The Bellevue Bears Fifth-Grade Holiday Guide
Bellevue Elementary School students and faculty pose as a Christmas tree.
BELLEVUE BEARS CUB COUNCIL BY ITZEL CEJA, IMANOL ESCOBAR & GIOVANNI CARDENAS
The Bellevue Bears have a program called Cub Council. What we do for Cub Council is really important to our community and school. It is a leadership program based around service projects for fifth graders. We have weekly responsibilities Fifth grade Cub Council in the technology room having a leadership meeting. Top row, from left: Wyatt in order to be Cub Council members. We Vandiver, Brodie Mitchell, Mateo Zavala, Angus Diges, learn about leadership and communicaKadance Jacobson, Andrew Lago, Jack Eastop, Parktion skills. er Bridge, Alexis Patlan, Jonathon Anderson, Jacoby For our Cub Council holiday service Frederick, Shyanne Callantine, Julynne Loomis. Second row, from left: Harley Daniels, Rylan McLaughlin, projects, we are hosting a food drive for Brandon Marroquin, Isaiah Garrison, Richter Ellison, Blade Sadorus, Lucas Smith, Georgia Gedde, Lilymarie The Hunger Coalition and leading our whole school in a 12 Days of Giving Back, Muniz, Itzel Ceja, Kahadijah Patlan. Third row, from left: Fernando Cruz, Charlie Seig, Santana Ubence, where we do different acts of kindness Kameron Peron, Giovanni Cardenas, Jamie Carpenter, each day. Our final service will be decSaibree Bingham. Fourth row, from left: Nola Wilhelm, orating the Bell Mountain Village senior Gracie Peak, Lilly Mahoney, Harrison Gedde, Ima-
citizen center and resident doors for the holidays. Our annual service projects have included: trash pick up for the environment, recycling within our school, planting flowers around our buddy bench on the playground and in front of the school, raising money for a Bellevue Bear alumni cancer patient, and raising funds for a village in Africa. The Council meets every Friday during lunch and recess. It encourages students to be their best, be strong role models for younger students in our school and help others in our community. These characteristics help students earn their red and gold uniform, which is the symbol of being a leader at Bellevue Elementary.
nol Escobar, Preston Kendall, Noah Wright, Emmett Stouffer.
RADIO INTERVIEW WITH JAMIE CANFIELD BY HARLEY DANIELS, GRACIE PEAK, JACOBY FREDERICK, MATEO ZAVALA Bellevue Elementary fifth-graders help Jamie Canfield from KSKI Radio with the weather report every Friday morning. People can tune in at 7:45am to hear weather reports and fun facts from Bellevue fifth-graders We decided to interview Jamie Canfield to ask him about his holidays.
A: It’s A Wonderful Life and The Christmas Story Q: How long have you been doing radio with the fifth-graders? A: I’ve been doing radio with the Bellevue Weather Watchers for three years now. Before that, they did it on KECH for a long time with Lenny Joseph. It’s the best part of my week when the fifth-graders come in and share the fun.
Q: What are your family traditions? A: Our family traditions include spending time with our dogs and cats and getting them ready for Christmas by getting them dressed up. This year will be a little different since we just lost our little Zoe and things won’t be the same. Q: What is your favorite winter sport? A: Premier League Soccer. I know it’s not played here in the winter, but they do in Great Britain. Q: What do you do Christmas Eve/Christmas Day? A: On Christmas Day, we wake up late, unwrap presents and watch It’s A Wonderful Life and eat a big Christmas meal. Q: What is your favorite Christmas movie?
Jamie Canfield, KSKI radio announcer with Mateo, Jacoby, Gracie, and Harley.
