Monday, June 22, 2009
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Grand Saint of God
| Messerschmidt, Ruth Bergert | | ||
 TUSCALOOSA Ruth Bergert Messerschmidt, age 88, of Tuscaloosa, was invited by her Lord Jesus to come home on Monday, April 27, 2009, at Heritage Health Care Facility.She is survived by her beloved husband of 47 years, Edwin; a foster daughter, Faye Carlson and her husband Kenneth, who have three children and six grandchildren. Ruth was blessed with a fulfilling life as she served the Lord as a musician, and missionary alongside her husband Edwin. A memorial service will be held at Grace Church at 2112 Hargrove Road E. in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, at 2:30 p.m. on Friday, May 8. 2009. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the Ruth Messerschmidt Missionary Fund at Grace Church, 2112 Hargrove Rd E., Tuscaloosa, AL 35405. Donations made to this fund will be used for worldwide mission work. | |||
| Published in the Tuscaloosa News on 4/29/2009 | |||
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Monday, April 20, 2009
Oldest Competitive Bowler
Centenarian rolls into bowling history in Nevada
RENO, Nev. -- A 100-year-old woman from New Jersey has become the oldest competitor in the history of the United States Bowling Congress Women's Championships.
Emma Hendrickson of Morris Plains, N.J., was presented Saturday night with a plaque and a medallion to commemorate her 50th consecutive appearance in the tournament. She also received a pendant with her birthstone in recognition of her status as the tournament's oldest participant.
The great-great-grandmother rolled a 115, 97 and 106 for a 318 series during team competition at the National Bowling Stadium in Reno.
Hendrickson, who celebrated her birthday less than a month ago, said her teammates sometimes help her line up because her eyesight has diminished over the years.
"I can see the ten pins standing clearly, but it's difficult to see what pins are standing for spares," she said.
Hendrickson previously shared the record with Ethel Brunnick of Santa Monica, Calif., who competed in 1987 at 99.
Hendrickson's bowling activity is supported by her 27 grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Her husband and two children have passed away.
"I think it's what keeps her going," granddaughter Karen Mariani, 45, told the Reno Gazette-Journal. "It's something she did with her husband, with our mother."
She has no plans to stop; she has already signed up to compete in the 2010 event in El Paso, TexasWednesday, April 15, 2009
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Hold My Beer and Watch This.
Woman with beer can in hand starts brawl at wake
MAGNOLIA, Ark. — Sheriff's deputies said a Texas woman started a brawl at a wake in Arkansas when she arrived with a beer can in her hand. The woman, 52, faces a third-degree domestic battery charges, as does another woman, 46, over the March 29 fight. Deputies said the first woman arrived at the Christies Chapel Church with a beer can in hand and that she refused to leave.
The first woman then allegedly grabbed a man by the face, leaving scratch marks on his lower right cheek and causing him to bleed. The man's mother, then allegedly slapped the woman and kicked another woman in the chest.
A sheriff's report claimed the woman with the beer became "passively aggressive" with deputies and said that "no backwood country cop" was going to take her to jailSunday, March 29, 2009
Diners can 'have a ball' at testicle festival
OAKDALE, Calif. – The fundraising idea may seem a little nuts, but Oakdale's annual Testicle Festival is always a big hit. On Monday, volunteers with the town's Rotary Club plan to fry up 400 pounds of the private parts of bulls and serve them to diners who pay $50 apiece for the sit-down meal.
The event, whose proceeds also benefit the Oakland Cowboy Museum, has drawn an average of 450 people and last year raised $28,000.
It's common practice on cattle ranches for young male bovines to be castrated into steers, which after the initial loss, eventually makes them more docile and easier to handle. Fans of the delicacy, also referred to as "mountain oysters," come from around the state.
According to Rotarians, everyone who buys a ticket is guaranteed to "have a ball."
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Wedgie Woman
Woman uses wedgie to capture suspected thief
SALT LAKE CITY – It took a wedgie and a headlock to pin down a man suspected of breaking into a car. Yvonne Morris, a technician at the Brickyard Animal Hospital, said she chased a man who broke into a co-worker's car, but he kept squirming away from her.
The third time, Morris grabbed hold of the man's boxer shorts and pulled. Salt Lake City police said she then she put a headlock on the man until help could arrive.
The man was booked into the Salt Lake County jail on suspicion of vehicle burglary, possession of stolen property and outstanding warrants.
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