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EditorPS Administrator 
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Construction of a 50-acre Summerfield Community Park, located behind the Summerfield Community Center on Centerfield Drive, has begun. Funding from the county and state in the amount of $350,000 has been secured ($250,000 from a state PARTF grant and $100,000 from the county) and the town has budgeted an addtional $150,000 for Phase 1 of this park. Dwayne Crawford and Becky Strickland, Summerfield's two newest council members, have voted against the town spending funds for this community park because they say there is not enough public support for it. Do you support the town continuing to move forward on Phase 1 of this park, or should the project be stopped and the grant money be returned? (Please only respond if you are a Summerfield resident). Last edited on Jan 22nd, 2006 11:07 pm by EditorPS |
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FatPappy Member 
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$trickland and ¢rawford They do keep Pappy amused. To get this close and stop would be like winnin' the playoff and not goin' to the Super Bowl. Ludicrous. Pappy supports the park! Pappy says let's finish Phase I so we can start on Phase II! |
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DOGGETTJA Member 
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Pappy I couldn't have said it more eloquently except I would add lets make sure that there is money in the budget for next year for the next phase. The money has to be there in order to get the matching funds if we are lucky enough to get another Partf grant. Budget deliberations will start in about a month. I know that people who know me get tired of hearing me say this but if we are going to be a real Town then we need to act like a real Town. Real Towns don't wait for the county or the state or the feds to provide them with things, Real towns plan, implement and construct the things that the citizens need to be healthy, safe and happy. I think parks fall under all those categories for the citizens. |
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Steve Adkins Member 
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FatPappy wrote: $trickland and ¢rawfordLove it Pappy !!!! |
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acook Member 
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DOGGETTJA wrote:Pappy I couldn't have said it more eloquently ... Real towns plan, implement and construct the things that the citizens need to be healthy, safe and happy. I think parks fall under all those categories for the citizens. I agree with Pappy and Jane. The following is what I emailed to Cindy at the NWO earlier today. I definitely support the town moving forward on the park in Summerfield. It is also my opinion that most residents of Summerfield support the development of more open space and outdoor recreational areas, considering them key components of their quality of life. “Green space”, such as the proposed park, plays an important role in the development of healthy, productive communities by providing both passive and active recreational opportunities for residents. Green space also emphasizes the important role of nature in our lives, stimulates social interaction, and helps to maintain the charming qualities of Summerfield’s small town atmosphere. It is my hope that town leaders will recognize the value in completing the Summerfield Park and in continuing green space development projects. |
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Lacka Member 
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acook, I know you have already prepared your proposals for the gardens for the park, but what do you think about getting the kids at Summerfield involved. The school could have a section that they maintain. Sort of a pre horticulture program. The school is going to want to have access to the park, and will do what it takes to be a part of the beginnings. Why not access the kids to get the parents involved. If the kids are interested the parents will be. Has anyone thought of contacting the school to get parents and kids involved? |
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Skiddles Member 
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I would like to express my overwhelming support for our Summerfield Community Park. This park has been in the works for over 5 years now, it would be irresponsible for the present Town Council to halt construction and or stall the momentum of this project. Our state, county and past local government officials are in support of this project, and for good reason. They along with many in our community would like to see Summerfield as an exciting place to live, work and play. This park will help provide this, as it will contain facilities for people of all ages and activity levels to enjoy. Our town also needs an active park, furnishing soccer fields and baseball fields, but this needs to happen only after we finish this project, which is underway. Parks are clearly a good idea for our community. So, yes to parks and yes to providing the funds necessary to finish our Summerfield Community Park! Last edited on Jan 23rd, 2006 03:50 am by Skiddles |
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Cracker Jax Member 
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I support the park. My entire family (immediate and extended) supports the park and had my dog lived to see it finished, he would have supported the park. I am offended that $trickland and ¢rawford (Great one pappy...) continually seem to disregard the opinions of the many citizens who mailed their surveys in to the town in support of the park. I am offended that they choose to call the park the 911 tower park when in actuality its official name is the Summerfield Community Park. I am offended that they choose to disregard the many volunteers who have spent countless hours of time volunteering to see this park built. I am offended that they choose to disregard the thousands of dollars that have ALREADY been donated to this park by local businesses and citizens. In short, they offend me and I support the park! |
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Skiddles Member
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I do not see why we are talking about stopping construction of our Summerfield Community Park. The town is contractually obligated to pay Barr construction to build phase 1 of this park. We can pay them to go away or pay them to finish the park. We (Summerfield) has a contract and an obligated to pay for the playground equipment which has been ordered, we have a contract with the state for the matching funds provided by the grant, we have an obligation to the county to build this park, we have obligations to the many donors that have contributed to this park, we have an obligation to the Community Center Inc. to finish this project, we have an obligation to the scouts that are currently building picnic tables for the outdoor classroom, we have an obligation to the hundreds of citizens that have voiced their support in favor of this park, we have a contract and an obligation to Barr construction to build the park … the list can go on and on. The trees have fallen and the dirt leveled, why would we even consider paying for the cancellation charges and penalties for a muddy hole in the ground? We might even be sued over this. The citizens would, in the end lose, by spending all of the money, and getting nothing in return. Tell me, what responsible person would stop construction of this park now? This would not be remotely responsible! This would be gross waste of our tax dollars! This should not even be a topic of discussion as this is ridiculous. Last edited on Jan 23rd, 2006 12:48 pm by Skiddles |
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acook Member
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Lacka wrote:acook, I know you have already prepared your proposals for the gardens for the park, but what do you think about getting the kids at Summerfield involved. The school could have a section that they maintain. Sort of a pre horticulture program. The school is going to want to have access to the park, and will do what it takes to be a part of the beginnings. Why not access the kids to get the parents involved. If the kids are interested the parents will be. Has anyone thought of contacting the school to get parents and kids involved? Actually, I'm still composing my presentation. As far as your suggestion regarding getting the school involved...definitely! I have three areas in my proposal where school involvement in highly encouraged...two of which wouldn't even be possible without student/school involvement. Who would be a good contact at the school? Any ideas? |
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StewartM Member 
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I agree with Skiddles , we have studied and worked on this project for many years. the contract is signed ,the money has been in the budget. It is ridiculous to bring this topic up. We are showing people as a Town we cannot decide on anything. Move on with the park. Its the right thing to do......... The council needs to work on finding land for ballfields. In the budget we have $400,000 to buy land this year for ballfields. Why are we not advertising and looking for land. The council has approved it in the budget. Its time to quit talking about it and do it. |
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OBJoyful Member 
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Ride on Fat Pappy, Doggett, Skiddles and the rest of you that see the short sightedness of the two new comers to the Summerfield Town Council. Their actions thus far only demonstrate their total lack of understanding as to "What makes the town tick" or they are just without vision. A new town like Summerfield has numerous needs in the proper planning for its citizens. The town council in the past has had its growing pains but most has been worked out by honest people that looked to the future with clear vision. The Summerfield Community Park has come about through the hard work and citizen input requesting a place to go and enjoy the outdoors within our growing town. Through the unselfish donation of years of hard work, one of our citizens has put in place the Summerfield Community Park. Through the help of her many friends she formed, early on, the Summerfield Parks Committee, the largest and possibly the most active volunteer group in town. This group secured the land, the financial grants and the donation of countless hours of time from our citizens in making all of this happen. It would be a travesty to abort this on-going project and face those who have done so much to bring it about. This to say nothing of leaving our park in disarray, having to pay funds to the contractor for breach of contract along with countless other troubles we would bring on our town leaders. This would also place a blemish on the name of Summerfield that would take years to overcome. (Edited by PS) Re: the two newest Summerfield Council members ... I haven't seen anyone less tuned into reality.  LET'S CONTINUE DEVELOPING THE SUMMERFIELD COMMUNITY PARK FOR OUR CITIZENS WHO HAVE REQUESTED ITS DEVELOPMENT.  LET US ALSO THANK "THE PARK LADY" AND HER COMMITTEE FOR THEIR ONGOING HARD WORK. |
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Lacka Member
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Well said. |
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dmauser Member
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Acook, I don't mean to rain on your parade, but don't count on the school getting involved. Any trip off school property (yes, across the street) is considered a field trip that involves having parent permission slips filled out each and every time. This might have changed over the last few years, but not to my knowledge. Also, Iknow the teachers at Summerfield fairly well, and I don't think they will 'buy into' this concept. Most don't even do much maintance/upgrading of the school grounds. Don't get me wrong, I love our teachers, but with less assistants, higher educational standards, etc... they don't have time. How about a gardening club? Last edited on Jan 24th, 2006 09:36 pm by dmauser |
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I don't mind a little rain, dmauser...and I understand the restraints of public education. It's too bad that spending time in nature and learning how to interact with the land through gardening isn't considered a high educational standard by the NC Department of Public Instruction. I actually have two private schools in mind who would love to help. Perhaps a gardening club would like to participate as well. |
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Skiddles Member
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Great idea acook, I also know of a private school, NGFS, that may be interested in doing something like this. Fridays are their "community service" days. This might be right up their alley and another school to add to your list. |
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Lacka Member
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dmauser, I was just excited about getting the kids involved. I guess I didn't think that one through (getting the schools involved). It seems like we don't have a lot of kids involved as of fight now. I know the boyscouts are doing the picnic tables, but that is all that I have heard about that kids are doing. It seems like to me that if we could find a way to get the younger generations involved then we would be establishing good ground for the future of the park. Who better to oneday put the project in the hands of than our children who have grown up there. Thanks for getting us back on track with the GCS system, that is just motivation to look at other avenues. |
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acook Member
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Skiddles- NGFS is actually one of the schools I had in mind. Great minds think alike! Of course now we only have two private school possibilities instead of three...oh well. The Montessori School is the other possibility. I've already talked with the Permaculture teacher there and he is definitely interested. lacka- I wouldn't give up hope entirely on the GCS system. I actually know of a public school in the area that has a gardening/community service program and another one that is thinking of starting one. |
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StewartM Member
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Just seen the Oak Ridge ballpark plans on the front of the NWO. NICE Its nice to see a town care about its kids and citizens to spend some of their tax dollars on them. Summerfield lets use what we budgeted our money for and get moving on it.......... |
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Skiddles Member
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Yep, I agree with you Mike... let's get move'n Summerfield!! Oak Ridge, it's really going to be a nice park, good job. Last edited on Jan 28th, 2006 02:01 am by Skiddles |
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StewartM Member
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WANTED LAND IN SUMMERFIELD TO BUILD BALLFIELDS
CALL SUMMERFIELD TOWN HALL |
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Bubba Guest
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Good job OR Has the Summerfield Park plan ever been in the NWO? I have gone to town hall to see it, but I don't remember seeing it in the paper-I might have just missed it. Can they put it on the town website? |
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Cracker Jax Member
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Yea, that plan for OR's park in today's issue is snazzy! I can't remember if I've seen our plan in the paper or not.... Did ya see that they even have a future rec center?? |
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Bubba Guest
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All our money that could be used here in Summerfield.....instead of Greensboro and Oak Ridge....hmmmm. |
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StewartM Member
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Our park plan has been in the paper many years ago...we move ssssssslow |
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Bubba Guest
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Might be good to get it in there again or at least on the town website. Since their has been some talk about it and to let the newbies know what it is. Not everybody can get to the town hall before it closes. |
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Cracker Jax Member
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I would like to see a current plan in print too if possible. It would be nice to have it to reference at my leisure. I guess I wasn't as interested the first time it was printed...... |
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StewartM Member
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Spend tax dollars on printing no way, but we can get you a 3 night stay at Rocky Mount........................... maybe at a Holiday Inn Express Last edited on Jan 28th, 2006 03:05 am by StewartM |
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Cracker Jax Member
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And I hear Bama likes to stay at the Holiday Inn Express!! Oh.. and I was reading a (Fabio Pappy type fiction) book the other day and they mentioned the guy who planned Savannah GA after the fires (Oglethorpe I think his name was) and said that he planned the entire city around a series of "little" parks. Anybody been to Savannah? Is that true? If that's so, what a lovely vision he had. |
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StewartM Member
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Was in Savannah 3 weeks ago, you are correct, there are 23 parks in the downtown area, was 24 but 50 years ago the city lease it for a 4 story parking lot. Lease is up this year it will be torn down and put back as the original park. They have very nice tours of area. |
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Cracker Jax Member
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Mike! You are really catching on to this P.I. thing! Researching questions before they are even asked! Wow! Mike Stewart Psychic P.I About Savannah's 23-24 parks......That is so cool. Bet it's beautiful... will have to put it on my list of places to visit! |
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StewartM Member
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They have these ORANGE tour bus that you can get off and on at places all over town. Make sure you eat at SPANKY on the river front..... |
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Cracker Jax Member
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Do they serve bacon at Spanky's? (Which I am sure is very close to a PARK) Added that park thing so Steve and Off Topic Monty wouldn't get me.... |
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StewartM Member
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Only on the cheeseburger or pizza....there is a park every other block...the parks are like in the square with the traffic going around it |
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Cracker Jax Member
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OMGoodness! I love Cheeseburgers and Pizza too! Especially when I can take them to the PARK and eat them! (Think Steve is gonna fall for this?) |
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StewartM Member
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I can see it now....he is rolling around in his sleep ( on a Park bench) holding his OFF TOPIC sign.... Last edited on Jan 28th, 2006 04:02 am by StewartM |
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Cracker Jax Member
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Gosh you are funny Mike.... Ok... I'll get us out of trouble... Oh Gosh.. I forgot what the topic is... oh yea.. Summerfield's Park! Blog on as SMSteve would say!!! |
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Steve Adkins Member
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Cracker Jax wrote: StewartM wrote: I can see it now....he is rolling around in his sleep ( on a Park bench) holding his OFF TOPIC sign.... I was having this dream last night about Monty jumping around with his little sign, but the sign said "PARK" on it. The dream didn't make sense until this am. Not falling this time, faithful ones.................Blog on (about the park, that is)!!!!!! Last edited on Jan 28th, 2006 01:04 pm by Steve Adkins |
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Lacka Member
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LOL Steve, looks like they were having a good time without us last night. Where did this Mike Stewart come from? I guess sittin' up there behind that long table at the TC meetings just gives the impression of being stuffy. Now that we have gotten to know Citizen Mike and Citizen Jane it makes me wonder if those other TC members are this much fun in real life. Thanks Mike, crackah, bubba, and skiddles for making my morning. |
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Lacka Member
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Steve, I can just imagine you sleeping on that park bench. I read somewhere that you went to a party without us. Don't we party enough for you here? Anyway that they had little off topic monty signs. Ok this is park related, don't off topic me. But wouldn't it be great if we had little "keepoff the grass" signs with Monty as the mascot? I would love to see that as I walked along the park trails. |
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DOGGETTJA Member
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Lacka I think that is a great idea but first we have to get the matching funds for the next grant in the budget so we can continue on with the park. Won't it be nice to get all the park done so that we don't have to be under construction for the next 5 years. Aren't going to even aply for the next grant until next January. How sad is that? |
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Skiddles Member
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Yes, the map was in the NWO and you are right Mike, it was a long time agooooo. Maybe Patti will cover the park again soon and let everyone know all the details.. where it is, what & how they can support parks and when the "GRAND OPENING PARTY" will be. whoo-whoo! Steve would you come to our party?? This would hopefully get everyone excited. At this time they will be able to touch the new playground, trails, shelter, etc. I can see it ... families & friends everywhere!! In Patti's article (crossing fingers) she could also print the map again and explain phase 2. |
