These Are Some Of The Richest Pets In The World

Mary / Flickr This independently wealthy dog is not one of the pets named.

The world gained another multimillionaire?late last year?and by multi, we mean $13 million. If that doesn't seem newsworthy, it might seem a little more extraordinary to know that this multimillionaire is a cat.

Tommaso is a stray cat found on the streets of Rome and adopted by millionaire real estate tycoon Maria Assunta who died at the age of 94. (For more, read Why Your Will Should Name Designated Beneficiaries.)

Assunta, who had no kids, originally wanted a donation made to an animal welfare association?that would commit to taking care of Tommaso, but later decided to leave her fortune to her cat, who is represented by a trustee.

If this story sounds like something that you'll only read about once in your lifetime, that may not be true. Tommaso is rich, but she is only the third richest pet in the world. In fact, one animal, a chimp named Kalu was supposed to inherit $80 million, but reports indicate that the money was stolen before Kalu's owner died. And even if this chimp did get the money, Kalu would have only?been No. 2 on the list of the richest animals.

Gunther IV

Countess Karlotta Libenstein of Germany left German Shepherd Gunther III, Gunther IV's father, $106 million. Trustees took the money and invested it and by the time Gunther IV was born, the gift had grown to $372 million. This is a dog with expensive tastes. Gunther IV reportedly purchased a villa from Madonna for more than $3 million and a rare white truffle for $1,500.

Toby Rimes

Toby Rimes is another millionaire that made her money the old fashioned way: She inherited it. Toby Rimes is a descendant of a poodle owned by millionaire Ella Wendel who, in 1931, left her dog $20 million. Today, the gift is worth $80 million, making Toby Rimes the second richest animal in the world. (For more, check out Keep Your Pets' Trust.)

Trouble

Trouble, the Maltese companion of the late Leona Helmsley, passed away in 2010 at the age of 64 (in human years -?she was actually 12 years old). Trouble was worth $12 million when she died in Sarasota, Fla. This animal was a symbol of excess, and led the same life that made Helmsley somebody that the public loved to hate. Trouble was hand fed crab cakes, cream cheese and steamed vegetables until she moved to Sarasota where she lived out her life modestly eating canned Alpo.

Flossie

If you thought that rich animals only came from old money, that's not always the case. Flossie, who passed away in 2010, was a dog that Drew Barrymore adopted from an animal shelter. Flossie alerted Barrymore and then boyfriend Tom Green that their home was on fire. Barrymore credits Flossie with saving their lives and in return, added to her will that her $3 million home would be left to her beloved dog, Flossie.

The Bottom Line

How much do you love your pet? Enough to leave them your entire fortune? You may not have millions to will once you pass away, but if you're looking for ways to make sure that your pet is taken care of, arrangements can be made to have money set aside for their ongoing care. (To learn more, read Caring For Fido After You're Gone.)

This post originally appeared at Investopedia.

Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/these-are-some-of-the-the-richest-pets-in-the-world-2012-1

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Saturday, Jan. 7

Noon Alcoholics Anonymous, 119 W. Seventh St.

Noon to 1 p.m. Drawing class for elementary age, JC Arts, 109 W. Seventh St.

1 p.m. Doors open at JC Fraternal Order of Eagles, 203 E. 10th St.

1 to 8 p.m. Junction City Fraternal Order of Eagles kitchen is open with full meals, evening special available from 5 to 8 p.m.

1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Drawing class for middle schol age, JC Arts, 109 W. Seventh St.

6:30 p.m. JC Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie Bingo, 203 E. 10th St., open to public

7 p.m. American Legion Post 45 Bingo, Fourth and Franklin Streets

8 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous, 119 W. Seventh St.

Sunday, Jan. 8

Noon Alcoholics Anonymous, 119 W. Seventh St.

1:30 p.m. American Legion Post 45 Auxiliary Bingo, Fourth and Franklin Streets

8 p.m. Narcotics Anonymous, 119 W. Seventh St.

Monday, Jan. 9

9:30 a.m. Board meeting at Senior Citizens Center

9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Exercise at Senior Citizens Center

Noon Alcoholics Anonymous, 119 W. 7th St.

1 to 2:30 p.m. Troubadours of JC rehearsal at Senior Citizens Center, 1025 S. Spring Valley Road

4 p.m. Doors open at Junction City Fraternal Order of Eagles, 203 E. 10th St.

5:30 p.m. Friends of Hope Breast Cancer Support Group and Circle of Hope Cancer Support Group, Medical Arts Building II, Third Floor Conference Room, Geary Community Hospital

5:30 p.m. Library Board meeting

6 p.m. JC South Kiwanis meets at Sirloin Stockade, 426 Golden Belt Blvd.

