On Dec. 27, 1927, the musical “Show Boat” opened in New York.
In 1947, the children’s TV program “Howdy Doody” made its debut on NBC.
In 1970, the musical “Hello, Dolly!” closed on Broadway after a run of 2,844 performances. It had opened in 1964.
In 1985, singer Simon LeBon of Duran Duran and model Yasmin Parvanah were married in Oxford, England.
In 1992, singer Harry Connick Jr. was arrested in New York’s Kennedy Airport because an unloaded gun was found in his carry-on bag. He spent a night in jail.
In 1999, Sean “Puff Daddy” Combs and Jennifer Lopez were arrested following a shooting at a New York dance club during which three people were shot and wounded. Charges against Lopez were dropped. Combs was acquitted of gun and bribery charges.
In 2016, actor Carrie Fisher died, four days after she suffered a medical emergency while on a flight from London to Los Angeles. She was 60. A day later, Fisher’s mother, actor Debbie Reynolds, suffered a stroke and died at the age of 84.
In 2023, musicians Nelly and Ashanti were married.
Today’s birthdays: Guitarist Mick Jones of Foreigner is 80. Singer Tracy Nelson is 80. Actor Gerard Depardieu is 76. Jazz drummer T.S. Monk is 75. Singer Karla Bonoff is 73. Guitarist David Knopfler of Dire Straits is 72. Actor Tovah Feldshuh (“Law and Order”) is 71. Actor Maryam D’Abo (“The Living Daylights”) is 64. Drummer Jeff Bryant (Ricochet) is 62. Actor Ian Gomez (“Felicity,” ″The Drew Carey Show”) is 60. Actor Theresa Randle (“Bad Boys”) is 60. Actor Eva LaRue (“CSI: Miami”) is 58. Bassist Darrin Vincent of Dailey and Vincent is 55. Guitarist Matt Slocum of Sixpence None The Richer is 52. Actor Wilson Cruz (“Party of Five,” ″My So-Called Life”) is 51. Actor Masi Oka (“Hawaii Five-0,” ″Heroes”) is 50. Actor Emilie de Ravin (“Once Upon A Time,” ″Lost”) is 43. Actor Jay Ellis (“Insecure”) is 43. Guitarist James Mead of Kutless is 42. Singer Hayley Williams of Paramore is 36. Singer Shay Mooney of Dan and Shay is 33. Actor Timothée Chalamet is 29.
After 22 years in the Minnesota House of Representatives, Dean Urdahl will be officially retired on January 5th. His eleven terms in the State Legislature have resulted in numerous local and state projects being accomplished.
Urdahl says he served on the Capital Investment Committee for 20 years – two of those years as chair when Republicans were in the majority – and he was able to get many projects included in the bonding bills – mainly for water and wastewater projects – for the small towns he represented, but also big projects such as $6-million for the Litchfield Area Recreation Center, and $10-million for the wastewater expansion project at First District Association which did not get signed into law this past session as the Senate did not get it passed in time for the midnight deadline, but he’s confident it will pass in the 2025 session. He says he was also instrumental in the huge preservation project for the State Capitol Building.
Urdahl says he worked for 7 years on a bill to get civics as a requirement for course credit for high school juniors and seniors and it finally passed, so it will be a requirement for graduation as of 2026. He says he also tried to get a state park located in his district, and eventually Green Leaf – in southern Meeker County – was designated as a state recreation area. He says he’d like to thank the people in this area for the opportunity he’s had to represent them these past 22 years.
Urdahl says his wife, Karen, encouraged him to retire at the end of his current term, and he agreed that it was time. He says they will spend time traveling and attending the events of their grandchildren, and he will also continue writing and hopes to produce another film this summer.
On Wednesday morning at 8:53, the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office received a call regarding an over-turned semi and trailer on Mapleview Road, just north of the T-intersection of County Road 40. Upon arrival, deputies located a 2018 Kenworth semi-truck with a tanker trailer tipped on its passenger side in the west ditch of Mapleview Road.
The truck was registered to Krain Transportation of Freeport. Approximately 55,000 pounds, or 6400 gallons of milk, were loaded in the tanker trailer, some of which were leaking out the top hatch. Deputies identified and spoke to the driver – 24-year-old Joshua Kulzer of Melrose. Kulzer said he was driving southbound on Mapleview Road when the tires of the tanker trailer got too close to the shoulder of the road. The tires caught the softer portion of the shoulder and pulled the rest of the truck off the roadway and it eventually over-turned. Kulzer was not injured. Albany Fire & Rescue assisted at the scene.
WASHINGTON, Dec 26, 2024 — Today, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland has signed Public Land Order 7956, finalizing protections for the Pactola Reservoir–Rapid Creek Watershed on the Black Hills National Forest from the potential effects of mineral exploration and development. This order follows a request from the U.S. Forest Service to close 20,510 acres of National Forest System land to sale or exchange and mineral entry and leasing, for a 20-year period, subject to valid existing rights.
Originally reported by the USDA.
Originally reported by the USDA.
WASHINGTON, 26 de diciembre de 2024 — Hoy, la Secretaria del Interior, Deb Haaland, firmó la Orden de Tierras Públicas 7956 , que finaliza las protecciones para la cuenca hidrográfica Pactola Reservoir–Rapid Creek en el Bosque Nacional Black Hills contra los posibles efectos de la exploración y el desarrollo minero. Esta orden surge de una solicitud del Servicio Forestal de los EE. UU.
Originally reported by the USDA.
Originally reported by the USDA.
