LETTER
FROM PAM
Hi
Everyone!
It's been way too long since I wrote but with the end of school
and TESTING it's been too busy to write.
Funny how as the days get longer everyone wants to do more. Anna,
Lulu and I all have been riding more after school. Now that it doesn't
get dark until late we can ride after supper and that's really fun.
We've been planning a camping trip after school ends and we'll write
more about it when we know what we're going to do.
The
other exciting thing is on Saturday night the Town Council finally
met again about the Monument for Mt. Morris Ski Resort. If you remember
we went to visit Mrs. Eastman after we found an old piece of machinery
on land her family donated to Mt. Morris Park.
The Ranger didn't know what that big cement and metal structure
was, but Mrs. Eastman told us it was part of a ski resort that her
family used to run there. She seemed sad that nobody remembered
the ski resort any more.
We
had a Pony Pal Plan to help people remember by building a big sign
near the machinery, but Ranger Stranton said we should build a cement
structure called a "monument."
So
Anna did a drawing for what we wanted and got her dad who does construction
to help us figure out how much the monument would cost to build.
The
most expensive part is a brass sign called a "plaque"
that tells the story and has an old picture of the ski resort. It
will last for a really long time, though.
So
Anna, Lulu and I all went to the Town Council meeting on Saturday
night. Mrs. Sanders told us it was really important that we make
sure Mrs. Eastman was at the meeting, too.
So Lulu's grandma drove over and picked Mrs. Eastman up and we all
went to the meeting together.
My
mom told me that this is always how government works in America.
First you suggest something to them, then they put it on the agenda,
they schedule a hearing for comments. Sometimes they even have more
than one hearing if a lot of people want to talk!
Finally,
they close the comment period and the council puts the item "
up for a vote."
This
time the Monument was up for a vote. It was so nice outside, we
all were kind of bored waiting for the vote but the Council saw
us there and decided to "move the item up" on the agenda.
Then
they all talked about it again and gave their opinions on why they
were going to vote one way or another.
Finally,
they voted and the Council approved the money for the monument!!!
They then thanked Mrs. Eastman for giving her land to the park.
We
were all kind of surprised when Mrs. Eastman started to cry. My
mom said it was because she was really happy. We all hugged her
and everyone in the room applauded!
So we took Mrs. Eastman out to the Off-Main Diner for brownies and
milk afterwards. She thanked us for all we did to get the monument
approved and said that she really thought the Pony Pals were her
best friends.
That
kind of made me happy and sad at the same time. It was getting late,
so we took Mrs. Eastman back to the rest home and when we drove
away Anna, Lulu and I all looked at each other. We knew what we
were going to do.
The
Pony Pals are going to visit Mrs. Eastman more. Nobody likes to
be forgotten and we made sure that she never would be.
That's
all for now.
Pony
Pals,
NB Elementary Message for Pony
Pals -- and Pony Pal Parents