Thanksgiving

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As Thanksgiving quickly approaches and people are preparing their turkeys and decorations, this article will give everyone a history on the story behind Thanksgiving. The Mayflower, which was a small ship, carried 102 passengers from Plymouth, England in September of 1620. They were looking for a new home so they could openly express their faith in a land they would call their own, also known as the "New World." After the Mayflower landed at Massachusetts Bay, they started making a village at Plymouth. As most of the colonists were suffering from diseases, only half of the original crew survived. When March came they decided to move ashore. This is where they met a member of the Abenaki tribe. Squanto taught the Pilgrims how to plant corn, get the sap from maple trees, fish from the rivers, and how to stay away from poisonous plants. This helped the Pilgrims significantly. After the Pilgrims' first corn harvest Governor William Bradford the colonists decided to have a feast. After a while, a group of Native American allies showed up to the celebratory feast. This feast went on for three days and would be later known as America's "first Thanksgiving." Now that you know the story behind Thanksgiving I hope you can enjoy the holiday with your friends and family and get stuffed with all the food on the table!

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Wayne County Election Day 2023

Photo by Joshua Smith

On Tuesday, November 7, polling centers across the state opened at 6 a.m. for the general election to the public. Although voting was set to end by 6 p.m. in Wayne County, it was extended to 7 p.m. due to the power outage around Richmond Tuesday morning. The most important elections are for the City Mayor and the City Council Members.

According to the Clerk of Courts, here at the unofficial results:

With 2,717 votes (51.23%), Republican candidate, Ron Oler, defeated two-term incumbent Dave Snow. Snow, Democratic candidate, took 2,078 votes (39.18%). Ron Oler has served on the Richmond Common Council for 12 years, making him a familiar face to citizens of the Richmond area.

The election also had two other, independent candidates. Howard Price, with 408 votes (7.69%). David Carpenter, with 101 votes (1.90%).

We congratulate Ron Oler and we give him our best wishes for his success during his term as mayor.

Senior Slay - Jack "Chuck Johnson" Fraley

Jack Fraley has attended Seton Catholic High School for six years. When asked about his favorite memory at Seton, Jack said it was setting the record for the 500m freestyle in the 2022-2023 swim season.

Mr. Fraley's advice for younger students is the following: Even when assignments got you stressin’, make time to chill like a milkshake in a snowstorm

Jack's plans to take a gap year after graduation and then attend college at a yet undecided university.

Jack has played baseball for two years, swim for two years, soccer for one year, and intends to participate in track and field this year.

Jack's favorite class is ACP Calculus with Mr. Reichley.

When asked about his most slay moment in high school, he said it was accidentally scorpion diving when sliding into second base.

A fun fact about Jack Fraley is that he has red hair.