Today is June 6th. It’s a day that Americans should never forget. It's D-Day! 69 years ago today, June 6th,1944, Allied troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of heavily-fortified French coastline to fight Nazi Germany on the beaches of Normandy, France.
If you have listened to the Y101 Morning Show over the years you probably know that on Free Fishing Days Dennis Oliver and I would go out and fish live on the air. Sometimes we were at the Mississippi River. Other times at ponds and lakes in the area. Over the years I have caught a few fish during our live broadcast times, but Mr. Oliver has never caught a fish with me during those times or even during off the air times.Not one fish has ever been harvested by him over a 20 or so on and off years of fishing with me.
One of my favorite summer pastimes has gone away thanks to the economy. I would drive hundreds of miles every summer or fall to get a chance to see the Air Force Thunderbirds or the Navy Blue Angels in an air show. Unfortunately, the Government has decided not to fund those visits anymore and with it the chance to see America's most accomplished fighter pilots perform precision flying at tremendous speeds.
In response to National Weather Service forecasts predicting the potential for major flooding in areas along the Upper Mississippi and Illinois rivers and their tributaries, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, activated its Emergency Operations Center. The District has also opened its remote Emergency Operations Center in the Quincy to more quickly address flood response needs.
Pre-registration is underway for the 46th annual Father's Day Car Show which will be held at All America Park at Front & Cedar Streets in Quincy from noon to 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 16.
This Wednesday is Y101 Night at the Quincy Gems game as they open their home portion of the season with a game against the Springfield Sliders. Y101 will be giving away free t-shirts during the game.
In watching, listening or reading the news this past weekend I would have thought it was November 11th instead of Memorial Day. Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, is a day of remembrance for those who have died in our nation’s service.
The Quincy Exchange Club just concluded the annual Gus Macker Basketball tournament for the 23rd consecutive year. That’s right, 23 straight years this city has reaped the rewards of having thousands of people come to the downtown area during the Memorial Day holiday weekend.
It appears the plan to change the third nine holes at Westview Golf Course in Quincy has run into a stone wall. During a 90 minute open to the public meeting, 19 members of the public took the opportunity to speak and the ideas of Westview Golf Pro Matt Burry to make the changes were not supported by a majority there.
It is hard for me to even fathom having a missing child or grandchild. Unfortunately, there are thousands of children every year who become missing. With that in mind, National Missing Children’s Day is recognized nationally each year and will be held this Saturday, May 25.
