Friday

It's 57 degrees.

• Today: Mix of sun & clouds. Cooler. High 75
• Tonight: Mostly clear. Low 51
• Saturday: Partly sunny with scattered showers possible. High 74 Low 46
• Sunday: Mostly sunny and cool. High 68 low 47

Happy Birthday!

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and

CONGRATULATIONS!

to

The Rev. Ann Stillman

whose Ordination took place on Wednesday evening at Grace Episcopal Church.

Byron Stuhlman said that the sanctuary was "filled to overflowing," and Ann, herself, described the event as: "the affair of a lifetime. The church was packed with members of the parish, people from St. Bernard's and from the Methodist Church, friends from my teaching days at New Hartford, and even some friends from high school! The music was glorious and the Bishop is such a humble and spiritual man. " Her official title, now, is "Assisting Priest."

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(Photos by Ann's grandson, Ryan Ross.)

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Ryan and Heather Langone's little boy, Jonathan, was born on Wednesday evening in Rome. This not only makes Rock and Chrystal first-time grandparents, but gives Louie and Shirlee great-grandchild #1 and Jim and Sylvia Crandall great-grandchild #6!

Congratulations to All of You!

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The Garden at the Waterville Public Library is lovely, now.

Work will continue, today, on Route 315. Yesterday it was "smooth sailing" from Deansboro southward to Brothertown Road but then "single-lane" traffic - with waits of about ten minutes - as far as Steve Cleary's driveway.

Lunch break at the bridge.

Activity began here in Whiskey Hollow at a few minutes before six o'clock this morning!

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Not that we want it to rain at any time over the weekend, but everything is very dry. What looks like a muddy little "ditch" is really the creek that flows beneath Osborn Avenue and, eventually, becomes "Big Creek."


The gray skies that we'd had for a couple of days turned, yesterday, to "Mackerel Sky" -

"Mackerel sky, mackerel sky - never long wet, never long dry."

In the days of sailing ships they have been rightly viewed as likely forerunners of stormy weather:

"Mare's tails and mackerel scales make lofty ships take in their sails."

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Rain or shine, there are lots of things gpoing on, this weekend. The O-D list several:
Parades, Celebrations and Fireworks plus Things to Do and Area Attractions

Boston plays Texas at 7:05 this evening.

The NBC Sports website is a good place to get the latest news from WIMBLEDON

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Have a Great Day, Everyone!