SKY OF BLUE, SEA OF GREEN. The polar high moved in a bit earlier than the weather forecasters had expected, and there was very little additional rain Friday or early Saturday. By mid-day Saturday, the Kishwaukee River had receded behind the levees, although the water trapped outside the levees can only drain as fast as the river goes down. The bike path runs from the University toward First Street.


There are now footpaths into Kishwaukee Hall and the nearby apartments, although the hall, once home to the radio station and at one time a candidate for conversion to the coffee house, might be a writeoff.


Despite everything, Saturday's Corn Fest events went off as scheduled. American English performed many of the early Beatle tunes.


As I noted earlier, the younger set knows some of the words, for example "We all live in a yellow submarine," but the median age of people who sing along with "my independence seems to vanish in the haze" is somewhat higher.

RUNNING EXTRA: DeKalb County Online has a flood page including links to several videos local residents have provided.