Hail!

Hail in Shaunavon last night (July 25th) courtesy of Tyler Johnston

More Shaunavon hail courtesy of Lori Jerome 

Ryan Schroeder was on the Morning Show to talk about the Herbert Stampede Super Lotto! 

"I hear half the tickets are sold so my odds of winning are pretty darn good?"

Tuesday July 26th

Today in History

1878
In California, the poet and American West outlaw calling himself "Black Bart" makes his last clean getaway when he steals a safe box from a Wells Fargo stagecoach. The empty box will be found later with a taunting poem inside.

1989
A federal grand jury indicts Cornell University student Robert T. Morris, Jr. for releasing the Morris worm, thus becoming the first person to be prosecuted under the 1986 Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.
A few years later he would make $48 million by selling his product to Yahoo, who renamed the software "Yahoo! Store", Received Ph.D. in Applied Sciences from Harvard, Appointed as a professor at MIT and many many other awards.

1991
Actor Paul Reubens (aka "Pee-wee Herman") is arrested in Sarasota, Florida for indecent exposer in an adult movie theatre.

1999
Shania Twain's "Come On Over" is certified for shipments of 12 million copies, superceding her own "The Woman In Me" as the best-selling country album by a female

2005
Mumbai, India receives 99.5cm of rain (39.17 inches) within 24 hours, bringing the city to a halt for over 2 days.

2007
Shambo, a black cow in Wales that had been adopted by the local Hindu community, is slaughtered due to a bovine tuberculosis infection, causing widespread controversy.




Birthdays

-47- Sandra Bullock. Established her career with films such as Miss Congeniality, Two Weeks Notice, and Crash, the third of which received critical acclaim. In 2007, she was ranked as the 14th richest female celebrity with an estimated fortune of $85 million.
Messy break up with Jessy James from Monster Garage lately.

-52- Kevin Spacey. One of my favorite actors. Seven, The Usual Suspects, A Time to Kill, American Beauty, 21, Superman Returns and Recount are some of his movies.

Born in 1909 - Vivian Vance. Often referred to as “TV’s most beloved second banana,” she is best known for her role as Ethel Mertz, sidekick to Lucille Ball on the American television sitcom I Love Lucy

Today's Ham it Up with Humpties question is: What was the size of the largest hail ... ever ??