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  • Cougar Sightings Go Beyond the Zoo

    10/10/2002 5:38:51 PM PDT · by FlyVet · 55 replies · 1,148+ views
    WWMT News Ch. 3, SW Michigan | 10/10/02 | Jill Dobson, News 3 Reporter
    Cougar sightings go beyond the zoo By Jill Dobson, News 3 Reporter (NEWS 3) - Are wild cougars on the prowl in Michigan? Cougars have been blamed for a recent attack on farm animals in Kalkaska County. Most people have only seen cougars roaming in the zoo. But researchers at Michigan Wildlife Habitat Foundation say they've had reported sightings including in areas near Kalamazoo, Battle Creek, Holland, Three Rivers and Cassopolis. Researchers say cougars prey on four-legged animals, and are highly unlikely to attack humans. Emmett Township resident Cyndy Ackley says she and her daughter were shocked to see a...
  • Big Game Winners Had Filed for Bankruptcy

    05/01/2002 6:31:18 AM PDT · by FourtySeven · 31 replies · 424+ views
    FoxNews ^ | April 30, 2002 | AP
    <p>HILLSIDE, N.J. — A restaurant manager and his wife claimed a $58.9 million share of the Big Game lottery jackpot Tuesday, a year after filing for bankruptcy with nearly $600,000 in debts.</p> <p>Jorge and Joanne Lopes came forward after a dizzying two weeks during which a group of New Jersey nursing home employees mistakenly thought they held the winning ticket.</p>
  • Lotto mystery now a $59 million duel - Big Game Office Pool

    04/26/2002 1:40:46 PM PDT · by Incorrigible · 14 replies · 350+ views
    Newark Star Ledger ^ | April 26, 2002 | ROBERT SCHWANEBERG, JENNIFER GOLSON AND MARK MUELLER
    <p>And the Big Game winner is ...</p> <p>Uh-oh.</p> <p>Transforming a lighthearted lottery mystery into a murky entanglement rife with intrigue, state officials said yesterday that they've received competing claims for last week's $59 million Big Game prize.</p> <p>Is New Jersey's newest moneybags the eerily calm man who validated the winning ticket at a Hillside convenience store on Wednesday?</p>