Obituaries Letters

I could not help but think of this incident as we all danced a line together, sashaying two by two, couples arm in arm to the piping fiddle; realizing that in that moment our “doings” were the very same which,

How times change. But then again, in another way how much they stay the same, for in answer to Mrs. Barnard’s question, yes, people do still dance a Virginia Reel nowadays, and you don’t need a roguish city boy from Auburn named Billy Blake to do it. You just need to show up in your second-best dancing shoes, because you’ll end up taking them off by the end anyway so the best ones aren’t even necessary. So, for anyone who might wish to partake in these sort of things moving forward, and who isn’t afraid to rile up a few old Trustees if word of it makes it back to the village, the opportunities come up often enough.

I’ve enjoyed many fine July nights in the Denmark Arts Center, and likewise at the Sweden Town Hall on Sweden Day, but for our readers who just can’t wait until summer, I hear there’s to be another one held at the Otisfield Community Hall at 3 p.m. on Sunday, April 16 – but you didn’t hear that from me. Perhaps I’ll see you there?

Till next time

(Continued from Page 2B) the military to overthrow a government. No matter how badly the demagogic leftist talking heads, and their duplicitous media allies try to cast Jan. 6 as a real insurrection, you’d have to go beyond an ability to recognize reality to buy it.

So, Mr A., I hope you enjoy a very nice dinner this evening, and find a way somehow to mitigate that hate that leftist comically describe as “inclusive sensitivity.”

Don Vose Naples

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