Thursday w/ A.M. add-on

In response to the following E-mail -----

"Just looked at the blog for today, and I noticed that you forgot something. Normally, you give us the names on the Car Wash sign, and it is a handy way to find out who's birthday it is. No such pictures today. Now really, Ms. Brown, you must be consistent. What if the people honored on the sign find out that they were slighted by you? Plus, we're relying on you to provide us with all such important matters? But, given that you might be too busy to take the pictures, par chance, could you please tell me who's birthday it is today?"

Here are two new photographs!

and

I don't know how old Dan is, but the HUDL BLGR is

71!

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If you're in Boston, today, look for a family from Waterville having lunch at
Durgin-Park
(340 Faneuil Hall Marketplace!)

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It's Garbage Day, again!

Nearly 42 degrees; overcast, but dry.

WKTV: "(Thursday) will be about 10-15 degrees cooler, but it will still be very pleasant, with highs in the mid to upper 50s and ample sunshine. Clouds will slowly move on in here tomorrow night, in advance of a warm front, the leading edge to a return to springtime warmth. This is tied to a much more complex system that will impact us on Friday and Saturday and usher in a significant change in the weather to more of a cloudy, unsettled, cool pattern. With some showers around on Friday, we stand to see very little sun unless the warm front lifts further north than we think right now. Then on Friday night and Saturday, the main storm system will move through and drag a cold front through as well, returning us to cooler weather.
Rain could be heavy at times Friday night and some thunderstorms are possible into Saturday morning. Rain will taper off to showers on Saturday. The combination of snow melt from the warm weather and the rain may lead to localized flooding east of Utica, primarily in Herkimer, Hamilton and Fulton Counties."

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Tractors are out. Spring plowing's begun.


"Plowing" - I believe - is a word that covers several actions: there's "disking," for instance, and "harrowing." Perhaps a reader will explain the function of the implement show in this picture?

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A cellar hole has been dug and construction is under way on a new residence at the corner of Sally and Brouillette Roads.

Finally ---- the first hepaticas are blooming
in the Fuess-Cleary Road woods!

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"Bringing History to Cyberspace"

In yesterday's "snail mail" I had a note from Gary Orendorff with a clipping from the Syracuse newspaper: yet another article about "the old newspaper man," Tom Tryniski! You can read it by clicking HERE. (Thanks, Gary!)

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I also had an E-letter from Kristin Strohmeyer answering my query about the Boy Scouts' trip to the Florida National High Adventure Sea Base.

" Eleven Scouts and four adults are leaving this Saturday morning for JFK and a quick flight to Ft. Lauderdale. They are spending the night there and then a bus is picking them up and driving them four hours south to Summerland Key. The Brinton Environmental Center will house them Sunday, then up Monday morning for a six m ilke kayak out to a barrier island 'til Friday." On the agenda: swimming, snorkeling, deepsea fishing and fun! She adds that "We're grateful to the Ladies Auxiliary of the American Legion for our T-shirts and to everyone that donated time and money to make this trip happen. It's the trip of a lifetime!" (She promises a photo as soon as she has one!) (Thanks, Kristin!)

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I've just now (at 6:30 a.m.) received this nice note from Barb Adkyns and three photographs taken at the Jessica Jones Benefit that took place at the Legion on Sunday.

Jessica has had surgery and is undergoing treatment for stomach cancer.

Barb wrote: "The event was an amazing success. As you can imagine, the volunteers put in many hours on Sunday-not to mention all that went in to planning the event. It is times like this that you realise how lucky you are to part of a small town community.

Many thanks to all the merchants, companies, fire department, Legion and individuals who contributed time, money and prizes.

And thanks to a dedicated group of volunteers who pulled it all together."

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From a very reliable source: the name "MerriRose" Florist has been purchased by Janice Eisenhut and will open in June in the former Belfield Agency building on Main Sreet.

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Enjoy the day, everyone!

Wednesday

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It's Recyclables Day!

Almost 45 degrees with a few clouds.




From WKTV: "On Wednesday we could make a run at 70! I think we may fall just short, but regardless it will be mild and nice, with a little less sunshine than today. We will cloud up in the afternoon and some showers could fall as early as the evening commute. A cold front will roll through tomorrow night, and tempertures will fall a good 10-15 degrees by Thursday."

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Yesterday was GRAND! The DPW was out in full force with the Fire Hydrant Barrels being collected, the Bobcat picking up solid lumps of road sand and .............


............ the Sweeper making another pass through the village.

Roc has his tables out and, although I don't know whether or not the side service window is open, he wants everyone to know that he's got

SOFT SERVE!

(And - did you know? "Roc's II" will open
later this Spring
at the site of the former "Sweet Sensations"
on Route 12B near
Limberlost and Middle Settlement Roads?)

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I hope that by tomorrow I'll be able to tell you about a

NEW STORE

that will soon be coming to Main Street!

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They're going right to town on the Town Houses!


It was a big day along the Oriskany and Big Creek!



The Hatchery truck, followed by a convoy of SUV's and pickup trucks driven by boys of all ages, stopped at the Dugway in Clinton and then in Deansboro and .......


............ pulled up next to Big Creek just south of the sewage treatment facility.

Bob Mayne knew the very best spot and the technique that was going to be used to get the trout into the water, and some of the fellows were positioned on the creek bank.

Whereas there are times when a chute or series of tubes is used to launch the fish, this situation called for a fishnet ..................


........... passed, bucket-brigade style .........


............. down the bank ..........

(Click to enlarge. You can almost see them wiggling!)

........... to Helen Shedrack, who had the honor of setting the fish free.

