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Date: July 28, 2001
Name: someone
Location: corinna
Email:
Comment:

hey corinna, how about we find something else to talk about besides the trees. i have never seen so many people influenced by one person (ken). 
the bridge is coming along fine. they put up the guard railing yesterday. hopefully it won't be long before we can drive on it. but, it probably will. these things take time. has anyone seen the girls softball team play. they are doing very well. playoffs start next week. too bad that they can't play in corinna, they couldn't find anyone to ump the games (i wouldn't know a ball from a strike). so they have had to travel, to fairfield at least once a week. how about a hand for the parents for getting them there! i guess that the championship game will be corinna, with the league president (?) umping. GO CORINNA!!!! well, hope to see some new
faces at the games. bye

Date: July 27, 2001
Name: norm clarke
Location:
Email:
Comment:

Ken, Today's photo of the town hall looks great! I can see why people want the trees cut down, you can't even see the building! Don't recall when they planted the corn though.....

Date: July 25, 2001
Name:
Location: Hendersonville, N.C.
Email: cp74@bellsouth.net
Comment:

Dear Ken,
We think this web site rules! We also have the opinion that the trees should not be cut down as they take so long to get to the size that they are now. Trimming the trees would certainly improve the vista and view of the town hall. We have not lived in Corinna for about 6 years, and probably don't have a vote on the final approval, but that is our final answer! We will certainly be keeping up to date on things "back home" thanks to your very up-to-date website.
Thanks!

Date: July 25, 2001
Name: Marilyn (Parker) Conway
Location: Prague, Oklahoma
Email: bmconway@brightok.net
Comment:

Kay, you threw me for a loop with that California "location"! Why don't you swing through Oklahoma on your way back. We'll pick you up in Oklahoma City. Do Redbud trees grow in Maine? Growing up there I don't recall ever seeing one - now here in Oklahoma they grow everywhere. Good idea about the blossoming trees - those kind of trees don't grow very tall.
With all the other trees lining the street I don't see the problem with removing just the 2 front trees. One thing for sure, there is no lack of trees in Maine, but there is only one Stewart Library Building. Anyway, I trust a good decision will be made. I grew up there and I plan on retiring there.

Date: July 24, 2001
Name: Kay Gray
Location: Oceanside, CA (temporarily)
Email:
Comment:

I'm visiting my son this week and just pulled up the Cattail Press to see what was going on back home and got so interested in the conversation about the "trees" that I had to write. I would like to see the two front trees cut down and replaced with flowering crabapples or redbud trees or something small like that. PS. the weather out here is gorgeous!!

Date: July 23, 2001
Name:
Location: Hudson Wisconsin
Email: twoturkey@msn.com
Comment:

I have no connection to Corinna other than to pass through the town on the way to my home town area of Milo and Brownville Jct. Maine. It just seems such a shame to remove trees that are so majestic looking during four different seasons.
I say leave them just as they are. Also I really like this site. Only wish more people would chat on the Cattail Press chat site.

Date: July 23, 2001
Name: Brian Knowles
Location: Rochester, NY
Email: bpknowles@aol.com
Comment:

Well Ken you really have that hit counter spinning. I can't imagine you being a trouble maker growing up, I know there weren't any trouble makers raise at the top of Pleasant Street!
Norm has given me an idea for the solution to the tree issue. Call the power company and tell them not to touch those trees. About a week later "Leather Face Chainsaw Company" will arrive and "trim" those maples into Elm shapes. "Voila, C'est la en le Elm. Mrs. Pinkham's French 1 & 2. Now someone tell me is tree masculine or feminine? Mrs. P would have me at the corner board conjugating verbs for the rest of the class. Now back in the real old days, when Norm was in school, she would send them with their chair to the fire escape. As soon as the window closed and Mrs. P turned her back to put in another throat disk, down the ladder they went and under the town to smoke cigarettes! Thus those of us, much younger then Norm, had to go to the corner and conjugate verbs.

Date: July 23, 2001
Name: ROLAND BEAUREGARD
Location: nearby St. Albans
Email: rfb@tdstelme.net
Comment:

Ron McCusick's July 21 letter is based upon the assumption that people have a sense of humor and that's the way it should be. He, therefore, put a price of two cents for his comments; a bargain!

