Almanac

TODAY’S HISTORY:

ANDREWS MCMEEL

• In 1902, Marie and Pierre Curie isolated the radioactive element radium for the first time.

• In 1946, the League of Nations officially dissolved.

• In 1999, two gun-wielding students killed 12 fellow students and a teacher at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado.

• In 2010, a gas explosion and fire killed 11 people on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, beginning an oil spill that would not be capped for several months.

TODAY’S FACT:

• England sent criminals to Australia for forced labor and isolation from society well into the 19th century.

Laurie Scribner — Celebration of Life

Please join Lucas and Danielle Scribner in a celebration of life for their mother Laurie Scribner on Saturday April 29 at the Old Brick Church in Williston from 1-4 p.m.

Please bring your favorite memory to share.

In lieu of flowers, please bring a contribution for the Williston Food Shelf or donate to your favorite charity.

Laurie leaves behind her children Lucas and Danielle Scribner; her mother Arlene Degree; brother Lawrence Degree; Marllene Bryant and his children; and grandchildren Steve, Liz, Emily, Michelle and Josie. She was predeceased by her husband Mark Scribner and Father Paul Degree. She passed Away on Oct. 9.