Waterville Blog 2014

It's Garbage Day

56 degrees at 5:15 a.m.

The Weather Forecast from TWCNY:

"More Great Weather, Warm and Muggy

The great weather will continue into the start of this upcoming week with more sun and even warmer temperatures today and Tuesday. Highs will make the low to mid 80s Monday afternoon, and mid to upper 80s Tuesday! Humidity levels will creep up a bit more so come Tuesday too.

Late Tuesday night into Wednesday morning it now appears a cold front will in fact slide through with some clouds and possibly a few scattered showers/storm. In the wake of the front, a cooler and drier air mass will settle in later Wednesday into the last half of the week."

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If you wonder what's come over the folks in these photos,

you must not have heard about the

"Ice Bucket Challenge,"

a freezy fad that's been flooding the country and has, so far, raised $70.2 million for the ALS Association.

To watch the full video on Facebook (complete with laughs!) please click HERE.

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"The Waterville Cross Country team was nominated by the Waterville Cheerleaders to do the ALS ice bucket challenge. Coach Cyndee Lachman accepted said challenge and in turn would like to nominate WCS Superintendent Chuck Chaffee, the entire Waterville Board of Education, and the lovely Sheri Salm Brennan. We have also contributed monetarily to ALS research www.alsa.org, and we hope you do the same."
(Courtesy of Meagan Timlake.)

Among those making solo splash appearances on Facebook have been Mark Barnes, Dan Friebel and Jarrod Waufle.

(More photos and videos are welcome!)

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Here & There

Seen on Maiden Lane (now South Babbott Avenue) ...........

.............. mixed bouquets of flowers next to the old Methodist Church.

Old barns, too, make interesting backgrounds for Goldenrod..........

................ Jewelweed .............

........... and Elderberries, just starting to ripen.

Next to Route 315 just about across from California Road, slow down to enjoy a field of Sunflowers!

Ditches are crowded with bouquets of Goldenrod and Joe Pye Weed .......

........ and also a white variety of Joe Pye (Eupatorium) called "Boneset" .........

.......... and "Turtlehead."

Coming soon - "Japanese Knotweed."

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OTHER COMING EVENTS

This Week at the Library

It didn't really rain on Carnival Day, last Saturday,

but - "just in case" -

all events, except the "bounce house," were moved inside

and everyone still had a great time!

For more photos, please click HERE.

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This will be a slow week,

with only one special event scheduled before Friday.

TUESDAY

"Teens - Special-effects Makeup" at 6:00 p.m.

Join us as make-up artist M.Perkins shows you the tricks of special effects make-up. Learn how to use adhesives, fake scars & blood, use makeup for detailed artwork, and more effects

Ages 10 & up | Sign up at the library

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FRIDAY

Previously unscheduled,

this special gathering of the Old Timers

will be the last of the season.

** Book Signing from 1:00 - 4:00 **

Local Author Stephanie Barnes.

"The bell finally rang. Pedro jumped out of his chair and headed for the door. He looked over his shoulder to see if Julio was coming. When he turned back around, he almost ran directly into Miss Hollis. 'Excuse me, miss.' 'Pedro, I have a job for you.' Enter the world of Pedro Rodriguez, a seventh-grader in a small city with a complicated family life. In this story, Pedro learns that Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is one reason that some kids his age have trouble paying attention in class. In the process, he also improves his research skills."

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"Family Movie" at 6:30 p.m.