2015

Thursday 7/2/15

Greetings and welcome!

The big weekend is almost here. Well.. as my favorite line in the movie Twister goes.. “It isn’t coming, it’s already here..“. When I went to Crivitz after work tonight it was pretty nuts. A lot of people apparently have tomorrow off, and some of them are already here. Expect some company this weekend.

I have a long list of events today.

Let’s start with Amberg. They are having a parade Saturday. That is all that I know, though I’d speculate that they are having a picnic and fireworks as well.

Here are some links to other towns and events events in no particular order.

Crivitz Ski Cats Water Ski Show & Fireworks

Twin Bridge Ski Team Water Ski Show & Fireworks

Crivitz parade picnic, and fireworks

Townsend picnic & fireworks

Kid’s Fishing Tournament-Birch Hills Resort Townsend

Friends of Mountain Ambulance Service Drive Thru Fish Fry Friday July 3rd

Fox 11 Green Bay Northeast Wisconsin Fireworks Display List

Bring Repel. Some places aren’t bad for gators (mosquitoes), some are. I used up all of my stashed cans of Repel in the past few weeks and got tagged 6.79 for a can tonight. Owie. Don’t tell the retailer, but it is still worth the money if you hit a cloud of ’em.

People that like to go out prowling for bargains will like all of the rummage sale and garage sale signs that I have been seeing the past few days. There were plenty of them so you shouldn’t have to wander far to find some bargains.

There is a 20-30% chance of showers or storms tomorrow night as a little disturbance from a low pressure area up in Canada comes our way.

It doesn’t look like much on the models, but with some sun and convection it could turn into some rain. Right now the TV weather channel is showing a line of light showers that sort of scatters as it comes our way. The GFS is showing it a little more robust than that, but mostly after dark.

Beyond that the weekend looks very nice. Until Sunday afternoon we are expecting fair weather and temps in the low to mid-80s.

The skies should be fairly clear for star gazing, but it was a full moon Wednesday. According to the solunar tables moonrise is at 9:48 Friday, and 10:28 Saturday. Sunset is at 8:45 both days.

Along that line, there is some cool stuff happening this weekend in stargazing. Take a look if you are into that sort of thing.

One last thought.. When I was going to Crivitz at about 5pm all of the road crews had cleared out of the construction zone between Crivitz and Wausaukee. It is still a construction zone, so watch out for those double fines.  They are progressing well with the passing lanes, and should be done with that phase of construction in a few weeks. It will be very nice to have those passing lanes when they are done.

That is about it from here. Have fun and be safe this weekend, and thank you for visiting!

RJB

Monday 6/29/15

Greetings and welcome!

We have a big holiday weekend coming up and I have a busy week ahead too, so I am getting a head start. Today I have a few store posters, there are more events that I will be posting as I get them.

It was a nice weekend last weekend and we have another one ahead for this weekend. The TV this morning showed sunny and upper 70s for Friday-Sunday. Even the nights look inviting with a chance at clear skies and lows in the mid-50s. Where is that Buy It Now button? That sounds perfect.

Last Sunday we took the boat out for a little while and took a few pictures along the way. I wasn’t expecting much for fishing but we had a good day.

The dragonfly hung out with me for a while on the boat ride and got named Gator since he and his friends kept our boat ride mostly mosquito free.  I am not sure what kind of snake that is, but sunning himself on the road didn’t go well for him. The bird was huge and probably a blue heron. Anyway here are some pictures..

That is it for tonight. Have a good week and thank you for visiting!

RJB

Friday 6-25-15

Greetings and welcome!

Just a quick Friday night update for a few events..

First up is the Town of Wagner 100th Anniversary celebration. This looks like a big deal with a parade, music and all sorts of stuff. Here is a poster. It is at the Wagner town hall and VFD on Hwy JJ. JJ is about 12 miles east of Wausaukee where 180 turns south toward Marinette. JJ keeps going east into MI, but the picnic is only about 1/2 mile off of 180.

There is also a Legion Club Knife & gun Show in Crivitz at the town hall Saturday morning.

I also saw a sight for a Legion Club poultry shoot in Amberg, but I was going by at highway speeds so I don’t have much for details.

Matt asked if there was any live music this weekend. I checked the papers and didn’t see any. The Crandon Brush Run races are this weekend, up there would be a good bet.

Have a good weekend and thank you for visiting!

RJB

Thursday 6/25/2015

Greetings and welcome!

We had some big storms roll through the state Monday, but it wasn’t too bad around here. The same storm that painted the radar with a lot of red and severe weather warnings for the southern half of the state hit here too. It mostly brought heavy rain, but we had gusty winds too. The roads had a lot of pine cones, leaves, and small branches, but that was about the extent of the damage that I saw.

Wednesday brought a few more storms, but they were limited to downpours. The atmosphere was juicy with moisture, and clouds were building in a threatening manner all day. About 4:15 the skies opened up and we had a good 30 minute downpour in Wausaukee and Athelstane, but here in Silver Cliff the roads were dry.

There is another chance at some rain later today but it is not expected to be severe.

Once today’s rain clears out we are in for a nice Friday-Sunday stretch, with the only chance of rain showing up in the forecast Sunday afternoon.

All of this rain has been a good thing. It seems like we are always a little dry around here, but I haven’t been talking about fire danger since May. That is certainly a welcome change. It is also a good thing to recharge the aquifers and watersheds after a winter with about half of the normal precipitation.

The rain has been good to the whitewater rivers and it has been a great summer for those that play in them. They are still running a little above normal for both the Peshtigo and Menominee Rivers. With the nice weather it will be another good weekend to take to the water and get some adventure.

This weekend is also the Marinette Co Breakfast on the Farm in Porterfield. Thay have been running ads on the radio and it sounds like a really big affair with hay rides, a petting zoo, bounce houses, and all sorts of fun activities. Here is a link.

This week I again saw both fawns that I spotted as newborns about a month ago. They are growing up fast and the wobbly legs were long gone as they bounded away from the car.

We had some northern lights Monday as a major solar storm hit earth. I missed it, but it was a big enough storm that there was a shot at some Tuesday night too.

Well the alarm has gone off and it is time to get up for work. (Time to make the donuts..) My nights have been a little preoccupied as I work on wrapping up a web site for a new 7 bedroom vacation rental home here in Silver Cliff. I expect to be showing that off next week.

That is it from here. Have a good weekend and thank you for visiting!

RJB