It's Garbage Day

45 degrees and dry at 6:00 a.m.

The WKTV Weather Forecast:  "A few clouds begin to build in on Monday as a weakening cold front moves into the region. Even with the high clouds throughout the day, highs will once again be in the low to mid 70s. Cold front slowly pushes through on Tuesday with a mix of sun and clouds. While most of the day will be dry, an isolated sprinkle is possible. Highs in the low to mid 70s.

More sunshine expected for the rest of the work week with unseasonably warm temperatures."

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IN THE NEWS

"West Canada Valley football team rebounds with 31-0 win"

from the Observer-Dispatch.

"Girls' Tennis: Waterville Upsets Sauquoit Valley"

Little Falls Evening News.

Waterville 4, Sauquoit Valley 1

Singles: Autumn Fallon (W) d. Tanya Brutsky 6-3, 6-3; Megan Eastman (W) d. Maiah DeGironimo 7-6 (7), 5-7, 6-4; Madyson Bridge (W) d. Rena Topor 7-6 (1), 6-2.

Doubles: Dana Bever/Ella Brutsky (SV) d. Chloe Keating/Sydney Jones 6-0, 6-0; Brooke DiMare/Alexis Easton (W) d. Megan Moran/Kira Baran 6-3, 6-2.

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Other Scores

Girls' Soccer

Waterville 3, West Canada Valley 0

Waterville (4-5):  Hannah Gray 2-0, Rylee Maxam 1-0, Molly Suba 0-1, Jackie Marris 0-1. Stephanie Williams 19 saves.

West Canada (0-4, 2-7): Olivia Bolten 8 saves, Kara Pepoin 2.

Halftime: Waterville 2-0.

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Here & There, Autumn Scenery

View of Sangerfield Center from Newberry Road.

On Mason Road.

At Bailey Lake.

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If you really want to travel Northward to see foliage in the Adirondacks, you can check dates for the best viewing, HERE.

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Local decorations to match Mother Nature's ..........

.............. on Madison Street ...........

............. and at Terry Meadows.

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Good News!

Despite losing ten acres of pumpkins to summer floods, the Mosher Pumpkin Stand is now open!

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COMING EVENTS

Today at the Library

Lego Mania * Tallest Tower Competition

Monday, September 30th @ 4pm

Get together with friends and see who can build the tallest tower out of LEGOS without it falling over! The winner will get his or her name on a trophy in the library!

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Here are your October Calendars!

Click HERE for Interactive Calendar

and please note:

The Library is introducing a new series of movies - the best of the "oldies" and the kind "they don't make 'em like that any more!"

After a repeat showing the the contemporary film, "42" the Jackie Robinson Story on Friday the 4th, will be "Casablanca" on the 11th and Alfred Hitchcock's "Sabateur" on the 11th.

These showings take the same time slot as previous used by "The Old Timers' Story Swaps" and - not coincidentally - will appeal to the same age group!

ALSO!

Waterville Book Discussion Group 

will meet on Wednesday, Oct 23rd

 at 12 noon, in the meeting room at the Waterville Public Library.  

Bring your lunch;  coffee, tea, dessert and lively discussions are offered. 

This month's book is "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Sacks," by Rebecca Skloot. 

You may reserve a copy by calling the Library at 841 4651.

"Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer who worked the same land as her slave ancestors, yet her cells—taken without her knowledge—became one of the most important tools in medicine. The first “immortal” human cells grown in culture, they are still alive today, though she has been dead for more than sixty years. 

The story of the Lacks family is inextricably connected to the dark history of experimentation on African Americans, the birth of bioethics, and the legal battles over whether we control the stuff we are made of."

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Village of Waterville

More information.

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Waterville Central School

Click here for interactive calendar.

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Bow Hunting Season begins on Tuesday.

Hunters know this, of course, but the folks who just like to walk in the fields and woods sometimes forget to add some red or bright orange to their outfits!

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IN THE MAIL

Here's a Challenge for you!

Who can name these three young "soldiers"?

The date, of course, is a major clue!

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Do you remember this?

Jody's just returned from the workshop with lots and lots of wonderful photographs and a large "Thank You!" to everyone who voted for him and made the extraordinary experience possible!

