Wednesday morning

Discovery blasted off safely from its seaside pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida, Tuesday, July 4th, at 2:38 p.m EDT.

55 degrees F. and sunny at 6:11 A.M. The AccuWeather forecast for Waterville calls for a high temperature of about 80 degrees with skies ranging from partly- to mostly-sunny. (No rain mentioned!)

In Cleveland, the forecast is perfect: partly cloudy and a high temperature of 72 degrees and less humid and "clear and pleasant evening" predicted for The Game. The Yankees lost to Cleveland last night, 19 - 1. Can the Waterville Central School Marching Band bring them good luck? Live Pre-game coverage on the YES TV network starts at 6:30 P.M.

Yesterday, in Fairport, band members (and all but one chaperone) got a thorough drenching before the start of the parade, but the musicians played like professionals and were well-received all along the three-and-a-half mile parade route.
The Music Boosters website (go to http://www.watervilleschools.org/education/orgs/orgs.php?sectionid=92 and click on Ohio Tour) now has several pictures of band members taken throughout the day and an enjoyable summary of their travel activities accompanies the photographs.

Local photographs and newsbits from Waterville later this morning. In the meantime, because the Writer missed the early deadline for Monday publication of the Waterville Times, here are excerpts from "In Timely Manner."


On Park Place, Mr. Sullivan has added a small front porch with spindled railings to the once-grand Brunswick and the Victorian “Gingerbread on an elegant Italianate building on Stafford Avenue North is being painted a pleasant robin’s egg blue.

Down the street and across from the Schoolhouse Apartments, however, the historic Stafford Homestead is drawing sad remarks: the building shows signs of abuse and trash is heaped along the north side. Vacated several weeks ago, the question now is: “Isn’t SOMEONE going to clean it up?”
Landscaping at the new Library, which had been started nearly two weeks ago, was delayed by the rain and - we hope - has now progressed.

On a fine Friday evening, two weeks ago, Jane Newsom Savage and Walter Stephenson were married in the pretty little Welsh Church near Nelson. The ceremony was performed by the Reverend Ed Townsend and the reception (with music by Don Brown, of course!) took place at the Linklean House in Cazenovia. Mr. and Mrs. Stephenson returned from a honeymoon in Jamaica just in time for Mr. S. to “pull the plug” (clean the drain) of their side lawn lake before disastrous flooding took place.

Mrs. Lois Newsom has telephoned to ask our assistance in promoting the (Tenth or Twelvth) Annual Deansboro-Waterville Lions Club Golf Tournament which will take place on July 15th at the Sulphur Springs Golf Course. Funds raised through sponsorships are, as with all other Lions Club projects, used to assist people in this area who need help acquiring first-rate medical care for conditions that threaten their sight or their hearing. In the past, a suggested donation has been $25.00, but - because this may be the last year of the Tournament - gifts of $50.00 are requested. If Ms. Newsom has not already found YOU, pleae make a point to find her, at 841-4619.

A most welcome E-mail has come from Ms. Sandy Martin, reporting that “twenty-four of the twenty-nine members of the Waterville Crimson Bonnets of the Red Hat Society met this week at the Beaver Den in Brookfield for a meal of either Fried Haddock, Chichen ‘N Biscuits or a Cold Salad Plate. The co-hostesses of this month's meeting (who did a fantastic job) were Mary Paquette and Marlene Jones. Our leader, Queen Barb Mario, gave each member a group picture taken at our May get together when everyone was present for the first time since forming the group.” Thank you, Sandy!

Remember to Save time on Saturday for a Loomis Country Tour, the Ice Cream Social and a look at the new “hop museum” --- all at the Waterville Historical Society on White Street.

And watch for Patty Louise cruising town in a new Dodge Durango: deep red! It’s really Steve Gannon’s new vehicle, so she may soon be driving a smaller new car (with recognizable bike rack, we hope.) Their two trusty old four-tired friends both went to “Highway Heaven” on exactly the same day at about the same time and place. Ask her “What happened?” It’s a funny story, (if losing two vehicles at once can be considered "funny"!) but it’s too long to tell, here!

In addition: within the space of five minutes, while I was shopping in Foodking on Monday afternoon, I (nearly literally) ran into: first - Virginia Leigh, who has returned from Winter Quarters in Arizona and is now in residence in Whiskey Hollow; and then, Peg O'Dowd - just returned from Iceland and saying that the tour was "Wonderful!"! Both ladies promise to send reports!

On the way out of Foodking, a poster on the bulletin board caught my eye, but there was too much information for me to copy right at the moment and so I E-mailed Katie Landers at the Harding Nursing Home (sponsor of the postered activity) and she kindly sent me the following. You, you, and you! All of you young folks who have so much energy and are growing more and more interested in the future of Waterville, please take time to register and attend!

LEADERSHIP SKILLS FOR COMMUNITY GROWTH
presented by
Alen Turof w/ Bronson Enterprises

**Leadership Impact on Community Organization
**Leadership actions Affecting Community Growth
**Different Personalities and Dealing with them Well

Thursday July 6th at 7:00 P.M.
Waterville Municipal Hall

Call Hardings to register at 841-4156