tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36361874.post4490890365785172479..comments2023-09-16T03:43:43.372-05:00Comments on MMHS1957: Guest Blog--News from Mt. MorrisNormahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11502895616873273470noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36361874.post-44776870075412798552008-11-08T17:20:00.000-05:002008-11-08T17:20:00.000-05:00YOU GUYS..IT IS EVEN WORSE.. I WAS TOLD ON MY RETU...YOU GUYS..IT IS EVEN WORSE.. I WAS TOLD ON MY RETURN THAT BETWEEN 94 AND 102 HOMES IN OUR HOME TOWN ARE IN FORECLOSURE OR ABANDONED.mY SIS WITNESSED THREE EVICTIONS THIS FALL.. WHNE I GET THE TIME I WILL TRY TO GET CONFORMATION ON THAT...BUT I DID NOTICE BEFORE LEAVING TOWN THIS FALL THAT A LOT OF HOMES LOOKED UNCARED FOR WHEN I'D DO MY WALKING...NOT GOOD...AND I JUST CHECKED OUT THE ONCE LOVELY CAMPUS...I COUNTED NINE TREES GONE...MY SISTERS AND I AUTHORED A LETTER TO THE PAPER EACH HAVING SOME INPUT VIA TELEPHONE WITH YOUNGEST SISTER DOING THE GETTING IT TO THE PAPER,ETC. SHE TOOK PHOTOS BUT THEY ARE TO DISPRESSING TO POST.. THESE ARE HARD TIMES FOR OUR MT.MORRIS AND FOR SO MANY OTHER SMALL TOWNS ACROSS AMERICA.. WE ALL NEED TO GIVE A HAND IN RESTORING OUR VILLAGE TO SOME QUAINT BEAUTY AGAIN..IF WE ARE TO HAVE NOTHING ELSE.IT IS ESPECIALLY HARD FOR US WHO HAVE STAYED HERE.MY SISTER HAS BEEN APPROCHED TO RUN FOR MAYOR...I TOLD I'D BE HER CHIEF OF STAFF! I LOVE THIS TOWN...LYNNEAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36361874.post-60587522949905391072008-11-07T13:56:00.000-05:002008-11-07T13:56:00.000-05:00you betcha!you betcha!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com