RHINO REPORT
December 4th, 2015
Ramsey Middle School Minneapolis, MN
Volume 1 No. 4
Long Forgotten Plane Crash
BY: Frances P-­‐G and Solveig J
It was 1950, and a blinding snowstorm was at hand. NWA flight 307 had been on a flight past Minneapolis, but was trying to make an emergency landing at the Minneapolis airport. It clipped its left wing on a flagpole. The plane had missed the landing spot the first time and was circling in for another attempt but clipped its left wing on a 70-­‐foot flagpole at Fort Snelling cemetery. The wing fully detached later on at the Washburn Water Tower.
The plane could no longer fly now and plummeted towards the ground. It crashed into the Doughty residence on the 1000 block of Minnehaha Parkway. It exploded, setting fire to the house and severely damaging the houses to either side of it. All of the passengers, three crewmembers, the captain, and Tommy and Janet Doughty, ages 8 and 10, were killed. The two children had just gone upstairs to go to bed when the fireball hit. Older sister Dianne Doughty age 15 had quickly popped upstairs to put her pajamas on then hurried back down to watch the game with her parents. As soon as it hit their first reaction was to save herself so her and her parents did the first thing they could think to do, jump out the sunroom window. Unfortunately, Tommy and Janet were trapped upstairs in a wall of fire. Neighbors tried to save the children by giving them a ladder, but the ladder was burned to smitherines, and the children perished. Ms. Doughty lay in the snow injured saying "My babies! My babies! Someone save them!"
A man running to the scene was reported dead. He had died of a heart attack, though he was in his 70-­‐80s.
Later, in 2013, a memorial was built (shown below) across the street from where the plane crashed giving a short explanation of what happened and lists the names of the people who died that night. Dates and times: Tuesday, March 7, 1950, 9:02pm
Above: Photo of the crash site circa 1950; Left: Located across from the crash site, the memorial marker tells the story of this long forgotten plane crash. Things You Didn't Know About Winter BY: Alice D and Chloe B 1. No two snowflakes are alike, but all snowflakes have 6 sides 2. Every 7 years, there's a bad winter but every 21 years there is an awful winter. That means there are a lot of storms and blizzards and severe cold for 7 months. 3. Antarctica set the world record for the coldest temp. of -­‐129 degrees Fahrenheit. 4. The tallest snowman was 113 ft 7 inches, named Angus, and made in Bethel, Maine in 1999. 5. The largest snowflake recorded in the Guinness Book of World Records fell in Montana and was 15 cm wide. 6. 60 percent of the world's fresh water is stored in the polar ice caps! HAPPY THANKSGIVING! BY: Madison Curtis Last Thursday was Thanksgiving, and I hope everyone had a lot of food. I know I did. We now only have 11 more days left of school until Winter Break, and only 11 days left of the school year for 2015. Don’t let it get to your head because you still need to get good grades! But it’ s just something to look forward to! The Longest Movies Ever MADE! Oxford Comma BY: Ellis Durand BY: Frances P-­‐G and Solveig J Today I'm going to count off the top 5 longest Oxford commas are widely used unknowingly. movies ever made in human history. This will include To be straight to the point, Oxford commas are when all genres, like horror, romance, action, and fantasy. you are listing stuff and before the last item you do , Well, here it goes. and. For example: Can you get me some eggs, butter, 1. At number one on the list is is Modern Times Forever, sugar, and salt? Most people do not use to Oxford comma even when it might be necessary to have the directed by Bjornstjerne Reuter Christiansen, Jakob sentence sound believable or make sense (Example Fenger, and Rasmus Nielsen. This movie lasts a below). whopping 240 hours (that’s ten whole DAYS). 2. Number two on the list is Cinématon, lasting 194 hours, or 8 days and 2 hours long. Directed by Gérard Courant. 3. Number 3, named Beijing 2003, and directed by Ai Weiwei, lasts 150 hours, or 6 entire days and another 6 hours, 4. The movie Matrjoschka runs a total time of 95 hours, or 3 days and 23 hours. Directed by, edited by, and even produced by Karin Hoerler. 5. The last one on the list is The Cure for Insomnia, with a running time of 87 hours. That’s 3 days and 15 hours. Directed by John Henry Timmis IV. Wow. The most normal movie on this list takes 3 whole days and more to watch. Insanity. -­‐ What’s the longest movie you have ever watched? Memes! COMPILED BY: Alice D and Chloe B Saturdays BY: Rowmeo Ross Saturdays are the best. I bet it’s everyone’s favorite day. It gives us a time to chill and relax. Saturdays are every kid’s day off. The day to chill. Homework: A Comic By Ellis Durand What’s For Lunch? A Day In The House Of Howard COMPILED BY: Will Musser A day in the house of Howard is the story of a middle class citizen named Howard, his cat Meowsack, and his son Howard Jr. Howard's life is relatable (sort of), thrilling (sort of), and occasionally humorous (O.K it's generally pretty humorous). A Day In The House Of Howard is written and illustrated by a friend of mine who does not go to this school. Two small ADIHH strips will be in each school paper, or one mega long like this one. Finally, if you enjoy this comic spread the word!! We just aim to make a popular comic for you to enjoy. UPCOMING DATES: December 10th – Choir concert 7:00-­‐7:45 December 15th – Orchestra concert 7:00-­‐7:45 December 17th – Concert/Jazz Band concert 7:00-­‐8:00 December 21st – January 1st – Winter Break January 14th – Varsity/Beginning Band concert 7:00-­‐
8:00 January 15th – No School; End of 2nd Quarter Mark your calendars!!! Contributors For more, go to http://howardshouse.weebly.com/read. So why is this edition of the Rhino Report so much smaller than the rest? With the holiday and the weather, we had less time and less staff than we normally would have had. However, we are working on some great stuff for our 2015 Year End issue! Thanks for reading! Chloe Bitten Madison Curtis Alice Duncan Ellis Durand Solveig Juntunen Will Musser Frances Pappajohn-­‐Goldade Rowmeo Ross Mr. K.