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Most people don't really stop to think about how that delicious turkey got in front of them. We are living things too! We have houses, jobs, and families. The biggest thing us turkeys worry about is

the elusive timing of Thanksgiving Dinner. Those blasted hunters just come waltzing in on our homes, then abduct us! If you couldn’t tell already, I am a turkey myself. I know how to hide, something that some of my brethren, who are too dumb know how perform it properly. It gets kind of embarrassing when you see the neighborhood chunk try to hide in a bush, which is ten times smaller than him. The main way us tur-keys hide is to dig a hole, normally two feet deep. Then we jump into the hole and cover the top with leaves. This normally works, except when the hunter is too stupid to see where he is going and fall into one of these holes on top of one of us. When Thanksgiving week comes around, we are ready. We have turkeys looking out for any trucks stopping. If they do, we hide. We do this every year. The day before Thanksgiving is where we get the most activity. We can get on average up to twenty people in that day alone! This makes it hard for us to keep calm.

I was almost a goner once. Take into account the almost. It was Tues-day of Thanksgiving week, and I wasn't prepared, I had slacked off and got nothing done. I was talking to some other turkeys, when in the distance, I heard a car door slam.

The Life of a Turkey By Taylor S.

November/December 2016

Volume 9, issue 2

AWSD

The BLOB

Inside this

issue:

Main

Article

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Bloberta 2

Life Hacks 3

Top 10 4

Student of

the Month

5

Did You

know?

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2

Collage 1

5

The Best Literature on the Block

Then leaves started crunching and the noise kept getting closer and closer, everyone else was running to hide. Only me and another turkey were standing in the open. He ran. I was standing there petrified, I couldn't run. It felt like my feet were ten times heavier than they were before. The noises kept getting closer… a sudden force picked me up so fast, that I had no time to react. Then I was thrown into the air and landed on cold hard steel. I felt my feet move as the metal lurched forward, taking me with it. After about an hour, I looked over the edge and saw what I perceived as the driver picking up a sandwich. The place was small, and it looked like a gas station. You might be asking how a turkey can know this, well, we know things that you wouldn’t think a turkey would know. The driver picked up his sandwich and went to sit down to devour it. I took this to my advantage, I ran to the other side of the truck. I ran as fast as I could. Just before I hit the other side of the truck, I bent my legs and jumped, catapulting into the air, flapping my wings to try to stay in the air, but to no avail. I slowly descended and landed on the ground. The ground was rocky, and I looked in both directions. All I saw to my left was a view of the city in the distance and to my right, I saw the forest. I darted towards the forest. Leaping over logs, stones, and other plants and animals. Eventually, I stopped and knew that I had escaped Hopefully, you’ll think twice before ask-ing for that next round of turkey this coming Christmas!

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This legend comes from an old

German tradition. Since Christmas

starts early in Germany, they wanted to

make sure kids would behave.

Krampus may be one of Santa’s

helpers, but he isn’t as nice as

we may think. People call

Krampus an Anti-Santa, Santa’s

evil twin, or Christmas devil.

Krampus is a half goat/half

demon being who has his own

way of punishing children. When

children misbehave around Christmas,

Dear Bloberta By ??

Dear Bloberta,

I got my library book wet and now it is ruined and that same day I got

two detentions, plus I got told a secret and then told someone else.

What do I do?

Sincerely,

Anonymous

Dear Anonymous,

What you need to do is tell the librarian that your book got wet and pay

any fees. Then serve your two detentions and explain to he or she that

they can’t tell anyone.

Sincerely,

Bloberta

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The Legend of Krampus By Jesse M.

Krampus comes into their

house and punishes them until they

stop behaving badly. That’s not all,

Krampus will take the children

into the underworld where he

then tortures or eats them.

People say when he is coming,

you can hear his cloven hooves

and rattling iron chains. So

next time, you’re mean to your

siblings or parents around

Christmas, watch your

back……...Krampus is listening.

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Did you know that if you go on a vacation and never come back, it’s

called moving?

Did you know that ice is cold?

Did you know that people are born without clothes?

