GROVES OF OLD!

   MONDAY, AUGUST 5TH., 2019
             GROVES OF OLD!

   Our church held its annual picnic at
Moyer's Grove on Sunday.
    These days it;s actually Moyer's
Campground but I remember the
days when it was a "grove."
     Back in the day it wasn't unusual
for family's to hold reunions and
picnics at any number of places
that included "grove" in their name.
     For the most part they were
shaded picnic grounds in a grove
of trees (hence the name) that often
featured a playground, a snack stand
and, sometimes a swimming pool or
pond.
     Moyer's was such a place in the
1950's. There was a snack stand, a
pond or swimming (my brother was
one of the life guards) and some neat
playground equipment.
      I especially remember a very tall
sliding board with two humps you
slid over on the way down. The
current campground owners told me
their insurance company suggested
they take it down for safety reasons.
     I'd bet thousands of kids rose that
slide without mishap over the years
but let's not let facts get in the way.
      The pond where by brother
protected the swimmers is used for
small boat rentals now. The campground
has a beautiful swimming pool.
       Most of those little groves are
"used to bes" now.
       Rumbles was another just
outside of Hazleton. It had a pond
for swimming, some playground
equipment and a snack stand. It's
all overgrown now and unless you
played there you probably don't
even know what was behind all
those bushes and trees.
       We passed evidence of another
old grove on the way home from
our church picnic. Somebody said
it was called "Fay's."
        The remains of an old swing
style merry go round stand just off
the road. I wonder how many kids
enjoyed that, like Moyer's old
sliding board, over the years?
        Hope they save it, just for
old times sake, and that all your
NEWS is good!