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What is SIFE doing for the holiday season?

by Lauren Bucsko

 

                SIFE is having food drive, and is also taking donations as well as collecting cloths for the mission and the soup opera. We are trying to help the homeless by making the holidays more enjoyable for them. The team leaders, Nicole Cooper and Terri Shuttlesworth are keeping everything organized. The rest of us are trying to assist them in anyway we can. The members and the teachers thought this would be a good idea to give back to our community. We are trying to show how much we care for our town and also the people that live here. Also if time allows, we are going to go on a field trip to Valley Worlds of Fun to help them improve their revenues. SIFE is also getting ready to put our business plans together.

 

 

 

Global Warming’s impact on West Virginia

by Nick Morgan

 

   Global warming is making a major impact on our lives. Global warming wouldn’t just increase the temperature in the average day. Cold spells still would occur in the winter, but heat spells would be more common.

   Global warming means surface temperatures have increased and causes the greenhouse effect. Between 1890 and 1996, the temperature has increased from 0.6 to 1.2 Fahrenheit. The 9 warmest years in the century all have occurred in the last 14 years; 1995 was the warmest year on record.

   In West Virginia the average temperature has increased by 1.1 and precipitation has increased by 10% in many parts of the state. It is said that by 2100, if we do not do something to curb our current levels of pollution, the surface temperature will have increased from 1.6 to 6.3 degrees Fahrenheit. This won’t just affect the earth it will affect our ecosystem, population, water cycle, and everyday life.

 

 

 

 

That Perfect Pumpkin Pie Recipe

by Lauren Bucsko

               Pumpkin pie has been served for desert for many years during Thanksgiving. This Pumpkin Pie Recipe is enjoyed by people worldwide. Here's how to make that perfect Pumpkin pie.

Ingredients

· 2 cups mashed, cooked pumpkin

· 1 (12 fluid ounce) can evaporated milk

· 2 eggs, beaten

· 3/4 cup packed brown sugar

· 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

· 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

· 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

· 1/2 teaspoon salt

· 2 2/3 cups all-purpose flour

· 1 teaspoon salt

· 1 cup shortening

· 1/2 cup cold water

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

2. Halve pumpkin and scoop out seeds and stringy portions. Cut pumpkin into chunks. In saucepan over medium heat, in 1 inch of boiling water heat the pumpkin to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 30 minutes or until tender. Drain, cool and remove the peel.

3. Return pumpkin to the saucepan and mash with a potato masher. Drain well.

4. Prepare pie crusts by mixing together the flour and salt. Cut shortening into flour; add 1 tablespoon water to mixture at a time. Mix dough and repeat until dough is moist enough to hold together.

5. With lightly floured hands shape dough into a ball. On a lightly floured board roll dough out to 1/8 inch thickness. With a sharp knife, cut dough 1 1/2 inch larger than the upside down 8-9 inch pie pan. Gently roll the dough around the rolling pin and transfer it right side up on to the pie pan. Unroll; ease dough into the bottom of the pie pan.