The Independent-News, Volume 116, Number 24, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 8 November 1990 — Page 11

AFRICAN MASKS ON DISPLAY I_ ? i I I f?, n »< l*, , ■ ^ess’aL A/. / \ I 4i f 1 v 3^?- . ' JEN ÜBr=i •i ■*

Pictured are some of the students with their masks. Left to right: Justin Denham, Jason Dickson, Susan Preston and Sara Holland. Masks are one of the best known kinds of African art. Masks are used during religious ceremonies or to celebrate a special occasion. Seventh grade students at Urey Middle School made their own African masks while studying Africa. Mrs. Francie Seville and Mrs. Michelle Chamberlin are Urey social studies teachers. Some masks are on display at the Walkerton Library. SCHOOL MENUES St. Patrick School NOVEMBER 12 - 15 MONDAY Hamburger French fries Fruit Brownie Milk TUESDAY Pizza Tossed salad Fruit Milk WEDNESDAY Salisbury steak Mashed potatoes Peas Bread and butter

PARDNERS CAFE Nancee’s cookin’ up a Thanksgiving Feast so git yer reservations in now so she knows how many critters to put in the pot’ It’ll be served buffet style so y’all kin eat yer fill. ROAST TOM TURKEY WITH DRESSING PINEAPPLE AND SUGAR GLAZED HAM WITH YAMS SAVORY ROAST BEEF MASHED TATERS WITH GIBLET GRAVY BAKED BEANS CHICKEN AND NOODLES GREEN BEANS WITH BACON ASSORTED SALADS AND SIDE DISHES BREADS & ROLLS PUMPKIN PIE - PECAN PIE BREAD PUDDIN’ - GRANNY'S SPICE CAKE Growed Up Folks ... *9.95 Little ’Ues 3 Yrs. Io 10 Yrs ’4.05 Little Bitty Ues Uadar 3 Free

Milk THURSDAY Tacos with lettuce and cheese Corn Fruit Milk FRIDAY Macaroni and cheese Green beans Wheat bread and butter Fruit Milk John Glenn High School NOVEMBER 12-16 MONDAY Pork fritter Rice Broccoli Fruit Milk or Salad bar and milk TUESDAY Spaghetti Lettuce salad Garlic bread Fruit Milk or Salad bar and milk WEDNESDAY Hamburger on bun French fries Corn Dessert Milk No salad bar THURSDAY Grilled cheese

Tomato soup with crackers Fruit Milk or Salad bar and milk FRIDAY Taco with cheese, lettuce, and tomato Carrots Cookie Milk or Salad bar and milk North Liberty Elementary NOVEMBER 12-16 MONDAY Spaghetti Lettuce salad Roll and butter Fruit Chocolate milk TUESDAY Burritos Green beans Peanut butter celery Apple crisp Milk WEDNESDAY Smoked sausage Mashed potatoes Broccoli Raisin batter bread Milk THURSDAY Fish on bun Tator tots Cole slaw Chocolate cake Milk FRIDAY Pizza Corn Fruit Cookie Milk Walkerton Elementary School NOVEMBER 12-16 MONDAY Hot ham sandwich California blend Applesauce Milk TUESDAY Fried chicken Combread Green beans Fruit Milk WEDNESDAY Grilled cheese sandwich Mixed vegetables Pickle stick Fruit in jello Milk THURSDAY Pizza square Buttered com Fruit Milk FRIDAY Fish square on bun Coleslaw Carrot sticks Fruit Milk Urey Middle School NOVEMBER 12 -16 MONDAY Fish nuggets Mashed potatoes Bread with butter Peas Fruit Milk TUESDAY Baked chili Cheese sticks Bread with butter Com Fruit Milk WEDNESDAY Chili dog Tater tots California blend Apple crisp Milk THURSDAY Ravioli Garlic toast Salad Fruit Milk FRIDAY Taco Lettuce and cheese Green beans Pudding Milk

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STUDENTS BUILD A SODDY

Fifth graders, Wesley Roush. Adam Daugherty and David Lawton recently completed a unit on “Soddy’s” and presented it to their fifth grade classes. The boys were to put together a file on 'How to build a real Soddy,’ and then construct one. A Soddy is a type of house built around the early 1800's. The houses were built mostly on the Great Plains and the Western United States. The Great Plains is a large, flat part of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains. Sod was free, and the wood was cheap in those days. One

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FEATHER PARTY At LIBERTY LANES North Liberty Sunday, Nov. 11 2:30 p.m. Turkeys — Hams — Novelties

settler figured his whole sod house had cost him $2.78 to build. Sod houses were plain with usually only one room. The walls were three feet thick. This made for good insulation in the winter and kept the house cool in the summer. Since there were living plants in the sod roofs, the roofs often were covered with wild flowers in the spring. The sod house that David, Wes, and Adam built is now on display in the boys homeroom class, and from there will go to the library for display.