Thursday, June 2, 2022
Today partly sunny, with a high near 79°.
Tonight – Partly cloudy, with a low around 57°.
Friday – Sunny, with a high near 79°.
Friday Night – Mostly clear, with a low around 57°.
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A closure remains in effect on front Street to the west of Dorothy Miller Park while work is being completed by the Metropolis Public Works Department. You can still access Dorothy Miller Park but you’ll need to come in from the East side
Early voting for the General Primary Election, which will be held on June 28, 2022, will go through June 27, 2022. Early voting is done at the Massac County Courthouse, 1 Superman Square, in the County Clerk’s Office – Monday through Friday 8A-12P and 1-4P and on Saturday, June 25, 2022 between 8A -12P.
Today is National Moonshine Day! Moonshine—which is often also known as white lightning, hooch, mountain dew, rotgut, firewater, skullpop, and Tennessee white whiskey—is a high-proof distilled spirit that is illegally made in its truest form. It often is about 150 proof, or about 75% alcohol by volume. Although it is illegal to make moonshine at home, we celebrate it today anyway.
The name “moonshine” may come from “moonrakers,” a historic term for English smugglers. “Moonshining” in Britain also meant any job that was done at night. Americans may have adopted the term because the drink was made clandestinely or by the light of the moon. Early moonshiners often made it with rye or barley, but since the nineteenth century, almost all moonshine has been made with corn. A common recipe for it is cornmeal, sugar, yeast, and water. During Prohibition, white sugar was often used in place of cornmeal. Moonshine is clear because it is not aged in oak barrels like whiskey is. Aging in barrels also mellows whiskey out, and as moonshine doesn’t use this process, it has a kick to it. Bad batches of moonshine can be harmful to humans. In the past, some unsafe materials were sometimes added to it to give it a bigger kick, which also made it dangerous.
Throughout history, moonshine has sometimes been made to avoid taxes, and at other times has been made to circumvent full bans on alcohol. In America, moonshine was first made in Pennsylvania and other states where grain was an important commodity. The extra grains from harvest were distilled so they wouldn’t go to waste. In 1791, a tax on liquor known as a “whiskey tax” was implemented in the United States. Three years later, the Whiskey Rebellion broke out in Pennsylvania and President Washington sent in 13,000 troops to bring order. The tax was repealed in 1801.
Moonshining still continued after the Whiskey Rebellion and was common in Kentucky, Virginia, the Carolinas, and in Southern states. The alcohol is still often associated with the South today. Prohibition went into effect in 1920, which actually helped moonshiners, as there was no longer legal alcohol that could be purchased—their market greatly expanded and there was much more demand. But with the repeal of Prohibition in 1933, demand went way down and continued to do so over the years. Today moonshining is rare. Some “moonshine” is nowadays sold in stores, and follows a similar recipe as the bootleg kind, but is not illegal.
Upcoming Fundraisers and Events
JUNE
June 10-12 – 44th Superman Celebration – Celebrating 50 Years as Home of Superman– It’s More than a Convention, Better than a Festival, It’s a CELEBRATION! The Metropolis Chamber of Commerce hosts the 44th Annual Metropolis Superman Celebration, June 10th – 12th. 2022 Celebrity Guests include, Smallville Stars: Tom Welling and Michael Rosenbaum as well as the voice of Clark Kent/Superman on the Cartoon Network’s Justice League, George Newbern.
Meet your favorite artists & writers in Artist Alley & Writers Way exhibition hall. You can also see full replicas of Optimus Prime and the Batmobile. Admission to the event is FREE! There are a few activities that do have a participation or ticket fee. Most all activities take place on Market St. in Metropolis with parking available around the event area.
Metropolis Elks Lodge 1428 will be providing a cooling station during the Superman Celebration. The Metropolis Elks Lodge will open at 11AM on Friday, June 10 and Saturday, June 11.
Southern Seven Health Department Wellness on Wheels Massac County Health Screening Events on June 15 will be at Happy Hearts Senior Center in Metropolis from 10AM until 12:30PM and at Brookport in front of City Hall from 1:30 – 4P.
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Joppa Maple Grove has also announced supplied that will be needed by incoming 7th grade students:
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