Wow!  I was outside just as the sun was going down and it felt like fall!  We've had more than our share of rain lately - I measured another half inch this morning.  That brings the total for this month to just over 6 inches so far.  I turned over some soil in the garden this afternoon, and it's very moist.  Tonight is going to be in the 40s or perhaps lower, and the weather folks are trying to make the best of it saying it will be "a good night for sleeping."  Here's a tip:  be sure you wear your flannel pj's.

Henretta Splain, one of the volunteers for Pope Library in Danville, sent this reminder about the Spirits of Vermont event coming right up:

 Tickets on sale now for Spirits of Vermont (to benefit the Pope Memorial Library) on July 5, 3pm to 6pm at the Joe's Pond Pavilion.    They can be purchased from the Pope Memorial Library 802-684-2256, myself 473-2936 and any of our library trustees listed on the Pope Memorial Library website.  This year we have North Branch Vineyards, Huntington River Vineyard, East Shore Vineyard, Vermont Spirits, Caledonia Spirits, Dunc's Mill, Smuggler's Notch Distillery, Paine Mountain Brewery, Heady Topper, Mad River Distilling, Havoc Meadery along with Burke Mountain Confectionery, Cabot Cheese,  and samples from local restaurants.  Tickets are still priced at $30.  We recommend advance purchase but will also be able to purchase at the door.  

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Here's another notice of a gathering you may want to consider:

MAPLE LEAF SEVEN

OF SAINT JOHNSBURY

JAZZ WORSHIP SERVICE

PEACHAM CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

SUNDAY, JULY 5, 2015 @ 9:30 A.M.

EVERYONE WELCOME

THIS IS THE GREAT ANNUAL SPECIAL SERVICE

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This came from Liz and John Randall who have have a lot going on in their family these days:

Hallett "Hallie" Leslie Randall was born on Tuesday, May 5, 2015 she was 5 pounds 14 ounces and 18 inches. She is the Second Child, of  Jason and Kerrin Randall. Hallie’s brother Jack (John Perry Randall) also welcomed her with lots of hugs and kisses.  She was born in Concord Hospital in Concord, N.H.    

     Proud Grandparents are John and Elizabeth McDowell Randall of Miller Place, NY. and Joe's Pond, VT, and Debra and Perry Wilmarth of Salem, NH.  Great-Grandparents are James and Hildegard McDowell, formally of Port Jefferson Station, NY, Harry and Florence Randall of Mt. Sinai, NY,  and Paul and Gretchen Wilmarth of Salem, NH.

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John and Elizabeth Randall of Miller Place, NY and Joe's Pond, VT announce the engagement of their daughter, Lauren Elizabeth Randall,  to Kevin Christopher Scanlon, son of Patrick and Doreen Scanlon of Lindenhurst, NY. Lauren is a graduate of Keene State College in Keene, New Hampshire.  Kevin is a graduate of Hofstra University in Hempstead, NY.  They are both employed as Chemists at Suffolk County Water Authority in Hauppauge, NY.  A June 2016 wedding is planned.

We are very happy for the Randall family.  I have mentioned before that the Randall kids, Jason, Matt and Lauren, grew up across the road from us as they spent most of every summer at their camp here at Joe's Pond, and spent lots of time here in the winter, too.  Of course, now they are all grown up they don't get to camp as often as they used to, but they all take a break whenever they can to spend time at Joe's Pond.  It's great that Jack and Hallie will get to experience Joe's Pond as they grow up, too.

We wish Kevin and Lauren the very best, and we're happy Jack will have a little sister to look out for - congratulations to Jason and Kerrin - and of course to John and Liz as their family continues to grow in the best possible ways.

I think that does it for announcements tonight.  I hope everyone is warm and cozy tonight - enjoying the cool fresh air that's so good for sleeping, coming at us from Canada.