POEM: Another Decade
By Virginia Carrell Prowell 10 years has passed us by! Looking back, we come to realize All the events that have affected our lives. Loved ones have gone to the […]
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POEM: The BI-POLAR Child of Nature
EDITOR’S NOTE: Our favorite Pioneer poet Virginia Prowell sent me this poem she wrote nearly 9 years ago and as the recent rising waters reminded her of her past ruminations […]
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POETRY: THE GLOW OF DECEMBER
Have you noticed the glow? It’s everywhere you go! On city streets, merchants’ windowpanes On village lawns, on country roads and lanes. Neighborhoods engage in a festive competition Who can […]
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MEMORY TRACKS: The Diary of a Depot – Chapter 10 – THE MARTES OCCUPATION
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the last chapter of the Diary of a Depot. If you didn’t see all the chapters, links are below. The story of a family as told […]
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POEM: BIRD INVASION
Driving in the country on a November sunny day Revealed a sight of shear anomaly. A vicious storm brewing off distant shores Results in scenes of grandeur that are hard […]
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POETRY: Halloween Fun & Pumpkin Patch Photos by Don Best
By Virginia Carrell Prowell (10-27-19) It’s the last week of October, what does that mean? Let’s look at the possibilities of fun and dreams. I was on my way to […]
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POETRY: OCTOBER ARTIST
EDITOR’S NOTE: Regular Pioneer readers will recognize this poet’s name – the author of the “Diary of the Depot” – and we have always enjoyed her regular poetry contributions. Until […]
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MEMORY TRACKS: DIARY OF A DEPOT – Chapter 7 – THEIR RENTAL EXPERIENCE
Editor’s Note: The story continues, through the decades of the Rockaway Beach Train Depot. See links at the end for The introduction, Chapters 1 through 6. By Virginia Carrell Prowell […]
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MEMORY TRACKS: DIARY OF A DEPOT – Chapter 5 & 6 – The 1950’s & The Arrival of The New Owners
Editor’s Note: Finally getting back to the Diary … We left this story just as the depot was undergoing some big changes. The story continues, through the decades of the […]
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MEMORY TRACKS: The Diary of a Depot – Chapters 3 & 4 – The 1930’s & 1940’s
Editor’s Note: The story continues, through the decades of the Rockaway Beach Train Depot – the ’30s and ’40s are rough years. Missed the introduction, Chapters 1 and 2 – […]
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