ALL Parish residents are encouraged to attend the 2006 budget
meeting on Thursday, Nov. 10 at 6 PM at the Mills and Petrie
Memorial Gymnasium, 2938 East Main Street. Let's make sure they put
back the Parish Summer Rec. program back in the budget, with at
least as much funding as they have allowed in the past. It is so
important for YOU to attend this meeting!
Special Olympics held a walk on October 23 to raise money to keep
the program running. The Parish Training club over $800 alone.
They had a good time. The group is also selling coupon books "Buy
One Get One Free" for $25. These will make great Christmas gifts.
Many thanks to everyone who donated to the walk, especially Fred,
Bridget and Kathy Swartz, who are such a great help. For more
information on Special Olympics or on the coupon books, please, call
Jan Morse at 625-7578.
There were approximately 50 Parish area Girl Scouts and family
members gathered at the Parish Methodist Church on Wednesday,
October 26 for the annual Rededication/Investiture Ceremony. There
were six troops represented this year. This is when the girls
devote or recommit their pledge to Girl Scouts and receive pins,
badges or year strips. The Girl Scouts also put on skits or sang
songs to the delight of all.
Fred, Bridget, and Kathy Swartz called on Jonathon, Brenda, Max and
Maggie Swartz of Rochester on Saturday, October 29. Jeremy and
Carrie Swartz Wells and their son Dylan of Fredericksburg, VA were
visiting for the weekend. Colleen Swartz Cicchetti and son, Brandon
spent the day there, spending time with family, while husband Todd
and their other son, Patrick, were off on a scouting weekend. Does
wolfing down a "garbage plate" ring any bells with the Swartz clan?
The Parish-Hastings Presbyterian Church members will join the Mexico
Presbyterian Church members for a combined service on Sunday, Nov.
13 in Mexico at 10 a.m. The church choirs will be singing again as
a joint choir. There will be no services at the Parish-Hastings
Presbyterian Church on that Sunday, Nov. 13.
Parish Community Recreation has started an e-group for the Parish
area, hoping that it will provide Parish with valuable information
on what is going on in the community. There are pictures posted,
events plotted on the calendar and a place where documents can be
stored that would be available to you, like registration forms etc.
This site is by invitation only to keep it a safer environment. But
please take a few moments to check it out at
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/Parish-Community-Recreation/.
And if you decide you want to have access to all of this, email
guindfam@... and an invitation will be sent out to you. Send
us your upcoming events so it can be plotted on the calendar!
The United Methodist Church will host a $3 soup and sandwich
luncheon at the Parish Fire Station on Election Day, Tuesday,
November 8 from 11 AM through 2 PM.
At 4 PM until all are served the Parish United Methodist Church will
host a Roast Pork dinner at the Parish Fire Station on Tuesday, Nov.
8, "Election Day." The dinner will include pork, potato, vegetable,
desert and beverage. Adult- $6.50; Senior- $6.00; Children 6-11
years of age- $3; with 5 and under free. Take outs will be
available.
Parish Summer Recreation has the Summer Rec 2005 video now available
on dvd. If you would like to purchase one for only $5, please
contact Mary Lou Guindon at 625-4575 or guindfam@....
PCR open gym time has begun with the not so pleasant weather, Friday
from 6-9 PM open basketball; Sat. 1-4 PM open gym for youth; and
open men's basketball on Sunday evening from 6-9 PM at the Mills and
Petrie Memorial Gymnasium, 2938 East Main Street.
Isabel Wolseley Torrey will be the guest speaker at the Parish Town
Historical Society (PTHS) Nov. 9, 7 PM meeting. The PTHS meetings
are held at the Mills and Petrie Memorial Gymnasium, 2938 East Main.
You won't want to miss this opportunity to hear Isabel "reminiscing
on the past." Isabel co-wrote "The Journalist's Bookshelf" and her
recent "Don't Holler Until You're Hurt" and will have copies
available for purchase and will be happy to sign them. The PTHS
will have their book "Uphill Both Ways" and the PTHS 2006 calendars
available that night as well.
The Hastings-Parish VFW and the Parish American Legion Russell-
Horning Post 601's annual Veteran's Day ceremony will be held on
Friday, Nov. 11 at 11 a.m. rain or shine at the Veteran Park. The
dedication of the new monument will take place immediately
following.
Parish Community Recreation's "Family Movie Night" will held at the
Mills and Petrie Memorial Gymnasium moves to Saturday November 19.
Showing "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" at 6 PM and "The
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" will be shown approximately at 8
PM. For $2 you will receive one can of soda and a bottomless bag of
popcorn.
The Williamstown Shopping Bus will stop at the Parish Fire Station
on the second Monday of the month at approximately 9:20 a.m. and
returning around 3:30 p.m. The shoppers will be traveling to Great
Northern Mall or Wal-Mart on Monday Nov. 14. In December the group
will go to Shoppingtown-DeWitt, the route will alternate between
these two locations. The cost for the bus is now $4. If you are
interested and would like to sign up, please call Mary Lou at 625-
4575 or for more information contact Marjorie Rood at 245-1032.
To make this column interesting and informative, we need to hear
from you, email information to guindfam@... or call 625-4575.