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FEBRUARY 2024

THE R O YA L NEWS FOR STUDENTS, BY STUDENTS

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CONTENTS 5 6-7 8-9 10 11 11 12 13 14-15

EDITOR’S COMMENTS KEY CLUB RAISES FUNDS FOR FOUNDATION ARE WE LEARNING TOO MUCH? CORRECTING REVISIONIST HISTORY RESTAURANT REVIEW BEAR BUCKS: BRAVO OR BUST? IT'S NOT "OKAY" TO DISLIKE THIS BAND BOWLING TEAMS SETTING RECORDS DID WE RUIN WINTER SPORTS?

COVER PHOTO: AEDAN MILLER INSIDE PHOTO: AEDAN MILLER

THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED IN THIS PUBLICATION ARE THOSE OF THE AUTHORS. THEY DO NOT REFLECT THE OPINIONS OR VIEWS OF THE ROYAL NEWS, ITS ADVISOR OR NORTH ROYALTON HIGH SCHOOL.

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KIRA CHEREN ANTHONY FARREN JULIA KINDEL ANNA MAIBORODA AEDAN MILLER NYAH PALMER NEERJA SHAH AVA WEATHERBIE MOLLY WILLIAMS

Staff Advisor MR. HEMERY

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NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

was fourteen when Terminator 2 was released. The notion of robots turning on us and systematically destroying humanity pretty much instilled a debilitating fear in my generation of unchecked technology. It wasn’t a new concept, as writers like Isaac Asimov had been ringing that warning bell for years, but seeing it played out on the big screen was something entirely different. The hope was that people would heed the warnings of these creative minds to stave off our eventual demise. And then, in 2023, the robots showed up. They weren’t the dead-eyed cyborgs that the movies promised. Instead, they looked like a beta textbox that promised to write you an untraceable argumentative essay for class with the click of a button or draw a picture according to your exact liking. It wasn’t as scary as we thought. But it was so much worse. As it turns out, the robots will get us from within. They won’t be firing lasers at us. They’ll simply keep us from thinking. They’ll put the words on the page for you to save you time. Save you the effort. Save

you from original thought. After all, not thinking is easier than thinking. I have this new paranoia, probably stemming from the sci-fi of my childhood, that this is how it ends– people no longer carrying any original thoughts. Robots simply telling us how to feel. How to think. Maybe that’s why I sign up every year to work with the student paper–because it’s a stronghold against mindlessness. It’s teens feeling compelled to report on what they see and share their thoughts. THEIR thoughts. Not what some algorithm thought they should say. But what they actually think. I always thought our savior would come riding in on a motorcycle, ridding society of the monster of its own making. But, perhaps just like the appearance of the robots, our salvation will be much quieter. It will sound like a keystroke on a computer. And an original thought spoken into the universe. Thanks, as always, for reading, -Mr. Hemery The Royal News Advisor T HE ROYA L N EWS

KEY CLUB TURNS TRAGEDY INTO POSITIVITY

BY NEERJA SHAH, KEY CLUB PRESIDENT

his year, North Royalton Key Club wanted to host a fundraiser, a way to give back to the community with more than just volunteering. We sent out applications to the whole 300+ member Key Club organization at NRHS and selected ten high schoolers to serve on the fundraiser committee. The committee decided to support the John Owens Adventure, a nonprofit organization. North Royalton was deeply saddened after recently losing alum John Owen Dumm to Duchenne's Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), so raising money for Ow6

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en’s foundation was an easy decision. This foundation doesn’t just raise awareness for DMD, but it also increases awareness of other chronic childhood illnesses. DMD has only had $63 million invested in its research (compared to the $4.6 billion raised annually for cancer), despite its fatal impacts. Key Club is all about serving our community and knowing that Owen went to our high school made us especially inclined to fundraise for the organization. From October through December our committee met bi-weekly and started meeting weekly in January. Despite our lack of experience in this type of chari-

ty work, we all put countless hours into finding donors, coordinating catering, promoting the event, and crafting the perfect theme. Anticipating 25 baskets, we were overwhelmed when the generosity of our community exceeded expectations, resulting in over 50 baskets, including a set of tires, VIP Cavs tickets, a TV, and a signed Browns football! Thankfully, we had the whole Key Club by our side, constantly promoting the event. We expected to have around 90 people attend, but a few hours before the event started, we completely sold out! We had around 20 Key Club volunteers helping at the fundraiser and

