A Retro Link To An Old Blog

Chris Deluzio is a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. His district encompasses Beaver County and a portion of Allegheny County on its northern tier. Rep. Deluzio has been critical of U.S. military personnel destroying boats in the Caribbean. He and a few other Democratic House members have made videos in which they suggest that military personnel should not follow orders to destroy the boats. A U.S. Attorney attempted to get a federal grand jury to indict Rep. Deluzio and those few other Democratic representatives on charges of obstruction, sedition, etc., but the grand jury refused to indict. John Fray, Feb. 11

The neighboring Saint Bernard likes to lie on the snow. This photo was snapped on Wednesday evening, February 11, at 8:00 PM. The temperature was 25 degrees. A light snow was falling. John Fray, Feb. 11

Connoquenessing Creek At Fifth Street Bridge. Monday Afternoon, February 9, 2026. Minus Seven Deg. 8:30 AM

Wed., Feb. 4, 2026. Sunny Afternoon for a Walk in Ellwood. Looking Southwest Looking East A Nice Building in the Third Ward. The "All Aboard Ellwood" Caboose. Fourth Street, Looking North. Soft Blue Sky. Untouched Snow. Track, Looking East. Track, Looking West. Snow Bank Along Curb.

WATCH THIS SPACE for more snips from the video stream of the Groundhog Day festivities at Punxsutawney this morning. John Fray, February 2.

Here is a screen snip of a page with the temp. at minus seven on Monday, Feb. 2, at 7:42 AM, minutes after Punxsutawney Phil made his prediction of six more weeks of winter weather: John Fray, February 2.

The Grammy Awards Ceremony Held Sunday, February 1, 2026: Billie Eilish and her brother, Finneas O'Connell, won the award for 2025 Song of the Year. The song is "Wildflower" which features the stunning emotional vocals of Ms. Eilish in her captivating style of singing haunting love ballads. John Fray, February 1.

We have had so many consecutive days of sustained, dangerously cold Siberian air that I no longer care to report on specific temperatures. I will simply state that below-zero overnight temps are now the rule. John Fray, February 1.

The Big Snow fell Sun. Jan. 25. By night, sixteen inches lay. Photos from Wed., Jan. 28:

Tuesday, January 27, 2026, saw a low temperature of zero degrees in the 3:00 AM hour. The record low for all recorded January 27 dates is minus eight degrees.

The Town's Marquis: A retro-thought about a music recording from 54 years ago: The recording "Joy" by the performer(s) named "Apollo 100" was released in January 1972. It is a modern version of a baroque classical music piece by Johann Bach from the 1720s. It is a lively tune. Here is what Wikipedia has to say: "Joy" is a 1971 instrumental pop hit record by Apollo 100. It is a contemporary rendition of a 1723 composition by Johann Sebastian Bach entitled "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring", shortened to simply "Joy". It is ranked as the 71st biggest U.S. hit of 1972.

January 1972: Story of Amazing Survival A passenger jet operated by an airline from then-Yugoslavia violently came apart in mid-air. Over two dozen souls were aboard. Only one survived. She was flight attendant Vesna Vulovic. The official report is that fragmentation of the jetliner occurred at 22,000 feet. There is a contrary theory (which is generally discredited) that fragmentation occurred at 3,000 feet.