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EditorPS Administrator
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We will be glad to do another article on the park in Summerfield and include a map. By the way, in our Feb. 3 issue we'll be printing the responses to our survey in which we asked if Summerfield residents support the park. We got an overwhelming response and had to expand it to 3 pages. We'll run that first, then follow up with an update on the park. Skiddles, do you have any idea when the Grand Opening will be? |
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Cracker Jax Member
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3 Pages!!! How exciting!!! I can't wait!!! |
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FatPappy Member
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Pappy percieves that as a positive park portent! Pappy can't wait to go to the park! I'll get out mylawnchair, pull my sunglasses down low on my nose, and maybe even have a picnic of fried chicken. Plenty for ever'body! |
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FatPappy Member
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Pappy has to think the forum played a big part in that overwhelming response. |
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EditorPS Administrator
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And I agree with Pappy wholeheartedly. Those of you who participate in the forum directly, as well as those who read it but don't post comments, most definitely took the time to give us your feedback. We thank you for that, and it's yet another confirmation of the value of this forum and those who read and participate in it. |
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Skiddles Member
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Patti, I don't know of any scheduled "Grand Opening" of the park in the park, but wouldn't it be a great get together for our community... Pappy grab your lawn chair and bucket of chicken. I'll be com'n with blanket and family picnic basket in hand. Ice Cream for everyone!! I might have to do some follow up on this thought! PS...Thanks Patti for all you do to help inform our community!! |
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FatPappy Member
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Now yer talkin'! But I'll tell ya, scheduled or not, organized or not, rain or shine, there's gonna be a celebration when this park's ready! Might see a old coot churnin' up a dust cloud dancin' a jig! Yes, thanks Patti! |
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DOGGETTJA Member
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AAAhhhh Shucks Patty all that praise will go to our heads!!!! |
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Steve Adkins Member
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Skiddles wrote: Steve would you come to our party??Absolutely would not miss this one !!! |
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S. Smith Moderator
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On the grand opening of the park, George Holub (the Volunteer Project Manager) says phase 1 is scheduled for completion in June or July. When it gets closer to being finished and a date is set, somebody be sure to let me and Patti know -- we'll be there with our cameras, taking pictures of all you guys sitting in your lawn chairs, eating chicken and smiling! |
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S. Smith wrote:On the grand opening of the park, George Holub (the Volunteer Project Manager) says phase 1 is scheduled for completion in June or July. When it gets closer to being finished and a date is set, somebody be sure to let me and Patti know -- we'll be there with our cameras, taking pictures of all you guys sitting in your lawn chairs, eating chicken and smiling! ♥♥♥AND READING THE NWO?!!!?♥♥♥ |
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S. Smith Moderator
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Absolutely! |
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acook Member
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Mr. Holub was nice enough to take time out of his weekend to give me and PaulW a tour of the park today. A big thank you to George! He pointed out areas where the playground and outdoor classroom will be located. He also pointed out areas that might be good for a community garden and other "green" projects. Paul and I saw several areas that could be specified as mini demonstration wildlife habitats. It's going to be a great place for the community when it is finished! Everyone involved should be proud. |
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FatPappy Member
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Thanks for sharing that, acook. Pappy's gettin' giddy as a schoolboy! Mr. Holub certainly deserves a lot more than our thanks! |
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S. Smith Moderator
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I know that I've seen places like the Bicentennial Gardens and the Bog in Greensboro that have markers identifying various types of trees and plants. That might be a good idea, either in a specified area or at different spots along the walking trails. This could help people learn about various species of plants. Lots of people might not know what a Red Oak or a Loblolly Pine are. Also at the Guilford Battleground, there are markers specifying different things that happened during the battle. Maybe some kind of markers telling various things about Summerfield's history could be done as well. (Historical committee??) The park committee may have already thought of all this stuff, but I'm just throwing some stuff out there. |
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StewartM Member
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FatPappy wrote: Thanks for sharing that, acook. Mr Holub has done a great job overlooking the construction, Thank-you very much..... |
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S. Smith wrote: On the grand opening of the park, George Holub (the Volunteer Project Manager) says phase 1 is scheduled for completion in June or July. When it gets closer to being finished and a date is set, somebody be sure to let me and Patti know -- we'll be there with our cameras, taking pictures of all you guys sitting in your lawn chairs, eating chicken and smiling! Almost sounds like 4th of July would be a good target date? Maybe we could all celebrate the 4th in our new park?? Sounds good to me...........but ANY date would be OK for this occasion. What a great accomplishment for Summerfield !!!! |
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S. Smith wrote:I know that I've seen places like the Bicentennial Gardens and the Bog in Greensboro that have markers identifying various types of trees and plants. That might be a good idea, either in a specified area or at different spots along the walking trails. This could help people learn about various species of plants. Lots of people might not know what a Red Oak or a Loblolly Pine are. Great ideas, S. Smith! I'm sure the park committee has some great plans for the park, yet it's nice to hear suggestions from other citizens too. This forum has been a great place for people to voice their opinions and share their wishes/needs for the park.  Who knows what the power of our collective voice will bring?!?! |
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Everyone agrees that Mr. Holub has done a teriffic job in overseeing the park construction. He has donated countless hours of his time to the project and is obviously dedicated to its success. Wouldn't it be to our benefit to offer him the position of park manager once it's completed? Hmmmm, George are you interested? |
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Starcatchr Member
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Sandra Smith made the suggestion that yet another facet of the park become an educational opportunity. A fine example of this is the Asheboro Zoo. They feature plants native to each continent,of course, but I believe that in the "free space" the plants are native to North Carolina. Many of these plants are labeled, but it's also interesting to dicover and identify plants that may grow in our own back yard. What a great opportunity to teach our children to see and appreciate the world around them! |
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Cracker Jax Member
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What a great idea Starcatchr!!! I wonder if he'd be interested? That's going to be a challenge... getting a staff member hired to change our TP rolls. (kidding George) Does George work or is he retired?? Wouldn't that be grand? Having someone available to keep an eye on things, not only to protect our investment, but to take groups on tours and such, which will also help to keep the environment safe for all to use? We already know he's devoted heart and soul to the project so let's start a HIRE GEORGE campaign!! |
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DOGGETTJA Member
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The State Zoo uses lots of volunteers to do their teaching. At one time there was talk of naming the trees. The Park Lady may know whether that is still in the plans. When the Conservation Council was up and running (We are trying to reform if anybody is interested) we had put in the budget a person who would help identify critical open space and then the plan was to come up with a program for the town to protect the open space. Chapel Hill has a really great program where they investigate and then the town buys up designated open space for different purposes. In Summerfields case we need ballfields so in Chapel Hill they would identify where they want the ballfields and then purchase the land from the landowner. If you hired a person to identify the land then they should also be knowledgeable about what was there and could educate. |
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OBJoyful Member
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IT IS WITHOUT QUESTION, OAK RIDGE IS PULLING AWAY FROM SUMMERFIELD IN THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENT. THEY NOW HAVE A WONDERFUL SHOPPING CENTER, A PARK ON THE WAY AND MANY OTHER THINGS THAT SUMMERFIELD HAS YET TO PULL TOGETHER. IF THE ELECTED "TOWN OFFICIALS" WOULD LOOK TO THE FUTURE THEN BICKER ABOUT THINGS THAT MEAN LITTLE, WE TOO COULD MOVE INTO THIS CENTURY. IF WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A TOWN WE CAN BE PROUD OF, ITS TIME TO REALIZE THAT TAXES PAY FOR OUR TOWNS IMPROVEMENTS AND GROWTH. I PAY TAXES AS DO ANYONE IN A PROPERTY OWNERSHIP POSITION. LETS GROW UP AND MAKE SUMMERFIELD A PLACE WE CAN BE PROUD OF CALLING HOME. GO SKIDDLE'S, FAT PAPPY, JANE AND THE REST THAT ARE FOR LOOKING TO THE FUTURE AND LOOKING OUT FOR THE CITIZENS OF OUR COMMUNITY. |
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StewartM Member
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OBJoyful wrote: OAK RIDGE IS PULLING AWAY FROM SUMMERFIELD IN THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENT. Their are people in our Town that want to stop everything and keep things just like they are now. Well we know that is not possible, as long as we have children it will continue to grow. Don't be blind to growth just because you don't like it. Its up to our Town Council to plan our future to be ready for it. Planning and making the plan work will take tax dollars. Its called smart growth. I am willing to pay my part with money and time because this is my home..... |
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OBJoyful Member
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AMEN BROTHER AND SISTERS!!!!!!!!! |
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Skiddles Member
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StewartM wrote: ...Don't be blind to growth just because you don't like it. Its up to our Town Council to plan our future to be ready for it. Planning and making the plan work will take tax dollars. Its called smart growth. I have to share this conversation I had with everyone. One day I was having a conversation with one of our new council members. I asked this person, "How do you see our town growing?" He/She said nothing and looked at me kind'a puzzled. I think shem really didn't know where i was going with my question or how to answer me. Then I followed up by asking my question in another way, "How do you see our town in 10 or 15 years from now? What will it look like?" Then the answer came... now hold on, it was a doozy, stay with me....... the answer was, "I don't know, I'm not there yet." Tada!! And that folks was my conversation with our new council member. |
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bama80 Member 
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that may not be as indicative of their vision/leadership but moreso of their intelligence/comprehension. hahah. |
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bama80 Member
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scary either way. |
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Cracker Jax Member
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Skiddles wrote: I asked this person, "How do you see our town growing?" He/She said nothing and looked at me kind'a puzzled. I think shem really didn't know where i was going with my question or how to answer me. Then I followed up by asking my question in another way, "How do you see our town in 10 or 15 years from now? What will it look like?" Then the answer came... now hold on, it was a doozy, stay with me....... the answer was, "I don't know, I'm not there yet." Tada!! And that folks was my conversation with our new council member. Wow Skiddles. Thanks for sharing that one. How enlightening! Not surprising perhaps, but enlightening indeed! |
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Skiddles And the news flash is!  Knew she/him/it wasn't playing with a full deck. Makes you wonder about the people that voted for the unCHANGE in Summerfield Last edited on Jan 31st, 2006 02:35 am by |
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StewartM wrote:Their are people in our Town that want to stop everything and keep things just like they are now. ... Don't be blind to growth just because you don't like it. Its up to our Town Council to plan our future to be ready for it. Philosopher Chris Phillips speaks to this... "When Athens ceased to be creative and experimental (it didn't just rest on its laurels; it discarded them), when it closed in on itself and no longer cared to grow and change, it attained a static type of stability. Athens, in the end, became a society at rest, a society extinguished." Even the world's greatest societies fall when their citizens and leaders reject change. Change is inevitable. It is only how we choose to deal with change that is debatable. We can choose to ignore it and let chance decide our fate, or we can choose to embrace it and create our future. |
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Apparently I get philosophical when I can't sleep.  |
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DOGGETTJA Member
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But you know acook, if we don't learn from the history we are in danger of repeating the errors. Hope you got some sleep. |
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Skiddles Member
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acook wrote: StewartM wrote:DOGGETTJA wrote: ...if we don't learn from the history we are in danger of repeating the errors. Well said you three. |
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FatPappy Member
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Skiddles wrote:
Thanks fer sharin' that, Skiddles. I wish't I knowed if it was Bozo the Clown or Bozo the Clone what said it. But, no matter. Pappy sees three possibilities fer somebody givin' such a answer: 1. You were not deemed worthy of actual two-way dialogue with a up and comin' demigod. (Be thankful you weren't smote on the spot with lightnin' comin' out their eyeballs or else trampled by a plague of frogs.) 2. That person, or speech-enabled lump of organic material as the case may be, was just duckin' the question in a less than artful dodge. (Pappy gives it a generous 1.5, and most o' that is for audacity.) 3. You may have delivered the question at a slight angle or without sufficient velocity to get through such a thick skull and it simply ricocheted off. |
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StewartM Member
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Pappy you do have a way with words........ |
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FatPappy Member
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Thankee, Mike. Sure am glad to see you on the forum. Love that new down home goodness avatar! |
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Skiddles Member
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Pappy, I believe the prize is behind door number 3. |
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FatPappy Member
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Tee hee! You may be right, Skiddles. I wish we had some lovely partin' gifts for them. Yeah, well. It'll give us all somethin' to laugh about at the park Grand Openin' this summer! |
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StewartM Member
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Pappy they are having beaver problems at the park...chewing on the good trees.....you still got your traps |
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FatPappy Member
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I heard about them beavers! Pappy ain't run no trap line in many a moon. It's amazin' how much damage some pesky critters can do with their mouths. I didn't mention no names... |
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FatPappy Member
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Pappy's eagle eye just happened to notice this tidbit about the local bald eagles. Sounds like they're doin' good! I think that's excitin'. If my hair (singular) ever falls out, people will be callin' me bald. http://www.piedmontbirdclub.org/baldeagle.htm "EAGLE UPDATES A pair of Bald Eagles has been nesting in Guilford County, NC, for a number of years. Lynn J. Moseley, Ph.D., a past president of our club, is the Professor and Chair of the Department of Biology at Guilford College has made these eagles a special project of hers since they have been here. Following are updates on their nesting and breeding activities. 1/15/06 The pair of eagles has been sighted several times since December in the area of the nest, and has been seen in the nest itself (the same nest as they've used for the past two years). The birds seem to be on schedule for a successful breeding season. -Lynn Moseley" |
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Pappy, Thanks so much for sharing this. This is really exciting news. I did an article on the pair of adult eagles a few years ago, so maybe it's time for a follow-up. In thinking about the eagles and what eagles eat, it made me think about the lake there at the park property. Is the lake stocked? If not, is that part of the park plan? And if so, will fishing be allowed? |
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Pappy thinks it's very excitin'! I'd love to see a follow up story. Pappy's never seen the eagles up close in the wild. Does anybody know exactly where the nest is? It's especially excitin' because they've been around so many years now. I figgered surely some idiot would have shot one of 'em by now or else their fish catchin' skills would have been publicly questioned by some polemic poultry. (I bet Oak Ridge ain't got no bald eagle.) Hee hee! |
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FatPappy wrote: Pappy thinks it's very excitin'! I'd love to see a follow up story. Pappy's never seen the eagles up close in the wild. Does anybody know exactly where the nest is?It used to be on the north side of Lake Higgins North East of Carson Dairy Road at the entrance to the first cove. Yes, it can be seen from the bridge. Used to be you could go to the lake and rent a boat and get within a few hundred feet. It may have moved since I got sick. I had heard several fisherman say something about chaining a beaver to the tree. Anyway, the white heads can frequently be seen flying the upper end of Lake Brandt at 220. I've seen them many times. The young (get a bird book) can be seen... they look just like a small golden,,, at times.... Did you know Ben Franklin considered them scavengers and so devoid of honor he voted against them being our national symbol and proposed the wild turkey instead? |
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Kris McNeill Member
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FatPappy wrote: Does anybody know exactly where the nest is? edited to add: oops, wepete posted a better description and I didn't see it before I posted mine. Years ago when the eagles first showed up here, the nest was over by Higgins lake and could be seen from the bridge on Carlson Dairy Rd. I think I've heard that eagles always return to the same spot to nest but I don't know if that's where they are now. I can't believe I actually posted something in Summerfield I'm a Summernot but I do like to take a gander over here once in a while Last edited on Feb 4th, 2006 03:17 pm by Kris McNeill |
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wepete wrote: Did you know Ben Franklin considered them scavengers and so devoid of honor he voted against them being our national symbol and proposed the wild turkey instead? Ok.. that's one little smudge on ol' Ben's dossier... Interesting that you pointed that out Bill. I hear that Ben Franklin is Fat Pappy's Hero!!! Thanks for the eagle info...One of my kids says she watched a movie about eagles and folks were rescuing eaglets. She says that when the people feed the eaglets they have to wear an eagle puppet and pretend to be the bird's mom. She also said this puppet was a very lame rendition of an eagle. We got a kick out of that. I don't know if the eagles are still nesting in that spot off of Carlson Dairy or not. That was a good viewing spot. We did see a lot of "birdwatchers" stopped on the side of 220 last year looking toward the edge of the lake behind Bur-mil. I don't know if there's anything to that or not. |
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FatPappy Member