that we can truly impact the world, even as teenagers. Key Club member Olivia Zapisek said, “I felt proud of the committee for their hard work to finally be in action, as well as the community for coming together for an amazing organization. This was for you John Owen; you've made an impact on us all.” I cannot express how proud we all felt witnessing the incredible generosity within our community and the realization that our efforts will actually make an impact in someone's life. Hopefully we created a tradition that remains within North Royalton High School Key Club forever! about 30 more to bring in food. I was working the checkin area at the start of the event, and it was inspiring to see the entire parking lot filled with cars and the line to check in going out the door. Just seeing the entire community come together for an event like this was truly incredible. Although the final amount isn’t in yet, early tabulations indicate that we raised over $5,000 in that one day alone. This event made us realize T HE ROYA L N EWS

CURRICULUMS ASKING TEACHERS AND STUDENTS TO DO TOO MUCH BY: AVA WEATHERBIE

s a break really a break if teachers keep assigning work over it? Although most students agree that it is more of a burden than a quality learning experience, the teachers themselves can’t seem to agree on the topic. Some teachers seem shy away from giving work over break, and some do so easily. During break, the procrastinators frantically begin the work the night before it’s due. For other students who still have motivation after many grueling weeks of school, they hurriedly get the assignments done as fast as possible before break really begins, which causes them to forget what the assignment was by the time the break is over. This begs the question of the necessity and benefit 8

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of the assignments assigned over break. There doesn’t necessarily seem to be an agreement amongst teachers on this work. Mrs. Orseno, an APUSH and CCP Government teacher at North Royalton, does give work over break. Given the difficulty of her classes, she states that it is necessary to assign work over break to keep her students on track regarding her curriculum. When deciding to take AP and CCP classes, it is generally expected that there will be higher effort needed to succeed. Therefore, Mrs. Orseno tries to present the information a student has to learn and analyze throughout her course in a more manageable way to help prevent a material overload on the students. In fact, Mrs. Orseno says that she “really

likes the content and how in-depth we go because I think students grow a lot in just a span of a year. I do try to strike a balance of the fact that there is so much material and they are some of the youngest test takers for the AP class. So work over break is just a necessary thing to make sure we stay on track because we cover from before 1492 to modern day in the span of a year.” She even explained how some schools offer APUSH as a two-year course to get through the same information that a student at North Royalton High School gets through in one school year. This idea of a student getting double the time to complete the same credits that another student gets is a clear rationale for the break assignments. Of course, though, this begs the question whether these advanced classes and college classes’ curriculums need to be so rigorous that one cannot take a week off without sacrificing course content. Regarding the curriculum of advanced placement classes and their arduous course load, students begin to wonder when authentic and impactful learning trumps how fast a student can memorize and spit back information. This question is perfectly represented in giving students work over break. If the required content standards for a class are so excessive that a teacher is forced to assign work over a break, or in a more generalized sense, they have to speed up the pace at which they are teaching information, how valuable is a challenging class if a student is not truly able to grasp the material sufficiently? At this point, is the system not just setting up students to memorize as much as possible and then lose that information right when school is out for the summer? Many students believe that working on assignments over break has never been a quality learning opportunity. Instead, they see it as a dreadful chore that is never done as well or as thoroughly as an assignment students would have gotten done during the school week. It is like a gloomy cloud following us around until we complete it, and even then, once we finish it, the work can be subpar because we did it in a rushed manner. How fair is it to teachers and students alike

