WEBVTT METADATA Video-Count: 1 Video-1: youtube.com/watch?v=ok4L7_2qjYs NOTE MEETING SECTIONS: Part 1 (Video ID: ok4L7_2qjYs): - 00:00:04: Meeting Commences, Attendance Check, and Agenda Overview - 00:00:54: Approval of March Minutes, Ongoing Programs Update Begins - 00:02:00: Soccer Program, Hiking Program Updates, and Parking Details - 00:05:04: Hike Feedback, Website Photos, Streamlining Hiking Program - 00:07:47: Knitting Group Weekly Meeting Proposal Discussion - 00:09:24: Knitting Group Weekend/Weekday Meeting Time Compromise - 00:11:35: Annie Joins, Gardening Program Review, Future Calendar Planning - 00:15:05: Calendar Discussion: Internal vs. Public, Program Advertising - 00:17:11: Upcoming Programs Update: Bird Watching and Bike Repair - 00:20:55: Bike Repair Helmet Donation from Police Department - 00:23:41: Future Programs: Trivia Night and Mushroom Identification - 00:26:09: Garden Tour Program Proposal and Garden Club Collaboration - 00:29:53: Garden Tour Planning: Collaboration and Committee Members - 00:31:51: Vacancy on Committee and Teenager Involvement Proposal - 00:34:27: Identifying Teen Candidates, Posting a Flyer at Library - 00:37:59: Meeting Time Adjustment and Christine's Memorial Discussion - 00:40:59: Christine's Memorial Service, Providing Meals for Mea - 00:43:38: Meal Train Setup, and Providing Snacks for Mea - 00:46:55: Meeting Adjournment and Closing Remarks Part: 1 1 00:00:04.680 --> 00:00:20.200 Zoom. Okay. But it's now recording again. Let me let Jess in. Okay. Here she comes. All right. And Sam said he would she would be a little bit late. Hi. 2 00:00:20.200 --> 00:00:37.520 So let me just say who's here for the purposes of the record. Um Diane Adams, Elaine Plaleo, Ann Brigham, Christine Marglin, and Jessica Carlson Belanger. 3 00:00:37.520 --> 00:00:54.600 Uh Sam Spisiak will be coming but will be a little bit late. And Annie as far as I know will also be coming. So. Um So we have a fairly big agenda, but I don't know that it's going to take us terribly long. But then again, we will find out, will we not? 4 00:00:54.600 --> 00:01:10.120 Um first thing is uh the minutes. Is there any discussion about the minutes from March 24th? Uh is there a move to move to um accept the minutes? And a second? And all those in favor, raise your hands 5 00:01:10.120 --> 00:01:28.320 and it is unanimous. The next thing is um update on ongoing and completed programs. Um and turns out I did not bring the one that I meant to bring, so I will the agenda. I had the agenda that had 6 00:01:28.320 --> 00:01:44.600 the um annotation on it, but I think I can remember everything. Why don't we start off with uh oh, that's for Annie, the gardening thing. Um I think we've already talked about the improv. So update on ongoing, we have the soccer, but oh, there's Sam. 7 00:01:44.600 --> 00:02:00.880 Okay, good. Cuz Sam will talk about the soccer. And please, if I end up forgetting something, please people jump in. Hey, Sam. So you came in at just the right time. We're I was going to go through ongoing and completed programs. So for ongoing, 8 00:02:00.880 --> 00:02:17.880 that's um the soccer. How is that starting off? I haven't started yet. Oh, okay. Um Yeah. I'll start May 17th, I believe. Oh, May 17th. Okay. My mistake there. I gave myself a little break between 9 00:02:17.880 --> 00:02:34.280 basketball and soccer. What? How dare you? [laughter] I know. I was going to give myself till fall, and then one of the kids was like, "When are you doing it?" I was [laughter] like, "Ah!" Oh. So. Well, I'm glad you're taking a 10 00:02:34.280 --> 00:02:50.840 break. Oh, sorry. Is May 17th the bike repair day? Yep. And the memorial service for Christine. Yeah. Wow. Yeah. So you're going to do soccer also? Yeah, I did that last year, too. On the day of the bike? Yeah. Okay. [clears throat] 11 00:02:50.840 --> 00:03:08.080 Yeah. Yeah, Andy like cuz I just might brought my whole family. I did soccer in the back and Andy had the bikes going in the in the front of the parking lot. So it's the same place. Okay. Well, I put my faith in you. The other thing is a lot of the kids probably who are doing the soccer might also want to 12 00:03:08.080 --> 00:03:24.800 come and participate That's what happened last time, too. Yeah. Okay, good. Good. Great. Um and then the other thing, Jess, are the the hikes. I just updated the our web page and put in the dates for the upcoming ones for May, June, and 13 00:03:24.800 --> 00:03:41.280 July. Oh, that's great. Um I have a flyer going, but I was waiting for Beth uh to let me know about parking at one of them. Um there's a place I haven't been Poverty Mountain. Oh, yeah, that's oh, that's just down the street from me. Yeah, I wasn't sure what to put on the flyer for 14 00:03:41.280 --> 00:03:57.960 parking. Well, there's definitely parking on the street. Okay. There are a couple different ways to get in there, so it depends on which way you're walking, but either way there's there's parking. Okay. Do you know around what number Pratt Corner the parking would be at? 15 00:03:57.960 --> 00:04:14.880 It's You know where Yes, I do. Um do you know where I don't know the number of it, but the uh Ancient Pony's Farm. >> [clears throat] >> Okay. That's just up the road from it and at the trailhead, if you get on the Robert Frost Trail at that point and go 16 00:04:14.880 --> 00:04:31.400 up and then take a left to get to Poverty Mountain, um there's places for people to park. I don't know exactly how many, but it's possible to kind of string a number of cars out um a- along there. There's another place to enter, which is 17 00:04:31.400 --> 00:04:48.720 a little bit further down, um but I would actually recommend just going in at the um whatever it's called at the um Robert Frost Trail. Okay. We can we can talk that goes around the corner. 18 00:04:48.720 --> 00:05:04.920 The right at the at the bend in the road. >> Oh, the bend. Yeah, that's the other entrance. Okay. Yeah, so you can either go in there and go right to get up, or you can go in at Robert Frost and go left. And if you're making a circle, then you go in one way and come out the other and walk down the street. 