8B Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2005 Daily Planner Battle Creek Enquirer Your guide to hat's going on in your town Send event information to FYI, co Dana Carter, Battle Creek Enquirer, 55 W. Van Buren St, Battle Creek, Ml 49017. By e-mail: dcarterbatttecr.9annett.com Fax: 964-0299 Please include name and phone number and submit items at least three days in advance. For information, call Dana Carter at 966-0697 TODAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY 25' 27ar 30' 38 351 33 32 10" 12 17' 20' fcg 26' 27 26' Partly sunny.
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Feels Likes: 16 Feels Like: 21 Feels Like: 27 Feels Like: 33 Feels Like: 32 Feels Like: 29 Feels Like: 29 Grandparent and Grandchild Swim, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.; Burnham Brook, 200 W. Michigan $2 per child; 966-2566. Feels Like temperature measures how the weather feels taking into account factors including temperature, humidity, wind and sunshine. MICHIGAN Today's weather. tonight's lows.
Sunrise today Sunset today 5:11 pjn. Houghton 2014 Temperatures are today's highs and LAKE SUPERIOR Winds north, becoming northwest and subsiding to 10-20 knots today. Waves subsiding to 5-8 feet Visibility 2 miles or less. Marquette SauttSte. Fcciinaka Escanaba ONGOING "Holiday Spectacular," now through Dec.
22, noon meal with 2 p.m. show Tuesday to Friday, and 6 p.m. meal with 8 p.m. show Friday and Saturday; Cornwell's Dinner Theatre, 1893515-12 Mile Road, Marshall; $35, includes meal; 781-4293. "Glasswear," noon to 5 p.m.
daily, through Dec. 31; jewelry by local artist Janet Kincaid; Blue Hour Gallery, 127 W.Michigan 789-1902. "Chihuly," through Jan. Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, 314 S. Park Kalamazoo; glass art by Dale Chihuly; $12 general, $10 students and seniors; 269-349-7775.
Dance to Life, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Mondays; Burnham Brook, 200 W. Michigan ballroom and social dancing for singles and couples of any age; $2 members, $4 nonmembers; 966-2566. Kalamazoo indoor flea market, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Tuesdays and Wednesdays; Kalamazoo County Fairgrounds, 2900 Lake Kalamazoo; 269-383-8761. Children's story time, 10 a.m. Tuesdays and 11:30 a.m. Wednesdays; Barnes Noble Booksellers, 5701 Beckley Road, Battle Creek; involves reading a book, doing an activity and having a snack; free; 979-8060. Chess club, 6 p.m.
Thursdays; Barnes Noble Booksellers, 5701 Beckley Road, Battle Creek; bring a chess board; free; 979-8060. Family came night, 6 p.m. Thursdays; Barnes Noble Booksellers, 5701 Beckley Road; UKt Michigan 27uy Winds west, becoming northwest at 15-25 knots today. Waves 5-7 feet. Visibility mainly unrestricted.
Lansing 2514 Delton 2413: Bellevue 2616 BATTLE CREEK Olivet .2616 -tcr 2717 -A tfc. I Albion 2513 The weather pattern for the next few days in South Central Michigan will be relatively cold and quiet. For the first time this month, we'll go more than 48 hours without some kind of "weather No Keith Thompson Chief meteorologist winter storms. No lake effect snow. But it will be very cold with maximum temperatures between five and 10 degrees colder than average.
Forecast models indicate the next disturbance heading our way will arrive Friday. Ahead of the system will come a surge of warmer air, which will likely push high temperatures Thursday and Friday above freezing. Precipitation could come Friday evening, perhaps beginning as a mix of rain and freezing rain. The changeover to snow looks to happen Saturday evening, which could set the table for some snow to be falling on Christmas morning. Keep your fingers crossed! On this date in 1989, a blast of Arctic air invaded the northern Plains.
