National Peach Cobbler Day
Celebrate National Peach Cobbler Day with this tried and true peach cobbler recipe. National Peach Cobbler Day is observed on April 13th.
Friday, March 31, 2017
National Peach Cobbler Day (April 13)
from IL Country Living magazine (Electric Co-ops periodical):
Celebrate National Peach Cobbler Day with this tried and true peach cobbler recipe. National Peach Cobbler Day is observed on April 13th.
Celebrate National Peach Cobbler Day with this tried and true peach cobbler recipe. National Peach Cobbler Day is observed on April 13th.
Thursday, March 30, 2017
Severe weather (5 central IL counties)
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 103 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING (March 30, 2017) FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 20 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS: CHRISTIAN, DE WITT, LOGAN, MACON, SHELBY.
Wednesday, March 29, 2017
Honor Flight April 11, 2017 (Land of Lincoln from Springfield, IL airport)
article written by Greg Sapp (97.9 XFM news director)
Land of Lincoln Honor Flight (LLHF) of Springfield commences its ninth season of flying to Washington DC when it takes to the air on Tuesday, April 11th, with 79 of our most senior Veterans from central and southern Illinois.
Although this will be LLHF’s 43rd flight to our nation’s capital, it is the first and only Honor Flight for the 11 WWII, 42 Korean and 26 Vietnam War era Veterans who will make the trip at no cost to them to visit their memorials.
Each Vet will be accompanied by a volunteer Guardian escort - often a son, daughter, grandchild or friend but some will be escorted by a total stranger they have been assigned, all willing to paying their own way to spend the long day with a hero. This is not a vacation day for the escorts because a Guardian is responsible for the comfort, logistics, mobility and safety of their Veteran from the time they step into the Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport in Springfield around 4:30-4:45 AM until relieved of duty some time around 10:00-10:30 PM that night, after the flight has returned from DC and the Veterans have been welcomed home.
The 10 US Air Force, 49 Army, 4 Marine and 16 Navy Veterans come from 53 Illinois cities and communities of Benld, Bethalto, Bethany, Bloomington, Blue Mound, Buffalo, Bunker Hill, Burr Ridge, Carlinville, Cerro Gordo, Champaign, Charleston, Collinsville, Columbia, Cornland, Decatur, Downs, Forest City, Forrest, Godfrey, Granite City, Havana, Hettick, Hillsboro, Hudson, Hume, Ivesdale, Jacksonville, Jewett, Lakewood (Roger Kiefling), Lincoln, Mahomet, Marshall, Mason City, Mattoon, Moro, Mt Olive, Mt Zion,, Murrayville, Nashville, Oakland, Oconee, Pekin, Petersburg, Plainview, Rochester, Shelbyville, Sheldon, Sherman, Springfield, Troy, Virginia and Wood River.
Once the 737 chartered jet lands at Ronald Reagan National Airport in DC, and the group is aboard their three luxury tour buses designated Red, White and Blue, their itinerary will include stops at the national World War II, Korean and Vietnam War memorials, the Air Force and Marine Corps memorials, the National Air & Space Museum and Arlington National Cemetery, including the viewing of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers and Changing of the Guard. During the day they will also have an opportunity to visit or see the Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument, Jefferson Memorial, the Pentagon, and other landmarks of the Washington area.
The Veterans will return back to Springfield around 9:30 PM, and family, friends and the general public are invited and encouraged to show their appreciation to these Veterans for their sacrifices and service to our country by welcoming them home. They should feel free to dress in red, white & blue colors, bring balloons or posters, and show your patriotic spirit with hand shakes and hugs for these heroes at their “Welcome Home” at the airport. Come early, enjoy free parking and “pack the port” for this first flight of the year.
Veteran applications continue to be accepted, with priority given in the following order: World War II (person enlisted by 12/31/1946), then Korean War Era (01/01/1947 to 12/31/1957), followed by the Vietnam War Era (01/01/1958 to 05/07/1975). Any certified terminally ill Veteran should contact LLHF directly. Four more flights are planned for this year on May 23rd, June 20th, September 12th and October 17th.
Veteran or Guardian Applications may be obtained at www.LandofLincolnHonorFlight.
LLHF is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that receives no government funding or grants. It is only able to honor the Veterans with these flights to DC due to the generous donations, sponsorships, fundraising events, merchandise sales and supporting efforts of the many local businesses, individuals and organizations within their service area. Please visit the web site to make a donation, consider holding a fundraiser, book a board member speaker, check the calendar or to obtain more information on the Honor Flight mission. Also consider following LLHF on their Facebook page to stay current on upcoming events and flights throughout the year.
