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| THE COLONY NEWS | JANUARY 2021 | 13 COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD By Kathleen Ricketts, 894-1919 We often think of roses as the flower of love, and that is exactly what Paul Nichols gives the roses on golf course property along Colony Drive. "When the lockdown first happened," Paul said, "I was looking for something to do, and at the time the roses were looking a little sad. I've heard that if you trim the roses, they will come back and keep blooming. So I approached the golf course manager and he gave me permission to tend them." He thus began spending a few hours a month on the roses and enjoying the results. When he is trimming the roses, sometimes walkers and motorists will wave and give a thumbs up. "Folks are just nice and appreciate the beauty of the roses. It makes folks happy, so why not care for them? And I had the time and it also gives me something to do." Paul, a former golfer (with four holes in one to his credit) and a retired computer programmer, and his wife Karen have called The Colony home for five years. And why does he continue with this lovely volunteering effort? "Well, that is easy. It needs to be done." The Voice of a Volunteer

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