The state Labor Department today released local area unemployment rates for July 2012. In Columbia County the unemployment rate rose .7 percent, from 7.2 percent in July 2011 to 7.9 percent, last month. In Greene County, the unemployment rate increased a full 10 percent, from 8.4 percent in July 2011 to the current rate of 9.4 percent. The lowest unemployment rates were reported in Hamilton, Tompkins, Yates, Putnam, Ontario and Saratoga counties. Statewide, the percentage of job seekers re-entering the labor force, or entering the labor force for the first time, increased 9.8 percent from July 2011 to July 2012. By comparison, the nation showed a 0.4 percent increase during the same period.

Sporting licenses went on sale Aug. 13, and all new hunters or trappers who want one must first complete a mandatory hunter or trapper education course through the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). To locate a nearby hunter or trapper education class, visits DEC's website and course list at: www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/9191.html or contact a local DEC regional office. There are several soon in the WGXC listening area:

COLUMBIA COUNTY
KINDERHOOK Sept. 15, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at Kinderhook Town Hall, County Rte. 28, Niverville. Trapping class. You must pre-register by Sept. 12 by calling Jerry at 518-784-3935 or Richard at 518-392-2062.

GREENE COUNTY
Hunting classes
WINDHAM Aug. 25 and 26, 9-3 p.m. both days at Windham Town Hall. Hunting class. Call Ed Shanley at 518-734-5085. Class size is limited to 20 students. You must attend all sessions.
HUNTER Sept. 15-16 at Catskill Mountain Fish and Game Club, Hunter. Hunting class. Call Jim at 518-589-6580 or Bob at 518-589-9946 to register. All students must pick up workbooks at the club on Sept. 6 between 7-9 p.m.

ULSTER COUNTY
Trapping class
ELLENVILLE Oct. 13, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. at Ulster Heights Rod and Gun Club, 244 Sherman Rd., Ellenville. Call Walt at 845-564-7192 to pre-register.
Bow-hunting classes
Ulster
RUBY Sept. 8, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. at Ruby Rod and Gun Club, Ruby. Email hunter_ed1@yahoo.com.
SAUGERTIES Sept. 8, 8 a.m.-done at Saugerties Fish and Game Club, Scarawan Rd., Saugerties. Call Tom at 845-338-0834. Please bring a bow and three field tipped arrows.
FROST VALLEY Sept. 15, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sept. 16, 9 a.m.-noon at Frost Valley YMCA, Frost Valley. Call Carmel at 845-985-2291 ext. 205 or email reservations@frostvalley.org.
PLATTEKILL Sept. 21, 6-9 p.m., Sept. 22, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. at Plattekill Rod and Gun Club, 31 Old Firehouse Rd., Plattekill. Call Walt at 845-564-7192.
STONE RIDGE Sept. 22, 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at Marbletown Sportsmans Club, 105 Scarawan Rd., Stone Ridge. Call Joe at 845-831-2142. Please bring a bow and three field tipped arrows.

Weather right now


[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="128"] Cairo: High 81F; low 55F.[/caption]

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="125"] Catskill: High 81F; low 55F.[/caption]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

READ TEMPERATURE IN HUDSON: On thermometer in Studio A.
FAR LEFT:The temperature on the far left is from the Hawthorne Valley Farm Weather Page.
MIDDLE TEMP: Cairo from Weather Underground page.
FAR RIGHT: Catskill from Weather Underground page.

Local weather forecast.
Today's forecast is specific to Catskill, in Greene County:

Today Mostly sunny. High near 81; low around 57.

The outlook for the next three days:


Thursday: Sunny. High near 85; low around 59.
Friday: Sunny. High near 87; low around 60.
Saturday: Sunny. High near 83; low around 62.

Sunrise today: 6:10 a.m.
Sunset today: 7:45 p.m.
Length of the day: 13 hrs., 35 min.

Town meetings

Today is the fourth Wednesday of the month.
(WGXC 90.7-FM suggests you call ahead to confirm meeting time and location.)

ATHENS Village meeting at 7 p.m. at Community Center, 2 First St., Athens (945-1551).
CAIRO at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 512 Main St., Cairo (622-3120).*
COLUMBIA COUNTY Public Works Committee at 6 p.m. at County Office Building, 401 State Street, Hudson.
HUDSON Department of Public Works Committee meeting at 6 p.m.; Legal Committee meeting starts at 6:45 p.m at City Hall, 520 Warren Street, Hudson (828-1030).
KINDERHOOK Historical Committee meeting at 7 p.m., Town Hall, 4 Church St, Niverville (784-2233).

