2024 CALENDAR
PUBLICATION OF THE BENZIE COUNTY RECORD PATRIOT
Zodiac Signs
BIRTHDAYS
Aquarius
(January 21 to February 19)
Pisces
(February 20 to March 20)
Aries
ANNIVERSARIES
(March 21 to April 20)
Taurus
(April 21 to May 22)
BIRTHSTONES
Gemini
January
Birthstone: Garnet Flower: Carnation
May
Birthstone: Emerald Flower: Lily of the Valley
September Birthstone: Sapphire Flower: Aster
February
Birthstone: Amethyst Flower: Violet
June
Birthstone: Pearl Flower: Rose
October
Birthstone: Opal Flower: Calendula
March
Birthstone: Aquamarine Flower: Daffodil
July
Birthstone: Ruby Flower: Larkspur
November
Birthstone: Topaz Flower: Chrysanthemum
April
Birthstone: Diamond Flower: Sweet Pea
August
Birthstone: Peridot Flower: Gladiolus
December
Birthstone: Turquoise Flower: Narcissus
(May 23 to June 21)
Cancer
(June 22 to July 22)
Leo
(July 23 to August 22)
Virgo
(August 23 to September 22)
Libra
(September 23 to October 22)
Scorpio
(October 23 to November 21)
Sagittarius
(November 22 to December 22)
Capricorn
(December 23 to January 20)
2024 at a glance
Main St. • Frankfort • 231-352-6700
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Warming hut at Buck Hills in 1958
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L ETON’S
Corner Store &
Stop in for great pizza and snac k items.
Featuring hotel rooms, suites and condominiums. Lake Michigan and Betsie Bay views, private beach, indoor pool and a deep-water marina. Short walk to downtown.
M-115 & US 31, BENZONIA • 231-882-4342
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Since 1959, Frankfort Community Federal Credit Union has been serving the financial needs of those who live, work or worship in Benzie County.
231-352-4141
frankfortcu.org 921 Forest Ave. Frankfort
(231) 352-9392
Frankfort and South Eastern Railroad in 1889
OPEN
THURS TO MON 3 PM TO 9 PM
Try our award winning Perch, Prime Rib, Whitefish, Chili and Hamburger. Featuring 26 craft beers and full bar. COLDCREEKRESTAURANT.COM | 231.882.7282 | 185 S. BENZIE BLVD, BEULAH, MI
VOTED BEST IN BENZIE CO!
620 Frankfort Ave, Elberta, MI • 231-399-0500 • willoughbytireandauto.com
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231-882-9655 • US-31, Benzonia
Frankfort Milling Company, 4th Street at Waterfront in 1910 Featuring hotel rooms, suites and condominiums. Lake Michigan and Betsie Bay views, private beach, indoor pool and a deep-water marina. Short walk to downtown.
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Daylight Saving Time Begins
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Good Friday
Loggy Shanty
231-352-4141
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L ETON’S
Corner Store &
Stop in for great pizza and snac k items.
M-115 & US 31, BENZONIA • 231-882-4342 OPEN
THURS TO MON 3 PM TO 9 PM
Try our award winning Perch, Prime Rib, Whitefish, Chili and Hamburger. Featuring 26 craft beers and full bar. COLDCREEKRESTAURANT.COM | 231.882.7282 | 185 S. BENZIE BLVD, BEULAH, MI
Main St. • Frankfort • 231-352-6700
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Tax Day
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Arbor Day
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VOTED BEST IN BENZIE CO!
620 Frankfort Ave, Elberta, MI • 231-399-0500 • willoughbytireandauto.com
Telephone lines in Benzonia
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1514 Benzie Hwy., Benzonia, MI 49616
231-882-4417 www.watsonbenzie.com
Seaplane on Beulah Beach in 1925
Main St. • Frankfort • 231-352-6700
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First Cherry Hut, Warren Road at Crystal Drive
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L ETON’S
Corner Store &
Stop in for great pizza and snac k items.
M-115 & US 31, BENZONIA • 231-882-4342
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Featuring hotel rooms, suites and condominiums. Lake Michigan and Betsie Bay views, private beach, indoor pool and a deep-water marina. Short walk to downtown.
