SPY’s Community Newsletter
(10/13/24)
News From The Library #1
Great things are coming to the Sunfield District Library! Story hour for preschool age children will finally be available. A program that has been a goal for several years. Thanks to the Friends of the Library, and the passing of the millage by the Township voters, it will now be a reality. The Friends group support will make it possible to start in October. The millage passing will make it possible to continue the program in the future.
“Working with children, within the school library setting, was such a great joy”, commented Library Director Lisa Bell. “Spending twelve years at Sunfield Elementary, before its closure, began my love for sharing an excitement for learning. Getting a chance to work with children again on an interactive, educational level will be a welcome return.”
This children’s program will involve many of the basic building blocks for learning, as well as, aiding the social skills that help with confidence and comfort. Learning through story, songs, movement, and interaction will be the focus. Classes start this coming Thursday, October 17th at 2pm. Enrollment for the program is underway. If you have children that are preschool age, and are interested in getting them signed up, contact the library during open hours at (517 )566-8065. Hours are Tue-Fri 1pm-7pm, and Sat 9am-1pm. See you soon!
News From The Library #2
Notice #1
I know that there are many of you out there that may remember a long time Sunfield Elementary School teacher by the name of Joyce Nash. She taught here for many years and has been retired for a number of years now. On October 20th, Joyce will be celebrating her 100th birthday. A card shower has been organized to recognize her and her special day. If you would like to send her a card, here is her address:
Joyce Nash
PO Box 393
Suttons Bay, MI 49682
Parting Comments
· Deep Thought of the Week: Don’t stumble over something behind you.
· Notable Quote: “People say that drinking milk makes you stronger. Drink 5 glasses of milk and try to move a wall. Can’t? Now drink 5 glasses of wine. The wall moves by itself.”
· That’s Puny Department: The other day I yelled into a colander and I strained my voice.
· Did You Know Section: When the automobile was first taking off, gas pumps as we know them today didn’t exist. In fact, the very first motor vehicles were powered not by gasoline, but rather by steam, electricity, or in some cases, kerosene. In the early days of oil drilling in the mid-1800s, when the first gas-powered cars were still decades away, oil companies were after kerosene for lamp fuel. Gasoline was just a byproduct of creating kerosene and was often burned or discarded. The predecessor to the gas pump wasn’t designed for cars; the first one was installed in a grocery store in 1885 to measure and dispense kerosene for lamps.
In the 1890s, car inventors realized gasoline made great motor fuel, and what was once disposable suddenly became valuable. In the early days of gas-powered vehicles, there weren’t any gas stations to dispense the fuel, so customers bought gasoline the same way they bought kerosene: in a can at the pharmacy, blacksmith shop, or grocery store. Although its inventor, Sylvanus Freelove Bowser, didn’t anticipate it at the time, the pump originally designed for kerosene ended up being extraordinarily useful for filling cars with gasoline. In 1905, Bowser added a long hose to one of his pumps so motorists could fill up curbside. While there’s some disagreement on what the very first gas station was, the first drive-up service station is usually cited as the Gulf Refining Company pump that opened in downtown Pittsburgh in 1913
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