THE BRIGHT SIDE
Yerkes Observatory announces open house dates for 2026.
This year, there will be a couple of changes to this popular event. The Open Houses will still include open exploration of the observatory, a scavenger hunt with prizes, engaging demos and hands-on activities, a chance to see the world’s largest refracting telescope up close, and more. The main change is related to parking: instead of trolleys transporting guests to and from Williams Bay School, guests will park on-site at the observatory. This also means fewer tickets will be available for each open house, though they are planning to host several more open houses throughout 2026. Each event is rain or shine and includes a variety of activities for you and your family, with unique activities and themes.
These events do not include the use of the telescopes in the building, though all will be welcome to see the Great Refractor dome, and we will try to observe with smaller telescopes outside if clear. To ensure sufficient parking on-site, reservations are required. Tickets for this event cost $5 per child and $10 for adults and are available online only. The first open house is Friday, March 13, 2026, from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. The theme is Messier Marathon with the Milwaukee Astronomical Society.
Puppy killer Noem (she did the goat for free) is at it again.
After discovering that Minneapolis is indeed cold as ice, especially to her, Noem has wisely retreated by attacking in a different direction. She’s going after American Indians. She wants as many as possible deported because they are not truly citizens of the United States, since they consider themselves native, and that makes them pre-citizens without a visa and therefore subject to deportation. The Native American’s chosen to be members of their own sovereign internally located nations.
The only problem with her latest about-to-be-a-fiasco immigration pursuit, other than the courts, is geography. The Seminole in Montana would have to be flown to what is today called the Villages in North Florida. The Apache deportees would have to be taken to Arizona or New Mexico (oh, gee, they are already there! They could ‘deport in place’ no doubt). There are many more tribes to choose from, but it would appear that won’t be a problem, as the Department of Homeland Security is run by a woman, even with her awful credentials, who would better serve as the nation’s dog catcher rather than being in charge of turning bad Indians into ‘good’ Indians.
Please, do not think this woman is dumb; however, as a few days ago, the media got to go into her private jet, which the DHS provides her. It has a queen-size bed and a wet bar in its bedroom. You do not have that.
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