Monday Morning Update

PAUL HADLEY

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It's Garbage Day.
44 degrees and dry at 5:30 a.m.

The TWCNY Weather Forecast:

"Warm Start but Bitter Finish Today, Cold Weathr Continues

With a cold front passing through the area this morning we have warm temps to start but cold air quickly moves in with highs falling into the 30s by the time the day is said and done. Showers will be light and may end as a few light flurries.

Tonight we have little in the way of flurries most areas see skies clear a bit and temps fall more in the teens and single digits. It will mean a cold start to our Tuesday.

We get a small fast moving system back in the mix midweek, but overall the week as a whole looks pretty quiet and colder than average."

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Michael P. Tardy
1970 - 2014

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Marvin E. Sitts, Sr.

1942 - 2014

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IN THE NEWS

"GIRLS' BASKETBALL: Waterville Spoils Opener for Herkimer."
- from the Herkimer Telegram.

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And so it begins ..................

.........  snow has covered the land in Hanover .....

..............   and all the farm fields on West Hill are white.

The first icicles are forming next to the little waterfall on Gridley-Paige Road ....

............... and at the mouths of the caves in Forge Hollow.

The deepest snow that we had, last week, was around eight inches: 
out at "Jr." Bartlett's home, east of Buffalo, they were measuring snow in feet.

Bart said it took a whole day to shovel a path from the house, above, ....

.... to the barn.........

............. and then he dealt with excavating his Jeep - just about buried beneath five FEET of snow!

(Thanks for those pictures, "Bart.")

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Here in the Village there was just enough snow to make it look Christmasy. The DPW had put Wreaths and Wraps on the Victorian Lamp Posts ...



... and all along Main Street merchants decorated their windows and buildings.

I had happened to drive through town in time to see 
artist Julie Urtz painting the "Whoville" scene!

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On side streets, many homes are festive.

The Bogans', on Babbott Avenue.

The Strohmeyers', on Putnam .....

... and right across the street, the Verdons are at work on their display of over 12,000 computer-controlled lights.

In the Park, two very special Elves have hung bows and bundles of greenery on the Bandstand and signs are up indicating that it's time for the Masons to bring in a couple hundred Christmas Trees for their Annual Sale. 

(Thank you, Elves!)

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My special thanks to Kristin Strohmeyer for sending these pictures taken during the Annual Parade of Lights, last Friday....

.................... and Thank You, as well, to Doris Stephan, for these pictures taken at the Waterville Historical Society after the Parade.

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What's Next?

DECEMBER CALENDARS

VILLAGE OF WATERVILLE

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WATERVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL

For Interactive Calendar, please click HERE.

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WATERVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY

For Interactive Calendar, please click HERE.

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HAPPENING SOON

AT WCS

- Monday -

PTA Meeting at 6:30

 - Tuesday -

Board of Education Meeting at 6:30

- Wednesday -

8th Grade Art Reception at 6:00

Jr. High Winter Concert & Art Show at 7:00

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WCS SPORTS

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AT THE LIBRARY

- Monday - 

There are no Special Events at the Library today.

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- Tuesday - 

"Polar Express" PJ & Movie Night at 6:00

Join us in your pjs for a showing of "The Polar Express" and enjoy a surprise treat during the movie plus one to take home!  All children are welcome to wear pajamas, and bring pillows & blankets.  Optional tickets will be available in advance at the desk for children to have punched at the movie.

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"Craft2gether" at 7:00

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- Wednesday -

There are no Special Events at the Library today.

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THE WATERVILLE WINTERTIME INDOOR FARMERS MARKET

The Waterville Winter Farmers Market kicks off 
Friday, December 5, from 2 to 6 pm. 
Several local farmers, food producers, and artisans will participate with their homegrown and homemade goods. Products to look forward to include potatoes, root vegetables, apples, winter squash, greens, maple syrup, honey, farm-fresh eggs, butter, granola, and pasture raised and grass fed meats including beef, poultry, goat and lamb.
The Market will be held in the beautiful Barton Hall at the Village offices on 122 Barton Ave during the following Fridays- 12/5, 19; 1/2, 16,30; 2/13.27; 3/13.27. 4/10,24; 5/8, 5/22 from December through May. 

