Good 44ยบ raining morning! More rain. Can't believe this.
Yesterday 10am .... and then 11:45am ...
Left for Grants Pass yesterday about 1:30pm and it poured so hard on the
I-5 I slowed to 40mph because the visibility was nearly zero!
Then it stopped as fast as it started. Sun came out!
Went into Wal-Mart and when I came out it
has poured again. Heading to the bowling alley it started again....
On and off all day and in the night. Radar on top of us now...
30% chance today, 20% tomorrow. At least the predictions of 100% yesterday
were right!
This weekend is Boatnik. Started last night with the carnival set up at
Riverside Park. Sadly they are getting rained on!
***
Since 1959, The Grants Pass Active Club has held Boatnik every Memorial
Day weekend along the Rogue River in Grants Pass, Oregon. For more than 50 years
families have enjoyed this five day event that supports the children and youth
programs of the communities of Southern Oregon.
The activities
start Thursday evening in Riverside Park with the Davis Shows Carnival featuring
food, rides, games and family fun. The excitement continues Friday which
includes a spectacular fire works display on the river. Saturday morning
features the well-known Boatnik parade that travels through downtown and ends at
Riverside Park. Throughout the weekend the festivities continue in the park
where there are a whirlwind of activities that include: Sprint and Drag boat
racing, carnival rides, arts and crafts, Papa John's pizza eating contest,
children's activities, Bingo, food vendors, Monday Sundaes, the Chevy Drive It
Home Golf Shoot Out and a second night of patriotic fireworks. Monday is the
highlight of Boatnik featuring the World Famous Tom Rice Memorial White Water
Hydroplane Race. Thousands of locals and visitors from around the world come to
share the tradition and unique experience of Boatnik.
***
Since 1959, The Grants Pass Active Club has held Boatnik every Memorial
Day weekend along the Rogue River in Grants Pass, Oregon. For more than 50 years
families have enjoyed this five day event that supports the children and youth
programs of the communities of Southern Oregon. The activities
start Thursday evening in Riverside Park with the Davis Shows Carnival featuring
food, rides, games and family fun. The excitement continues Friday which
includes a spectacular fire works display on the river. Saturday morning
features the well-known Boatnik parade that travels through downtown and ends at
Riverside Park. Throughout the weekend the festivities continue in the park
where there are a whirlwind of activities that include: Sprint and Drag boat
racing, carnival rides, arts and crafts, Papa John's pizza eating contest,
children's activities, Bingo, food vendors, Monday Sundaes, the Chevy Drive It
Home Golf Shoot Out and a second night of patriotic fireworks. Monday is the
highlight of Boatnik featuring the World Famous Tom Rice Memorial White Water
Hydroplane Race. Thousands of locals and visitors from around the world come to
share the tradition and unique experience of Boatnik. ***
There is a flag unfurling ceremony with 21 gun salute on the Grants Pass
Bridge at the park about 11:30am and an F-15 fly-over that is spectacular. I'll
be there for that along with the parade on Saturday!
OMG, these are a riot. My friend Trish Bowler sent this picture....
Today is a special birthday, Suzanne Santisteven... she was a deputy at
Lakewood Stn when I worked there.... married the affable Phil Santisteven (LASD)
and had a beauty of a little girl, Alyssa. She is now giving her full time to being
Mom and Bride! HAPPY BIRTHDAY SUZANNE!!!
Historically this date....
1935 – Jesse Owens of Ohio State
University breaks three world records and ties a fourth at the Big Ten Conference Track and Field
Championships in Ann Arbor,
Michigan.
1961 – Apollo program: U.S.
President John F. Kennedy
announces before a special joint session of the Congress his goal
to initiate a project to put a "man on the Moon" before the end of the
decade.
1977 – Star
Wars (retitled Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope in 1981) is released
in theaters, inspiring the Jediism religion and Geek Pride Day
holiday.
... .this was Jerry's all time favorite movie. We went to the El Monte
Drive-in at least 7 times to see it!
1979 – Six-year-old Etan Patz disappears from the
street just two blocks away from his New York City home,
prompting an international search for the child, and causing U.S. President Ronald Reagan to designate
May 25th as National
Missing Children's Day (in 1983).
the first missing child to be on a milk carton......... as of yesterday
there is a possibility his killer has been identified. At least some idiot has
confessed after the case was reopened recently. He's in custody. More
information will be released ..
..........thank God!
And births this date.....
(A Republican, 57 years married, 7 children with the same man! All Hollyweird oddities!)
The Wal-Mart shopping garnered a gallon of concentrated Roundup for my
spraying jobs ... soon as it stops raining! Then to Caveman Bowl
to celebrate Deb's birthday ...
PJ & Dave, PatC & Tim, Deb & Tom, and me. They all bowled. I
watched. (Didn't want to do anything to the old back! I threw it out a couple of
years ago just doing Wii bowling with Tucker!) PatC & Tim went across the
street and brought back snacks (since the cafe in the bowling alley was not open
til 5pm) and Pat had also made a red velvet cake with cream cheese frosting.
OMGOOD!
"Deb-Bee"
All I know. Nuff said. Staying home today and CLEANING the house! UGH.
Happy TGIF!
xo Sue Mom Bobo
WHOOT WHOOT WHOOT.....
