Yay!

We had fun! Look at the ghoulish goods and fiendish foods our team shared with one another. Don't worry it was all "Safe" to eat.

Be Green - today and every day!

Authorities and Emergency Personnel in Kickapoo, KS struggled through the night to free Bernard, an African Elephant who wandered into the Kickapoo Community Center after unlocking the gate at the Kickapoo Explorer's Club Petting Zoo yesterday afternoon. Bernard climbed down into the Olympic size swimming pool but was unable to find his way back to the steps to get out.  Finally, the Leavenworth County Roads and Power Department brought a crane and with the help of this elephantine elevator, they were able to tug and pull the pathetic pachyderm from his confinement to safety.

Kickapoo Community Center officials assumed that Bernard had been after a drink and didn't realize the depth of the pool when climbing in, but when Kickapoo County Sheriff Noel Tolerance asked Barnard's keeper, Prudence Tusker, about the event, she replied "Well, knowing Bernard, he probably just figgered he'd just take a dip since he brought along his trunk."

Happy April Pools Day!

While many are feeling the effects of the time Springing forward today, many, too are yearning for Spring which begins in a week.

It's mid-March and many of us are tired of winter. Compared to the rest of our solar system, we have it easy. Seasons on Earth last around 90-93 days according to NASA. As you travel away from the sun, each planet's seasons grow longer. Jupiter's seasons last around 3 years each, but that is nothing compared to Neptune's 40 years per season. A few more weeks waiting on spring seem like nothing compared to a 40-year-long winter!

Did you remember to change your batteries i, your smoke detectors, flashlights and emergency gear yesterday? If not - be sure to do so when you get home this evening!

Today we celebrate author A.A. Milne's birthday and it has been dubbed Winnie The Pooh day!

Winnie first debuted in 1926 and has since won the world over with his joy and childish wisdom. He even has his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame! Bored Panda has complied a list of his best quotes from the beloved books to mark his timeless wisdom.

Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day! This national holiday is observed every year on the third Monday in January to honor Martin Luther King Jr. He was an activist and leader in the Civil Rights Movement, which successfully protested racial discrimination in federal and state law. Dr. King is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience and his inspiring values of unconditional love, forgiveness, courage, and compassion.
Also read: Today is a Day to Do

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We're all wrapping up mentally, and hopefully each preparing for a strong and health 2017...
Our best to each of you this Holiday Season!

Really Mom? OK, so we are all grown up now, and we get it… you wrapped up the underwear for under the tree ‘cause we needed it, and it made that many more “presents” to open – but in front of Aunt Sally and Cousin Jim? Embarrassing!

Well, you can still give practical gifts, but these presents can be both useful and still appreciated as the thoughtful gifts that they are!
In fact, these gift ideas give twice… your gift recipients will appreciate what a thoughtful and caring gift you gave when they receive it, and they will think about you and really appreciate it when it comes time to use it down the road, too!

Something for everyone on your list: Home, Auto, Family, Sports, Kids, Pets, even Mini First Aid Kits, Travel, Boat & Marine, Camping and Outdoor – if you want something a little more, see the American Red Cross or Survival and Emergency Preparedness gifts!

*HOLIDAY HINT* With all-purpose first aid kits available from about $5 each, why not wrap one or two extras and stick them in the hall closet – that way if someone that you weren’t expecting shows up bearing a gift, you already have one ready… just write their name on the label and hand it to them, so they know you thought of them, too!