WMOK News Check “Yellow Sheet” – Tuesday, November 15, 2022
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Today – A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44°.
Sunset – 4:45 pm
Tonight – Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28°.
Wednesday – Mostly sunny, with a high near 44°. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Wednesday Night – Mostly clear, with a low around 21°.
Today is America Recycles Day! Each year on November 15, millions of people across the United States raise awareness about recycling and the purchasing of recycled products.
How we recycle and reuse products are important. For example, one-use water bottles flood America’s waterways and landfills at a rate of 60 million per day. Reducing this number can be achieved with water filtration devices and using portable re-usable drinking bottles and cups.
Reduce waste by repurposing and reusing old items. One of the bests ways to do this is by shopping at secondhand stores. Not only does it prevent items from ending up in the landfill, but it also saves you money. The old adage, “one person’s junk is another person’s treasure,” holds true. These stores offer more than you might imagine, from clothing and furnishings to kitchen items and replacement parts. If you’ve never shopped this way, consider it.
One area where we excel at recycling is aluminum. In fact, the U.S. recycles about 65% of its aluminum. That’s more than any other recycled item.
In America, 105,800 cans are recycled every minute.
Your television can run for 3 hours from the energy saved by recycling one can.
In 2019, an aluminum can was worth about 1.7 cents.
The industry pays more than $1 billion annually for recycled cans.
Your waste management professions are a wealth of information regarding recycling. They’ll give you the hard facts and steer you in the right direction, too. The role of waste management goes far beyond garbage collection. In each community, they provide various services and programs designed to protect and reduce the impact we have on our environment.
Read more here.
The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook Statement for our area. Today and Tonight A mix of rain and snow remains possible across our far northwest counties in southern Illinois this morning. Minor accumulation will be confined to mainly grassy and elevated surfaces. Travel
Wednesday through Monday Wind chill values of 10 to 20 degrees are possible for the early morning hours Friday through Sunday with the lowest values likely to be near a line from Perryville, Missouri to Mount Vernon, Illinois and along the I-64 corridor.
America Recycles Day is Tuesday November 15th
National Check Your Wipers Day is Wednesday November 16th
Great American Smokeout is Thursday November 17th
Humane Society Day is Tuesday November 22nd
National Espresso Day is Wednesday November 23rd
Thanksgiving Day is Thursday November 24th
Black Friday is Friday November 25th
Small Business Saturday is Saturday November 26th
Cyber Monday is Monday November 28th
Giving Tuesday is Tuesday November 29th
Rockerfeller Christmas Tree Lighting is Wednesday November 30th
The Island of Misfit Toys PARADE
Join the Metropolis Chamber of Commerce for their 74 Annual Christmas Parade here in Metropolis.
Guardian Family Services will hold their first Fundraiser since the start of COVID! Guardian Family Services staff are selling BBQ Butts prepared by Bear’s BBQ.
They are $45.00 each and will be ready December 3rd (can be frozen to be used for Christmas or New Year’s).
Deadline to order is Wednesday, November 30th.
These can be picked up at the Guardian Family Services at 117 West 10th Street, Metropolis office or they will deliver in Massac and McCracken Co.
Contact the GFS office at 618-524-9922 to order or for more information. Prepayment is preferred.
WMOK Facebook Live – Unveiling of John Marvin Steele Sign
Coming Up This Week
Metropolis City Clean Up Week
November 14-18 – Metropolis City Clean Up Week
Items must be at your normal pick up point and within 5 feet of the trash container.
All items must be bagged or in a container.
Anything loose must be bundled for one person to handle.
No construction or demolition debris or electronics will be picked up.
No tires, batteries, hazardous/medical waste, car parts, satellites, yard waste, flammable liquids, paint, electronics of any kind, or appliances.
You are asked to have your trash out on your normal day and out by 6A.
For more information, contact Bulldog Systems at 1-877-285-3479, or the Mayor’s Office at (618)524-4016.
Tuesday, November 15
7P – Brookport Council Meeting will take place at the Brookport City Hall.
Wednesday, November 16
9A-3P Cope Food Distribution – Metropolis – 1013 North Avenue
1:30-2:30P ABCs of Medicare & Medicare Advantage at the Metropolis Community Center
12P – 2P Harrah’s Metropolis – Walk-in Wednesday
Thursday, November 17
3-6P Massac County Farmer’s Market – Harrah’s Parking Lot
Friday, November 18
9A-3P Cope Food Distribution – Metropolis – 1013 North Avenue
5-7P Brookport Elementary School Fall Festival
6:30P Meet the Patriots Basketball team and the MCHS Cheerleaders
Saturday, November 19
8A-12P Massac County Farmer’s Market – Harrah’s Parking Lot
9A-4P – Joppa JR/SR High Class of 2023 Vendor Craft Fair – Girl Scout House, Metropolis
2P 62nd Annual Pope County Deer Festival Parade
5-7P – The Refuge will host a Community Thanksgiving Dinner. The community dinner will take place in the Refuge Church parking lot, 714 Filmore St.
Metropolis Christmas Parade – Dec. 3
The Island of Misfit Toys PARADE
Join the Metropolis Chamber of Commerce for their 74 Annual Christmas Parade here in Metropolis. This years theme is Rudolph: The Island of Misfit Toys!
Metropolis City Clean Up Week This Week
- Items must be at your normal pick up point and within 5 feet of the trash container.
- All items must be bagged or in a container.
- Anything loose must be bundled for one person to handle.
- No construction or demolition debris or electronics will be picked up.
- No tires, batteries, hazardous/medical waste, car parts, satellites, yard waste, flammable liquids, paint, electronics of any kind, or appliances.
Bulldog Systems asks that customers have their trash out on their normal day and out by 6A.
For more information, contact Bulldog Systems at 1-877-285-3479, or the Metropolis Mayor’s Office at (618)524-4016.
Joppa-Maple Grove Unit School District 38
Be sure to mark your calendars for the Annual Maple Grove Christmas Program! It will be held December 13 at 6:00 in the Maple Grove Elementary Gymnasium.
Massac Unit #1
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