6:45 p.m. Social Duplicate Bridge, 1022 Caroline Ave.

7 p.m. Geary County Fish & Game Association meeting, 3922 K-244 Spur

7 p.m. JC Fraternal Order of Eagles Auxiliary meeting, 203 E. 10th St.

7 p.m. Hope Al Anon meeting at First United Methodist Church

7 p.m. Hope Al-anon, First United Methodist Church, 804 N. Jefferson.

8 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous, 119 W. Seventh St.

Afternoon Bingo at Senior Citizens Center

Senior Citizens Center errands to bank, post office and Walmart

Library winter reading program begins (Winter Stage for adults and Winter Wild Things for grades K-8 and families)

Registration and fee deadline for LIFE class on basketmaking

Tuesday, Jan. 10

10 a.m. Storytime (ages 3-5) at library

10 to 11 a.m. Bible study at Senior Citizens Center

1 p.m. Storytime (ages 3-5) at library

4 p.m. Doors open at the Junction City Fraternal Order of Eagles, 203 E. 10th St.

4 p.m. Winter Wild Things (grade school readers) at library annex, 238 W. Eighth St. (?Grubs, Worms, and Other Tasty Treats?)

4 to 5 p.m. Creative Zone for K-5th grade, JC Arts, 109 W. Seventh St.

5 to 8 p.m. Junction City Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie and Auxiliary kitchen is open with full meals

6 p.m. Storytime (ages 3-5) at library

6:30 p.m. JC Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie Bingo, 203 E. 10th St., open to public

7 p.m. Composite Squadron Civil Air Patrol, JC airport terminal, 540 Airport Road

7 p.m. Mystery Club book discussion group reader?s choice at library annex, 238 W. Eighth St.

8 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous, 119 W. Seventh St.

Junction City Chapter, Royal Arch Masons No. 17 meeting

Afternoon computer class at Senior Citizens Center

Wednesday, Jan. 11

6:30 a.m. Alcoholics Anonymous, 119 W. Seventh St.

6:45 a.m. Breakfast Optimist Club, Stacy?s Restaurant, Grandview Plaza

9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Exercise at Senior Citizens Center

10 a.m. Mother Goose Time for Tots (age 2 with adult caretaker) at library

11:15 a.m. to noon Lil Emerging Artist (ages 3 to 5), JC Arts, 109 W. Seventh St.

Noon Noon Kiwanis meets at Kite?s, Sixth and Washington streets

Noon Alcoholics Anonymous, 119 W. Seventh St.

12:15 p.m. Weight Watchers, Presbyterian Church 113 W. Fifth St.

1 to 4 p.m. Cards at Senior Citizens Center

5:30 p.m. Weight Watchers, Presbyterian Church, 113 W. Fifth St.

6 to 7:45 p.m. AWANA Club, First Southern Baptist Church

7 p.m. Woodcarvers meet at JCAC studio, 109 W. Seventh St.

8 p.m. Narcotics Anonymous, 119 W. Seventh St.

8 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous, Presbyterian Church, 113 W. Fifth St.

Senior Citizens Center errands to Fort Riley and Dillons

Thursday, Jan. 12

9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Line dancing at Senior Citizens Center

9:30 a.m. MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers), First Southern Baptist Church, child care provided

10 a.m. Storytime (ages 3-5) at library

11:30 a.m. NARFE Old Trooper Chapter 383 luncheon meeting, Senior Citizens Center, 1107 S. Spring Valley Road, members and guests welcome

1 p.m. TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly), Episcopal Church of the Covenant, 314 N. Adams St.

1 p.m. LIFE class: Writing Your Family History at library

4 p.m. Doors open at the Junction City Fraternal Order of Eagles, 203 E. 10th St.

4 to 5 p.m. Creative Zone for K-5th grade, JC Arts, 109 W. Seventh St.

5 to 8 p.m. Junction City Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie and Auxiliary kitchen is open with full meals

5:30 to 6:30 p.m. JC Arts Board meeting

6 p.m. LIFE class: Basketmaking at Hobby Haven

6:30 p.m. Fantastic Realms book discussion group movie night (?Blade Runner?) at library annex, 238 W. Eighth St.

7 p.m. LIFE class: Crochet

8 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous, 119 W. Seventh St.

Afternoon computer class at Senior Citizens Center

Senior Citizens Center errands to Walmart

Friday, Jan. 13

9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Exercise at Senior Citizens Center

Noon Alcoholics Anonymous, 119 W. Seventh St.

4 p.m. Doors open at the Junction City Fraternal Order of Eagles, 203 E. 10th St.

5 to 8 p.m. Junction City Fraternal Order of Eagles kitchen is open with short-order meals?

