Of Interest and Importance!

SATURDAY MORNING SPECIAL

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The Pop Warner Bottle Drive,

originally scheduled for today,

will be postponed until a later date.


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Photo: My Hometown Sports.net.

"Brookfield Beavers Play for State Championship Today."

from this morning's Observer-Dispatch.

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NYSPHAA Baseball Event Information


Brookfield takes on Loudonville Christian at 1 p.m. Saturday.




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"Obama Declares Storm Disaster in 21 NY Counties"


"Barker Brook to host annual WCS tournament"

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IN MY MORNING MAIL


"COLLABORATION OF CARE"

- from Jessica Mullenax, HR Director, Harding Nursing Home:

"I'm asking you to post this to the (blog) to help us reach our goal of 1,000 signatures. I care deeply about this cause, and I hope you will support our efforts.


"Dr. Chabot's office has lost their lease and needs to relocate office space. We are looking for support of the community to bring the St. Elizabeth Medical Center to the Harding Nursing Home building. We have relocated supplies and have the ability to move offices to provide space for his medical practice. The Nursing Home and the Medical Center will operate separately with their own entrances. If you have any questions or concerns feel free to contact me
at 315-841-4156."

Sincerely,

Judith Harding- Staelens (Judy) "

"We the undersigned are in full support of Harding Nursing Home and St. Elizabeth working together to ensure the medical center stays within this community. Having the medical center located at the nursing home is not only advantageous to the community but to the residents of the home as well."

CLICK HERE TO SEE & SIGN THE ONLINE PETITION.

I just did!

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58 degrees and drippy at 6:30,

but it looks as if the overnight rain will end very soon.

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Have a great day, everyone!

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It's Recyclables Day

62 and foggy at 5:30

WKTV's Weather Forecast: "Hazy, hot, and humid today and tomorrow as a classic summertime pattern takes shape. Today's temperature climbes into the low 90s. With the extra warmth and humidity in the atmosphere, an isolated pop up shower or thunderstorm this afternoon is possible. We stress that most of the day and area should remain dry.

Very warm and very humid tonight, with overnight lows in the upper 60s.

A better chance for widespread thunderstorms will be on Thursday evening as a cold front arrives. Cooler weather returns Friday and Saturday."

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IN THE NEWS

"Slain Deputy Loved His Family, his God...."
from this morning's Observer-Dispatch.

CONTINUING COVERAGE ON CHANNEL2 WKTV.

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Michael R. White, Oriskany Falls

1946 - 2011

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TODAY

FARMERS MARKET IN THE PARK

from 11:00 - 6:00

"Village of Waterville Farmers Market"

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Pop Warner Football/Cheer Sign-Ups

6:00-7:30 Waterville High School Cafeteria

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THERE WILL ALSO BE A

Pop Warner bottle drive

Saturday, June 11
Nickelback - 10:00 to noon


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MISCELLANEOUS

These are Chive blossoms

In a note from Jody Hildreth, he writes: "Have you ever made Chive Flower Vinegar? Esther Gehringer told me about this easy recipe years ago when she volunteered in my library.

You simply pack a jar with chive flowers (this is the perfect time of year for that), then pack the jar a little and add some good quality white wine vinegar. Store in a dark place for a few weeks and strain. Surprisingly, it doesn't come out tasting like chives or onions - but does have a unique almost flowery taste that is quite good on fish."

Thanks, Jody! I'm going to try it!


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These extraordinary Buttercups were grown
with a heavy application of "Photoshop."


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This great photograph (by Petite Progressions) of Tapestry in their highly-relaxed Renaissance mode was posted by one of the singers - Kathy Collett - on her Facebook page.

With it, she wrote: "Come to the Tapestry concert Saturday, June 11, 7:00 p.m. at St. James Church, 9 Williams Street, Clinton, N.Y. We will perform Handel's seldom-heard Funeral Anthem for Queen Caroline and "Byrd Song", a cheery selection of madrigals featuring birds or written by Byrd. Join us afterwards for a reception in the parish hall with homemade goodies by Tapestry members."

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I was fortunate enough to have spent ten or twelve years with Tapestry and in my collection of memories are two completely different "reviews" of their work:

Whereas WCNY's Bonnie Beth Derby wrote:

"Director Jay Swain and Tapestry raise a cappella choral performance to the highest art form........"

.......... a grinning college student, after a performance in Old Forge, burbled with gleeful enthusiasm:

"How wonderful to see so many old people having such a good time!" (Apparently she had, too.)

Saturday evening's performance is in celebration of
Tapestry's twenty-five years of having done both!

Read more about Tapestry, here.


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Another Celebration

On Friday, "At Home in the Huddle" will celebrate its Fifth Birthday.

