Today is Garbage Day.
It's 32 degrees at 5:20 Monday morning.
Here is the TWCNY morning Weather Forecast:
"Unsettled Conditions, Changes with Temperatures. We still have a few showers and flurries in today's forecast as a front lifts north and a disturbance pushes in from the south. Despite that, it will be milder with highs in the 50s. Some areas will remain in the 40s north of this front.
This front will essentially stay draped over the Northeast through about Wednesday before completely clearing to the north Thursday.
During this time, waves of moisture will continually ride along it and result in occasional rain and even some snow. Temperatures are also expected to fluctuate a bit with highs in the low 50s Tuesday, upper 40s Wednesday and low 50s Thursday. A surge of warmer air looks to arrive late in the week with temperatures climbing into the mid 60s Friday."
This front will essentially stay draped over the Northeast through about Wednesday before completely clearing to the north Thursday.
During this time, waves of moisture will continually ride along it and result in occasional rain and even some snow. Temperatures are also expected to fluctuate a bit with highs in the low 50s Tuesday, upper 40s Wednesday and low 50s Thursday. A surge of warmer air looks to arrive late in the week with temperatures climbing into the mid 60s Friday."
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- In Memoriam -
Shirley A. Martin
1937 - 2015
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IN THE NEWS
Kristen Gallagher Wins Farm Bureau Youth Scholarship
NY Farm Bureau.
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IN THE VILLAGE
Heading out of town, last Thursday afternoon, a group of cyclists whose tour began, I suspect, on Putnam Street!
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NEW on East Main Street ....
... a window-sized banner announcing that the building,
built in 1838, is now the
"Future Office of 260 Structural Engineering"
a business owned by Dale Meszler, P.E. of 260 Sanger Avenue.
For many years the building, which had been "the first office of The Waterville Times Print Shop," housed the Vanderlan Insurance Agency, but in the 1850s and 1860's, G.K. Webb had what he called "Webb's Cheap Cash House." His son, Bolivar L. Webb, one of The Waterville Times' biggest advertisers at the time, ran four separate ads in a single issue. His best- advertised item was the Hoop Skirt.
A mansard roof was added to the two-story building in 1873 and, at one time, there were "back door" entrances to the second and third stories of the Opera House, which was built in 1880.
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WELCOME SPRING!
Created just for the Library by Diane Cornish and Allyson Tice
of Merri-Rose Florist!
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ELSEWHERE
Out in the Countryside
Always the first wild "flower" to appear, "Skunk's Cabbage" can be seen in wet ditches and other soggy spots.
Most of the winter snow has melted and now the little white "Snow Drops" are in bloom.
Spring Aconite. If you're driving through Dicksville on a sunny day, slow down as you go past the Fehlner-Peach residence - there's a large patch of the Aconite's bright yellow blossoms on the front lawn!
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COMING EVENTS
Village of Waterville
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At Waterville Central School
- Monday -
NO SCHOOL TODAY!
Last day of Vacation.
- Tuesday -
Back to School, again!
Budget Meeting 6:30 p.m.
- Wednesday -
(no special events.)
WCS SPORTS
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The Waterville Public Library
Peepapalooza!: Peep Diorama Contest continues.
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- Tuesday -
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- Wednesday -
"Make it and Take it!" 2:30 - 5:00 p.m.
All Ages | Drop In
Stop into the library on Wednesdays to make a craft and then take it home!
April 8th & 15th - Wide Eyed Animals
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"LEGO Club" at 3:00
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Special Announcement
for the
Waterville Book Discussion Group
from Doris Stephan:
APRIL BOOK OF THE MONTH
The Storied life Of A.J. Fikry
by Gabrielle Zevin
In the spirit of The Guernsey Literary and
Potato Peel Pie Society and The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry,
Gabrielle Zevin's enchanting novel is a love letter to the world
of books -and booksellers- that changes our lives by
giving us the stories that open our hearts
and enlighten our minds.
Tap into this story by reserving a copy of The
Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin.
Call the Waterville Library at
841 4652 to reserve your copy,
then pack your lunch and join us.
Come to the meeting room at the Library
with the Waterville Book Discussion Group,
on Wednesday, April 22, at 12 noon.
We'll have coffee, tea, dessert, and good
discussion.
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IN THE MAIL
"Waterville Community Educational Forum"
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 6:30 P.M.
"Attention Waterville Family and Friends:
"Need information on this notion of opting out of state tests? Do you feel you just aren't informed enough on the topic? There will be a Community Educational Forum on Wednesday, April 8th at 6:30 pm at the Waterville Public Library in the large meeting room. All parents, community members, students, administrators, school support staff members and educators are welcomed and encouraged to attend. Here you will learn about the reality of Governor Cuomo's plan and the dangerous effects it can have on our schools. Here you will get the facts straight. Here you can listen to the other side of the argument of the recent Waterville Times editorial. And here you can ask your questions and have answers from informed and concerned individuals."
"I can promise you a few things from this meeting. Some things that have happened at ALL of these forums. You will get honest, factual answers to any questions and concerns you may have, and no questions are off limits. That's right. Anyone can show up and ask anything. "When you know the truth, you don't have to hide anything."
Please attend! Our schools and communities are at stake!!"
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"Bells Across the Land"
THURSDAY, APRIL 9TH, at 3:15 P.M.
Waterville will join a national event initiated by the National Park Service and the nine huge bells atop the Masonic Temple will be rung for 4 minutes starting at 3:15 p.m. as part of
"Bells across the Land: A Nation Remembers Appomattox."
For the past four years, the National Park Service and many other organizations and individuals have been commemorating the 150th Anniversary of the Civil War and the continuing efforts for human rights today. On April 9, 1865, Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant met Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee to set the terms of surrender of Lee's Army of Northern Virginia.
Ulysses S. Grant accepting Robert E. Lee's surrender
at Appomattox on April 9, 1865.
In conjunction with a major event at Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, the National Park Service and its partners invite communities across the nation to join in this commemoration. The bells will ring first at Appomattox at 3:00 p.m. on April 9, 2015. The ringing will coincide with the moment the historic meeting between Grant and Lee in the McLean House at Appomattox Court House ended. While Lee's surrender did not end the Civil War, the act is seen by most Americans as the symbolic end of four years of bloodshed.
After the ringing at Appomattox, bells will reverberate across the country. Churches, temples, schools, city halls, public buildings, historic sites, and others are invited to ring bells precisely at 3:15 pm for four minutes (each minute symbolic of a year of war).
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FRIDAY, APRIL 10 / SATURDAY, APRIL 11
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