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OUR FAVORITE HOLIDAY MEMORIES
My favorite Christmas memory is baking my first
cupcakes. - Itzel Ceja
My favorite Christmas memory is running my train Polar Express every year. - Isaiah Garrison Usually on Christmas morning I will go and secretly look at all the cool presents. But last year, instead of doing that, I snuck down and ripped a little piece of wrapping off one of my presents! - Jacoby Frederick In 2013 I got a 4 wheeler. I got Onie, the dog, which was my best present in the world on Christmas in 2011. - Per Dixon My favorite memory is when I got my ipad. You should have seen my face. I started to cry too I was so happy. I had always wanted one. I was so thankful from that day on. I will always remember that. - Alexis Patlan The thing I like about Christmas is snow. - Adrian Bear My favorite Christmas memory is when I woke up Christmas morning and got tickets to Disneyland. - Parker Bridge My special memory for Chrismas is I was getting up and remembered it was Christmas day so I ran to see if there was presents and there was so I woke up my parents and ripped open presents. - Kahadijah Patlan
room and stayed awake all night. Then at 1:00 in the morning we snuck downstairs and looked to see how many presents we got and we tried to guess what they were. Then later we woke up our parents and almost everything we wanted we got! - Noah Wright One of my most favorite Christmas memories is when I got my very first BIG ACTION FIGURE!!! - Mateo Zavala My favorite Christmas memory is when I got a LEGO set and cried happy tears. - Jonathon Anderson One of my favorite Christmas memories is when my grandma had a present wrapped in a phone package and it turned out to be something else. We all laughed! - Georgia Gedde My favorite Christmas memory is when I got a robot. It was so fun to play with! Julynne Loomis It was Christmas Eve and I was trying to fall asleep but I was so excited! Finally, I fell asleep a few hours later. When I woke up I went to the living room and opened my presents. I got a PS4! It was the best Christmas ever! I’m so grateful. - Brodie Mitchell I remember when I was five years old and we had a black-out on Christmas day. We were really cold but it was fun opening presents in the dark! - Preston Kendall
My favorite family memory is always putting the star on the top of the tree with my sister and on Christmas Eve always watching the movie Elf. - Kadance Aleece Jacobson
I always get a sled or something snow-related and chocolate from Santa. - Cooper Peak
My favorite Christmas memory was last Christmas with my cousins at my grandma’s house. We were jumping off the deck into the snow and I had to go first. When I jumped I got stuck so my cousin helped me get out. We kept doing it until it was night. - Kameron Perron
My cousins and I always have a snowball fight on Christmas Day--it’s really fun! - Brandon Marroquin
I remember when I got my first LEGO set on Christmas. It was a LEGO house and car. - Andrew Lago Every Christmas Eve before I go to bed, I open up a present with pajamas and a movie. - Charlie Seig
Santa always brings me a soda and an orange in my stocking. - Emmett Stouffer
Santa always brings me a big plastic candy cane that is filled with Reese’s Pieces. - Blade Sadorus We build a gingerbread house on Christmas Day every year. Then we start eating it the next day! It’s a fun thing to do with my family. - Imanol Escobar
My favorite Christmas memory was when we had a blackout and and we opened presents by the fire. - Richter Ellison
On Christmas Eve we open one present each in my family. It’s sometimes pajamas and I wear them that night. - Jamie Carpenter
My favorite Christmas memory was when me, my brother and sister stayed in the same
I can say this year is my favorite Christmas because I got a horse! - Lilly Mahoney
CHURCHES CHURCH TIMES FOR CHRISTMAS!!! BY GEORGIA GEDDE AND JULYNNE LOOMIS 1. St. Charles Borromeo in Hailey, Christmas Eve Mass 6:00 p.m. in English, 10:00 p.m. in Spanish. 2. Our Lady of The Snows in Ketchum, 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. in English, 8:00 p.m. in Spanish, Christmas Eve. Mass with choir and Christmas carols, 10:00 p.m., Christmas Eve. 3. The Life Church in Hailey, live Nativity Dec. 20th 5:30-7:00 p.m. 4. Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Hailey 9:30 am Christmas Day. 5. Community Baptist Church in Bellevue, Christmas fellowship breakfast Dec. 25 9:30-11:30 a.m. 6. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints: Hailey, Christmas services: 9:00 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. 7. Calvary Bible Church in Hailey, 7:00 pm Christmas Eve, 10:00 a.m. Christmas Day.