that the learning standards are so extensive that everyone is rushed, which only causes ineffective instruction, ultimately creating confusion in the student? This eventually gives them nowhere to turn to for help, as they need to begin preparing for tests on topics they were not given sufficient time to comprehend in the first place. Students aren't upset with the teachers, as they understand that it is needed to in order to keep from falling behind. For example, the APUSH test date is May 10, giving APUSH teachers, like Mrs. Orseno, a shortened time period on top of the lengthy material she has to get through. Mrs. Zink, an economics and personal finance teacher, does not assign work over break. She believes that assigning work over break is each individual teacher’s prerogative and that it heavily depends on the course in which a student is taking. She explains that, for her, a school break is a time to refresh and reset, an opportunity she believes is valuable for both the teacher and the student. But, Mrs. Zink points out the expectations are different for higher-level courses. She said, “Those classes are a stepping stone to college, and from my recollection, when we would go on breaks in college, we had work over break. So, yes, I think it is expected for many of those AP classes that you will have some work over break.” Ultimately, there is a fundamental problem in education: packed curriculums without sufficient time to cover the material. So, what other solutions can be made to allow students to get a truly uninterrupted break, while also wanting to better themselves and their learning capacity by taking more advanced classes? The root of the problem doesn't come back to the teachers nor the students, but more it stems from demanding content standards and curriculums imposed upon students and teachers who wish to undergo harder classes, while simultaneously not giving either party enough time to truly get the most out of said courses. Teachers and students alike need to find a healthy balance between challenging classes and work overload. Doing so will allow both parties to get the most out of the curriculum and take a much-needed break to reset for the next unit of study. T HE ROYA L N EWS

CORRECTING R EV I SION I ST H I STORY BY ANNA MAIBORODA

espite the attention brought on by the war, area. Until recently there was not even there are some people who still think Ukraine the word “Russia,” as it was identified and Russia are one country and don’t have as an “empire” and years later the Soany differences. But this is not the case. viet Union. But they are changing that First things first: If you are interested in world histo- in the books. ry, you would probably have heard a lot about the RusAnother unknown piece of histosian Empire and their revolution, but the main thing not ry to many is Holodomor. Have you ever heard about a lot of people know is that the Kyiv-capital of Ukraine Holocaust or Armenian genocide? Holodomor was the was established almost 300 years earlier than the capital same awful type of event committed by the Russian govof the Russian Empire. ernment in 1932. It was Soviet Union and Stalin propaThis misconception is due in large part to the re- ganda. Why did they do it? Because Ukrainian people writing of history. Recently, in a Russian history text- have never wanted to be under the Russian government book, the name "Kyivan Rus" and even now we are fightwas replaced by "Rus," which ing for independence, after 90 supposedly gave rise to Rusyears. We were really forward sia. And the correct spelling with our position, and if you of the capital is Kyiv, not Kiev, think about it more, you can because that’s a Russian inunderstand why. We were a terpretation. The same goes strong, independent empire for for Odesa, not Odessa, and years. Yes we were once a counKharkiv, not Kharkov. All of try with Russia, but not now, these alterations were made by and not ever more. It is obviRussians. ously easier to manage people The next idea some people in one country and tell them get confused about is language. propaganda, but Ukrainians Some think that Ukrainian and fought for their independence. Russian languages sound simiFor not being known as a “Ruslar, but Ukrainians can undersian territory. ” This genocide stand both languages, while was not ever recognised as acRussians can not. Ukrainian tual genocide in a lot of counBorsh, a traditional Ukrainian food. was based on languages such tries, including Russia. More as Polish, Belarusian and Slothan 6 million people died vakian, while the Russian language is very much dis- that year. tanced from Ukrainian, even further than the Czech Finally, some want to know why so many Ukranians language. hate Russia, and it’s difficult to explain unless you’ve exThere is also the matter of music. Right after the war perienced it–what we actually lived through in the past started, terrorist countries started to steal Ukrainian years and what people are living through right now. songs, translating them into their language, which is ilUkrainians are so grateful for all the support and help legal. we’ve received in the past years, but we are also tired. UnAnd then there was food. Borsh, which is actually fortunately, the story of the war isn’t being broadcast as the national Ukrainian meal that was born in Ukraine, much to Americans. And for people like myself who exis seen as the Russian national meal by the whole world. perienced the war directly, we will be very grateful for real, Even in the 21st century, Russia is trying to recre- continued support. But there is also a pain from those exate our past by rewriting history books in the occupied periences that nobody will ever be able to help with. 10

