Alaska man wins World Beard competition

Move over, Scotty Gomez. Later, Rosey Fletcher. Lance Mackey? Forget about him. There’s a new champion in town. A hairy one. Meet David Traver, world beard champion. Traver’s 20.5 inches of coarse kink, cultivated over 2½ years and fertilized in Anchorage’s northern air, took the title on Saturday. – From Anchorage Daily News