A LOOK AHEAD--

Editor’s Note: Thursday we are featuring a story we have been working on all winter—ice skating on the village green.

In preparation to shoot the photos I carried an 8 foot ladder around in the truck for several weeks in mid winter.

I had folks at the hardware store watching for the ice rink across the street to open.

Once, upon my phone inquiry, my friend Stoney ran out on his sidewalk (in his stocking feet) to see if the rink was active.

I went by twice one recent Saturday night and the rink was open--but vacant. Actually, given our freeze/thaw cycle this winter and society’s inclination to be couch-potatoes I believe the rink was only used about a half-dozen times max this season.

So, we are going with the story as-is; before the dandelions bloom.