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Remains confirmed as missing Grangeville woman

By Josie Hafer Editor-in-Chief

Shawnta Pankey, courtesy of lmtribune.com.

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The Nez Perce County coroner confirmed May 9 that human remains that found near Buffalo Eddy were from Shawnta Pankey, a Grangeville resident who went missing over a year ago after a camping trip at Pine Bar, Idaho.

Pankey attended Lewiston High School as a sophomore and junior from 2008 to 2010.

Tammy Hasenoerhl was Pankey’s school counselor at the time.

“I remember her being very insightful and kind,” Hasenoerhl said. “I had several conversations with her. She was so reflective, so thoughtful.”

According to the Lewiston Tribune, Idaho County Sheriff Doug Giddings declined to comment on any possibilities of foul play. The skeletal remains were identified through dental records, ac-

“I remember her being very insightful and kind.

She was so reflective, so thoughtful.”

cording to the coroner, who received help from the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System.

Pankey’s date of death was confirmed as April 15, 2018, according to her obituary. A celebration of life for family and friends will be held Saturday, June 8, at the Bennett Building in Asotin, Washington.

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Editorial: Activists fight unethical abortion ban Questioning bodily autonomy

Following the passing of a recent “Heartbeat Bill,” on May 15 in Alabama, women all over the world fired back at politicians in arguments for their own bodily autonomy.

Bodily autonomy is defined as a person having control over who or what uses their body, for what, and for how long. It is also classified as a fundamental human right. A classic case of bodily autonomy is in cases of organ donation. In a medical procedure requiring a transplant, doctors must have previous express written permission of the donor, who is deceased, in order to harvest and make use of organs.

Under the Heartbeat Bill, women will have less bodily autonomy than the dead. As stated in the nternational Covenant on Civil and Political Rights: “The right of a woman or girl to make autonomous decisions about her own body and reproductive functions is at the very core of her fundamental right to equality and privacy, concerning intimate matters of physical and psychological integrity.” When government decides how a woman’s body is meant to be used, it is stripping her of her constitutional rights.

Frequent arguments from pro-life activists consist of calling women selfish for choosing abortion. Selfishness is allowing those in power to control our citizens; when someone makes a choice in the interest of their own body, that is not selfish. That is a basic human right.

Women are not complacent human vessels for pregnancies.

If a woman wants to receive an abortion just because she isn’t ready to be pregnant, she should be able to. Allowing abortions only in the case of rape or incest imply that abortion needs to be justified by trauma. It does not.

When fetal development is

A poster reads “My body, my choice“ at the 2019 Women’s March. Photo courtesy of sheknows.com.

valued over a woman’s life, we are telling our daughters, sisters and mothers that their lives are less worthy than a mass of cells. A lifetime of experiences is worth far more than a cells at a stage of development that cannot think, reason or fear.

However, women do not deserve rights because they are daughters or sisters or mothers. Their rights should be fought for because they are their own individuals.

Laws conflict with women’s rights In May, when Alabama passed the country’s most restrictive abortion laws, states such as Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Ohio and Missouri started the process of moving bills through Congress to put higher restrictions or complete bans on abortions.

The bill signed by Alabama’s Governor, Kay Ivey, restricts abortions in almost every circumstance, including rape and incest. Women who have abortions and doctors who perform the procedure can now be punished for up to 90 years in Alabama.

So, where do women's rights come to play in these situations? Looking at the people voting on these restrictions, why are the majority men?

People need to understand that putting restrictions and

bans on abortions is not going to make abortions obsolete. It will only limit safe abortions.

What needs to happen is an expansion of access to contraceptives and sex education. This will help reduce the chances of women getting pregnant -- women who aren’t ready for a child -- and this will educate children and teens on safer sexual encounters.

Placing highly restrictive laws on abortions has only added to the furor of women's rights activists all over the world.

That fury isn’t going to stop anytime soon.

Ohio is now trying to ban birth control in one of its new bills. But birth control is used for much more than contraception. It helps treat cysts in breasts and ovaries; it helps with endometrial and ovarian cancers, iron deficiency, bone thinning, acne and so much more.

Taking away the right for women to get abortions is taking away a right for women to choose what happens to their bodies. A change is needed, and women need to be in control of that change. As Rachel Green once said, “No uterus, no opinion.”

Church vs. state sparks debate

In 1791 the First Amendment was added to the Constitution.

Included in it is the Establish-

ment Clause and the Free Exercise Clause, commonly known as separation of church and state. With new abortion laws popping up, many pro-choicers are bringing this clause.

Many pro-lifers base their argument on their religious view of a fetus as a life, which certainly doesn’t seem like separation of church and state.

Even if with the argument that a person’s views come from opinion, not religious background, it is often the case that a person’s opinion is indeed influenced by that background. For people of any faith who believe in the Bible and would like to force their views into Congress, make sure to check the facts.

Not only does the Bible not mention abortion in any way, according to the Freedom From Religion Foundation, the Bible defines life as “breath” in many different passages.

When taken in context, this “breath of life” means a breath of air, which isn’t taken until a baby is out of the womb. This shows that the Bible doesn’t define a fetus, at any stage, as a living being. This debunks the “thou shall not kill” argument, since it’s impossible to kill something that is not alive.

According to the same foundation, many churches, including the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, have recognized that the Bible doesn’t condemn abortions,

and also recognize that abortions should stay legal.

For the smaller percentage of the pro-life community whose views aren’t influenced by religion in the slightest, there’s still fact-checking to be done.

When considering stances based on science, unfortunately there is no definitive proof whether a fetus in question is actually alive. But there are other factors to account for.

There are countless different views, from this side of the pro-life argument, as to when a fetus is actually alive. Some people believe that life starts at conception. Others believe believe life starts at brain activity. Again, it’s scientifically impossible to prove when a life begins, but as irishtimes. com puts it, “There are facts that can help show when a life does not begin.”

While the first signs of brain activity in a fetus can be detected as early as eight weeks, the amount of brain activity to prove a fetus is conscious, per se, only occurs at the end of the second trimester of pregnancy, around 24 weeks.

Also around this point comes the complete formation of the thalamus. This part of the brain, according to britannica. com, has many functions including the relay of sensory signals. A fetus can feel no pain until the thalamus is formed.

A fetus, before 24 weeks and sometimes even after, cannot feel pain, is not alert, and is not conscious. If an adult, or a 2-year-old, or an infant, met the same criteria in all those categories, that person would be considered brain dead.

There is no way such a person would be able to survive without life support. There would be no punishment, especially not a murder charge, if a primary caregiver decided to take such a person off of life support. Why is it different in cases of abortion?

11 out of 11 Bengal’s Purr staff members agree with the views shared in this editorial

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Raffle for injured officer insensitive to gun violence victims

By Josie Hafer Opinion Editor Following the April 17 shootings that took place across Lewiston, the Hosking Foundation raffled off a rifle in order to raise money for tribal officer Josh Rigney, who was shot in his home.

However, this has been regarded by some as an inappropriate decision on the part of the Hosking

Foundation. Aren’t there other ways to raise money than to raffle off a weapon similar to the one that wounded Rigney?

It is true that a firearm saved Rigney’s life. But what if the Parkland, Florida, community raised money for victims of the 2018 school shooting by way of a gun raffle? Would that not seem insensitive?

Events like these also raise many security questions. After researching gun raffles and gun auctions, it seems that the only clear safety measure in rifle raffles is ensuring that those who purchase tickets are 18 or older. In fact, similar giveaways are all too common.

While a raffle winner could be a felon or a registered offender, it is still alarmingly easy to enter this kind of raffle with a fake social media account.

In terms of gun shows, security is sometimes minimal; guns at

these events could easily go to any winner, similarly to gun raffles.

In a brief interview with The Bengal’s Purr, Bud Hurd, Lewiston Police Chief, said there is no requirement for security at private gun shows.

“The event organizer can elect to have private security for the overall event, but there is no local or state [law] that mandates it,” he said.

The opportunity for tragedy seems all too available. A gun won in a raffle or a similar setting could easily be sold illegally through online venues such as Facebook Marketplace.

Many social media outlets and websites such as gungiveaways.com also have a frightening lack of security.

The primary concern of sites like these are that the guns will go to scammers, not felons or offenders.

Tribal officer Josh Rigney on the day of his discharge from St. Josephs Regional Medical Center. Photo courtesy of krem.com.

Politics aside, gun raffle supports wounded officer, family being raffled off by The Hosking Foundation of Lewiston, which works to help and support those who need assistance.

Many people see this as an inappropriate way to raise money for Rigney’s family due to the circumstances of his very serious situation. What they

don’t see is that this does not mean bringing another gun into the Lewiston-Clarkston valley.

The gun was already owned by somebody who lives here, and is being raffled to somebody who lives here.

According to Matt Hosking, who runs the foundation, they

hold many gun raffles. So when the rifle donation came in, they decided to use the opportunity to raise money for the Rigney family and their medical bills.

The first day of raffle ticket sales raised over $3,000.

Raising money for the family has done a great amount of

good and should not be viewed as a bad thing. Some people do not agree with including a weapon with this method of raising money. That is fine. But they should also be able to see the positive in what it can do for the people who the fundraiser affects most directly.

By Krystal Barber News Assistant Tickets for a raffle are for sale to benefit Officer Josh Rigney, a Lapwai police officer who received a gunshot wound in April. The raffle prize is a 300 Blackout rifle Matt Hosking started the raffle as a fundraiser following the events of the multiple-location shooting that ended in a suspect shooting Rigney at the officer’s home in Lewiston. The tickets are being sold for $10 a piece, according to dailyfly.com.

The gun was donated to and is

One of the tickets that was sold in order to raise money for Josh Rigney and his family. Photo courtesy of dailyfly.com

Opinion 5 Monday, June 3, 2019 Anti-LGBTQ laws send #boycotthotels to trending page

By Abby Bower Co-Managing Editor The Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, Hotel Bel-Air in Los Angeles, and Le Meurice, in Paris, are among nine of the most elite, expensive, and now controversial, 5-star hotels around the world.

These hotels, known as The Dorchester Collection, provide temporary homes to CEOs, millionaires, and A-list celebs alike, as they travel around the world.

According to the official website for The Dorchester Collection, these hotels have rooms that can cost anywhere from $660 to well over $6,000 a night (USD).

The nation of Brunei, located in Southeast Asia, is a monarchy with a population around 500,000, and this nation owns all nine of these hotels under the Brunei Investment Agency. According to NBC.com, this agency was established in 1983

and is government-owned.

Every penny earned at any of those hotels goes right back to Brunei, which helped make it Forbes fifth richest nation this year.

Around two-thirds of the Brunei population is Muslim which, according to CNN.com, is most likely the reason the country has adopted an extremist Islamic legal system called Sharia Law, known for its strict capitalist punishment. In 2014, the same year Sharia Law was put into place, the country introduced a new disciplinary code that listed any men found guilty of having homosexual intercourse would be stoned to death. That means what it sounds like -- a group of people throw stones at the accused criminal until they die of blunt-force trauma.

The same disciplinary code listed the same punishment for adultery, lists whipping as the punishment for women found guilty of having homosexual intercourse, and lists amputation as a punishment for stealing, and applies to children and even tourists visiting the country. Even though these new laws were introduced in 2014, they were put into place as recently as April 3, 2019. It seems like for most of that five-year period, the rest of the world didn’t blink an eye.

There were protests a few years ago towards two of the

Hotel Eden, an addition of the Dorchester Collection, opens in Rome.

