Photos by Amanda Hall
It’s Homecoming game day!!!! Up first was the Junior High Arrows. They travelled to magazine last night and started things off with a bang. Arrows won the toss and elected to receive. Spencer Giles returned the ball to the 45 yard line and the Arrows were in business. 5 plays later Mattocks Noel finds pay dirt to take the early lead 6-0.
Magazine starts their first drive on their own 43 yard line. However, Lavaca’s defense, also came to play. On Magazine’s 4th play Spencer Giles intercepted the Rattler pass and the Arrows were back in business again. The ball on the Rattler 45. Cazen Winters and Mattocks Noel took turns running the ball, picking up big yards on each carry. This time it was Cazen Winter who got into the end zone. Two point conversion was good, and route was on. Winters ran for another Touchdown and threw a touchdown pass to Jackson Floyd to take a 28-0 lead into halftime.
In the second half the Rattlers did finally get on the scoreboard, but it was too little too late. Mattocks Noel added the final score to end the game 36-8. This was a complete game. Arrows defense played big with 2 interceptions and a bunch of tackles for loss. Special Teams played well pinning the Rattlers deep and forcing a turnover as well.
Well done Junior Arrows! Now it’s time for the Seniors to follow suit. Hope you all will be out tonight to watch your Arrows defend home field and crown a new queen. Crowning Ceremonies start at 6:30 and the game starts at 7:00.
As Always,
Go Arrows!!
Arrow Pride!!
Junior Arrows Dominate Rattlers
Grub in a Mug
8 Easy Microwavable Recipes for College Students
When I was in college, my roommate was the queen of the microwave. If it was microwavable, she attempted it and usually always had a great success! Now that I have a daughter in college, home cooked meals are usually limited to when she visits on the weekends. So, I decided to do some research plus send a message to my old friend for some easy microwavable recipes for college students. Sometimes, the cafeteria food gets old, and they want to try new things. All your college student needs is a mug or plate, a few ingredients, a microwave, and a hungry stomach. Even if you do not have a college student, these recipes would be great for kids to make in the microwave as an after school snack. My eight year old daughter made the “Pizza In A Mug” and she was so proud of herself! Below are eight easy microwave recipes tested, tasted, and approved!
1.) French Toast
Ingredients Needed:
2 Pieces of Bread
1 Tablespoon of Butter or Margarine
1 Egg
3 Tablespoons of Milk
Dash of Cinnamon
Syrup
Vanilla Extract (optional)
Powdered Sugar (optional)
Directions: Take one to two pieces of bread and cube it. Melt 1 tablespoon of butter in your mug in the microwave. Remove mug and swoosh butter around the mug coating it lightly. Place bread cubes into your mug. Fill your mug to overflowing a bit. In a separate cup, combine 1 egg, 3 tablespoons of milk, a dash of cinnamon, and a drop of vanilla extract (vanilla is optional). Now, pour this liquid over the bread. Stir the bread and mixture lightly allowing the liquid to be soaked up into the bread. Place in the microwave now and start cooking for one minute. Remove and check consistency. Then, add 10 seconds at a time to be cooked until your liking with no runny eggs. The total time to cook this is around one minute and 20 seconds. Remove once cooked, and add syrup and sprinkle with powdered sugar if desired.
2.) Low Carb Pepperoni Chips
Ingredients Needed: 15 Pepperoni Slices
Directions: Stack two paper towels on a microwavable plate. Lay pepperonis individually out on the paper towels. Microwave for 2 ½ minutes. Let them set for about 30 seconds to harden after cooking. They are crispy, delicious, and low carb! These are yummy to dip in French onion dip!
3.) Mug Cup Mac & Cheese
Ingredients Needed:
1 Box of Macaroni and Cheese
1/3 Cup of Water
1 Tablespoon of Butter
1 Tablespoon of Milk
Directions: With one box of Macaroni and Cheese, you will be able to make 3 meals. First, we must proportion each one. Take 1 box of cheap macaroni and cheese, and separate the noodles into 3 equal parts in snack size bags. Then, separate the cheese powder into three separate snack size bags as well. Next, put one cheese packet inside one noodle bag. Now, we are ready to make Mug Cup Mac & Cheese as directed below.
Take one of the separated bags of noodles and one packet of the powdered cheese. Place noodles in the cup, add 1/3 Cup of water in the cup. Cook for 4 to 4 ½ minutes in the microwave. Remove mug from microwave, add cheese packet, 1 tablespoon of milk, and 1 tablespoon of butter. Stir and enjoy!