Land of Lincoln Honor Flight (LLHF) of Springfield commences its ninth season of flying to Washington DC when it takes to the air on Tuesday, April 11th, with 79 of our most senior Veterans from central and southern Illinois.
Although this will be LLHF’s 43rd flight to our nation’s capital, it is the first and only Honor Flight for the 11 WWII, 42 Korean and 26 Vietnam War era Veterans who will make the trip at no cost to them to visit their memorials.
Each Vet will be accompanied by a volunteer Guardian escort - often a son, daughter, grandchild or friend but some will be escorted by a total stranger they have been assigned, all willing to paying their own way to spend the long day with a hero. This is not a vacation day for the escorts because a Guardian is responsible for the comfort, logistics, mobility and safety of their Veteran from the time they step into the Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport in Springfield around 4:30-4:45 AM until relieved of duty some time around 10:00-10:30 PM that night, after the flight has returned from DC and the Veterans have been welcomed home.
The 10 US Air Force, 49 Army, 4 Marine and 16 Navy Veterans come from 53 Illinois cities and communities of Benld, Bethalto, Bethany, Bloomington, Blue Mound, Buffalo, Bunker Hill, Burr Ridge, Carlinville, Cerro Gordo, Champaign, Charleston, Collinsville, Columbia, Cornland, Decatur, Downs, Forest City, Forrest, Godfrey, Granite City, Havana, Hettick, Hillsboro, Hudson, Hume, Ivesdale, Jacksonville, Jewett, Lakewood (Roger Kiefling), Lincoln, Mahomet, Marshall, Mason City, Mattoon, Moro, Mt Olive, Mt Zion,, Murrayville, Nashville, Oakland, Oconee, Pekin, Petersburg, Plainview, Rochester, Shelbyville, Sheldon, Sherman, Springfield, Troy, Virginia and Wood River.
Once the 737 chartered jet lands at Ronald Reagan National Airport in DC, and the group is aboard their three luxury tour buses designated Red, White and Blue, their itinerary will include stops at the national World War II, Korean and Vietnam War memorials, the Air Force and Marine Corps memorials, the National Air & Space Museum and Arlington National Cemetery, including the viewing of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers and Changing of the Guard. During the day they will also have an opportunity to visit or see the Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument, Jefferson Memorial, the Pentagon, and other landmarks of the Washington area.
The Veterans will return back to Springfield around 9:30 PM, and family, friends and the general public are invited and encouraged to show their appreciation to these Veterans for their sacrifices and service to our country by welcoming them home. They should feel free to dress in red, white & blue colors, bring balloons or posters, and show your patriotic spirit with hand shakes and hugs for these heroes at their “Welcome Home” at the airport. Come early, enjoy free parking and “pack the port” for this first flight of the year.
Veteran applications continue to be accepted, with priority given in the following order: World War II (person enlisted by 12/31/1946), then Korean War Era (01/01/1947 to 12/31/1957), followed by the Vietnam War Era (01/01/1958 to 05/07/1975). Any certified terminally ill Veteran should contact LLHF directly. Four more flights are planned for this year on May 23rd, June 20th, September 12th and October 17th.
Veteran or Guardian Applications may be obtained at www.LandofLincolnHonorFlight.
LLHF is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that receives no government funding or grants. It is only able to honor the Veterans with these flights to DC due to the generous donations, sponsorships, fundraising events, merchandise sales and supporting efforts of the many local businesses, individuals and organizations within their service area. Please visit the web site to make a donation, consider holding a fundraiser, book a board member speaker, check the calendar or to obtain more information on the Honor Flight mission. Also consider following LLHF on their Facebook page to stay current on upcoming events and flights throughout the year.
Tuesday, March 28, 2017
Civic discourse lecture (April 3, 2017)
J.D. Vance Lecture at Millikin Univ. Kirkland Fine Arts Center in Decatur, IL (April 3)
J.D. Vance, renowned author of the New York Times best-selling book "Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis," will present a thought-provoking discussion on Monday, April 3, at 7 p.m. in Kirkland Fine Arts Center on Millikin University's campus. The event is free and open to the public.Vance grew up in the Rust Belt city of Middletown, Ohio, and the Appalachian town of Jackson, Ky. He enlisted in the Marine Corps after high school and served in Iraq. A graduate of The Ohio State University and Yale Law School, he has contributed to the National Review and The New York Times and has appeared on Fox News, CNN, MSNBC and CNBC. Vance has recently signed on as a CNN Political Contributor and currently works as a principal at a leading Silicon Valley investment firm.
Vance gives a passionate and personal analysis of a culture in crisis—that of white working-class Americans. In this timely talk, Vance sheds light on an often forgotten corner of the country, offering not just a powerful picture of how upward mobility really feels, but also the loss of the modern-day American dream.