Here's just a small sample. I'll post more, full-size, just as soon as I know that I have his permission!

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If you were wondering:

Daylight Saving Time ends on Sunday, November 3 at 2:00 a.m.

FOR THE RECORD

And Yes!!!

There will be a BIG TRASH collection tomorrow - as there always is on the first Tuesday of the month!

Have a great day everyone!

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It's Garbage Day
43 degrees at 5:00 a.m.

The YNN Weather Forecast:

"Nice and Quiet, Beautiful Into the Weekend

Over the next several days, no major storm systems are expected to have an impact on us and high pressure will continue to dominate. This will allow for dry weather and plenty of sun through the rest of the week and into the weekend. The only changes forecast to take place will be the temperatures as a gradual warming trend takes place.

We’ll see highs closer to 70 degrees both Thursday and Friday with temperatures warming into the low/mid 70s Saturday and Sunday.

At this point, it appears our next chance for a few scattered showers will be Sunday night into Monday morning as cold front moves through." 

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Here and There

As seen from Gridley-Paige Road, nearly across from McAdam Road, this enormous structure is worth taking a ride to see.




It looks as if it might be fully as large as this barn - built by Ruben Tower in the 1860s and now on Pumilia property next to Huntington Place - nearly hidden by young trees in the Black Walnut plantation.

Wherever you go, you'll see clumps of Wild Sunflowers......

...... and in open fields, like this one between Madison Street and Bogan Road South, large gaggles of Canada Geese taking  sunny-day rests from their southbound travels.

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IN THE NEWS

WCS Sports
from the Observer-Dispatch.

Boys' Soccer Score

Waterville 1 Westmoreland 0 (2OT)

Westmoreland (2-3, 3-5): Zach Dunning 12 saves.

Waterville (1-4, 4-5): Joe Coffman 1-0, Logan Fallon 6 saves.

Halftime: Waterville 0, Westmoreland 0.

Coming Events

You can find more information at DigitalSports.

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TodayAt the Library

Family Movie Night at 6:00 p.m.

Come watch this brand new movie featuring the air buddy puppies. This time they will be superheroes! 

Free popcorn will also be available. 

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Teen Makeup Workshop
Saturday from 11:00 - 2:00

"We're excited for our visit from Marissa of MPerkins Makeup for a teen workshop this Saturday from 11 am -2 pm! She'll have some stations set up, and will be giving lots of tips and tricks for bringing out your beauty with everyday makeup.

There's still space so let us know if you want to join (if you're busy with a sport, but want to jump in a little late just let us know)."

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ELSEWHERE

at the Deansboro Congregational United Church of Christ

on Saturday from 10:00 - 1:00.

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 BARN FEST

Saturday, September 28th 10:00 - 6:00 

Sunday the 29th 10:00 - 5:00.

Remsen Barn Festival Website

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The Trenton Falls Trails are open, again, this weekend.
(Photo by the Rome Sentinel)

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Save the Date, please!

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Enjoy this magnificent weather, everyone!

Back on Monday - or before, if something really blogworthy happens!

It's Recyclables Day

41 degrees and dry at 5:30 a.m.

The WKTV Weather Forecast:  "A large area of high pressure will deliver sunshine to the region over the next several days.  A warming trend takes place this week, with highs returning to the 70s by Thursday, and Friday. The weather looks a lot nicer this weekend than last weekend.  Sunshine with highs in the 70s."

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Yesterday

I think it was the kind of day that pilots call "Severe Clear"!

Looking northwest from the top of Grant Hill.

The swamp maples behind Jack Prior's home on Madison Street.



Geese are gathering on the pond above the waterfall on Gridley-Paige Road.

I don't know who owns this building on East Main Street, but they and the painter - Wayne Pierson? - deserve our applause!

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IN THE NEWS

Front Page Headlines from
THE WATERVILLE TIMES

"WCS Starts A Chain"
"Oriskany Falls Seeks Help For Celebration"
"Common Core Demonstrated"
"Vandals Hit Village"
"Cruising On"
"Co-op Plans Meeting"
"Nominations Sought"
"Wheel Days Coming"

To read more, please click HERE.

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Did you know that you can read more about Municipal matters
on the Village of Waterville's website?

