At Home in the Huddle 2013

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Today is Garbage Day.
It's 59 degrees and overcast at 6:00 a.m.

The YNN Weather Forecast:

"Turning Warmer, and a Bit Humid; Much Needed Rain Ahead

"Even though there are dry conditions now, isolated showers and storms to form during the afternoon, and early evening. It will be a warm and humid day with highs close to 80.

This will become a trend through the middle of the week as a boundary drapes itself over the region. Temperatures through Wednesday will be above average, with a decent amount of humidity expected Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.

A strong cold front will track through the region Thursday night, bringing in cooler, drier air for Friday and the Memorial Day weekend."

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Beverly P. Harris Hamm

1925 - 2013

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Janet L. Orendorff

1964 - 2013

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IN THE MAIL

From Gail Prentice, this photograph of her niece, Stephanie Bancroft, who received her Master's Degree in English as a Second Language at LeMoyne College on Friday night, May 17th. 

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From an anonymous cellphone:

Lynn and Dottie Pesto celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary at a party on Saturday, May 18, at the home of Nancy and Dennis Salm. 

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Seen on Facebook

Bob VanDenbergh, a veteran and well-known runner who lives in Forge Hollow, is undertaking a very unusual - and admirable - fundraising project.

On his Facebook page he writes: 

"Beginning on Memorial Day I will be tracking the mileage for all of my runs for one full year. 

I am seeking sponsors who will pledge a minimum of .01 for each mile I run during that year. Right after Memorial Day 2014 I will send all the money collected to the Wounded Warrior Project HQ in Washington, D.C.

I plan to run a minimum of 1,000 miles and at that distance each .01 per mile pledged will provide $10.00 for the Wounded Warrior Project.

Please pledge today by email: bobvan67@gmail.com

Include your name and contact information as well as the amount pledged per mile.

Our veterans stood up for us. Now it's time to stand up for them.

Thank you.  Bob VanDenbergh

Follow Bob's run on his Facebook page, HERE.

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Sunday Shots

Dan Maine's Woodshop out on Madison Street is all decked out for Spring.

A ride along East Main Street on Sunday morning where cars belonging to parishioners of the Waterville Baptist Church and SouthGate Ministries line the curbs.

Flags fly from Telephone poles and the first of the park benches is in place next to Monument Park .....

..............  and the Garden Club "tubs" are out, a few already filled with bright coral petunias.

The "left-overs" from the Waterville Garden Club's Plant Sale, last Saturday, are available at bargain prices in Mrs. Sexton's Putnam Street driveway.

Out in the countryside, corn and oats have sprouted and fields of winter wheat (or rye?) are lush.

Many acres of land out in Hanover look as if they have once again been planted to "no till" Soy.

The Sangerfield River, above,  and Big Creek are both low. Whatever rain falls will no doubt be welcomed by farmers.

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I took a ride over to the west end of Water Street to see how the hop yard that was planted last year at the Forward Farm was doing:  many of the vines gave gotten off to a good start and are four or five feet tall.

I didn't see the same sight at the Mosher Farm's six-acre hopyard on Route 46, but the arrangement of strings and trellises was worth the trip.

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EVENTS

WCS SPORTS 

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Don't Forget!!

ALSO ON THE BALLOT

THE WATERVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY BUDGET

Please Vote "Yes!"

"More than a building or a collection of books, the Waterville Public Library is a thriving public resource - a place to seek out information and take advantage of special programs for children and adults. It is a place to meet with friends and to showcase community talents.
The Waterville Public Library is an essential element of the quality of life in our community and is a gateway to the world beyond.

"Since the Library was founded in 1874 (later chartered by the Board of Regents as a free public library in 1939), inhabitants of the region that is now bounded by the Waterville Central School District have recognized the need for preservation of knowledge and ideas, and free access to information for all. That mission continues today in the Library's state-of-the-art facility, opened in 2006, where you will find warm and inviting surroundings that provide traditional and all the latest services to support the reading, viewing, listening and information seeking needs and interests of all our patrons, young and old.

"In collaboration with the Mid York Library System including the 42 sister libraries within MYLS, we strive to stay up to date with rapidly emerging technologies and thereby operate a library without walls 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

"If you love your library -- all the resources and activities it offers -- give WPL a vote of confidence and support tomorrow! And, keep in mind that all the exciting capital projects that are under way are made possible through grants and major gifts from individuals and foundations --- that means that NO local tax money is being used, whatsoever!"

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Have a great day, everyone!

The next blog post will be Wednesday morning.