Sunday, July 04, 2010

Odd News – Newsletter for July 4, 2010

Sunday, July 4, 2010


North Dakota golf course uses goats to rid 16th hole of noxious weeds

ND golf course brings in weed-eating goats

BISMARCK, N.D. – A public golf course in North Dakota has taken a new approach to dealing with pesky weeds: goats.
Eric Stromstad, superintendent at Hawktree golf course north of Bismarck, says two goats were brought in at the start of the season to rid the 16th hole of leafy …. Source article  : North Dakota golf course uses goats to rid 16th hole of noxious weeds.

Husband, wife take top spots at International Cherry Pit Spitting Championship in SW Michigan

Husband, wife win at pit spitting in SW Michigan

EAU CLAIRE, Mich. – A husband and wife took top honors for the second straight year at the annual cherry pit spitting competition in southwestern Michigan.
Rick “Pellet Gun” Krause, of Tuba City, Ariz., spit a pit 51 feet, 3 inches Saturday for his 16th win at the … Read : Husband, wife take top spots at International Cherry Pit Spitting Championship in SW Michigan.

Egyptian farmer calls newborn two-headed calf a ‘divine miracle’

Egyptian farmer calls two-headed calf ‘a miracle’

CAIRO – A farmer in northern Egypt says his cow has given birth to a two-headed calf that he calls a “divine miracle.”
Sobhy el-Ganzoury said Saturday it took two hours and much pulling to deliver the rare calf. He said the difficult birth has weakened the calf’s legs.
El-Ganzoury said … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Egyptian farmer calls newborn two-headed calf a ‘divine miracle’.

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