Forestville is thankful

Forestville Thanksgiving

Forestville is thankful for the Forestville Cemetery because we have a place to bury our dead.

Forestville is thankful for O’Brien Funeral Home which buries our dead.

Forestville is thankful for the dumpster behind Cumberland Farms because it is a good place to bring garbage when you can’t get to the dump.

Forestville is thankful for our railroad tracks which give our teenagers somewhere to go on Saturday nights.

Living on Forestville time

Forestville is thankful for the clock in Central Square which allows us to live on Forestville time.

Forestville is thankful for Route 72, without it we would be a village without a road.

Forestville is also thankful for Pine Lake and the scenery it provides, and the post office for our mail.

Welcome to Forestville

Forestville is thankful for the Forestville Village Association and the wonderful events they sponsor.

Forestville is thankful to Forestville Little League for providing a venue for our kids to play baseball.

Lastly, Forestville is thankful for Manross Library, the Pequabuck River and the fact that we are not part of Plainville.

 

Forestville resident Toby Jacks electrocuted

Image swiped from Mr. Jacks Facebook page, per his permission.

Forestville resident Toby Jacks was electrocuted yesterday at his mother’s home while adjusting some electrical wires.  He was released from the hospital early this morning.  According to his mother he is home resting comfortably. 

This is the latest in a long line of injuries for Mr. Jacks.  You may remember that he was struck by lightning while jousting with Kenneth Snipps in the field behind Green Hills School two years ago.  And last year Toby broke his coccyx when he fell off the roof of his mother’s home. 

Mr. Jacks is a member of the Save the Forestville Sasquatch movement, a group of local residents that believe there is a Bigfoot creature residing in the village of Forestville during the summer and early fall.  In addition, he is a member of the Forestville Polar Bear Club. 

We wish Toby a safe recovery.

A tough day for Toby Jacks

Librarian forced to shush library patron

A librarian was forced to shush a patron Monday morning at the Manross Memorial Library on Central Street, according to public records.  The unnamed librarian gave Bob Knepper a terse directive to shush because he was laughing in the aisle of the non-fiction section.  Several book borrowers stopped what they were doing to see the librarian and Mr. Knepper engaged in a short simmering stare.

Man shushed at Manross Memorial Library

 

 

Witnesses said the matter was tense as the librarian and Mr. Knepper were only a few meters apart at the time of the outburst.  Those familiar with the situation say the librarians supervisor did authorize the use of the shush as a means to curtail the laughter. Eventually friendly relations were stabilized between the librarian and the book borrower with some polite whispering at the librarians work station.  However, there remains a divide according to one source, “I think there is always a fragile balance between the lender and the borrower because no one likes to be shushed.”

In the wake of the ruckus, library officials plan to place additional “Quiet” signs throughout the building in a large font.

Last week a library patron was spoken to about popping bubbles with her gum.  But according to public records clashes between librarians, and the public they serve are uncommon at Manross.