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More Americans go fishing as recession deepens — MEREDITH, New Hampshire (Reuters) – From his wooden fishing shack on Lake Winnipesaukee’s thinning skin of ice, Mike MacDonald doesn’t need to think twice about why more Americans are going “fishin’” in the deepening U.S. recession. “This costs $6 to get a bucket of bait and it will last the whole day,” he said, skinning a fish next to a hole drilled into the frozen New Hampshire lake. “Compare that to skiing — one day of skiing would cost $80 just for the lift ticket.” As Americans forgo expensive vacations, costly dinners and shopping mall splurges, many are opting instead for the quiet simplicity of fishing, according to the sport fishing industry and reports from bait shops and fishermen. From the icy north to fly-fishing streams in Texas, angling is on the rise. For families, it’s an inexpensive outing. Those with a knack for it can trim their grocery bills. And for newly unemployed, it’s something to do.
Texas police say man used drive-thru to rob bank (AP) — PHARR, Texas – A bank robber in South Texas held up the place from the comfort of his car. Police said a man used the drive-thru lane Monday morning to rob Lone Star National Bank. Police said the driver slipped a note to a female teller, who provided an undetermined amount of cash, then he drove away. Lt. Guadalupe Salinas said the man was alone in the car and did not appear to display a weapon. Salinas told The Associated Press there’s no indication that the robbery was an inside job. Law officers declined to release the contents of the note. Police are reviewing bank surveillance video. The FBI declined comment.
Wild turkey sends Maine motorcyclist to hospital (AP) — BUCKFIELD, Maine – Police said a wild turkey is to blame for knocking a 23-year-old man off his motorcycle and breaking his collarbone. Maine State Trooper Corey Huckins said Jeffrey Russell of Hartford was riding with a friend on Route 117 in Buckfield on Sunday afternoon when a wild turkey flew straight into his chest, knocking him backward off his motorcycle. Huckins said the impact was like “hitting a bowling ball at 45 mph.” Police said Russell was knocked unconscious and flown in a medical helicopter to Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston. Russell’s riding companion was not injured, but the turkey was killed in the accident.
100-year-old man still hard at work – - SOUTH ST. PAUL, Minn. (UPI) — A Minnesota man who marked his 100th birthday Thursday continues to work half days at the company he has owned since 1955, family members said. Bill Horst, son of centenarian Errett “Eddie” Horst, said his father still puts in weekday hours at Globe Publishing in South St. Paul, Minn., and until six months ago, he was driving himself to work for daily 8-hour shifts, the St. Paul (Minn.) Pioneer-Press reported. “He would’ve been gone at 85 if he had retired,” Bill Horst said. “He comes here every day, and it makes him feel like he’s a part of the place. People — his old clients — still come in here to see him and call to see how he’s doing. But there just aren’t a lot of his old buddies left.”
Paul Harvey, the legendary radio host whose career sharing “the rest of the story” with listeners spanned more than 70 years, has died, according to ABC Radio Networks. He was 90. From CNN.
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