It’s Raining Cats and Firemen

A fireman dropped 15 feet out of a tree while trying to save a family’s cat, breaking his left leg.

Firefighter Bob Harwood climbed a 50 feet oak tree to save the Decker’s family cat at 102 11th Ave. He fell the last 15 feet on the way down when one of the dead limbs on the tree snapped.

Harwood is doing “just fine” at St. Lukes Hospital. The Decker’s cat is also doing fine as it used Bob to break its fall.

Disgruntled Students Causing Trouble at East High

Disgruntled students at East High are causing trouble as summer vacation draws near by sounding false alarms and starting food fights.

Ten upperclassmen sounded three false alarms last Wednesday and were suspended for one week. These students claimed they were protesting Monday’s suspension of five students who were caught smoking marijuana in the school parking lot. The events on Wednesday followed Tuesday’s food fight that closed the cafeteria.

Principal Laura Vibelius commented on the student’s behavior by saying that the unrest was “Not so much unrest because of suspensions, but because of summer vacation being near.” She claims she sees no continuation of these “incidents” in the near future.

Texaco Gasoline Truck Overturned on Outskirts of Town

A Texaco Gasoline truck overturned on the outskirts of town, causing gas to flood sewer lines, streets, and ditches for two blocks around.

The incident occurred at 48th Street and Correctionville Road, ultimately forcing four families to evacuate the scene because of the sewer-line gas and traffic to be rerouted around the accident.

Firemen under Fire Chief Charles Hochandel were prepared for such an occurrence and followed catastrophe and hazmat procedures to remedy the problems at the scene. The situation remained serious for the first two hours until the gas was flushed away, but is now considered to be under control.