For more information email at Watervillefarmersmarket@yahoo.com or visit the Waterville Farmer’s Market Facebook page.

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SPECIAL EVENT DEC. 11.

WATERVILLE Driver Safety Course Offered at Library 

AARP will conduct a six-hour Smart Driver Course from 9 a. m. to 3: 30 p. m. Thurs-day, Dec. 11, in the Program Room of the Waterville Pub-lic Library, 206 White St. 

Upon completion of the training, participants will be eligible for a reduction in state automobile liability insurance premiums and/ or point reductions as author-ized by the state Department of Motor Vehicles. 

Attendance for the entire session is required. 

Course tuition is $20 for AARP members and $25 for nonmembers. 

Bring AARP membership cards. Checks should be made out to AARP. 

Participants need to bring a pen and current driver’s license. Course enrollment is limited. To register, call 9416229. 

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FOR THE RECORD

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"Whoville" is Coming!

At 5:00 p.m. it's 25 degrees 

with just a few flakes of snow in the air.

PERFECT!

I will try, but from past experience I'm afraid that any photos that I take during the Parade will be pretty bad! Between the cold, darkness, and motion, I usually just get lots of blurrrrrs.

So - if YOU take any non-blurry photos of floats and would be willing to share them with blog readers, we'd all appreciate it!

Just send JPEGS to

huddleblogger@aol.com

Thanks!

And have a great evening!

It's Thanksgiving Day!

It's 28 degrees and the snow has (mostly) stopped.

It's exactly 6" deep on my front porch railings, but a little more on the ground.

Route 12 between New Hartford and Waterville was closed last night, due to blowing and drifting snow, but reopened at around 6:30 this morning.

All of the shrubbery and trees are "frosted," and it really is lovely outdoors!

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Have a very special day, everyone!

I happened to be at the Car Wash when Tom was putting up Savanna's sign: it was 19 degrees and blowing!  
He deserves a Cheer!

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It's Garbage Day.
54 degrees and windy at 6:00 a.m.

The TWCNY Weather Forecast:

"Windy and Warm Today, Watching Storm East Wednesday...

A warm front produced a period of rain late last night and very early this morning.  In it's wake, a broad, at times gusty, south-southwesterly flow will blow in near record warmth today!  We should also see some sun develop with just a few spotty sprinkles/shower this morning and again late in the day with a cold front.  Highs today will make the mid to upper 60s for most!!  The record high in Syracuse today is 70° set back in 1931, which will probably be safe, but I don't think we will be too far off that record.  Get out and enjoy it, because late today/early tonight a fast moving cold front will shift the winds to more of a westerly direction, and the air will chill down to more seasonable levels for Tuesday, but at least we will see some sun on Tuesday.  A limited amount of lake rain and snow changing to just snow will develop late tonight into Tuesday east-northeast of Lake Ontario, with minor accumulations of snow expected across the Tughill.  Highs Tuesday will be in the 40s. 

Our attention turns to a coastal system on Wednesday and Wednesday night, which could have potential impacts on us locally, and especially for those traveling to the east of Central NY and along the East Coast.  Stay tuned for updates over the next couple of days.  Thanksgiving Day will likely feature some snow, especially later in the day into Thanksgiving night.  A strong cold front will be the culprit for the snow later on Turkey Day, as it will likely zip through with a burst of snow followed by a brief period of lake snow Thanksgiving night into early Friday.  Some at least minor accumulation is probable for Turkey Day through early Friday.  Highs will be in the low to mid 30s Wednesday and Thanksgiving, while we will likely struggle to get out of the 20s Friday with a brisk wind to boot."

