Longtime neighbor keeps Hague Road entrance blooming for decades
For more than four decades, one neighbor has been quietly making sure the Hague Road entrance to Eagle Nest looks inviting. “It started back in ’79, when we moved here,” Janet Long (right) said. “The entrance was a mess. Nobody was taking care of it. At a board meeting, an older lady stood up — she was very adamant that the entrance should be inviting and well taken care of. I told her afterward, ‘If you get anywhere with this, I’ll help you.’ We ended up getting the sign rebuilt, and she and I looked after it together until she passed away.” Since then, Janet has carried on almost single-handedly. “I didn’t want it to go back to being a mess, so I just kept it up. I asked the Board if that was OK, and they said, ‘Do whatever you want.’ So I did, for all these years.” Struggles with repairs, upkeep The work hasn’t always been easy. The latest damage to the sign from a car wreck last year wasn’t the first time that’s happened. “It’s been hit three times,” Janet said. The monument sign ...