Several scoop-fuls went downstream; others were headed upstream, toward Waterville. (Bob Mayne said they'd be reaching my back yard some time today!)

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Just keeping track.

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Have a wonderful day, everyone!

Tuesday

(Just a quick post, this morning. I have a sore "mouse finger" and am going to give it a vacation away from the computer - if I can!)

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It's 38 degrees and clear.

From WKTV: (Tuesday) will be a near copycat of yesterday, with morning clouds followed by afternoon sunshine. Temperatures will be a bit warmer than today with highs in the low 60s. Winds shouldn't be as strong, helping make the day feel a bit more milder.
Sunshine is slated for Wednesday with temperatures again in the 60's.

Jennifer Sexton writes from "Tear Drop Pond Farm," in Esperance, to say that the Peepers
have begun singing!

(Just imagine how much the children would enjoy having some in the house to play with!)

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I spotted "Skunks' Cabbages" in several ditchy places, yesterday.


This "planting" - on Barton Avenue - is a real "smile maker!"

Yes - there definitely IS something going on out on Madison Street across from the high school!

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Click the image.

Here's a glimpse of the newspaper of 100 years ago. You can find the entire page by going to Tom Tryniski's site; opening up INDEX and then finding the YEAR SPAN and PDF number shown in the top border, here.

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Re: the photo of Main Street with the walkers that was on yesterday's post, Jenn Neff wrote:
"Yup - you're right! That's Sheri and me, out at it again! We walked from Sheri's house on Sally Road all the way to Route 315 then up Bogan Road (the hill goes on and on!!) to Sanger Hill Road then from there we walked into town and back up Hanover Road to Sheri's. Quite a work out!! "

I guess so!

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Just for the record: Gas was $3.37.9 per gallon at Nice 'n Easy, yesterday.

We should ALL walk more!

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Do you have a pin, yet?

Monday

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It's Garbage Day!

36 degrees; overcast but dry.

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VILLAGE BOARD MEETING
7:00 P.M. at the Municipal Hall.

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Also this evening:

"Welcome to the Jungle"
Featuring 1st-4th grade students from Memorial Park School.

at 7pm
WCS High School Auditorium

The show will be viewed and judged by members of the CNY Community Arts Council, as part of the local "It's a Zoo" Competition. Troupes that place in the competition will perform their show again during the weekend of May 16th and 17th at Hamilton College.


Maliki the Lion and Panya the Mouse
realize that being friends is the best thing of all.

(Photo by Kristin Strohmeyer.)

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CONGRATULATIONS

WCS TARC Team #6104

!!!!!

Learn about them on this WKTV Video!

Mentor Rollin Bateman and the students.

The Rocket Launch took place on Saturday, with quite a few spectators! "Overall, the students made huge improvements on their launch scores from the start of the event....... definitely a direct result of all the hard work that they put into the challenge. We will know on Friday where we fall in the overall national competition."

Mr. Bateman added that, pending permission from the school, he'd like to sign the rocket team up for the CNY Rocket Team Challenge!

(We'll be hearing more about this, I'm sure!!)

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Also in the mail, these two great photographs,
sent to us by Eric Iverson! Thank You!!!

After attending the Stanley Open House on Saturday, Terry Tanner wrote: "Magnificent! What a treasure it is."

Gail Prentice, who attended with her sister, Diane Bancroft and a friend said: "Everything was fabulous! It was nice to see that a lot of thought and planning went into the new design - they did everything right! The stage is fantastic, I'm looking forward to some of the new shows that they will be able to book because of the great facilities. From a performers point of view, the dressing rooms and bathrooms are great."

I've heard tha Dale Meszler of Waterville and Almy & Associates of Utica was interviewed by Syracuse TV station WTVH, but I havn't seen the video.

Several Watervillians attended the Aretha Franklin Concert at Hamilton College, on Saturday evening.  Lois Newsom wrote: "MY OH MY , SHE WAS TERRIFIC !! I ALSO SAW CAROL TOWER THERE -- AND THE PLACE WAS PACKED -- JANIE, LISKA, ALEC AND I WENT, -- AND WE ALL ENJOYED IT THOROUGHLY!"

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The weather had been thoroughly miserable and "snowbirds" like the Samboras and Doris Stephan may have wondered why they'd reurned, but ...................

Yesterday was the day that Spring Came to Waterville!

The parking lot and roadside out near the American Legion were packed for the Jessica Jones Benefit. (I hope that Becky sends photos, later today, because the event surely must have been a grea success!)

In the village, it seemed that everyone was outdoors.

(That looks like Sheri and Jenn, doesn't it?)

(Click!)

I stopped to take a picture of these crocuses at the Persons' .....

.... when along came the Hinman children - taking Dad for a bike ride!

Elsewhere, spades and rakes were being exercised!

On Madison Street.

West Bacon Street.

Stafford Avenue.


Darren Cope on Upper White Street


Gary and Ellie Allen.

(There were plenty more, but I think I'm running out of room!)

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The Waterville Book Discussion Group Reads Again! April's read: "Body Surfing," by Anita Shreve. For more information and to reserve a copy of the book, call the Library at 841-4651. The group's next meeting will take place on Wednesday, April 23rd at 1:30 p.m. at the Waterville Public Library.

What's Ahead?

• Monday: Partly sunny. High: 54, Low: 37
• Tuesday: Sun and clouds. Pleasant. High: 60, Low: 39
• Wednesday: Partly cloudy with the chance for showers late. High: 62, Low: 40
• Thursday: Partly sunny. High: 54 Low: 35
• Friday: Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. High: 53, Low:40
• Saturday: Mostly cloudy with rain showers. High: 50

Have a Great Day, Everyone!