Showing posts with label Waterville NY. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Waterville NY. Show all posts

Monday, August 15, 2011

Blogger's Summer Break Continues!

(and I'm thoroughly enjoying it!*)

But this morning I have a very special message for a very important person:


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It's Garbage Day

69 degrees. Dark and drippy.


The WKTV weather forecast: "Cloudy start to the work week with a few spotty showers. The chance for shower and a few rumbles of thunder continue this morning and afternoon. The best chance of wet weather will be to our east. Highs today will only be in the low 70s.

Scattered showers continue throughout the overnight into Tuesday morning. Drier weather starts to move back into Central NY late Tuesday into Wednesday.

Dry weather returns for the middle of the week with seasonable temperatures."


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1925 - 2011

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Waterville Methodist Church

FALL RUMMAGE SALE

August 31st, September 1st and September 2nd.


Anyone wishing to contribute to the sale may do so by taking them to the church
early mornings, Monday through Friday,
beginning August 15th.
If this is not convenient, please call 841-8544 to make other arrangements.


This is a good opportunity to share those clothes that your children have outgrown;
perhaps you will find some that will fit them at the sale.


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MUSIC AT THE BANDSTAND ON WEDNESDAY

"The Tweedlers"

From their website: "For the past 7 years, The Tweedlers have been developing a reputation as one of the most fun groups in New York State.
They have regular engagements at dozens of venues in Syracuse, Binghamton, Utica, Rome, Albany, Philadelphia and Boston. Their youthful energy matches well with their enthusiasm for the music of past eras. Audiences are quickly seen clapping and singing along with their favorite old waltzes, love songs, bluegrass, classic country, and old time rock 'n' roll. This includes retirement communities, family reunions, coffee houses, private parties and festivals. The past 5 summers, they've appeared at county fairs and festivals across New York and Pennsylvania. Their large and varied repertoire lets them form each set list with the particular audience in mind.
With just a guitar, a mandolin, a bass, and their joyful voices, The Tweedlers take you on a bright, rollicking trip down the old road to home."

YESTERDAY'S PIX


It's begun!


Although the huge tents in the main field were empty, there was great activity along the sides of Route 20.




Something for everyone!




If you don't want any antiques, there are roadside food tents.

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STARTING THURSDAY at noon

The Rotary Club Food Tent will be open
right in the middle of the big field.


Serving Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner on
Friday, Saturday and Sunday!


(Breakfast starts at 6:00 - and you know what THAT means, don't you?)



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After cruising through Bouckville, I headed back toward Solsville.



At the bridge across the canal on Indian Crossing Road (I think) there was a group of about fifty students from Hamilton College, each wearing work gloves, armed with all manner of clippers, shovels, etc., clearing the canal pathway!



At Lyons Mills - Goldenrod and Geese




Great Blue Lobelia, along with Purple Knapweed and Queen Anne's Lace, fill ditches along Valley Road between Solsville and Oriskany Falls.

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DISCOVERY OF THE DAY

"LOOMIS LAIR"

(Thanks for the tip, Lynne!)

For more about Yurts: click HERE.


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FOR THE RECORD

WCS SPORTS

First Football Game:
Waterville @ Westmoreland September 3.




*When I made it known to the Village Board that I wanted to "retire" as "Village Historian" - referred to by the County and State as a "public historian" - because I simply could not do the job as well as other historians in the area, Mr. Joseph Falk, President of the Waterville Historical Society, told the Board that the Society itself wanted to be the new "historian." The Board accepted his proposal and made the appointment.

"At Home in the Huddle" has been a perfect means of both recording and dispersing local history and although I intend to keep "blogging," as well as writing and drawing, I probably won't be listing or following community activities and events as closely as I have for the past five-plus years: that's the Historical Society's job, now. I don't know how they intend to make the information available to the municipality or the public - you'll have to ask them!

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Back in a day or two.

Have a great day!



Monday, July 18, 2011

We're having a "warm spell."




Today is Garbage Day

and it's 70 degrees at 7 o'clock.



(The blogger is running very late, today, because it took 16 innings - five hours and 44 minutes - for the Redsox to win last night's game against the Tampa Bay Rays 1 - 0.)

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FIRST THINGS FIRST


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Click image for current radar.


WKTV's forecast: 'Warm, humid, and unsettled today. A cold front dropping in from the northwest will bring with it the chance for thunderstorms today. The first round arrives this morning between 8-10am. A chance for additional storms later this afternoon. High temperatures in the lower 80s. Muggy tonight with lows only in the upper 60s. Less humid but still warm Tuesday with a return to sunshine. The high humidity and hot temperatures come back starting Wednesday. High temperatures Thursday and Friday approach 90 degrees or better. Hot weather stays in the forecast through the weekend.