That includes the unapproved minutes of Village Board Meetings

and the recently adopted Village-owned Parks and Municipal Grounds Tobacco-Free Policy.

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WCS SPORTS SCORES

Girls' Tennis

Central Valley 3, Waterville 2

Singles: Kelly North (CV) d. Autumn Fallon, 7-5, 6-3; Kacey Visser (CV) d. Megan Eastman, 7-5, 6-4; DaniLyn Engert (CV) d. Annika Hill, 6-0, 6-0.

Doubles: Sydney Jones-Chloe Keating (W) d. Abby McCann-Brooklyn Goff, 6-3, 6-3; Madyson Bridge-Kaylee Oaksford (W) d. Brandy Torres-Amanda Dahl, 6-3, 7-5.

Records: CVA 6-6; Waterville 4-8.

TODAY'S EVENTS

For more Sports Events, please click HERE.

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At the Library

"Get Crafty Wednesdays"

3pm – 5pm for ages 5 and up.

Visit the library any time between 3-5pm to make a fall puzzle tree. 

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"We'll be having a scarecrow contest this year! 

 Make and decorate a scarecrow and bring it into the library by October 11th. Enter as a group or solo, adults and children can enter. We will display all scarecrows until October 18th. Trophies will be awarded!"

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Have another grand day everyone!

It's 37.6 degrees in Whiskey Hollow at 6:15 a.m.

The Weather Forecast from YNN:

"Bright Skies and Pleasant, Quiet Conditions for the Next Several Days

"Today we expect to see sun mixed with a few clouds and despite the frosty start, temperatures will make a pretty decent recovery into the low 60s.

Over the next several days, no major storm systems look to impact us and high pressure will dominate through the end of the work week and into the upcoming weekend. During this time period we’ll see plenty of sun accompanied by a gradual warming trend.

Temperatures on Wednesday will be a bit more seasonable with highs in the upper 60s, climbing into the low 70s by Friday and highs are forecast to be in the mid 70s this weekend.

Enjoy the nice stretch of weather!"

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Found on Facebook

45 new "Cruisin" photographs posted by

Pat Louise on The Waterville Times FB page.

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Yesterday - the first day of Fall

First stop:  checked on Bittersweet near the corner of College Hill Road and Skyline drive.  It'll be a while, yet.

Then west on Route 5 to see if the old Hinman Farm produce stand was open - sadly, it was not......

........... so I took a few side roads to North Star Orchards on Route 233.  I had been looking for a big bag of my old favorites - "Spy Gold" apples. They didn't have that variety, but now I have a new favorite" Honey Crisp"!

(Huge, compared to Macs or Cortland - and awkwardly juicy!)

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Back over the hills, stopping at the Landis Farm on Shanley Road.

Then back to Waterville and west on Route 20 to do some shopping at The Kountry Kupboard which is right next to Earley's, where this display of pumpkins and mums was too pretty to ignore.

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I had been keeping my eye out for wild mushrooms/puffballs and scarlet Woodbine.  No mushrooms, but I found this pretty bit of vine climbing a small length of stockade fencing next to Ken Paulson's Garage on Conger Avenue right here in Waterville.

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TODAY'S EVENTS

WCS SPORTS

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WCS Board of Education Meeting at 6:30 p.m.

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At the Library

Kids Book Club 

 Tuesday, September 24th @ 6:30pm

Boys & Girls, Grades 1-3

"Each month we’ll read a different book with the same theme. We’ll also have a snack schedule so each child can bring something special to share. This program is for boys & girls.  September we will talk about our favorite book we read over the summer."  

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Also at 6:30

"Everyone seems to be addicted the website Pintrest!  But how often do you create what you Pin...  Join us for Pintrest inspired crafts the last Tuesday of every month.  We'll tackle yarn pumpkins for September!"

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Introduction to Knitting at 6:30

followed by

Knit 2gether at 7:00

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More when it happens!

Have a grand day, everyone!

It's Garbage Day, again.

44 degrees and dry at 5:30 a.m.

The WKTV Weather Forecast:  "Some cloud cover to start on Monday but with drier air in place, clouds will give way to sunshine by the afternoon. Even with the sun, expect unseasonably cool temperatures with highs near 60 degrees. Sunshine continues for the week with temperatures moderating back into the 70s."

