The Bluffer - Red Bluff, CA
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They associate ouija boards with people or items becoming possessed, which is when your body or the item is overtaken or ruled by a foreign spirit. This is often the belief of some religious people. While many people stay clear of the usage of ouija boards due to fear of evil spirits, many people find it as a simply game that has no true power and no real ability to communicate with spirits. There has also been many non- believers that claim to have been converted to the belief that ouija boards are not something to play around with. We often hear stories of people who have experienced a ouija board in action. They report seeing with t h e i r own eyes spirits controlling the board and trying to communicate with the living. It is now up for debate about whether or not ouija boards truly do give people the ability to talk to the dead. There will always be those who believe and those who find it quite silly to believe that spirits are real. it's good and to like them but I would also want my art work to make them wonder," this is for when she will submit her art work. The participating businesses and venues exhibit works by local artists and host receptions in their honor so Alumni gaining experience abroad Abbie Frambrough posing with her art for the upcoming art walk. Advertise in Bluffer Looking to appeal to the teenage demographic? The Bluffer is distributed to about 1100 students and community members every two weeks. Ads can be purchased for individual issues or on a yearly basis. Contact Madison Waelty in Bluffer for more details. 529-8805 Features Page 3 October 31, 2014 Becca Blanchard Editor-in-Chief What are your Halloween traditions? Sound Off/Hailie Willey Mr. Hendricks (Teacher) "I hide with the lights off." Sarah Bartlett (11) "I hang out with friends." Mrs. Stroud (Teacher) "I eat as much candy as I possibly can." Kegan Richards (10) "We decorate the house and put candy out for kids." Sam Hendricks (12) "I don't really have any traditions. I just hang out with friends." Larrissa Capps (9) "We go trick-or-treating or we pass out candy." Kaylie Capps Staff Writer Jay Boone Staff Writer The Artwalk meanders back into The day of the dead is actually multiple days (Nov 1 and Nov 2) that are meant to honor and remember loved ones who have passed away. Many believe that this is Mexico's version of Halloween, but that is wrong. Halloween is used as an excuse to dress up and get free candy where as Day of the Dead is meant as a day of remembrance for loved ones. The myth has it that on the days of the dead the souls of all of those who have passed away come back to visit their families. Here at RBHS our Spanish classes have a unique tradition of celebrating this holiday. Each level of Spanish has their own projects that they create. Spanish 1 make and decorate sugar skulls. Spanish 2 classes make calacas or skeleton figurines and then have to write a paper which tells a series of events which led up to the figurine's death. Spanish 3 classes make mini alters to honor someone that they know or a celebrity that has passed away. They must then write that person a letter. Finally we have the AP Spanish class. AP Spanish gets to write extended obituaries of a historical figure and build 3D tombstones. Now this all sounds like fun, but the real excitement all happens on Saturday, November 1. All of the AP students will come to the school in the morning and take out all the desks in the classroom in order to convert the classroom into a cemetery. At night all of the students will return to what will be a cemetery classroom and celebrate the Day of the Dead by eating food, playing music, and sharing stories of loved ones which have passed away. They get to bond with their classmates and learn new things about each other. Day of the Dead washes over Red Bluff High School Jay Boone Staff Writer The first ouija board was created in February of 1891 and was advertised and sold in a Pittsburg toy shop. It was promoted as a magical device that answers questions about the past, present, and future and was seen as a link between the known and the unknown. It promised never ending amusement and recreation for all ages. The idea of the ouija board came straight from America's obsession with s p i r i t u a l i s m , which is the belief the dead are able to communicate with the living. Many psychologists today still believe that the ouija board may offer a link between the known and unknown. Many people believe that using or playing with a ouija board is a risky action that invites spirits into our world. These people often have a fear of inviting evil spirits opposed to friendly spirits into their own lives as well as the lives of others. Outside the Box Bluffer/ Ceighlee Fennel&Tymberlyn Bealer partan ound S off RBHS alumni from last year's graduating class have already begun to gain life experience through the process of teaching and helping others. Lindsey Fletcher as well Alaina Rudnick are both members of the 2013-2014 graduating class. For the past month, Fletcher has been teaching English to both adults as well as children in a church in Japan. "I was at the dentist, getting a check up, when one of the ladies working on my teeth said "I got an email asking if anyone was interested in teaching English in Japan, and I thought of you." So I talked to a few people and then waited all summer and part of September to see if I was chosen," said Fletcher. Alaina Rudnick is a communications intern for a UN based initiative. "My favorite part has been meeting my coworkers around the globe and the amazing events I've been able to attend as a representative of the organization, like the DC think-tank on UNICEF's new campaign called Children Not Soldiers of the World Bank's World Youth Summit," said Rudnick. Internships for the UN based initiative generally last a semester. Rudnick hopes to either "continue [her] internship into the Spring Semester, to get a job with the organization [she] work[s] for, or take an internship at the Amnesty International office in DC." Fletcher will be in Japan for a total of three months. Fletcher teaches at a church, and is thus there for the entirety of the day. Each morning she teaches children, three and four, English. After lunch she teaches children five and six, and she teaches adults in the morning and night on Wednesdays and Thursdays. On Saturdays she teaches a morning class for seven to nine year olds, and ten to twelve year olds after lunch. On her only day off, Monday, she does some sightseeing. Bluffer/Ceighlee Fennel The 2014 twelfth annual ArtWalk is held every year on the first weekend in November. On Friday November 7, and Saturday, November 8. The Historic Downtown Red Bluff ArtWalk will be held in conjunction with the Downtown Red Bluff Business Association's Holiday Open House. The Tehama County Arts Council is putting on this event. "Friday night traditionally businesses are open that house the art and serve finger foods," stated Wes Hendricks the Visual Arts teacher. There are several different types of artist including adult artist, professional artist, local community artist, and also some of the AP Art students from Red Bluff High School will be showing their art work at the Art Walk. Abbie Frambrough, a junior student in AP art said, "I would want them to think the public may meet and talk with the featured artists if they'd like. "If I had to choose three art pieces, I would probably have one be landscape, one would be depth, and one would be bredth," stated Frambrough. The ArtWalk is a free event for the public to go to. The ArtWalk will be continuing on Saturday, November 8 at 10 am, with artists' displaying their art in up to 35 locations, which will be continuing until 3 p.m. "I would like to submit about three pieces into the ArtWalk," stated Fambrough. There will be colorful flags that will mark the official ArtWalk venues in downtown Red Bluff. To help keep and perhaps expand the ArtWalk in Red Bluff and Tehama County, we encourage you to join the Tehama County Arts Council. "I don't know, I like free drawing but my second favorite would have to be landscape," stated Fambrough. The ArtWalk is on Friday, November 7 and Saturday, November 8 in Downtown Red Bluff. town to show off artistic talents Bluffer/Ceighlee Fennel -Alaina Rudnick ""My favorite part has been meeting my coworkers around the globe and the amazing events I've been able to attend as a representative...."