Saturday

SPECIAL REQUEST

The New York State DEC is gathering information about the potential impact of NYRI's proposed power line as it would effect Nine Mile Swamp - environmentally, historically, recreationally, etc. Most of my input will be in re: rare/endangered plant species, but if any readers have special knowledge about the Prehistoric "Dig" north of Hubbardsville or would like to offer any other information, please DO contact me! Thanks!

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It's 20 degrees and the sky's blue!

From WKTV: "On Saturday, we should start out with a fair amount of sunshine, but we do expect cloud cover to billow up in areas, primarily in the hilltops south of Utica and in the Adirondacks. It may remain partly to mostly sunny in the Mohawk Valley and in northwest Oneida County, closer to Lake Ontario. A few flurries are possible in the hills. More importantly, it will be obnoxiously cold for late March, with highs only in the low 30s. Saturday night's record low of 4 degrees will be tested, as temperatures should free fall under clear skies, light winds and the potential for a few inches of snowpack. North Country locations, where a rock solid snowpack remains, will likely end up below zero on Saturday night, and perhaps well below zero in spots.
The temperatures will rebound Sunday under bright sunshine and blue skies. We should see highs approach 40 degrees, only about seven degrees below normal for late March."

Don't Forget: it's Maple Weekend!

Enjoy some Syrup .............

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Have you clicked on Google, yet, this morning?

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Great stuff in the morning mail:

A Reminiscence .....................

"The building with the molding falling off was ...... when I was kid anyway .... downstairs, 1st floor was The American Store; the Mgr. was Ross Hines. My Bro Dan worked there. They used long "sticks" with clamps to get the stuff off the upper shelves and they never dropped a bag of flour, people walked down-town with carts to buy groceries - Right gil?
Ross was an older man but played fast pitch softball as a pitcher, even late in life ( 60, that's late?)and was very good. My bro Dan played for the Waterville baseball team and they did very well too. Dan went to Spring Training with that DC club; was an Agway person (40 year) and played with other good teams in NYS.
The upper floors had apartments and the American Legion meeting rooms. The Boy Scouts met in the Legion Rooms and John Zwefiel was our leader, others too, sorry I forget. The hall had a pool table so we were introduced into adult society very peacefully, "usually".
The Redmond family had an apartment in the building too,,,they were a hard-working poor family and were well known in the community. The boys were the toughest kids in town and went on to be military people...God Bless...

Funny how a Waterville picture breaks the static- life-syndrome

Respectfully, Gil Condon, Waterville kid from 37-69."

Thanks a lot for that, Gil!

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For those who have been interested in the ongoing search for the origin of the organ at St. Bernard's Church ---- organist Steve Best's persistent sleuthing has produced results: (Bravo!) and he writes:

"HALLELUJAH! I found the origin of the St. Bernard's organ!!!!!!!

"Here's the complete text of the article from the October 2, 1941, Waterville Times.

'MOREY ORGAN INSTALLED IN ST. BERNARD'S CHURCH

Two-Manual Instrument of 450 Pipes Replaces Old Organ Installed in 1875.

A two-manual Morey pipe organ, built in Utica, has been installed in St.Bernard's Church during the past week. Theinstallation was made by theBuhl Organ Company, the Rev. John L. Powers, pastor, announced yesterday.
The organ, which has a beautiful melodious tone, has a set of 450 pipes.The frame is of heavy oak.
The instrument, purchased from the Olivet Presbyterian Church, Utica,replaces a small one-manual organ, installed in St. Bernard's Church in1875, during the pastorate of the Rev. Thomas Rielly. The organ atthat times cost $1,000, being a used instrument, which Mr. Buhl believeswas built 90 years ago.' "

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This, from Fr. Tom Servatius, answers the question of "Where in the World are Adam and Eve?"

"I was down at Colgate recently, and I saw these two white masses floating in the pond. At first glance, it looked like a couple of wedding cakes. Then, these two heads popped up out of the water. Needless to say, the swans at Colgate appear to be doing just fine. "

So - the two swans that are on the Camp Road pond must, therefore, be Romeo and Juliet!

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Thanks, Everyone!

Have a Great Weekend!

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(It may be cold, but at least we won' have to worry about this happening ............... )

Excerpted from Abner Livermore's "Recollections of Sangerfield" 1851

"The greatest snow storm ever known in this country before or since commenced on the last day of March. it was very cold and the storm continued a week. A great body of snow fell and drifted badly.

Nearly one hundred inhabitants of the Huddle turned out with teams and shovels to break the road to the Center. About half way there they met the Center people working their way through the snow drifts to get to the Huddle. Thus it required the energies of these two villages all day to break one mile of road, the most public road in town, too."