The Lake Region Curling Club held its year-end bonspiel this weekend. I joined colleagues Louise Oleson & Mojo Hill for the prime rib dinner on Saturday, as a silent auction took place next to the rink.
Curling season will resume in November. #curling #bonspiel #devilslakend

Sean Connery Will Always Be James Bond, But His Greatest Performance Was in This 25-Year-Old Drama Sean Connery will forever be synonymous with his take on James Bond, but Finding Forrester showed what his true strengths as an actor really where.

"One of Connery’s final films featured what might have very well been his most complex & emotionally resonant performance, one that many still feel should have earned him another Oscar nomination."
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Happy National Laughter Day!
#nationallaughterday #laughing #laughter #makeemlaugh

Remembering my friend Chris Aldridge (on the far right) in honor of what would’ve been his 64th birthday. #markchristopheraldridge
www.devilslakejournal.com/opinion/1119...

I just heard about the passing of actress Jennifer Runyon at age 65. Most may remember her roles in the sitcom “Charles in Charge” and “Ghostbusters,” but I remember her most for her appearances in the 1984 comedy “Up the Creek” and the 1989 pilot episode of “Quantum Leap.”

Actress Catherine O'Hara dies at 71 O'Hara, known for iconic films like "Beetlejuice" and "Home Alone," has died.

This is heartbreaking. RIP Catherine O’Hara. #catherineohara
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Spirit Lake Tribe PR Specialist Vicki Alberts hosted an event in Minneapolis, to help tribal members get IDs. With the #immigrationcrackdown, #NativeAmericans are being detained, mistakenly identified as undocumented immigrants.
www.devilslakejournal.com/news/10443/s...

Veteran comics artist Sal Buscema (Jan. 26, 1936-Jan. 24, 2026) has died at age 89. He worked at Marvel Comics, where he had a 10-year run on The Incredible Hulk and an 8-year run on The Spectacular Spider-Man.
May he rest in peace.
#salbuscema #marvelcomics #comicsartist

T.K. Carter, ‘Punky Brewster’ and ‘The Thing’ Actor, Dies at 69 T.K. Carter, the actor known for the horror classic "The Thing" and the TV series "Punky Brewster," has died. He was 69.

T.K. Carter, the actor known for the horror classic “The Thing” and the television series “Punky Brewster,” has died. He was 69.
#tkcarter 
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Look closely and you’ll see that the owner of the tuxedo rental/dry cleaning business in Devils Lake just won a major award!
#achristmasstory #leglamp #majoraward

Rob Reiner, Legendary Director and Actor, and Wife Found Dead in Apparent Homicide Rob Reiner, the director-actor who starred in All in the Family and directed This Is Spinal Tap, Stand by Me, and The Princess Bride, died at age 78.

Director/actor Rob Reiner, who rose to prominence in All in the Family & directed the films like This Is Spinal Tap, The Princess Bride & When Harry Met Sally, died Sunday in his CA home with wife, Michele Singer. He was 78.
#robreiner #michellesinger
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Patricia Routledge: Keeping Up Appearances star dies at 96 She also starred in Alan Bennett's TV monologues and played the BBC's amateur sleuth Hetty Wainthropp.

Actress Dame Patricia Routledge, known for playing Hyacinth Bucket in the classic TV sitcom Keeping Up Appearances, has died at the age of 96.
#patriciaroutledge #keepingupappearances #hyacinthbucket #hettywainthroppinvestigates
www.bbc.com/news/article...

The #crimedrama Elementary debuted 13 years ago on Sept 27, 2012, w/Jonny Lee Miller as a modern-day #SherlockHolmes & Lucy Liu as his partner Dr. #JoanWatson. With 7 seasons & 154 episodes, Miller has the record for portraying Holmes the most in TV or film.
#mystery @elleryqueenmm.bsky.social

Denmark, hoping to reconcile, apologizes for forced contraception in Greenland In Greenland, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen will apologize formally for the mistreatment of thousands of Inuit girls and women who were given invasive contraception without consent.

In Greenland, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen apologized formally for the mistreatment of thousands of Inuit girls and women who were given invasive contraception without consent.
⁦‪#indigenoushistory
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Back in Silver Spring, since it was my birthday yesterday, I treated myself to a visit to Barbarian Comics in Wheaton. After that, I enjoyed a salmon dinner with a cheesecake dessert & a Coke at Outback Restaurant. Sheer bliss!
#treatyourself #birthday #birthdayweekend #comicbookstore

It’s my birthday and it’s Batman Day, so…
I’m Batman.
#batman #batmanday #imbatman

Remembering my favorite author, #RobertBParker (Sept 17, 1932–Jan 18, 2010) on his birthday.
Best known for his novels w/Boston #privateeye #Spenser, colleague Hawk & longtime love Susan Silverman, Parker also wrote books w/ #JesseStone & #SunnyRandall.
#SpenserForHire #books #crimefiction #mystery

Actor, director, environmentalist Robert Redford dies at 89 | CNN Robert Redford, the dashing actor and Oscar-winning director who eschewed his status as a Hollywood leading man to champion causes close to his heart, died Tuesday, CNN has learned. He was 89.

