The Energy News Digest for June 3, 2026

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Joel Myer, Communicator Emeritus, edits The Energy News Digest.

Strengthen Communication and Customer Service Skills This Summer

As you’re making summer plans, take a moment to register for two new NWPPA courses and build skills that will serve you for years to come. Elevate Your Impact with Upward Communication Skills (July 15) will help you increase your influence with leadership, while Emotional Intelligence in Action: Mastering De-Escalation Skills (July 16) focuses on bolstering your EQ so you can better manage difficult customer interactions. Both courses are led by popular NWPPA instructor Kayla Curry of Organization Impact.

Hotshots – Today’s Top Five Stories

Northwest Power Plan to Embrace More Natural Gas (Your Oregon News)

https://youroregonnews.com/2026/06/02/northwest-power-plan-to-embrace-more-natural-gas/

Battles Over Energy Projects Are Erupting Across Western Washington (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)

https://chronline.com/stories/battles-over-energy-projects-are-erupting-across-western-washington,403469

Hillsboro Considers Pause on New Data Centers Amid Uproar Over Unchecked Tax Breaks (The Oregonian, Portland, OR – Via MSN)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/hillsboro-considers-pause-on-new-data-centers-amid-uproar-over-unchecked-tax-breaks/ar-AA24yS5Y

Oregon Petition to Ban Hunting & Fishing Moves Closer to November Ballot (Washington State Standard – Via Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/oregon-petition-ban-hunting-fishing-124433482.html

Ninth Circuit Court Denies Young Americans’ Lawsuit Challenging Trump’s Handling of Climate Change (Montana Free Press)

https://montanafreepress.org/2026/06/02/ninth-circuit-court-denies-young-americans-lawsuit-challenging-trumps-handling-of-climate-change/

News Highlights (See Stories Below)

1.      Northwest Power Plan to Embrace More Natural Gas

2.      ‘Growth Is Outpacing Resources’: Why Idaho Power Wants to Build Two New Natural Gas Plants

3.      Idaho Power Says Its Equipment Likely Caused Mountain Home Fire Last Week

4.      A Proposed 100-Mile Transmission Line Could Be Built Under the Columbia River. Environmental Groups & Tribes Say They Have Concerns

5.      Dept of Energy invests in Richland Nuclear Fuel Plant as State Bills on Nuclear Strategy Stall

6.      Battles Over Energy Projects Are Erupting Across Western Washington

7.      Avangrid Finishes Construction of New Oregon Solar Project, Connects to the Grid

8.      Thousands of U.S. Dams Have Been Sitting Useless for Electricity, and a 3D-Printed Turbine Could Turn Concrete into Power

9.      Oregon Petition to Ban Hunting & Fishing Moves Closer to November Ballot

10.   Oregon: Portland Utility Rate Hike Pushes Average Water, Sewer Bill Above $2,000 Per Year

11.   Ninth Circuit Court Denies Young Americans’ Lawsuit Challenging Trump’s Handling of Climate Change

12.   Electric Co-Ops ‘Not Happy’ with BEAD

13.   Hillsboro Considers Pause on New Data Centers Amid Uproar Over Unchecked Tax Breaks

14.   Washington Law Lays Out Distinction Between E-Bikes, E-Motorcycles Starting June 11

15.   What Are the Cheapest, Priciest States for Electric Vehicle Ownership?

16.   Google Is Releasing 32 Million Mosquitoes in Two US States - Here’s Why

17.   Why Is This Trump Official Dead Set on Saving a Failing California Dam?

18.   A Strong El Niño May Be Imminent. Climate Change Will Make Its Effects Worse

19.   Reporters From Oregon Public Broadcasting Talk Covering Green Energy in the Northwest

Word of the Day

Golem \GOH-lum\ Noun - 1: an artificial being in Hebrew folklore endowed with life *2: someone or something resembling a golem.

Employees trudged into their gray, windowless sarcophagus, a place they called “work”; their putty-gray faces frozen in a mask of hopeless resignation. One of the workers rose above the level of golem: a laughing, horn-honking red-haired clown known only to his co-workers as “Bozo.”

