Tuesday, July 21, 2009
AM post with add-ons
It's cloudy and 58 degrees.
A large barn on the Schachtler Farm on Shanley Road caught fire and burned, yesterday morning.
Here is coverage from the Utica O-D. and Newschannel2 WKTV.
This is as close as I tried to get - at around 10:00 a.m. - and parked on Zweifel Road.
A blog-reader got closer.
By late afternoon, nearly all of the "farm ponds" - most having been created to reserve water for just this sort of emergency - were extremely low and tankers were filling at Big Creek.
Rain will be Welcome!
The WKTV Weather Forecast: "A large area of high pressure will develop in the Atlantic Ocean this week, and will draw in warm, humid air. In addition, some general instability in the atmosphere will create afternoon showers and thunderstorms this week. For today, this process will be in it's beginning phase. Expect slightly more humid weather this afternoon, with the chance for a shower or storm late this afternoon and evening. Highs expected to be in the upper 70s.
Drying out tonight, with overnight lows in the upper 50s.
Turning noticeably more humid by tomorrow, with the chance of afternoon showers or thunderstorms. High temperatures near 80.
A cold front will attempt to push out the humidity on Thursday but will have little success. It will succeed in causing widespread showers and storms Thursday. Slightly less humid Friday, with perhaps a sprinkle. The humidity is expected to be back in force over the weekend.
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Also in the mail ..........
Also in the mail ..........
........... these photographs taken by Colleen Emerson at AYSO Soccer Camp, last week ........
.............. and this announcement:
AYSO is having one last sign up for fall soccer
levels: U6-U12
July 22nd, 2009
time: 6:30-7:30pm
where: Waterville HS cafeteria
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From Gil Condon:
photographs of a spare launch vehicle from Apollo.
"We hit the Cape for the launch last week. Got rained out twice, ,but fun. I had never visited the Kennedy Center. Here's a leftover Saturn V. Some amazing engineering, all done with slide rules!"
levels: U6-U12
July 22nd, 2009
time: 6:30-7:30pm
where: Waterville HS cafeteria
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From Gil Condon:
photographs of a spare launch vehicle from Apollo.
"We hit the Cape for the launch last week. Got rained out twice, ,but fun. I had never visited the Kennedy Center. Here's a leftover Saturn V. Some amazing engineering, all done with slide rules!"
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To stretch the subject of "Flight," these pictures of Amerian Kestrals sent by Connie Bocko:
"A family of American Kestrels has taken to hunting, and perching in our yard. They are hard to see in the trees, but often announce their presence. Although marginal, I managed to to capture them with my camera as the group perched in one of the apple trees on the corner. I
never thought I'd see a bird as colorful as these in my yard! Kestrels are the smallest and most colorful members of the falcon family.
"I was hoping to get better photos of these guys but I do not think it is going to happen. Now that they know I'm on to them, they scadaddle when they see the camera coming."
never thought I'd see a bird as colorful as these in my yard! Kestrels are the smallest and most colorful members of the falcon family.
"I was hoping to get better photos of these guys but I do not think it is going to happen. Now that they know I'm on to them, they scadaddle when they see the camera coming."
Yesterday I found a little mouse in my bird seed container. The little fellow may have been in there 2 days, but he was still alive. As I carried him out of the shed into the driveway, he made a run for it, and bolted to the ground. He no sooner dashed into the grass, when out of nowhere one of the American Kestrels swooped down and picked him up. That poor little fellow really had one bad day followed by another."
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"I'm also attaching this Googled image that shows their magnificent marking in better focus."
Thanks loads, Connie!
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DON'T FORGET!
CANS & CLAMS THIS EVENING AT THE LEGION!
FARMERS' MARKET TOMORROW ON THE PARK 11:00 - 5:00
"Once Upon a Time in Waterville" Oldimers' story swap at the Library Friday at 4:30.
