Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Wednesday Afternoon



It's 42 degrees, wet and windy at 12:30 Wednesday afternoon.

It's just NOT a nice day to ride around taking pictures, so I'll publish this blog post early and hope for better weather very soon.

The Weather Forecast from TWCNY:

"Clouds, Wind & Rain , Colder Late Week.
Today will be cloudy, warm, and windy with periods of rain and occasional showers. Despite all of that, temperatures should manage to climb into the upper 50s and low 60s.
It looks like a steadier rain will stay possible into the night and then give way to lighter, scattered showers Thursday. We'll continue to battle the clouds on Thursday with highs in the low 60s. Fortunately, lingering showers are expected to gradually taper Friday which will set us up for drier conditions just in time for Halloween!
After experiencing a big cool down late in the week with temperatures struggling to make it out of the 40s, highs will get back up into the 50s this weekend."


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— In Memoriam —

Leola A. Dye
1945 — 2015

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— Saturday, October 31 —

"Trick or Treat"
5:30 p.m. — 7:30 p.m. 
 plus

Boy Scouts will be dropping off "Scouting for Food" bags.
Your contributions will benefit the Local Food Pantry 
and will be collected 
on the morning of Saturday, November 7th.


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A REMINDER!!

Before you go to bed Saturday night ......


SET YOUR CLOCKS BACK 1 HOUR
and put new batteries in your
SMOKE DETECTORS! 

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— Tuesday, November 3 —

GENERAL ELECTION

6:00 a.m. — 9:00 p.m.

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— Saturday, November 7 —


"How Telescopes Helped Change Our View of the Universe" 


 Program at 6:30 PM 
Waterville Public Library's Community Room
presented by Jim Dulak, MVAS

— followed at 7:30 by —

Stargazing 
at the Barton-Brown Observatory


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PLANNING AHEAD




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AARP will sponsor a Six-hour – one day Smart Driver  Course.  The program will be held on Thursday, November 19,
 from 9:00 am until 3:30 pm 
at the Waterville Public Library, 206 White Street, 
Waterville, New York.   

This event will be held in the Program Room.   
Lunch will be held from 12:00 – 12:30 pm.



Upon completion of the Smart Driver Program classroom training, participants are eligible for a reduction in New York State automobile liability insurance premiums and/or  point reductions as authorized by the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles.  Attendance is required for the entire session to earn your DSP certificate.


Course tuition is $20.00 for AARP members (Please bring your AARP membership card for proof of membership) and $25.00 for non-members.  Checks should be made out to AARP.  Participants are asked to not pay with cash.  Participants need to bring a pen and current driver’s license.



Course enrollment is limited 
and people interested in signing up are asked to call 
941-6229 to register.   
If you reach the voicemail please leave your name and telephone number.  

 Please do not call the Waterville Public Library.


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TBT Special


My daughter Allison, when she was two or three years old, photographed by Gary Settle of the Topeka Capital-Journal for an article featuring her father, the late "Dick" Brown, who (according to his mother) was a descendant of the Towne family of Salem, Massachusetts, two of whose members were hung during the infamous 1692-93 Witchcraft Trials.