With Thanksgiving just next week, let us take a moment to reflect on our lives and on our blessings. While we have seen some hardships, Palmetto Bay has celebrated many successes this year. The economy has not been as vibrant as in years past, but our Village remains strong and stable. We are fortunate to have municipal employees committed to providing the best service possible to our citizens. We have excellent schools and teachers dedicated to the education of our young. We have a community that is filled with caring individuals and groups who come together to give offerings to help those less fortunate. Ours is a community that finds time to laugh, play, and enjoy park events and family-oriented functions such as our upcoming Holiday-by-the-Bay. We have many blessings, large and small. The list is endless. Only when we begin to take stock, do we realize just how blessed we truly are in Palmetto Bay. Happy Thanksgiving.

~Mayor Shelley Stanczyk

Aspiring Eagle Scout Geoffrey Bendell invites residents to participate in his Heroes' Wall Project by joining him at a tile-painting session, tomorrow (Nov. 22), 11 am -2 pm, at Art Thyme Ceramic Studio across from The Falls. The wall, to be located in the lobby area of Ludovici Park, will be a living mural made up of 100 painted tiles honoring each painter's individual hero.