“I’ve still got stuff to do.” These are the words I heard on the radio the other day. Bob Weir, co-founder of the Grateful Dead band, was being interviewed. He was asked about his plans for the future, to which he responded, “I’ve still got stuff to do.”

Me, too. My short-term stuff? Go to my 35th high school reunion next Saturday. Take my best friend on that girls-only shopping trip I promised her. Spend a week in September soaking up the South Carolina sun.. Find time to work on my autobiography.

My long-term stuff? Bake at least forty more birthday cakes for Steve. Go shopping with my future grandchildren. Spend whole winters soaking up the South Carolina sun. Publish my autobiography. What stuff do you still have to do?

Local events

Thursday, July 16, 7:30 p.m., members of the Eagle Grange #1 will be meeting at the historic Grange Hall, Route 15.

Sunday, July 19, 2 p.m., Montgomery Area Historical Society members Stephen Huddy and Paul Metzger will present “Alvira and the Ordnance: An American Dream Denied” at the Thomas T. Taber Museum, 858 West Fourth St., Williamsport.

Wednesday, July 22, 2 p.m. Pastor Zach Labagh will be the speaker at the Montgomery Library summer reading program; Wed. July 29, 2 p.m., Elizabeth Mattox will demonstrate Andes Mountain Native Dancing; and Wed. Aug 5, 2 p.m. will feature the final meeting of surprises with Miss Sue & Miss Cynthia.

Friday and Saturday, July 24 and 25, beginning at 5 p.m., come to the Festival at the Oak Grove Community Center which will feature live music both nights (Original Sinners will be performing on Friday night; Jimmy Lee and Friends can be heard Saturday night). Come play the games, try your hand at BINGO, and enjoy some great food.

Saturday, July 25, 7 p.m. recording artist and composer Gordon Jensen will appear at the 25th anniversary celebration of the New Covenant Assembly of God, 1270 Pinchtown Road, Montgomery.

Tuesday, August 4, all day, William Henry Messerly Memorial Kite Flying Day at the Montgomery Borough Park. Bring your own kites.

Tuesday, August 4, 7 p.m. Black Hole Creek Watershed Association monthly meeting featuring speaker Ed Wentzler presenting “Primitive Living Skills Part Two.”

Birthday wishes

Best wishes to my friend, Beth Lawvere Davis, who celebrated her birthday on the 3rd, and to my daughter, Jacquie, and my husband, Steve, who both celebrated their birthdays on the 8th.