Date: July 21, 2001
Name: Ron McKusick
Location: Corinna
Email:
Comment:

Hi Ken and all
I think the trees need to be trimmed or left as is. 
If anything should be moved it is the building. Move it to the center of town after all the renovation is done. That way everyone can see it as they drive through town. Very few bother to look uphill anyway. If we want to show off our historic landmark we need to move it out where we all can see it.
I am pulling your leg of course, but I believe the trees should stand where they are but be trimmed. So few traveling through town bother to look up hill. After the new road and bridge go in they can't see the building unless they head up toward Nokomis or St. Albans.
Just my 2 cents worth.

Date: July 21, 2001
Name: Jeff Jacob
Location: Corinna
Email: jjacob@tdstelme.net
Comment:

Reading all these letters I just realized it’s really not about the trees, but about the seasons. We Corinnians have become familiar with four completely different views of our Library throughout the year. I dare say it is already fully exposed more than half the time anyway, but once those trees are cut down we will only see the exact same thing all year round. (Besides, most of us get up-close bonus views twice in the summer when we register our car and pay our taxes. Heck, we even get to go right inside and see where they hide all that money!) 
While I’m willing to say that loss of those trees would not be the end of the civilized world, I think both sides of this issue should be able to admit the same because no one has yet stated any reason other than personal preference for their removal. (BTW: I don’t buy the ‘original intent’ argument either. Nothing in Corinna looks like it did 100 years ago.)
Ken-did you cause this much trouble when you were a young boy?

Jeff- I didn't think so but my mother says I deserve this. -Ken

Date: July 21, 2001
Name: Don Seavey
Location: Winthrop ME
Email: donseavey@msn.com
Comment:

I want to put my two cents in on the debate concerning the trees. I agree completely with Danny Parker (7/20). It, meaning the Library, is for the town folk, always has been and should remain so.

Date: July 21, 2001
Name: Lois Rowe
Location: Downtown Dixmont
Email: lrowe@uninets.net
Comment:

Ken,
First of all I want to say thanks for taking the time to help get the word out about the Nokomis Alumni Reunion....wasn't expecting something so grand as a picture and all! Hope to see a great turnout. Thanks again! :)
Second, all this written conversation on the subject of the trees is great and I change my mind with every comment. It's a good thing that I don't have to make the decision!

Date: July 21, 2001
Name: Norm Clarke
Location: Halftreefield
Email: npclarke@gwi.net
Comment:

One last comment on the trees and I promise I'll leaf the subject alone. Hiding the wires is a spelendid idea but will probably never transpire. CMP hired the firm of Leatherface Chainsaw to "trim" the trees here around the wires. Pittsfield has so many "half trees" that the local kids think they grow that way, so hiding the wires would work for there too but it's not likely to happen. According to the professional firm of Xylem, Cambium and Phloem, specialized landscaping, tree removal and replacement seems to be the best solution. Whatever decision is made it will not be poplar with one group or the other. Someone is bound to birch about it.
Thanks "Bing". Your letter was Oak-ay!

Date: July 20, 2001
Name: Susan
Location: Ledyard, CT
Email: suezqgirl@hotmail.com
Comment:

Sheesh! I am away from the computer for a few days and bam! Well I like the trees. As a young girl I stayed at the library with my grandmother (who worked there) often and enjoyed running through the tree; it was a very magical age for me. :) I can see how you might want to take the left one down as it has been sort of defiled anyway, but personally I like the trees. I mean so much change already to Corinna, makes me just wish to be that little girl again.

Date: July 20, 2001
Name: Eric Smith
Location: Orangeburg, SC
Email:
Comment:

I'd like to comment on the tree debate. Even though I grew up in Corinna and am a descendant of the Stewart family, I am an out-of-towner now so I realize my opinion only half counts compared to those of current citizens.
I think the front two trees should come down. But it would be worth the effort only if you could work with the utility companies to remove all the overhead wires. I have taken pictures of the building in the winter and the multitude of cables is a real eyesore.
I encourage those that are voting for the trees to look at the web page with the historical photos of the building. It looks so grand without the trees and wires and still is stately when framed by the narrow elm trees.
Won't there be opportunities for additional green areas once the new road is open and the clean up work complete? Why not commit to planting some multiple of two trees in the new areas and then free up the view of the landmark building for citizens and visitors alike by taking down just two trees?
I agree with Ken that this healthy debate on the tree issue has been great. It's wonderful to see so much care and concern over what your town looks like in the future.

