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July 17 has been designated Disneyland Day, commemorating Opening Day of the original theme park on that day in 1955. In honor of the occasion, Tidbits studies up on this famous attraction in Anaheim, California.

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• A simple carousel was the inspiration for Walt Disney’s dream of Disneyland. Every Sunday, Disney took his two daughters to play at Los Angeles’ Griffith Park, and he sat on the park bench and watched. As he sat, he noted that most parents had nothing to do, and envisioned a place where both children and their parents could have fun together.

• Disney’s ambition was for an eight-acre park called Mickey Mouse Park, located near his studios in Burbank. He planned themed areas throughout the park, and as his vision grew, he soon saw that eight acres was not nearly large enough. In 1953, Disney hired the Stanford Research Institute to search for a 100-acre site within the Los Angeles metropolitan area that was accessible by freeway. The company soon located a 160-acre orange grove in semi-rural Orange County near Anaheim.

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• ABC TV guaranteed a $6 million loan in exchange for Walt’s pledge to produce a weekly television show for them.

• Construction began on July 21, 1954, with the park divided into five sections with 18 attractions.

Main Street was at the front of the park, a turn-ofthe-century city Main Street. Adventureland was to be an “exotic tropical place,” complete with jungles.

Frontierland would allow visitors to experience America’s pioneer days. The goal of Fantasyland was to “make dreams come true,” complete with princesses and flying fairies, while Tomorrowland offered a glimpse into the “marvels of the future.”

The parking lot was designed with 15,167 spaces.

Walt’s “magical little park” had turned into a $17 million theme park.

• Just shy of a year later, Disneyland held its opening day. Its first day was to be limited to by-invitation-only guests for a preview of flying elephants, giant teacups, moon rockets, and a castle.

Six thousand invitations were sent to Disney studio workers, the park’s construction workers, the press, and officials of company sponsors. Unfortunately, because of counterfeit tickets, an additional 22,000 people entered the park.

• 53-year-old Walt Disney dedicated the park in the morning, then got busy with ABC filming a 90-minute live special, hosted by TV and movie personalities Art Linkletter, Ronald Reagan, and Bob Cummings, a broadcast that would be watched by 90 million people.

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most of the park’s water fountains and rest rooms out of order. Asphalt laid the night before became soft and women’s shoes sunk into the tar. A gas leak temporarily closed Fantasyland. Yet nothing could stop the opening to the public the following day.

1. Is the Book of Rehoboam in the Old or New Testament or neither?

2. From Genesis 4, what righteous man started the practice of herding sheep? Adam, Cain, Abel, Job 3. How many times is the word “Bible” mentioned in the scripture of the Bible (KJV)?

Zero, 3, 49, Over 1,000 4. According to Jesus, what was Satan from the beginning? Deceiver, Evil, Thief, Murderer 5. In biblical times, which was a large unit of money or weight? Levy, Talent, Shekel, Sepulcher 6. Of these, who wasn’t a son of Noah? Shem, Ham, Levi, Japheth Comments? More Trivia?

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• The entrance fee was $1.00, about $6.50 in today’s dollars. Roy Disney purchased ticket number one, but the first visitor to buy an entrance ticket was David MacPherson, ticket #2. Three attractions were free, but individual tickets for 18 rides ranged from 10 cents to 35 cents each. (Current ticket prices start at $95.00 per day.)

• To avoid overcrowding, Walt Disney limited daily attendance to 20,000. It took just seven weeks for the park to welcome its one-millionth guest. Ten years after opening day, more than 50 million visitors had passed through the gates.

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• Shortly after Disneyland’s opening, Walt Disney was heard to say, “We’re gonna kick ourselves for not buying everything within a radius of ten miles around here.”

• Disney’s weekly television series guaranteed to ABC in exchange for the $6 million loan debuted on October 27, 1955.

• The Mark Twain riverboat seen in Frontierland sailed for the first time four days before the park opened, carrying guests at a private party celebrating Walt and Lillian Disney’s 30th wedding anniversary.