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Much obliged, y'all. Here's where Pappy got confused. The site talkin' about the eagles kept mentionin' the nest at Lake Brandt. So I wasn't sure if they'd moved or not. Excerpt below. 1/5/04 Yes, I do have eagle news! On Monday (Jan. 5), Carolyn Allen and I went out to Lake Brandt and confirmed the presence of two adult Bald Eagles and a "new-and-improved" nest! The nest is the same one they used last year (in a pine tree on the far side of the lake) but has been enlarged so that it is noticeably bigger now. No eggs have yet been laid; we're still about a month away from that event. -Lynn Moseley |
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Looking from the bridge at Carlson Farm Road to the nest you could see buoys in the water to keep boaters from approaching the nesting area. I haven't seen these buoys lately... are they still there? After reading this passage of FPappy's it looks as like the eagles have moved from this spot (Lake Higgins) to a lake brandt site.... true? I'm still confused to where they are nesting. Fat Pappy wrote: 1/5/04 Yes, I do have eagle news! On Monday (Jan. 5), Carolyn Allen and I went out to Lake Brandt and confirmed the presence of two adult Bald Eagles and a "new-and-improved" nest! |
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Skiddles Member
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Did everyone get a copy of the NWO? The support for the park was awsome!! Three full pages!! |
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FatPappy Member
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Well, Skiddles, Pappy finally got to set down an' read the NWO. Lots o' park support! Pappy likes! Maybe we'll figger out where them eagles set up camp directly. |
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wepete wrote:Did you know Ben Franklin considered them scavengers and so devoid of honor he voted against them being our national symbol and proposed the wild turkey instead? Ben's still Pappy's hero. Ol' Ben mighta been talkin' about another kinda wild turkey. Hee hee!  |
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Skiddles Member
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Oh Pappy! So how is the ol shoulder anyways? Better? .. I don't see Steve around.  |
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Skiddles Member
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Ben is a mighty smart fellow. He knew just what to do to make friends and influence people. Too bad he had to spend most of his time in England and not at home... but maybe that was by design. |
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Skiddles wrote: Oh Pappy! So how is the ol shoulder anyways? Better? Thanks Skiddles, it's nice to be missed. We'll chat in MAAN. |
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Skiddles wrote:
1 nay-sayer 35 yay-sayers That's about 97% support Agreed, the response was awesome!! |
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Skiddles wrote:Oh Pappy! So how is the ol shoulder anyways? Better? Thanks fer askin', Skiddles. Pappy's shoulder is doin' good! Must be all that bacon grease keepin' it lubricated! Haw! It only hurts when I look over it to see if old age is sneakin' up on me. Yes, awesome support for the park! Pappy is happy. |
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FatPappy wrote: Yes, awesome support for the park!We all like a happy Pappy !!! |
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FatPappy wrote:
Pappy I think that everyone who cares about the people of Summerfield are happy.... Maybe the message will finally sink in to some council members If you need more bacon grease let me know.... |
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Lacka Member
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Anybody go to the Parks meeting, just wondering if MOM was there. I had another meeting, so I could not go tonight. Would love an update on what was discussed. Anybody? |
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DOGGETTJA Member
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Good meeting. No Mom did not come. Angela Cook is going to give her presentation next month as she had a major computer crash and could not print out what she needed. George gave a wonderful update on the park. We need to make sure that when the budget meeting is held the next phase gets funded. Going to watch ER now but if you have any questions let me know. |
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Cracker Jax Member
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Yea Jane.. My question is... Anything good happening with Luca and Abby on ER??? KIDDING!!!! I watched it myself. Seriously, I have not been able to attend a park meeting, but would the information that Mrs. Dunham is so diligently seeking about park bids and the scope of Phase 1 not be available to her if she attended the committee meetings??? |
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Lacka Member
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Crackah, If I am not mistaken all of the questions that she had asked at the council meeting, beavers, and debris, etc. were covered in the last parks meeting. Had she stayed and not left in her huff she would have had all of the answers to those questions that she asked last Tuesday at the Council meeting. |
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DOGGETTJA Member
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Lacka Your are absolutely right. The Park's meeting is where all that info is discussed and somebody there knows the answer to most everything that is going on. George's reports are so exciting and the committee is so committed to having this park happen. Can't wait til this summer when phase One is finished. Barr construction is ahead of schedule at this point. |
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StewartM Member
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Cracker Jax wrote: GD said she had 200 pages of park records. She only paid the paper cost. How much time of staff has she wasted (thats taxpayers money). All she had to do was go to a park meeting (it's free). But she doesn't attend park meetings because she wants to grandstand at council meetings. She doesn't care about citizens, she just wants the spotlight....... |
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Mike and Crackah, she did attend. Oh yeah that is right, it was the wrong meeting.....and Steve made a great comment of somekind as she left. I think the questions that she was asking about the beavers and the dump sites were answered by George in the January meeting....Perhaps she should have stayed at the meeting and gotten educated. Might have saved the town some time. |
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StewartM Member
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If you want answers to whats going on in Town.....You got to go and stay for the meetings |
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FatPappy Member
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Wasn't there a budget meeting yesterday? Anybody heard anything about it? |
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Pappy- I understand it was just the the meeting to discuss how they are going to go about doing it . I didn't get to go. |
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FatPappy Member
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Much obliged, Jane. Nobody sent me any audio, so I wondered. |
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FatPappy wrote: Much obliged, Jane. Nobody sent me any audio, so I wondered. Gotta be careful throwin' these TC audio's around. Leno & Letterman get ahold of them, they'll be usin' them for material |
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FatPappy Member
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Coot Hand Luke That don't look like Big Brother watchin'... |
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bama80 Member
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What we got here is a failure to communicate. Pappy, how many eggs can you eat in one minute? |
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FatPappy Member
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Pappy can eat 50 eggs! Hee hee! (BURP!) |
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StewartM Member
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Pappy is that 50 with bacon,,,oh yea....eating at the new park when its finished...got to stay on topic |
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FatPappy Member
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Yessir, Mike, that's 50 with! This here warm weather has got Pappy strainin' at the bit to get out in that park! |
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StewartM Member
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Todays weather should help those park builders....good day to trap beavers Pappy, or have you got them already...I can see you walking through the park with that beaver tail hat....... |
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zippitydoodah Member
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DOGGETTJA wrote: We need to make sure that when the budget meeting is held the next phase gets funded.What is supposed to be in the next phase? How many phases are there? |
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I am not sure how many phases we now have at one time it was two phases but may have been broken out to 3. I understand the curb and guttering is done in front of the community building. Haven't gone to see yet. I can't wait for the equipment to come for the kids March or April I think. I have gone over the the park on 421 on numerous occasions and it is so much fun watching the kids play on the equipement. Won't it be fun to walk on the trails and meet our neighbors this spring although I think trails maybe in phase 2. If you haven't driven over and looked go look although lol it is a mud hole right now you can begin to visualize the front of the park anyway. |
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Starcatchr Member
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The parking areas at the park look great! So does the service road and bridge. Can't believe it has happened this fast. It's definitely worth a trip over there even if you can't picnic just yet. The playground area is laid out as is the outdoor classroom. What a cool idea - a designated learning center in the park. |
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Cracker Jax Member
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I took a spin over to the new park today! WOW! Curbing is laid out and looks good. That's really going to be an asset to the community center too. Our park is starting to look like something other than a mudhole now.... Go check it out!! |
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S. Smith Moderator
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I'll bet it was pretty with the snow falling. |
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Cracker Jax Member
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Snow falling is alway pretty Sandra, however the park would have been prettier if the mud had been covered by about 12 inches of white stuff...... <sigh> |
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DOGGETTJA Member
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Amen- Cracker. I grew up in a family where my father was one religion and my mother another. Daddy always said he hated snow as we kids would be hoping excitedly that we would get a foot or more. He would claim that he could tell who had more pull in heaven by whether it snowed or not. I remember as a young kid that caused me a great deal of thought. LOL |
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If'n y'all hear any horrible screechin' sounds like about a hunderd cats clawin' a blackboard, it's just Pappy limberin' up my ol' bones to do my Spring dance. By the time Spring gets here, I might be ready. Either that or it's Mick Jagger limberin' up for next year's Stupid Bowl. By the time it gets here he might be ready. |
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StewartM Member
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So FATPAPPY JAGGER is the opening act for the park.....show us those moves PJ Last edited on Feb 20th, 2006 10:59 pm by StewartM |
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FatPappy Member
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If you start me up... ...I'll nevah stop. ...uh, more limberin' needed. |
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Skiddles Member
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Go Pappy Go!...oh,oh my |
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macca Member
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FatPappy wrote:If you start me up... PAPPY! I'm sure you know by now what I'm about to say... YOU AIN'T RIGHT!!!! (Aren't we all so lucky that you're not???)♥♥♥ |
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StewartM Member
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All Pappy Jagger needs is a stage and a EMT standing by.....What a Grand Opening for the park.... Can you do ELVIS?? |
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S. Smith Moderator
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If you start me up... I'm glad StewartM somehow got this conversation tied back into the park. Sorry, Pappy Jagger, but I'm giving you an OT. (Where is Policeman Steve when we need him?) |
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Steve Adkins Member
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S. Smith wrote: (Where is Policeman Steve when we need him?)  The Sheriff has been hiding in the place all cops hide.......the local donut shop. |
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StewartM Member
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Steve is that a donut shop at the park....stay on topic....Sandra is watching you.... Was at the community center last night, Park is shaping up real good. Last edited on Feb 23rd, 2006 12:06 pm by StewartM |
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FatPappy Member
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There will be a special meeting of the Parks and Rec Committee on Thursday, March 2nd, 7pm, Summerfield Town Hall, at which Dr. Jim Sellers will present the Recreation Needs Assessment Report. The next regular meeting will be on Thursday, March 9th, 7 pm at the Community Center. Looks like we got us a doctor's appointment! |
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DOGGETTJA Member
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Come to Town Council tonight 6:30 and hear the park survey results presented by Dr. Sellars and support the need for continued park money for Completion of the current park and the purchase of more parks. Also we need to pack the council meetings to help drive the programs that have been started in Summerfield. We need to let our council members know we care about what is happening in our Town. |
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Cracker Jax Member
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BS, Crawford and their spokesperson, Dunham have continually harped on the fact that they can't get an answer to the question "how much is maintenance for the park going to cost". How can the TC and Staff KNOW the exact cost of maintenance if they haven't put out bids and contracted for it yet? Seems to me the Concerned Citizens are asking the impossible and continually whining that staff isn't "disclosing" this information. Let's consider this: The information is DOES NOT YET EXIST and therefore it is not possible to disclose it. Surely the CC's can come up with a little list on their own. In fact I think they probably already have. Just in case, I'll get them started....mowing, restroom maintenance, staff to change toilet paper, lighting periodic replacement of equipment.... I would much rather my representatives do their DUE DILIGENCE (I've really come to HATE that term) and actually wait til there IS grass or at least until you can see the layout where grass will be before they contract for someone to mow it. |
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Steve Adkins Member
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Cracker Jax wrote:
Is there a target date when these bids will be let? Sorry, I'll be in Michigan Thurs nite, or I'd ask this question at the Parks meeting myself. |
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I expect some of the bids will be let in the next couple of months since the bathroom and 1st phase is expected to be done in June or July. Actually the maintenance has been discussed early on at great length. Cracker your list is fairly accurate as I rmember. I think one of the other concerns was vandalism. Steve I am going to the meeting tonight if I don't forget and will ask the question if I remember. Its a given that if that the Town will have maintenence costs with or with out parks as long as we are a town. We have maintanence costs for the Town hall, we taxpayers pay for the lights at the community center along with mowing the lot on Summerfied RD. |
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DOGGETTJA wrote: Steve I am going to the meeting tonight if I don't forget and will ask the question if I remember. Thanks Jane, you're a sweetheart !!! Maintenance - Agreed, and OF COURSE !!!! Stand in one spot, twirl 360 degrees and you will see 360 degrees of things that need maintenance. Then look in the mirror and you'll see something else that needs constant maintenance (more with some of us!!) Maintenance is a fact of life........and it costs money !! So it shouldn't shock anybody that we're going to spend some tax dollars to maintain our beautiful new park when complete. That's what tax dollars are for !!! |
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Here's the update on the park meeting tonight. The maintainence contracts will probably be bid out in June. Angie Cook and Paul Weiss gave a wonderful presentation on the community wildlife habitat program and areas in the park that would be good places for habitats. Also for Founders day it was suggested that we get precut wood and set up the table and have children that come around build bird houses or bat houses either for themselves or for the park habitat areas. Paul has plans now we need some lumber and supplies. Anybody have appropriate lumber or know anybody who might have some? We talked about seeing if Home Depot or Lowes might like to donate some. The Conservation Council is going to start back up as a sub committee under Parks and work on getting the habitats set up for the park. Also educate people in the town on how to have nature habitats in their own yard. The Park is perking right along. Down't know how the Town would have done it with out George though. He has done a remarkable job of over seeing everything and has saved the Town money. Did I miss anything? |
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FatPappy Member
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Thanks fer the update, Jane! What would we do without you! Thanks fer ever'thing, George! |
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Steve Adkins Member
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DOGGETTJA wrote: Don't know how the Town would have done it with out George though. He has done a remarkable job of over seeing everything and has saved the Town money. Agreed........we're getting far more value than the project cost as a result of George's prudence. I was amazed how he saved a bundle on the bush-hogging. Thanks for the update Jane, and thank you George for really OWNING this project. |
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S. Smith Moderator
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DOGGETTJA wrote: Angie Cook and Paul Weiss gave a wonderful presentation on the community wildlife habitat program and areas in the park that would be good places for habitats. You guys are awesome!! I'm glad to see the Conservation Council is getting started back up under the Parks Committee. I love the idea of the two groups working together when possible, then breaking apart when there is a particular project that each group is interested in. I'm glad Angie and Paul have gotten involved, and the idea of preserving habitats in the park is perfect. Because of the lay of the land and since most of the area will be left natural, that's a perfect place. No reason for all the birds and animals to lose their homes just because a park is being built! This is also a great time to educate people about habitats and perhaps have some people get their property designated as wildlife habitats. I also love the idea of getting kids involved in building bird houses. Eastern bluebirds were almost wiped out a few years ago, but have been brought back largely because people started putting up bluebird houses. It would be great to get kids involved in building simple birdbird or other bird houses, and then they can take them home or "donate" their project to be used in the park. Maybe you could also have some literature prepared for the kids to take home with them, telling how easy it is to build bluebird houses and how the species has been brought back from near extinction. (Maybe even a drawing of a bluebird for the little kids to color -- those who are too little to actually build a birdhouse.) This would be a great way to teach kids exactly what they look like so they could identify them. Finally, thanks to George for his hard work. |
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George sent out a Park Report and it was forwarded to me. Thought ya'll might like to see what's going on there. Park construction report We have put down blacktop in the parking lots and on the trail to the bridge. Concrete has been poured for the sidewalk and handicap ramp in front of the Community Center. Installed black fence posts around the playground. Duke Power connected the underground power lines to the Community Center. Striped the parking and handicap spots. Removed 2’6” of soil off the trail west of the bridge to comply with ADA requirements. Opened the trailer that contains the playground equipment and with the help of Bob William’s grandson, Reece, we (he) found the installer’s manual. If the weather holds next week, all sidewalks in the playground area will be poured. The following weekend we should plan on installing the playground equipment. I will coordinate the time with Mark Brown who will head up the volunteers that will help with the installation. Enjoy the pictures. George Attachment: Park photo 1.JPG (Downloaded 60 times) Last edited on Mar 25th, 2006 01:44 pm by Cracker Jax |
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Cracker Jax Member
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It'll only let me do one photo at a time so I'm having to be choosy.... George, I hope you are keeping an album of these!!!