Date: July 20, 2001
Name: DeeDee Killilea
Location: Dexter
Email:
Comment:

Please do not cut down any more of those beautiful trees than is absolutely necessary. It is so nice to drive up by the town hall and have that lovely canopy above.
Sure makes my trips to the barn (Sawtelle Family Farm) so enjoyable. Thanks for all the info on the site, Ken. Best wishes and good luck.
DeeDee

Date: July 20, 2001
Name: C.R. "Bing" Grindle
Location: Roanoke, VA
Email: crgrindle@worldnet.att.net
Comment:

Norm Clarke, in leafing through the tree entries I decided to embark on an answer to yours since you seem to get to the root of the situation. As a fellow tree advisor, I liked the timbre of your comments. Isn't it amazing how many are lumbering along about the subject. My entry was just before yours suggesting cutting one and leafing the other. There may have been two or tree other ideas just as good. I'd better quit before Ken cuts this entry!

Date: July 20, 2001
Name: Daniel Parker
Location: New Bern, NC
Email: danielp@ncfreedom.net
Comment:

Is stewart library going to bring in more tourists? What are you looking to gain by cutting the trees down? Will it make Corinna any more important? Corinna is for for the people of Corinna not the world. We have great historical buildings here in New Bern, NC but we don't cut down trees just so people can come to see them. The heritage is first for the people of New Bern then for others to come to see. You don't change for others but for yourselves.

Daniel- I agree, this change would not be for tourists. It would be for us. -Ken

Date: July 20, 2001
Name: Linda Smith
Location: Corinna
Email: csmith@somtel.com
Comment:

It's nice to have a forum like this to discuss issues and get opinions like on the trees at the Stewart Library building. I think there may be some misunderstanding. I don 't think anyone is promoting taking down all the trees around the building just the ones by the front walk that block the view of the building . I always enjoy the prominence of the structure on the landscape during the winter and am disappointed when it disappears in the spring when the trees get their leaves. It is beautiful in the fall but I think the building would be more beautiful framed with autumn leaves rather than hidden. I have asked Gates & Leighton, landscape architects, that are doing our village redevelopment plan, for their opinion on the trees. I'll let you know when I receive a response from them.

Date: July 19, 2001
Name: nancy
Location: corinna
Email:
Comment:

please don't cut down the trees. i personally don't care if tourist can see it or not. it's not there for them. it is a working building, working for corinna, not the tourists that go through and not stop because there is nothing to stop for. i know that at time, parents take their kids to the library and then sit in the shade to enjoy their books. let's not ruin that for them. there, that's my opinion!

Date: July 19, 2001
Name: Ronald Russell
Location: Rumford, Maine
Email:
Comment:

Has anyone considered pruning these trees so that the Town Hall would become more visible and preserving these trees as well? Perhaps you should get an experts input on this matter.
Ron

Date: July 19, 2001
Name: Peter Smith
Location: Rockland, Maine
Email: pmsmi@midcoast.com
Comment:

I have been reading the tree entries and I agree the trees really hide the building. I think the tree to the left of the Stewart building has suffered some cutting from Power and telephone lines and doesn't look that appealing. Would all the trees have to be removed or just the two in the front? I do think the trees provide some great summer shade. I wonder if the planters of the maple trees after the loss of the elm trees ever intended for the building to be so hidden by them. I read in A brief History of Corinna, Lilia E. Wood, 1916, p. 42, that "the beautiful elm trees on Pleasant Street were set out by Daniel Smith, grandfather of J. C. Smith and the late Elam P. Burrill.... Stephen Burrill planted many of the maples on Pleasant street." Daniel Smith is my 3rd great grandfather, but I don't know if he planted the trees for the Stewart building or not. I think when plans are being made for the new village, the tree issue should at least be discussed by Corinna.