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OPINION: IS "TOO MUCH" A THING? BY KIRA CHEREN

ou might have seen a couple Texas De Brazil restaurants lingering around Northeast Ohio, but what exactly is it? Texas De Brazil is a Brazilian-American steakhouse, with its main selling point of “unlimited meat.” I recently visited Texas De Brazil in Woodmere, Ohio, and let me tell you, I have mixed feelings. The concept sounds unique, as the servers make their rounds with various kinds of meat and the customer holds a red or green slip to indicate if they want it. Although the buffet option seems like a steal, the price point is absurd, being $53.99 per person. I felt very overwhelmed as workers were running around tables every 30 seconds with their sticks and platters of meat. All of the flavors started to combine, and I had no clue as to the “genre” of meat that I was consuming. Soon, my plate of meat started to gruesomely pile up, and I had to “tap out,” as I felt nauseously sick. It was not a very enjoyable experience, and the day after I felt ridiculously dehydrated and woke up with a headache, despite their infamous cooking-in-salt technique. Overall, I would rate it a 5/10. But why do all-you-can-eat restaurants like this psychologically work both for the profit and the consumer? For one, the higher price point of Texas De Brazil could actually make the consumer believe the meat is higher quality than it actually is. For example, a study determined by altering the price of pizza at an AYCE Italian buffet, customers subconsciously enjoyed a higher-priced $8 pizza compared to the $4 pizza, despite it being the exact same pizza. Also, commonly seen in Chinese-buffets, the accessibility of chopsticks drastically slows down the rate of eating, causing the customer to eat less. Parallel to this, Texas De Brazil serves fairly tender, yet hard-to-cut meat, ultimately slowing the consumption. Also, Texas De Brazil features a plentiful salad bar with an array of filling toppings. Traditionally, consumers will accidentally fill up on the salad bar and have no room for any salt-drenched buffet meat! All in all, it was an experience. Would I go again? No. Although it was unique, especially observing the micro-tactics restaurants like these implement in order to make profit. The final verdict: yes, you can indeed have too much meat.

BEAR BUCKS: MIXED REACTION

BY MOLLY WILLIAMS

chool is meant to be taken somewhat seriously, especially high school. For high school students, they focus their attention on preparing for the future. However, there is still fun to be had in the midst of all the “seriousness.” North Royalton High School has recently introduced a new incentive program called “Bear Bucks.” Bear Bucks is the new form of currency that teachers will hand out to students who perform well in one of four categories: Being Mindful, Embracing Kindness, Acting with Integrity, and Responding with Resilience. Once a student has earned enough of these, the "money" can be used to purchase a variety of different items such as pencils, bracelets, candy, gift cards, and more, which are found at a cart in the cafeteria every few Fridays. The purpose of Bear Bucks seems to be to encourage students to do better not only in their classes, but every moment they are in school. Many students are finding enjoyment in this program. NRHS junior Jayson Skudrin said, “I think they’re great! But for me, I find more enjoyment in collecting them like Pokemon cards.” Written on these sheets of paper is the teacher's name. A lot of students like Jayson see Bear Bucks as a game to get different teachers. Some teachers are considered harder to get than others, which makes this more thrilling. Even though many are embracing the program, some believe the goals on these slips of paper are dumbing down the actual words printed on them. For example, in a space where teens can be really cruel to each other or make really poor choices–what does acting with integrity really look like and can it really be boiled down to a single action? And is a rubber bracelet the proper reward for that? The same goes for "Responding with Resilience," as this is much more than just doing well on a quiz. In fact, it would be doing really poorly on a quiz and managing to get through it. But this is a lot harder to identify in a moment. Regardless of where students stand, Bear Bucks is getting a lot of attention in the school. The main objective of all of this was to motivate students and reward them for their positive efforts in the classroom, and it seems to be earning an overall positive response. THE ROYA L NEWS

