December 2016 – The Mirror

Week in Review, Dec. 22, 2016

December 22, 2016

The Star Wars Trilogy continues on with Rogue One: A Star Wars Story being released last Thursday night. Last year, only two days later on Dec. 18, Disney released Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens. Star Wars VII was one of the...

The lights of the season

December 18, 2016

By JONATHON TOLBERT The Mirror reporter The words “holiday season” often bring to mind last minute shopping, stress and family drama. It is time to flip the script this holiday season by planning a night centered around...

It’s time to get real about global warming

December 18, 2016

By JUSTIN WISINSKI The Mirror reporter Global warming is a topic many people put to the side or deny it is happening to our planet. But the horrible truth is that global warming is real and is one of the biggest problems we...

Week in Review, Dec. 15, 2016

December 15, 2016

On Tue. Dec. 13, the boys hockey team took on the Northland Pines Eagles at the K.B. Willett. SPASH started out slow in the first two periods. In the third, they stepped it up and won 7-1. SPASH’s record is now 8-1 and...

Winter brings wonderment and woe

December 12, 2016

By GUS TURNER ZICK The Mirror reporter From sledding to skating and everything in between, the winter season can bring many activities. Along with these activities come a wide range of holidays. Two of the top ranked holiday...

Concussion prevention and treatment essential

December 12, 2016

By MARK STOSKOPF The Mirror reporter Concussions have always been a problem in sports but in the past ten years, the number of concussions has doubled. What is a concussion? A concussion is a bump, blow, or jolt of the hea...

Limit your gains and losses in fantasy football

December 12, 2016

By ZACH WOYAK The Mirror reporter One of the most popular ways to gamble among friends would be to create one or many fantasy football leagues. Fantasy football has been around since 1963, three years before the first ...

Dakota pipeline re-routed

December 12, 2016

By ANDREW AVERY The Mirror reporter About five months ago protests started at the Standing Rock site in North Dakota and South Dakota because of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL). The Standing Rock Sioux, Native Americans...

Getting a grip on stress

December 12, 2016

By KATE REICHL The Mirror reporter We all know the stress of high school students, balancing school, homework, sports, clubs, a job, time with friends, and things like eating dinner or walking the dog. According to The Anxiety...

Fake news stories causing harm

December 12, 2016

By CLAIRE DOERING The Mirror reporter Fake news has recently been a real life problem and affected many people when a person came into a café, pretending to be self-investigating and fired inside the restaurant. Twenty-eight-ye...

Decreasing deer numbers a problem

December 12, 2016

By DERYK WEDDE The Mirror reporter One of the most popular hunting seasons throughout the country commenced on the 19th of November. Little did the whitetail deer know their chances of surviving to next year were reduced by...

Granite Peak ski area opens

December 12, 2016

By JOSH ANDREWS The Mirror reporter At 1,924 feet above sea level, Granite Peak Ski Area is the second highest point in the state of Wisconsin. Granite Peak started with six runs and one T-bar in 1937 and has grown into one...