June 2024

June 1, 2024 (1st Saturday) = 77 visits to this Web BLOG

June 2, 2024 = 63

June 3 = 93

June 4 = 95

June 5 = 30

June 6 = 139

June 7 = 71

June 8 = 62

6/9/24 = 88

Monday 10 June = 67

11 June - 59 visits

12 June - 61 visits

13 June = 73 visits

Friday 14th June = 164 visits

Sat. 6/15 = 431

Fathers Day = 477

17 June 2024 = 534

18 June = 397

19 June = 369

6/20 Summer Solstice = 569

June 21 = 548

6/22 = 922

6/23-4 = 1439

6/25 = 1426

6/26 = 1249

6/27 = 1409

6/28 = 1563

June 29, 2024 = 987

6/30 (last day of June) = 452

Total for June 1 - 30 = 14,860 visits to this website / Google blog

NBA Finals 2024

The championship series of games begins

June 6, 2024

on ABC-TV.

Boston Celtics host

Dallas Mavericks.

Ambassador to the Vatican Joe Donnelly (to resign effective 8 July 2024)

May 30, 2024

ABC57 (local affiliate TV station) - South Bend, IN

abc57.com/news/granger-resident-Joe-Donnelly-resigns-as-US-ambassador-to-the-Vatican

Pop-up Library - mid-July

as announced by Niles Schools dot-org

July 16, 2024 at Eastside Park,

Niles, Michigan 49120

Last Day of School (2023-2024 term)

Niles Schools (MI) South Berrien County in State of Michigan

Thursday May 6, 2024 will be a half-day for students

Bluegrass Festival 2024

Thurs. May 30, Friday May 31, Sat. June 1, Sunday June 2, 2024

opens 4 p.m. at Riverfront Park downtown

4 days of live music, food trucks, craft vendors, 

carnival with rides

concludes Sunday at 10 p.m.

NILES, Michigan 49120

World Parrot Day (May 31 annually)

Details at parrot.org/lp/wpd

started by the World Parrott Trust (WPT) in 2004

This year is Friday, May 31, 2024

Planetary Conjunction: 5 (Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus)

June 3, 2024

Rise early on the morning of June 3,

the planets will momentarily align on

the ecliptic path --

DETAILS: ABC News.go.com/international/parade-planets-june-3-visible

Niles High School, MI May 30, 2024

Class of '24:

172 members of the Graduating Class

7 p.m.

Thursday 30 May 2024

NFHSnetwork.com

search for Niles High School

Niles, Michigan

Baccalaureate 2024

Wed. evening, 29 May 2024

Niles (MI) Community 

Niles High School (Public 9 - 12 grades) Vikings

7 - 8 p.m. at

SUMMIT Church, 1700 W. River Road, near U.S. 12

Niles, Michigan 49120

phone 269.683.9245

info @ summitniles.com

Guest Spkr. is Pastor Andre Love.

summitniles.com/events/

United Nations Security Council to meet in emergency over Rafah massacre

Tuesday May 28, 2024

Special session called by Algeria

IDF (Israel Defense Forces) have attacked Rafah tent-city where

thousands of civilians and non-combatants have sought shelter

50th Anniversary of the Filming of Spielberg's epic "JAWS"

2 May 1974 until 6 October 1974 was the filming on Martha's Vineyard:

a movie that should have been shot in 55 days ended up taking 159.

Locations included:

Gay Head (Aquinnah)

Menemsha Harbor

Vineyard Haven Harbor

Edgartown Main Street

East Chop St. in Oak Bluffs

& the Chappy Ferry.

More details at nobnocket.com/

marthas-vineyard/when-is-the-50th-anniversary-of-the-movie-JAWS

Fair to Good Air Quality (Berrien County)

MI State Health Department

advises Michiganders to keep alerted when

OZONE Air Quality is poor or dangerous

as it was in 2023 during summer months

when Canadian Wildfires brought the hazy

effects in our eyes and lungs as well as

domestic and companion animals and

threatened the lives of those with pulmonary

conditions and other breathing ailments like

chronic asthma.

wsjm.com/2024/05/27/state-health-department-advise-

michiganders-to-watch-quality-this-summer/

May 27, 2024 @ 11 a.m., Downtown Niles, MI

Memorial Day parade steps off beginning at 11 a.m.