The morning low temperature at International Falls, was 34 degrees below zero. Minot, N.D. reported a wind chill of 81 degrees below zero! Link to WWMT-TV News 3 weather at battlecreekenquirer.com. i-ice. 5515 2416 Kalamazoo Marshall 2615 12513 Athens Union City 2614 '2614 I Bronson 2614 Coldwater 2614 I Pellston 1 I Traverse (City 2616 Houghton 5.
Lane t- -jH Grand Rapids 2517 Homer 2515 BATTLE CREEK hunting? mmm flaying? CHECK OUTrV I AMs Arts Record low Precipitation: 24 hrs ending 6 p.m. yest. Month to date Normal month to date -1171983 0.05" 0.43" 1.63" Weather ON): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, -10s 2414 ff -V runt BATTLE CREEK rr w.J io UfU Upper Michigan: Windy and cold today with clouds and limited Lower Michigan: sunshine; a few flurries. Partly to mostly cloudy tonight with a couple of clouds and sunshine; a flurries. Clouds, sunshine and a few flurries tomorrow.
tonight with a flurry in Statistics are from Battle CreekKellogg Airport through 6 p.m. yesterday. ALMANAC Temperature: HighLow Normal highlow Last year's highlow Record high GLOBAL WEATHER NATIONAL CITIES 207140 34719 2072 5671895 LSfcJ 70 80' 904 9n 3018 HJ iS" 7 "t- j1 vj 3828 os AnlM 1 5 7652 I VV L(ai TJ Mwlwrey w-7954 6346 an flte.w.'ifi.-:.-,-. 7. 'r.
DEC. 29 Singles and couples dance, 7 to 10 p.m.; Burnham W. Michigan Battle Creek; public welcome; with The Collins Crew performing; $5 members, $8 nonmembers; 966-2566. Writer workshop, 6:30 p.m.; Barnes Noble Booksellers, 5701 Beckley Road, Battle Creek; bring your work; 979-8060. DEC.
31 Gary Fields' Ultimate Black Tie Affair, 6 p.m.; Branson Ballroom, McCamly Plaza Hotel; dinner, comedy show, dancing and more; $80 per person, $160 per couple, $270 per couple with hotel room; must be 21 or older to attend 965-4646. "It's Magic" New Years Eve party, 8 p.m. to 1 a.m.; Kalamazoo Air Zoo, 6151 Portage Road, Portage; a family-friendly event; cash bar available; advance tickets, $20 children, $25 adults; 269-382-6555. JAN.1 New Year's Day Splash, 9 a.m.; Willard Beach, Goguac Lake; $11 per dipper, includes a T-shirt, hot chocolate and snacks; 966-3431. JAN.
4 Buying and owning a computer, 10 to 11:30 a.m.; Willard Public Library, 7 W. Van Buren free; 968-8166. JAN. 6 Swing dance, 7:30 to 10:30 p.m.; Richland Community Center, 8905 Gull Road, Richland; $5 per person, partner not necessary; bring a snack; 317-2197. JAN.
7 "Jordan and Israel," presented by Sandy Mortimer, 2:30 p.m.; Lakeview High School auditorium, 300 S. 28th sponsored by Kiwanis Club of Battle Creek; 965-8693. Chinese culture, 2 to 3 p.m.; Kingman Museum, 175 Limit 965-5117. JAN. 9 "Men Empowering Men," 7 p.m.; Mott Auditorium, Olivet College; sponsored by Sexual Aggression Peer Advocates; 269-749-6638.
Jazz benefit concert, 8:15 p.m.; Miller Auditorium, Western Michigan University; $15 general, $5 students and seniors; 269-387-2300. JAN. 10 Dinner and a show, 6 to 8 p.m.; Kingman Museum, 175 Limit view a planetarium show and receive a coupon for discounts at an area restaurant; 965-5117. JAN. 11 Saxophonist Phil Barham, 8:15 p.m.; Dalton Center Recital Hall, Western Michigan University; free; 269-387-4678.
Understanding Windows, word processing and printing, 10 to 11:30 a.m.; Willard Public Library, 7 W. Van Buren free; 968-8166. JAN. 12 Battle Creek Reads "Pay rr Forward," Jan. 12 to March Willard Public Library, 7 W.
