Monday

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It's Garbage Day!

36 degrees and raining.

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Saturday was magnificent!

It was as if someone had said: "Go directly to Summer!"


Flip-flops, shorts, tank tops and even .........


............ bare feet!



The sign in front of "Roc's" read

SOFT SERVE IS HERE!

and it didn't take long for the word to spread!

Some runners are out in all kinds of weather .........

.......... but they were having an especially good time, running into Summer.

Wish you could do that?

Running, Walking and Bicycling Classes

start Thursday at 6:00 at the WCS Fitness Center!

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My neighbor Jim Crowe and his son, Jim, 11, have already begun daily runs or cycling workouts.
By July 12 they'll be more than ready!

Out on Shanley Road I saw this wagon, filled with flowers ........

........... and found the first Hepatica of the season on Fuess-Cleary Road.

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WKTV's Weather Forecast: "Rain showers will be with us through most of the morning, with some snow showers possible on the higher elevations. No significant snowfall accumulation is expected. Temperatures will be the bigger deal today, with highs only in the low 40s. With clouds and a stiff west breeze today, it will feel quite chilly at times.

Clouds will slowly retreat tonight. Overnight lows will fall into the upper 20s. We'll start out Tuesday partly to mostly cloudy. A weak area of high pressure will build in by the afternoon, bring with it drier air and plenty of sunshine. High temperatures will top off in the low 50s. "

Here's what the week will bring.

Fishing Season starts Wednesday: looks good!

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The Clark Family's new home on Gridley Paige Road, built during the winter by volunteers from Habitat for Humanity, is finished, according to an article in this morning's O-D!

Also in the newspaper's website, I was shocked and saddened to find a very brief obituary for "our Annie" - Anna Morgan Tarbox of White Street - who passed away on Sunday.

IN THE MAIL

Jill Getman lists this week's special activites at the Library:

THURSDAY, APRIL 2
we are showing "Marley and Me" at 6pm.

"We are also keeping all of our furry friends in mind and are taking donations for Spring Farm Cares at any time in the library (call for suggested donations).

That night the knitting circle will also meet at 6pm
(they can choose to knit and watch the movie!)
and we will also be starting a monthly
Bedtime Story Hour at 6:30 pm,
which will be the first Thursday of every month
in addition to the daytime story hour every Friday at 10:15.


FRIDAY, APRIL 3
from 6-10pm
in the Teens Lock-In Beach Party--
they do need to sign up in advance.

"I also hope to fill up the empty spaces this week for the Adult Murder Mystery on Thursday, April 23rd at 6:30 pm! Spring seems to be taking up everyone's time and we need 3-5 people!"

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I think that the Library should be open another evening, now and then, and that there should be a "story hour" for grownups called "Once Upon a Time in Waterville!"

(Jack Youngs - certainly one of our master story-tellers! - likes the idea of that sort of discussion and he's suggested some topics that I'll put into "quiz" form and post here sometime this week!)


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Even after the Methodist Church's Pasta Dinner on Saturday evening and WCS Outdoors Club's Pancake Breakfast early on Sunday, there was still a very big turnout for the Pop Warner Football Chicken Barbecue at the Firehouse, yesterday. (I seem to take a picture of Wayne Brouillette, there, every year, when I go to pick up my take-out!)

In case anyone is bemoaning the fact that they have no more
"eat out for a good cause" events on their calendar, don't forget the
Deansboro Fire Department's Annual
Palm Sunday Ham Dinner!

.......... and, for later on .......

Write this down, right now!
(Click to enlarge!)

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Have a great day, everyone!