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George's Tid Bits
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 February 4th, 2008:
- MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4: Happy 47th
anniversary wishes to Burt and Mary Alger of Boonville from their
children and grandchildren. Cal and Sue Farney of Lowville celebrate
their 41st wedding anniversary, with best wishes from the West family.
Dan Hrim of Boonville celebrates his 80th birthday today, from wife
Florence, family and friends. The Lost Trail Snowmobile Club of
Boonville began using their new Kubota tractor-groomer this weekend, and
they report a higher than normal amount of deer on the trails. Two were
hit and killed on the new Port Leyden trail this weekend by
snowmobilers, so be very careful. In automotive history, Ford Motor
Company purchased the Lincoln Motor Company for $8 million in 1922.
- TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5:
Congratulations to Brad Young and Trish Mooney on the birth this morning
of a daughter, Olivia Mildred Young, from their families and friends.
Happy 55th anniversary wishes to Jack and Joan Phillips of Alder Creek
from their family and friends. Two young ladies celebrate impressive
birthday numbers today. Erma Seymour of Boonville is 90 today, and her
best friend, Calemas Waterman, Westernville, is 91. Best wishes for a
happy birthday goes out to Pastor Bill Mudge of the Boonville United
Methodist Church from his family and friends. Former NASCAR racer Darryl
Waltrip was born in Owensboro, Kentucky, in 1947. He retired from racing
in 2000. He was the Winston Cup champion three times and won 84 races.
Today is the 56th anniversary of the first “Don’t Walk Sign” which was
installed in New York City. Boonville summer resident John Gilbert
called from north of Tampa, Florida, this morning that the robins
arrived yesterday, which is earlier than normal.
- WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6: Today was
another disruptive weather day with wet snow and sleet, causing six
school closings, from Adirondack to Carthage. A flood warning was issued
for Oneida and Herkimer counties. On the brighter side, two robins were
spotted this morning on the Stuckie Road, just north of the radio
station. One of the “Golden Boys of Bandstand,” singer Fabian, was born
in Philadelphia, PA, 65 years ago. Our 40th President, Ronald Reagan,
was born in Tampico, Illinois, in 1911. Baseball Hall of Famer, Babe
Ruth, was born in Baltimore, MD, in 1895.
- THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7:
Congratulations to Greg and Sara Myers of Rochester on the birth
yesterday of a son, Noah Gregory, born in Rochester. Greg is originally
from Boonville, and friends and family send their best wishes. Sadly,
Lewis County lost one of its oldest residents yesterday morning. Mildred
S. Reape, 105, passed away at the Lewis County Extended Care Facility,
Lowville. She had lived alone at her home on Lanphear Street in Lowville
until she broke her ankle, requiring her to move to the facility in
September 2007. Country singer Garth Brooks was born in Luba, OK, 46
years ago. With 3,000 screaming fans waiting, the Beatles arrived in
America for the first time at New York’s Kennedy Airport in 1964. Two
days later they made their first TV appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show.
It was estimated that 40 percent of the U.S. population, or 73 million
views watched them perform. With a sign of relief, a three-day snowstorm
ended in 1972, after dumping 50 inches of snow on us, with a measurement
of 60 inches of snow in the woods on Jackson Hill. That storm was a
challenge for snowplow drivers and residents of Boonville who had to
move the snow.
- FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8: Yesterday
Gerald (Jerry) and Gail LaQuay of West Leyden celebrated their 38th
anniversary, and Gail says they’re starting their next 38 years. The Boy
Scouts of America were founded in Washington, DC, in 1910. On tomorrow’s
date in 1934, Stillwater Reservoir recorded an incredible 52 degrees
below zero temperature record. Longtime ABC news anchor Ted Koppel is 68
today. he was born in Lancashire, England, in 1940. In 1972, the New
York State Championship Snowmobile Races were set to start. As of this
date, 800 race entries were in, with over 400 in the modified division
alone. There were more entries than the World Series of Snowmobiling. On
February 9, 1973, the speed trials were run at the Boonville Airport,
with a huge turnout of spectators as part of the NYS Championship
Snowmobile Races, and an attempt to break the world speed record. There
were clear skies and 7 degrees below zero temperatures.
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