I feel like I should be writing about opening day of the baseball season or Easter based on all of the recent spring-like weather. But I’m afraid the colder weather will be here soon enough. We had our fair share of cold weather last year and I’m looking forward to getting off easy this year ... please?
The warm temperatures provided an excellent opportunity to decorate the house for Christmas and my hubby, Chuck, definitely took advantage. (He hung the outside lights while wearing a T-shirt!) What a nice way to end a great holiday weekend. Personally, I always enjoy driving around the neighborhood and showing Mackenzie all of the pretty lights. Please feel free to let me know where the awesome holiday displays are in Flanders and Riverside so I can spread the word. Even the Big Duck is now lit up for the holidays—assuming that Wednesday night’s weather was accommodating.
Happy birthday wishes are going out this week to Barbra Merker who celebrated her special day on Wednesday, November 30. Rob and Rebecca send their love and best wishes for a wonderful year ahead. Plenty of love is coming from the Rocco household, too!
Phillips Avenue Elementary School officials hosted their second annual Pancake Breakfast last Wednesday, November 23, at the school. Hundreds of families came down for a free pancake breakfast served by administrators, School Board members, teachers and staffers. The event serves as a community-wide thank you. Principal Debra Rodgers would like to thank everyone who helped make this year’s breakfast such a great success. She’s already looking forward to next year’s event.
The Southampton Town Youth Bureau is hosting a Glow in the Dark Night this Friday, December 2, from 6:30 to 10 p.m., at the SYS Facility located at 1370A Majors Path in Southampton. The event is geared for those in the sixth grade and older. Admission is $10. Activities include dodgeball, basketball and football. There will be music and free transportation. For more information, please call 702-2425.
Flanders seniors are hosting a Christmas Holiday Fair on Saturday, December 3, from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m., at the David W. Crohan Community Center in Flanders. Organizers are still looking for vendors; it costs $20 per table and vendors need to bring their own tables. Everyone is invited to stop by. For more details, give Ruth a buzz at 702-2375.
The next meeting of the Friends of the Big Duck will be held on Tuesday, December 6, at 7 p.m., at the David W. Crohan Community Center on Flanders Road in Flanders. The group is expecting a new shipment of Big Duck models that they assure will be a big hit in terms of holiday gifts. Stop down at the meeting and bring a friend.
The Twin Forks chapter of The Compassionate Friends, a group that assists parents who have lost a child, is now making plans for its 15th annual Worldwide Candle Lighting ceremony. This year’s vigil will be held on Sunday, December 11, at the East Quogue United Methodist Church on Montauk Highway in East Quogue. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. All are welcome. For more information about the organization, call 877-969-0010 or visit www.compassionatefriends.org.
on Nov 29, 2011