Did you know the symbol “M” in McDonalds represents the first letter of

McDonalds which is “M”?

Did you know that oranges are called oranges because they’re orange,

and the color orange is called orange because oranges are orange?

Credits: google images

Life Hacks By Tristin G.

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Volume 9, issue 2

Captain O By Jesse M.

If you put a cupcake

wrapper on a stick of a

popsicle, you can prevent

the juice from getting on

your hands.

If you cut a rectangle

in a small container

lid, it can keep the

paint from dripping.

You can use binder

clips to organize your

cables and chargers.

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Top Ten By Jesse M.

Top Ten Christmas

Songs

“White Christmas”

“Have Yourself a Merry Little

Christmas”

“O’ Holy Night”

“Fairytale of New York”

“I’ll Be Home for Christmas”

“Santa Claus is Coming to

Town”

“We Three Kings”

“Christmas Wrapping”

“It Came Upon a Midnight

Clear”

Top Ten Christmas Movies

Elf

Home Alone

National Lampoons Christmas

Vacation

Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer

A Charlie Brown Christmas

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

It’s a Wonderful Life

Frosty the Snowman

The Santa Claus

A Christmas Story

Top Ten Thanksgiving Foods

Pie

Stuffing

Gravy

Sweet Potatoes with

Marshmallows

Ham

Mashed Potatoes

Mac and Cheese

Green Bean Casserole

Corn Bread

Turkey

Top Ten Thanksgiving Traditions

The Day

Pardoning the Turkey

Vacation

Food

Travel

Parades

Television

Sports

The Wishbone

Shopping

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October’s Students of the Month By Savannah W.

4th Dakota M.

7th Jessica J.

8th

Hunter L.

5th Mackenzie A.

6th Faith S.

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Election Results by The BLOB Staff

86%

Voted 76%

Voted

71%

Voted

48%

Voted 72%

Voted

85%

Voted

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Athlete of Month By Savannah W.

6th Grade Boy: Andrew S. plays guard really

well for both of the boys’ B basketball teams.

He has scored many points this year against

Riverside and Umatilla this year and he is on

his way to the top. “Andrew’s one of those ath-

letes who hustles in practice, which shows dur-

ing the games. His leadership on and off the

court is why I pick him for student athlete of

the month,” as stated by Coach Angell. Wow!

Let’s go, Andrew!

7th Grade Boy: Theo W. is a great post

for boys’ basketball A team. Head Coach

Clancy has said, “Theo W. is positioning

himself well and is really starting to

play big.” Plus, on top of all, he works

hard in practice and listens well. Good

job Theo! Keep up the good work!

8th Grade Boy: Luis O. is an outstanding team

player with a nice understanding of the game.

“Luis O. currently plays post on A team, he

can really play any position which is an asset

to the team,” as stated by Head Coach Clancy.

He runs the floor well and hustles in practice.

Wow! Great

job Luis!

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Fabulous Faculty By Nevin M. and Jesse M.

Mr. Taylor has Weston Middle School’s

woodshop up and running again. He

loves working with the kids and teaching

them new things. He commutes between

the high school and middle school every

day and never fails to have a smile on his

face. He is working on getting the wood-

shop nice and cleaned up for the kids to have a nice safe environment.

Mr. Taylor is trying to get both the high school and the middle school

the equipment they need. He wants to help students have a bright

future.

Wacky Laws By Savannah W.

In Indiana, it is illegal to take a bath between the months

of October and March.

In Louisiana, you can go to jail for up to a year for not

keeping a promise.

In Idaho, it is illegal for a person to be seen in public without a smile

on their face.

It is illegal to take a lion to the movies in Maryland. Elistmania.com and stupid-laws.laws

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Celebrity Look-Alike By Jesse M.

Countdown By Victoria V.

As of December 14,

there is 3 days until

winter break!

Alex W. Martin Freeman

Mrs. Turner Alisson Janney

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Embarrassing Moments By Victoria V.

One time I went to get into my rental car and sat down in some-

one else’s car.

- Anonymous

I was once a flower girl for a wedding. The dress I was wearing

was too long, so I tripped and fell in front of everyone.

