It's Garbage Day! Tomorrow is Green Waste Collection.
It's 59.5 degrees.
DUMPABLE CONTAINERS, PLEASE!
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It's 59.5 degrees.
WKTV predicts that: "Monday will start off nice with partly sunny skies but a cold front will be moving in from Canada. Ahead of the front, warm and humid air will push into central New York, allowing showers and thunderstorms to develop in the late afternoon and evening. Any storms that do develop have the potential for small hail, gusty winds and brief downpours. It will be noticeably more warm and humid with temperatures in the mid 80s.
That cold front will last into Tuesday morning with a few showers and storms but the return of high pressure and sunny skies will move back in Tuesday night and for the rest of the week."
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MEANWHILE, IN FLORIDA .........
MEANWHILE, IN FLORIDA .........
Mark Masca is in Key West sitting out the tropical storm called "Fay." He sent me this note, a little while ago: " just wanted to give you an update on the storm Fay. We're a little nervous here as we watch and wait. Some steady rain this morning and more wind too. It's expected to get a lot more wet and much much windier in the next few hours to come. My main concerns are the lose of power, which isn't a matter of if but when, and the storm surge. They are forecasting 1-3 ft surge, which means quite literally that when this is done we could be left with 3 feet of salty ocean water all around us. Scary thought. I am safe for now and will be hunkered down at the radio station all day and most likely tonight. I have been updating my blog regularly and will continue to do so until the power goes out. I am keeping contact with my Mom, Charlotte, as often as I can. " (Click the image, above, to read more.)
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Weekend weather in Waterville was nice, for the most part, and this group of young ladies took advantage of it by having an old-fashioned picnic in the Park!
It's gone up again!
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"Make it Happen!"
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Click the image to learn how you can help
"Make it Happen!"
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The front yard of the Library was a bright and busy scene, Saturday afternoon.
The annual Carnival was in progress with games (and prizes!) food, face painting, juggling and a Bounce House! All in all, free fun for everyone!
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Eye-catchers!
Fr. Tom's "garden" just about covers the porch railing!
The "tooth fungus" at the corner of Main and Stafford has taken on the appearance of a strange lizard-like creature!
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Eye-catchers!
Fr. Tom's "garden" just about covers the porch railing!
The "tooth fungus" at the corner of Main and Stafford has taken on the appearance of a strange lizard-like creature!
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Meanwhile, in Bouckville ................
The main field was packed, yesterday, but out on Route 20 it seemed quieter than usual.
There was a constant stream of pedestrian traffic .........
There was a constant stream of pedestrian traffic .........
............... but not enough to slow vehicular traffic, which moved at a normal pace.
One of the parking attendants at an entrance to the main field agreed that it was a "slow day," but shook his head, adding, "Yesterday we wuz swamped!"
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The next big crowd-pleaser:
The New York State Fair, starting in three days.
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The New York State Fair, starting in three days.
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Two hundred and one years ago yesterday, a little boy named Asahel was born in the farmhouse midway down "Grant Hill" between Hanover and Clinton. The story of his amazing life as an American doctor among the tribes of Kurdistan between 1835 and 1844 is told by Gordon Taylor in the highly acclaimed biography, "Fever & Thirst" , now available in paperback.
If you read any of the reviews of "Fever & Thirst," you'll be led to assume that author Gordon Taylor is a life-long scholar and dedicated writer and that writing this book was "all in a day's work" for him, but that's not quite the case! In his "other life," Gordon Taylor is a bus driver for Seattle Transit! His interest in the middle East - and Asahel Grant - began back in the nineteen seventies when he was a volunteer there, with the Peace Corps!
If you read any of the reviews of "Fever & Thirst," you'll be led to assume that author Gordon Taylor is a life-long scholar and dedicated writer and that writing this book was "all in a day's work" for him, but that's not quite the case! In his "other life," Gordon Taylor is a bus driver for Seattle Transit! His interest in the middle East - and Asahel Grant - began back in the nineteen seventies when he was a volunteer there, with the Peace Corps!
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<<<<<<<< Thanks, Gil! >>>>>>>>
I received this nice note from Gil Condon, commenting on the picture of Hanover that I posted a few days ago:
"My dad was born on the farm going up the hill, on the left, before the cemetery. The occassion was accompanied by a blizzard - April 10, 1899. John R. Jones brought the doctor up via team and sleigh. They had to use the open lots due to the deep snow in the roads.
The Condons moved down to Hanover from Florence, originally from Cork Co.Ire., to escape the harsh winters and get in on the big Hop Boom occuring in southern Oneida Co. My mother was born at the corner house where Peck Rd. intersects Shanley Rd.. She used to tell about the box factory and other small industry located in Hanover. Down behind their house ( Roberts family) is the famed Turkey Falls."
"My dad was born on the farm going up the hill, on the left, before the cemetery. The occassion was accompanied by a blizzard - April 10, 1899. John R. Jones brought the doctor up via team and sleigh. They had to use the open lots due to the deep snow in the roads.
The Condons moved down to Hanover from Florence, originally from Cork Co.Ire., to escape the harsh winters and get in on the big Hop Boom occuring in southern Oneida Co. My mother was born at the corner house where Peck Rd. intersects Shanley Rd.. She used to tell about the box factory and other small industry located in Hanover. Down behind their house ( Roberts family) is the famed Turkey Falls."
<<<<<<<< Thanks, Gil! >>>>>>>>
VILLAGE BOARD MEETING TONIGHT
7:00 p.m. at Municipal Hall
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7:00 p.m. at Municipal Hall
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