As of this writing the sun is shining and is 34°, we all know that it will change but right now people are sticking their heads out of the door and seeing sunshine and maybe go outside. As I said is 34° today it’s “Up North” shorts weather. I understand that the polar dip in Empire was it’s usual success, I wrote about the polar dip at the Empire Winterfest in 1999. I wrote “the pool tournament was a success on Friday at the Village Inn and the Polar Dip was held on Saturday around 2 p.m. and as I said then “about 30 formerly sane people jumped into a hole in Bar Lake.”
I’m not sure if it’s the same year but I also wrote “11-yearold Andy Soderholm jumped into the ice cold water at Empire Winterfest Polar Dip and his parents are now reportedly able to save money during the winter by just breaking a hole in little Glen so Andy can bath in the morning before school.” As I remember, it didn’t work out.
You ever get too much chili in the winter, and Saturday March 22nd between 1 and 3 p.m. The Community Chili Cookoff will take place at the Empire Township Hall. This is a fundraiser for the Empire Food Pantry and Empire Paper Pantry. If you would like to enter a chili call 989-560-1667.
Happy Birthday wishes to Jim Fowler, Carol Hilton, Traverse City friends Judy and Nancy Bathke, Bernard Meeham, Steve Glazier, Mel Martin, Stan Pykosz, Carlotta Meeham, Bridget Grubb, Bob Jones and Glen Lake Grauman. Glen Lake now lives in Hawaii.
There are too many meaningless and controversial ideas and statements going out and about. It will change nothing.
Go Patriotism!
