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Weather Aphorisms
It's so cold out here, I just saw a
teenage boy with his pants pulled
up.
Winter thunder means poor man's
hunger.
Every wind has its own weather.
Regional Notes
Is it Fryday? If you are in Mt.
Jackson, Virginia, call 1-800294-SPUD
to find out. That's the
number for the Route 11 potato
chip factory which offers tours on
frying days. Watch potatoes as they
transform from spuds to slices to
salty snacks and enjoy samples
of the final product. P8CQ+22 Mt
Jackson, Virginia
MYPIGEONFORGE.COM
Pigeon Forge,
Tennessee,
Winterfest is slated
to run through
February 20.
Recipe
FAKE SNOW
If it's not snowing outside, here's a
recipe to make some inside:
You will need:
1 cup baking soda
1 cup shaving cream
Directions:
sunrise sunset
Feb. 6 - sun rises 7:17; sun sets 17:50; length of day 10h 33m
Feb. 13 - sun rises 7:09; sun sets 17:58; length of day 10h 48m
Feb. 20 - sun rises 7:01; sun sets 18:05; length of day 11h 4m
Feb. 27 - sun rises 6:52; sun sets 18:12; length of day 11h 20m
FEB MONTH AT A GLANCE
Day of
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Day of
Year
32
Day of
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Age
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First 911 call made, 1968
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59 M 27
Thomas Jefferson elected third U.S. president,
1801
EVENTS
Astronaut John Glenn launched into orbit,1962
President's Day
George Washington born, 1732
Children receive first polio vaccine, 1954
President Andrew Johnson impeached, 1968
Poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow born, 1807
Thru Feb 20, Smoky Mountain Winterfest, Pigeon Forge, TN,
mypigeonforge.com
Thru Mar 31, Winter at Biltmore Gallery, Asheville, NC, biltmore.com
18-20, Southern Home & Garden Show, Greenville, SC, meetgcc.com
19, Bourbon + Bacon, Roanoke, VA, taubmanmuseum.org
19, Mountain State Maple Days, (Statewide) WV, wvmspa.org
20, Cannon Classical Music Series, Sautee, GA, snca.org
25, Winter Dance Party, Owensboro, KY, visitowensboro.com
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Thomas Edison born, 1847
Abraham Lincoln born, 1809
St. Valentine's Day
SIGNIFICA
Woolworth store sit-in, Greensboro, NC, 1960
Lunar New Year
Groundhog Day
Norman Rockwell born, 1894
Charles Lindbergh born, 1902
Daniel Boone captured, 1778
Ronald Reagan born, 1911
Charles Dickens born, 1812
Boy Scouts of America founded, 1910
William Henry Harrison born, 1773
Old Saws
The biggest troublemaker you'll ever have to deal with
watches you from the mirror every morning.
Always drink upstream from the herd.
Good judgment comes from experience, and most of that
comes from bad judgment.
February's full moon is the snow moon.
 New moon
) First quarter - 8th
skywatch
 Full moon - 16th
( Last quarter - 23rd
Mix with a fork. Add a few drops
of water until the mixture takes on
a snow-like appearance. You may
need to add a little more water
or baking soda depending on the
humidity of your room.
Gardening Hints
Many non-native plants are not
good hosts for native species, so as
you dream of spring, spend some
time learning about how you can
improve your yard for wildlife as
you plant. Two good websites for
this are https://www.wildflower.
org/plants/
and https://www.nwf.org/
NativePlantFinder/ The birds and
butterflies will thank you.
Factoids
The match was invented after the
lighter.
There are at least 31 mountains in
the Appalachians.
According to a study done by the
University of Georgia, 18 billion
pounds of plastic trash winds up
in our oceans each year. That's
enough trash to cover every foot of
coastline around the world with
five full trash bags of plastic.
FEBRUARY
FEB

http://www.MYPIGEONFORGE.COM https://www.wildflower.org/plants/ https://www.wildflower.org/plants/ https://www.nwf.org/NativePlantFinder/ https://www.nwf.org/NativePlantFinder/ http://www.mypigeonforge.com http://www.biltmore.com http://www.meetgcc.com http://www.taubmanmuseum.org http://www.wvmspa.org http://www.snca.org http://www.visitowensboro.com

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