It's Garbage Day!
28.8 degrees, at 6:00 A.M., and no precipitation overnight.
28.8 degrees, at 6:00 A.M., and no precipitation overnight.
The WKTV News Channel 2 forecast includes some dicy (and ICY!) weather!
Today: Sunshine and clouds. Pleasant. High in the mid 30s.
Tonight: Partly cloudy and cool. Lows in the upper teens to low 20s.
Saturday: Clouds and some sun. Chance of a sprinkle or flurry. High: 38, Low: 24
Sunday: Increasing clouds. High: 35, Low: 23
New Year's Eve Night: Increasing clouds. Some sleet or freezing rain possible after 1-4 AM. Temperatures in the low to mid 20s.
New Year's Day: A messy mix of sleet, freezing rain, rain and possibly some wet snow. Some ice accumulation is possible. High: 33, Low: 28
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When I was visiting Dick at the Harding Nursing Home, the day before yesterday, one of his "girlfriends" came in - Lynn Timian. She had the same big smile that everyone else there seems to have, and she absolutely gleamed and glowed when she started to tell us about a concert that two of her seven children had been in on December 17th at the Stanley Theater in Utica.
It was a Utica Symphony Orchestra concert and featured 315 guest choristers from local highschools. Of that number, nearly one-third - 91 - were from Waterville, and when it was their turn to perform, alone, "you could have heard a pin drop!"
And I said, "What a grand experience for them!" and then mentioned the Marching Band's upcoming trip to Washington D.C. for the July 4th Parade. "Yes!" she said, "I've got three kids in Band, too!" And we marvelled that here, in "little old Waterville," WCS students are putting our name on the musical map of the country! (Cheers!)
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As you've no doubt deduced, by now, having my husband become a resident (albeit a temporary one) at the Harding Nursing Home has been if not a thoroughly delightful experience, for me, at least not an unpleasant one, at all!
Everyone there is wonderfully friendly to ALL residents and visitors. The building is so clean! - the floors gleam, the big diningroom is as bright as can be and THE FOOD REALLY IS GOOD!!!
There are 92 residents and 130 employees, and quite a number of local residents volunteer, there, on a regular basis. I hate to name some without naming all (and perhaps I can get a complete list?) but I've seen Marie Hillary there several times and yesterday Walt Freibel was transporting folks to and from Church Service.
I'm sure that everyone knows where "the nursing home" is, tucked away behing the historic Charlemagne Tower Homestead, but I wonder if Watervillians realize how fortunate they are to have such a facility, right here in the village! I certainly appreciate it more now than I did two weeks ago!
Do make a note: there will be a Parade of Lights BOTTLE DRIVE next Saturday - January 6th - from 9 'til noon. You can either drop bottles off at the Fire House or phone one of the Parade of Lights committee-members for a pick-up.
I keep watching for activity around the Victorian Street Lamp storage trailers: perhaps next week????
