On Saturday, June 17, Allendale is honoring the memory of Stiles Thomas, human extraordinaire. There's an official borough proclamation making Saturday "Stiles Thomas Day," a remembrance in the Celery Farm Nature Preserve at 11 a.m. and a celebration at the nearby historic Fell House from 3 to 5 p.m.
At 11 a.m., the Fyke Nature Association is having a remembrance/memorial service at the Lopez Bench, east of Phair's Pond. Meet at the Green Way entrance. Please bring your own chair if you need one.
From 3 to 5 p.m. at the event at the Fell House, You can help remember Stiles by telling a (brief) story about Siles, sharing one of his jokes, or participating in a yodeling contest.
We’re planning to have a slide show featuring Stiles and his friends and family, plus a display of some of his carvings and his boxing gear.
We’ll supply some snacks but please bring your own beverage.
If you have a digital photo of Stiles you’d like to include in the slide show, email it to [email protected]. If you have one of Stiles’ carvings, bring it!
The Green Way entrance to the Celery Farm is at the end of Green Way, off the Frankin Turnpike. Please do not block driveways or mailboxes.Green Way. https://goo.gl/maps/DXtuKq2YoHGU8c976
The Fell House is located at 475 Franklin Turnpike, caddy-corner from the Celery Farm parking lot. You can park on the northbound side of the Franklin Turnpike so long as you don’t park on the sidewalk (against state law; you could get a ticket).
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