JEAN CROSSLAND

MAZEPPA RESIDENT JEAN I CROSSLAND PASSED AWAY NOVEMBER 11, 2015.  BORN IN MAHONOY CITY AND WAS MARRIED TO RICHARD CROSSLAND SR.   A PRIVATE CEREMONY WILL BE IN THE MAZEPPA UNION CEMETARY

SUNSHINE

RECENTLY I WAS IN THE STATE STORE TO GET SOME WINE.  HAD MY MAZEPPA TECH  SHIRT ON. THE CLERK AND I GOT TALKING ABOUT THE ALABAMA GAME THAT DAY  AND AS I TURNED TO LEAVE A FELLA SAID......IS THAT A PREDICTION ?   I SAID NO I NEVER DO THAT AND IT DOESN'T MATTER IF THEY WIN OR LOSE THE SUN STILL COMES UP IN THE MORNING.  HE SMILED AND ASKED......IS IT TRUE THE SUN ALWAYS SHINES IN MAZEPPA ?   I SMILED BACK AND SAID , ABSOLUTELY !

USO AND WOUNDED WARRIORS

THIS ISN'T EXACTLY A MAZEPPA POST OTHER THAN THE FACT THIS MAZEPPA BOY IS PLANNING IT.  THERE IS GOING TO BE A DINNER DANCE AT THE SCARLET D ON NOVEMBER 7TH TO BENEFIT THE USO AND THE WOUNDED WARRIORS PROJECT.  I HAVE ASSISTED MY FATHER IN LAW WITH THE VETERANS DAY PROGRAM FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS AND HAD THIS DREAM OF MAKING IT AN ALL DAY CELEBRATION.  WE HAVE AN ALL STAR LINE UP OF MUSIC WITH HEADLINERS KIMBO AND BRYAN AND THE WESTERN SWING BAND , GRAND JUNCTION.  JOINING IN ARE SEVERAL OTHER ARTISTS AND ALL ARE VOLUNTEERING THEIR TIME AND TALENTS.   ALSO HAVING A LIVE AUCTION AND ALREADY HAVE SOME GREAT ITEMS UP FOR BID.   JUST THIS WEEK I MAILED A FOOTBALL TO HEISMAN TROPHY AWARD WINNER JOHN CAPPELLETTI TO SIGN AND WE WILL ALSO BE GETTING A SIGNED BASKETBALL FROM KELLY MAZZANTE THE ALL TIME LEADING SCORER IN THE HISTORY OF THE BIG 10.  RYAN KEISER SIGNED A FOOTBALL FOR US AND OWEN MAHON GAVE US A GORGEOUS SIGNED AND NUMBERED PRINT.  PROUD TO SAY THAT THE BARN OWL ART STUDIO IN MAZEPPA HAS ALSO PLEDGED A PAINTING.
I TRULY FEEL WE ARE GOING TO MAKE SOMETHING SPECIAL HAPPEN THAT NIGHT AND WE ARE ONLY ASKING A MODEST $ 10 COVER CHARGE.  WE HAVE A FEW OTHER THINGS PLANNED THAT NIGHT TO RAISE SOME FUNDS AND HOPE YOU CAN JOIN US FOR THIS WONDERFUL EVENT.   ANY QUESTIONS JUST EMAIL ME AT
mazeppa@ptd.net

ROBERT BLYLER

RECENTLY THE DAILY ITEM DID A FEATURE ON MAZEPPA NATIVE ROBERT BLYLER.  HIS PICTURE CAN BE FOUND IN THE PHOTO ALBUM WITH THIS BLOG.  A BAG OF LETTERS FOUND IN THE ATTIC WAS PART OF A PRESENTATION DONE AT THE UNION COUNTY LIBRARY ABUT SNAIL MAIL IN WAR TIMES.  THE LETTERS WERE ONES SENT BY ROBERT ,  HIS FATHER PAUL AND SISTER MARGARET WHILE ROBERT WAS STATIONED IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC , DURING WW2. IN THE ARMY HE SERVED AS A LATHE OPERATOR AND WAS IN THE 36TH MALARIA CONTROL DETECHMENT , TECHNICIAN 5TH GRADE. HE HELPED TO SUPERVISE SANITATION AND CLEANING OUT OF SWAMPS.   AWARDED A GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, PHILIPPINES LIBERATION RIBBON, ASIATIC PACIFIC THEATER SERVICE MEDAL , A BRONZE STAR AND A VICTORY MEDAL.  WHEN HE RETURNED HOME HE WENT TO WILLIAMSPORT TECHNICAL SCOOL ON THE GI BILL.  HE WAS THEN EMPLOYED BY THE LYCOMING DIVISION OF AVCO.  AGAIN LOOK FOR ROBERTS PICTURE IN THE PHOTO ALBUM.

PERFECT ?

