Honoring Local Vets
Starved Rock Country Community Foundation recently hosted a moving Quilts of Valor ceremony honoring five area military veterans. Honorees were Joseph Arjes of Paw Paw, Army 1996-2009; Nicholas Brolley of Washington (formerly of Ottawa), Army 2005-2008; Larry “Mick”
Double the Luck
A guy in Maryland heard his local 7-Eleven sold two Powerball tickets worth $1 million each, and it turned out they both belonged to him. He bought two tickets with the same numbers by mistake, and didn’t realize.
A World Record Difference
Speaking of world records: Larry and Jessica McDonnell live in West Virginia, and now hold the record for “greatest height differential of a married couple,” where the WOMAN is taller. She’s 5-foot-10, and he’s an even 3-feet.
Uncle Mike to the Rescue
A cop in Connecticut named Michael Harton is in the news five years after he saved a baby’s life at a movie theater. She wasn’t breathing, but he did CPR and brought her back. Her name is Tooka,
Educator Gives 67 Years and $1 M to School
A former teacher and counselor in Virginia named Lillian Orlich passed away last month at 95, and left her school district $1 million. She worked there for 67 years and didn’t retire until she was 89.
Danger: Wild Animal Ahead!
An elementary school principal in North Carolina took matters into his own hands when a wild turkey wouldn’t stop harassing kids in the pick-up line. There’s a photo of him using an umbrella to chase it off.
An Equine Rescue
Firefighters in Southern California used a helicopter to airlift a horse to safety on Sunday. It got spooked, ran off, and ended up stranded in a river. The horse is fine. They had to cover its eyes when
Experienced Eclipse Chaser
A 105-year-old eclipse chaser is gearing up to see his 13th next week. His name is Laverne Biser. His first eclipse was in Maine in 1963. He’s traveled the world to see them, but won’t have to go anywhere
Stuck in the Middle (of a tire)
Firefighters in New Jersey rescued a yellow lab that got her head stuck in the rim of a spare tire. They lubed her fur up with dish soap and vegetable oil, but eventually had to use a plasma cutter to
Lost and Found
A woman on Staten Island accidentally threw out her wallet. But sanitation workers sifted through a mountain of garbage and got it back to her. She realized it was gone before the truck emptied its load. Otherwise, it