Welcome to Severance, Colorado. The town, north of Denver, gets about 100 centimeters of snowfall a year. For almost 100 years, city rules have said it is illegal to throw or shoot stones or missiles at people, animals, buildings, trees, property or vehicles. Snowballs were considered to be part of the town’s definition of “missiles.” Kyle Rietkerk works for the town of Severance. He said children cannot believe that it is illegal to have snowball fights in their hometown. He said town leaders have for years told the children, ‘You have the power, you can change the law.’ But no one had tried -- until now. Nine-year-old Dane Best lives in Severance with his parents and little brother. He has made it his mission to get the snowball-fight ban overturned. Dane says he believes the law is “outdated.” “I want to be able to throw a snowball without getting in trouble,” he said.

What is a mission?
an amount of money that an employee is paid each year
an inability to accept change
an important assignment carried out for political, religious, or commercial purposes
an active volcano
Dane says he believes the law is what?
outdated
correct
new
confusing
snowballs were considered to be part of the towns definition of missiles.
snowballs
computers
pipes
phones