Robert Redford, the dashing actor & Oscar-winning director who eschewed his status as a Hollywood leading man to champion causes close to his heart, has died, according to his publicist...
He was 89.
#RobertRedford
www.cnn.com/2025/09/16/e...

With regret,
I’ve decided to leave Wrangell, AK to move back east. I’ll miss it.
I’ve reached 69% of my #GoFundMe goal to help w/bills as I ponder options to treat prostate cancer.Thanks to my donors. Your support is greatly appreciated.
#movingon #prostatehealth #prostatecancer
gofund.me/65039edb

Remembering legendary newsman #CharlesKuralt (Sept. 10, 1934-July 4, 1997), best known as the first host of #CBSSundayMorning, & his #OnTheRoad segments for the CBS Evening News, from 1967 to 1980.
#journalism @cbsnews.com.web.brid.gy @poynterinstitute.bsky.social @columbiajournalism.bsky.social

Remembering Charles Kuralt YouTube video by CBS Sunday Morning

58 years ago #CharlesKuralt set out #OnTheRoad to find news of a different stripe. #SteveHartman looks back at the man behind countless unforgettable stories of parts of America that had been rarely seen before on TV.
#ontheroad #cbsnews #journalism @cbsnews.com
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What makes Superman a hero is not his powers - Wrangell Sentinel One thing I’m still getting used to about the isolation that comes with living in Wrangell is the lack of a movie theater and the inability to watch new films as they debut. This was never more …

Jonathon Dawe with the Wrangell Sentinel asserts that Superman’s greatest strength is something of which we are all capable.
#superman #tobeofservice #helpingthoseinneed #lookforthehelpers #wrangellsentinel
www.wrangellsentinel.com/stories/what...

Just finished my latest #AsHeardOnTV, w/ #themesongs & #filmmusic from the #StarTrek franchise.
Since I had more music than time to play it all, listen live for more Trek next Sun, Sept. 14, 11 AM - 1 PM AKDT, 3-5 PM EST at KSTK.org!
#sciencefiction

Check out my phone wallpaper! Currently doing my radio show As Heard On TV with theme songs & film music from the #StarTrek franchise for #StarTrekDay, tomorrow on Sept 8. Listen live right now, 3-5 PM EST at KSTK.org!
#asheardontv #themesongs

Monday is #StarTrekDay, so my next #AsHeardOnTV will feature theme songs & film music from the #StarTrek franchise. Listen live Sun, Sept 7, 11 AM-1 PM Alaska Time, 3-5 PM EST at KSTK.org!
#sciencefiction #generoddenberry #themesongs #filmmusic

It’s the 50th anniversary of The Secrets of Isis which debuted Sept 6, 1975 on CBS, the first live-action TV show w/a female #superhero lead character, before the TV show debuts of The Bionic Woman & Wonder Woman.
#thesecretsofisis #SuperHeroine #saturdaymorningtv #superhero

#BatmanTheAnimatedSeries debuted on Sept. 5, 1992.
The series has received widespread acclaim since its release & hailed as groundbreaking. It won multiple Daytime Emmy Awards, as well as the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Programming.
#batman

I’ve reached 63% of my #GoFundMe to help w/medical costs & bills as I determine my options to treat prostate cancer. Thanks to my donors.
Your support is greatly appreciated. If unable to donate now, please share this with others in our community.
#prostatehealth #prostatecancer
gofund.me/65039edb

Remembering Chuck McCann (Sept. 2, 1934 – Apr. 8, 2018).
Actor, comedian, puppeteer, and TV host, McCann’s career spanned over 70 years. He was best known for his work in children’s television and animation, including The Chuck McCann Show.
#chuckmccann #puppeteering #puppeteer #faroutspacenuts

Graham Greene, ‘Dances With Wolves’ Actor, Dies at 73 His role as Kicking Bird in the 1990 Kevin Costner film earned him a best supporting actor Oscar nomination.

Graham Greene, the Oscar-nominated actor from Dances With Wolves, died Monday in Stratford, Ontario, after a lengthy illness, his rep told The Hollywood Reporter. He was 73.
#grahamgreene #danceswithwolves
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...