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PAGE 2Opinion:

*Advisement: Good or Bad?*

PAGE 5*Northwest Speech team*

*14KG Celebrates Competitions*

PAGE 8 *Super Bowl 50*

*Northwest Bowling Team*

PAGE 9*2016 Entertainment

Preview**Restaurant Review*

The never ending debate about advise-ment continued at Northwest when the

students and staff returned back to school after the Christmas holi-days ended. It was now common knowledge that advisement is now everyday instead of on Mondays and Fridays, and the Tuesday/Thursday schedule was demol-ished altogether. The students acted like they never heard of this change and the panicking began, because that is what teens do best, they freak out about everything, no matter how small of an issue it is. Teen logic. An internal battle arose in the students and everyone took sides. Some were for it, and others were against it. In all reality, taking sides does not matter because this is high school and in ten years we are not going to care or even

remember this ever happened. As we are living in the present, let’s fight about this. Personally, I have not benefited from advisement at all, and many of my peers are in the same boat I am. I normally do not have any homework to work that early in the morning. So I sit at my desk from 8:58 until 9:28 trying to do something productive. As I look around at the other students, I can see that they do not have much to work on either. They are thinking of clever ways to hide their phones so the teachers do not see. If they are not on their phone, they are goofing around on their Chromebooks, very obvious-ly, not doing anything the teachers would call “productive.” It is a rare sight to see someone actually working. I understand that this time is used for students to get homework or late work done, but that is only a select group of students. This change basically implies that there

is a shocking amount of students failing. Are we in that bad of aca-demic standing that this should be required? I honestly doubt that. Once upon a time four years ago, the school had an after school program named GRIP, where failing students [or students that have late work] come in on a Wednesday afternoon to redo their school work. This plan did not work very well though. Students would not show up, and therefore remain failing. They would come up with some overused excuse. So eventu-ally GRIP was shut down. Overall, this whole situation is very crazy, and unnecessary. I do not like it. Yes, I see the need for it for some students, but the majority of students do not need it. Maybe we need to make it later in the day, when students have work to do. Maybe we should make it only for people who need it. Or maybe we need to get rid of it all together.

As we all know, Northwest has [once again] changed the bell schedule.

Although, according to some students, it could be a change for the better this time. The ever-changing class period of “advisement” is now possibly useful. Last semester, advisement was between first and second period on Mondays and Fridays. Which was completely useless. Now, advisement is still early, but it is every day except Wednesday. This gives students a chance to do homework for classes that they have later in the day, but couldn’t do the the night before. Not to mention, it offers a chance to get help from teachers, which students can’t do at home. Because, let’s face it, how long has it been since your mom took calculus? Students need work time and

a chance to just relax during the day. Advisement seems to be the easiest way to give students that opportunity. And, while it isn’t in the most ideal time of the day, it can still be extremely beneficial. So, no, not every student is using advisement for homework. But really, what’s wrong with that? Maybe a student needs a chance to eat breakfast or wants to take a break and just read or something. With all the stress of school, a little down-time isn’t such a bad idea. Some students really are using that class period for homework. Why should we rob students of the opportunity to utilize their time effectively [or the opportunity to relax] just because the girl sitting next to you is watching makeup tutorials on Instagram? We shouldn’t! Not only is advisement offering an opportunity, it is actually playing a part in teaching time management skills. Of course there will always be some people who, even when given

opportunities, won’t learn and will goof off, but there is a portion of us that greatly appreciate work time and are learning how to utilize it. Personally, I have found that to be the case with myself. Any of you who know me know that I procrastinate. I am usually the number one offender of time mismanagement. However, I have found that I can be productive in a setting like advisement. That’s right, I actually get homework done. And there are other students who do, too. Overall, most students appreciate advisement--for various reasons. It should be kept in our schedule. Though maybe being later in the day would be more beneficial, advisement is a great idea and, in a way, prepares students for the future when they will be given some time to work and expected to use it effectively. Not to mention, it eliminates a few of the infamous unfinished assignment excuses. All in all, advisement needs to stay.

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LACIE NELSONSTAFF WRITER

JENNIFER CLEMENTCO-EDITOR

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Northwest High School2710 N. North Rd.

