1) When he heard the building plan for the new high school had been rejected, Bill pulled out his stationery to write a letter of protest. (2)
2) Ben really knows his Scriptures, but he knows little about the Talmud or the Shariah. (3)
3) Her home in Upstate New York is surprisingly ultramodern and stands out in its middle class neighborhood. (4)
4) To celebrate Veteran's Day, the anniversary of the Armistice that ended World War I, troops of former soldiers will march down Main Street carrying U.S. flags. (3)
5) Word-of-mouth has it that Ellen will receive the only “A” in the class. (2)
6) When Sara spotted the Louis L'Amour paperback, she asked who's book it was. She couldn't believe it was John's; after all, nobody reads Westerns anymore. She had no idea he was so weird. (4)
BONUS: The man was arrested for brandishing a 12-gauge shotgun outside his home. (1)
Friday, March 12, 2010
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
News Story 6
Drivers on Highway 101 in south Sonoma County were stuck in a sticky mess, when a truck lost control spewing nearly 10 tons of apples up and down the roadway, with no cinnamon powder in sight.
According to CHP officer Wayne Ziese, the accident occurred 8:30 a.m. yesterday, on the northbound portion of Highway 101, when the truck driver lost control of his truck that was hauling two flatbed trailers loaded with 24 containers of apples. Driver Robert Urbins, 55, who hauls for Broadway Transportation in Stockton, believes a cable snap he heard before the accident may be to blame. Urbins, who was transporting the apples from Marysville to Sebastopol, was driving a portion of road that was uneven due to repeated paving when he heard the cable snap. Urbins lost control of the truck as its back trailer whipped and twisted scattering the apples across the roadway. Urbins, who said he was driving 55 mph at the time of the accident, received a traffic citation for the spilled load.
Clean up crews arrived at 9:45 a.m.; ready to remove the mess that had severely affected the morning commute. CHP officer Ziese explained a mist in the air added to hazards by making the roads extra slick. Armed with brooms and shovels, clean up crews had to shut down one lane on northbound highway 101 near Kastania Road. Officer Ziese was clearly frustrated with the morning mess exclaiming, "We've got applesauce all over the highway,” as crews busily removed nearly 10 tons of apples from the road.
According to CHP officer Wayne Ziese, the accident occurred 8:30 a.m. yesterday, on the northbound portion of Highway 101, when the truck driver lost control of his truck that was hauling two flatbed trailers loaded with 24 containers of apples. Driver Robert Urbins, 55, who hauls for Broadway Transportation in Stockton, believes a cable snap he heard before the accident may be to blame. Urbins, who was transporting the apples from Marysville to Sebastopol, was driving a portion of road that was uneven due to repeated paving when he heard the cable snap. Urbins lost control of the truck as its back trailer whipped and twisted scattering the apples across the roadway. Urbins, who said he was driving 55 mph at the time of the accident, received a traffic citation for the spilled load.
Clean up crews arrived at 9:45 a.m.; ready to remove the mess that had severely affected the morning commute. CHP officer Ziese explained a mist in the air added to hazards by making the roads extra slick. Armed with brooms and shovels, clean up crews had to shut down one lane on northbound highway 101 near Kastania Road. Officer Ziese was clearly frustrated with the morning mess exclaiming, "We've got applesauce all over the highway,” as crews busily removed nearly 10 tons of apples from the road.
Monday, March 8, 2010
Feature Lead: An Alarming Event
TULSA, OK-
Mabel McCullough probably wasn't wishing for firemen before she blew out all 95 candles on her birthday cake; but, when the smoke cloud cleared, that's what she got.
The smoke from all 95 candles being blown out by McCullough and friends of First United Methodist Church woman's group triggered the fire alarms.
"We had just sat down to eat when we saw them in the doorway," said guest Eddi Carlin, as she and others were surprised to see 24 firefighters in their doorway.
The fire alarms brought five engines and two ladder companies of firemen, who were just as surprised as the birthday guests. The smoking birthday party was a first for Fire Chief Lonnie Lamb who said,
" In my 23 years on the job, I've seen a lot of things set off a fire alarm, but I don't think I've ever heard of one going off because of a birthday cake."
Although the firemen took pictures with birthday girl McCullough, they didn't stay to get their cut of the cake.
Mabel McCullough probably wasn't wishing for firemen before she blew out all 95 candles on her birthday cake; but, when the smoke cloud cleared, that's what she got.
The smoke from all 95 candles being blown out by McCullough and friends of First United Methodist Church woman's group triggered the fire alarms.
"We had just sat down to eat when we saw them in the doorway," said guest Eddi Carlin, as she and others were surprised to see 24 firefighters in their doorway.
The fire alarms brought five engines and two ladder companies of firemen, who were just as surprised as the birthday guests. The smoking birthday party was a first for Fire Chief Lonnie Lamb who said,
" In my 23 years on the job, I've seen a lot of things set off a fire alarm, but I don't think I've ever heard of one going off because of a birthday cake."
Although the firemen took pictures with birthday girl McCullough, they didn't stay to get their cut of the cake.
Saturday, March 6, 2010
AP
1 He hopes to make $1 billion dollars by the time he's 40. Already he figures his net worth is between $2 million and $3 million, depending on current stock prices. (3)
2) Ever since she joined the U.S. Navy on June 15, 2005, she has been a vocal proponent of naval practices and policies. (3)
3) It was a one-sided game, and he was a poor loser. After losing the play-offs when his ball went out of bounds, he made an off-color remark that could be heard in the stands. (4)
4) Hundreds of people attended Sundays race to watch seventy-five top bicyclists pedal across the finish line. (4)
5) Every summer the Jones' and the Kinneys' pore over travel-brochures, planning their winter trip together. This year they're hoping to vacation in Panama City. (4)
6) The 5-year-old girl was born in Canton, Ohio, but she now lives in Fremont, Calif. (3)
2) Ever since she joined the U.S. Navy on June 15, 2005, she has been a vocal proponent of naval practices and policies. (3)
3) It was a one-sided game, and he was a poor loser. After losing the play-offs when his ball went out of bounds, he made an off-color remark that could be heard in the stands. (4)
4) Hundreds of people attended Sundays race to watch seventy-five top bicyclists pedal across the finish line. (4)
5) Every summer the Jones' and the Kinneys' pore over travel-brochures, planning their winter trip together. This year they're hoping to vacation in Panama City. (4)
6) The 5-year-old girl was born in Canton, Ohio, but she now lives in Fremont, Calif. (3)
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