Thursday

It's Garbage Day!

Starry-bright and 20 degrees.

• Thursday: Mainly sunny and much milder. High in the low 50s.
• Thursday Night: Becoming cloudy with rain showers or mixed rain and snow showers developing late. Low in the 30s.
• Friday: Periods of rain likely. Chilly. High: 45, Low: 35
• Saturday: Slowly decreasing clouds, with perhaps a sprinkle or flurry in the morning. High: 49, Low: 30
• Sunday: Mostly sunny and mild! High: 59, Low: 34

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Finally - I found a fisherman!


..... and he had found a perfect spot on the Oriskany!

When I first spotted him, he was untangling his line from a tree branch - well, we've all had that happen! But he laughed and said he didn't always catch trees and opened the trunk of his car to show me this fine specimen of Brown Trout (Salmo trutta).

I asked if that was going to be "supper," and he said - Yes: he planned on cutting the prize into 1" steaks, dipping them into a little garlic and tarragon and putting them right on the grill. (Sounds good!)

Rather than fending for themselves in the wilderness, these ladies of the West Winfield "Red Hat Angels" had let Michael LaTreille prepare their lunch.

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Stock photo from Google images.

While I was driving along the Oriskany between O' Falls and Sollsville, I did see several Red winged Blackbirds.


A Belted Kingfisher has been making low-level, noisy reconnaissance flights just above the waters of Big Creek, behind my house. (This photo, too, is from Google Images.)

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Has anyone heard "peepers," yet?

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"Perk" Stalter has given me a flier advertising a bus trip to the Adirondack Museum at Blue Mountain Lake that has been arranged by the Travelers' Club for Tuesday, June 8. A "Tours by Design" motor coach will leave Waterville at 8:15 in the morning arriving at the Museum at 11:00. Leaving there at 2:30, travelers will stop for an early dinner at (where else?) The Buffalo Head Restaurant in Forestport!!! The cost per person is $65. For information and reservations, call "Perk" at 851-7661.

I've always been told that The Travelers' Club is the oldest social organization in Waterville, so I fired up my little external hard drive that's loaded with The Waterville Times and typed "travelers club" into the search box. The earliest of 100 "hits" was this, from an 1895 issue:

"The ladies of the Travelers' Club, together with a number of young men as invited guests. had a picnic at Rexford Falls, near Sherburne on Saturday. The occasion was a very enjoyable one in spite of the heavy shower early in the afternoon."

It was also easy to answer the question that Lynne Moore had posed in this week's issue of The Waterville Times in re: a clipping about George Eastman. It was dated November 24, 1927.

Click to enlarge.

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I swung by the Skate Park to see if the "damage" reported yesterday morning was obvious: not unless you knew that there had been a tall post blocking vehicular entry, and that's gone. There weren't any skateboards in my line of sight, but these fellows seemed to be having a harmlessly good time, any way.

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As a reminder to attend the Benefit for Jessica Jones, this coming Sunday, this is from Barb Adkyn's Legion Blog.

"On Sunday April 6 there will be shuttle service to the Legion due to limited parking.
They will be running from 11 am until 8 from the old Maples Diner on Route 20, the Sangerfield Town Barn, The Sangerfield Post Office. When those lots fill, you may use the IL Richer lot.

The Chicken Barbeque will begin at noon. The cost is $8.00. The Benefit will begin at 2 pm. The cost is $15.00. Advance sale tickets are available at the Legion as well as from committee members. We have received some fantastic donations for the Chinese auction and the Raffle. If you would like to make a donation you may drop it off at the Legion. We would like to have everything ready to go Saturday night.

Join us for a great day out and show your support for Jessica."

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In the morning mail, these two "hot tips:"

"Lisa Belfields empty shop has been leased to be opened June 1st." (Details are classified!!)

"Alicia Loomis is having her Musical Theatre Class perform ‘Into the Woods’ at some point this Spring." (Do you remember that Sondheim musical? I do! It's delightful!)

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It's nice to have "look-forwards," isn't it?

Start by having a Great Day, Today!!!

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