It's Garbage Day.

25 degrees and dry at 5:15 a.m.

The WKTV Weather Forecast: "The next weather maker will arrive in the middle of the day Thursday, bringing a mix of rain and snow. Higher elevations will likely see a slushy accumulation. Here's an early look at the snowfall forecast:


"Some lake flurries on Friday with highs in the low 30s. A weak disturbance likely brings a few more snow showers on Saturday. Another weather system will attempt to bring snow for Sunday."

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IN THE NEWS

"DuVal Nominated for Earlville Trustee." from the Observer-Dispatch

"Join in the Great Backyard Bird Count."

On TV: Joey Staskowski and his McPherson College "Model T Team" in

"How Long Does it Take to Assemble a Model T?"

Joey is currently studying Classic Auto Restoration and is in his Junior year at McPherson College in McPherson, Kansas. After college, he hopes to become a curator at an auto museum or the caretaker for someone's private collection.

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YESTERDAY



The highlands of Hanover



A few mallards joined two or three domestic ducks on a little pond at Hanover Green.



The temperature at around 4:00 on Sally Road.



I've seen several willow trees that seem to have their spring color - much more gold than this picture shows.

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COMING EVENTS

Tonight in Deansboro

The Marshall Historical Society at 7:30

Guest Speaker: Dick Williams, historian and author of

"Along the Oriskany and Big Creeks."


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"Friday Flick" at the Library 7:00 p.m.


Free Movie! Free Popcorn!

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SATURDAY Kid's Movie Matinée


11:00 A.M.

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MORE FREE MOVIES

Tuesday at 3:00 and Friday at 2:00.
Call 841-4651 for information.

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MONDAY IS PRESIDENTS' DAY

and honors the birthday of George Washington (1732 - 1799.)

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TUESDAY

February 21

ANNUAL SHROVE TUESDAY PANCAKE SUPPER

Grace Episcopal Church.

5:00 - 7:00 p.m. $5 each or $12 per family

Menu includes: pancakes, sausage, scrambled eggs, beverages, homemade apple sauce AND gingerbread with whipped cream!

Proceeds benefit the Waterville Food Pantry.

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WEDNESDAY

"Hydrofracking and Tax Advantages" Program in Solsville

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NEXT FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
February 24th & 25th

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Blogger's note: Whenever I hear and see shape note music being sung, I can't help but think of the first words of Psalm 100: "Make a joyful noise unto the Lord," because Shape Note is meant to be sung with completely unrestrained exuberance and joy. Visiting a "singing" isn't like going to a choral concert, recital or even a typical "hymn-sing." Whether you participate or not, it truly is "an experience"! (Here's a small audio sample, "Cold Mountain-I'm Going Home" from the film of the same name. If you think the first verse doesn't make any sense, it's because the singers always sing the NAMES of the notes - fa, sol, la, etc. - before they begin the actual verses.)

Shape notes are a music notation designed to facilitate congregational and community singing. The notation, introduced in 1801, became a popular teaching device in American singing schools. Shapes were added to the note heads in written music to help singers find pitches within major and minor scales without the use of more complex information found in key signatures on the staff.

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25TH

CNY SNOW TRAVELERS

"FAMILY FUN DAY"

Starting at 11 a.m.
at the club house on Rt 20 heading towards Bridgewater.


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For even more Things to Do,

check the

Calendar of Events at

The Waterville Times.

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Have a good week, everybody!

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It's Recyclables day.

34 degrees and dry at 5:20 a.m.

The WKTV Weather Forecast: "The chance for flurries continues on Wednesday with highs near 40 degrees! The next weather event arrives on Thursday, bringing a mix of rain and snow. Highs in the lower 40s. Light snow possible again on Friday."

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IN THE NEWS

Front Page Stories
from The Waterville Times

"Finding Love At First Sight"
"Balancing the Budget Begins"
"Jury Said Patterson Is Guilty"
"Paris Forms Committee"
"Village of Waterville"
"Playoffs Set"

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46 Days 'til Trout Season Opens!

To order the new I FISH NY Guide to Freshwater Fishing in New York State map, send an email to: fwfish@gw.dec.state.ny.us with your name and address.

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WCS SPORTS

Boys' Basketball lost to Syracuse Inst. Tech. 70 - 44 in last night's playoff game.

WCS Girls will meet Cooperstown in Cooperstown at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.


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EVENTS

"Friday Flick" at the Library
7:00 p.m.

Free Movie! Free Popcorn!

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Alex Meszler four years ago.

Alex Meszler now.


You can watch the recital LIVE, at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, by clicking HERE.

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Yesterday

It was a gray-colored day on Main Street.

Despite weak sunshine, it was gray at Bailey Lake.

Gray on the Marshall Trail, but LOOK: bicycle tracks!
That's a good sign!

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I knew where to find some bright color ..........

............. at Alcotts Garden Center on route 20 ..............

............. where some smiling fellows were buying a big bunch of roses for Mom!

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There was more Springtime color right inside a front window.

Primroses.



African Violets.



And huge bouquets of forsythia.
(It's artificial, but sure looks real!)

