May 08, 2008
Lilly Lines, from the "Mainliner"
LILLY LINES
by Jack Barlick
886-4694
May 8th, 2008
DEDICATION
On Saturday, May 17th, 2008 at 5 P.M., the Lilly-Washington Historical Society will dedicate a monument memorializing the K.K.K. riot, here in Lilly that occurred on April 5th, 1924, and resulted in three local deaths and many injured. The ceremony will take place at the corner of Railroad and Cleveland Streets, Lilly. The public is invited to attend.
REMINDER
The Lilly-Washington War Memorial Association’s annual banquet will be held at Our Lady of the Alleghenies Church hall on May 24th, starting at 5:30 P.M. Tickets are $10-adult and $6-children. Tickets must be reserved by May 16th, by calling 886-4656 or 886-4443.
ADVANCED NOTICE
The town-wide yard sale, here in Lilly, sponsored by the Decorating Committee will be held Saturday, Aug. 2nd, 2008. This event grows each year and I was told there were traffic jams in town as buyers attended the sale. Call Nadine at 886-4564 for further details.
CONGRATULATIONS
Krista McIntosh, daughter of Shelley & Mike McIntosh of Lilly, graduated from Argosy University, Tampa, Florida in April, 2008 with her Masters Degree in Mental Health Counseling. Krista is an active member of the Chi Sigma Iota Honor Society and is currently employed as a counselor working with children in the foster care system.
FLORIDA ADVENTURE
Natalie & Jim Reed, along with Nathan, Allison, Laura, & Derek, arrived home on May 3rd, after a week’s trip to Florida. While there, they visited Celeste (Leap) & Jesse Farrell at their new home in Boca Raton, Florida. Natalie says their home is beautiful. We fence in our dogs here in Pennsylvania, in Florida, they fence out alligators. The young family also visited Ft. Lauderdale, spent some time on Pacoima Beach collecting seashells before venturing to Orlando where they visited Universal Studios, the Magic Kingdom, Epcot, and MGM. The twins loved Disney Playhouse, while Nathan & Allison loved the beach and the hotel swimming pools. The temperatures hovered around
88 degrees during the visit.
SYMPATHIES
The deepest sympathy of the community is extended to the family & friends of Linda (Sweeney) Selip who passed away on May 3rd, 2008. Linda & her husband George just recently purchased a home on Portage Street.
Sympathy also is extended to the family & friends of Dave Guyer, of Sharon, S.C., who also recently passed away. Dave had relatives in Lilly, visited here often, and was a life-member of the Lilly American Legion where he had many friends and whose members participated as the honor guard at his funeral on May 6th, 2008.
BIRTHDAYS
A special belated birthday greeting goes to Steve Hammond, who celebrated his 90th birthday on May 3rd. His many friends at the Lilly Legion wish him many more.
Today, May 8th, Jim Davis, Bill George, Tom Kunrod, Sharon Martynuska, Bill McCoy, Joe Panek and Jolie Dipko celebrate their birthdays as will Lisa Baer, John Latoche, Joshua Nadolsky and Elizabeth Holsberger on the 9th. Then on the 10th it will be a very busy day as Brad Baum, Larry Behe, Linda Behe, Lillian Duke, Devlin Glenn, Margo Kiel, Christina Quinn and Joanne Regan all enjoy birthdays.
On the 11th Daniel Sibis and Diane Waksmunski observe their birthdays as will Debbie McCarthy, Jean Lasinski and Nicole Selip on the 12th. May 13th finds Susan Wilson, Peggy Beck, Richard Giraud, Joan Kinback, Gloria Kuntz and Dorothy McCool all celebrating. On May 14th Mary Lou Custer, Gerald Duke, John Gides and Michael Sawinski get their turn to party. Happy Birthday to All.
ANNIVERSARIES
May 12th will be a special day for Marcelle and Paul Cooney and Michael and Jolene Sawinski as both couples celebrate wedding anniversaries.
AMBULANCE
The Lilly Area Ambulance Association will be employing paramedics to staff the ambulance. This is necessary to meet Act 45 requirements and dispatch guidelines to remain in service. The costly venture will be evaluated closely in the coming months. Any questions contact yours truly Jack Barlick, association president at 886-4694
MOTHERS DAY
Sunday, May 11th is Mothers Day and best wishes are extended to all the mothers in the community. Don’t the tulips in the center of town make a nice touch for that special day?
Memorial Day is fast approaching and as usual there will be an 11 AM service at the War Memorial field. This year tribute will be paid to William Dibble, a young man who died during the Spanish American War while serving in the Army and is buried at LillyDale cemetery. More next week.
July 03, 2008
