Friday morning tour

It's looking lowery - a neat old word meaning that "it looks like rain!" - but so far there's no precipitation and brick pavers are still being laid in front of the Laundromat, Totally-U and Mac's Diner. But don't think that that is interfering with business: the sidewalk is dry and those establishments are OPEN!


The new sidewalk in front of the hotel was, apparently, laid
per Mr. Hudson's request that he be able to built a porch on
the front of the Hotel.
Sidewalk pouring continues, today, just beyond Karl Davis'
Main Street Garage.




After I'd turned around at the Park (oh! we all miss that "watering trough turn-around!") I spotted four V. I. P.'s - from left: Waterville Superintendent of Public Works, Gene Ostrander; Mayor Jim Younes, D.O.T. Engineer in Charge Dan Kentile and TIOGA's Jack Bennett - who all seemed to be in a particularly happy frame of mind despite the fact that this was the regular Friday morning tour at which time the "punch list" usually grows! We did learn two things: that the guy wire at the corner of the Park WILL be removed and not left in the sidewalk and, that it is Mr. Kentile who should be thanked for the "curvy, funky," sections of sidewalk!


Turning in the other direction, there was Rosemary Broedel, adjusting letters on a sign advertising "Magic Bubble Shirts." Asking what they were, she led me right inside the Merri-Rose Florist Shop and showed me a colorful display of what appear to be small bits of ultra-soft, stretchy, wrinkley nylon and, if for no other reason, I instantly wished I were a teenager again!



For several weeks, now, everyone in this area has been following the progress made by Steven Smith, of Brookfield, who is recovering from injuries acquired while serving with the U.S. Army in Irag and, now, one of Waterville's own boys has barely escaped death. Pvt. John Sigsbee was driving a tank when it ran over a bomb and exploded into flame, late last week. As of yesterday morning we heard that he was making rapid improvements and had been moved to an Army hospital in Texas and that his family had been flown there by the Army so that they could be with him.

The writer would appreciate knowing how to directly send this "Blog" - and all of our Gratitude and Best Wishes - to him.

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