Date: July 19, 2001
Name: Dennis Carr
Location: Corinna
Email: dlcarr@somtel.com
Comment:

Hi Ken, I don't understand all the negative comments on removing the two trees which obstruct the front view of the Levi Stewart Building. One would think from the comments that the town was asking to clear cut all the trees in the town of Corinna. There will still be three trees on the Nokomis Road and three trees on the St. Albans Road left, plus several smaller trees at the rear of the building. I am sure the revitalization committee can come up with a plan to replace these trees, (shrubs, flowers, etc.) that would accentuate this magnificent building. While they are removing these two trees, they should also remove the trees on the east side of Winchester Park, which would add to the visibility of the park.
Finally, I've heard no negative comments about the removal of two of the five trees which border the driveway of the old CUA building.
Den

Date: July 19, 2001
Name: Cathy Meagher
Location: Down Town Corinna
Email: kokomo@tdstelme.net
Comment:

Hello there! Just had to put in my two cents worth, or maybe a nickles worth! As a lover of nature and trees and all, I would rather not destroy a tree, but looking at the picture of (or part of) Stuart Library, I too think the trees should go. There are many more trees in our town, but only one building as stately and historic as ours and as residents, out of town people, and tourists go through our new street and across our new bridge, the view of our town land mark should be completely visible. I'm really proud of what is happening in our town and think that a lot of thought and planning goes into what ever choices that are made.
Everyone, have a good day!

Date: July 19, 2001
Name: Jacquie
Location: Corinna
Email: jjsaw007@hotmail.com
Comment:

Ken, Ken, Ken, (hehehe)
Boy cuz, you opened a book of worms this time. LOL
I gotta agree with the many folks on here that are saying NO to cutting down the trees. Please don't do it. If I could snap my fingers and get those two trees moved to my front lawn I'd do it. It takes so long to grow them, I hate to see them go. they do indeed add beauty to the scene. And folks can indeed park and look the place over if they want.
Jacquie

Date: July 19, 2001
Name: C.R. "BING" Grindle
Location: Roanoke, VA
Email: crgrindle@worldnet.att.net
Comment:

As you look at the Stewart Library building the left hand tree in question has already been disfigured to accommodate power lines. Cut that tree down and leave the one on the right. That way, coming in on the Newport road one can look up an see the whole building yet we still will have the right hand tree for its beauty and six months out of the year it will be leafless and not block any view. This solution will satisfy those who want the trees cut down and those who want them left. Glad I could settle it for you!

Date: July 19, 2001
Name: Norm Clarke
Location: Egg Festival City
Email: npclarke@gwi.net
Comment:

Ken,
I'd like to go out on a limb here and add my comments on the tree removal question. I think Brian's idea has a lot of merit. If the two trees in front have to be removed. move them to a treeless location and plant some others that fit the scale of the building.

I hate to see trees taken out but sometimes it becomes necessary. A tree was planted, on the left lawn, in remembrance of Paul Sudsbury. Friend and neighbor killed in Viet Nam. There are other trees there too planted in memoriam to someone. Are they talking about these too or just the front ones?

There will be a lot of barking about his issue from various branches of the Cattailers. I hope the town and concerned parties can come to a mutual deciduous. There are good people at the elm, so I'm sure things will be clear cut.

Norm- Just the front ones. -Ken

Date: July 19, 2001
Name: Jim Emerson
Location: Beautiful downtown Corinna
Email: jpemerson65@hotmail.com
Comment:

That's just what we needed Ken. Something to get folks talking. This tree debate should be fun. I hope everyone expresses their opinions here. Not only is it nice to know how they feel about if the trees should stay or go, but it appears that a lot of people have different ideas about what could be done should we decide to remove them.

Date: July 18, 2001
Name: Michelle, Alyssa and Ryan Stankevitz
Location: Mooresville NorthCarolina
Email: Michellenryan@yahoo.com
Comment:

We really appreciate this site it makes it possible to see what is going on in the old home town. As for the tree's i say definately DONT take them down they ad a nice feeling to the town hall. Well that is our opinion and i know there will be a bunch. We appreciate the hard work you and your family devote to this site Ken keep up the excellent work.

Date: July 18, 2001
Name: Virginia Turner
Location: Palmyra
Email: evturner@wtvl.net
Comment:

Dear Ken,
First, I really enjoy the Cattail Press, check it everyday! About the trees, they haven't always been there, and sometimes change is good. Don't they have a new Hybrid Elm Tree that is resistant to disease? Maybe it would be worth the wait for them to grow large and have close to what was originally intended. Flower beds in place of the two front trees sounds good, also.
Virginia

Date: July 18, 2001
Name: Bud Hilliker
Location: Jacksonville, FL. 32257
Email: dhillike@bellsouth.net
Comment:

As much as I like trees and after watching the ones in question for 76 years I think it is time to remove them and allow the treasure in the town to be seen in full view.

