed seed identifi cation, weed mount They will try to play music that the “Livestock judging, in the state of North The reasons classes are scored by how the identifi cation, and weed mount genetics,” residents enjoy. Most of the music will be Dakota, FFA members judge three different contestants prove why the classes should be junior Jodi Boe said. “There are fi ve polkas, waltzes and old country western. breeds of animals. The animals are beef, placed the way that they placed them. The pan classes, consisting of Barley Drum, “We ask all the members to bring CDs sheep and swine. You judge the animals reasons classes score and placing score are HRSW[hard red spring wheat], Oats and or other music from their grandparents or on which one has the best traits. Some of added together to get the fi nal score. Flax classes. In each Pan Class there or to bring music that they think the residents these traits include structural correctness, This contest gives students a chance to four pans and participants place the class would enjoy,” Pederson said. muscularity, feminity and base width,” FFA compete in a state contest and if they win at 1-4. There is also a class that HRSW is The dance will be held from 6:30 to 8:00 Secretary Nicole Behm said. “You then state, they get a trip to nationals. Nationals graded to sell there are fi ve samples. The p.m. All of the FCCLA members will be place the animals top to bottom; writing are in Indianapolis, Indiana. mounts class consists of HRSW soybeans welcome to attend, help out, and dance. down reasons you placed them that way. “My favorite memory is when our senior and Oats and there are ten pans and each “It should be a great time for everyone!” After all six classes are judged, two beef, 4-H team won state livestock judging my pan has a factor in it and is marked on a Jayme Pischel said. two swine, and two sheep, you give three sophomore year. We were awarded a trip X card.” Originally they wanted to have it for sets of reasons on why you place them that to Louisville, Kentucky. We took a ten- Photo By: Jaydin Mann Photo By: Jaydin Mann way.” day trip in a minivan, touring numerous Boe said the identifi cation classes is anyone that is 65 and older but due to Wrong: Do not press your mouth against the water fountain. Right: Place your lips at the peak of the stream to avoid spreading A group of judges critique the same colleges and doing many workouts along scored on accuracy. There is set of points renovations there was not enough space, classes of animals as the competitors do. the way,” Behm said. for pan class, based on placing of the so the “Senior Prom” is limited to only Doing so causes the spread of germs throughout the school. (Note: germs and picking up other people’s illnesses. classes and the number of factors in the residents of Knife River Care Center. Fountain was properly cleaned and disinfected following photo.) pan. The contest has a total of 1200 points and the judges add the mounts and pan classes together to get a contestant’s fi nal score. The last contest is ag sales. In this contest, a student sells an agricultural product to a panel of judges. This contest teaches students sales and people skills. “It is scored on your knowledge of the product and how well you present your product. They like persuasiveness but dislike pushiness,” ag sales competitor Josey Erickson said. Events continue on Jan 11 and 12, which is Little I Contest in Fargo. Jan. 20 is the West River Contest in Beulah and on Jan. 26 and 27, it is in Bowman. State competition takes place from March 4 through March 6 at the Winter Show in Valley City. Anyone interested in joining any of these Beulah FFA offi cers Amity Blohm and Nicole Behm enjoy the August planning BBQ. competitions should talk to Tim Aichele, FFA plans include the winter contests that begin in January. Photo by: Jaydin Mann Paige Haugland, or any other FFA member who participates in the contests. Outdoors People 10 Miner Country Miner Crew 7 December 11, 2009 December 11, 2009 Snowboarders everywhere take to the slopes Where are they now? Johnson travels with Outland bindings to hold the riders feet down. enough to have practice hills within a close Many different types of snowboards area, there are other ways to become a are secure and tight to specs. I also do troubleshooting exist. The free ride, or all mountain better snowboarder without going down issues on ‘faulted’ turbines to get them back online and snowboard, is made for riders who stick to hills constantly. operating,” Johnson said. the trails and do occasional small tricks. “Most