We would like to take this time to acknowledge those who have generously donated their time and efforts into helping make the Methodist Cemetery decent once again.

The list of those who aided in the April 2002 cleanup of the cemetery are as follows:

● John P. Schwartz

● Audrey Schwartz

● Margaret Amundson

● Charles Carroll

● Mickey Carroll (around 12 years old)

● Sarah Carroll (around 8 years old)

● Jamie Carroll (around 13 years old)

● Sean Carroll (about 5 years old)

● Robert A. Bates

● Jeremy Gitelman

● Marshie Bates Gitelman

Margaret Amundson got refreshments and lunch for those in attendance. Sean Carroll helped a great deal by gathering up load of sticks that abounded across the cemetery.

John Schwartz came down one day and repaired the steps leading into the cemetery

John and Audrey Schwartz, at this time, also removed English ivy off the stone pillars at the gate.

Charles Carroll came back at a later date and repaired the hand rail leading into the cemetery.

Dorothy Ford raked and pull weeds from the Duvall graves. Bill Ford helped John Schwartz put down fertilizer and spray the entire fence for poison ivy.

The list of those who aided in the July clean up prior to the July 20, 2002 meeting follows:

● John Schwartz

● Audrey Schwartz

● Barbara Tate

● John Tate

● Diane Tamayo

● Fred Tamayo

● Deborah Jaquiss

● Jacque-Lynne Schulman

The list of those who aided in the fall clean up prior to the November 2, 2002 meeting follows:

● John Schwartz

● Audrey Schwartz

● John Walther

● Judy Holzwart

● Diane Tamayo

● Fred Tamayo

● Pete Tamayo

● Mary Greary and her husband Riley

● Jacque-Lynne Schulman

There have been several clean ups for 2003.

John and Audrey Schwartz have been to several clean ups by themselves.

Diane Tamayo has shown up, both with and without, her son and husband. All have helped greatly.

This summer, during the middle of the week, John Schwartz, Audrey Schwartz, and Fred Tamayo pruned tress and chipped the resulting brush.

Richard Miller has also came down by himself and removed a brush pile from the cemetery.

On July 31, 2001, John Schwartz, Audrey Schwartz, and Robert A. Bates pulled vines from the lawn and surrounding gravestones.

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       John Schwartz has been the principal caretaker of the grounds. He mows the lawn,

       among other things. He has mowed at least five times with only his wife Audrey.

       Fred Tamayo has been a major help with trimming with the weed wacker and keeping

       the grass from overtaking the fence and gravestones.

       Diane Tamayo has hauled over 200 bags of brush and clippings home with her for proper

       disposal. She had been a pillar to the clean up effort.

We thank everyone their efforts. There has been much work done. Alas, there is much more work to be done. Funds that might be used for restoration and major jobs might have to used instead for regular upkeep if volunteers aren’t found. We realize that not everyone works a regular schedule or is physically able. We appreciate any volunteers we can get. The more volunteers we can get, the easier the jobs will be.