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School News


H.S. Boys Tournament

On March 18, the H.S. boys basketball team was in Chevak for our 1998 Spring tournament. There were nine teams, and 13 games were played.

We had only five players on our team: Jon B., Dave A., Will F.,Richard B., and MauriceT. The first day no games were played because we were waiting for the other teams to come in. The first team we played was the Saint Mary's Eagles. We beat them by two points. The next day we played the HPB Warriors and lost. Later the same day, we played the AUK Braves and lost again. That was the last game we played because we were eliminated. We stayed until the last game, though, because some of our team wanted to watch the championship game.

The championship game was between the Chevak Comets and the Hooper Bay Warriors. Half of the bleachers were filled with fans from Hooper Bay. Hooper Bay won the game by one point.

Right after the last game they had the awards ceremony. 1st place went to Hooper Bay, 2nd place went to the Chevak Comets, and 3rd place went to the Emmonak Huskies. It was a great tournament!

Maurice Turet


Marshall Mustang Girls Team
with Coach Gail Fitka


H.S. Girls Tournament

Between March 16 and 18, the Hooper Bay Warriors hosted the 1997-98 H.S. Girls Basketball Tournament. Altogether there were a total of 10 teams, and 14 games were played. Our team, Charlotte A.,Lorah O.,Cheryl H.,Tatiana S.,Tassie F.,Rose F. and Nus S., played our first game against RSM/St. Mary's Eagles (a combined team). Unfortunately, we lost the game by 25 points. We didn't expect to play another game the same night, but they scheduled us to play the Pilot Station (PQS) Kings. This game was a close one. Although we were playing our hardest, we lost the game by one point. 64-65. And, since it was a double elimination we were out of the tournament.

Even though we didn't have any reason to stay the remaining two days, we did. We cheered for all the other teams and wished we were the ones playing. We also did all our assigned chores

Then, night three, game 14 came. It was the championship game between the Hooper Bay Warriors and the Chevak Comets. There were many fans from both villages and the game was close. But, someone had to win. The Hooper Bay Warriors won the game 81-80.

Immediately following the championship game, the awards ceremony was held. The Hooper Bay Warriors came in 1st, the Chevak Comets 2nd, and the RSM/St. Mary's Eagles came in 3rd. The team Academic Award went to Chevak for having the highest GPA average. The Coach of the Year award went to Lena Ferguson from Chevak. The Sportsmanship award went to us, the Marshall Mustangs. At the moment our team was called up to receive the award, we were all glad we stayed. Individual all-stars of the tournament were: Karen Hale (HPB), Helen Greene (PQS), Miranda Dizon (St. Mary's), Angelique Ulroan (CHVK), Panita Pingayuk (CHVK), Jenee Westlock (EMO), Audrey Alstrom (AUK), Marilyn Bell (HPB), Esther Simon (SOB) and Vanessa Peterson (MTV).

Rose Lynn Fitka

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Half a Calf !

 

Some moose are large
And some moose are small.
They hunt them in the winter
And they hunt them in the fall.

They hunt moose in September,
And sometimes in December,
But never in November
because you won't quite remember
how the meat tastes when it's tender.

The moose I saw was really big,
not as skinny as a little twig.
I saw a cow two years ago
But it looked so small in the snow.

Once I was kneeling down on my knees
when I saw half a calf in the trees.
A strand of grass made me sneeze
And the calf took off like a breeze.

By: Tatiana Sergie

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Hamburger Helper Nacho Cheese

1 pound ground beef

noodles

sauce mix

1 cup milk

2 1/2 cups hot water

Hamburger Helper Nacho Cheese

Brown 1 pound of ground beef in a 10 inch pan. Drain fat, then stir in noodles, sauce mix, 1 cup milk and 2 1/2 cups hot water. Heat to boiling, stirring frequently. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring frequently. Uncover and cook until you get desired consistency.

Marcia George

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Happy To Be Alive!

My Christmas Vacation was pretty boring except for one fun ride on our snowmachine.

Sometime toward the end of last month my Dad let me borrow his snowmachine to take a ride with Emily. Even though I didn't really feel like it, I took a ride anyway. Before I went I dressed in warm clothing, warmed up our snowmachine and went to pick up Emily. We couldn't go very fast because my Dad and Willie Paul just got done changing a part of our engine and we had to break it in again. Feeling cheap because I had to got slow, Emily and I got bored and decided to cut our ride short.

While we were trying to park right outside Emily's house I noticed that Tom and Jonathan's snowmachines were parked in the main parking places. So I quickly turned onto the hill by Peteroff's and went up the driveway hill by Emily's, sideways. Halfway up the hill the showmachine stopped moving and started to tip. I got really scared and we both jumped off. Thinking that it would roll and smash my legs, I quickly started crawling away. When I heard the engine turn off I turned and looked at the quiet machine lying on its side.

Because it was so dark out that night I felt a little thankful for tipping over near a streetlight. It was really quiet for a while, probably because I was still in shock. Then, feeling really scared of what my Dad would do to me, I hollered at Emily to help me try to tip the machine right-side-up. We couldn't do it, but about a minute later Jon came out of Soolook's and we had the machine back on the road in about three to four minutes. We looked at ourselves then at the machine. We were okay but the snowmachine wasn't. The windshield was cracked in half. After I dropped Emily off I went home, expecting the worse.

I was surprised that my dad didn't "kill" me. All he said to me was, "Those little hills aren't good places to ride snowmachines." That same night I went back up to Emily's and took a ride with their snowmachine, but with a lot more caution this time.

