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Loma Linda Academy Newzine | Established 1940s | Volume 83 | Issue 2 | Oct .-Dec. 2015

The MIRROR Food Edition

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SA Christmas Banquet December 6, 2015

SA Christmas Banquet Announcement October 30, 2015 2

04 Eating Lifestyle Poll 05 A Taste of: The Olive 06-07 In Sync with the DAP 08-09 Vacation Spots 10 Mini Pumpkin Pies 11 A Taste of: Bricks and Birch 12-13 There is Hope 14-15 Fall Sweets 16 Healthy Snacks 17 Christmas Music 18 Worthington Story 19 Redlands in the Red Zone 20 Student Profile 21 Briefs 22 Instagram Pictures 23 WOP/ Government Pics

Table of Contents CONTACT

LOMA LINDA ACADEMY 10656 Anderson Street Loma Linda, CA 92354 mirror@lla.org

Editors in Chief Victoria Ico Adanna Okwandu

Reporters Lauren Ankrum Aimee Blair Kaylee Chinchay

Photojournalists Julia Gomez Emily He Michaela Lott

Designers Daniela Mejia Blake Walker

Videographers Bhavisha Desai Elijah Hickman Elly Lee

Publisher Robert Skoretz

Sponsor

Danelle Taylor Johnston

Find us on the Web www.llamirror.org

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Eating Lifestyle Have you ever wanted to

1.2%

0.2% 0.2%

know how many students at LLA are Seventh-day Adventist or not?

Have you ever wanted to know how many students actually are vegetarian? Here are those answers!

Out of 412 students

0.7%

who answered our survey, 358 of them are SDA and 54 of them are not SDA.

1.2% 10%

5.9%

8%

50%

0.24% 18%

1.9%

SDA who regularly eat meat

2%

Vegan SDA

Pescetarian SDA

Non-SDA who regularly eat meat

Vegetarian SDA

Ovo Veg SDA

Ovo-Lacto None SDA

Semi-Veg SDA

Ovo-Lacto Veg SDA

Vegetarian None SDA

Lacto Veg SDA

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By: Daniela Mejia

Semi-Veg None SDA

Vegan None SDA

A Taste of: The Sometimes eating out can be

Olive

Sailor, “even my hummus. My

stressful when trying to eat healthy

hummus is from scratch and my

foods. Thankfully, a new alternative

vegetables are from scratch.”

has been revealed. A new restaurant

By: Kaylee Chinchay

The restaurant is owned by Berny

called The Olive Mediterranean Foods

Monzala, who is also the owner of the

opened up in Loma Linda. However,

local water store. Monzala and Sailor

since this review was written, it

are in a partnership, in which Sailor

has now closed to be relocated.

manages the store. “There is only one

“The Olive Mediterranean is

[restaurant] now,” says Sailor. “We

recipe, and he makes a fresh batch

mostly geared to healthy foods,”

hope to open more in the future.”

every day. It is not just about the food

says Joseph Sailor, manager of

Their most popular item on

though, they also make smoothies

the restaurant. Sailor says the

the menu is their shawarma, a dish

and fruit chillers, which consists of

food has no GMO’s (genetically

with pita bread, spread over with

real fruit combined with alkaline

modified organism) and, “We

hummus, covered in vegetables and

water. They are also all natural.

topped with french fries that are

The Olive is turning out to

semi-fried and dipped in olive oil to

be a great dine in and hang out

give a different taste. “It’s Healthy.

place. The atmosphere is friendly,

No cholesterol. It’s good for your

the food is great, and the place

body [and] good for your mind,” says

is new. Make sure to check out

Sailor. “This food is 100% quality and

The Olive when the relocate. “I

100% healthy. We [even] have vegan

think good quality food brings the

choices.” The food is so good, no one

community together,” said Sailor.

would guess it would be so healthy. have no processed foods that are bad for your body.”

The Olive is known for its

“My restaurant is different because I give flavor to the food,” says Sailor. “So we give the taste

Mediterranean food and is growing

of the whole Mediterranean.”

more popular due to their surprisingly

Sailor even admits to bringing his

healthy options. “Everything is

own marinade and seasoning. The

[made] literally from scratch,” says

hummus that is served is his own

The Olive is relocating to a new location. Please follow updates on their website: www.theolivemed.com.

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In Sync with the DAP So what is the DAP?