of the time I ride in my yard, out Outland Renewable Energy provides a full range of The freestyle snowboard is wider, shorter, in the country behind our snowmobile and wind development services, taking projects from concept and more fl exible. This type of snowboard hit jumps and rails,” Marshall Becker said. is designed for the rider who likes to spend After a rider gets good enough on his to commercial operation, executing with both greenfi eld his days in the terrain parks, which are hills or yard, he can fi nally attempt to go development and partnership co-developing models. parks with lots of ramps and rails for riders to a ski resort. Riders can choose to ride at According to outlandenergy.com, they view wind energy to do tricks. different levels of ski resorts. Huff Hills in development as responsible long-term investments and are The last type of snowboard is the race Bismarck is a great place to practice or get in it for the long haul (11/22/09). board which is long, thin, and stiff with a used to snowboarding because all of their fl at end at the back designed for riders who runs are simple. Johnson attended North Dakota State College of Science like to go fast and race other people (www. “I ride at Huff Hills a lot so that I can in Wahpeton North Dakota after graduating from BHS. He abc-of-snowboarding.com, 11/19/09). train up to go on my family’s annual trip to received an Associates Degree in applied science- electrical “I ride a freestyle Burton Bullet, with Red Lodge,” Schnaidt said. technology on May 11, 2007. custom bindings,” Lucas Schnaidt said. Finally, after mastering the local areas “[Advice I would give students looking for a job in this Riders range from professional and the small ski resorts, the rider is ready fi eld is] do your research and know what you are getting Junior Lucas Schnaidt rides a slope at Red Lodge Photo by: Garret Sayler snowboarding racers to normal kids like to try out one of the bigger areas. These Schnaidt, who just have fun snowboarding areas would include Red Lodge ski areas in yourself into before jumping head fi rst,” Johnson said. “I By: Coltyn Anderson down their local hill. This is where most Red Lodge, Montana, Big Sky ski area in work in extreme weather conditions, both hot and cold; I The rush of the cold winter air of people-- snowboarders. young riders will experience a lot of fi rsts, Big Sky, Montana, or maybe a smaller area am constantly exposed to the elements; and it is dangerous blowing across a rider’s face, the Since it was invented in 1963, when Tom like the fi rst time on their board, the fi rst like Terry Peak, in Spearfi sh, South Dakota. working at 300 feet in the air. You sure better not be afraid sprinkle of a light fl urry while Sims nailed two skis together and stapled time going off of a jump, the fi rst time “I probably go to Terry Peak the most of heights,” Johnson said. riding through deep powder, the the top of them for grip, snowboarding has landing a trick, and the fi rst time wipping every year, because it is close and fun,” According to Johnson, with the economy in its current adrenaline rush experienced when exploded (extremesports.suite101.com, out. Eslinger said. overcoming the fear of hitting that 11/23/2009). “One time I broke my pelvis going off Every year the riders get better, the jumps condition, he has seen older classmates struggle to big jump or rail, and the smooth Snowboards eventually transformed into of a sick jump, but it was my fi rst time get bigger, and the tricks get crazier. It fi nd work in this fi eld. If this is a career students are riding of a board gliding across the boards snowboarders ride today, which snowboarding so it was meant to happen,” will be a thrill to fi nd out what the 2009 considering, they should do research and be willing to snow, can only be felt by one group include boards made out of fi ber glass and Hunter Eslinger said. snowboarding season has in store for the travel. Outland Renewable Energy currently has active Although, some beginners are not lucky world this year. development sites in Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana,

