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Tiger Tracks
Our Mission
“To motivate young people to be
better citizens”
In this issue:
History of Halloween
Main Street clean up
Calendar
Vol. 1, Issue #2 October 2009
Recipe for Pumpkin Pie:
Ingredients:
1 1/4 cups of pumpkin puree,
canned or fresh.
3/4 cup of sugar
1/2 teaspoon of salt
1/4 teaspoon of ground ginger
1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon of all purpose flour
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1 cup of evaporated milk,
undiluted
2 tablespoons of water
1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract.
1 unbaked pastry shell (9 inch)
Preparation:
Combine pumpkin, sugar, salt,
spices and flour in medium mixing
bowl. Add eggs, mix well. Pour
into pastry-lined pie pan. Bake at
400° for 15 minutes; reduce heat to
350° and bake about 35 minutes
longer, or until center is set.
Columbus Day
Columbus Day is a holiday
celebrating the discovery of
America. It was actually
discovered by the Vikings
about 500 years ago, but we
still call it Columbus Day
because that’s what we have
always called it. The first
celebration took place on
October 12, 1792, in New
York City. In 1937, President
Roosevelt proclaimed October
12 as “Columbus Day,” and
that’s where it remained until
1971, when Congress declared
it a Federal holiday, taking
place on the second Monday
of October. If America was
actually discovered by the
Vikings, then why do we
celebrate Columbus Day? Its
difficult to understand, but 500
years ago when Columbus was
alive, people thought that the
world was flat and that people
could sail right off of the edge
of the world. It took a long
time for Columbus to convince
Queen Isabella of Spain that
the world was indeed round
and that it would be worth her
while for him to find trade
routes to the far East. The
journey took longer than
Columbus thought it would, so
when they found land in
October 1492, they
automatically thought that it
would be the East, specifically
India. He made three more
voyages to the “new land”
ending up rich and famous, but
he never understood the
magnitude of his discovery.
America celebrates Columbus
Day because he brought the
world’s attention to America,
regardless of what they called
it the. That later led to the
colonization of The New
World and later the formation
of the United States of
America.
America was named after the map maker Amerigo Vespucci. Page 2
Oktoberfest isn’t just for Germans anymore. Its
popularity has spread across the globe. Next to
Christmas, Oktoberfest is the most popular
holiday or celebration that Germany has given
to the rest of the world. America celebrates
Oktoberfest at various times in the year. Some
places celebrate during the traditional late
September to early October time, while others
celebrate it any time between June and
November. Oktoberfest
is celebrated all over the
United States, including
in our home town.
Gardnerville celebrated
Oktoberfest on
September 23 in
Heritage Park.
Oktoberfest started with
the celebration of
Prince Ludwig of Bavaria and Princess
Therese of Saxony
Hildburghausen’s
wedding on October
12, 1810. Although
the horse races (the
original attraction
for the party) are
gone, many of the same characteristics have
stayed the same. Munich’s annual celebration
is still held on the original site of the wedding
celebration. The tradition of beer and food
started in 1818 and continues today. Some of
the common events include: a Ferris wheel, a
roller coaster or water slide, a haunted house, a
flea circus, game booths and much more. The
celebration has expanded to 16 days, moving
into September for better weather. Oktoberfest
has become so popular that all attending have
to make reservations well in advance. So make
your reservations now and celebrate one of the
biggest parties in the world!
Each month, the Battalion conducts a Cadet of
the Month Board to determine the top Cadet in
each LET level. Company commanders and
1SG’s decide on the best cadet and give the
names to the Battalion staff. Cadets appear in
uniform and they are asked a series of
questions from the study guide, graded on their
uniform, and are asked to demonstrate their
bearing by completing a series of facing
movements. These cadets are the September
Cadets of the Month. C/PFC Mathew Ruben for
LET I
Halloween is the 3rd biggest party day of the year behind New Year’s and Super Bowl Sunday. Page 3
C/1SG Joe Clark for
LET II.
Cadet of the Month
90% of parents admit to sneaking goodies from their kids’ Halloween trick-or-treat bags! Page 4
This year for PT we have a new exercise that
we are going to add to our PT schedule. It is
the game of Pushball. Pushball is played with
two teams ranging from 10 to 50 cadets.
