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2 county workers reprimanded for installing ‘ghost camera’
BUTTE, Mont.
Two county employees in Montana have been reprimanded after a motion-activated camera was installed in a little-used room in the health department in the hopes of capturing paranormal activity.
An internal investigation found that no crimes had been committed, The Montana Standard reported.
Butte-Silver Bow County Chief Executive Matt Vincent said he could see the humorous side of the situation but questioned the judgment of the employees involved.
“Whenever you’re talking about ghosts, it’s off the wall,” he said. “But it’s serious in that the public gives trust in us, and we need to take that seriously, and setting up cameras in public buildings to catch paranormal activity, I don’t think that is gaining the public’s trust.”
Runner in KC Marathon sets knitting record
KANSAS CITY, Mo.
A University of Central Missouri graphic- design professor has knitted his way into the record books while running the Kansas City Marathon.
The Kansas City Star reports that David Babcock finished Saturday’s marathon in 5 hours, 48 minutes and 27 seconds.
Knitting experts measured the scarf he created along the route at just more than 12 feet long.
The Guinness scarf-knitting-while-running-a-marathon record previously was held by Susie Hewer, who runs to raise money for Alzheimer’s disease research. She knitted a 6 foot, 9 inch scarf at the London Marathon in April.
Like Hewer, the 41-year-old Babcock hopes that people will donate to the Alzheimer’s Association.
Hawaii surfer throws punches to escape shark
LIHUE, Hawaii
A 25-year-old Hawaii surfer and former boxer went several rounds with a shark and won.
Jeff Horton tells The Garden Island that he punched a shark that bit down on his surfboard. He was able to get away uninjured.
He had been surfing three hours early Sunday near Kilauea when he saw a dark shape approaching.
The shark clamped down on his surfboard. Horton was knocked off and onto the shark.
Horton held a fin with one hand and punched the shark about eight times, finally jamming a knuckle into its eye.
The shark spit out the board and flung Horton into the air. Horton climbed back on his board and paddled to shore safely.
His board has a semicircle bite mark.
Associated Press