First Day of Spring -- March 20, 2022 (Vernal Equinox)

 from Old Farmer's Almanac (almanac.com)

When Is the First Day of Spring?

In 2022, the March equinox happens on 

Sunday, March 20, at 11:33 A.M. EDT. 

In the Northern Hemisphere, this date marks the start of the spring season.

Do they celebrate "Pulaski Days" (March 6 - 13, 2022) in Pulaski, Wisconsin?

Visit this website and countdown clock:

https://casimirpulaskidays.com/ 

Big Ten Men's BB Tournament (March 2022): to be held at Indianapolis, IN

 from 247 sports dot-com

March Madness is quickly approaching. That also means we are closing in on the Big Ten Tournament.

The 2022 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament will take place at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Ind. The conference tournament will get underway with a pair of first-round matchups on March 9 and conclude with the championship game on March 13.

Each of the league’s 14 teams will participate in the Big Ten Tournament. The top 10 seeds in the conference will receive a first-round bye, while the top four seeds will bypass the first two rounds.

1) Wisconsin Badgers (14-4)
2) Purdue Boilermakers (13-5)
3) Illinois Fighting Illini (12-5)
4) Ohio State Buckeyes (11-5)
5) Iowa Hawkeyes (10-7)
6) Michigan State Spartans (10-7)
7) Rutgers Scarlet Knights (10-8)
8) Michigan Wolverines (9-8)
9) Indiana Hoosiers (8-9)
10) Penn State Nittany Lions (7-10)
11) Northwestern Wildcats (6-12)
12) Maryland Terrapins (5-12)
13) Minnesota Golden Gophers (4-13)
14) Nebraska Cornhuskers (1-16)

New Month = March 2022

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Joan (McAllister) Newsome (friend of our family) -- widow of Jack L. Newsome

 from IL Great Rivers Conference (online obituary)

2/12/2022

Joan Delores (McAllister) Newsome died Saturday February 12, 2022 in San Diego, CA where she lived with her daughter Sara Burns.  She was 88.

Joan was born February 3, 1934 in East St Louis, IL.  Her life as the wife to a United Methodist minister led her to live in a number of locations giving her a life full of good friends and fond memories. 

She and her husband retired to Champaign-Urbana, IL where Joan volunteered at what’s now known as OSF Heart of Mary Medical Center.  Joan was an excellent pianist and artist and a lifetime lover of all dogs. 

In addition to Sara, she also leaves behind her daughter Cyndi, sons Randy and Curt, and her beloved grandchildren Elisa and Will Essner and Riley and Ross Newsome.  She is preceded in death by her husband, the Rev Jack Newsome, who was steadfastly married to her for more than 65 years. 

Condolences can be sent to a son, Randy Newsome, 615 Blue Bonnet Trail, Marietta, SC  29661.

Winter Weather advisory - Thurs. 2 p.m. until Friday 8 a.m. SW Michigan counnties

 WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT

FROM 2 PM EST THURSDAY TO 8 AM EST FRIDAY...

WHAT...A mix of snow, sleet, and freezing rain expected.

Total snow accumulations of 2 to 4 inches and ice accumulations of less than one tenth of an inch. WHERE...Portions of northern Indiana, southwest Michigan. The greatest potential for light ice accumulations along and south of US Route 24. WHEN...From 2 PM EST Thursday to 8 AM EST Friday. Most of the mixed precipitation and potential of light ice accumulations Thursday night. IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions.

The hazardous conditions will likely impact the Thursday evening, Friday morning commutes.

President's Day: Three occasions when POTUS transferred power during scheduled Anaesthesia

 Vice-Presidents during the Bush 43 and Biden 46 terms of office have acted under the 25th Amendment 

This online article at THEHILL dot-com details the instances when

Vice-President Dick Cheney

and Vice-President Kamala Harris might also be counted among those who had Article I powers of the 

Presidency for the brief periods when the Chief Executive was under medical anaesthesia :

President Biden temporarily transferred power to Vice President Harris on Friday Nov. 19, 2021 before he went under anesthesia for a routine colonoscopy.

Biden had procedure done at Walter Reed Medical Center as part of his annual physical, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said in a statement.

"As was the case when President George W. Bush had the same procedure in 2002 and 2007, and following the process set out in the Constitution, President Biden will transfer power to the Vice President for the brief period of time when he is under anesthesia," Psaki said. "The Vice President will work from her office in the West Wing during this time."

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/582331-biden-to-transfer-power-to-harris-while-he-gets-colonoscopy