Congratulations to Darrin Lythgoe. TNG 8 – under development for about a year since the release of TNG 7 – was released today. New & Improved in TNG 8: Better Search: Hover over the results to see a dynamic summary of each person or family on the list. Look and Feel: Most pages have been…
How to remove the spark plug boots from a 2002 GM Chevrolet Camaro V6 engine without losing all your knuckle skin. Our 2002 Camaro has now done 99,000 miles, so with a trip “out East” coming up I figured it was time to change the spark plugs since they’re supposed to be changed at 100,000…
Mid afternoon yesterday the distant sound of a diesel engine alerted me that someone had decided it was time to cultivate the large corn field behind our house. This field was last cultivated in almost the depths of Winter on 21 December 2009 – see this post for images of the 4″ thick ice that…
Our neighbour gave me a wren house for Christmas 2 years ago. I hung it in a cherry tree right by our garage last spring and a wren moved in and we got wren babies. Last Christmas the neighbours gave me another wren house which I hung on the porch, and this spring there is…
I spotted these two growths of a fungus on a couple of dead trees in our yard. The first image below is 1 of 4 fungi that were growing around the base of this dead box elder tree. These next 2 shots are the same growth on a different tree.
Today – 19 May 2010 – was the 5th public meeting of the Michigan Center for Innovation and Reinvention Board, and the 4th one that I’ve attended. I had expected that this would be the last meeting before the Governor’s deadline of 1 June, but apparently that deadline has been pushed back a bit. There…
When: Wednesday evening, 12 May 2010. Where: Archives side of the Michigan Library and Historical Center, Lansing, Michigan What: To Celebrate the 2010 Filby Award for Genealogical Librarianship Winner Who: Randy Riley is the winner of the 2010 Filby Award for Genealogical Librarianship The Michigan Genealogical Council, in conjunction with the Michigan State Archives and…
May 7-8 2010 was the Byron Center 24 Hour Relay for Life. It was also the weekend for Roger and Lisa to host Dinner Club. So we decided to combine the 2 events and have Dinner Club at the Relay for Life – a great plan, except of course one can’t control the weather 🙁…
Congratulations to Randy Riley, Special Collections Manager at the Library of Michigan on his receiving the Filby Award for Genealogical Librarianship at the National Genealogical Society Conference in Salt Lake City last Friday. Here is the list of previous winners of the Filby Award: 2009: No nominees met the qualifications for the Filby Award in…
As a fundraiser for the Relay for Life Event for the American Cancer Society, some of the staff at Byron Center United Bank arranged a Murder Mystery Dinner. Around 100 people were treated to a FANTASTIC dinner prepared by Courtney’s Mum and her band of helpers, and then entertained by “GT Productions” who presented “Jack…