One or Two Other Things

There were a couple of other things I wanted to mention. First off I want to extend our congratulations to WHS senior Zane Carter for being named to the AP's Div. IV All State second team for basketball. He also was named the MJ Player of the Year. Of all the high school round ballers in the state we got a fellow from the ville getting noticed. Not only is Zane an outstanding basketball player he's a heckuva wide receiver in football. Hopefully he can parlay some of that talent into a nice scholarship. Good luck Zane.

The annual VFW sponsored Easter Egg Hunt is this Saturday from noon to three at the football field. Hope the field isn't buried in snow. Does anyone know if they have an alternate site?

There's been a lot of Jim Saracco bashing going on from some of our commenters. Considering the lack of funds and the lack of personnel he has to work with I don't think he's doing too bad. In case you haven't noticed the village is still operating on a very strict budget. They are patching some of the pot holes as weather, manpower and money permits. Even the t.v. is gone!

In some other Council Meeting news this week Dale Davis reported that there is over $131 thousand balance in the General Fund. That's a huge amount to me personally but when it comes to running a village it ain't a whole lot. At least we're in the black and that is good news. They're even looking to adding some summer help to the street crew. They are also looking at some pot hole patching equipment that can be used year round. The much maligned Mr. Saracco asked if anyone knows of old, abandoned cars or piles of garbage that need attention to give him a call. He can be reached at 330-532-2524 - Ext. 14. See, he's trying. You can report pot holes too. Finally there's a Main Street lady trying to organize a block party in the spirit of Oprah's Big Give program. Council is going to get back to her. Wonder if Oprah will show up?

It's spring now. Don't pay any attention to the wintry weather...

ole nib