At Home in the Huddle 2012: Monday morning update

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It's Garbage Day.

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

The YNN Weather Forecast: "Any spotty morning showers on Monday are expected to fizzle out rather quickly setting us up for a mainly dry day. With a warm front approaching from the southwest, temperatures will remain above average with highs in the low 50s. That front lifts to the north Tuesday allowing for a big warm up with highs forecast to be in the low 60s (about 20 degrees above average)! Unfortunately, this warmer air mass will be accompanied by a couple of showers.

The warmer weather won’t last for long. A stronger cold front swings through Tuesday night with a few showers, knocking us back down into the low 40s for the second half of the week."

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This morning's edition of the Utica Observer-Dispatch notes the deaths of:
Edward H. Ostrander, Sr.,
David R. Swanberg and Irene A. Trumble,
all of Waterville.

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NEWS!

In case you missed Saturday's little blog post, the Sanger Lodge Christmas Trees arrived on Saturday and this looks like some of the Martin family picking one out, yesterday!

Jody Won the Wild Feathers Photo Contest!

The prize is a week long photography workshop in the Grand Tetons!

(All your photos are prize-winners Jody! Congratulations!)

IN THE MAIL

A nice note from Mary Zenon answering my request for information about blog readers in other countries:

"A bunch from France is from are our family. We have had all of my husband’s family visit over the years, including a niece and nephew who went to WCS for a semester. We had them add the blog to their favorites so they can keep up with our end of the world and occasionally spot our house. "

Thanks loads, Mary. I'll try and take a special picture for them, tomorrow!

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Keely Cope, of White Street, finishes another successful racing season.

Yes - those are snowmobiles. I asked Keely to tell me about summertime drag racing and she wrote:

"We raced on ice, snow drags and grass drags. About ten events. These are drag races which usually have four lanes heads up racing and are anywhere from 500’ to 660’ length and reach speeds of 85 to 95 mph plus. We have raced in New Hampshire, Vermont and in New York."

She also wrote: "A very big thank you to our sponsors: Sunshine Environmental Services Inc., Woody’s Traction and Stud Boy Traction. Also a big thank you goes out to Jason Purcell, the Kirk’s and Team Reed’s and my Dad. I am very grateful for all of your time, effort and dedication making my 2012 race season a successful one!"

(Congratulations Keely!)

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A Few Photos

Dan and Marilyn Maine always have beautiful seasonal displays at Dan's woodworking shop out on Madison Street.

This display has a special message: Look closely.

Sunday afternoon was rainy, dark and gloomy, but here and there - at the Pumilias' home on Stafford Avenue ................

............... and at the Manion Farm on Berrill Avenue - decorations seemed to light up the world!

Also on Berrill Avenue, if you slow down to look at the Grinch and his friend, the Snowman, you'll find yourself grinning right back at them!

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It seems to me that it was just a week or so ago that I was blogging November Calendars, but.......

Here are your new Calendars for December.

Click on the image to copy and save on your desktop.

Village of Waterville

Waterville Public Library

Waterville Central School

► WCS SPORTS ◀

Volleyball, Basketball and Bowling are all on the schedule this week.

Click HERE.

This Week at the Library

Tuesday at 6:00 p.m.

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Holiday Cookie Bake Off Wednesday at 3:30

Ages 7-13 | Sign Up

Make 2 dozen of your favorite holiday cookie. Bring them into the library and judges will taste the cookies and announce a winner. Everyone will walk away with a sample of everyone's cookies!

Contact: Amanda Briggs 315-841-4651 amanda@watervillepl.org

Movie: Thursday, at 6:00 p.m.

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Friday Family Movie Night at 6:30 p.m.*

Arthur's Christmas

* Please arrive by 6:15 for free popcorn!

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Holiday Movie & Ice Cream Social

Saturday Dec 8, 2012

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

All ages can stop by the library to get an ice cream sundae, you can also enjoy a free holiday movie.

❊ MORE EVENTS ❊

139TH ANNUAL PRIZE SPEAKING CONTEST

Waterville Central School presents the 139^th Annual Prize Speaking Contest on Thursday, December 6^th, 2012. The contest will begin at 7:00 pm and will be held in the High School Auditorium. The contest will feature dramatic and humorous monologues, poetry and excerpts from literature.

The event is sponsored by The Waterville Rotary Club and refreshments will be provided by the High School Student Council.

Students participating this year include:

Zac Brown,

Mary Lourdes Erlichman,

Chloe Keating,

Anna Rae Martin,

Cassie Perrin,

Anthony Rice,

Kaitlyn Roys,

Nick Scoones,

Alicia Snow,

Kenna Williams,

and Katelynn Williamson.

We welcome everyone to come and enjoy an evening

of drama and fun.

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I saw a sign in front of the old Depot in Deansboro saying that SANTA would be there on

Sunday, December 9th, from 1:00 - 3:00!

ALSO IN DEANSBORO

Lawrence Gilley writes to tell us that: "Classical guitarist Peter Griggs will perform at Deansboro UCC on Sunday December 9th at 6pm. He will play English Christmas music.