'Sisters Weekend' will be even better with cooperating weather
Some will come from all over the country because they've had this "Sisters Weekend in St. Charles" event circled on their calendars since last year.
Not unlike many other events staged in the Tri-Cities area, planners of "Sisters Weekend" create a schedule in which those who attend can't help but have a blast the entire time.
Even though much of this fun is indoors at the Arcedium Coffeehouse, Arcada Theater, Hotel Baker, Baker Community Center, Onesti Italian Steakhouse and other restaurants, there is one thing that can make it a lot better for these ladies - good weather.
It would be a bummer if those sisters from other parts of the country came to visit St. Charles this weekend and had to endure a dose of lousy Midwest weather.
Here's to hoping that the weather is great, starting Friday and lasting through Sunday, whether the ladies are just strolling through the historic downtown, or cheering during the Jackson 5 tribute at the Arcada on Saturday night.
A real indicator: No matter what the economic indicators are saying, area businesses have been rolling down this river.
The annual Rolling Down the River business expo in the Pheasant Run Mega Center next Wednesday has been a great place for business representatives to meet and greet, exchange ideas and business cards, and pick up new business - even in tough times.
It would not surprise me to see a little more optimism than last year, but this is the kind of event that our state and federal officials should attend to get the real story on how things are going.
Moving around: Want to get a little more speed in your step?
Dick Pond Athletics in St. Charles is offering a free walking/running club that meets at 6 p.m. Mondays at the store, 303 N. Second St., before participants walk/run through Mount St. Mary's park.
Long, lost radio waves: Thanks have to go out to the fellows at Lou's Sales and Service in Geneva for solving a mystery in my 1993 Jeep Grand Cherokee that was driving me crazy - because of the silence.
I feel like Jed Clampett rumbling into town on occasion because my 17-year-old vehicle with more than 125,000 miles logged on it is of such vintage that CD players were not yet standard in cars.
I've been cruising around with AM-FM radio and a cassette player - until my radio decided to simply give up. I could pick up only 95.9-FM The River out of Aurora and 670-AM The Score, and patches of WGN 720-AM. That was it.
Turns out, an antenna connection below my floorboard had gone bad, and the part I needed was no longer being made. So the guys at Lou's went at it the old-fashioned way by trying to fix the broken one. And they did it.
I'm back to listening to a variety of music in addition to cursing the Cubs, hearing that the Sox are struggling, wondering what the Bulls are trying to do, and cheering the Blackhawks if they are in action while I am driving.
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