After a cold, blustery day, not much has changed at the Ice-Out flag as near as we can tell. Fred checked the clock and pallet again tonight around 7 p.m. This picture shows what the wind was like - strong and cold, sweeping down the pond. Lots of fresh Canadian air, but without the snow by nightfall. We are still white with new snow - even the hills with a southern exposure.

I've made a short slide show of the pictures Fred took this evening, and I think it pretty much shows that today we may have made a little ice in spots - and certainly we'll make some tonight. The wind went down with the sun, and so has the temperature. We're at about 19 degrees.

It's been a stressful day for many of us here in the Kingdom. A young woman, Melissa Jenkins, went missing Sunday evening, and today a body was found - not definitely identified as Melissa, but generally thought to be her. There isn't much known right now about the circumstances, and if the police know, they aren't saying. I'm sure many Joe's Pond people knew Melissa. She worked at the Creamery restaurant part time for twelve years. Part of the horror of this is that she had a two-year old son with her when abducted. People are understandably nervous, too, because nobody has a clue whether this was random or someone she knew, or if the perpetrator is still in the area. Terrible things like this aren't supposed to happen here. Our thoughts are with her family and many friends tonight.