On Opening Day, with the mad rush of uninvited guests, the ride became overcrowded and nearly capsized. It seems that no had established its maximum safe passenger capacity.

• Since Disneyland’s opening day, folks have been getting motion sickness at the Mad Tea Party, a ride featuring 18 spinning tea cups. The inspiration for this attraction came from a scene in Disney’s 1951 animated film, Alice in Wonderland, when the Mad Hatter and friends celebrated with an Unbirthday Party. During the first two years after opening, the tea cups had no brakes or clutches, and there was no limit on how fast they could spin.

• Although the flying Dumbo elephants are a longtime favorite at Disneyland, they weren’t there on Opening Day. The original 10 elephants, based on Disney’s 1941 film Dumbo, didn’t debut until three months after the park opened. When former U.S. President Harry S. Truman visited Disneyland in 1957, he declined a ride on the revolving pachyderms.

It wasn’t due to motion sickness – the Democrat didn’t want to associate with an elephant, the symbol of the Republican Party. One of the original Dumbo’s can be viewed at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History.

• The Matterhorn bobsleds were also not an original Disneyland feature. The steel roller coaster ride opened on June 14, 1959, the same day the Monorail and the Submarine Voyage made their debut. Walt Disney conceived the idea while in the Alps of Switzerland filming Third Man on the Mountain.

Inspired by the beauty of the Matterhorn, he sent a postcard of the mountain to his Disneyland architect Vic Greene with the words, “Vic, build this. Walt.”

The park’s mountain was built to 1/100th scale of the original, 147 feet (44.8 m) versus the 14,700 feet (4,480 m) of the original.

• The Submarine Voyage was open from 1959 until 1998, and simulated an undersea voyage through coral reefs, mysterious caves, and a graveyard of sunken ships. A portion of the ride imitated the 1958 voyage of the nuclear submarine, the USS Nautilus as it sailed under the Arctic Ocean’s polar ice cap. From 1965 to 1967, female employees dressed in mermaid costumes sunbathed and performed synchronized swimming stunts in the lagoon surrounding the attraction, receiving $1.65 per hour for their efforts.

After several complained of health issues related to the subs’ diesel exhaust fumes, this feature was discontinued.

1. When was the last time before 2015 that no member of the New York Yankees was in the starting lineup for the All-Star Game?

2. Minnesota Twins pitcher Phil Hughes set a major-league record in 2014 for best strikeout-towalk ratio (11.63 to 1). Who had held the mark?

3. What two NFL players each won Super Bowls 13 years apart?

4. When was the last time before 2015 and 2016 that Notre Dame’s men’s basketball team reached the NCAA Tournament’s Elite Eight?

5. Since the 1999-2000 season, how many times has the winner of the NHL’S Presidents’ Trophy (best regular-season record) also won the Stanley Cup? 6. In 2015, Portland’s Diego Valeri recorded the fastest goal in MLS Cup history (27 seconds).

Who had held the mark?

7. Who was the only horse other than Nyquist in 2016 to win the Kentucky Derby after winning the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile as a 2-year-old? (c) 2016 King Features Synd., Inc.

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Hi Gang, Summer fishing patterns are continuing as they have been for several weeks. Norfork Dam is still running a steady one unit 24 hours a day. That provides stable water conditions offering plenty of drift fishing opportunities but limited wading water. Bull Shoals generation is all over the map, all the way from minimum flow to six units or so. The increasing demand for electricity in the afternoons is the reason for the great fluctuations.

That Yo Yo water can be challenging to fish with the rapid rise and fall of the water. The key is to be aware of what is happening with the changes in the water levels and try to adjust your techniques accordingly. Usually the initial rise prompts a hot bite for a while. Keeps your boat going right along with the rise as long as you are able. After you have gone as far as you want turn around and run back upstream for several miles if possible and start fishing again. That upstream move will get you ino some water that has settled down and hopefully the fish will be cooperative as well. Remember the fish are still there but they adapt to the conditions in order to feed and find protection. Some simple rules are: With rising water the fish tend to move to the banks especially Brown Trout. Falling water usually

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KANGAROOS Let’s get hopping by taking a look at the kangaroo, the most common member of the marsupial group.