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Next week is "Presidents' Week" School Vacation, and I'll be taking several days off, too.

If you have items that you want me to blog before then, please send them along, now!

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Have a great day!

VALERIE SCHENK

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It's Valentine's Day!

An early 20th century Valentine card.

An actual "card" seen at the Landis Farm on Shanley Road.

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The parking lot at CVS was full, yesterday afternoon, with shoppers crowding the aisles buying Valentine's Day cards and boxes of candy!

At Merri-Rose Florist on West Main Street ............

..... Aaron Cornish was waiting for his mother, Diane, the owner of the shop, to finish another of the "hundreds" of arrangements and bouquets ordered for Valentine's Day delivery.

(I wish that I could "blog" the real sight and scent of all of the beautiful flowers!)

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Five years ago today, nothing was moving!

Today will be completely different!

It's 23 degrees at 6:00 a.m.

The WKTV Weather Forecast: "Clouds stick around on Tuesday with a few peeks of sun. Flurries are possible throughout the day with no accumulation. Highs in the upper 30s. The chance for flurries continues on Wednesday with highs near 40 degrees! The next weather event arrives on Thursday, bringing a mix of rain and snow. Highs in the lower 40s. Light snow possible on Friday."

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Early yesterday morning the whole world - at least around Waterville - was nice and white, but twelve hours later, thanks to bright sunshine all afternoon .........

........... everything looked much as it had the day before.

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Fortunately, members of the CNY Snow Travelers Club don't always depend on snow to have fun.

FAMILY DAY

Family Fun Day is being held Saturday, February 25th at 11 a.m.
at the club house on Rt 20 heading towards Bridgewater.

Join us for all the fun - SNOW or NO SNOW!

Drive in, or, if weather permits, ride in by Sled.
Room to trailer & offload at the clubhouse.
Bring your new, custom, or old sleds & show them off.

Enjoy food, fun, foosball, and groomer rides - weather permitting -
and sledding on the hill, too!

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TODAY

At the Library:
Anti Valentine Day Movie Thursday, February 14th @ 6pm
Forget chocolate and roses come to the library to see a movie with your friends.
Movie: 500 Days of Summer. FREE.

----------- WCS SPORTS ---------

Boys' Basketball First Round of Playoffs:
Waterville at Syr. Inst. of Tech. 7:00 p.m.


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IN THE MAIL

"Where in the World is Glen Carroll?"

In TAIWAN!

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(I don't know what this is: do you? Perhaps Glen will enlighten us.)


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Wherever YOU are,

Have a great day!

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Every now and then people ask me what sort of camera I use for blog photos.

My digital camera, an Olympus Camedia C-2040 zoom, is ten years and thousands of pictures old today. In those ten years, there have been loads of new models developed and now digital photographs can be taken, downloaded and sent by many different devices. I like this old camera so much, however, that I've picked up two "spares" on Ebay. There are two more listed there, now, ranging in price from $7.99 to $45! Click the image to learn more.

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Today is Garbage Day.

It's 25 degrees at 5:30 a.m.

I knew, when I heard the
"sidewalk plow" come down the
hill, that we had at least
two inches of new snow!

Yes: two-and-a-half inches of sparkly puff.

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From WKTV: "(Lake Effect snow will continue) into Monday morning. In addition, it may be breezy at times, causing blowing snow and whiteout conditions Monday. Here is the snowfall forecast:


"Outside of the lake effect snow, the weather looks quiet with partly cloudy skies. Temperatures will be more seasonable, with highs in the low 30s. Quiet weather returns by Monday night into Tuesday with mild temperatures."

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Yesterday


Although it was fairly chilly Sunday night - 6 degrees F. - barely a trace of new snow fell over
the weekend ..................

............... not enough to cover stubble in corn fields or grass in pastureland.


Parking lots at the Legion and "Michael's"were full .......

........ but there was very little activity on Main Street.



It was just about five years ago that the Victorian Lamp Posts were being installed.



What a handsome sight!


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SPECIAL EVENT

Tonight, at the Legion!

Valentine Special: Spaghetti Dinner plus candles, music, dessert,
and a carnation for all of the ladies, while they last.

Please note that these Spaghetti Dinners take place the second Monday of each of the following months: January, February, March and April.


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WCS SPORTS

Section III Basketball Playoffs - GIRLS

Section III Basketball Playoffs - BOYS


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AT THE LIBRARY

Tuesday

FREE MOVIE AT 6:00 P.M.

Free Popcorn, too!

(Click the poster image for movie info.)

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FOR YOUR CALENDAR

Tuesday, February 21

ANNUAL SHROVE TUESDAY PANCAKE SUPPER

Grace Episcopal Church.

5:00 - 7:00 p.m.

$5 each or $12 per family



Menu includes: pancakes, sausage, scrambled eggs, beverages, homemade apple sauce
AND gingerbread with whipped cream!

Proceeds will benefit the Waterville Food Pantry.


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FOR THE RECORD

Have a good day, everyone!

For those of you who find that you are "in bed with a bug,"

Feel better Soon!