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Judy writes
This has been an extremely busy week in our town. Monday evening was the last regular town council meeting and while many people did not come out, it was still interesting. The council is attempting to get a moratorium passed on hydraulic fracturing in this area and it took some time for town attorney James Campbell to explain that there just is not enough case law yet in this field to rush into these decisions without going through the proper channels. The end-of-the year wrap up meeting is Wednesday, Dec. 28, at 7 p.m. and all are invited.
Tuesday saw the Springwater–Websters Crossing Historical Society meeting at the Springwater American Legion Hall and Ralph Hamilton and his troubadours — the Branches — will be serenading us with lively Christmas carols. Thirty-one people attended the dish-to-pass supper and Christmas program and many stayed beyond the normal time to chat with Supervisor-elect Deborah Babbitt and some of the other elected officials. It was nice to kick back and listen to the conversations.
Tuesday evening was also voting night for the Springwater Fire Department Board of Fire Commissioners. Chris Naczynski was elected to the board and Tracy Smith was returned to her position as secretary. For the first time in many years, we had more than 1 percent of the registered voters participate in this election.
On Wednesday, the Livingston County American Legion held their meeting and dinner in Springwater. Twenty-five men and women came out for the event and enjoyed a good dinner and lively discussion. Thursday, the Ladies Auxiliary Unit of Springwater Post 905 hosted a chicken and biscuit luncheon for several seniors from the community. There was Christmas trivia and music, laughter and lots of good conversation to fill up three hours.
Friday found this writer in the kitchen at the Springwater Legion without too much help until the supervisor-elect and her family showed up for dinner. They saw the kitchen was understaffed and immediately volunteered to help us. It was a night of surprise and laughter for our guests as well as those who ventured near the kitchen.
As we turn the calendar to the end of the year, I want to wish all of you a very Merry and blessed Christmas and Happy Hanukah to our readers of the Jewish faith. We have much to look forward to in 2012, and a lot of work to be done to bring our community together. Refocusing on our agrarian roots and building on that heritage is important. Learning from each other and sharing that knowledge will also be important as we get one year closer to our sesquicentennial celebration in 2016.
Judy writes
This has been an extremely busy week in our town. Monday evening was the last regular town council meeting and while many people did not come out, it was still interesting. The council is attempting to get a moratorium passed on hydraulic fracturing in this area and it took some time for town attorney James Campbell to explain that there just is not enough case law yet in this field to rush into these decisions without going through the proper channels. The end-of-the year wrap up meeting is Wednesday, Dec. 28, at 7 p.m. and all are invited.
Tuesday saw the Springwater–Websters Crossing Historical Society meeting at the Springwater American Legion Hall and Ralph Hamilton and his troubadours — the Branches — will be serenading us with lively Christmas carols. Thirty-one people attended the dish-to-pass supper and Christmas program and many stayed beyond the normal time to chat with Supervisor-elect Deborah Babbitt and some of the other elected officials. It was nice to kick back and listen to the conversations.
Tuesday evening was also voting night for the Springwater Fire Department Board of Fire Commissioners. Chris Naczynski was elected to the board and Tracy Smith was returned to her position as secretary. For the first time in many years, we had more than 1 percent of the registered voters participate in this election.
On Wednesday, the Livingston County American Legion held their meeting and dinner in Springwater. Twenty-five men and women came out for the event and enjoyed a good dinner and lively discussion. Thursday, the Ladies Auxiliary Unit of Springwater Post 905 hosted a chicken and biscuit luncheon for several seniors from the community. There was Christmas trivia and music, laughter and lots of good conversation to fill up three hours.
Friday found this writer in the kitchen at the Springwater Legion without too much help until the supervisor-elect and her family showed up for dinner. They saw the kitchen was understaffed and immediately volunteered to help us. It was a night of surprise and laughter for our guests as well as those who ventured near the kitchen.
As we turn the calendar to the end of the year, I want to wish all of you a very Merry and blessed Christmas and Happy Hanukah to our readers of the Jewish faith. We have much to look forward to in 2012, and a lot of work to be done to bring our community together. Refocusing on our agrarian roots and building on that heritage is important. Learning from each other and sharing that knowledge will also be important as we get one year closer to our sesquicentennial celebration in 2016.
Have a happy and safe holiday.
Katherine writes
Please put the Webster’s Crossing United Methodist Church Candlelight Service on your calendar for 8 p.m. this coming Saturday, Dec. 24, Christmas Eve. Pastor Leonard Broseker is looking forward to having a good crowd of people attending and many Christmas Carols will be sung. Those wishing a little earlier service are invited to attend the Candlelight Service at Springwater UMC at 5 p.m..
The Spaghetti Dinner and Music Jam was fairly well attended, but we missed Pat Martindale who ended up at Strong Memorial Hospital for surgery. Our prayers are with her for a speedy recovery and also for Betty Van Scooter and Mildred Stone who are at Noyes Memorial Hospital; and for Ralph Hamilton, as he hurt his back loading his heavy amplifier into his pickup truck after the music jam. Thanks to all who attended and worked on the dinner.
Judy has told you about the busy week in downtown Springwater; I would like to tell you about my week. We have been cleaning up the plantations at All Western Evergreen Nursery & Christmas Tree Farm by cutting down the stumps in all the lots and carting away the trunks of trees and branches left by the harvesting of trees for the traditional season. We’ve made trips to Leake’s Fix-it Shop in York to have the chains sharpened for all the chain saws and to service the weed eater that has been used for hours and hours all year to make it possible to keep the weeds down under the trees. The load of gravel delivered to the landing behind the house by Belanger’s Sand and Gravel from Wayland was raked over the area as far as it would go. Customers were waited on from all over, mainly due to the Internet website, the great article and ad in the Weekender by Diane Olson, ads on WDNY Radio and in the Genesee Country Express and article by D.J. Smith on the front page of the Livingston County News. The equipment for shaking, drilling, and baling was stored for the winter on Monday, but a few fresh-cut trees are still left on the pin display rack for the last minute shoppers. Many thanks are in order for our customers and to the young people and adults that worked on the farm. May you all have a wonderful Christmas this week!
On Wednesday evening, Dec. 14, I had the privilege of representing our town clerk, Pat Willsea, at the final exam reports by eight groups of SUNY Geneseo students in the public relations branding project for Springwater under the direction of Professor Mary L. Mohan. Those of us present were definitely impressed by the wonderful ideas for Springwater presented by the young people. They recorded their impressions based on a visit to the town to talk to residents and came up with creative possibilities they envisioned for the future of Springwater. In February, they are invited to come to a Springwater–Webster Crossing Historical Society meeting to present the information to the residents. The possible date of Feb. 7 (since the second Tuesday is Valentine’s Day and presumably no one would want to come on that date) is in the works, with the traditional dish-to-pass dinner and program. The place is yet to be announced.
