Monday

It's Garbage Day!
15.6 degrees; no precipitation.

According to an article in this morning's Observer-Dispatch, we're heading for a "cold snap!"


The meteorologist at WKTV writes: " -- flurries and snow showers will drop southward during the day tomorrow as the wind flow becomes northwesterly. Perhaps a coating to an inch of snow may fall in spots, but with dry air building in from the west and aloft, we don't expect widespread amounts to be much more than that. Monday's high will be in the upper 20's.
The notorious Arctic cold front will arrive by Tuesday afternoon with some squalls, perhaps a quick inch or two of snow accumulation and gusty winds. Much colder air will filter into CNY by dinnertime Tuesday with some lake effect possible Tuesday night.



"We will be in the deep freeze with periods of snow for the rest of the workweek. Highs will struggle to reach 0-10 above. Overnight readings will be below zero. In areas where skies clear and winds go calm, readings of -10 to -30 degrees will be possible. This is a dangerously cold air mass. Be sure to dress in layers when going outside later in the workweek."

Last Friday, with a huge full moon in the afternoon sky ...............

........ snow buntings rose from corn fields in Hanover and wild turkeys browsed in a field next to Route 315 in "Dicksville."

At the foot of Grant Hill, on Saturday morning, there were several Mallard Ducks in the tiny little bit of pond that remained unfrozen.

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According to Brothertown Music Boosters President, Dale Meszler, the organization's Saturday morning Pancake Breakfast was a fine success!

Pancakes seem to be winners, all the time, and everyone knows it:

there will be another such event at the American Legion on the 18th

and a third on the 24th at Sanger Lodge!


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One of the Community's favorite annual "happenings,"

the Great "Give-away"

at St. Bernard's Catholic Church,

will take place Friday January 30th and Saturday January 31st.

Dropoffs of gently used, useable, clean clothing, household items, toys and books begins Monday January 19th.


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On Sunday afternoon, West Main Street was jammed: half the community must have been at the Pam Howard Camp Benefit at Stinkers!

The other half were out on their snomobiles!

I watched a group come to a stop and cautiously cross Route 20 ............

........... before speeding happily off across a field bound for ???

Here, a family rode a trail leading westward from Brothertown Road ..........

............ perhaps heading for Solsville, where the parking lot at the Hotel was filled with bright-colored "sleds."

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I received a very nice Email from Byron Stuhlman, yesterday morning, reporting that it was snowing at Round Pond, Maine! He wrote, "Though Maine gets less snow than CNY,
plowing isn't as good, and both Hester and I got studded snow tires for our cars for the first time."

I hope that it snowed in New York City on Saturday afternoon: Jim Vivyan was waiting .... and waiting .... and waiting!

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The weather was obviously beautiful

in Key West, Florida, on Saturday!

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Have a Great Day, everyone!