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Posted on 06/04/2014 by Grumpa Joe

These are certainly two people one has to admire. The lady for keeping a car she loved for so many years, and the Veteran who at age 84 can still sharp-shoot with the best of the military

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Like many people my knowledge of the term “fracking” left me wondering. Therefore, I really appreciated this short video which shows and explains the process that is revolutionizing the energy industry in America. I urge readers to watch this short educational film. It will open your eyes as it did mine.

http://www.emeraldoil.com/williston-basin

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Another Piece of WWII

Posted on 04/04/2014 by Grumpa Joe

The Thursday night showing at the Stardust theater in Sun City West was “Heaven Knows Mr. Allison,” starring Robert Mitchum and Deborah Kerr. Filmed in 1957 the story is about a marine who drifts ashore on an island in the Pacific during WWII. He finds it occupied by a nun. The two get to know each other for several weeks before Japanese occupy the island. For some strange reason they leave just as suddenly as they came A few days later they return. The marine kills a soldier in the Japanese camp when the soldier finds him.. The Japanese then begin burning the island to find the enemy. The marine hides in a cave, but they find him. He is given a choice to come out or a hand grenade. An explosion occurs. It is not a grenade but a bomb. The USA began bombing the island and saved the day.

Peg and I agree that this is the best film we have seen at the Stardust theater. After looking it up, I learned that Ms Kerr received a nomination for best actress and the writers for best adaptation of a movie from another medium.

For some reason fate has made this winter a review of history for me. It began with “The Court Martial of Billy Mitchell,” followed by a story about a Mitchell B-26, a wonderful book called “Flyboys”, a live performance of “South Pacific” at the Palm theater in Mesa, and now “Heaven Knows Mr. Allison.”

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