Grand Island, NE 68803308.385.6394

www.ginorthwest.org

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STAFFAmanda DeckerMitchell Evans

Austin FransiscoReiley Hillman

Brenden HollingLacie Nelson

Celeste Thompson

Guest StaffEric Schneckloth

Christopher Rosenlund

ADVISER

Elizabeth Kavan

The Viking Saga is the official student publication of Northwest High

School in Grand Island, Nebraska. It is printed by the Grand Island

Independent nine times (monthly) throughout the school year. The

paper is a member of the Nebraska High School Press Association.

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At the December 14th Northwest Public Schools Board of Education meeting, the school board adopted revisions to their current drug and substance abuse policy. “The main purpose behind the revisions to the existing policy is to say that the board has approved random testing to deter students from using drugs,” Northwest Public School superintendent Matthew Fisher said. The revision to the policy has added the words “specific disciplinary action to be taken with regard to violations of this policy and the use of detection tools such as breathalyzers and random drug testing,” to the section regarding Administration in the Northwest Public Schools District Policy. The Northwest High School Administration Team will be able to make the official policy for Northwest High School. “The Administration Team will make the policy for Northwest and it will be seen in the student and athletic handbooks next year,” Fisher said. Recently Amy Miller, legal director for the American Civil Liberties Union [ACLU] of Nebraska, sent a letter to Northwest High School regarding the Drug Policy that will come into place in the 2016-17 school year. According to an article by the Grand Island Independent, “The ACLU provided Northwest with seven provisions that they feel need to be

included in their new policy. Those provisions include; Refusal or failure of the test could only be forbidden from extracurricular activities and could not impact the child’s school attendance, no results may be provided to law enforcement, the results may only be reported to the superintendent or his designee, results would be kept in a confidential file, parent’s consent is required prior to the test, urine sample is provided in a stall that allows for privacy and no viewing of the student during the provision of the sample, and the test can only screen for drugs and alcohol.” The Administration Team has done a lot of research into other school’s policies regarding how they perform drug testing in their schools. “Other schools use a third party administrator to pull the random students and arrange the testing and then they would report the findings back to the school,” Fisher said. Different schools test their students more frequently than others. “Scottsbluff tests weekly; some schools are monthly, and some are only four times a year,” Northwest High School principal Tim Krupicka said. There are a few uncertainties regarding what will be in the Northwest policy. A question that arose was whether the school could have a just-cause clause in their new policy. A just cause clause would allow the school to test students if they had reasonable evidence about them being under the influence of drugs.

“A just-cause clause may or may not be legal for us to do, so we would have to check it out legally to see if it’s okay for us to do that,” Fisher said. The cost of testing students did play a part in discussion as well. “If we were to test about 20% of the student population, it would cost anywhere from $6,000 to $8,000 annually,” Fisher said. The main goal behind the new policy is to discourage the use of drugs and tobacco products by students. “Our goal is to not look at the students negatively but to be there to help the students and the parents in a difficult time,” Northwest assistant principal PJ Smith said. A potential concern of administrators is what happens when a parent doesn’t believe the test. “Families could appeal a positive test within 72 hours,” Smith said. If a student were to refuse to take a test, disciplinary actions would follow. “If a student refused a test, it would be considered as a positive test and discipline would follow,” Smith said. Another hot topic that was brought up in discussion was when students will be entered into the testing pool. “Some policies that we have looked at don’t begin testing until the sport actually begins; however, those students would be put into the testing pool the next 365 days after the sport began,” Fisher said.

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Incoming freshmen will have new graduation requirements

The 2016-2017 school year will see some changes to the class requirements for its incoming freshmen. Freshmen next school year will be taking more required classes. Currently, freshmen are requred to take P.E. for one semester, along with their other freshmen classes. Next year, they will be taking new classes such as a semester-long health class and eventually a semester-long public speaking class. “As we were discussing whether or not to add the additional classes, we also researched other Nebraska high schools in addition to speaking to community members and some Northwest faculty members. We found that many other Nebraska high schools required a communications class as part of the graduation requirement, and some schools required either a quarter or semester of health,” curriculum coordinator Jeanette Ramsey said. Suggestions from community members

helped influence the decision to add the speech requirement. The community feels that the youth of today are far behind when it comes to speech classes. In present times, they can not take a speech class until they are juniors or seniors. “The speech requirement came from our community engagement meetings from the reVISION grant. With the reVISION grant process we had to meet with community members, and over and over we were hearing that students were coming to them not being able to have a face to face conversation. Sometimes in customer service, when students had to deal with customers, there would be a conflict and they wouldn’t know how to handle it respectfully. They said that they need kids to be able to speak to a whole group, to express their ideas, to speak to a team, to express their ideas, but to also listen to other people’s ideas,” Ramsey said. Another area that members of the community felt was lacking was in general health