Energy & Utility Issues

1.      Northwest Power Plan to Embrace More Natural Gas (Your Oregon News)

https://youroregonnews.com/2026/06/02/northwest-power-plan-to-embrace-more-natural-gas/

2.      ‘Growth Is Outpacing Resources’: Why Idaho Power Wants to Build Two New Natural Gas Plants (MSN News)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/general/growth-is-outpacing-resources-why-idaho-power-wants-to-build-two-new-natural-gas-plants/ar-AA24GqIP

3.      Idaho Power Says Its Equipment Likely Caused Mountain Home Fire Last Week (MSN News)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/idaho-power-says-its-equipment-likely-caused-mountain-home-fire-last-week/ar-AA24AKiA

4.      A Proposed 100-Mile Transmission Line Could Be Built Under the Columbia River. Environmental Groups & Tribes Say They Have Concerns (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

https://www.opb.org/article/2026/06/02/columbia-river-dalles-portland-energy-transmission-line-concerns/

5.      Dept of Energy invests in Richland Nuclear Fuel Plant as State Bills on Nuclear Strategy Stall (Lynnwood Times, WA)

https://lynnwoodtimes.com/2026/06/03/nuclear/

Renewable Energy & Self Storage

6.      Battles Over Energy Projects Are Erupting Across Western Washington (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)

https://chronline.com/stories/battles-over-energy-projects-are-erupting-across-western-washington,403469

7.      Avangrid Finishes Construction of New Oregon Solar Project, Connects to the Grid (Las Vegas Sun, NV)

https://lasvegassun.com/news/2026/jun/02/avangrid-finishes-construction-of-new-oregon-solar/

8.      Thousands of U.S. Dams Have Been Sitting Useless for Electricity, and a 3D-Printed Turbine Could Turn Concrete into Power (Techy 44)

https://okdiario.com/techy/en/thousands-of-u-s-dams-have-been-sitting-useless-for-electricity-and-a-3d-printed-turbine-could-turn-concrete-into-power/4784/

Fish & Wildlife

9.      Oregon Petition to Ban Hunting & Fishing Moves Closer to November Ballot (Washington State Standard – Via Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/oregon-petition-ban-hunting-fishing-124433482.html

Water, Water, Anywhere?

10.   Oregon: Portland Utility Rate Hike Pushes Average Water, Sewer Bill Above $2,000 Per Year (The Oregonian, Portland, OR – Via Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/videos/portland-utility-rate-hike-pushes-152849867.html

Climate Change Sequestration Vault

11.   Ninth Circuit Court Denies Young Americans’ Lawsuit Challenging Trump’s Handling of Climate Change (Montana Free Press)

https://montanafreepress.org/2026/06/02/ninth-circuit-court-denies-young-americans-lawsuit-challenging-trumps-handling-of-climate-change/

London Calling –Telecommunications

12.   Electric Co-Ops ‘Not Happy’ with BEAD (Light Reading)

https://www.lightreading.com/broadband/electric-co-ops-not-happy-with-bead

HAL’s Internet Café

13.   Hillsboro Considers Pause on New Data Centers Amid Uproar Over Unchecked Tax Breaks (The Oregonian, Portland, OR – Via MSN)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/hillsboro-considers-pause-on-new-data-centers-amid-uproar-over-unchecked-tax-breaks/ar-AA24yS5Y

I Sing the Car Electric

14.   Washington Law Lays Out Distinction Between E-Bikes, E-Motorcycles Starting June 11 (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)

https://www.khq.com/news/washington-law-lays-out-distinction-between-e-bikes-e-motorcycles-starting-june-11/article_c495d848-b948-43cf-a599-b05c66a5dcad.html

15.   What Are the Cheapest, Priciest States for Electric Vehicle Ownership? (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)

https://www.koin.com/news/oregon/oregon-is-one-of-the-cheapest-states-for-ev-ownership/

