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Well, this has been one interesting weather season. January was completely backwards: The thaw came early, and apparently Mom Nature forgot it was winter here until late January, when she got serious and dumped about fourteen inches of snow on our fair township. Then it just got cold, cold, cold. I don't know about y’all, but I am OVER it. The past few days of increasing warmth have been heartening. I'm just hoping that there won’t be too quick a thaw, because I don't think anyone wants a repeat of the Ivan flooding situation. Despite the weird weather, lots of people are busy here. In response to the threat of intense development pressure, the Nox Board of Supervisors really stepped up to the plate to protect us from rampant, unplanned sprawl by updating ordinances. Minimum lot sizes, road offsets and septic system requirements were tightened, making it mandatory for would-be developers to be more responsible with their density plans. This is the kind of action the Supervisors exist for, and I am pleased to offer kudos on their quick and decisive efforts. I’m sure I speak for most township residents when I offer a huge “thank you” to them all. Revere’s resident optometrist, Dr. Paul Newcomer is currently visiting Thailand with some of his colleagues on a venture not unlike Doctors Without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontiers), to provide quality eye care to people of that tsunami-stricken nation. Though it’s an annual effort and the trip was planned long before the tsunami hit, the health care visit will be even more appreciated in light of the overwhelming suffering in wake of the disaster. We're very proud of Dr. Newcomer’s dedication to the welfare of humanity, and will provide coverage of his trip when he returns.
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The Nockamixon Historical Society has embarked on an ambitious venture with the publication of a book on historical buildings in the township. President Christine De Socarras reports that the society received a grant from the Neusch Fund that is allowing them to produce a book correlating buildings catalogued during their five-year pictorial survey in the mid-to-late 1990s with those indicated on the 1798 Tax Map (available at the township building). The survey was funded through the Heritage Conservancy. Editorial content will include details learned during the survey and augmented with material gleaned from interviews with current owners. Buildings covered may include churches, schools and commercial structures, as well as residences, barns and outbuildings. The society is still in the process of planning the format of the book itself, determining its size and whether it will be a hard or soft cover version. They anticipate a publication date sometime next year. Good wishes on that exciting project. Wishes for a quick recovery to Helen Nast and Anne Lyons, who both had recent health issues. Last I checked both were doing well and in good spirits. Congratulations to Ed and Erin Miller on their new daughter. Always great to see a happy new face in our midst. Send your Nockamixon family or neighborhood news to me at notes@thewordforge.com or mail it in to the Herald by the last Thursday of each month, and thanks for reading.
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