Kathy Meader
Really wish I had paid more attention to the settings with this eagle - but that doesn't take the joy away that i had on the hunt for them with Halo Stewart! — with Erin Diaz, Richard Diaz, Jesse Hilburn, Doris Jean Montgomery and Dennis Gard.
Nope not moving just filling space
Life is not all fun and games as you can see by the serious expressions on these folks faces... and who has wrabbit ears — with Tiffany Merrill-Reynolds, Foster Fanning, Nils Larsen and Jennifer Fast Connor at Republic Brewing Company.
Wow! The Republic Presbyterian Ladies Aid have knocked themselves out
for their annual Christmas Bazaar! Lots of festive decorations, quality
crafts, delicious sweets and homemade BORSCHT for everyone to enjoy.
Doors opened at 10:00 until 3:00 today, 10-1 tomorrow. Come by the
Republic Presbyterian Church for affordable Christmas shopping, hot soup
or a slice of pie for lunch!
TONIGHT...Cloudy. Areas of dense fog in the evening. A 20 percent chance of freezing rain overnight. Lows in the lower 30s. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
SATURDAY...Rain through the day. A chance for localized freezing rain in the morning. Highs in the mid to upper 30s. South wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.
SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain in the evening. Lows in the lower 30s. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid to upper 30s. Light wind.
SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows in the lower 30s. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain. Highs in the upper 30s to lower 40s. Lows in the mid 30s.
TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...Rain likely. Highs in the lower to mid 40s. Lows in the mid to upper 30s. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain. Highs in the mid 40s. Lows in the mid to upper 30s.
THURSDAY...Rain likely. Highs in the lower 40s. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the upper 30s.
"I was driving to my Intro to Photography class when I
noticed this beautiful bright halo around the Moon," says Melanson.
"I've seen moon halos many times before, but never this shape. Glad I
was able to capture it and share!"
Although physicists have been studying ice halos for decades, not all are understood. "Elliptical halos are one of the puzzles," says atmospheric optics expert Les Cowley. " We can simulate
them by invoking hexagonal plate-like crystals topped by almost flat
pyramid faces. However, the simulations do not fit very well and such
crystals are unphysical. Crystal facets like to form along planes
where there are lots of atoms or molecules – almost flat pyramids do not
fit the bill at all. Perhaps some peculiar distorted snowflake
types instead?"
Whatever causes these
elliptical halos, they are beautiful, and more could be in the offing.
The Moon is waxing full this week, reaching peak brightness on Dec. 6.
Bright moonlight can reveal rare halos that often go
unnoticed--elliptical and otherwise. Sky watchers are encouraged to look
around the Moon in the nights ahead.
Rick Price
2013: Record low minimum temperatures were reached at Hanford, Madera, and Merced due to an intrusion of Arctic air from Canada.
A near record low was reached in Fresno with a temperature of 29° F.
2007: Surf with highest sets to 18 feet struck the coast of San Diego County (10 feet in Orange County) on this day and on 12.6.
Highway 101 in Cardiff was inundated with minor flooding.
The Imperial Beach Pier sustained minor damage.
1998: A funnel cloud was observed two miles southwest of Imperial Beach.
1997: 14" of snow fell at Mammoth Lakes Ranger Station.
1992: A big storm that started on 12.4 and ended on 12.7 brought rainfall from 0.5" at the coast to up to six inches of precipitation in the mountains.
1.65" fell in Coronado, 1.60" in Vista, 1.42 in Fallbrook, 1.32" in Escondido, and 1.15" in San Diego.
Flooding in Tijuana killed four and left hundreds homeless.
6" to 2 feet of snow fell in the mountains.
Local flooding, mud slides, standing water, and road closures resulted.
1987: A cold front crossing the Pacific Coast brought heavy rain on 12.4 and on this day. Mt. Wilson was drenched with 2.17" in six hours.
Thunderstorm winds gusted to 55 mph at Newport Beach.
Gale force winds battered the coast with speeds exceeding 40 mph, causing tree damage and power outages.
1972: Reno recorded a low temperature of -12° F. At Carson City the morning low was -11° F.
1967: Big Sur had a high temperature of 75° F -- a record for the month.
1966: Heavy rain drenched the region, even the mountains, from 12.2 to 12.7.