Hattendorf said. “Our head principal

because Mr. & Mrs. Harris “both

back then was Dr. Gail Rhoads. He

wanted to give our lives to helping

The DAP is a 12-18 month

was good friends with the Harris’, so

others break their addictions, and

when I was asking around he said, ‘oh

preventing others from starting.”

you should think about the DAP!’”

“I love being a part of such a compassionate organization.”

program for men struggling with drug addiction. Lachelle Fenison, chairperson of the board, said “Freddie and Cliff Harris build relationships with Christ first then teach job

Every year LLA collects food for the DAP and this year it collected a

DAP is a special, one of a kind, drug rehabilitation program.

skills, reunite families, build self esteem and give the residents tools to live a drug free, productive life.” DAP is a special, one of a kind, drug rehabilitation program. According to Fenison, “DAP has a higher percentage rate of participants who stay clean and sober than the average facilities of its kind.” Its website states that 65% of DAP graduates remain sober, productive citizens, compared to the 16% success rate of traditional programs.“I love being a part of such a compassionate organization.”

Back in 1993 Lynne Hattendorf, LLA school counselor, was searching

whopping sum of 1,059 canned goods. It did not surpass last year’s

drug filled past Mrs. and Mr. Harris

total of 1,991

founded this organization together.

canned goods, but it is still an

we didn’t have as many community service clubs as we do now, so we said ‘Let’s do something that will help someone for red ribbon week,’”

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Many men that have gone

amazing accomplishment for LLA.

through the DAP have gotten closer

The cans that are collected help

to God and are now drug free.

reduce the amount of money the

These men say that before their

program spends on groceries.

experience with the DAP they felt

In 1987, the Harris’ embarked on a journey to lead drug addicted men to God. “Mr. Harris is an ex-

alone, miserable and dependent on drugs to bring them happiness.

They all abused substances to try to escape some sort of misery

Total Can Donations: FRESHMAN: 321 SOPHOMORES: 134 JUNIORS: 263 SENIORS: 341

for an organization that she could get the school involved with. “Back then

After finding out about Cliff’s

in their life. The DAP has showed them not only how to get clean and sober, but how to stay that way and turn their lives to God. DAP graduate Christopher Wymore said, “[The] DAP helped me gain my own spirituality to help guide me through day to day life.” This amazing organization has helped these

drug addict of 20 years and he had

men turn their lives around and focus

a burden to help men not go what

on God, ultimately leading them to

he went through.” According to the

a life free of drugs and full of God.

its website, the DAP was founded

By: Aimee Blair

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Vacation spots When it comes to the holidays, most people are looking forward to the opportunity to stay home with their loved ones, away from the rush of the outside world. However, that

is not how everyone feels. In fact, some people would rather go exploring the world than remain in their houses during vacation time. Here are some places that some of our

students and faculty have visited during the holiday break.

Zachary Tabingo (12): Italy; Spain; London; Vancouver, Canada Place to Revisit: Italy: “I walked around five villages, and even though my feet hurt, it was worth it.”

Kalisa Lum (10): Hawaii; Florida; Australia; New Zealand Place to Revisit: Africa/ somewhere with wildlife: “To me, Europe and other cities aren’t very interesting.”

Erica Rantung (ESL/Religion Teacher): Taiwan; Hong Kong; Boracay, Philippines; Sedona & Phoenix, Arizona; Chicago, Illinois Place to Revisit: Chicago: “It was beautiful to visit Chicago during Christmas. I especially loved The Magnificent Mile in Chicago which was adorned with Christmas lights and the Christmas Around the World exhibit in the Museum of Science and Industry.”

By: Adanna Okwandu

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Where Have They Been?

Mini Pumpkin Pies

By: Daniela Mejia

1. If you are making homemade dough follow instructions and then stop when you get to

baking the dough. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) 2. Roll pie crust onto a floured surface. Cut 12, 3 inch rounds into

each pie crust by using a cup. Fit the rounds into muffin tins.

3. Take the separated egg white and place it in a small bowl. Beat the egg white until it appears

frothy and brush the edges of the pie crusts with it. Place the leftover yolk and the rest of the eggs in a

large bowl and beat them. Add in the cream cheese, sugar, pumpkin spice, ground cinnamon, vanilla,

and pumpkin to make the smooth filling. Spoon about 2 tablespoons of the filling into each crust.