Nominating caucus
COPAKE Republican Caucus, 7 p.m., Copake Town Hall. The purpose of the caucus is to nominate a candidate for a seat on the Town Board to run the general election, Nov. 6 (325-4576).


The day ahead at WGXC: Program notes

The WGXC Sustaining Membership Drive continues all this week. Becoming a WGXC sustaining member means you donate a specific amount of money to the station on a monthly basis. Sustaining membership provides consistent income for the station and can help WGXC spend less time with on-air fundraising and more time with normal programming. It is also the greenest way to donate -- no paperwork, just sign up online. And there is no minimum or maximum donation -- you can become a sustaining member at any level you choose. Sign up at wgxc.org/donate, or simply call the station at (518) 697 7400.

12 p.m. The Schoemer Show with guest host Liv Carrow.
3 p.m. Songbirds Sing for WGXC Speical on-air performance by Sticklips. Sicklips is the experimental folk project of Hudson-based songwriter Johanna Warren.
4 p.m. WGXC Afternoon Show Leonard and Carmela Altamura from the Altamura Center for the Arts will discuss upcoming productions of Ibsen's "An Enemy of the People," and the opera "I Pagliacci," plus information and entertainment from hosts Ron Diamondstein, Peter Krug, and Jill Sutton, live from the WGXC Catskill studio.

John Mason reports in the Register Star farmers from throughout the region came together for the Hudson Valley Farmers Forum at Columbia-Greene Community College, Mon., Aug. 20. During a Q&A with a panel of government officials that included U.S. Rep. Chris Gibson, state Sen. Roy McDonald and Assemblywoman Didi Barrett, the obstacles faced by young farmers became apparent, according to Mason. Concerns raised during the discussion included: Problems with the federal certification program for seasonal, non-immigrant foreign workers, the challenge of finding viable, affordable farm land in the Hudson Valley, buying local, the pressure of increasing tax rates and the importance of passing the federal Farm Bill. The panel was moderated by Lindsay Lusher Shute, a founder of the National Young Farmers Coalition. Read the full story in the Register Star.

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="160"] Photo by Jeffrey Lependorf.[/caption]

On the "WGXC Afternoon Show" Mon., Aug. 20, Spencertown resident Paige Orloff discussed last week’s public meeting about the Aug. 1 TCI industrial fire in Ghent. Orloff’s was one of the residents at the meeting who spoke up and questioned the wisdom of allowing TCI to rebuild in the same location. TCI had another fire at the same location last January. Click here to listen to the interview with WGXC's Noah Reibel, mixed with audio excerpts from the TCI public meeting last Thursday at the West Ghent fire house. (19:00) Below is an excerpt of Orloff's interview, from her Spencertown perspective.
PLAY CLIP OF PAIGE ORLOFF INTERVIEW1:24

Other stories about the TCI fire:

• "Rustic Turns Rougher" by Ralph Gardner Jr. in The Wall Street Journal Mon. Aug. 20 wrote that the events of that night as sounded, “like one of those apocalyptic Don DeLillo novels." Gardner is a part-time Ghent resident with his own blog. Click here to read his take on the fire.

• "Massachusetts did more expansive TCI fire testing than New York" by James M. Odato in The Albany Times Union on Sun., Aug. 19, starts pff with Odato writing, "Even though the state is billing TCI of New York LLC for the costs of sampling and testing the environment around its burned-out transformer recycling factory in Columbia County, New York public safety officials have no plans to take full advantage by exploring whether dioxin was created in the chemical-fueled inferno." Click here to read the full story.

• The Register Star is reporting cleanup at the TCI of New York site in West Ghent appeared to have begun, Mon., Aug. 20, but a "scheduling glitch" will now delay the work until later in the week. A 24-hour security staff is patrolling the area, which is surrounded by a tall chain-link fence. Miller Environmental Group, Inc., an environmental response, remediation and restoration services company, is in charge of the cleanup. The company has offices throughout the northeastern U.S., including Albany. Miller reports its client base consists of petroleum companies, chemical manufacturers and processors, and utility companies.