6 p.m. Ogden American Legion Bingo, 515 Riley Blvd.

6 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous, Women?s meeting, 119 W. 7th St.

6 p.m. Smoky Hill Free Trappers, Tyme Out Lounge

6:30 p.m. JC Fraternal Order of Eagles Auxiliary Bingo, 203 E. 10th St., open to public

8 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous, 119 W. Seventh St.

Senior Citizens Center errands to Dillons

Saturday, Jan. 14

Noon Alcoholics Anonymous, 119 W. Seventh St.

Noon to 1 p.m. Drawing class for elementary age, JC Arts, 109 W. Seventh St.

1 p.m. Doors open at JC Fraternal Order of Eagles, 203 E. 10th St.

1 to 8 p.m. Junction City Fraternal Order of Eagles kitchen is open with full meals, evening special available from 5 to 8 p.m.

1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Drawing class for middle schol age, JC Arts, 109 W. Seventh St.

6:30 p.m. JC Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie Bingo, 203 E. 10th St., open to public

7 p.m. American Legion Post 45 Bingo, Fourth and Franklin Streets

8 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous, 119 W. Seventh St.

Sunday, Jan. 15

Noon Alcoholics Anonymous, 119 W. Seventh St.

12:15 p.m. Fr. Kapaun Knights of Columbus meeting, basement of St. Mary?s Chapel, Fort Riley

1:30 p.m. American Legion Post 45 Auxiliary Bingo, Fourth and Franklin Streets

8 p.m. Narcotics Anonymous, 119 W. Seventh St.

Monday, Jan. 16

10 a.m. Troubadours of JC perform at Martin Luther King ceremony, JC Church of the Nazarene, 1025 S. Washington St.

Noon Alcoholics Anonymous, 119 W. 7th St.

4 p.m. Doors open at Junction City Fraternal Order of Eagles, 203 E. 10th St.

6 p.m. JC South Kiwanis meets at Sirloin Stockade, 426 Golden Belt Blvd.

6:45 p.m. Social Duplicate Bridge, 1022 Caroline Ave.

7 p.m. Hope Al Anon meeting at First United Methodist Church

7 p.m. Hope Al-anon, First United Methodist Church, 804 N. Jefferson.

8 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous, 119 W. Seventh St.

Senior Citizens Center and library closed for Martin Luther King holiday

Tuesday, Jan. 17

9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Friend-to-Friend Caregiver Support Group, Faith Lutheran Church, 212 N. Eisenhower Drive

10 a.m. Storytime (ages 3-5) at library

10 to 11 a.m. Bible study at Senior Citizens Center

1 p.m. Storytime (ages 3-5) at library

4 p.m. Doors open at the Junction City Fraternal Order of Eagles, 203 E. 10th St.

4 to 5 p.m. Creative Zone for K-5th grade, JC Arts, 109 W. Seventh St.

5 to 8 p.m. Junction City Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie and Auxiliary kitchen is open with full meals

6 p.m. Storytime (ages 3-5) at library

6 to 8 p.m. Jam session at JC Arts, 109 W. Seventh St.

6:30 p.m. JC Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie Bingo, 203 E. 10th St., open to public

6:30 p.m. Sunflower Quilters Guild, Dorothy Bramlage Library

7 p.m. Composite Squadron Civil Air Patrol, JC airport terminal, 540 Airport Road

8 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous, 119 W. Seventh St.

Afternoon computer class at Senior Citizens Center

Wednesday, Jan. 18

6:30 a.m. Alcoholics Anonymous, 119 W. Seventh St.

6:45 a.m. Breakfast Optimist Club, Stacy?s Restaurant, Grandview Plaza

9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Exercise at Senior Citizens Center

10 a.m. Mother Goose Time for Tots (age 2 with adult caregiver) at library

11:15 a.m. to noon Lil Emerging Artist (ages 3 to 5), JC Arts, 109 W. Seventh St.

Noon Noon Kiwanis meets at Kite?s, Sixth and Washington streets

Noon Alcoholics Anonymous, 119 W. Seventh St.

12:15 p.m. Weight Watchers, Presbyterian Church 113 W. Fifth St.

1 to 4 p.m. Cards at Senior Citizens Center

5:30 p.m. Weight Watchers, Presbyterian Church, 113 W. Fifth St.

6 to 7:45 p.m. AWANA Club, First Southern Baptist Church

7:30 p.m. Melita Chapter 116, Order of the Eastern Star, 722 1/2 N. Washington St.

7:30 p.m. Chapman Rebekah Lodge #645, Chapman Senior Center

7 p.m. Woodcarvers meet at JCAC studio, 109 W. Seventh St.

