Greetings and welcome!
The weather for last weekend worked out better than predicted, and it turned out to be a mostly nice weekend. There were a lot of people around and a lot of events happening too. It was a good weekend to be around the area.
This week looks very nice for weather. The recent heatwave has broken, and we are expecting temps in the 70s all week. That is a wonderful thing on so many levels. Not only will my air conditioner not be grinding up 50 dollar bills, a person can actually go outside and get some work done in reasonable comfort.
I have a lot of inside work to do, but the outside work has been really stacking up. There is grass to cut, truck and equipment repairs, firewood to cut, and so much more that I refused to tackle when it was 95 and humid.
Today feels like a heavy duty day with mid-70s, an overcast, and a nice breeze. Lawn care and truck repairs are high on the list, but getting ready for firewood is big too.
The last few summers have been cool and slow for work and I had already put up a couple of cords of wood for winter by now. This summer has been hot and busy, so the only wood so far is the tree that fell across the road. That has been haunting me pretty bad, so the top of the list is probably getting the saw, truck and trailer ready for logging and maybe a run for saw gas too.
The weather this week looks to stay below the upper 70s right through the weekend. There are minor chances of rain today and maybe Thursday. The main rain maker looks like the low pressure area and cold front for about Friday night or early Saturday morning. That looks pretty minor, and should mostly usher in a pleasant weekend for all of the events.
The headliner event is the local 34th Annual Silver Cliff Fire & Rescue Aux. Picnic and Parade. The parade starts at 10am at Boat Landing 11 Rd and Hwy C and goes east to the picnic grounds, where the picnic starts at 11.
| August 13 | Silver Cliff Memorial Picnic Grounds |
34th Annual Silver Cliff Fire & Rescue Aux. Picnic Parade at 10 AM – Picnic from 11 am – 6 pm Food & Drink, Games & Raffles, Fun for the whole family |
| August 13 | Crivitz High School Parking Lot |
Crazy Days Run, Rummage & Craft Sale 4th Annual Wolverine 5K Run/Walk Run/Walk starts at 8 am – on line registration Proceeds donated to the Crivtiz High School Athletic Fun |
Starts at 8 am – Sponsored by the Crooked Lake/Mountain Lions Clubs. Food and refreshments, kids games, raffles, silent auction, minnow races |
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Goodman |
Classic Car Show, Motorcycle Rally, Raffles, Music, Games – Food service begins at noon |
With the summer tourism season coming to a close in a couple of weeks gas prices should see a lot of downward pressure. Adding to the effect that some of our government’s moves have had on markets, it is already starting.
On Aug 1 NYMEX RBOB gas was at $3.05, at the moment it is at $2.72. My usual formula adds 65-75 cents to get the pump price. At that point we should see gas head for the 3.50-3.60 range soon. It is a start.
Work on Parkway North (Hwy I) has been progressing this summer. Last week they had it graded out pretty good and had cut away to adjoining roads and driveway aprons so that the new asphalt would match up. Presumably they will be paving it soon.
That project stretches from Hwy C up to Wolfe Lane for this year. The way that I understand it, they will do a section at a time working up to Goodman Park in a few years. I saw in the Silver Cliff Newsletter that the stretch of C from the county line 6 miles back is still on the 2014 schedule.
That is about it from here. Have a good week and thank you for visiting!
RJB