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Beware
the Ides of March:
Remember when you were in high
school, and read Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, and one of its more
memorable lines: “Beware the ides of March.”
Those few lines were a warning to
Julius Caesar of his potential fate on March 15th.
As we know, Caesar ignored the warning and was assassinated in the
Senate.
This is my warning: “Don’t
miss the East Granby Historical Society Meeting on Thursday March 14, 2002
at 7:00PM in the East Granby Community Center”.
While the preceding does not have the majesty, the cadence and drama
of Shakespeare’s famous lines, nevertheless this meeting is extremely
important to our organization and the fate of the East Granby Heritage
Center, the former Bates Viets House.
As I write these lines, I am
aware of the hard work, the dedication and enthusiasm of so many relative to
our potential future home. I am
also aware of the hope that we all have for this house, i.e., that it will
provide the opportunity to “preserve the memories of yesteryear while
making memories for tomorrow”. (The
latter quote comes to us thanks to Betty Ann Hayden.)
In addition, I am also aware of the opinion of Charlie Francis, the
town engineer, and what has been relayed to me as the opinion of others
relative to the structural integrity of the house and barn.
However, copy for the newsletter
needs to be given to our editor (Zettie Shookus) well in advance of when the
of the results of the RFP’s (Requests for Proposal) sent to multiple
vendors (six for the barn, 12 for the house) will be known.
The Building Committee will present these results at our meeting on
March 14, 2002 and we will have the opportunity to discuss them.
These results and the following discussion will impact the fate of
the Bates Viets House, i.e., what we do/do not do with the property.
Please make the meeting; listen
to what is reported, and make your opinions known.
In that way, you won’t be in the position of regretting the ides of
March 2002.
For those who did not have the
pleasure of reading Julius Caesar, the ides of March is the fifteenth day of
March in the old Roman calendar --the day after our next membership meeting
on March 14, 2002. Please plan
to attend!
Jim Feeney,
President East Granby Historical Society
Nominating
Committee:
In the upcoming weeks we will be
looking to form a nominating committee to present a slate of officers and
directors at our meeting in May 2002. Please
inform any of your current officers or directors if you would like to serve
on this committee or if you would like to take a more active part in our
organization as either an officer or director.
Officers (President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer) serve
from June 1, 2002 through May 31, 2003 while directors serve for a three (3)
year period.
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