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Cracker Jax
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Posted: Nov 10th, 2005 12:45 am |
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Wow Steve... so far away?... I only moved to Stokesdale! 
Very wise words on the Stokesdale forum by the way.
Have a safe trip home!
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Steve Adkins
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Posted: Nov 10th, 2005 02:15 am |
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Today I drove thru the Mishawaka / South Bend IN areas, where I moved away from 25 years ago, basically a generation has passed since I left. At the time, Mishawaka was on the verge of very fast growth, and a very beautiful area to live & work.
I am sitting here tonight a bit depressed at what I saw, and mentally comparing it to Summerfield. The "fast growth" didn't last, the result is lot of empty buildings, run-down housing, and infrastructure decay left behind. Too much, too fast...Too little, too late.
We've all got to take better care of Summerfield, than was taken care of this area. I plan to retire in Summerfield, and want to see this area more beautiful in 25 years than today, and it's certainly beautiful today.
My wife & I love this area, it feels "right". And everytime I take a trip up north in the winter, feel the wind bite thru to the bone, just remember Summerfield where "You don't have to shovel sunshine".
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Steve Adkins
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Posted: Nov 10th, 2005 02:23 am |
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Dwayne Crawford & Becky Strickland, even though you're not talking with us in this forum, I know you're monitoring it. So best of luck to you folks, it's time for the rubber to hit the road.
Dwayne, even though I didn't agree with CC tactics (and still don't), I do admire & respect you took the time to call me direct to discuss them, and handled all my questions in civil manner.
Becky, I'm hearing you're already beating the bushes asking local businesses their needs from the town council, will be interesting to see what you do with the info.
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Posted: Nov 10th, 2005 04:45 am |
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Hi Everyone,
Some of us in Summerfield were smiling this morning when we got up, some of us weren't, but the same sun rose and set for all of us, and the world didn't come to an end as a result of yesterday's election. Personally, I'm ready to move on and professionally, I've got to. It's time to focus less on the events of recent months and more on what we're willing to give to our community and how our contributions will shape its future. I have two teenagers and I want to be involved in positive efforts to make this town one they'd like to live in when they're adults.
I don't want our town to be torn apart nor do I want our elected representatives to be openly hostile toward each other and distracted from doing the job they were elected to do. We have some work to do if we're going to improve relationships, and the Northwest Observer has to do its part by focusing more than ever on being open-minded and objective. It's not always easy when you live in the towns that you cover, you have history and insight that the general public doesn't, and the issues and events are so personal. However, we'll renew our commitment to be fair in our coverage and disengage ourselves personally from people and issues when we think our views might become slanted otherwise.
One of the things our paper has been criticized for in recent months is not taking the council to task more when they make bad judgements. We've given a lot of thought to that, and though it's not our style to aggressively take anyone to task, we've vowed today to challenge our town council members more (all of them, and in all 3 towns) when they make poor decisions and publicly misbehave.
I hope you all will continue to participate in this forum, and that many more of diverse opinions will join you so that your viewpoints and mine can not only be expressed, but challenged in an open and respectful environment. Thanks for all of the pioneers who quickly became participants in our online forum. We've had over 15,000 page views in just the last few weeks and new people join us every day!
Drop me a line to let me know how you think we're doing as we go through the sometimes painful process of maturing as a newspaper that covers 3 towns who are also maturing. There will be more conflict, but we will do our best to stay on the sidelines as observers and not in the heat of the battle as participants.
I've posted a few new topics this evening, so be sure to check them out and post some of your own as well. It's time to get back to work now -- with one issue just back from the printer, we've got to start on another. And one thing's for sure - there's never any shortage of things to write about!
Patti Stokes
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Skiddles
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Posted: Nov 10th, 2005 12:01 pm |
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To take a quote from Bill's letter and then move on.. (Bill you said it well. I am looking forward to the complete read soon), this is ..."an opportunity for each of us to help the town begin again by pledging to work together as mature adults with a fresh commitment to allow alternative ideas, mature discussions, and consensus building." Here - Here!
Patty, thank you for the opportunity to participate in this forum and for your fairness. I know it has been difficult to stay neutral and wear a smile while being shot at. You have shown tremendous character! The NWO is a vital part of our town. I would like to say thank you, thank you for ALL that you do to keep everyone in our area informed. You are great!
It's a beautiful day ... enjoy it!
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Steve Adkins
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Posted: Nov 22nd, 2005 11:13 pm |
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Geez, this forum just kinda died after the election. Have the CC's dissolved now that they control 2/5 of the Town Council?
Dwayne? Becky? Where are y'all holding your CC meetings these days? Can anybody attend?
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EUSON
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Posted: Nov 30th, 2005 02:27 pm |
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Steve,
I guess the Concerned Citizens left town. Perhaps they moved over to Stokesdale to find out if Cracker Jax is doing anything interesting over there. Did C. Jax ever come back home?
The Concerned Citizens must not be too concerned. They did not attend the Christmas Tree Lighting on November 19th that took place at Summerfield Town Hall. It was an event for the public and everyone thought they would be there. They were invited by the children at the Town Council meeting that took place in November. Patti also advertized the event in the NWO in plenty of time for plans to be made to attend. Thanks Patti!
