COLORFUL TIME: We hear from Louie “Corky” Galloway of Tucson,
Ariz.: “This is the time of year when my thoughts are often filled
with images of the colorful fall forests of my native state.'”

“We, in AZ, have some aspen groves that are lovely, but I
quickly tire of the monochrome yellow and long for the reds and
oranges of varying intensities… That and the promise of frost with
the falling leaves, knowing that the white stuff is just around the
corner. It is the memory of the snow and ice that makes me remember
why I am in southern Arizona complaining about the same hot
cloudless days, day after day…. Enjoy the sights and keep telling
us readers about them.”

From another part of the country, Dan Abrashoff of Littleton,
Colo., writes on the same seasonal theme noting he had just heard
from Linda Devlin of the Allegheny National Forest Vacation Bureau
regarding happenings in McKean County.

“I hope you do not take for granted the beautiful scenery this
time of year. Fall is less colorful out here as we only see the
single gold color of the Aspen trees,” Dan writes.

We know of nobody who lives in this region who takes our fall
finery for granted, even for a second. It’s so beautiful but
brief.

FOUR BROTHERS: Joanna Korb of Cyclone brags about four of her
brothers who excelled in football while playing for Smethport
High.

The Cunningham boys are John who played in 1953, Glenn in 1956,
Willy in 1958 and Gary in 1968.

Glenn remained active in sports, and coaches the East Smethport
Little League and Babe Ruth teams. He also coaches high school
baseball and is a referee in the area.

The family lived on Marvin Street right near the stadium and
that’s where the brothers spent their time, Joanna tells us. “Mom
said it kept them out of trouble,” she noted.

NUT CASE: We’ve received some additional information on those
chestnuts supposedly found on the Allegheny National Forest, a
controversy we inadvertently touched off with Thursday’s column.
Apparently, the case (or, should we say, “burr”) isn’t as open and
closed as it first appeared. More coming soon.

WISE WORDS: “A newspaper can send more souls to Heaven, and save
more from Hell, than all the churches and chapels in New York,”
said James Gordon Bennett, newspaper publisher, circa 1835.