4. Bake the pies for 40 minutes or until the filling is solid and the crust

is golden. Watch them! Allow to cool completely before serving.

What You’ll Need 2 prepared pie crust dough (homemade or store bought) 3 eggs, 1 divided | 1 (8 oz) package cream cheese, softened ½ cup white sugar | ½ cup sweetened condensed milk 1 ½ cup of pumpkin | 1 teaspoon vanilla extract | 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

We topped our Mini Pumpkin Pies with pumpkin spice syrup, salted chocolate caramel syrup, whipped cream, and a dash of ground cinnamon. Best served with a side of Eggnog ice cream.

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A Taste of: Bricks the butternut ricotta pizza, as it

& Birch

is topped with dollops of roasted butternut squash alongside dots of house-made ricotta cheese. These ingredients are layered over a creamy sauce from homegrown tomatoes and fresh mozzarella. A bite of this pizza encaptures creaminess with

cream cheese muffin. The muffin itself

Vine Street in Redlands stands a

notes of sweet and smoky flavors

has an earthy, savory taste to it, while

fairly new pizza shop by the name

from the butternut squash and

the sweetness is added by a softened

of Bricks and Birch. Co-owned by

the wood fire baking. Meat eaters

cream cheese filling. Topped with a

Melanie Bradford and her husband,

have options there as well. The Ron

few pumpkin seeds, this treat satisfies

this hobby now turned business is

Swanson pizza, named after the

as either dessert or breakfast item.

gaining a lot of popularity in the local

owner’s favorite character from the

area. This neighborhood cafe boasts a

TV show “Parks and Rec,” piles

Bricks and Birch boasts an artisan

delicious selection of pastries, coffee,

on a healthy amount of different

selection of teas and coffees, served

teas, salads, and its specialty wood fire

meats on top of the signature fresh

either hot or cold. Its providers are

pizzas. Bradford wants her customers

mozzarella and tomato sauce.

Stumptown Roasters High Quality

At the corner of Cajon and East

to come to the restaurant and be

Also on the menu is a selection

In its diverse drink menu,

Coffee and Art of Tea Handcrafted

satisfied with whatever they get. She

of pastries that occasionally change

Tea. It also has a version of an

takes pride in the fact that many of

according to the season. An item that

‘Arnold Palmer’ that is made with

the ingredients used in the restaurant

is currently in season is a pumpkin

limeade instead of lemonade. Its

are grown in her own home garden

honey cinnamon latte leaves a not

in local Redlands. She says that it

so sweet taste on your tongue and

makes the pizzas and other items for

compliments this with a froth on top

artisanal and frankly more delicious.

to blend all the flavours together.

A cute cafe with much potential,

When the restaurant opened

it seems that this pizza place

on June 15, 2015, it offered twelve pizzas for the customer’s choosing.

Vegetarians would find interest in

Iced tea with limeade.

will be making a big statement in the Redlands pizza scene.

By: Victoria Ico Find them at 101 Cajon St Redlands, CA 92373

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There is Hope It is well known that depression

enjoy, [that] may last for a while.”

By: Lauren Ankrum If the usual things a teen

is a serious case and should not

Depression, as described by the

typically enjoys does not seem to

be taken lightly. But what is not

DHC, is a medical illness, not a

improve ones attitude or sadness,

widely known is how common

sign of weakness. The definition

there is a good chance that the

it really is among most teens

of ‘depression’ is “feelings of severe

person may be depressed.

everywhere, including peer groups

despondency and dejection.”

at Loma Linda Academy (LLA).

However, students have varied

and have happiness in their lives. We

personal interpretations of

should not let anyone go through

what depression means.

their lives feeling overwhelmed by

Not all people show the “classic” signs of depression. There are

Everyone deserves to be happy

situations they cannot control, we

many out there who are fighting

Celine Saade (12) defines

personal battles and most people

depression as a “constant sunken

need to help them right away before

do not even have a clue to the fact

state that no matter what you

things get out of hand or worse.

that these people are struggling.

do can’t get a hold of [it].”

Yzza Fernando (11) recommends

Hannah Sitanggang (10)

that teens “see a professional or share

and misunderstood in their lives

thinks of depression as a “feeling

their feelings with someone they trust

that some days do not know how

of everything going downhill.”

or are comfortable with.” Fernando

There are people who feel so alone

We all know that everyone,

also suggests that in order to help

are teenagers in this very school

including teenagers, become sad

teens you should be, “supporting

who are struggling internally more

or upset at some given point in

them and bringing bright and

than some could ever imagine,

time. But according the DHC,

colorful things into their life.”

and no one may even notice it.

one out of every eight adolescents

to cope with their struggles. There

Therefor, it is important

have teen depression.

