http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35976941/panera-bread-commercial-shot-in-johnston-city-debuts
JOHNSTON CITY, IL – Above is a link to the WSIL story of of the Panera Bread commercial filmed at the Johnston City Fireworks display.
Soggy Thursday…..Fabulous Friday
July 27, 2017 By Leave a Comment
by Steve Dunford
Over the next few hours, we will receive moderate to heavy rainfall, with a few rumbles of thunder, across Southern Illinois. The large area of showers extends into Northeast Missouri.
It is on my bucket list to download a radar program, with velocity on storms. My estimate is the storms are moving at a good clip at 30-40 mph.
We are still under a marginal risk for severe weather. This will mainly be determined if the sun will come out after this round of percipitation, to provide instability in the atmosphere. It is possible this large area of precipitation that is coming through will take a lot of the convective energy with it.
I do not have any scientific evidence to prove this, but it is out of observation. Storms have been moving northwest to southeast now for about a month. There is a possibility that we might have an early fall.
With winds shifting to the NNE after the cold front passes in the next 24 hours, they will blow the humidity out of here for the weekend. With highs in the low 80’s, the air will have a fall feel to it.
Temperatures will moderate into the mid to upper 80’s by mid week. There is not a 90 degree day in sight. Enjoy it, and give your air conditioner a break, as window opening weather is on the way.
Below, is the Hazardous Weather Outlook and the Seven Day Forecast.
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Paducah KY
335 AM CDT Thu Jul 27 2017
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southern
Illinois, southwest Indiana, western Kentucky, and southeast
Missouri.
.DAY ONE…Today and Tonight
Scattered to numerous thunderstorms will move across the northern
parts of the region today and across all of the area by this
afternoon or evening. A few severe thunderstorms with damaging
wind gusts are possible. Locally heavy rain is expected.
Across southeast Missouri and southern parts of western Kentucky,
heat indices may reach 100 to 105 degrees before the storms
arrive.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…Friday through Wednesday
A chance of thunderstorms will continue Friday morning across all
of the area and across mainly western Kentucky Friday afternoon.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT…
Spotter activation may be requested this afternoon and tonight for
reports of severe weather including heavy rain and flooding.
Detailed Forecast
Thursday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 11am. Cloudy, with a high near 86. Southwest wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Thursday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. West southwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. North wind 5 to 11 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 63. North northeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 81. North northeast wind 6 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 58. North northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 83. Northeast wind 3 to 6 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Northeast wind 3 to 6 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 85. Northeast wind 3 to 6 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 63. East northeast wind 3 to 6 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 88. East wind 3 to 5 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Light and variable wind.
J & C Produce and Pies – Hit at local Farmer’s Markets as well as their stand at home
July 26, 2017 By Leave a Comment
by Steve Dunford
SESSER, IL – There have been several circles in my life, that brought me in contact with Jim and Carleen Roberts of Sesser.
Jim and Carleen Roberts
When I was working my way through college at McDonald’s in West City, I worked with Carleen, as well has her two kids Julie and Craig. She was one of three “McDonald’s moms from the Sesser area. Mary Lou Galloway was another one at West City. When I transferred to West Frankfort to be a shift manager, I worked with Kay Wangler in Sesser. They served as a mother figure to all of us teenagers that worked there.
Carleen would bring goodies for us kids to eat, especially around Christmas time. She has made pies for people as long as I can remember.
With my dad being a long time Free Will Baptist preacher, I would run into their family at denominational events as well. The family has attended Bear Point FWB Church, just west of Sesser-Valier school. Their children grew up in the church until they moved from the area.
The couple spends the winter in Frostproof, Florida, which several people from Southern Illinois spend there. Jim always posts pictures of nice crappie, and occasionally some bluegill that he catches down there. Here in Franklin County, it is not frost proof there. When we had the freezing rain event last winter, Jim posted a nice mess of fish. I was a little jealous and my mouth was watering.
After Jim retired from Consolidated Coal north of Sesser, (formerly Inland Steel), along with the couple snowbirding south for the winter, Jim comes back home and plants a huge garden, He as well, rents some empty lots in Sesser. Carleen specializes in fried pies.
Jim was a presenter for the University of Illinois cooperative services in seminars for vegetable farming. Jim and Carleen attend the West Frankfort Farmers Market since the beginning on Tuesdays, and the Benton Farmers Market at the Civic Center on Thursdays.
Over the years, I have consumed a lot of fried pies. On most Tuesday’s since I moved to WF, I make the six block trek to the park to consume some fried pies. From looking at me you can tell I like to eat, and it is a well two bucks spent.