IT'S NOT "OK" TO IGNORE THIS BAND

BY ANTHONY FARREN

as there ever been someone in your life Frustrated with the public only bewho loves a particular thing so much ing interested in “Creep,” and the althat they never shut up about it, to the bum “musical sound” not being what point that they start to drive you insane? they desired, they moved on from Don’t lie to yourself, we all know a person like this. the grunge-esque sound of their debut releasing The It could be a teenage girl that is Bends in 1995. obsessed with Taylor Swift so However, it wasn’t until 1997’s much that they have the artist’s OK COMPUTER, combining music blasting in their ears 24/7, electronic elements with rock resulting in hearing damage and and roll, that the band became being half deaf by the age of known across the world, with thirty. Or maybe it is a little kid many hailing the album as one who loves to talk about his toy of the greatest rock albums of all dinosaurs and tell you about the time. secret history and stories behind However, the band again took them. The point is, there are all a leap of faith with the release of sorts of individuals spanning Kid A, an experimental rock alacross generations that are anbum that scrapped all elements noying like this. And you know of the noisy guitar sounds with what? I’m one of those people, liminal, spacious sounds that too, because Radiohead is one of feel like they shouldn’t fit tothe greatest bands to ever exist. Whenever I bring up this band, people always gether, but just do. Past this point, the band kept ask me, “What is a ‘Radiohead?’” Formed in 1985, their experimental attitude as their main focus of Radiohead grew to consist of five members: Thom their music, while also bringing back some of the alternative rock elYorke (Vocals/ ements that their Guitar), Johnearlier albums ny Greenwood carried. (Lead Guitar), Ed Even if you have O’Brien (Guitar), never gotten into Colin Greenwood rock music be(Bass Guitar), fore, Radiohead and Philip Selway utilizes a much (Drums). Years different aplater, their breakproach to makout hit, “Creep” ing their music, was released to with each album the general pubbeing different lic, becoming an and unique cominstant success pared to the last. and rock classic. The members of the English rock band, Radiohead Whether it be the As word about screeching riffs and sud“Creep” spread across the UK and US, the young band were constantly den changes in “Paranoid Android,” to the classical asked to play the song, which started to be a nui- instrumentation battle and driving bass line in “The sance for them. Despite releasing their first album National Anthem,” to the somber and depressing piPablo Honey in 1993, many of their listeners only ano in “True Love Waits,” there is a Radiohead song wanted to hear their breakout hit, with a lot of mu- that pertains to any type of listener in one of their sic critics regarding the band as a “one-hit wonder.” nine studio albums. 12

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B OWLING TEAMS STRIKE AGAIN

BY: JULIA KINDEL

n February 3, the North Royalton Girls daunt against Barberton, a 288 bowled by sophomore Bowling team wrapped up their season Ben Wislocki against Cuyahoga Falls, and a 2-game 470 with the Postseason Tournament, totaling bowled by Michael Kindel against Kent Roosevelt. The 2,780 pins. Julia Kindel finished in 5th place senior boys on the team include Michael Kindel, John with a 509 series and Abbey Pfeil finished in 8th with Mattes, Aqib Mohammad, and Iaan Ung. a 489 series. The tournament ultimately solidified the The JV girls finished the season with a 1-3 record and the JV boys with a 3-4 record. team’s final ranking of 4th place out of 13 in the conference. The varsity girls and boys teams have more to The Girls Bowling team reached new heights this season by come, as they will bowl in the Sectional Tournament on February breaking multiple school records. With their 7th win, the team 17 and 18 to determine whether they will head to districts. broke the record for the most season wins. In addition, the team The Girls Bowling team consists of almost all seniors, broke their record for the highest match score with a total pin so they are looking for girls who want to bowl next year. The count of 2,145 against team has such great Solon. Moreover, the momentum going team achieved their and they want the highest baker score ever program to continue of 203 against Nordoto thrive. Many of nia. the newer members Abbey Pfeil, a seof the team enjoyed nior on the team, nottheir experience with ed, “I feel this was the bowling as a sport. best season we have Ally Morales, a junior ever had in NRHS Girls who joined the team Bowling history with this year, commented, “I’m so grateful the way the team came for the entire team, together as one, picked The Girls Bowling team after earning their ninth win against Solon and I thank everyeach other up, and all one for being so nice together helped create and welcoming. Even when I wasn’t sure if I was doing good, structure to guide us through this season of wins.” Some individual highlights include Alena Corona bowling I would still get positive feedback. I’ve been on plenty of other a 209 at the Westlake Demon Classic Tournament and Angela sports teams before, but this is the first team that actually makes Armbruster’s 219 against Kent Roosevelt, which helped the team me feel welcomed.” Marina Monwad added, “This was my first year, and I loved win against Kent for the first time in school history. Abbey Pfeil earned her high game of 236 against Barberton and Julia Kindel how everyone on the team was so friendly and encouraging. bowled her high game of 216 at the Preseason Tournament. The Coach was always supporting me and encouraging me to do my senior girls on the team include Alena Corona, Julia Kindel, Na- best.” Furthermore, Vanessa Vadovski, a two-year member of the talie Kuntz, Anastasia Murynyuk, Abbey Pfeil, and Vanessa Va- team, said, “I love the support I received from my teammates and dovski. have made lifelong friends.” Also, the Royalton Roll-Off was held for its second year in a For me, this sport and the people in it are the best part of row on January 14, with 13 teams heading to Yorktown Lanes to my experience at North Royalton High School. Everyone I met bowl in the tournament. The girls team finished in 4th and indi- during my two years in the sport was reassuring and positive as I vidual rankings include Julia Kindel finishing in 6th place with a worked my way up from the bottom of the rankings. It took time 537 series and Abbey Pfeil placing 8th with a 515 series. and effort to improve my scores, but practicing every week (esThe varsity girls concluded the season with a 9-3 record and pecially during the summer), learning oil patterns, and watching the varsity boys with a 4-9 record. Some highlights of the boys sea- the pros helped me. When the staff at Yorktown Lanes knows you son include a 268 from senior Michael Kindel during the Presea- by name, that’s when you know you have practiced frequently son Tournament, a 2-game 472 bowled by freshman Logan Mor- enough. THE ROYA L NEWS

