Discount stores and thrift shops offer outfits for reasonable prices Oct 27, 2009
This year, she will pull out the park ranger outfit, complete with a hiking stick and stuffed black bear. Showing: lect. (Herald Online, SC -- Lifestyles)
Tightened rules affect exotic pet owners Oct 26, 2009
She was mauled to death Oct. 4 by a 350-pound black bear while cleaning its cage. Mrs. Walz reportedly had thrown a shovelful of dog food to one side of the cage to distract the bear while she cleaned the other side, instead of putting the animal into a separate area. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Olympic And Paralympic Mascots Oct 25, 2009
Olympic Winter Games 2002, Salt Lake City: Powder, a snowshoe hare; Copper, a coyote; and Coal, an American black bear. Olympic Winter Games 2006, Turin: Neve, a female snowball; and Gliz, a male ice cube. (Suite101.com)
MUCH OBLIGED Oct 25, 2009
The following businesses were very generous to donate door prizes for the participants: Americinn, Applebee's, Associates in Eye Care, Black Bear, Bonanza, Buffalo Wild Wings, Brainerd Medical Supply, Caribou Coffee, Comfort Suites, Computer Plus, Country Inn, Crosby Eye Clinic, Culver's, El Tequila, Family Chiropractic, Famous Dave's, Floor to Ceiling, Grizzly's, Hirshfield's Paints, Ja-Mi Nails, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Kitchen Place, Lakeland Vet, Light Depot, Life Preserver Natural Food,... (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)
Never forget who that masked man was Oct 25, 2009
Penner is mightier Ex-Maine Black Bear Dustin Penner, after two seasons of indifferent, nearly anonymous play in Edmonton, woke up Thursday with a career night (2-3 -5, 11 shots on net) in a 6-4 win over the Blue Jackets (whose Rick Nash posted a 0-0 -0, minus-3, 0 shots). The line of Penner-Sam Gagner-Ales Hemsky rolled up 13 points for the night. (Boston Globe)
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I hunted black bear but gave that up in the '90s and focused on whitetails. DL: If you could give young hunters a few words of advise what would they be. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
Police Log, Oct. 12-18 Oct 23, 2009
8:25 a.m. the animal control officer was called about a black bear sighting on George Brown Street. 12:14 p.m. an employee of Enterprise Bank on Boston Road called the police to report a case of identity theft. (Billerica Minuteman, MA)
Black Bear Reported In Downtown Bristol Oct 22, 2009
BRISTOL - Several people called police this morning to report a black bear wandering through downtown. Police arrived to find a small bear that was about 200 pounds. (FOX61, CT)
Fla.'s Overseas Highway now an All-American Road Oct 20, 2009
Three other Florida roads were recognized as new National Scenic Byways, including the Florida Black Bear Scenic Byway in the state's north central region, the Ormond Scenic Loopin the central east part of the state and the Big Bend Scenic Byway in the Panhandle. . (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Newsweek: Deeds tests Obama's pull at polls Oct 20, 2009
Last summer, Creigh Deeds, the Democratic candidate for governor of Virginia, killed a 270-pound black bear with his car near the little Appalachian town of Millboro, where the two of us grew up in the 1970s. The bear had lumbered out of the woods and Deeds couldn't brake fast enough. (MSNBC -- Politics)
* World News Quick Take Oct 19, 2009
UNITED STATES Store gets bear cooler Shoppers at Marketplace Foods in Hayward, Wisconsin, got an unexpected surprise on Friday night when a 58kg black bear wandered inside and headed straight for the beer cooler. The bear sauntered through the stores automatic doors and headed straight for the liquor department, WEAU-TV reported. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Maldives makes a splash with underwater meeting Oct 18, 2009
Oct. 17: A black bear walks into a Wisconsin store and hangs out in the liquor department. MSNBC's Alex Witt has the story. (MSNBC -- International)
Ormond Loop named National Scenic Byway Oct 18, 2009
The Ormond Beach Loop & Trail and the Florida Black Bear Scenic Byway joined some famous company Friday as far as roads go, being designated National Scenic Byways ... The Florida Black Bear Scenic Byway connects Ormond Beach with Silver Springs, 60 miles away on State Road 40, and 66 miles beyond. (Daytona Beach News Journal -- Florida)
Black bear chills in Wis. beer cooler Oct 18, 2009
