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Posted: Apr 6th, 2006 10:57 pm |
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| I did. You know us reporters ... always sniffing around for a story!
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Hairbrush
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Posted: Apr 7th, 2006 04:05 pm |
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| Did anyone else get 2 voice clips from DC? They are clips about what he said about the SRA and also a clip about Summerfield not hiring illegal aliens. I am not sure how he got my email or why he put it out there.
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Posted: Apr 7th, 2006 04:47 pm |
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Hairbrush wrote: Did anyone else get 2 voice clips from DC? They are clips about what he said about the SRA and also a clip about Summerfield not hiring illegal aliens. I am not sure how he got my email or why he put it out there. I received them as well, Hairbrush. They are the recordings of what Dwayne said at the council meeting on Tuesday night. It also says to forward to any town resident who is interested, so if anyone would like a copy, let me know. You can e-mail me at sandra@nwobserver.com.
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Posted: Apr 7th, 2006 05:15 pm |
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S. Smith wrote: Dwayne's speech actually came just before the vote. A motion had been made by Bob Williams and seconded by Dena Barnes to advertise for land to be used for athletic fields, to make an agreement with the SRA that they become the town's "recreation department" and that $5,000 be given to the SRA to make improvements needed now at the fields at Summerfield Elementary. The vote was 4-1 with all council members voting in favor except Dwayne.
Thank you, thank you Bob Williams and Dena Barnes and the other 2 councilmen from a SRA family that seems to be sitting on the bench into the weeee hours of the night because of the lack of facilities in Summerfield. We need to support the SRA and our children!
Children are our future .. it starts here!
Dwanye you ask, "What are we teaching our children?"
We believe that within sports lie valuable lessons and potentially powerful learning opportunities.
Team work....Respect....Responsibilty....
Fair play....Perserverance....
Sportmanship...Commitment....Taking care of your body
and much more.
These are wonderful life lessons
The ultimate goal of the out-of-school programs is to provide children with the opportunity to have fun, learn about themselves and others and develop into good people.
Yes, I recieved the clips and just listened to them. If you are interested, Town Hall can email them to you.
All I have to say is ... The SRA is providing the power of good role models. Their actions can have enormous impact on how our youth learn values such as respect, responsibility and teamwork. And how they can just as easily learn the opposite.
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Posted: Apr 7th, 2006 06:20 pm |
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I am confused by what DC was trying to prove. Does he not want a sense of community? Shouldn't we help our neighbors and our neighborhoods? Where has the leadership failed when it comes to community sports? Without the SRA there would be no organized sports for our youth. I guess then the youth could just sit around and think of ways to vandalize our park. How about some drunken young folks sitting around the pond thinking about going skinny dipping.
I also don't understand this great divide between the people who want ball fields and those who don't. It seems to be from the survey that they are pretty darn important to this community. Did DC's recorder not catch that during the presentation. I do see the neighbors upset because people park in their yards, block their driveways and the lights could be bothersome, but isn't that something the town should help out with so that there are other ballfields to use to help with some of that congestion. I should think we are being good neighbors by wanting to help out the SRA, but if I take DC at his word (as rambling as it is). I should just stay in my cute little house and mind my own business.
I wonder if this live and let live applies when my neighbor hits upon hard times. Instead of rushing over to see if I can cook for them or watch the children or run some errands I should just stay in my same cute little house and let them work it out for themselves.
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Posted: Apr 8th, 2006 12:33 am |
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Hairbrush wrote: I wonder if this live and let live applies when my neighbor hits upon hard times. Instead of rushing over to see if I can cook for them or watch the children or run some errands I should just stay in my same cute little house and let them work it out for themselves.
Good point Hairbrush, I would certainly be there myself for my neighbors and friends if they needed me.
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Posted: Apr 8th, 2006 01:56 pm |
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Pappy don't wanna get away from the important ballfield subject, but I gotta say somethin' about the illegal alien thang. Some o' the points apply to the ballfield discussion as well.
The illegal alien debate don't begin or end with laws, as far as I'm concerned. The issue is much broader an' the debate should be as well. We need to talk about what "we" as a people means. We need to talk about one group taking advantage of another's desperation then tossin' 'em aside when they become too many to keep 'em in their place. Laws are necessary but laws ain't substitutes fer decent human interaction and communication. Laws are many times no more than inadequate boundaries definin' the limits o' how far we can go without gettin' slapped. Boundaries that those with the resources can many times find ways to go around.