8 p.m. Narcotics Anonymous, 119 W. Seventh St.

8 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous, Presbyterian Church, 113 W. Fifth St.

Senior Citizens Center errands to Fort Riley and Dillons

Thursday, Jan. 19

9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Line dancing at Senior Citizens Center

9:30 a.m. MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers), First Southern Baptist Church, child care provided

10 a.m. Storytime (ages 3-5) at library

1 p.m. TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly), Episcopal Church of the Covenant, 314 N. Adams St.

1:30 p.m. Job Club at Senior Citizens Center

4 p.m. Doors open at the Junction City Fraternal Order of Eagles, 203 E. 10th St.

4 to 5 p.m. Creative Zone for K-5th grade, JC Arts, 109 W. Seventh St.

5 to 8 p.m. Junction City Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie and Auxiliary kitchen is open with full meals

6:30 p.m. Flinthills Depression and Bipolar Alliance Support Group, First Christian Church, Fifth and Humboldt, Manhattan

7:30 p.m. JC Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie meeting, 203 E. 10th St.

7:30 p.m. Stated Communications, Union Masonic Lodge No. 7 AF&AM

8 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous, 119 W. Seventh St.

Afternoon computer class at Senior Citizens Center

Senior Citizens Center errands to Walmart

Friday, Jan. 20

9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Exercise at Senior Citizens Center

Noon Alcoholics Anonymous, 119 W. Seventh St.

4 p.m. Doors open at the Junction City Fraternal Order of Eagles, 203 E. 10th St.

5 to 8 p.m. Junction City Fraternal Order of Eagles kitchen is open with short-order meals?

6 p.m. Ogden American Legion Bingo, 515 Riley Blvd.

6 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous, Women?s meeting, 119 W. 7th St.

6:30 p.m. JC Fraternal Order of Eagles Auxiliary Bingo, 203 E. 10th St., open to public

8 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous, 119 W. Seventh St.

Senior Citizens Center errands to Dillons

Saturday, Jan. 21

Noon Alcoholics Anonymous, 119 W. Seventh St.

Noon to 1 p.m. Drawing class for elementary age, JC Arts, 109 W. Seventh St.

12:15 p.m. Father Kapaun Knights of Columbus, basement of St. Mary?s Chapel, Fort Riley

1 p.m. Doors open at JC Fraternal Order of Eagles, 203 E. 10th St.

1 to 8 p.m. Junction City Fraternal Order of Eagles kitchen is open with full meals, evening special available from 5 to 8 p.m.

1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Drawing class for middle schol age, JC Arts, 109 W. Seventh St.

6:30 p.m. JC Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie Bingo, 203 E. 10th St., open to public

7 p.m. American Legion Post 45 Bingo, Fourth and Franklin Streets

8 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous, 119 W. Seventh St.

Sunday, Jan. 22

Noon Alcoholics Anonymous, 119 W. Seventh St.

1:30 p.m. American Legion Post 45 Auxiliary Bingo, Fourth and Franklin Streets

8 p.m. Narcotics Anonymous, 119 W. Seventh St.

Monday, Jan. 23

9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Exercise at Senior Citizens Center

Noon Alcoholics Anonymous, 119 W. 7th St.

1 to 2:30 p.m. Troubadours of JC rehearsal at Senior Citizens Center, 1025 S. Spring Valley Road

4 p.m. Doors open at Junction City Fraternal Order of Eagles, 203 E. 10th St.

6 p.m. JC South Kiwanis meets at Sirloin Stockade, 426 Golden Belt Blvd.

6 p.m. LIFE class: Basketmaking at Hobby Haven

6:45 p.m. Social Duplicate Bridge, 1022 Caroline Ave.

7 p.m. JC Fraternal Order of Eagles Auxiliary meeting, 203 E. 10th St.

7 p.m. Hope Al Anon meeting at First United Methodist Church

7 p.m. Hope Al-anon, First United Methodist Church, 804 N. Jefferson.

8 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous, 119 W. Seventh St.

Afternoon Bingo at Senior Citizens Center

Senior Citizens Center errands to bank, post office and Walmart

Tuesday, Jan. 24

10 a.m. Storytime (ages 3 to 5) at library

10 to 11 a.m. Bible study at Senior Citizens Center

1 p.m. Storytime (ages 3-5) at library

1 p.m. Low vision meeting at Senior Citizens Center

4 p.m. Doors open at the Junction City Fraternal Order of Eagles, 203 E. 10th St.

4 to 5 p.m. Creative Zone for K-5th grade, JC Arts, 109 W. Seventh St.

