Ghost Towns and More

If it is abandoned by all or most of its inhabitants, a settlement becomes a ghost town. The buildings and dirt streets may remain, but the character and soul of the place change entirely. And so it was with mining camps, lumber camps, and cowboy towns scattered across America, particularly in the West: places with names like Gregory’s Diggings, Deadwood, Bodie, Calico, Goldfield, and Tombstone, some of the over 30,000 deserted towns in the United States.
Why did people come to these isolated places? Why did they leave? As Raymond Bial’s narrative explores the history of our ghost towns, his well-composed photo-graphs silently tell their stories: of bustling, muddy streets, of large mercantile stores, and, ultimately, of short-lived dreams of gold, fertile land, or simply a good place to call home.

Dates to Remember:

October 30-November 9

Cookie Dough Fundraiser

November 15 (Thursday)

Domino’s Dough Night

Call your local Domino’s

November 21-23

Thanksgiving Holiday

No school

December 7 (Friday)

Skate Night

Cordova Skate Center

December 14 (Friday)

Noon dismissal

December 17-January 1

Winter break

No school

Weekly Update for October 22-26

  Sarah, Plain and Tall is the story of a loving family that has experienced a great loss. Anna, the narrator, is about twelve years old. Her brother, Caleb, is several years younger. The two children live on the prairie with their father, Jacob, and their two dogs, Nick and Lottie. Anna and Caleb’s mother is not present because she died as a result of giving birth to Caleb.     Sarah, Plain and Tall is a children's book written by Patricia MacLachlan, and the winner of the 1986 Newbery Medal and the 1986 Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction and the 1986 Golden Kite Award.

FALL BREAK

It was a pleasure meeting of all you this week. I hope that all of you have a safe, healthy, and happy Fall Break! Enjoy this special time with your friends and family.