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05/03/2021

CJ Country Local News for Mon, May 3 – [your]NEWS

CJ Country Local News for Mon, May 3

A Town of Alabama woman has been indicted for attempted murder. 49yo Colleen Nelson is accused of stabbing a co-worker at an Oliver's Candies factory

05/03/2021

Did You Know...

Muhammad Ali could punch at 4/100 of a second, which is basically how quick you blink

Canada has a desert in British Columbia.

Marshmallow Treats date back to Ancient Egypt.

In the first Terminator movie, they had such a small budget that they performed scenes without permits. One scene required Arnold to punch a car even though the filmmakers didn't own it.

Worker ants take about 250 naps per day, but each nap only lasts a minute.

Eleanor Roosevelt refused to let a Secret Service member travel with her when she was First Lady . . . she just carried a pistol.

The guy who's stuck in jail on the Monopoly board has a name: Jake the Jailbird. The cop who throws him in jail on the Chance and Community Chest "Go Directly to Jail" cards also has a name: Officer Edgar Mallory.

The manuscript of Stephen King’s first published novel, "Carrie" was rescued from the garbage by his wife, Tabitha.

The United States became debt-free in 1835. It lasted a year and has never happened again.

In 2015, three inmates from Eastern New York Correctional Facility, a maximum-security prison, beat Harvard's debate team in a competitive debate.

Did You Know...

Muhammad Ali could punch at 4/100 of a second, which is basically how quick you blink

Canada has a desert in British Columbia.

Marshmallow Treats date back to Ancient Egypt.

In the first Terminator movie, they had such a small budget that they performed scenes without permits. One scene required Arnold to punch a car even though the filmmakers didn't own it.

Worker ants take about 250 naps per day, but each nap only lasts a minute.

Eleanor Roosevelt refused to let a Secret Service member travel with her when she was First Lady . . . she just carried a pistol.

The guy who's stuck in jail on the Monopoly board has a name: Jake the Jailbird. The cop who throws him in jail on the Chance and Community Chest "Go Directly to Jail" cards also has a name: Officer Edgar Mallory.

The manuscript of Stephen King’s first published novel, "Carrie" was rescued from the garbage by his wife, Tabitha.

The United States became debt-free in 1835. It lasted a year and has never happened again.

In 2015, three inmates from Eastern New York Correctional Facility, a maximum-security prison, beat Harvard's debate team in a competitive debate.

05/02/2021

CJ Country Local News for Sat, May 1 – [your]NEWS

CJ Country Local News for Sat, May 1

By Mike Holmes TWO FLORIDA MEN WERE ARRESTED BY THE MONROE COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT IN CONNECTION TO A SCAM IN WHICH ELDERLY RESIDENTS WERE TARGETED IN

04/30/2021

Ready for the weekend!

Ready for the weekend!

04/30/2021

Local bands schedule – Weekend of April 30th

***BECAUSE OF FREQUENTLY CHANGING RULES AND RESTRICTIONS – CHECK WITH THE VENUE FIRST TO SEE IF RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED***

Friday, April 30th
Richard C. Morris is at the Grateful Grill in Silver Springs 5-9pm

Rag Tag Rabble is playing at Dublin Corners Farm Brewery in Linwood, starting at 6pm

Johnny Bauer is at Captain Jack’s Goodtime Tavern in Sodus Point at 6pm

Begging Angels is doing a dinner show at M’s 4300 Bar and Grill in Rochester 7-10pm

Kevin Mikula is doing a solo acoustic show at Hat Trix in Hamburg at 7pm

Something Else is performing at Nashvilles in Henrietta, starting at 7:30pm

Saturday, May 1st
Wolf Mountain Band is performing in the Eastside Music Jam at Kountry Bar and Grill in Newark, beginning at 2pm

Cami Cline is performing at The State in Williamsville at 4pm

Amanda Ashley is doing a show at No BS Brewery in Livonia at 6pm

Twisted Rail Brewing on Honeoye Lake has Steve West playing, starting at 6pm

Moonlight Daydream is at the Wadsworth Grill at 6pm

The Statin Brothers are playing at Dublin Corners Brewery in Linwood at 6pm

Bill and Kay with the Old Hippies are doing their LIVE STREAM HOME to HOME CONCERT SERIES from Florida at 7pm. You can watch the live stream on Bill McDonald’s public page:
https://www.facebook.com/bill.mcdonald.188
You can also order their new CD at www.oldhippiesmusic.com or [email protected].