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D I D W E K I L L W I N T E R S P O RT S ?

he increase in global temperatures has caused a massive decline in the ski industry over the last couple of years. With the rapid temperature increase, we may see skiing become an extinct sport. In just this year alone, many East Coast ski resorts saw a pushback on their opening dates. Trying to combat the loss of money, some companies, such as Vail, have been buying ski resorts to monopolize the market and show higher profits. Monopolizing small and large ski resorts, Vail’s acquisition has been met with negative feedback. Scott Sopata, a student at North Royalton said, “When Vail bought BMBW, they took a lot of fun out, raising prices and creating stricter policies. I felt like before there was a bigger sense of community and 14

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love put into the resort.” But on the other hand, is anything being done about the little snow? Yes, these corporations have been investing in snow-making machines. These machines shoot pressurized water out of extremely tiny nozzles, causing the water to freeze mid-air, mimicking snow. Unlike real snow, this man-made snow has a controversial icy/slushy consistency to it. “When combined with real snow, it’s pretty good, but on its own, it's not really good. Still, it’s better than nothing,” said Sopata. Although this fake snow is able to keep the resorts open for longer, there still needs to be certain conditions met to use them. The outside temperature must be 32 degrees or less in order to make the fake snow. This is the biggest setback for the machines on

ing all year round but may be the only way to the East Coast. Even in the middle of the winski 50 to 100 years from now. The big setback ter in states such as Ohio, it often only gets cold is the size of these facilities are very small, enough in the middle of the night to use the mausually containing a few beginner bunny hills chines, causing an increase in waiting for avid and/or a small park, but not blue or black diaskiers. monds. SopaThis ski seata said, “If son in Ohio indoor skiing saw a very slow becomes the opening due to only option, overly warm I consider conditions in skiing to be a December. dead sport.” Boston Mills If you have opened with 3 always wantout of 7 hills, ed to learn Brandywine how to ski or delayed their snowboard, opening date, now would be and SnowTrails the time beeven closed fore you lose mid-season the chance to from lack of global warmsnow. However, ing. We even the season hit have a great a sweet spot in ski club here the middle of at Royalton January with going every snowstorms and T hu r s d ay, school snow run by Mr. days galore, Drvenkar which brought and Mr. Nary. back some hope (I highly for skiers this recommend season. joining). Although And if pricthe snow struges are to stay gled to stay reasonable, with the 40then fam50 degree that ily-owned happened in A view from the top of Boston Mills. ski resorts the following should stay weeks. I've gotin operation ten used to skiby the coming next to, and munity supinto, big pudporting their business before they are bought dles. Some companies have been attempting to out. Even with the threats and uncertainty recombat the melting snow by building massive ingarding skiing, it will remain one of the most door skiing facilities. However, these places have unique, fun, and exhilarating winter sports. not become popular among skiers. Indoor ski resorts are meant to become a way to continue skiTHE ROYA L NEWS

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