New 3d Titanic Movie

The new 3d Titanic movie came out on the 4th of April and has sold over 2.8 million tickets in the first week! You can watch it in Mason City and experience the old time movie in the new feature in 3d form. I have heard from friends and family that the movie didn`t change, everything is the same but its now in 3d. They are trying to get more movies that can be seen ion 3d in the theaters to how what the new technology can do to make these old movies stand out and be an interest in your life. They decided on making the movie in 3d because of the fact that the 100th anniversary was last week, and they wanted to show it in a new form and see how many viewers they have been able to attract.

Santorum steps down as the Republican nomination becomes clearer.

By: Jocelyn Arends

On Tuesday April 10, Rick Santorum, a Republican nomination candidate stepped down from his campaign for President. Santorum was right behind front runner Mitt Romney but with Romney’s much wealthier campaign and constant victories, Santorum just could not match up. Some say that Santorum not only stepped down from his campaign do to Romney’s wins but also because of the toll the campaign has spent on his family, especially his special needs daughter. Others say since Santorum did not necessarily quit but rather suspended his campaign, that he could swoop in later this summer but the odds of that happening are slim. Political analysts believe that though Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul are still in the Republican race for President, it is clear that Romeny will represent the Republican party at the polls this November. President Barack Obama seems calm and ready for this election and is ready to take what Romney and his campaign has to offer. No matter what, your vote matters, so if you can vote head to the polls this November and select your vote for President. You never know how much one vote can count to our country.

After Prom

The time of year for all the high school students to dress up and parade around. April 14 is the date set and the students will dance till around mid night, and continue the night at the rose bowl in mason city for after prom. After prom will consist of many events and prizes such as bowling, a hypnotist, blackjack, gift cards, mini fridges, and many other activities and games. To some this is the most fun, or best part of high school, many may disagree, either way it wil end up to be a good time had by all.

2012 NCAA Final

By: Jocelyn Arends

The 2012 NCAA tournament has had its upsets and twists through out “March Madness” but the NCAA final had two power houses participating in this years final. The Kentucky Wildcats led by coach John Calipari and super freshman Anthony Davis versus Kansas and another college superstar in Thomas Robinson played in a head to head match up. Last night the two teams went head to head but in the end Kentucky won the title with a rapid running first half winning it 67 to 59. Anthony Davis didn’t score much but had many other stats to his name to help his team win the National Championship. The stats stuffer was named player of the game, which made him just the third freshman in history to accomplish such a high honor. Davis was also honored with the Naismith award which projects the best player in college hoops. Davis is said to be a no doubt lottery pick in the june NBA draft. He will be projected to go number one to the Charolette Bobcats. Kentucky and Kansas are expected to reload with upcoming freshman and other high quality players. Expect both teams to be in the mix again in the 2013 NCAA tournament.

Schwantes Signs with St. Ambrose

Issac Schwantes, a senior at Rudd Rockford Marble Rock signs on with St. Ambrose to play foot ball in the following 2012 football season. Issac explains his reaction as exciting and ready for the next football season. St. Ambrose was his first and only choice. Issac knew he was getting scouted, he explained that he tried to just play his best to impress them. He was notified over Via Mail and he also got a phone call, letting him know that they were interested in him. Issac said he is looking for a quality education and a good football program at St. Ambrose. Issac`s parents loved the school and were very proud of him.

Tebow to the Jets.

By: Jocelyn Arends

NFL phenomenon Tim Tebow was traded last week to the New York Jets after the Denver broncos had required Super Bowl MVP quarterback Peyton Manning after the Indianapolis Colts had released Manning earlier this month. Tebow, who was quite a phenomenon through out the 2011 NFL season was said to have had a voice in the trading process. According to the Denver Broncos Tebow thought that he had a better chance of becoming a affective and winning player if he had been traded to Buddy Ryan and the New York Jets as a wildcat offense decoy. A couple years ago when the Jets made it to the AFC championship game 2 years in a row, the Jets had an affective wildcat offense with former Jet and now Buffalo Bill Brad Smith. Smith would come in when Starting quarterback Mark Sanchez had 3rd down drives and would run for productive yardage. Now head coach Buddy Ryan and the Jets are hoping to create that productive offense again with Tebow leading the charge. The bigger question regarding many people in the NFL and through out the country is how will Tim Tebow adjust to the New York City life. Even in a less media crazed city such as Denver, Tebow was still in the news constantly. Now that Tebow is in New York it will just create more fuel to the fire of the Tebow crazy media that has taken over the NFL. Joey Porter a NFL linebacker said is best last week when talking about Tebow saying “Tim Tebow is the Justin Bieber of the NFL.” We will see how this Tebow mania will play out in New York next season and I am sure it will be fun to watch it unfold.

Neal signs for Waldorf

Congratulations to Ben Neal on signing on with the Waldorf Warriors to play football. Ben has shown his talent on and off of the field and has worked hard to be able to play. He was very focused on school and his talent playing football. He explained that he was very excited and joyful for the opportunity to attend Waldorf. Waldorf was not his first choice, he wanted to attend Wartburg. The schools that had interest in him were; Wartburg, Upper Iowa, Morningside, and Minnesota State. Waldorf became my first school after the visit; Ben said. I asked him if he knew that he was being scouted and what were his thoughts. He tells me that he knew he was being scouted, he was nervous at first, but he got used to it after a while. It got more exciting as the time passed. He knew he was going to get offered from Waldorf to play football in the upcoming 2012 football season. Going to Waldorf, Ben is looking forward to high academics, a sense of family, small classes, and somewhat close to home. His parents and siblings are very excited and happy for him and the opportunities he has the chance to achieve.