[Vision2020] Noon whistle

[Tom Hansen]

I didn't arrive in Moscow until 1992.  I recall hearing it back then.

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho

On Thu, October 21, 2010 2:27 pm, Dan Carscallen wrote:
> Carl,
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> I believe the noon whistle was still blowing up 'til at least 1990, as I
> remember it blowing while I was in college.
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> There is some sort of wiring issue at the moment, plus the change in
> ownership of the grain elevators at 6th and Jackson, which are a bit of a
> hangup regarding getting it going again.  I know the Fire Dept has been
> looking into firing it up again, so I look forward to hearing it again in
> the near future.
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> DC
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> From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com]
> On Behalf Of Carl Westberg
> Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2010 2:10 PM
> To: vision2020 at moscow.com
> Subject: [Vision2020] Noon whistle
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> Apropos of absolutely nothing, I just now realized that it's been, like,
> forever since I've heard the Moscow noon whistle.  That subtle little
> siren
> that caused every dog between Moscow and Cleveland to howl for the next
> twenty minutes, and send those of us with memories of being in school
> during
> the Cuban missile crisis diving under the nearest available desk.  And
> reminding me, during my incredibly mediocre stint in college that it was
> probably time to get out bed.  With my powers of observation, the noon
> whistle hasn't blown in Moscow since 1973, but I just now got around to
> realizing it.
>
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