By JOE CRANKSHAW, Scripps Howard News Service

Since the successful mission against Osama bin Laden, SEAL souvenirs and memorabilia are flying off the shelves of the National Navy UDT/SEAL Museum, said Capt. Michael Howard, SEAL, U.S. Navy (Retired).

FORT PIERCE, Fla. - "One man came in and bought 10 shirts, all alike," said Howard. Other items such as pins, hats, posters and post cards have also been in high demand.

FORT PIERCE, Fla. - An African-American artist who is part of the group known as the Florida Highwaymen has given a painting to first lady Michelle Obama.

Mary Ann Carroll, the only female artist in the group of 26 black painters presented Obama with the painting Wednesday in Washington.

TEQUESTA, Fla. - The purchase of a World War II Jeep has launched Erik Wiborg, 47, on a mission that, if successful, will finally give an American infantry battalion the recognition it is due -- a medal it should have received from the Norwegian government.

America's oldest, active mayor, Dorothy Geeben, who devoted much of her life to this tiny Treasure Coast town, died Monday night after complaining of a cold. She was 102 years old and would have turned 103 in March.

When you think of "snowbirds" and "retirees" in Florida, you may have to expand your definition to include elephants, chimpanzees and other wild creatures.The four-footed residents soon may help make parts of western St. Lucie County resemble the jungle and plains of the African nation of Kenya.