1514 Benzie Hwy., Benzonia, MI 49616
231-882-4417 www.watsonbenzie.com
Beach in Frankfort in 1920
Since 1959, Frankfort Community Federal Credit Union has been serving the financial needs of those who live, work or worship in Benzie County. frankfortcu.org 921 Forest Ave. Frankfort
(231) 352-9392
231-882-9655 • US-31, Benzonia
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Congregational Church of Benzonia, now Benzie Area Historical Society Since 1959, Frankfort Community Federal Credit Union has been serving the financial needs of those who live, work or worship in Benzie County. frankfortcu.org 921 Forest Ave. Frankfort
(231) 352-9392
OPEN
THURS TO MON 3 PM TO 9 PM
Try our award winning Perch, Prime Rib, Whitefish, Chili and Hamburger. Featuring 26 craft beers and full bar. COLDCREEKRESTAURANT.COM | 231.882.7282 | 185 S. BENZIE BLVD, BEULAH, MI
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1514 Benzie Hwy., Benzonia, MI 49616
231-882-4417 www.watsonbenzie.com
Advertisement, The Toggery
Since 1959, Frankfort Community Federal Credit Union has been serving the financial needs of those who live, work or worship in Benzie County. frankfortcu.org 921 Forest Ave. Frankfort
(231) 352-9392
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VOTED BEST IN BENZIE CO!
620 Frankfort Ave, Elberta, MI • 231-399-0500 • willoughbytireandauto.com Featuring hotel rooms, suites and condominiums. Lake Michigan and Betsie Bay views, private beach, indoor pool and a deep-water marina. Short walk to downtown.
231-882-9655 • US-31, Benzonia
Beulah Brand Turkey in 1950
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Santa Claus at Crystal Mountain
Corner Store &
Stop in for great pizza and snac k items.
M-115 & US 31, BENZONIA • 231-882-4342
Since 1959, Frankfort Community Federal Credit Union has been serving the financial needs of those who live, work or worship in Benzie County. frankfortcu.org 921 Forest Ave. Frankfort
(231) 352-9392
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sports standards BASEBALL
• Home plate to pitcher’s box: 60 feet 6 inches. • Plate to second base: 127 feet 3 3/8 inches. • Distance from base to base (home plate included): 90 feet. • Size of bases: 15 inches by 15 inches. • Pitcher’s plate: 24 inches by 6 inches. • Batter’s box: 4 feet by 6 feet. • Home plate: Five-sided, 17 inches by 8 1/2 inches by 8 1/2 inches by 12 inches by 12 inches, cut to a point at rear. • Home plate to backstop: Not less than 60 feet • Weight of ball: Not less than 5 ounces nor more than 5 1/4 ounces. • Circumference of ball: Not less than 9 inches nor more than 9 1/4 inches. • Bat: Must be one piece of solid wood, round, not over 2 3/4 inches in diameter at thickest part, nor more than 42 inches in length.
BASKETBALL (National Collegiate A.A. Men’s Rules)
• Playing court: College: 94 feet long by 50 feet wide • High School: 84 feet long by 50 feet wide • Baskets: Rings 18 inches in inside diameter, with white cord 12-mesh nets, 15 to 18 inches in length. Each ring is made of metal, is not more than 5/8 of an inch in diameter, and is bright orange in color. • Height of basket: 10 feet (upper edge). • Weight of ball: Not less than 20 ounces nor more than 22. • Circumference of ball: Not greater than 30 inches and not less than 29 1/2. • Free-throw line: 15 feet from the face of the backboard, 2 inches wide. • Three-point field goal line: 19 feet, 9 inches from the center of the basket. In the National Basketball Association, the distance is 22 feet.
SOCCER
• Playing field: Minimum 100 yards long by 50 yards wide; maximum: 130 yards long by 100 yards wide. International matches: Minimum 110 yards long by 70 yards wide; Maximum: 120 yards long by 80 yards wide. Longer boundary lines are called touchlines or sidelines, and shorter boundary lines are called goal lines. • Goal area: Two lines drawn at right angles to a goal line, 6 yards from the inside of each goalpost. Lines extend into playing field for 6 yards, and are joined by a line drawn parallel with the goal line. • Goals: Distance between posts is 8 yards. Distance from crossbar to the ground is 8 feet. Width and depth of bars not to exceed 5 inches. • Weight of ball: Not more than 16 ounces nor less than 14. • Circumference of ball: Not greater than 28 inches nor less than 27. • Penalty area: Two lines drawn at right angles to the goal line, 18 yards from the inside of each goalpost. Lines extend into playing field for 18 yards and are joined by a line drawn parallel with the goal line. • Center circle: Radius of 10 yards. Center at midpoint of halfway line. • Flagposts: Not less than 5 feet high, and not less than 1 yard outside the touchline. • Corner arc: Quarter circle with a radius of 1 yard from each corner flagpost drawn inside playing field.
FOOTBALL (NCAA)
• Length of field: 120 yards (including 10 yards of end zone • at each end). • Width of field: 53 1/3 yards (160 feet). • Height of goal posts: At least 30 feet. • Height of crossbar: 10 feet. • Width of goal posts (above crossbar): 18 feet 6 inches, inside to inside. • Length of ball: 10 7/8 to 11 7/16 inches (long axis). • Circumference of ball: 20 3/4 to 21 1/4 inches (middle); 27 3/4 to 28 1/2 inches (long axis).