Photo courtesy of amara.com.

nine hotels, both located in the United States, because of the treatment of the LGBTQ+ community. But according to CNN. com, those protests only lasted a few months and then the controversy died down. Everyone seemingly forgot.

On March 28 actor George Clooney got word of this new law and took advantage of his platform by writing a piece for the opinion column of Deadline. His story was built around a call to boycott The Dorchester Collection, and soon made national headlines. In his article, he wrote that he too was guilty of staying at these hotels, even recently. But he also took part in the 2014 protests by canceling a conference that was usually held at the Beverly Hills Hotel.

Clooney returned to stay at the hotels after the outrage died down. Clooney acknowledged, that through his stays there, he could see why they are regarded as some of the best hotels in the world, from the helpful staff to the top-notch rooms and services, just about everything went above and beyond, however that didn’t make a difference on his stance.

“Every single time we stay at, or take meetings at, or dine at any of these nine hotels we are putting money directly into the pockets of men who choose to stone and whip to death their own citizens for being gay or accused of adultery,” said Clooney to Deadline.com.

After Clooney took a stand for the rights of the LGBTQ+ community, it wasn’t long until many well-known celebrities stood alongside him, with people like Ellen DeGeneres, Ellen Pompeo and Elton John posting to social media with the hashtag #boycotthotels. With that, John brought up an interesting point that he knows many of the employees at Dorchester hotels to be gay. This only shines a light on the fact that not enough people are aware of what’s going on.

On May 6, according to NPR. org, Brunei released a statement

The Sultan of Brunei salutes a crowd. Photo courtesy of ibtimes.co.uk.

saying that, due to the large wave of backlash they faced, they would be temporarily suspending the law regarding men having homosexual intercourse.

While this is an unbelievable victory, the suspension only applies to one of the strict laws.

Brunei made no comment on the laws against adultery and women found guilty of having homosexual intercourse. Because of the many unfair laws that will still be in place, most of the people who were vocal about this before are still urging for the boycott of the Dorchester Collection.

There are many fans of celebrities like DeGeneres and Pompeo that have come out to say they no longer think the boycott is necessary. It is easy to think like that because the main cause of the protest has been resolved, but even in Brunei’s statement, they said that the resolution was just temporary, and there are many things that weren’t actually resolved. Even though Clooney’s article was written before the recent changes, one quote still remains prevalent: “Are we really going to help pay for these human rights violations?”

Well, are we? In a situation

like this, where seemingly-basic human rights are being denied in such outdated ways, doing something is always going to be better than doing nothing, even if it feels like we’ve already made enough of a difference. Citizens of the United States are privileged enough to love who they want to love without any form of corporal or capital punishment. To put aside the fact that others aren’t as fortunate is a form of willful ignorance, especially when it can be so simple to take a stand. The recent halt on the new law has proven that the protests are affecting Brunei, and if everyone keeps protesting, we can affect them even more. No one should let this be swept under the rug, especially when it was proven that what we’re doing is working. Anyone can take a simple step towards equality for everyone all across the globe. Even the people who can’t afford to go to, or stay at, one of these hotels, can do their part by talking about the issue and keeping the fire burning, so that the wealthy people who can afford The Dorchester Collection have enough knowledge to #boycotthotels.

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Trump releases new transgender military policies

Fire turns the thousand-year-old roof and spire of the Notre Dame to ash. Photo courtesy of wired.com.

Notre Dame donations face backlash among other crises

By Krystal Barber News Assistant

On April 17, just days after the fire at the Notre Dame in Paris, President Donald Trump spoke with the Pope and gave his condolences to the people of France while pledging $1 billion to help rebuild the centuries-old Catholic cathedral.

Billionaires around the world have also pledged over $1 billion to fix the church, which belongs to one of the wealthiest religious organizations in existence. According to abc. net, the Catholic Church is worth $30 billion, which is more than enough to fix Notre Dame. While the Notre Dame is historically important, this money to fix the church could easily fix many of the human crises around the world.

One of these is the infamous Flint water crisis. In 2014 the city officials of Flint, Michigan, decided to switch the city's main source of water to the untreated waters of the Flint River, run by lead pipelines.

This began the quick decline of the quality of drinking water in the city.

Over 100,000 people there

have been exposed to leadcontaminated water and, according to michiganradio.org, government officials have continually ignored citizens asking for help. This crisis started four years ago and the government has still done nothing. The estimated cost to fix the pipelines is in the millions, according to bridgemi.com; a cost less than one-fourth of the amount of money donated to rebuild Notre Dame.

Another issue is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a mass between the coasts of California and Japan that spans twice the size of Texas.

The patch is comprised of the Western Garbage Patch, between the coasts of California and Hawaii, and the Eastern Garbage Patch off the coast of Japan, according to nationalgeographic.org.

Every year at least 136,000 sea animals die from ocean debrisrelated causes. This is another issue that our government and most businesses in the U.S. have put no effort into resolving. The projected cost of cleaning the garbage patch is $122-489 million. This is no more than half of donations

to the reconstruction of Notre Dame.

These are just a couple of the many causes that the U.S. government could spend money on. Doing so would be for the betterment of the United States and its citizens, and both of them combined cost less that what was pledged to Notre Dame. While the Notre Dame is a historically and religiously significant building, its burning down has not caused any physical harm to the surrounding areas or the people of France, let alone the people of the United States.

The destruction of Notre Dame has brought to light that millionaires and billionaires have the money to help fix other issues in our country, or in the rest of the world. There are issue to address that are causing physical harm to people. But giving to those causes does not benefit the wealthy in the same way -- giving money for Flint or for garbage cleanup would not be as widely broadcast. The reconstruction of Notre Dame is not the most important thing on the table for anyone with money to be fixing.

Annika Snow

By Annika Snow News Assistant

makes the government think, “yea let’s try this again.”?

According to reports from BuzzFeed news after interviewing soldiers who are currently serving in the military.

They reported that Transgender soldiers are terrified and feel betrayed that the nation is turning their backs on them after their service because they are a “medical burden.”

Looking back, on July 26, 2017, Donald J. Trump announced his military ban which banned all transgender people from joining the military. Later, in February of 2018, the Pentagon Policy released an additional policy prohibiting transgender soldiers from joining the military or changing positions, but up until now, the currently enlisted soldiers were safe.

The government believes that gender dysphoria creates a distraction to the transgender soldiers and because of that, they are a burden. The reality is, if the soldiers did not have to worry about losing their positions in the first place there would be no real distraction at all.

So is there even any real issue to begin with or is this just an excuse for Trump to go through on his previous threats in 2016?

On April 12, BuzzFeed news reported the Pentagon officially put out new policies against transgender soldiers due to “medically valid reasons.”

To make it seem like the Pentagon is in no way discriminating against them, the government is allowing these soldiers to serve if they can “simply” pretend they are their physical birth gender and only if they haven’t had a sex change.

On top of that the pentagon has enacted a grandfather clause stating that the only way a soldier currently serving can remain in the military is if they came out between 2016 and t o d a y .

Grandfather clauses have n e v e r changed for their cause and haven’t been used in over 100 President Donald Trump years, what

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Monday, June 3, 2019

21st Street experiences major construction

By Elsa Munster Copyeditor

Construction began this spring on the Lewiston intersection of U.S. Highway 12 and 21st Street. Cautious driving will be a must for the next several months -- especially for those who live around North Lewiston, 21st Street, or those who often go out of town or visit nearby businesses, such as McDonald's and Arby's, who may have business affected by the construction.

Billy Autrey, an economics and 11th-grade English teacher, has to drive to work at LHS every weekday from Pullman.

“It’s not bad coming to work, but going home is a minor inconvenience,” Autrey said. ”People don’t understand that they can’t make left turns.”

This construction is to help with congestion, delays and uneven pavement, and has been long-awaited -- at least since 2011. First estimate costs took place in 2011 for about $2 million, stated at lmtribune. com. Since then, the cost has risen to around $7.5 million.

A 2015 study showed potential design options for the intersection, according to idaho.gov. The options studied included a roundabout, a grade-separated intersection, additional traffic signals and a full realignment.

Many of these choices had some major issues, according to idaho.gov.

For example, adding a roundabout to the intersection would not allow gaps for motorists. There would be potential safety hazards for pedestrians, and traffic flow would be too heavy. The underpass grades are too steep for a grade-separation, and would overall be too difficult for trucks. With all of this in mind, the Idaho Transportation Department chose a full realignment.

This means G Street will get closed off, and dual-left turns will be permitted from all directions. The area will have widened sidewalks, a signal-controlled crosswalk and concrete pavement to resist wear from heavy traffic, stated by klewtv.com.

“I had to rework the way I go

Construction workers realign the intersection between 21st Street and US 12 on a sunny afternoon April 22.

Photo by Elsa Munster.

to and from school because of the streets that have become one-ways,” said Allison Bennett, a junior at LHS. When coming down the U.S. Highway 12, a street sign states that construction will be complete in November. Until

LHS students vote seniors for 2019 Prom Court on May 4

By Kimberly Neri Features Assistant Austin Carper and Katie Perez were elected prom king and queen at the LHS prom May 4.

Not one of them expected to win.

“I wasn’t really paying attention. I wasn’t that worried about it at all,” Carper said.

It was a surreal experience for Perez.

“I had to make sure that it was actually my name Austin Carper and Katie Perez win LHS that was called,” she said.

Prom King and Queen 2019. Photo courBoth remarked that the tesy of Ridinger’s Photography.

nominees were a group of good people.

“All the guys nominated for prom king were good guys,” Carper said. “They were good students and fun people.”

Both the king and queen said they feel thankful to the people who voted for them.

“Thank you. It’s cool, I got a crown,” Carper said.

“Thank you so much. I think it’s just super-awesome that anybody, but especially so many people, thought that I was someone who deserved that,” Perez said. “That’s just such a huge honor to hear from my peers.”

then, the busy area will have many detours. Some to expect are 21st and 26th streets being converted to one-way streets, along with through-traffic on U.S. 12 reduced to one-lane each way. There will be temporary signals at

East Main and the highway, according to klewtv.com.

“Traffic will be affected no matter what we do,” said project engineer Curtis Arnzen with the Idaho Transportation Department, to lmtribune. com.

Winners of senior class elections

By Abby Bower Co-managing Editor

Current juniors at LHS voted for senior class officers of the 2019-2020 school year April 3. Eli Thomas and Logan Hunt won president and vice president, respectively. Alexis Poxleitner was elected treasurer, and Lillie Manyon was elected secretary.

Eli Thomas wins Senior Vice President. Photo

by Abby Bower.

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Questions of racism at LHS surface in April 2019

By Gracyn Richardson Editor-in-Chief Emeritus During lunch on Wednesday, April 10, a group of people at Lewiston High School tied the vehicle of Ashanty Bonilla, a sophomore, to a truck belonging to another LHS student. With that, the message “Trump 2020 Republican” was written in the dust on her windows.

“I don’t know what they were trying to do,” said Bonilla. “I was confused, and scared, considering how they were recently treating me.”

The night before the incident, Dawson Luther, LHS senior, posted one of Bonilla’s tweets

on his own Snapchat story.

Bonilla’s tweet read, “Unpopular opinion: People who support Trump and go to Mexico for vacation really piss me off.

Sorry not sorry.”

Luther’s counter-opinion on Snapchat stated: “Unpopular opinion but: people that are from Mexico and come [in to] America illegally or at all really piss me off.”

