Ohio company releases greeting cards with flavor strips; birthday card strip tastes like cake

New Ohio greeting cards come with flavor strips

CLEVELAND – Move over, greeting cards with sounds or smells. A new entry from an Ohio company plays to the sense of taste.
American Greetings Corp. on Monday announced the launch of Tasties, a line of cards that come with dissolvable flavor strips meant to be eaten by the …. Original source  : Ohio company releases greeting cards with flavor strips; birthday card strip tastes like cake.

Wisconsin’s chief forester turns self in, pays $263 fine for shooting hen turkey out of season

Wis. chief forester fined $263 for shooting turkey

MADISON, Wis. – The chief forester in Wisconsin has turned himself in and paid a $263 fine for shooting a hen turkey out of season.
Paul DeLong says he made a mistake this spring when he mistook a tuft of feathers on the bird for a beard. He thought … Read : Wisconsin’s chief forester turns self in, pays $263 fine for shooting hen turkey out of season.

Vows and arrows fly at Iowa bowhunting couple’s treetop wedding

Camo-wearing bowhunters marry in tree in Iowa

ANAMOSA, Iowa – An Iowa couple whose passion for bowhunting encouraged Cupid’s arrow to strike wore camouflage to blend in with the wooded backdrop at their treetop wedding.
Forty-two year-old Kim Silver dressed in a silk gown made by camouflage specialists Mossy Oak, and her 61-year-old groom, Marvin Hunter, was … Read more >>.

Double diplomas: 2 NY high schools graduate 19 sets of twins; 1 school sets Guinness record

Double diplomas: 2 NY schools, 19 sets of twins

BALDWINSVILLE, N.Y. – People attending graduation ceremonies at a pair of upstate New York high schools couldn’t be blamed for thinking they were seeing double.
Twelve sets of twins graduated from Baker High School in Baldwinsville on Sunday, the same day seven sets of twins received their diplomas …. Read the original article  : here.

Gentlemen prefer bones? Set of Marilyn Monroe chest X-rays sell for $45,000 at auction

Marilyn Monroe chest X-rays auctioned for $45,000

LOS ANGELES – The apparently endless market for images of Marilyn Monroe now extends to inside the bombshell’s body.
A set of three Monroe Chest X-rays from a 1954 hospital visit sold Sunday for $45,000 at the Hollywood Legends auction at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.
Julien’s Auctions, [..] Read the original article: here.

Police charge man with breaking into Tenn. home, residents found him asleep on couch

Tenn. police: Home intruder sleeps on couch

DYERSBURG, Tenn. – Police arrested a man who fell asleep after breaking into a home. The Dyersburg State Gazette reported that residents returned home and found the 22-year-old man asleep on the couch.
Terry McCreight, an investigators for the Dyer County Sheriff’s Department, said officers determined that the man once …. Source  : Police charge man with breaking into Tenn. home, residents found him asleep on couch.

Mountain decides to play through at a golf course in Montana

Lion decides to play through at Mont. golf course

BOZEMAN, Mont. – Golfers at a western Montana golf course faced a hazard with real teeth – and claws – when a mountain lion decided to play through. Golfers said they spotted the elusive predator while teeing off at Valley View Golf Club Friday morning in Bozeman.
Bozeman …. Original article  : Mountain decides to play through at a golf course in Montana.

Off-duty police officer thwarts robber wielding a heavy chain at San Diego KFC

Off-duty cop thwarts chain-wielding robber at KFC

SAN DIEGO – A would-be robber wielding a chain at a San Diego Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant didn’t count on one of the customers being an armed, off-duty, plainclothes police sergeant. Witnesses said the man barged in Saturday afternoon, smashed his heavy chain on the counter and ordered all … Read more >>>.

Police: No serious injuries after motorcyclist, bear collide on NJ highway

Motorcyclist collides with bear on NJ highway

FREDON, N.J. – A motorcyclist escaped serious injury Saturday when he collided with a black bear that unexpectedly ran across a northwestern New Jersey highway. Sgt. Julian Castellanos, a state police spokesman, said the man was northbound on Route 94 in the Sussex County community of Fredon when the … Original article on : Police: No serious injuries after motorcyclist, bear collide on NJ highway.

Nebraska Humane Society saves 3 Burmese pythons from flooded home; owner cited for big snakes

3 Burmese pythons saved from flooded home in Neb.

KING LAKE, Neb. – The Nebraska Humane Society has seized three Burmese pythons from a flooded home in the Omaha suburb of King Lake.
The humane society says it discovered the snakes while investigating a report earlier this week about a snake on the loose. It says each … Read more >>>.

