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It's 29 degrees and dry at 5:15 a.m.
A light mix of snow, sleet and rain is possible to start the weekend as a warm front approaches. Once the front lifts north of our area, temperatures will climb into the 40's and 50's by early next week."
Although the scant amounts of snow that have fallen during the past several days have not had much of an impact on local travel, here's a website that you might want to keep handy: 511NY GetConnected to Go.
Be sure to click the little snowflake "Winter Road Conditions" icon!
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IN THE NEWS
Page 1 Headlines from
The Waterville Times
"Kickoff to
Christmas - Photos ofParade of Lights"
"The Future: ‘Dire, Dire and Dire’ "
"Three Cheers - Photo"
"Fair Board Will Meet"
"Breakfast With Santa"
"Hearing Set For Fire Contracts"
Read more at http://www.watervilleny.com/
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Also of Interest
From the Utica Observer-Dispatch
From the Utica Observer-Dispatch.
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Generosity worth applauding!
When I moved to Waterville, in 1968, the Waterville Garden Club was a mostly social organization: members wore their nicest dresses and sparkly white gloves to the meetings. Tea was served and the ladies watched guests demonstrate things like Ikebana (Japanese flower arranging.) How times have changed! All summer long there's plenty of evidence that today's Garden Club members take off their gloves and get their hands really dirty helping to make the Village look great! That's not all they do ............
Last Tuesday was one of several National
Days of Giving
Before that, at their November 8 meeting, members of the Garden Club "brought collected toiletries for the Waterville Food Pantry and voted to give them a donation of $100 to help buy supplies for their shelves. These were later given to Vicky Sabol who works at the pantry. (Treasurer) Sharon Bennett also sent a check for $250, which had previously been approved, for the Waterville Christmas Committee. This was sent to Brian Gibbons, the committee’s treasurer."
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Recent photos
The last time we visited, Bill Getman was on a ladder dealing with wreaths and wires. The results are a classic!
Likewise, it took another ladder and several hours to get the decorations on this Madison Street home just perfect!
Further along Madison are more doorways to enjoy during the daytime .......
................ and the little gazebo at the Pumilia Townhouses is "pretty as a picture."
If you need more decorations for your home - outdoors or in - you won't need to travel far to find them! Start with Morgan's Hardware .........
.............. and MerriRose Florist on West Main Street........
........... and take a short ride on the country to Alcotts Greenhouse where the display of decorations is dazzling!
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When I drove through Hanover yesterday afternoon there was a gaggle of Canada Geese in the cornfield next to the Zweifel Farm.
Christmas decorations are up at the Landis Farm on Shanley Road.
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COMING EVENTS
Waterville Historical Society
Annual Victorian Tea
Tomorrow (Saturday) from 2 - 4.
If you've just decided that you want to attend this popular event, you'll have to phone 841-4018 to see if there are any tickets still available.
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Starting Tomorrow at the Library
Gingerbread House Contest
Back again this year, the Gingerbread House Contest!
Get together with friends and family (or make your own) and get creative!
These are the only rules...
• Houses must be built out of edible supplies (they may have hidden supports)
• May be made by an Individual or Group
• Houses should have a sturdy base and a title for their registration card.
•Must be dropped off no later than 12:45 pm on Fri. Dec. 28th
• GIFT CARD PRIZES for 1st, 2nd, & 3rd
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It's getting very busy!
I'll post news/details of many more December events on Monday.
FOR THE RECORD
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Thank you for your E-notes expressing both loneliness for the "blog" and (conflicting) reassurance that, yes, I am allowed to take some time off! I have had a fun week - lots of "photoshop" trickery for various Christmas card queries and many hours spent watching paint come off the ends of tiny sable paintbrushes leaving wintery images on plain white paper. I may do more of that next week, actually order my own cards, and (horrors!) even dust and bake some cookies, too!
Have a great weekend everyone!
