Weather ~ Picture of the Day ~ Actress Inger Stevens ~ Cheddar Bacon Puffs ~ National Guard/Jerry Maxwell

  

Good 31º morning. 

 

 

Yesterday we ended up pretty....

All the clouds left and we topped at 66º.

Also yesterday it was super foggy in Grants Pass and it looks like it's foggy again today.. here are a couple road cams....

The fog finally cleared out and it was clear and sunny.

 

Picture of the Day....posed! 😃

 

 

Interesting about actress Inger Stevens

 

Inger Stevens (born Ingrid Stensland; October 18, 1934 – April 30, 1970) was a Swedish-American film, stage and Golden Globe-winning television actress.

Early life

Inger Stevens was born in Stockholm, Sweden, the eldest child of Per Gustaf and Lisbet Stensland. When she was six years old, her mother abandoned the family, taking her youngest son Peter with her. Soon after, Stevens' father moved to the United States, leaving Stevens and her brother Ola in the custody of the family maid and then later with an aunt on Lidingö, an island near Stockholm. In 1944, Stevens and her brother moved to the United States and lived with their father and his new wife in New York City, where her father was completing his PhD in Education at Columbia University. At age 13, Stevens moved with her family to Manhattan, Kansas, where her father taught at Kansas State University. Stevens attended Manhattan High School.

 

At 15, Stevens fled to Kansas City, where she worked in burlesque shows. At 18, she returned to New York City, where she worked as a chorus girl and in the Garment District while taking classes at the Actors Studio.

Career

Stevens in 1957

 

Stevens appeared on television series, in commercials and in plays until she received her big break in the film Man on Fire, starring Bing Crosby.

 

Roles in major films followed, including a starring role opposite Harry Belafonte in 1959's The World, the Flesh and the Devil, but she achieved her greatest success in the television series The Farmer's Daughter (1963–1966) with William Windom. Previously, Stevens had appeared in episodes of Bonanza, Route 66, The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, The Eleventh Hour, Sam Benedict, The Aquanauts and The Twilight Zone.

 

Following the cancellation of The Farmer's Daughter in 1966, Stevens appeared in several films: A Guide for the Married Man (1967), Hang 'Em High, 5 Card Stud and Madigan. At the time of her death, Stevens was attempting to revive her television career with the detective drama series The Most Deadly Game.

 

Personal life

Stevens's first husband was her agent Anthony Soglio, to whom she was married from 1955 to 1957.

 

In January 1966, she was appointed to the advisory board of the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute by California governor Edmund G. "Pat" Brown. She also was named chairman of the California Council for Retarded Children. Her aunt was Karin Stensland Junker, author of The Child in the Glass Ball.

 

After Stevens's death, Ike Jones, the first black person to graduate from UCLA's School of Theater, Film and Television, revealed that he had secretly married Stevens in 1961 in Mexico. Some doubted Jones's claim because of the lack of a marriage license, the maintenance of separate homes and the filing of tax documents as single people. However, when Stevens's estate was being settled, her brother Carl O. Stensland confirmed in court that Stevens had hidden her marriage to Jones "out of fear for her career." Los Angeles Superior Court Commissioner A. Edward Nichols ruled in Jones's favor and named him administrator of her estate. A photo exists of the two attending a banquet together in 1968.

 

Death

On the morning of April 30, 1970, Stevens's roommate and companion Lola McNally found Stevens on the kitchen floor of her Hollywood Hills home. According to McNally, Stevens opened her eyes, lifted her head and tried to speak but was unable to utter any sound. McNally told police that she had spoken to Stevens the previous night and had seen no signs of trouble. Stevens died in the ambulance on the way to the hospital. On arrival, medics removed a small bandage from her chin that revealed a small amount of fresh blood oozing from a cut that appeared to have been a few hours old. Los Angeles County coroner Dr. Thomas Noguchi attributed Stevens's death to "acute barbiturate poisoning" and the death was eventually ruled a suicide.

