Sunday evening for Monday morning

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Monday is GARBAGE DAY!

At 5:00 p.m. on Sunday the temperature is 36 degrees!

150 years go!

WKTV's forecast: short and sweet!

"Warmer air moves on Monday with another opportunity for snow and maybe even some rain.
By the middle and end of the week a pattern change is expected and temperatures will likely make a run at 40 degrees."

What a wonderful sight that is!

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TODAY IS VALENTINE'S DAY!

From Wikipedia; "The day is named after one or more early Christian martyrs, Saint Valentine, and was established by Pope Gelasius I in 496 AD. It was deleted from the Roman calendar of saints in 1969 by Pope Paul VI, but its religious observance is still permitted. It is traditionally a day on which lovers express their love for each other by presenting flowers, offering confectionery, and sending greeting cards (known as "valentines"). The day first became associated with romantic love in the circle of Geoffrey Chaucer in the High Middle Ages, when the tradition of courtly love flourished.
Modern Valentine's Day symbols include the heart-shaped outline, doves, and the figure of the winged Cupid. Since the 19th century, handwritten valentines have given way to mass-produced greeting cards."

And there are FLAGS!!!

At the Hudsons', on Sanger Avenue ............



and at the Coles'!

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IN THE NEWS

WCS SPORTS SCORES

from February 10..........

Girls Basketball

WATERVILLE 47, COOPERSTOWN 41
Cooperstown 6 12 10 13 — 41
Waterville 16 9 8 14 — 47
Cooperstown: Sumer Murdock 8, Emma Ryanmiller 2, Autumn Arthurs 2, Nicole Cring 8, Molly Pearlman 11, Alexis Bloomfield 2, Katelynn Kiuber 6, Holli Erkson 2. Totals: 16-9-41.
Waterville: Jenna Fallon 5, Katie Beull 5, Siobhan Fitzgerald 4, Kristen Kochanowski 9, Jessica Zogby 15, Lauren Homer 7, Kayla Batson 2. Totals: 17-9-47.
3-point goals: Waterville 4 (Kochanowski 2, Beull, Fallon).

Girls' Bowling

WATERVILLE 4, COOPERSTOWN 1
Clark Sports Center
Waterville: Shawna VonMatt 209-555.
Cooperstown: Sam Race 198-500.

Boys' Bowling

WATERVILLE 4, COOPERSTOWN 1
Clark Sports Center
Waterville: Ryan Jones 212-581
Cooperstown: Jeremy Davidson 202-572.

from February 11
Boys' Basketball WATERVILE 54, CANASTOTA 51

Canastota 9 17 11 14 — 51
Waterville 14 15 10 15 — 54
Canastota (4-6, 5-11): Greg Zupan 6, Brad Olden 7, Jeff Merrell 17, Richard Mitchell 4, Ron Vaccaro 1, James Mason 8, Elijah Motley 3, Kyle Sandford 2, An Sgarlata 3.
Waterville (6-4, 10-6): Derek Schmidt 3, Jacob Murray 4, Jared Henderson 15, Jordan Henderson 8, Dan Kemp 2, Pat Zenon 4, Matt Scarlett 2, Greg Elliott 3, Nick Zielinski 13.

IN the MAIL

These great photos from Cathy Sommers, who grandson, Matthew Scarlett, #30, was one of the Seniors in the Friday night game, which she described as a real nail biter!" She added, "The school had the poster hung on one end of the gym. We sure are proud of these boys (and cheerleaders)!"

Thanks loads, Cathy!

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MONDAY'S GAMES

4:30PM
Boys MODIFIED BASKETBALL

Waterville Central School
@ Morrisville - Eaton High School
Elementary Gym


4:30PM
Girls MODIFIED BASKETBALL

Morrisville - Eaton High School
@ Waterville Central School
Memorial Park Elem. School ctions

5:15PM
Girls MODIFIED BASKETBALL

Madison Central High School
@ Waterville Central School
Memorial Park Elem. School


6:00PM
Girls JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL

Westmoreland High School
@ Waterville Central School
Waterville H S Gym

7:30PM
Girls VARSITY BASKETBALL

Westmoreland High School
@ Waterville Central School
Waterville H S Gym

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A SUNDAY RIDE IN THE COUNTRY!



West of Route 26.



At the corner of County Road 10 and Anderson Road, south of Augusta, an historic marker identifies this little cemetery as the resting place of

Amos Parker

1762 - 1842

"Tallest man in American Army; saved Gen. Lafayette's life.
Present at the surrender of Cornwallis."

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Can someone give me more information about Parker? I have a vague recolletion of being told that he was chosen to be one of Lafayette's "guards' because he was so tall that Lafayette could hide behind him! But that may not be true at all!



Next to the Oriskany - scores of robins, or - perhaps - even hundreds, hanging out on the banks of the creek! It's possible, of course, that they are the ones who have stayed here all Winter, but it would be nice if they're the first arrivals from the South!



At Lyon's Mills.



Mason Road.



Route 20.


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Have a fine Valentine's Day, everyone!