Happy Birthday in history to Robert Frost!
from Writer's Almanac entries for Sunday March 26 [http://writersalmanac.org]
It’s the birthday of American poet Robert Frost (1874) . People assume Frost was a native New Englander, since many of his poems are set there and evoke wintry landscapes and long, leafy walks, but he was born in San Francisco, where his father was a journalist for the San Francisco Bulletin. When he was 11, his father died and his mother packed up Frost and moved to Lawrence, Massachusetts.
His first poem, “My Butterfly: An Elegy,” was published in the New York Independent in 1894. Frost was paid $15.00 for his poem, about $415.00 today, but mostly he received rejections, like one from the Atlantic Monthly, which simply said, “We regret The Atlantic has no place for your vigorous verse.” He was so excited by his first publication that he proposed to his high school sweetheart. She said yes.
Dejected at having no further luck in America with his poetry, Frost and his wife pulled up stakes and moved to England in 1912. There, he found a champion in poet Ezra Pound, who helped get Frost’s first two books, A Boy’s Will (1913) and North of Boston (1914), published. Pound liked to tease Frost. He once showed him jujitsu in a restaurant and threw him over his head. About England, Robert Frost once said, “I went over there to be poor for a while, nothing else.” When he returned to the U.S., it was as a successful poet, a position he held until his death.
Robert Frost bought a farm in in Franconia, New Hampshire, for $1,000.00 and set about writing about farmers and day laborers, though he himself wasn’t much of farmer. He mostly got up at noon and sat on the fence outside. He liked to use a writing board to compose his poems, not a table, and once claimed to have written poems on the soles of his shoes. He traveled the country giving lectures and visiting schools. Once, during a train trip with poet Wallace Stevens, Stevens turned to Frost and said, “The trouble with your poetry, Frost, is that it has subjects,” to which Frost retorted, “You write about bric-a-brac.”
Robert Frost’s collections of poetry include A Further Range (1937), A Witness Tree (1942), Come In, and Other Poems (1943), You Come Too (1964).
It’s the birthday of American poet Robert Frost (1874) . People assume Frost was a native New Englander, since many of his poems are set there and evoke wintry landscapes and long, leafy walks, but he was born in San Francisco, where his father was a journalist for the San Francisco Bulletin. When he was 11, his father died and his mother packed up Frost and moved to Lawrence, Massachusetts.
His first poem, “My Butterfly: An Elegy,” was published in the New York Independent in 1894. Frost was paid $15.00 for his poem, about $415.00 today, but mostly he received rejections, like one from the Atlantic Monthly, which simply said, “We regret The Atlantic has no place for your vigorous verse.” He was so excited by his first publication that he proposed to his high school sweetheart. She said yes.
Dejected at having no further luck in America with his poetry, Frost and his wife pulled up stakes and moved to England in 1912. There, he found a champion in poet Ezra Pound, who helped get Frost’s first two books, A Boy’s Will (1913) and North of Boston (1914), published. Pound liked to tease Frost. He once showed him jujitsu in a restaurant and threw him over his head. About England, Robert Frost once said, “I went over there to be poor for a while, nothing else.” When he returned to the U.S., it was as a successful poet, a position he held until his death.
Robert Frost bought a farm in in Franconia, New Hampshire, for $1,000.00 and set about writing about farmers and day laborers, though he himself wasn’t much of farmer. He mostly got up at noon and sat on the fence outside. He liked to use a writing board to compose his poems, not a table, and once claimed to have written poems on the soles of his shoes. He traveled the country giving lectures and visiting schools. Once, during a train trip with poet Wallace Stevens, Stevens turned to Frost and said, “The trouble with your poetry, Frost, is that it has subjects,” to which Frost retorted, “You write about bric-a-brac.”
Robert Frost’s collections of poetry include A Further Range (1937), A Witness Tree (1942), Come In, and Other Poems (1943), You Come Too (1964).
Is Cairo, IL a river city to be envied? (NPR Morning edition)
March 28, 5 a.m. by Reporter Kirk Siegler - :
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At the very southernmost tip of Illinois, the pancake flat cornfields give way to the rolling, forested hills of the Delta.
Here, at the windy confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers, it feels more southern than Midwest when you arrive at the old river port and factory town of Cairo, once made famous in Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
But Twain might not recognize Cairo today.
"People come through Cairo and say 'wow'," says Phillip Matthews, a pastor and community activist.
In the last three decades, his hometown lost half its population. Alexander County is not only the poorest county in Illinois; it's also one of the fastest depopulating counties in the United States.
In Cairo, weeds creep up through the cracks in the old brick streets. Whole city blocks are condemned.
"I've watched for 40 years this city decline," Matthews says, on a recent tour.