19 00:05:04.920 --> 00:05:20.880 So as long as people don't have a problem with that. It's not terribly far on the road. Okay. Um so I can send that flyer to you and maybe you can pop that on the Okay. site when Thank you. that information on there. And our last hike uh Southbrook 20 00:05:20.880 --> 00:05:37.080 Conservation, there were 17 people. Oh my goodness. >> It was so great, and it was again a lot of people that hadn't been on one of our hikes before. >> [laughter] >> That's amazing. It's wonderful. It was really lovely and so interesting 21 00:05:37.080 --> 00:05:53.560 um because there's just a lot of people from a lot of different Mhm. worlds, and there were some young kids from school hiking this time, and um it was just really great. We got to complain about the lake being drawn down. No. >> [laughter] 22 00:05:53.560 --> 00:06:10.720 >> No, all the things, but it was really Oh, fantastic. Um and I have some pictures, but I realized I was going to like try to add them to the flyer, but I didn't ask people's permissions. I won't do that yet, but um in the future I'll ask people's permission to see if they 23 00:06:10.720 --> 00:06:25.400 mind if I put it up on a flyer or on our website, maybe. >> Right. Yeah, that would be nice, too. And yeah, so yeah, it has been really great. Yeah. Actually, it'd be nice to get pictures on the website from all kinds of different activities that we do cuz we have we have quite a large 24 00:06:25.400 --> 00:06:42.680 number. It's very We're very impressive, is all I can say. So, um So and our next hike will be May 31st at Freeman Road off of the dirt part of Wendell Road at 1:00. Beth and I have decided to streamline. I think I said this last time, so that it's the last Sunday of 25 00:06:42.680 --> 00:06:59.560 the month at 1:00. I think that's brilliant. I think that's great. Yeah. Now that we've tried a couple of different things and seen what people can do, we'll just do last Sunday at 1:00. Yeah, well, it sounded like that's what the people who are coming for the hikes really wanted, too. Just plan. 26 00:06:59.560 --> 00:07:16.040 What are you What What are you doing on Freeman Road? Where How are you going to do that one? I am not quite sure yet. I'm going to take Beth down there to see um either an out and back or if you go down and take a right, there's like a little loop that 27 00:07:16.040 --> 00:07:31.960 is about an hour long. Or we could go down to where the triangle is and take a left and do that loop near the pond. That's also about an hour long. So um I was going to take her out and see um what she thought. 28 00:07:31.960 --> 00:07:47.520 Mhm. Nice. Great. Uh-huh. >> [clears throat] >> Great. Well, this has just been wonderful. It's been so uh people love it. So thank you for coming up with the idea and running with it. It's been fantastic. 29 00:07:47.520 --> 00:08:05.040 Um the other ongoing thing is the knitting, and I have not been there for this. Um Sam, you have, but it sounds like the knitting group would like to be able to meet uh weekly and be able to meet year-round. And so the um I'll just say a little bit 30 00:08:05.040 --> 00:08:20.680 about it, and then Sam, you were the one who actually had the conversations, but that would be a matter of finding a time when for those for the knitting group to get together when the library is open. So that's kind of where we're at with that. I have to just run and do something. Kids, can I leave you with 31 00:08:20.680 --> 00:08:36.760 the knitting? Yes, sir. Figuratively. Yes. Um so I think somebody just mentioned that they wished it was weekly uh to Mary Ann and I. So I think that where we ended up with uh Barbara, Mary Ann, and I chatted, we ended up talking 32 00:08:36.760 --> 00:08:53.840 about um What did we say? We're going to check in with everyone on this Sunday, and we're going to see if people would be willing to do I think it was either I think it was Wednesdays or Monday mornings at 10:00. Um if people would be willing to 33 00:08:53.840 --> 00:09:09.840 do that while the library is open, uh then we wouldn't have to worry about unlocking, and it would just always be there and always be available. So that was the conversation we had about that. So I think the next step is just checking in with the group um this weekend and going from there. 34 00:09:09.840 --> 00:09:24.960 Good idea. Yeah, do you think that will work, Elaine? Um I'm thinking of the people that were there. There are some people, I mean, like Jessica, you wouldn't be able to make it during the week, but maybe we could do it every other week that way, 35 00:09:24.960 --> 00:09:41.760 or at least one one week a month would be >> thinking one week a month, too, on a weekend. So it would be as like a Sunday? Yeah. So that people who couldn't make it during the week, but during the week when, you know, when the library is open is a whole lot more 36 00:09:41.760 --> 00:09:58.280 convenient, I think. I think so, too. Yeah. And then maybe it will we'll just have some special pop-ups throughout the year. Mhm. I think that's the way to do it. Actually, that would work out nicely. Yeah. So the gist of it is is um the conversation just now was that uh 37 00:09:58.280 --> 00:10:14.720 going with Mondays but then with these other times to enable other people to get there is that what I was hearing? We're going to check in with if you could check in with everyone on Sunday and make sure that I think Monday or Wednesday was the option at 10. Okay. For that and 38 00:10:14.720 --> 00:10:29.440 Wednesdays there is a kid story time in the meeting room but you guys could be in the adult room no problem. Yeah. Okay. Great. And if the option does come up for some time on a Sunday like even during library hours like a 3 to 5 or 39 00:10:29.440 --> 00:10:45.920 even a 3 to 4 for those of us that can't make it on a weekday day that would be great. I was so excited when you said it was going to be weekly and I was like oh I'll be able to go to some of them because my weekends are so busy but now it's but if it's a weekday that doesn't 40 00:10:45.920 --> 00:11:01.720 really work. Well that's an idea is having it once in a while during on Sundays during library time that makes it easy too. I hadn't thought of that. First it somehow I don't know I was just like oh yeah the Sunday mornings but yeah we could just do it 41 00:11:01.720 --> 00:11:19.120 during library time. And could possibly see how people are feeling about it with it weekly it could be later in the day too some people might like it an evening. Yeah. Yeah that's possible especially in the winter I feel like the summer maybe not 42 00:11:19.120 --> 00:11:35.280 as much but Mhm. Or maybe maybe it'll be so hot we'll all want to be in air conditioning. Who knows? Who knows? Knitting our our wool hats. >> [laughter] >> That's right. We'll have mandatory projects for people. 