If you want to read more, go here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inger_Stevens

 

 

Here's an easy good side to go with your scrambled eggs in the morning.....

Cheddar Bacon Puffs

 

 

1 7.5 oz pkg refrigerated biscuits (10 biscuits)

2 T bacon bits

1/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese

2 T. sliced green onions

cooking spray

 

Preheat oven to 375º. Coat baking sheet with cooking spray.

 

Separate biscuits and make an indention in the center of each with your thumb. Sprinkle even amount of bacon bits in each, cheddar cheese, and green onions.

 

Pull dough over filling and pinch together firmly so filling is completely enclosed. Place seam side down on baking sheet. Lightly spray tops with cooking spray.

 

Bake 10-12 minutes, until golden brown. Serve warm.

 

 

Historically this date..........

1636 – The Massachusetts Bay Colony organizes three militia regiments to defend the colony against the Pequot Indians. This organization is recognized today as the founding of the United States National Guard.

 

2000 – The "Texas 7" escape from the John Connally Unit near Kenedy, Texas and go on a robbery spree, during which police officer Aubrey Hawkins is shot and killed.

 

 

2003 – Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is captured near his home town of Tikrit(see Operation Red Dawn).

 

 

 

And births this date include....

1818 – Mary Todd Lincoln, First Lady of the United States (d. 1882)

 

 

1910 – Van Heflin, American actor (d. 1971)

 

 

 

1925 – Dick Van Dyke, American actor and comedian

Interesting.... he's 98. He got married the first time in 1948 and after 38 years got divorced. Then he married again in 2012 at age 87!

 

 

1929 – Christopher Plummer, Canadian actor (d.2021)

 

 

 

All I know. Nuff said. Have a good Wednesday. Ciao.

xo Sue Mom Bob

December 13th commemorates the birth of the National Guard.

A component of the United States Army, the National Guard is primarily composed of citizen soldiers who hold down full-time, civilian jobs, attend school or as is often the case, both.  At the same time, they are available to provide support and protection for the states’ civilians or to be called for military operations for the country.

Each U.S. state, District of Columbia, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the territories of Guam and U.S. Virgin Islands maintain both an Army National Guard and an Air National Guard.

National Guard Mission

National Guard Soldiers serve both community and country. Our versatility enables us to respond to domestic emergencies, overseas combat missions, counter-drug efforts, reconstruction missions and more. The Guard always responds with speed, strength and efficiency, helping to defend American freedom and ideals.

From before the start of the American Revolution to Hurricane Katrina and beyond, the National Guard has provided support and protection for its citizens.

HOW TO OBSERVE

While not recognized as a Federal Holiday, National Guard members across the country celebrate the birth of the oldest military organization in the United States with galas, balls and birthday parties.

 

NATIONAL GUARD BIRTHDAY HISTORY

On December 13 of 1636, a direct declaration by the Massachusetts General Court established an official militia for the first time in the American Colonies. The resolution required all able-bodied men from age 16 to 60 to join. While less-organized militia existed, this legal document brought them together under a formal establishment. We know this organization today as the National Guard.

The Massachusetts Bay Colony established three regiments designated East, South, and North. Older than the United States itself, the National Guard maintains these roots in Massachusetts. The regiments include the 101st Engineer Battalion (formerly East Regiment), the 101st Field Artillery (South Regiment), and the 181st Infantry and the 182nd Infantry Regiment (North Regiment).

After the United States was formed, and the country grew, each state established its own militia. However, the term National Guard was not the official name until 1933. While some states used the term National Guard before this time, individual state militia had various titles. Two examples include the Mississippi State Guard and the Indiana Legion.

After World War II, the newly established United States Air Force established the Air National Guard.

Today, approximately 350,000 men and women serve in the National Guard and the Air National Guard, 39% of the Army’s operational force.

** My Jerry was a Marine but also served with California National Guard after we were married. He operated a 155 self-propelled howitzer....

 

 

 

 

In the Marines he had been a tanker....