• Marsupials are distinctive in that they carry their young around in pouches. Besides kangaroos, the group includes Tasmanian devils, wallabies, and pademelos. Although kangaroos give live birth, the gestation period is very short, only 21 to 38 days, but as soon as the offspring is born (up to four at one time), they climb from the birth canal into the pouch where the mother’s mammary glands are located. There they will continue to develop for several months. At birth, the tiny hairless kangaroo is smaller than a bee, ranging from 0.2 to 0.9 inches (5 to 25 mm) in size.

• The four different species of kangaroos all reside in Australia – the red kangaroo, the eastern, the western gray, and the antilopine kangaroo. The red kangaroo is the largest, as well as the largest of all marsupials. Its length from head to rump is between 3.25 and 5.25 feet (1.0 and 1.6 m), with the tail adding another 40 inches or so (101.6 cm). Its weight can reach 200 lbs. (90 kg.). The musky-rat kangaroo measures just 8 inches (20.3 cm) long, weighing just 12 oz. (340 grams). Its tail contributes another 6 inches (15.2 cm).

• Of course, the most familiar characteristic is their method of transportation – hopping! They are the only large animals that do so. One hop usually measures a distance of 15 feet (7 m) and kangaroos have the ability to jump up to three times their height, yet the red kangaroo can leap an amazing 25 feet (8 m) up to 10 feet (3 m) in the air.

• The kangaroo’s top speed can reach close to 40 mph (60 km/hr), with normal “cruising” speed about 15 mph (25 km/hr). In addition to their strong hind legs, they also use their muscular tail as a means of pushing off the ground.

• Oddly enough, kangaroos can only move their back legs together at the same time and are incapable of moving them individually. In fact, if one leg is seriously injured, the kangaroo will probably die because it cannot move about freely.

However, when a kangaroo is swimming, it can kick each leg independently.

• The habitat of kangaroos varies by species.

The tiny musky-rat kangaroo beds down in little nests in Queensland’s rainforests. Gray kangaroos like Australian and Tasmanian forests, while the antilopine likes the eucalyptus woodlands. Their diet consists of grasses, flowers, leaves, ferns, moss, and the occasional insect. Their digestive system is like that of a cow, regurgitating their food and re-chewing it before digesting it.

• Kangaroos don’t live very long in the wild, only about four to six years. In captivity, their lifespan increases to upwards of 20 years. They have poor eyesight, with a large number hopping about completely blind.

• Do you know your kangaroo lingo? The adult male can be called by three names, a buck, boomer, or jack. The females are known as does, flyers, or jills. The youngsters are referred to as joeys, and a group of roos is called a mob or troop, usually numbering 50 or more.

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Cucumber Mint Salad With Cheese

“Watch out for the mint! It will invade your garden like an aggressive weed if you don’t keep it under control,” warned my well-meaning neighbors when my kids and I planted our first assortment of herbs. But I say ... “Bring on the mint!”

After chives, mint is the next perennial peeking through our soil in May. By July, it has pushed its way beyond its borders and, I admit, duels for territory with other plants. But I celebrate its recklessness and pick it daily, rub it through my fingers and breathe in the freshness. No wonder toothpaste, soap, candy and chewing-gum companies profit from its virtues.

There are countless ways to enjoy fresh mint from the garden, too, including this tasty salad, which I serve as a side with grilled meat or fish. Ask your kids to pick a few sprigs for this recipe and enjoy prepping it together an hour or two before your meal.

CUCUMBER MINT SALAD WITH CHEESE 1 English cucumber (also known as a hothouse cucumber), about 12 inches long 8 ounces cheese such as cheddar, gruyere, Havarti or mild provolone 20 fresh mint leaves 2 tablespoons mayonnaise 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved through the stem Sprigs of fresh mint, for garnish.