knowledge. Students do not know, or care about what is going on in their growing bodies, and this will be one of the changes next school year. “The health requirement came out of some community meetings where some people in health businesses were talking about the number one health issues in our community, and some of them have to deal with obesity, and mental and behavioral health and just some of the access to health or knowing what’s out there in the community if you do need some help,” Ramsey said. With the newly added requirements, there is the hope that students that graduate from Northwest will be better prepared for the future. The community wants the students to be well rounded adults who understand the importance of understanding health issues of today’s world and the importance of being skilled with speech. “We want our kids to leave Northwest with the skills they need to be successful,” Ramsey said.

AUSTIN FRANSISCOSTAFF WRITER

Every February, eighth grade orientation takes place at Northwest High School. “Eighth grade orientation is defined as an opportunity for students who might be interest-ed in coming to Northwest High School. [They come] to see the school and meet the people here to get information about the school to help decide if it’s the right fit for them,” superinten-dent Matthew Fisher said. There are a lot of activities for students to do and they can meet faculty members to see what the school has to offer. The administration feels that eighth grade orientation has a significant role in helping prospective students decide if Northwest is right for them. “It [eighth grade orientation] is designed to give students who are considering attending Northwest High School a chance to learn more about the school,” Fisher said. There is a lot of preparation that goes into into eighth grade orientation. Teachers, curricu-lum directors, Mrs. Rouzee’s marketing classes, and others put together presentation boards and

put them out for display in the gynasium on that night. A large amount of work goes into promoting the school to prospective students. “There is also an advertising campaign put in motion to help promote the event. The me-dia classes and Mrs. Childers develop a video. Registration materials have to be created and mailed out,” Fisher said. There are many students who go to orienta-tion, while others may not. “I did go, and it convinced me to give this school more of a chance because I didn’t want to come here in the first place. The tour was my favorite part. It was interesting getting to know a new school,” freshman Amylya Keck said. Many people, including curriculum coor-dinator Jeanette Ramsey and the office staff, dedicate many hours to help make the night a success. “She [Ramsey] works together with the ad-ministration to plan out the program. She also works closely with office staff to make sure the registration materials get taken care of,” Fisher said.

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The auditioned group of per-former’s, 14 Karat Gold, the varsity show choir at Northwest, is midway through their competition season. With a total of seven competitions, the group, is flourishing. Starting in July, the choir meets three times a week, Monday eve-nings, and Wednesday and Thurs-day mornings. In the summer, they have a week long show choir retreat where they learn their show and do multiple bonding activities. The show choir competition season starts in January. The group traveled to Gretna, Nebraska, for their first competition on January 9th, 2016. They received fourth place. The following Saturday, they were bussed to Lincoln, Nebraska and received third place for their show. 14 Karat Gold has four more competitions before the end of their season. They will be traveling to

Kansas City in early February and will end their year in their home-town at the Grand Island Senior High show choir competition. The group has a history of always has a unique theme for all of their shows. Their current show takes place at a “dance academy.” The three groups of dance students [the ballerinas, ballroom dancers, and hip hop dancers] are as different as can be. The “choreographer” wants to unify the three groups. During the first song Break-through by Lemonade Mouth, the differences between the dancers is introduced. In the next song, Unwritten by Natasha Bedingfield, it becomes clear the the group is unsure if they want to unite or not. In the ballad, If I Had My Way by Linda Eder, they express how they feel, and how they would change things if they could. In the girl’s number, Evacuate the Dancefloor by Cascada, it showcases the girls of

different groups uniting, The same is with the boy’s piece, Too Cool to Dance by Eden. The closer, Ready Set Go by Royal Tailor [Feat. Cap-ital Kings] shows that the dancers are now on the same page, and are ready for what’s next. There are many solos in this show, showcasing the voices of sophomore Jadeyn Stutzman, junior Addisyn Dupler, senior Erik Cirila, senior Isaiah Daws, senior Stetson Guyette, senior Spencer Ritchie, senior Lauren Rookstool, senior Allie Carlini, and junior Morgan Garrett. Junior Joel Erdmann is also well known for his and Dupler’s dance solo in the show. The group as a whole would like to thank the Northwest Show Band, the Northwest Adminis-tration, the Music Boosters, their personal corporate sponsors, the costume moms, Laura Hurley and Calista Campbell, the Northwest Music Department, Mrs. Coe, and

Mr. Shack for their success. Without everyone’s support, we would not be successful.

