On Wednesday, February 20th, a surprise birthday party was held to celebrate Charley Currey's 90th birthday. All of Marilyn Breakfield and Donna Pierce's efforts were worth it as Charley was truly surprised. It was a special moment when John Spangler awarded Charley with a special honor, a certificate as the oldest member of the LVH Fishing Club. All in all, the food was terrific and it was a wonderful celebration!

Hey! SHUTTERBUGS....

We need to change the banner picture..... Let's have some variety. Send me your terrific digital photos of the area.....

An email from Dan Wilson....

Anyone interested in a LVH golf tournament, to be held in September, needs to sign up on the clip board in the clubhouse. We will not hold the tourney unless we have at least 16-20 persons signed. Men and women, 4 person team, best ball format.

Sleepiness and Stroke Risk - TIME

Sleepiness and Stroke Risk - TIME: "The study tracked 2,153 participants, average age 73, as part of the ongoing Northern Manhattan Study on stroke, led by Columbia University researchers. The participants were tracked for about two years — none had had a stroke when the study began — and their daytime drowsiness was assessed using a standard sleepiness scale. Of the group, 44% were never-dozers, 47% were sometimes-dozers and 9% were always-dozers. During the follow-up period, the group had 40 strokes and 127 other vascular events, such as heart attack. The data showed not only an increase in stroke risk with excessive daytime sleepiness, but also an increased risk of heart attack and vascular death: compared with well-rested people, moderately sleepy people had a 1.6 times higher risk; for severely sleepy people, the risk was 2.6 times greater."

A Lead on the Ark of the Covenant - TIME

A Lead on the Ark of the Covenant - TIME: "When last we saw the lost Ark of the Covenant in action, it had been dug up by Indiana Jones in Egypt and ark-napped by Nazis, whom the Ark proceeded to incinerate amidst a tempest of terrifying apparitions. But according to Tudor Parfitt, a real life scholar-adventurer, Raiders of the Lost Ark had it wrong, and the Ark is actually nowhere near Egypt. In fact, Parfitt claims he has traced it (or a replacement container for the original Ark), to a dusty bottom shelf in a museum in Harare, Zimbabwe."








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MyFox Philadelphia | Ham Radio Operators Unite to Save Lives in Delaware

MyFox Philadelphia | Ham Radio Operators Unite to Save Lives in Delaware: "All over the world there are radio stations run by a single person, mostly for fun. Now authorities in lower Delaware are organizing some of those stations to save lives.

The new Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service group, launched last year, will use ham radio operators both in the field and in the county's new Emergency Operations Center to relay on-the-ground reports of weather conditions and other emergency situations back to emergency managers."

NASA has scheduled three spacewalks for the STS-122 mission. On flight day 4, Walheim and Schlegel’s main task will be to prepare the Columbus module for installation on Harmony.

Buried Cannons Removed from Oregon Coast Beach

Buried Cannons Removed from Oregon Coast Beach: "(Arch Cape, Oregon) – Staff from Oregon Parks and Recreation Department late Tuesday removed a pair of historic cannons that had been buried on a north Oregon coast beach – in the secluded, secretive village of Arch Cape.

Park staff was under the supervision of state archaeologist Dennis Griffin, transporting each of the 800 to 1,000-pound cannons via truck to a nearby park office."


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Video on the shoot down of the spy sattelite.

Viewer's guide: Total lunar eclipse on Wed. - USATODAY.com

Viewer's guide: Total lunar eclipse on Wed. - USATODAY.com: "Local conditions

The only problematic area will be along the Oregon and northern California coast, where the first partial stage of the eclipse will already be underway when the moon rises and the sun sets on Wednesday evening. But if you have an open view low to the east, even this situation will only add to the drama, for as twilight fades, these far-Westerners will see the shadow-bitten moon coming into stark view low above the landscape. And by late twilight observers will have a fine view of the totally eclipsed lunar disk glowing red and dim low in the eastern sky."

(CBS) The use of tasers and other non-lethal weapons by law enforcement officers has proven highly controversial and come under intense scrutiny.

Now, a Torrance, Calif. company is producing a device it says could become a non-lethal weapon of choice -- the "LED Incapacitator."

The federal Department of Homeland Security has put more than $800,000 into the device, according to Brandi Hitt of CBS station KVOR-TV in Sacramento, Calif.

CONGRATULATIONS TO JIM ROSE FOR BOWLING A 299 !!!!!

The Claim: Honey Can Soothe a Burn - New York Times

The Claim: Honey Can Soothe a Burn - New York Times: "Home remedies for soothing mild burns run the gamut, from aloe vera gel to butter. Most that have been around for ages are clearly bad ideas. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns that applying butter or various popular ointments, for example, can increase the risk of infection. But at least one remedy, honey, has held up well."

A Rip-Off by Health Insurers? - New York Times

A Rip-Off by Health Insurers? - New York Times: "Have health insurers been systematically cheating patients and doctors of fair reimbursement for medical services? That is the disturbing possibility raised by an investigation of the industry’s arcane procedures for calculating “reasonable and customary” rates.
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Eclipse won't keep you up - San Jose Mercury News

Eclipse won't keep you up - San Jose Mercury News: "'You don't have to stay up until dawn or anything obnoxious like that,' explained David Morrison, interim director of the Lunar Science Institute at the NASA/Ames Research Center.

The best part of the show - when the moon is entirely in the Earth's shadow - will last nearly an hour, from 7:01 to 7:51 p.m. It's early enough for the children in the house to go out and take a look.

'Anyone can afford it - all you need is your eyes - and anyone can see it,' said Andrew Fraknoi, chairman of the astronomy program at Foothill College.

And, experts say, this is one that shouldn't be missed.

'A really good opportunity like this only comes along once a decade,' Morrison said."

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