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LANDMARKS by Kathy Wolfe

Across the continent, travelers can visit varied sights, from the beautiful to the unusual to the downright strange. This week, Tidbits focuses on a few of each.

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• Towering 605 feet (185 m) above Seattle is the Space Needle, built for the 1962 World’s Fair. With a foundation 30 feet (9.1 m) deep and 120 feet (36.5 m) across, 467 cement trucks worked an entire day to fill the hole. The paint colors were named to relate to the Fair’s theme of “Century 21” — The legs of the Needle were Astronaut White, the core painted Orbital Olive, Re-entry Red for the halo and Galaxy Gold for the sunburst and pagoda roof. At the time of its construction, the Space Needle was the tallest building west of the Mississippi River. It cost $4.5 million to build, but underwent a $20 million renovation in 2000. • Bemidji, Minnesota, is home to the 18-foot-tall (5.5 m), 2.5-ton Paul Bunyan and his companion Babe the Blue Ox, built in 1937. The pair greets visitors near the Chamber of Commerce building on the shore of Lake Bemidji, which is said to be Paul Bunyan’s birthplace. The building also features the “Fireplace of States” built during the Great Depression, which includes stones from every American state and every Canadian province. turn to page 5 for more Landmarks!

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Oprah Winfrey celebrates her 57th birthday this month. How did she go from poverty to becoming one of the most influential women in the world? Take a look at the life of this broadcaster, author, publisher, actress, producer and philanthropist. • When Winfrey was born to unmarried teenage parents in rural Mississippi, she was quickly handed off to her grandmother, where she lived her first six years. Although they didn’t have much money (Winfrey wore dresses fashioned from potato sacks), Hattie Mae Lee made sure her granddaughter’s life was enriched in other areas. Hattie taught Winfrey to read before she was three, brought her to church regularly and taught her Bible verses. • Winfrey’s life took a bad turn after those first six years when her young mother moved her to innercity Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Winfrey endured sexual abuse by family members beginning at age nine. She ran away at 13, became pregnant at 14, and suffered through the death of her son shortly after his birth. Her next stop in life was with her father, a Nashville barber, who continually spurred her on to educational excellence. Her life turned around as she became an honors student and earned second place in a national high school speech meet. She won the Miss Black Tennessee beauty pageant at age 17, which was followed by a job with a radio station. By age 19, she was co-anchoring the local evening news. • At 22, Winfrey moved to Baltimore to co-anchor WJZ-TV’s six o’clock news and began hosting a local talk show two years later. It was on to Chicago in 1983 when she was 29 to take over a morning talk show that was last place in the ratings. The program quickly rose in popularity to beat Phil Donahue’s ratings. • When Winfrey’s Chicago talk show went national in 1986, she became a millionaire at 32. By age 41, she was worth $340 million. Five years later that figure was $800 million. By September, 2010, her net worth was in excess of $2.7 billion. • Winfrey began her acting career in 1985 when she co-starred in “The Color Purple,” a performance that earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. She went on to produce and star in the movie “Beloved.” • The most-watched interview in television history was hosted by Winfrey in 1993. More than 36 million people watched her interview Michael Jackson. • A new feature was added to “The Oprah Winfrey Show” in 1996, Oprah’s Book Club. Viewers are asked to read a variety of new books as well as the classics for discussion on her program. Her interest in many unheard-of books has caused a skyrocket in their sales, making them bestsellers in most cases. She has also initiated “Oprah’s Child Predator Watch List” to hunt accused child molesters. • In 2007, Winfrey invested $40 million to establish the private Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls near Johannesburg, South Africa, a 28-building campus that stresses academic achievement and service leadership. Winfrey personally handselected the first 152 students out of more than 3,000 applications.

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PICKS OF THE WEEK “You Again” (PG) -- Kristen Bell leads an all-star cast in this dramedy about how it’s harder than we think to outgrow the rivalries and hurts of our youth. High school was no bed of roses for Marni (Kristen Bell), but she’s grown up now and a successful businesswoman, and she thinks she’s put all that behind her -- until Marni’s brother announces his engagement to her high-school tormentor Joanna (Odette Yustman). As old wounds bubble back to the surface, we also learn that Marni’s mom (Jamie Lee Curtis) was high-school enemies with Joanna’s aunt (Sigourney Weaver). And even Marni’s grandmother (the always hilarious Betty White) encounters a youthful rival during the course of the film. “You Again” is a pretty funny movie -- if somewhat slow-paced at times. Not the greatest comedy you’ll watch this year, but the performances by this crew of talented women make what could have been a mediocre comedy into something worth watching. “Paranormal Activity 2” (Unrated Director’s Cut) -- In this prequel to the surprise 2007 horror hit, director Tod Williams kicks it up a notch and things get EVEN PARANORMALER. Set a few months before the original movie’s events, we find Dan and Kristi (Brian Boland and Sprague Graydon) with a new baby in their home -- and another new arrival: A Demonic Force that has designs on them all. “Paranormal Activity 2” utilizes the same cobbled-together security-cam footage motif as the original -- and to great effect. The Gotcha Moments really get you, and even though prequels as a rule usually blow, this film is actually a fairly good horror flick.