Comments from both Bonilla and Luther stated that after the Snapchat story was posted, Bonilla texted Luther asking if he was angry with her. Luther said he was not and the two worked it out, according to both Bonilla and Luther, and the story was deleted in less

Screenshot from LHS senior Dawson Luther’s Snapchat story April 9.

than 24 hours per Luther’s choice.

Bonilla reported to The Bengal’s Purr that the following day, when she was walking into school at 7:45 a.m., racial slurs were being yelled at her. She said that she ignored them and walked inside. Bonilla claimed the slurs came from a specific group of LHS boys (who are not being named because of confidentiality). But in a meeting with The Bengal’s Purr the following week, those boys either denied the accusations, or said that they did not hear anyone saying anything.

In her interview, Bonilla said that for the rest of the day on April 11, she was feeling scared and attacked. But, she added, this was not the first time that LHS students had apparently yelled racial slurs at her. Bonilla’s heritage is part Mexican and AfricanAmerican, and she has grown up in Lewiston. The population of Lewiston is as follows: • 30,756 are Caucasian • 717 are two or more races • 452 are American Indian and Alaskan Native • 311 are Asian • 132 are black or AfricanAmerican 93 are another race • 21 are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander.

“It’s so different seeing stuff happen in the news and on T.V. and thinking that it would never happen to me,” Bonilla said. “But the truth is that it does happen to not just me, but a lot of people of color in this small valley.”

When lunch rolled around April 10, Bonilla walked out to her car to go to off-campus lunch. She found her car tied up to another LHS student’s truck. The student whose truck was tied to Bonilla’s vehicle had no part in the events, and did not have lunch at that time, according to Luther and Bonilla.

“When it happened, I knew that she was going to think it

was me, when it wasn’t,” Luther said in an interview with The Bengal’s Purr. “I texted Ashanty telling her that I had no involvement in it, and she believed me. Everyone still thinks that I conspired all of it and I have had to stay home from school because of the comments people say to me.”

“I want to clear things up, but now since I was cleared of it [by administration], I don’t know what else I can do to clear my name,” Luther said.

School administrators reported that one student received disciplinary measures related to the April 10 event. But due to student confidentiality, the student's name was not reported.

“I think I’m going to transfer schools possibly next year,” Bonilla said. “I want to go somewhere that I know I’ll have supportive friends -- not that I don’t have any here, I just want to be accepted for every aspect of me.”

“I want people to know that

hate crimes do exist, and I believe that I did go through one, but not as extensive as others have,” Bonilla said.

In response to these recent events, LHS sophomore, Kiara Foreman, is in the process of starting an LHS minority club.

“I wanted to start it because there is such a little number of people of color in town, let alone at LHS,” Foreman said.

“I think that creating a club that will bring us together, to just talk or discuss what’s happening in our lives about any offsetting events that have happened to us, will be beneficial to our lives in high school.”

“I think that our school is very ignorant or blind to the struggles of different kinds of people all around the world,” Foreman added. “We are such a small community and they don’t get to experience things outside of it, and me creating this group might shine light on that.”

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Monday, June 1, 2019

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Guzman shares parting words after five years at LHS

By Skylar Raymond Features Editor The friendliest face of Lewiston High School, Ricky Guzman, is moving to Texas at the end of the 2018-2019 school year. Guzman has worked at LHS for over 5 years, teaching English and most recently as the LHS academic coordinator and ASB adviser.

“It’s so hard having to leave Lewiston because we all [my family], absolutely love it and I love my job here,” Guzman said. “My students mean the world to me and and I can’t believe I’m leaving, but I’m ready for a new adventure.”

Guzman and his family will be moving to San Antonio, Texas, where he will work as a pipeline control operator. While he is working in Texas, Guzman will also be going to school part time to get his degree in school administration. He hopes to become a principal in the future.

“Getting to do it this way, I

“My students mean the world to me and I can’t believe I’m leaving.“

will have a higher income and I will be able to complete my degree in hopefully three to four years, which is a lot quicker than going the other route,” Guzman said.

While Guzman is away, his past and present students will miss his smiling face in both the classroom and in the halls.

“I have never had Mr. Guzman as a teacher, but everytime he passes me in the hallways, he always smiles and asks how my day is,” said Maddie Sorenson, junior. “I have always really enjoyed having him around at school.”

“Mr. Guzman genuinely cares about his students, and I feel that every student deserves to feel that kind of support from faculty members here at school,” said Annella Tucker, junior.

Over this past school year, while Guzman has been the adviser for ASB leadership

students, he has had the opportunity to become more involved in the school as well as the community. Guzman has taken a lot of pride in this role, he said, and he hopes to continue that kind of work in the future.

“My leadership kids make me immensely proud every single day. The determination and love they have for this school and school spirit is truly inspiring,” Guzman said. “I know they all are going to do amazing things in the future and I’m excited to see where life takes them.”

Many in this community will miss Guzman’s love for his students and for the school. Although he will be hundreds of miles away, his positive energy has left an imprint in Lewiston.

Ricky Guzman stands for a photo at LHS. Photo by Skylar Raymond.

LHS clubs spring to life with new events LHS clubs open printing business

By Davin Thompson Reporter The members of the Business Digital Communications program and BPA at Lewiston High School have begun a school-based enterprise printing business.

They design multiple items such as ID badges, vinyl banners, calendars, business cards, posters and even special senior vinyl graduation banners.

Prices for services include: • $60 for a box of 30 ID badges • $100 for a 3’x 6’ banner • $30 for a 24” x 36” poster • $30 for a large calendar (5’x 3’) with color • $15 for black and white

• $10 for 50 business cards if the Bengals Print designs them • $6 for client-designed business cards • $1 each for stickers For the vinyl banners and posters the prices will increase if more than six colors are used.

Although this is a school business, the services are open to the public. Anyone from the valley and beyond can make an order. However, for LHS and school district staff, or for LHS Students there are special discounts.

The Bengals Print is located at Lewiston High School, or 1114 9th St., in Lewiston. To place an order, email bengalsprint442@ gmail.com.

National Honors Society inducts 80-plus students

By Isaiah Schmidt Reporter

More than 80 LHS students recently joined the National Honor Society for the 20192020 school year.

In support of those students, NHS held an induction ceremony May 13 in the LHS auditorium.

Despite the rigorous academic prerequisites, the NHS is about more than just good grades. Jamie Bakker, the group’s LHS adviser, said members also have community service requirements and opportunities.

The evidence in the NHS impact on the local community is easy to find. Their work includes an annual blood drive, and book drives for nonprofits like Northwest Children’s Home in Lewiston. Bakker hopes for one more NHS service project this spring or summer so the group can make a donation to Family Promise in Lewiston.

DECA Nationals come to an end in Orlando

By Skylar Raymond Features Editor On April 27, over 40 Lewiston High School DECA members went to compete at nationals in Orlando, Florida. The group

spent an entire week in Orlando and went to Disney World many times throughout the trip.

“It was a really fun experience,” said Austin Carper. “I got to go on a vacation with some of my really close friends, and I got to present my projects to more people who are really involved in the DECA organization.”

Although no one from LHS made it to finals, the experience and opportunities that came with this trip will hopefully help next year’s team succeed. At the end of the week, all DECA members and teachers that went along came back to school tired and sunburnt from their long trip and already began working on new projects and ideas for next year.

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Hall takes home Distinguished Young Woman title

Cali Hall

By Jazmyne Hartogh Business Manager On April 20 at Lewiston High School, Cali Hall won the local Distinguished Young Woman title for 2020.

This year 11 junior girls participated in the annual DYW competition. With Hall, participants included Emma Alford, Makenna Falkenstein-Barker, Tia Flag, Avery Literal, Cassidy McCoy, Erika Schalfman, LE Swanson, Lily Warden, Abby Williams and Julia Williams.

DYW is a country-wide scholarship program inspiring young girls to develop full potential through a fun showcase of their accomplishments. The girls were judged on scholastics, which makes up 25 percent of the score; an interview, also 25 percent; talent at 20 percent; and fitness and self-expression

The 2019 Distinguished Young Woman team show smiles at a photoshoot in late March. Photo Courtesy of Caitlin Houser.

at 15 percent each.

Both the interview and scholastics portions were judged before the competition. There were a total of nine awards presented to the participants, including the Distinguished Young Women of 2020 and the two alternates. Every award had a scholarship assigned to it.

With the title of Distinguished Young Woman of Lewiston, Hall won a $1,450 scholarship, along with prizes from local sponsors.

As first alternate, Swanson won a $1,150 scholarship.

Swanson remains responsible to complete the responsibilities of the DYW Lewitson 2020 if the winner cannot.

Abby Williams received the second alternate title with an $850 scholarship.

“It was really fun. It helped me gain confidence and I made 10 new best friends,” Williams later said about DYW as a whole.

For the scholastics award, Swanson received a $300 scholarship.

Hall won a $300 scholarship for the interview award and another $200 for self-expression. The winner of the talent category was Julia Williams, who won a $200 scholarship for her singing of “Hello, My Old Heart” while playing the guitar.

For the fitness category a $200 scholarship and $100 scholarship went to Schlafman.

Finally, a $300 scholarship,

sponsored by Maurer Family and Bridge the Gap, was awarded to Falkenstein-Barker for the spirit award.

The master of ceremonies was LHS teacher, Ricky Guzman. The event opened with the introduction of the competitors and the 2019 DYW, Lydia McRoberts, along with the first and second alternates, Ashlee Bachman and Emily Trigsted.

This year’s judges were Patty Kechter, Melanie Schaefer, Cheri Holthaus, Cassi Lewis, Shawn Walters and Chris Menter, the designated scholastics judge.

To finish the night, before awards, McRoberts presented a slideshow of the 2020 participants, along with a farewell slideshow to the 2019 DYW alternates.

“I think, walking into the program, we all wanted to win, all 11 of us girls,” Swanson said.

“Walking out, we realized it

isn’t about whether we win or not but about making friends, making lifelong connections you will remember for the rest of your life.”

As the winner of the Lewiston DYW 2020, Hall excelled in the five characteristics all participants should exert: being healthy, involved, studious, ambitious and responsible.

Alongside these characteristics, Hall excelled in both the interview and self-expression categories.

“I would say, before you go out there, be confident and be confident in yourself,” Hall said.

“Be ready for the experience to grow as a person. Also, have fun with it. When you go to it, don’t go into it expecting to win, but expect to learn more about yourself. And learn how you can serve others too throughout this all.”

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LHS staff retire after years of service

John Patterson

Patterson retires after 31 years in art at LHS

Evans bids farewell to school district social work

By Kimberly Neri Features Assistant

By Kimberly Neri Features Assistant

He has served the school for years. He has taught many of his students the joys and wonders of art. He continues to serve as an inspiration to students and fellow personnel alike. He is John Patterson.

Patterson is an alum of LHS and a graduate of Lewis-Clark State College, where he double-majored in art and biology. He also has a master of fine arts degree from the University of Idaho.

According to Patterson, teaching was the farthest thing from his mind until he went to university. But after being a professional artist for a few years, he went to LCSC to get his teaching degree. While he was there, he was offered an assistantship for teaching freshman drawing classes. He also student-taught at LHS through LCSC. Patterson enjoys working with kids and seeing them figure out what to do with art.

“I think my job is probably one of the best jobs I could’ve ever had,” he said.

Seeing his students learn is what gives him the best reward as a teacher, he said. As someone who deals with teenagers daily, the hardest part of his job would be when somebody doesn’t have the confidence that they should have in themselves.