GOLF
• Specifications of ball: Broadened to require that the ball be designed to perform as if it were spherically symmetrical. • The weight of the ball shall not be greater than 1.620 ounces avoirdupois, and the size shall not be less than 1.680 inches in diameter. • Velocity of ball: Not greater than 250 feet per second when tested on USGA apparatus, with 2 percent tolerance. • Hole: 4 1/4 inches in diameter and at least 4 inches deep. • Clubs: 14 is the maximum number permitted. • Overall distance standard: A brand of ball shall not exceed a distance of 280 yards plus 6% when tested on USGA apparatus under specified conditions, on an outdoor range at USGA Headquarters.
HOCKEY
• Size of rink: 200 feet long by 85 feet wide surrounded by a wooden wall not less than 40 inches and not more than 48 inches above level of ice. • Size of goal: 6 feet wide by 4 feet in height. • Puck: 1 inch thick and 3 inches in diameter, made of vulcanized rubber; weight 5 1/2 to 6 ounces. • Length of stick: Not more than 60 inches from heel to end of shaft nor more than 12 1/2 inches from heel to end of blade. Blade should not be more than 3 inches in width but not less than 2 inches—except goal keeper’s stick, which shall not exceed 3 1/2 inches in width except at the heel, where it must not exceed 4 1/2 inches, nor shall the goalkeeper’s stick exceed 15 1/2 inches from the heel to the end of the blade.
TENNIS
• Size of court: 120 feet long by 60 feet wide, with rectangle marked off at 78 feet long by 27 feet wide (singles) and 78 feet long by 36 feet wide (doubles). • Height of net: 3 feet in center, gradually rising to reach 3-foot 6-inch posts at a point 3 feet outside each side of court. • Ball: Shall be more than 2 1/2 inches and less than 2 5/8 inches in diameter and weigh more than 2 ounces and less than 2 1/6 ounces. • Service line: 21 feet from net.
common conversions LENGTH 1 centimeter (cm) 1 inch 1 foot 1 foot 1 yard 1 meter (m) 1 meter (m) 1 furlong 1 kilometer (km) 1 kilometer (km) 1 mile 1 mile 1 nautical mile
= 10 millimeters (mm) = 2.54 centimeters (cm) = 0.3048 meters (m) = 12 inches = 3 feet = 100 centimeters (cm) = 3.280839895 feet = 660 feet = 1000 meters (m) = 0.62137119 miles = 5280 ft = 1.609344 kilometers (km) = 1.852 kilometers (km)
AREA 1 square foot 1 square foot 1 square yard 1 square meter 1 acre 1 hectare 1 hectare 1 square kilometer 1 square mile 1 square mile
= 144 square inches = 929.0304 square centimeters = 9 square feet = 10.7639104 square feet = 43,560 square feet = 10,000 square meters = 2.4710538 acres = 100 hectares = 2.58998811 square kilometers = 640 acres
SPEED 1 mile per hour (mph) = 1.46666667 feet per second (fps) 1 mile per hour (mph) = 1.609344 kilometers per hour 1 knot = 1.150779448 miles per hour 1 foot per second = 0.68181818 miles per hour (mph) 1 kilometer per hour = 0.62137119 miles per hour (mph)
WEIGHT 1 milligram (mg) 1 gram (g) 1 gram (g) 1 ounce 1 ounce 1 pound (lb) 1 pound (lb) 1 kilogram (kg) 1 kilogram (kg) 1 kilogram (kg) 1 stone 1 short ton 1 metric ton
= 0.001 grams (g) = 0.001 kilograms (kg) = 0.035273962 ounces = 28.34952312 grams (g) = 0.0625 pounds = 16 ounces = 0.45359237 kilograms (kg) = 1000 grams = 35.273962 ounces = 2.20462262 pounds (lb) = 14 pounds = 2000 pounds = 1000 kilograms (kg)
VOLUME 1 US tablespoon 1 US fluid ounce 1 US cup 1 US cup 1 US pint 1 US pint 1 liter (l) 1 liter (l) 1 US quart 1 US gallon 1 US gallon
= 3 US teaspoons = 29.57353 milliliters (ml) = 16 US tablespoons = 8 US fluid ounces = 2 US cups = 16 US fluid ounces = 33.8140227 US fluid ounces = 1000 milliliters (ml) = 2 US pints = 4 US quarts = 3.78541178 liters
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A special thank you to the Benzie County Historical Society for the images provided for this calendar.