Mar. 29, 2010 - Very sad news for Iceland in Sacramento. The ice rink building was a total loss by fire Sun. early morning due to a car parked in the rear of the building catching on fire. The owners are an amazing and selfless family that to this day serves the city of Sacramento. If you would like to participate in the rebuilding effort, please contact Terrie in the E-mail below. Here is their announcement:

FUNDRAISING HAS BEGUN!!!! HELP REBUILD ICELAND! Donations can be made to American Iceland Arena Restoration. Please send to 3053 Freeport Blvd. #172, Sacramento, CA 95818 Any questions can be directed to terrie@icelandrestoration.com.

Mar. 21, 2010 - Jeannie published API's first newsletter. Her hard efforts are another landmark event in our history and we owe her and all that participated a huge thank you. To view it, Click HERE.

Mar. 15, 2010 - Jeannie will be publishing API's first newsletter to highlight 2009 and share a variety of interesting stories and education. To be added to the newsletter mailing sign up by CLICKING HERE.

Mar. 1, 2010 - API's new website is launched.

Feb. 1, 2010 - API Gives a warm welcome to our Investigators in Training.

Nov. 1, 2008 - Dave and Ann are married in Sacramento, CA @ 4pm.

Oct. 17, 2008 - API meets for dinner and the Woodland Corn Maze.

April 18, 2008 - A 5.2 Magnitude Earthquake hit Illinois.  The USGS has all of the
data and subsequent aftershocks recorded for this event.

Mar. 29-30, 2008 - Volcano, CA Conference - Ghost Rush 2008

Mar. 21, 2008 - Nightwatchers and API investigate the U.S.S. Hornet.  

Sept. 6, 2007 - Camel and ostrich racing began in 1959 in Virginia City, NV and continues to this day.  What?  That's right, camel and ostrich racing!  Our member's daughter was an ostrich jockey last year, but this year a camel jockey.  Here is an article that was in the Nevada Appeal the Friday the races started.  She was popular riding the ostriches, but she hates them.

Aug. 1, 2007 - Today at 6:05 p.m. the I-35W bridge collapsed in Minneapolis, MN.  The bridge was under construction at the time, so traffic was reduced.  A school bus of children was able to stop before falling into the Mississippi River.  Many people went to the aid of others in need. For more information about the bridge, click here.

July 7, 2007 - Well the fires of South Lake Tahoe have been brought under control.  Our member in South Lake Tahoe did not loose her home, but several of her friends did.  We extended our hearts to all affected in any way by this tragedy.

June 25, 2007 - One of API's members is forced to flee from her home when returning from an investigation in Virginia City, NV.  Yesterday she was being evacuated from South Lake Tahoe, with the fire only 2 miles away.  At that time 56 homes had been destroyed.  This morning 220 homes are gone.  She is a Christian and would greatly appreciate any prayers.

June 15, 2007 - API and Ghost Vigil will explore Waverly Sanitorium on July 21, 2007.

June 13, 2007 - TAPS Family Radio Airs the First Episode!

May 30, 2007 - Delta and Dawn the two humpback whales have reached the ocean!

May 25, 2007 - Good news for the whales, they are making their  way back to the ocean  and doing much better.  Yeah !

May 15, 2007 - Here's a bit of paranormal news that falls "outside the box".  On Tuesday in Sacramento a mother and calf Humpback whale were spotted at the Port of Sacramento.   Keep in mind we are 50 miles from the ocean!  Watch the news for the rescue efforts.  They are reporting poor chances of the pair making the journey back so far  with thee injuries they have
and the distance they have to travel.   Ann

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Waverly Hills Sanitorium in Kentucky in Louisville, KY

Waverly Hills – the amazing Waverly, one of the top 10 most haunted places in the world! Tales of a little
girl running up and down the third floor solarium playing hide and seek with trespassers, of a little boy playing
with his leather ball, of rooms lighting up as if there was still power to the building, doors slamming, disembodied
voices, a hearse driving up and dropping off coffins and an old woman running from the front door with her
wrists bleeding screaming "help me, somebody save me!" There have been numerous encounters with Shadow
People and full apparitions here at Waverly as well! NOBODY who steps into Waverly ever leaves the same.