Japanther (Ian Vanek and Matt Reilly, below) built a "Remote Audio Outpost" at Wave Farm in Acra. Wave Farm is a center for radio artists, that also includes a WGXC studio. As artists-in-residence, Japanther built this project with Jason Rutherford and Gardener Allen, as an A-frame structure with a rotary telephone tied into solar panels to power the mp3 recorder inside. The phone will be set so anyone who picks up the receiver triggers the recording, and has hook-ups for live broadcasts from the back corner of the forest at Wave Farm. (Disclosure: free103point9 is WGXC's parent non-profit arts organization, working with artists who use radio in their work.) [caption id="attachment_1214" align="alignleft" width="224"] Matt Reilly, left, and Ian Vanek of Japanther with free103point9 Executive Director Galen Joseph-Hunter in front of their "Remote Audio Outpost."[/caption]Click here to listen to an interview with free103point9's Executive Director Galen Joseph-Hunter at the "Remote Audio Outpost" about the project."
PLAY JAPANTHER INTERVIEW 2:10

Weather right now


[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="128"] Cairo: High 77F; low 50F.[/caption]

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="125"] Catskill: High 79F; low 57F.[/caption]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

READ TEMPERATURE IN HUDSON: On thermometer in Studio A.
FAR LEFT:The temperature on the far left is from the Hawthorne Valley Farm Weather Page.
MIDDLE TEMP: Cairo from Weather Underground page.
FAR RIGHT: Catskill from Weather Underground page.

Local weather forecast.
Today's forecast is specific to Catskill, in Greene County:

Today patchy fog before 8 a.m. Otherwise, mostly sunny. High near 82; low around 53.

The forecast for the next three days:


Wednesday: Mostly sunny. High near 83; low around 56.
Thursday: Mostly sunny. High near 85; low around 60.
Friday: Mostly sunny. High near 86; low around 62

Sunrise today: 6:09 a.m.
Sunset today: 7:47 p.m.
Length of the day: 13 hrs., 38 min.

Town meetings

Today is the third Tuesday of the month.
(WGXC 90.7-FM suggests you call ahead to confirm meeting time and location.)

COLUMBIA COUNTY Health and Medical Services Committee meets at 4 p.m. at 401 State St. in Hudson.
DURHAM Town Board meets at 7:30 p.m. at Town Building, 7309 State Rt. 81, East Durham (239-8260).
HILLSDALE Meeting at 7:30 p.m. at Town Hall on Main Street (325-5073).
HUDSON 5 p.m. Finance Committee meeting; 7 p.m. Regular Common Council meeting at City Hall, 520 Warren Street, Hudson (828-1030).
HUNTER Meeting at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 5748 Route 23A, Tannersville (589-6150).
LEXINGTON Town board meeting at 7 p.m., at Municipal Building, 3542 Route 42, Lexington, (986-6303).
TAGHKANIC Planning Board workshop meeting at 7 p.m. at Town Hall on Route 82 in West Taghkanic (851-7638).

The day ahead at WGXC: Program notes

The WGXC Sustaining Membership Drive continues all this week. Becoming a WGXC sustaining member means you donate a specific amount of money to the station on a monthly basis. Sustaining membership provides consistent income for the station and can help WGXC spend less time with on-air fundraising and more time with normal programming. It is also the greenest way to donate -- no paperwork, just sign up online. And there is no minimum or maximum donation -- you can become a sustaining member at any level you choose. Sign up at wgxc.org/donate, or simply call the station at (518) 697 7400.

12 p.m. Vocal Chords A special extended edition. Host Andrew Sosnowski will be joined in the studio by Hudson Valley songstress Liv Carrow during the 2 p.m. hour.
3 p.m. Songbirds Sing for WGXC: Sasha Pearl A special on-air performance by Hudson Valley singer/songwriter Sasha Pearl (Pocatello).
4 p.m. WGXC Afternoon Show Host Peter Krug welcomes members of Project Hope into the WGXC Acra studio to talk about rebuilding efforts in Prattsville following last year's Hurricane Irene-related floods. Also, Krug will keep listeners updated on Greene County events this week, plus Tom Roe with news, weather, and music.

