Archive for March 1, 2009
Earth & Sky: Whimsy in the Sky: Moon and Venus
By Deborah Byrd Here’s the most delicate and winsome scene you’ll see in the sky all this month – maybe all this year. It’s the brightest planet Venus – now only a few days past being at its very brightest for this evening apparition – near the waxing crescent moon in the evening sky. Of course, Venus and the moon aren’t really near each other in space. I’ve heard this sort of celestial scene described as being no more meaningful than if, for example, you were walking down a ... Full Story
Sommers Celebrate 50 Years Together
Jack and Beth Sommers will be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house Sunday, March 15 from 2 to 4:30 p.m. at the Berthoud Senior Center. They invite all their friends to share in this happy occasion. They were married March 22, 1959 in the First Methodist Church in Neponset, Ill. (more…)
