Color Coordination

I was driving down the road today and noticed something.



What is up with all the cars that are one color but have a different color door? I mean, I know there are accidents, people hit other cars, fire hydrants, and trees and have to replace a door. Or a side panel. Not a big deal. But why is it that they always get such a contrasting color to their original car color? I mean, there's always a red car with a green door. A blue one with a brown panel. A green truck with a red tail gate. Isn't there something that the junk yards can do about it? Since obviously I wouldn't set out to pick something that clashes so drastically with my car color! I think they should do car lots organized by color. If I have a blue car and I need a door, I go to the junk yard, look in the blue car door pile and pick one. Even if it's not the same shade of blue at least it's still blue. To me, it just makes sense. Someone should really pick up on this idea....

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Ovid Observes Memorial Day

Ovid remembered our veterans in style on Memorial Day.







Residents gathered along the streets of Ovid yesterday at noon for the annual Memorial Day Parade. Highlights included the High school's marching band which was first in the county last year, all of Ovid's fire and rescue vehicles, and, of course, the candy.










This young resident enjoyed the free flag he received from a lady in the parade, and waved it dutifully throughout the rest of the festivities.















Residents on Main Street raised their own flag from half mast to full mast after 12 PM according to the Flag Master General's guidelines for observance of Memorial Day.

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Don't Miss the Parade!

Memorial Day Parade starts at 12 on Monday.



The Ovid Memorial Day Parade starts at the school and proceeds the the park on Main Street. Services follow the parade in the park. The Band has been practicing every Wednesday evening and the volunteer firemen have polished Ovid's fleet of firetrucks in preparation for this event. Don't miss the fun!

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Summer's First Heat Wave

It's gonna be a hot one in the park today, and even warmer tomorrow. Here are some tips for staying cool in the park



1. Open all doors and windows early in the day to fill your trailer with the cool morning air. Due to the temperature extremes between night and day in May in New York, this means you may have to put on your winter coat again while you eat breakfast. Don't worry, you'll be plenty warm in a few hours.

2. Refrain from using your oven or other heat-producing appliances during the heat of the day. Schedule your baking for early in the day, and plan to use the GRILL!

3. In the afternoon, pull your shades or curtains to keep the late day sun from broiling you in your own home. And remember,

4. If the heat gets too extreme, don't take any chances - LEAVE your trailer and get to the safety of a shady tree or, even better, the cool of one of the near-by lakes!

Don't miss the weekly weather forecast at the bottom of Lakeview News.

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Trailer Park Excitement

Life in the trailer park makes for perfect poetry.

The water pressures low again
Lot 10 is doing laundry
If we all washed at the same time
Now that would be a quandary.

Music playing two doors down
Kept us awake last night
Paper thin walls just don't give
A lot of peace and quiet.

The neighbors food just smells "delish"
They have a barbeque I can see
But if I showed up with my plate
I doubt the invite would be free.

Run and look out the window
A car has just drove by
Looks like Lot 9 has company
Stopping in to just say 'hi!'

Life in a trailer park can be
Oh so very exciting
Cause there's always something going on
Like lawn mowing and lightening.

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Fireworks at the Strawberry Fest!

The Ovid Strawberry Festival is celebrating 25 years on Friday, June 19 and Saturday, June 20th.

This June residents and fans of our small town will gather to celebrate 25 years of celebrating strawberries. Now, if you think that strawberries are a small thing to center a town festival around, up in Montezuma they have a parade and all in honor of the mosquito. As one loyal Ovid resident said, "I'd rather eat the town festival theme than be eaten by it!"
Our town festival also highlights the historic buildings in the center of Ovid, known as the Three Bears. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, these three buildings of graduated size were built beginning in 1845 and represent the Greek Revival style of architecture popular throughout America in the 1800's. Walter Gable says in his article on the Three Bears,

The popularity of the Greek Revival style in the United States was partly due to its symbolic association with the democratic ideals of ancient Greece.

You can read the full article on the history of the Three Bears HERE.

Festivities begin on Friday with a block dance in the village park behind the municipal building (the pavilion you can see from the back of The Landlord's Main St. property). If you cannot attend the block dance, be assured that the music can be heard quite clearly from your own front porch if you are a resident of Lakeview Park.

Saturday's activities begin with a breakfast at the Ovid Federated Church and a flea market on the Church lawn. There will also be the yearly craft bizarre with displays from community-related organizations in the Ovid fire station on Brown Street. There will be games for the children attending the festival, as well as a Chinese auction, and a festival quilt raffle.

This year the Festival committee is pleased to announce that in honor of the 25th anniversary there will be a Fireworks display on the fireman's field (between Co Rd 139 and the school.) The committee is looking for the community's help in raising the $2500 to fund the show. Donations jars will be set up in local business to collect spare change to help make this happen. This reporter hopes that her favorite local business, (the one that keeps so many of us toasty warm throughout the winter) will put up a jar so she can contribute toward one of her favorite forms of summertime entertainment.

Hope to see you at the Strawberry Festival!

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Residents Again See Flooding

Rain, rain, go away, and quit flooding the trailer park...



It has been reported that rain again brought flooding to the trailer park. After some hard rain, residents looked out their windows to see some major flash flooding. The pot holes are becoming bigger due to the rain and constant traffic and so are collecting more water than before. Thankfully the water drained out of them before we had to call a state of emergency for this area.

Rob Bassett

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