“Trying to get them to see that they have worth is important,” he said.

After 31 years of teaching, Patterson feels like it is time for him to retire. Since LHS is moving to the new high school campus in 2020, he wants the new teacher to work in the current building and identify what he or she needs to improve for the new art facility.

He plans on going camping, traveling with his wife and continuing art in his personal studio.

Mary Evans has been the school social worker for Lewiston High School for four years. Before that, she worked as a counselor at Camelot Elementary and Sacajawea Junior High School respectively. She has a bachelor’s and a master’s degree for social work and is also licensed to do private practice.

She will retire this spring.

“Working with the kids and having fun with the staff,” she said, is the best part of her job. She loves being in the know about practical jokes played amongst the LHS staff.

But on the contrary, dealing with her students’ issues is admittedly challenging.

“Some of the situations the kids are in are difficult,” she said.

Evans has mixed feelings about leaving LHS. “It has been really fun working with the kids and the staff, but it’s time for me to retire,” she said. “There are lots of things that my husband and I would like to do. I feel happy and sad both, I guess.”

Some of Evans’ best memories of her time at LHS are laughing and having fun with her fellow staff and working with groups of students.

“I want to thank them for making [LHS] such a positive place to be,” she said. “I will miss the kids that I have gotten to know very well and I just hope the best for them as they go off into life.”

“It has been really fun working with the kids and the staff, but it’s time for me to retire.”

Mary Evans

Follet embarks on new adventures after 38 years

By Kimberly Neri Features Assistant

“I want them to be happy and do their best.”

Thera Follet

Thera Follet has been a teacher for over 39 years, with 38 of those years spent teaching at Lewiston High School. She graduated at the University of Colorado and earned her graduate degree at the University of Idaho.

Follet said she has always known that she wanted teaching to be her profession. According to Follet, the best parts of her job are the students and being active. On the other hand, the hardest part of her job is dealing with disgruntled parents.

After her many years of teaching, she has decided to retire. Though she enjoys teaching, “there are things that I want to do,” she said.

Her son is having a child and she is becoming a grandmother for the first time. She and her husband plan on playing tennis, going on hikes and travelling to the Alps to go skiing.

For her, the hardest part about leaving is going from being busy to not doing as much as she does while teaching. She will miss all of the students that she has enjoyed teaching.

“I just want them to decide to do the hard work, because the hard work really pays off,” she said. “I want them to be happy and do their best.”

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LHS staff retire after years of service “Skip” says goodbye to LHS Hasenoehrl plans to travel

Tammy Hasenoehrl

Cheryl Flory

Skip Atkinson

By Elsa Munster Copyeditor

By Elsa Munster Copyeditor

Skip Atkinson will be retiring after this school year after working in the school district for 25 years, since 1994. He has worked specifically at LHS for seven years, with the last five of them as the study hall monitor.

Atkinson said he has always loved working with kids, and most of his career he taught and coached junior high students.

“In their own amazing little way, they’re all a little crazy,” Atkinson said about the junior high kids. “It was a blast.”

Atkinson has had many jobs, mostly in alternative education. He was a recreation director at a group home, school administrator at Juniper Hills High School in Nampa, and an education director at a psychiatric and chemical dependency hospital. He even taught math to violent sex offenders in a locked psychiatric setting.

“The most awesome thing is when somebody gets it -- I think sometimes it’s hard to remember that human beings learn by making mistakes,” Atkinson said.

As a teacher, Atkinson has experienced amazing things, but he’s also dealt with some tragedies.

“The hardest thing is when a kid dies,” Atkinson said. ”You can lose yourself in prayer [. . .] but that’s kind of out of your hands at that point.”

One of Atkinson’s favorite memories at LHS, he said, was when he was working with special education students in math.

“This boy came in and said ‘Mr. Skip, guess what I learned in math today?’ He was so excited he was literally spitting as he talked.”

After Atkinson had told the boy to tell him what he had learned, the boy said, “I learned about injure turds!”

Atkinson was confused, but he realized the boy had meant “integers.” “[The boy] had trouble with speech, especially when excited,” Atkinson said.

Atkinson had planned to retire two times before. Once was in 2012, but he then got the opportunity to work as a school administrator for the juvenile detention center in Lewiston. He for sure thought he was going to retire after that.

“I was at the beach up at Priest Lake with my wife, we saw a retired teacher and told us that there was a study hall job opening at LHS,” he said.

He had only planned to work in the LHS study hall for one year in 2014. But now he has reached the end to five years as the study hall monitor.

“Another big part of my decision to retire is that my wife has been retired for three years, so it’s just a good time to do so too,” he said.

Atkinson is married to Beth Fitzgerald Atkinson, who taught English and drama at LHS until 2016.

After retirement, Skip Atkinson plans on backpacking, working in his wood and metal shop, taking classes for writing and photography, and working at a fire watch lookout in the summers.

“I really enjoy getting lost in the wilderness -- I’m just looking forward going to the outdoors doing tons of stuff,” he said. “I have good dogs, a good wife, a good camper -- it will be a blast.

Tammy Hasenoehrl, a counselor at Lewiston High School, will be retiring after this school year. She has been working at LHS for about 22 years, with 1998 being her students’ first graduating year.

Before working at LHS, she went to Boise State University to become a surgical technician, but she decided it wasn’t her calling. She then transferred to University of Idaho for consumer science, and began teaching. She actually completed her student teaching at LHS. She first taught kindergarten at Lapwai, and she then went to Culdesac to teach middle school students. After that, she took eight years off to be at home with her children. After those years off, she got her master’s degree in counseling.

Hasenoehrl said her favorite part of her job is the connection between students, parents and staff. “[It’s] the diversity with what we get to do. I never know who’s going to walk through my door,” she said.

However, she said the hardest part of her job is “seeing the struggles of kids and not being able to change situations or being able to take students out of potentially dangerous situations.”

She said some of her favorite memories have come through her interactions with students and working with Sheila Hart, the administrative assistant in the LHS counseling center. Hasenoehrl decided this year to be her last because she has a lot of other opportunities and things she wants to experience, she said. She plans on traveling to England, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Germany, Austria and the Middle East to support Christians. She also wants to bake, garden and continue teaching her evening online psychology class with the College of Western Idaho. Lastly, Hasenoehrl said that “spending time with the grandchildren is one of the top priorities.”

Flory finishes strong

By Annika Snow News Assistant Cheryl Flory is retiring as an English and creative writing teacher at Lewiston High School after graduating from LHS in 1972.

Growing up in a family of teachers and being the oldest sibling, Flory followed in the footsteps of her family members. She went on to graduate from the University of Idaho with her teaching degree in 1976. She has been teaching at Lewiston High School for 33 years.

Although grading papers on her weekends is not the easiest, she said she loves the relationships she is able to build with her students through her job. Leaving that will be the hardest part of retiring, she said.

“It’s just time,” Flory said when asked why she was retiring.

She said she plans to spend lots of time with her grandchildren, and that she will never forget her fondest memories from LHS -- the simple thank-yous she received from her students over the years.

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Bonfield reminisces on baseball career at LHS

By Skylar Raymond Features Editor Dawson Bonfield, a junior at Lewiston High School, is playing for the boys’ baseball varsity team for his second year in a row. Bonfield, who has been playing baseball since he was four, enjoys the sport because of how competitive it is and because it enables him to be involved in the school.

“It’s really fun to get to play on varsity because I get to be with my friends and I get to play on a good team,” said Bonfield.

The LHS boys’ varsity baseball team has been coached by Brent Jacobs and Golden Steele this year, leading the boys to state later in the spring.

“I would like to continue my

baseball career throughout college, I hope to get an offer for a spot on a team from different colleges in the northwest,” said Bonfield.

Since beginning his high school baseball career, Bonfield has been able to speak with a few colleges, such as

“It’s really fun to get to play on a team with a bunch of friends.”

Columbia Basin College in Pasco, Washington, to work towards his dream of playing at the college baseball level.

“My dad works with me a lot for baseball. Whenever I feel like I’m not doing my best, he’ll spend hours with me practicing so I can do better.

He’s kind of a hard-ass, but I still love him,” Bonfield said.

Over this past baseball season, Bonfield has helped his team win districts and because of that they were moving on to the state competition when he interviewed with the Purr this spring.

“It’s been a really good season so far. I like being able to work with my team to do something I have enjoyed since I was little,” Bonfield said.

Dawson Bonfield talks about his time playing varsity baseball for the Lewiston High School team. Photo by Skylar Raymond.

Delp gives birth to baby girl, coaches just before

By Skylar Raymond Co-Managing Editor

Just hours before becoming a mother, Kristin Delp coached her final two softball games of the season April 12.

Then on April 14 at 3:12 a.m., Delp, a biology teacher and softball coach at LHS, gave birth to a girl, Kenlie (Kenni) Delp. Delp and her husband, Ricky Delp, welcomed their first child at St. Joseph Region-

al Medical Center in Lewiston.

About 24 hours before holding her baby, Delp began to have contractions. She was in the beginning of labor when she coached a double-header against Post Falls in Lewiston. “[The contractions] weren’t anywhere near close enough to go to the hospital. They were just uncomfortable, so I decided to go to the softball game,” Delp said. “I think it was better for me to be on the field

Kristin Delp coached her final two softball games for the season April 12.

Photo courtesy of Delp.

coaching, to keep myself distracted from the discomfort, instead of just sitting at home stressing out about it.”

When Delp began to have contractions, she said she didn’t think that she was in labor because it was a week before the due date. After staying up all night Friday (due to discomfort from the contractions), Delp drove from her house in Pomeroy to Lewiston, initially to drop off keys and her coach’s book. She later decided to stay and coach both games Saturday.

“I knew if I went to the game, I wasn’t going to have the baby right then and there because I felt fine, just uncomfortable,” she said. “I didn’t believe that I was going to have the baby that night. So I stayed for both games and went straight to the hospital after [the games] ended. That’s where things started to get real.”

“Once we got to the hospital the contractions became more and more frequent and painful, but once I got the epidural, I actually fell asleep for a while and then we had a

baby,” she said.

After having Kenni, Delp took two weeks off from coaching, since because most of the varsity team’s games were out of town. She won’t be back to teaching until the fall.

“It was nice to take a break.

There was no way I was going to travel to, like, Coeur d' Alene with a newborn,” Delp said.

“My husband was on paternity leave during that time too, so we were getting use to our

new lives as parents.”

It’s been almost two months since Delp was timing her contractions at the softball game.

So far, motherhood has been a dream.

“Things have been really great. In a way, it’s exactly what I expected and nothing that I expected at the same time. I knew I always wanted to be, and planned on being, a mother. So it’s fun to be able to experience it for the first time.”

Kristin Delp (right) reminisces on coaching while Kenni takes a nice afternoon nap. Photo by Skylar Raymond.

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Mysteries of the woods

Skinwalkers

By Elsa Munster News Assistant

Throughout human history, different cultures have developed many different legends. The Navajo culture has one of the most wellknown examples, which many people believe in firmly -- the Skinwalker legend.

The Navajo are a part of a larger cultural area in North America that also includes the Pueblo, Apache, Hopi and Ute people, according to legendsofamerica.com. These cultures are spread out in the states of New Mexico, Utah, Arizona and other southwestern states.

In the Navajo language, skinwalkers are called “yee naaldlooshii,” which means “he walks on all fours.” They are thought to be witches who walk among the tribe, and navajolegends.org states that they use their powers for evil by taking form of an animal to inflict pain and suffering on their victims. They may do this out of greed, anger, envy, spite or revenge.

