At Home in the Huddle 2009: Wednesday

Passover Begins at Sundown

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It's Recyclables Day!

28 degrees, cloudy,

and the ground is all white!

From WKTV: "The storm we've been dealing with since Monday is now parked well to our north. However, our weather will still fall under it's influence for one more day. Skies will average cloudy today, with scattered snow showers. This afternoon, some snow showers are expected to turn to rain showers in the lower elevations. Snowfall accumulations are expected to be less than 1/2". High temperatures will struggle to get to 40 today. It will be a bit breezy this afternoon, but not as much as it was yesterday.
Snow showers end tonight, with cloudy skies. Clouds will begin to thin as we head into Thursday morning. By Thursday afternoon, our weather will slowly improve. A few peaks of sunshine are expected, with highs climbing into the upper 40s. The forecast has improved for Friday too. Our next storm is now expected to pass generally south of the region late in the day on Friday. It will still pass close enough to give us the chance for rain and snow showers Friday night."

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IN THE MORNING MAIL

This, from Jill Getman at the Waterville Public Library:

" The Murder Mystery, 'The Unhappy Hour,'
will now take place on TUESDAY, April 28th
@ 5:30 pm.

I have had many people say they are interested but cannot make it Thursday night, so if those people can make it on Tuesday now please please call (841-4651) so we can do this fabulous game! 3-5 roles are still available."

From Wendy Paulson, at the Front Desk at the Harding Nursing Home:

"One of our volunteers has found a dog!

Female Bull Terrier Mix
Found 04/06/09 on Route 20 in Sangerfield

No collar

White
Not much ear flap
One eye has a large black splash
Other eye has small black splash

Please call 841-4853

Thank you!

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In an attempt to find something "Springish" to look at, I went to Merri Rose Florists - it worked! In fact I'd have liked to have gotten right into the cooler with all of the flowers!

I also found the Easter Bunny - whose name is "Flopsy" - and who is a temporary guest at the store but really belongs to Janice's daughter, Alicia.

Alicia had a few other pets with her ----- a surprise for her mother: Rhode Island Red chicks to take home to the farm!

(Adorable, yes!

But No: I do NOT need a Chicken!)

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Then I went out to Alcotts, where the greenery is lush ........

............. and the Easter plants are bright and bountiful.

(Besides azaleas and tulips and Easter lilies and mums, there were some Gloxinias: I hadn't seen those for a long time!)

I would be happy if I could say the same about snow:

Perhaps soon!

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John Savage sent this article and photograph to me about a week ago: sorry I'm late posting it!

"The Brothertown Breakers, a Waterville Area AAU 14 Basketball team, opened their 2009 tournament season by taking second place in the April Fools Ambush held March 28th and 29th in Sidney, New York. The Breakers posted convincing wins on Saturday against Sherburne and Norwich before playing in the finals on Sunday against Binghamton Area Class A Powerhouse Maine-Endwell. The Breakers waged a hard fought battle and were leading early in game before closing out at the half down by 6 points. Unfortunately the Breakers shooting prowess took a day off and eventually the Spartans pulled away to secure a first place finish. Although the players were disappointed in the final outcome the team played very well and earned their first AAU tournament trophy for second place.
AAU stands for the American Athletic Union, an organization dedicated exclusively to the promotion and development of amateur sports and physical fitness programs. The Breakers compete at the U14 level and all players must be 14 or younger as of September 1st, 2009. There is a grade exception rule for Eighth graders who are 15 however the Breakers do not have any "grade exception" players.
The breakers are coached by Gary Schmidt and John Savage with assistance from Aurelius Henderson. Clinton Moving & Packaging, Inc. is the Team Sponsor.

Thanks, John!

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