the daughter of Carol Murphy, the owner of Murphy Orchards. Although the Orchards’ allure is
its extensive grounds, orchards, Country Store, fruit-picking, and the popular Orchard Tea
Room, Alexandra’s video presentation will relate the historical significance of the property.
Carol has called it “a living textbook of Niagara County history” due to all that has happened on
the property through the years. Its history includes the Underground Railroad, War of 1812
skirmishes, involvement in the early women’s rights movement, and 2000 year-old remnants of
Native American settlements. We look forward to learning more about this historical treasure
located so close to us all in Niagara County!
Just a reminder that we continue to engage in several worthy community service projects, and
we welcome your contributions at each meeting. These include collecting toiletries and used
eyeglasses for donations to the YWCA and Lions’ Club, respectively. So clean out those drawers
and seize this opportunity to help out others while you create a new space…for more stuff…
Now for a few more notes…
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October is dues renewal month! ENCRTA dues are are $12.00, so please pay Patrick, our
Treasurer, when you see him at the arrival table.
We still need a PR person to handle publicity and take a few pictures, as well as a
Historian to keep a scrapbook page or two for us. Sandy Kelley will help you.
The annual NYSRTA Convention is October 27-29 at the Turning Stone Casino. Join
NYSRTA, and you could represent ENCRTA as a delegate to this informative and
entertaining venue.
Our last ENCRTA meeting of 2015 is December 10. This is our time to celebrate the
holiday season of Christmas surrounded by the festive décor that the Club provides and
entertained by the talented Lockport High School jazz ensemble led by Paul Allison. Dig
out those Christmas sweaters, ties, and Santa hats which you get to wear once a year, and
join us on December 10 for a memorable event.
October Baskets should be at the Club by 10:30 a.m. for the October 8 meeting. Please help
us raise money for scholarships by creating a basket to add to the fun and bidding on these lovely
creations.
I hope to see MANY of you at the October 8 meeting as we bid farewell to a beautiful summer,
but welcome the arrival of Fall in all of its glorious splendor.
Regards…Gail