I remember the Christmas when I got an Easy Bake Oven that I really had wanted. It was the Girl Scout version so I got to make Samoas and thin mints--it was really fun! - Gracie Peak: Santa gives me chocolate in my stocking every year--and I don’t eat it until Easter because my mom rations my sugar intake. - Wyatt Vandiver Everyone in my family gets to open one present on Christmas Eve. My uncle from Boise always comes over to celebrate with us. We have a nice, family dinner of BBQ ribs on Christmas Day. - Harrison Gedde My family has a nativity scene at our house and we do good things for others to fill up the manger with hay every day until Christmas. When it is full of hay, and good tidings, we put a pretend baby in the manger and celebrate Jesus’ birth. My family sings a song Christmas morning that relates with the birth of Jesus. - Saibree Bingham My best Christmas ever was in 2012 when I opened an XBox 360. I was so excited and I’ll never forget that day. This year, I’m hoping to get an XBox 1S – the newest one. - Angus Diges My favorite present was just recently, actually, when I got a Sun Valley Freeride pass from my grandparents! I’m so excited to ski! - Jack Eastop Last year was my favorite Christmas because I got a really cool longboard. - Harley Daniels I’ll never forget when a couple of years ago Santa forgot to wrap one of my presents-it was so cool. It was an electric scooter. And another year I couldn’t open one of my presents because the Elf on the Shelf was sitting on it and you cannot move him! - Nola Wilhelm When I was 8 years old, I got an iPod touch and it was my favorite gift that year. I’ll always remember that. Last year, I opened my PlayStation 3 and I was so happy that tears came out of my eyes! - Giovanni On Christmas Eve, my whole family goes to my aunt’s house and we all open one present. - Santana Ubence My favorite skiing memory was when I got my xbox 360. I fainted because I was happy. I hugged my dad. - Fernando Cruz
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RECIPES
Oatmeal Cranberry White Chocolate Christmas Cookies BY GRACIE PEAK Prep time-10 min. Cook time-12 min. Makes About 2½ doz.
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Ingredients: • 2/3 cup butter (softened) • 2/3 cup brown sugar • 2 eggs • 1½ cups old-fashioned oats • 1½ cups flour • 1 teaspoon baking soda • ½ teaspoon salt • 1 5oz. pkg ocean spray craisins • 2/3 cup white chocolate chips Directions: Preheat oven to 370 degrees. Mix butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, mixing well. Combine oats, flour, baking soda and salt in separate mixing bowl. Add to butter mixture a little at a time, mixing well after each addition. Stir in craisins and white chocolate chips. Drop by rounded teaspoon on a greased cookie sheet. Bake 10-12 min. or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack. DELICIOUS!!!!
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I picked these cookies because they are so fun and easy to make and are absolutely delicious. I love these cookies so much. I always make these yummy cookies every year with my grandma and mom. I hope you have as much fun as I did making these cookies! Have fun and enjoy!!!! Peppermint Bark BY JAMIE RAY CARPENTER Ingredients: • Dark or milk chocolate • 10 to 12 candy canes Instructions: First you melt dark or milk chocolate, then you get any kind of candy canes.You now get the candy canes and smash them up.Then get a pan of any size,and pour the chocolate into the pan. Now before the chocolate hardens sprinkle the crushed candy canes all over the peppermint bark. Now cut into size you want. I picked this recipe because it is perfect for the holidays. My grandma made this awhile ago and it was amazing! ENJOY!! Grinch Kabobs BY RICHTER ELLISON
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INTERVIEW WITH RYAN THOMSON, SUNS HOCKEY PLAYER
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18 New Transit Band at Warm Springs Lodge 2:30 - 5:30pm
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20 9th Annual Christmas Concert 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm at the Opera House
25 Christmas Day Sun Valley Jazz Trio 5:00-10:00 at Sun Valley Clubhouse
26 The Tony Holiday Band 2:30 to 5:30 River Run Lodge
27 Tylor and the Train Robbers 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm River Run Lodge
BY KADANCE ALEECE JACOBSON Question: How long have you played for the Suns Hockey team? Answer: I have played for the Suns Hockey team since 2003 (that means that I have played for 13 years.) Q: What are some big places that you travel to for hockey? A: Some of the big places that I have traveled to for hockey are Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Park City, Utah, and Vail, Colorado. Q: What position do you play in hockey? A: I am the goalie. Q: Have you ever been kicked out of a hockey game? A: Out of all of the games I have played, I have never been kicked out of one of them. Q: What are some of your family traditions? A: I always buy a real Christmas tree from one of the hockey fundraisers. Q: What is your favorite Christmas movie? A: My favorite Christmas movie is Christmas Vacation. Q: Are there any songs that you listen to before the game? A: I listen to Bon Jovi before the game. Q: Besides hockey what do you enjoy doing? A: I like camping, fishing, hunting and golf. Q: What brought you to Sun Valley? A: One summer I came up to help my friend Matt Gershater with the Mountain Adventure Tours camp.
