Tuesday, June 28, 2011
oddly enough
Dead Mass. man sought for jury duty for 5 years
GEORGETOWN, Mass.
A Massachusetts man facing a criminal complaint for failing to appear for jury duty apparently had a good excuse.
He’s been dead for five years.
State Deputy Jury Commissioner John Cavanaugh said last week that the state will not proceed with serving a criminal complaint against Michael Wylie.
The late Georgetown resident was issued a notice to serve on jury duty five years ago, but at the time he was in hospice care and had terminal cancer. He died a few months later, but the commission continued to send letters about his failure to report.
Wylie’s family says they tried to tell authorities that he had died, but officials say the family never sent a death certificate.
Chinese crested-Chihuahua mix deemed ‘ugliest dog’
PETALUMA, Calif.
Yoda’s short tufts of hair, protruding tongue, and long, seemingly hairless legs were enough to earn it the World’s Ugliest Dog title at a Northern California fair.
The 14-year-old Chinese crested and Chihuahua mix won the honor Friday night at the 23rd annual contest at the Sonoma Marin Fair.
Owner Terry Schumacher of Hanford, Calif. says the 2-pound dog has come a long way since she was found abandoned behind an apartment building. Schumacher says she first thought the pooch was a rat.
Yoda’s distinction comes a year after a one-eyed Chihuahua named Princess Abby claimed victory. A pedigree Chinese crested won in 2008 and another Chinese crested and Chihuahua mix was the ugliest in 2007.
In past years, the winner’s owner has received a $1,000 check.
Associated Press