43 00:11:35.280 --> 00:11:50.400 Yeah. Depending on the season. I just want Hi Annie and I just want to say for the record that um Annie Gagliardi has just joined and we have everybody here which is great. So it sounds like on well I'll ask people on Sunday and then whatever we do 44 00:11:50.400 --> 00:12:06.880 we'll clearly have to clear it with with Mary Ann. >> [clears throat] >> Uh but it was you your her and your idea Sam to have it when the library was open which does make it a whole heck of a lot easier. Yeah. So 45 00:12:06.880 --> 00:12:23.920 so at this point then as we move forward we have three more times scheduled at this point we can get some additional ones scheduled and we'll have that conversation this coming um Sunday about when people can come and then we'll try to get that figured out. 46 00:12:23.920 --> 00:12:41.040 Hopefully early in the summer because uh it's great that people are enjoying it and there are so many more people coming now and a location location location is all I can say it's just so much nicer in the library. So Annie what we were just doing is the second 47 00:12:41.040 --> 00:12:57.280 agenda item which is update on ongoing and completed programs and you put together that really wonderful gardening thing can you talk a little bit about it for those who weren't there? Yeah so we had Elizabeth and Nima she's my neighbor she does a lot of um 48 00:12:57.280 --> 00:13:12.839 really interesting gardening she talked about starting seeds both like native seeds and garden seeds like vegetables and things um there were about I don't know like eight or 10 people there I I counted and then I was like oh and 49 00:13:12.839 --> 00:13:27.880 these people were just rec committee people not just but you know Yeah I know what you mean. >> predisposed to coming but I think there's still maybe eight or so people who came from the community it was like a cross section of people that I knew from very different things so 50 00:13:27.880 --> 00:13:44.400 that was neat I felt like it was a good um it was a it was a good group of people and and Elizabeth had a lot of um she was she was very engaging and then she had brought like all these like gifts for raffle prizes and 51 00:13:44.400 --> 00:13:59.520 it seemed you know people had a lot of questions so and and everyone was staying after to talk to her so it seemed um from my point of view successful. I guess my only regret about it is that I didn't I didn't have the I don't know wherewithal to to plan it 52 00:13:59.520 --> 00:14:16.520 sooner to maybe advertise it a little better. Um Yeah who knows I I thought it was I thought it was really successful. It was great and just suggested something we might want to consider in the future as well because she was she was very engaging and very knowledgeable 53 00:14:16.520 --> 00:14:33.320 and I won the one of the raffles so I was pretty excited about that I never win raffles so that was great. Yeah Jess. Um do we I might have asked this before but I don't remember do we have some kind of perpetual calendar where we can put on it like in February advertise for this 54 00:14:33.320 --> 00:14:49.520 gardening thing that we might do in April just so we have it in our brains cuz if I don't have it written down these days I don't remember. Yeah. >> [laughter] >> No we don't because we have this has been a fairly at least and others may feel differently about it the idea of 55 00:14:49.520 --> 00:15:05.079 having things that are going to be repeating in at certain times of the year is kind of new to the amount of programming that we now have. So what I would actually like to do and and I'll send an email out about this is maybe get um ask just ask all of you if anybody would be 56 00:15:05.079 --> 00:15:20.520 willing to come over to my house sometime we can sit there and sort of put together a calendar of some sort and then get that up. Would that be is that sound reasonable? Mhm. Yeah. Okay. >> It does. It Okay. This would be for an internal document right for this just 57 00:15:20.520 --> 00:15:36.440 for the committee? Um well that's I think you when you first brought it up it was for the to put on the webpage so it would just be here's you know upcoming things for example you had mentioned maybe having the trivia night on in February and November so we we could have the month 58 00:15:36.440 --> 00:15:52.480 but we wouldn't say on this day but we could say something like look for announcements about blah blah blah coming in so we we'll probably have to keep it vague um but it does enable us and people in the community to see what kind of 59 00:15:52.480 --> 00:16:07.760 programs. What are your thoughts on that Ann? I no I was just wondering if Jess meant an internal calendar cuz you mentioned Jess about now's time to advertise because it also just might be helpful for us this could be a Google Doc right 60 00:16:07.760 --> 00:16:23.120 just for us to see too what you know a balance of events that we have um in different months and we might have you know times that we just block out for various reasons like don't schedule events now cuz the library's doing 75 things or 61 00:16:23.120 --> 00:16:38.920 something you know. Is it easier to think about doing a Google Doc or a Google Calendar that's just like Oh I've never used Google Calendar so I can't answer that question but it sounds like you