Winter · The farmhouse
Opal's aunt Della left her the farmhouse on Sylamore Avenue in 2008. That winter Opal and her husband built a ramp, widened the doors and put in a bath room.
Our story
How Sylamore grew
A nurse, her aunt's farmhouse and a greenhouse built by the whole county.
Our story
Through the seasons
Spring · The first members
Sylamore opened in March 2009 with seven members. Della's best friend Tilly was the first through the door, and she still comes to tell stories.
Summer · The greenhouse
The extension office, two churches and the high school ag class built the greenhouse in 2010. Members planted the first tomatoes in it that May.
Fall · The jam
A member's son brought his fiddle one Thursday in 2010. By Christmas half the pickers from the square were coming by. They still do.
Another winter · The sun porch
In 2016 we glassed in the side porch for members living with dementia: quieter, warmer and full of light.
Today
Thirty-some members come on a typical day. The greenhouse is heated all winter, and the porch fills up every Thursday at one.
- 2009on Sylamore Avenue
- 34members on a typical day
- 1greenhouse, heated all winter
- 15years of Thursday jams
Ratings & recognition · sample
- Folk Music Society · Community Partner
- County Fair · Blue Ribbon, Heirloom Tomatoes
- Readers' Choice · Best Senior Program
- County Chamber · Small Business of the Year
- Area Agency on Aging · Community Partner
- Master Gardeners · Partner Site
- Regional Hospital · Preferred Day Program
- Historical Society · Story Project Partner
- Veterans Coalition · Community Partner
Thursday at one. Bring your banjo.
Come for the jam, or bring your mother or dad for a visit day, our treat. Call or text Opal.