- Anonymous

Current Events By Tristin G.

The 2016 presidential election

is finally over. Donald Trump

won the election. He will be

inaugurated on January 20,

2017 as our 45th president.

President-elect Trump plans to

“make America great again”

as his campaign posters

claimed. Being that Trump

won the most electoral col-

lege votes, it shows that he

already has made an impact

on our nation.

www.donaldjtrump.com

Some voters do not think Trump

will be an adequate president

because he is immature. Time will

tell whether he will make a great

president.

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Recipe of the Month By Nevin M.

Did You Know? By Savannah W.

Pumpkin Cream Cheese Flan

Prep Time: 20 min Heat Oven to 350F Serving Size: 12 slices

Ingredients: 2-1/4 cups of sugar, 1 can (12 oz) evaporated milk, 1pkg (8oz) PHILADELPH-

IA Cream Cheese (cubed and softened), 5 eggs, 3/4 cup canned pumpkin, 1/8 tsp. salt, 2

Tbsp water, 1/4 cup chopped PLANTERS pecans (toasted)

How to Make: Cook and stir 1 cup sugar in small saucepan on medium heat for 5 min or un-

til completely dissolved and deep golden brown in color. Immediately pour into (-inch round

pan; tilt pan to evenly cover bottom with syrup. Blend milk and cream cheese in blender un-

til smooth. Add 1 cup of the remaining sugar, eggs, pumpkin, and salt; blend well. Pour over

syrup in pan; cover with foil. Place pan in larger pan. Add enough water to larger pan to

come halfway up side of filled pan.

Bake 50 to 55 min or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Remove flan from water

-filled pan; place on wire rack. Cool completely. Refrigerate for 4 hours.

Meanwhile, bring remaining sugar and 2 Tbsp water to boil in small saucepan; cook for 5

min or until golden brown, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat. Add nuts; stir until

evenly coated. Spread onto foil-covered baking sheet. Cool completely.

Run knife around edge of pan to loosen flan just before serving; unmold onto plate. Break

nuts into smaller pieces and sprinkle over flan.

Did you know that most of Santa’s reindeer have male-

sounding names such as Blitzen and Comet however, all

male reindeers shed their antlers around Christmas time, so

the reindeer you see pulling Santa’s sleigh are more likely

to be female than male?

Did you know that the Germans made the

first artificial Christmas trees out of dyed goose feathers?

Did you know it has been estimated that Americans eat 46 mil-

lion turkeys each Thanksgiving, and 3,000 tons of foil are used

to wrap them yearly.

Factretriever.com and christmasfacts.net

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Critics Corner By Victoria V.

Deepwater Horizon Deepwater Horizon is a suspenseful

action-packed movie. It is a true story

about an oil rig off the Louisiana coast

in the Gulf of Mexico, that explodes in

flames and kills 11 people. These

innocent people were killed because of

greed, in which the main character

played by Mark Walberg, pulls many

heroic acts trying to save his fellow

crew members, but that’s not all….

Pete’s Dragon Pete’s Dragon is a exciting

fun-filled movie. It’s a story

about a young boy who meets a

playful and sweet dragon. They

embark on many adventures that

soon lead them into trouble. Pete

and Elliot then realize that love

overpowers all.

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Blast From the Past By Tristin G.

Abi M.

Now Abi M.

Happy Holidays! Have a very fun break! Hope you all stay safe and warm in the cold. Build lots of snowmen , throw some snowballs, and do lots of sledding. Make sure you eat lots of food for your Winter hibernation . P.S. Don’t eat any yellow snow!

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Comics By Nevin M.

4/5Art Contest By Tristin G.

1st Place:

Harley S.

Oregon Senator Hansell brings

WMS a new American flag.

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B: Alone I am 24th with a friend I am 20 and with another friend I

am unclean.

Brain Teasers By Nevin M.

http://wms.athwest.k12.or.us

BLOB Staff

2016-2017

Sponsor:

Mrs. Turner

Editor:

Abi M.

A: Many have heard of me but no one has seen me and I will not speak

unless spoken to.

Answer A: An Echo Answer B: The letter X