can. >> [laughter] >> I live by it if it ever went down I 62 00:16:38.920 --> 00:16:54.640 would be completely screwed cuz I wouldn't know where I was going. >> [laughter] >> Well I know one person who needs to be on the committee to put this together. I love I love the calendar. So maybe start with internal then and then depending on how that works and what 63 00:16:54.640 --> 00:17:11.120 kind of certainty we have about some of the programs we could then put something up I mean clearly we wouldn't say send out the invitation or send out the notices now but we could put in things about the kinds of programming that we would be having. Okay. 64 00:17:11.120 --> 00:17:26.600 Great thanks. I think that's it for the ongoing and completed programs. I felt like there was another completed program but I I think I'm just remembering back to the previous month. Um update on upcoming programs 65 00:17:26.600 --> 00:17:44.120 um bird watching May 17th um and I noticed from the minutes that there's already a kind of poster thing ready or in process is that right for that? It's May 30th though. >> May 30th yeah. Oh I'm so sorry I was thinking so yeah thank you May 30th. 66 00:17:44.120 --> 00:18:00.200 And cuz we So we're done I have made a form um and like we can start we can start posting and doing all the things. Okay great. What time will it be? It's 6:00 a.m. At 6:00 a.m. okay cuz I was 67 00:18:00.200 --> 00:18:15.400 putting it up without any specifics about where they were meeting and things but I wanted to get that on to our webpage so Do you know where it is going to be meeting? Lakewhile State Park. Oh okay. That's what we did last year I think might have had to get in touch 68 00:18:15.400 --> 00:18:30.560 with them to make sure the gate was open so I can email them about that. Yeah okay. And the only thing that I would need because Mary Ann offered to do the enrollments for it which is a big help because that's often one of the bigger jobs so she's going to 69 00:18:30.560 --> 00:18:47.400 be doing that and so we just need to find out before I put things up the the information about how they will sign up for it. I I did that I have a form I sent it to you. >> Oh super thank you very very much I 70 00:18:47.400 --> 00:19:03.440 should have known things just get done it's wonderful. Um let's see and then the bike repairs are there any things that you particularly need from anyone Sam concerning the bike bike repairs? I talked to Andy about it if he need like 71 00:19:03.440 --> 00:19:20.159 last year we bought supplies and he says he still has 90% of it from last year so um I don't think he needs anything else. Oh okay. So and then yeah Cliff again and um Andy 72 00:19:20.159 --> 00:19:36.720 will be there and I think it'll be great. Great. I have a question about the bike repair Sam is it mostly um kids who bring their bikes to be repaired or do grown-ups also bring them? Grown-ups brought them last year. Yeah it was like people who had their 73 00:19:36.720 --> 00:19:52.640 like you know bike sitting in their basement for a while and and they all got it tuned back up. That's awesome. Yeah. Yeah mine will probably be in that category. Great. Yes. Oh and Diane you have offered to help 74 00:19:52.640 --> 00:20:08.040 both of those programs. So, probably the best thing is just to um I'm going to guess there's going to be day of stuff to do. Right now, everything's I mean, it's just so magical the way everything is just keeps getting taken care of. I love it. Yes, 75 00:20:08.040 --> 00:20:24.840 thank you too Sam for doing so much with the birding the bird watching and and I'm I'm just diving in, but I don't know what to expect. >> [laughter] >> Well, I can promise you can be the one to be there at 6:00 a.m. That would be 76 00:20:24.840 --> 00:20:39.480 great. >> [laughter] >> I'll be there. I'll be there. Great. [laughter] And it's a lot of fun. It is a lot of fun. Cliff is a great for that. Yeah. Wonderful. And that's right in the 77 00:20:39.480 --> 00:20:55.240 parking lot. So, maybe we should say parking at the state park. Perfect. Um all right. I had one more question, Barbara. I'm sorry. Sorry. Um to Sam and Diane maybe about the bike repairs. Um 78 00:20:55.240 --> 00:21:11.960 in the past there have been events that I've been to like whether it's the something in Shrewsbury or like the Healthy Kids Day at the Franklin County Y that where police departments will donate helmets just to make sure that all kids have helmets. Is that something that you have ever talked to the 79 00:21:11.960 --> 00:21:27.840 Shrewsbury police about or would it be something we could ask them about in case kids don't have proper fitting helmets? That's a great idea. Um I know they have a community policing budget. Um yeah, that's a great idea. We can ask. 80 00:21:27.840 --> 00:21:43.640 I'll ask. That is a great idea. Yeah, I know they regularly do that in communities, so it might be a cool thing to do. Yeah. And maybe even sitting if they could be experts on you know, making sure they fit well and especially 81 00:21:43.640 --> 00:22:01.160 the children and making sure they have helmets that fit well. Yeah, as we were talking about things to do, is that something Diane you would feel okay about doing contacting Chief Pelletier and seeing if they would be willing to do that? Sure. Super. Thank you. 82 00:22:01.160 --> 00:22:18.360 Sorry, one other thing about that. Um Diane, maybe if you can use all your persuasive techniques for adults, too, because one of the things that comes up a lot in communities is that families will buy bike helmets for their kids and the parents won't wear helmets and that's really, really 83 00:22:18.360 --> 00:22:35.160 dangerous. So, maybe you know, the police will donate both adult and child helmets. Okay. I will I will use all my persuasive ability. >> [laughter] >> Sam 84 00:22:35.760 --> 00:22:52.120 Is there going to be the kids ride again, whatever it was the kids were doing cuz I will they is that going to also occur this year? I yeah, I just I basically I'm just going to use the same flyer and change the dates. And it was just 10:00 after soccer and kids