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Sun/Moon Chart This Week

Peak Fishing/Hunting Times This Week

Detailed Local Forecast

Last Week’s Almanac & Growing Degree Days

Local UV Index

Weather Trivia

Weather History

Today we will see partly cloudy skies with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, high temperature of 101º, humidity of 22%. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph. The record high temperature for today is 105º set in 1970. Expect mostly cloudy skies tonight with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, overnight low of 74º. South wind 10 mph. The record low for tonight is 60º set in 1967. Saturday, skies will be mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, high temperature of 99º, humidity of 26%.

Post Dispatch Weather Summary

July 8, 1975 - Three people were killed and six others were injured when lightning struck a walnut tree near Mayo, Fla. The nine people were stringing tobacco under a tin shed when the bolt hit the nearby tree.

July 9, 1936 - The temperature hit an all-time record high of 106 degrees at the Central Park Observatory in New York City, a record that lasted until LaGuardia Airport hit 107 degrees on July 3 in 1966.

Friday Partly Cloudy

101 / 74

Saturday Mostly Sunny

99 / 74

Sunday Mostly Sunny

100 / 75

Monday Mostly Sunny

97 / 75

Tuesday Mostly Sunny

100 / 78

Wednesday Sunny

100 / 76

Thursday Mostly Sunny

97 / 75

Peak TimesDay AM PMFri 3:15-5:15 2:45-4:45Sat 4:09-6:09 3:39-5:39Sun 5:03-7:03 4:33-6:33Mon 5:58-7:58 5:28-7:28

Peak TimesDay AM PMTue 6:52-8:52 6:22-8:22Wed 7:47-9:47 7:17-9:17Thu 8:40-10:40 8:10-10:10

www.WhatsOurWeather.com

DayFriSatSunMonTueWedThu

Sunrise6:44 a.m.6:44 a.m.6:45 a.m.6:45 a.m.6:46 a.m.6:46 a.m.6:47 a.m.

Sunset8:57 p.m.8:57 p.m.8:56 p.m.8:56 p.m.8:56 p.m.8:55 p.m.8:55 p.m.

Moonrise11:00 a.m.11:56 a.m.12:50 p.m.1:43 p.m.2:36 p.m.3:29 p.m.4:22 p.m.

Moonset11:58 p.m.Next Day12:32 a.m.1:05 a.m.1:37 a.m.2:11 a.m.2:46 a.m.

Date6/286/296/307/17/27/37/4

High959493959999

102

Low64647070716970

Normals92/6692/6792/6791/6792/6792/6792/67

Precip0.00"0.00"0.00"0.00"0.00"0.00"0.00"

Date Degree Days6/28 306/29 296/30 327/1 32

Date Degree Days7/2 357/3 347/4 36

Farmer's Growing Degree Days

Growing degree days are calculated by taking the average temperature for the day and subtracting the base temperature (50 degrees) from the average to assess how many growing days are attained.

Can a rainbow appear at night? ?

Answer: Yes. When the moon is extremely bright, it can produce a rainbow.

3 50 - 2 4 6 8 107 9 11+

First7/11

Full7/19

Last7/26

New8/2

0-2: Low, 3-5: Moderate,6-7: High, 8-10: Very High,

11+: Extreme Exposure

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I hope everyone had a wonderful holi-day weekend and is ready for a short work week - the benefit of a long weekend.

Yes, you heard right - I am the new edi-tor of the Post Dispatch. After 30 years in media and print I was offered the oppor-tunity to come in and work on a weekly newspaper. Thank goodness for good help, and when you see Jana Mundine please just offer your sympathy. Bless her heart she keeps asking me if I’m coming back. Now I could take that two different ways, but I choose to take the high road and think she wants me to come back each day.

I told Jana I would have to produce a weekly column and we really needed a catchy name…as you can tell by the title of this column we haven’t come up with anything yet.

Please be patient with us, especially me. I haven’t even thought about writing or covering events in over three years and its going to take a little bit of time to get up to speed. We are making some changes this week and will continue to fine tune our local coverage until we get it right.

