by Johnnie Goldfish
updated
Mon, Sep 5, 2011 12:20 PM
YA CAN'T THERE FROM HERE
True life mastery is more a function of knowing what to want, than
knowing how to get what you want. What? Anyone can get stuff, but
it usually takes an old soul to choose their stuff wisely.
The White River Valley Player's annual Harvest Fair will take
place on Saturday, September 10 from 10 am to 4 pm on the Rochester
Park. This fun filled event includes a full day of live
entertainment, the Players' famous chicken barbecue and all kinds
of other food choices. Also there will be crafts, craft
demonstrations, children's activities, displays by local
organizations, and the popular flower show on the bandstand. Rain
date will be the following day.
The Rochester Public Library has been very fortunate to have a
Vermont Associate, Jean Sullivan, working at the library for the
past two and a half years. Jean worked diligently for up to 25
hours per week and kept the library running smoothly being an
invaluable asset to the public and school libraries. Unfortunately,
due to federal budget cuts her position ahs been lost. Now the
library is desperately in the situation of seeking and recruiting
volunteers for both libraries. Anyone who ahs a few hours a week
they would like to commit to helping their community library is
urged to contact Jeanette Bair on Tuesday or Thursday afternoons at
the Rochester Public Library.
The Federated Church of Rochester and the Women's Alliance will
have the Thrift Shop open on Friday, September 9 from 4:30 to 6:30
pm and on Saturday, Saturday, September 10 from 9 am to 12 noon.
These are $2 dollar a bag days.
The Flood Report or Tropical Storm Irene, You Bitch: Pittsfield
got wracked, homes were lost, bridges destroyed, the covered bridge
at the Riverside Farm was washed away. Route 100 had a ravine like
a California mudslide and many homes were lost at the
Pittsfield/Stockbridge line. Stockbridge and Route 107 were
devastated, the Chalet Village was a disaster, the Town Hall and
the Post Office sustained major damage, up to Rochester the bridge
at 73 disappeared and too many other horrors happened with the rain
that I cannot mention. When the rain stopped the Vermonters of
Route 100 showed their stuff, everybody got outside and started
working, anyone who had heavy equipment used it, Joe Desena used
his own equipment and had a team work around the clock to get
people in and out of that area, Greg Martin and Mark Begin attacked
the ravine on route 100 and made that passable, another around the
clock effort, the town crews, the ladies groups, friends, visitors
stuck here all pitched in, constables kept it orderly, nobody
hoarded, everyone was sharing everything and although the sadness
runs deep, you gotta have great respect for the people of the Route
100 area. The mud and remnants are still a mess, but you know we
are going to be Okay. A huge, big thanks to everyone out
there.
Thought for the Week: "There is no doubt that creativity is the
most important human resource of all. Without creativity, there
would be no progress, and we would be forever repeating the same
patterns." - Edward de Bono, (Forgot to let politicians know about
this).
Send your creative news to PO Box 1, Stockbridge, VT 05772.
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