MIAMI – The winner of a roach-eating contest in South Florida died shortly after downing dozens of the live bugs as well as worms, authorities said Monday.
Families are invited to the reopening of Grapevine Springs Neighborhood Park, 5280 Palm St. near Hacienda Avenue. Clark County Commissioner Mary Beth Scow is scheduled to host an event with games, snow cones and popcorn at noon Saturday. Grapevine Springs features playgrounds, shade structures, barbecues, a new restroom and a new three-run dog park. The park is the first Clark County-run park to be equipped with a new emergency call box, a 14-foot-tall box featuring a help button park users can push to report emergencies. Contact Scow’s office at 455-8531 or ccdistg@
clarkcountynv.gov.
PHILADELPHIA – A 16-year-old high school sophomore who says she was ridiculed by her geometry teacher for wearing a Mitt Romney T-shirt returned to school Tuesday following a rally by cheering supporters. The teacher has also written a letter of apology that was read aloud to students.
He lurks at the front entrance all day, scaring small children. But instead of calling the cops, officials at the Nevada State Museum are holding a contest for the guy.
Faith Lutheran girls golfer Brianna Becker felt like she was in a minor slump heading into the postseason.
Mal Van Valkenburg, Review-Journal, 62-53-3 (overall record)
TALLADEGA, Ala. – The pack is apparently here to stay, and NASCAR drivers don’t like it one bit.