I'm taking a very long weekend off, but - as always - I will be checking my Email as well as the "news" and will post any items that I think are of importance and/or interest to you.

Have a good weekend, everyone,

and keep cool!

Brookfield Wins 3 - 2!

"Brookfield baseball moves on to state semifinals" from the O-D.

"Brookfield Advances to State Final Four." from WKTV.

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June Richmond

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IT'S BIG TRASH DAY 54 degrees and overcast at 5:30

The WKTV Weather Forecast: "A warm front will bring the chance of a shower or thunderstorm (Tuesday). Highs in the lower 80s. Hazy, hot, and humid mid week as a classic summertime pattern takes shape. Highs in the upper 80s to near 90 on Wednesday and Thursday. Pop up thunderstorms are also possible both days. A cold front will bring cooler weather by Friday."

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YESTERDAY

Afternoon Treat at Roc's

Just a passing glimpse of the raised border in front of the Tilbe residence on Rt. 12, south of CVS.

A "slow down" in Forge Hollow.

Expect delays while the State cleans out overgrowth between the guard rails and Big Creek on "the bend" and lines the bank with rip-rap.

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WEDNESDAY


FARMERS MARKET

11:00 - 6:00

(7:00 P.M. CLOSING STARTS IN JULY.)

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THURSDAY AT THE LIBRARY

(always a "cool" place to be!)

A brand-new remake of the 1969 film which starred JohnWayne.

Please click the poster image to watch the trailer.

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Take a few minutes - or longer - to enjoy the garden behind the Library ............

................ and to enjoy the scent of the lilacs right next to the side parking area!

(I don't know what variety they are: smaller and later than traditional lilacs, but doubly-sweet!)
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THE GARDEN CLUB PLANT SALE,

which took place last Saturday, was - according to Wendy Sexton - the most successful ever.

There were a few plants left over and they are next to her Putnam Street driveway,
now On Sale for $2 per container.

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NEWS of LOCAL INTEREST

"Sheriff's deputy killed in shoot-out after Knoxboro standoff" O-D.

Latest: "Sheriff Deputy Shot and Killed......." WKTV.

In this morning's Observer-Dispatch updated 5:36 a.m. - "Sheriff's deputy & suspect shot during Knoxboro standoff."

From WKTV: "Sheriff Deputy and suspect shot in standoff, both in hospital"

IN THE MAIL

Shirley Bynum Smith, who grew up in Hanover, read yesterday's list of favorite "watering holes" and immediately wrote to say that there was one missing: "Carl's" - which was on Route 20, past Alcott's. (I've added that to the list! Thank you, Shirley!)

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Gil Condon wrote, "A neat list. Me Bro Dan had the Gulf Station between Tyler's Plymouth and the A&P* after the war for a few years. Gas was 17 cents, oil changes were about a buck . We need Jack or someone to elaborate a little on some stuff - like the 'Still' east of the canning factory!"

* The A&P was where "The Huddle on Main" is, now, and the Gulf Station stood on the Belfield Insurance Agency site.

(Thanks, Gil. Perhaps we can get Jack (Youngs) to write a story about the still, sometime!)

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Thanks, as well, to Jody Hildreth for this amazing close-up of a peony blossom!

(Please click!)

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It's going to be another "scorcher," so keep cool, everyone, and

Have a Great Day!

It was a busy weekend!

Between the Garden Club's Plant Sale, the Women's Club Annual Tea on Saturday afternoon plus the 62nd Annual Sherburne Pageant of Bands and First Communion at St. Bernard's as well as the Brothertown Music Boosters Annual Ice Cream Social on Sunday, some people were on the go all the time!

to the Waterville Central School Instrumental Groups

WINNERS

at the

SHERBURNE PAGEANT OF BANDS
on Saturday

Their Scores:

1st in Jazz (score of 99.5 - highest for entire pageant)

1st in Small Ensemble

1st in Concert Band

2nd in Cadence (drum line)

3rd in Color Guard

4th in Parade (Marching Band)

BEST IN CLASS

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My great thanks to Jody Hildreth for sending me these photographs to post on the blog.




Accepting the Best in Class Award.


The Marching Band performing one of its dance moves.



A little "cooling-off" fun!

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Jody has posted many more photographs in a Shutterfly Album.
See them HERE.

In his E-note to me, he wrote, "We should be proud of our students and our music teachers. They sounded terrific and behaved themselves with great maturity. They were great representatives of our school."

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IN THE MAIL

Just in, from Jamie Broedel: "Sunday, June 5th, 15 of St. Bernard's young parishioners made their First Holy Communion."

The children on the front steps of the church with Father Paul Carey.

