Episode23
Morning, Grandpa.
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Is something the matter, Grandpa?
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The editorial in this paper has my friend Nat Baker real upset.
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Ah! I'll read it to you.
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"The old library building on Chestnut Street,
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which has been vacant for over a year now,
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was supposed to be made into a community center
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to serve the senior citizens
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as well as the younger people of Riverdale.
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Due to lack of funds
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for the repainting of the interior of the building
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and for the furniture needed,
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the plans for the community center
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have been postponed indefinitely."
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He's coming over to talk about it.
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Is it that serious a problem, Grandpa?
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It is.
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Nat's not as lucky as I am, Robbie.
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He doesn't have any family with him.
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He lives alone
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and depends on places like a community center
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to be with people--people his own age.
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But there's the old community center on Elm Street.
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It's small,
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and the problem is that it's set up primarily for kids to play.
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Ping-Pong tables, soda machines, and lots of music.
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It's too noisy for some older people like Nat.
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I never realized that.
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It's hard for some older people to take all that noise.
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That's why the new community center is a good idea.
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Part of the building for older people,
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part of the building for younger people.
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I see what you mean.
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That must be Nat.
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It could be Alexandra.
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She's coming over this morning to help me with my math.
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Hi, Robbie.
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Hi, Alexandra. Come on in.
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Do you want something cold to drink?
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I'd love some cola, please.
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Cola coming up.
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I really appreciate you coming over to help me with my math.
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My final exam is next Tuesday.
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You're so good in all your other subjects.
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I just can't understand
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why you have so many problems with math.
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Hi, Alexandra.
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Hi, Mr. Stewart.
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I thought that was Nat Baker who rang the front doorbell.
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Don't let me interrupt you.
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No problem, Grandpa.
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We're just having some cola
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before getting to the tough stuff--math.
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He'll do anything to avoid getting down to math lessons,
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Mr. Stewart.
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I was the same way.
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Really, Grandpa?
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Really. I didn't like math.
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I wasn't good at it, and I didn't like studying it.
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But you had to be good at math.
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You graduated from engineering school.
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I was. But not in high school.
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For some reason, I couldn't get a handle on it.
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Then, in college, I became good at it.
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Then there's hope for Robbie.
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I can't wait.
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You think I can just skip it now and get to it at college?
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You'll never get to college to find out, Robbie,
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if you skip it now.
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That must be Nat.
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Sit down, Robbie. Let's get to work.
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I'd like you to meet my friend Nat Baker.
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This is Alexandra Pappas, and this is my grandson Robbie,
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whom I think you've met once or twice before.
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Nice to meet you, Mr. Baker.
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Hi, Mr. Baker. We met before.
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Where?
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In town. At the hardware store.
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I remember now. Right. Hi.
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Hello, Alexandra.
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Don't let us keep you from your math tutoring, Robbie.
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I know you want to get to it.
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Stay ... stay.
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I told you. He'll use any excuse to avoid math.
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Did you read the story in the paper, Malcolm?
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I did.
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It's a serious matter for a lot of us.
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A serious matter.
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It is. Come on out to the patio.
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We'll talk about it out there.
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Thanks. Nice to meet you ... again.
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What's the problem?
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Come on! You'll hear about it.
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There is a way, Malcolm.
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We get our friends to roll their sleeves up and get to work.
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It's certainly a good idea.
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If I could take a look at the place,
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I could probably tell what it requires to fix it up.
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How much paint, how many hours of work ...
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That's what I came to ask you to do, Malcolm.
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If you would supervise the refurbishing,
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I'll find the people to help do it.
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I'll help too, Mr. Baker.
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I can get some of my friends to go around the neighborhood
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and collect the furniture we need.
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I'll help.
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Tomorrow. Yes. We'll meet tomorrow morning, right here.
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Can we help?
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I'd really like to.
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Sure.
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We might need you to come through with your friends, Robbie.
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Not just to go around the neighborhood asking for furniture,
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but to help with the paint job.
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That's backbreaking work and may be too much for us.
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I'll do it. I'll talk to them.
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And tomorrow morning we'll all meet here to discuss the plan?
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Tomorrow morning it is.
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Come in, come in. Please, come in.
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I'd like you to meet my friend Malcolm Stewart.
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Malcolm, this is Joanne Thompson.
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Hello, Joanne. Nice to meet you.
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My pleasure, Malcolm.
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And this is Abe Lucas. You must remember Abe.
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He ran the drugstore
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and used to play drums with the jazz band on weekends.
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Oh, sure I do. Hi, Abe.
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Hello, Mr. Stewart.