Texas, New York, and New Mexico (outlandenergy.com, Winter travel in North Dakota requires preparation Outland Renewable Energy employee Cody Johnson overlooks Baker, Montana, this last summer. He is approximately 11/22/09). By: Brandon Renner Before setting out on the road, motorists helpful if someone arrives to help pull out becomes stranded. This will add precious 300 feet in the air. Photo courtesy Cody Johnson. “[My favorite development site is] Palm Springs, should be aware of the possible weather the vehicle. minutes of warmth since the vehicle can be California. The winter month’s weather is spectacular there. The sun glistens off the fl eshly By: Samantha Johnson places, and provides him with opportunities to experience conditions along their intended path of Items such as fl ares, bright orange cloth, ran longer. Vehicles should be allowed to Also, when I was not working, I was three hours away from different activities. Johnson has been employed by Outland fallen snow as a motorist travels travel and at their destination. Travel and and a whistle should be included to signal warm up adequately before departing, in “I have gone white water rafting through Los Angeles and San Diego, California, and Lake Havasu, Renewable Energy based out of Canby Minnesota for down one of North Dakota’s road conditions in North Dakota can be for help. Kits called Winter Survival Kits order to prevent fatal damage to the engine. Glacier National Park, surfi ng on Vince Beach in Arizona,” Johnson said. the past year and half. On a day-to-day basis, Johnson highways. Not a breeze disturbs this found by calling 511, tuning into a local that include these items can also be bought. If a motorist becomes stranded, several California, been able to see Hollywood, and walk When Johnson was not working, he was able to travel to performs maintenance by maintaining quality control, for winter wonderland. Fifteen minutes radio or TV station, or on the Web at sites A motorist’s vehicle needs to be actions can be taken. The most important down Sunset Boulevard,” 2004 BHS graduate Anaheim, California, twice to see professional motto cross operational wind turbines. later, the wind blows 30 miles per such as weather.com. reliable so that he or she does not end up thing to remember is to stay in the vehicle. Cody Johnson said. races. He also visited Lake Havasu during their yearly boat “Let someone know your destination and The engine should be run as sparingly as “I use hydraulic torquing units to make sure the blades, stranded in the cold weather. Cold weather Johnson’s job takes him to interesting and exciting races “Desert Storm” and was able to golf some of the hours. The snow comes down so route or if you have decided on an alternate possible, unless it is extremely cold and the tower sections, and components of the wind turbine maintenance should be performed in order nicest golf courses in the nation. thick visibility is scarcely fi ve feet. route due to weather conditions,” bus to ensure reliability. Batteries should be vehicle would not restart. To keep warm, The icy road is so slick that no driver Linda Wiegum said. fully charged since they are weaker in no clothing tight fi tting clothing should vehicle can stay on the road. Motorists should prepare for the worst. cold weather. Radiator coolant should be worn. Putting on warm clothing before Emergency supplies should be in every becoming cold keeps a person warmer Meet a ‘nooby’ at BHS Speech competition builds Severe weather erupts quickly in North be checked to ensure that it is good to at Dakota’s unique climate. For this reason, vehicle. least 40 below. Oil should be changed to a since it is easier to maintain heat then motorists need to prepare themselves for Some items that should be included are lighter viscosity such as 5W-30. Tires need regain lost heat. Reading a book or doing Babcock shows his skills in Taekwondo students’ confi dence articles of warm clothing such as parkas, to be checked and fi lled with air because a crossword will keep stranded motorists winter travel. By: Jaydin Mann A: They have to share. By: Jayme Lorenz boots, hats, gloves, and blankets. Candles they lose pressure at lower temperatures. occupied, an important survival technique. “The North Dakota Department of you have little time to put together the can provide additional warmth and to melt For extra traction on icy roads, studded Extra care needs to be taken while Freshman Alec Babcock enjoys Most people’s biggest fear is to Transportation urges travelers to plan Q: If you were a geometric shape, what news, weather, and sports. The big thing snow to drink. In order to light the candle, tires can be bought and mounted. Sandbags driving on icy roads. NDDOT recommends video games and being a packrat talk in front of a group of people. ahead for winter weather road conditions would you like to be and why? that I like most about Radio is that at you matches should be used instead of a lighter can also be added to rear wheel drive drivers slow down, be