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Wednesday, November 13, 2013 local almanac
Nov 13, 2013 12:01 am
Weather right now
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Cairo: High 37F; low 25F.[/caption]
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="125"] Catskill: High 36F; low 27F.[/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: Sunny. High near 37. Wednesday night, partly cloudy. Low around 19.
Forecast for the next three days:
Thursday: Sunny. High near 49. Thursday night, mostly clear. Low around 23.
Friday: Mostly sunny. High near 52. Friday night, mostly cloudy. Low around 35.
Saturday: Mostly sunny. High near 56. Saturday night, partly cloudy. Low around 38.
Sunrise today: 6:44 a.m.
Sunset today: 4:35 p.m.
Length of the day: 9:50 hrs.
Town meetings
Today is the second Wednesday of the month.
WGXC suggests calling ahead to confirm time and location.
VILLAGE OF ATHENS Board meets at 6:30 p.m at the Athens Community Center, 2 First St., Athens (945-1551).
CLERMONT Planning Board meets at Town Hall at 7 p.m. at 1795 Route 9, Clermont (537-6868).
COLUMBIA COUNTY holds an airport informational meeting at 5 p.m. and a full Board of Supervisors meeting at 7:30 p.m. at 401 State St. in Hudson.
COPAKE Resource Advisory Committee meeting at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 230 Mt. View Road, Copake (329-1234).
GHENT Planning Board Application meeting and Zoning Board of Appeals meeting, 7 p.m. both at Town Hall, 2306 State Route 66, Ghent (392-4644).
HUDSON Planning Commission (tentative) meets at 7 p.m. at City Hall, 520 Warren Street, Hudson (828-1030).
JEWETT Town meeting at 7 p.m., at Municipal Bldg. 3547 Co. Rt. 23C (263-4626).
KINDERHOOK Town’s 9 & 9H Corridor Committee meets at 7 p.m. at at Town Hall, 4 Church St, Niverville (784-2233).
KINDERHOOK Village Board meeting and budget hearing, 7 p.m. at 6 Chatham Street, Kinderhook (758-9882).
The day ahead on 90.7-FM
12 a.m. (midnight): Radio News: Cell Phones and Health From Public News Service: "Wearable phones and computers are on loads of shopping lists as the holiday season approaches, but scientists are warning that research indicates they present likely health risks - especially from cell-phone radiation.
12:05 a.m.: Deep But Not Profound: November All sort of topics are discussed. With hosts Tom Skarimbus and Matt Bua every 13th of the month.
2 a.m.: Vital Weekly: Stephen Vitiello & Molly Berg Episode 905 of weekly experimental new music show, by folks formerly behind Staalplaat. Click on title for playlist 905.
3 a.m.: The Schoemer Show: John Cale A tribute to the singer-songwriter, Velvet Underground co-founder and lifetime rock avant-gardist John Cale, with selections from his many albums including his newest release, "Shifty Adventures in Nookie Wood," plus audio excerpts from a recent interview conducted for emusic.com. Born in 1942, Cale was trained as a classical musician and came to the US in 1963 under the tutelage of composer Aaron Copland. In New York he worked with La Monte Young before cofoudning the Velvet Underground with Lou Reed in 1965. His many solo albums include "Vintage Violence" (1970), "Paris, 1919" (1973), "Helen of Troy" (1975), "Wrong Way Up" with Brian Eno (1990) and "Fragments of a Rainy Season" (1992). He produced landmark albums for the Stooges, Patti Smith, and the Modern Lovers, among others.
5 a.m.: Shortwave/Pirates: Chris Matthieu/N7ICE Chris Matthieu/N7ICE talks about his '73s.com' ham radio social network on "The RAIN Report" from Hap Holly, KC9RP, in suburban Chicago. "PiratesWeek" is off this week, so other radio news and sound art is included.
6 a.m.: Background Briefing with Ian Masters Inside breaking international and national news. A radio program featuring international and national news, expert guests, policy makers and critics with analysis and insight on national security, foreign and domestic policy, political, cultural and social issues. This program goes far beyond the headlines and deep under the radar to bring forward truths unheard in the American media.
7 a.m.: WGXC Morning Show Morning news, music, interviews features and agriculture reporting. Hosted by Phil Grant. Call in with your views at 518-828-0290.
8 a.m.: Democracy Now! hosted by Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
9 a.m.: WGXC Morning Show continues. Local news, weather and events.
10 a.m.: The Right Opinion: Josh Kirkpatrick Chief of Staff to State Senator Kathleen Marchione (R-Halfmoon), Josh Fitzpatrick will discuss a variety of issues, including the Common Core and the NY SAFE Act. Marchione represents northern Columbia County, and Rensselear County. Fitzpatrick is a public relations and public policy specialist with 19 years experience as a communications consultant. Hosted by Ed Fertik.
2 p.m.: The Work Show: Kirwan's Game Store The Work Show looks at Catskill's biggest new business of recent years, Kirwan's Game Store, how it grew from an investment fueled by the "divine intervention" of major lottery-winnings to a major draw on the village's Main Street. We speak with owner Steve Kirwan about the business of modern gaming, and listen in for a number of Friday night Yu-Gi-Oh games while listening to theme songs from the game's television anime series and various electronica, metal, and Bergmanesque versions of Mozart's "The Magic Flute." Hosted and produced by Paul Smart.
