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"It comes to you, this stuff just flies through the air, they send this information "beamed" out over the ******* place, you just got to know how to grab it, see, I know how to grab it." Kelso in the movie Heat.
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AT THE WICHITA FALLS MUSEUM OF ART AT MSU TEXAS: Make & Take At The Museum - Wednesday, July 1, 2026 - 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM - 2 Eureka Circle. Quoting WFMA: "Join us at the WFMA for our new Make & Take open studio! We provide the materials, you bring the creativity for these casual drop-in sessions. Free and open to all ages and skill levels, no registration required."
AT THE IRON HORSE PUB: The Notorious Cool Arrows - Wednesday July 1 - Doors 7:00 PM, Start 7:30 PM - 615 8th Street - Wichita Falls.
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07-01-2026 - 6:10 AM - Good Morning! It's the first day of July, and we're forecast to hit a cool 98 degrees today. Our water supply lake levels are still going in the wrong direction. I have no radio activities other than monitoring, and no chores on the schedule for today. My Folgers Black Silk coffee is ready.
--- 6:15 AM - NWS Forecast - Today: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 98. South wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 77. South southeast wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
--- 6:20 AM - NWS Short Range Weather Discussion
--- 6:25 AM - NWS Extended Range Weather Discussion
--- 6:30 AM - According to Water Data for Texas, Wichita Falls reservoirs are: Arrowhead: 82.2% Kemp: 95.3% Kickapoo: 89.1%. Monitored Water Supply Reservoirs are 89.0% full. The City of Wichita Falls uses combined levels of Arrowhead and Kickapoo (85.65%) to determine drought stage.
--- 6:45 AM - ERCOT (Texas) snapshot of grid conditions - ERCOT reports that conditions are normal and there is enough power for current demand with an operating reserve of 10,510 Megawatts.
--- 6:55 AM - I’m starting my “radio day” with the President McKinley CB Radio on 40-channel scan, and the scanner radio cruising through all the local Amateur (ham) Radio, business, government, and Personal Radio Services frequencies. Channel 19 on the CB Radio is busy with local traffic.
--- 7:00 AM - The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) seized 30 bundles of cocaine, weighing 75 pounds, during an Operation Lone Star traffic stop in Brooks County. The estimated street value is $780,000.
--- 7:15 AM - Truckers are issuing a lot of "Evel Knievel" (motorcycle cops) reports on CB Radio Channel 19 already this morning. I sometimes get on the radio and tell truckers not to worry because those motorcycle cops are just plywood cutouts. That won’t work on these recent reports because this cutout is in motion.
--- 8:25 AM - FEMA Daily Operations Briefing
--- 8:40 AM - Things to do in Wichita Falls: Collector's Den, 4020 Rhea Rd. in Wichita Falls, says they are the Wichita Falls premier comic and gaming shop. I'm not a collector or gamer, but if you are, stop by and take a look.
--- 10:30 AM - Many years ago, I was chatting with two local Amateur (ham) Radio guys on “two meters.” Those two kept “doubling” with each other. When the dust settled, one told the other: “You need to get a full-duplex radio so that when you hear me talking, you can shut up.”
--- 10:40 AM - The Economics Daily