Quickly’s Neighbors, June 22
June 21, 2012 2:00PM
Updated: July 23, 2012 7:20AM
I live a little north of Hebron and I have several blue jays that come around, but not as many as when I was a little guy. We had dozens at my folks’ house in Cedar Lake. They are mean birds; I have scars on top of my head to prove it.
At the Crown Point High School graduation, they should cut the speeches in half and let the families cheer for their graduates for a few seconds. They sure didn’t mind when we had to sit there and listen to the speakers go on and on. Everyone cheered for that.
Instead of Merrillville hiring all these police we don’t need, how about getting one of those wood chippers so town workers can go around the neighborhoods and pick up all the branches that blow down during storms like we had Saturday evening. Then, people wouldn’t have to haul them to the junkyard on Broadway.
Wow! What a great concert in Valparaiso on Sunday evening. A big thanks to director Miguel Rosario, the Summer Rhapsody Orchestra (awesome), and the Parks Department for providing such a wonderful venue. It was a fantastic event.
How about repaving 129th Avenue between County Line Road and Randolph? It is in poor shape. Today, they were filling holes — not good enough. Can’t fix it by filling holes. Repave it.
Give me a break; Gary Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson just got into office. The person who gave her a “hooray” did so for what she is trying to do. She is working in the right direction. Let’s see what she can do.
To the sorry people who vandalized Buffington Park: You think no one saw you, but God did. And you will reap what you sow.
