Friday

It's 49 degrees and clear.

Before you do anything else, please take a few minutes to watch "our kids" - students from the Memorial Park Elementary School - as they perform their winning "It's a Zoo!" play at the Bronx Zoo in New York. Newschannel 2's Don Shipman went along for the ride and provided a good, behind-the-scenes report on their day. (Follow the link and click on "Video.") You'll cheer, too!

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The "Putnam Street Purge" starts today!

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And then TOMORROW ........

Getting ready for Willie!


(Click HERE for Willie Nelson Bio.)

I heard Willie at "Woodstock '99" in Rome and enjoyed the entire experience a great deal. Will I go to see him tomorrow? I havn't decided not to!

WKTV predicts:

• Today: Mostly sunny. High 80
• Tonight: Mostly clear. Low 55
• Saturday: Partly sunny with a chance of an afternoon shower or thunderstorm. High 82 Low 58
• Sunday: Partly sunny with scattered showers and thunderstorms. High 80 Low 60

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There's a CAR WASH sponsored by a Scout Troop at the Fire House tomorrow morning!

Gene Ostrander and Wayne Stanbro gave two ladies with clipboards a look at the old mill, yesterday. The condition of the structure and what to do about it will be a major topic at Monday evening's Village Board Meeting.


One benefit of single-lane traffic: I had to wait in line for about ten minutes, day-before-yesterday, just North of Edie Eastman's home on Route 315 and had time to take a close look at the fields on either side of the road. There, right on the edge of a field of wheat, were these bright poppies that had strayed from the garden behind her house.

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The Southbound lane of Route 315 is now resurfaced and wonderfully smooth. However: the work extends only mid-way up the Buell Avenue hill. Presumably more paving will be necessary to finish the two-tenths of a mile between there and the junction of 315 and Route 12.

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Katie Peck made a very interesting observation and has raised the possibility that the writing on the wallboards in the Hotel (see yesterday's post) might have had something to do with the celebration of FLAG DAY here in Waterville! I searched the microfilm of the Waterville Times of 1886 for any mention of a noteworthy event taking place on that date: no luck. But what a great idea she's had!

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They're creeping up!

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Have a great weekend, everyone!