Ryan Thomson, Sun Valley Suns Hockey, with Saibree and Kadance
Q: What is your favorite Christmas memory? A: One year we were cooking prime rib for 15 people and our oven broke. Q: What are some of your favorite holiday foods? A: I like prime rib and homemade eggnog. Q: What do you do to celebrate Christmas? A: I cook lots of holiday foods and celebrate with friends and family. I also celebrate with my teammates that don’t have any family here for the holidays.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDE FOR SKI DAYS Bellevue Elementary Ski Days 3rd - 5th Grade Students Volunteers Needed to help our students have a great time learning and enjoying the great outdoors! Cross-Country Skiing, Alpine Skiing and Snowboarding. Ski Days are: January 25, 26, 27, 8:30 - 1:30!! Call Bellevue Elementary at 208-578-5080 to participate.
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HOLIDAY CALENDAR 14 Public skate 1:45pm at Campion Ice House Lights in the Garden Kickoff Party at the Botanical Garden 5:30 pm-8:00 pm
16 STORY TIME free 10:30 am Hailey Public library
17 The Tree Lighting Ceremony in the Village at Sun Valley starting at 5:30 pm
21 22 Sun Valley’s 80th t birthday celebration m 2:30 -10:00 at the Sun e Valley Resort
23 Brunch with Santa at the Clubhouse 9:00 am to 2:00 pm
28 Jonathan Warren and the Billy Goats River m Run Lodge, 2:30-5:30 pm
30 Night Skiing at Dollar Mountain 5:00 to 9:00 pm
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29 Robbie Walden Band River Run Lodge 2:30 – 5:30 pm
SKIING IN SUN VALLEY BY LILLY MAHONEY
I have grown up skiing and it is one of my most favorite sports. Skiing can make you feel free and happy. I think skiing in Sun Valley is just paradise. Sun Valley is a resort city located north of Bellevue, Idaho. Known for its winter activities Sun Valley is most popular for its skiing and snowboarding. With more than 3,400 vertical feet and over 2,000 varied terrain offers skiers and snowboarders something special on not just one mountain but two. Home to half a dozen Olympic athletes, Sun Valley ski mountains are great for learning and teaching. Baldy and Dollar have many ski programs including Free Ride, SVSEF (Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation), Spuds. If you are looking for paradise, come and enjoy Sun Valley’s ski mountains!
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POEMS Merry Christmas By Joanna Fuchs Harley Daniels: “I picked this poem because it makes my heart warm.” What do we love about Christmas, Does our delight reside in things? Or are the feelings in our hearts The real gift that Christmas brings. It’s seeing those we love, And sending Christmas cards, too, Appreciating people who bring us joy Special people just like you. By Joanna Fuchs Dear Santa By Mateo Zavala I’ve been a good boy Please leave under my Christmas tree a big toy! It will fill me up with happiness and joy I left you some milk, cookies and candy! By the way don’t forget my name is Randy! Christmas By Preston Kendall & Cooper Peak Christ Hanukkah Reindeer It Snows Sleigh Tinsel Merry A Present Santa
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Christmas Traditions in Mexico BY JOSEPH MUNOZ
The traditions of Christmas in the Spanish culture focus around when baby Jesus was born. They celebrate Christmas on December 25th-Jesus´s birth. The Three Kings are also important to this culture as they came to give gifts to the king, or Jesus, to honor him. This takes place on January 3rd. This tradition is celebrated with Mexico and other Spanish speaking countries. Latinos eat tamales, sweet bread, empanadas, tacos, menudo, and pessola. These foods are eaten on Christmas Eve and also on Christmas Day. The most popular Christmas flower, the poinsettia, came from Latin America. Dr. Joel Robert Poinsett first saw the crimson flower. In Mexico, they called it the “Flor de Noche Buena.” He shipped back samples of the plant to his native U.S. in 1936. Americans took a liking to the flower and nicknamed it the “Poinsettia,” after the man who discovered it. The beautiful flower is now a symbol of the Christmas season in the United States.
RESTAURANT INTERVIEWS Harrison: “Some of my favorite restaurants in the valley are Mahoney’s KB’s & Dominos.” Jonathon: “Some of my favorite restaurants in the valley are Mahoney’s and The Power House.”
