Good morning Pine Oaks folks �
I say good morning because, you guessed it, it�s morning here. I just wanted to take this opportunity to tell everyone to keep up the good work. You know, I�ve read every issue of this publication since its inception, and I have to say, this space seems to be nothing but a place for people to complain about things. �This neighborhood is too warm,� or �this neighborhood is too cold.� But no one feels like saying, �this neighborhood is juuuuust right.� Well I don�t quite feel like saying that either, but I will say that it�s �juuuust right.� Four u�s are my limit. I�m sorry, but �I just roll that way,� as the kids say.
I try not to be so negative in life. �Why spoil the view?� I always say. If all you do in life is be negative, then why ruin it for everyone else? Why not let those of us who enjoy everything do so in peace in quiet? Then again, there I go being negative about people being negative. If I don�t have anything nice to say, I should just make something up.
So keep at it, Pine Oaks! Everything�s going just fine, and I for one like it that way.
Ramona Wheatly
Hello there Pine Oaks.
I have to say, I�m very unhappy right now. I spent a lot of time writing July�s Fighting Spirit column, only to see it pulled �due to lack of summer activities.� Lack of summer activities? What about the preparations being made for the Rt. 237 Fighting Van Burens Marching Van Burens� upcoming season? I had some choice quotes from band director Tom Notting about what the show was going to look like, though unfortunately he refused to promise the assistant drum major. And what about summer classes that were going on for students who needed a helping step up? I almost want to believe that this is retaliation for the bacon-in-the-pool incident, which has conveniently been blamed on local teens.
But what�s past is past, and let�s talk about what�s happening this month. The Rt. 237 Fighting Van Burens Marching Van Burens marching band has begun practicing for its upcoming season. I�m very excited about the music we�re playing this year, which includes music from Modest Mussorgsky�s Pictures at an Exhibition, as scored for orchestra by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakoff and arranged for high school marching band by Phil Dugan. Tryouts for drum major and assistant drum major are in two weeks, and I�m very excited!
There�s also a football team, and they�ve started practicing, too. Both the Rt. 237 and Pine Oaks communities wish the Fighting Van Burens the best of luck this season. Let�s show them our �Fighting Spirit!�
Neighborhood Watch...p. 2
Message from the President...FRONT
Pine Oaks Book Club...p. 2
Fighting Spirit...p. 3
Welcome Wagon...FRONT
This Month in Pine Oaks...FRONT
Young Person's Perspective...p. 4