Some of the stories that made the news, Aug. 17 to 19:

Billy Shannon reported in the Register Star the town of Greenport intends to apply for grant money to extend its proposed sidewalk project to the Hudson Junior-Senior High School on Harry Howard Ave. The project currently calls for walkways stretching from the north end of Joslen Boulevard to the corner of Livingston Parkway. The Joslen sidewalk proposal has been in the works since 2000, and has stalled time and time again in front of the state Department of Transportation. The Joslen project is not slated to begin until 2017, but town Supervisor John Porreca is hoping with the prospect of federal dollars to extend the proposal it will get moved up in priority. Read the full story in the Register Star.

W.T. Eckert reported in The Daily Mail the Columbia-Greene Community College 2012-13 budget has now been approved on both sides of the river. The $16.84 million spending plan was ratified by the Columbia County Board of Supervisors Aug. 8; the Greene County Legislature voted in favor of the proposal last week. Under the budget, annual full-time tuition will increase four percent, from $3,648 to $3,792, per semester. The majority of students enrolled at CGCC are from Columbia County, but according to college president James Campion, the number of enrolled students from Greene County increased six percent this year, compared to only two percent for Columbia. Read the full story in The Daily Mail.

The Daily Freeman reported private-sector employment in the Hudson Valley increased by 2.2 percent during the 12-month period ending July 2012, while the government sector shed jobsf. The Putnam-Rockland-Westchester metro area experienced the greatest job growth, ranking third of the 14 New York state metro areas rated by the state Department of Labor. Ulster County ranked sixth. Greene County experienced a 1 percent growth rate, but Columbia County jobs fell by 0.6 percent. Read the full story in the Daily Freeman.

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="135"] Audrey May Herron[/caption]

Ariel Zangla reported in the Daily Freeman on the upcoming 10th anniversary of the disappearance of Audrey May Herron. Herron, 31, left work Aug. 29, 2002, at the end of her shift as a licensed practical nurse at the former Greene County Long-Term Health Care Center in the Jefferson Heights section of Catskill, and was never seen again. The Freehold resident's family and friends attribute her disappearance to foul play -- there is no way the mother of three would have abandoned her children, they say. The New York State Police report the case remains open and active. A “Riding for Audrey” motorcycle event will be held Sat., Aug. 25 at Brennan's School House Inn in Earlton. Proceeds will be split among Herron’s children and shared with The Center for Hope. Read the full story in the Daily Freeman.

Weather right now


[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="128"] Cairo: High 75F; low 54F.[/caption]

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="125"] Catskill: High 77F; low 57F.[/caption]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

READ TEMPERATURE IN HUDSON: On thermometer in Studio A.
FAR LEFT:The temperature on the far left is from the Hawthorne Valley Farm Weather Page.
MIDDLE TEMP: Cairo from Weather Underground page.
FAR RIGHT: Catskill from Weather Underground page.

Local weather forecast.
Today's forecast is specific to Catskill, in Greene County:

Today a chance of showers, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy. High near 78; low around 57.

The forecast for the next three days:


Tuesday: A slight change of showers and thunderstorms after 1 p.m. Partly sunny. A slight change of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. High near 81; low around 55.
Wednesday: A slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny. High near 81; low around 58.
Thursday: Mostly sunny. High near 84; low around 58.

Sunrise today: 6:08 a.m.
Sunset today: 7:48 p.m.
Length of the day: 13 hrs., 10 min.

Town meetings

Today is the third Monday of the month.
(WGXC 90.7-FM suggests you call ahead to confirm meeting time and location.)

ATHENS Town meeting at 6:45 p.m. at Town Hall, 2 First Street, Athens (734-3636).
AUSTERLITZ Comprehensive plan meeting at 7 p.m., at 812 Route 203, Austerlitz (392-3260).
CANAAN Planning board meeting at 7 p.m., at Town Hall, 1647 Route 5 South, Canaan (781-3144).
GERMANTOWN Town Board meets at 7 p.m., at Town Hall, 50 Palatine Park Road, Germantown (537-6687).
GREENE COUNTY 6 p.m. meetings of Government Ops and Finance committees, plus party caucuses at County Building, 411 Main St., Catskill (719-3270).
GREENVILLE Town Board meeting at 7:30 p.m. at Town Offices, corner of routes 32 and 81, Greenville (966-8276).
STUYVESANT [DATE CHANGE] Planning Board 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 5 Sunset Drive., Stuyvesant [Original date: Aug. 27] (758-6248).

