Two reminders
about tomorrow
·
Don’t forget to leave your bag containing
non-perishables out front of your mailbox
before mail carrier arrives. It’s the annual
Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive sponsored by
the National Association of Letter Carriers.
Your food donation will go to the pantries of
WUMCO-Help.
·Preston King of the Town staff tells POL
that there are still many openings for
youngsters to participate in the annual Youth
Fishing Tournament, starting at 9:00 a.m. at
the Collier Circle Pond.
In this issue
It was a shorter meeting than usual on Monday
night, but the Commissioners dealt with two
very significant matters—giving the go-ahead
for major street repaving and sidewalk
construction and agreeing to purchase a parcel
of land that will figure significantly in the
Town’s future plans for parks and recreation.
And on Wednesday night the Parks Board sent
to the Town Commissioners a recommendation
in favor of the concept of a skate park. These
and a number of other developments can be
read on PUBLIC AFFAIRS.
All kinds of new information, especially on
community events, is posted for the first time
on CALENDAR AND BULLETIN BOARD.
On COMMUNITY NEWS ‘N PEOPLE we
profile a local man’s painful experience with a
nasty disease and what he is doing to save
others from a similar scenario. As usual, you will find a number of other stories on this, our most popular, page.
In his letter to the editor a reader tries to set the record straight on aspersions made by two letter writers about a third letter writer and in the process takes POL to task for printing the first two letters. This—and the Editor’s periodic effort to set the record straight in some of the recent articles in The Western Montgomery Bulletin—comprise LETTERS AND COMMENTARY this week.
"What's that? Uh -- Playoffs? Don't talk about -- playoffs? You kidding me? Playoffs?" That's right, it's playoff time for the PHS spring sports season and we've got your team-by-team breakdown on each squad's chances. Find out who plays where, plus get the latest on summer league basketball tryouts in YOUTH SPORTS.
This week in history
On May 9, 1914, Mother's Day became a public holiday. (Infoplease website)
On May 10, 1869, a golden spike was driven at Promontory, Utah, marking the completion of the first transcontinental railroad in the United States. (New York Times website)
On May 14, 1948, British rule in Palestine came to an end as The Jewish National Council proclaimed the State of Israel. Within hours, Israel was under attack from Arab forces. (Infoplease website)
On May 16, 1868, the first ballot on one of 11 articles of impeachment in the U.S. Senate failed to convict President Andrew Johnson. (Infoplease website)
