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Monday, November 22

 -IN MEMORIAM-

Gary C. McLean
April 13, 1949 - November 15, 2021

-WEATHER-

-LOCAL CALENDARS-
-Village of Waterville-
-Waterville Central School-
-Waterville Public Library-
-Waterville First-
-IN THE MAIL-
Parade of Lights 2015

The Special History of the Parade of Lights:
from the Original Waterville Blog "At Home in the Huddle" by P.S. Brown

If you lived in Waterville in 1988, you cannot have forgotten the first Parade of Lights! (And if you've come to the village since then, you should know the story of this celebration because it is something very special, here: it's a celebration not just of the season but a Celebration of Community - Our Community!)

It was earlier that year that both Rusty Manion and his wife Kitty passed away. Their daughters Darcey and Laurie, and three sons - Sandy, Jeffrey and Michael - were bereft with the loss of both parents and, at the same time, completely overwhelmed with the kindnesses shown them by everyone in the community. One day, Darcey was having coffee with her friends Linda Nichols and Patsy Hill and she said, "I wish there was something we could do to say 'Thank You!' to everyone!" "Thank You notes," she said, "seemed just too inadequate." It occurred to them that perhaps they could do something that hadn't been done in several years - a fun surprise for the village: they could arrange to have lights put on the Big Tree at the point of Monument Park and have it lit! And there would be a parade - fire engines and floats and children all carrying flashlights! - that would lead the way to the tree when the lights were finally to be turned on! And each of the girls told one or two people who told one or two more and in six weeks' time - in an unanticipated avalanche of generosity and cooperation, $5,000 was raised; the Clinton Fire Department's ladder truck came to string the lights, the power company donated equipment and time, the Municipality chipped in, fire companies in all the neighboring communities sent units to be in the parade and ........... well........ the rest is history.The floats became more imaginative and brighter. When it was deemed impossible to have the high school band march and play (sometimes it's been so cold and stormy that just the thought of putting a flute or trumpet mouthpiece to one's lips caused pain!)the floats were actually wired for sound!

PLEASE NOTE:

This year, the parade will start on Putnam Street and end
at the Village Bandstand where Santa will be!







Freshman Fundraiser 
It’s November it’s never to early to start thinking about gifts for the ones that have our
childrens minds and safety everyday of the week  starting with
* Two 12 oz Sublimation coffee mugs with 4 Dunkin pods inside
 $13.00 each wrapped and ready to go!!
*Three Potholder with brownie mix and a spatula for $9.00 each wrapped & ready to go
* All proceeds go to the Waterville Freshman Class
https://www.facebook.com/groups/217620658433447/permalink/1677540522441446/?sale_post_id=1677540522441446


In accordance with guidelines followed by many schools in Section III and Section IV,
upcoming basketball scrimmages will be closed to spectators.
That would include:
Girls JV home vs. Richfield Springs (Tuesday),
Boys JV/Varsity at Richfield Springs (Tuesday)
Girls Varsity home vs. MECS (Wednesday)
Girls Varsity at VVS (Saturday)
Boys JV/Varsity home vs. Remsen (Saturday)
We expect to welcome fans in some capacity once our regular season games begin.





Turkey Trot
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2021 AT 7 AM – 11 AM

Hello Friends and Neighbors! Although a little late this
year, we still would like to hold our annual Turkey Trot in Waterville.
Again this year we are looking to support the Waterville Area Food Pantry.
Please Join us with an informal way for friends,family and neighbors to come out and
enjoy a nice walk or run before we sit down with those most important to us
to stuff ourselves. I am hoping that everyone will join us in bringing with them
food items and/or a monetary donation for the Waterville Area Food Pantry
(we will have boxes for the food and an envelope for the cash or check donations).
We will meet at the start line for the Mary Cleary Memorial Run
(near the Little League Field behind Franks Pizzeria) and follow the same course.
Since this is an informal run/walk please stay on the sidewalks and run or walk
whatever distance you want or have time for. The goal for this day is to have fun,
get some exercise and support our community through a great organization.
Please forward this post to everyone you can think of and
we look forward to seeing all of you on Thanksgiving morning.







The MADISON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY ONEIDA, NEW YORK
is excited to exhibit G. Russell Oechsle’s private collection of wooden cased shelf clocks from Madison County clockmaker masters- William Dexter, Horace Dexter and Carter & Weller of Stockbridge, and L.&J. Frisbie of Chittenango. Mr. Oschsle’s clock collection that spans from 1830-1842 will be the largest exhibit of these clocks in one setting at the Historical Society.

-AROUND TOWN-
From: Waterville Residential Care Center
Mary’s Poem Reading
From: Waterville Central School District (MPS)
We can't find any turkeys here at MPS!!
All our PTA contest participants did a such wonderful job!
(for more winners click HERE)...We hope you can find a turkey for your dinner.
Happy Thanksgiving!
From: Brookfield Central School District
Oh My Gosh, take a look at what we found in elementary today….
WILD TURKEYS! Just in time for Thanksgiving.Great job Kindergarten and Grade 1
on keeping these birds in control.
From: Madison Central School District
First graders were treated to a reading of "Take Care, Good Knight"
from Mrs. Bodner during their library class on Tuesday!
It was a fun and interactive session where the students galloped along with
the knight's horse!" Take Care, Good Knight" was written by Shelley Thomas in 2006.
From: Oriskany Falls Fire Department (yesterday)
The Oriskany Falls Fire Department would like to thank all 24 of our members who responded, as well as the mutual aid companies for their work in preventing this fire from becoming a catastrophic loss to the home owner and his family. Due to the quick and efficient efforts of our initial responding crews, the home remains habitable and the owner will be able to recover quickly. As volunteers, we should be exceptionally proud of the hard work that was done early this morning and know that the home owner is very appreciative of our service. Thank you again!!
Blog Pics
From: Blog Archives
Parade of Lights 2019

Parade of Lights 2018



The price of gas.


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