Waterville Blog 2014: Thursday p.m. for Friday

It's Garbage Day.

51 degrees and bright at 7:00 a.m.

The TWCNY Weather Forecast as of Thursday afternoon:

"Shower Possible Friday, Beautiful this Weekend

Tonight will be variably cloudy, cool and damp with some patchy fog possible. Overnight lows will be in the 40s and lower 50s. Friday will be partly sunny, breezy and seasonable with a shower possible. Highs will be in the lower 70s.

High pressure dominates this weekend with mostly sunny skies and pleasantly warm temperatures expected for both Saturday and Sunday. While temperatures on Saturday will be in the mid 70s, highs should be closer to 80 on Sunday. Temperatures will remain in the low 80s through the first half of next week. "

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Charles D. "Chuck" Ferguson

1950 - 2014

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IN THE NEWS

"Hundreds Honor Soldiers at Memorial Day Parade in Oriskany Falls."

From WKTV.

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The Brookfield Beavers, who had beaten McGraw 11 - 5 in the Class D Semi-finals, lost to Oriskany Wednesday night in the race for the Section III Class D Title:

"Brookfield (13-5) pitcher Jake Cowen allowed one earned run on five hits and struck out seven. Oriskany scored an unearned run in the first inning and two more in the fifth. In the sixth, Ethan Juarez singled and with the bases loaded and two outs, scored Oriskany’s fourth run on a wild pitch.

Austin Head drove in Brookfield’s run with a first-inning single. The Beavers left the bases loaded in the first, third and seventh innings, and they had runners at second and third in a sixth inning that ended when a base runner interfered with Enos on a grounder to shortstop.

ORISKANY 4, BROOKFIELD 1

Section III, Class D Championship

Brookfield 100 000 0 — 1 6 2

Oriskany 100 021 x — 4 5 1

WP: Nick Springer (6-1). LP: Jake Cowen (0-1). Save: Tyler Tarkowski. Records: Oriskany 18-3, Brookfield 13-5."

(from the Observer-Dispatch.)

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Page 1 Headlines from
THE WATERVILLE TIMES

"Memorial Day 2014"
"BCS Budget Fails By .4 Vote"
"Summer Market Starts June 6"
"Augusta Weighs County Offer"
"Madison Co. Fair Entries Accepted"
"Logging Accident In Madison"

TO READ MORE, PLEASE CLICK HERE.

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"Brookfield Budget Fails, Others Pass
-from the Mid-York Weekly

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I just finished watching several videos of both the High School and the Memorial Park School marching bands' Memorial Day performances and agree with all the other reviews and critiques that I've heard:

Give the band members an A+
for both their instrumental and parade formation performances!

And an A+, too, to their music teachers and band directors
for teaching and encouraging such outstanding work!

But someone deserves an F for music selection:
Elton John's "Saturday Night's Alright (for Fighting)" and Michael Jackson's "Thriller" are not appropriate for Memorial Day or any other patriotic occasion.

(I do understand the why and wherefore and the instructors' dilemma, but also agree with the criticism and hope that someone, sometime, explains the difference to the youngsters!)

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Praise for Patriotism!

People all over the country have been following the travels of Our Veteran on the Run, Bob VanDenbergh.

His year-long Run to raise funds for the Wounded Warriors Project ended on Monday the 26th, when he ran from his home in Forge Hollow to Waterville, for Memorial Day activities there, then back to Deansboro .....

.............. where, as a member of the Barton Hose Co. / Deansboro Fire Department, he marched in the Color Guard.

His wife, MaryBeth, wrote: "In Deansboro after he got his presentations from the County and Fort Drum he spoke briefly, at the end he said that he needed to 'run' as he had 5 miles to go and needed to get to Oriskany Falls in time for the parade. Here he is, running out of the cemetery."

In Oriskany Falls - Crossing the Finish Line!

- and a few last words.

Special Souvenirs!

We all knew how far Bob had run, but I asked how long that had actually ttaken:

Approximately 16,872 minutes

or 281.2 hours

or 11.79 24-hour days.

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Bob is getting ready to send a check to the Wounded Warrior Project within the next few days. If you would still like to make a donation or have yet to mail him your pledge you can send it to:

Bob VanDenbergh

2047 State Rte. 315, Deansboro, N.Y. 13328.

If you have made a pledge and need to discuss changes or details, you may Email him at:

bobvan67@gmail.com

He'll be glad to hear from you.

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Maxwell Perrin - BS, Syracuse University

Thomas Zenon - BS this past January from The Citadel

Meghan Hayes - BS, Cazenovia

Rory Keating - BA, Hamilton College

Eileen Mowrey - BA, SUNY Fredonia
Melanie Brennan - Associates, Pratt Institute at Utica

Rob Verdon - BS, SUNY IT

Brent Bloomquist - BS, LeMoyne
RJ Baumgarten - BS, SUNY IT

(With Thanks to Kristin Strohmeyer!)

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LOOKING AROUND

It won't be long now. East Main Street will be a busy place, again!

On West Main Street, Diane and Val don't often have a chance to sit down, but when they do they have a perfect place to relax ....

....... and all of those bright chairs at Morgans are inviting, too!

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Out in the country, haying began about a week ago. Corn is up a couple of inches and monster sprayers, like this, are frequently seen creeping across fields.

Dandelions are going to seed. They remind me of snow flakes: when they're in great quantities, all over the place, we hate them, but if we look at them one at a time, they're really quite wonderful!

(Click!)

Always beautiful, the Swamp Pink (or "Pinkster") next to the Coffman's home south of the Village ......

...... and the meadows of pink "Ragged Robin" or "Gilleyflower" and Buttercups next to Loomis Road.
(Click to enlarge.)

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NEXT:
1962 Photograph of the Charter Members of the
Waterville Sr. Citizens Club.

Can you help identify any more of the members?
(To enlarge, please click on the image.)

Front Row, from left:

2. Lois Hahle

3. Mrs. Bancroft

5. Mrs. Jay Burton

6. Mrs. Zambri

Back Row, from left:

1. Roy Dickerson

3. Mary Roberts

4. Anastasia Manion

6. MyrtleDornburgh

7. John Dornburgh

8. Ambrose Beha

9. Rev. Ray Sheffield

10. Grace Abbe

Please Email me if you can add any names.

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FRIDAY & SATURDAY

WCS Sports

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Friday at the Waterville Public Library

The 1:00 Movie Matinée

By popular demand, Friday Movie 1 pm Matinees will continue throughout the summer and alternate with Story Swap weeks.

The requested lineup includes:

June 13th: “Lincoln"
June 27th: “Winter’s Tale”
July 11th: “The Grand Budapest Hotel”
July 25th: “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” (Danny Kaye)
August 8th: “Noah”

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