They say April showers brings May flowers. In these parts, April showers, which we have had way too many of, are now bringing May mushrooms. With the warm sunny weather of the past few days the mushroom hunters have been out in full swing.
The 12th Annual Alzheimer’s Association Pro-Am Golf event is set for Monday, July 15th at Spring Lake Country Club in Quincy. The first 24 teams to sign up are in the event at a cost of $800 for a team of 4 golfers. If you register your team by tomorrow, May 3rd, the cost is reduced by $100 for your team.
Today marks the anniversary of the beginning of train service in this country known as Amtrak. Amtrak's passenger railroad operations began on this date in 1971. Next week we will be starting a promotion on Y101 to give away a round trip for two to Chicago from Quincy aboard either the Illinois Zephyr ot the Carl Sandburg.
I was talking with some friends about The Forum, Catacombs and Puzzles Bar. They were some of the hot spots to go at night when I first moved to Quincy. Then the name of The Barn came up. I vaguely remember that place
The top ten list of endangered historic places was announced today by Landmarks Illinois at a press conference held in Springfield and Quincy has one of the sites on the list. That site is the historic Newcomb Hotel at 4th and Maine Streets in Quincy.
Yesterday's Quincy Herald Whig had an interesting article written by Matt Hopf that revealed that the area's job picture improved in March from one month earlier. That is the good news. The bad news is that it is still higher than it was one year ago.
I was looking over the listing of events for this date in history and I didn't realize how many events have taken place over the years on this date. For instance, in 1961 ABC"s "Wide World of Sports TV anthology premiered.
The Quincy Exchange Club will be hosting the Annual Gus Macker Basketball Tournament in Quincy on May 25th and 26th. The time to sign up 4-person teams to play in the event is now.
It's prom season and with it comes all the expense of going to the prom. The cost of everything continues to go up and the cost of going to the prom is no exception.
Yesterday marked the 37th anniversary of what is considered by many to be the greatest play ever made in Major League Baseball. The play never involved a ball, a bat or a glove but it will go down as one of the most memorable.