Black bear chills in Wis ... Black bear chills in Wis ... - Shoppers in a Wisconsin grocery store got an unexpected surprise when a 125-pound black bear wandered inside and headed straight for the beer cooler. (AZCentral -- News)
See you on the slopes Oct 18, 2009
The Black Bear is up, and should be running when the mountain opens this winter. Those who went up to the mountain this summer saw the towers being installed. (Juneau Empire)
Grizzly bear carcass causes area closure Oct 18, 2009
The hunters say they thought they were tracking a black bear. Information from: Bozeman Daily Chronicle, http://www. (Montana Standard, MT)
Bear Makes Beer Run in Wisconsin Oct 18, 2009
Shoppers in a Wisconsin grocery store got an unexpected surprise when a 125-pound black bear wandered inside and headed straight for the beer cooler. The bear stopped Friday night at Marketplace Foods in Hayward, about 140 miles northeast of Minneapolis, sauntering through the automatic doors and heading straight for the liquor department. (Fox News)
Thefts & Mischief Oct 17, 2009
Oct. 15, 10:10 p.m., a woman reported a black bear in her back yard in the 200 block of Scholfield Drive. Bandon. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Yosemite bears love their minivans Oct 17, 2009
A Black bear and its cubs break into vehicle in search of food in Yosemite National Park, Calif ... Breck said he was working with park scientists studying black bears when they noticed the pattern of damage to minivans ... Black bears notoriously raid rubbish bins, break into vehicles and steal food from campers in Yosemite and many other mountain destinations. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Bear killed on Flat (2903) Oct 17, 2009
State wildlife officials shot and killed a young black bear early Monday in a field just west of the Albertsons grocery store after waiting nearly a day for it to move out of town ... Imsuperthanksforasking wrote on Oct 15, 2009 2:02 PM:" @ lostallrespect - umm I don't remember reading anywhere that this YOUNG Black Bear was a 1000 lb killing machine...so not sure if you know the difference between grizzles and black bears....anywhos...try google and learn something about black bears....and on... (Montana Standard, MT)
Bears are back in Reedsport, looking for food Oct 16, 2009
Sour weather and decreasing food supply this year will drive ursus americanus black bear to step up its search for easy meals ... Bears at higher altitudes or in snowy regions hibernate, but black bears here take only prolonged naps ... Black bears primarily eat berries, bugs and fruit. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Friend shoots hunter during bear attack Oct 16, 2009
Lutes says the hunters thought they were tracking a black bear near Cooke City. They entered a grove of very dense, second-generation pine six to eight feet in height when their quarry, which actually was a grizzly, jumped one of the hunters. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
New vote sought on casinos in Maine Oct 16, 2009
Black Bear Entertainment LLC hopes to collect 80,000 signatures before Feb. 1. That would be more than enough to ensure that the casino goes to a vote in November 2010, spokesman Peter Martin said. (Boston Globe)
Rhody Plays Host to Hofstra on Homecoming Oct 15, 2009
In that contest, outgained Maine 533-311, but turned the ball over five times, which resulted into two Black Bear touchdowns. Hofstra quarterback Cory Christopher leads the team offensively. (Gorhody.com)
Early crash kills male bear Oct 14, 2009
A 150-pound male Florida black bear died Tuesday morning after colliding with a vehicle on State Road 11 ... Commission officials say this makes the fourth black bear killed in collisions on Volusia County roads this year. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Bear Attacks Hunter In Sierra County Oct 14, 2009
-- An elderly hunter from Oroville was apparently attacked and seriously mauled by a black bear in Sierra County, the state Department of Fish and Game said. Mark Lucero of Fish and Game said someone shot the animal near Camptonville, causing the bear to come down from a tree and charge Orval Sanders, 83, of Oroville. (KCRA 3, CA)
Black Bear Mauls Hunter In Tahoe Forest Oct 14, 2009
-- An 83-year-old hunter is recovering from severe arm and shoulder wounds after a black bear mauled him in the Tahoe National Forest. State officials said Orval Sanders of Oroville was hunting with six other men and some dogs near Camptonville in Sierra County when they encountered three bears Monday. (KSBW 8, CA)
80 pounds of cocaine seized in Eastern Washington drug bust Oct 14, 2009
