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Sharon woman finds python during nighttime potty visit
SHARON, Pa.
A 62-year-old woman says she discovered a python on her bathroom floor when she went to take an overnight potty break.
Debbie LaMotte tells The (Sharon) Herald that she first thought the snake was a scarf lying on the floor “because it had such a beautiful pattern.” But when she prodded it with her cane, the snake’s head moved.
The incident happened about 4 a.m. Tuesday at her apartment in Riverview Manor in Sharon.
Police came in and, LaMotte says, wound up using her “old-lady grabber” — a long-handled device that helps people pick up items without bending over — to lift the snake into a bag.
She believes the snake may have been a slither-away pet that squeezed under her front door.
Chicago strip club gets award for cleanliness
CHICAGO
A Chicago strip club has received an award for its efforts at dressing up the neighborhood.
The Admiral Theatre on Chicago’s northwest side received one of Albany Park Neighbors’ six “Block Star Business” awards this week. The group’s website says the honor is meant to spotlight businesses that work to keep the neighborhood clean and presentable.
“It’s difficult to dispute the Admiral doesn’t deserve the award,” group member Shylo Bisnett said. “They recently upgraded their facade and even during construction, it was still tidy, it was still passable.”
Nick Cecola, the Admiral’s creative director, said he thought it was a scam when he received an email informing him about the award.
The club plans to showcase the certificate in the main lobby.
“We’re actually getting it framed,” he said, adding that the club has someone “always keeping everything clean, walking up and down the sidewalk, making sure they sweep, keeping the whole block basically immaculate.”
‘In Dog We Trust’ rug to be auctioned for animal group
LARGO, Fla.
Is “In Dog We Trust” your motto?
If so, a sheriff’s office in Florida has a rug for you. The Pinellas County sheriff’s office said Thursday it will auction off a rug that had “In Dog We Trust” on it instead of “In God We Trust.”
The forest-green rug with the sheriff’s gold badge was in the entrance area for a couple of months when the error was discovered Wednesday by a deputy.
Proceeds from the auction will go to a local animal-rescue organization.
Pinellas Sheriff Bob Gualtieri says the rug will head to the auction block because the story garnered so much attention.
The rug initially was valued at $500.
Associated Press