SPY's Newsletter 10/29/2025
- Christina Grosshans
- Nov 3
- 3 min read
SPY’s Community Newsletter
(10/29/25)
News From The Library
Attention anyone who has a raffle prize they would like to donate to the Sunfield Library’s annual raffle, please be aware that donations need to be in by next Friday, October 31st. Raffle tickets will go on sale on November 4th, and the raffle drawing will take place on Saturday, December 6th.
News From The Fire Department Auxiliary
The Sunfield Fire Department Auxiliary will once again be “decorating the village” for Christmas by wrapping the utility poles on Main Street with garland and lights. They will again be offering the opportunity for the community to purchase custom-made decorations in memory, or honor of a loved one, or group, for just $10. The name of the person you’re honoring will be displayed on the garland.
Contributions
· Conrad Beeler renewed his Platinum Sponsorship to the SPY’s and, also made a separate donation to the Lakewood Community Council’s Christmas Basket program.
Next SPY Meeting
The next meeting of the Sunfield Area Sponsors of Programs for Youth (the SPY’s) will take place on Tuesday, November 11h. It will be held at the Best Tax Service building starting at 6:30 PM. Guests are always welcome.
Parting Comments
· Deep Thought of the Week: Life can either be accepted or changed. If it is not accepted, it must be changed. If it cannot be changed, then it must be accepted.
· Notable Quote: “The older I get, the earlier it gets late.”
· That’s Puny Department: Hey all you pun fans, do you know what an unlucky skydiver’s last pun is?-----“Ah chute!”
· Did You Know Section: Chinese Checkers is a classic board game, featuring several marbles that move along a series of holes grouped into a six-pointed star shape. As in traditional checkers, the marbles can move to empty spaces or jump over adjacent pieces, with the goal of getting all the pieces to one side of the board. Contrary to its name, however, Chinese checkers has nothing to do with China — it’s a variation of a game called Halma (meaning “jump” in Greek). Halma features a square board, and a star-shaped version was invented in Germany around 1880. Originally called Stern-Halma, the star-shaped game was published by the German game and puzzle company Ravensburger in 1892.
The game arrived in America in the late 1920s under the name Hop Ching checkers, and, later, Chinese star checkers. It was advertised as “a game from the Orient for all ages,” but this backstory was invented entirely for marketing, to give the product an air of mysticism. While six-pointed stars such as the one on the Chinese checkers game board have a long history in many cultures, including some Asian spiritual traditions, the board’s star shape actually originated in Germany, decades before the game’s fictional association with China. Nevertheless, Chinese checkers is the name that stuck in the American lexicon.
Final Notices
1. If there is any organization or business out there that has something they would like to advertise or promote, please feel free to submit it to this Newsletter and we will help publicize it. There is no charge. We are glad to provide this means as a public service to help keep the community informed.
2. If you are looking for further information about the SPY’s events---Corporate or Platinum Sponsorship information---scholarship forms---youth sports reimbursement forms---past SPY newsletters---etc.---just go to the SPY website at www.sunfieldareaspys.com.
3. NOTE: If you know of anyone who would like to receive these SPY’s Community Newsletters, just send me an email at john.sandrafisher@gmail.com with their email address and we will add them to the mailing list.
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