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| 90 BAGS AND COUNTING |
We began at 8 AM sharp and were able to finish just as it
was getting hot at 10 AM.
The lawn service that is mowing and weed whacking every 4 -
8 weeks is doing a great job. But they can't get their heavy machinery into the
walled / grated family plots and skinny lanes along the fence line. Those areas
had not been attended to in several
years so we were able to fill between 85
and 90 large bags with leaves and produce a pile of palm fronds, small
branches, and sago leaves over 5 feet in height. The city has agreed to pick up
everything next week. (Don't yet know the day.)
Now the cemetery is
in good order.
Several of the work crew thought it a good idea to
"adopt" a family plot. They will look in on their area every month or
so and do a tidying up at their own pace and at their own time. Shouldn't take no
more than an hour or two a year to keep everything ship-shape.
There are still three very small areas yet up for adoption.
If you have about 2 hours a year to contribute to the upkeep of our very
historic cemetery, please contact me at kayegil@hotmail.com.
Will try for another community cemetery gathering in the
fall with a walking tour for any newbies to the St Nicholas area and picnic on
the grounds.
Watch the stnicholascemetery.blogspot.com for details.