Mel Schwanke, 86, and Joey Schwanke, 81, from Fremont, Neb started coordinating their outfits decades ago. They partially credit the success of their 64 year marriage to their matching outfits. A decorative matching outfit. Courtesy of Mel and Joey Schwanke Joey’s 146 dresses are cut from the same fabric asContinue Reading
Anyone from Ithaca, NY who had checked their Facebook page around 11:30pm last night knew instantly who had won the NHL Stanley Cup, and who was the unsung hero. Ithaca’s hometown star Dustin Brown who is the captain of the LA Kings lifted Lord Stanley’s Cup as all Ithacans praisedContinue Reading
In yet another study touting the benefits of omega-3s in healthy aging, a new study out of Canada has found that choosing fish for dinner could help stave off age-related vision loss. In normal aging, vision loss results from the accumulation of a toxic molecule at the back of the eyes whichContinue Reading
PARIS — Rain or shine, clay or mud, Sunday or Monday, Rafael Nadal rules Roland Garros. The man they call “Rafa” won his record seventh French Open title Monday, returning a day after getting rained out to put the finishing touches on a 6-4, 6-3, 2-6, 7-5 victory over NovakContinue Reading
After Svante Myrick, 25, became the youngest-ever mayor of Ithaca, N.Y., he gave up his car to join the estimated 15 percent of his city’s residents who walk to work. As mayor, however, Myrick has a prime downtown parking spot reserved for his exclusive use. So instead of letting it stand empty,Continue Reading
You can’t keep a good man down — especially not Matt W., who just single-handedly made us vow to never say we’re too tired for the gym again. The determined student, who has spastic cerebral palsy, was given the option to sit out field day at Worthington, Ohio’s Colonial HillsContinue Reading
RETRIEVING a lost soccerball is standard fare for many teenagers, but one Japanese schoolboy is getting his ball back all the way from Alaska, where it drifted following last year’s tsunami. Misaki Murakami, 16, lost his house and all its contents when the massive waves of last March crushed hisContinue Reading
It took months to find the right tree to build on, and when he did the spot was on public land looking down on a row of multi-million dollar homes. But that didn’t stop Joel Allen – he just built this incredible egg-shaped treehouse in Canada anyway, without telling anyone.Continue Reading
Hannah Wyman is a fifth-grader from Leominster, Mass., who, instead of aspiring to be a game maker like many other kids, is one today. And thus far, she’s doing a fairly decent job; Wyman was recently invited to the White House to show off her game “Toxic” to a captiveContinue Reading
The LA Kings are not only on the possible road to victory for the Stanley Cup, but they are also finding ways to help the community. The Kings have donated $50,000 to help solve the killing of a young child. While the loss of the child is incredibly saddening , it isContinue Reading