Nature is taking over at the abandoned lot that used to house Cairo's largest employer, the Burkart Foam company. It closed more than a decade ago. More recently, the paper mill just across the river in Kentucky closed. More people moved out. In December of 2015, the only grocery store closed soon followed by the gas station.
Tyrone Coleman, Cairo's mayor, says the town is well positioned to take advantage of the expected increased barge traffic due to the Panama Canal expansion. After all, it's what put the city on the map in the 1800s.
"Strategically, geographically, this is one of the most untapped resource areas in the country," Coleman says.
Lately some state lawmakers have made renewed commitments. In a statement, Gov. Bruce Rauner's office says he is working to make Cairo and other small Illinois towns competitive. But in Cairo, that's a tough task.
Cairo has lost more than half of its population in recent decades. Today, there are just under 3,000 people left.
Kirk Siegler/NPR Here, at the windy confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers, it feels more southern than Midwest when you arrive at the old river port and factory town of Cairo, once made famous in Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
But Twain might not recognize Cairo today.
"People come through Cairo and say 'wow'," says Phillip Matthews, a pastor and community activist.
In the last three decades, his hometown lost half its population. Alexander County is not only the poorest county in Illinois; it's also one of the fastest depopulating counties in the United States.
In Cairo, weeds creep up through the cracks in the old brick streets. Whole city blocks are condemned.
"I've watched for 40 years this city decline," Matthews says, on a recent tour.
Nature is taking over at the abandoned lot that used to house Cairo's largest employer, the Burkart Foam company. It closed more than a decade ago. More recently, the paper mill just across the river in Kentucky closed. More people moved out. In December of 2015, the only grocery store closed soon followed by the gas station.
Tyrone Coleman, Cairo's mayor, says the town is well positioned to take advantage of the expected increased barge traffic due to the Panama Canal expansion. After all, it's what put the city on the map in the 1800s.
"Strategically, geographically, this is one of the most untapped resource areas in the country," Coleman says.
Lately some state lawmakers have made renewed commitments. In a statement, Gov. Bruce Rauner's office says he is working to make Cairo and other small Illinois towns competitive. But in Cairo, that's a tough task.
Saturday, March 25, 2017
Earth Hour - March 25 (annual observance globally)
Turn off power especially outdoor illumination from 8:30 - 9 p.m. Local Time
Friday, March 24, 2017
On this date in 1989 -- worst oil tanker spill
from NY Times List Serv:
ON THIS DAY
On March 24, 1989, the nation's worst oil spill
occurred as the supertanker Exxon Valdez ran
aground on a reef in Alaska's Prince William Sound
and began leaking 11 million gallons of crude.
Thursday, March 23, 2017
Medal of Honor Day (annual holiday)
from www.themedalofhonor.com/
Place: Washington, D.C.
National Medal of Honor Day
Date: March 25, 2017Place: Washington, D.C.
Wednesday, March 22, 2017
Sunday May 21 - Commencement speaker (Univ. of Notre Dame) - Pence not Trump
from ND and SMC Observer website (Student newspaper):
The University announced Thursday March 2, 2017 that Vice President Mike Pence will be the principal speaker at the 2017 Commencement ceremony.
Pence, who was governor of Indiana from 2013 to 2017 and before that a U.S. congressman and conservative talk radio host before that, will receive an honorary degree.
The announcement comes after months of speculation over whether the University would invite or host President Donald Trump as Commencement speaker, as it has done with several U.S. presidents in the past. Earlier this week, students protested the possibility that President Trump would be invited.
University vice president for public affairs and communications Paul Browne said Thursday that he would not “speculate or disclose” who the University had considered or invited, including Trump.
“Certainly one of the things that figured prominently was the fact that he was governor in our home state who had just become vice president of the United States … and Governor Pence is a native son of Indiana and coincidentally, we will be celebrating ND’s founding 175 years ago in Indiana,” Browne said. “Those were elements of it.”
The Commencement ceremony will take place May 21, 2017 in Notre Dame Stadium.
The University announced Thursday March 2, 2017 that Vice President Mike Pence will be the principal speaker at the 2017 Commencement ceremony.
Pence, who was governor of Indiana from 2013 to 2017 and before that a U.S. congressman and conservative talk radio host before that, will receive an honorary degree.
Then-Indiana Gov. Mike Pence speaks at the memorial commemorating University President Emeritus Fr. Theodore Hesburgh on March 4, 2015. The current vice president will be the principal speaker at the 2017 Commencement ceremonies, the University announced Thursday.
University vice president for public affairs and communications Paul Browne said Thursday that he would not “speculate or disclose” who the University had considered or invited, including Trump.