To become a skinwalker, a witch has to kill a close family member, which is often a sibling. The skinwalkers then can attain their powers, which include shape-shifting into any animal -- usually a coyote, bear, wolf, fox or owl. They can

also mesmerize, instill supernatural fear, read minds, control victims’ thoughts or behaviors, create confusion, and -- if they look the skinwalker in the eyes -- they can possess the bodies of others for a short amount of time, according to mysteriousuniverse.org.

The creatures make the decision in which animal they want to transform and become, based on which abilities they need for a specific task. For example, if the witch needed to be fast, they would choose a wolf, or if they needed claws they could choose a bear.

Skinwalkers are seen as almost impossible to kill; the only ways to do so are with a bullet or with a knife covered in a special white ash. Some cultures say that if a person can identify the skinwalker, then that person can say the skinwalker’s full real name aloud and the creature will either get sick or die, as said in navajolegends.org.

Navajo people usually refuse to speak out about skinwalkers in fear of being attacked, but there are some common things that happen that are thought to be encounters with the creatures. Some of them are described as hearing knocks on windows, banging on walls, or seeing animal-like figures looking into a window. Also, stated in legendsofamerica. com, they also often appear in front of vehicles hoping to cause serious harm to the victim.

Skinwalker graphic courtesy of kingovrats.deviantart. com.

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Mysteries of the woods

Wendigo

Man on the street

By Krystal Barber News Assistant

Do you believe in Bigfoot?

Uahuu Tujendapi, senior: “Yeah, why wouldn’t I?”

By Kimberly Neri News Assistant

Evan Potter, junior: “No, but there is a sasquatch.”

Paul Sanchirico, junior: “Yes, I’ve seen him.”

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Jordan Lockard, teacher: “No, we would’ve found him by now.”

The Kapre

The Philippine culture is ripe with an abundance of urban myths and legends that have been passed down from the earliest Filipinos to the present generation. Philippine mythology is composed of superstitions and tales of more than a hundred different ethnic groups, most of them originate from beliefs held during the pre-Hispanic era of the country. One of the most infamous stories is the legend of the Kapre.

“He is as tall as the tree beside which he stands, His skin is rough, dark, and hairy.

He appears under a new moon and a soft shower.

He smokes a big cigar that doesn’t grow shorter.”

-- The Creatures of Midnight, Maximo Ramos and Dani Reyes If you find yourself wandering the Philippine jungle and you smell the scent of tobacco lingering in the air, see glowing embers by giant trees, or feel the eyes of an unseen entity trained on you at night, it may just be the Kapre or tree dweller.

The Kapre is believed to look like a hairy male giant that smokes a never-ending cigar. It is said that fireflies surrounding big trees are the glowing embers of its cigar. People report that they mostly reside in Balete and Acacia trees, both are indigenous to the Philippines and were considered sacred trees in ancient times. They are also said to be invisible to the naked eye because of an enchanted belt attached to the loincloth or bahag they wear.

It has long been debated whether the Kapre is a friendly beast or an evil entity. While some believe that they just play tricks on people and are harmless, according to Philippine mythology, they are lustful creatures that do whatever it takes to get a woman to like them. This is why there are accounts that report these creatures sexually abusing women when they are unconscious.

Many skeptics consider the legend of the Kapre as another figment of the Filipino imagination. However, over the years, there has been an increasing amount of civilian reports that claim to have encountered the infamous beast. One particular encounter that has been talked about for a number of years is the case of Mr. Brown. Brown is said to reside in the Balete tree at the Malacañang Palace, the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the Philippines, where it is believed that Brown has been since the American occupation in the country. Miguel Rubio, the Malacañang’s Chief of Protocol, Mr. Brown is known for playing harmless tricks on people, unless they send out greetings like “Good Morning, Mr. Brown” to avoid his teasing. The century-old tree has been declared by the Department of Natural Resources as a Heritage Tree and is still standing today.

According to Native American legends, there are two different ways to become a Wendigo, as they were said to have been human at one point. The most commonly known way to become a Wendigo is when a person reverts back to their natural cannibalistic ways and they transform into the feral creature.

The other is when someone makes a deal with the devil.

Folklore says that an ancient Algonquian tribe member asked the devil to turn him into the creature in order to keep his tribe safe. Once this task was done, the tribe turned him away and he became what is known today as the Wendigo.

When a person becomes a Wendigo they are considered to be inside of the creature, in a frozen state where the human heart is located. The only way to kill a Wendigo is to is to stab it in the chest, killing the person inside. While there are ways to save the person inside, it is said that the only way to set them both free is to kill them both together.

In Algonquian Native American folklore there is a creature that likes to feed on human flesh known as the Wendigo. Its name (which has various spellings including Windigo and Windego) when translated from German means “evil spirit that devours mankind” or “cannibal.” It is said that Wendigoag, the plural form of the Wendigo, are always hungry no matter how much human flesh they eat.

People who claim that they have had encounters with a Wendigo say they stand up to almost 15 ft. tall and, according to mythology. net, are very thin and gaunt with glowing eyes. They have yellowed rotting flesh and long, yellow, decaying fangs with an unnaturally long tongue. In drawings and other works of art they are typically presented as savage, uncivilized animal-like creatures.

While the origins of the Wendigo come from Algonquian Native American folklore, many white settlers and current American citizens have claimed to have encounters with or have witnessed a Wendigo.

They are said, by ancient-origins. net, to live deep in forests and to be cause of deaths of people who get lost in the woods and are never found.

Some of the most well known sightings come from the 19th and 20th centuries from just outside of Minneapolis, Minnesota, where unusual deaths were commonly associated Wendigo graphic courtesy of earthsong9405. with the creature. deviantart.com

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Baseball swings into state

By Abby Burgess Sports Editor

• Bengals vs. Moscow Bears, March 22, Moscow Junior High. Bengals won 12-0.

• Bengals vs. Sandpoint Bulldogs, March 23, Church Field.

Bengals won the first game 13-5 and won the second game 21-3.

• Bengals vs. West Valley Wolves, March 29, Church Field. Bengals won 8-7.

• Bengals vs. Hillcrest Rams, March 30, Church Field.

Bengals lost 14-4.

• Bengals vs. Post Falls Trojans, April 13, Church Field. Bengals won the first game 13-6 and lost the second game 2-1.

• Bengals vs. Coeur d’Alene Vikings, April 16, Coeur d’Alene High School. Bengals lost the first game 13-3 and lost the second game 3-2.

• Bengals vs. Lake City Timberwolves, April 20, Lake City High School. Bengals won the first game 5-4 and won the second game 3-2.

• Bengals vs. Post Falls Trojans, April 23, Post Falls High School.

Bengals won the first game 3-1 and lost the second game 7-6.

• Bengals vs. Coeur d’Alene Vi-

LHS varsity softball girls batting, pitching and catching during one of their home games at Airport Park this spring. Photos courtesy of Kristen Delp.

kings, April 27, Church Field.

Bengals lost the first game 6-5 and lost the second game 7-0.

• Bengals vs. Lake City Timberwolves, May 1, Church Field. Bengals won the first game 9-1 and won the second game 14-4.

• Bengals vs. Lake City Timberwolves, May 6, Church Field.

Bengals won 2-1.

Bengals vs. Coeur d’Alene Vikings, May 7, Coeur d’Alene High School. Bengals won 7-5.

Henry and Audrey Parkey show off their medals as they head to state.

Photo courtesy of Audrey Parkey.

Softball starts off excellent

By Abby Burgess Sports Editor

• Bengals vs. Lakeland Hawks, March 21, Airport Park. Bengals won both games 14-1.

• Bengals vs. Sandpoint Bulldogs, March 23, Airport Park.

Bengals won the first game 11-1 and won the second game 15-2.

• Bengals vs. Pullman Greyhounds, April 4, Pullman High School. Bengals won 24-0.

• Bengals vs. Post Falls Trojans, April 13, Airport Park. Bengals lost the first game 7-6 and won the second game 10-9.

• Bengals vs. Coeur d’Alene Vikings, April 16, Coeur d’Alene.

Bengals lost the first game 5-4 and lost the second game 107.

• Bengals vs. Lake City Timberwolves, April 20, Lake City High School. Bengals lost the first game 15-1 and lost the second game 7-0.

• Bengals vs. Post Falls Trojans, April 24, Post Falls High School.

Bengals lost the first game 8-4 and won the second game 8-7.

• Bengals vs. Coeur d’Alene Vikings, April 27, Airport Park.

Bengals won the first game 5-3 and won the second game 5-2.

• Bengals vs. Lake City Timberwolves, May 1, Airport Park.

Bengals lost their first game 17-2 and lost their second game 17-7.

• Bengals vs. Coeur d’Alene Vikings, May 2, Airport Park.

Bengals won 5-2.

• Bengals vs. Coeur d’Alene Vikings, May 7, Coeur d’Alene High School. Bengals lost 11-1.

Tennis players take on state

By Abby Burgess Sports Editor This season, the LHS varsity tennis team has played hard all season long and got the opportunity to go to state. The three best groups this season are boys singles, girls singles, and mixed doubles. 8 students going to state this year are: Audrey and Henry Parkey (#2 mixed doubles), Austin Gomez (regional champion), Ethan Noakes and Kieran Garcia (#3 doubles), Paige Boudreaux and Sierra Paulson (doubles), and Rylei Carper (second in girls singles).

Golf wraps up 2019 season

By Abby Bower Co-Managing Editor Boy’s and girl’s golf for LHS has come to a wrap. Girl’s golf had a very successful season, they won 3 tournaments, the Lewiston Invite, the Sandpoint Invite, and the Lakeland Invite.

Along with those feats, they also placed 2nd in the Post Falls Invite, 4th in the Big East invitational, and 2nd in districts. The team qualified for state where they placed 6th overall. The boy’s golf team didn’t place in any tournaments except for districts where they got 3rd.

Jack Seibley, a homeschool student, qualified for state.

On May 23, 17 LHS seniors signed to play sports in college. See more about them online and in the graduation issue of The Bengal’s Purr.