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JUST IN:
News Release 7/20/2009: Waterville High School Music Department:
The Swing Choir, made up of 12 students will perform a 25 minute vocal and dance program at the Waterside Stage in Downtown Disney on Monday July 27th at 12:15pm.
On Tuesday July 28th at 2:30pm the 76 member marching band will precede the “Disney Dreams Come True” parade down Main Street USA at the Magic Kingdom theme park.
The group will be staying at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge and will enjoy 4 days visiting Disney Parks. This trip has been in the planning stages for nearly a year. Audition video and pictures were submitted to Disney early last October and a letter of the group’s acceptance was received in mid November.
Under the direction of Patrick Moshetti, in recent years the Marching Band has played the National Anthem for the Cleveland Indians and New York Yankees ...
........... as well as represented New York State in the Independence Day Parade in Washington D.C.
"This year the group has performed in their local Memorial Day Parades, the Dolgeville Violet Festival, the Hamilton and Utica Independence Day parades and this past weekend in the Waterville Firemen’s Field Days parade.
"In early June the Music Department students competed in the Sherburne Pageant on Band and was awarded 1st place in Marching Band, 1st place in Concert Band, 1st place in Jazz Band, 2nd place in Color Guard, and 2nd place in Drum Line which won them the Best in Class Trophy."
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FOR THE RECORD
Have a great day, Everyone.
Later in the week, however, I want to put together a special post about all of the farms in this area and the Crisis that Dairy Farmers are facing. The following letter was sent/copied to me by Cindy Gallagher, 7723 State Route 20, Sangerfield, NY 13455-0036 and, because the Village of Waterville is nearly surrounded by dairy farms and those who operate them are our neighbors and friends, I think that it deserves all of our awareness and attention.
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DON'T FORGET!
CANS & CLAMS THIS EVENING AT THE LEGION!
FARMERS' MARKET TOMORROW ON THE PARK 11:00 - 5:00
"Once Upon a Time in Waterville" Oldimers' story swap at the Library Friday at 4:30.
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JUST IN:
News Release 7/20/2009: Waterville High School Music Department:
The Waterville High School Marching Band and Swing Choir will be leaving Friday July 24th at 7:00pm for Walt Disney World in Orlando, FL.
The Swing Choir, made up of 12 students will perform a 25 minute vocal and dance program at the Waterside Stage in Downtown Disney on Monday July 27th at 12:15pm.
On Tuesday July 28th at 2:30pm the 76 member marching band will precede the “Disney Dreams Come True” parade down Main Street USA at the Magic Kingdom theme park.
The group will be staying at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge and will enjoy 4 days visiting Disney Parks. This trip has been in the planning stages for nearly a year. Audition video and pictures were submitted to Disney early last October and a letter of the group’s acceptance was received in mid November.
Under the direction of Patrick Moshetti, in recent years the Marching Band has played the National Anthem for the Cleveland Indians and New York Yankees ...
Cleveland, 2006
........... as well as represented New York State in the Independence Day Parade in Washington D.C.
Washington, D.C. July 4, 2007
(photo by Doug Plourde)
(photo by Doug Plourde)
"This year the group has performed in their local Memorial Day Parades, the Dolgeville Violet Festival, the Hamilton and Utica Independence Day parades and this past weekend in the Waterville Firemen’s Field Days parade.
"In early June the Music Department students competed in the Sherburne Pageant on Band and was awarded 1st place in Marching Band, 1st place in Concert Band, 1st place in Jazz Band, 2nd place in Color Guard, and 2nd place in Drum Line which won them the Best in Class Trophy."
(I think they need a really big "send-off" on Friday!)
FOR THE RECORD
Have a great day, Everyone.
I have an all-day project today, that may preclude a blog post tomorrow morning.
Later in the week, however, I want to put together a special post about all of the farms in this area and the Crisis that Dairy Farmers are facing. The following letter was sent/copied to me by Cindy Gallagher, 7723 State Route 20, Sangerfield, NY 13455-0036 and, because the Village of Waterville is nearly surrounded by dairy farms and those who operate them are our neighbors and friends, I think that it deserves all of our awareness and attention.
