Boilermaker Runners

Here are the PHOTOS of the Boilermaker Running Group that Mary Campbell took at the school, this morning, and other shots taken during the race itself! And here's what she wrote:

"Waterville was well represented in both the 5K and 15 Races.

Something very newsworthy is: Michael Trendell (2007 WCS graduate) - he had an outstanding cross country and track career in Waterville, going on to Division I Niagara University. He finished the race with the elite runners - 52 minutes flat - that is an amazing time!"

Congratulations, Everyone!

Sunday

It's Boilermaker Day!

61.7 degrees at 5:30

• Sunday: Partly sunny, hot, and humid. High: 89
• Sunday night: Mostly clear. Patchy fog and muggy. Low: 68
• Monday: Hot and humid with afternoon and evening showers and storms. High: 90, Low: 66

Among the many runners from Waterville and surrounding communities will be several from Tammy Alcott's running group. They started training in March and have been meeting every Thursday night since - some preparing to run the Boilermaker 5K and some the 15K. For the last several years, Tammy has encouraged all level runners to participate in this famous event and this year she organized several of WCS soccer athletes to compete in the high school 5K division of the Boilermaker.

Mary Campbell will be at the highschool at 6:00, this morning (!) to take pictures of all of them. Just as soon as she has those on the WCS website I'll add a link, right here, so check back!

For everything else "Boilermaker," go to the Utica Observer-Dispatch or WKTV Newschannel 2.

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A good place to be later today!

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There was lots of activity at the Waterville Historical Society, yesterday.

With Loomis Country Rides starting at 9 o'clock and parkinglots filled,

Sandy and Dick Martin were ready with Hot Dogs;

and Al Toussaint was out at the Hop Exhibit showing off a fairly new acquisition - this enormous, hand-woven hop basket.

Final count: 141 tour bus riders who had come from as far away as South Carolina and Pennsylvania and one family named "Loomis" came from New York City!

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Pat's South Babbot Avenue Shop was open, too.

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In other news:

It's the last day of play at Wimbledon, with Gentlemen's Singles and several Doubles matches on the schedule. Yesterday, Venus Williams claimed her fourth center-court championship.

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Saturday morning

The WCS Band Buses were due back in town fairly late, last night. Perhaps by late this afternoon some more reports and pictures will have turned up! Good Job, Everyone!!

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This morning it's 58 degrees and WKTV predicts:

• Saturday: Partly sunny with a chance for an afternoon shower or storm.
  
• High: 80, Low: 62
• Sunday: Partly sunny, hot, and humid. High: 92, Low: 68

TODAY IN WATERVILLE

Loomis Country Rides begin at 9:00

$5

at the Waterville Historical Society.

Hop Equipment Display all day;
Ice Cream Social 1 - 3:00

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Lindsey Family Gospel - Bluegrass

CONCERT IN THE PARK

6:30

Free Snacks

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The siding is going on to the new Belfield Building on West Main Street. It's a lovely "sea green!"

Patriotic doorway decor on Madison Street.

On Hanover Road, the side doorway on the Cornish's old barn.

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TOMORROW

The Focus Shifts to Utica and the

30th Running of the 15K "Boilermaker"

Utica Observer-Dispatch website offers information on all aspects of The Boilermaker.

WKTV Newschannel 2 offers online features of everything Boilermaker, including a nice large interactive MAP of the race course.

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It's Going to be HOT!


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Jim Kloster said that he's seen the Bald Eagle fishing at Chittening Pond in both morning and evening! I'm off to take another look!

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Have a great day!

More from our Washington Correspondent

After leaving their hotel, this morning, the buses took the students to a few places not originally on their itinerary:

the District of Columbia WW I Memorial,

then the WW II Memorial and "The Wall" - the Vietnam Memorial,

and at 12:30 they'd reached the National Zoo!

Friday, continued

It's Garbage Day!

56 degrees.

• Friday: A mix of clouds and sun with a few showers or thunderstorms possible. High: 75, Low: 58
• Saturday: Partly sunny and nice. High: 76, Low: 62
• Sunday: Partly sunny, hot, and humid with showers and thunderstorms possible in the afternoon and evening. High: 90, Low: 66

From the O-D: Watercolorist W. Ralph Murray was among six local artists who are winners of the People's Choice Awards at Munson-Williams-Proctor.

On the WKTV website: There are some new WiFi "Hotspots" in Downtown Utica!

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On Main Street, yesterday ........ He's Back!

And it didn't take long for people to find Gary Camp and his Hot Dog Wagon!