It’s said that people fear public speaking more than death itself… and some students do it for fun. Speech season has begun once again and many members, from seasoned speech veterans to fresh first-timers, are excited to get back into giving speeches and having fun. “It has been really fun so far; I am excited about being able to experience new things and meet new people,” junior Haley Powers, a first-year member said. Speech competitions are every Saturday from January to the beginning of March. This can be kind of stressful for some students when it comes to making plans for the weekend, but speech offers an exciting opportunity, making all of the trouble worth it. “It is very stressful having speech every Sat-urday, [and] the hardest thing about speech is probably memorizing a script or having to wake up at 4:30 every Saturday, but it is worth it,” senior Taylor Kool said. Speech offers nine different events for stu-dents to choose from. There are interpretive events such as humorous, serious, duet, oral in-terpretation of drama, and poetry. There are also

events where students write their own speeches such as entertainment, persuasive, informative, and extemporaneous. “I’ve competed at competitions with all of them except extemporaneous, informative, and poetry. My favorite event is persuasive so far, but I haven’t tried them all so I can’t quite confirm anything,” junior Kaylee Gibson said. The speech team this year has ten members. As with any team, new members and a new season means excitement and concerns--from students and coaches alike. “Even though we are small I feel like we have a strong team. We are returning some state and national qualifiers. I look forward to our own meet when we get to play host to other schools, [however] our numbers are down which con-cerns me for the future of our team. Without new members we can’t grow and be more com-petitive,” speech coach Brian Gibson said. Speech can help prepare students for the fu-ture and help them develop their public speak-ing skills. “Speech helps kids with their confidence, which makes them more approachable and gives them leadership skills,” Brian Gibson said. Overall, all the members, new and old, are ready to give speeches and really have fun.

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Sophomore Abby Miller practices her serious prose speech “Between the Shades of Grey” PHOTO BY LACIE NELSON

14 Karat Gold member junior Morgan Garrett strikes a pose at the Grenta Primetime competition.

PHOTO COURTESY OF THE 14 KARAT GOLD FACEBOOK PAGE

Ready, Set, Go for gold [14 Karat Gold, that is]JENNIFER CLEMENT

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With the new year in full swing,

people have a chance to look back

on what some important events of

2015 were. While 2015 was full of

some exciting events, there were also

some that were on the other end of

the spectrum.

When 2015’s summer was half

over a huge event happened that sent

millions into a frenzy of excitement,

the ruling for same sex marriage to

be legalized all over the U.S. Many

companies share the same excite-

ment as many others, like Facebook

who created a new filter of the LGBT flag which is a rainbow.

Toward the end of the year something happened that affected the

entire world, the terrorist attack on

France. This moment in history has affected many people and will affect

them for the rest of their lives. Many

show their support in various ways

such as the filter that Facebook had for people to show their sympathy for

everyone that was effected on No-

vember 13th.

2015 was full of many events

throughout the year some good some

bad all that will affect people for

years to come, but as 2016 begins

everyone can look forward to the

future in hopes that it will bring them

good luck.

Filters cover the internetMITCHELL EVANS

STAFF WRITER

New Year, New Me

In the world

-Leap year

-Super Bowl (February 2016)

-NBA Finals (June 2016)

-NASA orbiter reaches Jupiter (July 5th, 2016)

-Summer Olympics in Rio (August 2016)

-Presidential Elections (November 2016)

-World Series (November 2016)

In the school

-State Girls and Boys Basketball (March 2016)

-Shrek the Musical (March 2016)

-State FFA Convention (April 2016)

-Prom (April 2016)

-Graduation (May 2016)

-New Classes (2016-2017 School Year)

A major trend in 2016 was for Facebook users to use pre-made filters on their profile pictures to show support for certain popular causes.

Around the world, cultures have multi-

ple ways they like to approach New Year’s.

Several of those different ways include weird

superstitions. Superstitions are beliefs that

sometimes deal with supernatural beings

and some just are myths that people want to

believe are true.

One of many superstitions is no sweeping

on New Year’s day. “The idea is not to sweep or dust on New Year’s Day, because you

could ‘sweep your good luck away’ - so let

the dust accumulate, along with your luck.”

according to BT.com. Further more, BT.com also said that wear-ing new clothes on New Year’s is supposed

to ensure you look and feel your best in the

coming year. “Also to ensure that the next

year will bring no shortage of garments, and

you’ll continue to look and feel your best.”