***If you missed the July Fourth Celebra-

tion in the Park you missed a great time. Diana Poe and about 50 other volunteers worked tirelessly in unbearable heat to provide a fun day of family activities. Di-ana has done this event for over ten years with all proceeds benefitting the Post Girl Scouts. Kudos Diana for a great job!!!

***The Mr. and Miss Firecracker Con-

test was the highlight of my day. There were some of the cutest kids I have ever seen parading before judges. Grandpar-ents and great-grandparents filled the area around the gazebo with lawn chairs cheering for the precious kids all decked out in red, white and blue.

***Post High School class of 1966 gath-

ered to celebrate 50-years since they graduated. When my mom had her 50-year reunion in 1983, I helped with the table decorations and memory boards. At the time I thought it was historical they could gather after 50 years. I remember the great time they had and the camara-derie they shared with each other. At the time I never thought I would attend my own 50-year class reunion. Oh my what a great time we had, and thank goodness

for Facebook so we could identify each other. And you know what? We haven’t changed at all! There were 60 in our class and we had 48 plus classmates and visi-tors come in for the reunion. As soon as the group from Post rests up we will start planning another get-together.

***Dianna Tanner, Brenda Bradshaw, Di-

ana Poe and I visited the old Close City School where we attended school during the late 1950’s. We had a great experi-ence at the two-room school house but after the seventh grade we were bused to Post Junior High. Our eighth grade through senior years where memorable too, but nothing like the country school days. Over a number-four, cheeseburger and fries, we all agreed we have had a good life and blessed life.

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***Hope you have a wonderful week - Julia

By Julia Childs

When people attend a church potluck they always seem to gravitate first to the new dish.  Is it good?  Who brought it? Can I get the recipe?

There are special cookbooks dedicated to potluck recipes.  Facebook, Pinterest and eRecipes have added special potluck recipe categories.  Magazines like Taste of Home and Southern Living have dedicated issues to highlight potluck dinners and recipes.    

Ree Drumond, Paula Deen, Ina Garten and other chefs from The Food Network have featured potluck recipes during their segments.  Potluck themes are popular topics on social media, but more on themes at a later time.  Potluck is simply a gather-ing where each guest contributes a dish of food to be shared with a group 

A group of ladies completing a 12-week Bible study recently gathered for a potluck salad luncheon.  The variety of salads, crackers and desserts would put any salad bar to shame.  I think it should be a written rule a recipe must accompany the dish. 

This is one of my favorite potluck dishes to prepare.  This can be served as a side dish and is easy and economical.  

Broccoli CornbreadServes 12-152 boxes Jiffy cornbread mix½ cup melted butter1/3 cup diced onion1 teaspoon salt 1 tub cottage cheese1 pkg chopped broccoli, thawed4 eggs, slightly beaten1 can creamed style cornCombine all ingredients.  Pour into a greased 9x13 pan. Bake

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Post Dispatch Weather SummaryPost's Seven Day Forecast

Friday

Isolated T-storms

75 / 58

Saturday

Mostly Cloudy

76 / 59

Sunday

Partly Cloudy

79 / 61

Monday

Mostly Cloudy

77 / 59

Tuesday

Mostly Cloudy

86 / 64

Wednesday

Sunny

85 / 67

Thursday

Mostly Cloudy

81 / 63

Local UV Index

0 - 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11+

0-2: Low, 3-5: Moderate,

6-7: High, 8-10: Very High,

11+: Extreme Exposure

Weather TriviaWhat is a waterspout?

?

Answer: A waterspout is simply a

tornado traveling over water instead of

over land.

Weather HistoryMay 3, 1988 - Thunderstorms brought much needed rains to the drought-stricken central United States. Evening thunderstorms produced large hail in North Carolina. Hail the size of baseballs was reported just west of Mooresville, N.C.

May 4, 1977 - A tornado 500 yards in width struck Pleasant Hill, Mo. severely damaging the high school and grade school. Only minor injuries were reported among the more than 1,000 teachers and students, due to excellent warnings and prior tornado drills.

