Hope you are enjoying the early arrival of summer!  Don’t forget this Sunday is Father’s Day.

 

LAKE LEVEL –Current lake level is 410.1’ so that means the lake is down about 5”  You can always get real-time data on the www.hycolake.com web site from USGS or click here.  Just add 400 to the gauge reading and you will get actual lake elevation.  410.5’ is full lake.

 

LOCAL BUSINESSES – There is an open House at The Harbor this weekend.  Most any local real estate agency has representatives that can discuss the offerings at The Harbor.  You can visit their web site at: www.theharboronhyco.com

 

Work is moving fast on the Cookout with concrete being poured this week.  Shouldn’t be long before they fire up the charcoal grill.

 

Essentials Plus (Formerly The Flea Market Shop) in uptown Roxboro provides you an outlet for that “stuff” you don’t want to throw away because it’s not trash but it’s in the way or you don’t need it.  Whether cleaning out a basement to make it into a rec. room, rental property or any other situation where you need a hand moving out the old to move in the new, Essentials Plus can do it.  David will come out and give you a estimate to either do a piece-meal or whole house, “broom sweep” to remove those items.  They also sanitize mattresses so they can take care of those. David says that furniture moves good and the slowest items are china cabinets and hutches.  Also visit David’s store Essentials Plus right in front of the Court House on Main Street in Roxboro.  Call David for a site visit:  336 583-9577

 

Creative Crafts and Framing is another uptown store that does great framing work.  I recently had a WWII Marine dress uniform box-framed with a picture and brass plaque placed in it of my Dad who served in WWII.  They did a wonderful job and it will be something I’ll keep forever.  They are located two doors down from the Kirby Theatre in Uptown Roxboro.  336 599-4166

 

ENTERTAINMENT – Alive After 5 Thursday 6/19 in Uptown Roxboro at Merritt Commons.  Bring your lawn chair if you prefer to watch.  Food and beverage on site.  Shine band from Raleigh will provide the entertainment.  See more info on Shine: http://www.myspace.com/shinenc   Music starts at 5:30.  www.historicroxboro.com

 

The Flaming Star will have The Embers this Saturday night 6/14. Join all your friends at the Star for a great time.  Ample room for everyone.  Brown bagging allowed and all your favorite beer and wine coolers on site. www.theflamingstar.com

 

Keep up with the latest entertainment on our Hyco Calendar.

 

Sis’s Café – (Formerly Mickey’s BBQ)  We’ve had some good reports from Sis’s Café in Semora so give them a try.  Closed on Sunday and Monday.  Let me know if you go and your rating!

 

Red Cross and Food Bank Drive Saturday – Located in old Wal-Mart parking lot next to La Cocina. The Food Bank needs food and typical things young families need and the Red Cross needs blood. Sponsored by ReMax, NC Highway Patrol, Sheriff, Police, Fire and the NC National Guard.  10-2:30

 

Roxboro Area Chamber of Commerce – Did you know you don’t have to be a business to join the Chamber??  There are many active individuals who are members of the Chamber.   This is a great way to get together with your friends and rub elbows with business leaders in the community all working for a greater community.  Without organizations like the Chamber, Roxboro Uptown Development Corporation, Roxboro Area Merchants Association and other economic groups, we would not be advancing business, industry and jobs.  The City Council and Person County Commissioners count on groups such as these to spur and streamline development.  See more info on the Chamber at this link and contact me if you would like to know more: www.roxboronc.com

 

ADVISORY – Local tomatoes OK!  I’m sure you’ve heard about the tomato concern of having Salmonella.  North Carolina tomatoes are not in this advisory so be sure buy “Got to be NC produce”!  We checked with some of our local produce stands and have this report:

Flat River Nursery – has greenhouse tomatoes, cabbage, cukes, squash and flowers. Hours Thursdays 3-7.    364-2460

Carver Farms – Squash and cukes. M-F 7:30-5  Sat. 7:30-1    599-4901

Rolling Hills – Squash, tomatoes from Johnston County, zucchini, cabbage, green beans, onions, watermelon. M-F 7:30-5:30  Sat. 7:30-4 Sunday 1-4     599-0385

 

Smoke from coastal area fires – The smoky atmosphere we’ve had the last couple of days brings out a couple of things we take for granted – clean air and water!  Having worked and retired from Duke Energy, I am acutely aware of all the resources it takes to maintain our natural resources.  I recently talked to a school teacher who visited China and reports that most every day in the industrial areas of China, a smoky haze is present much like what we’ve seen the last couple of days here – glad I live in the U.S.A!

 

Hot water explanation – a reader asked me this week about the lake temperature being higher down near the dam, Oak Pointe and Whetstone.  Without giving you the full detailed explanation, the lake temperatures are mainly affected by the following conditions:

1)      Ambient temperatures both day and night – the higher they are, the more solar heating the water receives and hot nights do not allow for much evaporative cooling.

2)      Duke Energy plant load – the hotter the weather, the more air conditioning load requires more plant KWH output and more BTUs from the cooling water the plant results in higher lake temperature

3)      Lack of rainfall – rainfall provides both cooling and inversion. Inversion is the process of hotter water rising to the top and colder to the bottom.  Rain being cooler will cause the top layer to cool and then fall toward the bottom adding cooling and oxygen.

4)      Reduced river inflow – lack of rainfall and water usage from Hyco north and south along with Cobb’s Creek results in less inflow from the creeks and rivers which is cooler due to being mostly shaded.

 

One of the reader’s concerns was that the hot water may kill fish.  It has been my experience in past years that when a fish kill did occur, the majority of the time it was due to the lack of oxygen and not hot water.  Fish will go to deep water which is much cooler than surface water.  Oxygen is added mainly with the rainfall and of course with surface exposure.  The problem occurs when oxygen is not carried to the bottom by colder water (rainfall).  Oxygen rich rainfall will result in the inversion process and fall towards the bottom with oxygen for the fish.   Boats can actually help the situation by stirring up the water and adding some oxygen in the process.  If you’ve ever had an aquarium, you are aware of the need for oxygen.  Some farm ponds use aeration also and fountains add oxygen.  If you want the full explanation, let me know and I will send it to you or if you want to know more about the environmental laws Progress is following to maintain air and water quality. I’m not the official representative of Duke Energy – just an informed source from years past!

 

Hope you have a great weekend

 

More news later . . . .

randy@hycolake.com

 

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