Thursday

It's Garbage Day!

23.9 degrees and overcast.

It sounds as if we're going to have an interesting day!

"WKTV's forecast: "Weather will continue to be quiet for the morning commute, with cloudy skies and temperatures in the mid 20s. Latest models continue to show precipitation move in after 1PM for areas to the south and east of Utica. The current track shows the heaviest precipitation of snow and sleet is going to beto the south and east of Utica and into the Adirondacks. Light to moderate snow and sleet is expected for most of the viewing area. There will be a sharp cut off of precipitation to the north and west of Rome, where light accumulation is possible. Everyone should see at least a period of light snow, if not steady moderate snow Friday morning, before it ends around Noon.
Storm accumulation map through Noon Friday:



Just to reiterate, we're confident that the heaviest precipitation will fall south and east of Utica. Sleet will hold down snowfall amounts in many locations, perhaps significantly.

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This letter from Sheri Brennan was in my mailbox, yesterday:

"I was wondering if anyone has a photo you could post of the old apartment building that use to be on the right hand side right after the creek on Buell Avenue/315. It butted up to the cemetery hill (which would be right across from the new Home Shoppe). I remember when I was a kid walking downtown to Langone's store on Main Street to get 5 cent candy and seeing all the residence out on their porches with a nice view of Main Street. Thank you!"

Although I do remember that building, I'm quite sure that I don't have a picture of it. Do you?

And - just out of curiosity ---- Where was "Langone's Store"?

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Yesterday was the grayest, gloomiest, most unpleasant day to be outdoors, so I visited some shops in the village.


I started at "Merri-Rose Florist" ........

........... where there's an amazing collection of giftables ............

............. including Yankee Candles and
Suzy Quayle's "Zookeys" and (yes!) fresh flowers, too!

To answer the question: "Where do I get gift tickets for the Laser Car Wash?"

Right at Main Street Liquors!

(You might find a few other gifts there, too!)

(Click to enlarge.)

Then go next door to Morgan's! It's a hardware store, of course, but along with nuts and bolts and washers and wrenches, there are toys and decorations and housewares and even furniture, too!

Right now, Tom's having his annual RAFFLE. This year's prize is a basket filled with products from New York State - from jams and jellies to dishtowels, candles, a bun warmer and a Tim Clive CD - and all proceeds will benefit the Waterville Christmas Committee.

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Another RAFFLE Basket is on display at "Totally-U" on East Main Street.

This isn't really it, but serves as a reminder that

the real prize is a huge basket filled with

Everything Disney!!!!

The raffle is sponsored by the Brothertown Music Boosters
(who brought you the Air Force Band of Liberty in November.)

The drawing will take place during a

BAKE SALE

at Foodking

on Sunday, December 21.

Proceeds will be used to help defray individual musicians' expenses on a performance trip to Disneyworld, in Florida, next Summer!!! (What an experience that will be!)

Tickets are a dollar each and there's an "arm's length" bargain, too!

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Here are some pictures that Library Director Jeff Reynolds took at the Historical Society's "Victorian Tea," last Saturday afternoon.

Hats, gloves and furs!

-- and entertainment by the Historical Choraleers.
(or is it "caroleers," at Christmastime?)

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Jeff also took this picture of watercolorist Gail Gale and instructor W. Ralph Murray.

Gail's display includes this picture of her husband Ed's 1953 Century Coronado on Raquette Lake.

(Thanks, Jeff!)

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After I took this pictures, I searched the internet for a website for

"La Petite Maison" on East Main Street

but could only find a series of "travel sites," where there
were many, many remarks like these at "Tripadvisor".

(How nice! and Aren't we Lucky?)

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FOR THE RECORD

Keep an eye on the weather,

and Have a Great Day!