It's 27 degrees and clear at 5:30 and a very bright sunrise at 7:00.
From WKTV: "Thanksgiving looks FANTASTIC with sunshine and highs in the low to mid 50s!
A cold front arrives on Black Friday, bringing some rain showers to the area for the second half of the day. Seasonably cool weather returns for the weekend and early next week. Snow showers are likely on Saturday with the potential for some spotty minor accumulations. Cool weather continues for Sunday and Monday.
A storm system on Tuesday has the potential to bring a chilly rain, perhaps some snow."
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IN THE NEWS
"AD Position Retooled Again"
"Quick Work - Photo" (Deansboro Fire Department)
"Iron Men - Photo"
"Brookfield’s Budget Rises Slightly"
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Driving Class Offered"
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IN THE MAIL
This particularly nice Thanksgiving greeting from John Ogden:
"All that we behold is full of blessings."
~William Wordsworth"
(Thank you, John.)
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YESTERDAY
November colors in the country.
It had been my intention to take pictures of store windows on Main Street, yesterday, where everything is bright, but.......
there were so many cars parked on both sides of the road that all I got was glimpses and reflections!
The New York Pizzeria.
The one place where reflections really make the picture more interesting is at the Neffs' on Berrill Avenue.
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TODAY
TOMORROW
The 24th Annual "Parade of Lights" starts at 6:30
on Madison Street and leads to the Fire House where there will be refreshments for all and Santa will be waiting to talk with the children!
If you lived in Waterville in 1988, you cannot have forgotten the first Parade of Lights!
(And if you've come to the village since then, you should know the story of this celebration because it is something very special, here: it's a celebration not just of the season but a Celebration of Community - Our Community! I first posted this story in 2006, but I think it's definitely worth repeating.)
It was earlier that year that both Rusty Manion and his wife Kitty passed away. Their daughter Darcy and three sons - Sandy, Jeffrey and Michael - were bereft with the loss of both parents and, at the same time, completely overwhelmed with the kindnesses shown them by everyone in the community.
One day, Darcy was having coffee with her friends Linda Nichols and Patsy Hill and she said, "I wish there was something we could do to say 'Thank You!' to everyone!" "Thank You notes," she said, "seemed just too inadequate."
It occurred to them that perhaps they could do something that hadn't been done in several years - a fun surprise for the village: they could arrange to have lights put on the Big Tree at the point of Monument Park and have it lit! And there would be a parade - fire engines and floats and children all carrying flashlights! - that would lead the way to the tree when the lights were finally to be turned on!
And each of the girls told one or two people who told one or two more and in six weeks' time - in an unanticipated avalanche of generosity and cooperation, $5,000 was raised; the Clinton Fire Department's ladder truck came to string the lights, the power company donated equipment and time, the Municipality chipped in, fire companies in all the neighboring communities sent units to be in the parade and ........... well........ the rest is history.
The floats became more imaginative and brighter. When it was deemed impossible to have the highschool band march and play (sometimes it's been so cold and stormy that just the thought of putting a flute or trumpet mouthpiece to one's lips caused pain!) the floats were actually wired for sound!
Since 1988, the Parade of Lights Committee has grown in numbers and scope: with various fundraisers - dances, spaghetti suppers and raffles - and the continuing generosity and support of the community, enough money has been raised to buy the elegant wreaths that are on our telephone poles along Main Street and the strings of "twinkle lights" that are hung on trees in the park. And although the "Big Tree" will not be lit, this year - that's not to say it never will be again. If there's a way to make it happen, the Parade of Lights Committee will do it!
For the record: Committee Members include -
Lisa Belfield, Diane Marceau, Don & Jennifer Neff, Sandy Manion, Doc Upcraft, Megan Upcraft and Angela Plante).
Thank you, Everyone!
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COMING NEXT WEEK
Something new at Knit2gether at the Library.
Carol Gloss, asked me to post this Announcement:
" 'Easy Sox' workshop at the library beginning on 11/27.
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COMING NEXT WEEK
Something new at Knit2gether at the Library.
Carol Gloss, asked me to post this Announcement:
" 'Easy Sox' workshop at the library beginning on 11/27.
Attendees need to be able to knit and purl, and bring size 2 double point needles and 100 grams of sock yarn. A pattern and instruction will be available at the library at 7:00 PM."
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