GOT IN THE CREEK AT 6:30 AM TODAY AND THE CONDITIONS SEEMED PERFECT.  CAUGHT 4 PRETTY QUICKLY INCLUDING A NICE PICKERAL.  THEN........ONLY 4 MORE THE REST OF THE TIME.  BUT LOTS OF WILDLIFE AGAIN WITH ONE OF THE EAGLES...BLUE HERONS...CEDAR WAXWINGS...AND MOTHER MERGANZER HAD HER WHOLE TRIBE OUT ON THE WATER TODAY AND FUN TO WATCH.

PASSING

SAD NEWS TO REPORT WITH THE PASSING OF LONGTIME MAZEPPA RESIDENT , MAURICE AIKEY.

AT LAST BACK IN THE CREEK

AFTER WEEKS OF RAIN I FINALLY GOT BACK IN THE CREEK.  ACTUALLY SURPRISED TO FIND THE CREEK CLEARED UP LIKE IT WAS.   STOPPED ON MY WAY BACK FROM CHURCH AND LOOKED OVER THE BRIDGE AND WAS SHOCKED TO SEE ROCKS.   GOT IN THE CREEK ABOUT  2 IN THE AFTERNOON AND MY FIRST CAST LANDED A 9 - 10 INCH SMALLY.  MY NEXT CAST GOT A NICE CHUB AND MY 4TH CAST LANDED YET ANOTHER NICE SMALLY.   I KNEW I WAS IN FOR A GOOD DAY.   GOT 23 IN ALL AND CAUGHT 2 SMALL PICKERAL ON CONSECUTIVE CASTS.  SAW MY FIRST BLUE HERON OF THE YEAR AND THE ONE BALD EAGLE FLEW RIGHT OVER MY HEAD IN THE CREEK.   NOT TO DO AN OLD JOHNNY CARSON LINE BUT...............HOW HOT WAS IT........IT WAS SO HOT TODAY I WAS SWEATING WHILE WADING IN THE CREEK AND THATS HOT.  

LAVERE

RECENTLY A LONGTIME RESIDENT OF THE AREA , LAVERE HOOK HAD A MILD STROKE.  PLEASED TO SAY HE IS DOING BETTER AND WAS IN CHURCH LAST SUNDAY.  STILL SOME TROUBLE WITH HIS VISION  BUT JUST GLAD HE IS ALRIGHT OTHER WISE.

TODAY IN THE CREEK

I RECENTLY GOT A MESSAGE FROM MY OLD NEIGHBORS THE HOFFMAN'S , VIA MY NEPHEW, THAT I HAVEN'T BEEN PUTTING NEW POSTS ON THE BLOG.  SO I DECIDED TO UPDATE MY 2015 FISHING SEASON.  MY FIRST DAY OUT WAS THE BEGINING OF MAY AND CAUGHT OVER 20 THAT DAY INCLUDING A NICE BROWN TROUT.  SINCE THEN I ONLY HAD ONE DAY OF DOUBLE DIGIT FISH BUT WHAT I AM LACKING QUANTITY I AM MAKING UP WITH IN QUALITY.   SEVERAL NICE BROWN TROUT THIS YEAR AND A BEAUTIFUL SMALLMOUTH A FEW WEEKS AGO AND TODAY A 13 INCH RAINBOW.  ADD IN THE 12 - 15 INCH CHUBS I HAVE CAUGHT AND IT'S BEEN A GOOD SEASON.  BUT THEN ANY DAY IN THE CREEK IS GOOD AS LONG AS THERE IS PLENTY OF WILDLIFE AND THERE HAS BEEN PLENTY OF THAT AND EVEN SEEING SOME DEER THIS YEAR.  HAD 2 FAWNS WALK RIGHT UP TO ME A FEW WEEKS AGO.  I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CREEK AND THEY NEVER SAW ME AS THEY WANDERED RIGHT UP TO THE CREEKS EDGE.  LOTS OF DUCKS, GEESE. BALTIMORE ORIOLES, SCARLET TANGERS, SANDPIPERS AND OF COURSE THE 3 EAGLES WE HAVE IN MAZEPPA.  TODAY I SWEAR THE 2 MATURE EAGLES WERE FOLLOWING ME UP AND DOWN THE CREEK. LAST WEEK A RACCOON WAS SITTING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CREEK FEEDING ON SHELLFISH AND THAT WAS FUN TO WATCH.   I HAVE YET TO CATCH A PICKERAL BUT I KNOW THAT WILL HAPPEN ANY DAY NOW.

BIG WEEKEND

THERE WAS LOTS GOING ON IN MAZEPPA THIS MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND.  THE CHICKEN BBQ WAS HELD AGAIN BUT THIS TIME ACTUALLY AT THE NEW FIRE STATION.  WHEN I GOT OUR MEALS I TOURED THE STATION AND THEY CERTAINLY DID IT RIGHT.  EVERYONE INVOVLED WITH BUILDING THIS CAN BE PROUD.
THE PARADE WAS SUNDAY AND WE HAD QUITE A FEW NEW FACES IN THE PARADE AND LOOK FOR THE PICTURES IN THE PHOTO ALBUM.  THE SPEAKER WAS DAN MCDAVITT AND HE WAS TERIFFIC.  CALLED INTO DUTY ON SHORT NOTICE AS OUR SCHEDULED SPEAKER BAILED ON US THE DAY BEFORE.  TURNED OUT GREAT AS DAN HAD A WONDERFUL MESSAGE WITH YET ANOTHER GREAT TURNOUT.  KUDOS TO CLARENCE AND BETH FOR ONCE AGAIN ORGANIZING EVERYTHING.