Interview with Matt Mahoney for Mahoney’s Restaurant
Q: Are you open Christmas Eve and Christmas day? A: We are open Christmas Eve, but not on Christmas day. Q: How many employees do you have? A: We have 40 employees.
Interview With Cathie Wilson From CK’s
Q: Do you have a special entree for Q: Do you have a special entree for Christmas? A: We serve beef tenderloin steak, Christmas? A: The chef hasn’t decided yet, salad and potatoes. we will know by next week. On Christmas Eve we will have a preQ: Are you busy during the fix menu that will be delicious as holidays? well. A: Yes, we host a lot of Christmas parties. Q: What is your most popular entree on the regular menu? Q: How many employees do you A: The Rack of Lamb and the fresh have? fish option are always the favorites. A: We have 20. Q: Do you have a popular dessert? A: Brownie (hot) served with ice cream. Q: Are you open Christmas Eve? And Christmas day? A: Open Christmas Eve until 5:00 pm. Normally, we are open 7 days a week from 11:30 am to 10 pm.
Interview With Carly Tempest From Big Wood Bakery Restaurant
Q: Do you have a special entree for Christmas? A: Cupcake-chocolate with buttercream icing with peppermint on top, a cran-walnut bread. Q: Do you have a popular entreé on your regular menu? A: Yes, the cilantro-lime salad is a favorite. Q: Do you have a popular dessert on your menu? A: Cupcakes are everyone’s favorite. Q: Is it busy around Christmas? A: It’s very busy!
Q: Do you have a popular dessert? A: An awesome carrot cake and a triple threat ice cream dish- the flavors of ice cream are Vanilla,chocolate and espresso and it’s topped off with a house chocolate sauce and served with housemade toffee. Q: Are the holidays busy at your restaurant? A: Yes, it is the busiest time of the year. From December 19th January 3rd we are very busy. Q: What are your hours? A: We are open 7 nights a week from 5pm to 10pm 364 days a year. YES, we are open on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day! We are only closed on Halloween. Q: How is CK’s different than other fine dining restaurants in the Valley? A: Well, we always serve local food which is clean and fresh and from farms and ranches right here in our Valley. Our full, organic menu has pleased many people!
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Hanukkah BY ANGUS DIGES What is Hanukkah? It is the Festival of Lights. For eight nights, people celebrate by lighting the menorah, playing the dreidel and eating special foods. The Hebrew calendar helps people know what day it is to light each.
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Christmas Eve BY PARKER BRIDGE
On Christmas Eve I go over to my grandparents house and we eat some lobster. Then we give our grandparents their gift. Then we open our presents and go to sleep. The next morning when we wake up we invite our other grandparents over and open our presents. Then we have an early dinner, play with presents, go to my other grandparents, then go to bed.
Christmas Tradition BY RYLAN MCLAUGHLIN My family holiday tradition includes eating turkey with cranberry sauce and apple pie on Christmas Eve. We drink apple cider and then open one present. On Christmas Day, we open the rest of the presents and eat leftovers from the night before. We spend the rest of the day watching Christmas movies. My favorite Christmas movie is The Christmas Story.
LOCAL SPORTS By Kameron And Brodie Skiing Skiing is a fun sport because you can go to any skiing resort. There are 12 ski resorts in Idaho. My favorite place to ski is Baldy. I like Baldy because you can go to the top and see Hailey and Sun Valley. This is why I like skiing. Snowboarding Snowboarding is a really cool sport and lots of people do it. I think it’s fun and you can do some cool tricks. I started snowboarding in 3rd grade. It was fun learning and I got lessons. I got good at it and then I could ride Baldy. Snowboarding is my favorite sport and and I want to learn more tricks.
CHRISTMAS CROSSWORD
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MAYORS’ INTERVIEWS
Chris Koch, Bellevue Mayor, with Saibree and Kadance.
