2005's News You Missed

Dec. 31, 2005 — -- "The News You Missed" has been a great source of joy and entertainment for those who work at "GMA." And the segment has brought many quirky and mystifying tales to the American public in its first year of existence.

For the first annual "Missy" awards -- which celebrates the best zany news has to offer -- "GMA" honored Melissa Eurle and bestowed upon her a very special (and spreadable) sculpture.

As a runner up in the Minnesota state fair pageant, Euerle was honored with a butter bust -- her head cast in butter. This year, she marked the end of her reign by melting it down for all those corn-on-the-cob-eating fairgoers.

"We had 700 cobs of corn," said Eurle, who came to "GMA" to receive an exact replica of the sculpture recreated by Sharon BuMann of Central Square, N.Y., who donated her work for the award ceremony.

But this year bore witness to many other tales befitting "The News You Missed."

2005 was also a year of invention.

Criminal masterminds were at their best this year.

But the Missy goes to whoever stole four packets of white powder from Mary Woodhull's purse. … That wasn't cocaine. It was the ashes of her cremated pets.

"If they snorted my dogs, God help them," Woodhull said.

To receive more information about sculptor Sharon BuMann's work, visit www.steps-plus.com/bumann.