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Hitting the hail on the headdvm | Monday, 26 July 2010 A 64-year-old Jeonu man, who has recently been charged with pimping out schoolgirls, was found dead by a neighbour. Unable to deal with the impending consequences of his actions, he appears to have executed himself with a nail-gun. |
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Iksan man loses wife in tree collision, gains 10 billion wonsyh | Wednesday, 21 July 2010 Iksan Police arrested Mr. Park (51) yesterday for murdering his wife two years ago. She was insured by four companies for a total of 10 billion won. She died in a car accident in 2008. Police thought it looked rather suspicious that there was no evidence of braking or evasive action before their car hit a tree on her side. After a doggedly thorough and careful investigation, police believe they have a case that will survive the courts. Courtesy, Jeonbuk Ilbo. |
Drunk driver sues city for poor roads: winsbbj | Tuesday, 20 July 2010 Gwangyang: In 2005 a man with a blood alcohol level of 0.183 crashed into a median on the highway. He sued the city for substandard road safety due to faulty or missing impact absorption rods. Now, after a drawn-out tangle of litigation, the supreme court has ruled that he will be paid 480 million won. The insurance company sued the city and Gwangyang City will have to underwrite 30% of the settlement with taxpayers money. Courtesy, Jeonbuk Ilbo. |
Attempted rape foiledbbj | Tuesday, 20 July 2010 Inhudong, Jeonju: a 20-year old woman was asking for directions from 26 year-old Mr. Ju. She told police that he tried to rape her upon meeting. Mr. Ju told police, "I felt instant sexuality." She asked him for directions in a back parking lot, at 3 am. Courtesy, Jeonbuk Ilbo. |
Bomb in Buan basementsyh | Thursday, 15 July 2010
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Thief caught pulling wiresyh | Monday, 12 July 2010 Jangsu police caught Mr. Lee (35) stealing grounding cables from mobile telecommunications relay stations. He had hit over 29 places, cutting and stealing the thick, copper grounding cables, leaving the stations vulnerable to destruction by lightning. He was bringing the cable to area scrapyards. The tally of his thefts was over 45 meters of cable, valued at 20 million won. Courtesy, Jeonbuk Ilbo. |
Slingshot Burglersyh | Sunday, 11 July 2010
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Jeonbuk catches "Parceltongues"syh | Saturday, 10 July 2010 Chonbuk National Police Narcotics Unit have arrested Mr. Jang (41) and Hwang (51) for bringing 1gram packs of meth through harbour immigration from China. Of all the drugs that Koreans could choose to be involved in illegally, meth tops the list. [Why the most stressed out, "balli-balli" culture would mess with speed is ironic.] In Korea, Methamphetamine is known as Pilopone (필로폰). It appears to be by far the most frequent illegal narcotic to make the news. Courtesy, Jeonbuk Ilbo. |
Wonen dies in toilet paper machinesyh | Thursday, 8 July 2010 26 year-old Ms. Hong lost her life in a tragic accident at a Jeonju toilet paper manufacturing plant, Her hand was caught between two large rollers and she was pulled into the machine. By the time her coworkers responded to her cries, her entire arm was in the machine. Ms. Hong bled to death in the grip of the machine. Police are performing a thorough investigation. Courtesy, Jeonbuk Ilbo. |
A Buan motel owner was remodelling his underground parking lot when he unearthed what looked like a grenade. Police identified it as an American smoke grenade from 1953. Courtesy, 
Iksan Police nabbed 35-year-old Mr. Lim for a string of car burglaries. Lim would shoot out the side window with a slingshot and then let himself in for a quick clean-out of any valuables. He made of with a laptop and about 5 million won worth of cash and auto-electronics by the time he was caught. The quick 112 call of a witness led to his capture. Courtesy,
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Events
Baking Club (Season 1 Ep2)Sunday August 1st, will be our second meeting of the Baking Club at 2pm. I am still waiting on permission for the location. This time we're making zucchini pie and carrot cake cupcakes! Cost is 5,000W. http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=100785486644496&ref=mf Please let me know if you would like the flier to post up. -Stacy |
Poetry in the Park (take 1)The meeting will be held at the abandoned amphitheater, Cheonbuk University building 1-16, and go from 7 to 9pm. Tell tasteful tale or vile verse. See more |
= RECURRING EVENTS =
Jeonju International MTB Club
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Open Mic NightWednesdays at Samsara (Art n Travel) starting at 9:30pm. Map |
Trivia Night
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Mountain-biking! All are welcome to join. Our regular rides are Sun 9:00am. Starting at the bike shop nearest Turtle ship opposite ice skating arena. Contacts: 
Sat. July 31, at 8:30pm. 
Simple CPR [Video]A must see. ("Stayin' Alive" comment [1:46] was pretty funny) -Thanks, Joni! |
Seeking TransformerIf anyone happens to have a working transformer/converter in good condition that they are willing to sell, please shoot me an email letting me know: i) when it can be purchased & ii) how much you want for it. (I would not mind buying a new transformer at a store, but I cannot seem to find one in Jeonju). -Lynette lynette.k1@gmail.com |
Bike rentals?"Coming to visit Jeonju in a few weeks. Anyone know where we could rent some (4)bicycles?" (contact the Hub) |
Scooter for SaleHello everyone. I have a scooter for sale for about 250,000 - 300,000 won. I will take a picture of it soon and if you're interested email me and I'll send you the pic. It runs fine and doesn't need anything. Even has a full tank of gas haha. Kieth Levesque keithlevesque83@yahoo.com |
Seul Area Market TourJuly 31, Seoul → Daegwallyeong Sheep Ranch → Jumunjin Market, Gangreung → DongHaeAn Beach tour. More Information. |
Languange ExchangeGentle and open minded Korean male is looking for a partner for language exchange. Anywhere in Jeonju. arong4tae@naver.com 010-3619-4868 |
From Andrew Bullington (Jeonju veteran)Hi friends, just a reminder that this new band of mine is really taking off. But I need the support of my mates abroad to look good to publishers, so please listen to www.notaplanet.com, become a FB fan, post your thoughts, tell your kids and your friends. http://www.notaplanet.com/ |
Learn Korean with Shelly YoonHi! I am a PhD student at Chonbuk National University. Experienced: I have been teaching English to kids at Giving Tree for the last 8 months. I also taught Korean for a year at the YMCA. Study Korean with me for 10,000won per hour! 010-5185-0114 shellyyoon@yahoo.co.kr (this ad will live on in City Guide/Korean Language) |
Canadian Headcount--just in caseThis address is for Canadians to register with the Canadian Embassy in Seoul. This is only used in case of an emergency, and your information isn't shared with any other Canadian branches (student loans, income tax). If there is a natural disaster, or a war, the embassy must know how to get in contact with you, and they most have accurate numbers of how many Canadians live in Jellabokdo. In case of emergency you will be contacted by your provincial Warden. [thx Leon!] |
