It looks like everyone is settling in and enjoying the new year. A week’s worth of mild weather, with no snow in sight, certainly helps the situation.
While the light dusting we had last week was pretty, it was far from desirable—at least for me. I recall wishing very hard for snow when I was a child, sleeping with a wooden spoon under my pillow and wearing my pajamas inside out because, according to superstition, that’s what we had to do to get a snow day.
Now I buy extra wooden spoons to leave in the kitchen drawer and I wear two pairs of pajamas, the right way, just to stave off the white stuff.
Don’t get me wrong, I love a great snowstorm just as much as the next gal. It’s just the mess afterward that I could live without. With luck, we’ll get a few good storms this winter immediately followed by 60-degree weather that will melt all the white stuff away.
Congratulations to my daughter Brittany who finished her first semester at Suffolk County Community College with a 3.9 GPA and found herself named to the dean’s list. We are so proud of you.
Amy Boden of Riverhead, a sophomore at York College in Pennsylvania, was also named to the dean’s list at her school for the fall semester. Amy is majoring in recreation and leisure administration and has made her family very proud.
This Saturday, January 12, from 1 to 7 p.m., you can stop by the Flanders Firehouse and give the gift of life. The blood drive is being cosponsored by firefighters and the Flanders, Riverside and Northampton Community Association.
All donors will receive a fleece scarf and glove set donated by Long Island Blood Services, and will also be treated to hot soup and hero sandwiches. Please consider giving blood; your donations save lives every single day.
If you are not quite ready to let go of the holiday season, then you will want to make plans to attend the Winter Soiree being sponsored by the Waters Edge and Bay View Pines civic associations, the Flanders, Riverside and Northampton Community Association and the Friends of the Big Duck.
The annual celebration will include dinner, music, a cash bar and dancing at the Flanders Men’s Club off Flanders Road from 6 to 10 p.m. on Saturday, January 19. This event offers a great opportunity to mingle with neighbors, especially those who you may not have seen for some time.
Tickets are $10 each and payment must be made ASAP. Please make your checks payable to the “Bay View Pines Civic and Taxpayers Association” and mail them to Therese Bauer, Treasurer, BVPC&TA, P.O. Box 1475, Riverhead, NY 11901.
If you are not too tired after partying all night long, you may want to register for the Big Duck ERG Race scheduled for Sunday, January 20, at 8:30 a.m., also at Flanders Men’s Club. Participants will compete on ergometers (rowing machines) and the event is open to everyone, beginners and experts.
Registration costs $25—there is a discount for students—and can be done online at www.regattacentral.com. Registration closes on Wednesday, January 16, so don’t delay. Need more information? Please call the club at 631-786-4334.
on Jan 7, 2013