1. Trim off the ends of the cucumber, cut in half lengthwise and let your child scrape out seeds with a spoon. Pat the cucumber dry.

2. To dice, slice each half in fourths lengthwise.

Line up the long “sticks” and cut perpendicularly to previous cuts, creating cubes.

3. Dice the cheese in slightly smaller cubes.

4. Remove any stems from the mint leaves. Cut them using an easy chiffonade technique that makes the mint look like fluffy ribbon: Stack eight leaves neatly and roll them up lengthwise to make a tight bundle. An adult should carefully cut bundled leaves thinly crosswise, to make ribbonlike pieces. Or, let kids cut through the bundle thinly with scissors. Repeat with remaining leaves.

5. In a large bowl, combine the cucumber, cheese, mint, mayonnaise, salt and pepper. Fold in the tomatoes and taste for seasonings.

6. Chill and serve garnished with a sprig or two of mint. Serves 8. *** Donna Erickson’s award-winning series “Donna’s Day” is airing on public television nationwide.

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1. Besides being the title of a 1962 hit song, what else was “Beechwood 4-5789”?

2. Name the Bert Kaempfert instrumental that climbed higher on the charts than the song did when lyrics were added.

3. Name the only No. 1 song by Ray Parker, Jr. (No, it wasn’t “Ghostbusters.”)

4. What do the initials stand for in the R&B band L.T.D.?

5. Name the song that contains this lyric: “We’re doing what we can, But if you want money for people with minds that hate, All I can tell you is, brother, you have to wait.”

Answers 1. A phone number. Telephone exchanges used to be known by words, using the first two letters of the name in place of numbers.

Today this one would be 234-5789.

2. “Wonderland by Night,” in 1961. The song stayed on top for three weeks.

3. “A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do)” in 1981.

4. Love, Togetherness and Devotion.

5. “Revolution,” by the Beatles, 1968. The John Lennon song was written in response to his doubts about social changes resulting from the war in Vietnam. The hard-rock version was the b-side to “Hey Jude,” while the slower version was on the White Album. (c) 2016 King Features Synd., Inc.

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--Q: I have a Hallmark Christmas ornament that I received as a gift in 1989. It is “Stocking Mouse” and is in its original box. How much is it worth?

-- Willow, Jackson, Mississippi A: The first Hallmark ornaments were issued in 1973. The Hallmark Keepsake Ornament Collectors’ Club was organized in 1987 and its members offered exclusive issues. Your ornament was introduced in 1981 and is worth about $45. It originally sold for $4.

One of the better price guides is “Warman’s Companion Hallmark Keepsake Ornaments” by Mary Sieber and published by Krause Books. Informative and portable, this guide features company history, more than 500 illustrations and values that I think accurately reflect the marketplace. *** Q: While cleaning out a storage barn in Vermont, I found an oval belt buckle with “SNY” on its face. What do I have? -- Steve, Manchester, New Hampshire A: You have a Civil War artifact. This buckle could have been worn by a member of the New York militia, since “SNY” is an abbreviation for State of New York. It also was worn by members of Brooklyn’s 23rd Regiment. Regardless, if authentic, it is worth about $500, according to “Warman’s Civil War Collectibles” by John F. Graf and published

by Krause Books. *** Q: I have a “Jimmy Carter for President” T-shirt that was purchased at a campaign rally but never worn. What do you think it is worth? -- Fred, Morrilton, Arkansas A: I found your T-shirt referenced in “Warman’s Political Collectibles: Identification and Price Guide” by Dr. Enoch L. Nappen and published

by Krause Books. According to Dr. Nappen, your T-shirt is from 1976 and is valued in the $15-$20 range. *** Q: I have a copy of the “Spalding Official Baseball Guide of 1937” and wonder about how much it might be worth. -- Ray, Blairs, Virginia A: Your book was edited by Carl Hubbell, and I have discovered that most copies are valued in the $15-$60 range. As with most collectibles, condition is paramount. Stained, marked or missing pages can dramatically lower its value.

