It's Garbage Day!
34.5 degrees.
34.5 degrees.
- Thursday: Cloudy and breezy with light rain or light snow. Light accumulation possible well north of Utica. High in the upper 30s.
- Thursday Night: Lake effect snow, especially north of Utica/Rome, where significant accumulation is possible. Breezy. Low in the mid 20s
- Friday: Lake effect snow in the morning, tapering off to flurries by afternoon. Much colder. High: 36, Low: 17
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- from Byron Stuhlman, this clarification following my suggestion that there was somehing very special about the St. Andrew's church building in Newcastle, Maine:
"St. Andrew's is the first church in this country designed by Henry Vaughn, the architect of Washington Cathedral. It was built in 1883. Its organ is the original tracker-action Hutchins, installed in 1888 and still in splendid condition." He goes on to say that, "Hester sings in the choir now, as she has done during the summer for many years. I am one of four retired priests in the congregation, besides the rector and the curate. (Thank you, Byron!)
Finally, both water AND mallards have returned to the pond at the foot of Grant Hill!
Corn field in Hanover.
I was just dusk when I came down Berrill Avenue, and the Neffs' home was aglow!
Turning on to Main Street, I caught a glimpse of the greenery and lights on the New York Pizzeria.
'Del's home, on Sanger Avenue ..........
........... nearly across the street from #188 where Santa REALLY showed up!
At the Harding Nursing Home.
There appears to have been a plowable snow fall in Old Forge,
and about 6" in Barnes Corners!
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Are we Ready?
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A query from the writer: I'm searching for two SMALL (3 or 4- foot) Christmas Trees to put in the "tubs" in front of the old barn here in the Hollow. If you see any for sale, would you please let me know where I can find them? Thanks!
I receive quite a lot of E-mail - some personal; some meant to share. WCS' Mary Campbell sent me this letter, yesterday -- it's for ALL of us!
She wrote, "I sent this message out to our staff today - would you modify if for your readers and include on the blog before Friday night?
As most of you know, Waterville senior Abby Smith suffered a stroke in March. Since then she has been undergoing intensive rehabilitation. She is now attending school in the morning, while continuing therapy in the afternoon.
The Brothertown Optimist Club is hosting a community variety show this Friday night at 7:30 in the high school auditorium. All of the proceeds will be donated to the Abby Fund to help defray costs related to Abby's illness. Fred Ashforth is in charge of the event - it is always very entertaining and the cost is very reasonable ($5 adults, $3 for students).
So please consider attending this show to show your support to the Smith family.
Thanks so much,
Mary"
She wrote, "I sent this message out to our staff today - would you modify if for your readers and include on the blog before Friday night?
As most of you know, Waterville senior Abby Smith suffered a stroke in March. Since then she has been undergoing intensive rehabilitation. She is now attending school in the morning, while continuing therapy in the afternoon.
The Brothertown Optimist Club is hosting a community variety show this Friday night at 7:30 in the high school auditorium. All of the proceeds will be donated to the Abby Fund to help defray costs related to Abby's illness. Fred Ashforth is in charge of the event - it is always very entertaining and the cost is very reasonable ($5 adults, $3 for students).
So please consider attending this show to show your support to the Smith family.
Thanks so much,
Mary"
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- from Byron Stuhlman, this clarification following my suggestion that there was somehing very special about the St. Andrew's church building in Newcastle, Maine:
"St. Andrew's is the first church in this country designed by Henry Vaughn, the architect of Washington Cathedral. It was built in 1883. Its organ is the original tracker-action Hutchins, installed in 1888 and still in splendid condition." He goes on to say that, "Hester sings in the choir now, as she has done during the summer for many years. I am one of four retired priests in the congregation, besides the rector and the curate. (Thank you, Byron!)
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And Mark, in Ft. Meyers, Florida, has sent me some more sunny-warm pictures to show to you BUT I'm going to save those until some morning when we have more snow than this.
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Finally, both water AND mallards have returned to the pond at the foot of Grant Hill!
Corn field in Hanover.
I was just dusk when I came down Berrill Avenue, and the Neffs' home was aglow!
Turning on to Main Street, I caught a glimpse of the greenery and lights on the New York Pizzeria.
'Del's home, on Sanger Avenue ..........
........... nearly across the street from #188 where Santa REALLY showed up!
At the Harding Nursing Home.
There appears to have been a plowable snow fall in Old Forge,
and about 6" in Barnes Corners!
*****************
Are we Ready?
**
A query from the writer: I'm searching for two SMALL (3 or 4- foot) Christmas Trees to put in the "tubs" in front of the old barn here in the Hollow. If you see any for sale, would you please let me know where I can find them? Thanks!
