Letters to the Editor - The Lakeville Journal - 12-23-21

These firefighters saved the day in Falls Village

We want to share our letter of gratitude to the Chiefs of the Fire Departments in Falls Village, North Canaan and Lakeville, whose companies last week prevented a brush fire in our pasture in Falls Village from expanding into a dense and highly flammable wooded area.  All of us are beneficiaries of their expedience, experience, courage, skill, and dedication, and we hope everyone in our communities will remember our fire departments and their volunteers as generously as possible during this holiday season.

Here’s our message to the three Chiefs:

To:  Matt Hansen (Falls Village), Brian Allyn (North Canaan), and Bob Smith (Lakeville)

We could not be more grateful for the way you and your colleagues responded on Friday, Dec. 17, to the brush fire here in our pasture. Even though we had a burn permit and were carefully watching the burn pile, a strong, sudden gust of wind blew embers onto just a few tufts of dry grass — unfortunately, that was enough to cause the fire to begin to spread.

The prompt and professional action of the firefighters who came so quickly and worked so hard halted the spread of the fire, which, if it hadn’t been stopped, would have reached the adjacent woods with catastrophic consequences. They saved our town from a terrible disaster.

The men and women who volunteer for our local Fire Departments, for their EMT teams, and for all the wonderful services their units provide, are true heroes. Please convey to them our profound thanks and appreciation for what they do throughout the year.  Happy, healthy, and safe holiday wishes to all!

Richard and Mary Lanier

Falls Village

 

Thanks for all the support to make Sharon bright

The Sharon Fire Department, Inc./ Ambulance Squad wishes to thank all of the supporters of our “Lights of Love” fundraising event for the Sharon Ambulance Squad.

We were able to light up 3,000 linear feet of the Sharon Green with approximately 1,400 lights honoring loved ones both past and present on December 4th and 5th. Paired with the Sharon tree lighting, the evening was lovely and community members enjoyed walking around the Green as they looked for that special luminaria in recognition of families, friends and community members. Others drove by enjoying the beauty of this event taking in the beautiful tree lights and luminarias from a distance.

Many thanks to Brian Wilcox for his spectacular photos of luminarias posted on Facebook. An event of this scope is labor intensive and not enough can be said for the residents who assisted our squad members that truly made this fundraising effort a labor of love.  There are far too many to name here, but much gratitude to all that supported and made “Lights of Love” a successful fundraising and meaningful community event for the Sharon Ambulance Squad.

With appreciation.

Patricia Chamberlain, SFDA Luminaria Chair

Sharon

 

Christmas cheer

And so again it’s Christmas time

We made another year

And I do hope this time my rhyme

Will bring you all good cheer

It seems there’s trouble all around

As if the world’s against us

It feels there’s no good to be found

It’s all been thrown under the bus

But search the Christmas message

No matter your religious thoughts

Because as time goes and we age

Sometimes that’s all we’ve got

Remember to keep loving hearts

To smile and nod hello

I think you’ll find that if you start

Christmas cheer will flow

Merry Christmas everyone

Go on and smile and have some fun

Peter Fitting

Salisbury

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