Thursday, November 10, 2011
Gunlock Park
The scout projects have nearly been completed for the Gunlock Park. The cement is in, the hoops are in and the light is in. There have been many children in Gunlock who have already enjoyed this addition.
GSSD in November
By Sara Laub
Dusty Leavitt submitted his name to fill the vacancy in the Gunlock Special Service District. Concerns of attendance were brought up for Dusty Leavitt and Scott Holt as their schedules are conflicting with meeting times. The board voted Dusty Leavitt in to fill the vacancy and hope to resolve some attendance concerns by possibly moving the meeting time.
All tests have passed and it has been decided that the air vents are not causing the water flow problems. There is a blockage in the water line and it has been narrowed down to a certain length of pipe. Jay Leavitt is optimistic that removing this blockage will solve the water flow problems. He has proposed to use a probe to find the plug.
The board had to approve an appropriation increase in the 2011 budget because of the flood damage repair cost. The tentative 2012 budget was also approved and is ready for the December meeting.
The maps of the water system are nearly done and the board members are excited to have a large copy to put in the office as a reference.
Dusty Leavitt submitted his name to fill the vacancy in the Gunlock Special Service District. Concerns of attendance were brought up for Dusty Leavitt and Scott Holt as their schedules are conflicting with meeting times. The board voted Dusty Leavitt in to fill the vacancy and hope to resolve some attendance concerns by possibly moving the meeting time.
All tests have passed and it has been decided that the air vents are not causing the water flow problems. There is a blockage in the water line and it has been narrowed down to a certain length of pipe. Jay Leavitt is optimistic that removing this blockage will solve the water flow problems. He has proposed to use a probe to find the plug.
The board had to approve an appropriation increase in the 2011 budget because of the flood damage repair cost. The tentative 2012 budget was also approved and is ready for the December meeting.
The maps of the water system are nearly done and the board members are excited to have a large copy to put in the office as a reference.
Thanksgiving Thoughts
*An optimist is a person who starts a new diet on Thanksgiving Day.
--Irv Kupcine Thanksgiving
*Once, when my feet were bare, and I had not the means of obtaining shoes I came to the chief of Kufah in a state of much dejection, and saw there a man who had no feet. I returned thanks to God and acknowledged his mercies, and endured my want of shoes with patience - Sadi, The Gulistan
*The pilgrims made seven times more graves than huts … nevertheless, set aside a day of thanksgiving. --H. W. Westermayer
*On Thanksgiving Day we acknowledge our dependence. --William Jennings Bryan
*Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving. --WT Purkiser
*8000 calorie poem May your stuffing be tasty May your turkey plump, May your potatoes and gravy have nary a lump. May your yams be delicious and your pies take the prize, and may your Thanksgiving dinner stay off your thighs! -Unknown
*Once, when my feet were bare, and I had not the means of obtaining shoes I came to the chief of Kufah in a state of much dejection, and saw there a man who had no feet. I returned thanks to God and acknowledged his mercies, and endured my want of shoes with patience - Sadi, The Gulistan
*The pilgrims made seven times more graves than huts … nevertheless, set aside a day of thanksgiving. --H. W. Westermayer
*On Thanksgiving Day we acknowledge our dependence. --William Jennings Bryan
*Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving. --WT Purkiser
*8000 calorie poem May your stuffing be tasty May your turkey plump, May your potatoes and gravy have nary a lump. May your yams be delicious and your pies take the prize, and may your Thanksgiving dinner stay off your thighs! -Unknown
The First Thanksgiving
By Damon Goldsmith
www.infoplease.com
The first American Thanksgiving was celebrated in 1621, to commemorate the harvest reaped by the Plymouth Colony after a harsh winter. In that year Governor William Bradford proclaimed a day of thanksgiving. The colonists celebrated it as a traditional English harvest feast, to which they invited the local Wampanoag Indians.
Days of thanksgiving were celebrated throughout the colonies after fall harvests. All thirteen colonies did not, however, celebrate Thanksgiving at the same time until October 1777. George Washington was the first president to declare the holiday, in 1789.
A New National Holiday
By the mid–1800s, many states observed a Thanksgiving holiday. Meanwhile, the poet and editor Sarah J. Hale had begun lobbying for a national Thanksgiving holiday. During the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln, looking for ways to unite the nation, discussed the subject with Hale. In 1863 he gave his Thanksgiving Proclamation, declaring the last Thursday in November a day of thanksgiving. In 1939, 1940, and 1941 Franklin D. Roosevelt, seeking to lengthen the Christmas shopping season, proclaimed Thanksgiving the third Thursday in November. Controversy followed, and Congress passed a joint resolution in 1941 decreeing that Thanksgiving should fall on the fourth Thursday of November, where it remains.
www.infoplease.com
A New National Holiday
By the mid–1800s, many states observed a Thanksgiving holiday. Meanwhile, the poet and editor Sarah J. Hale had begun lobbying for a national Thanksgiving holiday. During the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln, looking for ways to unite the nation, discussed the subject with Hale. In 1863 he gave his Thanksgiving Proclamation, declaring the last Thursday in November a day of thanksgiving. In 1939, 1940, and 1941 Franklin D. Roosevelt, seeking to lengthen the Christmas shopping season, proclaimed Thanksgiving the third Thursday in November. Controversy followed, and Congress passed a joint resolution in 1941 decreeing that Thanksgiving should fall on the fourth Thursday of November, where it remains.
Thanksgiving Word Search
Thanksgiving Word Search
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Gunlock Town Events: Nov-Dec 2011
Gunlock Town Events
Nov 3: GSSD meeting 7pm at the Town Hall
Nov 6: Daylight Savings
Nov 8: Election Day
Nov 9: NWSSD meeting at 7pm at Brookside Fire Station
Nov 17: Gunlock Fire Department Meeting. 7pm at the fire station.
Nov 24: Thanksgiving Day
Dec 1: GSSD meeting 7pm at the Town Hall
Dec 14: NWSSD mtg 7pm at Brookside Fire Station
Dec 15: Gunlock Fire Department meeting at 7pm at the Gunlock Fire Station
Dec 24: Gunlock Christmas Party 5:00pm at the Gunlock Town Hall
Dec 25: Christmas Day
Nov 3: GSSD meeting 7pm at the Town Hall
Nov 6: Daylight Savings
Nov 8: Election Day
Nov 9: NWSSD meeting at 7pm at Brookside Fire Station
Nov 17: Gunlock Fire Department Meeting. 7pm at the fire station.
Nov 24: Thanksgiving Day
Dec 1: GSSD meeting 7pm at the Town Hall
Dec 14: NWSSD mtg 7pm at Brookside Fire Station
Dec 15: Gunlock Fire Department meeting at 7pm at the Gunlock Fire Station
Dec 24: Gunlock Christmas Party 5:00pm at the Gunlock Town Hall
Dec 25: Christmas Day
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