The Investigation, July 19th, 2007 (and July 21st, 2007 with several TAPS family groups)

11:00 PM until 7:00 AM, The amazing Nightwatchers will be haunting the most haunted place in America!!!

Since Nightwatchers is also non-profit any extra money goes to Waverly Hills for the restoration of the
property.  We will then be listed as people who helped Waverly, as supporters and as part of the Restoration
process.


Stanley Hotel Halloween Investigation – Estes Park, CO

Friday, October 26th - Saturday, October 27th, 2007

The Stanley Hotel has hosted many "famous" guests including The Unsinkable Molly Brown, John Philip
Sousa, Theodore Roosevelt, the Emperor and Empress of Japan, and a variety of Hollywood personalities.
And, of course, the Stanley Hotel hosted Stephen King for five months while he wrote "The Shining."

In addition to its regular guests, the hotel is also said to play host to a number of other worldly visitors. The
most notable is F.O. Stanley himself who is most often seen in the lobby and the Billiard Room, which was his
favorite room when he was still alive. On one such occasion, he was said to have appeared during a tour group's
visit to the Billiard Room, materializing behind a member of the tour. Bartenders at the old hotel also report
having seen F.O. Stroll through the bar, disappearing when they try to cut him off at the kitchen.

Not to be left out, Flora Stanley also haunts the hotel, continuing to entertain guests with her piano playing
in the ballroom.

Employees and guests have reported hearing music coming from the room, and when they take a peek into the
room they can see the piano keys moving. However, as soon as someone walks across the thresh-hold to
investigate further, the music stops and no more movement can be seen upon the keys of the piano.

There are several rooms in the hotel that seem to be particularly haunted. One is Room 407, which is said to
sometimes be occupied by Lord Dunraven, who owned the land prior to F.O. Stanley. Reportedly, he likes to
stand in the corner of the room near the bathroom door. On one such account, witnesses reported that a light
in that corner kept turning on and off. While the light was off, they told the ghost that they knew that he was
there, they would only be staying two nights, and would he please turn the light back on. The light turned back
on. However, later when the lights were turned off and they were trying to sleep, noises were constantly heard
from the nearby elevator during a time when the elevator was not in use. At other times, a ghost has been
reported to be looking out the window of Room 407, when the room is not booked.

Tour guides tell a story of the ghost of a small child who has been seen by many of the staff in various areas of
the old hotel. Reportedly, Steven King also saw the child, who was calling out to his nanny on the second
floor. Other past employees report footsteps and apparitions seen throughout the building.

This will be an amazing opportunity to investigate the Stanley Hotel.  And following the investigation all will
be attending the annual Shinning Ball.


U.S.S. Hornet Investigation – Alameda, CA

Friday March 21, 2008

It should be no surprise that the USS Hornet, now moored at Alameda Naval Base, California, now holds
the distinction of being the Navy’s most haunted ship. Historians estimate that nearly 300 people died while
working on the ship during her active service, which spanned 1943 to 1970. Though some men perished during
combat, others died because of shipboard accidents. Some ghosts are said to be of enemies destroyed by the
crew of the ship during combat.

Incidents have occurred in spots all over the ship -- ladders, decks, hangars, even in CIC, the Combat
Information Center. Voices can be heard in the large hangars when no one is there and more EVPs have been
captured on this ship than any other in American History.

People that work on the aging ship and visitors as well frequently report visions of sailors at work as if on a
fighting ship at sea. Doors open and close by themselves. Tools vanish and then reappear after a lengthy
search. Objects fall from shelves. Toilets flush themselves. Handles on doors shake and move by themselves...
And there are always those “cold” areas where people feel that eerie sensation of not being alone.... some even
reporting being touched by something when no one was around.
Don't miss your opportunity to do this amazing investigation of the Haunted USS Hornet just 30 minutes
from San Francisco, CA!!!

Space is VERY limited - Your Price includes: dinner, breakfast and your rooms!!!! And yes, everyone
attending gets their own rooms on the Haunted U.S.S. Hornet!!!  "That's right, no need to look for nearby
discount hotels, you'll be sleeping aboard the haunted ship!"

Nightwatchers will invade the amazing USS Hornet at 5:30 PM on March 21st for the entire night, meet
members of the crew, hear the ghosts stories first hand and then investigate the ship and create new ghosts
stories of your own.


Nightwatchers