The FOMR band is performing at Attitudes in Lockport at 7pm

New York Rockin’ Revue is at the West Falls Center for the Arts at 7pm

Highway 31 is at Nashvilles in Henrietta at 7:30pm

Hit N Run is at The Stage in Williamsville at 8pm

The Back in Town Band is at the Landing Bar and Grille in Fairport, starting at 8:30pm

UPCOMING SHOWs:

Saturday, May 22nd – The first annual We’re Doin’ It Country Live Drive In Music Festival is being held at the WNY Gas and Steam Engine Ground in Alexander. Gates open at 5:30pm. West of the Mark: The Prime Project and Not Quite Right will be performing. VIP Parking is available and there will be food trucks available. Tickets are available on line only at SHPRODUCTIONS.EVENTBEE.COM

Thursday, May 27th – Nashville artist Sam Grow is performing at The Stage in Williamsville with opening acts Kevin Mikula and West of the Mark – The Prime Project.

Local bands schedule – Weekend of April 30th

***BECAUSE OF FREQUENTLY CHANGING RULES AND RESTRICTIONS – CHECK WITH THE VENUE FIRST TO SEE IF RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED***

Friday, April 30th
Richard C. Morris is at the Grateful Grill in Silver Springs 5-9pm

Rag Tag Rabble is playing at Dublin Corners Farm Brewery in Linwood, starting at 6pm

Johnny Bauer is at Captain Jack’s Goodtime Tavern in Sodus Point at 6pm

Begging Angels is doing a dinner show at M’s 4300 Bar and Grill in Rochester 7-10pm

Kevin Mikula is doing a solo acoustic show at Hat Trix in Hamburg at 7pm

Something Else is performing at Nashvilles in Henrietta, starting at 7:30pm

Saturday, May 1st
Wolf Mountain Band is performing in the Eastside Music Jam at Kountry Bar and Grill in Newark, beginning at 2pm

Cami Cline is performing at The State in Williamsville at 4pm

Amanda Ashley is doing a show at No BS Brewery in Livonia at 6pm

Twisted Rail Brewing on Honeoye Lake has Steve West playing, starting at 6pm

Moonlight Daydream is at the Wadsworth Grill at 6pm

The Statin Brothers are playing at Dublin Corners Brewery in Linwood at 6pm

Bill and Kay with the Old Hippies are doing their LIVE STREAM HOME to HOME CONCERT SERIES from Florida at 7pm. You can watch the live stream on Bill McDonald’s public page:
https://www.facebook.com/bill.mcdonald.188
You can also order their new CD at www.oldhippiesmusic.com or [email protected].

The FOMR band is performing at Attitudes in Lockport at 7pm

New York Rockin’ Revue is at the West Falls Center for the Arts at 7pm

Highway 31 is at Nashvilles in Henrietta at 7:30pm

Hit N Run is at The Stage in Williamsville at 8pm

The Back in Town Band is at the Landing Bar and Grille in Fairport, starting at 8:30pm

UPCOMING SHOWs:

Saturday, May 22nd – The first annual We’re Doin’ It Country Live Drive In Music Festival is being held at the WNY Gas and Steam Engine Ground in Alexander. Gates open at 5:30pm. West of the Mark: The Prime Project and Not Quite Right will be performing. VIP Parking is available and there will be food trucks available. Tickets are available on line only at SHPRODUCTIONS.EVENTBEE.COM

Thursday, May 27th – Nashville artist Sam Grow is performing at The Stage in Williamsville with opening acts Kevin Mikula and West of the Mark – The Prime Project.

04/30/2021

CJ Country Local News for Fri, Apr 30 – [your]NEWS

CJ Country Local News for Fri, Apr 30

The Genesee County Sheriff’s Office is warning the public to be aware of asphalt paving and sealing scams as the weather warms up. Residents should be

04/30/2021

Did You Know...

Bulls don't hate the color red; they're actually color-blind to it. Bulls become irritated by a cape's movement as the matador whips it around

Astronauts sometimes attach patches of Velcro to the inside of their helmets so they can scratch their faces

American country music is one of the most popular music genres in...Nigeria

The correct word for a female dude is NOT dudette . . . it's dudine.

The football huddle originated at Gallaudet University, a school for the deaf when the team noticed their opponents were trying to read their signs in order to guess their plays.

The biggest amount of gold on earth is stored in its core and if extracted, it could cover the surface in a knee-high level.

The pop song "Who Let the Dogs Out" by Baha Men was a feminist-themed protest against cat-calls.

