Cold Snap Expected to Trim Engelmann Spruce Beetle Outbreaks
Montana forest researchers report that a deep November freeze lowered beetle survival in areas north of Idaho. Study shows average mortality around 42 percent, higher above snow and where sub zero temperatures persisted.
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Harry J. McCarthy
Montana U
U. S. Forest Service
Montana
Idaho
Forest Service
United States
Rogers Pass
Mont
Spruce
Hoodoo Creek
Lolo National Forest
Medieval Coed Dinner Ends After 25 Years at Penn State
The famed medieval Yule dinner at Penn State, a 1919 tradition hosted by the Women's Student Government Association, was cancelled as coed attendance neared 1,000. The procession through McAllister Hall featured lord and lady hosts, heralds, a poet, a cardinal, pages, and jesters with the boar's head.
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Emily Post
Pennsylvania State University
Women’s Student Government Association
Lord
McAllister
Ldinner
McAllister Hall
Christmas Dinner Described With Medieval Custom
A festive scene features costumed girls on a dais in a candlelit hall as a choir performs Christmas music and a poet reads Old English poetry. Guests follow medieval rules with no forks or napkins, while a roast pork dinner with plum pudding is served.
Outdoor Christmas Decorations Spread From Small Towns
The article notes that many communities now display outdoor Christmas lights with two or three big displays in cities. Origins are unclear with four towns possibly first inspired as early as 1913. McDonald and Germantown in Pennsylvania, Salem Oregon, and Riverside California are mentioned.
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McDonald
Germantown
Pennsylvania
Salem
Ore
Riverside
Calif
Man tells officers he believed victim was his wife after stabbing
A man admitted to stabbing a woman in the back and leg arguing he mistook her for his wife. Police described the victim as in fair condition.
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Dallas
Gertrude Sercy
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