An Interview with Linda Mullallay at station WSTJ

What fun today! Almost at the crack of dawn - well, it was 8 a.m., but the wind was blowing the snow so hard in West Danville it blocked out the daylight and seemed earlier - I met Don Walker at Hasting's Store and we went to St. Johnsbury to the local radio station to talk about the Ice-Out Contest. Linda is good fun, and Don was feeling great and in high spirits, even after having to leave Montpelier so early in the morning. We spent about 40 minutes on the air and Don, "Dr. of Iceology", was in rare form. It was especially good to see that he is recovering so well from his recent heart surgery. He said the doctors are pleased he's making such good progress and he mentioned several times how well he's feeling. Except for having to do physical therapy several times a week, he said he's very much back to normal - maybe has even more energy than before. He'll be ready for tennis with Ned and the guys as soon as the court is clear of snow.

We had some laughs on the air with Linda and we hope at least a few people will join the fun and buy a ticket or two. With the wind howling and temperatures in the teens today, we decided the ice wouldn't be going out any time soon.

On Saturday there was a nice article in the Caledonian about the contest, and a picture of Ray and Kevin putting the pallet and block out on Friday. You'll probably find it on the Caledonian Record's web site. The way they were well bundled up, I'm betting the wind was blowing then, too. Dave should be home from Florida tomorrow, but I haven't heard when Chico is expected back to enter all the tickets onto the computer. Everything is in place now and all we need is some warmer weather to start the melting process again. I think everyone is ready for this strange winter to be over and the ice to go out so we can get started on summer at Joe's Pond.