It would take a garden snail about 11 years to get from New York to LA

Octopuses sometimes punch fish for no apparent reason

For decades universities and automobile manufacturers have used human cadavers to get realistic crash test results.

Did You Know...

Bulls don't hate the color red; they're actually color-blind to it. Bulls become irritated by a cape's movement as the matador whips it around

Astronauts sometimes attach patches of Velcro to the inside of their helmets so they can scratch their faces

American country music is one of the most popular music genres in...Nigeria

The correct word for a female dude is NOT dudette . . . it's dudine.

The football huddle originated at Gallaudet University, a school for the deaf when the team noticed their opponents were trying to read their signs in order to guess their plays.

The biggest amount of gold on earth is stored in its core and if extracted, it could cover the surface in a knee-high level.

The pop song "Who Let the Dogs Out" by Baha Men was a feminist-themed protest against cat-calls.

It would take a garden snail about 11 years to get from New York to LA

Octopuses sometimes punch fish for no apparent reason

For decades universities and automobile manufacturers have used human cadavers to get realistic crash test results.

04/30/2021

If you could write your
own memoir,
what would your book's title be?

04/29/2021

CJ Country Local News for Thur, Apr 29 – [your]NEWS

CJ Country Local News for Thur, Apr 29

The governor's office has said their reporting of nursing home deaths is accurate. However, the NY Tmes reports that aides for Governor Andrew Cuomo spent

04/29/2021

Mother's Day Radio Auction

The annual Mother’s Day auction is from 8am-Noon this Saturday on CJ Country

Listen, call in and bid on great items every half hour from local businesses and you can win them for less than you’d normally pay…

It’s NOT just gifts for Mom—there’s something for everyone!

If you win, pay with a credit card and we’ll mail your certificate for the item out to you!

CLICK BELOW TO SEE THE ITEMS UP FOR BID

04/29/2021

Did You Know...

An acre was based on the amount of land a man could plow in a day with a yoke of oxen pulling a wooden plow.

St. Vitus is the patron saint of oversleeping

Cher turned down the role of Thelma in "Thelma and Louise" and opted to be in the movie "Mermaids" instead.

If spider webs were human-sized, they’d be strong enough to catch airplanes instead of flies!

eBay's original name was AuctionWeb

Astronaut Michael Collins had spinal fusion surgery in 1968 and was removed from the crew of Apollo 8. It caused a rotation in astronaut assignments that landed him into a prime position on the historic Apollo 11 moon landing

Shakespeare invented the word "swagger"

A red blood cell can make a complete trip around your body in just 20 seconds

If the history of the universe were compressed into one calendar year, humans would appear at 10:30 PM on December 31st.

When stagecoaches were standard in the 1880s, the driver would typically assign his passenger seat to an armed partner whose duty it was to keep thieves away. Hence, the expression "riding shotgun"

Did You Know...

An acre was based on the amount of land a man could plow in a day with a yoke of oxen pulling a wooden plow.

St. Vitus is the patron saint of oversleeping

Cher turned down the role of Thelma in "Thelma and Louise" and opted to be in the movie "Mermaids" instead.

If spider webs were human-sized, they’d be strong enough to catch airplanes instead of flies!

eBay's original name was AuctionWeb

Astronaut Michael Collins had spinal fusion surgery in 1968 and was removed from the crew of Apollo 8. It caused a rotation in astronaut assignments that landed him into a prime position on the historic Apollo 11 moon landing

Shakespeare invented the word "swagger"

A red blood cell can make a complete trip around your body in just 20 seconds

If the history of the universe were compressed into one calendar year, humans would appear at 10:30 PM on December 31st.

When stagecoaches were standard in the 1880s, the driver would typically assign his passenger seat to an armed partner whose duty it was to keep thieves away. Hence, the expression "riding shotgun"

04/29/2021

Which is WORSE for you:
Your gas gauge is on "E"...
OR your phone is at 1%?

04/28/2021

CJ Country Local News for Wed, Apr 28 – [your]NEWS

CJ Country Local News for Wed, Apr 28

A former Batavia man and convicted sex offender in Steuben County is going back to prison. 35yo Charles Augrom III of Bath pleaded guilty in federal court

04/28/2021

Did You Know...

Chimpanzees are known to steal alcohol, get drunk, and assault humans, mistaking them for other monkeys

If 'Jurassic Park' were real, it would cost an estimated $11,907,000,000 a year to maintain.

