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Thursday – September 8, 2022
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Today – sunny, with a high near 84°.
Tonight – Clear, with a low around 57°.
Friday – Mostly sunny, with a high near 86°.
Friday Night – A 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66°.
Metropolis Public Library Director Baxter Tells WMOK About a New Beanstack September Challenge
The Metropolis Public Library has a NEW reading challenge for the month of September.
Readers will use their Beanstack App to log all books they read in September. . The LIVE carnival will be on October 1st 10A – 12P.
This is for all ages and all books read both at home and at school will be counted toward the challenge. If your child is in multiple beanstack challenges – every book you log counts for ALL challenges.
In this September challenge participants will earn tickets and win real prizes to be given away at the LIVE CARNIVAL October 1st, 10am-12pm at Metropolis Public library!
Log in and and scroll to challenges section on your home page or select “discover” at the bottom of the app homepage. Click link below to get started or download Beanstack app and search Metropolis Public Library! https://metropolispubliclibrary.beanstack.com/reader365
Hear more below from WMOK’s discussion with Director Rosemary Baxter about the Beanstack App and the September Challenge:
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The month of September is National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. The Southern Seven Health Department wants you to be aware of your risk of Ovarian Cancer.
Snake Road – Shawnee National Forest Closes Snake Road for Fall Migration
Wolf Lake, IL—The bi-annual closure of Forest Service Road No. 345, also known as Snake Road, to ensure safe crossing for all species of snakes and amphibians moving to the limestone cliffs from LaRue Swamp has been underway in Shawnee National Forest since the first of September.
The 2. 7-mile-long road closes each year from September 1 through October 30 to allow snakes and amphibians to migrate from their summer habitat in the LaRue Swamp across the road to their winter habitat in the limestone bluffs. Closure periods are sometimes extended due to present observations and weather. Though the road is closed to vehicles, it is open to people traveling on foot.
Check out the new Snake Road video about the area and how to prepare for your visit.
SnakeRoad_Shawnee_2021 from USDA Forest Service on Vimeo.
For more information about LaRue-Pine Hills Research National Area visit Shawnee National Forest website www.fs.usda.gov/shawnee.
Read the full story here.
Today is National Pledge of Allegiance Day – National Pledge of Allegiance Day was proclaimed by George H.W. Bush, in August of 1989, after Congress passed a resolution designating its establishment. The day takes place on September 8, marking the anniversary of the day the Pledge first appeared, in 1892, in The Youth’s Companion.
The Pledge of Allegiance was written in August 1892 by Francis Bellamy (1855-1931). It was originally published in The Youth’s Companion on September 8, 1892. Bellamy had hoped that the pledge would be used by citizens in any country.
In its original form it read:
“I pledge allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”
In 1923, the words, “the Flag of the United States of America” were added. At this time it read:
“I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”
In 1954, in response to the Communist threat of the times, President Eisenhower encouraged Congress to add the words “under God,” creating the 31-word pledge we say today. Bellamy’s daughter objected to this alteration. Today it reads:
“I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”
Read more here.
Full list of Massac County Food Pantries
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Coming Up This Week:
Today – Thursday, September 8
9 A.M. to Noon – COPE FOOD PANTRY at Harry Statham Gymnasium in Brookport
3-4:30P Metropolis Public Library – Kids Club – S.T.E.M. Day
3-6P – Massac County Farmers Market – Harrah’s Parking Lot – Local Honey, Fresh Produce, Apples (Gala, Johnathan and Fugi) and more!
5P – Recovery Resource Night takes place at Eastland Life Church (716 East 3rd Street, Metropolis) tonight starting at 5:00 p.m. There will be booths with treatment/recovery and parent resources, the Hidden in Plain Sight mock bedroom, Narcan training, speakers, free food, children’s activities, and giveaways.
Friday, September 9
9-3P – COPE Food Pantry Metropolis Distribution – 1013 North Ave., Metropolis – (618)524-3635
7P – Massac County Patriots will take on Anna Jonesboro at home. Get Massac County Sports on your radio at 93.7FM and 920AM and streaming worldwide from the Section 618 app and the WMOK website at www.920wmok.com
Saturday, September 10
8A-12P – Massac County Farmer’s Market – Harrah’s Parking lot – Local Honey, Fresh Produce, Apples (Gala, Johnathan and Fugi) and more!
8 AM – 4 PM – 5th Annual Karnak Patriot Day Car Show Food by Hoggy’s BBQ and Music by Hot Rod Nights. Registration starts at 8am, judging begins at 11am, and awards at 2pm. Held at Memorial Park in Karnak, IL For further information please call 618-634-9311.
10A – 2P – Southern Seven Health Department Wellness on Wheels – Cache River Days, Ullin
10A – 5P – Metropolis Chamber of Commerce will hold the Metropolis Fall Open House.
5-6P – 3rd Annual Super City Brew Fest will take place at Harrah’s Casino. The gates will open to VIP attendees at 5PM. The general admission ticket holders will be allowed to enter at 6PM. All attendees must be 21 years of age or older. Early bird ticket sales will begin June 1 and go through July 11, 2022. From June 1 until July 11, 2022 VIP tickets will cost $25. After July 11, 2022 VIP tickets will cost $50. General admission will cost $35 and only general admission tickets will be sold at the gate for $45. There will also be a non-drinking pass available for $5 and that includes unlimited water and soda during the Super City Brew Fest. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit supercitybrewfest.com/.
Local Job Listings
The Illinois Department of Transportation is in search of seasonal help:
Local School and Sports News
Joppa
A Blood Drive will be held on October 17 from 1:15 to 6:15 in the Joppa High School Cafeteria
Massac
Voting is now open and will run through noon Friday for this week’s Orthopaedic Center of Southern Illinois Player of the Week. You’ll find voting on the website of our sister-group Section 618
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