Rose Lynn Fitka

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In the early 60's I was in grade school. My friend, Andrew Sergie, and I were playing out in the school ground area. When we saw a raft floating downriver we recognized it was our dads. Something very exciting was about to happen. My dad told me there was something small in the raft. I checked and there were two baby hawks for my friend Andrew and me.

At first we fed the hawks in their cages in our own houses and they got used to us. As time passed, we no longer put them in a cage because they were used to our families. Finally, when the hawks were old enough we decided that we should let them go to freedom. When I released my hawk it circled around our house about ten times before it finally decided to go. It was the same way with my friend Andrew Sergie's hawk. I was happy when the hawks circled. It seemed like they must be thanking us for caring for them from when they were small. We are happy we did this to this day. My friend Andrew Sergie and I still remember what we did, and we are still proud of what we did to this day.

By Andy Boots

Hawk Story

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Head Start


Theresa Boots
Foster Grandparent

Paul Buster
Janitor

Fran Evan
Teacher

Barbara Fitka-Duny
Teacher/Director

Agnes Boliver
Head Cook

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Health Care

The Marshall Clinic has been open since the early 1960's. The aides work from 9-4 every day. They do not work on holidays. They get $12.62 per hour or more depending on their level of training. They get paid only by the hour.

When a sick person comes to the clinic, the aides first check if he has a fever. Then they check his mouth for any white things on the tonsil or the back of the mouth. Then they take down the history of the illness. Then they send it to Bethel. The person has to wait for the test results to come back from Bethel. If they are positive the aide will give the patient a shot or medicine for the disease. Hopefully the person will get well with the medicine.

They take care of an emergency in the same way that they take care of a sick person. But they go through everything quicker. They make sure the patient can breathe or that they are not bleeding to death. The rest gets taken care of at Bethel.

The number of people the clinic has per day depends on the season. During the Flu season they get 20-30 per day. On the slow days they get about 4-10 per day.

The kind of shots they give people are: L.A., BICILLIN, PROCAINE, PENICILLIN, EPINEPHRINE, TURBUTALINE, TETANUS, AND FLU SHOTS. They get their medicine from the pharmacy at Bethel. When asked about their relationship to Bethel, they said, We are the eyes and ears of the doctors. We do the exams and report them in. We have to have a close relationship with the hospital there."

Doctors, nurses and dentists come to Marshall from Bethel on an irregular schedule. Doctors come 3 times a year; nurses, about every 3 months; and dentists come once a year.

The money to pay for the people's medical care comes from the U.S. and State Governments.

Person Interviewed: Ruth Fitka
By Henry S. Manumik
Marshall School
English IIII
Grade 12

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Heath Family

Purple Heather
Phyllodoce coerulea

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Henry's Exciting Summer!

After Henry Duny graduated from the High School in Bether, he spent part of the rest of his summer in Washington, D.C., Nag's Head North Carolina, and parts of Virginia working as a high school intern with Senator Ted Stevens.

As a high school intern, Henry opened hundreds of letters sent to Senator Stevens each week. He also got to know the three Senate buildings (Russell, Dirksen, and Hart) by running errands for Senator Steven's staff assistants. Since Henry likes typing, they had him type several things up. The second day working, Henry spent the day with Senator Stevens to see what he does.

He also went on tours around Washington, D.C., he said. His favorite tours were of the Government Printing Office, the Pentagon, and The White House(. . . .no, he didn't see the President, Bill Clinton).

The second week he was working, he had a mini vacation with 11 other interns, his two intern coordinators, and two staff assistants at Nag's Head, North Carolina. On this trip, he swam in the ocean, went to movies, went rollerblading, and strolled on the beach at night. One thing Henry will never forget is the souvenir that went into his heel about an inch. For the rest of that day, Henry recalls, everyone was saying,"I have a cactus in me!" This is because he said that three or four times before someone pulled the spine out.

Kings Dominion, an amusement park, was one of Henry's best places to go. He went on several rollercoasters there, then swam for awhile and went on the lighter and slower rides.

During the trip, Henry said, "I have widened my perception of how the U.S. Government works in Washington, D.C. It has been so much fun, yet it was a learning experience. After this trip, I would encourage graduating seniors in the Lower Yukon School District to apply as a high school Intern either for Senator Ted Stevens or Senator Frank Murkowski. It would give people here on the Delta a better view of how the government works and of how much fun you can have in one month!"


By: Henry Duny
Interview by: Kathy Duny

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Henry's Summer Story

This summer I fished and worked. I fished with Doug Horn. It went well with him. But he did not pay me well so I had to work at the Co-op fishery. I earned more money from working there than fishing. Then I went out hunting with the Horns where I caught a lot of birds like geese, swans, and ducks.

I also helped out my parents for subsistence food. I caught a than at the Co-op fishery. I earned more money from working there fishing. Then I went out hunting with the Horns where caught a lot of birds like geese, swans, and ducksI also helped out my parents for subsistence food. I caught a lot of fish for dryfish and strips. But I caught more king salmon for our family and Doug's family. That is what they like to eat. Then I caught a big beluga whale and gave it to all my family. Then I moved to my dad's camp to fish. We had a good season fishing with my dad.

I also did a lot of traveling to villages like Marshall, St. Mary's, Mountain Village, Kotlik and Bethel. Then it got boring traveling so I stayed home with my cousin Wilson Horn and played cards with him all day. We both won money from 3 card games. We played different kinds of games called cribbage, 3 cards, poker and 21. Then it got boring so I stayed home and helped my dad and mom do things around the house. That is all I did for the whole summer.


Henry Manumik
English IIII

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