Monday 27 May 2024

see FaceBook page

facebook.com/Sheltonformayor

(Nick Shelton govt. page for social media)

Free Food - May 28, 2024

according to USA TODAY feature online article

Hamburger - National Day (U.S.A.)

Burger King rewards program weeklong

Wendy's 1-cent Jr. Bacon Cheese special

Arby's 50% off any burger

Happy Joe's Pizza and Ice Cream - limited-time

Hamburger-themed Pizzas until 5/30\

Jack-in-the-Box Free "Jumbo Jack"

et cetera

Memorial Day Weekend special before June 7 Doughnut Day

May 24 - 27, 2024

National chain bakery

Krispy Kreme

is selling for $3.84 a dozen glazed doughnuts

to commemorate the 38.4 million travelers

expected to travel.  order online for pick-up

or delivery.

krispykreme.com/offers/memorialday

use code ROADTRIP

NATIONAL

Doughnut Day was June 7, 2024

3 possible outcomes of Jury Trial: the People versus DJT

Tuesday May 28, 2024

Closing arguments in the NY State trial for fraud and bookkeeping felonies

Defense to take 2 - 3 hours (Todd Blanche, lead lawyer for Trump)

Prosecution to take 4 - 5 hours (Joshua Steinglass, prosecutor)

will be followed by instructions to the jury by Judge Marchan.

Depending on the Jury's verdict or lack of one, the

outcome of the prosecution will be either:

1)  Guilty followed by sentencing

of up to 4 years in prison;

2)  Not Guilty and defendant is exonerated;

3)  Hung jury.

Who is Christopher Quaglin of NJ?

Insurrectionist of Jan. 6 (a date that will live infamy

found guilty in 2023 of 12 felonies and 2 misdemeanors;

was in the "first wave" of terrorist attackers of law

enforcement at the U.S. Capitol

he physically attacked officers and sought to break

through the police line throughout the day that

had been urged by the outgoing Predecessor and

his MAGA supporters in days leading up to then.

The sentencing judge, one appointed in 2017 by the

Predecessor, called the actions shocking & lawless.

The investigation and court trials of those who 

engaged in the insurrection is ongoing.

thehill.com/policy/national-security online summary

Trump leaves stage after 34 minutes only - Libertarian Conventioneers boo him consistently

Coverage of CNN from Washington, D.C. convention at Hilton

The Convention is expected to nominate its Presidential candidate

and running mate Sunday 5/26/2024.

Details at CNN story posted at 6:56 a.m. today

CNN.com/2024/05/25/politics/libertarian-party-trump-convention-speech/index.html 

[RFK Jr.'s running mate Nicole Shanahan is expected to address the

Libertarians today (Sunday)

Secret Service agents last night confiscated all the rubber chickens handed out

by RFK's political action in advance of the Trump plea

Several delegates turned their backs as they stood in the front of the room

when Trump took the stage to begin his 34-minute appeal]

Predecessor insults crowd at D.C. booing him (Libertarian Political Party Convention)

May 26, 2024

"Maybe you don't want to win. . .keep getting your 3% every four years. . .

The Predecessor of Mar-a-lago declared in an apparent knock on the

party's recent polling success (in match-up versus GOP/MAGA and Dem.)

complete story from evening Convention session

THE HILL web / online

trump-draws-mixed-reactions-as-he-urges-liberatarians-combine-with-us

Niles (Michigan) High School Baccalaureate & Graduation ceremony

Class of 2024 (for graduating seniors)

Wed. May 29 - Baccalaureate - location to be announced

SPONSOR: Niles Area Ministerial Association

Thursday May 30, 2024 @ 7:00 p.m. outdoors at High School

Athletic Field

Tickets required

SEE Senior Letter as posted at

nhs.nilesschools.org/news/what_s_new/class_of_2024_senior_letter

NFHSnetwork.com   search for Niles High School Niles, Michigan

Washington Hilton - political party Convention for Libertarian delegates (50 states)

5/25/2024

Predecessor to speak to raucous group not pre-selected as 

MAGA red-hatted disciples / groupies / "true" believers --

according to POLITICO online article

"The party's decision to host Tr*mp and RFK, Jr. erupted

into open revolt . . . fuming delegates promise to protest

that Sat. evening speech. . . a Director at large for the 

Libertarian National committee said:

"Any libertarian worth their stripes who has looked at

DJT's record will see that he barely aligns with the 

conservative camp and is a far cry from the Libertarian

Party." www.politico.com/news/2024/05/24/libertarian-convention-

fighting-obscenities-trump-visit-00160008

RFK Jr.at Libertarian political Party Convention (24 May 2024)

The Hill.com online article

He (Trump) came in and gave the keys to all of our

businesses to a 50-yr. bureaucrat who had never been

elected to anything and had no accountability, claimed RFK, Jr.

