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Here's What Happened Today
Lots of us expected the ice would go out today - the weather has been pretty wild, with snow squalls and lots of wind. While it hasn't been very warm, all the movement caused by the wind and the water rushing in from brooks, continued to melt and shift the ice until it finally moved enough for the clock to stop. Ray Richer had checked the clock several times today, the last time early this afternoon, and Evelyn said he had planned to check it every few hours - he was sure it was going out today.
When Garey and Jane Larrabee went to Homer's this afternoon to check on the block, Garey told me they were only minutes away from actually seeing the clock stop. He and Jane got there at about 3:22, the clock stopped at 3:20. Garey rushed home and checked his list for a winner and then got on the phone to Dave and Chico. It turned out we had three: Pam Desrochers, St. Johnsbury, Frenchie Cutting, Swanton, and Lucille Dente, Barre. Each will receive a check for $1,202.00. As Dave says, "Not bad for a $1.00 ticket."
Right after Dave called to let me know, I spoke with Chico (Manuel Carcoba, who keeps the tally of all tickets). Chico said he actually had four pages of people who had selected today for the ice to go out, and three of them hit it right on the minute. I think Chico is really happy to have it ended - here's the e-mail he sent to me tonight:
WHAT A RELIEF I CAN LEAVE THE SECURE VAULT WHERE THE 8000 PLUS TICKETS FOR THE JOE'S POND ICE-OUT ARE STORED. THREE WINNING TICKETS HAVE BEEN DELIVERED BY "BRINKS SECURITY" TO MR. DAVE PARKER'S AGENT - THE GOOD LOOKING ONE. [The one named Michele].
I have visions of him dutifully guarding the precious tickets entrusted to him. When the phone rang and Garey or Dave gave him the time the clock stopped, he went immediately to check his list and then pulled the three winners out of the literally thousands of tickets in his care, and triumphantly verified them. When Dave's courier, Michele, arrived and took the winning tickets from Chico, he was a free man. His job was done for another year. As he said, "What a relief!"
I think we all feel a little of that tonight. Evelyn is busy inserting the Ice-Out news into the newsletter and will probably run off copies tonight. Newsletters should be in the mail early this week.
I know there are three very happy people here in Vermont tonight. Congratulations to Pam, Frenchie, and Lucille.
When Garey and Jane Larrabee went to Homer's this afternoon to check on the block, Garey told me they were only minutes away from actually seeing the clock stop. He and Jane got there at about 3:22, the clock stopped at 3:20. Garey rushed home and checked his list for a winner and then got on the phone to Dave and Chico. It turned out we had three: Pam Desrochers, St. Johnsbury, Frenchie Cutting, Swanton, and Lucille Dente, Barre. Each will receive a check for $1,202.00. As Dave says, "Not bad for a $1.00 ticket."
Right after Dave called to let me know, I spoke with Chico (Manuel Carcoba, who keeps the tally of all tickets). Chico said he actually had four pages of people who had selected today for the ice to go out, and three of them hit it right on the minute. I think Chico is really happy to have it ended - here's the e-mail he sent to me tonight:
WHAT A RELIEF I CAN LEAVE THE SECURE VAULT WHERE THE 8000 PLUS TICKETS FOR THE JOE'S POND ICE-OUT ARE STORED. THREE WINNING TICKETS HAVE BEEN DELIVERED BY "BRINKS SECURITY" TO MR. DAVE PARKER'S AGENT - THE GOOD LOOKING ONE. [The one named Michele].
I have visions of him dutifully guarding the precious tickets entrusted to him. When the phone rang and Garey or Dave gave him the time the clock stopped, he went immediately to check his list and then pulled the three winners out of the literally thousands of tickets in his care, and triumphantly verified them. When Dave's courier, Michele, arrived and took the winning tickets from Chico, he was a free man. His job was done for another year. As he said, "What a relief!"
I think we all feel a little of that tonight. Evelyn is busy inserting the Ice-Out news into the newsletter and will probably run off copies tonight. Newsletters should be in the mail early this week.
I know there are three very happy people here in Vermont tonight. Congratulations to Pam, Frenchie, and Lucille.
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