Wednesday with Add-on!

And now we know ..........

THERE WAS SNOW AT GORTON LAKE!!

and

THERE WAS NO GIRLS' SOCCER GAME!!

Here's an E-mail that I just received from Nicki Suba that explains what happened!!

"I am emailing to update you on the girl's varsity soccer match that DIDN'T occur last night at Bishop Ludden High School. A hearty gathering of Waterville fans and parents made the trip to cheer on our team only to be sent home instead. The game was postponed by the officials due to inclement weather. Strangely, the weather forecast yesterday predicted steady rain and 30-40 degree temperatures all day long...no big surprises there. For those of us who made the trip and were very displeased with the outcome, we wonder why they waited until everyone made the trip to decide to cancel. Other teams held their games...Suspicious folks in the crowd ponder if it was a tactical move on the part of the Syracuse crowd to lessen the impact of the Waterville fans on the game. I hope Waterville fans are not discouraged and bite the bullet to make a second trip to support our girls tonight. The game starts at 4:30 at Bishop Ludden...just enough time to catch the whole game and slip back to catch the boy's game at 7 p.m. at home...I know I will!"

It's Recyclables Day!

35.2 degrees.
It's been raining, but there's no precipitation, now.

If there has been any snow in the area, it hasn't come to "Whiskey Hollow."

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FARMER'S MARKET

today in the Park

11:00 - 6:00

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From WKTV: " ........ some leftover flurries or sprinkles are expected in the morning, along with a stiff, cold breeze. High temperatures will reach the mid 40s, but wind chills will remain in the 30s. We should see the overcast break up a bit through the afternoon and it may be chilly, but pleasant during the late afternoon.
We expect sunshine and milder temperatures both Thursday and Friday. Highs will be near 50 Thursday and into the mid 50s Friday. Saturday will feature increasing clouds ahead of our next weather maker, a storm that will produce our next shot at rain Sunday. Behind this storm, even colder air than we have now is expected to move in, and with that our first lake effect snow event of the season may begin to unfold."

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In this morning's Observer-Dispatch:

Informational forums on the NYRI proposal will take place at 1 and 6 p.m. today in the theater at Mohawk Valley Community College in Utica. Each forum will be followed by public statement hearings at 2 and 7 p.m.

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There are some amusing new residents on East Bacon Street!

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There was activity at the "Quick Stop" on the corner of Stafford Avenue and E. Bacon ......


..... and exciting progress in the Park!

General contractor Mike Tower, left, and Village Codes Enforcement Officer "Whitey" Brown watch as Jay Drake of Drake Construction builds the form for the foundation of the Memorial Bandstand.



The big "cement truck" arrived around 3:30 .........

.............. and concrete was poured into the new base.

What's next? We'll have to keep watching!

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I received a telephone call yesterday morning confirming that

TICKETS

for the United States Air Force Band of Liberty performance

on November 5th

ARE NOW AVAILABLE

at the WCS District Office at the High school.

And I have a new (old) picture of one of the Band members - Blair Raker:

Now do you recognize him?

Senior Airman Blair B. Raker, a native of Waterville, New York, is a trombonist with the United States Air Force Band of Liberty's Concert Band, Ceremonial Marching Band and Liberty Big Band.

Airman Raker is a 1994 graduate of Waterville Central School in Waterville, New York. While in high school, he was selected to be a member of the New York All-State Jazz Ensemble in 1992 and 1993. Airman Raker went on to study music at the Crane School of Music at the State University of New York in Potsdam, New York. In 1999, he graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor's degree in Music Education and Performance. In 2000, Airman Raker went on to pursue graduate studies in Jazz Studies at the University of North Texas.

Prior to enlisting in the Air Force, Airman Raker performed with the Tony- and Emmy Award-winning show Blast!, the American Wind Symphony Orchestra, the Chamber Orchestra of Northern New York, the Brian Setzer Orchestra, the Disneyland Band, and numerous salsa, jazz, and pop groups.

Airman Raker's principal teachers have been Diane Prentice-Bancroft, John Garvey, Karen McWatters, Thea Wheeler, Wayne Davison, Dr. Mark Hartman, Bret Zvacek, Jimmy Clark, Vern Kagarice, and Joey Sellers.

Airman Raker enlisted in the United States Air Force in January 2006 and received his initial assignment to Hanscom Air Force Base in Massachusetts as a trombonist with the Band of Liberty.

His hobbies include playing backgammon, tennis, racquetball, surfing, and numerous card games.

In May 2004, Airman Raker married his lovely wife, Joyce. The Raker family welcomed their first son, Miles, into the world in January 2007. The Rakers currently live at Hanscom Air Force Base.

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I also had a call from Waterville Historical Society President Joe Falk telling me that there are still a few tickets left for the annual "Victorian Tea," which will take place this year on December 6th. The Society building on White Street will be open today from 10:00 - 4:00, if anyone is interested!

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FOR THE RECORD

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I haven't received the score from last night's WCS Girls' Varsity Soccer Game: I'll post it as soon as I can.

The WCS Boys' Varsity Soccer team meets Sauquoit this evening at 7:00 at Brothertown Stadium.

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ALZHEIMER'S FORUM

at the Harding Nursing Home
this evening at 6:30.

(Please call 841-4156 to register!)

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AT THE LIBRARY, TOMORROW NIGHT

Ghost Hunter, Stacey Jones here Thursday, October 23rd @ 6:30pm. Stacey will talk about her experiences ghost hunting and share some video and sound clips from ghost hunting.

Last year the room was packed, so get there early.

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Have a great day, everyone!