patient, and allow for shiny things. He is involved before you go,” Jamie Olson, NDDOT A: A square. I don’t care what others think Participating in speech gives don’t have to speak in front of anyone,” since most lighters do not work in the cold. vehicles to add weight on the drive wheels. more time to get to their destinations. Keep Communications Specialist said. “Road in Taekwondo and active in and it is the shortest. students confi dence to overcome senior Mickal Saylor said. conditions can change rapidly and drivers Foods that are high in calories and that This will help prevent the wheels from a safe distance from snowplows and other Faithbuilders, a youth group at the this fear. Beulah High School “I do speech because it is something that need to pay special attention and drive do not expire easily will help keep hunger spinning. vehicles; drivers should drive slow (even if Prince of Peace Lutheran Church. Q: How can you describe yourself in one speech participants compete with will be able to benefi t me in college. Also according to the conditions, to ensure you in check. A snow shovel will help drivers Whenever setting out to travel, a vehicle the road is sanded it still may be icy); never sentence? you get to meet a lot of new people. Speech arrive at your destination safely.” dig out a stuck vehicle. Tow ropes can be needs to be full of fuel in case the motorist use cruise control in wet or icy conditions. other speech students. Question: What belt are you in A: I am a brilliantly imaginative dwarf. “Meets start in January and they are is something that is so fun allows people to Taekwondo? held all over southwestern North Dakota, be very different,” Saylor said. Q: Why does the sun lighten your hair but Answer: Second-degree junior black belt usually on Saturdays,” speech adviser The participants present their speeches darken your skin? -- the highest I can be at my age. Rachel Dwyer said. to judges who score them. A: Your skin has pigments, your hair Practice starts on Jan. 11. Competitors “After participants give their speeches, doesn’t. Q: What does PU stand for? As in ‘PU that will have a meeting before practices start. judges fi ll out ballots scoring students from stinks!’ 1 to 5. (1 being the best) They score on Q: Why does sour cream have an Students can use things they learn in A: Pungent underwear. presentation, material presented, delivery expiration date? class or different projects in their speeches. Sophomore Meghan Battest wrote and many other item,” Dwyer said. Q: If a bee is allergic to pollen, would it get A: So it doesn’t live up to its name. a speech about Barbie to compete in Students compete in a variety of the hives? individual speech categories: Dramatic, A: It better not, it lives in one. Q: Why isn’t the number 11 pronounced Speech to Inform. She placed seventh at onety-one? the Dickinson Meet and seventh place at Interpretation, Speech to Entertain, Extemporaneous Programmed Reading, Q: Why is it that no matter what color A: We’d need onety fi rst. regionals. Extemporaneous Speaking, and Humorous bubble bath you use the bubbles are always “I had already done a research paper on Interpretation, Impromptu, Inform, white? Q: What was the best thing before sliced her for English class, and I used all my info Persuade, Poetry, Radio Broadcasting, A: They refl ect every color. bread? from there. I put together a visual poster A: Unsliced bread. and set it up before each performance,” Serious Prose, and Storytelling. A student Q: When lightning strikes the ocean why Battest said. who prefers speaking with someone else don’t all the fi sh die? Q: How come you can kill a deer and Different events students can be in so can compete as part of a duo. In Humorous If you’re looking for a small A: They are insulated by their scales. mount it on your wall, but it’s illegal to everyone should be able to fi nd something Duo and Serious Duo. keep one as a pet? Speech helps prepare students for Christmas gift, they enjoy and are good at. Q: What happens if a queen gives birth to A: They are too big (and it’s only illegal if speaking situations they will have stop by and look at our gifts! “My favorite event would have to be a pair of Siamese twins? Who gets to be you get caught). Radio because you get to share a little of throughout their lives. king? your mind and a little speech. I like how People People 8 Miner Mayhem Miner Mayhem 9 December 11, 2009 December 11, 2009 Christmas facts, trivia add interest to the holiday season • An average household in America will mail out 28 Christmas cards • The Christmas season begins at sundown on 24 December and lasts • The movie "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" (2000) features more than each year and see 28 cards return in their place. through sundown on 5 January. For that reason, this season is also known 52,000 Christmas lights, about 8,200 Christmas ornaments, and nearly • Christmas trees are edible. Many parts of pines, spruces, and as the Twelve Days of Christmas. 