Tuesday, June 5. If you are a West Marlborough resident, please put it on your calendar. It's the monthly township supervisors' meeting, and if you read my column regularly you know they are thinking about imposing an 0.5 percent earned-income tax on township residents to help get the township out of its financial hole. Come to the meeting and let the board know what you think.
The township planning commission meets first, at 7 p.m., and the supervisors meet afterward, usually around 7:45 p.m. Hope to see you at the township building in Doe Run.
Monday, May 21, 2012
Feel the burn
The college kids are home for the summer, and three of them stood behind me in my gym class today.
After a half-hour abdominal workout, we started the cardio and strength training portion by doing lunges, squats and frog jumps across the room, followed by squat-thrusts, plank pushups and jumping jacks.
The young ladies, all college athletes judging from their team T-shirts, were clearly getting more than they bargained for and exchanged looks of disbelief, much to the delight of our instructor.
"Horrible pain!" one exclaimed.
Afterwards I asked them what they thought of the class.
"That was so ... intense," one said in amazement. "And we were the youngest ones there!"
Gotta say, that boosted my spirits.
After a half-hour abdominal workout, we started the cardio and strength training portion by doing lunges, squats and frog jumps across the room, followed by squat-thrusts, plank pushups and jumping jacks.
The young ladies, all college athletes judging from their team T-shirts, were clearly getting more than they bargained for and exchanged looks of disbelief, much to the delight of our instructor.
"Horrible pain!" one exclaimed.
Afterwards I asked them what they thought of the class.
"That was so ... intense," one said in amazement. "And we were the youngest ones there!"
Gotta say, that boosted my spirits.
Prom night
A young friend of mine is more than ready to put UHS behind him and head off to college in the big city. He originally had no intention of going to the senior prom on Saturday night, but then a friend asked him to be her date, and his mother told him he'd regret it if he didn't go, so he reluctantly agreed.
On Sunday I saw Facebook photos of him grinning broadly and posing with a series of stunningly beautiful Unionville girls. I asked his mother how things went.
"He came home and said, `It was one of the best nights of my life,'" she reported. "This from the kid who didn't want to go!"
On Sunday I saw Facebook photos of him grinning broadly and posing with a series of stunningly beautiful Unionville girls. I asked his mother how things went.
"He came home and said, `It was one of the best nights of my life,'" she reported. "This from the kid who didn't want to go!"
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Fast times
I was heading north on Route 82 at Blow Horn earlier this evening and a vehicle was starting to pull out from Route 841, also headed north. I observed this with mild irritation, as I tend to get stuck behind vehicles that go rather slowly up those hills. But as the car pulled out into the intersection, I realized I needn't have worried. It was a black Mustang. A black convertible Mustang. A black convertible Mustang driven by a young guy without a shirt on. I think he was already blowing through Coatesville by the time I hit Rokeby.
Get this boy an agent!
Growing up in a family of avid sports fans (mostly Steelers supporters, alas), the young Tally-ho has perfected the art of the post-game interview with the press even though he is still in elementary school. He and his father ran in the Kennett Run on Saturday.
"I did really well," he said. His time for the 5K course was ten seconds off his all-time best -- BUT, he was quick to add, the course was a hilly one, the weather was "very warm," it was crowded (more than 2,600 runners), and his allergies were acting up. He ended up winning a third-place medal for his age group, which all of us think is mighty fine. He said his legs were still hurting the next day.
"I did really well," he said. His time for the 5K course was ten seconds off his all-time best -- BUT, he was quick to add, the course was a hilly one, the weather was "very warm," it was crowded (more than 2,600 runners), and his allergies were acting up. He ended up winning a third-place medal for his age group, which all of us think is mighty fine. He said his legs were still hurting the next day.
Buck and Doe
It was a picture-perfect day for the annual Buck & Doe Trust Chuckwagon Breakfast on Sunday: bright sun and a cloudless blue sky overhead, and the stunning landscape of the Laurels preserve. The traditional menu for the "Spring Fling" is strawberries, pancakes, doughnuts and sausage -- this year with the addition of monkey bread! -- and as always everything was scrumptious. There were lots of Unionville neighbors on hand and plenty of dogs and children.
It always feels odd to drive down the gravel road to the Twin Bridges where the brunch is held; normally the road is open to hikers, bicyclists and riders only.
Amy McKenna, president of the Trust, stood on a bench to give a speech about the group's activities this past year, and David Shields of the Brandywine Conservancy was on hand to sign his new book, "Catalyst for Conservation," about how the Laurels came into being. I've heard David give his talk about how the Conservancy preserved the former King Ranch land, and it is a truly fascinating story. His 112-page book, cowritten with Bill Benson, is available for sale at $24.95 at the Brandywine River Museum's shop and online.
It always feels odd to drive down the gravel road to the Twin Bridges where the brunch is held; normally the road is open to hikers, bicyclists and riders only.
Amy McKenna, president of the Trust, stood on a bench to give a speech about the group's activities this past year, and David Shields of the Brandywine Conservancy was on hand to sign his new book, "Catalyst for Conservation," about how the Laurels came into being. I've heard David give his talk about how the Conservancy preserved the former King Ranch land, and it is a truly fascinating story. His 112-page book, cowritten with Bill Benson, is available for sale at $24.95 at the Brandywine River Museum's shop and online.
Love a parade
Monday, May 28, is Memorial Day, and the parade kicks off in Kennett Square at 10 a.m. It's always lots of fun. I'll be there with two friends who absolutely love attending parades (in fact, that's one of the first things I learned about them).
As the Facebook listing says: "The town's largest parade includes marching bands, fife and drum corps & color guard groups, antique military vehicles and vintage convertibles, Civil War & Revolutionary War re-enactors, bagpipers, Little League teams, and much much more." I mean, really: what's not to like!
Hooray to Bill Taylor and his helpers for organizing this wonderful small-town event.
As the Facebook listing says: "The town's largest parade includes marching bands, fife and drum corps & color guard groups, antique military vehicles and vintage convertibles, Civil War & Revolutionary War re-enactors, bagpipers, Little League teams, and much much more." I mean, really: what's not to like!
Hooray to Bill Taylor and his helpers for organizing this wonderful small-town event.
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