Former area resident Mary Bighorn is closing out an outstanding volleyball career at Haskell Indian Nations University in Kansas. For her career, Bighorn has registered 99 blocks, 272 kills and has scored 345 points. She has earned her Haskell letterman jacket with other teammates. She is a middle hitter. Haskell will play at the CAC Volleyball Championship Qualifier at Florida College

Wolf Point High School senior Mahala Moran not only keeps busy by competing in sports year round, but she also is very committed to her academics and career plans. Moran notes that she already has most of her first full year of college classes completed because of her dual- credit and summer college studies. She currently ranks eighth in her class. Every other Sunday, she works a 12-hour

Instruction has gone well at Northside Elementary School during the first quarter, Principal Georgie Gourneau is glad to report. “I have a good team of teachers. Everybody supports each other,” Gourneau said. The quarter will be capped with an awards ceremony on Thursday, Nov. 10. Awards will include A honor roll, A/B honor roll, perfect attendance and students of the month. Another

Make Thanksgiving stress-free this year with the following pointers. • If your turkey comes out dry despite your best efforts, there is no need to despair. Simply warm up chicken or vegetable broth and dip slices of turkey in the broth for a few seconds, or pour the warm broth over the platter of sliced turkey. • The best mashed potatoes are made by boiling skinon whole potatoes.

Turkey is the centerpiece of Thanksgiving dinners. The National Turkey Federation estimates approximately 46 million turkeys are consumed on Thanksgiving each year, followed by 22 million turkeys at Christmastime. Turkey makes a pleasing picture on the dinner table. However, some people insist that turkey is their least favorite component of the Thanksgiving meal. One of the biggest complaints