Van Buren a community reading program; 968-8166. The Wailin' Jennys, 8 p.m.; Franke Center for the Arts, 214 E. Mansion Marshall; $12 adults, $6 students; 781-0001. JAN. 14 Texas Hold'em Tournament, 4 to 11 p.m.; Champs Bar Grill, 869 W.
Columbia a fundraiser for youth baseball complex on Beadle Lake Road; $40 buy-in; 964-6985. Planetarium show, 2 to 3 p.m.; Kingman Museum, 175 Limit 965-5117. Plant production workshop, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan.
14, Feb. 11, March 11 and April Leila Arboretum Society, 928 W. Michigan $200 per person, or $225 per couple; 969- AccuWeather.com LastQ New First Dec 23 Dec 30 Moonrise today Moonset today Jan 6 Jan 14 11:40 a.m. Marie LAKE HURON Winds west at 15-25 knots today. Waves 4-7 feet.
Visibility mainly unrestricted, lower in any flumes. Alnena 2713 UKCtRIE Winds southwest becoming west and subsiding to 20-30 knots today. Waves 7-11 feet. Visibility mainly clear to the horizon. mm AT BATTLECREEKENaUIRER.COM Windy and cold today with intervals of couple of flurries.
Partly to mostly cloudy spots. Some sun tomorrow. Year to date Normal year to date 'Snowfall yesterday "Snowfall month to date "Estimated data 22.64" 34.29" 0.3" 11.2" t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, p.m.; Franke Center for the Arts, 214 E. Mansion Marshall; $12 adults, $6 students; 781-0001. Ice age adventure, 2 to 3 p.m.; Kingman Museum, 175 Limit discover the icy world that once existed; 965-5117.
Kalamazoo Dance, 7 to 10:30 p.m.; Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, 314 S. Park Kalamazoo; $13 public, $5 college students; 269-998-7446. JAN. 22 Russian National Ballet's "Sleeping Beauty," 3 p.m.; Miller Auditorium, Western Michigan University; $15 to $40; 800-228-9858. JAN.
25 E-mail accounts, attachments, spam and security, 10 to 11:30 a.m.; Willard Public Library, 7 W. Van Buren free; 968-8166. Family story time, 6:30 to 7 p.m.; Willard Public Library, 7 W. Van Buren 968-8166. JAN 26 Noon film, noon; Willard Public -ff.
Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. ET1 ral 1 r31 Coldfront Stationary front Showers Rain T-storms Snow Flurries Ice Warm front Forecasts and graphics, with the exception of the 7-Day forecast and Keith Thompson's column, provided by AccuWeather, Inc. 2005 YOUNG FORECASTER'S CLUB REGIONAL CITIES Tue. Wed.
City HiLoW HiloW Alpena 2713sf 2710sf Ann Arbor 2414sf 2612sf Bloomington, IN 3619pc 3817s Chicago 2414pc 2814pc Cleveland 2518sf 30A8sf Detroit 2416sf 2616sf Escanaba 27Usf 2613sf Flint 2316sf 2616sf Ft. Wayne 24A4pc 2814pc Grand Rapids 2517sf 2616sf Houghton Lake 2414sf 2412Af Kalamazoo 2513sf 2616sf Lansing 2514sf 2613sf Marquette 2210sf 26AVsf Milwaukee 2114sf 2517pc Pellston 2513sf 279sf Saginaw 2717sf 27lVsf St. Ste. Marie 2512sf 2313sf South Bend 24A4sf 27A7sf Toledo 25A5pc 2814sf Traverse City 2616sf 2716sf WORLD CITIES Tue. Wed.
