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May 14th, 2008 at 4:19 pm

Polar Barbecue!

Wordless Wednesday

Polar roast

Oh oh … looks like these Polar Bears are having a penguin roast! It certainly doesn’t look like one bird would be enough to feed all those bears does it.





April 20th, 2008 at 3:29 am

A real head turner

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Something caught this owls eye. I just hope it’s head doesn’t stay that way.

It looks painful, doesn’t it?





February 22nd, 2008 at 4:58 am

Squirrels accidently shut off electricity in two cities

Hundreds of Midwestern Power customers and two squirrels were very unlucky one day last fall.

Apparently a squirrel came into contact with an overhead transformer and knocked out service to 177 customers. Power was restored in just under an hour, but naturally the squirrel lost it’s life. The remains were found by repair crews.

Just 40 miles away in Ironwood, Mich, another squirrel got into a substation and caused a temporary power outage that affected 1400 customers.

The power company is now thinking about what kind of steps it can take to keep curious animals away from the lines as they, along with weather, are one of the leading causes of power outages.

“We kind of liken it to anyone who’s had a bird feeder and tried to keep the squirrels out,” said the power company spokesperson. “They find a way.”

Good luck!





October 12th, 2007 at 2:27 am

Golfers encounter strange observer

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A curious Emu was intrigued by some golfers recently.The giant bird followed two golfers for nine holes at an Elma, Wash., course, watching every swing and walking around them.

“It was strange,” said Sue McMeekin. “She’s awful big and she made me nervous.”

Course employees called police, who determined the bird belonged to a neighbor and had escaped.