just 85 00:22:52.120 --> 00:23:08.360 rode around. The reason I'm asking is if we can get the helmets, it might be nice to have Chief Pelletier or somebody else there talking about bike safety and the importance of everybody, regardless of age, putting a helmet on your head. 86 00:23:08.360 --> 00:23:26.400 Do you think that would work out okay? I think we can ask him. Mhm. If he says yes, we do it and if we don't Yeah. Okay, so more persuasive powers, Diane. >> [laughter] >> Thank you. Yeah, and I'm going to talk myself up. I can do 87 00:23:26.400 --> 00:23:41.360 it. >> [laughter] >> Good. Good. Hopefully they'll be easy asks. Um uh that So, that's Yeah, so we're all set on those. Um future programs, 88 00:23:41.360 --> 00:23:56.840 there's actually um two that we talked about last time and this is where a calendar would come in handy, which is the trivia night and then um the mushroom identification. So, Annie, you had kind of made sure that I remembered that one. Thank you. 89 00:23:56.840 --> 00:24:12.760 And then I'm trying to remember was it you, Anne, who was saying the woman who runs these gets booked way, way in advance, so we should book her now. Is that Was that you >> Yeah, when we did the geology hike, she was Diane, she was in your car and she was sitting next to me and she 90 00:24:12.760 --> 00:24:30.440 said she gets booked really quickly or really early, so we should contact her in the spring for a fall event. Who is that? That lady. I ask that every time and Sam always tells me and I completely forget each time. Jess Benson. It's Jess Benson every 91 00:24:30.440 --> 00:24:48.679 time. Jess Benson. Okay. [laughter] But Anne, you just done this like you've given me and others who also happen to be 75 who are on this call. Oh, that wouldn't be you, little Anne. It you you make me feel better because it's like oh, it's not my age after all. 92 00:24:48.679 --> 00:25:05.862 It's just a condition. So, thank you. >> You told me I was acting 75 yesterday, Barbara. >> [laughter] >> All right, so third person. I don't remember these things. That's it. I can say insulting things and I have no memory whatsoever. 93 00:25:05.862 --> 00:25:22.679 >> [laughter] >> Are you sure? Yeah, okay. Yeah, so um who who would like to call her? Does anybody know her, have her number? Um maybe find a couple of dates. Yeah, Jess? 94 00:25:22.679 --> 00:25:39.040 I know her a little bit just from school stuff, so I don't mind um giving her reaching out to her and and trying to set something up. Maybe at this point if she's able to and she might not be able to, but to ask if she could give us like a couple of dates 95 00:25:39.040 --> 00:25:54.400 and then we can run them by Mary Anne because this is something that will most likely be co-sponsored. It's very much a co-sponsor kind of activity. Um and you you know, at this point we'd be getting in before any programming is done for 96 00:25:54.400 --> 00:26:09.760 the fall for the library. So, we should be fine. Okay. Good. Okay, great. So, we'll have we'll get that hopefully taken care of and then um we have a couple of trivia nights planned well not planned, but that we would that 97 00:26:09.760 --> 00:26:26.040 we feel we have the energy and certainly there's the interest out in town for one in What did we say? November and one in February? Yep. Okay. Anne came with a very wonderful idea. Another program. 98 00:26:26.040 --> 00:26:42.480 Hopefully it's wonderful. We need some people. Well, it's it it's an idea that I've always wanted to do cuz I've heard that people in Shrewsbury have great gardens and then I went to the event Annie organized and it just made me think about wanting to do more gardening events and then I contacted Sam cuz I wanted to know 99 00:26:42.480 --> 00:27:00.040 um if I was to confirm a species of tree at the library and Penny Jakes was like, "Do you want to meet me at the site and I'll give you a tour?" Um so, I think it would be great to do a self-guided garden tour in Shrewsbury and if we could do it this summer, it wouldn't have to be big, right? It could be the 100 00:27:00.040 --> 00:27:15.600 the seedling of a future event um and it might be half a day and we could do I don't think it needs to be showcase gardens. It could be works in progress. It could be, "Hey, I've just ripped out this half acre of bitter 101 00:27:15.600 --> 00:27:31.040 Sorry. bittersweet and this is what I'm doing to replace it." Um flora. Um and and I thought so and it wouldn't have to be a large number of gardens necessarily, but the library could be on there and I thought one thing that could 102 00:27:31.040 --> 00:27:47.760 be kind of cool is if people identified something specific about their garden and even I don't know if any of you have done any of the pottery trail tours, but sometimes they'll say like at 10:00 a.m. Barbara Bigelow is going to show you how to throw pots. So, for instance, if if 103 00:27:47.760 --> 00:28:03.080 people came to my house, >> [laughter] >> which is a very like garden very much work in progress, I might be able to talk about native shrubs for four-season interest or native perennials that love acidic soil or you people could talk 104 00:28:03.080 --> 00:28:18.920 about like gardening for a water feature or planting in drifts or companion planting for vegetables. So, maybe you know, just doing something where you could still have it be self-guided, but you could say if you show up at this place at 10:30, the homeowner's going to 105 00:28:18.920 --> 00:28:34.320 talk for 10 minutes about this particular topic. So, um yeah, that's it. Yeah, Jess. Um a few years ago, didn't did the Garden Club of Shrewsbury there was some 106 00:28:34.320 --> 00:28:51.080 gardening club who did some kind of garden tour Mhm. Yeah. Do they not do it any Like I just wouldn't want to step on toes. Do they not do it anymore or would they >> ask Penny. Mhm. Is that But Elaine, I don't remember. Like how When was the most recent one cuz I don't have a 107 00:28:51.080 --> 00:29:05.159 memory. Quite a while ago. >> Okay, cuz I don't I think I would have You know how I am, 75 years old today. I would have