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Luellyn C. "Lou" Pierson, North Brookfield

1933 - 2011

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It was super-warm over the weekend, so I opted to keep cool and not battle crowds and traffic and parking uptown at "Field Days" events. In fact, I plan on continuing that routine for the next several days. Back on Thursday.

Until then, here are some "Things to do."

TODAY


Fresh Sweet Corn is now available to Mosher's, east of Bouckville! (Get there early!)

More Fresh Sweet Corn coming to Savicki's on Wednesday.


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TUESDAY

GREEN WASTE COLLECTION

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"Travel Movie Series" continues at the

Waterville Public Library at 6:00 p.m.



FREE

(Click the image for more information about "Outsourced.")

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WEDNESDAY

FARMERS MARKET IN THE PARK

11:00 - 7:00

followed by

Favorite Oldies


sung for you by Joe Falk and the Historical Choraleers
with special guest Mary Beth Sigmund.


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LOOKING AHEAD

"Save the Date"

for

MARSHALL DAY
Aug 13 from 9-2


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CONGRATULATIONS TO

Jody Hildreth

whose photograph, "Nesting Ruby-throated Humingbirds,"
was named Overall Winner
in the Environmental Defense Fund's Summer Photo Contest.



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8:44 a.m.

Thunder and lightning.

But we surely do need the rain!

Have a great day, everyone!


Thursday, July 14, 2011

It's Garbage Day

A brisk 51 degrees at 6:30!

The WKTV forecast: "High pressure builds in from the north, bringing lots of sunshine to the area for Thursday and Friday. The humidity will stay low through about Saturday. A cold front arrives early tomorrow, bringing real relief to the area. Highs fall back into the 70s with mainly cloudy skies. The chance of a few showers are possible, especially in the higher elevations. A generally nice weekend is expected. Hot, humid weather returns for Saturday and Sunday with highs in the upper 80s. The chance of thunderstorms by Monday and Tuesday, with highs approaching 90."




Looking Good for Field Days!



FRIDAY
Kiddie Parade 6:30 p.m.


MUSIC by "All Tuned Up" from 8:00 p.m. - 12:30 a.m.


SATURDAY

Softball tournament starts at 8:00 a.m.
PARADE at 6:30 p.m.

"Redneck Rodeo Cowboys" 5:30 - 9:00
"Stage Road" 9:00 - 1:00

FIREWORKS at Dusk
courtesy of NY Pizzeria


SUNDAY
Softball Tournament at 8:00

Chicken BBQ at noon

MUSIC

"The Good Ole Boy" 12:00 - 4:00



Fun's Coming!

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OTHER EVENTS


"Once Upon a Time in Waterville"

The Old timers' Story Swap, where the past few gatherings focused on local businesses and the enterprising - and memorable - people who ran them back in the late 1930's, the 40s and 50s. Long lists have been compiled of grocery stores, car dealerships, gasoline stations & garages, taverns/ saloons as well as doctors, electricians and plumbers, barbers and milk deliverymen.

Tomorrow: lodging at inns or "cabins," and more!

Feel free to join us!
Share your memories or just listen and enjoy the stories!


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Friday at 10:15 at the Waterville Public Library.

at 1:00 - Kids' Movie Matinee.

"Neverending Story"

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LATER THIS MONTH

"The Help," by Kathryn Stockett, is the book of the month for the
Waterville Book Discussion Group.

(Click the image to read a synopsis of the book.)

If you have read the book, Wednesday, July 27th is the day to meet in the meeting room at the Waterville Public Library at 12 noon to share your comments and thoughts.
Bring your lunch, refreshments are served.



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IN THE NEWS

From WKTV:
"Suspect in Deputy shooting death out of hospital and in jail"


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Joan Clair

1941 - 2011

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Gerald J. Cutway

1954 - 2011

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Miscellaneous smile-makers


Hemerocalllis at Grace Church.


In country woods and flowerbeds, too, Beebalm blooms. Sometimes called Bergomot (because it smells somewhat like a Bergomot Orange) or "Oswego Tea," early colonists, taking a cue from Native Americans, drank a hot beverage made from the leaves of this plant in protest to the British tax on tea!



Lobelia Cardinalis - Cardinal Flower - just starting to peek through cattails along Loomis Road.



Black-eyed Susans in sunny spots



Butterfly Weed, blooming in the same place it's been for nearly forty years!

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More pix from time to time.

Have a great weekend, everyone!