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Everywhere I looked the past few weeks was "hustle and bustle"...not very conducive to sitting back and relaxing. The Northern Wayne Library, through the curtesy of the Hess Corp. hired Hanstine Excavating to remedy the problem of a possibly permanently damaged foundation by installing a drainage system. There was much activity around the building since 15 to 20 Hess people scurried about to help improve the digging site.

Happy B-days to Pat Gill, Joyce Peake,  Carly Erdman, Bernie Robinson, Arthur Keast, Justin Faletta, Tom Pasternack, Al Campbell, Walt Terry Sr., Dominick Lent, David Wright, Chris Caffery, Owen Price, John Lillie, James Dixon, Stan Zory, Elaine Banvat, Christina Knapp and Audrey Zielinski.

Lookout, Lookout!  In view of reports of three recent burglaries in our area, we should be extra alert to unusual signs and behaviors on the properties in our specific neighborhood.

I have taken this opportunity to support our current acting Sheriff Mark Steelman for Wayne County sheriff.  Mark has been with the Sheriff’s Department for many years, training under Sheriff Charles Morelli. Since Mark has taken over the Wayne County Sheriff’s department he has continued the work initiated by Sheriff Morelli.

These babies were born recently at Wayne Memorial Hospital.

I have been outdoors lately doing fall yard clean-up, and have been reminiscing about memories of my hometown in autumn.

One of the most interesting star clusters in the night sky that are easy to view, is the famed Double Cluster of Perseus. You can just see them with unaided eyes in a dark sky, as two fuzzy patches next to each other. The view with binoculars is great, and with a backyard telescope at low power, outstanding.

Continued from last week

The D&H Canal Company converted the railroad to steam power in 1900. The D&H in 1907 deeded to the Commonwealth 613 acres for $5.00. The Brick House stands on 3 of these acres. The Aqua Water Company has over 250 acres and other acreage is owned by a group of property owners including the Common- wealth.

The drawing (above) by 2nd grader Annalyse Holbert presents a bird’s-eye view of a wooly bear caterpillar – resting atop a flower, or maybe nibbling a petal, as I’ve sometimes seen one do. Her original drawing, in color, shows the black segments at each end, and a beautiful red-brown band in the center.

Thankfully, the view on Eighmy Road as I write today does NOT include snow! Those flakes arrived way too early last week, and we’re delighted they did not stick around too long.

This question, found in Exodus 4:2, is the question presented to Moses when God was instructing him to lead the children of Israel out of Egypt.

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With no decent shoes, 11-year-old Lejla Allison begged her mom not to send her to school. Her worn-out sneakers had gaping holes where rain and cold could seep in. Her father had wired them shut, but they offered little protection for her feet.

Ludmila Sturm, a resident of Ellen Memorial Healthcare Center, celebrated her 100th birthday on Friday, October 9th. Ludmila celebrated with friends at the Alpine restaurant where she was treated to dinner and dessert.