5 to 8 p.m. Junction City Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie and Auxiliary kitchen is open with full meals

6 p.m. Storytime (ages 3 to 5) at library

6:30 p.m. JC Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie Bingo, 203 E. 10th St., open to public

7 p.m. Composite Squadron Civil Air Patrol, JC airport terminal, 540 Airport Road

8 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous, 119 W. Seventh St.

Afternoon computer class at Senior Citizens Center

Wednesday, Jan. 25

6:30 a.m. Alcoholics Anonymous, 119 W. Seventh St.

6:45 a.m. Breakfast Optimist Club, Stacy?s Restaurant, Grandview Plaza

9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Exercise at Senior Citizens Center

10 a.m. Mother Goose Time for Tots (with adult caregiver) at library

11:15 a.m. to noon Lil Emerging Artist (ages 3 to 5), JC Arts, 109 W. Seventh St.

Noon Noon Kiwanis meets at Kite?s, Sixth and Washington streets

Noon Alcoholics Anonymous, 119 W. Seventh St.

12:15 p.m. Weight Watchers, Presbyterian Church 113 W. Fifth St.

1 to 4 p.m. Cards at Senior Citizens Center

5:30 p.m. Weight Watchers, Presbyterian Church, 113 W. Fifth St.

6 to 7:45 p.m. AWANA Club, First Southern Baptist Church

7 p.m. Woodcarvers meet at JCAC studio, 109 W. Seventh St.

7 p.m. New Beginnings-New Life Support Group, Martha Hoover Conference Room, Geary County Community Hospital

7 p.m. LIFE class: Meditation and You at library annex, 238 W. Eighth St.

8 p.m. Narcotics Anonymous, 119 W. Seventh St.

8 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous, Presbyterian Church, 113 W. Fifth St.

January birthdays party at Senior Citizens Center

Senior Citizens Center errands to Fort Riley and Dillons

Thursday, Jan. 26

10 a.m. Storytime (ages 3 to 5) at library

9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Line dancing at Senior Citizens Center

9:30 a.m. MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers), First Southern Baptist Church, child care provided

1 p.m. TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly), Episcopal Church of the Covenant, 314 N. Adams St.

1 p.m. LIFE class: Writing Your Family History at library

4 p.m. Doors open at the Junction City Fraternal Order of Eagles, 203 E. 10th St.

4 to 5 p.m. Creative Zone for K-5th grade, JC Arts, 109 W. Seventh St.

5 to 8 p.m. Junction City Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie and Auxiliary kitchen is open with full meals

7 p.m. LIFE class: Crochet at library

7:30 p.m. JC Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie, 203 E. 10th St.

8 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous, 119 W. Seventh St.

Afternoon computer class at Senior Citizens Center

Senior Citizens Center errands to Walmart

Registration and fee deadline for LIFE class on basketmaking Feb. 9

Friday, Jan. 27

9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Exercise at Senior Citizens Center

Noon Alcoholics Anonymous, 119 W. Seventh St.

4 p.m. Doors open at the Junction City Fraternal Order of Eagles, 203 E. 10th St.

5 to 8 p.m. Junction City Fraternal Order of Eagles kitchen is open with short-order meals?

6 p.m. Evening meal (ham, scalloped potatoes, broccoli with cheese and fruit dessert) at Senior Citizens Center

6 p.m. Ogden American Legion Bingo, 515 Riley Blvd.

6 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous, Women?s meeting, 119 W. 7th St.

7 to 10 p.m. Dance at Senior Citizens Center

6:30 p.m. JC Fraternal Order of Eagles Auxiliary Bingo, 203 E. 10th St., open to public

6:30 p.m. JC Sundowners Club coronation of Snow King and Queen following monthly evening meal at Senior Citizens Center, 1025 S. Spring Valley Road

8 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous, 119 W. Seventh St.

Senior Citizens Center errands to Dillons

Saturday, Jan. 28

9 a.m. Saturday @ the Library (Winter Family Fun), Junction City Municipal Building

Noon Alcoholics Anonymous, 119 W. Seventh St.

Noon to 1 p.m. Drawing class for elementary age, JC Arts, 109 W. Seventh St.

1 p.m. Doors open at JC Fraternal Order of Eagles, 203 E. 10th St.

1 to 8 p.m. Junction City Fraternal Order of Eagles kitchen is open with full meals, evening special available from 5 to 8 p.m.

1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Drawing class for middle schol age, JC Arts, 109 W. Seventh St.

6 to 10 p.m. JC Arts Murder Mystery Dinner

6:30 p.m. JC Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie Bingo, 203 E. 10th St., open to public

7 p.m. American Legion Post 45 Bingo, Fourth and Franklin Streets

8 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous, 119 W. Seventh St.

