Southold News: Another round of happy birthdays
Anyone else feel like a yo-yo in the weather department? From -2 degrees to 51 in eight days.
The birds are chirping, flowers are popping up, but will there be more snow? It’s only the end of February. You all know what I’m hoping for, but I am enjoying the loud melodious song of the birds and the splashes of color on my bird feeders.
Right to the best part: birthdays. Belated wishes go to Ginny Pickering who turned 98 Feb. 15! Celebrations are coming up for Bernadette Taplin on Feb. 26; Kelli Baumann and Terry Pontino on March 1; Jen Cardi on March 3; and Donna (White) Dunne on March 8. Happy birthday one and all!
Belated anniversary wishes to Dan and Ruth Poliwoda, who celebrated their 50th on Feb. 20.
The CAST Have-a-Heart dinner is this Friday, Feb. 26, at Peconic Landing. Dinner includes salad, lasagna, garlic bread, coffee and dessert. For tickets, call 631-477-1717. Proceeds support CAST’s winter emergency funds. This is neighbors helping neighbors.
Southold Free Library has tickets for a bus trip to “Orchidelirium” at the New York Botanical Garden on Wednesday, April 6. The bus leaves the King Kullen parking lot in Cutchogue at 9 a.m. and departs the Botanical Garden at 4 p.m. Tickets are $55 for the bus, tour and all admissions; lunch is on your own. We are sharing the trip with the Cutchogue New Suffolk and Floyd Memorial libraries.
The Southold High School Drama Club production of “Mary Poppins” will run Thursday through Saturday, March 17-19, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, March 20, at 2 p.m. More details to come.
Save the date, Sunday, April 3, for the Southold PTA’s chinese auction at the elementary school building. Doors open at noon and refreshments will be available for purchase. There are three tiers of prize tickets — $1, $5 and $10 — and all proceeds support the PTA. Some prizes already lined up include tickets to the College Football Hall of Fame; an American Girl doll; an autographed N.Y. Jets lithograph; A $90 Otterbox voucher; $25 gift certificates to Sophie’s and Southold Fish Market; Top of the Rock tickets; Storyland tickets. The list of contributors is growing as the event nears.
The Book Cottage at Southold Library is open for sales and donations. Hours are Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. If you have some extra time and want to volunteer, call Jenny Schlecht at 631-765-3353 for details.
My next deadline is March 6. Feel free to send me birthdays and anniversaries far in advance; I keep them in my calendar. Have a fundraiser? Please share it with me. Have a wonderful two weeks. Remember not to sweat the small stuff. Find the joy in every day.
Contact Southold columnist Tina Koslosky at [email protected] or 631-765-2774.
