Happy New Year to all. In my last column I said I have a surprise to tell you. I am a little sad to tell you this is my final column. I am retiring on December 31, 2021.

The column was handed down to me from Ethel Hulse; my first column was on June 23, 2011. I am now handing it down to Ethel’s grandson’s wife Jenn Powell. I had the honor of writing this column for over 10 years, in that time only 2 people publicly made it known that they did not like The Lake Huntington News column. I am sure you all know what I think of them.

I have been blessed with the best readers. I have made so many friends. I could be in the supermarket, getting gas, just out and about and someone would say to me, are you Eileen? I love reading your column. We would have a nice chat and I would try to put them in for the next week’s column. My birthday is on the 30th, I will be 62, I am going to collect Social Security. I want to live life and enjoy my family and hopefully get back into taking vacations.

I really appreciate all of you who gave me something to write about, those of you who love our town as much as I do. We might be a small town but we got a lot going on with having our beautiful lake. I am still going to be your tax collector. I want to thank you all for being a part of The Lake Huntington News Column. If you have any news you would like to get out there, you can email Jenn@jennpowelldesigns.com.

Keep smiling and Love, Peace, Health and Happiness in 2022. Love your friend Eileen Hennessy.