Stockbridge Valley Educational Foundation

 

This is it for me.  I'm in a full blown rant.   

Last night we went to Marquee Cinemas to see "Night at the Museum, Battle for the Smithsonian".  We raced to get there for the posted start time, 7:15PM, paid $36  for the four of us, bought snacks for  $21, got into the seats just 2 minutes before the start of the movie and, and...they started showing commercials.  Not trailers, commercials.  It's not enough to gouge us for the snacks and sodas ...

Now, I'm not talking about the nauseating stuff they show before the show time, you know what I mean, we've all seen the local ads for vein stripping; no, I'm talking about full blown commercials at the start of the showtime.

Theaters are always crying that television and the internet are ruining their business.  To combat that concern, they've apparently decided to be ironic; they will mimic that one thing that annoys people the most when they are home trying to watch something on TV.  

 I love going to the movies but if I want to watch a movie with commercials, I will just stay home.  Let's face it, most of the movies that are out there really don't have the scope or visual impact that calls for a large screen anyway.  

Just when you thought it was safe to go swimming in the Everglades...well, no one ever thought it might be safe to go swimming in the Everglades but now it's confirmed that it's slightly less safe than you thought to begin with.

Reuters is reporting a story about the recent visit of the newly appointed Secretary of State Ken Salazar to the 'glades where he was greeted by Florida officials  and a National Parks Biologist grappling with a 15 foot Burmese python. It only took three people to hold the thing.

 We all have to be concerned with invasive species (think snakehead fish, purple loose strife and zebra mussels as a couple of good local examples) but this is a problem with irresponsible  folks just dumping their pet pythons into the swamp when they become too big to handle.

 For those that might think that the 'glades gators will take care of this problem, think again and if you have a strong stomach, here's what happens when they meet.

Wildlife officials estimate the python population at 150,000.  I hate snakes.

 Full article here

Photo by National Park Service

 

American Legion Majors Score Another Victory

Submitted by Joann Burke  

The SVYS team sponsored by the American Legion has won another game making their record 4-0. They played Sherburne-Earlville Friday Evening, May 22^nd under the lights at Sherburne-Earlville School and led the team to a win with a score of 16-4. Last Wednesday they played Sherburne Earlville at Earlville and won 8 - 1. As a team, they continue to improve on their skills and working together as a team. Their forte is stealing bases, if they get on base, watch out; they look for any and every opportunity to steal a base.

Coach Eric Burke couldn't be more proud of his team! The team is made up of SVCS Students, Colton Dailey, Josh Garbry, Kyle Kiehn, Andrew Jacobs, Zach Burke, Michael Gough, Michael Staudt, Ian Isbell, Caleb Renner, Christopher Eastman, Shane Johnson, Gary Meyers, and Tyler Dager! Keep up the good work!

Today Hank Williams Jr. turns 60 years old.  The country artist nicknamed Bocephus has recorded several hits including "Family Tradition" and "A Country Boy Can Survive."  I always wondered where his nickname came from, and today I found out the answer.  Bocephus was a ventriloquist dummy used by comedian Rod Brasfield, and Hank Jr's father, Hank Williams Sr, gave him the nickname when he was a kid.