remembered. How long have you lived here? Well, 11 years. I don't know that I would have noticed the first couple years, but 108 00:29:05.159 --> 00:29:21.320 >> It was before COVID. Okay. Okay, so maybe they're like yeah, that's not a thing. If there's any concern about stepping on toes, we can also ask if they'd be interested in co-sponsoring because presumably those would be people with gardens who might like people to come and have they'd have things to say. 109 00:29:21.320 --> 00:29:37.800 So, um you know, and I I like the idea of co-sponsoring things uh with other groups. Yeah, I love this idea. I went on one one year. Um my mom and I drove around Shrewsbury and landed at different people's gardens and they told us a bit about it and it was 110 00:29:37.800 --> 00:29:53.440 awesome. It was so cool to see like the possibilities because I'm not a gardener and I'm not um and it was like amazing. So, yeah, I love this idea. Okay, great. So, who's going to take responsibility for 111 00:29:53.440 --> 00:30:09.760 contacting the um garden club or whatever they are? I'll take responsibility for that and I don't mind being the lead on the discovery around this event if anyone wants to Okay. >> hop on board with me, let me know. We 112 00:30:09.760 --> 00:30:29.600 would love to hop on board. Barbara, yeah. >> Yeah. Okay. And Annie? Yeah. Okay. [laughter] Yeah, and um has anybody Elaine or um Jess since you two seem to know about it had the garden club it is it something that's still in existence? Do you even know? Like 113 00:30:29.600 --> 00:30:44.960 >> So, Penny So, Sam, you think she's still doing it? She's still She's There's a It's a committee. Yeah. That they that they keep track of the the gardens at town hall and the library and the highway department. Yeah. Oh. 114 00:30:44.960 --> 00:31:02.480 You just [laughter] throw up your chair. Nope, it was just the cup that was holding up my phone. You can't 75 year old, you know. [laughter] Yeah, I I had heard about Is Merrill on that committee, too? >> Yeah, yes. Yeah, okay. And Merrill, Rita, and Penny. 115 00:31:02.480 --> 00:31:18.960 Pam Sosky, maybe? Um yes. Yeah. And maybe Gail? Yeah, I don't know. I know Penny, Rita, and Merrill for sure. Rita and Merrill for sure. Okay. Great. Okay. 116 00:31:18.960 --> 00:31:34.720 And if we need any tips on doing things, the um the open studio group is has been very um you really have run done a good job running the the open studios. Speaking of which I don't think they're doing it this year. Oh, okay cuz I was going to 117 00:31:34.720 --> 00:31:51.840 say they did it the last Mhm. weekend in June. So, it was in our previous fiscal year. Um any idea why they're not doing it this year? Too much work. Too much, yeah. >> [laughter] >> Yeah. Yeah, it was Yeah, but it was a fantastic thing, but there was a lot of 118 00:31:51.840 --> 00:32:07.280 work. Yeah. Okay, so um So, Anne, you can I don't want to send out a email to people and you know, will anybody who wants to officially sign up sign up and start talking about what we need to be doing. 119 00:32:07.280 --> 00:32:24.080 This sounds great. Yeah, great. Thanks, everyone. Oh, thank [clears throat] you for bringing it up. Um the next item on the agenda is there's a vacancy on the committee and I have a suggestion. First, I just want to say it was really hard asking Christine's name to be 120 00:32:24.080 --> 00:32:44.280 removed. It was just felt it made things feel very permanent. And um so, that that was hard to do. Uh but we now have eight members and we are approved for nine members. At the trivia night, not our trivia 121 00:32:44.280 --> 00:33:00.960 night, but the Shrewsbury trivia night, one of the questions had to be how old or how what's the youngest somebody can be to be on a Yeah, I mentioned this to you, Jess, cuz I I was saying I rushed over after the question said, "Listen to this, Jess." 122 00:33:01.040 --> 00:33:18.440 A person the the old youngest, whatever it is. Anyway, somebody has to be at least 13 years old to be on a committee and be able to vote. So, I immediately thought wouldn't it be great to get a teenager on the committee? Mhm. 123 00:33:18.679 --> 00:33:35.480 Yes. Yes, and they're they they mean just being a regular committee member bringing in ideas that we might think of, but also, you know, we could say you know we would be willing to you know, support one or two programs that they and some 124 00:33:35.480 --> 00:33:51.679 of their friends come up with in town. I think that it would be I don't know, it'd be fantastic. I'm seeing a lot of nodding heads, so I'm hoping this is Now, I'm at a disadvantage. I hardly know any teenagers. You know, I I came here after my kids 125 00:33:51.679 --> 00:34:06.679 were grown and even for those whose whose kids did grow up here, that doesn't mean we necessarily know teenagers. Now, Jess, I'm guessing you know some teens. Um Sam, I'm guessing you know teens from being at the library. There are a lot 126 00:34:06.679 --> 00:34:27.000 who come in. So, we need to get some names of people who would be of interest. Um Does anybody like just off the top of your head say this so-and-so would be really great? No. I'm trying to think of like Lindsay 127 00:34:27.000 --> 00:34:42.159 friends would be really great, but she's going off to college in the fall. So, it wouldn't be helpful for her to join right now. Um but I let me think about the kids who are a bit younger. Yeah. There was a 128 00:34:42.159 --> 00:34:59.640 uh a student here who like ran the show and also gave tours at the middle school to us last year, but I can't and she must be 13. Josie Duncan is her name. She lives on Montague Road. Um she would be amazing. Yes, she would 129 00:34:59.640 --> 00:35:15.680 be. She did soccer with the with us in the fall. Yeah, she's great. And um another one that comes to mind is Miranda Ryken who lives on Wendell or Ames Haven. Um she they also um 130 00:35:15.680 --> 00:35:30.840 gave tours to us at the middle school and I think that might be a good fit, too. So, I could ask around >> Great, thank you. these people and see I'm sure there's someone who would be willing