Valentine’s Dinner Feb 13th
Brought to you by those friendly Galva Kiwanis members. This event will be held on the day “before” Valentine’s Day. It will take place at the Galva American Legion from 5 to 7 p.m. The dinner includes New York strip steak, potatoes, green beans, dessert and drink for only $25.00 a person. Our engagement was on Valentine’s Day many moons ago. Oh, wait! Dale Collis lives in Galva. That’s okay, he probably doesn’t know how to get to the Legion anyway!!!
Boy Scout Breakfast
This is just a reminder that the Geneseo Boy Scout Troop 100 is having their “Annual Public Breakfast” on Sunday, February 18, 2024, from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. It will be held at the Geneseo Moose Lodge. This fundraiser is only $7.00 per person with kids age 5 & under free. Besides pancakes, sausages, applesauce, orange juice, milk and coffee, new this year will include scrambled eggs and hashbrowns. You won’t go home hungry that’s for sure!
Geneseo Ikes Meeting
This is also a reminder that the Geneseo Izaak Walton League will meet at their lodge on Monday, February 12, 2024, at 7 p.m. The public is invited. Refreshments provided.
Cold Water Creek Banquet
Another reminder I must mention here is the local chapter of Whitetails Unlimited will be hosting their annual banquet on Saturday, March 2, 2024, at Lavender Crest Winery, Colona, IL. It begins at 4 p.m. with dinner at 6 p.m. Tickets are $55.00 per single, $35.00 for spouse or child age 15 or under. Ticket orderdeadline is February 21, 2024. For more information contact Cindy Jackson at 309-373-1154.
Geneseo Kiwanis Pancake Day
Lastly, ladies and gentlemen members of Kiwanis will hold their annual “Pancake Day” on Sunday, March 3rd at the Moose Lodge. I’m not sure on times and cost.
Hannah Hidalgo
In all my 42 years of officiating basketball this Notre Dame Freshman BB player is a blast to watch on the court. She is lightening fast and plays the game with such intensity. She leads the league in steals (106 as of this writing). On Sunday, Feb 4th, ND played Pitt. The first half her offense was not the greatest and she got so frustrated ND Coach Ivy took her out of the game for a few minutes to settle her down. Her defense was excellent, but that was not good enough for her. The second half she was awesome on the court (22 points) and she is only a freshman. She is a “take charge” player and so fun to watch. I’d like to see ND get to the big dance, but the South Carolina women’s BB team are really, really good.
No Ice Fishing
Unless you can walk on water, best forget about it. I think this is the third or fourth January in a row the Geneseo Ikes had to cancel their annual ice fishing derby because of unsafe ice. Yes, the mild temps have been nice, but for those merchants that depend on the snow months, things may not so grand. Other than those heavy snows we had for a few days, I wonder how the soil moisture is for farmers? We’ve still a fair amount of winter to go before March 19th, so who knows at this point what Mother Nature has in store for us?
Things you may not know
According to the Wildlife Society, cats kill about 2.4 million birds per year.
Which reminds me the other day I saw a beautiful black ‘n white cat in our backyard.
A vampire bat will die if it does not have a meal of blood within 2 or 3 days. Not sure how that works for Dracula?
Hard to believe this, but the average American will eat the equivalent of 28 pigs in their lifetime. Maybe that’s why we don’t see Porky Pig anymore.
Rhinos belong to the same family as horses. Whales are more closely related to Hippos.
Turkeys can see color. It is said they can fly as fast as 60 m.p.h.
Humor
The fattest knight at King Arthur’s round table was Sir Conference. He acquired his size from eating too much “pi.”
A hole has been found in the nudist camp wall. The police are looking into it.
Atheism is a non-prophet organization.
Two silk worms had a race. They ended up in a tie.
Quote of the Week
“Though the people support the government, the government should not support the people.” Grover Cleveland