ODDLY ENOUGH

ODDLY ENOUGH

Clash in DC is over peace, love and a Volkswagen bus

WASHINGTON

A group of Washington residents plans to rally for peace, love and a Volkswagen Microbus.

They say the Volkswagen, which is decorated with rainbows and peace symbols, is a public art installation, but city officials say the van is an abandoned vehicle and must be removed.

The car’s owners, a family in Washington’s Palisades neighborhood, are asking neighbors to come to a 1960s-themed rally Sunday to save what they call the “Peace-Mobile.”

The vehicle, which no longer has an engine, has been in the family’s yard since the spring.

After a neighbor complained, city officials said they would remove it by the end of October. Under D.C. law, an inoperable vehicle is considered abandoned if it is left on private property for more than 30 days.

Cakewalk? Thieves leave trail of snack wrappers, boxes

WICHITA, Kan.

Now that’s taking the cake.

Wichita police say whoever stole a Little Debbie delivery truck left a trail of empty boxes and snack-cake wrappers after abandoning the vehicle.

The truck was taken around 4 a.m. Monday from outside a Walmart store. KFDI-AM reports the vehicle was driven into a shallow canal — but not before the thieves apparently pulled out some of the thousands of dollars worth of snacks. Police are still looking for the thieves.

Three wreckers pulled the truck from the canal. It’s been returned to its owner.

Mich. teen kills 448-pound black bear with bow and arrow

BATTLE CREEK, Mich.

A 17-year-old Michigan girl began her big game hunting career with a bang — or rather a whoosh — by killing a 448-pound black bear with a bow and arrow from 16 yards away.

High school senior Jessica Olmstead of Battle Creek shot the bear during a hunting trip last month in Oba, Ontario.

She told the Battle Creek Enquirer for a story published Tuesday that the bear was the first animal she killed with the new bow.

“As soon as my dad got it for me, I was immediately comfortable, and I was ready to use it the next day,” Jessica said.

“When I go out hunting, it’s really exciting,” she said. “Whenever I see a bear, I just want to go at it. When you’re hunting, your heart is racing, your blood is pumping, and you feel that adrenaline rush. I really love to hunt.”

Her father, Tim Olmstead, told The Associated Press that his daughter eats the animals she hunts, including the bear, and does not kill just for fun.

Jessica’s hunting exploits range beyond the wilderness. Earlier this month, she caught a 20-pound salmon in Lake Michigan.

Associated Press