I am sure the children and the town appreciated the attendence of Mayor Barnes, Jane Doggett, Carolyn Collins, Bob Williams and Mark Brown. The kids missed you, Mike! They heard you would be out of town and would not be able to attend. It really shows the children and the citizens that Council cares about the town and the future of the town when they attend events.
C Jax where are you and Fat Pappy? OMG did Bill, oh I mean bill as you call him, find out your true identity and........
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DOGGETTJA
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Posted: Nov 30th, 2005 03:38 pm |
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| I don't think that Becky or Dwayne have posted on any of these forums or any other person who admits to belonging to the CC's. They do have a website although it hasn't been updated in several months last time I looked and does not include meeting dates.
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Cracker Jax
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Posted: Nov 30th, 2005 06:43 pm |
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Euson...
I am here. I am watching. Thank you for noticing my absence! How sweet! 
I've been taking time off to read literature such as "The History of Door Hinges" (Thanks to Lori White for turning me on to that one! That was Soooo funny!).
I did see all the folks gathered for the SYC tree lighting in Summerfield. Looked like the kids had a pretty good turnout. I heard that they even got RSVP phone calls from President Bush and VP Cheney's offices. That was pretty cool.
Never fear.....The Crackah has not moved to Stokesdale. I was just helping them out til they found that Vaughn fella, and then some kind of drama went on with Rev... oh well, you had to be there. Besides, I've been a SF resident since the early sixties and there is no way I'm leaving my hometown unprotected!! I was just having a manic moment on the 8th. I am over it.
Perhaps one day Crackah and Crackah's new friends (Salty and Pappy) will create a blog of their own where we can chit chat about important stuff like door hinges.... Hmmmm what should we call it? Pappy's Playground? Salty Crackahs w/ a dash of Pappy? I "CRACK" myself up!!
Everyone says we must be nice now..... You know..... give the new electees a chance get their feet wet and to enjoy their perches on top of the world for a while.
Hopefully they will put their money where their mouths have been and will work TOGETHER and RESPECTFULLY with the remaining council members. ("Big Brother" Steve and Patti are watching and making me behave! ).
As for the apparent death of the CC blog.....you know what your mama said....If you can't say something nice......
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Posted: Dec 1st, 2005 12:33 am |
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OMGosh Crackah, you are crack'n me up too!! Salty Crackahs w/ a dash of Pappy... too funny.
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Posted: Dec 1st, 2005 12:48 am |
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Thank you skiddles.... I do my best to keep things lively around here. 
Since you actually understood my little jest I am now seriously considering a name change for my new blog.
What do you think of Salty Crackahs w/ a dash of Pappy and a side of Skiddles!
tee hee!
BTW.... has anyone seen that ol' Salty Dog lately???
Where oh where has my little dog gone?
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Posted: Dec 1st, 2005 12:56 am |
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You've gotta quit! My sides are kill'n me.
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bama80
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Posted: Dec 1st, 2005 01:10 pm |
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It's good to see some life in here after the long Thanksgiving break. I think I saw a tumbleweed blow by the other day while I was lurking around the boards. 
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Cracker Jax
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Posted: Dec 1st, 2005 11:37 pm |
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~ ~ Bama~ ~
You are hereby cordially invited to join our new "talk about anything we want to" blog as soon as I decide on the perfect name for it.
(Steve, please skip this one paragraph... ok? The Crackah does not want you to see any body misbehaving ) You see, the naming of something is very important. (Steve..are you cheating? Are you reading this paragraph?) Take the name "Concerned Citizens" for example. That is quite the ambiguous name if you asked me.... It could imply that someone is actually concerned about doing the right thing rather than being concerned that personal agenda goals won't be met. (Steve, if you read that, shame on you. Ok. I apologize and I deserve any lecture you might want to dish out to me.)
If you don't consider the naming of something very carefully, you might end up with some stupid name like "BLOG" Wouldn't you just be so embarrassed to be the one who came up with that name?? I'd rather be rundown by an errant tumbleweed than admit to coming up with that one!!
So now I am considering naming the new blog: Salty Crackahs w/ a dash of Pappy and a side of Skiddles dipped in Bama Jelly!
or we could go the Emeril Lagasse route and name it:
Salty Crackahs w/ a dash of Pappy and a side of Skiddles! BAM!
I think I like that one better!
I am glad that you cruise by the SF boards occasionally. You know, we were almost neighbors last month when I moved over to the SD boards, but I just couldn't bring myself to desert my homies! Feel free to pop in anytime! Watch out for your own tumbleweeds over there in SD on the Vaughn fella's blog. Ever since Rev pulled out, things are pretty quiet there too! Oh the drama!
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Posted: Dec 2nd, 2005 12:57 pm |
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| Well I am flattered to be included in the naming portion of your blog. I look forward to the idle chit chat that will ensue. All this politics and such can be tiresome. I just want to talk about important things like: what those sirens were the other day or what happened on saturday with college football!. Also hockey is up there too. Let's get this thing started.
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