Bergman Gone

BBC NEWS Entertainment Film director Bergman dies at 89: "Legendary film-maker Ingmar Bergman, one of the key figures in modern cinema, has died at the age of 89.Legendary film-maker Ingmar Bergman, one of the key figures in modern cinema, has died at the age of 89."

Reading this news leaves me sad and lonesome. How else would Ingmar expect me to feel?

BBC NEWS | UK | UK Politics | World owes US a debt, says Brown

BBC NEWS UK UK Politics World owes US a debt, says Brown

This item carried by the BBC is worth reading. The new Prime Minister meets with Bush today.

Some Manvel History

This is a great story. Read it.


· Grand Forks Herald ·: "Hatts off to Manvel
By Kevin Bonham
Herald Staff Writer - 07/27/2007
MANVEL, N.D. When Robert Hatt needs a little advice on civic matters, the mayor of Manvel knows he can rely on his dad. "

Life in the slow lane / In I-80's shadow, Crockett has stayed small as the county grew up

Life in the slow lane / In I-80's shadow, Crockett has stayed small as the county grew up

Sometimes reporters capture the essence of the community. This article is 4 or 5 years old but worth reading.

Hayward Fault Quake

"July 20 (Bloomberg) -- Northern California was shaken this morning by a magnitude-4.2 earthquake, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
The earthquake struck at 4:42 a.m. local time, 2.5 miles (4 kilometers) east-northeast of Oakland, and was 3.6 miles deep, the agency said in a report on its Web site. "

Earthquakes happen with som frequency and usually go unnoticed. Peter and Jason woke up. I didn't. The scarry part of this one is that it is on the Hayward fault and the fault that will cause the greatest damage. Sometime in the next 40 years a 7.0 or greater is expected. A 7.0 shake would release 30,000 times as much energy as this one and virtually wipe out everything in the east bay!

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Viking ship attempts sea crossing

BBC NEWS Science/Nature Viking ship attempts sea crossing

Time passes and the world changes - mostly for the best. Read this BBC News article. The question: Where are the Vikings these days?

Cottonwood Seeds Reunion

The reunion of Charlie Olsen's descendants has passed. I am sorry I couldn't be there. Hope Everyone survived in health and happiness.

Fire Scare in Crockett

Last week, for a day, we were surrounded by fires. Our area was not in danger but the upper regions of Valona, above Rose, were threatened. A few yards further and the houses could have burned.

Pray for the People of Chiapas

: "By AP
TUXTLA GUTIERREZ, Mexico — A strong earthquake shook parts of southern Mexico on Thursday night, sending thousands of area residents fleeing from buildings into the streets.
Officials said there were no immediate reports of injury or damage.
The magnitude-6.1 earthquake hit Chiapas state at 8:09 p.m. local time, said the U.S. Geological Survey, which monitors quakes worldwide.
Thousands of people in the Chiapas state capital Tuxtla Gutierrez ran out of homes and buildings as the ground trembled and windows rattled. Electricity for much of the city was also cut off for several minutes.
In the swampy oil-rich city Villahermosa in neighbouring Tabasco state, the quake also rattled buildings.
Some Mexico City buildings also shook, causing some residents to run out of their homes. "