Archive for December 23, 2006

Merry Christmas

Posted in Personal Stuff by John E. Pannell on December 23rd, 2006 at 5:14 pm

Gov. Mike Easley of North Carolina has temporarily lifted the ban on flying reindeer:

 Easley said he has temporarily lifted the importation ban on reindeer coming into the state and asked the Federal Aviation Administration to keep the skies over North Carolina clear on Christmas Eve.

“My contacts at the North Pole tell me that Santa has lots of presents for good little boys and girls of North Carolina this year,” said Easley. “I am taking these actions so that Santa will have a clear path from Manteo to Murphy as he delivers presents.”

See the rest of the story at http://news.yahoo.com/s/wxii/20061222/lo_wxii/10592899.

Yep… it’s a completely silly story, but still mildly amusing.   Folks from North Carolina will understand the phrase “From Manteo to Murphy”.  It’s reference to the 543 mile long trip across North Carolina on US Highway 64 from Manteo in the east to Murphy in the west.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! 



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New Jacket Patch to Raise Funds for LLD

Posted in SR-7B Lodges, Tsoiotsi Tsogalii 70 by John E. Pannell on December 23rd, 2006 at 2:35 am

70-2007.jpgThe newest jacket patch from Tsoiotsi Tsogalii 70 will be issued in early January.   It’s intended as a fundraiser to help fund the lodge’s LLD program.

The artwork for this patch is on the right.

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