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PIZZERIA

& DELI

Dear Editor The November edition of The Bengal’s Purr includes an article about the Lewis-Clark Valley Loggers football team. In the story, there was a reference that implied that the team was somehow associated with Lewis-Clark State College, stating that in May of 2013, “LCSC football coaching sta� started recruiting players for the Loggers.” There is no football coaching sta� at LCSC because there is no football program at LCSC. While it is true that LCSC students are on the Loggers’ roster, it is also true that there is absolutely no a� liation between the college and the team. This was made clear by LCSC President Tony Fernández, as well as Log-gers Team Director Bob Thorson, when the team was being organized. LCSC congratulates the Loggers on their accomplishments this year and wish-es them continued success. But it is important that Bengal’s Purr readers are made aware of the fact that Lewis-Clark State College has no football team, no football coaching sta� , and no relationship with the Lewis-Clark Valley Loggers. Sincerely,

Greg Meyer, Director of College Communications, LCSC

Dear Senior Editor After reading your Article "Death: A re� ection on the Equalizer," I must say that I strongly agree with you. I myself have experienced a death and it does leave an empty silence in those that continue to live their lives. To those who have experi-enced the tragic loss of a loved one we all know that death is one of those things that has seven emotional levels to it and it a� ects the living the most. I believe that Death is a natural part of a human life span, but it’s also such an unfortu-nate, unexpected thing when a person is where no near their life span time of death. I also think that death is very dark, dreary, and at times not a natural part of life. Therefore I have to say that I think death is mostly a natural part of life.

Ciera Peters, junior

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C o r r e c t i o n s

Nov. 25 issue corrections The Lewis-Clark Valley Loggers are not associated with Lewis-Clark State College. This was miscommunicated due to a Purr error. The article “Juggling Club Tosses Fun” was written by Jonika Ringling. It was mistak-enly attributed to Sabrina Rutherford. The column “De� ne One’s Self with Passion for Life, Not Grades” was cut o� at the end of the article due to a Purr design error.

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Nida brings “A Holiday for Terry”

Cast of the holiday play written by Isaiah Nida, senior. Photo by D. Everett

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Actors, music, snowmen Jingle All the Way to LHS

Dec. 19 Lewiston High School’s drama department will present “A Holiday for Terry,” written by LHS senior, Isaiah Nida, at the Christmas assembly in the LHS auditorium. Nida wrote a play about believing, said Drama Advis-er Elizabeth Atkinson. The production will last 15 min-utes. Performances Wednesday, Dec. 17 at Jenifer Junior High and McGhee, All Saints, McSorley and Whitman elemen-tary schools included LHS students Shay Bonner, Emily Browne, Nathan Creitz, Alex Dietz, Madi Elzea, Lynsey Fenter, Shyann Hale, Sheldon Hall, Isaiah Nida, Lindsay Nuxoll, Ian Pecoff, Hannah Seale, Aidan Walsh and Madi-son Winn. Thursday, Dec. 18, they performed at Sacajawea Junior High, Tammany Alternative Center, Centennial, Webster, Camelot and Orchards Elemen-tary schools. LHS Gold Voices students accompanied the cast, including Hannah Austin, Isaiah Bren, Andrew Bug-bee, Hope Carter, Madison Corbitt, Ethan Coy, Nathan Creitz, Catie Geidl, Gabe Hasenoehrl, Josey Jagelski, Danilyn Larson, Ryan MacMil-lan, Kayla Mundell, Isaiah Nida, Thomas Pearson, Emi-ly Thomason, Aidan Walsh and Madison Winn.

Snow is rare in Lewiston, and a snow day comes even less often, but in case you find yourself snowed in this win-ter, here is a survival kit for cold winter days. It is great as a gift or simply for one’s own enjoyment.

Snowman Soup materials:

-Two disposable plastic icing bags-1/3 cup cocoa-1/4 cup chocolate chips-3/4 cup mini marshmallows-Two tiny rubber bands-Ribbon

Directions:

-Fill one disposable plastic icing bag with cocoa. -Twist top, secure with rub-ber band. Place inside anoth-er icing bag. -Measure chocolate chips on top of cocoa bag.-Measure marshmallows on top of chocolate chips. -Twist and secure with rubber band. -Cut off excess icing bag if desired. -Tie on a Snowman Soup label with ribbon.

-Curl ribbon if desired.

Optional gift package items: -Movie Tickets-Ornaments-Popcorn-Candy canes-Hand warmers Place all items in a present bag with a card or in a box for later.

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“If Christmas music was so good, they would play it all year around. But it isn’t. And they don’t play it all year around, and there-fore it’s not that good and shouldn’t be played.”

--Anonymous

“Whenever the person in charge of playing it de-cides to start playing it.” --Ethan Cooper, senior

“Never. Actually I think a couple days before Christ-mas.”

--Talina Bierman, junior

“I honestly think the best time to play Christmas mu-sic is right after Thanks-giving, a couple days after Thanksgiving, to get into the winter spirit.”

--Ciera Peters, junior

Actors, music, snowmen Jingle All the Way to LHS

When is the right time to start listening to Christmas music?

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“Merry Christmas” around the world !

Indonesian: Selamat Natal

Arabic: Eid Milad Majid (Translates to Glorious birth feast)

Swahili: Krismasi Njema

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It’s the season to be thankful here at LHS. The Bengal’s Purr thanks you for a newsworthy 2014 school year. We thank you for your cooperation, your school spirit and most importantly for reading our issues!   We strive to cover all LHS and student events to ensure a historical record for generations to come, and for our alumni to be proud of what the school continues to represent. We thank you for your media support on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.  Our goal for 2015 is to continue to deliver important and eye-catching articles to you, and to present colorful and breathtaking photos that capture memories.

  We work our butts o� the week before we distribute, pull our hair out and fall randomly on the � oor like a Disney princess (or prince) in times of stress. In the end, we do it for you. We do all of it for you. Thank you.  We loved your input this year and hope to give you our absolute best throughout the next year. Here’s to LHS! It is an honor to serve you.

    -- Senior Editors McKenna Anderson, Angelyn Cox, Tilsen Mulalley and Adviser Charity Egland

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