Friday

(Thanks, Margaret and Gail!)

"JUBILATION!"

Jubilation women's ensemble will sing

tonight,

Dec. 5, 7:30 pm

at the Park Methodist Church in Hamilton.

Donation requested at the door: $3.00.

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It's 22.6 degres and starry-clear.

From News10Now: Friday will be quite cold with highs only near 30 and lake snow continuing east of Lake Ontario. Additional accumulations will be possible east of the lake on Friday. Lake snows will lift north and diminish Friday night into Saturday with some sunshine returning for Saturday afternoon. However, it will still be quite chilly with highs in the lower and middle 30s. A clipper system will bring in some area wide snow and reinforce the cold temperatures on Sunday with highs mainly in the 20s for both Sunday and Monday.

Brrrrr!

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This photograph and note from artist Pamela Brown: "Gracious hostess Marilyn Maine launched the Holiday season at the Maine Homestead on Thursday with an elegant afternoon get-together of local ladies sharing good conversation, great food and lots of Holiday cheer!

Clockwise, from left; Mary Maclean, Marilyn Maine, Pat Rogers, Lois Battles, Pam Brown, Gail Prentice and Barbara Moran (she took the photo!)

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Around the Village

On Sanger Avenue.



Putnam Street


Stafford Avenue

This is just a small portion of a display out on Shanley Road.

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Can anyone tell me when the

JUDGING

of Lighting Displays

will take place??

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Speaking of "lights" ---

Driving around the village at around 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon, when it had already become quite dark out, I either met or passed quite a few joggers/runners. First: "Cheers!" to all of them, for being there! But secondly: although they all appeared to be wearing clothing that had some reflective fabric, they were still a little hard to see. It was the ones with flashing red strobe lights - pinned both fore and aft - who could be most-easily distinguished at that time of day. Headlights; tail-lights; whatever! Help the rest of us keep you safe!

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There's 'way too much to do, this weekend!

"Jubilation"
a women's chorus
in concert this evening in Hamilton

(they sent me a poster but I can't open the file:
perhaps Margaret or Gail will send me pertinent info?

I know it's going to be good!

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TOMORROW:

"Voices of Tabernacle"

at 3:00 PM at the Episcopal Church of the Epiphany in Sherburne.

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The Waterville Historical Society's

"Victorian Tea Party"

(Sold Out - but you could check for cancellations
by phoning 841-4018.)

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You can pick from many other events listed in

the O-D's "Mohawk Valley Calendar."

Here are just a few:


The Mohawk Valley Ballet presents The Nutcracker
at the all new Stanley Center for the Arts.

Time: Sat @ 7:30p & Sun @ 2pm

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At the "Munstitute"

How Three Nineteenth-century Women Influenced Christmas
"Victorian Yuletide" at Fountain Elms.

Three 19th-century women who significantly influenced how Christmas is celebrated today—Louisa May Alcott, Isabella Beeton, and Queen Victoria— are the focus of this year’s annual Victorian Yuletide exhibition.

Docent Guided Tour
Victorian Yuletide exhibition

Sunday, December 7, 2008 4:15 pm

Fountain Elms
Free and Open to the Public

Contact the Museum Education Department
at 797-0000, ext. 2158 to register.
Space is limited.

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Fourth Annual

Messiah Sing

Sunday, December 7, 2008 2:30PM
Museum of Art Auditorium Free and Open to the Public.

All members of the community are invited to gather in the Museum of Art Auditorium to sing the choruses of the Advent and Christmas portion and the Hallelujah Chorus from Handel’s masterpiece. The performance will be conducted by Charles Schneider with piano accompanist Tina Toglia. Singers are encouraged to bring their musical scores, and scores will also be available to borrow.

Light refreshments will be available on the terrace of Fountain Elms following the event.


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FINALLY!

In my mail, a week or so ago, there was an envelope from the "Village of Waterville" and it contained a "Community Needs and Priorities Survey" to be filled out and returned to Municipal Hall. I knew what that meant: good news! After at least forty years, we're on our way to getting a real, honest-to-goodness "Master Plan!" (Actually, they're not called "Master Plans," any more, but...... it's a grand step forward, and I know that Dick would cheer!!)

NOT having a Master (or "Comprehensive" or "Strategic") Plan has been a great handicap to Waterville because, without it, the municipality has not been eligible for the types of federal grants aimed at Façade Improvement Programs, loan or grant assistance to businesses to create or retain jobs, to develop a "Housing Rehabilitation Program" or build housing for senior citizens.

I imagine that every household and business has received a copy. If you haven't already done so, please take time, this weekend, to complete the survey and send it back to Municipal Hall.

The Municipality is prepared to invest in the professional preparation of a Strategic Plan by consultant David Carlson of Carlson Associates in Cooperstown. Over the past thirty years, Carlson has been responsible for acquiring millions of dollars in "small city grants" for several communities in the Mohawk Valley. The surveys are just the first step in the process --- we need to make sure that it's a good, solid one so that we can finally move forward!

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Whatever else you do this weekend,

drive safely and

Have a Great Weekend, Everyone!