Teen depression is among many adolescents all around, all the time. If you are facing

students be there for those who do

Teen depression can develop

feel lost and do not know how to

due to feelings such as unworthiness,

depression on know someone who

cope by themselves. As children

school, grades, or problems going

is, it is important to seek help right

of God, it is ones responsibility

on in family life. Teen depression

away. You can talk to a parent,

to bring attention to depression

is all around, including at LLA.

sibling, or an adult at your school.

among teens and help those

Though one may think that a

Depression can be conquered, and

struggling with depression to cope.

student may not be sad or feel

life can be filled with happiness.

According to the Depression Health Center (DHC), depression is “more than feeling sad.” It is

dejected, this does not necessarily mean that the student is not.

Some cases of depression

explained as an “Intense feelings

may be more intense than others,

of sadness and other symptoms,

but there are plenty of teens at

like losing interest in things you

LLA who are feeling downcast.

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Photo Illustrations by Kaylee Chinchay and Elijah Hickman

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fall sweets American history teacher. Every

the holiday season. In a phone

people partake in many Christmas

year Constanzo recreates the Elf

interview, Evans mentions one recipe

treats that are enjoyed at this time

Breakfast which is when the elf in

she makes during the fall season,

of year. Cookies, cakes, breads, pies,

their household, Eddie the Elf, makes

an apple pie. She makes everything

candies and many other treats are

spaghetti pasta and starts blasting

from the dough to the filling from

consumed until satisfaction has been

Christmas music throughout the

scratch in just a few hours. And so,

reached. Many students and their

house when it is ready. The kids

food is used once again to bring

families celebrate the holiday season

then put candy on their maple syrup

generations of families together.

and with their celebrations come

coated spaghetti and eat it before

traditions, many of which involve

continuing with their Christmas day.

During the holiday season, many

Other people like LLA student

food. One example is the family tradition of Bettesue Constanzo,

Skylar Evans (11) often travel during

Mrs. Constanzo’s Elf Breakfast

Ingredients:

Maple Syrup (sugar free can also be used)

Candy (M&M’s, gummy worms, etc.)

Boil water in pot, boil pasta and

Instructions:

cook until a good consistency is accomplished. Drain

pasta. When warm, cover with the maple syrup and candy, and then serve.

By: Blake Walker

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Box of Pasta

Skylar Evans Apple Pie Recipe Filling: Dough: 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice 2 ½ Cups all-purpose flour

3 pounds baking apples like Golden Delicious, Cortland or Mutsu 4 teaspoons sugar

⅔ cup sugar (plus more for sprinkling on the pie) ¼ teaspoon fine salt

¼ cup unsalted butter 14 tablespoons of cold butter, diced

¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 large egg, lightly beaten with 2 tablespoons cold water

a generous pinch of nutmeg

1 large egg, lightly beaten

Directions:

Make the dough by hand. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, and salt. Using your fingers, work

the butter into the dry ingredients until it resembles yellow cornmeal mixed with bean sized bits of butter. (If the flour/ butter mixture gets warm, refrigerate it 10 minutes before proceeding.) Add the egg and stir the dough together with a fork or by hand in the bowl. If the dough is dry, sprinkle up to a tablespoons more of cold water over the mixture. Make the dough in a food processor. With the machine fitted with the metal blade, pulse the flour, sugar, and salt until combined.

Add the egg and pulse one to two times; don’t let the dough form into a ball in the machine. (If the dough is very dry add up to a tablespoon more of cold water.) Remove the bowl from the machine, remove the blade, and bring the dough together by hand. Form the dough into a disk, wrap in plastic, and refrigerate until thoroughly chilled (at least one hour).

Make the filling. Put the lemon juice in a medium bowl. Peel halve, and core the apples. Cut each

half into four wedges. Toss the apple with the lemon juice. Add the sugar and toss to combine evenly.

In a large skillet, melt the butter over medium-high heat. Add the apples, and cook, stirring, until

the sugar dissolves and the mixture begins to simmer, about 2 minutes. Cover, reduce heat to medium low, and cook until the apples soften and release most of their juices, about seven minutes.