Pappy don't believe the Town of Summerfield needs to set a example fer the world by making a resolution to not hire illegal aliens as Councilman ¢rawford suggests. Back when some folks were concerned about Summerfield bein' a laughin' stock because o' Concerned Citizen shennanigans during meetin's, we were told the world don't care what Summerfield does, or words to that effect. Cain't have it both ways.
More importantly there is the very real danger of such a resolution givin' Summerfield a image as a elitist and even racist stronghold. I think we need do nothin' more than continue to abide by all existin' laws.
If we decide we need such a resolution, then Pappy reckons we should also take a stand an' set a example for the world to follow by declarin' quite plainly that we as a town WILL NOT ROB ANY BANKS AT GUNPOINT. That makes as much sense to me.Last edited on Apr 8th, 2006 01:59 pm by FatPappy
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Posted: Apr 8th, 2006 02:13 pm |
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An' furthermore!
What riles Pappy abpout ¢rawford's "speeches' is his familiar "us ag'in them" attitude. Like the ballfield bunch is somebody other than people who live in this town an' they ain't gettin' none o' OUR $8 million!
Like I said before, what he's sayin' ain't really got nuthin' to do with fiscal responsibility. There's somethin' else here...
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Posted: Apr 8th, 2006 02:21 pm |
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Skiddles wrote:
Good point Hairbrush, I would certainly be there myself for my neighbors and friends if they needed me.
That's because y'all got some humanity, Skiddles an' Hairbrush, not to mention actual neighbors an' friends.
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Posted: Apr 8th, 2006 02:26 pm |
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Unfortunately, "ELITIST" is a word bandied about regarding our whole area of the county sometimes.... and I really don't get it. ALMOST everyone I've ever met up here is very nice, and committed to our schools and to making our community a better place.
HOWEVER, I agree with you, PAPPY! We don't need to go adding fuel to the flames of those who, for whatever reason, view people who live in our wonderful neck of the woods as ELITIST!
PAPPY, you are such an inspiration!!! ♥♥♥
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Posted: Apr 8th, 2006 03:32 pm |
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You're right, Macca. Pappy's heard that E word, too. I didn't mean to imply that I think we're elitist, 'cause I don't. They's all kinds o' good people out here, rich an' not so rich. Just didn't want to give anybody any o' that kind o' ammo.
I'm also thinkin' o' the young'uns. Young'uns need positive principles to steer toward, not just negatives to steer clear of. Let's he'p 'em get some ballfields for one thang (positive) and let's not frame the illegal alien dilemma into a "us ag'in them" question (negative). We (the whole country) knowin'ly let it happen for many years, so let's not blame it all on the Mexicans, most of whom (whom? Pappy, I don't know you anymore...), most of whom seem to be decent hard workin' fambly-oriented people jus' tryin' to do better. Which is not to say we should just fling open the gate an' let ever'body in. We need law an' order, o' course. I'm jus' sayin', wherever they was born, whatever language they speak, they're still human bein's. Our young'uns need to see that side o' the deal. An' they need to see us seein' that side o' the deal.
Pappy's glad he was born in what would later become America an' speaks more or less English. I jus' wish I'd been born rich instead o' so dang Fabio han'some. Hee hee hee!
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Posted: Apr 8th, 2006 09:26 pm |
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If Councilman ¢rawford really wants to help young'uns an' guide the world down a better trail, then how about a resolution demandin' Dr. Grier an' the school board put flesh an' blood teachers an' students ahead of numbers before too many more years an' young'uns go by.
NWTeach had a good post over yonder in the NW School topic. Take a look.
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Posted: Apr 22nd, 2006 09:36 pm |
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| The Summerfield bunch has been pretty quiet since right after the last council meeting. Does that mean everything is bright and sunny over in Summerfield??
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Posted: Apr 27th, 2006 10:12 am |
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Yesterday, I received a call from a sitting council member who asked what I thought of the town spending tax money on buying landowner's development rights.
The member stated the town administrator had said it was something we could spend money on that and everyone would agree with it.
The survey taken in 2002? showed us there is nothing on which even a majority would agree to spend money. But, you just have to just love that "hunt for something to spend money on" attitude.
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Posted: Apr 27th, 2006 10:33 am |
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| I would tend to look at buying development rights one of many ways that the Town could protect the environment, protect open space , scenic views and slow down pollution. I do think those are goals are most people in Summerfield would find attractive. Not sure short of codemning land that we will be able to accomplish those goals without somebody spending money. Since up to this point I have not noticed a whole lot of people coming to the Town saying let me Not develop my land then I expect my Town to be proactive. That's how I think a lot of people would look at it.
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