alvo newsletter, august 19th, 2015
The Fire Department has some car show tees available - 5 small and 2 XXL.
Contact Dave at 402-781-2710 if you want one - $15 each.
Ryan's building continues -
Foundation pouring - August 11th, 2015
Foundation curing - August 14th, 2015
Recycling pickups are on the first and third Tuesdays of each month. Remember to not include the non-recyclable material listed on the sheet that came with your green tote.
Great news! - Nebraska's abnormally dry area dropped from 18.7% to 1.3% - he lowest it's been this calendar year. As this is typed on Monday, it looks like a rainy week for the entire state. Click HERE for the national NOAA Climate Prediction site and HERE for the Omaha site.
Nebraska is much better off than a lot of other states - Click here to see
First quarter at 2:31 PM on August 22nd.
Date
Sunrise
Sunset
Sun hours
Days until Fall
Wednesday, August 19, 2015
06:39 AM
08:18 PM
13:39
35
Thursday, August 20, 2015
06:40 AM
08:17 PM
13:37
34
Friday, August 21, 2015
06:41 AM
08:15 PM
13:34
33
Saturday, August 22, 2015
06:42 AM
08:14 PM
13:32
32
Sunday, August 23, 2015
06:43 AM
08:12 PM
13:29
31
Monday, August 24, 2015
06:44 AM
08:11 PM
13:27
30
Tuesday, August 25, 2015
06:45 AM
08:09 PM
13:24
29
Events during this week in history - with a little humor thrown in.
Sorry folks - left out the 18th last week - August 18th, 1963 - James Meredith graduated from the University of Mississippi. He was the first black man to accomplish this feat.
August 18th is Bad Poetry Day.
August 19th, 1960 - Two dogs were launched in a satellite into Earth's orbit by the Soviet Union. Belka and Strelka were the first to survive their space trip.Link to a site with a video of them and their trip.
August 19th is National Aviation Day.
August 20th, 2010 - The last US combat brigade exited Iraq more than seven years after the US - led invasion began.
August 20th is National Radio and Chinese Valentine's/Daughters' Festival (celebrated on the 7th day of the 7th Lunar month) Day.
August 21st, 1997 - Hudson Foods Inc. closed a plant in Nebraska after it had recalled 25 million pounds of ground beef that was contaminated with E. coli 01557:H7. It was the largest food recall in US history. The plant was in Columbus
August 21st is National Senior Citizens Day. OK - no snide comments, please
August 22nd, 1992 - In Rostock, Germany, neo-Nazi violence broke out against foreigners. - and those racist neo-Nazis are still at it today.
August 22nd is Be an Angel and National Tooth Fairy Day. Tooth Fairy Day is also celebrated on February 28th.
August 23rd, 1838 - The first class graduated from Mount Holyoke Female Seminary in South Hadley, MA. It was one of the first colleges for women.
August 23rd is Ride the Wind Day.
August 24th, 0079 - Mount Vesuvius erupted killing approximately 20,000 people. The cities of Pompeii, Stabiae and Herculaneum were buried in volcanic ash.
1959 - Three days after Hawaiian statehood, Hiram L. Fong was sworn in as the first Chinese-American US senator while Daniel K. Inouye was sworn in as the first Japanese-American US representative.
1989 - "Total war" was declared by Colombian drug lords on their government.
August 24th is Vesuvius Day. Obviously
August 25th, 1902 - "Al-Hoda" began publication in New York City making it the first Arabic daily newspaper in the US.
August 25th is Kiss and Make Up Day. Dinner out, a movie and chocolate should be a part of this day.
"Prejudice is a great time saver. You can form opinions without having to get the facts." - E.B. White A basic characteristic of conservatives.
"Real patriotism is a willingness to challenge the government when it is wrong." - Ron Paul
"The average dog is a nicer person than the average person." - Andy Rooney
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"If you want to see the true measure of a man, watch how he treats his inferiors, not his equals." - J.K. Rowling
"We will never have true civilization until we have learned to recognize the rights of others." - Will Rogers