Strain the apples in a colander over a medium bowl to catch all the juice. Shake the colander a medium

bowl to catch all the juice. Shake the colander to get as much as liquid as possible. Return the juices into a skillet, and simmer over medium heat until thickened and lightly caramelized, about ten minutes.

In a medium bowl, toss the apples with the reduced juice and spices. Set aside to cool completely.

(This filling can be made up to 2 days ahead and refrigerated or frozen for up to six months.)

Cut the dough in half. On a lightly floured surface, roll each half of dough into a disc about 11 to 12 inches wide.

Layer the dough between pieces of parchment or wax paper on a baking sheet, and refrigerate for at least 10 minutes.

Place a rack in the lower third of the oven and preheat the oven to 375. Line the bottom of a 9-inch pie pan

with one of the discs of dough, and trim it so it lays about ½ inch beyond the edge of the pan. Put the apple filling in the pan and mound it slightly in the center. Brush the top edges of the dough with the egg. Place the second disc of dough over the top. Fold the top layer of dough under the edge of the bottom layer and press the edges together to form a seal. Flute the edge as desired. Brush the surface of the dough with egg and then sprinkle with sugar. Pierce the top of the dough in several places to allow steam to escape while baking. Refrigerate for at least 15 minutes.

Bake the pie on a baking sheet until the crust is golden, about 50 minutes. Cool on a rack before

serving. The pie keeps well at room temperature (covered) for 24 hours, or refrigerated for up to 4 days.

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Healthy Snacks

By: Emily He

already started. It is also not a bad

snacks. Healthy snacks should be

at Loma Linda Academy,

thing to develop good habits in an

easy for you to grab. Fruits and

explained in an email interview

early age because it is hard to undo

vegetables that are natural and fresh

advice about healthy snacks.

bad habits when you get older.

are good choices, as well as nuts.

Lori Holm, cooking teacher

Healthy food requires as little

Overly processed bars are not as

process. What you do today, makes

processing as possible. It is important

good as some people may think.

a difference in your future health,”

to cook for yourself because you

Holm has shared two easy and

Holm said. Teens should care more

can “control what goes into your

delicious recipes for healthy snacks.

about eating healthy. When you are

food.” You can change the recipe

a teenager, some health issues have

to fit your personal taste, even for

“Healthful eating is a lifelong

Mini Breakfast Cupcakes

Baked Spinach Chips

Ingredients:

Ingredients:

-1 bag Berry Granola Mix (I used Chex)

-1 bag spinach leaves

-Mixed Berry Yogurt

-1 Tablespoon extra virgin olive oil

-Fresh Berries – Blueberries, strawberries, blackberries

-1 Tablespoon Herbs de Provence -Salt to taste

1. Line mini muffin tin with cupcake liners.

1. Preheat oven to 350° F.

2. Crumble granola mix and place

2. In a bowl, put spinach leaves & drizzle with oil.

a drop in the bottom of the

3. Mix gently, adding salt and Herbs

cupcake liner.

de Provence until well coated.

3. Spoon yogurt into each cup,

4. Arrange leaves on baking sheet in a single layer.

covering the granola and fill about

5. Bake 8-10 minutes and remove

¾ of the cup.

from the oven and let sit for a

4. Top with fresh berries.

5. Freeze until yogurt is firm (about 1-3 hours).

You can store in a freezer bag in the freezer until ready to eat.

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couple of minutes.

6. Serve chips with a dip if desired.

Christmas Music Imagine this: “Chestnuts roasting on an open fire, Jack Frost nipping at your nose, tiny tots with their eyes all aglow…”

It is quite obvious where this is going. Although the holidays are finally here, Christmas music has been playing since Thanksgiving.

So what is it about Christmas music that makes hearts soar with the angels and souls become warm like hot chocolate?

Christmas music brings out a variety of feelings when the holidays roll around. At Loma Linda Academy (LLA), many students love Christmas music and all the feelings that come along with it.

Areli Merodio (12) says that Christmas music “brings everything together,” in a sense.

Essentially, Christmas songs set the Christmas ambiance.

The religious aspect of the holidays is also a big part of the music that comes with the season.

