[meteorite-list] Haviland Plans First Meteorite Festival

[MARK BOSTICK]

Thanks Ron and list,

re: http://www.pratttribune.com/articles/2006/06/21/news/03_meteorite.txt

In the post you might note that the town has named the Meteorite Festival 
(assuming the writer didn't misunderstand what they wrote): "Ab Astra: From 
the Stars."

A fitting name taken from the Kansas motto, which is "Ad astra per aspera" 
and means "To the stars through difficulties."

Steve Arnold, of the "Arnold Meteorite" signed several postcards at the 
Tucson show with like inscriptions.

I heard another town, someplace in Michigan if I remember correct, is going 
to have a meteorite day on July 8th as well.  The children's book writer you 
might remember that thinks her grandparents saw a meteorife.  This 
"meteorite", which was identified as granite, and is now a tombstone. Some 
of you might recall I offered her a meteorite, as she goes around to 
children groups and hands around the stone so people can feel the stars, but 
never got an answer.  I have not been able to confirm this.

Clear Skies,
Mark Bostick
Wichita, Kansas
www.meteoritearticles.com