At 6:00 a.m. it's  -7 degrees with snow and even rain in the extended forecast.

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Local DPW's are Ready!

The Village DPW spent all Thursday pushing, scooping,  and trucking HUNDREDS of TONS of snow to the "old dump" on 
Route 315,  clearing parking areas and sidewalks in the Village.

A similar activity took place 
during the night / early morning hours
with snowbanks being pushed back along State Route 12
south of the Village.

Marshall Township Crews have been pushing back snowbanks next to roads in all those stretches where the wind always blows and drifts always form - like those in "the flats" along 
Route 315 in "Dicksville."

THANK YOU!

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Here's the TWCNY Prediction:

"Cold & Brisk Today, Temps Improve This Weekend.

Other than a couple of snow showers/flurries southeast of Lake Ontario today, it will be cold and brisk across Central NY with sun and clouds. Highs will be in the 10s once again. We'll keep in the risk for a snow shower tonight and it will be very cold as temperatures bottom out in the -0s and +0s.

High pressure is expected to dominate tomorrow with mainly dry conditions, highs near 20 and lots of sun. That being said, a snow shower cannot be completely ruled out for areas east of Lake Ontario. Quiet weather will carry us into Sunday morning and then clouds look to thicken up with a few snow showers developing later on. Highs will be in the upper 20s. Scattered snow showers Sunday night should gradually taper on Monday with temperatures Monday afternoon climbing closer to 30 degrees.

After seeing a temporary break in the action Monday night/Tuesday, the forecast calls for the arrival of a new system Tuesday night which may end up being more of a mixed precipitation event."

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COUNTDOWN TO SPRING

(Click HERE)

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TODAY

Waterville Farmers Market at Municipal Hall
2:00 - 6:00

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Final Deansboro Fire Department Fish Fry!

5: 00 - 7:00

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SUNDAY AT 7:15

Waterville vs. Onondaga
at the Allyn Hall Gymnasium
Onondaga Community College.

Once again, the game will be broadcast live on ESPN
MyHometownSports Radio - 99.1 FM.

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CALENDARS FOR MARCH!


Village of Waterville

Municipal Web Site.

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Waterville Central School

WCS Interactive Calendar

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Waterville Public Library

Interactive Library Event Calendar

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SPECIAL DATES

Saturday, March 7th

Waterville Municipal Hall

8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Please sign up to donate at:

 RedCrossBlood.org

or by calling 800-733-2767.  

Walk-ins also welcome.

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DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME

Sunday, March 8th

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WATERVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL 

MUSICAL PRODUCTION

MARCH 12, 13 & 14 AT 7:30 P.M.

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Waterville Public Library

BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP

March 25 at Noon.

The Care and Management of Lies, by Jacqueline Winspear 

 the reading choice of the Waterville Book Discussion Group 

March.  Pack your lunch, and bring it to the Meeting Room at the Waterville Library at noon, on Wednesday, March 25th. Coffee,Tea and dessert with lively discussion will be offered.  Call the library at 841 4651 to order a copy of the book. 

"Winspear writes with such authority and empathy that readers can’t help but feel that such homey scenes must have taken place in the trenches. By the time the story darkens into tragedy, we accept that those moments must have happened, too. The Care and Management of Lies is a quietly powerful story that more than holds its own in a publishing season crowded with novels and nonfiction commemorating the 100th anniversary of the start of World War I."

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For the Record


"More When it Happens!"


ESPECIALLY .....

Weatherwise

and/or

Details about the Sunday Evening Basketball Game!

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Keep warm, everyone!

Another Great Game!

Final Score:

WATERVILLE   -    76     

FRANKFORT-SCHUYLER -  47

-and what a game it was!!

There were winners, in more ways than one,
and there were losers,   ditto .

**** BRAVO INDIANS ****

Next Game: vs. ONONDAGA,
Sunday at 7:15 at OCC.

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IN THE NEWS

"Waterville All Business as Indians Roll Past Knights.."
(with slideshow.)
*** If you missed the game or want to live it again,
click the microphone for complete 
MHTS/ESPN Audio replay.***

From My Home Town Sports.

"GALLERY: Waterville Beats Frankfort Schuyler."
From the Utica Observer-Dispatch.

Frankfort-Schuyler at Waterville (Video)
CNY Homepage.