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Sandra Brainard Culham

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Here & There - Glimpses of "Cruisin."

Early Saturday. Many, many cars and pedestrians on Main Street, so I went to the Library and took the "scenic route" to Firemen's Field. Dozens were gathered at the ball field ........

.............. and there was a small crowd of runners and friends waiting for results of the Mary Cleary Memorial Run / Walk.

Reversing course, I went back to Main Street and headed south.

Caught a quick glimpse of shiney-bright cars on the lawn in front of Hardings' but orange cones and a Road Closed barrier kept me at a distance.

Big smiles from a cheery trio in front of a display of equipment from White's Farm Supply on my way to Sangerfield to try another approach.

West on Route 20 to Madison Street, which was lined solid with more vehicles.....

..........  and small groups of people headed for the lawn sale at #212.

Finally, at the Park. Hey! I know those people!!

This looks familiar, too!

The Madison Street side of the Park was jammed with vendors' displays.

I don't know whose booth this was, but it was bright ..........

.......... and I think that these were members of the Garden Club.

 I don't know how many vendors there were, but there was still  room for more next to Sanger Avenue.

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Sorry:  I don't know who won the Garden Club Basket raffle nor the names of winners of the Mary Cleary Run, or the Chili Cookoff.

Hopefully, all of this information will be found in this week's issue of The Waterville Times or heard in the Post Office parking lot!

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Elsewhere ....

IN THE NEWS

"Waterville Stays Undefeated."

from the Obsever-Dispatch.

IN THE MAIL

From Brian Staring, the Pumpkin King of Sanger Hill: "I went to the weigh off in Cooperstown this past Saturday and won first place for the first time ever with a 755.5 lb. Squash. It was a very hard year for growing a giant squash or a pumpkin. Many growers lost them to splits. As you know, we had too much rain and not enough sunshine." 

Because he gets asked this question all the time, Brian added this photo of how these enormous squash or pumpkins are lifted and placed on a truck. 

CONGRATULATIONS, BRIAN!

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Also, this E-mail from Pat Louise, Editor of the Waterville Times:

 "On Saturday many people came to the open house at the Waterville Times to see the new office. Around mid-morning we had an unusual visitor stroll in. A cat. He looked around and found a place to curl up and sleep. Even with the door open he did not make a move to leave. People who saw him said he had been hanging out at the laundry mat. We thought he belonged to someone who had advertised for her missing cat and sent her a photo. She said hers has a white stomach and this one does not. No one seemed to know if he had an owner looking for him. (Or her, we are not quite sure.) Rather than toss him back in the street, I took him home. As of this morning he has found some favorite places to sleep and has made peace with our dogs. His name is Ollie because his fur is the color of green and black olives. He will soon be visiting the Waterville Vet clinic to be checked out but aside from being hungry and lonely, is quite a loving cat."

(I have a feeling that the Louise-Gannon family has a new pet!)

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TODAY'S EVENTS

Click HERE for more DigitalSports.

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Today at the Library

LEGO Mania at 3:00!

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FOR THE RECORD

Add this East Main Street home to the list of those undergoing Summer "make-overs!"

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Identity of "Jail Bird" revealed.

It's not surprising that this group of signs on the front lawn of the home at 139 West Bacon Street have caused a good deal of controversy.

"Jail?" "Really?" "What's 'M.D.A.' ?"

The "jail bird" is, actually, Steve Engle - a well-known community volunteer.

He doesn't look like a dangerous criminal at all and obviously he's out and about, loose in the village. I found him just after he'd run the Mary Cleary Memorial Run on Saturday morning and he explained his "crime" to me:

As criminals go, he's pretty lucky because he's been informed, well in advance,  that on October 3rd the Police will seek him out, arrest him, and take him to jail!

He won't be incarcerated for very long, but while he is in jail he'll be making lots and lots of telephone calls asking for pledges in support of the Muscular Dystrophy Association!

His suggested goal is $2,400.00  You can aid in his early release by filling out the pledge sheet that's in the container on his front lawn.

(Just pledges: no cash, please.)

And to learn more, please go to

The Muscular Dystrophy Association website, HERE.

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Have a good day everyone!