The 2010 Tea Party can be found at this link.

One of the signs from the April 15 Tea Party in Rochester, NY

The 40 who braved the cold in March for the Rochester NY Tea Party were joined today by over 1,000 more Americans fed up with politics as usual.

The Geneseo College Republican Club held the traditional tea dump at the April 15 Tea Party protest in Rochester, NY.

It’s sunny and in the 50’s with a brisk wind here in Rochester, NY. Three stops were planned for the Tea Party, a downtown park, the County Office Building and City Hall. About 600 at the park heard speakers and sang songs. They marched down a closed Main Street to the County Building for another rally and grew to around 1,000. By the time the marchers moved to City Hall, the crowd had swelled even further.

One of the signs from the April 15, 2009 Tea Party in Rochester, NY.

The crowd held all races, and every age group from toddlers to the elderly. The Geneseo College Republican Club marched with Ron Paul supporters, Libertarian Party folks, and ordinary Americans at their first protest.

No protest on behalf of liberty would be complete without a Liberty Belle cheering for freedom.

Bob Lonsberry on 1180, WHAM, is covering the event from his window seat on Main.

Rev. Tommy Davis, one of several persons of color at the April 15 Tea Party in Rochester, NY, addresses the crowd.

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• WXXI – PBS
• R News
• Democrat & Chronicle
• Channel 13 WHAM

Here are the collected photos.

Here are some pics from today’s snow storm.

snowing around 1130 am

Another money making scheme

Snow depth at 1420

Here’s an article I wrote about what tourists can find to do in Rochester, New York.

LINK

One of the little known stars of the sporting world is from the Rochester, New York area. Jenn Stuczynski is a top woman’s pole vaulter, and she just broke her own American record.

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Roberts Wesleyan grad Jenn Stuczynski broke her own American Record in the women’s pole vault, clearing 16’3/4″ at the Adidas Classic in Carson, California.

Her previous mark of 16′ was set at the same meet last year. Stuczynski missed at three attempts at the World Record of 16’5-1/2″, coming close on her third attempt.

Stuczynski was an NAIA All-American in basketball and track & field at Roberts Wesleyan before learning the pole vault from coach Rick Suhr, who runs a pole vault school.

The reigning indoor and outdoor National Champion, Stuczynski missed the end of last year’s outdoor season with an Achillies Tendon injury but was back as the best vaulter in the U.S. by February.

Her next meet is May 31 at the Reebok Grand Prix outside New York City. The women’s pole vault is on the last day of qualifying for the U.S. Olympic team, July 6th in Eugene, Oregon.

I ran track in high school, low those many years ago. I never could figure out the pole vault, just as well. Yet another event to be bad at.

This woman is a phenom. She ought to be on everyone’s lips just like the golfers or the WNBA. She competes against others but also against herself with every vault.

Jenn Stuczynski page at US Track and Field site

A Guide for Tourists Visiting Rochester, New York