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=﻿ ﻿﻿﻿Red Fern Project = = Emily, Bailey, Maddy, ﻿and ﻿ Kayla! =

We will be reading the Native Amercan legend: THE RACOON AND THE CRAWFISH... Sharp and cunning is the raccoon, say the Indians, by whom he is named Spotted Face. A crawfish one evening wandered along a river bank, looking for something dead to feast upon. A raccoon was also out looking for something to eat. He spied the crawfish and formed a plan to catch him. He lay down on the bank and feigned to be dead. By and by the crawfish came near by. "Ho," he thought, "here is a feast indeed; but is he really dead. I will go near and pinch him with my claws and find out." So he went near and pinched the raccoon on the nose and then on his soft paws. The raccoon never moved. The crawfish then pinched him on the ribs and tickled him so that the raccoon could hardly keep from laughing. The crawfish at last left him. "The raccoon is surely dead," he thought. And he hurried back to the crawfish village and reported his find to the chief. All the villagers were called to go down to the feast. The chief bade the warriors and young men to paint their faces and dress in their gayest for a dance. So they marched in a long line -- first the warriors, with their weapons in hand, then the women with their babies and children -- to the place where the raccoon lay. They formed a great circle about him and danced, singing: "We shall have a great feast "On the spotted-faced beast, with soft smooth paws: "He is dead! "He is dead! "We shall dance! "We shall have a good time; "We shall feast on his flesh." But as they danced, the raccoon suddenly sprang to his feet. "Who is that you say you are going to eat? He has a spotted face, has he? He has soft, smooth paws, has he? I'll break your ugly backs. I'll break your rough bones. I'll crunch your ugly, rough paws." And he rushed among the crawfish, killing them by scores. The crawfish warriors fought bravely and the women ran screaming, all to no purpose. They did not feast on the raccoon; the raccoon feasted //on them!//

Emily's Feature News Article

<span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 150%;">"Red Fern" Book teaches Kids All Over the World to Set Goals, and Achieve Them <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">. <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Not many people would think that the majestic Ozark Mountains could spark inspiration for kids worldwide. In fact, many people probably have never heard of the Ozark Mountains. I'd never heard of them before reading //__Where the Red Fern Grows__//, by Wilson Rawls. <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">This wonderful classic is about a boy, Billy Coleman, who lives in rural Oklahoma, in the foothills of the Ozarks. He stumbles upon an ad for hound puppies, and, after two years of hard work, Billy manages to buy his puppies. Named Little Ann and Old Dan, these playful pups become the best hunting dogs in all of the Ozarks. <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Because this book is read all over the world, kids have become inspired to not only set goals, but achieve them as well. <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">"Many kids at our school can set goals, but they never achieve them," says Mindy Morris, an elementary school teacher at Franklin D. Roosevelt School in Hyde Park, NY. <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">"But after we read 'Red Fern' to our classes, the kids admired Billy, and began to achieve their goals." <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">9-year-old Zach Lopez, who attends Palo Verde Elementary in Albuquerque, NM., said his teacher made the class set goals at the beginning of the year. <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">"She would tell us to set five goals for ourselves," says Zach. "But none of us ever tried to reach them." <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">A few months later, Zach's teacher read //__Where the Red Fern Grows__// to his class. <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">"After hearing about Billy, I wanted to reach the goals I'd set," Zach told us. <span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">So, the next time you or someone else you know is having trouble achieving their goals, have them read "Red Fern", because its inspiring plot will be sure to lift spirits and encourage you to believe in yourself.

3 Recipes-- <span style="color: #0067ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">* Ozark Mountain Berry Pie <span style="color: #0067ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">**__Ingredients__**

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 * <span style="color: #0067ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">1 cup sugar
 * <span style="color: #0067ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">1/4 cup cornstarch
 * <span style="color: #0067ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon, optional
 * <span style="color: #0067ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Dash salt
 * <span style="color: #0067ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">1/3 cup water
 * <span style="color: #0067ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">1 cup fresh blueberries
 * <span style="color: #0067ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Pastry for a double-crust pie (9 inches)
 * <span style="color: #0067ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">1 cup halved fresh strawberries
 * <span style="color: #0067ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">1 cup fresh raspberries
 * <span style="color: #0067ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">3/4 cup fresh blackberries
 * <span style="color: #0067ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">1 tablespoon lemon juice
 * <span style="color: #0067ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">2 tablespoons butter