"High School Playoff Report (Video)"
From WKTV.

- from Syracuse.com

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Elsewhere.......

It's Garbage Day

9.1 degrees at 5:00 a.m.

The TWCNY Weather Forecast:

"The Cold has Returned, Light Snow in the Near Term.

We have those bitter wind chills with us to kick off our Thursday! Lows are anywhere from 5 below zero to 5 above and a light wind makes it feel more like 10 to 15 below zero. So have those heavy jackets front and center and ready to go! We have clouds increasing today and a few lighter snow showers or scattered flurries possible. No eventful snow in the forecast for the rest of the work week. 

Friday morning will be another bitter start as we have temperatures still near or slightly below zero, but some promise of better temps as we work into the weekend. Again some snow showers will be around through this time frame."

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Special Note on the WKTV "Weather Blog" posted by Meteorologist Bill Kardas:

"Congratulations!  You are living through the coldest month on record here in Central New York.  It isn't official yet, but it looks like a lock based on the forecast.  The average should end up close to 8° for the month.  This month will likely set the record for coldest average weather in any month in Central New York.  That makes this month colder than the historic winters of the 1970s and also colder than the month we set the coldest temperature ever in Utica (-34 on February 9th, 1934)!"

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SPECIAL EVENTS

There are no special events today

 at either Waterville Central School 

or at the Waterville Public Library.

AT THE LIBRARY

 - Friday -

Movie Matinée at 1:00

Rated PG13.

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Also on Friday

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Still to Come ....

NEW CALENDARS FOR MARCH!

Humor at Zero Degrees

Area Schools Alert ---

At 6:10 a.m. it's  -6 degrees in Whiskey Hollow

but much colder in other areas.

All of the School Districts in this area 

EXCEPT for WATERVILLE

have announced 2-hour delays.

You can check the list HERE (WKTV)

or HERE(TWCNY).

Monday afternoon update/add-ons

It's 7.5 degrees and overcast at 4:30 p.m.

The TWCNY Weather Forecast:

"FRIGID Overnight, Not as Cold Tuesday Afternoon.

The overnight will feature some clearing which will allow temperatures to bottom out in the -0s and -10s. Wind chill values at times during the overnight/Tuesday morning are expected to range anywhere from -15 to -25 with a few spots feeling as cold as 30 to 35 below! Despite the frigid start to our Tuesday, we'll see afternoon highs getting into the middle/upper 10s to near 20 degrees with some sun.

A clipper system will work in Tuesday night with a few scattered snow showers and lingering moisture looks to keep the overall weather pattern slightly unsettled through Wednesday. Temperatures on Wednesday should manage to sneak into the low 20s and then highs drop back into the 10s Thursday and Friday, setting us up for a cold but quieter finish to the week."

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- In Memoriam - 

Ronald F. Kane

1945 - 2015

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Mary Margaret Hull

1929 - 2015

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IN THE NEWS

"Section III Boys Basketball Playoff Roundup"

From the Utica Observer-Dispatch.

PLEASE NOTE!

The Waterville Boys Varsity Basketball

game against Frankfort-Schuyler,

originally scheduled for Tuesday evening, 

will now take place on Wednesday, February 25th 

at Waterville High School at 7pm.

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Here are just a few of the many "super shots" posted on Facebook by photographer Brian Staring.

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Jim Cieslak spotted this item in the O-D's "This Week in Mohawk Valley History -  Fifty Years Ago" column:

"Coach Funzi Rienzo’s Waterville High basketball team finishes its Center State Conference season undefeated in 18 contests. Players include: Tom Barnes, Doug Merriman, Mike Roberts, Barry Burnham, Bob Stewart, Brian Blowers, Rod Dunster, Dennis Salm, Jim Kellogg, Mark Manchester, David and Dennis Jannone, Gary Spencer, Tim Clive and Bradley Nichols. "

(Thank you, Jim!)

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Moving outdoors .......





Late Saturday afternoon the wind and accompanying "chill factor" were fierce, even my camera semed to shiver,  and there were just a few cars on West Main Street. Folks were either shopping at Morgan's or Main Street Liquors or were gathering at The Slaughtered Lamb for drinks, conversation and servings of hearty, old-fashioned Yankee Pot Roast!