VESTA BOWER

VESTA BOWER PASSED AWAY MAY 4, 2015.    DAUGHTER OF WILLIAM AND EMMA DIEFFENDERFER AND MARRIED TO RICHARD BOWER FOR 63 YEARS.  GRADUATED FROM LEWISBURG IN 1941 AND DEVOTED MEMBER OF THE MAZEPPA UNION CHURCH. 

HAM AND EGGS

I AM REALLY PLEASED TO POST THIS MESSAGE.  THE HAM AND EGG SUPPER RAISED OVER  $ 3200 FOR THE NEW FIRE STATION IN MAZEPPA.
85 DOZEN EGGS WERE UTILIZED DURING THE MEAL.
THANKS TO ERMA AND CLARENCE ROUSH FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP IN ORGANIZING THIS EVENT.  ALSO TO ALL  THE VOLUNTEERS THAT HELPED DURING THE MEAL.
AND OF COURSE THANKS TO ALL THAT CAME OUT AND SUPPORTED THIS GREAT CAUSE.

DATES TO REMEMBER

SOME DATES TO JOT DOWN THAT WERE MENTIONED IN THE CHURCH BULLETIN TODAY...
THE WORLD FAMOUS HAM AND EGG SUPPER IS APRIL 11 AND THIS YEAR THE PROCEEDS GO TO THE NEW FIRE HOUSE IN MAZEPPA.

ALSO THE MAZEPPA YARD SALES ARE MAY 23.

MAKE SURE TO COME OUT AND SUPPORT BOTH GREAT EVENTS.

THE GRANGE BUILDING

I AM SO EXCITED TO SHARE THE NEWS ABOUT THE OLD GRANGE BUILDING IN BUFFALO CROSSROADS.   IT HAS BEEN TRANSFORMED INTO A COMMUNITY CENTER THAT WILL HAVE ENTERTAINMENT...ART CLASSES...GUITAR CLASSES...GARDENING CLASSES AND MORE.  CHECK OUT THEIR WEBSITE    www.grangeartscenter.com   AND BETTER YET GO VISIT THEM.  SO GREAT TO SEE NEW LIFE IN THE OLD BUILDING WHERE WE USE TO VOTE.   I PUT PICTURES IN THE PHOTO ALBUM SO SCROLL DOWN THE RIGHT SIDE AND CLICK ON THE LINK TO VIEW THEM.

GRANGE BUILDING

I AM SO EXCITED TO POST THIS MESSAGE.  THE OLD GRANGE BUILDING THAT WAS RECENTLY FIXED UP IS NOW GOING TO BE AN ART CENTER THAT WILL HAVE LIVE MUSIC ALONG WITH GUITAR LESSONS AND ART CLASSES.   VISIT   
www.grangeartscenter.com   TO SEE MORE.   FOR THOSE OF US THAT REMEMBER GOING THERE AS KIDS TO SEE MUSIC AND ALSO TO VOTE THIS IS A WELCOMED WALK DOWN MEMORY LANE.

ARTHURS PANTRY

JUST WANT TO GIVE MENTION TO A WONDERFUL GROUP THAT IS PART OF OUR MAZEPPA'S MANNA.    ARTHUR'S PET PANTRY IS HELPING FOLKS THAT ARE HAVING TOUGH TIMES AND HELPS OUT WITH PET SUPPLIES.   TO FIND MORE OUT ABOUT THE GROUP AND TIMES AT THE MANNA VISIT THEIR SITE    www.arthurspetpantry.org  OR THEIR FACEBOOK PAGE.   WHAT A WONDERFUL THING THEY ARE DOING !

BARN OWL STUDIO

A RECENT BUSINESS ADDITION TO MAZEPPA HAS BEEN BARN OWL STUDIO AND WHERE THE GARMAN FAMILY  USE TO LIVE.   OWNER ANNIE IZUMI WAS JUST HONORED BY THE LOCAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND SO HAPPY FOR HER.
MAKING US MAZEPPA PROUD AND WAY TO GO ANNIE.
HER WEBSITE IS  www.barnowlartstudio.com 

ONE LESS TEAR

RECENTLY RICKY PHILLIPS AND THE GROUP ONE LESS TEAR HAD A BOWLING EVENT AT THE MILTON LANES.  THEY RAISED OVER  $ 8000 FOR CANCER RESEARCH.
SO PROUD OF THE MINISTER WE HAVE AT MAZEPPA UNION CHURCH AS HE CONTINUES TO TOUCH LIVES IN SO MANY WAYS.
WAY TO GO RICKY AND ONE LESS TEAR !