Date: July 18, 2001
Name: Marilyn (Parker) Conway
Location: Prague, Oklahoma
Email: bmconway@brightok.net
Comment:

I agree with Jean Ketch! For those of us who have not lived in Corinna for years it would be a real treat to see some of the people around town. How about starting with photos of the city officials? Then just do some "visiting around town" photos of people and put the names with them. Expect this will be a lot less controversial than the tree issue. :-) This great debate over the trees promises to be fun to watch.

Date: July 18, 2001
Name: Carol King
Location: Corinna, Maine
Email: cking@tdstelme.net
Comment:

Ken - Sorry I too agree that the trees should stay. They are beautiful in the summer and even more beautiful in the fall ;what a shame to do away with such beauty. Anyone interested in seeing the building can stop and tour it and take all the pictures they want but please leave the trees.
Carol King

Date: July 18, 2001
Name: Mel Russell
Location: Orlando, FL
Email: melrussell@earthlink.net
Comment:

Ken:
Although I absolutely love maples (they are my favorite tree), you are right - they are inappropriate for the town hall setting. Interestingly enough, there was an article in the Orlando Sentinel just last week about the cultivation and resurgence of the American Elm. Apparently growers have been working on strains that are resistant to Dutch Elm disease, and have come up with at least three. They expect to have them ready for mass market within just a few years. 
So maybe, someday, there can once again be majestic elms gracing the Stewart Library grounds!
(By the way, great shot today of the potato field - looks like wallpaper material!)
Mel Russell

Date: July 18, 2001
Name: Brian Knowles
Location: Rochester NY
Email: bpknowles@aol.com
Comment:

I didn't have time to respond yesterday to your thoughts on the trees at library. But just as I thought it provoked much discussion. My first thought was, it would be a shame to cut down trees that have taken 30 plus years to grow. But I do agree from an architectural stand point those trees do not belong there. In this era, replacing them with large trees appropriate for enhancing the building, is easily accomplished. Of coarse there is a down side, cost. I have forgotten the exact details, but recently a several hundred year old southern oak was relocated by a small town in the southeast. The tree was in the way of progress and domed to the ax. This project was much larger then would be required in Corinna, but they used a specialty company from the west coast to accomplish the task. Maybe a plan would be to move the maples to the banks of the new treeless river and plant 2 large appropriate trees in front of the library. I think one thing is for sure this latest topic will generate much controversy. 
Thanks for the site.
Brian

Date: July 17, 2001
Name: S. Nuite
Location: So. Sangerville ME
Email: snuite@nconline.net
Comment:

Great site - visit it everyday. Please don't cut the trees around the Library. They are Mother Nature's arms cradling the beautiful landmark building. The landscape would be stark naked without them and the beauty of their seasonal changes would cease to grace the Library.

Date: July 17, 2001
Name: Mary Bowden
Location: Corinna
Email:
Comment:

It would be a shame to cut down those beautiful trees! They mean alot to some of our senior citizens.

Date: July 17, 2001
Name: Jeff Jacob
Location: Corinna
Email: jjacob@tdstelme.net
Comment:

What? Cut down our Town Hall trees? Don’t you remember when Julia Butterfly lived atop a California redwood tree named ‘Luna’ for a whole year to save it? Is that what you want here in Corinna? (hmm…I wonder if our trees would have more Downeasterly names like ‘Bubba’ or ‘Zeke’?)
But oh, the power of the Cattail lens! Your picture showed the Stewart Library being squeezed out by trees, but that very skillful camera perspective also showed the flagpole, town sign and steps nearly obstructing the view as well. (And those power poles bent inwards at an angle! Was that a fish-eye lens? C,mon, tell the truth.) 
For a comparison photo, I invite readers to visit the Corinna home page and see another view. 
http://www.somtel.com/~corinna/CorinnaMaine.htm
Notice the trees are in full autumn color and add substantially to the beautiful scene.
Lastly; if we cut those trees now and plant new ones in their place, (as was stated in the Bangor Daily), we’ll just have to clear cut again in 30 years.

Jeff- I used the same camera, lens and settings to take that picture as I use for all other pictures I take...no changes or adjustment. The picture was not altered except for the usual cropping and resizing in preparation for posting to the web site. -Ken

Date: July 17, 2001
Name: liz richards
Location: dexter
Email: lizrichards@acadia.net
Comment:

whoa ! no more destruction. please don't cut down the trees-wait till the leaves fall to see the building. it would take years to replace that growth. just another opinion.

