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Visiting a Farmers’ Market is a win-win situation. You can find many great deals and you’re helping out the local community. The Huss Project Farmers’ Market is no exception. Located at 1008 8th Street, in the Second District, the market is open Saturdays from 9 AM until 1 PM, June through September. The unique thing about this farmers’ market is that you can order online and receive curbside pick up. To order online, visit https://market.hussproject.com. To include the entire family and have more fun, get Out and About and visit the market in person. You never know what you’ll find, or who you will see.
Some more positive thoughts from Randy Pausch:
“Experience is often the most valuable thing you have to offer.”
“There are respectful, considerate things that can be done in life that will be appreciated by the recipient, and only good things can result.”
“Another way to be prepared is to think negatively.”
“Honestly is not only morally right, it’s also efficient.”
“When we’re connected to others, we become better people.”
I’m not sure we are still in the hurricane season or not. Hurricanes have been mentioned quite a bit over the past several months and the south and northeastern states have taken the brunt of the damage. We don’t get hurricanes here in the Midwest, but we do see our share of tornadoes. Tornadoes are not given names, because of their short lives, among other reasons. So, why do we name hurricanes? The world is a big place and at any one time there can be more than one tropical storm, or hurricane brewing. It’s important that meteorologists from around the world have accurate data.
In order to reduce the chance of confusing one storm from another, meteorologists decided to give each reported hurricane its own name. At one time, hurricanes were referred to by their latitude and longitude positions, which were changing constantly. I guess names were easier to remember.
Since hurricanes were first reported via radio, the names they were given were from the phonetic alphabet, such as Abel, Baker, Charlie and so on. Then in 1953, these storms began being named after women. This did not please the feminists. In 1979, the World Meteorological Association began using both women’s and men’s names. This way the genders were less slighted. Hurricane names are now assigned alphabetically at the beginning of the year, alternating between male and female names.
Every five or six years, the names are recycled and used again. However, a storm of great notoriety, such as Andrew, which ravaged southern Florida in 1992, has had its name retired. Andrew was last used in 1986. It was named for a tropical depression that left 300,000 homeless in Jamaica and Haiti.
For you lake residents and aquatic plant enthusiasts, here are two pondweed plants you might see while in the water:
Potamogeton Natans – Floating leaves that are slightly heart-shaped. Flower stalks, if present, protrude above the water surface.
Potamogeton Amplifolius – Has floating leaves that are oval in shape with submerged large wavy leaves that tend to be wavy and recurved. The plants are seldom branched.
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See you Out and About!
Submitted by Norm Stutesman
