Excessive Heat WATCH - June 29, 2018 afternoon until Sunday July 1, 2018

from Weather Service "Watch" -

EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY 8 p.m.  EVENING... HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

* Temperatures are expected to rise into the lower to middle 90s on Friday and mid to upper 90s on Saturday. Heat indices will reach near 105 on Friday and around 110 on Saturday.

* Humid with low temperatures in the middle 70s Friday night. 

IMPACTS...

* The combination of hot temperatures and high humidity will lead to an increased risk of heat related stress and illness. The very young, the elderly, those without air conditioning, and those participating in strenuous outdoor activities will be the most susceptible.

* Car interiors can reach lethal temperatures in a matter of minutes.

An Excessive Heat Watch means that a prolonged period of hot temperatures is expected. The combination of hot temperatures and high humidity will combine to create a dangerous situation in which heat illnesses are possible. Drink plenty of fluids...stay in an air-conditioned room...stay out of the sun...and check up on relatives and neighbors.

Dowagiac MI 10K, 5K benefit run for Cancer Research -- "Steve's Run" - July 28, 2018 -- Speaker ahead of 8 a.m.

from Leader Pub dot-com -- online article

Steve’s Run guest speaker Danny Sledge, who retired from a higher education career that included Kalamazoo College dean of students, knows it’s rare for a man to experience breast cancer.

“It’s rare unless it’s you,” Sledge said of the 2,600 men it strikes, or 1.3 in 100,000. “Then it’s real.”

Sledge will share his story at the 44th running of Steve’s Run on Saturday, July 28, 2018 on Southwestern Michigan College’s Dowagiac campus (Rural Community College's campus) to benefit cancer research and the Steven Briegel Scholarship Fund.

The 10K run, 5K run/walk and fun run start at 8:30 a.m. in front of the David C. Briegel Building, named for Steve’s father, SMC’s fifth president from 1981-1998. SMC and Fifth Third Bank are the premier sponsors. Steve, who died March 1, 1990, at 22 after a 5 ½-year battle, graduated fifth in the Dowagiac Union High School Class of 1986, from SMC in 1988 and was a junior in Ferris State’s SMC program. He participated in golf, band and basketball for the Chieftains. Visit stevesrun.swmich.edu to register.

"Give Back Day" - June 26 from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. -- LMC Women's VB event (at Stevensville, MI)

www.lakemichigancollege.edu/ SOURCE:

Volleyball Team 

"Give Back" Day

11AM - 11PM 26th Jun 2018

The LMC Volleyball team will hold a "give back" day from 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 26 at Coach's Bar and Grill, located at 2528 West Glenlord Road, Stevensville, MI. The volleyball program will receive ten percent of all food, beverage, and takeout purchases. Proceeds will aid in the purchase of team equipment and supplies. Contact Athletic Director Melissa Grau at grau@lakemichigancollege.edu or (269) 927-6172.

Native American Cultures (Cass County, Michigan) - June 2018 Lecture and display through 8/20/2018

publicity at Leader Pub dot-com

EDWARDSBURG, Michigan — Blaire Topash-Caldwell, archivist with the Pokagon Band of the Potawatomi Indians in Dowagiac, will speak at the Edwardsburg Area Historical Museum at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 21. She will discuss mound building and historical Potawatomi villages near Edwardsburg, as well as the Indian nation’s continued presence and cultural ties in the area. She also will highlight how traditional tribal properties in Michiana relate to the Pokagon’s culture, sense of place, and homeland.

There is no admission charge.

Her speaking engagement is part of the museum’s focus on “Our Native American Culture,” an exhibit that runs through Sunday, Aug. 20, 2018 which is the date of the Edwardsburg All-School Reunion. A museum open house will be hosted immediately following the reunion in celebration of the non-profit organization’s 20th anniversary.

Heat Advisory - Third Sunday, June 2018

from 11 a.m. June 17, 2018 until 8 p.m.

