Nov. 9 Open House (Benton Harbor, MI) for Lake Michigan College campus (Main)

leaderpub.com version of publicity

see further http://lakemichigancollege.edu/

BENTON HARBOR — Lake Michigan College is hosting an open house from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021 at its Benton Harbor Campus, 2755 E. Napier Ave.

Officials said the event will help prospective students experience a taste of life at the Lake. Students, families and friends can speak with faculty and staff about LMC’s academic programs, financial aid and student resources. Representatives from Michigan Works! and its MiLeap program and the Michigan Reconnect program will also be on campus. 

Light of the eyes: Liss Lecture by Arthur Green (sponsored by Dept. of Theology) Nov. 3, 2021 Hesburgh Library Auditorium

 from Notre Dame Events upcoming http://nd.edu/events

Sponsored by Department of Theology, Arts & Letters, Univ. of Notre Dame

Third Annual Liss Lecture in Judaica: "Light of the Eyes: Contemporary Theology from the Sources of Hasidic Spirituality"

Time: Wed. Nov. 3, 2021, 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Location: 107 Carey Auditorium, Hesburgh Library

University of Notre Dame's Department of Theology will host the Third Annual Liss Lecture in Judaica. The speaker will be Rabbi Dr. Arthur Green, rector of the Rabbinical School and Irving Brudnick Professor of Jewish Philosophy and Religion at Hebrew College, Boston.

The lecture is free and open to the public and a reception will follow in the Scholars Lounge. 

From Creation/Adam to Salvation: Event at ND Basilica honoring Archbishop of Orthodox Church - Oct. 28

Watch the LiveStream at this U. of Notre Dame sponsored weblink

https://president.nd.edu/ecumenical-patriarch/

 His All-Holiness Bartholomew, Orthodox Archbishop of Constantinople-New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch will receive an honorary degree from the University of Notre Dame at an academic convocation and deliver an address on environmental stewardship.

The convocation will be held in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart at 5:15 p.m., Thursday October 28, 2021 and in addition to the Ecumenical Patriarch’s address, will feature the Archdiocesan Byzantine Choir performing “Creation: From Adam to Salvation,” composed and led by Georgios Theodoridis, Archon Music Instructor of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, in honor of His All-Holiness.

Flood warning continues until Tuesday Nov. 2, 2021

New Alert update (Friday Oct. 29) posted at WNDU Weather alert web article

At 9:15 PM EDT Thursday Oct. 28 the stage was 5.4 feet. * Flood stage is 5.5 feet. 

* Minor flooding is forecasted. 

* Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage Saturday evening 

to a crest of 5.4 feet just after midnight tonight. 

It will then fall below flood stage Monday evening. 

* Impact...At 7.0 feet, Flooding is confined to park land and park roads. 

Some backyard flooding may occur in low lying residential areas near the river.

Weather channel article (posted Tues. Oct. 26)

Berrien County

Description

...The Flood Warning is now in effect until Saturday morning... The Flood Warning continues for the Saint Joseph River Michigan at South Bend. Until Saturday morning. At 8:15 AM EDT Tuesday the stage was 5.5 feet. Flood stage is 5.5 feet. Minor flooding is forecast. Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 6.2 feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below flood stage Friday morning. Impact...At 8.0 feet, Flood waters begin to affect river parks and roads and may affect portions of Northside Blvd in the area of Veterans Memorial Park, and Riverside Drive in the areas south of Leeper Park, by Keller Park and Woodland Park. High water may cause flooding of basements and interfere with some commercial activities.

Five Michigan Counties have FLOOD WATCH from Sunday until Monday 11 a.m.

 Posted by NOAA at WNDU dot-com First Alert Weather (Sunday 7 p.m.)

• Berrien, MI
• Branch, MI
• Cass, MI
• Hillsdale, MI
• St. Joseph, MI

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has expanded 

the * Flood Watch to include a portion of southwest Michigan, including the following areas, Berrien, Branch, Cass, Hillsdale and St. Joseph. * Through Monday morning. 

* A brief period of moderate to heavy rain is expected tonight. 1 to 2 inches of additional rain is expected with local amounts up to 3 inches possible. 

