Around the Neighborhood - Summit - 5 February 2026

Above photo: Cardinal at 8 Degrees, photo by Brian Goodfellow

Woke up to minus 8 degrees Saturday morning then it went down to -10 but there was no wind thank goodness. In these temps when you walk on packed snow it crunches. On Sunday morning it was -0, what in the world is minus zero and only went up to plain old 0 all day.

The snow storm, Fern, of last weekend is also referred to as Snowmageddon. It was strangely exciting to wake up to 10 degrees instead of zero on Monday morning, but there was about two feet of snow.

You know how they say Arizona is hot but not so bad because it’s a dry heat; well we are really cold but it’s a dry cold so not that bad.

A bunch of people in the area posted photos on Facebook of the Northern Lights last Monday. I didn’t see them; did you?

It’s almost fun to buy gas again, below $3 per gallon; almost.

Anybody else get spam phone calls that always ask for Laurie? I do. I guess they figure they will get a Laurie sooner or later.

Had a darn squirrel in the window bird feeder; so annoying. I bet he’s (just assuming it’s a he) the critter that knocked the feeder loose a few days before. I had to wait until it warmed up a tad to suction cup the feeder back up.

So sorry to hear that Bruce Wollaber, of Summit, passed away. I had gone with him and his wife Debbie on a 4-wheeler ride around their property last October as their property is in my next Summit Farms book.

Hi to my mom Connie who gets the Mt. Eagle in TN.

Thank you to Brian Goodfellow, of West Fulton, for the photos.

CESRPL Team and High Individual Match Scores 01/23/26 Match XIII - Walton defeats Stamford/Richmondville: 1113-19X to 1082-24X. High Shooters for Walton were:  Justin McAdams 280-9X; Dennis Bennett 279-5X; Dan Bennett 277-3X; and Glenn Bowker 277-2X. Other Walton Shooters: Michael Noviello, Bill McAdams, Jeff Yambor, Steve Dutcher, Ryan Boice, Aubrie Green, and John Noviello. High Shooters for Stamford/Richmondville were: Gus Mueller 279-9X; Steve Baker 277-5X; Larry VanDuesen 265-5X; and Jim Hitt 261-5X. Other Stamford/Richmondville participants were: Javin Traver, and Stephen Hansen.

January 31 – Hannaford Mills Museum Ice Harvest 10am-3pm, 51 County Highway 12, East Meredith, NY.

February 1- CVCS Board of Education meeting 6:30pm.

February 1 – Ice Cream for Breakfast Day

February 7 – Valentine Family Dinner 5-7pm or until sold out by Summit FD Support Services at the Firehouse. All you can eat Spaghetti, meatballs, sauce, salad, bread and dessert. Adults $12, children $8 and under age 5 free.

February 7 - Youth Ice Fishing Derby sponsored by Schoharie County Conservation Association at Franklin Vlie Pond south of Middleburgh from 8am to 2pm. For info call Dave Wood – 518-944-8926.  (the ice will be plenty thick for this years derbies)

February 8 – Super Bowl Sunday

February 10 – CRCS Board of Education meeting 6:30pm at Golding Middle School.

February 14 - West Fulton Rod & Gun Club will host a Youth Ice Fishing Derby at the Franklin Vlaie Pond from 8AM to 2PM. Lots of prizes and trophies for winners of each time frame and biggest fish caught. For info contact Jeff Almy 206-550-9933.

February 14- Soap Making Workshop at Delaware County Historical Association, Delhi 2-3pm, must register by calling 607-746-3849.

February 14- Valentines Day

February 15 - Charlotteville FD Breakfast Buffet 8-11am at the firehouse. Includes pancakes, french toast, sausage, ham, home fries, eggs, biscuits, sausage gravy, juice hot chocolate & coffee; adults $12 and children $5, plus a 50/50 drawing. Buckshole Sugarshack real maple syrup.

February 16-21 – CRCS and CVCS President’s Day and Winter Recess, no school

February 18- Ash Wednesday

February 19- Summit Town Board meeting 7pm.

History

1876 Jeffersonian - SUMMIT, N. Y., April 3d., 1876. Mr. Editor: —CENTENNIAL.—John R. Meek is in possession of a Geography of the United States, or the New World, as was so called, bearing the date of 1761, which is 115 years old. (John was a Civil War veteran)- Butter is beginning to come in quite freely, which of course makes business more active. - Dr. D. L. Spaulding bid us au revoir on Monday the 3d inst. He goes to Spencertown, Columbia Co., N, Y., to practice his profession. - Sleighing is getting rather thin in these parts. The beautiful snow is fast disappearing. We welcome spring. - The Summit Dramatic Society are preparing for an entertainment, to come off in the course of two weeks. They will present the highly interesting Drama, entitled, 'The Dutchman's Ghost; or All Right, &c., &c.

Let me know if you have any celebrations or events to share karenc@midtel.net or 518-287-1945.

Vintonton School House in West Fulton town green