Thursday

It's Memorial Day Weekend!

Because the weather forecast for the weekend is "iffy," I'm going to do some outdoor work and traveling today and tomorrow and so ..................

To

BRENT BLOOMQUIST

Happy 17th Birthday, tomorrow!
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and also

tomorrow

to

JANE VIVYAN

who will be 90!
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It's 55 degrees and clear

GARBAGE DAY!

The WKTV forecast: "Warming up tomorrow. A bit unsettled for the weekend.

High pressure situated in the Atlantic will direct warmer temperatures into CNY from the southwest over the next 24 hours. For tonight, skies will be clear. We'll see temperatures fall back to near 50.

Plenty of sunshine is on the way for tomorrow with afternoon temperatures reaching the mid 80's.

Clear to partly cloudy skies are on the way for tomorrow night with lows 50-55.

On Friday a cold front will appraoch from Ontario. This front will cross the local area in the afternoon. There is the chance for a brief shower or thunderstorm, but most of the day will be dry. Expect high temperatures to reach about 80 degrees.

This front will stall just to the south of the area over the weekend. Waves of low pressure moving along the front will kick off rounds of showers and thunderstorms in the Mid-Atlantic. The front will be close enough to allow for a few hit or miss showers and thunderstorms across CNY but at this point none of the weekend days, or Memorial Day, looks to be a washout. A better chance for more numerous showers and thunderstorms will arrive by the middle of next week."

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Did we believe that West Main Street would ever look as tidy as this?



This is what we were dealing with four years ago!

But now, Waterville is one of the best-looking little villages around!

Although Memorial Day is being celebrated early, this year, there's a rush to finish paint-ups and plantings because that's what we always do!

The DPW has delivered the "tubs" and the members of the Waterville Garden Club
will have all of them planted by Monday.

Fr. Tom Servatius has everything ready for the front porch display at the rectory ...........

.......... and a sizable "hop yard" is already growing next to the driveway.

A little "vest pocket garden" on White Street.

Paint brushes are being wielded on West Bacon Street and at sveral other properties throughout the village.

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MEMORIAL DAY 100 YEARS AGO

from The Waterville Times.

(Click to enlarge image.)


Click this image for the story of our Civil War Monument.



Please click this picture of Jack Youngs to look at last year's Memorial Day pictures.


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FOR THE RECORD

Have a Good Weekend, Everyone!