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• October 25 is set aside as St. Crispin’s Day as a tribute to Crispin, the patron saint of shoemakers. According to legend, Crispin, who lived in Rome during the third century, preached during the day and produced shoes at night. Tradition states that he was beheaded for teaching the gospel. • On her 63rd birthday in October of 1901, retired schoolteacher Annie Edson Taylor and her cat climbed into an oak pickle barrel padded with a mattress and plunged over Niagara Falls. She was the first person to survive the ride. The barrel, held together with seven iron hoops, also contained an anvil for maintaining balance. With the goal of financial security, Taylor aimed to capitalize on her adventure. After collecting meager FILLER PAGE 2 earnings promoting her feat, she died penniless at age 83. Although 1Q08 she only received a minor concussion and WEEK 1 a small cut on her head, she said, “If it was DEC 30 - JAN 5 I would caution anyone with my dying breath, against attempting the feat. I would sooner walk up to the mouth of a cannon, knowing it was going to blow me to pieces, than make another trip over the Falls.”

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On August 26, 1961, Al married Gloria Engle of Harmony, Minnesota and the next day they started driving to Alaska where Al was to be a Palmer High School counselor and part-time director of a then barely-operating night school community college. Al also started the guidance program at Wasilla High School while working full-time at Palmer High and running the fledgling college in the evenings. The college grew into its own campus in 1972. In his role as Campus Director and then President, Al's work garnered a host of recognitions from the Board of Regents, Legislators, Governors, and even a Leadership Recognition Award presented to him by President George H. Bush in 1989 Read more: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/adn/obituary.aspx?n=alvin-okeson&pid=154187799#ixzz1bBX3Fe7b

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program “Inside Washington” and does a nightly • Krauthammer underwent a year of rehab in stint as a political commentator on Fox News. a Harvard teaching hospital to enable him to During his broadcasts, you might see him twist and continue his studies. Because he did not relearn turn in his wheelchair as he seeks to relieve some of the skill of handwriting for another three years, the pain he experiences on a daily basis. he was allowed to take his tests orally. He earned his M.D. in 1975 and began a career as chief • Krauthammer is president of the charitable resident in psychiatry at Massachusetts General organization The Krauthammer Foundation and Hospital. During his tenure there, he and a also serves as chairman of Pro Musica Hebraica, colleague discovered a mental illness related to an organization devoted to recovering and bringing bipolar disease, resulting in highly acclaimed lost or neglected Jewish music to concert halls. medical journal writings.

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Octoberfest Meatballs 16 ounces extra-lean ground sirloin or turkey breast 3/4 cup unsweetened applesauce 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon purchased graham cracker crumbs 1 teaspoon apple pie spice 1 (10 3/4-ounce) can reduced-fat tomato soup 1 teaspoon dried onion flakes 1 teaspoon dried parsley flakes 1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Spray an 8-by-8-inch baking dish with butter-flavored cooking spray. 2. In a large bowl, combine meat, applesauce, graham cracker crumbs and apple pie spice. Form into 12 (2-inch) meatballs. Place meatballs in prepared baking dish.

3. In a small bowl, combine tomato soup, onion flakes and parsley flakes. Spoon soup mixture evenly over meatballs. Cover and bake for 45 to 50 minutes. 4. For each serving, place 2 meatballs on a plate and evenly spoon sauce mixture over top. Serves six. (c) 2011 King Features Synd., Inc.

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