I imagine that everyone in the Waterville Community knows, by now, that Nancy Eastman, the "Super Woman" sexton of St. Bernard's Catholic Church and always-in-demand painter and wall-paperer, had a bad fall on Wednesday afternoon. She was in the sanctuary of the church up on a very tall ladder, when it slipped and she fell behind the altar. Normally, she'd have been working alone, but on this rare occasion Karl Davis was there helping her. He called 911 on his cell phone and emergency personnel began to arrive within a few minutes.
It's not my intent to give medical updates! But Nancy's got some breaks and fractures that are going to keep her in the hospital for a while, so - if you want to send her a "Get Well Soon" sort of E-message, send it to me (at the link above) and I'll make sure it gets to her!
The meagre announcement of his appointment, as it appeared in the Library newsletter "Bookends" and in the Waterville Times, scarcely did justice to the gentleman. Mr. Jeffrey Reynolds, who becomes the Director of the Waterville Public Library, today, does hold a degree in Library Science and a New York State Public Librarians Professional Certificate but - in addition - both he and his wife, Ms. Susan Huxtable, are very well-known throughout Leatherstocking Country for their efforts to preserve the cultural and natural resources of the area, and the Otsego Land Trust flourished under his directorship.
I'm not sure that the patrons of the Library come under the classification of "natural" or "cultural" resources, but he's bound to find us worth trying to preserve!