Write to Larry Cox in care of KFWS, 628 Virginia Drive, Orlando, FL 32803, or send e-mail to questionsforcox@aol.com. Due to the large volume of mail he receives, Mr. Cox cannot personally answer all reader questions, nor does he do appraisals. Do not send any materials requiring return mail. (c) 2016 King Features Synd., Inc.

• Sleeping Beauty Castle is based on Bavaria, Germany’s 19th-century Neuschwanstein Castle.

• Main Street, U.S.A. featured Merlin’s Magic Shop from Opening Day until 1983. A 15-year-old teen named Steve Martin got his first job there in 1960, where he remained for three years. The comedian credits his employment there as helping him developing his performance skills.

• The term “animatronics” was coined in 1963 when Disneyland’s Polynesian-themed Enchanted Tiki Room opened, filled with 225 robotic singing, talking, and dancing birds.

• Since May of 1966, visitors to Disneyland’s Fantasyland have been taking a boat ride through “It’s a Small World,” an attraction with a worldbrotherhood theme and a song that most have trouble getting out of their brain. Singing and dancing dolls are dressed in native garb of each nation. The attraction had its debut on April 22, 1964 at the 1964 World’s Fair in New York, and was shipped to Disneyland at the Fair’s conclusion.

• Walt Disney kept his chain-smoking habit out of the public eye, never allowing himself to be photographed with a cigarette. He also never smoked around children. After feeling poorly for several months, in November of 1966, he entered the hospital for leg and neck pain. It was a busy time for Disney, with construction for Florida’s Walt Disney World having already begun. Disney was quickly diagnosed with lung cancer, and passed away just six weeks later at age 65. It would be nearly five more years until the Florida theme park was completed.

• Prior to 1985, during the off-season, Disneyland was closed every Monday and Tuesday. Since then, it has been open daily, year round, with the exception of the national day of mourning following President John F. Kennedy’s assassination in 1963, following the severe 1994 Northridge earthquake, and in 2001 at the time of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

• The boat ride through the “Pirates of the Caribbean” attraction was personally supervised

by Walt Disney. He had originally envisioned it as a walk-through wax museum, but after the success of “It’s a Small World’s” boat concept, he adjusted his designs. “Pirates” was the last ride Walt Disney would be involved with. It was under construction when he passed away and opened in 1967, three months after his death. A new section of the park, New Orleans Square, was built at a cost of $15 million, ironically the same cost as the real Louisiana Purchase in 1803.

The cost of the Pirates attraction came in at $8 million. The Spanish-style building was built with a 3,000 square foot apartment on the second floor, intended for entertaining and relaxing by Walt and his brother Roy. Following Walt’s death, the space never served its original purpose.

• The Disney-produced Pirates of the Caribbean film series, based on the theme park’s attraction, began in 2003 with The Curse of the Black Pearl.

Three more films followed, with the series grossing over $3.7 billion worldwide.

NOW THAT I’M HERE, I HAVE TO ASK MYSELF: “WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG?” Not only are the residents of Elmcroft living happy lives, they’re growing in experience – trying new things, making new friends, having fun and going places.

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BIBLE TRIVIA ANSWERS:

1) Neither; 2) Abel; 3) Zero; 4) Murderer; 5) Talent; 6) Levi

1. It was 1999.

2. Bret Saberhagen of the New York Mets in 1994 (11 to 1).

3. Tom Brady and Ted Hendricks.

4. It was 1979.

5. Four times (Colorado, 2001; Detroit, 2002, 2008; Chicago, 2013).

6. Eduardo Hurtado in 1996 and Ronnie Ekelund in 2003 each scored in the 5th minute.

7. Street Sense in 2007.

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When you meet Jim Davis you find your own complaint list has disappeared from your mind...

