The odds right now are in favor of Beardstown not having a flood this week, but the scare could come a little later as it did after the 1926 flood which renewed itself several months later in 1927. As we traveled north to Chicago this past weekend for the retirement party of our son-in-law Rich Walker, we crossed the Kankakee River, the Illinois River and the Des Plaines River and later the Fox River and they were all full to their banks and overflowing in many places. This water hasn’t arrived in Beardstown yet. As we made a detour over to North Aurora to visit Don and Betty Flamme Elmore, we noticed many homes along the Fox River with sand bags around them. Another factor is that the huge floods around Fargo, North Dakota the last few days is going to cause a lot of water to go into the Mississippi and when that has happened in the past it has forced the Mississippi to “back up” into the Illinois River.

It looks like the weather will be perfect for garage sale-ing this weekend. High of 55 and only 10 percent chance of rain.  Lets keep our finger crossed! Pick up the map of garage sale locations Friday evening at McCausland's IGA, Petefish Skiles & Company Bank and both gas stations.