“Certainly one of the things that figured prominently was the fact that he was governor in our home state who had just become vice president of the United States … and Governor Pence is a native son of Indiana and coincidentally, we will be celebrating ND’s founding 175 years ago in Indiana,” Browne said. “Those were elements of it.”
The Commencement ceremony will take place May 21, 2017 in Notre Dame Stadium.
Tuesday, March 21, 2017
Native Plant Sale (John A. Logan College in S. IL) - April 1 event
posted at WSIU dot-org website
Event: Native Plant Sale
Date: Saturday, 4-1-2017 at 8:00 AM to Saturday, 4-1-2017 at 2:00 PM
Details: John A. Logan College
700 Logan College Dr, Carterville, IL 62918
Phone: (618) 201-3774
About the Event:
Stock Up on Natives this spring at the Illinois Indigenous Plant Symposium. Green Earth & Illinois Native Plant Society invite the community to our Native Plant Sale.
Green Earth and the Illinois Native Plant Society welcome the public to our Native Plant Sale on Saturday, April 1, 2017, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., at John A. Logan College in Carterville. The sale will feature more than 40 species of native perennials, grasses, ferns, vines and shrubs grown by Southernwood Gardens in Alto Pass. Experts will be available to answer questions about the plants.
Come early for the best selection. We have sold out in the past. A preview of the plant selection will be available at www.greenearthinc.org and www.ill-inps.org.
The sale coincides with the Illinois Indigenous Plants Symposium hosted by the Illinois Native Plant Society and sponsored by the SIU Carbondale Department of Plant Biology.
Event: Native Plant Sale
Date: Saturday, 4-1-2017 at 8:00 AM to Saturday, 4-1-2017 at 2:00 PM
Details: John A. Logan College
700 Logan College Dr, Carterville, IL 62918
Phone: (618) 201-3774
About the Event:
Stock Up on Natives this spring at the Illinois Indigenous Plant Symposium. Green Earth & Illinois Native Plant Society invite the community to our Native Plant Sale.
Green Earth and the Illinois Native Plant Society welcome the public to our Native Plant Sale on Saturday, April 1, 2017, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., at John A. Logan College in Carterville. The sale will feature more than 40 species of native perennials, grasses, ferns, vines and shrubs grown by Southernwood Gardens in Alto Pass. Experts will be available to answer questions about the plants.
Come early for the best selection. We have sold out in the past. A preview of the plant selection will be available at www.greenearthinc.org and www.ill-inps.org.
The sale coincides with the Illinois Indigenous Plants Symposium hosted by the Illinois Native Plant Society and sponsored by the SIU Carbondale Department of Plant Biology.
National Ag Day 2017: Frequently asked questions
What Is Ag Day?
It's a day to recognize and celebrate the abundance provided by agriculture. Every year, producers, agricultural associations, corporations, universities, government agencies and countless others across America join together to recognize the contributions of agriculture.
It's a day to recognize and celebrate the abundance provided by agriculture. Every year, producers, agricultural associations, corporations, universities, government agencies and countless others across America join together to recognize the contributions of agriculture.
When Is Ag Day?
Ag Day is celebrated on March 21, 2017. National Ag Day falls during National Ag Week, March 19-25, 2017.
Who Hosts Ag Day?
The Agriculture Council of America hosts the campaign on a national level. However, the awareness efforts in communities across America are as influential - if not more - than the broad-scale effort. Again this year, the Ag Day Planning Guide has been created to help communities and organizations more effectively host Ag Day events.
What Is Ag Day All About?
Ag Day is about recognizing - and celebrating - the contribution of agriculture in our everyday lives. The National Ag Day program encourages every American to:
- Understand how food and fiber products are produced.
- Value the essential role of agriculture in maintaining a strong economy.
- Appreciate the role agriculture plays in providing safe, abundant and affordable products.
Monday, March 20, 2017
How would Judge Gorsuch change the SCOTUS (April 20 presentation) - Philadelphia, PA
APR 20 | 6:30 P.M.
Free for 1787 Society Members, $10 Members, teachers & students, $18 Non-Members
Join Joan Biskupic of Reuters News, Ilya Shapiro of the Cato Institute, and Brianne Gorod of the Constitutional Accountability Center for a discussion about the judge's record and his potential to shape the Court - and constitutional law - for decades to come.
National Constitution Center web announcement
Saturday, March 18, 2017
On this date in history: first space walk lasts 20 minutes
from New York Times list serv:
ON THIS DAY
On March 18, 1965, the first spacewalk took place
as Soviet cosmonaut Aleksei Leonov left his
Voskhod 2 capsule and remained outside the
spacecraft for 20 minutes, secured by a tether.