<span style="color: #4fdf43; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">﻿ <span style="color: #4fdf43; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">* Ozark Mountain Raw Apple Cake __**<span style="color: #4fdf43; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Ingredients **__

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 * <span style="color: #4fdf43; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">1/2 c oil
 * <span style="color: #4fdf43; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">2 cups sugar
 * <span style="color: #4fdf43; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">2 eggs
 * <span style="color: #4fdf43; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">2 teaspoons cinnamon
 * <span style="color: #4fdf43; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">1 teaspoon salt
 * <span style="color: #4fdf43; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">2 teaspoons baking soda
 * <span style="color: #4fdf43; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">2 cups flour
 * <span style="color: #4fdf43; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">4 cups fresh apples; paired and diced
 * <span style="color: #4fdf43; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">2 teaspoons vanilla
 * <span style="color: #4fdf43; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">1 cup nuts; optional

<span style="color: #974bdd; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">*Ozark Mountain Chili <span style="color: #974bdd; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">﻿ **<span style="color: #974bdd; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">__Ingredients__: ** <span style="color: #974bdd; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">[] <span style="color: #974bdd; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">**﻿**
 * <span style="color: #974bdd; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">3 medium onions, chopped
 * <span style="color: #974bdd; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">6 cloves garlic, minced
 * <span style="color: #974bdd; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">1/2 LB bacon, cut into pieces
 * <span style="color: #974bdd; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">2 0z Gebhardt's chili powder
 * <span style="color: #974bdd; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">1/2 0z dark chili powder
 * <span style="color: #974bdd; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">3 LB chuck roast, cubed red pepper to taste
 * <span style="color: #974bdd; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">1 can beef broth
 * <span style="color: #974bdd; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">1 LB hot pork sausage
 * <span style="color: #974bdd; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">1 can green chilies, minced
 * <span style="color: #974bdd; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">1 tsp cumin
 * <span style="color: #974bdd; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">1/2 tsp coriander
 * <span style="color: #974bdd; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">1 can tomato sauce
 * <span style="color: #974bdd; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">1 can rotel tomatoes
 * <span style="color: #974bdd; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">1/2 cup oregano tea (1 tsp oregano steeped in hot water 30 minutes)
 * <span style="color: #974bdd; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">1 tbs salt
 * <span style="color: #974bdd; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">4 drops Tabasco sauce

<span style="background-color: #000000; color: #f6ff00; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">KAYLA'S NEWSPAPER ARTICLE


 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;">BLAST FROM THE PAST **
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;">BOY WINS COON HUNTING COMPETITION **

Today is the 50th anniversary of the coon hunting championship won by our own Billy Coleman. His award-winning hounds Old Dan and Little Ann, won both the hunting competition and the beauty contest. The hunting competition occurred in autumn of 1961. Many hunters from all over the country came to our very own Ozark woods to hunt the coons. After Billy’s grandfather had informed him about the upcoming competition, he couldn’t help but go and test the skills of his two hounds. Riding an old buggy, Billy, his grandfather, and dad all rode off to the camps where the competition was being held.


 * Editorial**

Over fifty years ago, we lost a young local, Rubin Pritchard, to an accident with an axe. He has hunting for the "ghost coon" with his friend Billy and brother Raine. It's sad to think that this young boy's life could be ended so soon and in such a horrible way. After many years, the truths of Rubin's death have become more clear. He and his brother has made a bet with local Billy Coleman to try and catch a "ghost coon," a raccoon which was nearly impossibly to catch. Billy's dogs, Little Ann and Old Dan, were some of the best known coon-hunting hounds in the area. After the ghost coon had been treed, further arguments continued between the Pritchard brothers and Billy. Out of anger, Rubin took Billy's axe and attempted to attack him with it. Not only was the axe a danger to Rubin, but Billy and Raine as well. Although it was not the fault of Billy, Raine, or any other person, I believe that there could have been something done to keep this from happening. First of all, the entire bet could have been called off once the hunting started getting rough. Or possibly a more suitable weapon could be used by Billy during his hunting trips. Rubin might not have tripped and fallen on the axe if he had more self-control. If he had issues with Billy, there could have been a less savage way to solve their problems. But the past has already happened, and now we can learn from the mistakes of others to make sure this situation never happens again.

<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 140%;">I was unable to edit or post the videos for the advertisement because they were not Mac compatible. <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 140%;">-Kayla