Detailed Local ForecastToday we will see mostly cloudy skies with a 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms,

high temperature of 75°, humidity of 57%. Southeast wind 7 to 10 mph. The record high

temperature for today is 98° set in 1996. Expect mostly cloudy skies tonight with a 30%

chance of showers and thunderstorms, overnight low of 58°. East wind 10 mph. The record

low for tonight is 27° set in 2013. Saturday, skies will be mostly cloudy with a slight

chance of showers and thunderstorms, high of 76°, humidity of 58%.

Peak Fishing/Hunting Times This WeekPeak Times

Day AM PM

Fri 11:33-1:33 11:55-1:55

Sat 12:18-2:18 12:41-2:41

Sun 1:05-3:05 1:30-3:30

Mon 1:55-3:55 2:22-4:22

Peak Times

Day AM PM

Tue 2:49-4:49 3:16-5:16

Wed 3:45-5:45 4:13-6:13

Thu 4:42-6:42 5:12-7:12

www.WhatsOurWeather.com

Sun/Moon Chart This WeekDay Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset

Fri 6:56 a.m. 8:31 p.m. 6:31 a.m. 7:27 p.m.

Sat 6:55 a.m. 8:32 p.m. 7:03 a.m. 8:27 p.m.

Sun 6:55 a.m. 8:33 p.m. 7:38 a.m. 9:28 p.m.

Mon 6:54 a.m. 8:34 p.m. 8:18 a.m. 10:31 p.m.

Tue 6:53 a.m. 8:35 p.m. 9:03 a.m. 11:33 p.m.

Wed 6:52 a.m. 8:35 p.m. 9:55 a.m. Next Day

Thu 6:51 a.m. 8:36 p.m. 10:52 a.m. 12:33 a.m.

New5/4

First5/11

Full5/18

Last5/26

Last Week's Almanac & Growing Degree DaysDate High Low Normals Precip

4/23 62 52 78/48 0.35"

4/24 68 44 78/49 0.00"

4/25 80 49 78/49 0.00"

4/26 74 54 78/49 0.17"

4/27 90 63 79/50 0.00"

4/28 89 54 79/50 0.00"

4/29 70 59 79/50 0.00"

Farmer's Growing Degree Days

Date Degree Days Date Degree Days

4/23 7 4/27 26

4/24 6 4/28 21

4/25 14 4/29 14

4/26 14Growing degree days are calculated by taking the average temperature for the day and subtracting the base temperature (50 degrees) from the average to assess how many growing days are attained.

SAN ANTONIO – Tomato prices could increase as much as 40% to 80% this year if the U.S. Department of Commerce withdraws from the Tomato Suspen-sion Agreement by May 7. This will affect Texas consumers and the produce industry significantly, ac-cording to experts. 

Industry leaders were updated on the implications at the Texas Inter-national Produce Association Viva Fresh Show in San Antonio. The agreement sets a price minimum, or price floor, for imports and provides other protective trade mea-sures. 

Dr. Luis Ribera, Texas A&M AgriL-ife Extension Service economist, College Station, was part of a media briefing at the show. Ribera said 52% of Mexican toma-toes come through Texas.

“About 41 percent are shipped through Pharr and another 11 percent  through Laredo,” he said. “This could impact the 8,000 jobs here in Texas that support fresh produce imports from Mexico. This would include everything from packers, brokers, transportation, anything and ev-erything that supports this important in-dustry that gets tomatoes from market to the retailer.”

“This makes no sense,” said Lane Jung-meyer, president of the Fresh Produce As-sociation of the Americas, based in No-gales, Ariz., in a statement. “Most Ameri-cans crave certain kinds of vine-ripened tomatoes, and now they are going to have

to pay more, significantly more.”A study conducted by economists at

Arizona State University finds that during other periods, such as winter, prices for certain varieties like vine-ripened tomatoes, tomatoes on the vine and Romas could rise more than 85%, ac-cording to an anal-ysis, which relies on data from AC Nielsen.

Dramatic price increases could have far-reaching impacts, Ribera said. He said con-sumers accustomed

to dining at Mexican food restaurants and enjoying fresh salsa with chips and guaca-mole could pay higher prices.

