Today is Sunday, the 220th day of 2016, with 146 days left in the year.

Today is ...

Lighthouse Day. Not too many around here, but I always thought it would be cool to work at one.

Pun intended

The surgeon failed to repair his own ruptured pericardium because his heart just wasn't in it.

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The Rodent Club finished drafting their constitution, but it has yet to be ratified.

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California is the land of earthquakes and suntans or "shake and bake."

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Old carpenters never die, they just lumber around.

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Puzzle: answers word ends

1. Museum

2. Roofer

3. Hush

4. Civic

5. Literal

6. Taunt

7. Selfless

8. Bathtub

9. Twilight

10. Fluff

Winners

Helen Wittman, Bobbi Chandler, Elsie Wright, Roberta Owens, Mary Lou Gregory, Ruth Bursell, Lana Strahan, Kelly McKeehan, Forrest Dinnell, Bob Barrows and Pamela Howard, all of Lewiston; Lori Wilkerson, Connie Moyes, Lloyd Martinson, Mel Oglesby, Ken Taylor, Randy Stout, Kathy Newell, Lois Roberts and Mark Rodgers, all of Clarkston; Bob Bafus of Colfax; Marcia Spakoski and Tom Zagelow of Moscow; Margaret Rehberg and Lauren McNiece, both of Pullman; Betty Neal, Cindy Klaveano, Micki Ledgerwood, Steve Kazda and Alice Gwinn, of Pomeroy; Adam Keith of Nezperce; Velda Sturman of Juliaetta.

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Define this

AVUNCULAR

Definition No. 1 - of, relating to, self-flight.

Definition No. 2 - of, relating to, or characteristic of an uncle.

Cryptogram

GFW PSO TFU CUWD SMUOW ISO DGSNG GURSB; YAG FW TFU GNSQWMD THGF SOUGFWN PADG TSHG GHMM GFSG UGFWN HD NWSRB.

HINT: G=T

Answers

PETRICHOR - The pleasant smell that accompanies the first rain after a dry spell.

DSOUXM FOVXW BRX FBAXWD. HBQ WXX CTOD O DGRH YMOKX HBQ BKKQYH GR DTX CBSMA

Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world.

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