Good Friday w/ sunny add-on!

It's 20 degrees.

We have about two inches of new snow and, although it isn't snowing right now, the wind is blowing quite hard.

• Today: Morning snow showers ending, then becoming mostly sunny. Breezy and cold. High in the low 30s. Wind chills in the teens.
• Tonight: Mainly clear, breezy and quite cold. Low in the low teens.
• Saturday: A mix of sun and clouds. Diminishing wind. High: 34, Low: 16
• Sunday: A mix of sun and clouds, but increasing clouds and a chance of a few snow showers in the afternoon. High: 33, Low: 17
• Monday: A mix of sun and clouds with a chance of a snow shower. High: 35, Low: 19

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From this morning's O-D:

Town might have re-vote for trustee

Waterville - Here’s an update on Tuesday’s village elections.
* In Waterville, the village might have a re-vote due to the tie in the trustee election. Ruben Ostrander and Sean Campbell each received 68 votes. Town Clerk Lorena Lenard said she won’t know for sure until this morning.

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CONGRATULATIONS

to Chad and Jennifer Foley Chapman!!!

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It's Rhelda!!!

92 TOMORROW
(Photo courtesy of Sheri Brennan)

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Charles Thompson, who grew up on the corner of Shanley and Gridley-Paige Roads, sent these photographs to me, yesterday.

Thanks loads, Charles!

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Yesterday afternoon I had a phone call from Bob Conlan, who grew up on Sanger Avenue. His primary reason for calling was that he wanted Teresa Lutoborski's telephone number because the village that his lives in where he is a Trustee intends to built a Bandstand! (We talked about THAT for a while!) But we actually spent more time talking about Waterville and how attached so many people are to the village, and who always call it "home."

These three examples of just that were in yesterday's mail:

From Jan and Paul Fleischmann:

"(We) haven't written in a while but today's blog had some items of personal interest for us.

• Happy Birthday wishes to Rhelda, a good friend of my mother's (Frances Fleischmann).
  
• Congratulations to Ms. Lewis on "Waterville Passages" success. Jan's friend, Bev Gibbons, is remembered fondly.
  
• Lastly, Paul has warm memories of a Milt Jannone. He was one of the finest teachers Waterville ever had. He literally made an impression on me (with a demonstration of a Karate chop that left me numb!). But the more important thing was the interest in history and learning that he instilled."

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Lisa Rider Pardee wrote:

"I just wanted to drop you a quick line to say Thank you for all the great pictures. They remind me of all the wonderful memories I have of Waterville. I'm not that far away but at times the days fly by so quickly, I just can't get back for a visit. Your pictures are the next best thing,"

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An E-note from June Richmond:

"I start my day with (the blog) and it makes me still feel close to Waterville and all of you."

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Just in ----- Photos taken in Hawaii, last week,
by David and Sharon Desany ---- to brighten our snowy day!

Thanks loads for those, Dave!!

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Remember:

Fish Fry, today, from 4:30 - 7:30 at the American Legion!

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Have a very nice weekend, everyone!

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Here is a list of all of the Names for which donations of $500 or more have been made:

as of 03/20/08
in addition to
EASTMAN

DR. MILTON S. ALBERDING
THE ALSHEIMER FAMILY
MARJORIE AND WILLIS BARNES
NELLIE & WALTER T. BARTLETT, SR.
E. DELAND & FRANCES BATTLES
FREDERICK MAYER BIGELOW FAMILY
JANICE AND WARD BOHNER
RICHARD F. BROWN
R.F. AND P.S. BROWN
LEO H. BURBACK
LESLIE AND ZELDA BUSHEE
GARDNER AND JANET CALLANEN
MARTIN & MARY CLEARY FAMILY
DANIEL W. & ELIZABETH CONDON
GILBERT & ROSEMARY CONDON
DAN AND MARY CONGER
MARY DAVIS CONGER
THE DeVECCHIO FAMILY
THE HARDING FAMILY
LEROY L. AND MAY D. HARDING
JOHN H. “JACK” HULSER
ALAN & JOAN JAMIESON FAMILY
MARGARET & SHELBY JARMAN
THE LANGONE FAMILY
THELMA HINGRE & G.F. MCNAMARA
BORDEN AND WINNIE MILLS
THE O’DOWD FAMILY
PHILLIP AND SYLVIA PERSON

POST 92 LEGION RIDERS
STANLEY AND CAROL SAMBORA
FAMILY OF M. DOUGLAS SEXTON
MR. & MRS. W. HENRY SUTERS
ROGER & TERRY RICHMOND TANNER
ISAAC & HANNAH ABBY TERRY
GERTRUDE P. TESTER
ANNETTE & GEOFFREY TOWER
H.R. & ELIZABETH TYLER
WATERVILLE ROTARY CLUB
GEORGE E. WESTCOTT FAMILY

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May we add your name to the list?