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Varsity track finishes 2019 season strong

By Abby Burgess Sports Editor

March 21, Sweeney Track

• Kassie Collins: First, Women’s 100 Meters • Emily Collins: First, Women’s 200 Meters; first, Women’s Triple Jump • Anika Grogan: Second, Women’s 200 Meters • Kailey Carpenter: Third, Women’s 400 Meters • Athena Leonard: Third, Women’s 800 Meters • Madigan Kelly: First, Women’s 100m Hurdles • Ashley Dahl: Second, Women’s 100m Hurdles • Brooke Cole: Third, Women’s Shot- put • Alexis McKeig: Second, Women’s High Jump • Ema Thompson: Third, Women’s Long Jump • Connor Albrich: First, Men’s Long Jump; third, Men’s 100 Meters; third, Men’s 200 Meters • Ozzy Wexler: First, Men’s 400 Meters; first, Men’s 300m Hurdles • Laureld Bigler: Third, Men’s 800 Meters • Caden Byrer: First, Men’s 1600 Meters; First, Men’s 3200 Meters • Matthew McCormick: Third, Men’s 3200 Meters • Harrison Smith: Second, Men’s 110m Hurdles; second, Men’s 300m Hurdles; second, Men’s High Jump • Carson Taylor: Second, Men’s Pole Vault • Michael Bramlett: Second, Men’s Long Jump Relays • Anika Grogan, Kassie Collins, Ashley Dahl and Emily Collins placed first in Women’s 4x100 Relay • Alexis McKeig, Kailey Carpenter, Athena Leonard and Lakelynn McComas placed first in Women’s 4x200 Relay • Kailey Carpenter, Anika Grogan, Madigan Kelly and Emily Collins placed first in Women’s 4x400 Relay • Donavan Hammond, Jaiden Caviness, Drew Fenter and Devin Zagelow placed first in Mens 4x200 Relay • Devin Zagelow, Laureld Bigler, Harrison Smith and Ozzy Wexler placed first in Men’s 4x400 Relay • Elijah Sabo, Laureld Bigler, Matthew McCormick, and Drew Fenter placed second in Mens DMR 1200-400-8001600m

April 5, Timberlake High School

• Conor Albrich: Third, Men’s 100 Meters • Ozzy Wexler: First, Men’s 400 Meters; first, Men’s 300m Hurdles • Devin Zagelow: Second, Men’s 400 Meters • Laureld Bigler: Third, Men’s 800 Meters • Caden Byrer: First, Men’s 3200 Meters; second, Men’s 1600 Meters • Matthew McCormick: Third, Men’s 3200 Meters • Harrison Smith: Second, Men’s 300m Hurdles • Carson Taylor: Third, Men’s Pole Vault • Kassie Collins: First, Women’s 100 Meters • Emily Collins: Third, Women’s 200 Meters; third, Women’s Triple Jump • Madigan Kelly: First, Women’s 100m Hurdles; Third, Women’s 300m Hurdles • Callie Bernatz: First, Women’s High Jump; Second, Women’s Triple Jump; Third, Women’s Long Jump • Alexis McKeig: Third, Women’s High Jump Relays • Jaiden Caviness, Kaleb Glaze, Donavan Hammond and Treyce Bradley placed third in Men’s 4x100 Relay • Devin Zagelow, Drew Fenter, Harrison Smith and Ozzy Wexler placed third in Men’s 4x400 Relay •Laureld Bigler, Matthew McCormick, Elijah Sabo and Kael Witt placed third in Men’s 4x800 Relay • Anika Grogan, Kassie Collins, Ashley Dahl and Emily Collins placed third in Women’s 4x100 • Kailey Carpenter, Athena Leonard, Madigan Kelly and Emily Collins placed third in Women’s 4x400 Relay

April 12, Bear Field, Moscow

• Emily Collins: First, Women’s 200 Meters; Second, Women’s 400 Meters • Anika Grogan: Second, Women’s 200 Meters • Alexis McKeig: Second, Women’s High Jump; third, Women’s Long Jump • Laureld Bigler: First, Men’s 800 Meters • Drew Fenter: Second, Men’s 300m Hurdles • Isaiah Walker: Third, Men’s Long Jump • Conor Albrich: First, Men’s Triple Jump Relays • Jaiden Caviness, Auston Hammond, Evan Roberts and Kaden Knittel placed second in Men’s 4x100 Relay • Isaiah Walker, Donavan Hammond, Jaiden Caviness and Evan Roberts placed second in Men’s 4x200 Relay

• Drew Fenter, Dalton Laney, Laureld Bigler and Devin Zagelow placed third Men’s 4x400 Relay • Treyce Bradley, Carson Taylor, Matthew O’Brien and Nicholas Remacle placed third in Men’s SMR 1600m • Katie Perez, Kailey Carpenter, Tristnani Woobury and Emily Collins placed second in Women’s 4x400 Relay

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No one placed in the top three in any event.

April 18, Post Falls High School

• Laureld Bigler: Second, Men’s 1600 Meters • Alexis McKeig: Third, Women’s Long Jump • Ema Thompson: Third, Women’s Triple Jump

April 19-20, Mountain View High School, Meridian

• Harrison Smith: Third, Men’s 110m Hurdles (finals and preliminaries); third, Men’s 300m Hurdles (preliminaries) • Ozzy Wexler: First, Men’s 300m Hurdles (finals and prelims) • Kassie Collins: Third, Women’s 100 Meters (preliminaries) • Madigan Kelly: Third, Women’s 100m Hurdles (finals and preliminaries) • Jennah Carpenter: Third, Women’s Long Jump Relays • Devin Zagelow, Drew Fenter, Harrison Smith and Ozzy Wexler placed second in Men’s 4x400 Relays • Madigan Kelly, Jennah Carpenter, Anika Grogan and Emily Collins placed third in Women’s 4x400 Relay

April 27, Central Valley High School, Spokane • Ozzy Wexler: First, Men’s 300m Hurdles; second, Men’s 400 Meters • Jennah Carpenter: Second, Women’s High Jump, second, Women’s Long Jump Relays • Jennah Carpenter, Madigan Kelly, Anika Grogan, and Kassie Collins placed third in Women’s 4x100 Relay

May 2, Sweeney Track

• Jaiden Caviness: Second, Men’s 100 Meters • Ozzy Wexler: First, Men’s 200 Meters; first, Men’s 400 Meters; first, Men’s 300m Hurdles

Dawson Key runs for LHS track. Photo courtesy of LHS Yearbook.

• Laureld Bigler: Second, Men’s 800 Meters; third, Men’s 1600 Meters • Caden Byrer: First, Men’s 1600 Meters; first, Men’s 3200 Meters • Conor Albrich: First, Men’s Triple Jump; second, Men’s Long Jump • Carter Gossage: Second, Men’s Triple Jump • Kassie Collins: First, Women’s 100 Meters • Anika Grogan: First, Women’s 200 Meters • Emily Collins: First, Women’s Triple Jump; second, Women’s 200 Meters; second, Women’s 400 Meters • Madigan Kelly: First, Women’s 100m Hurdles; first, Women’s 300m Hurdles • Jennah Carpenter: First, Women’s High Jump; second, Women’s Long Jump • Alexis McKeig: Third, Women’s High Jump Relays • Trinity Trembley, Madigan Kelly, Anika Grogan and Kassie Collins placed first in Women’s 4x100 Relay • Kailey Carpenter, Lakelynn McComas, Trinity Trembley and Anna Reynolds placed third in Women’s 4x200 Relay • Jaiden Caviness, Auston Hammond, Drew Fenter and Kaden Knittel placed second in Men’s 4x100 Relay • Isaiah Walker, Donavan Hammond, Matthew O’Brien and Carson Taylor placed third in Men’s 4x200 Relay • Kaleb Glaze, Laureld Bigler, Dalton Laney and Devin Zagelow placed second in Men’s 4x400 Relay

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THE BENGAL’S PURR CHS drama puts on impressive musical Mamma Mia

By Jazmyne Hartogh News Assistant

Larry Goodwin and the drama department at CHS performed the classic musical Mamma Mia this April for their annual spring musical. The show ran for two weeks, April 11-13 and 18-20, with double shows on the corresponding Saturdays.

Mamma Mia is a musical entirely made up of songs by the 1970s pop group, ABBA. The plot follows a young woman, living on a Greek island, about to get married. She is searching for her father to walk her down the aisle and finds herself inviting three men from her mother’s past to her wedding in hopes that one of them is her dad.

The performance and the

spectacular stage pieces brought together a wonderful production. Keely Burnes and Cassidy Spencer played Donna and Sophie Sheridan in the show, and put on a fantastic performance in their roles as mother and daughter, respectively.

Their beautiful voices and prominent acting skills made for a good time. Alongside the mother-daughter duo, was the three potential fathers; Josh Campbell-Ball as Sam Carmichael, who performed amazingly on stage and did not shy away from impressing the audience. Michael St. Marie played Bill Austin; he gave a magnificent performance and brought a very playful aura to the stage. Jason Tomberlin played Harry Bright, and

he put on a delightful performance and made sure to entertain the crowd.

The entire show itself was fantastic. The beautiful singing and amazing choreography made the musical aspect of this play outstanding, along with the transitions of scenes and beautiful set pieces, helped pull together a great show. The show and the actors involved deserve an 8/10.

CHS drama department performs Mamma Mia. From Left to Right: Molly Williams, Keely Burnes, Abby Vance. Photo Courtes-y of Aubrey Marran.

Outdoor restaurant serves great dishes, smoothies

By Eli Thomas Entertainment Editor Munchies Restaurant opened March 1 in Clarkston at 306 5th St., between Basalt Cellars and Riverport Brewing. It offers a wide array of yummy items that will be sure to fill satisfy hunger that includes burgers, burritos and wraps. They also have beverages, such as smoothies or sodas. The items that will be discussed in this review are the Turkey Bacon Avocado Triple Decker Club, the Angus Cheeseburger and the Cherry Love Crunch smoothie.

Munchies is not a typical restaurant. It is more like a food-truck. But the main difference between Munchies

and a regular food truck is that Munchies does not give the feeling that there is a good chance of getting food poisoning. Munchies actually gives off a really cool outdoor vibe. It is a perfect place to eat, sit outside and soak up the warm spring weather. The service at Munchies is also extremely nice and helpful.

There was only one man running the restaurant, but he managed to carefully prepare the food in a timely manner.

The Turkey Bacon Avocado Triple Decker Club is an amazing sandwich from the first bite to the last. It is extremely simple but that does not stop it from also being extremely tasty. The

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bread on this sandwich is incredibly crunchy and tasty, as is the bacon. This contrast with the smooth and flavorful guacamole add so much to the sandwich. The turkey itself is amazing too. The most remarkable part of this item is the presentation. The sandwich looks well prepared and put together well with thought and care.

The angus burger is just as tasty and well put together. It is similar in style to the Turkey Bacon Avocado Triple Decker Club in the way that it is simple and doesn’t try to be anything it is not. This burger looks like a typical burger but the flavor of it is marvelous and unlike many others. It has a perfect texture and does not fall apart when you start to bite into it like a lot of burgers this size typically do. This is one of the few burgers that is served with mustard that actually utilized the mustard well and uses it in a beneficial way.

The Cherry Love Crunch smoothie is an amazing example of Munchies ability to combine many flavors to

make a sensational one. The cherries and banana combine to give the drink a tropical feeling, while the granola adds tremendous taste without ruining the texture of the smoothie. Original smoothies like these Munchies stand out.

A lot of other restaurants in the valley do not offer signature drinks, and if they do, they are not nearly good as the Cherry Love Crunch smoothie.

As far as complaints, there really are none.

From ordering to eating, Munchies provides customers with an amazing culinary experience. It has the quick appeal of fast food, but with better quality food. Munchies also provides a unique food-truck type atmosphere, except a lot nicer.

For these reasons, Munchies gets a The Turkey Bacon Avocado Triple Decker Club prepares to be eaten. Photo by Eli Thomas.

10/10.

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Anderson .Paak drops one of his best albums yet

By Eli Thomas Co-Entertainment Editor

American singer and rapper Brandon Anderson, better known by his stage name Anderson .Paak, released his fourth studio album, titled Ventura on April 12.

Ventura hit shelves only five months after his last album, which was filled with features from rap giants like Kendrick Lamar and Dr. Dre. That hiphop influence is subtle here, with only a few verses from Paak himself.

However, this album does not have the star-studded features that its predecessor contained. It is much more low-key, and focuses more on genres like soul and funk. This is due to the fact that initially, the two were supposed to be a double album where the first part was meant to show Anderson in more of a rapper role while the latter showcased his soulful singing voice.

