Just down the street from me is a young man named Zamire Wilson. I’ve seen him on a few occasions as he walked by and we exchanged a simple, “Hello” as he continued on to wherever he was headed.

After one of our big storms this past winter, I ran into him helping his mother clear snow from the family vehicle. That got their picture added to the picture gallery I created in a post I made at the time of people digging out from that snowstorm.

He is a big kid, but you know instantly he is a gentle giant. He’s well mannered and soft spoken. Some of the students I drive each year have the same demeanor.

Zamire rang my doorbell yesterday. Continue reading →

I went to the municipal building yesterday to pay my sewer/trash bill. Something that I hate paying because for both services I contribute relatively little. It’s just me in my home and most weeks I put out less than a half  bag of trash. I’m all for a pay-by-the-bag system, but I know that would piss off a family of three, or more.

Though, that has never stopped me from throwing a non-aggressive comment about the fee, toward West Easton Council President Kelly Gross when she is there and I’m writing that check. Her response is usually along the lines of, “Move, if you don’t like it.”

She knows it takes a lot to piss me off and it’s almost harvest time on my backyard farm. I can’t move.

But, the headline is getting buried in this post and that’s considered unprofessional, so I’ll get to it. Continue reading →

Mr. Mike Koehler has been appointed to the West Easton Zoning Board.

The West Easton Council appointed Mike at last night’s council meeting after he sent a letter stating his interest a couple of months ago. Continue reading →

Citing health reasons, Councilman Timothy Jones submitted his letter of resignation to the West Easton Council earlier this month. Continue reading →

Monday’s council meeting saw the appointment of Mr. Ronald Nixon to fill the vacant seat left by the passing of Charles Stout, Jr. Continue reading →