The day ahead at WGXC: Program notes

The WGXC Sustaining Membership Drive continues all this week. Becoming a WGXC sustaining member means you donate a specific amount of money to the station on a monthly basis. Sustaining membership provides consistent income for the station and can help WGXC spend less time with on-air fundraising and more time with normal programming. It is also the greenest way to donate -- no paperwork, just sign up online. And there is no minimum or maximum donation -- you can become a sustaining member at any level you choose. Sign up at wgxc.org/donate, or simply call the station at (518) 697 7400.

2:30 p.m. Songbirds Sing for WGXC: Andrea Tomasi Vermont native and current Hudson resident Tomasi performs live in the Hudson studio.
7 p.m. Stone Walls, Steel Bars Bluegrass Show is a special edition tonight, hosted by bluegrass fan and WGXC Technical Director Al Davis.

Chris Lee: Bury The Kings from rumur on Vimeo.

Video for "Bury the Kings," from new Chris Lee album of the same name on Vampire Blues. "Bury the Kings" is the fourth album by Chris Lee, and was produced by Steve Shelley at Sonic Youth's Echo Canyon studio with by David Nagler on keyboards, Aaron McClellan on bass, Joey McClellan on guitar, and Shelley on drums.


From Recordings of Nature's blog:

"This is a recording of two classical Danish psalms played at the organ in an old church in Han Herred, Northern Jutland. The church was originally build of granite in the 12th century in roman style. Other parts such as the tower were added later in the late middle ages, and a major repair was made in 1801. Most of the inventory is from the 16th and 17th century, however the organ is said to be far newer. Historically, this is a windy and remote region of the country, squeezed between Limfjorden and the North Sea, and it has been highly affected by sand drift over the centuries. Below is the resulting audio-video footage from July 2012. The sound is captured about four meters in front of the organ. Listen in headphones for the best quality."

Performance at Parkteatret in Oslo on August 8, 2012 with Thurston Moore, Mats Gustafsson, Samara Lubelski, John Moloney, Jack Callahan, Keith Wood, and Paul LaBrecque. Shot with an iPhone by dodzonen.

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="100"] Didi Barrett[/caption]On Thu., Aug., 16, hundreds of citizens attended the meeting organized by Assemblymember Didi Barrett at 6:30 p.m., at the West Ghent Volunteer Fire Department Station on Route 9H. Brian Hemlock, co-owner of TCI Inc., was said to be attending, but Barrett reported that he could not be there because of a death in his family. No other TCI representatives were present, and, when the crowd learned all that, Barrett lost control of the meeting with several outbursts from the crowd. [caption id="" align="alignright" width="200"]Photo by Jeffrey Lependorf.[/caption]Barrett assembled various government officials from the Environmental Protection Agency, and state department's of health and environment, but the crowd was angry about the lack of the company's participation. WGXC's Noah Reibel was there to record the meeting in parts, edited for radio airplay (WGXC will try and post the full recording soon). Click here to hear part one, here to hear part two, which starts with Paige Orloff questioning officials. Part three, available here, includes Columbia County Sheriff’s Office Lt. Thomas Lanphear saying, “We dropped the ball," about communication with residents after the fire. Part four includes another outraged resident. Click here to hear that part.

John Mason from the Register-Star reports from the meeting:
• Columbia County Sheriff’s Office Lt. Thomas Lanphear, said, “We dropped the ball,” on communicating with residents in a timely and direct enough way.
• All the county’s supervisors but one, Robin Andrews of Claverack, and all Ghent Town Board members, did not attend.
• Courtney Powell, a fire auxiliary member, lives a quarter-mile from the fire, and said, “Who allowed this company to come into this area and not give us equipment to fight this fire? We didn’t have foam — shame on Columbia County. I’ve had health problems coming out my ears I can’t explain. When I ask to get samples, I’m told to go to TCI — what a joke. When I asked these officials if they would eat a salad out of my garden, I get no answers."
Read the full story in the Register-Star.