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TOP TEN MOVIES 1. The Green Hornet (PG-13) Seth Rogen, Jay Chou 2. True Grit (PG-13) Jeff Bridges, Hailee Steinfeld 3. The King’s Speech (R) Colin Firth, Helena Bonham Carter 4. Black Swan (R) Natalie Portman, Vincent Cassell 5. Little Fockers (PG-13) Robert De Niro, Owen Wilson 6. TRON: Legacy (PG) Jeff Bridges, Garrett Hedlund 7. Yogi Bear (PG) animated 8. The Fighter (R) Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale 9. Season of the Witch (PG-13) Nicolas Cage, Ron Perlman 1983 epic saga of the early years of America’s 10. Tangled (PG) animated space program is both intimate and mythic. The Soviet Union’s 1957 launch of Sputnik, the TOP TEN VIDEO, DVD of January 22, 2011 world’s first satellite, was the catalyst for what would become The Space Race of the 1960s -- with the Top 10 Video Rentals United States and the Soviets vying for control of 1. Dinner for Schmucks (PG-13) Steve Carrell 2. Salt (PG-13) Angelina Jolie outer space. The film chronicles America’s search for our first 3. Resident Evil: Afterlife (R) Milla Jovovich astronauts -- men with the Right Stuff to man NA- 4. The Town (R) Ben Affleck SA’s Mercury Program -- telling the stories of great 5. Machete (R) Danny Trejo test pilots like Chuck Yeager (Sam Shepherd), the 6. The Other Guys (PG-13) Will Ferrell first pilot to break the sound barrier, and fighter 7. Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (PG-13) jocks like John Glenn (Ed Harris) and Alan Shep- Michael Douglas 8. Inception (PG-13) Leonardo DiCaprio herd (Scott Glenn). The pre-CGI special effects in this film will blow you 9. The American (R) George Clooney away with their realism. The performances by the 10. Case 39 (R) Renee Zellweger all-star cast are top-notch. “The Right Stuff” is not only one of the best films about the space program, Top 10 DVD Sales 1. Resident Evil: Afterlife (R) (Sony) it is also one of the greatest films of the 1980s. 2. Despicable Me (PG) (Universal) 3. Salt (PG-13) (Sony) TV SERIES 4. Inception (PG-13) (Warner Bros.) “Columbo: Mystery Movie Collection 19915. The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (PG-13) (Summit) 1993” 6. The Town (R) (Warner Bros.) “Project Runway” The Complete Eighth Sea- 7. Easy A (PG-13) (Sony) son 8. The Other Guys (PG-13) (Sony) “The Super Hero Squad Show: Quest For The 9. The A-Team (PG-13) (Fox) Infinity Sword” Volume Three 10. Family Guy: It’s a Trap! (N/R) (Fox)

“Doctor Who: The Movie” (Special Edition) “The Guardian” Final Season “The Right Stuff” (PG) -- Based on Tom Wolfe’s “Best of Bonanza” best-selling book, director Philip Kaufman’s

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¥ It was beloved British mystery novelist and playwright Agatha Christie who made the following sage observation: “It is a curious thought, but it is only when you see people looking ridiculous that you realize just how much you love them.” ¥ Some toads can live for up to a year without eating a single thing. ¥ Those who study such things say that not all your fingernails grow at the same rate. It seems the nail on your middle finger is a bit of an overachiever -- it grows faster than the nails on your other fingers. ¥ Lawmakers in Corpus Christi, Texas, evidently once found home alligator farming to be enough of a problem that they felt compelled to pass a law making it illegal to raise the crocodilians in a home. ¥ If you buy a postage stamp in Israel, rest assured that the glue you’ll be licking on said stamp is kosher. ¥ If you (like me) are a fan of Krispy Kreme’s donuts, you may be interested to learn that the pastries have been made with dough from the same secret recipe since 1937. ¥ During the first couple of years of life, dolphins gain an average of five pounds every month. ¥ Despite the fact that famed magician Harry Houdini exposed a number of mediums and psychics as frauds, Sherlock Holmes novelist Sir Arthur Conan Doyle persisted in believing that Houdini himself was a medium. ¥ The subcontinent of India is steadily moving closer to the continent of Asia -- by about 2 inches every year. *** Thought for the Day: “Give all power to the many, and they will oppress the few. Give all power to the few, and they will oppress the many. Both therefore ought to have power, that each may defend itself against the other.” -- Alexander Hamilton

