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LightGrams October 11, 2018 Volume 22, Number 37 Christina Sanchez was running a half-marathon recently in New Jersey. While running mile 10 of the race, she learned a new meaning to the phrase, “The buck stops here.” A large buck – i.e. a male deer – came bounding out of the brush and crashed into…
LightGrams October 4, 2018 Volume 22, Number 36 Perhaps the moral to this story is “Don’t propose marriage while you’re high”? Joshua Mason took his girlfriend, Katie Davis, on a hike last week. When they reached their destination of Jasper Peak in Colorado at an elevation of nearly 13,000 feet he popped the question. The…
LightGrams September 27, 2018 Volume 22, Number 35 Crazy things happen when Halloween season rolls around. I’ve never been much interested in the holiday, and I do think many people go way too far. One event being promoted by Six Flags St. Louis is an example. Six contestants will be chosen from entries received; the…
LightGrams September 20, 2018 Volume 22, Number 34 Earlier this week the Associated Press carried a story about a man given a ticket by park rangers at Yellowstone National Park. He had been observed by visitors to Old Faithful, walking very near the geyser and even laying down near it. Some thought he was contemplating…
LightGrams September 13, 2018 Volume 22, Number 33 The following story could gross you out. But that’s what officials in Macomb County, Michigan are hoping. The sewers in this suburban Detroit county were running slower than they should. When workers inserted a camera into one of the lines they discovered a 100-foot-long “fatberg”. The name…
LightGrams September 6, 2018 Volume 22, Number 32 “A house divided” is a label you could put on the photo. The house in Orlando, Florida may now be considered a duplex – except it’s unlivable. Did an earthquake cause this? A crane had been hired by a roofing company to unload shingles onto the house,…
LightGrams August 30, 2018 Volume 22, Number 31 The Bee Man is a man people in Alliance, Ohio call when bees, wasps, or hornets become a problem. His real name is Travis Watson, and he’s an expert at removing stinging insects. The challenge he was recently given prompted him to post a video to Facebook.…
LightGrams August 23, 2018 Volume 22, Number 30 A man visited the Mount Olive AME Zion Church in Waterbury, Connecticut this past Sunday morning. His visit has drawn more attention than most because he arrived at 1:00 a.m. While there, he helped himself to more than $3,000 worth of electronic equipment. It’s not hard to…
LightGrams August 16, 2018 Volume 22, Number 29 Danny Vester has hit pay dirt – again. A story on August 15 reported that a cantaloupe he grew has been certified by the North Carolina Agriculture Commission as the biggest ever recorded. His cantaloupe weighed in at 65.9 pounds, which is considerably bigger than what I…
LightGrams August 2, 2018 Volume 22, Number 27 An interesting article appeared in a recent issue of “Nature” magazine. Researchers from Harvard University were studying lizards in the Turks and Caicos Islands when hurricanes hit the area, forcing them to evacuate. They returned a few weeks later to see the effects the storms had on…