Niles, MI (Berrien County) - expected high 94*

DETAILS (National Weather Service Bulletin):
High temperatures will rise to near 95 this afternoon. * Peak heat indices are expected to be around 100 from early afternoon into early evening. IMPACTS... * The heat will lead to hazardous conditions particularly for the elderly and those with preexisting health conditions. * Keep in mind that heat indices are in areas with at least some shading. People in full sunshine could experience heat indices several degrees warmer. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Heat Advisory means that a period of hot temperatures is expected. The combination of hot temperatures and high humidity will combine to create a situation in which heat illnesses are possible. Drink plenty of fluids...stay in an air-conditioned room...stay out of the sun...and check up on relatives and neighbors. Temperatures inside a vehicle can be significantly higher than outside, even with windows open. Make sure not to leave children or animals in the vehicle as they can be quickly overcome by the heat.

Eat Your Veggies Day -- sponsored FDA

June 17, 2018 -- Food and Drug Administration (Federal Government)

Dock Diving for Dogs (Niles, MI 1740 Bertrand Drive) - June 23 and 24, 2018, 9 a.m.

We are hosting our first sanctioned event, Bunk’s Big Splash, June 23^rd & 24^th  2018 starting at 9 a.m. both days. 

Registration can be done online at http://northamericadivingdogs.com/…/akc-michiana-diving-do…/   or the day of the event.

Dogs not on a competition level are encouraged to “try it” for just $10 for two “try-it” tickets good for either day. This gives you a chance for your dog to “test the waters” in this rapidly growing sport. Competition dogs will need to register either online before the event or at the door on the day of the event.

Even if you don’t have a dog to dive, come out and watch the excitement! We will have local vendors on site along with food and drink trucks and several area rescues.

Parking is just $5 per vehicle.

www.bunkandbiscuit.net/events

Fort St. Joseph (Archaeology Site) - Niles Michigan -- Lecture series 2018 and August 4-5 open house

Website sponsored by City Of Niles, Michigan http://www.nilesmi.org/departments_and_divisions/niles_history_center/fort_st_joseph_archaeological_project.php


During field season the public is invited to engage in several interactive and educational programs, focusing on the theme for the year. 

Lectures (Wednesdays) begin at 7:00 pm at the Niles District Library (620 E. Main Street). 

July 11 - Explaining the 'Boom' in Copper Studies: How New Technologies Help Us to Understand Old Ones  by Kathleen L. Ehrhardt, Research Associate, Illinois State Museum, Springfield, Illinois

July 18 - Cross Cultural Technologies of the Great Lakes Region during the Fur Trade Era by Larry Horrigan, Reenactor and expert in firearms of New France and the Fur Trade 

July 25 - Crafting Culture at Fort St. Joseph: The Technology of Tinkling Cone Production by Brock Giordano, Archaeologist, Environmental and Historic Preservation, Region II, NYC, EHP Supervisor, NY Hurricane Sandy (DR-4085). 

August 1 - Telling Time with Technology: Glass Trade Beads of Fort St. Joseph by Dr. Heather Walder, Professor of Anthropology, Northern Illinois University

Fort St. Joseph Archaeology Project Annual Open House - Saturday, August 4 and Sunday,August 5, 2018 The  Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project  hosts an annual Open House towards the end of the field season. The 2018 Open House will be held Saturday, August 4 and Sunday, August 5. 

"A Ripple of Hope" - 6 p.m. at N.D. Center for Arts & Cultures (Washington St., S. Bend) June 14, 2018

RFK Documentary to be shown Thursday (6/14/2018)

The University of Notre Dame will host a screening of the film "A Ripple of Hope" which chronicles the 1968 speech Robert Kennedy gave in Indianapolis, IN the day Martin Luth King Jr. was assassinated.

TIME: 6 p.m. (Free Admission)
PLACE: Notre Dame Center for Arts and Culture, 1045 W. Washington St., South Bend, IN

Members of the non-profit Kennedy King Memorial Initiative also will share a display honoring King and Kennedy and Professor Richard Pierce will facilitate a discussion after the screening ends.

