Rye Reflections

Published in Rye, N.H. on the first Thursday of each month

June 2008

OF SPECIAL INTEREST

(Jim Cerny photo)

Memorial Day: Rye
and the Hamptons
...Ken Palm
Exeter site a model for Breakfast Hill

...Jack Driscoll
Computer: Program
Access and defaults
....Al Harper
RECIPES:
....Donna-Marie Sikes
....Marion Dunn
POETRY:

...Gayle Sweeney

...Norm Walker

...Bill Warren

...Bill Warren
OPINION
....Bill Veazey

Special Treat
at Rye Library

(Jim Cerny photo)

Bill Warren and A. J. Dupere will discuss how to handle lilacs, trees, shrubs, bushes and other green plants at the Rye Public Library on June 19 at 6 p.m. The public is invited.

WE DEDICATE THIS ISSUE TO THE MEMORY OF POLLY MORTON

Polly Morton, who never missed writing for an edition of Rye Reflections in three years, died at age 99 in Concord on May 8. True to form, Polly left her followers with a parting article, The Gift of Flowers. Click on the title or on her photo above to read her special story in the Feature section. (Polly's photo taken in 2007 by Ellen Hamil, composite by Jim Cerny)

The Common Lilac requires special handling

N.H. state flower responds to pruning and ground maintenance

...Bill Warren
All-in-one: Skate boarding, inline skating and biking

Rye Airfield Skate Park: a wave of popularity at six-year-old facility

...Judy Palm
Castle Island in South Boston: A walkers' paradise

A gracious tour of Fort Independence provides a Colonial history lesson

...Bob Dunn
Sharing scuttlebutt takes many forms on Seacoast

Conversation at local gathering places all part of the news cycle

...Bill Drew
Solutions shaping for Rye trouble spots on Route One

Dow Lane, tricky hill, intersections are focus of Corridor Study

...Jack Driscoll

Pulpit Rock Tower - Pros & Cons of cell relay station

Reception a problem along coast; neighbors working on alternatives

...Citizens for, against
N.H. senior golf 51 years old; kicks off in Newport

Opened in 1921, picturesque course was started by two residents

...Bob Dunn

A visit to Brown Lane Farm in Rye on a special day

Marjorie Miller's horse farm is full of activity, ribbons and hospitality

...Margaret Carroll, photos Judy Palm

Auto train from Florida handles 330 vehicles

Ride to Virginia includes adventures and renewals of acquaintances

...Hank McFarland

RYE CRISP: Water demand escalating … 'Further study' for school funding, port control … Librarians get red-carpet treatment in Spain

NEW CASTLE SALTINES: Election results … Preservation Alliance award … Return of store to village … Jann Foster art exhibit

CONSUMER ALERT: Phones, devices getting unwanted messages

OF SPECIAL INTEREST

Special Treat at Rye Library

WE DEDICATE THIS ISSUE TO THE MEMORY OF POLLY MORTON

Special Treat
at Rye Library