Barrel O’ Green Potpourri – Seething Stew of Science

16.   Google Is Releasing 32 Million Mosquitoes in Two US States - Here’s Why (MSN News)

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/google-is-releasing-32-million-mosquitoes-in-two-us-states-heres-why/ar-AA24EJth

Politics, Governance, and Management

17.   Why Is This Trump Official Dead Set on Saving a Failing California Dam? (Grist Online)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/why-trump-official-dead-set-084500340.html

Other Things to Know About Today

18.   A Strong El Niño May Be Imminent. Climate Change Will Make Its Effects Worse (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/cop/strong-el-nino-may-be-imminent-climate-change-will-make-its-effects-worse-2026-06-02/

Soapbox Serenade – Vox Populi

19.   Reporters From Oregon Public Broadcasting Talk Covering Green Energy in the Northwest (The Journalist’s Resource)

https://journalistsresource.org/media/green-energy-northwest/

Diversions - Alligators in the Sewer

WSU Student Finds What Was Believed to Be Extinct Apple Variety Growing in Pullman

https://pullmanradio.com/wsu-student-finds-what-was-believed-to-be-extinct-apple-variety-growing-in-pullman/

Why Portland Crows Are So Aggressive Right Now

https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2026/06/why-portland-crows-are-so-aggressive-right-now.html

Loose Parakeet Blamed for Thousands of Dollars in Damage to Cars in Scotland

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2026/06/02/scotland-loose-parakeet-cars-Lochardil-Inverness/4001780420021/

World’s Largest Blanket Fort Constructed in Las Vegas

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2026/06/03/Guinness-World-Records-blanket-fort/7551780502176/

Song of the Day

Clint Holmes - Playground in My Mind

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BolPQL83hFA

Links & Paywall Advisory

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Although I choose stories that are accessible without paying a subscription, individual experiences may vary. Media attribution includes information about possible paywall restrictions. Regularly clearing your browser’s history and cookies may help you access certain paywall sites.

The Energy News Digest for June 1, 2026

The Northwest Public Power Association sponsors The Energy News Digest. 

The News Digest on Facebook, LinkedIn, and X (formerly known as Twitter) will bring breaking news throughout the week.

Subscribe to The Energy News Digest.

Joel Myer, Communicator Emeritus, edits the Energy News Digest.

Strengthen Communication and Customer Service Skills This Summer

As you’re making summer plans, take a moment to register for two new NWPPA courses and build skills that will serve you for years to come. Elevate Your Impact with Upward Communication Skills (July 15) will help you increase your influence with leadership, while Emotional Intelligence in Action: Mastering De-Escalation Skills (July 16) focuses on bolstering your EQ so you can better manage difficult customer interactions. Both courses are led by popular NWPPA instructor Kayla Curry of Organization Impact.

Hotshots – Today’s Top Five Stories

Idaho Power Seeks to Sell Distribution System to Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative for $154 Million (Daily Energy Insider)

https://dailyenergyinsider.com/news/52416-idaho-power-seeks-to-sell-distribution-system-to-state-electric-cooperative-for-154m/

Grant PUD: Study Warns Pacific Northwest Faces Growing Risk of Power Shortages without New Energy Strategy (Source ONE News, Ephrata, WA)

https://www.yoursourceone.com/columbia_basin/grant-pud-study-warns-pacific-northwest-faces-growing-risk-of-power-shortages-without-new-energy/article_1ff4bfe0-6148-44fe-82cf-cf0ffa7f43f3.html

Horse Heaven Showdown: Washington High Court Takes Up Tri-Cities Wind War (Hoodline)

https://hoodline.com/2026/05/horse-heaven-showdown-washington-high-court-takes-up-tri-cities-wind-war/

Utilities Push Back on FCC’s 30-Day Pole Contractor Approval Rule (Broadband Breakfast)

https://broadbandbreakfast.com/utilities-push-back-on-fccs-30-day-pole-contractor-approval-rule/