and I think it's a 131 00:35:30.840 --> 00:35:47.880 great idea. Mhm. I do, too. Sam, is there a place in the teen room at the or Elaine in the teen room at the library where we can post something? Okay, I wonder if we could just post and say, "Hey teens, interested in" We could do it right there on the the 132 00:35:47.880 --> 00:36:06.320 shelf outside their their room or even put it in the room? In the room, sure. Mhm. We could do that. You want to take responsibility for that, Sam? Sure. Yeah, sorry, Sam. I didn't [laughter] mean to put that on your plate. Oh, that's fine. She's in 133 00:36:06.320 --> 00:36:21.440 there all the time. [laughter] I know, but I am and I But she probably has a to-do list when she's in there all the time. I can make a flyer in my sleep. No problem. No problem. Okay, and I'll send you my list. There's only 13 things on 134 00:36:21.440 --> 00:36:37.280 it that I need you [laughter] to do. Um I wonder, Sam, too if cuz I don't know that like my own kids as teenagers would have just reached out to a committee and said I want to join, but I wonder if putting like one of our names if 135 00:36:37.280 --> 00:36:54.120 Like [clears throat] Sam's name? If you have any questions, ask Sam. Yeah, [laughter] I can do that. But just like I I know you know, some of the teens know me from being at the school and some people know you. Feel free to put something. I'll send it to you before I 136 00:36:54.120 --> 00:37:11.400 post it. How does that sound? Okay. Okay, thanks. Yeah. Sounds good. I think that's a great idea. Great. Yeah, as soon as I heard that, I was like, "Oh." And then I mentioned it to the recycling um the stu- whatever the committee is. There's 137 00:37:11.400 --> 00:37:26.880 so many letters in it, but the recycling and solid waste committee. And because there are I assume there's a club at the high school that has to do with recycling and being um environmentally um savvy and it would be 138 00:37:26.880 --> 00:37:44.040 great to get some kids from that on I I'm on that committee. That's why I'm I'm mentioning it and they and they seem to have some interest in doing it as well, but imagine if just about every committee had teenagers being represented. It would be really kind of fantastic. So, and little did I know 139 00:37:44.040 --> 00:37:59.000 that it was actually voted on. Is that like our meeting times might be bad for teens? That's something to consider. Yeah. Well, we'll have to switch Take it a step at a time. Yeah, we've done it different times before, so I just want Our meeting times aren't 140 00:37:59.000 --> 00:38:16.240 great for me in general. Like I I was going to bring that up later, but since it was mentioned um Yeah, okay. >> know. So, I'm I'm perfectly open to changing them if that fits for teenagers or anyone. Super. Okay, thanks for mentioning it cuz we we switched this actually it was some years ago, Elaine. 141 00:38:16.240 --> 00:38:33.200 I think it was you were um tutoring somebody. The dates got shifted and we all said, "Oh, okay, that's fine." And then so, we we've shifted it at least once since I've been a member of the committee. So, that's a very doable thing to do. Um I will um 142 00:38:33.200 --> 00:38:48.440 What I did before was I sent >> Evenings are better than Yeah. Yeah, and a lot of a lot of committee meetings do have evening times. So, what I did before with this was I sent out just um 143 00:38:48.440 --> 00:39:04.359 you know, one of whatever that program is called to everybody and you put in what dates or what days and times work best for you. Um and then we'll see what what we get out of that. With an eye towards keeping it making it um I would guess that teens 144 00:39:04.359 --> 00:39:20.720 would want later in the day as well. Um What, 10:00, 11:00 at night? Do you think it would make sense to wait until we find someone and um so we could include them? >> So, we could include them. Yeah, I think that's wise. Yeah, okay. So, Anne, if 145 00:39:20.720 --> 00:39:36.160 we're just for the short term, it'll still be not the best of time for you, but it that will get rectified. And then um So, we talked about what we would like to do as a way of remembering Christine as a committee and we came up with a lot 146 00:39:36.160 --> 00:39:52.600 of different ideas and I I would like to um think about how to move forward with this. And we had, you know, ideas about putting together knitting books or something like that to actually be in the library. And my sense from the 147 00:39:52.600 --> 00:40:09.760 conversation last time was that it was her love of nature that really kept coming up and in what everybody was talking about and whether there's a way to um provide a memorial for her that has to do with 148 00:40:09.760 --> 00:40:27.000 birds or animals or trees or plants. And I would like to um just maybe other people who might want to work with me on kind of coming up with and fleshing out a couple of ideas to bring back here so that we can then act on them. 149 00:40:27.000 --> 00:40:43.400 If that sounds good, then I would like to just anybody who wants to volunteer to do that now or you can send me a Great. Thank you, Christine. I was hoping. Um and Jess, okay. So, I'll I'll send out a an email and we'll figure out a good 150 00:40:43.400 --> 00:40:59.760 time to do that. Um and uh What time is the thing on the 17th? For Christine, I can't I found the dates but not the time. It's 3:00. It's at 3:00. Thank you. Okay. 151 00:40:59.760 --> 00:41:15.040 Great. Um I wanted to put in an ask too because um my mom and I had made Mea a meal um and brought over some snacks. And she was really appreciative of it, so we did it again. Oh. 152 00:41:15.040 --> 00:41:30.480 And I haven't seen like a larger thing go out to people um although I know she's getting some help from other people too. But I had asked her last time we dropped off if um I could mention it to people at school that were connected with her 153 00:41:30.480 --> 00:41:45.760 and um and try to get her through graduation at least with at least a meal a week. Um and two people signed up, one for last week and one for this week. But after that 154 00:41:45.760 --> 00:42:01.720 um I didn't have any more takers. So, I was curious from this committee if there's anyone who would be willing to make a meal and bring it over. My mom and I had been bringing it over Sunday night or Monday night just so she would have something for the week. 155 00:42:01.720 --> 00:42:18.040 Um does she have any food restrictions? No. What I know from Christine, if it might not still be current, is that she's a real meat eater. If I could cuz I don't can't have meat in the house. I don't have meat in the house. 