SPY’s Community Newsletter
(11/22/24)
Main Street Demolition Project Report #2
All of the buildings between the Barber Shop and the Welch Museum on Main Street have all now been taken down. Just clean-up and figuring out what to do with the vacant land is what is left to do. Pictured below are a couple of before and after pictures.
News From The Library
Story Time at the Sunfield Library is being enjoyed by all. The program started October 17th, and has continued on Thursdays at 2:00pm. The group even came together on Halloween. The staff was fully decked out in their "Toy Story" theme costumes. A Mr. Potato Head activity provided some fun interaction, and produced some funny "Picassos". The group is a great introduction to learning through interaction. It focuses on stories, song, and hands-on activity. The program was finally a reality due to the Friends Group support. And, will continue, thanks to the passing of the Township millage. What a great way to give back to the community!
Last Call!!! Don’t forget to stop in at the Library and get your tickets for the “Friends of the Sunfield District Library Holiday Raffle”. There are lots and lots of great prizes this year. The drawing will take place on Saturday December 7th at 1 PM. You need no be present to win.
News From Mapes Furniture
Also on Saturday, December 7th. Mapes Furniture will be holding their Christmas Open House from 9 AM to 5 PM. There will be several direct selling companies that they have invited to share the day with them-----like Tupperware; Pampered Chef; Norwex; and more. There will be a number of vendor specials and door prizes. Be sure to stop in and check things out!
Contributions
The Sunfield Farmer’s Picnic Committee made donations in Honor of the 2024 Prince Paxtyn Robins and 2024 Princess Cecelia Salazar.
Parting Comments
· Deep Thought of the Week: Much of the social history of the Western world, over the past three decades, has been a history of replacing what worked with what sounded good.
· Notable Quote: " People who enjoy meetings should not be in charge of anything.”
· That’s Puny Department: Glass coffins…will they become popular? Remains to be seen.
· Did You Know Section: Long before bright orange basketballs made their way onto NBA courts, the earliest basketball games were played using soccer balls. Basketball was invented in 1891 by James Naismith, a physical education teacher at the International YMCA Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts, who sought to create a new indoor activity that could be played by students during the winter months. Naismith asked the school’s janitor to fetch him two 18-square-inch boxes for “goals,” but the janitor returned with two peach baskets instead. Naismith nailed those baskets to the railing of the gymnasium balcony, which happened to be 10 feet off the ground (this is why official NBA hoops measure 10 feet high today). After Naismith procured a soccer ball, as basketballs of course didn’t exist yet, the new game was ready to be played.
The original version of basketball followed a list of 13 rules regarding fouls and ball movement. Players were required to remain stationary when in possession of the ball, as continuous dribbling wasn’t instituted until 1909. The game featured nine players per side and was divided into 15-minute halves. Naismith also enlisted the help of two men to retrieve the ball from the baskets at each end, as holes weren’t cut into the bottom of the baskets until years later. The game proved extremely popular, and the first official basketball was developed by the sports equipment company Spalding in 1894. The new sport led to the creation of the National Basketball League in 1937 and the Basketball Association of America in 1946, which merged to form the National Basketball Association in 1949.
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