Lebanon News

Our world is white! Moisture! Yippee! It still won’t make a wheat crop, but at least now we know we can get at least a little moisture. And it sure makes for a pretty Christmas scene.

And speaking of Christmas, it doesn’t seem possible that it’s only a few days away. Didn’t we just take down last year’s tree a couple of months ago?? Time does fly.

And further speaking of Christmas, have you been following the progression of the Christmas Star? We are in for a really, really rare treat this year, not seen for about 800 years. The planets of Jupiter and Saturn are millions of miles apart, but their paths will intersect, creating The Great Conjunction of 2020, otherwise known as The Christmas Star. The planets can now be seen in the southwestern sky soon after sunset, and on December 21 they will appear to be one star. This can all be observed by the naked eye and can be enhanced with observing equipment. Earlier conjunctions of these planets occurred in May of 2000 and in 1623, both in line with the sun and very difficult to see.

Roger McGraw has his Christmas greeting up. His latest haybale art is in its usual place, the corner of Roads 404 and 709. Drive by to see Charlie Brown wishing you a Merry Christmas.

I’ve been a bit ahead on listing the birthdays and anniversaries. We’ll be back in sync next week.