City HiAoW HiAoW Amsterdam 4639pc 4639pc Athens 5039pc 5241pc Auckland 70614c 68SOfc Bangkok 8468pc 8462r Beijing 2610s 2(V13c Beirut 6358sh 6254sh Belgrade 3329pc 3V21sf Berlin 3932A 3934sf Buenos Aires 7957pc 846Cvpc Cairo 6555pc 5946pc Cancun 7966t 7957sh Caracas 8864A 8974pc Copenhagen 4334Ah 3936c Dublin 5043c 4843r Fiji 8775x: 8676c Frankfurt 3732c 37254x: Geneva 3922pc 4328s Havana 8164t 7061c Hong Kong 6952pc 6446A Jenisalem 5543pc 5442pc Johannesburg 8259pc 7558r London 45364c 4639pc Madrid 5031s 5030s Mexico City 7048sh 6143t Montreal 287sn 2111sf Moscow 3322sn 2516An Nassau 8068c 7551sh Oslo 2519pc 3228Ak: Paris 4330tJC 4332ypc Rio de Janeiro 8875t 8470A Rome 5039pc 5441Ac Seoul 2817pc 25lVsf Singapore 8777t 8477A- Sydney 8073s 9272A Tokyo 5034" 4529r Toronto 2816sf 2816sf Zurich Vmk 3627pc Tue. Wed. City HiloW HiLoW Albuquerque 5533pc 5633s Atlanta 4930s 4a32s Atlantic City 4017s 3822s Austin 5437r 6034pc Baltimore 3920s 3720s Birmingham 4727pc 5329pc Boise 4332i 4436sh Boston 3622s 3220pc Buffalo 2818sf 28A8sf Burlington 297sn 2210pc Charleston, SC 5432pc 5431A Charleston, WV 3617s 3922pc Charlotte 4826s 4826s Cincinnati 3219s 3620s Columbia, SC 5230s 5425s Columbus, OH 2814pc 3218pc Concord 319pc 2810pc Dallas 4736r 5837pc Denver 4830pc 5832pc Des Moines 3014pc 3824pc El Paso 6436pc 6634s Evansville 3822s 4222s Fairbanks 8-5pc 5-5pc Greensboro 4527s 4626s Hartford 3316pc 3218pC Honolulu 8066s 8168s Houston 5238c 5638c Indianapolis 3019pc 3518s Jackson, MS 4530pc 5031pc Jacksonville 6135pc 6032s Kansas City 3418pc 4425s Las Vegas 6344s 6744pc Little Rock 4631c 5531c Los Angeles 7652s 7654pc Louisville 3822s 412Vs Memphis 4332pc 4735pc Miami 7662Ah 7355sh Midland 5533pc 6538s Minneapolis 208pc 2514pc Nashville 3923s 4726pc New Orleans 5335pc 5536pc New York 3826pc 3324s Norfolk 4528s 4329pc Oklahoma City 4025sn 5135s Omaha 3313s 4025s Orlando 6848pc 6646s Philadelphia 3821s 3522s Phoenix 7451s 765Ipc Pittsburgh 2513sf 2818sf Portland, ME 3312pc 2614pc Portland, OR 4740r 5042A Providence 3720s 332Vpc Raleigh 4624s 4624s Richmond 4524s 4324pc Sacramento 6150A 5849r St. Louis 3923pc 4425s Salt Lake City 4632pc 4932pc San Diego 7054s 7054pc San Francisco 6353A 6152A Seattle 5240r 5042r Tampa 6850pc 6646s Topeka 3418s 4225s Tulsa 3626sn 5233pc Washington, DC 4024s 3826s Wichita, KS 3520pc 4629s TODAY "The Money Management Assistance Program," 10 a.m. to noon; Burnham Brook, 200 W.
Michigan 966-2566, ext. 320. Book croup: Bookworms, 7 p.m.; Barnes Noble Booksellers, 5701 Beckley Road; discussing Alan Alda's book, "Never Have Your Dog Stuffed;" 979-8060. Holiday carolers: Dickens Alumni Carolers, 7 p.m.; Schuler's Restaurant Pub, 115 S. Eagle Marshall; 781-0600.
WEDNESDAY "Touring Ireland," 12:15 p.m.; Albion Public Library, 501 S. Superior Albion; bring a lunch, coffee provided; 517-629-3993. Grandparent and Grandchild Swim 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.; Burnham Brook, 200 W. Michigan $2 per child; 966-2566. Holiday carolers: Marshall Classic Sincers, 7 p.m.; Schuler's Restaurant Pub, 115 S.