Jamie also added - "A special thank you to Linda Nichols and Donna Green for the wonderful job they did teaching the students all year."

MORE CHEERS!

"Brookfield Looks to Continue Baseball Journey."
from this morning's Observer-Dispatch.

Class D Central Region baseball final.

Larry DeLutis Field, Rome.

Section III champion Brookfield (17-0) vs. Section IV champ Hancock (16-4).

4:30 p.m. Admission: $6.

Winner advances to Saturday's state final four championships and plays a 1 p.m. semifinal at Johnson City High School.

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CONGRATULATIONS, Continued!

to R. I. T. GRADUATE, JAMES WRATTEN, JR.

James Wratten Jr. graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology in May. He received his Bachelors degree in Mathematics through their honors program and was awarded the highest honors. Also, to Lindsey Wratten, who made the Dean's list for the spring Semester at St Lawrence University.

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IN OTHER NEWS

"Four Charged with Burglary at Oriskany Falls Home."
"Communities Want to be Ready for Hydrofracking."
"Man Charged with DWI after Roll-over Accident."
"Bouckville Antiques Event to Last One Week, This Year."

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LOOKING AHEAD

TODAY IS GARBAGE DAY.

TOMORROW IS "BIG TRASH"

It's 51 degrees and foggy at 6:30 a.m.

Today's forecast from WKTV: "Morning fog gives way to sunshine today as high pressure builds in. Temperatures will be warmer than yesterday, with highs in the upper 70s.

A warm front will bring the chance of a shower or thunderstorm tomorrow. Highs in the lower 80s.

Hazy, hot, and humid mid week as a classic summertime pattern takes shape. Highs in the upper 80s to near 90 on Wednesday and Thursday. Pop up thunderstorms are also possible both days. A cold front will bring cooler weather by Friday.

Dust was following a tractor across a field next to Fuess-Cleary Road, yesterday.
We do need rain!

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COMING EVENTS

Tuesday, June 7th

How To: Make Easy, Creative Party Food
7pm | Sign Up | Jill Getman will show you how to turn your boring old party food into something fun!

Thursday, June 9th Evening Story Hour
6:30pm | Ages 2-6 | Join us for a story and a craft the 2nd Thursday of every month.
June: Teddy Bear Picnic - Bring your favorite teddy bear.

Friday Flik * Friday, June 10th 7pm |

Movie: True Grit | Free Movie. Free Popcorn.
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First Annual Rotary Club Consignment Auction

Saturday, June 12 at 10:00 a.m. Madison County Fair Grounds, Brookfield
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Also on Saturday


"Tapestry" celebrates 25 years of Singing with a full concert

- which means that the first part will be a formal presentation of early music performed to acclaimed perfection, but that, after intermission,
the singers return in bright Renaissance costumes to entertain you with their attitude of
(nearly)-uninhibited "fun"!



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FOR THE RECORD



Have a Great Day, Everyone!

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Post Script, for history's sake


At the first gathering of the "old timers," last Friday, Jack Youngs started us on the way to remembering what it was like

“Once Upon a Time in Waterville” in 1937 – 38 and into the 40s -

when there were........

9 or 10 Grocery Stores

A&P

Victory

Grand Union

Bissell's

The American Store

Congelo’s

Gibbons' in Sangerfield

Ward Bohner’s store

Berry’s Store

and a new-fangled place called a “deli” in the Candee Block.

Milk Deliveries were made by

Manion

B. K. Crandall

McCabe

Norman Cowen

Eastman’s Good Luck Farms

Hamelines

Best-known Bars and saloons

Ye Olde American

Ann Small’s Hotel

Owen Ruane’s

Ciocca’s. ”Chis’”

Garrett’s

Purple Cow

Kane's – on Sanger Hill

Colonial

6 and 7/8ths in Pleasant Valley

“Green Cats” east of Chittning.

-- and Johnny Salvad(t?)ore’s Still - just east of the canning factory.

Six Car Dealerships

Tyler & Huntington

Yonkers

Pat McDonald

Norton (Holics on W. Bacon)

P.N. Lewis

Mullen Chevrolet (won East Coast Award one year for most sales!)

Full-service Gasoline Stations

Hawley’s, on Stafford Avenue

Kehoe

Dempsey's

Arnold Pughe

Wittenbeck's

George Plante

John Blair

Buffard's

Richfield Station

Nick Gibbons – one tank at S’fld Post Office

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(I was writing as fast as I could. Sorry if I've misspelled names or left something out!)

Next time*, we'll try and put them on a map.

*Friday, June 17 at 10:15 at the Waterville Public Library.

Question: Does anyone remember anything about TOBACCO being grown in this area?

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