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Wednesday, May 27

WCSD DISTRICT BUDGET VOTE
Watch for Video Instructions

Voting on this year's budget will be conducted remotely. On May 21, 2020 Official Electio Ballots went into the mail. They should start hitting mailboxes by May 27, 2020.
You will receive a BROWN envelope that contains
- A double sided paper ballot
- A BROWN ballot envelope
- A white self addressed stamped envelope
Remove all items. 
Make your selections on the paper ballot (BOTH SIDES) fold and place in the BROWN ballot Envelope.
Complete the front on the BROWN ballot envelope- Turn over and SIGN the back.
Tri-Fold the BROWN ballot envelope and place in the WHITE return Envelope.
Seal the WHITE envelope and MAIL
Ballots Must Be Received in the District by 5 pm June 9 to be Counted
Contact the District Clerk at 315-841-3915 or kfancett@watervillecsd.org

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Behind Union Station at the REA Wing
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Jr/Sr Announcements
 May 26 with Senior Spotlights: Ayden Moynihan, Emily Stolarczyk, Brooke Wilson
May 27 with Senior Spotlights: Emily Roys, Cassandra Nipe, and Brianne Barnes 



- AROUND TOWN -
Gas Price May 27, 2020

Take a good watch of the Senior Project Emma Carter put together on the 
Types of Litter found in the Wetlands surrounding the Waterville Area. 
Emma is senior at a boarding school in Maine, pursuing ballet, and found herself home this spring due to COVID-19.  Her video, along with recent local clean ups, are a great reminder to care for where we live!



The Waterville Area Birthday Train is chugging through the last week of formal Birthday Trains after almost 3 months of celebrating local birthdays!
Click Here for Updates & to Join In this Week
May 27 - 5:30 @ Jr/Sr High
May 28 - 5:30 pm @ MPS
May 30 - 1 pm @ Oriskany Falls Village Market
May 31 - 1 pm @ Deansboro Post Office


Memorial Day was certainly different, but not unacknowledged. Homes and Villages were decorated, and while streets were quiet, there were small tributes happening.  
The Barton Hose Company performed a memorial ceremony in Deansboro, photos below.  While others participated in #tapsacrossamerica  as trumpet players performed Taps in honor of those who gave the ultimate sacrifice.

Barton Hose Company, Deansboro, NY
Barton Hose Company, Deansboro, NY
Barton Hose Company, Deansboro, NY
Barton Hose Company, Deansboro, NY






The Waterville Historical Society included this postcard from around 1905-1915 along with the comparison shot below. See Friday's post for more history on the Soldiers and Sailors Monument



With plenty of sunshine and only a couple small pop up storms, temperatures have climbed into the start of the week, reaching into the 90s, to make it truly feel like the unofficial start of summer.


Along with the summer weather popping up, vegetable gardens are growing and it's not too late to get planting. Tomatoes, kale, peppers, spinach, and lettuce can be found at Gallagher's stand on Route 20.

A Reminder of the Produce and Mask Give-Away tomorrow, and to get your WCSD Budget Vote mailed in!
 

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