When I first came to Rochester in May of 1974 I was looking for a place to live with the help of an agent hired by my new employer. I happened to see the Memorial Day parade in Fairport and could not even have imagined a volunteer fireman’s auxiliary marching band made up of women marching down the street. Then and there I decided this was the place for me! The community spirit was high, the patriotism was there, and I located in Fairport. And that was before I learned of Fairport Electric!
The 200th Anniversary Parade of the founding of Perinton filled me full of hope for the future. Why? Because the number of parents with small children in attendance was overwhelming — from where I stood, it looked like 70-80 percent of the crowd. That is a very good sign to me that things have not slipped too far.
I would only hope that the parents would inform their children about proper flag etiquette, as one 6- to 7-year-old girl across the street from me was seen repeatedly smacking the ground with her flag.
EDWARD E. KOHLER
Fairport
When I first came to Rochester in May of 1974 I was looking for a place to live with the help of an agent hired by my new employer. I happened to see the Memorial Day parade in Fairport and could not even have imagined a volunteer fireman’s auxiliary marching band made up of women marching down the street. Then and there I decided this was the place for me! The community spirit was high, the patriotism was there, and I located in Fairport. And that was before I learned of Fairport Electric!
The 200th Anniversary Parade of the founding of Perinton filled me full of hope for the future. Why? Because the number of parents with small children in attendance was overwhelming — from where I stood, it looked like 70-80 percent of the crowd. That is a very good sign to me that things have not slipped too far.
I would only hope that the parents would inform their children about proper flag etiquette, as one 6- to 7-year-old girl across the street from me was seen repeatedly smacking the ground with her flag.
EDWARD E. KOHLER
Fairport
