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3.A new champion "rock star" was crowned in Michigan at the 51st Annual Stone Skipping Competition. Stone skippers competed in amateur and professional categories at the contest on Mackinac Island, which was kicked off by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer throwing out the first stone. Kurt Steiner, who holds the Guinness World Record for stone skipping after throwing a rock that skipped 88 times on the surface of the water, was among the professional "rock stars" to compete.
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Elite Stone Skippers Face Off in Annual Michigan Contest
A new champion "rock star" was crowned in Michigan at the 51st Annual Stone Skipping Competition. Stone skippers competed in amateur and professional categories at the contest on Mackinac Island, which was kicked off by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer throwing out the first stone. Kurt Steiner, who holds the Guinness World Record for stone skipping after throwing a rock that skipped 88 times on the surface of the water, was among the professional "rock stars" to compete. The prize, a Grand Hotel goblet stuffed with $200, went to first-time champion Maxwell Steiner, who managed 20 skips in a single throw. "I haven't thrown a stone actually in two years so just getting back into it and everything. Pretty nervous today so I'm glad it went the right way for me," Steiner told WWTV.
- What’s the most consecutive skips you made throwing a stone along water?
Link:https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2019/07/05/Elite-
The Oldest Woman In The US Turns 114
Not only did we celebrate the country's birthday this past weekend but we also celebrated the oldest living woman in the U.S, who just turned 114 years old.
She was born whenTheodore Rooseveltwas president andAlbert Einsteinproposed his Theory of Relativity and on Saturday, the oldest person in America,Alelia Murphyof Harlem, turned 114 years of age.
To honor the oldest living person in the United States, officials in Harlem, New York, threw her a neighborhood-wide birthday bash with a unique gift: From now on, the community will recognize July 6, her birthday, as "Alelia Murphy Appreciation Day."
She was born in North Carolina and became a widowed mom in 1953 but has called Harlem home since the 1920s.
When asked what she attributed her living 114 years, she said she believes in God as well as taking good care of people. It's worked really well for her.
Source: CNN
Commuting: Should Hearses Be Allowed To Use The HOV Lane?
The Nevada Highway Patrol has a deadly serious message: You can only use the carpool lane if all passengers are living. Officials made that public service announcement after they pulled over a man driving a hearse in the HOV lane in Las Vegas. The driver, who hasn’t been identified, told Trooper Travis Smaka he assumed the body he was transporting to a funeral brought him in compliance with the HOV lane requirement of two or more occupants per vehicle, according to The Associated Press. Smaka said he told the driver to get out of the lane, but let him off with a warning. Nevada Highway Patrol tweeted about the incident in hopes of turning it into a teachable moment for anyone who may be transporting a dead person in their car.
- Why shouldn’t hearses be allowed to use the HOV lane?
Link:https://www.huffpost.com/entry/hearse-driver-carpool-lane