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macca Member
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Even though I don't live in Summerfield, I just think this is so cool! I am so happy for y'all over there! THANKS for keeping the community informed about all this! Just another way the forums have helped bring the whole northwest area together!♥♥♥ |
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Ok.... one more of Reece trying out the new playground equipment..... Actually the shippers put the instruction manual in the BACK of the trailer and Reece was the only one who'd fit back there to get it out! Good Job Reece!!! What a kid!
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Cracker Jax Member
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Macca, you'll just have to cruise on over and picnic in the park with us when it's finished!!!! |
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I know I said that Reece photo was the "one more", but then I found this one of George's finger so this one's for you!! I am really getting excited!!!!!!! Attachment: Park Photo 4.JPG (Downloaded 55 times) Last edited on Mar 25th, 2006 02:08 pm by Cracker Jax |
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Cracker Jax wrote:
THANK YOU, CRACKAH! I LOOK FORWARD TO IT!!! ♥♥♥ I UNDERSTAND "PAPPY JAGGER" IS GOING TO PERFORM AT THE DEDICATION!!! ♥♥♥ |
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Thanks fer the park update, Crackah! An' thanks to George, Reece, Bob, Mark an' ever' single one o' them volunteers! Things are really movin' along! Pappy cain't wait! |
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macca wrote:I UNDERSTAND "PAPPY JAGGER" IS GOING TO PERFORM AT THE DEDICATION!!! ♥♥♥ Good thing they got handicap parkin' for ol' PJ! Hee hee hee. Speakin' of which, while they're fixin' the door I hope they fix the wheelchair access into the buildin'. That's been a big problem fer at least one good ol' boy I know an' maybe more that wanna come out but cain't. A design that provides a ramp to make it possible fer somebody in a wheelchair to git all the way to just inches from gettin' in the door, then puts a step they cain't get over right thar, really misses the point! |
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I agree with you Pappy. I know they were putting in a new (concrete I think) ramp, but I'm not sure if they are addressing the door stoop problem. I will investigate it and report back. I do like the way the council has turned the tables (so to speak) |
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I thought with all the regulations about accessibility that this kind of thing would HAVE to be adequately addressed before the park would be turned over to the Town.... Before whatever permits were issued or whatever....♥♥♥ |
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Clifton Member
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Rats! I tried to add something to my post but I deleted it! I don't know how to get it back. Last edited on Mar 26th, 2006 07:00 pm by Clifton |
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Thank you Mr. Holub for your major efforts on behalf of the town. I'm sure we all appreciate it more than we can say! Thank you so much for sharing the pictures with us. Last edited on Mar 26th, 2006 06:58 pm by Clifton |
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macca Member
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Points well taken, Clifton! Glad you've joined us!♥♥♥ |
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FatPappy Member
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Good points, Clifton! Hope you're gettin' aroun' better these days. Maybe we'll see you out at the park! |
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Cracker Jax Member
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Hi Clifton! Good to see you back! Thanks for the insight. You are correct. Most folks take for granted being able to step over a door jamb just like us right handers take for granted that all door knobs are on the right hand side of the doors! It's most helpful when these things are pointed out and I am sure it's frustrating when folks seem insensitive to these issues. I loved your quote. I can see where that issue might come up. Some council members might not see the need to spend the $$$ because we seemingly don't have many "customers" who need that ramp. If it's addressed, perhaps more people who need special access and elderly folks like Pappy Jack will find their way to the meetings. Sure would like to see ol' Kevin Costner come thru that door one Tuesday though! Macca, the reason the doorway issue wasn't addressed before I think is because the park is being built around a small building (the community center) that is 40 or 50 years old. A building that old would be exempt from any newer regulations naturally. Anything new that is being built is following these guidelines. The whole building layout is a nightmare for a person in a wheelchair.... small doorways and a winding path over lots of cords and stuff to get into the peanut gallery.... The ramp and the door jamb are just getting the person in the door... Heaven help the person who might need to go to the restroom... more tiny hallways, doorways and all on the OPPOSITE side of the building from the entrance...It would be almost impossible for a wheelchair to cross the room without causing a huge scene(Tables, chairs and LOTS of people would have to be moved) during one of our normal meetings. I think other stuff needs to be looked at too.... Like maybe A NEW MUNICIPAL BUILDING!!! For the record, George has been contacted and asked to look at the issue of the door jamb.... Clifton, anything else that might need attention? |
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macca Member
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Crackah, hate to show my ignorance, but I'm not even sure I know where this park is, much less what is being done there.... ♥♥♥ So the park, which is all new, is accessible for folks with handicaps, but the building, which is already on the property is not accessbile. But the Town is not required to make it so because they are not actually doing any work on the building? Is that right? If they were to upgrade the building they would be required to bring everything up to current regulations, right? |
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Cracker Jax Member
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To the best of my knowledge that's right macca. See the building doesn't belong to the town and neither does the land for the park... SF is leasing the land from the county and the grange or some group (Mike will know) owns the building. The owners of the building are just kind and let the town use the building for town council meetings since WE CAN'T FIT IN TOWN HALL ANYMORE. (I'm sure they are charging a rental fee, but I'm not sure and their rental fees are unbelievably inexpensive-doubt it pays their light bill) I think some improvements to the building were in the park plan, but I'm not sure what exactly that entailed....I do know the building is going to reap the benefits of the new parking areas and sidewalks though... They really needed that upgrade. As far as I know, the town really has no right to fix the building unless the group who owns it allows it. I'll research the improvements to the Community center next. BTW... if you are facing Summerfield School there is a road that runs to the right of it...down beside the gym. Stay on that road (veer right and don't follow the left curve behind the school) and you will see the park immediately on the right.... If you go in the near future, you'll recognize the dirt from the pictures I posted. |
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macca Member
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Thanks, CRACKAH! I would've never found that on my own! For some reason, I thought it was further down the road that goes in front of the school.... Might be worth a trip by there soon! Now all of the comments y'all were making about how the school could benefit from the park make more sense! It's right there at the school! ♥♥♥ |
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Cracker Jax Member
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Yep! It would be great for end of year picnics and such... They stick classes all over the place to have those kinds of functions and a park where the families could spread out would be nice. |
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macca Member
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Yeah, when Stokesdale finally starts developing its land, that could benefit the school as well... The town bought 25 acres almost 2 years ago, and it backs up to land behind the gym.... But the way Council moves, all my little ones will be in college by the time anything gets developed!!!! Some towns go fast, but ours could never be accused of that.... Slow and deliberate... Sometimes you wonder if they don't make a decision just so they won't make the wrong one....♥♥♥ |
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Cracker Jax Member
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Decisions.... Interesting how our Tri-town areas differ so much.... SD is slow.... OR is speedy quick and SF goes backward... |
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macca Member
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Too true, too true!!! Another one of those truths I've learned from the forums! It's almost as though, if we could combine all three we'd come up with one pretty strong one!♥♥♥ I'm teasing!!! We've got some really good folks serving our towns -- I sure wouldn't want to be in any kind of public service -- a thankless job!!!To paraphrase ol' Abe Lincoln: "You can please some of the people some of the time but you can't please all of the people all of the time!" |
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FatPappy Member
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Wow! Thanks for all that good information, Crackah! That's where a forum really comes in handy! I really hope that he'ps some people out. Or he'ps 'em in, I should say. Haven't really thought much about it, but Pappy wonders if'n there's other types o' disabilities that might need addressin'. Hearin' impaired? We got quite a few folks with SELECTIVE hearin' impairment! Hee hee! Pappy's got some sign language for 'em too. (Now, Pappy, it's Sunday.) I'm preachin' ain't I? Sign-tology! Hee hee! But seriously, I wonder if'n anybody's ever looked into what types of special needs there might be out yonder. How would anybody know? If a person needs he'p just to ask fer he'p how would they ever get he'p? I wonder if'n the Fire Department has any kind o' list o' homes with elderly or disabled that would give us a idee. I'd hate fer a elderly person to not be able to come to a meetin' if'n they wanted to. Them old timers got some good wisdom stored up yonder. Like poor ol' Richard Pryor used to say, "You don't get to be old by bein' a fool!" Or unless you're lucky, like Pappy! Last edited on Mar 26th, 2006 12:04 pm by FatPappy |
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FatPappy Member
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One thing that would fix a number o' problems is a new (ahem...cough, cough) MUNICIPAL BUILDIN'! |
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One more thing before I go wake Mammy up an' prove to her there really is such a thing as 8:30 a.m. Sunday mornin'! (Pappy, you might wanna think about losin' that bet while you still got somethin' to lose.) Anyway, that was a interestin' article about the Armfield ballfields in the NWO. Sounds like the developer's draggin' their feet. Thanks to "Pit Bull" Bob Williams fer gnawin' on them draggin' feet! Sic 'em, Bob! These poor young'uns ain't been gettin' nuthin' but excuses fer years about ballfields an' schools. It ain't right! The NWO just gets better ever' time! Really been some good in-depth articles lately! Pappy likes them "follow up" articles about subjects like the ballfield that go on an' on till people ferget unless it's brought up agin. Good job, y'all! Makes me wanna larn how to read! |
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WOW, PAPPY!!! ♥♥♥ You really jumped right in this mawnin', huh? (BTW: I hope you're still with us.... I mean, Are you sure you wanna mess with Mammy so early???) I tell ya, if the powers that be would just let us folks on the playground solve the world's problems, we'd just get it all done -- right??? That's a great idea about seeking out folks who might need some kind of services but might not even know how to go about getting 'em! Wonder who could coordinate something like that? I bet you're right that the fire departments would have at least some of that info... a good place to start, anyway... and then, for the older citizens, there is some kind of group that coordinates meetings around the different parts of the county... and Meals on Wheels.... I guess just getting SOMEBODY to pull it all together would be the trick.... |
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FatPappy wrote: These poor young'uns ain't been gettin' nuthin' but excuses fer years about ballfields an' schools. It ain't right!
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macca wrote:I tell ya, if the powers that be would just let us folks on the playground solve the world's problems, we'd just get it all done -- right??? Right! Howard Coble will be wantin' to get his pitcher taken with us now! Hee hee! |
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Cracker Jax Member
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FatPappy wrote: Anyway, that was a interestin' article about the Armfield ballfields in the NWO. Sounds like the developer's draggin' their feet. Thanks to "Pit Bull" Bob Williams fer gnawin' on them draggin' feet! Sic 'em, Bob! Tee Hee! I appreciate Bob yappin' at the heels of that developer too Pappy! My nephew (the pro in the making....) is in 2nd grade and had to start practice at 8:30 the other night. That's just ridiculous! |
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Cracker Jax wrote: The building and land is own by the Summerfield Community Center Inc. which is run by two of the three groups that started the building (Grange, Garden Club ). The Town has nothing to do with the building, they only rent it for meetings on certain days. The building has been a meeting place for over 35 years. Only the land around the Center was leased to the Town for the Park. |
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FatPappy Member
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Cracker Jax wrote: My nephew (the pro in the making....) is in 2nd grade and had to start practice at 8:30 the other night. That's just ridiculous! That is ridiculous! Young'uns ain't hardly got time to be young'uns anymore. |
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StewartM Member
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Good point Pappy....we not giving enough time for kids to just be kids And the next day our kids have more than they can carry |
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FatPappy Member
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Hey, somebody slipped in a "NO" vote on the park survey! Oh, well... |
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Cracker Jax Member
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FatPappy wrote: Hey, somebody slipped in a "NO" vote on the park survey! Wonder who did that???