4.) Chocoate Cake in a Mug
Ingredients Needed:
1 Chocolate Cake Mix
1 Tablespoon of Water
2 Tablespoons of Unsweetened Applesauce
Directions:
Place 6 tablespoons of a chocolate cake mix, 1 tablespoon of water, and 2 tablespoons of unsweetened applesauce in a large microwaveable mug. Mix well with a mini whisk or spoon until batter is smooth. You can sprinkle with chocolate chips on top if you would like. Cook in the microwave for 1 minute on full power. Allow the cake to cool a few minutes before eating. If you do not have apple sauce, you can substitute 2 tablespoons of water and ½ tablespoon of oil instead of using the apple sauce and water mentioned above. However, using the apple sauce keeps the cake more packed and together. When using the oil, the cake tends to have loose crumbs.
5.) Mug Pizza
Ingredients Needed:
4 Tablespoons of Self-Rising Flour
3 Tablespoons of Milk
1 Tablespoon of oil
1 Tablespoon of Marinara or Spaghetti Sauce
2 Tablespoons of Mozzarella
5 to 6 Pepperonis
½ Teaspoon of Dried Italian Herb Seasoning
Dash of Garlic Salt
Directions:
Mix 4 tablespoons of self-rising flour, 3 tablespoons of milk and 1 tablespoon of oil in a microwaveable mug. There might be a lump but that is ok. Next sprinkle ½ teaspoon of dried Italian herb seasoning and a very little dash of garlic salt. Stir again. Then, spoon on 1 tablespoon of marinara or spaghetti sauce and spread it around the surface of the batter. Sprinkle with 2 tablespoons of shredded mozzarella cheese and 5 pepperonis. Microwave for 1 minute and 45 seconds or until it rises and the toppings are bubbling. Timing may vary depending on the wattage of the microwave. Eat and enjoy right away!
6.) Scrambled Eggs
Ingredients Needed:
2 eggs
3 tablespoons of Water
Directions: Crack two eggs and pour mixture in a coffee mug. Add 3 tablespoons of water and stir. Microwave eggs for one minute. Remove mug and stir. Replace back in the microwave and cook for two more minutes. Remove, stir, and enjoy!
You can always add ham and cheese to your mixture to make an omelet in your mug!
7.) BBQ Chicken
Ingredients Needed:
1 thawed boneless skinless Chicken Breast
Approximately 2 Tablespoons of BBQ Sauce
Directions: Spread BBQ sauce on top of one boneless skinless chicken breast then wrap in saran wrap. Make sure it is slightly vented and not super tight around the chicken. Cook on medium in the microwave for 15 minutes or until there is no pink. You could also substitute Italian Dressing in place of BBQ sauce if you would like a different flavor!
8.) 2 Ingredient Fudge
Ingredients Needed:
1 Bag of Chocolate Chips
1 can of Chocolate Cake Frosting
Directions: Place one bag of chocolate chips and 1 can of chocolate cake frosting inside a microwave bowl. Stir and place bowl in microwave. Cook for 1 minute. Remove bowl from the microwave and stir. Place back in the microwave and cook for another minute to minute and a half until chocolates are melted and mixed well. Line a cake pan with wax paper for later easy removal. Remove melted fudge and spread fudge in a cake pan. Place fudge in the fridge to harden. Enjoy! You can add nuts to the melted mixture if you would like. You can also do this with white chocolate chips and vanilla frosting, too!
Wednesday and Thursday of Spirit week
The week leading up to Homecoming is known as Spirit Week. The Student body will dress up in theme each day of the week. The themes for spirit week are: Monday: Mismatch Day, Tuesday: Kountry Day, Wednesday: Fake an Injury Day, Thursday: Vine/Meme Day, and Friday: Purple and Gold Day.
Yesterday we showed pictures from Tuesday’s Kountry Day. Today’s pictures are from Wednesday and a Thursday. Tomorrow will be Purple and Gold day.
Arrows Go To War With Magazine For Homecoming
Photos by Amanda Hall
It’s Homecoming week and the Magazine Rattlers are coming to Lavaca with hopes of upsetting the Arrow’s big night. Magazine comes in to the game with a 3-2 record and 2-0 in Conference. While Lavaca has a 3-3 record and 2-1 in conference.
Magazine has a strong run game led by junior running back Caleb Hyatt, who ran for 195 yards and 2 touchdowns last week against Hector. However, Lavaca looks to slow down the ground attack with a defense that has pitched 3 shutouts in the past 4 games. Lavaca’s Defense is led by senior Linebacker Trevon(T-Man) Moore and junior linebacker Tucker Marshall. T-Man has 63 tackles on the season, five tackles for loss, two forced fumbles, and two fumble recoveries. Tucker has had 8 tackles for loss and three sacks.
On paper this should be a bruising battle. Hooten’s picked Magazine by 8. Offensively, the teams are pretty even, both averaging 22 points a game. However, Lavaca’s defense should give the them the edge in this one. Come out Friday night for this game, it’s gonna be a war.