Despite Rising Gas Prices, Many Seattle-Area Drivers Aren’t Switching to Electric Vehicles (KUOW Radio, Seattle, WA)

https://www.kuow.org/stories/despite-rising-gas-prices-many-seattle-area-drivers-aren-t-switching-to-evs

News Highlights (See Stories Below)

1.      Idaho Power Seeks to Sell Distribution System to Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative for $154 Million

2.      Grant PUD: Study Warns Pacific Northwest Faces Growing Risk of Power Shortages without New Energy Strategy

3.      What Comes Next for a Proposed Energy Project Along Columbia River, And the Yakama Nation’s Opposition to It

4.      Net U.S. Electricity Generation Jumped 4.5% In March as the West Baked Under Record Heat

5.      Natural Gas for Power Generation Flat This Summer, Record High Expected in 2027

6.      In the News: How the Pacific Northwest Divvies Up the Benefits of Limited Federal Hydropower

7.      Judge Denies Attorney General’s Petition to Stop NV Energy’s Daily Demand Charge

8.      Green River Nuclear Energy Plans Revived, Add to Utah’s Potential Nuclear Portfolio

9.      Pennsylvania: Man Fatally Electrocuted While Trying to Steal Wires from Power Lines

10.   The Bonneville Power Administration Releases Its 2026 Wildfire Mitigation Plan

11.   Mapped: Where Electricity Prices Jumped the Most in America

12.   Horse Heaven Showdown: Washington High Court Takes Up Tri-Cities Wind War

13.   ‘Going Green Now for Who?’ Yakama Protest Clean Energy Project on Sacred Site to Power Data Center

14.   In New Attack on Solar, Lawmakers Spread Myths About Potato Farms

15.   Microsoft Signs 140MW Solar PPA With Avangrid in Washington

16.   Utah’s Bottom-Up Approach to Clean Energy

17.   Why Are Those Giant Wind Turbine Blades Being Unloaded in Pasco?

18.   Power to the People: How ‘Balcony Solar’ Could Help Fight Rising U.S. Utility Costs

19.   California: SMUD Urges Customers to Shift Energy Use as Higher Summer Electricity Rates Take Effect

20.   Gray Whale Stranding Numbers in WA Increase to 23, Total Number Along West Coast Grows to 51

21.   U.S. Supreme Court Settles Long-Running Water Dispute Over Dwindling Rio Grande

22.   Utilities Push Back on FCC’s 30-Day Pole Contractor Approval Rule

23.   A Small Central Oregon Town Shoots Down Data Center Development

24.   Hillsboro, OR Considers ‘Pause’ on New Data Centers Amid Uproar Over Unchecked Tax Breaks

25.   Data Center Debate Begins Boiling Up in Congress

26.   Despite Rising Gas Prices, Many Seattle-Area Drivers Aren’t Switching to Electric Vehicles

27.   Washington State Awards $37 Million to Expand Electric Vehicle Charging Access

28.   The Man Who Brought Cloud-Seeding to Idaho Was at the Center of a D-Day Forecast Feud

29.   ‘Something Dramatically Wrong’: Questions but Few Answers After Longview, WA Mill Tragedy

30.   Guest Essay: Washington’s Biggest Grid Problem Isn’t Data Centers — It’s Winter

Word of the Day

Suborn \suh-BORN\ Verb – 1: to induce secretly to do an unlawful thing 2: to induce to commit perjury; also: to obtain (perjured testimony) from a witness.

     Nattering Nabobs

     Rock and Roll and fast cars, bah!

     Youth suborned to sin

One long-time Olympia radio station owner (KITN) was rumored to refer to rock and roll music as “Baby, baby rock ‘n racket.”

