Monday, May 9, 2011

It's a Spring Morning!


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to Joyce and Paul Holic!

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TODAY IS GARBAGE DAY!

It's 44 degrees and the sky is mostly blue at 6:15.



WKTV's meteorologist predicts that: "A long stretch of dry, sunny weather is in store this week starting today! Partly sunny skies and staying dry throughout the afternoon with highs in the mid 60s.

Clear skies tonight with widespread frost. Lows in the low to mid 30s. Plenty of sunshine Tuesday through Thursday with highs climbing into the 70s. The next chance of rain looks to arrive on Friday."



The Board of Education has adopted a $15,663,287 budget with a 1.90% tax levy for the 2011-2012 school year.

Budget Highlights as listed in this morning's Observer-Dispatch:

WATERVILLE

2010-11 school budget:
$14,952,434

2011-12 proposed school budget:


$15,663,287


Percentage change in spending:
4.75 percent increase

Proposed tax levy change:
1.9 percent increase

Major cuts:
Some cuts to programming; Spanish and speech therapist made part time and contracted through BOCES.


A Public Hearing

will be held on Tuesday, May 10th beginning at 6:30 p.m.

in the High School Library.

Colleen Emerson has asked for time on the agenda of the next School Board meeting, which is this Tuesday at 6:30, to present a petition calling for the ousters of Superintendent Gary Lonczak and High School Principal Jon Thumler.


Last week, Harry "Bud" Dorr of Madison Street, who had served on the WCS School Board of Education for nine years - from 1998 to 2007 - announced last week in a Letter to the Editor of The Waterville Times that he would be a write-in candidate for School Board, thus joining the previously announced list of candidates which includes Phil Barnes, Bill Lachmann and Shana Pughe.

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LAST FRIDAY ON MAIN STREET


There was an Open House at the new United States Headquarters of the French Company Acrelec.


I suspect that this super-sign may soon appear over the front door!



Manager Glen Carroll, right, introduced us to Aaron Ladd, one of the Waterville office employees.



Another member of the staff is Mike Zielinski, left, who was there with his wife Gina, and Glen's wife, Christine.



More smiles, from Gayle Barnes and Calypso Ford.

Welcome to Waterville, all of you!

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AT THE LIBRARY

"Our Book and Bagel Sale went well, enticing everyone with the smell of the Bagel Grove Bagels! Although the bagels are all gone (sorry!)

the Book Sale will continue though Wed. May 11th.

Hardcover books and DVDs for $1, paperbacks and VHS for 50 cents.
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For a complete schedule of May events, click here.


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WCS SPORTS TODAY

Monday,
May 9 2011

3:30PM
Boys VARSITY GOLF

Hamilton Central School
@ Waterville Central School
Barker Brook Golf Course

4:00PM
Boys MODIFIED BASEBALL

Waterville Central School
@ Westmoreland High School
Westmoreland High School

4:00PM
Girls MODIFIED SOFTBALL

Waterville Central School
@ Westmoreland High School
Westmoreland Town Park

4:30PM
Boys VARSITY BASEBALL

Westmoreland High School
@ Waterville Central School
Waterville H S Baseball #1

4:30PM
Girls VARSITY SOFTBALL

Westmoreland High School
@ Waterville Central School
Waterville H S Softball #1

4:30PM
Boys VARSITY TENNIS

Canastota Central Schools
@ Waterville Central School
Waterville H S Tennis Courts

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IN OTHER SPORTS NEWS

Hal Chernoff, manager of Middleweight Title Holder Fernando Guerrero, has announced that Guerrero will face off with Michael "Murder Man" Medina on June 17 in Austin, Texas, in a 10 round bout that will be televised nationally on ESPN's Friday Night Fights.

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NEXT SATURDAY



OUTDOORS


Virginia Bluebells are in bloom!



I went on my traditional Mother's Day weekend visits to the Rome Sand Plains to see the very tiny but powerfully sweet- smelling Trailing Arbutus in bloom .......



............... and checked to make sure that the small cluster of Painted Trillium was still next to York Road, where it's been for forty years.

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A reminder!

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FOR THE RECORD


Down two cents!

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Have a great day, everyone.


TOMORROW IS METALS COLLECTION

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