News of the Weird: Wait, what? – GREENVILLE JOURNAL – Greenville Journal
The Saucon Valley School District in Hellertown, Pennsylvania, and The Satanic Temple have come to an agreement, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported. Earlier in 2023, the district had banned the temple from using its facilities at Saucon Valley Middle School to host the After School Satan Club (motto: Educatin’ With Satan). But on Nov. 16, the district agreed to cover the temple’s attorney fees and give the club the same access to facilities as “comparable groups.” However, The Satanic Temple noted that they do not run the clubs in districts where there are no Christian-based religious programs; since the district’s Good News Club appears to be defunct this year, the After School Satan Club will be on hold.
According to the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies, a number of “witch bottles,” created to deter evil spirits, are washing up along Gulf Coast beaches, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported on Nov. 20. The bottles are part of old-school spell casting; they contain objects including iron nails, rusty pins, hair and urine. Jace Tunnell of the institute thinks the bottles originate in the Caribbean and South America. “I’ve found around eight of these bottles and never opened one. I have five of them on my fence in the backyard since my wife won’t let me bring them inside,” he said. Tunnell said the bottles are intended to “draw in and trap harmful intentions directed at their owners.”
Three unnamed men were taken into custody in St. Louis, Missouri, on Nov. 16 after accidentally locking themselves in a city jail known as the Workhouse, KSDK-TV reported. The Workhouse, a medium-security lockup, has been empty for more than a year; the trespassers had to call 911 after getting themselves trapped inside. After being sprung, they were arrested for property damage, burglary and stealing.
Residents of Tees Valley in Northeast England have been flummoxed by about 1,000 small blue balls that have washed up on their beaches since mid-November, Metro News reported. The bright blue orbs are made of a rubberlike substance, and many people believe the appearance has to do with storms and strong currents disturbing a deposit of balls on the seabed. As it turns out, the balls are called Taprogge balls, after their manufacturer, and they’re used to clean the local power station’s pipes. Sometimes they get released into the sea, but station officials say there’s been no release lately. “They do this every week, they go through with the balls. It’s a closed system and the balls shouldn’t escape,” said Jacky Watson from the Tees Valley Wildlife Trust. “They are natural and will biodegrade but are still a hazard. We put the word out locally if people found the balls, they could let us know.”
At an adoption event on Nov. 11, the Anti-Cruelty Society, a Chicago animal shelter, had just one dog left: Elvis, a “3-year-old meatball,” People reported. So the ACS took to Facebook to appeal for Elvis’ placement: “Elvis was the only dog that didn’t find a home during our Fall in Love adoption week. He met a lot of potential adopters … Help us find Elvis a family to love!” Three days later, Elvis’ dreams came true in a serendipitous way: Loren Michael Agron — who used to work as an Elvis Presley impersonator — and Drew Wilhelm took Elvis home. “Elvis has LEFT the building,” the ACS announced. “We couldn’t be happier for Elvis, who finally got his happily ever after!” The couple report that the canine king of rock has settled in nicely: “His personality is shining through so much.” He may be nothin’ but a “Hound Dog,” but Elvis is not “Lonesome Tonight.”
— distributed by Andrews McMeel Syndication
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