Posted on: Wednesday, February 16, 2005
ISLAND LIFE SHORTS
Pearl survivor to sign own action figure
Advertiser Staff and News Services
"The ship shook like a rag doll."
Stratton is at the USS Arizona Memorial Visitor Center today from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. He'll talk story at 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m., and sign action figures of himself. Admission is free, but the action figure costs $29.95. Information: 422-5664.
Place whole buds or just the petals between the pages of a heavy book; line the pages with wax paper to protect the book. Close the book and place something heavy on top. After two or three weeks, the flowers will be ready to be stored or used. Dried petals can be used as potpourri, or full blooms can be made into elegant arrangements.
Duane "Dog" Chapman | on his TV show, "Dog the Bounty Hunter": "I tell fathers, be as good a man as you can, because your kids will definitely follow in your footsteps."
Those words were spoken by Donald G. Stratton, the USS Arizona survivor, regarding the Pearl Harbor attacks on Dec. 7, 1941. Stratton lost 1,177 of his mates that day, surviving by pulling himself 60 feet, hand-over-hand, along a thick, hemp rope.
Preventing those roses from becoming rubbish
Attached to those lovely Valentine's Day roses? Preserve their beauty all year long by pressing them. Single flowers or small bunches of roses can be weight-pressed, say floral experts at 1-800-flowers.com.
FINAL WORD