What a shame. Careful mystery "no" voter, we might not let you come to our picnic in the park!!! <kidding ya> Wish you'd speak up though. I'd like to know why you're opposed to the park. Last edited on Mar 28th, 2006 07:34 pm by Cracker Jax |
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Cracker Jax Member
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Clifton ~~~~ The issue of the step going into the community center is being taken care of today. See Everybody??? People are more aware of issues now that we have this forum! It pays to post!!! |
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FatPappy Member
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Uh-oh! Pappy sees two negatory votes! |
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Interesting for sure Pappy....... At least the yes sayers are still at 89% or something..... sorta like the park survey. |
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S. Smith Moderator
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I went over to the park over the weekend to check out the progress. It's looking good! It was a beautiful day, and I walked on the trail all the way around the lake. Can't wait til I can go over and swing or play on the monkey bars. I promise to wait my turn and won't push any little kids off so I can jump on. Anyone who hasn't been over to see what has been done at the park and community center should go. I know that Fat Pappy has been there. (Pappy, I saw where you left your "mark." ) |
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The first photo I send in to Patti is gonna be of you swingin' on those monkey bars Sandra!!! |
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FatPappy Member
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The park is really lookin' good! I think ever'body should be proud of what's goin' on there an' proud o' how well our money was INVESTED in our town! An' especially proud o' all the hard-workin' people who are makin' it happen! Sandra, if I knew what you were talkin' about, I'd say that's one small mark fer Pappy, one giant mark fer Everypappy! |
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Cracker Jax wrote:
I'll meet you at the park, Cracker. Don't forget your camera. Speaking of which, I believe the town is going to need help around the end of this month putting those swings and slides and monkey bars together. Anybody who can help out will be welcome (thank goodness Reese found those directions!) |
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Next weekend (April 28-30), the parks committee will be putting together the playground equipment. I hear they'll even be serving a free lunch to volunteers. If you can help on Friday, Saturday or even Sunday afternoon (if needed), please contact Debbie Hoffman. I believe the hours will be 8-12 and 1-5. If anybody has more details, please post them here. |
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Sandra, as always you are correct- they are hoping for teams, like father/son; mother/son, friend/friend. The playground salesperson(installer?)- will be there to guide everyone. My son and I are working Sat 1/5! |
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To my understanding, there will be one or two reps from the playground equipment company coordinating the project. |
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Skiddles Member
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Hey everyone here are the times and days for the playground raising. I'll be there to help out! I want to see these kids swing, laugh and have fun in the park. When I called they still could use people. Volunteers needed to help build the playground! Call Town Hall if you can lend a hand, 643-8655.
"Playground Raising" at Summerfield Community Park
When: Friday, April 28 8am - 5pm Saturday, April 29 8am - 5pm Sunday, April 30 1pm - 5pm |
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Skiddles Member
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Unfortunately due to our very weather this week the playground installer supervisor has recommended the project be cancelled this weekend. I will let everyone know when the new date will be. |
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Cracker Jax Member
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Hey Skiddles... I just got an email saying that the playground raising date was changed to May 5th 6th and 7th! |
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Skiddles Member
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Thanks Crackah for the good news. I'll be there for sure! I can't wait to see those kids a swing'n!! |
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Skiddles Member
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The playground is going in! The small play set for toddlers was just finished and now they are working on the larger set for the older children. Tomorrow, Sunday, will be another volunteer work day ... come if you can! It's so exciting to see everyone working together with BIG smiles. |
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FatPappy Member
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Thanks fer the update, Skiddles! The young'uns are gonna love it! |
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Skiddles Member
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Yep, the double slides went in today. RACE YA PAPPY! |
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Cracker Jax Member
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Thanks for keeping us updated Skiddle dee dee!
That playground is gonna be so much fun for the kiddies!
Sorry I couldn't help out this weekend. Is there more equipment that needs to go up? Another work party planned??? |
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Skiddles wrote:Yep, the double slides went in today. RACE YA PAPPY! Hee hee! Never get in a downhill race with a fat man, Skiddles! |
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Hey. Did ya'll see the new topic that dmhawv posted over on the Oak Ridge Forum? I didn't copy the message over here, but I wanted ya'll to check it out. Seems there is a parks and rec education conference coming our way! Might be of interest to those involved in the SF Park/Sports Complex. Thanks dmhawv! |
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Lacka Member
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It was sad to hear BS say last night, at the budget meeting that she thought the town had thrown money away by doing the park survey. She said that the survey results clearly stated that we should not move forward without a plan. She said she could not support anything that did not have a plan. Hello, It is called SPARCS. Wonder what in the world she thinks those folks have been doing all this time??? Maybe coming up with a plan? I would just like to thank the members of the Summerfield Parks and Recreation Committee who have devoted their time, wisdom and energy to develop "a plan." Those of you who have been working on "the plan" for years are not overlooked by the general public. There were a couple of Parks and Rec people at the meeting last night. I cannot apologize for the comments that BS made, but I can let you know that this is not the opinion of most of the citizens that are your neighbors. If you don't believe me, check that survey that the town wasted all of that $$ on. |
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Ditto, Lacka, to the comments on the Parks and Recreation Committee! These volunteers have done a tremendous job in planning for the future. They deserve a "Someone Cares" award, not a slap in the face. |
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BS is 100% entitled to her opinion............no matter how wrong she is !!! |
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Starcatchr wrote:Ditto, Lacka, to the comments on the Parks and Recreation Committee! These volunteers have done a tremendous job in planning for the future. They deserve a "Someone Cares" award, not a slap in the face. Ditto me too, Lacka! Starcatchr, slap in the face is exactly what it amounts to. Watago, you're right, BS is entitled to her opinion, an' I wish she'd come get it, because it's startin' to stink up the place. |
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Cracker Jax Member
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Rumor has it that the CC's are getting their ducks...uh chickens in a row and are already gearing up to fight phase II of the Summerfield Park. It has begun. Just thought it'd be kind of us (the good guys) to let them know that we're ready. |
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FatPappy Member
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'Preciate that heads up, Crackah. Do they still have enough ducks left to make a decent-sized row? |
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DOGGETTJA Member
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Cracker- What are the cc's doing any different from before? They have never been for anything? Folks in this town worked hard to get phase one funded half with grant money, did all the leg work, volunteered when necessary and we now have the start of a park we can be proud of. So we are surprised that the nattering nabods of negativety are at it again? They don't want this town to be successful at anything that might be positive. |
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Cracker Jax wrote:
Well, it's a given that BS & DC will oppose it. Doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure that one out. If the budget meeting was any indication, the same speakers against the budget, will probably be the speakers against the park??? |
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There is more to running and being a Town than just holding on to the billfold ........ |
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FatPappy Member
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Well, it sure is a shame certain folks cain't lighten up an' just enjoy life a little more instead o' always bein' so negative. But, money is all there is fer some people. Money is their children, their friends, their sun, their moon, their love, their life. It's a shame. |
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FatPappy Member
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Well ain't that somethin'! While I was a-postin', Mr. Mike done posted a similar sentiment. Great minds think alike! Apparently ours do too. Hee hee! |
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StewartM Member
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Great minds???? or does it take two to make one |
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FatPappy Member
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I don't know why Certain Citizens are so ag'in Phase 2 an' the amphitheater. You'd think they'd look forward to a nice stage fer all their little dramas! They'll either be comedies or tragedies I reckon, same as always. "Double, double toil and trouble..." 'Course, some people's idee of fun in the park is takin' a leisurely stroll through it. But there are also those whose idee of fun in the park is to walk through it lookin' fer evidence with which to condemn it an' anybody associated with it. |
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I was doing some work at the Community Center last night so I went over and checked out the park......unfortunately the swings was a little to low for me and the slide a little to tight... ....But I have fun anyway.....Everybody needs to take leisurely stroll through our new park....There is something for everyone. .You can not walk through the park and not feel proud of what your Town has done. It is time to start working on grants and funding for phase 2. Summerfield needs to finish what it stated....... |
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FatPappy Member
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YEE HAW! Let's finish what we started! Now here's what we DIDN'T start: We didn't start a "911" park. We didn't start a "political" park. We didn't start a "white elephant" park. Here's what we DID start: We started Summerfield Town Park, a park all the people of Summerfield can be proud of, and we need to finish it like the PLANS call for. I reckon if anybody wants one o' them other kinda parks, maybe they should call on one o' their charismatic leaders to muster all their mighty legions o' volunteers, an' get out there an' build a 911 Political White Elephant Park they can be proud of, since they seem to want one so bad! I think most of us like the park we got goin', though. |
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They been talkin' on the radio about the lack of recreational facilities in New Orleans because of Katrina. The young'uns there are gettin' into trouble 'cause they ain't got no parks an' such to keep 'em occupied! Hmm... |
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I was way down at Barber Park in Greensboro recently and WHOOEEE! What a park! Now hold on, I realize we can't compete with anything that grand. The interesting thing was that there were several rows of (beautiful new yellow) bleachers with neighborhood families enjoying watching the kids play ball. Mind you, they had no connection with any of the team members or coaches. Said they just enjoyed coming out to the ballfield in the evening. What a great way to meet and enjoy your neighbors! |
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FatPappy Member
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That does sound like good entertainment, Starcatchr. I'm not sure if'n this has been talked about elsewhar, but wouldn't it be a nice touch to have a butterfly an' hummin'bird garden somewhere in the park. Wouldn't be all that hard to do. Pappy loves watchin' them hummin' bird critters! Young'uns like 'em too. |
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Pappy the butterfly and hummingbird along with some other habitats are being discussed for the park. There are several people involved in this. Hopefully next summer we will be able to enjoy the birds and butterflys. |
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DOGGETTJA wrote:Hopefully next summer we will be able to enjoy the birds and butterflys. Much obliged. I thought I'd heered such goin's on was a-goin' on but wasn't sure what the final verdict was. If'n anybody needs any advice fer a Japanese beetle habitat, I can offer some. Much obliged to all the volunteers! |
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S. Smith Moderator
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I heard they are planning for 500 people to come to the park "grand opening" celebration on Sept. 9. Free food, music and all kinds of activities are being planned. |
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This is a copy of an email I got from George Holub. Wondering if anybody on the forum can help. I need help for a half a day on August 12 Saturday 9 AM -1 PM to clean out the underbrush in a small patch of trees between the street and the play ground. Bring clippers, loppers and chainsaws .After we have cleared the woods I would have 2-3 truckloads of mulch brought in and hope that the same crew of volunteers would help spread it the following weekend or when ever it is convenient. Thank you for your help George |
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FatPappy Member
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The park is lookin' better all the time. That little patch o' trees at the playground got cleaned out an' looks good. The sign is comin' along too. Somebody's been doin' some work! |
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I saw a bunch of folks workin' up there this morning Pappy! It's lookin' good!! George said at the council meeting that he will take a volunteer whenever they can donate the time. Folks don't have to wait for a "work party" day to help out. |
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zippitydoodah Member
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Does anybody know if fishing will be allowed at the pond in the park? |
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DOGGETTJA Member
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Fishing will be allowed in designated areas. Signs are in the process of being made so they can be put up but right there on the road is the main place that I remember. No boats. |
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S. Smith Moderator
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The park has a restroom! It should be operational in a couple of days!! |
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Cracker Jax Member
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Who's in charge of changin' the toilet paper Sandra??? Can we hold an election for that job? I know a couple of folks who'd be perfect for it! Last edited on Aug 24th, 2006 03:04 am by Cracker Jax |
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FatPappy Member
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S. Smith wrote:The park has a restroom! It should be operational in a couple of days!! I cain't wait! Literally! |
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S. Smith Moderator
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FatPappy wrote: S. Smith wrote:Pun intended, right Pappy? The restroom is right there beside the kids' playground so the little kids don't have to use the Porta-John anymore. |
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Well, the park openin' would have to be qualified a rousin' success! Pappy ain't much on cypherin', but I hear tell we went mebbe a couple hunnerd beyond the 500 people mark! YEE HAW! The total would have been higher, but I hear a couple VIP's got turned away fer lackin' the proper parkin' permit. SHE HAW! The playground got quite a workout! Kid tested, George approved! Pappy ain't never seen so many young'uns. I reckon all these new houses they're a-buildin' have actually got people in 'em! Pappy saw a right long line a-waitin' fer Sheila Williams to draw a pitcher fer 'em. She does good stuff, but she might want to put some ice on that drawin' arm tonight! WOO! Here's one she drawed o' me. Really captured my essence, I think.  Saw them SYC young'uns makin' some purty steppin' stones and such. I reckon the plan is to make them steppin' stones part o' the park now. Really neat idee. Looked they was a-workin' hard an' a-havin' fun. Looks like that survey they did was right. People wanted a park! |
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I think the turnout for the park opening says it all. Yes Park! Yes Summerfield! Yes George Holub is the Hero of the day! All of the volunteers who put it together were awesome too! Thanks to all of you! Goodness! The donations were massive! I'd love to list them all but I just couldn't. I wonder if it would ever be possible to print a list of donators in the NWO sometime? I know George keeps up with it but the list might just be too long.... I think it'd be a nice gesture to thank all of those landscapers and food vendors and churches who turned out to lend a helping hand to make our park and the grand opening just wonderful! Thanks everybody! I had a great time! |
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BTW... love the artist's renderin' of you Pappy! |
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Lacka Member
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Pap, there were tons of people there. Sparc folks really out did themselves!!! I know you guys don't want to hear this but I sure hope we are going to get to do this again next year. Thanks so much to all of you for your dedication and persistence. |
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What a great afternoon/evening! Sure is good to know that community events like this are not a thing of the past. Big smiles on everyone should be proof positive that this park will be a centerpiece for our town! Kudos to the parks committee, volunteer workers, George Holub for making it all happen. |
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P.S. Many other volunteers worked hard to make this a fun afternoon. A most successful group was the Summerfield Youth Council kids. Wish I could bottle their dedication and energy! |
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Steve Adkins Member
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Was absolutely a great evening, the Park looked magnificent, great entertainment. Really couldn't ask for anything better, except maybe a repeat when Phase II is complete !! The Park was unquestionably the right thing to do for Summerfield. |
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FatPappy Member
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Phase II! Don't go nowhere, George. |
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Lacka Member
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I hope George has gone home and gone to bed. He doesn't even need to think about phase II until tomorrow...... |
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DOGGETTJA Member
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Hey all if you did not fill out a questionaire on phase 2 you need to. We need it for the grant we have to write over the next couple of months. Call Town Hall or talk to Sherrie Joseph who was handling that at the opening today. It shows community support which you need if the folks are going to give the grant. Rest on our laurels tonight but tomorrow we have to start pushing for phase 2. We need to keep this in the fore front on peoples minds so when we get the matching grant the council knows with out a shadow of a doubt that people want this. |
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Lacka Member
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Jane will questionaires on phase II be mailed out? Or is contacting Town Hall the only way? I did not see the questionaire today. I will be happy to contact Town Hall, but am concerned that others will not know to do so? |
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Vicki White-Lawrence Member 
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Just wanted to log in long enough to say I brought my 10-year-old son out today and we really enjoyed meeting some new Summerfield friends and seeing some we hadn't seen in a while. We didn't get there until after 6, but there were still plenty of folks there and still entertainment. We walked on the trail, ate some cake and he finished off what was left of the ice cream. It was a nice excuse for us to get out and spend some time together while checking out the new park. It was really nice -- something Summerfield should be proud of! I'm sure it will get lots of use and provide lots of enjoyment. Congratulations! |
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Cracker Jax wrote:
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Lacka wrote: Jane will questionaires on phase II be mailed out? Or is contacting Town Hall the only way? I did not see the questionaire today. I will be happy to contact Town Hall, but am concerned that others will not know to do so?Lacka, I've made a note to check with Michael Brandt and see how the survey is going to be publicized -- if they're not planning on mailing it out, we will be glad to put it in the paper; also, hopefully they can put it on the town's Web site in a downloadable form (if not, we'll put it on ours). |
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Jim Flynt Member
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EditorPS wrote: Lacka, I've made a note to check with Michael Brandt and see how the survey is going to be publicized -- if they're not planning on mailing it out, we will be glad to put it in the paper; also, hopefully they can put it on the town's Web site in a downloadable form (if not, we'll put it on ours). Patti, Thank-you and The Northwest Observer for taking the LEAD in LEADERSHIP in the Northwest Communities. You and the NWO fill a rather large void in visionary leadership while guiding us all to more progressive communities and responsive and responsible town governments. Citizens of the Northwest would all be at a loss without you! |
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The park grand opening did seem to be a great success and everybody seemed to have a great time. I did get to sample the cake, and wow, was that homemade banana nut ice cream ever good! Unfortunately I missed out on the cotton candy, which is one of my favorites. The playground equipment did get a good workout, and seemed to stand up to the test. I didn't get a chance to test out the swings myself, so I'll have to come back later when it's not so crowded. I saw Mike Stewart lurking around near the playground, and I think he had the same idea. I'll tell you what else got a workout -- my picture taking finger! I haven't taken so many photos at one place since, well, probably Founders' Day. Summerfield knows how to throw a party. I heard lots of people say A Day in the Park should be an annual event. |
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Steve Adkins Member
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S. Smith wrote: "A Day in the Park" should be an annual event. I agree Sandra, you just coined a phrase |
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Skiddles Member
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Hey forum friends.. I'm just taking my aching feet out of the ice bath from yesterday. I really had a great time at the park celebration! There were maybe ~~ 800 people there! What an overwhelming POSITIVE support for parks. It was a fun shindig! ... Face painting, Greyhound Friends, Guilford the grasshopper, the Summerfield firetruck, SRA (they can really cook a hot dog!), local Churches (Summerfield Methodist & First Baptist) giving away pop corn, cotton candy and yummy homemade ice cream!! Shelia Williams had to qualify for the longest line with her drawings, and let's not for get the Generic Hustle band... Wooo- Wooo they were good! The Summerfield Youth Association's stepping stone idea was masterful. What a super idea to create a place in the park made by the children... they are first class! The Master gardeners display (what did you water that plant with, it was huge?) New Garden Friends School 's buttons making table with Mrs. Moore's creative storytelling in the background.... this is just to mention a few of things at the celebration... Whew!! It was a great day for Summerfield and we need many more days like this one. It was fun! YES to PARKS! (PHASE II & to ballfields) YES to GEORGE! YES to SUMMERFIELD! |
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Cracker Jax Member
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I went up to the park this morning. The SYC folks were up there flipping out the stepping stones that they made, scrubbing the excess concrete off and placing them over where they are going to be used. Unfortunately the concrete had dried too much to scratch the names of the people in the stones but they did keep a list of names so we'd know who contributed. Those stones were such a great idea. There were quite a few families taking advantage of the amenities available. Lots of folks walking and kids on bikes and lots of folks hanging out on the playground. Just does your heart good to see folks enjoying this new addition to our community. I think the park haters really have their work cut out for them this time....