Trump, according to his competitor for POTUS, closed millions

of businesses  with "no due process, no just compensation

in violation of the Fifth Amendment (to the Constitution)"

"With lockdowns, mask mandates, travel restrictions,

President Trump presided over the greatest restriction

on individual liberties the country has ever known".

thehill.com/homenews/campaign

The quadrennial convention is taking place in Washington;

Trump will speak to delegates May 25, 2024.

When is Trinity Sunday (annual special day in Christian calendar)?

The Sunday following PENTECOST

for 2024 that will be May 26, 2024

2 hip-hop artists accused of inciting gang warfare : on stage with Predecessor DJT

Thursday May 23, 2024

at a Bronx (NY City) rally invited two rapper performers

Sheff G

Sleepy Hallow

Tr*mp expressed his gratitude for their MAGA support

and complimented Sheff G's glittering jewel-encrusted

grill:

"I like those teeth.

I want to find out where you did. . .

I got to get my teeth like that.

I want that to happen to me. . ."

HOWEVER, 

Tr*mp did not address the charges the 2 men are

facing: counts of conspiracy to commit murder and

weapons possession.

Also invited . . .

Thursday 4/23/24

State Dinner at the White House:

Meg Whitman, Ambassador to Kenya

Korir SingOei, principal Foreign Secy. Kenya

Adam Silver

Sheryl Sandberg

Cullie Ruto

June Ruto

Stephanie Ruto

Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli, director of the One Campaign

Peter Ndegwa, chief executive of Safaricom

Bishop Vashti Murphy McKenzie

Barbara Kingsolver, novelist

Mayor Brandon Johnson of Chicago, IL

Roger Goodell, NFL Commissioner

Attorney General Merrick Garland

Transportation Cabinet Secy. Pete Buttigieg

Chasten Buttigieg

Donna Brazile

Senator Cory Booker (NJ) and Carolyn Booker

Defense Secy. Lloyd Austin and Charlene Austin

Lazarus Amoyo, Kenyan Ambassador to the U.S.

Elizabeth E. Alexander, communications dir. for FLOTUS

Bye, Bye, Miss American Pie!

Also invited to the State Dinner at the White House was

Don McLean = singer / songwriter

Guest List (May 23, 2024) - 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, D.C.

Barack Obama,

Bill & Hillary Clinton,

Carol Moseley Braun,

Melinda Gates,

Lester Holt,

LeVar Burton,

Sean Penn.

84th KitchenAid Senior PGA tournament (Benton Harbor, MI)

This Senior Tour (Pro Golf Association) tournament

runs from May 22 - 26, 2024

at Harbor Shores Golf Course on Lake Michigan

in SW Michigan (Berrien County).

COVERAGE on WSJM-Radio FM

news/talk/sports 94.9 brings its listeners

live updates and play by play action.

35-yr.-old wins Masked Singer (as "Goldfish")

Vanessa Hudgens

b. 14 Dec. 1988

well-known from 

HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL

(TV series)

Kenya's President Ruto

State Visit leading to State Dinner at White House Thursday

May 23, 2024

www.nytimes/2024/05/22/world/Africa/kenya-president-ruto-washington-visit.html

Contraception Ban - Predecessor candidate promises "very shortly" a ban

May 21, 2024

Candidate Donald J. Trump, twice-impeached, 91-times indicted on felony

charges, promises to his anti-libertarian faithful MAGA that he would 

very shortly

announce plans as he had recently in a TIME magazine interview, more

of what he would do as a newly-elected POTUS next Jan. 20-21, 2025

The ban on contraception will likely stir up much consternation among

young voters and those concerned for women's rights over their own

bodies and reproductive choices.

http://ABC News.com online article

Predecessor opts not to testify in Criminal Trial (NY City, May 21)

CNN reports that both the

Prosecution of the twice-impeached, 91-times indicted of felonies

one-term POTUS has rested its case

Defense lawyers declined to have Tr*mp be sworn in and

obliged to answer both their questions and those of the People vs.

