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by George Capron

The following are excerpts from some of the calls that George received during his radio show on WBRV-WLLG The Moose, as well as observations he made on the air during the week of January 25th, 2010:

MONDAY, JANUARY 25: Weather in Boonville can be very changeable. Today we expect a lot of rain with a high temperature near 50, but we have a lake-effect snow watch starting tomorrow morning. We can go from one extreme to the other. It’s interesting to note that this morning’s snow level officially was measured to be 9 inches. Out of the last 20 years, only two other years, 2006 and 1995, had less snow on this date with only 3 inches found. The most snow was 51 inches in 2003. In 1993, the temperature rose to 51 degrees and I had two robin reports. In 2002, two flocks of geese flew past the radio station in a northerly direction.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 26: Wow, what a downpour yesterday. I measured 1.90 inches of rain this morning and adding yesterday morning’s .88, we ended up with 2.78 inches of rain. Parts of our snowmobile trail system were underwater and will take days to drain out.

Two babies were born in the past 24 hours. Congratulations to Mark and Charity Savage of the Thayer Hill Road on the birth last evening of a son, Tristan Allen. He entered the world at 5 pounds, 13 ounces. Happy wishes are from grandparents Scott and Lynn Sawyer, and Jerry and Rita Savage.

A daughter, Alexis Lynn, was born to Larry and Carrie Walseman of Houseville this morning. She weighed 8 pounds, 6 ounces, and was 21 inches long. Congratulations from Branden, Tara and Nolan.

A happy 92nd birthday to Francis Lahah of Boonville from the Fox family.

I received a report of a redwing blackbird in a bird feeder in Turin yesterday. Either the bird was two months early or never went south last fall.

The first episodes of TV’s “The Dukes of Hazard” appeared on the air in 1979 and ran for seven seasons.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27: It was announced yesterday by the World Meteorological Organization that the world record for high wind was broken. Mount Washington, New Hampshire, had the record of 231 mph since April 12, 1934. The news release stated that a 253 mph gust was recorded in Australia’s Barrow Island during Cyclone Olivia in 1996. Mount Washington can still claim the wind speed record for the Northern and Western hemispheres.

In 1956, Elvis Presley’s first RCA record, “Heartbreak Hotel,” was released.

During an evening recording session in Nashville in 1959, Johnny Horton recorded his best remembered song, “The Battle of New Orleans.”

THURSDAY, JANUARY 28: For the past several days, lake-effect snow has been found north of the area and has not drifted southward. The snowmobile trails need a new top coating, as they are very icy with nothing to groom in our area.

Happy birthday to Grandpa Emerson Wood of Port Leyden on his 79th birthday from Craig, Tammy, and Dalayna, and from Carol, Gary and Nicholas.

Happy 76th birthday wishes to Frieda Roggie, the best mom ever, from Joyce, Jay and family.

The TV series, “Fantasy Island,” began a six-year run on ABC in 1978.

Tragedy struck this morning in 1986 when the space shuttle Challenger blew up 73 seconds into its flight from Cape Canaveral. All seven astronauts were killed.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 29: Congratulations to Kyle and Jessica Widrick of Croghan on the birth Wednesday of a daughter, Zoey Joy, who weighed 7 pounds, 9 ounces. She will join a big brother Winston at home. Best wishes from Mom and Dad Zehr.

Happy 39th anniversary wishes to Bob and Gloria Dosztan of Watson from Billy, Joanna, and Holly, and their families.

Tonight’s Torchlight Parade will be a cold one, but cold doesn’t bother snowmobilers. The temperature will drop to 10 below zero and a windchill of 25 below, with possible 20 mph winds. A big turnout was expected.

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