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DATELINE: GRAND
RAPIDS, MICHIGAN
Mike
McCarty takes his one-man show to the Cathedral of Saint Andrew
in Grand Rapids. The event is called "Show Me The Way
God!". It was created with inspiration from the
holiday classic, "It's A Wonderful Life". This
one time show is scheduled for 7pm on Thursday, December
3. For tickets, call (616) 459-7267, or you can download
the flyer to get much more information.
Mike is not only an award
winning writer for the McCarty Metro but also has worked for
three major Michigan newspapers as a writer and editor. He
is also an accomplished author with books available on
Amazon and your local book stores. He also prides himself an
entertainer having written and performed in a few other
one-man shows including the hits, "Call Me Catheran"
and "Michael, Michael, Michael".
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DATELINE: MCCARTY
METRO BIGGEST LOSER
Trying to
lose weight and become more healthy is easier when friends
do it together. It can be additional motivation to help
stay on track. Our main focus is to lose weight and become
more healthy in 2016, and the challenge is simple... to
lose the weight together from January 1, 2016 to June 1,
2016. Join me on our McCarty
Metro Biggest Loser web page. On it, you
can join, check in, log your progress, and find good links and helpful
tips to keep that New Years Resolution on losing weight. ED
NOTE: Joining and check-ins are anonymous, as users will
create screen names to report their weight rather than
using their real names.
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DATELINE: MEXICO
Metro
subscribers Joanne and Tom Hoenicke celebrated their 30th wedding
anniversary with a trip to Florida. Once there they took a Royal Caribbean
cruise to Key West and Cozumel, Mexico.
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DATELINE: VEGAS, BABY, VEGAS
This year's McCarty Las Vegas trip
is taking place from January 14-17. Join the McCarty Metro staff
for a fun time in Sin City. We'll have a yard of Slurpee waiting
for any newcomers...
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DATELINE: McCARTY METRO STUDY
The McCarty Metro
deployed reporter Austin McCarty to do an intense
study to find what games people with different backgrounds
followed and played. The game of choice for unemployed people or maintenance level workers is basketball. The game of choice for frontline workers is football. The game of choice for middle management is tennis. The game of choice for CEOs and executives is golf.
Our Metro report has concluded that the higher up on the corporate ladder you are, the smaller your balls are.
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Dear Editor: I
enjoyed reading about Art "Hard Luck"
Houtteman. I didn't know we had a major league ball
player related to us. I thought the athlete that
performed at the highest level was Larry McCarty on
"Bowling for Dollars". Am I missing anyone
else? -Uncle Tuff
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NOTE: Cousin Jim was drafted by the Tigers as well
and brother Darren played for the Wings. As far as
Houtteman though, if he could have thrown a baseball at
the same velocity of a Larry McCarty bowling ball, he
would have gone down in MLB lore as a true fire-baller.
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We always want to hear your questions, comments, rants,
or editorials.
Just submit them anytime during the month to to mccartymetro@gmail.com
for inclusion in the next issue
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BUT NOT FORGOTTEN - THOSE WHO HAVE PASSED AWAY
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Fred Thompson, 73, politician and actor (Law & Order, Sinister), U.S. Senator from Tennessee (1994–2003), minority counsel to the Senate Watergate Committee, lymphoma. George
Barris, 89, custom car designer (Batmobile, Munster Koach), cancer. Gunnar
Hansen, 68, Icelandic-born American actor (The Texas Chain Saw Massacre), pancreatic cancer. Nick
Bockwinkel, 80, professional wrestler (AWA). Vincent
Margera, 59, reality television personality (Viva La Bam, Jackass), kidney and liver failure. Jim
Perry, 82, television emcee (Card Sharks, $ale of the Century), cancer. David
Canary, 77, American actor (All My Children, Bonanza).
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ALSO PASSED ON...
On November 16, 2015, heaven received another angel when my grandma,
Bettie Kearney, passed away peacefully with loved ones surrounding her. There are no words for the loss of not only my grandma, but my best friend. I will miss talking to her every day as I have since I learned to dial a phone!
She will forever live on in my heart and is now in a much better place and back with the love of her life, my grandpa. I love you Grandma! -Erin
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FINALLY.... DATELINE: WASHINGTON, DC
NEW
SUPER COMPUTER UNVEILED
President
Obama announced that the Pentagon has unveiled its new
super computer. This fantastic piece of
technology, capable of making millions of decisions in
split nanoseconds, is designed to solve all military
problems with the greatest of ease and will be a
crowning achievement to Obama's legacy. To test its
capabilities, Obama posed a tactical problem to it
and then asked for a decision, "Attack or
Retreat?" The computer hums a bit, blinks a myriad
of lights and answers, "Yes." Obama,
somewhat confused by this answer, replied, "Yes
what?" The computer instantly replied immediately, "Yes,
sir!"
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THE McCARTY METRO WILL BE BACK IN FEBRUARY 2016. HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!
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Larry
and Gina went to Las Vegas with family members