Trump lawyers, resting the case and finishing up the week's

trial procedure on a Tuesday ahead of Memorial Day 2024

www.cnn.com/

AMERICAN IDOL has rejected in the past

Jennifer Hudson (April 2004) -- winner that year was Fantasia Burrino

Maren Morris (2007) -- producers turned her away in TX before she

was even introduced to the judges then on the panel

Hillary Scott (Lead singer for LADY A) -- eliminated 2 years

IN INTERVIEW (USA Today)

Katy Perry (retiring from Judge-ship) said:

The show actually still is one of the only 

shows that makes stars or

opens doors on that way to stardom . . .

1st Saturday in June

June 1, 2024

Beacon Medical (South Bend and N. Indiana) offers a 

day to run / walk / move for all of different fitness

levels: a Half-marathon

10k and 5k runs, a 5k fitness walk.

All race proceeds & donations

go to Beacon Health Children's Hospital

centurycenter.org/mec-events/

sunburst-races2024

National Rescue Dog Day

May 20, 2024

National day to recognize those who favor rescuing

dogs who are abandoned or lost or no longer wanted --

Thank You to all who offer a forever to one or more

"Rescue Dogs" !

Paris Summer Olympic Games 2024

The quadrennial sporting championship level event is

26 July until 11 August

in the STADE De FRANCE

S. Bend Chocolate - Studebagels - Dinosaur Museum location at Lincolnway & U.S. 31 (S. Bend, IN)

Coverage at local NPR affiliate

www.wvpe.org/ indiana-dinosaur-museum-nears-opening-after

years-in-making

FM 88.1 (Elkhart - N. Indiana NPR)

interview about June 20, 2024

planned opening by South Bend chocolatier / entrepreneur

Mark Tarner

who has vast interest in

PALEONTOLOGY

has a six-part plan for a tourist draw of a museum complex:

Indiana dinosaur museum featuring two T.Rex models, and other

finds / his candy production facility / a South Bend Public House

bar and restaurant / a Continental Divide park / and a 

South Bend Farmers Market

"Hush Money" trial likely to conclude (before Memorial Day weekend)

From trial signs as far as preparation in the NY City courtroom :

it is possible and probable that the Predecessor's defense team

will NOT call the former-official, twice-impeached, 91 times

indicted Mar-a-Lago septuagenarian to offer his likely rambling

sworn testimony before a judge and jury.  Those heeding this

outcome will learn on the court session days this week:

Monday, May 20, start time 8:45 a.m.

Tuesday, May 21

Thursday, May 23

Friday, May 24 - no session due to pre-announced

jury conflicts

Once this phase is done, then the criminal trial moves on to

closing arguments and jury consideration.

Will POTUS 45 (Trump) enter new area as "the first Former

President ever"?  Time will tell.

www.thehill.com online article

Air Quality Impact - Sat. May 18

Late afternoon to evening

Ozone formation

Avoid activities like refueling & using gasoline-powered lawn

equipment, using charcoal lighter fluid

BERRIEN and CASS Counties, MI

Southwest Michigan

Sensitive groups should limit time outdoors during peak

temperatures upper 80+ degrees F.

Happy World Baking Day!

Third Sunday in May (annually)

A day dedicated to the art of baking;

once-a-year chance to encourage people

to bake!

May 19, 2024

John Eastman - law professor behind Trump fake elector scheme (AZ)

Friday May 17, 2024

John Eastman, law school professor behind the "fake elector" scheme

of Predecessor and defeated candidate (Nov. 2020) Trump and allies,

was arraigned today in Phoenix, AZ

[Eastman is a longtime friend and former law clerk for Clarence Thomas

SCOTUS justice]

The case was brought by the State Attorney General.

DETAILS: NYTimes.com/2024/05/17/us/john-eastman-arizona-donald-trump.html

Niles Renaissance Faire - Plym Park, Niles, MI 49120

May 19 - 20

Saturday and Sunday (ends at 4 p.m.)

