Rat bite baby dies
This sad update comes to us via the Hooterville newspaper:
A Hendersonville toddler who was attacked by rats in June died Thursday night due to cerebral palsy-related health complications, according to the Henderson County Department of Social Services.
Shea Hollenbeck died at the hospice Elizabeth House where he had been recently moved for care.
Run-away float: How did we miss this story?
Last weekend, a dude driving a float in the Anderson, S.C., Christmas parade hit speeds of 60 mph after pulling out of the parade and taking off. He was charged with driving drunk. The float he was pulling had 19 adults and children hanging on for dear life. Here’s the story, and here’s a tidbit:
David Allen Rodgers, 42, of 410 Devon Way is charged with driving under the influence, as well as 18 counts of kidnapping and assault in connection with Sunday’s incident.
“We were just scared to death,” said Shannon Junkins, who was on the float with her 4-year-old daughter.“It was just terrible. I was just yelling (at) the top of my lungs to stop.”
Mr. Rodgers was pulling a Steppin’ Out Dance Studio float Sunday when authorities say he pulled out of the parade line near the Anderson County Courthouse on Main Street and passed a tractor pulling a float “at a high rate of speed for a parade,” said Linda Dudley, spokeswoman for the Anderson Police Department.
Naughty Christmas display? Somebody send us a pic
WSPA, trying to get in on the “naughty” Christmas stories that teevee stations seem to love, had this little ditty out of Saluda down in Polk County:
In the window of the Frozen Clock, an antique store on Main Street, people walking by won’t see the three wise men. Instead, on display are three scantily clad women, mannequins, wearing outfits better suited for the South Pacific than the North Pole.
The display is the brainchild of co-owner Kai Hamilton. He took tinsel and garland to create bikini-like outfits for the mannequins, “I wanted something flashy, retro themed, I went with that. When I do these displays I go with whatever happens, that kind of thing, spur of the moment.”
Hamilton says he received a citation from the police this week after some people complained to the city. The citation warns Hamilton to take down the display or make changes, or risk a fine. City ordinance states nobody shall display in any street or alley, or in any store, shop or public place, any vulgar or obscene pictures or representations of any kind.
Hamilton says he plans to keep the display up, despite the risk of being fined, and says the distinction between naughty and nice is in the eye of the beholder, “I feel like if you can’t express yourself, where’s the fine line?”
4 Comments
I am the co-owner and creator of The Frozen Clock window display. I am amazed with the attention the window display has gotten. We have had window displays that were out of the ordinary before. Our store is known for being different, it alway has been. This matter is simply one of those things that has been blown out of proportion in the minds of those that find it offensive (which a considerable number of people find it not even close to offensive). It is alluring to the eye. It is not meant to be taken in a sexual manner unless that is what you want to see. Begging the question- exactly where is our minds during such a holy occasion? Come take pics. We dont mind.
You know, if those mannequins, womannequins, or whatever had been completely naked…in between modeling gigs, as it were…I’ll bet nobody would have complained. People are strange with what they find offensive
The Husband & I have seen said display. We thought it was funny.
Don’t the Saluda police have anything better to do than harass shop owners? Actually, given the size of Saluda, probably not.