Monday

23.2 degrees; no precipitation.

It's Garbage Day!

• Monday: A few morning clouds, with a good deal of afternoon sunshine. High in the mid 30s.
• Monday Night: Clear and cool. Low in the mid 20s.
• Tuesday: Becoming cloudy. Slight chance of a rain shower. High: 40, Low: 34

Snowmobiles have been out, but - really - there can't be more than five or six inches of snow and the best riding is probably up near Barnes Corners where the snow stake measures over two feet.

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Counting down toward the one o'clock closing of the Annual Give Away on Saturday: there was still so much free clothing!!

Carol Tower held up a wonderful all-wool Australian sweater. I hope someone took it!


Giving was also going on at Municipal Hall where the Red Cross was holding a Blood Drive. Donors #36, 37 & 38 were there when I was.

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Everything's early! Christmas seemed to come early - at least I thought it did! - and now look: Ground Hog Dayis on February 2nd; the Grace Episcopal Church's annual Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper follows right along. Rick Garrett says that we're 60% of the way through Winter and so, before we know it, it'll be Spring! (won't it?)

3-D illustration by Philip Eastman

Coming this Summer?

At last week's meeting of the Village Board, the Mayor and Trustees gave their final approval to the design of the proposed Memorial Bandstand structure. The Memorial Bandstand Committee had requested that the approval be granted so that they could persue fundraising through more private and public sources and also to reassure potential donors that the design will remain exactly as is. The cost of the bandstand structure and adjoining handicap access walkways (not shown in illustration) is estimated to be $90,000 - the result of the use of damage-resistant, low-maintenance fabricated materials. The Committee has, to date, raised $60,000; paid for the services of a surveyor, an architectural firm and a landscape architect and has over $50,000 in the bank. Contributions have ensured that sixty-six family/individual names will appear on memorial plaques and the committee anticipates that there will be many more now that approval has been secured. (For information and donation forms, E-mail the Writer, using the link at the top of this page or telephone 841-4679 or write to Memorial Bandstand Fund, P.O. Box #45, Waterville, N.Y. 13480.)

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Doris Stephan sent this: The Waterville Book Discussion Group will be reading William Stryon's Pulitzer Prize Winning book, Confessions of Nat Turner, at their next meeting on Wednesday, Feb 27th, at the Waterville Libray at 1:30 pm. A copy of the book can be reserved by calling the library at 841-4651.

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I took a ride, yesterday, to Miller's Mills, where the Annual Ice Harvest is due to take place on Sunday, February 10th.


The sun was bright; the sky blue and on my way Eastward I passed what appeared to be a Christmas tree farm in which were huge clumps of Redosier Dogwood - or Cornus Stalonifera.

The Miller's Mills "Business District."

One of my favorite old sheds: it's on my "to draw" list, like so many others.


There's already action on the mill pond: a couple of youngsters rode in noisy circles on their motor bikes ...............

.......... and, a short distance from them, the local fellows played hockey.

You'll find the entire schedule for the Ice Harvest if you click on the link, above, and I'll make sure and post a map showing you the way to Miller's Mills just before the event.

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About the Hit Counter. I don't know whether or not you are given a button to click on that will show you the statistics that I'm able to see - it's very interesting in that I can tell (obviously) how many times the blog was opened, and also whether or not the same person had checked it out before, that same day, and even what browser they use! I also get a graph that will compare daily traffic, etc., etc. I'll take a screen snap, later, to show you what I mean.

Now go and have a great day, everyone!