2,000 candy canes. fi rs can be eaten. The needles are a good source of vitamin C. • Charles Dickens' initial choice for Scrooge's statement "Bah Humbug" • The table for Christmas Eve dinner in the Ukraine is set with two Pine nuts, or pine cones, are also a good source of nutrition. was "Bah Christmas." tablecloths: one for the ancestors of the family, the other for the living • During the Christmas/Hanukkah season, more • For every real Christmas tree harvested, 2 to 3 seedlings are planted members. In pagan times, ancestors were believed to be benevolent than 1.76 billion candy canes will be made in its place. spirits who, when shown respect, brought good fortune • A traditional Christmas dinner in early • The world's fi rst singing commercial aired on the radio on Christmas Eve, • In 1996, Christmas caroling England was the head of a pig prepared with 1926 for Wheaties cereal. The four male singers, eventually known as was banned at two major malls mustard. the Wheaties Quartet, sang the jingle. The Wheaties Quartet, comprised in Pensacola, Florida. Apparently, • Alabama was the fi rst state to recognize of an undertaker, a bailiff, a printer, and a businessman, performed the shoppers and merchants Christmas as an offi cial holiday. This tradition song for the next six years, at $6 per singer per week. complained the carolers were too began in 1836. loud and took up too much space. • George Washington spent Christmas night 1776 crossing the Delaware • An artifi cial spider and web are often included River in dreadful conditions. Christmas 1777 fared little better -- at Valley in the decorations on Ukrainian Christmas • In America, the weeks leading up to Christmas are the biggest shopping Forge, Washington and his men had a miserable Christmas dinner of trees. A spider web found on Christmas fowl cooked in a broth of turnips, cabbage and potatoes. morning is believed to bring good luck. weeks of the year. Many retailers make • Greeks do not use Christmas trees or give presents at Christmas. A priest • According to a 1995 survey, 7 out of 10 British dogs get up to 70% of their annual revenue in the may throw a little cross into the village water to drive the kallikantzari Christmas gifts from their doting owners. month preceding Christmas. (gremlin-like spirits) away. To keep them from hiding in dark, dusty corners, • It is a British Christmas tradition that a wish made while mixing the • Before settling on the name of Tiny Tim for his character in "A Christmas he goes from house to house sprinkling holy water. Christmas pudding will come true only if the ingredients are stirred in a Carol," three other alliterative names were considered by Charles Dickens. clockwise direction. Christmas facts found on www.corsinet.com, snowmen created by Logan Dschaak, They were Little Larry, Puny Pete, and Small Sam. page and artwork done by Jaydin Mann, pictures taken by Tyler Freuer, and • It is estimated that 400,000 people become sick each year from eating • During the Christmas buying season, Visa cards alone are used an average of wordsearch created by Brenna Johansen. 5,340 times every minute in the United States. tainted Christmas leftovers. • The abbreviation of Xmas for Christmas is not irreligious. The fi rst letter of the word Christ in Greek is chi, which is identical to English’s X. What is the best gift you have ever given?

Those sweet gifts from the Christmas Store at the A marshmallow shooter elementary school. The Vast amounts of to my uncle Josh so we Framed pictures of my ones like screw-drivers knowledge! could have wars. friends and I. and cheap teddy bears. *Brooke Renner* *Destinee Jensen* *Anna Iverson* Hey, it’s the thought that counts. *Kendra Seibel*

Makeup for my four-year-old niece. I The best gift I have ever think all little girls need The gift of friendship, given was a giftcard, because make-up. Their parents being there for people The best gift I’ve ever given then you can buy what you may not like the mess, but when they need me to was a stereo. want with it. they look pretty with it be! *Brandi Haine* *Ann Kordonowy* smeared all over their *Jackie Knudson* faces. *Chantel McKay*