Lindsay Purpura (11) says that the music is sacred and allows her to realize that it is “not about the surface, it is about the message within.” It reminds her of the “reason for the season,” which is an important aspect of the holidays. The holidays in general do something to people that makes them want to jump for joy (on the

inside of course) and smile like idiots. The music can especially cause them to “sing really loud all the time when [we] hear it,” says Brianna Del Real (10).

So the next time the ringting-ting-a-ling of sleigh bells can be heard and the chorus of angels comes through the speakers, ask yourself this: how does Christmas music make you feel?

By: Michaela Lott

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Food Bite: Worthington Renamed

On October 9, 2014, the Atlantic

this deal, Byrd discovered, is that

Natural Foods (ANF) company

Krause has gone to personal lengths

announced their purchase of the

to respect the Adventist culture

long held tradition in the city of

Worthington, also known as Loma

that surrounds this brand. She

Loma Linda. Its consumers can take

Linda Foods brand. Previously owned

visited a California camp meeting

appreciation of the new ownership

by Kellogg Company, the famous

and Adventist-laymen’s Services

and respect to its Adventist heritage.

vegetarian meat substitutes will now

and Industries convention. She

Look around in the markets

become top priority at the ANF

even attended the 2010 General

in the Inland Empire region and

headquarters. According to an article

Conference Session in Atlanta,

know that our favorite canned

written by Alita Byrd of Spectrum

Georgia, according to Byrd.

goods have been blessed by God

Magazine, Kelly Krause, the CEO of

Through her meetings at the General

and the actions and purpose

ANF, sees that there is much more

Conference, she discovered that many

of Atlantic Natural Foods.

to be done with the vegemeats.

Adventists in countries outside of the

Byrd found that since 2008,

United States have a desire to acquire

ANF had been manufacturing

vegetarian meat substitutes. With that

Worthington/Loma Linda canned

said, Krause is steering her company

foods under a license from Kellogg.

to explore the markets of Canada,

Krause approached Kellogg about

the Caribbean, and South Africa.

buying the brand, as she could see

In a piece written by the

that the support and sales for the

Adventist Today team, they

Adventist brand was declining.

discovered that one of the first actions

Kellogg thought this was a great

of Krause was to bring three Adventist

opportunity and within 30 days the

pastors to the manufacturing facility

contracts were signed and Atlantic

to bless it. The pastors appreciated

Natural Foods became the new

the invitation and saw that ANF

owner of Worthington canned

really wanted the Lord’s presence in

goods. There is no mention of

their manufacturing. Byrd quotes

how much money was handled.

Krause noting that she “wants to

In the deal, Kellogg kept the

‘reconnect with the customer through

Worthington Frozen Food line, which

the church’ and ‘bring back the

includes the MorningStar Farms

excitement.’” Krause herself is not an

brand, but Worthington and Loma

Adventist, and actually only has one

Linda brand canned food will now

Adventist worker in the ANF factory.

belong to Atlantic Natural Foods.

Worthington, or Loma Linda

The most intriguing part of

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Foods, is a local favorite that has a

By: Victoria Ico

Redlands in the Red Zone that was most startling on that list

Near the end of the month of

was Redlands, which missed their

September, the city of Redlands,

water conservation goal

California was fined

by 11 percent. That is

$61,000 for failure

about 484 million

to reach set water

gallons of water.

conservation goals.

Many of

The state of California has

the students at

always been

Loma Linda

prone to drought-

Academy (LLA)

exposure. However,

that are residents

this year has brought

of the city of

into existence one of

Redlands were

the most extreme dry

quite surprised at this turn of events. In fact,

periods in Californian history.

the city of Redlands as a whole

According to an article on the Public Policy Institute of California

goals

website, the period between fall

by a significant

2011 and fall 2014 has been the

cities include Beverly Hills, Indio,

Emerson for the Redlands Daily Facts

“driest since [record keeping] began

the Coachella Valley Water District,

website, the mayor of Redlands, Paul

in 1895,” and the limited rainfall

and Redlands. As a consequence

Foster, is quoted saying that the fining

that the state has received so far in

for not reaching the mandated

of the city was “quite disconcerting”

the year of 2015 is not doing much

conservation targets, each of the

considering all the effort they had

to bring this dry season to an end.

cities were fined $61,000.