Interview With Chris Koch, Bellevue Mayor BY SAIBREE BINGHAM & KADANCE JACOBSON We interviewed the mayor of Bellevue about the holiday season. Q: What do you do to prepare for the tree lighting in Bellevue? A: I have to go to 2-3 meetings with the restaurants it is by. Q: Where do you get the tree for the lighting? A: Someone donates it. Q: How long have you been mayor? A: 10 years. Q: What is your favorite Christmas memory? A: When I was a kid, I remember me and my dogs helping put up the Christmas tree. Q: What do you do to celebrate Christmas? A: I put up my tree with my dogs and wife, open presents and go for a walk with his dogs and wife in the mountains. Q: What do you like best about the holiday season in the Valley? A: To see all the beautiful sights. Q: What is your favorite Christmas song? A: Charlie Brown Song instrumental. Q: What is your favorite Christmas movie? A: Charlie Brown and the Animated Grinch movie. Q: Do you have any pets? A: Yes 3 dogs: Oly, Huckleberry, and Aurora. Interview With Fritz Haemmerle, Hailey Mayor BY SAIBREE BINGHAM AND BLADE SADORUS We interviewed the mayor of Hailey, Mr. Fritz Haemmerle, about the holiday season. Q: Do you do a tree lighting in Hailey? Any other Hailey Holiday events? A: Yes on Friday, December 2nd we had a Holiday Hoopla with hot chocolate on main street and Santa.
Q: If so, where do you get the tree for the lighting? A: We have a living tree at Blaine County Courthouse. Q: How long have you been mayor? A: 5 years Q: What is your favorite Christmas movie? A: Christmas Story, the one with Jimmy Stewart in 1950 and Stooged. Q: What are your responsibilities as mayor? A: Representing the government. I’m like the governor of our 3 branches of government here in town. The mayor is in charge of everyone. Q: How many people work with you on that day? A: Heather Dawson is my great assistant, I have 7 departments and about 50 people to oversee. For instance the police chief, fire chief and even their directors. Q: Do you have any holiday traditions in your office? A: We have a holiday party. Q: What is the hardest thing to do as mayor? A: Overseeing employees – hiring and firing people is hard. Q: How many problems do you have to work through? A: Hundreds! We have 1-2 meetings a month in which we are always working through problems. Fire projects, waste water issues and things like that. Q: What is your definition of “mayor”? A: Strong, fair, sympathy, empathy. Q: What is your favorite part of the winter season in the Wood River valley? A: How downtown Hailey, the center of town, is all lit up. The lights are my favorite. Q: What is your favorite Christmas memory? A: My dad was my first ski instructor on Dollar when I was young. Also, our family goes to the Torch Light Parade every year in
HOLIDAY BASKETS BY GEORGIA GEDDE AND NOAH WRIGHT The holiday basket program is something that helps families in need have a good Christmas. It is sponsored by The Sun Valley Board of Realtors with the support of local businesses, donations and volunteers. Both staff and students from Bellevue Elementary School help make a banner for people to see. People use things they have made themselves and paste them on the banner. Banner for the Holiday Basket program.
RECIPE
Whoopie Pies BY ADRIAN BROWN BEAR
Ingredients: • 1 cup sugar • ½ cup shortening • 1 egg • 1 egg yolk • 2 cups all-purpose flour • 2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder • ¼ teaspoon salt • 1 teaspoon baking soda • ½ cup hot water • 2/3 cup buttermilk • 2 cups sifted powdered sugar • 1 egg white • 1 teaspoon vanilla • ¼ cup butter or margarine, softened How to make: In a mixer bowl beat together sugar and ½ cup shortening at high speed with an electric mixer till fluffy. Add the egg and egg yolk. Stir together the flour, cocoa powder and salt; set aside. Dissolve baking soda in hot water; cool slightly. Add the flour mixture, the soda mixture and the buttermilk alternately to the creamed mixture. Beat till well mixed. Drop batter by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 8 to 10 minutes. Cool cookies on rack(s). To make filling, in mixer bowl combine the powdered sugar, egg white, and vanilla. Beating with electric mixer at low speed, gradually add ½ cup shortening and the butter or margarine. Beat at high speed till fluffy. Spread some filling on the flat side of half of the cookies; top with remaining cookies, flat side down. Store in refrigerator. Makes 24. Merry Christmas! Extras: To make it more Christmasy, add green and red food coloring dye. Or, if you don’t have that, all you need is some red and green sprinkles.
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Q: What’s your family tradition? A: Getting together with family and food. Q: Are you traveling for Christmas? A: A short trip -but no current plans. Would love to go somewhere tropical. Q: What’s your favorite Christmas song? A: The Little Drummer Boy Q: What’s your favorite food on Christmas? A: I like potato chips and dip on Christmas. Q: What do you like best the about the holidays in the valley? A: It’s so beautiful. Everyone is happy and comes together and they try to be joyous like the little town we live in.