* The potential exists for small stream and creek flooding as well as flooding of low spots where water may cover some roads. Isolated flash flood concerns may also materialize, especially in areas that see embedded thunderstorms

World Series 2021 (October match-up): Atlanta versus Houston

 Atlanta Braves (NL) will face the Houston Astros (AL) in the best-of-seven champtionship

first game is Tuesday at Houston stadium

https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/atlanta-braves-back-world-series-time-1999-upsetting/story?id=80753780

Lucy Terry, first African-American poet, published "Bars Fight" -- earliest transmission

 First poem by African-American poet in colonial period (1746)

https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/vermont-marker-recognizes-early-african-american-poet-80745860

First Alert Weather Day (Sunday Oct. 24, 2021)

 from WNDU website (NBC affiliate for S. Bend, IN and Notre Dame):

 Area-wide rainfall totals Sunday through Monday afternoon will range from 2-4 inches. Areas south of U.S. 20 will pick up the bulk of the heavier rain with pockets of 3-5 inches with isolated higher amounts.

Watch for standing water on roadways and flooded gravel roads and ditches Sunday afternoon through Monday. Highs in the lower 50s. Wind: ENE 5-15 mph.

Schools closed (Thursday 10/21 and Friday 10/22)

 Due to water main break and concerns over lead exposure in water lines, The Benton Harbor

School district has announced that

Benton Harbor Schools

Closed FridayAll Locations Closed

Sat. Oct. 23 open house - tour of Lake Michigan College remodel and facility

 from LAKE MICHIGAN COLLEGE dot-edu

Lake Michigan College is hosting a campus tour from 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 23, at its Benton Harbor location.  

This is the first in-person, weekend tour from LMC's Admissions Department since the completion of the Campus Transformation project. The two-year effort upgraded spaces for learning, academic support, collaboration, and infrastructure, including a new culinary kitchen and teaching restaurant, simulation lab, and a top-to-bottom overhaul of the William Hessel Library.  

"We're excited to showcase all the work that has been done at our Benton Harbor campus," LMC's Director, Admissions and Recruitment Caroline Tubbs said. "It will surprise anyone familiar with Lake Michigan College to see how much the campus has changed. We've already gotten a lot of positive feedback from visitors about the campus upgrades, including the new nursing labs, teaching kitchen, and spacious library."   

Tour attendees will not only see new facilities but also learn what it's like to be a Red Hawk, the programs LMC offers, and how to pay for college. The tour begins at 1 p.m. in the Todd Center. Registered participants should arrive at 12:45 p.m. Students planning to attend college during the 2022 Spring semester, or 2022-23 academic year are encouraged to register.  

Local high school students break out in fighting during evacuation (gas leak)

article at SouthBendTribune dot-com (Oct. 20, 2021)

 

Police break up series of fights involving dozens of Clay High School students

South Bend Tribune

SOUTH BEND — Police from several departments broke up a series of multiple fights Tuesday afternoon (10/19/2021) at Clay High School.

County police officials said three students were taken into custody and taken to the Juvenile Justice Center.

County police were called to the school about 2:20 p.m. on reports of multiple fights.

The school had been evacuated for a possible gas leak, and the fights reportedly broke out in the cafeteria and the hallway after students reentered the school. The fights involved dozens, possibly as many as 100 students, police said.

County police were joined by South Bend and Mishawaka officers in breaking up the fights.

There were no immediate reports of any serious injuries.

When is next Full Moon for Fall 2021?

The October Full moon comes on  Oct. 20, 2021

OCTOBER – HUNTER'S MOON

This is the month when game is fattening up for winter. Now is the time for hunting and laying in a store of provisions for the long months ahead.

Drying Rice Moon (Dakota) describes the next process in preparing rice for winter. Falling Leaves Moon is an Anishinaabe term. Freezing Moon (Ojibwe) and Ice Moon (Haida) refer to the increasingly cold temperatures of this period. Migrating Moon (Cree) refers to the time when birds begin to fly south 

How are American households doing in 2021? Discussion/call-in NPR show "The 1A" Oct. 13

 from the1a dot-org

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought new challenges to many American households. Kids without Internet access had a hard time logging on to learn remotely. Families without health insurance struggled to afford medical care.

By now, some experts predicted these problems would already be subsiding. But a new study from NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health shows how the Delta variant extended many of those problems.

The results show a sharp income divide. Households with annual incomes below $50,000 were much more likely to have serious financial problems and to struggle to afford medical care. This was despite 67 percent of the households in the survey receiving federal assistance.

