Holy cow!!!   Mother Nature sure isn’t cooperating with nice weather at all.  Most of the week was cold, windy and cloudy.  Saturday was a really nice day.  Sunday was miserable with rain and cold all day.  Not a good day to help Mom’s celebrate their special day.  Last I heard, rain almost all week again, with Wednesday the nicer day.  Enough already.  We’ll need goats and cows pretty soon if the grass keeps growing with all the rain.  On Sunday our power and phones were out for an hour and a half, due to someone hitting a pole.

Sympathy to the family, relatives and friends of James Eugene Spence who passed away on Sunday, the 12th.  Funeral was held on Wednesday, the 15th at St. Basil’s Church, with burial in the Parish cemetery.

DATES TO REMEMBER:  Wednesday – May 15th – street sweeping.

Tuesday – May 21st – Voting,  7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Township Building.  Get out and vote.  It’s your right.

Wednesday – May 22nd –  Civic meeting, 6 p.m. at the Township Building.  NOTE CHANGE OF DAY.

Monday – May 27th – 10 a.m. –  Memorial Day services, 10 a.m. in the Park.  Speaker will be Les Isett.  Placing the wreath will be Kathy Isett.

Saturday – June 8th – Dumpster at the Township Building.

Saturday – July 6th – Annual Lopez Flea Market, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Pavilion.  Tables available and also booths.  Contact me at info below for more information.

Saturday – August 3rd – Lopez Old Home Day, Noon to midnight, at the Pavilion.  Lots of fun for everyone.  Watch for the ad in the Sully for details.

Congratulations to Josh and Mindy Anderson on the birth of their daughter, Collette Josephine on the 10th.  Josh is the son of Andrea (Matychak) Anderson.  Good luck with the new bundle of joy.

Bob, Jr. and Tyler McGuire, Hunlock Creek, spent Saturday with Bob and JoAnn McGuire and helped her celebrate Mother’s Day.  Tyler enjoyed fishing at the pond, along with Kaeleigh and Kyleigh McDonald.  Caught some fish, but threw them back.  Just fun for the kids.

Happy Birthday to Janet Weidner, 22nd; Susan Aharonian, 24th;  and Tanya Stasiak, 25th.  Hope you all have a nice day.

Marc Fenster, Jr., Philly, spent a couple of days at his home on Church Street.

St. Vladimirs Church has pierogies for sale.  To order, call 570-928-1099.

HINT:  “Place some orange peels in a Mason jar; fill with vinegar. Let sit for two weeks.  Pour vinegar into a spray bottle and use for cleaning, bug spray and to eliminate ants.”

I think that’s the news from this chilly back yard in Lopez.  Enjoy your week.  Somehow we’ll manage.  We always seem to cope.  Might have to wear a light jacket or use the umbrella, but it’s all good.  Have news, call me at 570-928-9238; mail me; see me; or e-mail me at news@lopezpa.com.  I’ll get it in for you.  Thanks for reading and I’ll be here next time.

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