Wednesday, March 15, 2017
"Farm-City Breakfast" (March 23, 2017 - Shelby County,IL 6 a.m.
from Notice - adversitsement =
The Shelby County (IL) Young Farmers present the
12th Annual Farm-City Breakfast on
March 23, 2017 from 6 - 8 a.m. at the
Shelby County 4-H Center in Shelbyville, IL
Cost is $1 for the meal catered by Niemerg's
RFSVP is encouraged to (217)-774-2151
The Shelby County (IL) Young Farmers present the
12th Annual Farm-City Breakfast on
March 23, 2017 from 6 - 8 a.m. at the
Shelby County 4-H Center in Shelbyville, IL
Cost is $1 for the meal catered by Niemerg's
RFSVP is encouraged to (217)-774-2151
What happened on this date in 44 B.C.E.? (Writer's Almanac article)
Today -- March 15, 2017
Today is the Ides of March, the day Julius Caesar was stabbed to death by conspirators in 44 B.C.E.
The ambitious Julius had a tense relationship with the Roman Senate. The Senate felt he was a threat to the Republic, and that he had tyrannical leanings. The Senate had the real power, and any titles they gave him were intended to be honorary. They had conferred upon him the title of "dictator in perpetuity," but when they went to where he sat in the Temple of Venus Genetrix to give him the news, he remained seated, which was considered a mark of disrespect. Thus offended, the Senate became sensitive to any hints that Julius Caesar viewed himself as a king or — worse — a god. The tribunes arrested any citizen who placed laurel crowns on statues of Julius, and Julius in turn censured the tribunes.
Senators Marcus Junius Brutus and Gaius Cassius Longinus formed a group called the Liberators, who met in secret to conspire against Julius. Several assassination plots were put forward and rejected for one reason or another, but finally they settled on attacking him at a meeting of the Senate in the Theatre of Pompey. Only senators were allowed to be present, and knives could be easily concealed in the drapery of their togas.
In the days leading up to the assassination, several people warned Caesar not to attend the meeting of the Senate. Even his wife Calpurnia begged him not to go on the basis of a dream she had had, but Brutus convinced him that it would be unmanly to listen to gossip and the pleadings of a mere woman, so Julius set off. According to Plutarch, he passed a seer on his way. The seer had recently told Julius that great harm would come to him on the ides of March. Julius recognized the seer, and quipped, "The ides of March have come." The seer remarked, "Aye, Caesar; but not gone." When Julius arrived at the Senate, he was set upon by Brutus, Cassius, and the others, who stabbed him dozens of times. He slowly bled to death, and for several hours afterward, his body was left where he fell.
The assassination that was meant to save the Republic actually resulted, ultimately, in its downfall. It sparked a series of civil wars and led to Julius' heir, Octavian, becoming Caesar Augustus, the first Roman emperor.
Today is the Ides of March, the day Julius Caesar was stabbed to death by conspirators in 44 B.C.E.
The ambitious Julius had a tense relationship with the Roman Senate. The Senate felt he was a threat to the Republic, and that he had tyrannical leanings. The Senate had the real power, and any titles they gave him were intended to be honorary. They had conferred upon him the title of "dictator in perpetuity," but when they went to where he sat in the Temple of Venus Genetrix to give him the news, he remained seated, which was considered a mark of disrespect. Thus offended, the Senate became sensitive to any hints that Julius Caesar viewed himself as a king or — worse — a god. The tribunes arrested any citizen who placed laurel crowns on statues of Julius, and Julius in turn censured the tribunes.
Senators Marcus Junius Brutus and Gaius Cassius Longinus formed a group called the Liberators, who met in secret to conspire against Julius. Several assassination plots were put forward and rejected for one reason or another, but finally they settled on attacking him at a meeting of the Senate in the Theatre of Pompey. Only senators were allowed to be present, and knives could be easily concealed in the drapery of their togas.
In the days leading up to the assassination, several people warned Caesar not to attend the meeting of the Senate. Even his wife Calpurnia begged him not to go on the basis of a dream she had had, but Brutus convinced him that it would be unmanly to listen to gossip and the pleadings of a mere woman, so Julius set off. According to Plutarch, he passed a seer on his way. The seer had recently told Julius that great harm would come to him on the ides of March. Julius recognized the seer, and quipped, "The ides of March have come." The seer remarked, "Aye, Caesar; but not gone." When Julius arrived at the Senate, he was set upon by Brutus, Cassius, and the others, who stabbed him dozens of times. He slowly bled to death, and for several hours afterward, his body was left where he fell.
The assassination that was meant to save the Republic actually resulted, ultimately, in its downfall. It sparked a series of civil wars and led to Julius' heir, Octavian, becoming Caesar Augustus, the first Roman emperor.
