August 11, 2026
Remembering a Great Writer
This month marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of J.A. Baker, the British author who wrote “The Peregrine,” the…
The big picnic is tonight, Saturday Sept. 13.
Everyone is welcome.
The festivities get rolling around 5:30ish, the bluegrass band plays from 5:45 to 7 p.m., and then the so-called ceremonies begin.
The picnic is in the Red Barn at Crestwood Lake off Crescent Avenue in Allendale.
It is a bring-you-own-food and-beverage affair, with no glass containers allowed.
It should be a lot of fun, with a surprise or two along the way.
If you cannot attend but would like to send us your thoughts about Stiles and Lillian for inclusion in a commemorative scrapbook, you can e-mail them to me at wrightjamesb@gmail.com.
I hope to see you there.
–Jim W.