Sunday, Jan. 29

Noon Alcoholics Anonymous, 119 W. Seventh St.

1:30 p.m. American Legion Post 45 Auxiliary Bingo, Fourth and Franklin Streets

8 p.m. Narcotics Anonymous, 119 W. Seventh St.

Monday, Jan. 30

9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Exercise at Senior Citizens Center

Noon Alcoholics Anonymous, 119 W. 7th St.

1 to 2:30 p.m. Troubadours of JC rehearsal at Senior Citizens Center, 1025 S. Spring Valley Road

4 p.m. Doors open at Junction City Fraternal Order of Eagles, 203 E. 10th St.

6 p.m. JC South Kiwanis meets at Sirloin Stockade, 426 Golden Belt Blvd.

6:45 p.m. Social Duplicate Bridge, 1022 Caroline Ave.

7 p.m. Hope Al Anon meeting at First United Methodist Church

7 p.m. Hope Al-anon, First United Methodist Church, 804 N. Jefferson.

8 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous, 119 W. Seventh St.

Afternoon Bingo at Senior Citizens Center

Senior Citizens Center errands to bank, post office and Walmart

Tuesday, Jan. 31

10 a.m. Storytime (ages 3 to 5) at library

10 to 11 a.m. Bible study at Senior Citizens Center

1 p.m. Storytime (ages 3 to 5) at library

4 p.m. Doors open at the Junction City Fraternal Order of Eagles, 203 E. 10th St.

4 to 5 p.m. Creative Zone for K-5th grade, JC Arts, 109 W. Seventh St.

5 to 8 p.m. Junction City Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie and Auxiliary kitchen is open with full meals

6 p.m. Storytime (ages 3 to 5) at library

6:30 p.m. JC Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie Bingo, 203 E. 10th St., open to public

7 p.m. Composite Squadron Civil Air Patrol, JC airport terminal, 540 Airport Road

8 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous, 119 W. Seventh St.

Afternoon computer class at Senior Citizens Center

Source: http://www.thedailyunion.net/newsdetail.asp?article_id=10959

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Winter driving trouble? There's an app for that (AP)

FARGO, N.D. ? When a powerful blizzard ripped through North Dakota last winter, hundreds of drivers were stranded as white-out conditions shuttered interstates spanning the state. Snow whipped up by wind marred the lines between pavement and grassy drop-offs, leaving some scared motorists unsure what to do.

Two local software developers had a thought: There should be an app for that.

Bob Bertsch, an employee with the North Dakota State University Extension Service, and Jake Joraanstad, an NDSU computer engineering major, had just finished developing an app to help residents during floods when the blizzard hit in March, convincing them to shift their attention to winter disasters.

Winter Survival Kit was born. The free program, available for iPhones and Android smartphones, is both a primer to help motorists prepare for winter driving and a beacon when things go badly.

It can pinpoint a motorist's location, call 911, notify friends and family, and monitor how long the gas will hold out. The app also gives potentially life-saving alerts when users tap a big red button on its simple home screen that reads, "I'm Stranded!" Among the advice: stay with your vehicle and keep the tailpipe clear of snow, since a backup can cause carbon monoxide poisoning.

"It's our sincere hope that no one ever has to use it," said Bertsch, an NDSU Extension Service web technology specialist who led the team that developed the app. "But if one person does have to use it and it keeps them in their car or keeps them from succumbing to carbon monoxide poisoning, then it is definitely worth the time and effort that was spent on the app."

The app also helps drivers prepare for bad weather by inputting phone and policy numbers for insurance and roadside assistance, and designated emergency contacts. And it gives guidance on putting together a physical survival kit to keep in vehicles in case of emergencies.

"Any tools developed which arm people with information that will help keep them safe is of value," North Dakota Emergency Services spokeswoman Cecily Fong said.

The app does have limitations. Joraanstand said some especially rural areas of the country ? particularly in the Great Plains ? have shoddy cellphone coverage that could impede some features such as GPS. At that point the app would tell users that their location couldn't be pinpointed and instruct them to call 911.

Still, the app has emergency numbers handy, allowing users to send text messages for help. Text messages often can be sent by weaker signals than are needed for clear phone calls. And the app would give emergency advice on braving the elements ? even telling users how to use parts of a vehicle to keep warm.

The Midwest hasn't seen much heavy snowfall in the last few months, so the app's developers haven't heard of any success ? or horror ? stories yet. But they're convinced that when the time comes, their app will help.

"This app can literally save someone's life. We take great pride in that," said Joraanstad, the 22-year-old chief operating officer for Myriad Devices, a startup company in NDSU's research and technology park that produced the app.