Today patches of bare pavement appeared, here and there .....




.....  next to plowed-up or snowblown mountains of snow.

Although the Memorial Bandstand is snowbound, the DPW keeps the sidewalks through the Park cleared ......

 ..............  and at the Library, thanks to Mr. Reynolds, walkers are even able to meander through the Lally Memorial Gardens!

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IN THE MAIL

from Gil Condon re: Alice Altmeier's recollection of sliding down "Livingston Hill" ...

"We used to live up at 414 Putnam St., right where the picture was taken. The railroad tracks were about as far as we could go on sleds and the tracks were usually bare."

(Oh darn, Gil! Alice's story was so much more adventurous and memorable, but yours is probably more accurate!  

Either way, it's always good to hear from you!)

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A special letter to all of you from Dan Williams about the

2015 Daniel Barden Highland Mudfest:

"The new year has come and with that folks around town and the surrounding areas are assessing how last year went and what kind of goals they want to set for this year.  

The 3rd Daniel Barden Highland Mudfest will be held on April 25th and we are so excited to announce some big and powerful changes for this year's event.

The proceeds raised this year will be used to fund 16 adventure scholarships for 8th graders both locally and in Connecticut. The adventure will be run by the Clark Foundation Adventure program. This leadership program has been in existence for 20 plus years and is incredible at shaping young people's lives.  

The kids selected will go on a 78- mile canoe trip from Blue Mountain Lake to Tupper Lake. They will be challenged  physically (i.e. learning to canoe, carrying gear, portages) and also mentally (outdoor, portable cooking, setting up camp, and making friends with total strangers).

I feel that we as a society are losing our connection to nature and subsequently we are seeing the effects of that in some of the social ills displayed in our society. I also know firsthand the rejuvenating power of time spent in the outdoors from the numerous trips up Tassel Hill and all over the Waterville area. No matter how stressed out I am before I hike I always feel better after a jaunt in the woods. 

The students chosen will fill out an application and answer a few questions about themselves. The second part of the application asks students to is to research and choose a charity that they feel will have the biggest impact on the needs of their community. Barden Mudfest will fund these charities equally in their names. I hope that through this second piece teens will start thinking about others and experiencing the joy of helping others. 

Again, the 3rd Daniel Barden Mudfest will be held April 25th at MKJ Farms in Deansboro. The event features a 1/2 mile kids' run, 5K untimed adventure run, and 5 mile obstacle race. We will also have 4 live bands and delicious food and beverages.

If you don't feel up for the run please consider signing up to volunteer as we can always use the help. To learn more about the event please visit us on the web at  www.bardenmudfest.org or call Dan Williams 725-7934. Thanks and I Iook forward to getting my mud on soon with you all!  

Dan Williams"

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A Special Visitor

arrived at my kitchen door on Saturday afternoon:

Author Russell Eastman

announcing the publication of his book, 

"From Good Luck Farm."

"From Good Luck Farm" details the life of one of the earliest families in the United States, "The Eastmans". From the first family member, Roger Eastman, who arrived in the United States on the ship Confidence in April of 1638 this narrative passionately tells the story of growing up in the early 20th Century on Good Luck Farm. Good Luck Farm was given to Howard Socrates Eastman in 1877 and this historic narrative tells the great story of growing up on a farm in Upstate New York in the first half of the 20th Century. This story of life on a dairy farm in Upstate New York is filled with personal insight regarding historic events and a very personal view of life during this period. By sharing personal memories of siblings and other relatives the author is able to connect with the reader on not just a historic level, rather on an intimate private level. The author shares little known facts regarding George Eastman founder of Eastman Kodak, whose family shares roots with the author. From Good Luck Farm will keep the reader engaged and wanting more details of life in upstate New York in the early 20th Century."

"From Good Luck Farm"  $10  is available at:

Morgan's Hardware Store in Waterville

and at The Deansboro Superette.

You can also order "From Good Luck Farm" online from Amazon.com in either paperback or Kindle edition.

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A few days ago Norm Cowen stopped by to show me this picture that he'd taken earlier in the week, right outside his and Shayne's Route 315 home, of a very satisfied Screech Owl enjoying (we think) Starling Special.

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WHAT'S HAPPENING

Waterville Central School

- Tuesday - 

Board of Education Meeting at 6:30 p.m.

