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October 11th 2009

vol.1 issue.8

:: Obama, and Saturday Night Live
:: A Frog in your salad
:: Binefit for Tonya Goodwin Monroe
:: Giant cow carved into a field of corn
::Cartoon of the week.

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Live from New York It's Saturday Night.	Binefit for Tonya Goodwin Monroe
Obama lampooned on SNL watch it on Avalonn The history of ''Saturday Night Live'' presidential impersonations extends back to the first season and has remained a fixture ever since. Audiences love how ''SNL'' offers political satire that's pointed or absurd, but rarely mean spirited. Most presidents have taken the lampooning in stride; it goes with the job of being the most powerful person in the world. This time Saturday Night Live took aim at President Obama, with actor Fred Armisen portraying Obama as a do nothing president. Fred Armisen does a great job of playing the President but there are some people who are upset that a non black actor got the job of impersonating President Obama on Saturday Night Live. Getting the job of impersonating a president on SNL is a big deal. Fred Armisen will be in good company, here is a list of some other comedians impersonating former presidents. Dan Aykroyd as Richard Nixon Chevy Chase as Gerald Ford Dan Aykroyd as Jimmy Carter Phil Hartman as Ronald Reagan Dana Carvey as George Bush Phil Hartman and Darrell Hammond as Bill Clinton Will Ferrell as George W. Bush Fred Armisen as Barack Obama	Tonya suffered a severe injury to her bladder, abdomen, and internal organs. She has been in and out of the hospital ever since. She is bedridden and unable to do normal day to day activities. She continues to build up endurance and hopes she will one day recover from this terrible accident. She will have to undergo several surgeries over the next few years to repair the damage. She is unable to work and her family has been struggling with the ongoing medical bills and trips back and forth to St. Louis. Tonya and her husband, Steven, have a three year old daughter, Carly. Mouse Races At the Jerseyville Knights of Columbus Hall On Friday, November 6, 2009 Door Open at 6:00 p.m. Racing starts at 7:00 p.m. till 11:00 p.m. Come and enjoy the fun for a good cause. Tickets $10.00 per person (Tickets can be purchased in advance or at the door) Beer, Soda and Popcorn provided with admission Silent Auction Dessert Stand 7 Race Program, 6 Mice per Race "Run for the Arch" Wheel 50/50 DJ between Races Gun and TV Raffles To Purchase Tickets, Make a Donation or if you have any questions please call Pat Meuth at (618) 498-5979 or Jill Fraley at (618) 535-9865 or by email jfink@frontiernet.net
It's not easy being green	Giant cow carved into a field of corn.
A green frog at home in a tropical plant. Some times you get more than what you pay for. Most people like my self-have a busy schedule and don't take time out to prepare their own food. Pre-mixed supermarket salads are a good example of a easy and fast way to eat healthy. But when you don't take time to prepare your own food you take the chance that others have properly done it for you. One lady in Australia came close to tasting more French cuisine than she cared for after finding a dead frog in a Pre-mixed supermarket salad. Pre packaged, pre caned, and pre cooked foods make it easy to eat and run. But some times we get more than what we bargain for. Matt Capps	An aerial view shows a labyrinth in the form of a cow that is cut into a corn and hemp field in Marienfelde outside Berlin September 2, 2009. The labyrinth was created by the Federal Institute of Risk Assessment to raise awareness for healthy eating and dangers from harmful substances in food as well as to explain the digestion process in the stomach of a cow.