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CALENDAR QUIPS — by Bob Snyder
It’s another week filled with interesting celebrations. May 6 – 12 is
National Nurses Week. A time to salute all those wonderful nurses.
Yes, even the nurses who store the bedpans in the deep freeze.
MAY 7: Tourism Day. Tourism is very important all around the world.
There are countries where tourists are a major food source for the
local wildlife.
MAY 8: No Socks Day. You can celebrate by not wearing socks on your
feet. Or anywhere else.
MAY 9: Europe Day. People in Europe do a lot of mingling. If a man
has a French father, an Italian mother, he lives for many years in
Germany and he dies in Spain – what does that make him? Dead.
MAY 10: Clean Up Your Room Day. A time when kids are told to clean up
the mess they created. It’s an easy task for today’s kids. They just
download a “Clean Up Your Room” app onto their iPhone.
MAY 11: Eat What You Want Day. Forget your diet, indulge for one day.
What really hurts is being on a diet – and not remembering until May
12th that May 11th was Eat What You Want Day.
MAY 12: Odometer Day. The history books tell us on this date in 1847
a man in Utah named William Clayton attached a primitive odometer to
his horse buggy. This was so he could calculate how many miles per
bag of oats his horse was getting.
MAY 13: National Babysitter Day. Definition of “Babysitter”: A young
person you hire to watch your TV.
And finally, don’t forget May is Barbecue Month. Recent studies show
the average barbecue creates more air pollution than the average car.
And speaking of barbecues and cars – a reminder it’s strictly illegal
to BBQ while driving.
Posted around 12:30 p.m. on Aug. 21 – The Montague County Sheriff’s Office is currently evacuating residences in the path of the wildfire in the 1800 block area of Starkey Road. If told you need to leave, please do so immediately. If you don’t live in the area, please stay out of the area to give responders room to work. (Information from the Emergency Communications Team for Montague County)
According to Saint Jo VFD – 11:30 (update) A brush truck and a tender has been requested by every department in the county to the scene of a large grass fire on Starkey Road, which is closed at this time.
Saint Jo Fire Department is assisting Nocona Rural Fire Department on a grass fire on Starkey Road near the Starkey Cemetery. Please avoid the area.
Companies on scene:
Saint Jo: Brush-341, Brush-241, Tender-141
Nocona Rural: Chief-131, Brush-231, Brush, 531, Tender-131.
Nocona City: Chief-130, Brush-130
Montague: Brush-151
Perfect Score, Director’s Select, Best of the Best and Leader of the Pack are just a few of the awards for Superlophus. I’m also reasonably sure you are thinking: What is a Superlophus?
Superlophus Sunglow is the official name botanically known as an Oenothera commonly called Texas Primrose. That’s right: This golden yellow flower that is a non-stop bloomer and tough-as-nails is a native selection and winner of 15 awards from Canada to Mississippi.
Read the full Garden Guy feature in the Thursday Bowie News.
Get ready for more hot and mostly dry weather conditions this week! Outside of some very low rain/storm chances late this afternoon (and maybe tomorrow afternoon), the heat will be the main story for us! We’re almost there…fall is coming at some point!
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