As Always,
Go Arrows!!
Arrow Pride!!
AGFC’s Chronic Wasting Disease Drop-Off Containers
By Tammy Moore Teague
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission has set up two refrigerated drop-off containers in Sebastian County. One is located at the Fort Smith Regional Office on Massard Road in Fort Smith and the other is located at Mansfield City Hall.
These drop-off containers are available Monday-Friday from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. They will be available throughout the 2018-19 deer hunting season. A representative of the AGFC stated “Hunters can leave the head from their harvest (antlers removed and approximately 6 inches of neck attached) to one of these locations to have the deer tested free of charge.”
Matthew Howell of Mansfield recently dropped off one to be tested. “He knows that even though the deer looks normal, CWD in its early stages doesn’t show signs,” stated Mayor Mike Gipson.
EAST Initiative Students Perform Community Service
By Tammy Moore Teague
Students of Mansfield School’s EAST Initiative recently took on a community service project, painting the city’s fire hydrants. EAST stands for Education Accelerated by Service and Technology. The group, led by teacher Annette Smith, has participated in several community projects and are looking to do more in the future.
The program works to transform schools and communities by “empowering people with technology, by encouraging critical thinking and creative problem-solving, and by engaging them in positive, real-world experiences. We advocate lifelong learning and community service. Through EAST, participants become positive agents of change to improve the world around them.”
The work they’ve done did not go unrecognized. Mansfield Mayor Mike Gipson was well-pleased with their job performance. Participating students were Brock Curry, Seth Fudge, Coby Hearron and Nathan Brewer.
The Moore You Know
By Tammy Moore Teague
I couldn’t let National Newspaper Week slip by without calling attention to it. The theme this year is “Journalism Matters.” I want you to think about that for a moment, and ask yourself, does it matter? Does it matter to you? The short answer is yes, it does, or should, matter. I’m not just saying that because this is what I do, but it truly does. Fake news, its a real thing. Dishonest media, its a real thing and media in general gets a pretty bad rap. So just on that statement alone, you see how it does matter.
Let’s bring that thought on down to the community level. Your son or daughter is recognized, but the newspaper doesn’t bother to get the spelling of their name correct. They report rumors with no fact or over-sensationalize stories. Truthful, wholesome journalism–it does matter!
So this is our week! I celebrate its history, recalling the smell of the musty old newspaper office in Mansfield, and the lights being on all hours of the night as Mr. Frank Boyd hammered out the details of his latest story. The black stained finger tips as the feed came across the old type-set press, the days when journalism was done right.
I celebrate our community focused news, and the people who make it. Lastly, I celebrate in hope for it’s future. I realize it’s ever changing. Just this morning the AP released a standard for quoting emojis! I never dreamed that I would need to learn to quote “poop emoji” in accepted AP style!
I’ve been hearing for years that the newspaper is a thing of the past and is no longer relevant. I shutter when I hear that! The way the paper is delivered to you and the format may have changed, but nowhere else will you find road closures, school calendars, county and city meetings, sports and the musings of a modest editorial in one place.
Resident Press and Resident 22 News strives to bring you positive and good news about our school and community. Our reputation is important to us, so we handle the hard news stories with care. We aren’t big media, and we are proud of that! In celebration of National Newspaper Week, lets make a pledge. If you’ll keep reading, I’ll keep writing! Journalism matters, and I am grateful to be a part of it!
Fall Festival and Trunk or Treat
October 31st 2018 will be the Fall Festival for First Southern Baptist in Central city, as well as the Trunk or Treat at the First Baptist Lavaca. Both churches offer these events as a safe and family oriented time of fellowship. These events are not just for church members, they are open to the public!! I know that both First Southern and First Lavaca would welcome all comers. If you are looking for a church home, both of these churches would love to have you visit. So let the kids get dressed up in costume and come on out for some fun, games, and of course candy.
Events at both churches will run from 6:00 – 7:30pm.
MMS Students Visit UofA Campus
On October 4, 2018, Mansfield Middle School students took a trip to the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville to experience what college life would be like.
The students took a tour around the campus and attended a College Access Initiative Workshop. The day ended with a lunch in the Student Union. This visit will be followed by 2 more visits to the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville.
Kountry Days at Lavaca.
The week leading up to Homecoming is known as Spirit Week. The Student body will dress up in theme each day of the week. The themes for spirit week are: Monday: Mismatch Day, Tuesday: Kountry Day, Wednesday: Fake an Injury Day, Thursday: Vine/Meme Day, and Friday: Purple and Gold Day.
Yesterday we showed pictures from Monday’s Mismatch Day. Here are some pictures of yesterday’s Kountry Day. I can’t wait to see what Fake an Injury day looks like tomorrow.
