Attention all
McCarty Metro readers... We need a new logo for our website.
A contest is underway to create a new McCarty Metro logo
that will replace the Gaelic "M" at the top of the
Metro. Shown to the left is the current logo, and to the
left of that was the McCarty crest logo which donned the
pages in 2013. Your job is to create an original McCarty
Metro logo, and attach the file in an email to me at mccartymetro@gmail.com.
The contest ends on Sunday, September 27 at 9pm Eastern
Time. Good luck to everyone.
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DATELINE: MCCARTY FAMILY REUNION
A summer picnic /
McCarty family reunion was held at Dan and Mary Jo's house on
August 15. Many of the cousins were there, celebrating the event,
catching up, and sharing stories from days gone by. It was a
beautiful day, and all who attended had a great time. We had the
eldest cousin (Sister Pat McCarty), and the youngest (Olivia
McCarty), kids and/or spouses and their kids from Uncle Bill,
Uncle Jim, Uncle Vince, Aunt Marge, and my Dad. Can't wait until
the next one. ED NOTE: I learned that Larry McCarty must
have been a favorite of Uncle Jim and Aunt Mary, as many of his
elementary school pictures outnumbered all other pictures that donned the McCarty Photo Board at the
event.
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DATELINE:
MCCARTY METRO PIGSKIN PICKEM SEASON 5 BEGINS
This is year
five for the McCarty Metro Pigskin Pickem Challenge. It is a
competition to see who can pick the most NFL winners through
the season ending with the Super Bowl. Each Monday during the
season, there will be 10 games selected for the following
weekend. Your job is to come back every week to our Pigskin
Pickem page right here on the McCarty Metro before the first
game kicks off and select the winners of each of the games.
The deadline for entering your picks is the kickoff of the
first game listed. Full instructions and your entry picks
are available right now on our Pigskin
Pickem page.
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DATELINE: GRAND RAPIDS
No, this isn't a new chapter for "Michael, Michael, Michael." Mike put on makeup in late July as part of a burn simulation for medical students in Grand Rapids. However, his faux patient cover story smacks of Mike's klutziness: Man puts more gas into his lawn mower and lights a cigarette. Which is why Mike doesn't smoke.
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PLANES, TRAINS & AUTOMOBILES
Here are some
of the travel destinations this past month from our
readers.
Kelly
& Margaret traveled to St. Ignace, Michigan for a
weekend Larry
traveled to Denver, Colorado for work
Jerry, Kathlene, Dana & Evan traveled to Hawaii for a
vacation
Steve
Kristen Megan & Jenna took a road trip to Greensboro
Charlotte Greenville Ashville & Nashville
Did
you go on a trip
or vacation? Send us your destination and pix to mccartymetro@gmail.com
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DATELINE: ST.
IGNACE, MICHIGAN
Kelly &
Margaret took a weekend trip to St. Ignace, Michigan, where they
stayed at a hotel on the lake, and took a 5 hour boat tour of 5
lighthouses in the northern part of Lake Huron. It was a sunny
day, however, the lake had 3-4 foot waves, which made the trip
extra exciting. Sitting on the top deck of the Sheppler's Ferry,
the couple (including the couple of dozen others) got soaked as
the boat tore through the waves at 30mph and the spray came up
high. Kelly reports though that he heard the top was the better
place, as those on the lower deck inside were banging around
pretty good, and several passengers down there were (to put it
nicely) not feeling very well. In addition to the 5 lighthouses on
the boat tour, they also went to 4 others. One in Mackinaw City,
one in Lake Michigan down from the bridge, and another near Rogers
City. Speaking of Rogers City, they visited with Austin
and Hilary who were at her parents home. They got to meet the nicest
people as well, including Mike and Ann (Hilary's parents), Brian
the brother, and sister Elizabeth, husband Joe, and kids Jeremiah,
Ben, and Finn. It was simply a fantastic weekend.
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Below, we would like
to share with you some of our pictures that we took of the
lighthouses we saw and visited on our weekend trip up
north...
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Dear Editor:
While at the family reunion, I found out that the
McCarty Metro first started in 1965. That means it has
been around for half a century. WOW!!! What an
accomplishment!!! I can't believe you guys have made it
50 years without being shut down yet. Anyway, great
seeing you, and you do a tremendous job on the McCarty
Metro.
ED
NOTE: Thanks... I think??? We have come a long way from
using a typewriter and carbon paper to being on the
world wide web. I do keep some carbon paper around just
to get my fingers and thumbs dirty.
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
GONE
BUT NOT FORGOTTEN - THOSE WHO HAVE PASSED AWAY
SINCE THE LAST ISSUE
Charlie Sanders, 68, Hall of Fame football player (Detroit Lions), cancer.
Ken Stabler, 69, football player (Oakland Raiders), colon cancer.
Roger Rees, 71, actor (Cheers, Robin Hood: Men in Tights, The West Wing), Tony Award winner (1982), stomach cancer.
Alex Rocco, 79, actor (The Godfather, The George Carlin Show, The Facts of Life), Emmy winner (1990), cancer. Bobbi Kristina
Brown, 22, media personality and singer, daughter of
Whitney Houston. Lynn Anderson, 67, country singer ("I Never Promised You a Rose Garden"), heart attack.
Roddy Piper, 61, retired WWE wrestler, Hall of Famer and actor. Mel
Farr, 70, football player (Detroit Lions). Frank
Gifford, 84, Hall of Fame football player (New York Giants) and broadcaster (Monday Night Football). Buddy
Baker, 74, Hall of Fame NASCAR driver and commentator (CBS Sports), lung cancer. Julian
Bond, 75, civil rights activist and politician, chairman of the NAACP (1998–2010), complications of vascular disease. Yvonne
Craig, 78, actress (Batman, Star Trek, Olivia), breast cancer. Melody
Patterson, 66, actress (F Troop), multiple organ failure. Darryl
Dawkins, 58, NBA basketball player (Philadelphia 76ers, New Jersey Nets) and backboard shatterer, heart attack.
Al Arbour, 82, NHL hockey player (Detroit Red Wings, Chicago Blackhawks) and Hall of Fame coach (New York Islanders).
AND
FINALLY.... TOMORROWS HEADLINE... YOGI GETS HIS MAN-SKINNED
RUG
THE McCARTY METRO WILL BE BACK
ON YOUR CYBERPORCH IN OCTOBER
Kelly
& Margaret traveled to St. Ignace, Michigan for a
weekend
