Spring arrived at Joe's Pond yesterday.  It's scheduled to last no more than 48 hours, but we're happy to have a break from snow squalls and January temperatures.  Then we'll go back to deep-freeze mode and await "late spring" - or maybe by the time warm weather hits again it will be more like "early summer."  No matter, while we're waiting for the next round of whatever Mother Nature has in store for us, we should be thinking of perhaps getting some of the snow off roofs or shoveling out from this week's snow storm.  We just received this message from Kyle Johnson (Edgewood Ave.): 
Johnson Boy'z (Connor & Kyle) are ready to shovel snow!! Does your roof, deck, walkway or drive need shoveling??? Call Kyle @ 802-535-6735 or Kevin @ 802-274-8048 Thanks!  

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We were saddened this morning to learn that Dr. Brad Towne's father, Cedric C. Towne, passed away on March 9th.  Friends may send condolences to Brad and Janice at 98 Sugarwoods Rd., Barre, Vermont, 05641.  Our condolences to the family.

It's time to begin assembling material for the Joe's Pond Association newsletter.  We're happy to have our members and friends contribute items for the newsletter that may be of interest to the Joe's Pond community: births, engagements, weddings, family events and photos are always fun to include.  We also offer reasonably priced ad space for local businesses.  Contact me with questions or submissions:  janebrown@joespondvermont.com.  We publish soon after we have an winner of the Ice-Out Contest, and this year it would seem to be quite a few weeks away, but Vermont weather being what it is, I'm still going to ask that submissions be in by April 5th.  Just in case we get a heat wave of some sort, that will still give me time to pull the newsletter together for publication.