PLAY PART ONE OF TCI MEETING IN WEST GHENT 4:50
PLAY PART TWO OF TCI MEETING IN WEST GHENT 3:55
PLAY PART THREE OF TCI MEETING
PLAY PART FOUR OF TCI MEETING

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="240"]Left to right: Purcell Palmer, Hague Williams, Merry-Beth Noble.[/caption]Merry-Beth Noble, the Catwalk Program Coordinator, and Hague Williams, the Catwalk Tech Director, explain what the Catwalk artist residency program is at the Catskill center speaking with WGXC's Galen Joseph-Hunter, on Thu., Aug. 16, 2012
PLAY CLIP 16:18



Brooke Moyse, one of the Catwalk Artists-in-Residence, also spoke with Galen Joseph-Hunter on Thu., Aug. 16
PLAY CLIP 07:20



[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="600"]Watt Murray.[/caption]Wistar Watt Murray, another Catwalk Artist-in-Residence, was also interviewed by Galen Joseph-Hunter Thu. Aug. 16
PLAY CLIP 04:04

PaddleHead Boards opens on the Hudson River in Athens this weekend, and owners Mike Barber and Carla Picayo spoke with WGXC's Sam Sebren about the news business. Paddleboarding is a surface water sport in which participants are propelled by a swimming motion using their arms while lying or kneeling on a paddleboard. It can also be done from a standing position. Click here to listen to the full interview.
PLAY INTERVIEW 7:09

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="250"]WGXC's Richard Roth talks with Mike "Loki" Anthony about the proposed Hudson Acres food co-op.[/caption]The Hudson Acres food co-op is re-organizing, trying to make another go at starting a market in the Columbia County town. After voting not to dissolve in July, after almost securing a location on Warren St. between Second and Third Sts., the co-op is re-grouping and asking the community what it wants in a community-run market. Mike "Loki" Anthony, who is on the co-op's board, spoke with WGXC's Richard Roth and Tom Roe Thu., Aug., 16 about plans for community potlucks, food education, and other issues. Click here to listen to the full interview with Anthony.
PLAY INTERVIEW ABOUT ACRES FOOD CO-OP 10:11

On the "WGXC Morning Show" Thu., Aug. 16, WGXC's Philip Grant talked with Milbrey Zelley, an organizer of Copake Falls Day, this Sat., Aug. 18. Click here to listen to the interview.

Copake Falls Day schedule after the link...



Copake Falls Day Schedule
7:30 AM 5k, 10k Cross Country Run in the Wilderness Registration - contact Sarah Becker to pre-register.

8:15 AM Runs start
10:00 AM Opening Ceremony on the Triangle
Family Fun Run on the Rail Trail Registration
10:30 AM Tour of the Copake Iron Works, Machine Shop and Museum with archaeological historian Victor Rolando.
11:00 AM Ken Druse Garden Lecture at the Church of St. John in the Wilderness. Tickets at druselecture.eventbrite.com
11:00 AM Lunch in the Market Area and The Church of St. John in the Wilderness
11:00 AM Kid’s Nature Craft Activities opposite the Park Entrance
All Day Bring your Bathing Suit and Take a Dip in the Ore Bed
Farmers’/Craft Market in front of the Hamlet Apartments
Art Show at the Taconic Wayside Inn
Crafters at the Iron Works
Hidden Gardens of Copake Falls – including Margaret Roach’s
Follow the Map to Historic Homes in the Hamlet
Scavenger Hunt and other Activities for Kids
Local History Exhibit at the Historical Society’s Museum
Classic Car Show
Visit a Dairy Farm all day, Milking at 4:30 PM
Chance Auction and Big Prize Raffle
Blacksmithing Demonstrations at the Iron Works
1:00 PM Face Painting and Balloon Twisting with Melody Newcomb
1:00 PM Kid’s Art Projects, Birdhouse and Feeder Projects
1:00 PM Tour of the Copake Iron Works, Museum and Machine Shop with archaeological historian Victor Rolando

1:00 PM Ken Druse Workshop – sold out. Tickets available for 11pm lecture and slide show.
3:00 PM Carl Ritchie/Taconic Stage Presents “Going On” at Church of St. John in the Wilderness, written by and starring Elizabeth Richardson. Admission free thanks to Taconic Stage sponsors Ed Herrington, Inc. and Brad Peck Inc. (run time approximately one hour).
3:30 PM Raffle and Auction Drawings
4:45 PM Jazz Vespers at Church of St. John in the Wilderness
5:30 PM Beef Barbeque by our very own Pitmasters in the Wilderness
Tickets are $15.00 and can be purchased at Bash Bish Bicycle, Depot Deli, and Copake Town Hall. Music by the Bash Bish Band and at the information booth on Copake Falls Day (subject to availability).