On MonsterPost.com, it states that on the

first day of the new year, you’re not supposed to eat meat because it will decrease your

lifespan.

There is a legend, according to Monster-Post.com, that there are 12 marshals appoint-

ed by the heavens to be in control of the mor-

tal world each year. Those whose astrological sign matches the current year might offend

the marshals, so be careful that year.

In different countries, eating certain foods

is a superstition, “In Chile, eating a spoonful

of lentils at midnight is believed to bring forth

a year of wealth and work.” as reported by

www.Carbonated.tv.

Some countries even make a game out of

eating foods. “Spanish or Mexicans make it a

challenge to eat a dozen grapes throughout

the day each time the clock strikes the hour

until midnight,” said carbonated.tv.

In El Salvador, eggs are believed to have

prophecy, telling powers. “Left out overnight in glass on the first night of the year. The shape the raw egg takes in the morning helps

you predict your fortune.” Carbonated.tv

states.

Some people in the Philippines don’t even

like to eat chicken on New Year’s day. “They think there’s bad luck attached to eating and

serving chicken because they think it’s associ-

ated with poverty.” according to Carbonated.

tv.

People all over the world celebrate the

coming of the new year in many different

ways. There are tradions and superstitions all done in the hopes for a better year to come.

Some new year superstitions can be puzzlingCELESTE THOMPSON

STAFF WRITER

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Viking Voices“I’d like to save more

money this year.”

“I want to enjoy myself as amazingly

as possible, before the

world ends.”

“I strive to get abs.”

2016New Year, New Me

Junior Saebrynne McCarville

Freshman Damaris Torres

Sophomore Skylar Balent

What is your New Year’s Resolution?

On February 7th 2016, the 50th edition of the Super Bowl will take place with the Caroli-na Panthers and the Denver Broncos. The Super Bowl is the most watched event on TV every year because it appeals to many interest groups: sports, entertainment, and comedy. According to Statista.com, approximately 114.4 million people watched the Super Bowl 49 featuring the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks, Katy Perry, and commercials from Budweiser, Doritos, and Fiat. Super Bowl 49 is going to be hard to follow. The game was exciting going down to the wire. Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Jermaine Kearse made an acrobatic 33 yard catch. It seemed inev-itable the Seahawks were going to win the game, but in one of the most impossible cases ever, Se-attle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson threw an interception to New England Patriots undrafted rookie cornerback Malcolm Butler. The whole sports universe went bananas! Some people called the interception “the worst play call in Super Bowl history.” The dramatic turn of events in the last two minutes made the game an instant classic with the Patriots win-ning 28-24 and Tom Brady winning his fifth Super Bowl ring.

The halftime performance during the Super Bowl is the most watched concert every year. The guests are supposed to put on the best show visually and audibly. The halftime per-formance for Super Bowl 50 is scheduled to be Coldplay, with special guest Beyoncé. Last year’s performance was mostly a success with Katy Perry hosting the show. Her performance

featuring a gigantic lion that she rode on and, an underperforming shark costume-wearing choreographer is what most people remember about the show. The commercials are always a hit for the Super Bowl. Since the Super Bowl is the most watched event on TV, big companies produce their best material to get shown on the big

stage. The commercials do come at a hefty price though, costing the company $5 million for just a 30 second advertisement. Last year, the commercials that were most remembered were Budweiser’s “Lost Dog”, Fiat’s “Blue Pill”, and Doritos’ “Middle Seat” commercials. Also new to Super Bowl 50 is the technolo-gy. There is are going to be 5k resolution camer-as covering the event and a new EyeVision 360 camera system, according to CBS, who will be programming the event. There will also be cam-eras added to the pylons with high-definition cameras and microphones. This year’s matchup features the highest scoring offense with the Carolina Panthers and the highest ranked defense with the Denver Broncos. Thirty-nine year old Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning will go for his second championship while twenty-six year old Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton in his first Super Bowl in the biggest age differec-nce for starting quarterbacks in Super Bowl history. It will also be the first time the quarter-backs were former number one overall picks in the draft. The Super Bowl has had many success-ful games, performances, and commercials throughout the years including last year. Hope-fully Super Bowl 50 will be one to remember.