Police: Drunken man, woman arrested in Mich. pushing stroller holding 2 boys, booze, bayonet

Cops: Drunk pair push stroller with kids, bayonet

YPSILANTI, Mich. – Authorities said a drunken man and woman were arrested after they were found pushing a baby stroller holding two young boys, open containers of alcohol and a bayonet inside. Police said in a statement that the 30-year-old woman and 52-year-old man were arrested after police … Original source on Gaea Times at : Police: Drunken man, woman arrested in Mich. pushing stroller holding 2 boys, booze, bayonet.

Raccoon saboteur blamed for 5-hour outage in downtown Memphis

Raccoon blamed for 5-hour downtown Memphis outage

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – A raccoon described as acrobatic and mean-spirited knocked out power to a section of downtown Memphis that included two hospitals and the newspaper for more than five hours.
Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division president Jerry Collins told The Commercial Appeal said the raccoon climbed more than …. Source  : Raccoon saboteur blamed for 5-hour outage in downtown Memphis.

Newly rescued 4-year-old Chihuahua mix takes ‘ugliest dog’ title in California contest

Newly rescued Chihuahua takes ‘ugliest dog’ title

PETALUMA, Calif. – A Chihuahua’s oddly curved back and legs and closed-up left eye earned the 4-year-old rescue dog top honors at the World’s Ugliest Dog contest at a Northern California fair on Friday.
Sporting a gray, brown and black coat, Princess Abby Francis beat a rough-looking slate of candidates …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Newly rescued 4-year-old Chihuahua mix takes ‘ugliest dog’ title in California contest.

Rescue dog, a boxer-mix, defends crown at 22nd annual World’s Ugliest Dog contest in Petaluma

Boxer defends ‘ugliest dog’ title in California

PETALUMA, Calif. – You can call him the underdog with the underbite.
Pabst, the teeth-bearing boxer mix that won the World’s Ugliest Dog contest in 2009, faces a rough-looking slate of competitors Friday night. They include several of the Chinese crested breed that has historically performed well in ugly-dog competitions.
In …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Rescue dog, a boxer-mix, defends crown at 22nd annual World’s Ugliest Dog contest in Petaluma.

Ohio convenience store clerk flubs lottery ticket, wins $250,000

Lottery mistake wins Ohio store clerk $250,000

NEW LEXINGTON, Ohio – An Ohio store clerk’s mistake when printing a Mega Millions lottery ticket has won her $250,000.
Naomi Mauller forgot to add an extra game to a customer’s lottery ticket Tuesday night so she printed a new ticket and bought the flubbed ticket for $2.
Both her ticket … Read more : Ohio convenience store clerk flubs lottery ticket, wins $250,000.

Former priest and anger counselor who pulled gun on marshals sentenced to year in prison

Anger counselor who pulled out gun gets jail

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A former priest and anger-management counselor who pulled a gun in a traffic dispute on two men who happened to be U.S. Marshals has been sentenced to a year in prison. Fifty-seven-year-old Jose Luis Avila of Annandale pleaded guilty earlier this year in U.S. District … Read more : Former priest and anger counselor who pulled gun on marshals sentenced to year in prison.

Moose decides to cool off and take a dip at a beach in Maine

Moose decides to take dip at beach in Maine

YORK, Maine – A moose took a dip in the Maine surf on Friday, running past a surfer and delighting beachgoers. Beachgoers said the moose then ran into the bushes along a bluff at Long Sands Beach in southern Maine. Police said they received many reports of …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Moose decides to cool off and take a dip at a beach in Maine.

Ohio convenience store clerk flubs lottery ticket, but wins $250,000

Ohio clerk flubs lottery ticket, but wins $250K

NEW LEXINGTON, Ohio – An Ohio store clerk’s mistake when printing a Mega Millions lottery ticket has won her $250,000. Naomi Mauller forgot to add an extra game to a customer’s lottery ticket on Tuesday night, so she printed a new ticket and bought her $2 mistake. Both …. Source article  : Ohio convenience store clerk flubs lottery ticket, but wins $250,000.

Couple reach goal of collecting 400,000 aluminum cans to pay for wedding

Couple collect 400,000 cans to pay for wedding

SPOKANE, Wash. – A Spokane couple has reached its goal of collecting enough recyclable aluminum cans to pay for their wedding. Peter Geyer and Andrea Parrish estimated they needed to collect 400,000 cans, worth about $3,800, to pay for the July 31 wedding. With the help of a …. Source  : Couple reach goal of collecting 400,000 aluminum cans to pay for wedding.

Police say woman falls out window, lands on car, then falls asleep in neighbor’s home

Cops: Woman falls out window, lands on car, sleeps

LAKEMOOR, Ill. – Police said a 30-year-old woman apparently fell out of a third-story window, landed on her parked car, and then walked into a neighbor’s house, where she fell asleep on a couch for two hours. Lakemoor Police Chief Mike Marchese said family members believe the …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Police say woman falls out window, lands on car, then falls asleep in neighbor’s home.