Who is the band "Switchback" (March 17)? Effingham IL Performance Center, tickets
Switchback
Brian FitzGerald and Martin McCormack of the duo Switchback have been playing their brand of eclectic Celtic and Americana music at sold-out concert halls, performing arts centers and festivals around the world for over twenty years. Switchback plays an exciting mix of mandolin, guitar, and bass and their harmonies have won them comparisons to famous duos, such as the Everly Brothers and Simon and Garfunkel. Humorous, personable, talented, spiritual, and spirited; these all describe the band Switchback.
Switchback
Fri., Mar 17 at 8:00 p.m.
http://www.the-epc.org/switchback.html
Presentation on "Shroud of Turin by Marc Antonacci" - Effingham Library March 23, 6:30 p.m. Free
Mark Antonacci will talk about the Turin Shroud on Thursday March 23rd at 6:30 p.m. at the Suzette Brumleve Memorial Effingham Public Library.
Mark Antonacci is an attorney and author who has studied all aspects of the Shroud for 34 years. He wrote The Resurrection of the Shroud (New York: M. Evans and Co., 2000), the most comprehensive book ever written on the Shroud until his landmark book, Test the Shroud, was published in 2015.
He gave the keynote address at the international conference held in Italy in conjunction with the Shroud’s exhibition in 2010 in which he proposed that a new series of sophisticated, minimally-invasive tests be performed on the Shroud at the atomic and molecular levels of this famous burial cloth. He has written the leading scientific hypothesis that not only explains the Shroud’s body images, but also its radiocarbon dating, its excellent condition, its pristine human blood marks, their still-red coloration, the possible outer side imaging, coin features and flower images, skeletal features and all of its other unique features.
This hypothesis has been published in a peer reviewed scientific journal, and although it involves a miraculous event consistent with the resurrection, its occurrence can be scientifically tested. He asserts that these proposed tests could prove whether the Shroud was irradiated with particle radiation; whether the source was the length, width and depth of the crucified corpse in the cloth; when this event happened; where it occurred; the age of the Shroud and its blood; and the identity of the victim. He asserts this technology could also test all other natural or artistic explanations for the Shroud’s images or its radiocarbon dating.
Mr Antonacci will have copies of his books available for purchase by cash, check or card for $29.95.
Registration Required.
press release at local radio station www.979xfm.com/
Friday, March 10, 2017
Freeze warning (Friday March 10 - Sunday March 12)
Source XFM 979 weather coverage A hard freeze is expected most of the next several nights, with lows in the lower to mid 20s, beginning tonight. ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS EVENING TO NOON CDT SUNDAY... * TEMPERATURE...Low temperatures tonight are expected to be in the mid 20s, and Saturday night will be closer to 20. While the Freeze Warning only runs through Sunday morning at this time, similar conditions are likely during the first half of the upcoming week. * IMPACTS...Ornamental and fruit trees and flowers have already started to bloom, and will be very susceptible to a hard freeze. | |
| A Freeze Warning means sub-freezing temperatures are imminent or highly likely. These conditions will kill crops and other sensitive vegetation. |
Tuesday, March 7, 2017
Friday, March 3, 2017
Children's Hospital Week -- March 2017 -- Dairy Queen "free Cone"
Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals is celebrating Children’s Hospitals Week March 20-27 to bring awareness to the importance of children’s hospitals and how donations help kids — no matter their illnesses or injuries — get the best care when they need it.
Over the past 32 years, Dairy Queen has raised more than $120 million for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. This year, on March 20, Dairy Queen locations across the nation will celebrate Children’s Hospitals Week and the first day of spring with their annual Free Cone Day to announce to the community that they are once again open for spring.
Customers who visit a participating Dairy Queen location will receive a free small soft serve cone just for coming in on March 20, 2017. Some locations will use the opportunity to raise critical funds for their local children’s hospital by giving the cone in exchange for a donation or by adding toppings or dipping the cone for a contribution.
Thanks Dairy Queen for making miracles every day.
Over the past 32 years, Dairy Queen has raised more than $120 million for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. This year, on March 20, Dairy Queen locations across the nation will celebrate Children’s Hospitals Week and the first day of spring with their annual Free Cone Day to announce to the community that they are once again open for spring.
Customers who visit a participating Dairy Queen location will receive a free small soft serve cone just for coming in on March 20, 2017. Some locations will use the opportunity to raise critical funds for their local children’s hospital by giving the cone in exchange for a donation or by adding toppings or dipping the cone for a contribution.
Thanks Dairy Queen for making miracles every day.
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March 3 = 138 page views; March 6 = 172 page views; March 9 = 136 page views. March 13 = 195 page views. On Thursday March 16 = 139 page views. Sunday 3/19 -- 135 page views; 3/20 -- 187 page views. 3/22/2017 = 173 page views; March 24, 170 page views. Monday March 27 - 1,741 page views. 3/28/2017 = 265. 3/29/2017 = 205; March 30 - 334 page views. March 31 = 267 page views. 3/31/2017 = 124 page views.
