IKNOW, I’VE KIND of let you all down, before I begin let me clear up a few things, No editor John has not sought a replacement for me, nor have I been in time out square. The last few months have been an unbelievable ride. As I relayed in previous articles, a friend is running for Lieutenant Governor. Over the last 6 months we have seen more of this fine state then I ever imagined existed. I was at one point, deemed the cow-man, see, we built a cow for the parade of cows in Burlington, This was done to raise awareness of childhood hunger and the cows would be auctioned off to raise funds to help feed the less fortunate. Well this darn cow took on a life of its own. It travelled approximately 3000 miles, appeared in about 35 events and marched in 23 parades. All the while 2 or three of us handlers pushing, pulling and grappling with this cow. I have come to hate this cow. (I love the cause, hate the cow) We rented a Dragon Boat and 20 of us tried to row in unison in the Dragon Boat races in Burlington. Once gain, to help benefit Camp Ta Come Ta. I say row in unison that was a key element that was missing from our team. We could row the unison thing, well lets just say we need some work. Also as hot as most weekends were this summer, wouldn’t you know it would be in the high 60s the day we’re water bound. We won the primary, The first numbers in were out of Northfield, We kicked butt in Northfield. Thank You Northfield. Also hats off the Town Clerk and the poll staff, at 7:05 they had unofficial numbers out. Great job. Now its on to the General, this should be fun. We are in the process of setting up Phil Scott Pit Crews in 14 counties and 23 communities if anyone is interested, visit PHILSCOTT.ORG and sign up. We’ll be on this race to victory for another 60 days.

In case the rumor mill didn’t hit your table, at the last editorial board meeting I attended, I drew the short straw. It was a toss up, back a weekend or two there were two big events the Stowe car show and the Montreal balloon-fest, that editor Cruickshank felt should be covered. Sports writer Croney and Stringer Wobby anxiously awaited their respective assignments. I was sitting patiently with my enhanced drivers license clearly visible (Montreal trips are no problem). When Mr Croney broke out the secret weapon, Oh I loathe the secret weapon. You see Mr Croney much to my dismay had been assigned a photographer vest. What is a Photographers vest you ask? Charlie’s Corner doesn’t even have one. This vest is a portable storage locker the size of a small box truck that wraps around the said wearer and at arms length he has at his disposal, 3 cameras, 4 lenses, numerous rolls of film, 2 self contained tri-pods, digital data holders, an Atari 800, multiple pencils and neatly clipped, in plain sight, both a press credential and a valid passport.( key word being valid). I had been skunked, me with my plastic pocket protector and semi valid driver’s license. Mr Croney, I hate You. You have dropped even lower than Charlie’s Corner and we all know how I feel about that column. Mr Croney, “NO soup for you”. I ended up at the Stowe Car Show, got asked to leave and credentials were pulled. Pretty much the same result had I been chosen for the Montreal trip, with a much shorter ride home.

Labor-Day is coming, I hopefully will be asked to cover this, after all, I can walk to this one and Mr Croney is almost on out of Towner, living on that Riverton border. From what I hear you’ll be able to shoot some hoops at the booth run by the Northfield Basketball team or pitch some change across the Roxbury Fire Department dime toss. Bingo is always a favorite at the Rotary tent, and there's plenty of other games of chance to be found. Grace Church will have a place for kids to sit and relax all weekend, and the Vermont National Guard will have a climbing wall set up! The Northfield Booster Club is certain to have a presence there, I can’t wait Hot Dogs, Popcorn, Peanuts and Hot Dogs. As my friend Rose exclaims “theres nothing quite like a Hot Dog from the Northfield Soccer booth” And don’t forget the parade. One of Vermont’s finest parades, and this year in memory of Louse Halstead, Northfields Matriarch. All in all, a fabulous weekend is planned, So get off the sofa and get down there.

Nancy’s Crumbs,

I can’t help myself, you all keep sending me this stuff, I’ve gotta pass it on.

For some reason the two candidates for police chief have withdrawn their applications, rumor is they won’t work for Nancy,

Several department heads have reservations about her Micro Management style and are afraid they might be the next forced to leave.

A union is contemplating a possible law-suit concerning recent Memos put out by Nancy.

And board members have exclaimed that although they should be in charge, Nancy has relegated them to advisors.

Again these are only rumors, I hope you all have a great weekend, See you around the Common, and above all try not to let too many crumbs fall on Mr. Croney’s new vest.

My Work here is done, Richard Wobby, Jr crumbscorner@gmail.com