10 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Fun and Fantasy-filled weekend experience

Learn about the Renaissance, meet the Queen,

See the performances, shop for handmade period items

Ages 13 - adults (middle-aged) $7 entry

Sr. Adults and Veterans - $5 entry

children under 5 free; tweens - $5

Performers include Harpist, "Bell, Book, & Canto",

Swords of Valour, Swordsmanship Academy 

and Traveling Museum

FACEBOOK : NilesRenaissanceFaire

Happy 117th Birthday, Kate Hepburn! (famous actress, 20th century)

Celebrate Kate's Birthday: cake, coffee, & live music!

Turtle Bay Association, park near her brownstone

244 East 49th Street, NY City, NY 

nytimes.com/2024/05/15/style/katharine-hepburn-birthday-party.html

Who is Ashley Guthas? of Plains, Georgia

The new pastor of 

Maranatha Baptist Church

Plains, Georgia.

She is pastor for

POTUS 39 = Jimmy Carter

Scheduling of initial Biden (incumbent) - Trump (predecessor) candidate debate

The mid-May announcement of a 2024 Presidential debate "series"

includes a tradition-breaking one at June 27 on cable network CNN;

That first debate would, by agreement, take place after the June 15

conclusion of the G-7 (group of seven Economic Nat. Govts.) in 

Italy and after the Trump "hush-money" trial of this spring - summer

held in State court in New York.

MORE DETAILS IN:

reuters.com/world/us-biden-says-hell-debate-trump-twice-make-my-day-2024-05-15/

 

Yes, the political party-nominated VPs will debate in studio this summer

May 16

An important questions of the 2024 "race for the Presidency"

was addressed by the Biden - Harris campaign administrations --

The vice-president's office debate

at mid-year or in advance of "early

voting" in the Labor Day to Election

Day period? A single debate that

lacks a studio / campus / rally

audience where applause interrupts

the question / answer format?

according to REUTERS.com

"a separate vice presidential debate has been proposed for

July 2024, after the Republican Convention"

according to CBS

July 23 or August 13 on CBS

May 15 : National Memorial day for peace officers

This year (Wed. 5/15/24)

at U.S. Capitol, D.C.

ceremony to honor 222 officers who had died

ARTICLE:

nytimes.com/2024/05/15/us/politics/police-biden-memorial.html

2nd Presidential Debate upcoming is SEPT. 10, 2024

As of mid-May, the Biden and Trump Presidential campaigns have agreed to two

debates on:

June 27th

& Sept. 10 only.

The first one-on-one debate: CNN to host.

75 days later

the 2nd debate: ABC News to  host

on a weeknight following Labor Day 2024.

Before the onset of "early voting" in many

states.

Biden-Harris campaign for Nov. 2024 Pres. election accepts CNN date June 27

mid-May 2024

The official Biden-Harris re-election campaign will accept a CNN proposed

date for a Presidential debate following the court outcome of the twice-impeached

91-times indicted Predecessor in late May or early June 2024.

The event will take place at CNN Headquarters

ATLANTA, Georgia.

see details

cnn.com/2024/05/15/politics/joe-biden-debate/index.html

Barron's H.S. graduation post-party shoved aside for MN Fundraiser reception

The regular court day has been cancelled for Friday

May 17

thanks to NY Judge Juan Merchan, but the Predecessor Pres.

Donald J. Trump still manages to make the day be about

him when he will take a cross-time-zone ride from 

Palm Springs, FL (Eastern Time) where the offspring of 

Melania (3rd wife) and Donald (45th POTUS, 

twice-impeached, 91-times indicted on felony charges)

will graduate as an 18-yr-old.  The H.S. grad will receive a diploma

and Secret Service will keep the entourage there (former FLOTUS and 

her father) under wraps as the Predecessor will jet to a VIP Reception,

6 p.m. Political dinner (Central Time) - Saint Paul, MN.

UNCLEAR whether the flying conditions will allow the almost

78-yr-old (birthday is 6/14) to arrive at the Minnesota GOP 

Event hosted by House Majority Whip Tom Emmer.

nymag.com/intelligencer/article/Trump-Barron-graduation-fundraiser.html

Who knew - Jimmy "Connors" 2024

The predecessor Pres. twice-impeached, 91-times indicted for felonies

mistakenly referred to Tennis Great when he sought to defame both

Nobel Prize laureate / 39th POTUS Jimmy Carter of Plains, Georgia

and instead blurted out the name of Mr. Connors.

according to NEWSWEEK.com online article,

Mr. Connors, tennis Great, replied on Twitter with a superimposed

button saying  CONNORS 2024.