Eagle Marshall; 781-0600. Knitting and crocheting night, 6:30 p.m.; Barnes Noble Booksellers, 5701 Beckley Road, Battle Creek; 979-8060. Preschool story time, 10 a.m.; Willard Public Library, 7 W. Van Buren for ages 3-12 to register in advance; free; 968-8166, ext. 517.
Winter time at the zoo, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 21 to 23; Binder Park Zoo, 7400 Division Drive; $3 for members, $4 for nonmembers; 979-1351. THURSDAY Beginning beading, 1 to 3 p.m.; Michaels Arts Crafts, 12765 Harper Village Drive; must register 24 hours in advance; 979-8771.
Singles and couples dance, 7 to 10 p.m.; Burnham Brook, 200 W. Michigan Battle Creek; public welcome; with Day Hodges performing; $5 members, $8 nonmembers; 966-2566. SATURDAY Christmas Eve SUNDAY Christmas Day MONDAY Hanukkah KWANZAA Boxing Day DEC. 27 Christmas break kids craft time, 1 to 3 p.m.; Michaels Arts Crafts, 12765 Harper Village Drive; must register 24 hours in advance; 979-8771. Space Camp, 10 a.m.
to noon and 2 to 4 p.m. Dec. 27 to 30; Kingman Museum, 175 Limit explore our solar system through games, crafts, planetarium shows and more; 965-5117. DEC. 28 HANKMEILUISH WALTERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, MARSHALL Library, 7 W.
Van Buren 968-8166. JAN. 27 Friday night dances, 7 to 9 p.m.; Minges Creek Athletic Club, 21 Minges Creek Place; $10 members, $12 nonmembers; 979-1111. JAN. 28 Icefest 2006, 10 a.m.
to 2 p.m.; downtown Coldwater; four master carvers will create sculptures from ice blocks, chili cook-off, children's activities and more; 517-279-690. Water wonders, 2 to 3 p.m.; Kingman Museum, 175 Limit hands-on experiments that explore the wonders of water; 965-5117. JAN. 29 Sarakasi African Acrobats, 3 p.m.; Miller Auditorium, Western Michigan University; $15 to 0270, ext. 112.
JAN. 15 Sunday social dances, 2 to 5 p.m.; Richland Area Community Center, 9400 E. CD Richland; dances lessons begin at 1 p.m. for additional cost; $7 per person; 269-317-2197. JAN.
18 Ballroom dancing class, 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays, Jan. 18 to March 22; Family YMCA, 182 Capital Ave. S.W.; $50 per person, $90 per couple members, $75 per person, $115 per couple for nonmembers; 963-9622. Navigating the Web, 10 to 11:30 a.m.; Willard Public Library, 7 W.
Van Buren free; 968-8166. JAN. 19 "The Lion King," various show times Jan. 19 to March Wharton Center, East Lansing; $22 to $72; 800-942-7866. Finding the right funder, 9 to 10:30 a.m.; Willard Public Library, 7 W.
Van Buren 968-8166. Noon film, noon; Willard Public Library, 7 W. Van Buren 968-8166. JAN. 20 Anniversary open house and dance, 5 to 10 p.m.; Burnham Brook, 200 W.
Michigan tour the building, learn about programs available and dance to the Lew Boyd Swing Band; free; 966-2566, ext. 349. Care Bears Live "Caring and Sharing Friends," 7 p.m. Jan. 20, 10:30 a.m.
and 2 p.m. Jan. 21, and 1 and 4:30 p.m. Jan. 22; The DeltaPlex, 2500 Turner Grand Rapids; $12 and $16; 616-559-8000.
Training for leading a book discussion, 2:30 p.m. Jan. 20 and 7 p.m. Jan. 26; Willard Public Library, 7 W.
Van Buren 968-8166. JAN. 21 Chelsea House Orchestra, 8.