When the IRS auctioned off Willie Nelson's assets in 1991, fans bought the items and gave them back

There are nearly 400 people named "ABCDE" in the United States, according to the Social Security Administration

If all the salt in the ocean could be removed and evenly spread over the Earth's surface, it would form a layer more than 500 feet thick

Liechtenstein, the world's sixth smallest country, is the world's largest exporter of false teeth

In Dutch, peanut butter is called "peanut cheese" because the word 'butter' is only used for products that contain real butter

Today's word: Ultracrepidarian-- A person who gives opinions on subjects they know nothing about

Oranges and lemons have unique smells due to chemically identical molecules that are mirror images of one another. An orange is basically a 'left-handed' lemon

When Bill Gates' daughter started kindergarten, he would drop her off at school in the mornings to make things easier for his wife. After seeing this for a few weeks, other dads began dropping their children off at school instead of their wives, as well.

Did You Know...

Chimpanzees are known to steal alcohol, get drunk, and assault humans, mistaking them for other monkeys

If 'Jurassic Park' were real, it would cost an estimated $11,907,000,000 a year to maintain.

When the IRS auctioned off Willie Nelson's assets in 1991, fans bought the items and gave them back

There are nearly 400 people named "ABCDE" in the United States, according to the Social Security Administration

If all the salt in the ocean could be removed and evenly spread over the Earth's surface, it would form a layer more than 500 feet thick

Liechtenstein, the world's sixth smallest country, is the world's largest exporter of false teeth

In Dutch, peanut butter is called "peanut cheese" because the word 'butter' is only used for products that contain real butter

Today's word: Ultracrepidarian-- A person who gives opinions on subjects they know nothing about

Oranges and lemons have unique smells due to chemically identical molecules that are mirror images of one another. An orange is basically a 'left-handed' lemon

When Bill Gates' daughter started kindergarten, he would drop her off at school in the mornings to make things easier for his wife. After seeing this for a few weeks, other dads began dropping their children off at school instead of their wives, as well.

04/28/2021

What Have You Bought Off The Back Of A Pickup Truck?

04/27/2021

CJ Country Local News for Tues, Apr 27 – [your]NEWS

CJ Country Local News for Tues, Apr 27

An investigation is underway into a robbery in Mumford. According to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office a man entered the Free Style Mercantile early

04/27/2021

Did You Know...

Jennifer Lopez got her start as a dancer the show In Living Color dance troupe, The Fly Girls. Her choreographer... actress Rosie Perez.

The official state gem of Washington is petrified wood

There are two songs in history that spent 10 weeks at number TWO on the Billboard chart without ever making it to number one: "Waiting for a Girl Like You" by Foreigner in 1981 and '82 . . . and "Work It" by Missy Elliott in 2002 and '03.

In 1920, candy store owner Christian Kent Nelson, unable to decide between ice cream and chocolate bars, invented an ice cream brick with chocolate coating. The "Eskimo Pie" was born.

Lachanophobia: The fear of vegetables

Ed McMahon was never the spokesperson for the Publishers Clearing House, nor has any association with the company. He was the spokesperson for a competitor company, American Family Publishers.

Dolphins appear to have names, and use their friends' names to call them over.

40,000 Americans are injured by toilets each year

Jack Black's mother, Judith Love Cohen, was a co-creator of the Abort-Guidance System that saved the Apollo 13 astronauts

In 2002, milkman Steve Leech saved a row of shops in Ireland by dousing a fire with 320 pints of milk. When the fire was out, Leech finished his route and delivered the leftover milk.

Did You Know...

Jennifer Lopez got her start as a dancer the show In Living Color dance troupe, The Fly Girls. Her choreographer... actress Rosie Perez.

The official state gem of Washington is petrified wood

There are two songs in history that spent 10 weeks at number TWO on the Billboard chart without ever making it to number one: "Waiting for a Girl Like You" by Foreigner in 1981 and '82 . . . and "Work It" by Missy Elliott in 2002 and '03.

In 1920, candy store owner Christian Kent Nelson, unable to decide between ice cream and chocolate bars, invented an ice cream brick with chocolate coating. The "Eskimo Pie" was born.

Lachanophobia: The fear of vegetables

Ed McMahon was never the spokesperson for the Publishers Clearing House, nor has any association with the company. He was the spokesperson for a competitor company, American Family Publishers.

Dolphins appear to have names, and use their friends' names to call them over.

40,000 Americans are injured by toilets each year

Jack Black's mother, Judith Love Cohen, was a co-creator of the Abort-Guidance System that saved the Apollo 13 astronauts

In 2002, milkman Steve Leech saved a row of shops in Ireland by dousing a fire with 320 pints of milk. When the fire was out, Leech finished his route and delivered the leftover milk.