The article went on to enumerate the times Tr*mp has mistakenly

referred to Joe Biden by saying "Obama" (44th POTUS) and

many have questioned the elderly candidates' memory and focus.

www.newsweek.com.

Nobel Laureate dies at age 92

Alice Munro

wrote excellent short stories

won Nobel Prize for Literature

300+ dead as flash floods devastate Afghanistan

5/12/2024

headline http://Washington Post.com/ 

torrents of mud and water

Baghlan and Takhar

Kenya - State visit to Biden White House for Dinner and Welcome

President William Ruto and First Lady Rachel Chebet

will visit the Bidens and guests for a State Dinner

May 23, 2024

1600 Pennsylvania Ave., D.C.

http://csis.org

Center for Strategic and International

Studies online updates in articles

Happy World Migratory Bird Day!

May 11, 2024

sponsored by American Bird Conservancy

ABC

PO Box 249

The Plains, VA

20198

May 19: Morehouse University honors POTUS 46 with doctorate / mild applause

Sunday May 19, 2024

POLITICO online article

politico.com/news/2024/05/19/biden-gets-mild-applause-but-no-jeers, et cetera

President Joe Biden has responsibility to speak at

Morehouse College, Atlanta, GA for Graduation. HBCU (men's enrollment)

nytimes.com/2024/05/11/us/politics/biden-morehouse-black-colleges.html

Happy Mothers Day!

To all the mothers, wives and single mothers, divorced wives/mother,

women who stepped up as foster parents / guardians / offered a

roof - room - meals - support to those others have abandoned or betrayed

Happy Mothers Day

May 12, 2024

Blossomtime Parade 2024

Blossomtime Grand Floral Parade

May 11, 2.5 mile route

St. Joseph, MI

heraldpalladium.com/communities/benton_harbor/blossomtime-officials-set-parade-lineup

106 entries includes floats with winning "royalty" and local H.S. bands

Severe solar storms hitting earth (May 2024) - G4 expected this weekend

officials are warning of possible blackouts or interference

with navigation and communication systems

nytimes.com/2024/05/10/science/solar-storm-earth.html

Online article today

Llena una bolsa

"Fill A Bag"

Second Saturday of May (5/11/2024)

Help the Letter Carriers / U.S. Post office staff

feed families at Food Pantries

Bag healthy, non-perishable foot items and

place the bags by your mailbox tomorrow

in order that YOUR mail carrier will pick

up that donation for food banks in your town/county.

"Help Stamp Out Hunger"

Ten more days until . . .

Pentecost 2024

originally a "feast of weeks"

that followed spring PASSOVER --

in the Christian calendar it is observed

50 days after Easter (annually).

Today is "Ascension" Feast Day 2024

Forty days after Easter, the Christian denominations set aside a

day for the Feast of Christ's ascension to glory and his place at

the right hand of God the Father -- MAY 9, 2024

EF-1 tornado rated by NWS

National Weather Service rated the Monday early evening 5/6/2024

over Cass County, MI (Twin Lakes & Dowagiac) and Mendon (St. Joseph Cty., MI)

TORNADOES were

EF-1

www.wsbt.com/news/local

Former president POTUS 39 (Jimmy Carter of Plains, GA)

according to an online article-interview

with the grandson of Jimmy Carter, highly esteemed former

POTUS, did vote absentee in the upcoming State primary

elections (Georgia) this Month (May 2024).

Congratulations to the 99-yr-old president of the late

1970-s!

At least 2 tornadoes touched down: Dowagiac area & Mendon, MI (Southwest MI)

Aftermath of 5/7/2024 storm

see photos and description of wind damage:

CBS affiliate (S. Bend, IN) 

Governor Gretchen Whitmer declared emergency for

areas impacted by the storm.

www.wsbt.com/news/local/storm-damage-across-southwest-michigan#

Tornado Warning 5 p.m. 5/7/2024

NW Berrien County, N. Cass County

towards Dowagiac, MI

heavy lightning, high winds, thunderstorms

SW Michigan

until 5:45 p.m. Tuesday afternoon

National Nurses Week 2024

Monday May 6 - Sunday May 12, 2024

Food Chains are offering appreciation freebies (USA TODAY article)

Dunkin' = free coffee on Monday free medium hot or iced

Chipotle = free burrito -- see their website/ Facebook / app for details

Defendant (Predecessor Trump) violates gag order and fined $1,000

Today (May 6) in the NY City courtroom, ex-Pres. Trump fined

$1,000 for derogatory comments about the jury pool; the twice-

impeached, 91 times indicted of felony charges defendant

made defamatory comments on a MAGA-radio program =

"you know the judge is rushing the trial like crazy. . . the jury

pool is 95% democrat. . ." among other non-factbased comments.