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• Back in 1859, an Arkansas farmer found a 1,000-pound (453 kg) rock in the Black River and quickly spread the word that he had found a meteorite. It was moved to the county courthouse in nearby Pocahontas, where it can still be seen today. Years later, geologists from the University of Arkansas gave the community the bad news that the rock is not a meteorite, but it remains quite the tourist attraction just the same. • And speaking of Pocahontas, when driving through Pocahontas, Iowa, you can stop at the east end of town and see a 25-foot- (7.6-m) tall concrete statue of the famous Indian princess for whom the town is named. • Perched atop the Continental Divide and overlooking the city of Butte, Montana, is Our Lady of the Rockies, the largest Virgin Mary statue in North America. This 90-foot (27.4-m), 16-gauge steel statue weighs 80 tons and sits atop a 425-ton base. It took six years to complete and was installed in 1985. The original plan was for the Lady to be 120 feet (36.6 m) tall, but those plans were scrapped when the FAA told the city that if the Lady were any taller than 90 feet, it would necessitate a blinking light on the head. • In 1846, a party of 87 emigrants set out along the Oregon Trail too close to winter and were trapped in the Sierra Nevada Mountains by heavy snowfall. Their food supplies dwindled, and some of the party turned to cannibalism for survival, eating those who had passed away. It took four months until the first rescue party arrived. Forty-eight members of the party survived. Since 1918, bronze figures of a pioneer family have stood atop a 22-foot (6.7 m) pedestal at Donner State Park near Truckee, California. Because the snow had been 22 feet deep near their camp, the pedestal was made the same height to show visitors its depth. • Pink elephants must be a popular item since there seem to be so many scattered across the United States. You can see these giant pachyderms in Tennessee, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, New York and Missouri. Some wear glasses, while others have a martini glass wrapped in their trunk. • As you pass through Chico, California, you may want to stop and view the world’s largest yo-yo. The wooden toy weighs 256 pounds (116 kg) and can be seen at the National Yo-Yo Museum, which houses 80 years of yo-yo artifacts. Continued on page 7!

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1. Name the group that had hits with “Charity Ball” (1971), “I’ve Had It” (1974) and “Butter Boy” (1975). 2. Which singer was married to James Taylor? 3. Of the various cover versions of “Betcha by Golly, Wow,” who released the song first? 4. Who is Michelle Karen Johnston, and what was the name of her first album? 5. Did Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans ever have a Top 10 hit? 6. Who played all the instruments (except drums) on his first album? (No, not Prince.) 1. The all-female group Fanny. While they were well thought of at the time, they seemed to just ... vanish. 2. Singer and songwriter Carly Simon. 3. Philadelphia soul group The Stylistics, in 1971. Their next hit was “You Make Me Feel Brand New” in 1974. 4. Johnston’s stage name is Michelle Shocked. Her first album was “The Texas Campfire Tapes Album” in 1986. Her most recent album was “Soul of My Soul” in 2007. 5. Amazingly, yes, with “Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah” (1962), which rose to No. 8 on the charts. The tune came from the 1946 Disney animated film “Song of the South.” 6. Trent Reznor. The album, “Pretty Hate Machine,” was released in 1989. Reznor was working in a studio at the time and used the recording equipment in the off hours.

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1. Frankie Frisch batted .316 in his 19-year major-league career. 2. Frank Thomas and Will Clark. 3. O.J. Simpson (1973), Eric Dickerson (‘84), Barry Sanders (‘97), Terrell Davis (‘98) and Jamal Lewis (2003). 4. Seven -- Marquette (2003), Syracuse (‘03), UConn (‘04, ‘09), Louisville (‘05), Georgetown (‘07), Villanova (‘09) and West Virginia (‘10). 5. Tampa Bay’s Nikolai Khabibulin and Toronto’s Ed Belfour, both in 2004. 6. Three -- 1928, ‘32 and ‘36. 7. Fred Wadsworth, at the 1986 Southern Open.

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• Nestled in the Black Hills of South Dakota is a partially completed sculpture carved into Thunderhead Mountain. It is the likeness of Oglala Lakota warrior Crazy Horse astride his horse, a project that has no scheduled completion date. The carving was begun in June 1948 by Polish-American sculptor Korczak Ziolkowski as a way of honoring the heritage of North American Indians. Ziolkowski had worked on Mt. Rushmore, 17 miles away, under Gutzon Borglum 24 years earlier. When complete, the monument will be 641 feet (195 m) wide and 563 feet (172 m) high. The head was completed in 1998 and is 87.5 feet (26.7 m) high. Compare this to the Presidents’ heads at nearby Rushmore at 60 feet (18 m) high. The horse’s head is the current focus of the work, and will be the equivalent of a 22-story building when complete. Ziolkowski passed away in 1982 and is buried in a tomb at the base of the mountain. But his family continues the work in honor of his last words, “You must work on the mountain — but go slowly so you do it right.” • Duncan, British Columbia, is home to the world’s largest hockey stick and puck. Created for Expo ’86 in Vancouver, these items have made their way to the Cowichan Community Centre in Duncan. The community is also known as the “City of Totems” as it has 80 totem poles within its borders. It claims to have the world’s largest totem pole, and indeed, it has the thickest pole, over 6 feet (1.8 m) in diameter. The world’s tallest stands in Alert Bay, British Columbia, reaching 173 feet (53 m) into the sky. Close behind is the 160-fott (48.8m) totem in McKinleyville, California, just behind the local Safeway store. While Alert Bay’s pole is constructed of two trees, McKinleyville’s came from a single tree. • An interesting rock obelisk, 21 feet (6.4 m) tall, stands in a gas station parking lot in Rugby, North Dakota. It marks the geographical center of North America, as determined by a U.S. Geological Survey conducted in 1931. The monument was completed the following year.

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