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.
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
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
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
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
The new pastor of
Maranatha Baptist Church
Plains, Georgia.
She is pastor for
POTUS 39 = Jimmy Carter
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/
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
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.
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
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
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.
Alice Munro
wrote excellent short stories
won Nobel Prize for Literature
5/12/2024
headline http://Washington Post.com/
torrents of mud and water
Baghlan and Takhar
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
May 11, 2024
sponsored by American Bird Conservancy
ABC
PO Box 249
The Plains, VA
20198
Sunday May 19, 2024
President Joe Biden has responsibility to speak at
Morehouse College, Atlanta, GA for Graduation.
nytimes.com/2024/05/11/us/politics/biden-morehouse-black-colleges.html
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 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
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
"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"
Pentecost 2024
originally a "feast of weeks"
that followed spring PASSOVER --
in the Christian calendar it is observed
50 days after Easter (annually).
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
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
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!
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#
NW Berrien County, N. Cass County
towards Dowagiac, MI
heavy lightning, high winds, thunderstorms
SW Michigan
until 5:45 p.m. Tuesday afternoon
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
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
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.
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.
Winner of the 3-minute event yoking speeding horse
and jockey: the winning team is
Mystik Dan
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.
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).
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.
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
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!
