59.7 degrees at 6 o'clock and noticably darker than it was a few weeks ago!
The weather has been grand, but WKTV Channel 2 promises "Major Changes over the Weekend" and predicts:
Today: Partly to mostly cloudy. Warm and humid. Highs in the mid 80s.
Tonight: Partly to mostly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. Low in the low to mid 60s.
Saturday: Becoming mostly cloudy. A good chance for a shower or storm Saturday afternoon, with a steady rain likely from Saturday evening through Saturday night. High: 79, Low: 65
Sunday: Steady to heavy rain likely in the morning, tapering off to showers in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy and muggy. High: 70, Low: 59
That may be fine for baseball fans, who intend to stay glued to their television sets ...........
........but it certainly won't play well in Bouckville!
Just received from Mr. J. W. Falk, President of the Waterville Historical Society. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
The Waterville Historical Society 40th Anniversary Gala Celebration
will be held on Sunday, September 10th at St. Bernard’s Social Hall. A
handicapped Stairchair was recently installed in the rear entrance of the
building making access to the hall easier. This event, which promises to
be one of the social highlights of the Fall season, will conclude in the
daylight so that driving home in the dark need not be a concern.
A Reception and a 1966 memorabilia exhibit will begin at 4 PM. The delicious buffet dinner, which includes a salad bar,will be provided by “Catering by Coky” and will begin promptly at 5 PM.
Ticket info: PRESOLD TICKETS ONLY - $12.00 each,
available at the Society headquarters on White Street - Wednesdays from
10 to 4 PM. or Mail your check to: Waterville Historical Society, PO Box
253, Waterville, NY 13480. The public is welcome - No Tickets will be
sold at the Door.
Ticket deadline is Tuesday, September 5th
For further information call 841- 4018
Reading of the first minutes of 1966 by Ms. Lurena McNamara
Dramatic Vignettes presented by our own “Standing Room Only Players”
Rev. Kirk Hudson, Stan Sambora,
Bill O’Dowd and Kent Cole
Wake Up George!
Peg O’Dowd and Louie C. Langone
Home Sweet Home
Jean Davis, Ps Brown ,
WayneBrouillette & Bob Harding
Our Vignette producer, S. Kelly Falk, promises a step back in history for all those in attendance.
This evening will be the culmination of our 40th Anniversary Year.
Thanks to all who assisted in making it a memorable one. Come and
join us and help us keep history alive for the greater Waterville area.
Remember that we are open for historical conversation every Wednesday and
our store is open as well. Check out our website at “watervilleny.com”
That event, of course, will be uniquely entertaining, but for those who seek energizing amusement on a more regular basis - i.e. three times a week - the staff at ProActive Physical Therapy are happy to oblige!
Never tell Sean Hopkins, r., that an exercise is too easy or that it doesn't hurt: he'll gladly oblige and order something that does!Tim Francisco seems to take delight in twisting Paula into a pretzel. He, at least, knows from personal experience what muscle aches feel like and is still working out "ginches" (the writer's word) he acquired during last weekend's ascent of three High Peaks - Algonquin, Wright and Iroquois. (Actually, it's the DEscent that causes the most agony.)
His 26-mile triathlon bike race, tomorrow, should work the ginches out, for sure!
For the rest of us? All it takes is Sherri Carney's smile as she hands us next week's appointment list and aches and strains are forgotten and we're ready to come back for more!
On the morning Ride-around, we found only one TIOGA crew at work - and a small crew, at that. They were spreading topsoil in the "tree belt" up near Olmstead's Garage. Quite alot of the same soil has been spread in the Park, bringing some of the original grade up to that of the newly installed curbing and also covering areas which had been used as a parkinglot for heavy equipment. The BIG QUESTION remains: "Is this prep work for sod or for Hydroseed?" the consensus being that "SOD" was what was originally promised.
There is general consternation having to do with many more items than the one stretch of missing granite curbing on White Street mentioned by Ms. Louise in this week's issue of the Waterville Times, many having to do with the D.O.T. project, but some unconnected. One of the latter is the fact that, with the spiffy new sidewalks and pavers in the Business District, there seem to be more litter and trash than ever before. There may be the same general amount, but now it's much more noticable and several of the citizenry would suggest that it's time for the municipality - and the owner of the Green Acres Plaza - to invest in some standard, covered trash receptacles!
Mrs. Stephan once gave me a photograph of just such a container that bore this statement, attributed to Abraham Lincoln:
"I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives.
I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him."
Unfortunately, I've lost the photograph, but remember that the quotation was, well - a good one to remember.
