Thursday, September 29, 2011

Early Thursday

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James E. Jordon

1943 - 2011


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Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Rainbow Pix Add-0ns!


Happy New Year.

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It's Recyclables Day

63 degrees and drippy at 5:00 a.m.


FARMERS MARKET IN THE PARK
11:00 - 7:00


The morning forecast from YNN: "Both Wednesday and Thursday will be unsettled with occasional showers, possibly a thunderstorm. Temperatures won’t be as warm with highs ranging from the upper 60s to mid 70s both days.

A cold front will dive out of Canada late Thursday and kick this upper level low out of here. It will also bring in a healthy shot of autumn air with highs down in the lower 60s Friday, 50s by the weekend.

High pressure will return on Sunday with temperatures warming into next week."




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Robert R. Littrel

1945 - 2011

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IN THE NEWS

From WKTV: "Change of Venue Request Denied......"

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YESTERDAY


It was just starting to rain as I drove into the village at around 4:30 yesterday afternoon.




I headed southward, pausing to take a picture of the work being done at the former Zirkle residence on Sanger Avenue.



By the time I'd turned around at CVS, the skies had opened .................


............. and this is what West Main Street looked like between super-speed swipes of windshield wiper blades!

I understand that, after the rain, the sky was beautiful, and several people saw a double rainbow!


John Salvaggio sent this Buell Avenue view,

and Diane Marceau, who wrote, "The rainbow was awesome, the brighter one was a full rainbow across the sky with a double one on both ends." sent the next three pictures, taken by her daughter.


Thank you both!


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SPECIAL EVENT

Tonight at The Library

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COMING

TO THE LIBRARY
Thursday, 6:00 p.m. "Family Movie Night"

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Saturday, October 1, 11:00 a.m.

"Out of the Cage Pet Mobile"



All ages are welcome to the library to see different animals like a chameleon, savannah monitor, a coatimundi, geckos and more.

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Sunday, October 2, 3:00

at

St. Bernard's Roman Catholic Church

program by
Alex Meszler, WCS 2009

Student, Syracuse University Class of 2013,
Organ Performance Major

Member, CNYAGO
Intern, Kerner & Merchant Pipe Organ Builders

The Restoration of the Historic 1898 Morey Organ, a two-manual 450-pipe organ installed in St. Bernard's in September, 1941, and completely refurbishd by Kerner & Merchant Pipe Organ Builders of Syracuse in 2009 - 10.


Photo by Alex Meszler.


Open to the public free of charge!


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Next Monday Evening Stargazing!

The Mohawk Valley Astronomical Society (MVAS) invites the public to an evening of stargazing, Members will share their telescopes at Sherrill Brook Park Park on Rt 12 S in New Hartford on Monday Oct 1st starting around 7:30 PM

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Today's "Treasure Hunt"


Witch Hazel!


Tomorrow: Fringed Gentian



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I'm off for a few days, so won't be blogging UNLESS, of course,
I learn of something very newsworthy.


Have a good weekend, everyone!


Tuesday, September 27, 2011

63 degrees and dry.


From WKTV: "One more warm day today before cooler weather oozes on for the remainder of the week. For today, a mix of sunshine and clouds with the chance for showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon as a cold front approaches. Highs near 80 degrees. Another very mild night tonight with overnight lows in the mid 60s.

Our weather turns more unsettled heading into Wednesday and Thursday. Clouds and scattered showers will linger across the area as cooler weather approaches from the west.

A big time cooldown is expected by Friday and Saturday."

IN THE NEWS

From the O-D: "WATERVILLE 4, LITTLE FALLS 0

Ryan Jones made six saves for Waterville Saturday and the Indians shut the Little Falls Mounties out 4-0 at Monroe Street Field.

The Indians (2-5-0) led 1-0 at halftime on a Josh Brennan goal assisted by Alec Savage. Logan Belfield assisted on a pair of goals in the second half, one scored by Ryan Staskowski and the other by Ryan Murphy. Brennan capped the scoring with a successful penalty kick with 10 minutes left to play.

From WKTV: "Motions Filed in Case of Waterville Teacher....."


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Here & There



Finishing up at Stewart's. Everything will be back to normal, soon!



Hallowe'en's coming to Sanger Avenue.

Also: house painting progresses at the Legacys', and some sort of reconstruction /DEstruction has begun on the enclosed porch at the former Zirkle residence.



Autumn at the Neffs' on Berrill Avenue.

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FOR THE RECORD

Looking Back

July 28, 2006

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Six Years ago this week!





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WOW!


Yesterday


Just a week ago!


Time to go for a ride!!!


Have a good day, everyone!


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Monday, September 26, 2011




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GARBAGE DAY

57 degrees and dry at 5:30

The WKTV Forecast: "Warm on Monday, with highs over 80 degrees. A cold front will bring a round of showers and thunderstorms by late in the day. Cooler weather works in later in the week. Staying rather unsettled, with the chance for showers in the forecast Tuesday through Thursday.

A big time cooldown is expected by Friday and Saturday."



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Of local interest:

"Spin Ovetaking Facts in Marcellus Shale Debate."
from the Utica Observer-Dispatch.

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SPECIAL EVENTS


Mark Masca
On KROCK Now!

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Monday
Tuesday

6:30 AT THE LIBRARY

YARN SWAP


"What is a Yarn Swap? A yarn swap is a big eco-friendly redistribution of yarn, needles and other knitting supplies. Bring in the crafty stuff you never want to see again and deposit it in one of our baskets. Poke around at all the other donations and take home whatever you like. It's OK If you don't have any yarn to bring, you can still take whatever you like."

EVERY TUESDAY AT 7:00

"Knit2gether!"

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Wednesday

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Thursday

AT THE LIBRARY

Family Movie Night
6:00 p.m.



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HERE AND THERE



Sunday afternoon on West Main Street.



At the Tanners' home on Route 20.



On Wild Grapevines, everywhere!

(But wait for the first frost, before you pick them, for the best flavor!)

There are lots and lots of "wild grape jam" and "wild grape jelly" recipes, online, starting with those on "Cooks.com."

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It's "Indian Corn" season, too!

The perennial question is, "What makes the kernels different colors?"


Here's one answer - from Scimix.com: "When we talk Indian corn, we talk harvest and decoration. But have you ever wonder why rows of mixed colors appear on the same ear of the ornamental Indian corn and simply defy genetics? The explanation of this phenomenon earned Dr. Barbara McClintock the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1983.

Two words: ‘jumping genes’, technically called transposons. These genes move from one place to another within the genetic material of Indian corn. When the transposon moves into the pigment gene, it stops pigments production and the Indian corn kernels appears white. When the transposon moves out, pigment is produced again. So, this in and out of transposons determines the colors of the Indian corn mosaic."


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FOR THE RECORD



On Buell Avenue, the Wesslings' back yard in April .........



..................... and on Saturday!

Click to enlarge and you'll see where the main channel runs, and where all the water used to be, right at the foot of the hillside!

Out of view - a great many large chunks of rock - "riprap" - that will be set in place to (hopefully) keep any more ground from washing out in future floods.

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Have a good day, everyone!