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Waterville Public Library

- Tuesday - 

Knit2gether at 7:00 p.m.

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- Wednesday -



LEGO Club at 3:00

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FOR YOUR MARCH CALENDAR

SATURDAY, MARCH 7
8:30 A.M. - 1:30 P.M.
at Waterville Municipal Hall

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THURSDAY, MARCH 12
9:00 A.M. - 3:30 P.M.
at the Waterville Public Library

AARP will host a six-hour Smart Driver Course. The program will take place from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Thursday, March 12, in the Program Room of the Waterville Public Library, 206 White St.  

Upon completion of the program, participants are eligible for a reduction in New York state automobile liability insurance premiums and/or point reductions as authorized by the state Department of Motor Vehicles.  

Attendance for the entire session is required.  

Tuition is $20 for AARP members and $25 for nonmembers. Bring AARP membership cards as well as a pen and driver’s license.  

Course enrollment is limited. To register, call 9416229.  

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WATERVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL MUSICAL PRODUCTION

7:30 P.M.

Thursday, March 12

Friday, March 13

Saturday, March 14

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VILLAGE OF WATERVILLE

ELECTIONS

Wednesday, March 18.

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FOR THE RECORD




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Keep warm, everyone!
Stay Safe!

CHEERS!

WATERVILLE  77  -   LITTLE FALLS  33

- and the Indians are now 20 - 0 !

Feb. 24th vs. Frankfort-Schuyler will be at Waterville.

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ALSO  ...

 ...   to Anthony Gannon who posted up-to-the-minute, 

play-by-play updates throughout the game on 

Facebook for The Waterville Times!

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Mid-week Update

It's minus-8 degrees in the Hollow at 5:00 a.m.

This "cold snap" has lasted so long that ice has completely hidden the little waterfall next to Gridley-Paige Road and the Caves in Forge Hollow.

A snow drift nearly covers the stone wall at the top of Grant Hill.

Looking down "Livingston Hill" (now Putnam Street) I'm reminded of a story that the late Alice Altmeier told me years ago:

She said that the snow on village roads was packed down using horse-drawn rollers and that one of the childrens' favorite treats was to pull a long, heavy sled called a "double rip" to the top of Livingston Hill, line up four, five or six youngsters on the long plank suspended over two sets of runners (the front set was steerable) and ride down the hill right onto Main Street and - on a good day - make the turn onto Buell Avenue and down that curvy hill as far as the old foundry! 

Oh, what a grand ride that would have been!

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It's too cold for sliding this morning!

The TWCNY Weather Forecast:

"Chilly but Not As Cold, Snow Showers and Periods of Snow Today.

We wake up to cold again with most areas starting below zero. We make our way to the 20s today with increasing clouds and snow showers. We will have steadier bursts of snow later this afternoon and evening which will give us a few quick inches and make for slower travel later. Otherwise snow showers continue tonight with cold temperatures again overnight.

Thursday brings the cold back with snow showers and highs only in the single digits. We will have dangerous and cold wind chills back for the end of the work week with lake snow showers.

Looking ahead to the weekend we should be better with temperatures in the mid and upper 20s and a new system on Sunday that will bring more snow."

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- In Memoriam - 

Elsie Fuess

1928 - 2015

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IN THE NEWS

The Lady Indians' Basketball Season came to an end, last night, with a 64 - 41 loss to Tully.

- Syracuse.com

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"Boys' Basketball: Four Teams to Watch"

- the Utica Observer-Dispatch.

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Front Page Headlines from

THE WATERVILLE TIMES

"19 and Oh Yeah!"

"Spending Freeze Implemented"

"Accident Injures One"

"Playoffs Start Tuesday"

To read more, please click HERE.

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Jeff Reynolds sent me this photograph of the Library Garden a few days ago, remarking that it was so cold that ithe snow"squeaked!" 

But it's always warm and cozy INSIDE the Library!

To find out what's going on, there, check out the events calendar by clicking HERE.

SPECIAL: Tax Help

Every Saturday in February from 11-1pm

Stop in anytime between 11-1pm and get free help filing your taxes.

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Blogger's note:

My computer is located directly above the "root cellar" of this old house and although it's supposed to be cold down there the super-chill has now reached my feet.   

I've sat here long enough!

More when it warms up!