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Sauk Centre JournalWeather updated each hour Wednesday, July 1, 2009. It's the time of year when many homeowner's heart turns lightly to thoughts of lawn ornaments: bird feeders, plastic deer, miniature bear cubs, but not, it seems, lawn gnomes. At least, I didn't see any in the Wal-Mart parking lot yesterday.
Dutch elm disease is still a fact of life here in Sauk Centre. A tree down the street had been marked with that orange ring, and came down yesterday afternoon.
After a few hours of delivering live streaming video this afternoon, my webcam went on the fritz again. Until the thing cam be made to work, I've put a photo of what it would have shown this morning in place of the live feed. I suppose I should be happy that, from December 27, 2007, to April 26, 2009, it was delivering one new picture every minute or so. On a happier note, a big white fireworks tent is up in the Wal-Mart parking lot, with a half-dozen flags whipping in the wind.
This household won't be setting off any fireworks, but I hope to grill burgers on the weekend. Of course, I like to do that every weekend. I suppose we can think of something special for Independence Day. Sunday, June 28, 2009. Next Saturday is the Fourth of July: Independence Day. And, a deadline by which I need to get a few things done. But that's my problem.
After more than a year at the corner of Main and south 4th, The Corner Shop is still there. I've yet to go in there: but obviously quite a few other people have been visiting the place. We've had a bit of thunder and lightning come through town, as well as rain. The clouds put on quite a show, but I don't know how much water actually came down.
As of Tuesday, the drought map didn't look all that much different from the previous week's. We've had a bit of rain since then, though.
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Wednesday, June 24, 2009. I jumped the gun a little in Sunday's entry, when I said we might have seen the last of the Ash Street Project. A crew was back Monday, painting the other half of Ash Street's new crosswalk and lane markings. Maybe this is the last of the project. Then again, maybe not.
A week ago yesterday, this part of Minnesota still had "Abnormally Dry" conditions.
If they update the drought information weekly, we may see how much good the rains have done tomorrow.
We got enough rain today to wet the streets, but I don't know how much. Checking around, I found out that Minnesota's high temperature was 87°F, in Cambridge, Roseau, Silver Bay and Windom. The lowest temperature was 33°F, in Princeton. As I've said before: weather in Minnesota isn't boring. There's a new business downtown. "Rite Now" is a tanning and hair salon. That's a catchy name, and probably a better choice than something like "Sizzle and Scissors" or "Hot Hairstyling."
As a sort of bonus, the lines of rumbling weather rolling overhead this week have given us some nice sunsets, as well as needed rain. Sunday, June 21, 2009. Father's Day. It's been raining for most of today, which made grilling at noon and for supper a somewhat damp experience. The LP gas grill wasn't affected, though, so the food came out fine. If I do say so myself. And, I've heard that we can still use the rain. The big deal in Sauk Centre this week, I think, was the severe storms that didn't hit town. Which is more than I can say for parts of southern Minnesota. We were in a tornado watch area Thursday, so it wasn't a total wash, as far as excitement goes. I shouldn't joke about it, maybe: Austin will be doing quite a lot of rebuilding. (More at "Thursday: Thunderstorms, Hail, and a Tornado Watch," in one of my blogs.)
What may be the last chapter in the Ash Street Project got finished this week, on Wednesday and Friday.
I was reminded of something I'd forgotten, getting those three photos: asphalt, when it's freshly laid, sizzles.
It's been fun, in a way, watching the Ash Street Project unfold. Earlier Sauk Centre Journal entries are in the Sauk Centre Journal Archive. The idea, when I started this page, was to have a little journal, where I recorded events as they happen here in Sauk Centre. It grew. Above, you'll find this Sauk Centre journal. I update it twice a week. Brian H. Gill, Webmaster, Brendan's Island |
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