By Dan Dauw
Geneseo Current
Full & New Moon
Mother Nature is going to leave her flashlight on for the next few nights. The new moon is October 21, 2025. So, what’s the difference between a full moon and a new moon? Glad you asked! During the new moon, the moon is situated somewhere between the sun and the Earth. During the full moon it is the brightest phase of the moon. The new moon is closer to the sun. A full moon is the most visible moon while the new moon is the barely visible moon. The full moon was October 6, 2025, and the new moon will be October 21, 2025. To me, it always seems more weird things happen when the moon is full.
Halloween
Gosh, a lot of folks really get into this scary holiday. We live in a court at Dayton Valley View so we don’t get many “Trick or Treaters.” Years ago we used to get a fair amount of kids, but not so much anymore. We have an older neighborhood We leave a plastic pumpkin filled with treats outside on our porch. It’s still nice when the kids knock on the door and to see their funny costumes.
Giant Goose Up-date
Back in 1965, the Illinois Division of the Izaak Walton League took over management of the 252-acre named “Giant Goose Conservation Education Workshop.” One of the recent new changes is the name. It is now called the “Goose Workshop.” The property used to be mined for coal. The property gained its name because of the reintroduced Canada geese. Many local groups use the facilities free of charge for outdoor recreation such as camping, fishing, hiking and boating. Other than that, it is by membership only. To be a member, one must belong to the Kewanee or Geneseo Izaak Walton Club. New is the Illinois Division’s acquired 519 acres south of the Giant Workshop. The property also has a lake. The new property is for conservation, and a prairie. It is not open for members or the public.
Top 25
I’m happy to see Iowa State, Notre Dame, and Illinois in the top 25 college ranked football teams. This coming Saturday pits ISU vs. Colorado, Notre Dame vs. NC State and Illinois vs. Ohio State (Good luck on that one) Ugh!!
Chicago River
For years this river was one of the most polluted bodies of water in Illinois. However, because of improved habitat and conditions, bass, crappies, bluegills and many other species, through recent DNA tests, shows good improvement. Since the passing of the Clean Water Act of 1972, water quality has vastly improved. Still, I wouldn’t care to eat fish from that river. Besides dead bodies and who knows what else lies on that river’s bottom? Thanks, but no thanks!
Humor
I had to kick Cinderella off the soccer team. She just kept running away from the Ball.
Quote
“Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for humanity.”
- Horace Mann