Date: July 17, 2001
Name: Jean Schmitz Ketch
Location: Milford, ME
Email: jean.ketch@umit.maine.edu
Comment:

In regards to the Pump House pictures. For those of us who have not lived in Corinna for 40+ years would you please identify the "official" on-lookers. jean

Date: July 17, 2001
Name: Marilyn Conway
Location: Prague, Oklahoma
Email: bmconway@brightok.net
Comment:

I hate to say cut down those beautiful trees, but Ken you are right. They are hiding Corinna's "claim to fame". That building contains many many wonderful memories: Basketball games, school plays, graduations, school dances and I'm sure I've forgotten many. Just the front two trees would clear the view. Maybe Corinna has a Master Gardener - or a good landscaper who could put in colorful flower beds where the trees were. There is a little town in western Oklahoma that is known for it's beautiful flower gardens around the County Court House - I've seen it and do agree.

Date: July 17, 2001
Name: Kelli Richardson
Location: Bond Rd
Email: krichardson@midmaine.com
Comment:

What is the reason for taking those trees down? Just so the Town Hall will be more visible? I believe those trees are a natural asset to this historic place.
I wonder who planted those in the first place and how long have they been there?
I firmly disagree with bringing them down , I think others will too. They belong right where they are.

Date: July 17, 2001
Name: Gerald Smith
Location: Windsor,CA.
Email: glsmith@jerre.com
Comment:

Based on your remarks under the Stewart Library photo, I'm assuming you're soliciting comment.
Here's mine - The trees are part of the charm of the Stewart Library Building. If they go down, I'll be bypassing Corinna, next month, when I return for my annual visit. 
Best regards,
Gerald

Date: July 17, 2001
Name: Judy Doore
Location: Town Office
Email:
Comment:

Ken, Thank you for your comments on the trees hiding this beautiful building. We love these large trees but we know we can plant some that will be as beautiful and would enhance the beauty of this building, at the same time. Hopefully, folks will express their opinions to Board members or me (at 278-4183), or attend the Board's monthly meeting on August 8th at 7:00 p.m. Perhaps we will see you there. Judy

Date: July 17, 2001
Name: Wes
Location: Ft Gordon, GA
Email: mainex3@yahoo.com
Comment:

Ken...your statement about the removal of trees in front of the Stewart Library building hit the nail on the head, and I couldn't agree more. The 2 trees in front block a picturesque view of the beautiful historic landmark.

Date: July 15, 2001
Name: Jacquie Sawtelle
Location: Corinna
Email: jjsaw@tdstelme.net
Comment:

Ken,
Took the puter over to circuit city in Bangor the other day. they fell in love with all the wallpaper from this site. Told them all how to get here. more visitors we hope. btw, folks are right, Corey is doing a marvelous job filling in for dad with all these photos.
Jacquie.

Jacquie- Thanks for spreading the word. -Ken

Date: July 14, 2001
Name: Jackie (Ready) Estrella
Location: San Francisco, CA
Email: starjumper2001@hotmail.com
Comment:

Hi to all in (soon-to-be) beautiful downtown Corinna!
As some of you know, I grew up in the Corinna area and my family has a lot of history there as well. My grandparents owned the (Turner) Block for many years and I believe they owned (or ran) the Kenwood Inn at one time as well. My dad worked for Striar. My husband and 12-year-old daughter were in Corinna last August. It was the first time I had been there since Striar left. It was quite sad to see. I was there again earlier this month and I'm quite pleased to see the rebuilding and cleanup that's taking place. It was initially, such a shock. I'm so thrilled to be able to communicate through the Cattail Press. I've been gone from Corinna (and Maine) since 1965. Thanks so much to Ken (last name?) who puts so much effort into maintaining this site and for all the wonderful photos. This site is a gem and is serving a valuable purpose for many of us! I hope you won't mind me taking a small liberty. I'd love to reconnect with an old childhood friend, Colleen Donahue. Her family lived across the street from us on Kenwood Avenue when it was a funeral home (c. 1959-60). If anyone has any clues, please email me. Thanks.
Jackie (Ready) Estrella

P.S. I had the distinct pleasure of visiting with Norm Clarke (1st time in 34 years) and his wonderful wife, Peggy, and their disarmingly charming son, Darren, on my visit earlier this month. What a privilege and a pleasure. Thanks for having me guys!

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