Tuesday

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(FORD, that is!)

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Good Morning!

It's 30 degrees and crispy-clear.

WKTV's forecast: "Beautiful spring weather continues today. Starting out the day partly cloudy, with temperatures in the 20s and 30s. With plenty of sunshine yet again today, high temperatures are expected to top 60 in spots. A south wind will develop later on today.

A cold front will inch its way through the region tomorrow. Skies will average mostly cloudy tomorrow, with a bit of a breeze developing. High temperatures will range widely across the region. Mohawk Valley temperatures are expected to reach near 60 again by the afternoon. Rain moves in by evening, with periods of showers overnight.

Thursday's high temperatures will only be in the upper 30s to low 40s. This is about as cold as it will get though, as a bit of a warmup is expected for the weekend."

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The guest speaker at this evening's meeting of the

Waterville Women's Club

will be

Charles B. Tonetti,

Chief Historical Architect at Independence National Historical Park
in Philadelphia.


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At 2:15, yesterday afternoon!



Geese had gathered next to the snowmobile trail ........

walkers were out and cleanups were in progress on White Street ......

.............. and Sanger Avenue, where shorts and sandals were in style, and ......

............ where roller blades ran at least partly on dog-power!

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There's nothing to be seen right now,


.......... but look again in two or three weeks!

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(Click to enlarge!)

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Remember that you're eating out on

Saturday morning, too!

PANCAKES AT THE MASONIC LODGE!

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And then: take Tammy Alcott's suggestion and advice!

• "You can run the Boilermaker (5K or 15K)"

plus

• Walking & Biking for Fitness

Classes begin Thursday April 2

"The schedule for the Boilermaker Training Program is completed and it's on the Waterville School Website.
I am as always hoping for lots of walkers, bikers, and runners of all abilities to join our program!"

Running Class
6:00 p.m. WCS GYM or Cafeteria
Click for Weekly Schedule

Runners will self select into three groups:
Beginners - led by Tammy Alcott
Intermediate -led by Michelle Waufle
Experienced -led by Paul Holic

Come prepared to run! (Don't forget your reflective gear)

Walking -led by Marion Davie

Cycling -led by Liz Kane

TO REGISTER:

Running -contact Tammy Alcott at 841-3826 or talcott@watervilleschools.org
Walking -contact Marion Davie at 842-3833 or mdavie@watervilleschools.org
Cycling -contact Liz Kane at 841-4746 or ekane@frontiernet.net

Click the above link for more information!

Click this link for information about the "Boilermaker" road race.

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Incidentally, Barb McNamara wrote to say that she'd recently "traveled to Miami to watch my daughter Rachel run her first 1/2 marathon. It was 70 degrees at 6:15am when the race started.



Two hours and 20 minutes later, when Rachel and her friends Sarah and Zach finished, it was 79 and sunny. Hopefully we will have the same weather in July for Boilermaker!"

Click for a link to "marathons."

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FOR THE RECORD

Both the Utica Observer-Dispatch and WKTV Newschannel2 have given a great deal of coverage to the death and funeral of former Utica Mayor Edward A. Hanna. There was a time when he was well-known in Waterville, too, and I think he deserves a little notice, here:

In 1969, Ed Hanna opened the Hanna Manufacturing Corporation in the former roller skating rink on North Stafford Avenue. In this factory, rope products (how many of us still have those rope ladders?) were made as well as cameras, photographic chemicals and electronic units relating to photography. He had long been a distributor of Eastman-Kodak products and was a consultant to the company. In 1971, at the time of Waterville's Centennial Celebration, he approached Eastman-Kodak on behalf of the village and was able to acquire an impressive collection of historic photographs.

In going back through the files of "The Waterville Times," I found that Mr. Hanna was complimented and thanked, over and over again, for doing things that helped the village: he erected a large flag pole at "the rope factory" and won many Garden Club awards for plantings and decorations. Whenever the editor of the Times asked for promotional advertisements from local businesses, those from HANNA MANUFACTURING always filled a half (if not full!) page. I remember hearing that he was generous to many organizations and, for all I know, perhaps he has continued to be a quiet but considerate friend to our community ever since.

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Have a Great Day, Everyone!