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October 10, 2011 local almanac

Oct 10, 2011 12:01 am
Columbus Day closings
The Daily Freeman provides this helpful guide to holiday closings:
Amtrak: Regular schedule
Banks: Closed
County offices: Closed
Federal offices: Closed
Financial markets: Open
Greene County Transit: No service
Mail delivery: None
Metro-North: Regular schedule
Schools: Closed
State offices: Closed
Trailways: Holiday schedule

Local weather forecast
The National Weather Service predicts patchy fog before 9 a.m. Monday. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 79. Monday night, again, there could be patchy fog after 4 a.m., and otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 50. Tuesday should be mostly sunny, with a high near 76.

Town meetings today
ASHLAND Town Board meeting at 7:30 p.m. at Town Hall, Main Street, Ashland (734-3636)
CATSKILL Village meeting at 7 p.m. at the Firehouse, 1 Central Ave. (behind Walgreens) (943-3830).
COPAKE Environmental Committee meeting at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 230 Mt. View Road, Copake (329-1234).
GREENE COUNTY LEGISLATURE Holds Buildings & Grounds, Conservation, Public Safety, Highway, Government Operations, and Finance committee meetings at 6 p.m. at County Building, 411 Main St., Catskill (719-3270).
HUDSON Common Council workshop meeting at 7 p.m., City Hall, 520 Warren Street, Hudson (828-1030).
HUNTER Village meeting at 8 p.m.
NEW BALTIMORE Town meeting at 7:30 p.m. at 3809 Rt. 51, Hannacroix (756-6671)
PRATTSVILLE Town meeting at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 14517 Main St., Prattsville (299-3125).

The skies above
SUNRISE/SUNSET 7:01 a.m./6:25 p.m.
MOONRISE/MOONSET 5:27 a.m. / 5:41 a.m.

Birthdays
October 6 Thelonious Monk, Peter Coyote, David Lee Roth, Kirsty MacColl, Daniel Pearl, and Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Columbus Day activities
• The Hudson River Sloop Clearwater visits Hudson’s waterfront with a folk music singalong from 11 a.m. to 12:45 p.m at Henry Hudson Riverfront Park, between the Amtrak Station and the Hudson River.
• Local band Voodelic performs at Club Helsinki Monday evening. CDs on shelf and songs in Campcaster.

WGXC Program Notes
• For Columbus Day the "WGXC Afternoon Show" explores the legacy of Christopher Columbus with interviews with University of Albany Professor Kitty Pelerin, indigenous community leaders, local community members and music from hip-hop artists, Antithesis, Head-Roc, and Alixa & Naima; as well as folk singer Buffy Sainte-Marie. Compiled by Cory Fischer-Hoffman, Eli Stogsdill, Kieran Riley, Shannekia McIntosh, and Greg Osofsky. Tune in the "WGXC Afternoon Show" Monday through Friday from 4-6 p.m.

Local audio clips for WGXC programmers
This information is not meant to be read on-air.

Audio headlines for top of the hour
Hosts of the WGXC Morning Show and WGXC Afternoon Show can play headlines from Media Minutes and International News Network at the top of the hour through Pacifica's Audioport.
• 5 a.m.: Media Minutes, through Audioport
• 6 a.m.: Media Minutes, through Audioport
• 7 a.m.: Media Minutes, through Audioport
• 9 a.m.: Media Minutes, through Audioport
• 4 p.m.: International Network News (INN), through Audioport
• 5 p.m.: Free Speech Radio News headlines, through fsrn.org

With that you can package
A Very Incomplete Calendar
Terry Doyle's weekly roundup of Hudson Valley music events. From his show "Imprint," Sundays at 11 p.m. on WGXC. PLAY CLIP

Long files you could also play today
• Ralph Nader's speech at Occupy DC 2011 this past Sat., Oct. 8, from Pacifica through Audioport.
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