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Malcolm, please.
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Hello, Malcolm.
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Sit down, sit down. Have some coffee.
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And I've got some delicious Danish pastry for you.
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Where's your grandson Robbie and his friend Alexandra?
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Weren't they going to be here this morning?
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I thought so, too.
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I'm surprised they're not here.
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Robbie left early this morning to meet Alexandra.
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Frankly, I thought they'd be here, but ...
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It's OK. I'm sure they meant well,
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but they probably had other things on their minds.
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I understand you used to be in the construction business,
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Malcolm.
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I was, indeed.
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I wonder if you would take a look at the old library
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and make sure that it is in good condition
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so that we don't have to worry about any structural problems.
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When can I do that? I'd be happy to.
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We've got permission to go inside the old building
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during the week--
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Tuesday or Wednesday.
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That's fine with me. I can do it either day.
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That would be very helpful.
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I think the building just needs a good cleaning.
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And a good paint job.
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Then we have to furnish it.
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I wish Robbie and Alexandra had come to this meeting.
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They had some ideas about getting the place fixed up.
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Perhaps they'll show up. In the meantime,
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let me give you some additional thoughts and ideas I have.
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OK.
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Go ahead, Joanne.
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As I said, mostly the building just needs a good cleaning.
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This place can be developed
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with one real intergenerational program.
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That's an idea I like.
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A community center
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with the kinds of programs that fit everyone.
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And programs that don't leave anyone out.
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It's asking a lot.
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But we can't do it without talking to the young people.
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Finding out what they want.
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If only Robbie and Alexandra were here.
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Don't be upset, Malcolm.
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We'll have a chance to talk to them later.
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It's not like Robbie.
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If he says he's going to be here, he's here.
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I wonder what the problem is.
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Hi, everyone. Sorry I'm late.
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But Alexandra and I
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have been busy at work this morning
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on the community-center project.
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And we brought someone along who can help.
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You remember Charles Maxwell, Grandpa?
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He's the editor of the Riverdale paper.
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He wrote some nice articles on Mom
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when she was running for the school board.
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Yes, I remember. You were a great help.
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Hi, Mr. Stewart.
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Hope to be a bigger help on the new community-center project.
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From what Robbie and Alexandra have told me,
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you people are making one big story.
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Let me introduce you, Mr. Maxwell.
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This is Nat Baker,
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who's responsible for this meeting,
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and this is Joanne Thompson--and Abe Lucas,
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who used to run the drugstore in town.
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Robbie and Alexandra told me
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what you need to fix up the old library.
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I am planning to write an editorial that I think will help you.
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Let's go. What are your questions?
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OK. Now, I have ... first ... a couple of questions here.
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Have you talked to the community council?
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And have you had an engineer come in to do an inspection?
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OK, what do you need most of all?
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People power.
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Men and women, young and old, to give us their time.
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To do what?
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To help scrub the building interior clean.
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So that we can repaint it.
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And you also need bodies to do repainting?
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That's right.
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And we'll also need some ladders
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and some brushes and some paint.
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When do you need the volunteers,
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and where do they report?
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I've got the council to agree
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to open the building for us on the next four weekends.
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How about furnishings?
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Are there any special requirements that I should list in the paper?
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Yes.
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Here is a copy of all the things we need to start with.
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Let's see. Four desks.
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Eight straight-back chairs. Thirty folding chairs.
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Six table lamps. Three end tables. One piano.
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This is a good start.
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These items shouldn't be difficult to come by
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once I print the article in the paper.
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This community has always been very generous.
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I agree, Mr. Maxwell.
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What you're saying is, in order for this center to succeed,
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we need to put together volunteers
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from the various generations of future users.
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That's right.
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And without their energy and stamina,
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there's no way we can complete this project.
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I've got it. Now give me some information about
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how you see the building being used.
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Oh, here. On the ground floor we have the reception area ...
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It's here, Robbie.
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Charles Maxwell lived up to his word.
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"At the Stewart family home on Linden Street yesterday,
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a group of caring Riverdale citizens gathered
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to plan the refurbishing of the old library
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to transform it into a new community center.
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The original plan by the council
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was tabled because of lack of funds.
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The new plan needs you.
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You could call it a community unity plan.
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It needs your time, and it needs your energy.
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And it needs your contributions of furniture,
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paint, brushes, ladders, lamps, et cetera.
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A list of these items and a volunteer form
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can be picked up at the Riverdale Press offices.
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By working together,
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this community can do anything to benefit its citizens,
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and we know you will all work together
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towards refurbishing the old library
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and making it a new community center.
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Charles Maxwell, Editor."
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