"To: Consumers
Dairy Farmers
Agricultural Businesses
Local Businesses
"Re: The Dairy Farm Crisis is Real and will affect You too!
I am a dairy farmer from Central NY. Americans currently have the most wholesome, safe, inexpensive and abundant food supply in the world. Unfortunately, we are in danger of losing a huge percentage of our nation’s dairy farmers! They are in a financial crisis like never seen in history. Did you know that just one dairy cow generates between $13,000-$15,000 in the local economy? Did you know that the average 100 cow dairy farm is currently losing $10,000 per month? Most dairy farmers have used up their savings, depleted their credit and equity and are on the brink of financial collapse? A farmwife just said to me, “It is sad that we feed the country and can’t even afford to go to the grocery store ourselves.”
What factors have caused this crisis? Government policies need to be changed to fairly compensate the dairy producers. Since 1982 when the pricing system was changed, the spread between what the farmers receive and processors and consumers pay has widened.
Dairy prices are also set based on activity on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, which does not provide a real assessment of market activity. This allows huge corporations to manipulate the price in their favor, depressing farm prices. Finally, huge amounts of milk protein concentrates (MPC’s) are being imported cheaply from countries with little or no food safety regulations and displacing our own milk supply.
What can you do? For the short-term, ask USDA Secretary of Agriculture to raise the floor price of Classes II and III milk to $17/hundred weight. Ask our legislators to pass regulations halting the imports of all food products of unknown original origin and mandate that they comply with USDA standards. Support continuation of the MILC program and support NY Senator Gillibrand’s Legislation to double the MILC payment rate. Support a nationwide Dairy Price Stabilization Program as suggested by Holstein USA or Dairy Farmers Working Together. Please also pass this information on to everyone you know.
For more information, go www.nyfb.org, www.cattlexchange.com, www.dfwt.org . Consumers, farmers and everyone nationwide have to come together for a positive change before it’s too late."
Dairy Farmers
Agricultural Businesses
Local Businesses
"Re: The Dairy Farm Crisis is Real and will affect You too!
I am a dairy farmer from Central NY. Americans currently have the most wholesome, safe, inexpensive and abundant food supply in the world. Unfortunately, we are in danger of losing a huge percentage of our nation’s dairy farmers! They are in a financial crisis like never seen in history. Did you know that just one dairy cow generates between $13,000-$15,000 in the local economy? Did you know that the average 100 cow dairy farm is currently losing $10,000 per month? Most dairy farmers have used up their savings, depleted their credit and equity and are on the brink of financial collapse? A farmwife just said to me, “It is sad that we feed the country and can’t even afford to go to the grocery store ourselves.”
What factors have caused this crisis? Government policies need to be changed to fairly compensate the dairy producers. Since 1982 when the pricing system was changed, the spread between what the farmers receive and processors and consumers pay has widened.
Dairy prices are also set based on activity on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, which does not provide a real assessment of market activity. This allows huge corporations to manipulate the price in their favor, depressing farm prices. Finally, huge amounts of milk protein concentrates (MPC’s) are being imported cheaply from countries with little or no food safety regulations and displacing our own milk supply.
What can you do? For the short-term, ask USDA Secretary of Agriculture to raise the floor price of Classes II and III milk to $17/hundred weight. Ask our legislators to pass regulations halting the imports of all food products of unknown original origin and mandate that they comply with USDA standards. Support continuation of the MILC program and support NY Senator Gillibrand’s Legislation to double the MILC payment rate. Support a nationwide Dairy Price Stabilization Program as suggested by Holstein USA or Dairy Farmers Working Together. Please also pass this information on to everyone you know.
For more information, go www.nyfb.org, www.cattlexchange.com, www.dfwt.org . Consumers, farmers and everyone nationwide have to come together for a positive change before it’s too late."
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