The album starts off with “Come Home,” which contains some amazing singing by Anderson, who is begging an ex of some sort to return. He does a great job displaying his grief and despair through his slightly raspy voice. On the back end of this song comes the sole hip-hop feature on all of Ventura by none other than Andre 3000. He delivers amazing rhymes that sound like something off a classic OutKast record that also reinforces the main idea of the song really well giving it a great sense of focus.

Focus becomes apparent as one dives deeper into the track listing on this album.

Anderson .Paak delivers solid tracks consistently throughout almost the entirety of Venture. This focus is clearly evident on songs like “Yada Yada,'' which has perhaps the best instrumental on the whole album. It has some great lyrics regarding things like climate change, and it displays fan-

tastic lyrical growth on Anderson’s part.

“Chosen One” featuring Sonyae Elise and “King James” are also among the many highlights Ventura contains. The former one features a funk-infused hook followed by a groovy bridge in the song that adds nice variety and change, which is another strength of Ventura. Anderson always makes sure to add a beat change or a rap verse in songs so that they do not become redundant and stale. “Winners Circle” is a prime example of this. The listener hears Paak go from R&B star to smooth soul singer to West coast MC in a matter of three and a half minutes. It just goes to show Anderson .Paak’s versatility.

The only moment on this album that is more of a miss than a hit is the penultimate song, “Twilight.” Anderson does a great job singing, but that does not stop the lyrics he is singing from being awfully redundant, cliche and just lifeless. But not quite as lifeless as the instrumental on this track, which was handled by the one and only Pharrell Williams. His contributions are drab and sleep-inducing. He also adds practically nothing as a songwriter. If anything it feels as if he is bringing .Paak down by collaborating with him.

Ventura feels like an overall return to a lot of Anderson .Paak’s earlier soul roots and more of a departure from the hip-hop sound he based his last album off of. It pays off well, with a strong set of consistent songs that rarely disappoint. For these reasons, Ventura gets a 9/10.

Anderson .Paak released Ventura April 12. Photo courtesy of Genius.com.

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Netflix delivers mediocre Ted Bundy biopic

By Ellie Hafer Entertainment Co-Editor

Following the success of Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes, Netflix has released its original film about Bundy, titled Extremely Wicked, Shocking Evil, and Vile. The movie follows Bundy’s longtime girlfriend, Liz Kloepfer, as Bundy goes through various trials surrounding murders in Utah, Washington, Idaho, Colorado and Florida. Although the movie was highly anticipated, it falls short in terms of plot and realistic detail.

In 1981, Kloepfer wrote a book titled The Phantom Prince: My Life with Ted Bundy under an alias of Elizabeth Kendall. This book told the story of their romance and life together. A large portion of the movie is based off of this book, which gives it more of an insider’s view. The other Bundy films are more informative and less emotional.

The portrayal of the characters here is well done. Zac Efron, who plays Bundy, is a convincing serial killer. Lily Collins plays Kloepfer, who for a large part of Bundy’s trials was firmly convinced that he was innocent. In this film, so is

Actor Zac Efron (right) talks to fellow co-star John Malkovich on set of Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile. Photo courtesy of IMDb.com.

so trusting of Bundy that she even leaves her only daughter alone with him.

But as for the actual story, the presentation falls flat. Almost immediately, the movie picks up with Bundy’s first trials for the attempted kidnapping and criminal assault of Carol DaRonch. He is found guilty on both charges. Before the trial

scene, a brief narration reads out the headlines of the previous murders and kidnappings.

It feels like the producers aere brushing off these victims.

But in reality, Bundy had kidnapped, raped and murdered at least a dozen more women before the DaRonch case.

There is also a surprising lack of violence in this murder

movie. While there are a few gritty moments towards the end, it doesn’t feel like there is enough to constitute an R rating for violence. Explicit language and adult themes make up the bulk of that rating, but even so, the movie feels a bit toothless.

Lots of people had a major problem with the way that the

Bundy and Kloepfer celebrate Molly Kloepfer’s second birthday as a family in their Seattle home. Photo courtesy of IMDb.com.

film portrayed Bundy. In reality, he was a charming man, which may have been why he was such a successful killer. But the movie makes him seem deserving of sympathy. This is due mostly to the fact that the story is from his girlfriend’s point of view. But there could have been better ways to show Bundy as the monster that he was.

Overall, the actors do a good job in personal portrayal, but the actual storyline feels weak and poorly displayed. There are problems pertaining to the perception of Bundy, and it doesn’t always seem like every victim get the respect they deserve. For these reasons, Extremely Wicked, Shocking Evil, and Vile receives a 6/10.

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The Sun is Also a Star brings new light to clichés

By Josie Hafer Editor-in-Chief

Released March 17 and directed by Ry Russo-Young, The Sun is Also a Star is a unconventional love story set in present-day New York.

The film opens with a gentle tune and a quote by Carl Sagan, thus introducing Natasha Kingsley (Yara Shahidi) as a stubborn, objective teenager who is only concerned with what the scientific method can prove. It is quickly revealed that she, along with her family, are undocumented and are to be deported to Jamaica in a day.

However, Natasha is determined not to let this happen.

The other primary character is Daniel Bae (Charles Melton), the son of South Korean immigrants. He is a hopeless romantic, a believer in fate and the unseen rules of the universe.

Natasha and Daniel meet outside of Grand Central Station; Daniel believes their meeting is an act of fate, while Natasha chalks it up to coincidence. He wants to continue to get to know her, as he is convinced that she is “the one” for him. Natasha doesn’t believe in love, but gives Daniel one day to change her mind. *SPOILERS* Another unforeseen twist with this movie is the fact that it didn’t initially have a happy ending. At the end of the film, Natasha and her family are deported despite Natasha’s best efforts. They return to Jamaica and go on with their lives. Natasha and Daniel stay in touch for a while, but go their separate ways, as “distance and time are the enemies of the heart.”

However, in a brief scene just before the credits roll, Natasha and Daniel find themselves back in the cafe where they first spoke, together five years after Natasha and her family leave

New York. The final scene mirrors their first meeting, as Natasha leaves the next morning for San Francisco to get her PhD. The Sun is Also a Star seems at first like any typical romance movie. However, it tangles with issues such as race, origin and deportation that is new to the romance scene. Audiences see Natasha embrace her “big hair” when she is advised to use relaxers to make it more professional.

Daniel defies his parents wishes for him to become a doctor when he chooses an arts college to pursue poetry.

The film explains the differences between the individualist culture of America while contrasting it to the collectivist culture of South Korea.

Despite the many positive aspects of this film, some storylines feel rather rushed, and at times, dialogue between love interests seem flat or forced. Still, the overall optimism and downright cheesiness leaves audiences grinning and perhaps a tad hopeful as they leave the theater. For these reasons The Sun is Also a Star deserves a 9/10.

Natasha leans on Daniel in the official poster for The Sun is Also a Star. Photo courtesy of IMDb.com.

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Endgame satisfies viewers with detailed storyline

By Ellie Hafer Entertainment Co-editor In a final culmination of over a decade of film, Marvel Studios has officially wrapped up phase three with Avengers: Endgame. Marvel Entertainment releases its movies in sections, with phase one from 2008 to 2012 and phase two from 2013 to 2015. This movie, which stars over 30 actors from 22 of Marvel’s original movies, follows the immediate events of Avengers: Infinity War, which came out April 27, 2018. Besides being a smash hit with fans, it has broken multiple box office records. It has a well developed storyline and a fresh plot, making it one of the one of the most epic character crossovers of all time.

Now Endgame has been one of the most anticipated movies of 2019, according to Rotten Tomatoes, and fans haven’t been disappointed. On Rotten Tomatoes, the movie has a critic score of 95 percent

Not only is it the most tweeted movies go. The scenes are about movie, with over 50 mil- both humorous and somber, in lion Twitter mentions as of May a well-balanced mix that keeps 31, it broke many box office the movie enjoyable. In total, records, including the second the movie has a runtime of highest grossing movie ever, three hours and two minutes. after James Cameron’s Avatar. But since the movie is so wellEndgame also had the big- made, there isn’t a noticeable gest-ever opening weekend in amount of downtime. the U.S., as well as worldwide.

In general, people are Avengers: Endgame brings enjoying the film. The average together a multitude of char- score from critics is a 95 percent acters, including the Aveng- and the average fan rating is a ers, the Guardians of the 89 percent, according to RotGalaxy and Captain Marvel, ten Tomatoes. For longtime to name a few. One of the fans, the movie invokes an inmost noticeable improve- tense feeling of nostalgia as it ments is the CGI for Captain revisits old scenes from almost Marvel. She looks like she is every original film in the series. actually flying, not just badly There is no doubt that Marvel edited over a green screen. certainly pulls off a massive feat As for the storyline, it is with this movie. With so much intricately written, clearly content riding on this film, it several years in the making. easily could have felt disjointed All the characters’ storylines and cluttered. From the are well-woven together improved CGI, the incredible in cohesive manner that is storyline and the ambitious engaging and interesting to character crossovers, the watch. The writers’ ideas in amount of care and detail in the story are unexpected, but its production is obvious. The still realistic, as far as Marvel length is a little tedious, and

Thor (Chris Hemsworth) debuts his new look while wielding both Stormbreaker and Mjolnir. Photo courtesy of IMDb.com.

some characterization seems regressive despite earlier depictions. This doesn't have a huge negative effect, however.

Overall, Avengers: Endgame is certainly a respectable end to an era, and deserves a 9/10.

LHS drama department ends year with one-acts, follies

By Abby Bower Co-Managing Editor The LHS drama department has had a successful school year and has recently put on two different shows.

In March, the group put on eight performances of its spring musical, Annie. The show sold about 1,000 tickets, and made the drama department around $3,500, according to the LHS drama adviser, Mel Syverson.

On May 10 and 11 the students presented two nights of original one-act plays. This show included 10 short plays, all with different directors. Student writers and directors included Kooper Baldwin, Krystal Baldwin, Cody Blood- Caroline Gibbs’ character has a meltdown on stage. sworth, Ani Galeano, Max Galeano, PhinehasPhoto by Abby Bower.

Hammond, Jazmyne Hartogh, Ray Littlejohn, Trinity Nomee, Eve Schmidt and Trinity Weigand. This annual event earned the drama department around $500, according to Syverson.

Although the department has big plans for the upcoming school year, Syverson said there are no plans for a combined summer revue with Clarkston High School like there has been in years past.

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HBO’s Game of Thrones finale falls flat Warning: This review contains spoilers for the finale and previous seasons of Game of Thrones

By Ellie Hafer Entertainment Co-Editor After eight iconic seasons, Game of Thrones has finally ended its nine year reign as the most watched show on television. The show’s finale aired Sunday, May 19, on HBO. It had a runtime of 82 minutes and had 13 million viewers in the U.S. alone. Reactions have been mixed about the last few episodes, including “The Bells” and “The Iron Throne.” The last season only had six episodes, whereas most other seasons had a total of ten. Overall, viewers were not happy with the show’s finale.

The writers of the show, D.B. Weiss and David Benioff, both planned to stay off the internet and far away in “an undisclosed location” when the episode aired. This was a smart

decision on their part, because the internet backlash was severe. People even started a petiton to have “more competent writers” rewrite the finale.

The last episode, "The Iron Throne”, has an average rating of 3.5 out of 10 on IMDb.com and Rotten Tomatoes gives it a 48 percent, as of May 27.

A major issue fans had was the botched storyline of Daenerys Targaryen that ultimately ended in her unnecessary death.

Over eight seasons, she had a meticulous plotline, from being sold by her family, to the Breaker of Chains, and then to the prophesied Mad Queen.

