tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749234275612065427.post1374517960116709157..comments2023-09-06T14:29:38.738-04:00Comments on The Easton Eccentric: Easton Honors Individuals, Businesses for PerseveranceChristina Georgiouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14719488215748854771noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749234275612065427.post-49664691125450174172013-05-23T18:27:30.585-04:002013-05-23T18:27:30.585-04:00so true. When I came to Easton, 1982, the arts sce...so true. When I came to Easton, 1982, the arts scene, the Irregular and later ACE ~ The Arts Community of Easton's events fed the spirits of the believers. I agree about Pamelee LaDuca and add Kim Robertson, who worked at that time as a framer at the 3rd Street Frame Gallery; also add Pat Eibes. Nelda Barron I met later, when she worked at the Bachmann Tavern, after returning from a stint in Miami, working for a Floridian Congressman, but she also has been drum majorette for the city. No doubt kudos to other long-time Easton residents. What a great place to live and a nice way to celebrate those who stayed. thanks for the write-up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7749234275612065427.post-11754254415358362332013-05-16T11:00:22.281-04:002013-05-16T11:00:22.281-04:00Sadly, I must note, that Easton Is Home Publicatio...Sadly, I must note, that Easton Is Home Publications was overlooked in the awards. When The Easton Christmas Book was first published in the early 1970's, downtown Easton was at its lowest point with boarded up buildings, dirty sidewalks and a dingy appearance. The store by store profiles listed in the Easton Christmas Book played a huge part in creating awareness of Downtown Easton as a place to shop and visit. It is still being published today with the same aim: to create awareness of downtown Easton businesses. The 1996 arrival of Easton Is Home, the monthly arts magazine, furthered the aim of the Christmas Book and has fostered awareness of downtown Easton as a place f or the arts. Jim Hicks and I wrote the montly newspaper one article at a time when no one believ4d in Downtown Easton or knew anything about an arts scene evolving. We hyped the downtown scene along with gallery owner Deborah Rabinsky, touting the "throngs" of people coming out to art happenings when only a few dedicated individuals were actually on hand. The constant positive news about Easton created a climate of belief in Downtown Easton's inherent good features. I doubt that Downtown Easton would be in the postion it is in today without those articles and the constant stream of positive information about the City of Easton. Activists Bob & Phyllis Johnson, Terrance Hand, Dennis Leib, and countless others who tirelessly have helped the City grow were similarly left out of the praise for the City's rennaissance as were the many many volunteers who show up at most events to help put on a City event and without whom there would be no events. People like Nelda Barron, Joe and Pamalee LaDuca and others should also be recognized for their quiet contributions to the successful turn around the City has made. It is gratifying to see those who have been recognized, but there are so many more to add to the "Easton Hall of Fame".<br />Carole J. Heffley<br />Carole J. HeffleyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com