been putting into saving water. In

In efforts to conserve water,

was quite upset with the ruling. amount. These

It was not much of a surprise to

In an article written by Sandra

response to this punishment, the

cities all throughout the state have

see a well-known city like Beverly

city is implementing stricter rules

instituted many rules and regulations

Hills on the list of water-wasting

on water usage and putting even

to restrict the amount of water being

cities. The entire state of California is

more effort into reminding people

wasted. Cities have put up signs in

famous for the lush, green landscapes

that California’s water is a precious

various places to remind people to

of the elaborate mansions that reside

asset not to be wasted arbitrarily

be cautious about how their water

there. It was almost expected that

during this time of severe drought.

is used. However, these efforts have

they would not reach their goal,

not been completely successful.

simply because people expect them

As there always is with any group

to keep their surroundings looking

effort, there are a few participants that

fresh and plentiful for the sake of

have failed to meet their designated

tourism if nothing else. The name

By: Adanna Okwandu

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student profile

By: Kaylee Chinchay

that I wanted to do,” said

said Mendez, “or people that are

student at Loma Linda Academy

Mendez. “I didn’t even know

more advanced [can] climb the rope

(LLA) who moved to California

what it was.” She eventually tried

and do [other] tricks and stuff.”

from Chattanooga, Tennessee.

it out and fell in love with it.

Crisbel Mendez (11) is a new

Acrobats who participate in aerial

Like most teenage girls, she enjoys

“It takes a lot of upper body

silks do not compete. “They have

sleeping, hanging out with friends,

strength,” said Mendez, “and it took

shows,” Mendez said. “Sometimes

and swimming. But Mendez has

me a while to develop it.” Acrobats

they could have Christmas and

interest in one specific hobby

use the fabric to climb, wrap, and

Halloween [themed] shows. It’s

that is not common among all.

drop themselves. “Other than upper

never a competitive thing.”

“I like to do silks,” said Mendez.

Aerial silks is an aerial acrobatic

body strength, you don’t really need to be flexible to do it,” she said.

suggested that she look into this

“Honestly, it wasn’t something that I wanted to do.”

place called Aerial Silks. Mendez

One of the tricks Mendez has

thought about it, knowing that

perfected is a foot knot in which you

she had to do a sport for school.

try to knot your foot with the silks.

performance done with a silk rope hanging from the ceiling. People do this without any safety lines and rely on their own strength.

Mendez’ interest began when a friend of hers, back in Tennessee,

“Honestly, it wasn’t something

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“You can do tricks from there,”

Silks acrobats have the option of performing alone or as a group. Like dancers, they work on developing a routine that can sync with background music and the types of tricks they want to perform. Mendez has already been a part of two shows, and is eager to be involved in more.

Today, Mendez continues her passion of silks at the Interactive TTC in Redlands.

Correction from Volume 83, Issue 1, on page 3 the name is Danelle Taylor Johnston, on page 22, Corey Bom is present and the name is Celine Saade and Nicholas Ault. Page 23 the name is Katie Kim and Solomon Gallo. Page 24, the name is Allison Melgar, Rachel Specht, Joseph Hector, on page 25, the name is Elly Lee and Dani Mejia

On At the week of the end of Week of Prayer, November 16-20 LLA a Church on Students went to Chan Auditorium for the anual Week Campus was held for all students, of prayer where they heard including the words of wisdom from guests of the LLA Pastor Iki Taimi. tournaments.

It was announced that Pastor Jay and his wife welcomed their new beautiful baby girl, Adaline Davy Calvert, into our world on November 1, 2015.

The annual SA Christmas banquet was held on December 6, 2015 at the Sheraton Carlsbad Resort and Spa. It was a fun bonding time for everyone in attendance.

November 9, 2015, nine new members were inducted into the National Honor Society in the Chan Auditorium.

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Instagram photos

As the weather gets chilly, food is a go to item. For some, cooking is especially warming and rewarding. For others, trying new places to eat fills the void. Featured here are some talented food photographers who shared their pictures with us through Instagram.

By: Julia Gomez

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On the evening of November 13, 2015, terrorists attacked five locations in Paris, France. At least 130 people were killed and more than 350 were injured. About three weeks later on December 2, two armed individuals entered the Inland Regional Center,

located

in

San

Bernardino,

California, and began shooting an ongoing Holiday party. Fourteen people have died and at least 20 more suffered injuries. The Mirror would like to express their sorrows to those who have been affected by either incident, one half a world away, the other right in our backyard.

Photos and information taken from CNN. com, LosAngelesTimes.com, and Danelle Taylor Johnston

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