Greetings and welcome!
We had a hot and steamy week this week. The rain that came Thursday morning held some promise of clearing out the humidity that was so thick that it was foggy. It did clear some of it out, but not all of it. The muggies are in full force outside tonight.
The rain also held promise of a big storm. With the morning fog and overcast the sun never did get any strong convection going, so it ended up being a nice steady soaking rain. Out in Western WI they saw as much as 8″ and it is a disaster. Radar returns showed areas west of Rhinelander in the 1-3″ range, and I would guess our rainfall to be about 1/2″. Rain chances will persist into Saturday morning, and then we are in for a nice weekend with temps around 80.
We needed the rain. Lawns have gone brown and the rivers are dropping. Fire danger isn’t crazy high, but I’d sure be careful with burning.
There are a lot of events this weekend. The top of the list is the Silver Cliff Picnic and Parade. The parade starts at Landing 11Rd & Hwy C and goes east to the picnic grounds near C & I (Parkway north.)
The Middle Inlet VFD is having their annual picnic Saturday. I saw the keg on the wire thing, so water fights are likely on the menu, along with the traditional picnic.
In Amberg there is a charity duck race where they dump zillions of plastic ducks in the river and the person that sponsored the winning duck gets a prize.
There is a Fisherie & Corn Roast at Roberts Lake near Wabeno on Hwy W.
Chris has details on some of these events on her calendar..
August 13
39th Annual Silver Cliff Fire & Rescue Aux. Picnic – Silver Cliff Memorial Picnic Grounds
Parade line-up at 9 AM, Parade at 10 AM – Picnic from 11 am – 5 pm – Food & Drink, Games & Raffles, Fun for the whole family
August 13
Annual ACA Duck Run at the County V Park west of Amberg
Starts at 11am, public is invited. Paddle wheel, raffles, food and refreshments. Ducks for sale at Mathis Hardware, Driftwood Sport & Fuel, Amberg Pub.
Aug. 13, 14, and Aug. 18-21
Oconto County Fair – Zippel Park, Gillett
Demolition derbies, horse, truck and tractor pulls, animal judging, exhibits, bands, family entertainment and carnival
That is news for today. Have a good weekend and thank you for visiting!
RJB