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DOGGETTJA Member
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Thank you Patti for checking on the questionaires. I understand they may be some available at the council meetings but Michael will know for sure. |
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Skiddles Member
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...and another BIG THANK YOU to Patti & The Northwest Observer for their donation of 2 beautiful baskets given away yesterday. Your the best! |
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EditorPS Administrator
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We were more than happy to contribute and honored to be part of such a successful community project and event -- to George Holub, Sue Beeson, Debbie Hoffman, the rest of the Parks and Recreation committee, and everyone else who created a vision and dedicated countless hours to bringing it to fruition -- our hats are off to you and we share in your excitement at seeing such a wonderful outpouring of community support! |
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DOGGETTJA Member
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Amen EditorPS and I mean that sincerely!! |
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StewartM Member
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Skiddles wrote: ~~ 800 people there! What an overwhelming POSITIVE support for parks. It was a fun shindig! YOU HAVE MY "YES" |
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DOGGETTJA Member
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This is the official info on how to get a park survey for phase 2 of the Summerfield Park. SPARC PROJECT #1: SURVEY The Park Phase II Surveys will be available in several locations: • Town Hall: Survey sheets are already on a table just inside the side door (in the Museum). • Town Meetings: Surveys will be available at the next two Town Meetings (9/26 and 10/3). • Town Newsletter: Michael Brandt already has plans to include the Survey in the next Summerfield Newsletter. At Saturday’s Park Celebration, people were very willing to fill out the Survey. The results were positive and included several great suggestions! I’m sure the final summary of all the surveys will be available to everyone interested in the details. WHAT CAN YOU DO? Please fill out your survey and return to Town Hall! Continue to spread the word! Thanks! |
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DOGGETTJA Member
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More info on Park stuff SPARC PROJECT #2: DONATIONS FOR PARK ENTRANCE “One Brick At A Time” I’d also like to mention a new SPARC fundraising project for the Park called “One Brick at a Time”. Donations are being accepted to complete a beautiful brick walkway at the park entrance. Shelia Williams made a wonderful artist’s rendition of the design. For each $50 donation to the Park, an engraved brick paver will be installed in a new walkway lining the park entrance road. Donation forms, with directions for your personalized engraved message, are available at Town Hall (on table just inside the door). They will also be available at Town Meetings. WHAT CAN YOU DO? Please spread the word! And, please consider making a donation now! We would like to order and install the first 100 bricks (best price break) as soon as possible. Once other people see how great the bricks look, they will be inspired to participate! 100 installed pavers would make a terrific “visual” picture to encourage more park donations (to “One Brick at a Time”) as sentimental gifts for the holiday season! Please feel welcome to direct any additional questions to me, Sue Beeson or Town Hall. Thanks for your help, Sherrie Joseph, SPARC Member sjoseph@triad.rr.com |
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FatPappy Member
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WOO HOO! Pappy likes! |
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Steve Adkins Member
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DOGGETTJA wrote:
What a great idea !! I want one !! |
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Cracker Jax Member
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Pappy I want my brick to be next to yours. Maybe we'll get lucky and our bricks will be placed in the same row as Bill Hill and George! |
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DOGGETTJA Member
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I wil try to find out at the next Parks meeting Thursday how many we have so far in this first order. Tell your neighbors and after the first order I think they will sell themselves because when people see them they will want one of their own. Send in your money and remember the people who you might like to see in "memory of ". |
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Jim Flynt Member
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DOGGETTJA wrote: Send in your money and remember the people who you might like to see in "memory of ". Jane, where do we send our checks and how do we make them payable. What a nifty idea! |
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FatPappy Member
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Yee Haw! Crackah, I'd be plumb honored to be next to you. Say, Jane, how many characters can we get on one brick? Hmm, maybe I should rephrase that. How many LETTERS can we get on one brick. I might want to compose a epic or two. Do we get a discount if we buy several bricks to accommodate multiple personalities? (I'll behave...) |
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Cracker Jax Member
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FatPappy wrote: (I'll behave...) Ha! That'll be the day! I'd like to know how many spaces are allowed on each brick too. I haven't seen the order form. I heard they were pretty pricey to have made (maybe $18.00 ?) so 50.00 isn't such a bad deal.
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DOGGETTJA Member
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Pappy I see where you might need more than one brick to accomodate your many personalities I have sent an email to find out the answers to the questions and will let you know what I learn. |
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FatPappy Member
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Much obliged! I'll let the rest of me know. The brick thang is really such a good idee! I bet ever'body will want one or more! |
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Cracker Jax wrote:
Fer a permanent addition to the park and a fun way to contribute, it's a bargain! |
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DOGGETTJA Member
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Further information from Sherrie Glad to provide details for the personalized engraving: • Each brick has room for up to 3 lines, • Up to 18 spaces per line, • For a total of 54 characters maximum per brick. • Letters, numbers, punctuation and blank spaces each count as a character. Make check payable to Town of Summerfield – Park Fund. Mail to Town of Summerfield Attention SPARC PO Box 970 Summerfield, NC 27358 Please include the name of person/company making the donation, phone number and email address. Clearly print out the message you would like engraved for each brick. I’ll contact you if there is any question about the exact wording. For your convenience, there are pre-printed forms available at Town Hall; but if one isn’t handy, just print the message for each brick. Request as many as you want. Think of the spacing like this….. NOTE: ONLY ONE CHARACTER IN EACH BOX (3 rows of 18 spaces for a maximum of 54 characters). ALL LETTERS, PUNCTUATION AND SPACES COUNT AS ONE CHARACTER EACH. SPARC is inviting donations for the park in any amount! In appreciation of each and every $50 investment in the park, SPARC has offered to engrave a personalized brick. Gosh, I hope Pappy has LOTS & LOTS of relatives! Thanks to everyone for your interest! Sherrie Last edited on Sep 14th, 2006 02:34 pm by Steve Adkins |
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FatPappy Member
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Much obliged fer the info! (The number o' Pappy's relatives fluctuates when money's involved.) |
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Steve Adkins Member
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Cracker Jax wrote:
Sniff.........Teardrop.........BAWL !!!!!!!!! It's OK, they can put my brick in the "bad back from brick laying" area. |
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Cracker Jax Member
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Steve Adkins wrote: Cracker Jax wrote: What? I said Pappy I want my brick to be next to yours (and Steve's)! Must have something to do with ( ) those thingys..... |
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FatPappy Member
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Sure was a nice editorial Patti wrote 'bout the park openin'. Seein' ever'body gettin' together like that as a community really did ol' Pappy a lot o' good. I been praisin' George Holub so much I feel like I mighta inadvertently slighted some folks. To Debbie Hoffman, Sue Beeson, an' the rest o' the SPARC bunch, YEE HAW! Y'all are Pappy's heroes, too! Thank you fer all you been doin' fer the community all these years. |
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FatPappy Member
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They tried to put up a brick wall, but we're puttin' up a brick walk instead. Walls are fer holdin' back. Walks are fer goin' somewhar! |
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Lacka Member
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I think we should have a forum brick with our forum names on it. What do you guys think? |
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macca Member
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I'm in!! I think that would be cool!!♥♥♥ |
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FatPappy Member
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You know Pappy's in! |
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StewartM Member
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Where do we sign up.........with the NWO.... |
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Cracker Jax Member
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That'd be so cool! ok...I took the liberty of making a "mock up" Macca, Lacka, SMS, Fat Pappy, Crackah StewartM, We have room for one more person on the line with Mike. No more than 8 letters! (I added SMS in there cause his name fit so well and he gets so offended when I leave him out on stuff and I know he'd pitch in his $8.00....) |
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FatPappy Member
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Hey, Mr Mike, can I borry 8 dollars? |
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Jim Flynt Member
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Cracker Jax wrote:
'Jim' would work and still leave you 5 letters. Where and to whom do I send the 8 bucks? |
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Cracker Jax Member
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Cool Jim! Thanks! Now it's Macca, Lacka, SMS, Fat Pappy, Crackah Stewart M,Jim Any takers for the last five spaces????? (If you're a couple over the limit, there's a chance that we could talk StewartM into letting us put Mike instead) |
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Cracker Jax Member
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Hey! If we get one more, that lowers our cost to $6.25 each! If we don't get any takers we'll beg Patti for the Texa$ and put NWO on the brick!!! |
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Steve Adkins Member
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Lacka wrote: I think we should have a forum brick with our forum names on it. What do you guys think?Count me in...........good idea Lacka |
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Steve Adkins Member
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Cracker Jax wrote:
Where is SCUBA??? |
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Steve Adkins Member
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Jim Flynt wrote: Where and to whom do I send the 8 bucks? Same question........ Last edited on Sep 22nd, 2006 11:52 pm by Steve Adkins |
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macca Member
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I was gonna suggest Jane, but didn't want to speak for her!! ♥♥♥ |
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Jim Flynt Member
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DOGGETTJA Member
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Sorry I am letting work interfer with my forum time. I would love to be part of this memorial brick if there is room. Any version of identification that will fit is fine. Scuba, JA, Jane anything. Let me know what knot hole to put the money in? I promise not to watch to see who picks it up. |
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StewartM Member
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Cracker Jax wrote: Mike or Bacon is fine with me.....Pappy I can let you hold $8 ( only 19.9% interest or a jug of XXX) |
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Steve Adkins Member
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Shorten Crackah down to CJ and you gain a few letters |
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macca Member
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StewartM wrote:Cracker Jax wrote:Mike or Bacon is fine with me.....Pappy I can let you hold $8 ( only 19.9% interest or a jug of XXX) DOGGETTJA wrote: Sorry I am letting work interfer with my forum time. I would love to be part of this memorial brick if there is room. Any version of identification that will fit is fine. Scuba, JA, Jane anything. Let me know what knot hole to put the money in? I promise not to watch to see who picks it up. L♥VE it, Jane!!! Tee hee!!! So, we could have: Macca, Lacka, SMS, FatPappy, Crackah Bacon, (or MrMike?) Jim, Scuba (or Jane?) |
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Cracker Jax Member
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ok... back on topic SMS.... (tee hee I love doing that!) Park Brick.... I think we could just put OINK instead of Mike. LOL! Ok... How's this? Macca, Lacka, SMS, Fat Pappy, Crackah MrMike,Jim,ScubaJ That's exactly 18 spaces per line. We're down to $6.25 a piece. Woo Hoo! If you were just kidding and you want out speak now or you're forever on the brick! I think we could squeeze one more if we need to. How important are spaces and commas??? And I'll go with CJ if need be. Last edited on Sep 21st, 2006 12:52 pm by Cracker Jax |
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macca Member
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Cracker Jax wrote:
I think it looks great! (Does Pappy want his with a space between FatPappy or not? You know, on the forum it's one word. ) Now, back to the question at hand: Where do we pay??? ♥♥♥ |
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Lacka Member
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I vote that we send the $ to Scuba Jane. Do you mind Jane? |
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FatPappy Member
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Space or not is fine with me. |
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DOGGETTJA wrote:I would love to be part of this memorial brick if there is room. Pappy ain't ready to be part o' no "memorial" brick yet! Let's call it a "in honor of" brick. |
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FatPappy wrote:DOGGETTJA wrote: OOOhhhh, Pappy! Thanks for catching that! Although I am sure that there are folks who would love to be able to "bury" us!! ♥♥♥ |
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FatPappy Member
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Hee hee! I'd hate fer Higher Pappy to hafta figger out what to do with me just yet. |
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DOGGETTJA Member
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I will be gald to be treasurer for this esteemed group. Send the money and I will get the brick ordered. also anybody who is thinking about it send your order in so we get up to a 100 quickly and can get them ordered. |
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Cracker Jax Member
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Ya'll heard that!!! Send your $6.25 to Jane ASAP! If you need her address, I'm sure you can PM her for it. YEE HAW! |
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Cracker Jax Member
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What Skiddles??????????? I didn't hear ya!!!
We haven't ordered that brick yet!!! You want in???
We were gonna do this,
but we can all scoot over and do this instead!