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Northwest bowling looks to advance past districts There are multiple sports at Northwest High School that a number of students participate in each school year. The one activity that may not come to mind when a person defines ‘sports’ is bowling. Bowling is a pastime that many people find to be very enjoyable. Not only does a person find it fun, but a person can also enjoy it as a competitive sport. The bowling team has been around for many years at Northwest, and has caught the eye of many students. The Northwest bowling season officially kicks off right after Thanksgiving and concludes right before Valentine’s Day. The team meets twice a week [on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons] for an hour and a half at the popular bowling alley Super Bowl in Grand Island, Nebraska. The bowling team has 21 members total, 15 of them are boys and 6 of them girls. During the season, the Northwest bowling team competes in 7 to 8 matches a year. At each meet, there are two different teams com-peting.

In previous years, Northwest has had their fair share of well known bowlers place in dis-tricts. Three of those famous bowlers have been awarded first place, and many students have placed second. Bowling, just like every other sport, can be a challenge, but it also can be a great experience to participate in. “It is a fun activity to do. For starters, it gives you something to do on the weekends. It is like any other sport [at Northwest]. You have to keep your grades up. There is also actual science [in bowling], so you are learning while you bowl,” senior Devin Tatro said. Tatro is now completing his fourth year on the Northwest bowling team [have been a part of the bowling team since his freshman year]. He has competed in around 50 to 60 meets and participated in [roughly] six to eight tourna-ments. “My favorite part about being on the bowl-ing team is that you make friends with people you don’t normally think you would,” Tatro said. With more and more people coming to love bowling, new members are signing up to join

the Northwest bowling team every school year. “My favorite part [about bowling] is meeting new people,” senior Ryeigh Brandt said. Brandt has been a member of the Northwest bowling team for two years, and is really proud of all the things her team has accomplished. Northwest shares the love for bowling by cheering on their award winning team of stu-dents who wholeheartedly love to bowl, both for the fun of it and for the competitive thrill of it. The team shows that anyone can come together to do something that they really enjoy doing. If students are looking for an enjoyable sport to play, but are not a fan of the traditional sport, just remember that bowling is always an option, and is one that can make a student’s year at Northwest not only pleasurable, but very mem-orable. It can also help you find something fun to fill your time, and it can also help you make new friends as well. “I recommend this sport [to everyone] because the experience is worth it. [It will] improve your bowling skills while you meet people that will become your life long friends,” Brandt said.

MITCHELL EVANSSTAFF WRITER

Are you going to watch the super bowl this year?

19.4%NO

80.6%YES

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As much as I love supporting family businesses, my first trip to Pam’s Pub and Grub was much too uneventful. One morning after church, my family and I decided to stop by for some lunch. Once we went inside, we noticed there weren’t any empty tables that were clean in the first room. We decided to go to the second room where the Pub comes into play. We finally found a semi-clean table and waited for someone to come serve us. We waited for around 20 minutes and no one had noticed us. After deciding to give up, we left without even the slightest acknowledgment. I decided to give them another shot and went back later. I came back for burger night when the atmosphere was a bit less crazy. The staff was very friendly and welcoming. Our waitress would come back to check on us every now and then to see if we were ready to order. After we ordered and recieved our drinks, it was very slow service. I understand that it must have been a rush, but we waited around 45

minutes [or more] to receive our meal. The burgers were a little bland and too cooked for my liking. The meal came with fries and they were coated in grease and seasoning. If you don’t like greasy food then I would recommend staying away from the burgers and fries. The soda seemed to be a bit bland as well, almost like the majority of the drink was plain carbonation. Some things they may want to improve on is how much staff they have. It seemed they were understaffed or the staff had so much to do that they couldn’t check up on the customers as needed. Another recommendation would be to change the layout of the place. It seemed very cramped and the atmosphere of the place weren’t as laid back as I’d hoped. It was too loud and uncomfortable to have a nice evening alone or with a small group of people. Overall, Pam’s Pub and Grub deserves a 7/10 depending on when you go. If you like friendly waiting staff

and decent food, then you’re pretty much set. Their hours on Monday and Sunday are from 6:00 am to 2:00 pm, and Tuesday through Saturday are 6:00 am - 9:00 pm. If you’re looking for a breakfast buffet or some food you’re too lazy to make yourself that would probably taste just about the same, take a seat and enjoy your mediocre chicken sandwich and pudding from the salad bar.

Food Review: Pam’s Pub & Grub underwhelms REILEY HILLMAN

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