Morning "shoot"

Paving is now progressing southward in the Southbound Lane of Route 12 on Sanger Avenue and, by 9:30, had nearly reached the Lew Residence. Beyond there, scraping is taking place and a few residences will have no driveways today. At first glance that might also be the case at CVS and Dairy Creme but - go slowly! - there is one entrance-exit driveway ramp open for customer access.




At the Hotel, Mr. Hudson has had the old, tippy stone steps removed: sad, in a way, because they'd been there for nearly two-hundred years, but they really were dangerous. He will be replacing them with something much more stable and safe.
Also, parked directly in front of the hotel is a "lift," waiting for a much more elevated project.








A "sidewalk superintendent" noticed something different about the Scerbo Building: the windows are empty and the "For Sale" sign is gone.




Mrs. Davis alerted me to the beautiful view from the "Tyler Barn" and so I went right along to the west side of town only to find that the sun was so very bright that photographs became unreal. Turning to the west, tho, was the sight of an ivy-covered wall overgrown with wild Morning Glories and a brilliant clump of Day Lilies glowed near the old stable entrance.

The building really is in need of a new owner: apply to Sexton Realtors in Clinton for details.





But another even older structure may be given new life: the building at the top of Buell Avenue, just behind Morgan's Hardware and the Hotel and formerly used as television storage by Mr. Carlton Alsheimer, has been purchased, we are told, by someone who would make it his living quarters.

Mrs. O'Dowd has provided "In Timely Manner" and "At Home in the Huddle" with a wonderfully complete summary of her recent tour of Iceland - which will appear here either in small snatches, installments or in its fascinating entirety - and Mrs. Zirkle has clarified her son's military status: yes. Todd Zirkle is indeed in the Navy, but he possesses an expertise in a particular field (which it would be inappropriate to describe, here) that is equally important on land as it is at sea. He will therefore be "on loan" to the Army in Afghanistan for a certain length of time. We wish him well!

And now you can just Google "Waterville Central School District" and a hot link from the home page will take you directly to the Band in Cleveland, Ohio! The performers and chaperones are all enjoying a well-deserved day of fun at a Water Park before making the trip back to Waterville, tomorrow.