Half of the households surveyed by NPR reported serious problems with depression, anxiety, stress, or sleep in the past few months.

Most households said their children fell behind in school and that they would likely struggle to catch up this school year.

For 1st Vaccine COVID-19 shot recipients 2 November Notre Dame home FB tickets ($221 apiece)

 Athletic Director Jack Swarbrick in press release was quoted that he hopes that the opportunity to secure two complimentary tickets to one of two Nov. 2021 Notre Dame Football games will provide addition incentive to become vaccinated, while supplies last.

FROM WVPE (local NPR station web page for local news) www.wvpe.org/ 

The University of Notre Dame is offering free football tickets to people receiving their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. 

Starting this week, anyone getting their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine will get two complimentary tickets to a select Fighting Irish football game, while supplies last.

Individuals can choose between the 3:30 p.m. Nov. 6 game against Navy or the 6:30 p.m. Nov. 20 game against Georgia Tech.

Notre Dame is partnering with the St. Joseph County Department of Health to offer the free tickets. To participate, you must receive your first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine at the county-run clinic in the main lobby of the County-City building in downtown South Bend. 

The clinic is open and offering vaccines from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8:30 to 11:20 a.m. on Saturdays. Walk-ins are welcome, and you can also schedule a time online.

Happy 80th Birthday, Paul Simon!

The famed singer-songwriter marks his 80th Birthday on Oct. 13!

 

Police open house (Mich. State and Niles City Police depts.) - Oct. 16, 2021 midday

 from Michigan Dot-Gov

MSP Niles Post Open House

Date:  October 16, 2021  
Time:  10:00 AM - 02:00 PM
Location: 1600 Silverbrook Ave. Niles, MI 49120

The Michigan State Police Niles Post and Niles City Police Department are hosting a post open house on Saturday, Oct. 16 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Come join us for free Biggby Coffee, activities and to interact with troopers and officers.

There will be demonstrations by MSP specialty teams including the Canine Unit, Bomb Squad, Tactical Bike Team, Marine Service Team and the Emergency Support Team. If the weather is warm enough there will be a dunk tank!

This is a free, family-friendly event.

More Fall storms (week of Oct. 11 - 15, 2021)

 Following Monday night storms (Oct. 11) -- WNDU Weather Alert outlook (NBC TV affiliate, S. Bend, IN)

A few more clouds will hang around for part of Tuesday with areas of drizzle possible, especially in the morning. 

More sunshine and warmer on Wednesday. 

Another round of showers and storms moves through Wednesday night into Thursday morning. As these storms first move in, they could be strong. 

The chance of rain continues for Friday (Oct. 15) and true fall weather arrives behind it over the weekend (Oct. 16-17).

Severe weather Monday 10/11 evening

 from Weather Channel (Weather.com):

Special Statement for Berrien County (SW corner), Michigan

A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of St. Joseph, Starke, Marshall, La Porte and southwestern Berrien Counties through 700 PM EDT/600 PM CDT/... At 617 PM EDT/517 PM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near North Judson, or near Knox, moving northeast at 60 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Knox around 625 PM EDT. Hamlet around 630 PM EDT. Kingsford Heights and Koontz Lake around 635 PM EDT. Other locations in the path of this storm include Walkerton, North Liberty, New Carlisle and South Bend. This includes the following highways... Interstate 80 in Indiana between mile markers 38 and 86. Interstate 94 in Indiana between mile markers 33 and 45. Interstate 94 in Michigan near mile marker 0.

Turkey Run -- Nov. 25, 2021 Niles, MI YMCA annual event

 Thursday, November 25, 2021

Niles-Buchanan YMCA Thanksgiving Day Run
For 40 years the Niles-Buchanan YMCA has hosted a Thanksgiving Day Run in the community.   It has become a tradition for many people who live or visit the Niles-Buchanan area at Thanksgiving.  Every year, nearly 2,200 people from 31 states participated in the 10k Run, 5k Run/Walk, or the Kids 1 Mile Fun Run.

Proceeds from the Thanksgiving Day Run support the Y's Annual Campaign which supports youth programming as well as financial support to families through membership scholarships.  The Niles-Buchanan YMCA Thanksgiving Day Run is the largest, most popular fun in the Michiana area.

