In memory: Jacob Paul Bales

   Jacob Paul Bales, sophomore at Timberlake High School, was born August 17, 1991 and died Thursday, April 3, 2008 of Wegener’s Granulomatosis, which he had been battling for seven years.

   Jacob touched everyone he knew with his courage and bravery.  He was a very caring and loving individual.  Jacob is survived by his mother, Jewell Bales, his father, Robert Connelly, and his brothers, Ashten and Ely Connelly. They all loved him very much. 

   Jacob attended Athol Elementary, Timberlake Junior High School, and most recently Timberlake Senior High School.  He liked dragons, the New England Patriots football team, and the game Mech Warriors.  Jacob also really enjoyed attending youth group and spending time with his friends, who will all miss his fun-loving attitude and spirit very much.  Even though Jacob was sick, he kept a smile on his face and didn’t feel sorry for himself.  He felt there were other people who had things worse than he did. 

    Services for Jacob were held Thursday, April 10 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Bayview Community Center.  He will be missed by many.  For more information on Jacob’s disease or to make a donation in his memory, log on to the Wegener’s Granulomatosis Association website at www.wgassociation.org.

Pennies bring hopping, hope

Sarah Bricky

Staff Writer

 

     “Where’s that wascally wabbit?!” exclaimed Elmer Fudd, more commonly known at Timberlake as Vice Principal Mr. McDougall. The answer to his question hopped through the halls as a rabbit-eared, cotton-tailed Mr. Hoffman.

     The principal and vice principal were rewarding the students for raising over $200 in the penny drive which took place March 17-21. Another reward was Mr. Crump dying his hair and beard green.  The money raised went to help Amber Newton, a girl recently hospitalized due to third degree burns. She had been staying at the Harborview Medical Center.

     “Dressing up turned out to be a great incentive for the kids. We plan to continue this tradition for a long time to come,” said Hoffman.

The reel deal

10,000 B.C. reviewed

Jarrod Crump

Assistant Editor in Chief

 

     The movie 10,000 B.C. is about a young hunter part of a pre-historic tribe. The tribe lives in an area of cold bitter winter. The regular supply of Mammoths has not come to there area for a while, and the tribe is lacking on food. The witch-doctor woman foresees a prophecy that four legged demons will ransack their village and that one of their people will free the enslaved. A young man comes ahead as a good hunter, and even goes on to distant lands to free the enslaved people of the area and defeat the foreign invaders.

     Now, a lot of people have mixed feelings about this movie, and I am not an exception. First off I would like to say that the graphics were phenomenal. The mammoths looked completely real, and so did all the other pre-historic animals. The plot was indeed a bit predictable. But, to be honest, I can’t think of a movie that isn’t predictable. If Hollywood ever made a movie that didn’t end with the hero saving the day, Americans would be mad. I thought this movie was reasonably action packed, had a good story line, no matter how predictable it is, and is definitely worth seeing in the theaters just because of the graphics. I would not say that this is the movie of the year by any means, but I do feel it deserves a bit of recognition. I’d say that it’s marginal.

     So I’d say go see it if you think it looks good, but only if you like mammoths, or huge ostriches that can tear you limb from limb.

 

Where have all the boys gone?

Powers, Goodman, and Malloy all leave the track fame for a new game

Anastasia Graham
Business Manager 

     Three Timberlake High School boys have switched from track stars to baseball athletes. 
     Senior athletes Levi Powers, Josh Goodman, and Josh Malloy said the reason for the switch was that they just want to “have fun this year.” 
     All three made the Tigers varsity baseball team. Powers plays center field, while Goodman and Malloy switch off in right field. 
    Timberlake’s varsity baseball coach, Mr. Rider, said, “They wanted to play baseball, something fun.”
    Even though they have new work cut out in front of them to learn the game, they do have some little experience. Goodman has played all the way up to freshman year and soon went to track after the season. Both Powers and Malloy played little league baseball when they were younger. 
    Coach Rider said that “Levi and Goodman are good athletes; they chase the ball down. And Malloy steals bases like a feind.”
    All three are proven to be a good contributers to this year’s baseball team. They all have one main factor: speed. 
    Coach Rider also added, “It’s fun having them on the team. Plus a have lots of kids on the team this year. When we get into a situation I can use them as pinch runners to score.”

 

Popular phrase most overly used, I’m not gonna’ lie

By Jarrod Crump

Assistant Editor-in-Chief

 

     I was recently taking a math test, and when I found the answer I said to my self, “I’m pretty sure it’s that, I’m not gonna lie.” When later thinking back on the incident, I realized how truly ridiculous what I said was. I basically told my self that I wasn’t going to lie to myself, when in all reality if I was going to lie, I of all people would know that I was lying. This train of thought lead to my thinking of how many people uses this phrase, and when did it start to be widely used.

     I believe this phrase was first widely used after the release of the movie Anchorman, first screened in 2004. I recall seeing that movie, and swapping one liners with other friends. After many repetitions of all the lines, some phrases started to become regular use in every day speech, not just another line from a movie but a turn of phrase we adopted on our own. “I’m not gonna lie” was one of those phrases that started to be used in every day life. I started to say, friends started to say, it grew like wild fire. Soon where ever I went I could hear it.

     Due to the popularity of this phrase, I began to wonder exactly how many people use this phrase. According to a survey taken out of 260 students, seven percent always say it, 22 percent often say it, 49 percent sometimes say it, and 21 percent never say it.  

     The irony of this phrase is that people are actually telling each other, as well as themselves in some cases, that they are not going to lie to them, unless the person speaking is in fact a pathological liar, I don’t see any need for the person to tell the listener that they are not going to lie. Perhaps the person feels that they are comforting the listener by reassuring the other that no false accusations will be sprung around today. More likely, however, the speaker is merely partaking in a trend, trying to be one of the “cool” kids.

What ever the reasoning behind it is, “I’m not gonna lie” is a phrase used by many, 9 out of 10 times is used in a confusing manner, and will probably continue to be used until a catchier phrase comes along.   

 

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