Bertsch, Joraanstand and two colleagues who teach at NDSU have become experts in disaster apps. Last year they developed a program to help residents deal with flooding that has overwhelmed North Dakota in the last few years. The H2O app provides news feeds, river levels, road closure maps and other information.

Winter Survival Kit, which works in the U.S. and Canada, joins several apps from other developers that were designed to help smartphone users in a bind, such as Help I Crashed My Car, Emergency Radio, iMapWeather Radio, iTriage, Close Call and pMonitor. As of this week, there didn't appear to be other winter survival-specific apps in either iTunes' or Android's app stores.

"I think we hit a particular niche," Bertsch said.

About 12,000 people downloaded the app in the first week it was released, and Joraanstad said that at last check, there were another 3,000 downloads. The early returns have been mostly favorable. Out of 16 user reviews on the Android website, 13 gave 5-star ratings. "Practical ... yet simple," reads one review. It had a 4-plus average rating among Apple iPhone users.

People posting lower ratings reported trouble with the app crashing. Joraanstad said those glitches are being addressed as they arise with updates.

The app is being promoted by Texas, where it can be downloaded directly from the Texas Extension Disaster Education Network website. In an unusual climate swap, Texas saw snow this winter before much of the rest of the country.

"With the amount of snow and ice during winter in the Panhandle and North Texas, plus the possibility of unusual cold weather occurrences elsewhere in the state, we felt it would be helpful to many Texans to make this app accessible," said Joyce Cavanagh, Texas extension service spokeswoman.

"People here aren't used to driving in that kind of weather. It gives some peace of mind while traveling," she said.

Cavanagh also said she felt more at ease knowing that many students traveling for the holidays had downloaded the app before hitting the roads.

College student Jessica Rush said she could have used such an app in March. The 21-year-old and a friend were traveling in separate cars in North Dakota when the fast-moving storm left her so blinded that she was on the highway's left shoulder when she thought she was driving over the warning bumps on the right. She figured she was about a half-mile from her friend's car.

"I called my dad and told him I was going to get out and walk to her car and he said, `Do not leave your car. You don't know where she is,'" recalled Rush, who had cellphone coverage where she was stuck.

Rush stayed in her 2000 Oldsmobile Alero for four nerve-wracking hours until she was rescued by a truck driver, and she came away with a new appreciation for the dangers of winter driving.

"When your parents tell you not to go somewhere you should probably listen," Rush said. "I guess this app is the next best thing."

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Associated Press writer Amber Hunt contributed to this report from Sioux Falls, S.D.

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Man City beats Liverpool 3-0 to open 3-point lead

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By ROB HARRIS

updated 6:51 p.m. ET Jan. 3, 2012

Manchester City rediscovered its attacking flair to sweep aside Liverpool with a 3-0 victory Tuesday night that opened a three-point lead over Manchester United in the English Premier League.

Sergio Aguero scored on an early blunder by goalkeeper Pepe Reina, and Yaya Toure and James Milner added goals for Manchester City, which lost at Sunderland and tied at West Bromwich Albion durign the busy holiday period.

"We were incredibly efficient, and it's a great win," City captain Vincent Kompany said. "It is one of the top six teams out of the way, and now we know United and the other teams have to play each other."

On a night of heavy rain, Aguero put City ahead in the 10th minute with a shot that took a slight deflection and bounced past Reina, who dived but missed the ball entirely. Toure doubled the lead in the 33rd with a header and Milner converted a penalty kick in the 75th after Martin Skrtel fouled Toure.

City manager Roberto Mancini apologized later for brandishing an imaginary yellow card at Skrtel.

"In the moment maybe I did that because I was not happy with the referee, but I made a mistake," Mancini said.

City's Gareth Barry was ejected in the 73rd minute for his second yellow card, given for bumping Daniel Agger.

"If you want to be a successful team, and they are one, you have got to be clinical," Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish said. "We've got to get that into our makeup. Tonight we never had that. It's a lesson learned for us."

Liverpool was without Luis Suarez, who started an eight-game suspension for racially abusing Manchester United's Patrice Evra.

City (15-2-3) has 48 points, three more than United (14-2-3), which is at Newcastle on Wednesday.

Tottenham (13-3-3) is next with 42 points after winning 1-0 over visiting West Bromwich Albion (6-11-4) on Jermain Defoe's 63rd-minute goal.

In the night's other game, Sunderland (6-8-6) won 4-1 at Wigan, its fourth victory since Martin O'Neill replaced Steve Bruce as manager. Craig Gardner, James McClean, Stephane Sessegnon and David Vaughan scored for the visitors, who moved into 10th place. Hugo Rodallega scored for 18th-place Wigan (3-11-6).

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MADRID (AP) ? Defending champion Real Madrid overcame a two-goal halftime deficit, beating Magala 3-2 in the first leg of the fifth round of the Copa del Rey.

