A man in Malaysia of Lebanese origin was arrested in possession of $66 Million in forged US currency after he left a tip for hotel staff, in the form of a $500 bill. The $500 bill has not been printed since World War II. The staffer alerted authorities after trying to exchange the note for local currency and finding it was a fake.

Police discovered bundles of $1 Million dollar notes, $100,000 notes and $500 notes in the man's hotel room. Of course there has never been a $1 Million dollar note, and the $100,000 dollar bill was last printed in 1934-- it was only used by the Federal Reserve and was never in public circulation.

Here are some images of large and obsolete currency.


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In January, the Leadership Camden County class focused on Social, Health and Education Services in the County. At the beginning of the day, participants had an opportunity to do some health screening, including a blood workup. The group also played a game called “Friday Night in the Emergency Room”. Teams of four were put in the role of running the emergency room, surgery, critical care and step-down units and make adjustments each “hour” has patients arrived or special circumstances came up. It was a great way to better understand how people need to work together to get a business system to function properly.


Margaret Cleveland has blood drawn for analysis as part of Leadership Camden County focus on health.

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(Pictured from left) Jan Kennedy, Camden/Miller County Chapter of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans; Kitty McCarthy, director of Volunteer Services, Lake Regional Hospital Auxiliary; Joyce Wanamaker, cookie sale director, Kent Memorial Lutheran Church WELCA; and Linda Williams, 2009 president, Kent Memorial Lutheran Church WELCA

Lake Regional Hospital Auxiliary in Osage Beach, Mo., recently received a $2,231 from the Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America chapter at Kent Memorial Lutheran Church in Osage Beach. The money will go to the Ethel Rayburn Nursing/Health Care Scholarship Fund, which awards three scholarships to nursing or health care students annually.

A portion of the funds was raised at Kent Memorial’s annual cookie sale, held in early December. More than 240 pounds of cookies and candy were sold at the event to raise money for Lake Regional’s Auxiliary. Matching funds were donated by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans — a faith-based, membership-based, not-for-profit financial services organization.

“We’d like to thank Kent Memorial and Thrivent for this generous donation,” said Kitty McCarthy, director of Volunteer Services at Lake Regional. “We greatly appreciate their continued support.”

Throughout the past seven years, Kent Memorial’s WELCA chapter has raised more than $5,000 for the Lake Regional Hospital Auxiliary. In addition, they make more than 1,000 stuffed animals each year for pediatric patients and children visiting the hospital, turbans for Lake Regional cancer patients and hats and booties for babies born at Lake Regional.

Started in 1977, the Lake Regional Hospital Auxiliary now has more than 360 enthusiastic members of all ages who contribute more than 60,000 hours of service annually.

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Eighteen high school students and adults interested in pursuing nursing careers recently participated in Lake Regional Health System’s Winter Nursing Camp.

Throughout the two-day camp, participants gained an understanding of nursing fundamentals as they visited nursing units, job shadowed experienced nurses, learned about state-of-the-art equipment used daily by nurses and interacted with staff.

Participants also gained hands-on nursing experience in the interactive skills lab. Using the training equipment, they learned the proper technique for inserting intravenous catheters, performing head-to-toe patient and wound assessments, checking blood pressures and more.

For information on future nursing camps, contact Lake Regional Nurse Mentor Beth Pettitt, R.N., at 573-348-8060 or bpettitt@lakeregional.com.

Lake Regional Health System provides comprehensive health care services to the residents and visitors of the lake area. More than 300 nurses currently are employed by the hospital and health system clinics.


High school students and adults interested in pursuing nursing careers recently participated in Lake Regional Health System’s Winter Nursing Camp.

Fish and Wildlife Service Reopens Public Comment Period for the Proposed Rule
To Provide Endangered Species Act Protections for the Shovelnose Sturgeon

Comment Period Extended Until February 4, 2010
Public Hearing Scheduled for January 28 in Cape Girardeau, MO

The U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service will reopen on January 13, 2010, the public
comment period for the proposal to treat the shovelnose sturgeon as a threatened
species under the Endangered Species Act (Act) due to its similarity of
appearance to the endangered pallid sturgeon. The Service is also reopening the
comment period regarding the proposed special rule that will prohibit the
harvest of any shovelnose sturgeon or shovelnose–pallid sturgeon hybrids, and
their roe associated with or related to a commercial fishing activity. A public
hearing will be held in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, to provide an opportunity for
the public to comment on the proposals.

The public hearing will take place at 6:30 p.m. on January 28, 2010 at Southeast
Missouri State University (3rd floor of the University Center). The public
hearing will be preceded by an informational meeting from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
The University is located at One University Plaza, Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
Formal public testimonies will be taken at the hearing as well as written
comments.

Public comments will be accepted until February 4, 2010, and can be submitted
electronically via the Federal eRulemaking Portal at:
http://www.regulations.gov, or can be mailed or hand delivered to Public
Comments Processing, Attn: FWS-R6-ES-2009-0027; Division of Policy and
Directives Management; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 N. Fairfax Drive,
Suite 222; Arlington, VA 22203.

The Service is proposing to treat the shovelnose sturgeon as a threatened
species under the “Similarity of Appearances” (SOA) provisions of the Endangered
Species Act. The shovelnose sturgeon and the endangered pallid sturgeon are
difficult to differentiate and inhabit overlapping portions of the Missouri and
Mississippi River basins. Protection of the shovelnose sturgeon will help
conserve and protect the endangered pallid sturgeon.

The proposed special rule would apply only to activities that relate to the
harvest of shovelnose sturgeon and shovelnose-pallid sturgeon hybrids for
commercial fishing purposes and is not expected to impact commercial fishing
targeting non-sturgeon species, recreational or other non-commercial fishing
activities. The special rule would not prohibit the legal commercial harvest of
shovelnose sturgeon outside the range where the shovelnose and pallid sturgeons
commonly overlap.

For more information about the proposal and proposed rule, please visit the
Service’s web site at
http://www.fws.gov/midwest/endangered/f ... lnose.html and
http://www.fws.gov/mountain-prairie/mis ... urgeon.htm

The mission of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is working with others to
conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife, plants and their habitats for the
continuing benefit of the American people. We are both a leader and trusted
partner in fish and wildlife conservation, known for our scientific excellence,
stewardship of lands and natural resources, dedicated professionals and
commitment to public service. For more information on our work and the people
who make it happen, visit www.fws.gov.