He visited a storage center near the motel, then traveled to the Black Bear Motel in Davenport, where he left the next day carrying two large duffel bags, according to the affidavit. Yuill was arrested early Oct. 7 on the Colville Indian Reservation. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Police say newlyweds robbed chapel after wedding Oct 14, 2009
WATE-TV reported that Brian Dykes and Mindy McGhee were married Wednesday at the Angel's View Wedding Chapel at the Black Bear Ridge Resort. Following the wedding, the couple rented a cabin at the resort. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Scenic bear byway gets grant; celebration planned Oct 14, 2009
WHAT: Black Bear Scenic Byway celebration and ribbon-cutting ... WHY: To mark the official opening of the Black Bear Scenic Byway and its designation as Florida's 21st scenic highway ... DELTONA -- An unexpected federal grant for the Black Bear Scenic Byway along State Road 40 and beyond has boosted efforts of a group pushing the special roadway for a national byway status. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Black bear killed at Juneau trailer home Oct 13, 2009
JUNEAU - Department of Fish and Game officials killed a black bear at a trailer home in Juneau ... JUNEAU - Department of Fish and Game officials killed a black bear at a trailer home in Juneau. (Juneau Empire)
Poaching investigators take high-tech approach Oct 13, 2009
That night and the next, a black bear tried to drag the carcass from the truck ... Until they remembered the black bear carcass, still sitting in a freezer. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
Black bear killed in Juneau mobile home park Oct 11, 2009
Fish and Game officials killed a black bear early Saturday morning in Juneau after it entered the porch or arctic entryway of a Lemon Creek trailer. Story tools. (Anchorage Daily News)
Avoid bear contacts during pre-denning season Oct 11, 2009
That's the best way to continue the state's positive bear safety record, says Pennsylvania Game Commission black bear biologist Mark Ternent. Just as autumn weather brings hunters, anglers and fall color-seekers into wooded areas, black bears are beginning to bulk up for winter denning, which begins in November ... There is no record of a Pennsylvania black bear killing a human, and fewer than 25 reported injuries resulting from black bear encounters during the past 10 years. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Sports Briefs: NFL Punt, Pass and Kick competition held Monday Oct 10, 2009
VANDERBILT With less than desirable weather conditions existing, 12 brave foursomes teed up their golf balls in support of Vanderbilt Athletics last Sunday at Black Bear Golf Club in Vanderbilt. The groups helped to raise a substantial amount of money in order to promote the athletic program at Vanderbilt Area Schools. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Church roundup Oct 9, 2009
Women's Bible study on "The Inheritance' by Beth Moore at 5 p.m. each Sunday through Dec. 6. Oconee Kids at 6:30 p.m. Sundays. (706) 548-4600. Omega Worship Center BOGART - Omega Worship Center, 275 Commerce Blvd. Bible study at 7 p.m. Wednesdays. Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., worship at 11 a.m. Sundays and Sunday evening deliverance services at 7 p.m. Child care provided. (706) 353-0477. Open Arms Open Arms, UGA Wesley Foundation, Lumpkin Street, from 6-7 p.m. Thursdays. All ages and ability... (Athens Banner-Herald)
Wyoming briefs Oct 9, 2009
A black bear cub clings to an aspen tree after climbing the tree to get at some chokecherries in Grand Teton National Park recently. (Mark Gocke/Star-Tribune correspondent). (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Wolfert book signing and interview Oct 9, 2009
If the huge "Now Open" sign didn't give it away, it was back to business as usual at the Black Bear Diner on Thursday after months of remodeling from a kitchen fire. Reader Comments. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
Back in business Oct 9, 2009
Black Bear Diner re-opens ... AT 8:30 A.M. THURSDAY, the Black Bear Diner re-opened its doors for business after a kitchen fire closed it down last February ... Hours for the Black Bear begin at 6 a.m. and run until 10 p.m., except Fridays and Saturdays when the restaurant is open until 11 p.m. Hobbs and his partners, Robin Yoshimura, Dave Doty and Chuck Riske, owns two other Black Bear Diners, one in Walnut Creek and another brand new diner in Napa. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