SOURCE: Eric Levensen, CNN.com online article/update

When is 2024 Teacher National Appreciation Week?

May 6 - 10, 2024

a focused week begun by FLOTUS Eleanor Roosevelt

more than 70 years ago

When will the Full Flower Moon (May annually) appear?

According to Old Farmer's Almanac.com ,

on Thursday May 23 this year at

9:53 a.m. EDT;

Flower Moon has been

attributed to the 

Algonquin tribal people &

May's moon has also been

referred to as the

MONTH OF FLOWERS.

Happy Birthday, Soren Kierkegaard!

Today would be the 221st birthday of the Danish Philosopher - Theologian

He was born May 5, 1813 and died Nov. 11, 1855 in Copenhagen.

He is also considered a premier cultural critic who became a founder of

Existentialism and a noted exponent on radical Protestant theology.

Photo Finish (3-horse) at the KY Derby (Louisville, KY) - 2024 result

Winner of the 3-minute event yoking speeding horse

and jockey:  the winning team is 

Mystik Dan

Feliz Cinco de Mayo

Have a happy "Cinco de Mayo" holiday on

Cinco de Mayo 2024!

Free Comic Book Day

May 4, 2004 (first Saturday of May annually)

annual promotional effort by comic book stores;

it has typically been linked to the release of a 

major Comic Book-themed new feature just

released to theaters nationwide.

Star Wars Day (annual observance)

May the Fourth be with you!

4 May (annually)

Presidential Medal of Freedom (May 2024) -- POTUS Biden chose group of 19

Friday May 3 afternoon at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., D.C.

former Speaker of the House NANCY PELOSI;

Rep. James Clyburn of S. Carolina;

John Kerry, climate special envoy;

former VP Al Gore;

former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg (GOP);

former Senator Elizabeth Dole (GOP - NC);

CLARENCE B. JONES, civil rights activist;

OPAL LEE, educator;

JUDY SHEPARD, founder anti-hate crime gp.;

GREGORY BOYLE (Jesuit priest &

 founder of Homeboy Industries, L.A.);

TERESA ROMERO, President U.F.W.;

MICHELLE YEOH, actress;

ELLEN OCHOA, astronaut;

JANE RIGBY, James Webb Space Telescope;

Olympian Katie Ledecky

posthumous recognition to:

Medgar Evans, Senator Frank Lautenberg, Jim Thorpe (Olympian).

May 7 - Bond Proposal for Brandywine Schools (Niles, Michigan)

Voters in Niles Twp. and Brandywine neighborhoods will vote

concerning a 2024 School facility $22 million proposal on Tuesday from

7 a.m. - 8 p.m. at pre-announced voting precincts.

2024 Teacher of the Year (National Award)

Missy Testerman

She was honored with a White House State Dinner hosted by Dr.  Jill Biden

May 2024

thehill.com/Latino/4639603/white-house-teacher-of-the-year-state-dinner-latinos/

Waukesha, WI -- Predecessor Trump (loser in 2020 presidential election)

At a campaign rally in Wisconsin today, ex-President, twice-impeached

now facing 91 felony indictments Admitted to a crowd/mob of supporters

that he wanted to join those seeking to overthrow the Constitution-required

counting of electoral college votes being counted at the Capitol on the

day of January 6, 2021.

however, he was unable to convince the driver and head of Secret

Service detail assigned to him at the prior rally of Election denying

enthusiasts that he should be allowed to join in the forcible

entry of the legislative branch of the government (Senate & House).

[ "break day" 5/1/24 ] from his "hush money" N.Y. trial ongoing

Happy May Day 2024!

May Day in U.S.A. is a time for 

giving thanks for springtime flowers

as we share greetings with 

loved ones, neighbors, others who

love the natural world of flora and fauna!

Be well and enjoy your day!