Starry clear at 5:30

59 degrees.

It's Garbage Day.

The forecast from WKTV: "A return to humid and some wet weather as we head into today.

Starting out this morning pretty comfortable, but that will change very quicky as we head into the day today. A warm front will cross Central New York this morning, bringing with it a surge of humidity. Look for increasing clouds today, with the chance of a shower or thunderstorm this afternoon and evening. Not everyone is expected to get wet today. Highs will climb into the low to mid 80s.

Clouds with a few showers and thunderstorms possible tonight and very mild. Overnight lows only near 70.

A stronger cold front is expected to move in by Friday, bringing us cooler weather over the weekend. The front is expected to be a slow mover, so expect a near washout on Friday with numerous showers and thunderstorms. Highs near 80. Cooler and less humid over the weekend, with more showers possible as the front stalls to our east.




Read the Observer-Dispatch's coverage of last evening's appearance by Congressman Michael Arcuri at MVCC by clicking HERE.

You can meet Representative Arcuri yourself, today, at the Waterville Public Library between noon and 1:30. He'll be there, primarily, to answer questions about the current Dairy Farm Crisis but will also take questions and comments about the Health Care Proposal.

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IT WAS ANOTHER HOT DAY, YESTERDAY



Vendors relaxed, glad to have shade.

Shoppers found what they wanted without going far or fast.

The greatest activity was at the Bandstand. There really were four men working - I just waited for them to take a break so I could take a picture of the structure by itself.

Moving right along!


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Hey! That's Wayne Pierson wielding the paintbrush a the Conway residence on White Street!

There are two fields of what I think must be Buckwheat, as silvery as frost, next to Daytonville Road.

I found the following information in a seed catalog: "30-45 days as a green manure crop, 80 days for grain. Wait until grain heads form if you want the crop to re-seed itself. May also be used as a nutritious cereal grain or pancake flour. Young leaves may be added to salads. The deep root system of buckwheat is good at mining subsurface minerals and it is an excellent crop for utilizing the nutrients in rock powder fertilizers. Use as a green manure crop at the rate of 1 lb/400 sq. ft. A great quick summer crop -- fast-growing plants choke out weeds, bees love the white flowers that appear in 4-5 weeks, and the tender stems are easy to cut down when the crop's done. For a late fall/winter cover crop we recommend sowing buckwheat together with crimson clover. The buckwheat acts as a nurse crop for the crimson clover during the heat of the day. In the fall, the buckwheat is killed by frost."

(If the plant is NOT Buckwheat ... someone will let me know, won't they?)

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PLANNING AHEAD

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There will be a Pop Warner Bottle Drive

on Saturday morning.

Pickups will begin at 9:00!


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WATERVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY

Annual Book Sale

August 24th - Sept. 1st

All proceeds from the Book Sale will benefit the Friends of the Library Group.

Refreshments will also be on sale.

Books are priced to sell and there will be a whole array
of books to look through.
Hardcover - $1.00 | Paperbacks - 25 cents
DVD's - $2.00 | VHS - $1.00

Preview Hour:
Monday, August 24th - 9am-10am

Regular Priced Days:
Monday, August 24th – 10-5:30pm
Tuesday, August 25th – 2-8pm
Wednesday, August 26th – 10-5:30pm

Half Priced Days:
Thursday, August 27th – 2-8pm
Friday, August 28th – 10-5:30pm

Bag Sale Day:
Monday, August 31st – 10-5:30pm

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ALSO FROM THE LIBRARY - GREAT NEWS!

By popular demand, the Summertime program,

"Once Upon a Time in Waterville"

will be back in the Fall

at the original time --- 10:15 on every other Friday morning!!

Some of Waterville's most seasoned story-tellers swap reminiscences;

"youngsters" (under 65) are welcome to come and listen!

September 11 & 25; October 9 & 23; November 6 & 20.

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COMING ON AUGUST 29

FOR THE RECORD

Have a great day, everyone!