(before you point it out macca..... Last edited on Sep 22nd, 2006 04:00 pm by Cracker Jax |
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I was gonna ask about SMS&M.... Figured since we had a space we'd throw Monty in. If ya'll don't want that I'm sure he'll understand. |
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And before you point it out (Jim Someone has pointed out to me that that might not fit in with Steve's 9 yr. old rule. I'm just so naive sometimes! So sorry SMS!!! Sorry Monty! |
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FatPappy Member
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It took me a while but I finally figgered it out. You can just put me down as Pappy if you need room. |
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FatPappy Member
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Jump on in thar, Skiddles! |
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Skiddles Member
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Gosh you guys, nutt'n much gets passed you! Heck ya, I would love to get on the brick...count me in. I can't think of anyone better to be mortared with! Scuba Jane you've got more company com'n. Thanks CJ! |
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GREAT SKIDDLES!!!!!!! The more the merrier!!!! ok ya'll that's $5.50 to Jane ASAP!!!!! (I'll pay the extra .50.... already budgeted for it Jane, I'm still working on lettering..... Not really liking CJax.
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macca Member
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Cracker Jax wrote:
Cracker Jax wrote:
Crackah, I don't think I can access the way you've got it entered, but how about Lacka*ScubaJ*Macca Crackah*Pappy*Mike Skiddles*SMS*JimF |
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OK... ARtistically, I like the shorter names spaced out. If you knew me you'd really laugh at that cause there's not an ARtistic bone in my body..... Anyway, here's what I've got. Changes or suggestions???  Pappy, you sure you're ok with going skinny??? I hate to make you shave the 'Fat' off! There's one more space.... we could put FPappy? And I like the stars I think. Much better than commas and we all deserve stars. Comments?? Arguments?? |
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macca Member
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I like it! I was going to say the same thing, that it would likely look better if those short ones weren't together! You be so smart!! ♥♥♥ |
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Skiddles Member
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I wish I could be a bit skinny myself, but the older I get ... well you know... you can't shave much off of Skiddles. |
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macca Member
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How about if we put a star in front of Cracker instead of having a blank space at the end of that line? Or a star in that last space? I will send $6 too, to help cover extra cost.... ♥♥♥ |
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I like the * before Cracker too Macca, good thought. |
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Oh, yeah... It just costs $50 per brick... ScubaJane might end up making a little $$ -- Rhode Island$$! Keep it as a tip, SJ! Or give it to the cause!! ♥♥♥ |
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Star before and no Fat sounds good to me. Much obliged! |
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Thanks Macca!!! I'm not sure I like that star before my name. Makes me look "special-er" or like I'm a footnote or something. See?
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Cracker Jax Member
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Now, if they could laser my name in RED, I'd go for that!!!
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Lacka's here now... I'm SURE opinions are forthcoming!!! |
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Lacka assures me (via pm) that shem has an opinion but is having trouble posting. Don't worry Lacka.... we'll wait. |
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Yeah, well, you guys can do whatever you want with the stars, just don't touch the order in which the names appear....... |
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Dang... I forgot to mention that I'm shifting all lines up and your line will be at the bottom Lacka!!!!! |
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Lacka Member
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Cracker Jax wrote:
I like it the way it is, but if folks want to change it, it's okay with me, although I agree with Lacka -- don't mess with the name arrangement any more!! Unless you want to put me first!!! ♥♥♥ |
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FatPappy Member
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SMS is in a position to keep an eye on us, Crackah. 'Course, that goes both ways. Hee hee! |
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FatPappy wrote: SMS is in a position to keep an eye on us, Crackah. 'Course, that goes both ways. Hee hee! Yea, I figured SMS would like bein' in the middle to watch over ALL of us!!! |
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FatPappy Member
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We got him surrounded! |
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That's right Pappy and I'll keep him distracted when ya'll need to conduct some bidness!!! |
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Cracker Jax wrote:
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Cracker Jax wrote: FatPappy wrote:SMS is in a position to keep an eye on us, Crackah. 'Course, that goes both ways. Hee hee! What a great position to be in !! Just call me the sandwich, no on second thought, i've got enough nick names Last edited on Sep 23rd, 2006 12:03 am by Steve Adkins |
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Cracker Jax wrote:
i like it doing the one finger typing thing, grand daughter in lap |
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How sweet, Steve-o!♥♥♥ I have this image of you sitting there will this angel on your lap!! Bet she thinks you're wonderful!! ♥♥♥ |
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FatPappy Member
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Good typin', Gran'paw! |
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DOGGETTJA Member
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Very nice everybody. Now send the money and I will get ordered. Actually you can send the money to my post office box 394 Summerfield, NC 27358 |
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FatPappy Member
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I just printed it out. Gotta let the ink dry. Mammy, is Jerry Clower on the five or the twenty? |
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Gang, it looks great! Thanks for those who took the time to work out all the details to make it look so good. I will send my share of money on to Scuba tomorrow morning. I just got back this afternoon from a two week work assignment in Williamsburg and the Northern Neck area of Virginia and as Dorothy said, there's no place like home! |
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macca wrote: How sweet, Steve-o!♥♥♥ Yes, I thoroughly enjoy my 3 yr old blonde blue eyed princess. Last night she sat in the recliner with me for a long time. Lil SMS on my lap, computer on her lap. She plays on the pbskids.org website. |
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DOGGETTJA wrote:Very nice everybody. Now send the money and I will get ordered. Hey, Jane! Did you get all the $$ in yet?? ♥♥♥ |
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DOGGETTJA Member
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Have not been to the post office box this week. Will check it out today. Send in your money everybody so I can get it ordered. Town Council meeting tonight. Special called. Forget what besides PUDS is going to be discussed. |
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FatPappy Member
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Mine's on the way, SJ! We appreciate your he'p! |
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Mine's on the way too Scuba! SMS's Texa$ hitched a ride in my envelope so watch for them both! PUD discussion tonight should be interesting..... |
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S. Smith wrote:The town council is having a special called meeting tonight at 6:30 at the community center. Several interesting issues will be discussed. This is not just a business meeting, so council members can vote on issues which are coming before them. FYI -- From S'field TC forum....♥♥♥ |
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Seen a brick sample at the council meeting last night..... LOOKS GOOD Everyone needs to get one, do it for your Mom, Dad, Kids, Grandma, anyone you care about or your company... |
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macca Member
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Is ours gonna be one of the first ones there???♥♥♥ |
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DOGGETTJA Member
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Macca I understand they will be ordered in batches of a 100 so we need a 100 bricks ordered then they will be sent off and engraved. |
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FatPappy Member
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Much obliged, Scuba. Glad to see you ain't skipped town with all that $$$Texas. $50 would buy maybe half a tank o' gas these days. You might could make it to downtown Snow Camp if you had a mind to. Pappy is still excited 'bout the public response to the park openin'. That was plumb gratifyin'. Cain't wait to see them bricks! Yee haw!! |
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Steve Adkins Member
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DOGGETTJA wrote: Macca I understand they will be ordered in batches of a 100 so we need a 100 bricks ordered then they will be sent off and engraved. OK, I think I understand. We scraped together enough money between us for 1 brick........now we just gotta scrape together enough for 99 more???? Pappy.........get that bacon ice cream machine goin', we're goin' to have to stand at all the main corners selling the new concoction to buy them other 99 bricks. Dern, and here I thought we had it licked. |
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Cracker Jax Member
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Any idea how many they've sold so far Jane?? (Was that posted and I missed it? Bet I can think of at least 3 names we WON'T be seeing on a brick. |
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S. Smith Moderator
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Steve Adkins wrote: Pappy.........get that bacon ice cream machine goin', we're goin' to have to stand at all the main corners selling the new concoction to buy them other 99 bricks. I don't live in Summerfield, but I'll be glad to try some of that bacon ice cream, as long as the money goes for a good cause. (If it's good, I might buy enough of it to get my own brick!) Let me know where I can get a scoop when it's ready. |
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StewartM Member
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A ice cream shop to support the park...... instead of do you want nuts on that ...it would be do you want bacon on that....... and a slice of bacon could take the place of the cherry...... how about a bacon split....  |
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S. Smith Moderator
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I believe Mr. Mike has an acute medical condition known as "bacon on the brain." |
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Cracker Jax Member
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We're workin' on Mike's little bacon obsession Sandra. Jane, did ya get my money for the brick yet??? |
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StewartM Member
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S. Smith wrote: I believe Mr. Mike has an acute medical condition known as "bacon on the brain." Its Fried |
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DOGGETTJA Member
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At this point I have Mr. Mike and an unkown money for the brick. I have not checked my post office box in two days so if you mailed it in the last two days it may be there. Whoever sent the money in an unmarked envelop needs to PM me or give me your screen name so I will know who I am missing. Sherrie says so far we have 45 bricks paid for. Get the best deal with 100 or more. It takes approximately 6 weeks from order to delivery so there is a real push to get the first bricks ordered in October to have ready around the first of the year to install. I will try to get everything pulled together and get ours ordered next week. |
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macca Member
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DOGGETTJA wrote:At this point I have Mr. Mike and an unkown money for the brick. I have not checked my post office box in two days so if you mailed it in the last two days it may be there. Whoever sent the money in an unmarked envelop needs to PM me or give me your screen name so I will know who I am missing. Jane! I sent money in unmarked envelope.... wrapped in paper with 3 red hearts ♥♥♥ -- thought for sure you'd know it was from me!!! ♥♥♥ |
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DOGGETTJA Member
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Well Macca now that I looked under the money I see the hearts. How clever. I had not lifted the money out of the envelope and had just quickly glanced at the money. I would have seen it when I took the money completely out. I just have eveything piled up on my wood stove waiting for me to do something. Thanks for clearing that up. I am just dense somestimes. Goody morning all!! |
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I ain't sure if this has been asked before, but will the walk be unfinished until more bricks are bought? Will they install them as they are bought, or will they put in some reg'lar bricks an' replace 'em with the engraved bricks? Not sure how that will work... |
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Steve Adkins Member
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DOGGETTJA wrote: I just have eveything piled up on my wood stove waiting for me to do something. Great, just don't light the stove before you turn in the money Pappy has other highly flammable commodities if you need them for the stove (all that bacon fat, he's really cranking out the bacon ice cream lately). |
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FatPappy Member
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Actually, Steve-O, the production graph fer Mr Mike's Gourmet Bacon Ice Cream is purty flat fer some reason. Plenty o' product is bein' produced, but it ain't gettin' out the door. Mr Mike is taste testin' the latest batch right now. When he gets done, I'll see if'n he has any thoughts on the matter. Hee hee! |
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Steve Adkins Member
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Sounds like a classic case of lettin' the fox guard the Hen House ?!?!?!? |
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DOGGETTJA Member
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I think I have or will have all the money in the next couple of days for the bricks. Pappy I am not sure what the post office thinks I am doing now with the way you addressed that envelope. Actually I figured out Macca, she must have been practicing her PI stuff when she fixed her money up and I not being a certified PI almost missed the clues. Good job Macca. This has really been such fun!!. Now I will search around and find the form I need to fill out and get it to Town Hall. |
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FatPappy Member
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DOGGETTJA wrote:Pappy I am not sure what the post office thinks I am doing now with the way you addressed that envelope. Uh-oh! Sorry about that. Let me know if you need me to mail you some bail money. |
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FatPappy wrote: Actually, Steve-O, the production graph fer Mr Mike's Gourmet Bacon Ice Cream is purty flat fer some reason. Plenty o' product is bein' produced, but it ain't gettin' out the door. Mr Mike is taste testin' the latest batch right now. When he gets done, I'll see if'n he has any thoughts on the matter. Hee hee! I think you guys must need to work on your marketing. I know a great local newspaper where you can buy some wonderful advertising. It is direct mailed to almost 10,000 local homes and I'm told it's the best advertising money you'll ever spend. Back to the topic at hand (the park), seems the mayor needs a right-hand man (or woman) to personally assist him at the park. For more info, see the News Brief in this week's NWO. Any takers? |
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EditorPS wrote:My physical energy may be waning, but my mental activity is in high gear --hopefully they'll continue to find ways in which I can still be useful around the office. If not, I will soon be volunteering as Mayor Mark Brown's right-hand person, in charge of park restroom maintenance. Hey -- if I can't have a key to the city, maybe a key to the restroom will be almost as good! I thought EditorPS volunteered for that job!!! ♥♥♥ |
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DOGGETTJA Member
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The brick is ordered. Cracker sent her money and the form already filled out so it was an easy job to attach a check. I also ordered 2 bricks in memory of family members and Jim Flynt ordered a brick so actually it is a total of 4 bricks. Which should put us at the half way mark to 100. I will ask Sherrie to tell us when they are ordered so we will know kinda sorta when to expect them back. Good job Folks. And Cracker thanks for the already filled out form. Your handwriting is much better than mine. |
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Steve Adkins Member
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S. Smith wrote: Back to the topic at hand (the park), seems the mayor needs a right-hand man (or woman) to personally assist him at the park. For more info, see the News Brief in this week's NWO. Before I volunteer for such a great job.......I want to know what the career opportunities are? Is there a future in shining the swing sets...........or better yet the microphones for the TC meetings? |
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DOGGETTJA Member
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STeve - What in the world. You give new meaning to multiple listings. lol I have 4 so far. |
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Steve Adkins wrote:S. Smith wrote:Back to the topic at hand (the park), seems the mayor needs a right-hand man (or woman) to personally assist him at the park. For more info, see the News Brief in this week's NWO. Excuse me, sir! You must be what we refer to as a "newbie." You can easily remove your double, or in this case, triple.... posts!♥♥♥ |
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macca Member
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HA! Caught by two of us before you could remove them!! Wonder how many times that happens when you don't get caught??? (Just kidding, Steve-o! You know we love ya!!!)♥♥♥ |
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Steve Adkins Member
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This is the slowest & worst I have ever seen this website perform. Every mouse click takes forever to execute. Hence the reason for the dreaded double double double double post.........unfortunately I just had to go and do it in front of an audience. Oh well.............blog onward.................. |
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Steve Adkins wrote:S. Smith wrote:Back to the topic at hand (the park), seems the mayor needs a right-hand man (or woman) to personally assist him at the park. For more info, see the News Brief in this week's NWO. Now, back to the job....What is your shining experience? ♥♥♥ |
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Steve Adkins Member
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macca wrote: HA! Caught by two of us before you could remove them!!Yeah, I love you guys too !! |
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Steve Adkins Member
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macca wrote: Now, back to the job....What is your shining experience? ♥♥♥ Not nearly as experienced in "shining" as Pappy. He's my idol. This job kind of reminds me of the groundskeeper in Caddyshack. In all honesty though, this is a serious need. When nature calls, kids need a clean place to go. |
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One kind o' shinin' leads to t'other. Hee hee! I think it's plumb awesome we got us a mayor who would take on such a task! |
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Maybe if'n we rephrase it to say, "Person(s) with natural inclination fer stirrin' up muck needed to oversee bidness transacted in closed door sessions," we might get us a volunteer or two! Hee hee! |
