Donations Pour in by the Cupful
Photo by Peter Chaffetz The moment rain clouds cleared on July 14, an enthusiastic consortium calling themselves the “Navigators” opened a summer classic, the sidewalk lemonade stand. Strategically positioned along the Town Hall driveway, the entrepreneurs/campers from the Norfolk Early Learning Center offered perfectly prepared lemonade (“It’s all about the stirring,” revealed one) in exchange […]
Lion’s Club 2021 Scholarship Winners
by Doug McDevitt Each year the Norfolk Lions Club selects graduating high school seniors from Norfolk to receive a $500 scholarship that can be used for anything from tuition to books. The Lions Club selects these seniors on the basis of their academic accomplishments, community involvement and volunteerism. This year’s winners are Xavier Langendorfer, Kendra […]
Norfolk’s June Weather
Nice Summer Weather by Russell Russ As it was last year, June was a very pleasant summer month for weather in Norfolk. Temperatures were on the warm side, and there were many clear, sunny days without too much humidity. There was rain scattered throughout the month, but Norfolk didn’t see much for rainfall totals even […]
Community News
Senior Exercise Classes at Meadowbrook Senior exercise resumes at the Meadowbrook community room on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 11 a.m. Feel free to drop in and join instructor Robyn Centrella, a licensed instructor who specializes in senior fitness. Movements will be set to motivating music from different genres and decades. The low-impact exercises are designed […]
Norfolk Then …
One of Marie Kendall’s most beloved photographs shows a group of Norfolk men working out at the Eldridge Gymnasium (now Town Hall) in 1896. Some have been identified, such as John DePeu, bearded pastor of the Church of Christ, balancing on the parallel bars. Perhaps these men were inspired by the first modern Olympic Games, […]
