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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 June 19th, 2006:
- MONDAY, JUNE 19: Yesterday was
Father’s Day and history books show that the first Father’s Day was
celebrated in Spokane, Washington, in 1910. Also yesterday, Fred and
Elaine Kline of Boonville celebrated their 46th wedding anniversary,
according to grandson Riley. The 300-foot-tall Statue of Liberty arrived
in New York harbor in 1885 from the people of France. Our favorite comic
strip cat, “Garfield,” is 28 years old today and still loves lasagna.
Baseball legend Lou Gehrig was born in New York in 1903. He played in
seven World Series and died in New York in 1941 of a degenerative muscle
disease that was named after him. Spanky MacFarlane, lead singer of the
’60’s pop group, “Spanky and Our Gang,” is 64 and the group is best
remembered for their hit, “Sunday Will Never Be The Same.” It was
yesterday’s date in 1932 when a leak developed in the Black River Feeder
Canal, behind the swimming pool, which carved out a crater 75 feet deep.
You can still see the ravine from lower East Schuyler Street in
Boonville.
- TUESDAY, JUNE 20: Congratulations
to Boonville barber Mike Maggliolino and Tina Moshier on the birth of a
daughter last evening, with best wishes from her mom. A name has not yet
been selected. Also, congratulations to Matt and Tammy Rozanski of
Boonville on the birth of Allison Nicole on Friday, with best wishes
from all the family. Happy 15th birthdays to twins, Jennifer and
Elizabeth Austin, from their family. Canadian singer Anne Murray was
born in Nova Scotia, Canada, 61 years ago. She has appeared at Turning
Stone Casino several times. Pop singer-songwriter Brian Wilson is 64. He
is a native of Hawthorne, California, and is one of the original “Beach
Boys.” The trans-Alaska pipeline began operation today in 1977. The
48-inch, 800-mile long pipeline carries about 800,000 barrels of crude
oil each day, and has moved 14 billion barrels in its lifetime. In all
my years of reporting weather, this morning’s low temperature of 59
degrees was the same at six of the seven reporting locations, which is
quite unusual.
- WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21: Happy 54th
wedding anniversary to Bob and Elma Freeman of the Spencer Road in
Boonville, from their children and grandchildren. It was today in 1953
when the weather station in Boonville recorded 90 degrees for the
hottest temperature up to that time. Higher temperatures have been
recorded in later years. The new flagpole was placed in the Little
Village Park this morning in 2002 by the Boonville Municipal Commission
Electric Department. It was in 1948 when Columbia Records offered to the
public a 33-1/3 long playing record. There still are a few albums being
produced, but are hard to locate. Country singer Kathy Mattea was born
in Cross Lanes, West Virginia, 47 years ago. Her biggest hit has been,
“Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses,” a number one song in 1988. Actor
Bernie Koppel, from the “Love Boat” TV series, was born in New York, NY,
73 years ago.
- THURSDAY, JUNE 22: Alvin and
Helen Weiler of West Leyden celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary,
with best wishes from Chris. Rick Beyer, our weather watcher on the
Rector Road, reports that a film crew from TV’s “History Channel,” has
been recording a documentary on the construction of the wind turbines on
Tug Hill. When we find out the date and time of this program, we will
broadcast this information. In 1970, President Nixon signed into law,
lowering the voting age to 18. Yesterday, a motorcyclist was struck by
lightning in rush hour traffic in Westminster, Colorado, located between
Denver and Boulder, and also damaged the U.S. Route 36, which had to be
closed for two hours.
- FRIDAY, JUNE 23: Congratulations
to Paul and Rebekah Ashman of Potsdam on the birth of a daughter, Julia
Mae, born Wednesday evening. Rebekah is the daughter of Pastor Bill and
Shari Mudge of Boonville. In Boonville weather history, nearly 20
cellars had to be pumped out in 1987 after 5.5 inches of rain was
measured at the Waste Water Treatment Plant. Here at the radio station,
4.80 inches was found in our rain gauge. The late Johnny Cash’s wife,
June Carter Cash, was born in Maces Springs, Virginia, in 1929, and died
May 15, 2003.
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