Energy & Utility Issues

1.      Idaho Power Seeks to Sell Distribution System to Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative for $154 Million (Daily Energy Insider)

https://dailyenergyinsider.com/news/52416-idaho-power-seeks-to-sell-distribution-system-to-state-electric-cooperative-for-154m/

2.      Grant PUD: Study Warns Pacific Northwest Faces Growing Risk of Power Shortages without New Energy Strategy (Source ONE News, Ephrata, WA)

https://www.yoursourceone.com/columbia_basin/grant-pud-study-warns-pacific-northwest-faces-growing-risk-of-power-shortages-without-new-energy/article_1ff4bfe0-6148-44fe-82cf-cf0ffa7f43f3.html

3.      What Comes Next for a Proposed Energy Project Along Columbia River, And the Yakama Nation’s Opposition to It (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/government/what-comes-next-for-a-proposed-energy-project-along-columbia-river-and-the-yakama-nations/article_85ad5e02-caa7-48ff-816e-686b932cad38.html

4.      Net U.S. Electricity Generation Jumped 4.5% In March as the West Baked Under Record Heat (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/net-electricity-generation-jumped-45-in-march-as-west-baked-under-record/821072/

5.      Natural Gas for Power Generation Flat This Summer, Record High Expected in 2027 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=67725

6.      In the News: How the Pacific Northwest Divvies Up the Benefits of Limited Federal Hydropower (Bonneville Power Administration)

https://www.bpa.gov/about/newsroom/news-articles/in-the-news-how-the-pacific-northwest-divvies-up-the-benefits-of-limited-federal

7.      Judge Denies Attorney General’s Petition to Stop NV Energy’s Daily Demand Charge (Nevada Independent)

https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/judge-denies-attorney-generals-petition-to-stop-nv-energys-daily-demand-charge

8.      Green River Nuclear Energy Plans Revived, Add to Utah’s Potential Nuclear Portfolio (KSL Radio, Salt Lake City, UT)

https://www.ksl.com/article/51503368/green-river-nuclear-energy-plans-revived-add-to-utahs-potential-nuclear-portfolio

9.      Pennsylvania: Man Fatally Electrocuted While Trying to Steal Wires from Power Lines (KOMO News, Seattle, WA)

https://komonews.com/news/nation-world/electrocuted-power-lines-steal-wire-copper-attempting-attempted-electrocution-fatal-death-died-killed-crime-stealing-thief-found-dead-ground-fell-electricity-active-live-shock-shocked

10.   The Bonneville Power Administration Releases Its 2026 Wildfire Mitigation Plan (Bonneville Power Administration)

https://www.bpa.gov/about/newsroom/news-articles/20260527-bpa-releases-its-2026-wildfire-mitigation-plan

11.   Mapped: Where Electricity Prices Jumped the Most in America (Visual Capitalist)

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/mapped-where-electricity-prices-jumped-the-most-in-america/

Renewable Energy & Self Storage

12.   Horse Heaven Showdown: Washington High Court Takes Up Tri-Cities Wind War (Hoodline)

https://hoodline.com/2026/05/horse-heaven-showdown-washington-high-court-takes-up-tri-cities-wind-war/

13.   ‘Going Green Now for Who?’ Yakama Protest Clean Energy Project on Sacred Site to Power Data Center Oregon Capital Chronicle)

https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2026/05/25/going-green-now-for-who-yakama-protest-clean-energy-project-on-sacred-site-to-power-data-center/

14.   In New Attack on Solar, Lawmakers Spread Myths About Potato Farms (Canary Media)

https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/solar/attack-solar-myths-potato-farms

15.   Microsoft Signs 140MW Solar PPA With Avangrid in Washington (Data Center Dynamics)

https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/microsoft-signs-140mw-solar-ppa-with-avangrid-in-washington/

16.   Utah’s Bottom-Up Approach to Clean Energy (E&E News – Via Governors Wind & Solar Energy Coalition)

https://governorswindenergycoalition.org/utahs-bottom-up-approach-to-clean-energy/

17.   Why Are Those Giant Wind Turbine Blades Being Unloaded in Pasco? (Tri-City Herald, WA – Via Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/why-those-giant-wind-turbine-120000618.html

18.   Power to the People: How ‘Balcony Solar’ Could Help Fight Rising U.S. Utility Costs (The Guardian, UK)

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/27/balcony-solar-panels-rising-utility-costs

Conservation & Efficiency

19.   California: SMUD Urges Customers to Shift Energy Use as Higher Summer Electricity Rates Take Effect (Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/smud-urges-customers-shift-energy-041703105.html

Fish & Wildlife

20.   Gray Whale Stranding Numbers in WA Increase to 23, Total Number Along West Coast Grows to 51 (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/gray-whale-stranding-numbers-wa-increase-23-total-number-along-west-coast-grows-51/XXRNUZIMRJDDBONJGMNI3OKBVQ/

Water, Water, Anywhere?