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Christmas in June - June 20 - 21, 2018

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Every year, across Southwest Michigan, food pantries see themselves fully stocked in the winter months and holiday season. However, when summer hits, food donations go down and their shelves are harder to keep stocked. This can leave low-income, hard working families with very few options. We are asking local businesses to help us stock the local food pantries with items (IN GROUPS OF 100) to help them through the summer months.  We will be collecting all the items on June 20 and June 21 and we will have drop-off locations at:

Upton Middle School, 800 Maiden Ln. St. Joseph, MI 49085

Buchanan Middle School Cafeteria, 610 W 4th St. Buchanan, MI 49107

Brookside Learning Center, 61662 Dailey Rd, Cassopolis, MI 49031

Our participation in this global Day of Action will bring some much needed cheer to local families, and those in our community who serve them.

Four Niles Food Pantries are among those to be helped =

Christian Service Center, 322 Clay St., Niles

First Presbyterian Church, 13 S. Fourth St., Niles

Mt. Calvary Baptist Church, 528 Ferry St., Niles

Salvation Army - Niles, 424 N 15th St., Niles

"Water"

Poem from "The Complete Poems of Philip Larkin" (page 56: originally in THE WHITSUN WEDDINGS)

If I were called in
To construct a religion
I would make use of water

Going to church
Would entail a fording
To dry, different clothing

My liturgy would employ
Images of sousing,
A furious devout drench,

And I should raise in the east
A glass of water
Where any-angled light
Would congregate endlessly.

Who will own and manage the "International Space Station"?

NASA’s new boss reportedly talked to private companies about taking over the International Space Station

• NASA is in a position where companies "can do commercial management of the International Space Station," NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine tells The Washington Post.
• Bridenstine declined to specify which or how many companies he had spoken to.
• None of the companies building private space platforms expressed interest in taking over the ISS when CNBC spoke to company leaders in February 2018.

www.cnbc.com/

NASA Leadership -- administrator who lacks science background or degree

NASA Leadership

Portrait, Jim Bridenstine Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Thursday, April 26, 2018 at NASA Headquarters in Washington.

Credits: NASA/Bill Ingalls

Administrator Jim Bridenstine

James Frederick “Jim” Bridenstine was nominated by President Donald Trump, confirmed by the U.S. Senate, and sworn in as NASA’s 13th administrator on April 23, 2018.

Bridenstine Full Biography

June 6 Fast for Ramadan supper (Iftar) to be held at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. D.C. - breaking POTUS 45 2017 practice

Maggie Haberman article in NY Times (June 2, 2018) -- www.nytimes.com/ 

President Trump will host a dinner in the coming week in honor of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, restoring a White House tradition that he had abandoned during his first year in office, a West Wing official said on Saturday (6/2/2018).

The dinner is expected to be held on Wednesday (June 6, 2018). The guest list was not made available.

Mr. Trump has a long history of making inflammatory statements about Muslims. During his campaign, he told an interviewer, “I think Islam hates us.”

He repeatedly insinuated over the years that former President Barack Obama might be a Muslim, and in 2015 he said he would seriously consider closing mosques. Late that year, he issued his call for “a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States,” and as president he issued a series of travel bans that mostly targeted Muslim nations.

The dinner, which was reported earlier by Politico, will revive a tradition that Republican and Democratic presidents have carried out for years during Ramadan, when Muslims fast during the daylight hours. A meal called an iftar breaks the fast.

June 9 - Alzheimer's Walk - Mishawaka Central Park - 9 - 11:30 a.m.

Stand By Me, Alzheimer Walk – Location: Central Park – Mishawaka

June 9, 2018 @ 9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

 

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Please join our North Woods Village team, “NW Village People” as we walk to support our residents and local families who are affected by Alzheimer’s disease and other related dementia.

Northwoods Village

1409 E. Day Road
Mishawaka, IN 46545
(574) 247-1866

http://www.northwoodsmemorycare.com/events/stand-alzheimer-walk-location-central-park-mishawaka/