Rainy day block party brings out crowd
By Angela Greiner Contributing Writer

left - Patti Sollami carefully takes dinner out of the oven. Church members boiled up 16 pounds of pasta to make four pans of macaroni and cheese served at the buffet.

Hudson - The community came out Sept. 9 to take part in the First United Methodist Church of Hudson's sixth annual block party and to welcome the church's new pastor, Doug Robinson-Johnson, who arrived a month ago.

"I think we had over 200 people here today," Robinson Johnson said. "I finally had an opportunity to meet people in the community and celebrate the start of school and fall."

The all-day event featured tractor train rides, children's activities, food and lots of conversation. The activities wrapped up with a buffet-style ham and macaroni and cheese dinner in the church hall.

right - (l to r) Jessica Hamilton, Elena Kehoe, Rachel Hamilton, Evan Robinson-Johnson and Patrick Homer proudly display the artwork they created during the annual church block party. above- Nicole Martineau strains green beans to go with 37 pounds of ham. Photos/Angela Greiner