21.   U.S. Supreme Court Settles Long-Running Water Dispute Over Dwindling Rio Grande (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/article/texas-new-mexico-rio-grande-water-drought-faadff3f94299344f92f2118884384a1

London Calling –Telecommunications

22.   Utilities Push Back on FCC’s 30-Day Pole Contractor Approval Rule (Broadband Breakfast)

https://broadbandbreakfast.com/utilities-push-back-on-fccs-30-day-pole-contractor-approval-rule/

HAL’s Internet Café

23.   A Small Central Oregon Town Shoots Down Data Center Development (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

https://www.opb.org/article/2026/05/28/la-pine-rejects-data-center-central-oregon/

24.   Hillsboro, OR Considers ‘Pause’ on New Data Centers Amid Uproar Over Unchecked Tax Breaks (The Oregonian, Portland, OR - Paywall Advisory)

https://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/2026/06/hillsboro-considers-pause-on-new-data-centers-amid-uproar-over-unchecked-tax-breaks.html

25.   Data Center Debate Begins Boiling Up in Congress (Washington State Standard)

https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2026/05/23/repub/data-center-battles-started-in-the-states-now-its-congress-under-siege/

I Sing the Car Electric

26.   Despite Rising Gas Prices, Many Seattle-Area Drivers Aren’t Switching to Electric Vehicles (KUOW Radio, Seattle, WA)

https://www.kuow.org/stories/despite-rising-gas-prices-many-seattle-area-drivers-aren-t-switching-to-evs

27.   Washington State Awards $37 Million to Expand Electric Vehicle Charging Access (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)

https://www.khq.com/news/washington-state-awards-37-million-to-expand-ev-charging-access/article_2624cc47-550c-4dd9-b81c-a4da66c4db96.html

Barrel O’ Green Potpourri – Seething Stew of Science

28.   The Man Who Brought Cloud-Seeding to Idaho Was at the Center of a D-Day Forecast Feud (East Idaho News, Idaho Falls, ID)

https://www.eastidahonews.com/2026/06/the-man-who-brought-cloud-seeding-to-idaho-was-at-the-center-of-a-d-day-forecast-feud/

Other Things to Know About Today

29.   ‘Something Dramatically Wrong’: Questions but Few Answers After Longview, WA Mill Tragedy (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

https://www.opb.org/article/2026/05/30/what-caused-longview-mill-chemical-plant-questions/

Soapbox Serenade – Vox Populi

30.   Guest Essay: Washington’s Biggest Grid Problem Isn’t Data Centers — It’s Winter (Appeared in the Seattle Times, WA – Courtesy NWPPA)

https://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2026/05/guest-essay-washingtons-biggest-grid.html

Diversions - Alligators in the Sewer

This New Quarter Will Begin Circulating Just in Time for America’s 250

https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/quarter-begin-circulating-just-time-162538284.html

Woman Started a Wishing Tree, Now It Collects Dreams from Strangers as a Popular Sightseeing Spot

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/articles/woman-started-wishing-tree-now-173000449.html

Oklahoma Parade Features Record-Breaking 3,596 Classic Cars

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2026/06/01/Guinness-World-Records-largest-parade-classic-cars/5171780333518/

World’s Largest Golf Ball Pyramid Constructed on Texas Course

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2026/05/28/Guinness-World-Records-golf-ball-pyramid/6741779988839/

Song of the Day

Jan & Dean – The Little Old Lady from Pasadena

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVTybxyBspM

Links & Paywall Advisory

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