World Wildlife Day - March 3, 2017
from United Nations website:
Wildlife has an intrinsic value and contributes to the ecological, genetic, social, economic, scientific, educational, cultural, recreational and aesthetic aspects of sustainable development and human well-being. For these reasons, all member States, the United Nations system and other international organizations, as well as civil society, non-governmental organizations and individuals, are invited to observe and to get involved in this global celebration of wildlife. Local communities can play a positive role in helping to curb illegal wildlife trade.
«Listening to the young voices»
Engaging and empowering the youth is the call of the 2017 UN World Wildlife Day. WWD2017 gives us a new opportunity to provide incentives to the youth to tackle conservation issues. It is also an opportunity for them to engage with one another and together forge an inspired path to a better world.
Habitat loss, climate change and poaching are among the most alarming challenges faced by wildlife today. Poaching and trafficking of wildlife is now the most immediate threat to many species, whether charismatic or less known. The fate of the world’s wildlife will soon be in the hands of the next generation. The pressing need for enhanced action to ensure the survival of wildlife in its natural habitats must be imparted from generation to generation, and the youth should have the opportunity to communicate the conservation goals to a wider society.
The secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), in collaboration with other relevant United Nations organizations, facilitates the implementation of World Wildlife Day.
With 183 Member States, CITES remains one of the world's most powerful tools for biodiversity conservation through the regulation of trade in wild fauna and flora.
http://www.un.org/en/events/wildlifeday/
2017 Theme: "Listen to the young voices"
World Wildlife Day is an opportunity to celebrate the many beautiful and varied forms of wild fauna and flora and to raise awareness of the multitude of benefits that conservation provides to people. At the same time, the Day reminds us of the urgent need to step up the fight against wildlife crime, which has wide-ranging economic, environmental and social impacts.Wildlife has an intrinsic value and contributes to the ecological, genetic, social, economic, scientific, educational, cultural, recreational and aesthetic aspects of sustainable development and human well-being. For these reasons, all member States, the United Nations system and other international organizations, as well as civil society, non-governmental organizations and individuals, are invited to observe and to get involved in this global celebration of wildlife. Local communities can play a positive role in helping to curb illegal wildlife trade.
«Listening to the young voices»
Engaging and empowering the youth is the call of the 2017 UN World Wildlife Day. WWD2017 gives us a new opportunity to provide incentives to the youth to tackle conservation issues. It is also an opportunity for them to engage with one another and together forge an inspired path to a better world.
Habitat loss, climate change and poaching are among the most alarming challenges faced by wildlife today. Poaching and trafficking of wildlife is now the most immediate threat to many species, whether charismatic or less known. The fate of the world’s wildlife will soon be in the hands of the next generation. The pressing need for enhanced action to ensure the survival of wildlife in its natural habitats must be imparted from generation to generation, and the youth should have the opportunity to communicate the conservation goals to a wider society.
The secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), in collaboration with other relevant United Nations organizations, facilitates the implementation of World Wildlife Day.
With 183 Member States, CITES remains one of the world's most powerful tools for biodiversity conservation through the regulation of trade in wild fauna and flora.
http://www.un.org/en/events/wildlifeday/
Wednesday, March 1, 2017
St. Jude Fundraiser Trivia Night - Neoga Grace UMC - March 18
Trivia Saturday, March 18 , 2017 at 6:30 p.m. at Neoga Grace United Methodist Church.
Be a St. Jude hero. The whole idea is to raise as much money as possible to help end childhood cancer. A good mix of academics and a fun family atmosphere. A portion of the questions are geared towards the younger crowd to encourage families and people of all ages to participate. Snacks and off the wall prizes.
• 10 rounds of questions
• 2 to 8 players per team, $10 per person
• Rock/Paper/Scissors and Paper Airplane contests!
• Prize for best themed/decorated table!
Email Lisa Himes(lhimes1@hotmail.com) with questions or to register.
posted at XFM 97.9 Effingham, IL website.
Be a St. Jude hero. The whole idea is to raise as much money as possible to help end childhood cancer. A good mix of academics and a fun family atmosphere. A portion of the questions are geared towards the younger crowd to encourage families and people of all ages to participate. Snacks and off the wall prizes.
• 10 rounds of questions
• 2 to 8 players per team, $10 per person
• Rock/Paper/Scissors and Paper Airplane contests!
• Prize for best themed/decorated table!
Email Lisa Himes(lhimes1@hotmail.com) with questions or to register.
posted at XFM 97.9 Effingham, IL website.
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