The couple has ran a vegetable stand at their home on the north side of Sesser for years. I didn’t buy much veggies off of them over the year because I had my own garden. It is something that I miss since I live in an apartment now. There is nothing like planting your own food like watching it grow. Next year, I might do some “Oliver Wendell Douglas farming”
The West Frankfort Farmers Market is every Tuesday from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the park, in the shelter behind the Aquatics Center. Carleen’s pies go quick. Next Monday, I will run a story on all the venders and what they have for sale. The market is well supported. If you have not been there, check it out.
Danny Thomas, our Song Leader and deacon at Calvary Baptist Church has a saying when someone is a good person, they are one of the good guys or gals. This fits Jim and Carleen.
Trump Says Transgender People Will Not Be Allowed in the Military
July 26, 2017 By Leave a Comment
WASHINGTON, DC – (Julie Hirshfield Davis, and Helene Cooper, New York Times. Please click on the link above for the full story. Here is an excerpt below.)
President Trump arriving with the first lady, Melania Trump, in Vienna, Ohio, for his rally on Tuesday.
Credit
Doug Mills/The New York Times
President Trump announced on Wednesday that the United States will no longer “accept or allow” transgender people in the United States military, saying American forces “must be focused on decisive and overwhelming victory” and could not afford to accommodate them.
Mr. Trump made the surprise declaration in a series of posts on Twitter, saying he had come to the decision after talking to generals and military experts, whom he did not name.
Here are the tweets below:
After consultation with my Generals and military experts, please be advised that the United States Government will not accept or allow……….Transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the U.S. Military. Our military must be focused on decisive and overwhelming………victory and cannot be burdened with the tremendous medical costs and disruption that transgender in the military would entail. Thank you
Miners Announce Return Of Winter Wonderland
July 26, 2017 By Leave a Comment
From the Southern Illinois Miners
MARION, IL – The Southern Illinois Miners are proud to announce that Winter Wonderland will return this coming December to Rent One Park.
Winter Wonderland will run from Thursday, December 7th through Monday, December 11th, 2017 and will include a spectacular fireworks show on Friday, December 8th. In addition, new this season will be opportunities for school groups to attend during the day. There will also be the chance for private companies to book events during Winter Wonderland on Thursday, December 7th and Monday, December 11th
More details on the schedule of activities during Winter Wonderland will come later via the team’s Facebook page and website. For more information, contact the Miners’ box office at (618) 998-8499.
Good Samaritan, police officers honored for saving woman from sinking car
July 26, 2017 By Leave a Comment
WEST FRANKFORT, IL – (Logan Gay, WPSD – TV. Please click on the link for the full story and video. Here is an excerpt below.)
WPSD photo
A woman in West Frankfort, Illinois, almost lost her life in a flood in April. Her car was almost completely submerged in water when first responders and good Samaritans jumped in the water to save her.
The three men were recognized at an event Tuesday by Illinois State Rep. Dave Severin.
April 29 is a day Dustin Shelton will never forget. He and his family were traveling to West Frankfort to visit relatives when his car approached a flooded road. He got out of his car, and was told that a woman was trapped in her car in the water.
Dexter Fowler to the DL…. top prospect Harrison Bader called up from Memphis
July 25, 2017 By Leave a Comment
http://www.kmov.com/story/35967964/prospect-harrison-bader-promoted-as-fowler-heads-to-dl
ST. LOUIS, MO (J.J. Bailey, KMOV -TV. Please click on the link above for the full story. Here is an excerpt below)
St. Louis Cardinals left fielder Harrison Bader (88) bats in a spring training baseball game against the Minnesota Twins Thursday, March 16, 2017, in Jupiter, Fla. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
The Cardinals’ 25-man roster continues to get injections of young blood, as 23-year-old Harrison Bader was promoted to MLB duty Tuesday.
The club purchased Bader’s contract in response to another injury to Dexter Fowler, announcing the veteran center fielder was moved to the 10-day disabled list with a left wrist strain.
Fowler left the game in a double switch Monday night.
Bader, a fast-rising 2015 draft pick (3rd round), will become the sixth player to make his Major League debut for the Cardinals this season.
Oklahoma teacher panhandles for money to buy classroom supplies
July 25, 2017 By Leave a Comment
Tulsa, Okla., third-grade teacher Teresa Danks took to panhandling in order to raise money to buy classroom supplies. (Fox 23 Tulsa)
TULSA, OK – (Fox News. Please click on the link for the full story. Here is an excerpt below.)
A public school teacher has turned to panhandling at an Oklahoma interstate off-ramp to raise money to buy classroom supplies for her third-grade students.
Teresa Danks, a teacher in the Tulsa Public Schools system, stood at the busy Interstate-44 intersection Tuesday begging for spare change with a scrawled sign that said, “Teacher Needs School Supplies! Anything Helps.”
“All I want to do is give those kids the best,” Danks told Fox 23 Tulsa.
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