Daily Archives: March 13, 2013

The dam runneth over.

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santa-fe-20130313 002WILLIAMS—The melting snow and ice off of the reservoir at the Santa Fe dam started its seasonal spring overflow causing Cataract Creek to begin running. There is enough water flowing to satisfy even the Cataract Creek Gang (if it were Whiskey). This is good news to the residents of the community that saw little snowfall last year.

The forecast for the area shows temperatures just above the 70-degree mark Thursday and Friday dropping to mid-60s for Saturday and Sunday with some cloudiness. Nighttime temperatures will be around the mid-30s. The bad news is that it could drop to around 58 by next Wednesday. No moisture is predicted.

The lack of moisture in the forecast is not devastating, however, since there is still snow and ice left to melt.

Butterflies take advantage of the spring weather and mating ritual.

Butterflies take advantage of the spring weather and mating ritual.

St. Patrick’s Day Dinner at the Methodist Church

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WILLIAMS—The Sisters in Spirit of the Community United Methodist Church in Williams will be hosting a Saint Patrick’s Day dinner at the Church in Williams on Saturday, March 16th from 5 to 7 pm for a free-will donation. The church is located on the corner of Sherman and Second Avenue.

Route 66 Toastmasters of Williams changes meeting times and location.

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WILLIAMS—The Route 66 Toastmasters of Williams has changed the times and location of their meetings. The Toastmaster organization gives people the opportunity to hone their public speaking skills.

The group now meets on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month from 5:30 to 6:30 pm except holidays. The new location for the meetings is the Williams Justice Court at 700 W. Railroad Avenue in Williams.

The local group is still a prospective Chapter of Toastmasters International. Toastmasters is a group that has been teaching public speaking and leadership skills since 1924. The skills are useful in a variety of environments.

‘Slurpee’ brain freeze blamed for 5-vehicle crash

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It has long been an axiom that drinking and driving can kill. It is unknown if Texas legislatures are drafting new Slurpee regulations. No toaster pastries were reported at the scene. This comes just days after 7-11 started offering a free Slurpee to download their iPhone or Android app. It appears that you can download the app and activate the coupon in the store to obtain the Slurpee without a background check. Offer probably void in New York.

Original-slurpeeSAN ANTONIO — A driver lost control of his truck and crashed it into four other vehicles on the Southwest Side Friday.

The accident happened around 2:30 p.m. Friday in the 2800 block of General Hudnell. The driver said he was drinking a “Slurpee,” when he got a ‘brain freeze’ and blacked out. His truck went over a curb and hit four vehicles in a parking lot at an office building on Port S.A. When he came to, his foot was still on the gas pedal.

Police said the man passed a field sobriety test.

No injuries were reported.

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Lovelorn ‘killer’ dolphins escape military duty

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What’s more important to a dolphin than honor or country?

Sex, of course.

According to Ukrainian media reports, three highly trained dolphins belonging to the Ukrainian Navy escaped their handlers earlier this month and haven’t been seen since. Are they deserters? Not exactly. Yury Plyachenko, a former Soviet naval anti-sabotage officer, posits that the dolphins are simply twitterpated and have gone off to observe the finer customs of the dolphin mating season.

The Ukrainian government is denying the whole thing, saying they don’t even use dolphins for combat or defensive purposes, but pictures of dolphins equipped with military devices surface every once in a while in Ukrainian media. Furthermore, a military source told RIA Novosti that as recently as last year, the military started training dolphins to detect mines and attack enemy swimmers. The “killer” dolphins are even said to be equipped with pistols or knives on their heads.

Read more at HLNtv