Celebrity BBQ Chef Supports Crews Fighting California Wildfires by Supplying Gourmet Meals
BY LOUISE BEVAN As firefighters strive to contain the wildfires scorching Northern California, celebrity chef Jim Modesitt has stepped up to support their efforts in the best way he knows how. In collaboration with the Gary Sinise Foundation, the Master BBQ Chef is distributing gourmet meals to first responders across the state. “They literally work their butts off,” Modesitt told CBS […]
Deployed Father and Son Get Promoted Together, Pin Each Other Their New US Army Ranks
BY LOUISE BEVAN A father and son who both serve in the U.S. Army have progressed in tandem since enlisting with the same battalion. They were recently deployed together, promoted together, and have pinned each other to their new ranks in a ceremony that was broadcast virtually to their nearest and dearest. Newly promoted Chief Warrant Officer 5 David D. Corbi […]
Woman, 73, Breaks American Flag Pole Fighting Off Intruder–So Police Buy Her a New One
BY LOUISE BEVAN Utah police have rallied behind an elderly local after she and her family were attacked in their own home. When an intruder broke into her property, 73-year-old Lejune Timmerman grabbed her American flag and fought back using the flagpole, with Old Glory still attached. The flagstaff was broken in the midst of the melee. The break-in occurred on […]
Community Raises $50,000 for Special-Ed Teacher Who Lost House in California Wildfire
BY ROBERT JAY WATSON A Central California special education teacher who first lost his fiancé to an aneurysm and then his house to wildfire has become the focus of a major community fundraising effort. Fifty-six-year-old Nelson Southward has worked at Los Arboles Elementary School in San José for 23 years and is loved by students and teachers alike. […]
Lauren Gill, the Mysterious CVUSD School Board Candidate
By Pat Lynch Lauren Gill (D) is a candidate for the Conejo Valley School Board this year. She is challenging incumbent Sandee Everett (R), who was elected in 2016. I reported last month about the negative mailer against Everett that was sent by Gill’s organization, Conejo Together, to residents of Newbury Park at the end of […]
Baby Who Nearly Drowned in Bathtub Saved by Syracuse Police Who Performed CPR on Him
BY ROBERT JAY WATSON Syracuse police officers Shaquille Muhammad and Joseph Blazey feared the worst when they got a call about a baby who nearly drowned in a bathtub on Aug. 23. But the officers “kicked it into overdrive,” as Muhammad told Syracuse.com, and arrived just four minutes after the infant’s mother called 911. With no time to spare, the […]
Mammoth Lakes: A Mountain Town for All Seasons
BY SKYE SHERMAN Aspen, Vail, Jackson Hole … Mammoth Lakes? The California mountain town may not have the exalted reputation of other ski meccas, but it’s just as popular among the jet set. Celebrities from Tony Hawk to George Clooney, the Kardashians, and Will Ferrell are regulars; Kate Hudson, Nick and Joe Jonas, Sophie Turner, Selena Gomez, Gwen […]
Veteran Becomes First Double Amputee to Summit the Matterhorn After Losing Legs in Iraq
BY LOUISE BEVAN A British veteran who lost both his legs while serving in Iraq is celebrating a massive personal victory. Neil Heritage, 39, became the first above-the-knee double amputee to scale the 14,692-foot-high Matterhorn mountain in the Swiss Alps on his third earnest attempt. He climbed alongside 46-year-old Mark Hooks, a friend from his hometown of Poole in Dorset, […]
Neighbors Pitch In to Buy New Bike for 13-Year-Old Girl Who Had Hers Stolen
BY EMG INSPIRED STAFF Residents in the small town of Paddock Lake got together to make a 13-year-old girl’s day a little brighter after she had her bike stolen. Locals pitched in to buy her a brand-new ride. Earlier this month, the young Wisconsin girl, Bella, called the police to inform them of her stolen bike. When locals […]
Photographer Takes ‘Once-in-a-Lifetime’ Shot of Black Panther and Spotted Leopard Mate
BY LOUISE BEVAN Combining immense creative skill, patience, and a stroke of luck, a photographer in southwestern India has captured a breathtaking feline phenomenon. A spotted leopard is “shadowed” by her black panther companion in a moment of incredible contrast and color. The shot, for 32-year-old wildlife photographer Mithun H., was a “once in a lifetime” win. Mithun, […]