“The question is - are we going to get used to a restaurant not having fresh sal-sa?” Ribera said. “Or are we going to be going to a restaurant and having not-so-fresh salsa, say something that is prepack-aged? When we dine at a Mexican restau-rant, we have  come to expect fresh salsa with chips and guacamole. Will these restaurants start charging more? We really don’t know yet.”

Ribera said U.S. consumers spend 6.3% of their annual income on food. That could rise if tomato prices escalate. Con-sumers might also have to “pay up” for other varieties of tomatoes to have a fresh product available on the dinner table. 

Beefsteak and Roma tomatoes are con-sistent favorites among Texas consumers. If there is a shortage, consumers will be seeking alternatives, such as homegrown tomatoes where available.

USDA extended the deadline to May 17 from May 1 for agricultural producers to certify 2018 crop production for payments through the Market Facilitation Program (MFP), which helps producers who have been significantly affected by foreign tar-iffs, resulting in the loss of traditional exports. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) extended the deadline because heavy rainfall and snowfall have delayed harvests in many parts of the country, pre-venting producers from certifying acres.

Payments will be issued only if eligible producers certify before the updated May 17 deadline.

The MFP provides payments to produc-ers of corn, cotton, sorghum, soybeans, wheat, dairy, hogs, fresh sweet cherries and shelled almonds. FSA will issue pay-ments based on the producer’s certified total production of the MFP commodity multiplied by the MFP rate for that spe-cific commodity.

“Trade issues, coupled with low com-modity prices and recovery from natural disasters, have definitely impacted the bot-tom line for many agricultural producers,” said FSA Administrator Richard Fordyce. “The MFP payments provide short-term relief from retaliatory tariffs to supple-

ment the traditional farm safety net, help-ing agricultural producers through these difficult times. Weather conditions this fall, winter and early spring have blocked many producers from completing harvest of their crops, and we want to make sure producers who want to finalize their MFP application have an opportunity.”

Producers can certify production by contacting their local FSA office or through farmers.gov.

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue launched the trade mitigation program to assist farmers suffering from damage because of unjustified trade retali-ation by foreign nations. FSA implement-ed MFP in September 2018 as a relief strategy to protect agricultural producers while the Administration works on free, fair and reciprocal trade deals to open more markets to help American farmers compete globally. To date, more than $8.3 billion has been paid to nearly 600,000 applicants.

The MFP is established under the stat-utory authority of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act and is adminis-tered by FSA. For more information con-tact the Garza-Borden FSA at 208 West Main – or call 495-2801.

Tomato prices could increase as much as 40% to 80% this year if the U.S. Department of Com-merce withdraws from the Tomato Suspension Agreement by May 7. (Texas A&M AgriLife pho-to)

Alan HenryWater clear main lake

and 63 degrees, stained up the river and 70 degrees; 2.22’ low. Black bass are good on topwaters and fair on Texas rigged Pow-er Worms and Z–Man TRDs. Crappie bite is improving. Catfishing is good upriver on cut bait.

Hubbard CreekWater stained; 58–65

degrees; 0.23’ high. Black bass are fair to good on chartreuse Sexy Shad chatterbaits, Texas rigs and squarebill crankbaits. Crappie are fair on live minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair to good on live and cut shad.

Possum KingdomWater fairly clear; 63–69

degrees; 0.18’ high. Black bass are fair to good on

drop shot rigs, Texas rigs and Rapala DT 10s. Crap-pie are fair to good on live minnows with a split shot

weight. White bass are fair to good on tail spin-ners and live shad. Striped bass are fair to good on live shad. Catfish are fair to good on live shad and nightcrawlers.

StamfordWater stained to muddy;

58–65 degrees; 1.70’ high. Black bass are fair to good

on shakyheads, white chat-terbaits and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair on split shot rigged live minnows and marabou jigs. White bass are fair on slabs. Blue catfish are fair on cut and live bait.

White RiverWater stained; 55–67

degrees; 22.57’ low. Black bass are fair to good on Texas rigged 7” black/blue fleck Power Worms, chrome Rat–L–Traps and finesse jigs. Crappie are fair to good on split shot rigged live minnows. Cat-fish are good live or dead minnows.

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