Look for him there during lunchtimes and also on Wednesdays at the Farmer's Market in the Park!

A tiny glimpse of the "Secret Garden" on South Babbott Avenue.

Out at Gorton Lake, yesterday - a strange contraption powered by paddle wheels and prowling around the bogs!

It had been delivered to the lake by a Town of Brookfield truck, and that was where I found Mr. Mike Kuhn who explained what was going on. The "watercraft" is a Weed Harvester. It's owned by the State, but a grant to Madison County makes it available to lakes that are members of the Federation of Madison Lakes Association that have State Boat Launches. He wanted it known that the two men who had driven the Brookfield truck were actually on vacation but had volunteered their time for this job.

The Weed Harvester comes to Gorton Lake every year and, yesterday, would remove about 100 tons of undesirable vegetation. That clears channels around the bogs for paddlers and - according to one gentleman - fishing has improved a great deal since this opeation started, four or five years ago.

The "weeds," in turn, are all dumped on land owned by a lakeside resident who composts it and then lets other landowners use it for the flower and vegetable gardens.

Cool!

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Even some Redsox fans are hoping that the Yankees start catching up, saying, "That's what makes playoff and series FUN!"

Make sure to scroll down

and read

"Friday - Part I"

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Friday - Part I

This is pretty special so I'm going to do the blog in two separate posts so that I don't overload photo upload capabilities!

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Thank You Doug Plourde!


He sent nine great pictures of the WCS Marching Band on parade in Washington, D.C.!

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The following note from the Band "correspondent" appears on the Music Boosters' website:

Hi

We are having a great time!!! I wish that we could share pictures of our parade on Wednesday, and our trip to the beach today but the Hotel’s internet connection is not working. This post is being completed from a lobby computer.

The Parade was AWSOME!!!!! More people than we have ever seen at one parade and we have since heard many great comments from people that saw the whole thing. The parade was followed by a brief visit to a medical cooling station where several of our students spent a little time cooling down. They collapsed just as they left the parade route. We returned to the hotel so that they could shower and get cleaned up. The SIX lanes of Constitution Avenue, which served as the parade route, were very hot.

The remainder of our day included a pizza lunch in the hotel lobby, a shortened tour of the site around Washington D.C. (Downtown was closed for the fireworks), Dinner at the ESPN Zone, and the national fireworks over the Washington Monument.

The FIREWORKS were SPECTACTULAR!!!!!

Thursday we traveled to Cape Henlopen State Park on the coast of the Delaware. The grouped spent 6 hours playing and picnicking under a private pavilion and section of the beach. At 6:00 the band found that their director, along with a couple of chaperones, were pretty darn good at flipping hamburgers and hotdogs. With approximately 100 burgers, 64 hotdogs, tossed salads, chips, watermelons and pickles the group sat down together for dinner. Desert was provided by a sheet cake that was inscribed with “W.C.S. ROCKS D.C.”. Friday is our last day we are modifying thing a little to include a stop at a few monuments downtown. Our arrival home time will likely change to 10:30 pm. We will have the kids call when we are about one hour away.

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For the usual blog stuff, see "Friday - continued!"

Thursday Add-on

8:33 A.M.

I just received a 'phone call from Dale Meszler, who is travelling with the Marching Band and has been acting as spokesman and correspondent to the blog and the highschool website. He wanted me to apologize to you and to tell all of you that there are "computer issues" at the hotel, and he has not been able to update the Music Boosters' website. (In fact, it's quite messed up and there's nothing he can do about it!) But the good news is:

The Parade was AWESOME!!

and, although the kids did not get to see the concert,

The Fireworks were INCREDIBLE!!!

Bandmembers did get "some culture," yesterday, and will get some more tomorrow. The time at the National Zoo is being shortened to allow for visits to the WW II Memorial, the Korean Memorial, the Vietnam Memorial and the Lincoln Memorial.

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And in my computer "mailbox," a note from Nancy Ayala. For months, now, she has been playing the bells in the Masonic Temple tower every Sunday and on special occassions - including yesterday!

She wants to remind readers (and listeners) that there are times when the "tune" of a song has to be changed to fit the nine available bell-notes. And there are other times when the bell-ringer's memory of a melody may be different than another's recollection.

I hope that everyone recognizes the fact that this set of bells - called a "chime" - is unique! And it's old! And some of the bells don't produce the clear sounds that they once did. But, by golly:

Cheers to Nancy and the Masons!

With the permission and courtesy of Sanger Lodge, Nancy climbs those stairs at least once a week just to share this musical treasure with all of us!
When you see her, say

Thank You!