FOR THE EASTER celebration, village resident Helene O’Dell and her husband will attend a service at the Resurrection Baptist Church in Montpelier. He is the treasurer and she is the hospitality person. She organized a continental breakfast for the big Sunday. She said people would supply fruit, muffins, bagels and the like, while she would take care of all the beverages.

Charlene Flinn said they’re going to Mom Sander’s for a ham dinner, which would include mashed potatoes and “the famous oyster casserole. You can only eat a small portion. It’s rich. Everybody brings something for the meal. My Emily and her father, Tim, will set the table and wash dishes. Mom takes good care of the children with Easter baskets. Dad likes having his children around.”

• Judy and Artie Knapp have been watching the ice out on their front lawn. For the Easter weekend, Judy said, “Mom is up from Massachusetts. All the family is coming home and we’re going to be together. That doesn’t happen often with grown-up kids. Maybe we will go to the sunrise service. And there’s always yard work.”

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Ramon Fernandez said they were going to take their children, Rachel and John to the Saturday egg hunt at Hubbard Park. Sunday, they will go to the in-laws for dinner. “Basic stuff,” Ramon said. Last year, his sister Linda’s husband wore his bunny suit to the festivities but it was pretty cold so Ramon didn’t know if it was going to be an encore performance. This year it might be too warm.

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Nonie Hatch was thinking about spring housecleaning. “I hope to finish spring cleaning by fall,” she said.

The record setting high temperatures of last week brought the townspeople outside in record numbers. On every street, road and avenue, people were checking mole damage to their lawn, picking up downed tree branches, admiring purple or yellow crocus, checking the spiky tips of tulips, sunning themselves. The little kids rode their scooters around the driveway. Old kids souped up the motorcycle battery before taking their bike for a first ride on the highway.

Lovers Lane has been a washboardy mess. The resident ducks seemed to enjoy the rushing book water. It looks like a beaver dam is under construction there. Could be a displaced family of Roxbury beavers.

Friday, near the Norwich library, two young women stood with what might have been suitcases for a trip home. However, they were lacrosse players with their gear waiting for the bus to take them to two away games. Lindsay Mathias and Kasey Abbriano said the team is doing “Very well”. They beat their rivals last weekend.

Mike Kerin reported seeing a bobcat on the hill high above the high school. He described its distinctive ears and stubby tale and said it was beautiful. He estimated it to be more than 30 pounds. They looked at each other a moment before the cat bounded away.

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