By Dan Dauw
Geneseo Current
2025 Maple City Band
It looks like another great season of music provided by Band Conductor, Alan Kiser, and the Geneseo Maple City Band. I believe they have close to 90 musicians in the band. That is awesome!
The following is a list of band performances and Ice Cream Socials. The ice cream socials start at 6 p.m. with the band performances beginning at 7 p.m. All band performances are held in the band shell at the Geneseo Park.
JUNE 10: Band: Maple City Band Social: Geneseo Izaak Walton League.
JUNE 17: Band: Maple City Band Social: Geneseo Quilt Guild
JUNE 24: Band: Geneseo Middle School Band Social: Performing Arts Council.
JULY 1: Band: Maple City German Band Social: Social: Impact
JULY 8: Band: Miracle Bluegrass Social: Geneseo Humane Society
JULY 15: Band: Maple City Band Social: Henry County Auxiliary
JULY 22: Band: German Big Band Social: Boy Scout Troup 100
JULY 29: Band: Big River Brass Band Social: Girl Scout Unit 886
Of course, don’t forget the big “Fourth of July” celebration in the park. Great food prepared by those nice guys of the Geneseo “Pork ‘n the Park” Kiwanis. The Maple City Band will perform at 1 p.m.
Bluebird yes, bluebird no!
Geez, it’s almost every week we get a new species of bird at our feeders. The latest was last week when a “blue” bird paid us a visit. No, not the traditional “bluebird.” No, this bird was completely blue in color. It was beautiful, for sure. We looked in one of our bird books and it had all the signs our brief visitor was an indigo bunting. We haven’t seen it since.
Some other observations we’ve noticed from bird watching are as follows: A red-breasted woodpecker always raddles and pounds on the rain gutter before he jumps on the suet cage. I think it’s some kind of warning. As I mentioned last week, Baltimore orioles are not the only fathered friends that enjoy grape jelly. Catbirds, cedar waxwings, house sparrows, and grossbeaks once in while like a shot of grape jelly.
We get all the local species of woodpeckers except the pileated woodpecker. Ah, but we know he’s out there in the woods somewhere. We can hold up our iphones and it can identify various bird sounds. All of the woodpeckers, especially the harry and downy, take over the suet cakes many times. The nuthatches come in a close second. Something I notice when it starts to get dark. The cardinals and the orioles dominate the feeders as the other birds seem to roost earlier. Less competition, I suspect. We quit putting out oranges for the orioles as they much prefer their grape jelly.
Quips
1) The cause of most traffic accidents is too much horsepower and low I.Q.
2) There are only two kinds of liars in car accidents: Both drivers!
3) Two heads are better than one “except” in a head-on collision.
4) If your car brakes fail, try to run into something cheap!
5) Since most accidents happen at home and in traffic, the surest was to be safe is to leave home and sell your car.
Cape Cod
My mother and step-father lived many years on the ‘Cape. Most of the time Lorna, myself and the kids packed up the old buggy and drove there (1,200 miles).
As the years went on, we flew to Boston and took a “puddle jumper” to the Cape. We had a lot of fun times and met some really nice folks.
Well, our daughter and husband asked if we would like to go with them to the Cape. As for us, a trip whale watching is a must. We always found it fascinating to see these giant mammals.
One time a whale came right along side the boat and turned on its side showing its huge eye. There are two long time friends we must see. Got to have a Lobster roll, maybe two…maybe three!! They are both retired teachers and even though they are both near the 90 mark, they are really sharp. In short, if you ever get the chance, visit Cape Cod.
Humor
If money doesn’t grow on trees, then why do banks have branches?
Quote
“The wise course is to profit from the mistakes of others. - Terence