Friday

NOW it's Garbage Day!

57 degrees and damp, but not drippy.

From WKTV: "A cold front pushing through the region this morning will continue to deliver us scattered showers. A few lingering sprinkles are possible early in the afternoon, especially east of Utica, but most areas will dry out. Cool and dry weather expected for the rest of the afternoon. High temperatures in the mid to upper 60s. Some breaks of sunshine are possible late in the day. More clouds tonight, with overnight lows in the upper 40s to low 50s.
Saturday morning will start out cloudy with sprinkles and mist. We will see some improvements by the afternoon. Some breaks of sunshine, with highs in the mid 60s. Unfortunately, that's about as nice as it will get here for the weekend. Another storm system will race in from Canada and give us a quick but sharp blast of chilly weather. Some scattered showers and an isolated thunderstorm on Sunday morning, followed by windy, chilly weather. Highs on Sunday only expected to be in the upper 50s! The record lowest high temperature for the date is 58 degrees set in 2001. This record may be in jeopardy.
Clearing skies Sunday night, with the threat of frost in spots. There is still uncertainty as to how widespread the frost will be, if at all, at this time. Be prepared to take precautions to protect your sensitive plants Sunday night.

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At the McAdam Ponds on Gridley-Paige Road.



"Russian Iris" or Yellow Flag

Zach's back ....

in his Eisenhut Farm pasture on Brouillette Road.

"Gas Plants" are blooming!

(Click the image to learn where they got their name!)

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There is a very brief notice in today's Observer-Dispatch of the death on May 27th of Spencer McLaughlin, age 77. Arrangements are by Kloster-Northrop & Bentz Funeral Home, Waterville.

There also appears the obituary of Bruce McLean, who passed away in January, for whom a memorial service will take place tomorrow (Saturday) at 11:00 A.M. at the New Hartford Presbyterian Church.

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Advertisements have appeared in the past two issues of The Waterville Times placed there by the Village of Waterville inviting the public to participate in a discussion at the next Village Board Meeting, on Monday at 7:00, of where to locate the new Informational Kiosk which has been stored, in two sections, in the Village Barn for several months.

The idea of a kiosk was introduced by the Main Street Committee four or five years ago, at the start of the Highway Reconstruction Project.

The purpose of such a kiosk is to provide information about the village to residents and travelers including everything from its history to a map of merchants and services to posters advertising upcoming events.

The original plan was to place such a structure on an "overlook" next to the Stewart's Shops parking lot where there would be a level base and its eight display panels could easily be viewed by pedestrians.

The Stewart's Shops Corporation agreed to provide partial funding for the structure.

However .................

Although the DOT said that there could be no "overlook," the idea of an informational kiosk was still appealing and, so, design proceeded and construction of the wooden structure was completed by BOCES last Fall.

Now the search is on for a site that will offer the most pedestrian accessibility in a level location where traffic will not be impeded and snow removal can be accomplished in order to protect the wooden structure from road salt in the Winter.

The structure requires a space
a little over 9' square and
about 10' high.

Please make your opinions known
on Monday night!

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SATURDAY, JUNE 6

The Annual Rotary Club Auction!

(details next week!)

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THIS MORNING

"Once Upon a Time in Waterville"

a completely unscripted story hour

at the Library

a little after 10:00!

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Have a great weekend, everyone!