Registration & Pricing:

Early Registration
until 11:59pm on October 31, 2021
$30 per person
$25 per person for households of 2 - 8 participants

http://www.nilesmi.org/community/events_information/ymca_thanksgiving_day_run.php

Definition -- Indigenous Persons Day -- PARADE dot-com Oct. 2021

 

What is Indigenous Peoples’ Day?

Indigenous Peoples’ Day is a day to recognize indigenous people 

and the contributions they’ve made to history, as well as to mourn 

those lost to genocide and Western colonization—and to remember that Native Americans were actually here long before European settlers showed up 

on our shores. In 1977, the United Nations International Conference on Discrimination Against Indigenous Populations in the Americas proposed 

that Indigenous Peoples Day replace Columbus Day.

First Alert Weather Day - Oct. 11

 from Weather (WNDU.com) - S. Bend, IN

MONDAY: FIRST ALERT WEATHER DAY. 

Much of the day will be dry with partly to mostly cloudy skies. A cold front will be moving through late afternoon & evening and this will spark showers and thunderstorms. A few storms may become strong to severe. 

Greatest severe risk locally will be across N. Indiana and SW Michigan's western and southern counties. 

The WNDU First Alert team is monitoring the potential for damaging wind gusts as the primary impact late Monday afternoon & evening. Low chance of a brief tornado and quarter size hail. The severe threat will greatly diminish after 10 pm. 

Highs near 80. Wind: SE 10-25. 

Gusts to 30 mph at times.

Ambassador to the Holy See / Vatican : Biden-Harris place J. Donnelly of Granger as Diplomat

Friday Oct. 8, 2021

ND and SMC Student newspaper coverage (Notre Dame, iN)

Observer Staff Report | Friday, October 8, 2021

President Joe Biden nominated Joe Donnelly, who holds two degrees from Notre Dame, as U.S. Ambassador to the Vatican.

Donnelly earned an undergraduate degree in political science in 1977 and graduated from the Notre Dame Law School four years later, in 1981.

He served as Indiana’s senator from 2013 to 2019 and will now oversee the relationship between the United States and the Catholic Church. He will serve at the Embassy to the Holy See in Rome, working on issues ranging from democracy and security to human rights and religious dialogue.

Donnelly also represented Indiana’s 2nd Congressional District in the House from 2007 to 2013. During the 2020 election, he publicly defended the President’s Catholic faith.

Donnelly has also maintained connections to his alma matter. He taught a course for political science students in 2019 and honored the University in a speech submitted to the Congressional Record in 2012.

University President John Jenkins congratulated Donnelly Friday afternoon.

“Joe has been an exemplary public servant in Congress, an invaluable friend of Notre Dame and of me personally, and he is an ideal choice to represent the United States at the Vatican,” Jenkins said in a press release. “He will bring to this role a deep understanding of the issues currently facing our nation and the world, a genuine Catholic faith and an understanding of the role the Church can play in our world.” 

Indigenous Persons Day (second Monday in October) -- 2021 Proclamation from POTUS Biden today

 A Proclamation on Indigenous Peoples’ Day, 2021

OCTOBER 08, 2021•PRESIDENTIAL ACTIONSSince time immemorial, American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians have built vibrant and diverse cultures — safeguarding land, language, spirit, knowledge, and tradition across the generations.  On Indigenous Peoples’ Day, our Nation celebrates the invaluable contributions and resilience of Indigenous peoples, recognizes their inherent sovereignty, and commits to honoring the Federal Government’s trust and treaty obligations to Tribal Nations.Our country was conceived on a promise of equality and opportunity for all people — a promise that, despite the extraordinary progress we have made through the years, we have never fully lived up to.  That is especially true when it comes to upholding the rights and dignity of the Indigenous people who were here long before colonization of the Americas began.  For generations, Federal policies systematically sought to assimilate and displace Native people and eradicate Native cultures.  Today, we recognize Indigenous peoples’ resilience and strength as well as the immeasurable positive impact that they have made on every aspect of American society.  We also recommit to supporting a new, brighter future of promise and equity for Tribal Nations — a future grounded in Tribal sovereignty and respect for the human rights of Indigenous people in the Americas and around the world.