156 00:42:18.040 --> 00:42:33.280 If I could team up with somebody who cooks meat and I provide the rest of the meal, like a dessert or you know, salad or I don't know. Does she even eat salad? At this point she didn't uh it when I last as when I last heard she would not eat salad. But anyway, maybe 157 00:42:33.280 --> 00:42:49.800 we could find out stuff about what she eats and preferences and Yeah. I when I had asked her she said there were no preferences and anything would be fine. So, I we had just brought over like my mom made a vegetarian soup and um she did say, "I especially 158 00:42:49.800 --> 00:43:05.920 enjoyed the brownies and the cookies." So, I think dessert's >> [laughter] >> a big draw. Um last time we made lasagna um and uh brought over and homemade bread, you know, like Mhm. I think I yeah. And 159 00:43:05.920 --> 00:43:22.120 I think she has enough people in her world that if there's something she won't eat, you know, either her girlfriend will have it or whoever's helping her out will have some too. So, um I think it's [clears throat] pretty wide open. Okay. But I like the idea of teaming up too 160 00:43:22.120 --> 00:43:38.280 cuz that feels a little less daunting than trying to make a meal every week. But um should I just send an email to the group and we can fill in some dates? Sure. Is that the easiest way to do this? Yeah, that sounds like a good idea. There's also I can't remember the name of it now though. Meal Train? 161 00:43:38.280 --> 00:43:54.560 Train? Meal Train. I wonder whether it's something like that would work. Um I've done that a lot and really is helpful because then people know who is coming at on what days and stuff. Mhm. Okay. Do you want to put Do you 162 00:43:54.560 --> 00:44:11.359 want me to put that together or Sure, if you don't mind. Yeah, I'll put together a Meal Train for her. Yeah, we can send it out more broadly too. Yeah. Like I said, even just to get her through like at first I was like, "Oh, just to get her through her mom's memorial." And then I was like, "Well, 163 00:44:11.359 --> 00:44:26.720 no cuz then there's graduation at the beginning of June and it might just be nice." Yeah. Like I said, even just once a week I think she would appreciate um Do you want twice a week? Like, you know, maybe once in the beginning of the week and once in the end of the week so she at 164 00:44:26.720 --> 00:44:42.960 least has an and you you make enough for two or three meals and then she's she has meals for the week. Sure. Yeah. Cuz she can also especially things that are freezable like the lasagna I was like, "Oh, this will be like it's a lot for one person, 165 00:44:42.960 --> 00:44:58.080 but if you can freeze parts of it, you know." Yep. Um that might be helpful. Sure. I'll I'll put on like Sunday and Thursday. Okay, great. That sounds great. Okay. Okay. 166 00:44:58.080 --> 00:45:14.800 That's good. And I'll I'll just I'll I'll email all of us. Okay. And then we can spread the word. Yeah. Yeah. Okay. All right. Is there a way to share? I don't know where she lives or you know, any 167 00:45:14.800 --> 00:45:32.040 >> I'll put I'll put that on the the Meal Train. Okay. Yeah, so far it's been people that have been connected with her anyway, so it's been easy to like line up when you can drop off and things. But um but it might be um 168 00:45:32.040 --> 00:45:48.960 Yeah, maybe it's worth talking to Mea to ask what how we should do it. Maybe we could put a cooler outside her door and that way it's That's the way I've been doing it with other people. Just put a cooler outside the door. You bring things in 169 00:45:48.960 --> 00:46:05.440 um containers that you're not wanting back. Yes. >> And and they just it just gets dropped off and she knows that something will be there on Sunday, you know, in the afternoon and then Thursday in the afternoon and 170 00:46:05.440 --> 00:46:23.040 nobody has to you know, she doesn't have to be there or she doesn't have you know, the whole thing. Yeah. Another thing that I think was helpful just in terms of thinking of my kids' eating habits when they were seniors in high school, um we just went and bought a lot of snacks. Like, you know, granola bars and 171 00:46:23.040 --> 00:46:40.200 fruit snacks and this and that. So, like even that type of contribution would be helpful too, I think. Mhm. Good. Yep. Sounds great. All right. Thanks, y'all. Mhm. Thank you. Thank you. >> Is her last name Robinson also? 172 00:46:40.200 --> 00:46:55.040 No. Okay. Piner, p i n e r. And how do you spell Mea? m i e Thank you, Christine. >> [laughter] >> p i n e r? 173 00:46:55.040 --> 00:47:16.837 p i n e r, yep. Got it. Thank you. Okay. Well, I feel really lucky to be on this committee. You're all such warm, kind people. And we have fun. So, thank you. >> We're old. 174 00:47:16.837 --> 00:47:31.720 >> [laughter] >> Some of us. Yeah, I guess I'm the oldest oldest one here. You're nipping at my heels though. And I understand that the way time works as you approach 80 is that at some point you will overtake me. >> [laughter] 175 00:47:31.720 --> 00:47:48.440 >> It just think it's I don't know how to explain it. You know, the best physicists have worked at this and don't understand it. Just saying. >> [laughter] >> Something to be aware of. I'm going to make a motion to adjourn. Okay. >> [laughter] 176 00:47:48.440 --> 00:48:02.040 >> And second. All right, so let the minutes show that we adjourned at 4:48 p.m. Thank you all very, very much and um see you Well, hopefully on the 17th. 177 00:48:02.040 --> 00:48:07.440 Yes. Okay. Bye, everybody. Bye-bye.