When the whistle is blown the captains race
to touch the ball. The team members are not
able to touch the ball or move until the
captain touches the ball. Once the ball is
touched all of the team members can rush in
and battle for the ball. The object of the
game is to get the ball into the opponent’s
goal. Cadets do this by pushing it, passing it,
carrying it, or any other method of moving it
without kicking it.
Each goal counts as five points. Once the team
has scored it they may try for an extra point,
which is where the ball is set on the five yard
line and at the referee’s signal the team has one
minute to try to get the ball into the goal. The
team with the most points at the end of the game
wins. In the picture below, Alpha company is
battling for control of the pushball and the lead
in points.
The number one candy of choice for Halloween is Snickers Page 5
On September 19 cadets aided the Gardnerville Main Street Committee in cleaning up Main
Street. The cadets were broken up into four groups: one group helped to take hanging flower
pots down from the street lamps, one group emptied the pots, one group collected the pots that
were already on the ground and then the last group weeded and picked up trash. The groups
worked until their assigned tasks were completed and then all of the groups came together and
finished up the weeding. When all of the weeding was done cadets picked up trash on the way
back to the office building, where they were given lunch. It was an event filled day and the
cadets got a lot accomplished.
Douglas High
School JROTC
Cadets helped
raise the flag at
the University
of Nevada
Cooperative
Extension
Office by
Lampe Park.
for the
beginning of
National
4-H Week. This is the second year that JROTC
has supported the 4-H club in the opening
ceremony of their National 4-H week
activities. The cadets met
at the office a
little before
8:00
a.m. and the
ceremony went
from 8:00 to
8:30. We hope
to continue this
tradition for
years to come.
Cadets support Douglas County
4-H Club at Annual Event
Participants: Joe Clark,
Melissa Holcomb, and Ben
Hyde.
Cadets Elizabeth Sims, Theresa
Owens, and Billy Burgard. Chris Ranalla, Joshua Jenkins, Dennis
Darter
Halloween was
started by the
Celtic culture in
Ireland. It began
on October 31st
because
November 1st
was the start of the
new year. It was
said that all the
spirits of the
people who died
the year prior, would rise up and roam
the earth on Day Halloween. The spirits
were dangerous to the humans and they
caused a lot of problems. Lord Samhain
(the Lord of Darkness) would rise up
and search for the roaming spirits to
take them back to the under world. The
Irish would wear costumes and masks
on that day to avoid being recognized as
human by the spirits. The Irish would
put out Jack O’ Lanterns to keep spirits
away. The original Jack O’ Lanterns
were not carved pumpkins with fun
faces on them, they were hollowed out
turnips with candles in them. The Irish
also started the tradition of Trick or
Treating on Halloween. They would go
door to door asking for food to
contribute to the feast in the town.
Now Halloween has become an
American tradition. It is celebrated on
October 31st every year regardless of
the day of the week. It is the 2nd most
expensive holiday for Americans
(Christmas is 1st). $2.5 billion is spent
by the consumers for Halloween every
year.
Nevada became the 36th state
in the Union in 1864 on
October 31st. It is the only
state that still celebrates
coming into the Union. It is
celebrated on the last Friday of
October by most workplaces
and all schools taking the day
off. The Nevada Day activities
start on that Friday and
continue until the end of that
Sunday. Activities include the
Nevada Day Parade, numerous
contests, art, music, and
numerous family-oriented
activities. The parade takes
place on Saturday. It goes all
the way through the capital
(Carson City). Every year
there is a theme picked for the
parade. They pick the theme
by having people submit their
ideas to the capital. Then a
theme is randomly drawn 18
months before the parade. This
year’s theme is “Nevada Day
Salutes President Lincoln.”
Last year, the Tiger Battalion
had over 50 cadets that
marched in the parade. We
hope to see all of you there.
Nevada Day
Over 10% of pet owners dress their pets in Halloween costumes. Page 6
Cadets march down Carson Street in
Carson city during the 2008 Nevada
Day Parade
bat
black cat
broom
candy
clown
cobweb
coffin
costume
creepy
Dracula
Frankenstein
ghost
graveyard
Halloween
happy
haunted house
jack-o'-
lantern
mask
monster
mummy
October
party
pillowcase
pirate
pumpkin
scary
skeleton
spooky
trick-or-
treat
vampire
werewolf
witch
Tootsie rolls were the first wrapped penny candy in America. Page 7