The following is written by Sumner Mayor Dave Enslow:
Scientists at Emory University recently announced that they believe there’s a pigment in rhubarb that may inhibit a protein required for tumors to grow. Of course, many more tests are needed, but what an interesting concept, especially when Sumner is still one of the main areas in the U.S. growing rhubarb. This far exceeds pie!
Sometimes, the newest breakthroughs come, not from shiny high-tech stuff, but from more familiar places. We have a similar situation with Sumner itself. More and more people, especially younger generations, want to live and work in walkable, compact communities with lots of services nearby and easy transit to larger cities. Sound familiar? When asked what the next hot social media network will be to replace Facebook and Twitter, one intelligent
People are often amazed that in Sumner, cars still stop for pedestrians, strangers still wish each other good morning, and the entire community–of all ages–celebrates homecoming. In many respects, Sumner held onto its traditions long enough that we’re now coming around to being on the forefront of trends again. That’s good to know because it means all those wonderful small-town things about Sumner won’t change anytime soon. In fact, they’ll hopefully get reinforced by new generations who find these traditions “unique.” And, if on top of everything else, it does turn out that rhubarb can help cure cancer, then that’s the best news yet. Worthy of a celebration with a big slice of Sumner rhubarb pie.
