Lanark News

Boo! Have a safe and fun Halloween. When you get back from the parties, don’t forget to move your clock back one hour. Check the batteries in your smoke alarm while you’re at it, too.

            Next weekend, Nov. 6 and 7, is the Florida Seafood Festival in Battery Park in Apalachicola. Lots of food, crafts, rides, music, and fun, fun, fun! The parade will be on Saturday, step off at 10 a.m. Get out there and enjoy yourself.

            Keep Saturday, Dec. 5 open; there will be a variety show at Chillas Hall in Lanark Village for local talent. More on this later.

            A big thank-you, and a round of applause, for the folks who volunteer their time at the food pantry. It is located at the office building adjacent to the United Methodist Church, entrance from Tallahassee Street. Stop by and say hey! Donations are greatly appreciated. You also see the volunteers at Thursday lunch at the Senior Center. They arrive after noon, after they close the pantry.

            We also need to thank and applaud the volunteers at the Senior Center, who work the Thursday breakfast and Thursday lunch. They could use your help in the kitchen on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Donations greatly appreciated.

            Oh, all your folks who walk your pets in the village. The sign, which has our pet ordinance posted on it, says all pets will be on a leash, and you will carry a plastic or paper bag, and paper towels, to clean up after your pet. Let’s pay attention out there! It’s not cricket to walk your pet from your yard over to your neighbor’s yard to do their doody, and especially when you don’t clean it up!

            Be kind to one another, check in on the sick and housebound, and don’t forget: Volunteers Make It Happen, Become One Today!

            Until next time, God Bless America, our troops, the poor, homeless, and hungry.