December Almanac
By Roger Chambers
December usually means cold and snow, accented by sometimes bright sunny days that are all too short, with sunset before 5 p.m. December’s long nights are made more cheerful with the extensive...
MOVA November Almanac
By Roger Chambers
Almanac for November 2018
Holidays and Observances for November
November 1 - All Saints Day
November 2 - All Souls Day
November 4 - Will Rogers Day, Oklahoma
*November 6 - Election Day*
November 11 - Veterans’ Day
November...
May Almanac
By Roger Chambers
May is usually a pleasant month with cool temperatures, not usually hot or cold. The high temperature is typically 65-75°F. Temperatures are usually 40-50°F in the early morning, though frost may occur...
Guest Editorial — Tenney Part of Problem
- by Roger Chambers
Utica has a long history of newspapers, starting with the Utica Observers as a weekly in 1817, becoming a daily paper in 1848. Various mergers led nearly a hundred years ago...
Mohawk Valley Almanac, May Edition
by Roger Chambers
Wile May has the major holiday of Memorial Day, many large events such as parades have already been canceled due to the covid-19 pandemic. Those with mothers not living in the same...
March Almanac ~
By: Roger Chambers
March is a fickle month, with temperatures in March among the most variable of any month ranging from a low of -15°F to a high in the mid-80s°F. Some years there are...
Love Never Dies
By Roger Chambers
The Phantom of the Opera by Andrew Lloyd Weber was one of the largest hits in American musical theater in the modern times. The sequel has the Phantom return, though this time...
July Almanac
By Roger Chambers
July 1 Canada Day
July 4 Independence Day, usually called
“4th of July”
July 13 Nathan Forrest’s Birthday,
Tennessee
July 14 Bastille Day, France
July 17 Luis Munoz Rivera’s Birthday,
Puerto Rico
July 24 Pioneer Day, Utah
July 25 Constitution Day,...
May Almanac
By Roger Chambers
Holidays and Observance of May
May 1- May Day
May 2 - Rhode Island Independence Day
May 5 - Cinco de Mayo; Ramadan begins at Sundown
May 8 - Truman Day in Missouri
May 12 - (Second...
May Almanac ~
By Roger Chambers
May Holidays and Observances
May 1 May Day / Celtic Beltaine; Law Day; International Labor Day
May 2 Rhode Island Independence Day
May 5 Cinco de Mayo
May 8 Truman Day in Missouri
May 10 Confederate Memorial...