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Here & There

At the Post Office on Friday afternoon.

Almost Finished!
Cheers to the WCS Art Club, too!

The Fire House is decorated. Watch for the DPW to be putting the huge wreaths on the Victorian Lamp Posts today or tomorrow.

Wreaths for every style!

On East Main Street, refurbishments are moving right along
and it's looking good.

Out next to Osborn Avenue, Snowmobile Trail Markers are up.

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IN THE MAIL

From Skip Foppes, this beautifully enhanced photograph of West Main Street before the 1929 fire that destroyed all of the buildings between the brick Candee Block and Big Creek.

Although the Partis Meat Market may have been established in the basement of the corner building in 1906, by the time this picture was taken Mr. Partis had expanded his business and moved to West Main Street.  This, probably, was where the photograph of the "Christmas Display" was taken. 

Thank you, Skip!
About the red line: artists and photographers are a bit "touchy" about their work. Embedded watermarks and lines like this are there to preclude reuse of images especially for someone else's financial gain. "Look but don't Lift!"

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COMING EVENTS

WATERVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL

- Monday - 

MPS Photo retake day - 8:00 - 10:00 a.m.

- Tuesday - 

Emergency Drill, Early Dismissal

-Wednesday - 

Thanksgiving Recess.

School Closed until next Monday.

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WCS SPORTS

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Now in Progress

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THE ANNOUNCEMENT
you've been waiting for!

THE 2015 MUSICAL PRODUCTION CAST LIST

Tony : Eddie B.

Riff : Brett S.

Action : Sierra M.

Diesel : Andrew T.

A-Rab : Tyler R.

Big Deal : Aidan Y.

Baby John : John B.

Anybodys : AnnaRae M.

Graziella : Shannon S.

Velma : Emily B.

Bernardo : Michael F.

Maria : Tessa H.

Anita : Rylee M.

Rosalia : Kristen E.

Consuela : Jessica A

Fancisca : Rachel O.

Chino : Ceinwen G.

Pepe : Acadia G.

Lt. Schrank : Kaylee O.

Officer Krupke : Indy N.

Doc : Katelynn W.

Glad Hand : Ryanne S.

“Somewhere” Soloists: Kaitlyn R., Shannon S., Lizzy E.

Jet Boys

Eddie B.

John B.

Lily F. (may be a girl)

Delaney H. (may be a girl)

Sierra M.

Paige P. (may be a girl)

Tyler R.

Brett S.

Andrew T.

Cassidy W. (may be a girl)

Aidan Y.

Jet Girls

Emily B.

AnnaRae M.

Kaitlyn R.

Shannon S.

Shark Boys

Cheyenne E.

Michael F.

Cienwen G.

Acadia G.

Isaiah S.

Ryanne S.

Shark Girls

Jessica A.

Kaelyn B.

Lizzy E.

Kristen E.

Shayna G.

Tessa H.

Rylee M.

Rachel O.

Adrianna Z.

  

Dance Captains

 Eddie B. & Shannon S.

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AT THE LIBRARY

- Monday -

There are no special events at the Library today.

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- Tuesday - 

"Craft2gether" at 7:00 p.m.

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 - Wednesday - 

"Drop-in Craft" 

All ages can stop into the library to make a Paper Bag Turkey!

"Kids' Movie at 1:00"

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- Thursday - 

Today is Thanksgiving.

The Library will be closed until next Monday.

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SPECIAL EVENT

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Coming Saturday, December 6 AT 6:00 P.M.

FREE MOVIE FOR ALL
sponsored by Southgate Ministries

127 E. Main Street, Waterville.

A STORY OF  FAITH, FAMILY AND FREEDOM.

An intergenerational story of a grieving father
inspired by his grandson to take a stand for

Faith and Freedom. Rated PG.


FREE ADMISSION -  FREE POPCORN & DRINKS.

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WISHING ALL OF YOU