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Interview With John Peck, Carey School Principal
Interview with Brad Henson, Alturas Elementary School Principal Q: What are some of your school holiday traditions for Christmas? A: We have winter concerts for every kid in the school. There is a Peruvian cultural committee that makes hot chocolate and pastries which are provided to all students.
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My name is Wyatt Vandiver and I interviewed Mr. Peck. He is the principal of Carey School. I interviewed him about the holidays. Q: What’s your school holiday tradition? A: The student council packs food bags and all the grades collect them. They then deliver about 20 baskets to families in need. Our school also does a holiday door decoration contest-it’s really fun. Q: What is your favorite Christmas song? A: I like Silent Night. Q: What do you like best about the holiday season in the Valley? A: I see how a lot of people in our Valley provide services for each other, that is really nice.
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Interview With Mark Savageau, Bellevue Elementary School Principal BY RICHTER ELLISON
Q: What are some of your school traditions for Christmas? A: We do concerts, a food drive, a coat drive, caroling, and letter writing. Q: What do you do for Christmas? A: I open one gift on Christmas Eve, and eat a seafood dinner. Q: Do you get your own Christmas tree? A: Since my daughter is too young, we can’t go this year.
Mr. Savageau, principal of Bellevue Elementary, and Richter Ellison.
Q: Are you traveling for the holidays? A: I’m traveling to Montana to see my parents Q: What is your favorite holiday? A: My favorite holiday is St. Patrick’s Day.
Q: Are you traveling for Christmas? A: No, my family is staying home.
Q: What is your favorite Christmas memory? A: When my dad said he was going to run errands, and when he came back he was holding a puppy.
Q: What is your favorite Christmas dish? A: My mom makes a really good potato dish.
Q: What do you like best about the holiday season in the Valley? A: All of the festive spirit, music and fun.
Meet Waffles! He is a domestic shorthair. Waffles has been at the animal shelter since November 2010. Waffles is a great friend and is in need for a new home. Come meet Waffles at the Wood River Animal Shelter.
Meet Bon Bon! She is a short-haired pointer/lab mix. She has been at the animal shelter since September 2015. Bon Bon is adoptable and would love to go home with you today! Come and meet her today at the Wood River Animal Shelter.
ANIMAL SHELTER OF THE WOOD RIVER VALLEY Imagine being all curled up by the fire watching the snowflakes falling, wishing you had a fuzzy friend for the holiday. Well, now you can go adopt a furry friend. Supporting the animals at the shelter is a nice thing to do, so stay at home and send in your donations. You may get a letter in the mail or you may just need to send in a letter with money in it. Lots of people bring in presents for the dogs and cats so they can have a memorable Christmas too. Q: What do you do for the animals for the holidays? A: People bring the animals presents. People come in to walk, give treats, toys, special Christmas presents. Q: How many animals do you have at the shelter? A: 35-40 dogs 30-35 cats 70-80 animals. Q: Do you have any holiday fundraisers? A: We have the stay-at-home – save money and send money to the animal shelter to be used for the animals. Q: How many fundraisers do you have? A: 1 at Christmas big party in the summer called Dog Days of Summer. Q: What are your holiday business hours? A: 10 am - 6 pm M-F 10 am - 4 pm S-Sun Closed on Christmas and New Year.
Q: How old do you have to be to get a job/ volunteer at the shelter? A: Can volunteer any age, under 16 w/ an adult. Q: Will you lower the prices for the seniors (dogs and cats) like Freddy and Jojo for the holidays? A: All cat adoptions are free and senior dogs for the holidays. Fee for dogs (puppy) $75. Q: Are you planning to have a adoption day at the shelter for the holidays? A: Every day is an adoption day!! Q: Do you have any events planned for the holidays? A: No big events, so people can be home with their pets — in Febuary people can ski with their dogs. Q: How old do the puppies have to be to be sold? A: We buy the puppies. Puppies have to be at least 2 months old. Q: How many animals do you have up for adoption? A: 28 dogs and 25 cats for adoption. Q: Are the sum of cats spayed and neutered? A: All animals are spayed and neutered. To find your new friend, go to the Animal Shelter of the Wood River Valley. Go there if you want a new friend!
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