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Nathan Mitchell
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September 9 at 7:01 PM
This is a picture of our skating pond on Valentine Ave. This is a very special part of Piermont for me. I grew up on Valentine Ave, and the pond was a year-round playground for me and all the neighborhood kids. In the summer, last year’s worn-out sneakers became this season’s ‘crick shoes’ for mucking about in the pond and Sparkill, catching bullfrogs and crawfish and dodging angry geese protective of their nests. The viaduct that carries 9W over the Sparkill gap was a supersized jungle gym for the more adventurous among us, and the rope swing on the Ferdon side made for many afternoons cooling off where the Sparkill seemed clean. In winter, the pond came to life as soon as the ice was solid, lit up into the night with skaters from all around, keeping warm with hot chocolates from Mrs. Stroud's concession. This is where I learned skating, and how hard ice really is, in a pair of secondhand skates from our own thrift shop.
These days, we are lucky to get a few days a year of ice solid enough to skate, but when we do, as we did this past winter, it brings me great joy to see all the new faces struck by the Rockwell-Esque[sic] perfection of a bright winter day skating at our pond. Over the years, the pond has silted in, but our Fire Department grooms the ice when it freezes to make skating possible for today’s kids to enjoy. Empire Hose Company has also rehabilitated the existing building, and we hold our annual Christmas tree sale here every December. In the future, I plan to work with County agencies to try and address the silt issue and bring back the illuminated aerator fountain that for years graced our summers[sic] nights. I hope that these efforts will ensure that generations to come can experience the same appreciation of the pond as I have.
If you would like to put out a yard sign to show your support for my Mayoral candidacy, contact me at NateforMayor@PiermontsThePlace.com
https://www.facebook.com/VoteNatefor10968
Nathan Mitchell
Top contributor
September 9 at 7:01 PM
This is a picture of our skating pond on Valentine Ave. This is a very special part of Piermont for me. I grew up on Valentine Ave, and the pond was a year-round playground for me and all the neighborhood kids. In the summer, last year’s worn-out sneakers became this season’s ‘crick shoes’ for mucking about in the pond and Sparkill, catching bullfrogs and crawfish and dodging angry geese protective of their nests. The viaduct that carries 9W over the Sparkill gap was a supersized jungle gym for the more adventurous among us, and the rope swing on the Ferdon side made for many afternoons cooling off where the Sparkill seemed clean. In winter, the pond came to life as soon as the ice was solid, lit up into the night with skaters from all around, keeping warm with hot chocolates from Mrs. Stroud's concession. This is where I learned skating, and how hard ice really is, in a pair of secondhand skates from our own thrift shop.
These days, we are lucky to get a few days a year of ice solid enough to skate, but when we do, as we did this past winter, it brings me great joy to see all the new faces struck by the Rockwell-Esque[sic] perfection of a bright winter day skating at our pond. Over the years, the pond has silted in, but our Fire Department grooms the ice when it freezes to make skating possible for today’s kids to enjoy. Empire Hose Company has also rehabilitated the existing building, and we hold our annual Christmas tree sale here every December. In the future, I plan to work with County agencies to try and address the silt issue and bring back the illuminated aerator fountain that for years graced our summers[sic] nights. I hope that these efforts will ensure that generations to come can experience the same appreciation of the pond as I have.
If you would like to put out a yard sign to show your support for my Mayoral candidacy, contact me at NateforMayor@PiermontsThePlace.com
https://www.facebook.com/VoteNatefor10968