In the first week of my Administration, I issued a memorandum reaffirming our Nation’s solemn trust and treaty obligations to American Indian and Alaska Native Tribal Nations and directed the heads of executive departments and agencies to engage in regular, meaningful, and robust consultation with Tribal officials.  It is a priority of my Administration to make respect for Tribal sovereignty and self-governance the cornerstone of Federal Indian policy.  History demonstrates that Native American people — and our Nation as a whole — are best served when Tribal governments are empowered to lead their communities and when Federal officials listen to and work together with Tribal leaders when formulating Federal policy that affects Tribal Nations.The contributions that Indigenous peoples have made throughout history — in public service, entrepreneurship, scholarship, the arts, and countless other fields — are integral to our Nation, our culture, and our society.  Indigenous peoples have served, and continue to serve, in the United States Armed Forces with distinction and honor — at one of the highest rates of any group — defending our security every day.  And Native Americans have been on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic, working essential jobs and carrying us through our gravest moments.  Further, in recognition that the pandemic has harmed Indigenous peoples at an alarming and disproportionate rate, Native communities have led the way in connecting people with vaccination, boasting some of the highest rates of any racial or ethnic group. 

The Federal Government has a solemn obligation to lift up and invest in the future of Indigenous people and empower Tribal Nations to govern their own communities and make their own decisions.  We must never forget the centuries-long campaign of violence, displacement, assimilation, and terror wrought upon Native communities and Tribal Nations throughout our country.  Today, we acknowledge the significant sacrifices made by Native peoples to this country — and recognize their many ongoing contributions to our Nation. 

On Indigenous Peoples’ Day, we honor America’s first inhabitants and the Tribal Nations that continue to thrive today.  I encourage everyone to celebrate and recognize the many Indigenous communities and cultures that make up our great country. 

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim October 11, 2021, as Indigenous Peoples’ Day.  I call upon the people of the United States to observe this day with appropriate ceremonies and activities.  I also direct that the flag of the United States be displayed on all public buildings on the appointed day in honor of our diverse history and the Indigenous peoples who contribute to shaping this Nation.  

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this eighth day of October, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-one, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR.

Historic Malaria Vaccine Breakthrough: October 2021 announcement

 In Ghana, Dr. Keziah L Malm, Program Manager at the National Malaria Control Programme, told CNN she was proud of the contributions made by her colleagues who took part in the clinical trial.

"It's been so long and it is refreshing to see the results of the collaboration of Ghanaian scientists, whom I know personally know worked on this research and studies," she said.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/07/africa/africa-historic-malaria-breakthrough-celebrated-intl/index.html

End for 2021 of Daylight Savings Time = Nov. 7, 2021 [ "fall" back one hour ]

 At 2 a.m. the 6-month period of DAYLIGHT SAVINGS Time ends

on November 7, 2021.

Remember to

"Fall Back" one hour and therefore turn your clocks and other time-set devices before going to bed

Meteor Showers (this month) -- Orionids

 from Old Farmer's Almanac (almanac.com) article on 2021 Meteor showers

Orionids | October 20–21, 2021

The Orionids are named after one of the most recognizable constellations in the sky, Orion, 

from which these meteors appear to radiate. 

Often featuring some of brightest and fastest streaking stars, 

the Orionids appear in mid October and reach their peak in the hours 

before dawn on October 21. Unfortunately, this year they will compete directly 

with the full Hunter’s Moon, which will be at its brightest on the same night 

as the Orionids (October 20–21).

Dante Studies at Notre Dame - Panel Discussion October 1, 2021

 details at ND dot-edu

A Panel Discussion reflecting on Pope Francis’ Apostolic Letter on Dante anniversary will conclude the Friday Oct. 1, 2021 event.

Time: 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Location: Annenberg Auditorium, Snite Museum of Art

Welcome by Notre Dame President Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C.

Co-moderators: Theodore Cachey, Director, Center for Italian Studies, and John Cavadini, Director, McGrath Institute for Church Life

Panelists: Therese Cory (Department of Philosophy); the Rev. Kevin Grove, C.S.C. (Department of Theology); Susannah Monta (Department of English); Vittorio Montemaggi (King’s College London, Von Hügel Institute for Critical Catholic Inquiry); Cyril O’Regan (Department of Theology); Clemens Sedmak (Nanovic Institute for European Studies)

https://events.nd.edu/events/2021/10/01/dante-now/