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FatPappy wrote:Maybe if'n we rephrase it to say, "Person(s) with natural inclination fer stirrin' up muck needed to oversee bidness transacted in closed door sessions," we might get us a volunteer or two! Hee hee! Hmmmmm...You might have a point, there, Pappy! (You just be bad, Pappy! Keep it up!!) ♥♥♥ |
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FatPappy Member
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S. Smith Moderator
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FatPappy Member
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StewartM Member
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S. Smith wrote: FatPappy wrote:Batch #963....need to add some more Bacon...not quite right yet.....Next batch please......Will start marketing when we get it right......can't stop, been working on getting the right taste all weekend...got to get it right so we can make Texa$ for the park......Actually, Steve-O, the production graph fer Mr Mike's Gourmet Bacon Ice Cream is purty flat fer some reason. Plenty o' product is bein' produced, but it ain't gettin' out the door. Mr Mike is taste testin' the latest batch right now. When he gets done, I'll see if'n he has any thoughts on the matter. Hee hee! |
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While at the Y (groan) yesterday I overheard two moms and a grandmother talking about how great the Summerfield Park is. All had used it for walking and for the playground. It does my heart good to hear unsolicited comments like that. |
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Cracker Jax Member
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HEY JANE! I got some money for the brick in the mail yesterday! I'll get it to you ASAP! |
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Cracker Jax Member
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Also Jane, with this one addition that I have, has everyone paid you now???? |
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DOGGETTJA Member
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I didn't know anybody else owed money Cracker. Send the excess to Town Hall for the Park Fund. I paid and ordered the brick last week. We are just going to have to wait now for about 50 more bricks to be ordered. I think phase two will come along especially since we have some professionals helping us. Hannah Cockburn is the PCog person who will help get the grant written. She use to work for the County and has a lot of experience with their open space group getting grants written. I was so surprised the other night at Town Council when BS and Dc voted for the updating of the park plan at $10,000 because Dr. Sellars said to but voted against hiring PCOG to assist with the grant writing. Are we just going to upgrade the plan every year but not do anything with the plan? I am hearing good comments also about the play equipment. My niece takes her two little boys over every week to play. She then puts them in thestroller and walks. It is so nice to see after all the years of planning. Thanks to Debbie Hoffman and all the years and volunteers we now have something wecan be very proud of. |
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Skiddles Member
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Today there were 6 cars at the playground... children playing everywhere! What a wonderful sight! YES PARK! |
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FatPappy Member
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DOGGETTJA wrote:I was so surprised the other night at Town Council when BS and Dc voted for the updating of the park plan at $10,000 because Dr. Sellars said to but voted against hiring PCOG to assist with the grant writing. Are we just going to upgrade the plan every year but not do anything with the plan? I thought that was strange too. Why do they want to spend $10,000 of taxpayer money an' then go nowhere with it? Last edited on Oct 12th, 2006 06:41 pm by FatPappy |
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DOGGETTJA Member
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Phase two of the park is in the works. The Parks committee met last night with the Consultant who will help get the grant written. We have 2 months to accomplish this. So here's what's happeining and what we need to do. A survey will need to be filled out. Hopefully the web address will be available in the next week and it will appear in the North West Observer for folks who don't want to fill it out on line. Very important to fill out because it shows the people with the grant money that Summerfield is serious and the people want the park. A community meeting tentatively scheduled for Saturday Morning November 4, 2006 10-12 to prioritize what phase 2 will include. This meeting will be hopefully be at the Community Center but don't know for certain yet. This too is an important meeting to say we had all these people interested enough to come out on Saturday morning and have input in the process. Then the experts will compile the community input from the surveys and meeting and they can then write the grant. The engineering group will take the information to come up with the revisions and current costs. So this is where we are needed again to let the Council and PartF grant people know we are serious about wanting Parks and recreation in Summerfield. |
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Skiddles Member
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Thanks Jane for the update. I will make sure I do my part and go to the meeting, plus make sure my survey is in. I will be able to get the copy off the website? I'll also encouraging my friends to do the same. I want our brick to lead somewhere! Let's finish this project...I can hear the music already. YES to SUMMERFIELD's PARK! |
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FatPappy Member
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Yee Haw! |
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DOGGETTJA Member
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Skiddles - I think the information on the website will be in the NWO and should be put on the Townwebsite. 50 bricks ordered so far. 50 to go before the first order. |
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It is very important for all who plan to use the park to attend the Nov 4th workshop. It will be informative to all who attend as well to the people putting it on to decide what the people want in phase 2. Please come out and see how beautiful Summerfield is becoming. |
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Skiddles Member
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I have heard some grumbling about the park and how it will affect our taxes. Building the park does not affect our taxes. It seems that someone or some group is using using fear and misinformation to cause people to think that building a park or spending some of the tax payer’s money will cause taxes to be raised... This is not true. These are scare tactics. The town has millions of dollars in the bank from past Guilford County collections that were reimbursed. The equation for reimbursement has changed because of our Guilford County Commissioners. So now, the only way we as a town can receive any portion of our sales tax back, is by charging a tax. It's a small tax at that. I do not have a problem with paying my taxes to Summerfield, because I KNOW I would have been annexed into the BIG CITY of Greensboro by now and their taxes are HUGE. Sandra, do you know what Greensboro's tax rate is? |
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DOGGETTJA Member
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Last I heard about Greensboro taxes they were in the 60 + cent area. summerfield charges 4.5 cents. |
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Skiddles Member
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OMG!!! So, I would be paying ... 13 1/3 times MORE in Greensboro than what I'm paying now, in Summerfield?!!?!Boy, I'm glad to be paying Summerfield's low taxes. Last edited on Oct 15th, 2006 10:08 pm by Skiddles |
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FatPappy Member
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Thanks fer the heads up, Skiddles. You know what I think about them kind o' people? I think they're the ones who are scared an' misinformed. I think they're scared because they know Summerfield's had a bellyfull o' bully tactics an' we're lookin' forward to a future that don't have no place fer that tired ol' routine. I think they're misinformed because they think we're all stupid. We're not. Let's give 'em the ol' Phase II punch! Hee hee! |
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Phase II Phase II Phase II |
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DOGGETTJA wrote: Last I heard about Greensboro taxes they were in the 60 + cent area. summerfield charges 4.5 cents. According to the Guilford County Tax Department, The GSO tax rate is .66150 per $100.00. Summerfield's rate for 2006 is 3.9 cents per $100.00. What in the WORLD are these crazy people whining about???????? If they keep messing around, and heaven forbid, they cause us to lose our charter, what's to stop big bad Greensboro from gobbling us up? Then we'll all be paying .66 instead of 3.9 and longing for the good old days......
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Pappy was pretendin' to read that Go Triad publication t'other day an' they had a good story 'bout some talented local artists, Shelia Williams of Park Openin' Day fame among others. Purty pitcher on the cover, by the way! Anyway, I was inspired to shine up my bald haid to use as a crystal ball an' look in it toward the future. (If you look in a mirror at a mirror image o' the back o' yer haid, it reverses the reverse of it, I think...). I seen a fleetin' vision o' this area becomin' a cultural Mecca, with wineries an' art studios an' fancy agritourism spots servin' goat cheese an' writers wanderin' aroun' loose an' metal sculpters a-weldin' away...an' thar in the middle of it was a crowd o' musicians at Summerfield Park's amphitheatre playin' the 1812 Overture an' firin' off canons up the hill... Aim high for Summerfield's future. |
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Skiddles Member
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Thanks for the update CJ. I'll do some figuring for everyone..... Greensboro = 16.9 times more taxes than Summerfield! |
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Jim Flynt Member
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FatPappy wrote: I seen a fleetin' vision o' this area becomin' a cultural Mecca Pappy were you seeing a cultural Mecca or our own cultured Macca in your visions? BTW, I do agree with your comments about aiming high and look forward to the day the 1812 is played and the cannons fire repost on them thar hills. Last edited on Oct 17th, 2006 11:02 pm by Jim Flynt |
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I'll let you know when we're ready to light the fuse, Mr Jim! Much obliged Skiddles an' Crackah fer that math lesson. Really puts it in perspective. |
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No problem Pappy, I just wanted to reaffirm for some that we are doing ALRIGHT in Summerfield. No need for whining or fussing around here. Just count our blessings we are not in G'boro!! So, let's set this silliness about taxes and about things that won’t even affect our taxes aside and finish what we started..... The Summerfield Community Park- PHASE II Play on 1812 Overture and commemorate the unsuccessful invasion of misinformation into Summerfield…. Cannons please. |
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Skiddles wrote:Play on 1812 Overture and commemorate the unsuccessful invasion of misinformation into Summerfield…. Cannons please. Music to ol' Pappy's ears, Skiddles! |
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StewartM Member
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Skiddles wrote: Thanks for the update CJ. I'll do some figuring for everyone.....Just need to see it again |
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StewartM wrote: Skiddles wrote:ONE MORE TIME.Thanks for the update CJ. I'll do some figuring for everyone.....Just need to see it again |
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Baseball Buddy wrote:StewartM wrote:Skiddles wrote:ONE MORE TIME.Thanks for the update CJ. I'll do some figuring for everyone.....Just need to see it again Couldn't hear you. What? |
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FatPappy wrote: Baseball Buddy wrote: StewartM wrote: Skiddles wrote: Thanks for the update CJ. I'll do some figuring for everyone.....
Just need to see it again ONE MORE TIME.
ONE MORE TIME |
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StewartM wrote:
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NCcatmom Member
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I am completely in favor of the communitiy park. I would use it almost daily. And I would volunteer to support it. |
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Welcome to the forum, NCcatmom. |
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Skiddles Member
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NCcatmom wrote: I am completely in favor of the communitiy park. I would use it almost daily. And I would volunteer to support it. WELCOME NCcatmom... DITTO, DITTO and DITTO! |
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My family loves the park too, NCcatmom. Everyday, weekdays and weekends, at least 1 or 6 of us are in a park… having fun at the playground, exercising, going to “music in the park” or an art event, participating in a sport (always doing this!), attending a festival or just walking our dog. We are a family that uses parks! Just to let you know, Summerfield is having a community workshop to find out what the people want in the second phase of the community park. It’s a great opportunity for us to voice our support. It seems to be very important here in Summerfield, because two of our Council members (Ms. Strickland & Mr. Crawford) have postured themselves to stop parks altogether in our town. Their mantra is no taxes, no nothing. They did not vote yes for phase I of our Summerfield Park. Just as a friendly reminder, our taxes were not affected by this park, what-so-ever. If anything was telling, our town was “GIVEN” MOST OF THE MONEY by our friends & neighbors in Summerfield in donations, Guilford County and by the State of good ol’ NC. This money and support was to help our town build a park for our citizens. So what is the whining about?? I’m not for sure. Anyways, if we want places like these in OUR community, I think it’s imperative we let our Town Council know this... oh, and bring a friend. Park Community Meeting Saturday November 4th 10am - 12noon Summerfield Elementary School Last edited on Oct 27th, 2006 02:36 am by Skiddles |
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It is very important for all who care to use the park or a park in this area to attend the Nov 4th workshop from 10am to 12. This workshop will let the citizens who are concerned (no pun intended) have an input to what actually will be in the next phase of the park. This is also a necessary meeting to have for information to submit for a "Grant" to get the funds needed to finish the park. I hope to see all of the real people who are concerned about what is going on in Summerfield at this workshop! YEA PARK!! |
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ANNOUNCEMENT I just went to the Town of Summerfield's website and they have the Park Survey online and ready for us to fill out!!! I was checking a meeting date and didn't have time to do it tonight (said it takes 10 minutes), but you can bet I'll go back tomorrow and do it. Yay!!!! I'm pretty sure that you Non-Summerfield folks can do it too!!! Please help us whoop the naysayers and build our park!!!! Sunday evening music in the park..... ahhhhhhh http://www.summerfield-nc.com/ |
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DOGGETTJA Member
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Anybody who has an opinion on the park can fill out the survey. We need at least 300 surveys I think it is to be really valid, thats a lot. Tell your neighbors. Hopefully lots of people will show up Saturday and we will get surveys filled out then too. We need lots of people on Saturday at the School from 10 to 12. Support the Park!!! Phase 2!! |
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FatPappy Member
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Much obliged, you all! Pappy'll make his mark! |
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Skiddles Member
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I did it too! It was quick and easy!! |
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Baseball Buddy Member
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TOO Easy Just did the survey. Great job |
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Steve Adkins Member
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Good survey...........easy to use. Question to the masses..........should we start a new thread, and a new poll, since this one dates back to Phase I? |
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StewartM Member
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Steve Adkins wrote: Good survey...........easy to use. YES |
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Waytago Member
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Steve Adkins wrote: Good survey...........easy to use. Yes............this one has served it's purpose |
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DOGGETTJA Member
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Hey I posted this over on MAAN too. Don't forget the meeting in the morning 10-12 at Summerfield School to discuss Phase 2 of the park. This meeting is required by the PartF grant folks in order to qualify for the matching funds. Going to have good coffee and nice folks. |
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Baseball Buddy Member
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 Lets have some funTomorrow 10 to 12 Summerfield School. Let the HULK come out. |
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FatPappy Member
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Oh, yeah! That's what I'm talkin' 'bout. |
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Cracker Jax Member
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Baseball Buddy wrote:
Gosh... I hope nobody makes you mad Baseball Buddy!!! You're scary! Let's Play Ball!!!!! |
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FatPappy Member
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You got that right, Crackah! My money's on the green guy! |
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DOGGETTJA Member
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A good turn out today. I was hoping for a 100 but we had over 40 people attend. Took a little walk in the park and then brain stormed. Lots of good ideas. Had several new faces which was good. All the information will be compiled and should be public record in about 10 days. |
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Baseball Buddy Member
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Great info from all that came out for the workshop. I was impressed with the ideas from the children that helped out. We need more children involved in filling out the survey. If you are online, have your children complete one also. They are a large part of the community and we need their input also. Even if they can't vote they can be heard this way. |
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FatPappy Member
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40 people sounds like a pretty good crowd around these parts. Did any opposition folks show up? BB, did you hulk out? |
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S. Smith Moderator
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Baseball Buddy did not "hulk out" as far as I could see. I did not see any big green guys running around the meeting and splitting their regular-sized clothes. Everyone in attendance seemed very well behaved. I also saw some good ideas as far as what people would like in the park. |
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FatPappy Member
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Well, I'm glad I didn't miss a good hulk out! Sounds like it went good. I reckon we'll see what happens. |
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FatPappy Member
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Some people want to frame the park question in terms of "needs" vs. "wants". I assume this is so we can "logically" reach the conclusion that a dumb ol' park is just a "want" an' therefore somethin' we can do without. By that logic eyesight might be considered merely a "want" since many visually impaired people can function well without the benefits of eyesight. Pappy thinks we reach a more meaningful evaluation if we look at it in terms of value to the community. Will a park with an amphitheatre (etc.) provide greater value to the community than the cost its installation an' maintenance will incur? Yes! Immeasurably more! When foresight is what we need, willful blindness is what they want. |
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DOGGETTJA Member
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Well said Pappy. |
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