Arlington Bear Needs Encouragment To Go Home Oct 9, 2009
The call for help came after Arlington residents reported new sightings of a reappearing black bear in the Crown Ridge neighborhood Thursday morning. Sgt. Randy Lambert said homeowners in the area should secure bird feeders and garbage cans that are known to attract bears. (KIRO TV, WA)
Meet Buddy Bear Oct 9, 2009
A black bear, quickly named "Buddy Bear" by one of our youngest viewers 10-year old Elena McKinnis, appeared on the plot and upset everything. Buddy Bear stood on its hind legs and that was evidently the sign for everything not nailed down to hightail it off the plot. (ESPN -- Outdoors)
Gun-toting Pa. soccer mom, husband found shot dead Oct 8, 2009
For nine years, Kelly Ann Walz kept the black bear she called "Teddy" as a pet, raising it from cubhood at her hilltop menagerie where she also cared for a mountain lion and tiger. On Sunday night, she went into Teddy's 15-by-15-foot steel and concrete cage, throwing a shovelful of dog food to one side to distract the bear while she cleaned the other side. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
With help from biologists, residents find life 'bear-able' Oct 8, 2009
DEBARY -- The big black bear pawed, clawed and gnashed at the steel mesh of the large trap where he'd landed Tuesday night ... Garbage cans that line streets on the night before trash day give native black bears "a gigantic smorgasbord," Orlando said. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Pa. woman killed by captive black bear Oct 6, 2009
woman killed by captive black bear - FOX19 ... woman killed by captive black bear ... woman killed by captive black bear. (FOX19.com, OH)
Husband of Mom Mauled by Bear Had Invalid License Oct 6, 2009
Woman Mauled to Death by Pet Black Bear ... A woman whose husband was keeping exotic animals including lions, cougars and tigers without a valid license was mauled and killed by a 350-pound pet black bear Sunday night ... Michael Walz, who has been licensed since 1994, reported to authorities in 2007 that he kept a lion, cougar, jaguar, tiger, black bear, leopard and two servals on the property in Ross Township, a rural area in the Pocono Mountains, about 20 miles northeast of Allentown. (Fox News)
Pa. woman killed by pet bear caged near her home Oct 6, 2009
(AP) -- Authorities in northeastern Pennsylvania say a woman was killed by her pet black bear as she cleaned its cage. State police say 37-year-old Kelly Ann Walz was mauled to death Sunday evening by the 350-pound bear. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Smashburger ready to open in Tempe Oct 6, 2009
SunWest Burgers is a subsidiary of SunWest Restaurant Concepts, which also operates Jerry s and six Black Bear Diner brands across in the area. The firm is operated by principal David Doty, whose father, Edward, purchased the Jerry s concept in the 1980s. (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)
Outdoor Channel Introduces New Series Trio Oct 4, 2009
Wilson initiates his quest of the North American 29 -- the 29 animals comprising the Safari Club International's famous North American grand slam, including Alaska-Yukon caribou, American bison, central Canada caribou, coastal or continental black bear, Columbia black-tailed deer, desert mule deer and Rocky Mountain or California bighorn sheep. As for Outdoor's 10 Best, the show, which will count down the answers to various debates, will run Fridays at 10 p.m., Saturdays at 2 p.m. and Sundays at... (Multichannel News)
Angora goat killed at nature center Oct 4, 2009
Jeff Ewelt, the center's executive director, says last year a black bear got in and killed a llama. After the bear attack, fencing around the north end of the center was beefed up. (Montana Standard, MT)
Ravenswood makes top 100 Oct 2, 2009
Black Bear Diner update: Staff hopes to re-open Sunday or Monday so watch for the Black Bear to come out of hibernation early next week. H H H. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
Backwoods with Tim Oct 1, 2009
This is what was going through my mind as I polished the brass on the smokestick that had been used in that hunt. The rifle I was holding now resides with me. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Sports Briefs: Punt, Pass and Kick contest moved to Oct. 5 Sep 30, 2009
Sunday at Black Bear. VANDERBILT The Vanderbilt Athletic department will hold its annual golf fundraiser Oct. 4 at Black Bear Golf Course in Vanderbilt. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
BP agent hits bear, rolls vehicle Sep 30, 2009
