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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 28th, 2008:
- MONDAY, JANUARY 28: Mother Nature
cooperated to bring ideal weather conditions for the Snow Festival held
this past weekend, with a high temperature of 29 degrees in the village.
Volunteers reported they had to find parking space for an estimated 500
snowmobilers who rode in to watch the races. There were close to 200
sleds in the lineup for the Friday night torchlight parade, with an
impressive fireworks display held at the race track after the parade.
Sadly, we remember this morning in 1986 when the Space Shuttle
Challenger blew up after 73 seconds of flight, killing all seven
astronauts. In 1887, snowflakes the size of milk pans fell across
several miles of Montana. Some were measured 15 inches across and 18
inches thick. Nothing close to that has been measured since.
- TUESDAY, JANUARY 29:
Congratulations to Mike and Jodi Dolan of Turin on the birth yesterday
of a daughter, Rachel Lynn, with best wishes from their families and
friends. Also, Ray and Chris Williams of Carthage have a new daughter,
Ayden Elizabeth Fay Williams, born yesterday in Watertown.
Congratulations from Aunt P.J. and Uncle Tracy. Marie Burnham of
Glenfield celebrates with 80 candles on her birthday cake, with best
wishes from her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.
Baseball lovers might like to know that the U.S. Baseball Hall of Fame
in Cooperstown elected their first members in 1936. The Hall of Fame has
over 350,000 visitors each year. Talk show host Oprah Winfrey was born
in Kosciusko, MS, 54 years ago today.
- WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30: A strong
cold front entered the area this morning. The temperature dropped from
38 to 25 in one hour, with snow and wind causing the visibility to drop
to a quarter of a mile at 8:30 a.m. At 8:25 a.m., several claps of
thunder were reported. Area schools were dismissed early due to the
windy conditions. Happy 24th anniversary wishes go out to Fred and
Joellen Fox of Talcottville from their family and friends. The Beatles
made their last public performance on a rooftop in London in 1969. The
comedian co-star of TV’s Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In, Dick Martin, was
born in Detroit, MI, 86 years ago today. U.S. Vice President Dick
Cheney, a native of Lincoln, NE, is 67 today. Because of the World War
II conflict, the last Chevy and DeSoto cars were produced today in 1942.
Auto makers then re-tooled to build military gear.
- THURSDAY, JANUARY 31: Yesterday’s
lake-effect storm involved a peak wind gust of 62 mph at 9:27 a.m. at
Rick Beyer’s home on the Rector Road, and 34 mph here at the station at
11:44 a.m. The heavy snowfall never reached Boonville, as only a
half-inch was measured at the Merry Hill Weather Station. Today, Bob and
Helen Cataldo of Lyons Falls celebrate their 55th anniversary, with best
wishes from friends and family. While on a snowmobile trip to Woodhull
Lake in 1991, our group encountered heavy snowfall, and by morning 25
inches was measured at the Weather Station. On that trip were Andy
Seelman, Kenny Pond, Harold Haig, Pete Belyea, and myself. Baseball Hall
of Famer Jackie Robinson was born in Cairo, Georgia, in 1919, and was
elected to the Hall of Fame in 1962. He died on October 24, 1972.
- FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1: Happy 44th
anniversary wishes to Russ and Janice Pfendler of Boonville, from Dawn,
Matt and family. Martha Lovenduski of Lowville celebrates her 88th
birthday, with best wishes from her niece. On this morning in 2003, the
Space Shuttle Columbia exploded at 9:16 a.m., killing all seven crew
members. It was this evening in 2003 when the Post House roof on Ford
Street collapsed, and at about the same time, the wooden walkway bridge
over the Feeder Canal near Route 12 also collapsed under snow weight.
Weather extremes for today show a high temperature of 47 degrees in 1989
and a low temperature of 25 degrees below zero here at the station in
1976.
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