Storm totals for the period: 27.79" in Lake Arrowhead (believed to be a 100 year rainfall), 23.73" in Palomar Mountain, 18.72" in Big Bear Lake, 17.85" in Idyllwild, 9.14" in San Bernardino, 7.63" in Redlands, 6.21" in Santa Ana, 5.19" in Riverside, 2.99" in San Diego, 2.73" in Palm Springs, but only 0.66" in Victorville and 0.28" in Barstow!
At least two homes were destroyed by floods and debris flows in Mill Creek Canyon.
Debris flows and floods damaged homes and roads in Wrightwood and Lytle Creek.
Homes and businesses were flooded in Redlands and Palm Springs.
Many roads across the region were flooded and washed out.
Scuba divers could not recover a Montclair man believed drowned in floodwaters.
Strong storm winds caused power outages.
On this day 6.66" of precipitation fell in Idyllwild, the greatest daily precipitation amount on record.
1958: It was 85° F in Victorville, the highest temperature on record for December.
1951: Lodgepole received 19" of snow; Huntington Lake recorded 11".
A near record low was reached in Fresno with a temperature of 29° F.
2007: Surf with highest sets to 18 feet struck the coast of San Diego County (10 feet in Orange County) on this day and on 12.6.
Highway 101 in Cardiff was inundated with minor flooding.
The Imperial Beach Pier sustained minor damage.
1998: A funnel cloud was observed two miles southwest of Imperial Beach.
1997: 14" of snow fell at Mammoth Lakes Ranger Station.
1992: A big storm that started on 12.4 and ended on 12.7 brought rainfall from 0.5" at the coast to up to six inches of precipitation in the mountains.
1.65" fell in Coronado, 1.60" in Vista, 1.42 in Fallbrook, 1.32" in Escondido, and 1.15" in San Diego.
Flooding in Tijuana killed four and left hundreds homeless.
6" to 2 feet of snow fell in the mountains.
Local flooding, mud slides, standing water, and road closures resulted.
1987: A cold front crossing the Pacific Coast brought heavy rain on 12.4 and on this day. Mt. Wilson was drenched with 2.17" in six hours.
Thunderstorm winds gusted to 55 mph at Newport Beach.
Gale force winds battered the coast with speeds exceeding 40 mph, causing tree damage and power outages.
1972: Reno recorded a low temperature of -12° F. At Carson City the morning low was -11° F.
1967: Big Sur had a high temperature of 75° F -- a record for the month.
1966: Heavy rain drenched the region, even the mountains, from 12.2 to 12.7.
Storm totals for the period: 27.79" in Lake Arrowhead (believed to be a 100 year rainfall), 23.73" in Palomar Mountain, 18.72" in Big Bear Lake, 17.85" in Idyllwild, 9.14" in San Bernardino, 7.63" in Redlands, 6.21" in Santa Ana, 5.19" in Riverside, 2.99" in San Diego, 2.73" in Palm Springs, but only 0.66" in Victorville and 0.28" in Barstow!
At least two homes were destroyed by floods and debris flows in Mill Creek Canyon.
Debris flows and floods damaged homes and roads in Wrightwood and Lytle Creek.
Homes and businesses were flooded in Redlands and Palm Springs.
Many roads across the region were flooded and washed out.
Scuba divers could not recover a Montclair man believed drowned in floodwaters.
Strong storm winds caused power outages.
On this day 6.66" of precipitation fell in Idyllwild, the greatest daily precipitation amount on record.
1958: It was 85° F in Victorville, the highest temperature on record for December.
1951: Lodgepole received 19" of snow; Huntington Lake recorded 11".
A year ago a bad car wreck nearly killed Brian Martin, a crash so bad
it was predicted he had just days to live. Now nine long months later,
he's continuing to beat the odds.
Seeing him now, it's hard to believe army veteran Brian Martin was just two days away from death.
“The way I felt then was I accepted it, U was looking forward. I wasn't too happy when I was told I was going to live,” he said.
Now,
he's able to reflect and look back on that moment, last fall in Moses
Lake, when a car wreck changed his life and, some thought, nearly ended
it.
“I remember I was looking down at some directions on my seat,
that was a big mistake," he said. “I guess I looked down too long
because when I looked back up I saw a big red truck, a fire truck.”
“It was clearly my fault,” he added.
Martin
spent six weeks in the hospital in Moses Lake before being discharged
and his sister, thinking he needed more care, took him to the Spokane VA
Medical Center. Their first assessment of his condition, including
broken ribs, a busted shoulder, fractured hip and a host of other
complications, was that he had two days to live.
“When you come in
and have a diagnosis of less than six
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