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City illuminates holiday, adds cheery atmosphere
Thousands of lights lit up on Nov. 28, and all of them belong to a single tree. The lighting of the Mayor’s Christmas tree is a holiday tradition. The tree is over 100 ft. tall. photo by Kristen Palmer. Santa is back for the holiday and is busy as ever. Preschooler Grant Burton visited Santa at The Great Mall of the Great Plains on Nov. 28. photo by Jamie Hisle It’s not just a dream to travel like Cinderella during the holiday season. Carriages covered in lights line the streets of the plaza waiting to escort visitors around the Plaza. photo by Kristen Palmer Buildings across the Plaza are covered in lights. The annual lighting ceremony took place Thanksgiving night, Nov. 27. photo by Kristen Palmer
Choir adds to seasonal mood with concerts
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s the semester winds down, the choir has been working on the annual Holiday Concert to set the mood for the holiday season. The show is scheduled on Dec. 15 at 7 p.m. Variety is the key word for this year’s show. Music choice comes from many different holidays, and contains all types of seasonal music whether it be sacred or secular. Vocal music teacher Marsha Moeller chose the songs, but the
choir groups offered their opinions to come up with most entertaining variety possible. “This year’s show has all different music from last year,” Moeller said. “We picked the music off what the kids like to sing and what people like to hear.” Three large choirs will perform throughout the show. After that, two show choirs (singers and dancers) perform, followed by two barbershop groups. These are four-man groups who sing alto. A grand finale of all choir groups and their parents wraps everything up, but the fun doesn’t stop there. A reception with food and beverages will be held in the commons after all the performances are done in the Perform-
The Blue Valley debate team has medaled many teams every weekend during the season. Now, the season is coming to a close and teams are preparing for the national qualifying tournament that takes place next weekend at Blue Valley West. The tournament is a double elimination tournament, where the top teams qualify for a trip to nationals this June. Teams chosen to go are: senior T.J. Trum and junior Kristen Trum; juniors Mandie Payton and Katie Beye; Kate Reno and Brett Farmer; Dan McGillivray and sophomore Greg Allen. The alternate team is seniors Laura Koslowsky and Jermey Bennett.
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ing Arts Center (PAC), and a silent auction will also be held. “The silent auction will have everything from gift certificates to manicures” Moeller said. “All the money goes to the funding of the New York trip.” The only downfall to this fund-raising event is that participants must be 18 or older. Anyone who meets the requirements are encouraged to participate. All choir members have been working since the end of October, every class period. Moeller is proud of the effort put into the show. “This year’s groups are all working very hard and are delightful to work with,” Moeller said.
A 27-year-old man, fishing with three friends, choked to death on a 4-inch bream that he had put into his mouth, possibly to imitate a stunt he had seen on television (Palatka, Fla., October). And a man commandeered a fire department rescue boat but then drowned when he leaped overboard while being pursued by police; trained rescue personnel were late arriving at the scene because, after all, their boat had been stolen (Nashville, Tenn., August). Used with permission from www.newsoftheweird.com.
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Denver Garrett, charged with cocaine possession in Monterey, Tenn., in October, told police he bought it only to keep it off the streets and away from children. And James Howle, 61, and Kevin Williams, 41, stabbed each other in an argument over which of their two unidentified alcoholic beverages tastes better. Used with permission from www.newsoftheweird.com.
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