The Cabot Library Trustees will hold a Special Meeting
7:00 p.m. on Friday, March 20, 2009
at the Library

Connie Koeller, Library Director
March 17, 2009

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I guess you know Ice-Out tickets are flying out of here now. We're wondering if we'll need to print extra tickets so we don't run out. I must say you have all done a great job selling and buying tickets this year! Today Diane delivered another big batch of tickets to Karl for logging in, and I picked up another 300 from Marty's 1st Stop on our way home from St. Johnsbury today. Sales are starting to take off in St. Johnsbury, too, with both St. Jay Hardware and Caplans selling a few. Tickets go faster in the Danville and West Danville area. Marty ran out and Fred had to make an emergency delivery to them yesterday; Hastings ran out yesterday and Diane made an emergency delivery there; Joe's Pond Country Store has sold a pile of tickets, too - and every day more come in the mail, both regular tickets and the ones printed from the web site. I'll be checking in with Walt Ackermann at Harry's True Value Hardware in Cabot tomorrow to see if he needs more tickets. It's keeping all of us busy. And we're loving it.

We've had a little rain, some sunshine, now a fairly cold night - typical spring weather. Good for sugaring. We've seen the snow depth going down quite a bit, but there still isn't much melting visible on the pond. There has been water on top of the ice, and then it freezes up at night. Diane said she saw some folks ice skating this week. That's something you don't see every day here at Joe's. There is usually lots of snow mixed into the ice so it's rough and not good skating. And often there are big ripples where the wind blows along the ice when it's freezing and that isn't good for skating.

There are no ice shantys on the pond now. We think the flag will be put out soon now, but that's up to Ray Richer. There are still snowmobiles out there, and that can be hazardous if the flag apparatus is out there. We'll keep you posted, though.