Sergio Sanchez and Martin Demichelis gave Malaga the lead with almost identical headers in the 10th and 29th minutes, but Sami Khedira scored in the 68th, Gonzalo Higuain tied it two minutes later and Karim Benzema got the go-ahead goal in the 78th.

Madrid could advance to a quarterfinal against Barcelona, which hosts Osasuna on Wednesday night.

In other games, third-tier Mirandes won 2-0 at home against Racing Santander, second-tier Alcorcon had a 2-1 home victory against Levante and third-tier Albacete tied 0-0 with Athletic Bilbao.

The second legs of the total-goals matchups are next week.

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LIBSON, Portugal (AP) ? American defender Oguchi Onyewu tapped in a cross from 5 yards in the 88th minute, giving Sporting Lisbon a 1-1 tie against Rio Ave in the Portuguese League Cup.

Monday's goal was the third of the season for Onyewu, who scored in the league against Rio Ave in a 3-2 win on Sept. 19 and against Nacional in a 1-0 victory on Dec. 10.

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Mother of L.A. arson suspect held over German charges (Reuters)

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) ? The mother of a man accused in a wave of arson fires across Los Angeles was facing possible extradition to Germany on fraud charges, a case federal prosecutors said on Tuesday appeared to have angered her son.

But police who arrested Harry Burkhart on suspicion of arson following a string of 53 fires over the New Year's holiday weekend have not offered a motive for the crimes, and Burkhart has yet to be formally charged.

His mother Dorothee Burkhart, 53, was taken into custody last week on an arrest warrant issued by German authorities stemming in part from accusations that she failed to pay for a 2004 breast augmentation surgery, court documents show.

She appeared in U.S. District Court on Tuesday, apparently unaware that her son had been arrested in connection with the blazes that broke out over the weekend.

The arson fires, which were mostly started in parked cars and in some cases spread to carports and homes, left Los Angeles residents on edge and caused an estimated $3 million in damage.

There was no reference to Harry Burkhart's arrest during the Tuesday proceedings, and U.S. Attorney's spokesman Thom Mrozek said the elder Burkhart did not seem to know that her son was in custody.

"Where is my son? Did you eliminate him?" Burkhart, who came to court handcuffed and clad in jail garb, asked U.S. District Judge Margaret Nagle at the outset of the hearing. "Where is my son? My son disappeared yesterday."

Burkhart, who was being held without bail, also asked Nagle if the "German Nazis" had something to do with her son's disappearance and told the judge that he was mentally ill.

The judge responded: "I have done nothing to your son."

Burkhart, who shares a Los Angeles apartment with her son, appeared to look for him in the courtroom gallery and at one point asked reporters if they knew where he was.

Nagle postponed Tuesday's hearing after Burkhart told the court she was unhappy with her federal public defender and wanted to retain a private attorney.

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Mrozek said a man thought to be Harry Burkhart had briefly been detained by U.S. Marshals last week during his mother's initial court appearance after he launched into a profanity-laced tirade.

"A male who identified himself as her son entered the court and made quite a disturbance," Mrozek said.

Mrozek said German authorities had not formally requested Dorothee Burkhart's extradition, adding that they had 60 days from the time of her arrest to file the appropriate paperwork. She faces a host of charges in Germany including fraud and embezzlement, according to court documents.

Burkhart is accused of failing to pay a surgeon for breast augmentation as well as failing to return security deposits on rental properties she leased and accepting fees and deposits on apartment units she did not own, the court documents show.

A website for an erotic massage service based in Los Angeles is registered to a Dorothee Burkhart who shares the same Hollywood address as Harry Burkhart. The site advertises topless but non-sexual sessions by appointment only.

It was not immediately clear how long Dorothee and Harry Burkhart have lived in the Los Angeles area. Harry Burkhart was taken into custody on suspicion of arson early on Monday and was being held without bail. Prosecutors said they expected to formally charge him on Wednesday.

Burkhart was arrested after a tip from a member of the U.S. State Department's Diplomatic Security field office who recognized him from his outburst in court, a state department spokeswoman said.

A man resembling Burkhart was captured on surveillance videotape leaving the scene of several of the fires, which caused no fatalities although one firefighter was injured and another person suffered from smoke inhalation during a blaze that broke out on New Year's Eve.

Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca has called the person who set the fires "perhaps (the) most dangerous arsonist in the County of L.A. that I can recall."

One of the fires damaged a house in the Hollywood Hills where late rocker Jim Morrison was inspired to write the 1968 song "Love Street" about his girlfriend.

(Additional reporting by Andrew Quinn; Editing by Cynthia Johnston)

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