Weather right now


[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="128"] Cairo: High 81F; low 57F.[/caption]

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="125"] Catskill: High 82F; low 63F.[/caption]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

READ TEMPERATURE IN HUDSON: On thermometer in Studio A.
FAR LEFT:The temperature on the far left is from the Hawthorne Valley Farm Weather Page.
MIDDLE TEMP: Cairo from Weather Underground page.
FAR RIGHT: Catskill from Weather Underground page.

Local weather forecast
Today's forecast is specific to Round Top, in Greene County:

Today Sixty percent chance of showers and thunderstorms are likely, mainly between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. Increasing clouds, with a high near 80. Friday night there is a slight chance of showers, with a low around 49.

The forecast through the weekend:

Saturday: Mostly sunny. High near 67; low around 45.
Sunday: Mostly sunny. High near 70; low around 51.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71, and a low around 51.

Sunrise today: 6:05 a.m.
Sunset today: 7:53 p.m.
Length of the day: 13 hrs., 48 min.

Town meetings

Today is the third Friday of the month.
(WGXC 90.7-FM suggests you call ahead to confirm meeting time and location.)
We do not have any town meetings to report.

WGXC Programming Notes

New PSAs to play:
• A PSA for "After the Flood," WGXC's one-year coverage of the storms surrounding Hurricane Irene and their aftermath.
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• A PSA for "120 Hours of John Cage Sept. 1-30 on WGXC.
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• A PSA for Cairo Library / WGXC Open Mic Aug. 31 at 7 p.m. on WGXC and at Angela Canna town park.
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• A Sustaining Membership PSA recorded by Cheryl K.
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• Knock on Wood Sustaining Membership Promo by Steve Charney.
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Special programming after midnight Friday through 6 a.m. Sunday:
"60 Hours of Conrad Schnitzler" are 60 continuous hours of Conrad Schnitzler's musical compositions from 1970 – 2011 (no content repeated). This work was originally presented at Audio Visual Arts (AVA) in New York City from July 27-30, 2012 as part of the Con-Mythology Series conceived and organized by Gen Ken Montgomery. Special thanks to Wolfgang Seidel, Jin Kawai, and Gen Ken Montgomery for helping compile the 60 hours and filling it with many unreleased and unique musical compositions, spanning 1970–2011. More about Con-Mythology: con-mythology.com More about AVA: audiovisualarts.org

All of free103point9's "transmission arts" airtime this week -- every night from midnight to 6 a.m. and all day Saturday -- will be devoted to Conrad Schnitzler's compositions. Regularly scheduled programs will air on free103point9 Online Radio between 6 a.m. and midnight EDT during the day. Again, there will be nothing but Conrad Schnitzler during free103point9's transmission arts airtime this week on WGXC.

From Wikipedia: Conrad ("Conny") Schnitzler (17 March 1937 – 4 August 2011) was a prolific German experimental musician.... He was an early member of Tangerine Dream (1969–1970) and a founder of the band Kluster. He left Kluster in 1971, first working with his group Eruption and then focusing on solo works. Schnitzler participated in several collaborations with other electronic musicians.

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="313"] Dolans Lake, Hunter.
(Courtesy greatnortherncatskills.com)[/caption]

Jim Planck writes in The Daily Mail the NYS Environmental Facilities Corporation announced Wed., Aug. 15, its approval of a $1.725 million loan to the Village of Hunter for the completion of its back-up drinking water supply and delivery system. The village can now use Dolans Lake, a village-owned impoundment fed by an intake channel from Schoharie Creek, as its back-up supply. The funding will also help with the planning and construction of an infiltration gallery at the lake, including mains between the lake and the plant, along with additional filtration capacity. "By relying on the improved filtration system and the increased source capacity from Dolans Lake, the residents of Hunter will be provided with a back-up supply of drinking water that is clean and reliable,” said EFC President Matthew Driscoll. Read the full story in The Daily Mail.