You find yourself wrapped up in his smile, soft embrace of his life that continues to bless so many. His focus on his epic journey to encourage cancer patients and survivors is one-of-a-kind flight as he flew to 48 states to give rides and an encouraging message of hope. “I wanted to show them by example that there can be life after cancer, and life after death, and hopefully inspire them to live life to the fullest”, he says.

Also, get an annual physical!

My Facebook page: Passion Flights for Life My Blog: flyinggem in purplepassion.blogspot.com

A favorite scripture of Jim’s is in Mathew 6:19-21”Lay not up treasures on earth where moths and rust does corrupt, rather lay up your treasures in heaven.”

It would be difficult at best to explain all the blessings that Jim Davis has brought to those around him. In my attempt to share a portion of His amazing story of survival of cancer, death defying circumstances and odds hard to imagine, I am compelled to share just a few of the excerpt’s from Jim’s book, “Until September” - NINE MONTHS TO GIVE. A book you must own, read and recommend to others!

(According to Jim) NINE MONTHS TO LIVE Do you have any idea how you would feel if the Doctor told you that you only have nine months to live? Thoughts would race through your mind so fast that you could not focus on any particular one! I am too young to die! Nine months is not long enough! I don't want to die! There are so many things I have not done! My family is not ready to give me up! Will death be painful? What happens after I am gone? What will people remember about me? How can I reverse the damage that cancer has done to my body?

You now have a time frame, nine months to do everything in this life that you had planned on. That is not enough time! So you begin to prioritize.

What is really important that time will allow you to do? You become so confused with the impossible task that you go deeper into depression and decide to just sit, shut down, give up and wait for the inevitable.

That is what you could do. But in my case, I had faced death many times and ‘he' was no stranger. I had lived a full and long life to the age of seventy three.

I had regrets, but mostly about what I had not done rather than to wrong things I did. My Lord Jesus had forgiven my wrongs and blotted them out of my record. I realized there are worse things than dying, one being not living each day to its fullest. Some might think they should lie around and conserve their strength. In my case if I have to quit living to keep from dying, what have I gained?

At this point, I could fall into a deep depression and wait for the end. I could have, but I didn't. I made a conscious decision to begin organizing and planning my life in such a way as to live each day to the fullest and milk the life out of each breath until the last one came. After all, the immune system works best for positive people.

What do I really want to do with what little time I have left? I love adventure, and one dream I have had for some time is flying my little plane to each of the forty eight states. That is exactly what Jim did. He completed a difficult journey. A journey that would bless him and others beyond belief.

On September 2nd 2015 Jim Davis of Mountain Home landed his experimental airplane at Midway, Arkansas after completing his four-month journey visiting all of the lower 48 states, giving rides to cancer patients and survivors. Davis said he was able to meet his goal for the 48-state journey thanks to Experimental Aircraft Association chapters and a three-man team back in the Twin Lakes Area- Steve Johnson, Jim Baker and Lyle Holland- who helped arrange meetings with cancer patients and survivors, track weather patterns and keep tabs on his health.

This trip to the 48 states has been the greatest adventure of my life says Davis and more than I could have ever hoped for. I would like to add the other two states, Hawaii and Alaska to it, but it is cost prohibitive. If anyone knows an Admiral in the Navy, maybe I could load Purple Passion on board an Aircraft carrier and have them carry me to those two places. When I joined the Navy, I had wanted to be a fighter pilot, but was turned down because I had no college diploma. I would love to make a carrier landing, and takeoff! ”Hopefully this is not the end, but just the beginning. I love to talk to groups of people. Churches, organizations, clubs, “Davis said. ”If I can encourage some cancer patient that is down in the dumps, If I can get one tough old boy to go to the doctor for an annual physical to detect cancer early, then I would say my mission is accomplished.”

I’m always lookinig for a good story! kjvideoman@gmail.com

To order books or contact Jim Davis by email or by phone: n341jd@gmail.com or (870) 736-4422