People treasured her character as a strong, powerful female character that could be both kind and ruthless. The writers of the show had plenty of time to fulfill Robert Baratheon’s prophecy that Daenerys’

would end up like her father, falling into madness and killing innocents in a mass slaying. Instead of slowly slipping into madness, the writers had her snap in the second to last episode, and she was killed by her lover, Jon Snow, in the last episode for that misstep.

It also appears that the production team may have been rushing to finish the season, as displayed by two careless mistakes in the episodes “The Last of the Starks” and “The Iron Throne.” In “The Last of the Starks,” a Starbucks coffee cup can be spotted on the dining table directly in front of Daenerys. HBO aknowledged the mistake and making a statement on Twitter, saying, “The latte that appeared in the episode was a mistake.

Daenerys had ordered an herbal tea.” All jokes aside, HBO

Sansa Stark (Sophie Turner) is crowned solely as the Queen in the North. Photo courtesy of IMDb.com.

Unknowingly, Daenerys (Emilia Clarke) takes one last look at her lover before he kills her. Photo courtesy of IMDb.com.

scrubbed the cup from the image and all available episodes on their streaming service. In “The Iron Throne,” towards the end of the episode, two plastic water bottles can be seen on the ground besides the feet of Samwell Tarly and Ser Davos.

Another blunder is also seen in the episode “The Bells,” right before the Lannister twins are crushed by rocks. Jaime Lannister’s flesh hand is visible, when it should have been his gold prosthetic. No statement has been made about the water bottles or the prosthetic goof.

Competing against Daenerys for the most disappointing death is the Lannister twins. For seasons, fans have speculated that Cersei Lannister would be killed by Arya Stark, fulfilling Melisandre’s prophecy about who Arya would kill, long before she became an assassin.

In the prophecy, Melisandre said, “I see darkness in you.

And in that darkness, eyes staring at me. Brown eyes, blue eyes, green eyes -- eyes you’ll shut forever.”

After she kills Walder Frey and the Night King, the only eyes left were the green ones.

Fans figured the only option that made sense was if Arya

killed Cersei. Then she and her brother were crushed by rocks in maybe the least climactic deaths ever. Right before their death, Jaime returns to King’s Landing to be with his sister, ultimately undoing several seasons worth of character development. RIP Braime.

As for HBO’s favorite siblings, the Starks have each of their plotlines wrapped neatly with a bow. Rightfully so, Sansa Stark (Sophie Turner) became the Queen of the North all on her own, and she didn’t need a king to rule beside her.

Bran (Isaac Hempstead Wright) takes on the equivalent of the Iron Throne, even though there isn’t the physical throne left. He becomes the ruler in the six kingdoms following Winterfell’s separation from the surrounding kingdoms.

Arya is going to answer her eternal question, “What's west of Westeros?” She is seen sailing away from King's Landing to explore the world.

Whatever viewers think of Game of Thrones, there is no doubt that HBO has made quite the impact with the series. With over 44.2 million viewers total, the show has certainly left its mark on the entertainment industry.

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THE BENGAL’S PURR Dear Abby gives revolutionary advice to those in need

By Abby Bower and Skylar Raymond

Make your dreams a reality

DEAR ABBY, Lately I have been having the same dream for the past three weeks that my family buys an RV and they start to forget about me and go on trips without me. Yesterday morning before I came to school, my mom sat me down to tell me that they are buying an RV, how do I stop this from happening?

-- WORRIED CHILD DEAR WORRIED CHILD, I see where your concern is coming from. An RV is a big purchase, so your parents are probably set on buying it. But as everyone always says, make your dreams a reality. This is a perfect opportunity to do that! Think about how much free time you’ll have without your family there to bother you. Think about how funny it would be if your family went on vacation and got food poisoning and you were safe at home eating your not-poisonous food. You just have to look on the bright side, Worried Child! This RV is your key to following your dreams!

SINCERELY, ABBY

Have a meaningful conversation

DEAR ABBY, My dog has been acting strange around me lately. Last night I went onto WebMD to find out that it probably means that I am pregnant. What do I do if my parents see my dog acting weird and google my symptoms too? They cannot find out!

-- CONCERNED FUTURE MOM? DEAR CONCERNED FUTURE MOM?, There’s a number of steps you should take before you start freaking out. First, take an actual pregnancy test, eas-

ily accessible from the Dollar Store. If it comes up negative, you’re off scott-free. But maybe you should take your dog to the vet. If your test comes up positive then eventually you’ll have to tell your parents.

But if you want to keep it from them as long as you can, the first thing you should do is talk to your dog. Explain to him what’s going on and make sure he knows to keep his mouth shut until you can be the one to tell your parents. If you guys have a strong bond, I’m sure he will understand what you’re asking.

SINCERELY, ABBY

Keep your education in mind

DEAR ABBY, I recently got into Harvard and I’m so excited, but my parents bribed the school to get me in.

Since so many parents are getting caught for this lately, I’m nervous to go. But I don’t want to waste my parents $500,000.

What do you think I should do?

-- EXCITED STUDENT DEAR EXCITED STUDENT, First of all, let me congratulate you on having rich parents! Especially in this economy, that is a very rare feat! Now that we have that out of the way, I think the answer is very clear. If you’ve been watching the news as closely as I have, you probably know two things -- the first being that Harvard is a very prestigious school, and the second being that if you were to get caught your parents would get in trouble and not you. Both of those things make me feel inclined to tell you that, there are no cons to accepting Harvard’s offer. Have a good school year!

SINCERELY, ABBY

Separate fiction and facts

DEAR ABBY, The last season of Game of Thrones came out and I

binged watched it in one day.

Ever since then, I don’t feel the same. I cry every time I think about it and I don’t know that I’m ever going to be able to recover. There will be no more seasons. It’s over. What do I do to make the agonizing pain go away?

-- JAHN SNOH DEAR JAHN SNOH, I understand the connection you feel that you have between those characters. Unfortunately all good things come to an end...and those characters are not real. If you think they are then, well, you know nothing Jahn Snoh.

SINCERELY, ABBY

Keep family safe

DEAR ABBY, My brother recently told me a family secret. We are a family pack of werewolves.

I always had a deep suspicion that something was different about us, but I never would have guessed that we

are werewolves. All this time I thought that I was just sleepwalking whenever the moon came out, but now I just don’t know what’s true and what’s not. Should I go to a doctor? -REMUS LUPIN DEAR REMUS LUPIN, All I can say to you is to keep this a secret. Have you seen Stranger Things? If society finds out you’re different, it isn’t only going to make your life horrible, it’s going to make your whole family’s life horrible. I can’t say exactly what would happen if it got out, maybe the government would test on you, maybe everyone would shun you. Who’s to say?

Just keep your mouth shut Remus.

SINCERELY, ABBY

Talk to friends

DEAR ABBY, I am scared my friends are going to hate my dog. None of my friends have met my dog, but I am scared they will hate

him. I have noticed that my dog loves attention, and if he doesn’t get attention he gets sad. I can’t let my dog get sad.

What if he gets depressed? My friends have short attention spans, and won’t pay attention to my dog long enough. What should I do?

--SCARED DOG OWNER DEAR SCARED DOG OWNER, I see where you’re coming from. If you’re like me, your dog is a part of the family.

The easiest thing to do here is to vocallize your concerns.

To your friends...not your dog.

Let them know that you don’t want your dog to be sad, and how they can help achieve that.

SINCERELY, ABBY

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Cubs Go Camping Word Search

Animals Bag Cabin Camping Canoe Compass Constellations

Cubs Fire Fireflies Flashlight Hammock Hiking Hunting

Life Map Marshmallows Mosquito Mountain Mystery Nature

Outdoors Roast Sleeping Smores Snacks Spooky Stars

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Tents Trail Trees Waterfalls Wild Woods

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Across: 3. Holds all your things 5. The hottest season 8. Helpful for taking a nap in between two trees 9. An animal you hope doesn’t go through your camp 10. A camping activity that might help you get dinner 12. Most common days to go camping; three words 13. “Do you want to go on an _________?”

14. Helpful to ward off insects 16. A dinner you roast over the fire 17. You might get this if you spend too much time outside 18. Helps you see once the sun goes down

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Down: 1. If you don’t have plenty of this drink you might get in trouble 2. Used to get around if you don’t know how to read a map; abbreviation 4. You might gather around this to sing songs 6. Washington: The ________ State 7. Patterns made in the sky 11. Arguably the most important ingredient in s’mores 15. Going off the beaten ____

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Best hiking trails in Idaho, Washington

By Josie Hafer

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Every spring, the staff splits up to make the last two issues of the school year; the seniors make one and the underclassmen, or the cubs, make the other. The theme for this year’s Cub issue is “Cubs go Camping.” The cover is a night sky filled with constellations, a scene many people see on their camping trips each year.

Crossword Puzzle Solutions:

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10. Fishing 11. Marshmallows 12. Memorial Day Weekend 13. Adventure 14. Bug Spray 15. Path 16. Hotdogs 17. Sunburn 18. Flashlight

Contact us All letters to the editor must be 250 words or under.

All letters exceeding this limit are subject to editing.

1. Water 2. GPS 3. Backpack 4. Campfire 5. Summer 6. Evergreen 7. Constellations 8. Hammock 9. Bear

Editor-in-Chief......................................................................................................Josie Hafer Managing Editors..................................................................Abby Bower, Skylar Raymond News Editor.........................................................................................................Abby Bower Features Editor............................................................................................Skylar Raymond Opinion Editor......................................................................................................Josie Hafer Entertainment Editors.......................................................................Ellie Hafer, Eli Thomas Sports Editor....................................................................................................Abby Burgess Copyeditors............................... Abby Bower, Josie Hafer, Skylar Raymond, Elsa Munster Business and Distribution Manager........................................................Jazmyne Hartogh Photography Manager ................................................................................... Annika Snow News Assistants...............................................................Krystal Barber, Jazmyne Hartogh Features Assistants....................................................Elsa Munster, Kim Neri, Annika Snow Opinion Assistant...........................................................................................Krystal Barber Staff Reporters................................................. Wendy Guo, Sophie Hunter, Isaiah Schmidt General Assignment Reporters ............................................ Intro to Journalism students Adviser............................................................................Charity Thompson Egland

Editor-in-Chief Under 1 hour away • Hells Gate State Park -- Lewiston, Idaho • McCroskey State Park -- Moscow, Idaho • Dworshack State Park -- Lenore, Idaho • Greenbelt Walkway Path -- Clarkston, Washington • Northfork Asotin Creek Trail -- Asotin, Washington • Wawawai Canyon -- Wawawai, Washington • Latah Trail -- Moscow, Idaho • Idler’s Rest Nature Preserve -- Moscow, Idaho 1-3 hours away • Indian Canyon Mystic Falls -- Spokane, Washington • Moscow Mountain Trail -- Moscow, Idaho • Kamiah Butte Trail -- Kamiah, Idaho • Tucannon River Trail -- Tucannon, Idaho • Puffer Butte Trail -- Puffer Butte, Washington • Bear Creek Trail -- Pomeroy, Washington • Mt. Misery Loop -- Mt. Misery, Washington • Moose Marbles and Wagon Trail -- Viola, Idaho • Sand Mountain Lookout Trail -- Idaho Panhandle National Forest, Idaho 3+ hours away • South Asotin Trail -- Umatilla National Forest, Washington • North Fork Asotin Creek Trail -- Umatilla National Forest, Washington • Elk Creek Falls -- Clearwater National Forest, Idaho

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