Nathan Mayberg reports in the Register Star Village of Kinderhook voters approved a referendum 340 to 143 on Wed., Aug. 15, to allow approximately 35 property owners in its business district, including commercial and residential units, to connect with the village of Valatie sewage system. The estimated cost of extending the sewer lines from Valatie to Kinderhook will be more than $900,000, according to officials. Grants and donations will cover the majority of the expense, and the Kinderhook Village board will bond the remaining $231,000 of the cost. Read the full story in the Register Star.

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On Mon., Aug. 13 on the "WGXC Afternoon Show," Assemblymember Didi Barrett, Ghent activist Patti Matheney, and filmmaker David McDonald talked about the public information meeting Thu., Aug., 16 about the second TCI fire, at the firehouse in West Ghent. Representatives from eight county, state and federal offices will be in attendance at the public information meeting on Thursday, Aug. 16 at 6:30 p.m., at the West Ghent Volunteer Fire Department Station on Route 9H. Brian Hemlock, co-owner of TCI Inc., will also attend with officials from the Environmental Protection Agency; New York State Department of Health; New York State Department of Environmental Conservation; New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets; New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services; Columbia County Office of Emergency Management; and Columbia County Sheriff’s Office. Barrett, who represents the 103rd District including parts of Columbia and Dutchess counties, spoke on WGXC about the Aug. 1 fire that burned almost an entire day, belching smoke that has concerned some local residents. WGXC should have a Town Recorder at the meeting, and will bring listeners excerpts on Friday morning. Click here to hear the entire interview.
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Weather right now


[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="128"] Cairo: High 81F; low 57F.[/caption]

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="125"] Catskill: High 82F; low 63F.[/caption]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

READ TEMPERATURE IN HUDSON: On thermometer in Studio A.
FAR LEFT:The temperature on the far left is from the Hawthorne Valley Farm Weather Page.
MIDDLE TEMP: Cairo from Weather Underground page.
FAR RIGHT: Catskill from Weather Underground page.

Local weather forecast
Today's forecast is specific to Catskill, in Greene County:

Today isolated showers and thunderstorms between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Mostly sunny. High near 85; low arond 59.

The forecast through the weekend:

Friday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms after 2 p.m. Mostly sunny. High near 84. Scattered showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of showers. Low around 61.
Saturday: Mostly sunny. High near 79; low around 53.
Sunday: Mostly sunny. High near 80; low around 56.

Sunrise today: 6:04a.m.
Sunset today: 7:54 p.m.
Length of the day: 13 hrs., 50 min.

Town meetings

Today is the third Thursday of the month.
(WGXC 90.7-FM suggests you call ahead to confirm meeting time and location.)

ANCRAM Board meeting at 7 p.m. in Town Hall at 1416 County Rte. 7, Ancram (329-6512).
CHATHAM Town Board meeting at 7 p.m. Town Hall, 488 State Route 295, Chatham (392-3262).
COLUMBIA COUNTY Public Safety Committee meeting at 6 p.m. at County Office Building, 401 State Street, Hudson.
COPAKE Comprehensive Planning Committee meeting at 7:30 p.m., at Town Hall, 230 Mt. View Road, Copake (329-1234).
DURHAM Town board meeting at 7:30 p.m. in Town Building, 7309 State Rt. 81, East Durham.
GHENT Town Board meeting at the Ghent Town Hall, 2306 State Route 66, Ghent (392-4644)
COLUMBIA COUNTY Public Works Committee at 6 p.m. at County Office Building, 401 State Street, Hudson.
HUDSON Department of Public Works Committee meeting at 6 p.m.; Legal Committee meeting starts at 6:45 p.m at City Hall, 520 Warren Street, Hudson (828-1030).
KINDERHOOK Historical Committee meeting at 7 p.m., Town Hall, 4 Church St, Niverville (784-2233).

The day ahead at WGXC: Program note

2 p.m. Between the Lines: Robert Titus, Carolyn Bennett, Larry Gambon -- Professor Robert Titus, known as the "Catskill Geologist," Carolyn Bennett, historian of the Zadock Pratt Museum in Prattsville and Larry Gambon, a photographer who shot extensive footage of the damage done by the Hurricane Irene, discuss Prattsville one year on. This is part of WGXC's "After the Flood" one-year anniversary coverage. Also, an excerpt from Andrew Amelinckx' "Difficult Histories." Hosted by Ann Forbes Cooper.