Garbage Day.
It's a "balmy" 28.4 degrees at 5:15 a.m.
but .......
Here we go again!
The morning Weather Forecast from TWCNY:
"Snow Showers Today, Staying Cold!
A strong arctic front will move through the region this morning bringing a burst of snow for the morning commute. This will bring a quick couple of inches of snow, along with slick roads and poor visibility for the morning commute.
Widespread snow will end by noon, but with colder air rushing in from Canada expect lake effect snow to develop east of the lake, Snow will primarily be east of the lake through Tuesday afternoon, and will be locally heavy at times. Areas outside of the lake snow will see frigid, but dry conditions.
The middle of the week will be blustery and cold, but it looks like we'll finally see a break by the end of the week. Temperatures look to be close to seasonable by the weekend."
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IN THE NEWS
- from the Watertown Daily Times.
- from the Utica Observer-Dispatch.
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Just out of curiosity, I dug out this guide from the US Army Corps of Engineers.
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Yesterday
They say "a picture's worth a thousand words."
Here is what "5-above" looked like on Sunday afternoon!
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IN THE MAIL
When Waterville Fire Department Historian Louie Langone looked at his thermometer early last Wednesday morning and it read 23 degrees BELOW zero, he was reminded of nights that were about that cold and fires broke out on Main Street.
Fire Chief Raymond Cash surveys the damage from a fire that destroyed several structures on the south side of West Main Street on March 7, 1929. They stood where all of the new buildings housing the Barton Medical Center westward to Big Creek are now located.
The Candee Block, which had been built in 1888 on the site now occupied by the New York Pizzeria, caught fire in the very early morning hours of January 15, 1982.
(Thank you, Louie!)
Another major fire occurred during cold weather. I can remember that water from hoses froze and ice covered East Main Street the night that Food King burned - November 28, 1994.
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Introducing .........
I had lunch at Michael's Fine Food & Spirits in Sangerfield, last Friday, and took the opportunity to ask Duke Mosakowski what he could tell me about the major changes that are being made to the former Zielinski building on Tower Street and the many grapevine rumors of Chef Michael Latreille's connection, there.
It was Duke who gave me the Event Divas' business card - above -
and I immediately sent Email to the girls, asking them to tell me anything and everything about their new business.
Kate Landers wrote back, and here is her reply:
"We just opened our business this month January, and continue to be working on the building. The name of the Event Center is 'Celebrations on Tower.' Some of the outside work will be completed this spring, but currently we can run parties, weddings, & events for 200 guests.
"The Event Divas are Cheri Zielinski & Kate Landers. Both of us have extensive backgrounds in planning, hosting and implementing parties, weddings and events. We can assist from the planning phase of writing invitations, picking out themes, decorating, menu planning, right up to running the actual event. We also know that there are many people who want to run their own parties, weddings etc. and our event center will provide a venue of a beautiful room, tables and chairs.
"We have partnered with Michael's Fine Foods & Spirits. Michael will be running his catering kitchen from the Celebrations on Tower location. Although his kitchen will be here, our customers have the opportunity to use any caterer they choose, or can bring in food from home. Many banquet halls or Wedding venues do not allow for choice when planning a party.
"Our goal is to recognize the area's talented people such as caterers, bakers, florists, beauticians, photographers & musical entertainment, by providing a local gathering venue with quality services.
"Our open house and Expo will be February 23 from 12-4:00 p.m. We are still accepting vendors and those who would like to participate can contact us at 202-4041. All are welcome to come see our vision and experience our dream come true.
Some upcoming events are:
A DJ Dance Party -Feb 8th 9:00-1:00am
A Dart tournament , Feb 22 2:00PM
Open House Feb 23 12 - 4:00PM
St. Patrick's Day Dinner & Dance 6:00PM with music by the Blarney Rebel Band of CNY
Catered by Michael's fine foods
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Also Newsworthy
WCS SPORTS SCORES
Boys' Basketball
WATERVILLE 70, MORRISVILLE-EATON 24
Morrisville-Eaton 8 2 4 10 — 24
Waterville (7-0, 12-1): Noah Barnes 2, Jon Piersma 15, Jake English 6, Rajon Enoch 6, Zach Sawyer 10, JT Machold 8, Hunter Williams 16, Tyler Lemery 2, Will Specht 5. Totals: 26-9-70.
Morrisville-Eaton: Roher 8, Paljani 8, Hilts 4, Clark 4. Totals: 7-1-24.
3-point goals: Waterville 3 (Enoch 2, Specht); Morrisville-Eaton 3 (Paljani 2, Hilts).
Girls' Basketball
WATERVILLE 43, MORRISVILLE-EATON 30
Morrisville-Eaton 4 13 5 8 — 30
Waterville 10 11 13 9 — 43
Morrisville-Eaton (5-2, 10-4): Jennifer Hilts 6, Lauren Kellum 4, Kathryn Parkhurst 2, Jessica Murray 16, Emily Widger 2. Totals: 10-6-30.
Waterville (5-2, 9-6): Hannah Gray 14, Abbey Treen 8, Shannon Strohmeyer 7, Haylie Ferriter 2, Alexis Decker 8, Jenna Pugliese 4. Totals: 13-13-43.
3-pointers: Morrisville 4 (Murray); Waterville 4 (Gray 2, Decker, Strohmeyer).
JV: Waterville 39-20.
Coming Events
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School Board Meeting Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.
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At the Library
There are no special events at the Library today, but on Tuesday it will be
"Kids' Book Club" at 6:30 p.m.
and
"Knit 2gether" at 7:00 p.m.
Starting next week:
"Pitch Club" every Tuesday afternoon at 2:15!
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Waterville Book Discussion Group
FEBRUARY BOOK OF THE MONTH
(Courtesy of Doris Stephan)
*Esquire's Best book of 2012
*NPR-Fresh Air best Novel of 2012
*Audible and Salon best audio book of 2012
*New York Times Notable Book of the Year
*Washington Post Notable Book of the Year
*Best books of the year: Entertainment Weekly, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, San Francisco Chronicle, Miami Herald, Seattle Times, The Oregonian, St. Louis Today, Kansas City Star, Goodreads, Hudsons, Barnes and Noble, Amazon
“A high-wire feat of bravura storytelling ... You’re going to love this book … The surprising and witty novel of social criticism that flows away from its lush, romantic opening offers so much more than just entertainment ... stirs the heart and amuses as it also rescues us from the all too human pain that is the motor of this complex and ever-evolving novel … Walter is a talented and original writer.” Helen Schulman, NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW
And with these recommendations, the Waterville Book Discussion Group has chosen Beautiful Ruins, by Jess Walters for the Book of the Month for February.
Call the library at 841 4651 to reserve a copy.
Pack your lunch and come at noon to the Meeting Room at the Library on Wed Feb. 26 for discussion, coffee, tea and dessert. After lunch, we'll be showing the 2013 version of F Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby.
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FOR THE RECORD
Next scheduled blog post - Wednesday morning.
Keep warm, everyone!
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