4 p.m.: WGXC Afternoon Show
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Cairo: High 37F; low 25F.[/caption][caption id="" align="alignleft" width="125"]
Catskill: High 36F; low 27F.[/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: Sunny. High near 37. Wednesday night, partly cloudy. Low around 19.
Forecast for the next three days:
Thursday: Sunny. High near 49. Thursday night, mostly clear. Low around 23.
Friday: Mostly sunny. High near 52. Friday night, mostly cloudy. Low around 35.
Saturday: Mostly sunny. High near 56. Saturday night, partly cloudy. Low around 38.
Sunrise today: 6:44 a.m.
Sunset today: 4:35 p.m.
Length of the day: 9:50 hrs.
Town meetings
Today is the second Wednesday of the month.
WGXC suggests calling ahead to confirm time and location.
VILLAGE OF ATHENS Board meets at 6:30 p.m at the Athens Community Center, 2 First St., Athens (945-1551).
CLERMONT Planning Board meets at Town Hall at 7 p.m. at 1795 Route 9, Clermont (537-6868).
COLUMBIA COUNTY holds an airport informational meeting at 5 p.m. and a full Board of Supervisors meeting at 7:30 p.m. at 401 State St. in Hudson.
COPAKE Resource Advisory Committee meeting at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 230 Mt. View Road, Copake (329-1234).
GHENT Planning Board Application meeting and Zoning Board of Appeals meeting, 7 p.m. both at Town Hall, 2306 State Route 66, Ghent (392-4644).
HUDSON Planning Commission (tentative) meets at 7 p.m. at City Hall, 520 Warren Street, Hudson (828-1030).
JEWETT Town meeting at 7 p.m., at Municipal Bldg. 3547 Co. Rt. 23C (263-4626).
KINDERHOOK Town’s 9 & 9H Corridor Committee meets at 7 p.m. at at Town Hall, 4 Church St, Niverville (784-2233).
KINDERHOOK Village Board meeting and budget hearing, 7 p.m. at 6 Chatham Street, Kinderhook (758-9882).
The day ahead on 90.7-FM
12 a.m. (midnight): Radio News: Cell Phones and Health From Public News Service: "Wearable phones and computers are on loads of shopping lists as the holiday season approaches, but scientists are warning that research indicates they present likely health risks - especially from cell-phone radiation.
12:05 a.m.: Deep But Not Profound: November All sort of topics are discussed. With hosts Tom Skarimbus and Matt Bua every 13th of the month.
2 a.m.: Vital Weekly: Stephen Vitiello & Molly Berg Episode 905 of weekly experimental new music show, by folks formerly behind Staalplaat. Click on title for playlist 905.
3 a.m.: The Schoemer Show: John Cale A tribute to the singer-songwriter, Velvet Underground co-founder and lifetime rock avant-gardist John Cale, with selections from his many albums including his newest release, "Shifty Adventures in Nookie Wood," plus audio excerpts from a recent interview conducted for emusic.com. Born in 1942, Cale was trained as a classical musician and came to the US in 1963 under the tutelage of composer Aaron Copland. In New York he worked with La Monte Young before cofoudning the Velvet Underground with Lou Reed in 1965. His many solo albums include "Vintage Violence" (1970), "Paris, 1919" (1973), "Helen of Troy" (1975), "Wrong Way Up" with Brian Eno (1990) and "Fragments of a Rainy Season" (1992). He produced landmark albums for the Stooges, Patti Smith, and the Modern Lovers, among others.
5 a.m.: Shortwave/Pirates: Chris Matthieu/N7ICE Chris Matthieu/N7ICE talks about his '73s.com' ham radio social network on "The RAIN Report" from Hap Holly, KC9RP, in suburban Chicago. "PiratesWeek" is off this week, so other radio news and sound art is included.
6 a.m.: Background Briefing with Ian Masters Inside breaking international and national news. A radio program featuring international and national news, expert guests, policy makers and critics with analysis and insight on national security, foreign and domestic policy, political, cultural and social issues. This program goes far beyond the headlines and deep under the radar to bring forward truths unheard in the American media.
7 a.m.: WGXC Morning Show Morning news, music, interviews features and agriculture reporting. Hosted by Phil Grant. Call in with your views at 518-828-0290.
8 a.m.: Democracy Now! hosted by Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
9 a.m.: WGXC Morning Show continues. Local news, weather and events.
10 a.m.: The Right Opinion: Josh Kirkpatrick Chief of Staff to State Senator Kathleen Marchione (R-Halfmoon), Josh Fitzpatrick will discuss a variety of issues, including the Common Core and the NY SAFE Act. Marchione represents northern Columbia County, and Rensselear County. Fitzpatrick is a public relations and public policy specialist with 19 years experience as a communications consultant. Hosted by Ed Fertik.
2 p.m.: The Work Show: Kirwan's Game Store The Work Show looks at Catskill's biggest new business of recent years, Kirwan's Game Store, how it grew from an investment fueled by the "divine intervention" of major lottery-winnings to a major draw on the village's Main Street. We speak with owner Steve Kirwan about the business of modern gaming, and listen in for a number of Friday night Yu-Gi-Oh games while listening to theme songs from the game's television anime series and various electronica, metal, and Bergmanesque versions of Mozart's "The Magic Flute." Hosted and produced by Paul Smart.
4 p.m.: WGXC Afternoon Show