In 1996 I wrote about the Immanuel Lutheran Church potluck for the Rev. John Stendhal and his wife Suzanne. I noted the seven-layer Jello dish that was perfect. The item was printed in the Jan. 8, 1996, edition of the New Yorker under the “All’s Right with the World Department.”
The item was submitted by “A devoted Lehrer Report Reader.”
Fast forward to 2018. I went to local nursing home to see a friend. While there a social worker hands me a $5 bill (my first thought: I’m coming here more often). Then all was revealed: Jonathan Fetler, the social worker, submitted the New Yorker item. He was paid $10 and the $5 was my half.
He also gave me a copy of the check and the New Yorker page with the submission.
What a wonderful surprise.
Thank you Jonathan for being a devoted reader and for bringing back many good memories.
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March 27 is Election Day in Amherst. The polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. I will be a poll worker in Precinct 7.
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The Amherst Woman’s Club, of which I am a member, is holding its annual Spring Flower Show Thursday, March 28, from noon until 4 p.m. at the club house on Triangle Street. The event features fresh floral arrangements, potted plants, herbs, dried arrangements and other floral items.
Tickets are $5 and available at the door (that’s where my $5 went). The proceeds fund the club’s student scholarships and community service projects.
Refreshments will be served. I am bringing fruit.
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The League of Women Voters, of which I am a member, is sponsoring The March for Our Lives against gun violence March 24 at 10 a.m. at Kendrick Park and moving on to the Town Common, where there will be music and speakers. All are invited to attend. It’s free.
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