Wildlife Manager Diane Tilton of Arizona Game and Fish Department said the black bear was likely killed upon impact. Volunteers from Patagonia Fire and Rescue also responded to the accident. (Nogales International, AZ)
Use of police cameras will be curtailed Sep 25, 2009
METHUEN 200-pound black bear cub spotted in city Authorities have warned residents about a black bear seen in the city. Police posted a lighted sign Wednesday that said, Black bear sighted in the area, after a resident reported spotting a juvenile bear estimated at 200 pounds in his yard. (Boston Globe)
Garden Court Cafe sold Sep 25, 2009
Black Bear Diner has hung signs saying they're hiring, with opening in a couple of weeks. Mayo Family Winery just hired a new executive chef, Max Porter-Elliott, to prepare food for Mayo's Kenwood Reserve Room. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
Considerate Camping Sep 24, 2009
JudyJ wrote on Sep 23, 2009 5:08 PM:" While Lisa finds places to camp with nobody else nearby, most of us aren't that lucky, so we're stuck with what we can find, quite probably on a Friday night. Obviously, sleeping under the stars at the top of Black Bear Pass would be great, but most of us can't (or don't want to) camp there. We need to decide what we can afford vs. what we want, then find ways to make it work out for our families. More smores! ". Lisa wrote on Sep 23, 2009 12:25 PM:" Oh good... (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
Photos: Urban bears Sep 22, 2009
A black bear with two cubs foraged through garbage at residences on Apollo Drive in East Anchorage on Monday, May 4, 2009. 1 of 28. (Anchorage Daily News)
Counselor charged with having sex with inmate at state women's prison (4295) Sep 22, 2009
Thirty-two-year-old Delbert Black Bear Jr. faces up to two years in prison and a 4,000 fine if convicted on the felony charge ... Authorities say Black Bear started counseling the 35-year-old inmate in July 2008 at the women's prison in Pierre, and the relationship became sexual when she was transferred to a Sioux Falls halfway house last May ... Black Bear Jr.'s lawyer, Al Arendt, says his defendant made a "dumb mistake.". (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Hartford Marathon Sep 22, 2009
8:00 pm Post-Race Bar Specials at Black Bear Saloon (until Black Bear closes) 187 Allyn St, Hartford. After Joseph Nderitu and Kassahun Kawiso took a wrong turn in the 18th mile of the United Technologies Greater Hartford Marathon, it didn't seem likely either runner would win the race, never mind set a course record. (FOX61, CT)
Bear In Japan Injures 9, Shot Dead Sep 21, 2009
The black bear seriously injured four men Saturday afternoon in Nyukawa, a small mountain town about 140 miles (230 kilometers) west of Tokyo, said firefighter Tomohiko Akano. The 4-foot (1. (Time.com)
* World News Quick Take Sep 21, 2009
JAPAN Black bear injures nine ... The black bear seriously injured four men on Saturday afternoon in Nyukawa town about 230km west of Tokyo, firefighter Tomohiko Akano said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Bear attacks tourists in Japan Sep 20, 2009
An Asian black bear has been shot dead after attacking a group of tourists at a bus station in central Japan ... An expert on Asian black bears told Kyodo it was unusual for them to attack humans. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Photo: Black bear X-ing Sep 20, 2009
A young black bear crosses a stream at the Mendenhall Glacier on Friday afternoon ... A young black bear crosses a stream at the Mendenhall Glacier on Friday afternoon. (Juneau Empire)
Bear attacks tourists at Japan bus station Sep 20, 2009
3-metre (four-foot) male black bear fled into the bus terminal building, where it was trapped in a souvenir shop by employees ... An expert on Asian black bears told the agency it was unusual for them to attack humans and suggested it may have panicked. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Bear roaming Dularge has a taste for Cajun food Sep 18, 2009
Grabert said this weekend, a Louisiana black bear visited his block ... "It's very hard to predict where he will be. That's very difficult considering the fact that he has a lot of different choices when it comes to Cajun food. It's unusual for black bears to roam the bayous of Terrebonne Parish. Biologists say the bear now cruising Dularge, likely wandered over from its natural habitat about 50 miles away near Morgan City and Franklin. Wildlife agents say people here in Dularge don't have much... (WWLTV.com, LA)
