Tuesday

It's 32 degrees and overcast.

From WKTV. this morning: "Starting out with clouds and a few flurries. An area of high pressure building in this morning will help to bust up the cloud cover. Expect increasing sunshine through the morning. With mostly sunny skies expected by the afternoon, temperatures will top off in the low 50s. Light winds expected.

High pressure will slide to our east tomorrow, allowing an advancing cold front to pass through by the afternoon. This front is expected to slow down, meaning the better part of Wednesday will be wet. Rain showers are expected to being as early as late morning, and end by the late evening. High temperatures will only be in the upper 40s to near 50."

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Yesterday was a disappointment, compared to the previous days, but it could have been worse. In his 1851 "Recollections of Sangerfield," Daniel Livermore recalled:

"The greatest snow storm ever known in this country before or since commenced on the last day of March. it was very cold and the storm continued a week. A great body of snow fell and drifted badly.
Nearly one hundred inhabitants of the Huddle turned out with teams and shovels to break the road to the Center. About half way there they met the Center people working their way through the snow drifts to get to the Huddle. Thus it required the energies of these two villages all day to break one mile of road, the most public road in town, too."

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Nothing ever slows down Sheri and Jenn and, out on Madison Street, Marilyn Maine has brought Spring to Dan's Woodworking Shop!

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TONIGHT AT MPS

“IT’S A ZOO” 2009

“Anansi and the Moss Covered Rock”

Presented by Memorial Park School

Tuesday, March 31, 7 PM

MPS Auditorium

"Jungle birds, gorillas, monkeys, rhinos, elephants and zebras all join to perform Anansi and the Moss Covered Rock, an adaptation of a musical written by Ron Fink and John Heath. This performance will be judged by members of the Central New York Council on the Arts, and eight schools will be selected to perform on the Stanley Performing Arts Center stage during the weekend of June 6th and 7th, for the annual “It’s a Zoo” competition. Please come and cheer on this lively and colorful cast of 43 MPS students in 1st –4th grade who have all worked so hard!"

IN THE MAIL

From Bob Blunt, reporting on the Pop-Warner Chicken Barbecue: "We had a great day! we sold out of BBQ and our player-cheerleader sign ups went well, though we would like to see more girls signing up to cheer, that's an area we would like to see improve."

ALSO

After I mentioned the Deansboro's Fire Department's Annual Palm Sunday Ham Dinner on the blog, Doug Cornelius sent me these details:

BARTON HOSE COMPANY

54th ANNUAL

PALM SUNDAY HAM DINNER

AT THE DEANSBORO FIREHOUSE

PALM SUNDAY, APRIL 5, 2009

SERVING FROM NOON TO 3 p.m.

ADULT DINNER $9.00

ADULT TAKEOUT $9.00

CHILDREN (ages 5-12) DINNER $5.00

Under 5 FREE in dining area only –

No children takeouts

FAMILY STYLE – HOME MADE APPLE PIE

And when I asked him how many people they expected to serve, he sent me this letter - which I think all of you should see!

Each year, 2 - 3 weeks prior to the dinner we have what we call our kick-off, this is when we actually go door to door in our fire district, invite the residents by telling them of our upcoming event and offering tickets for purchase or leaving a notice in the door if no one is home. This has a dual purpose, one obviously notification, get the word out and the other to raise some start up cash to be able to purchase some of the supplies that have to be paid for prior to the dinner such as 620 lbs of ham, 150 doz. dinner rolls and ingredients for 150 apple pies. Most other supplies can be charged and paid for after the dinner. Speaking of pies, our Ladies Auxiliary made about 165 apple pies this past Sunday. They are all delicious! Many families do make it a yearly tradition of coming for dinner or getting takeouts for dinner at home. We have one family, from Utica that comes each year. They started coming because one of the family members did the masonry work on our fire house when it was built new in 1957. And they haven't missed one since! Not only that but there is usually no less than 10 in their group and normally twice that. We love them for their loyalty and support, as well as every one whose tradition continues or may be just starting. We typically serve around 600 takeouts and 300 sit down dinners in 3-4 hours. Loads of fun, rewarding and a learning experience. Hope to see you there, make sure you look for me. " (Will do, Doug! Thanks!)

ANOTHER REMINDER!

NOT IN HEAPS OR TRASH BAGS!

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The Great Blue Herons are back and, unhampered by the requirement to obtain Fishing Licenses and wait 'til April 1st, have been fishing in Big Creek! They won't be alone tomorrow!

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Have a Great Day, Everyone!