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Entry posted by Mayor Haylo Stachoo · February 11, 2016

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As Barlow reemerged with around the clock rebuilding some time was spent finding parts of the city, as Wolfgang would say, "verrry interesting!"

The Mad Tech helicopter was spotted. No doubt the CEO of Mad Tech made a surprise visit!

At the airport you must admire the daring of this Audi driver to trust his -- or her -- hand brake!

Our new train station overlooks from left to right -- Castle Condo's, Franklin, Briarwood Woods and the edge of Evergreen Ore. A motorway is being built as we wondered what was the road for?

The Pentagon interchange as seen from between Foggy Heights and Ashton looking toward Sun 'n Fun.

From Franklin with Briarwood Woods to the right, a most unique morning catching the Sea View Restaurant near the incomplete Lowry Avenue bridge.

On the agenda is our farming community of Red Robin Farms and Rotten Orchard Farms as well as the Foggy Heights bus terminal to the International Airport and the new groundbreaking on an ore rich island next to Evergreen Ore.

Red Robin and Rotten Orchard Farms are a different breed of industry. Seems the real farmers are very particular about the soil they crumble in their hands and even more particular about the help. Brainiac's resumes lay unread as a pitchfork and shovel reveal the make or break quality of the person.

Brings up an interesting story of a boy who wanted desperately to finish his high school education with a diploma from Klondike that he asked his classmates if anyone would take him in for the next two years. Jane Golden came and said he would have to talk to her father. Her father was a farmer knowing not much of book learning, but a ton of knowledge about animals and the human condition. He made it clear book learning is at the kitchen table and the price was chores to keep the farm running. The first month was a time of blisters and 5:00 am wake ups. His "room" was a closet (door removed) off the kitchen, so, mornings didn't need an alarm just the firing up of the stove. Percolating coffee with fresh cream and honey proceeded the biscuits and gravy with ham and eggs. The kid ate good! Breakfast in the belly and chores done Dick and Jane walked the half mile along Highway 52 to the two story red brick building known as Klondike High School. Not much happened between Dick and Jane --her father saw to that -- yet, something was happening. At the start chores were done side by side with father. Later, chores were done side by side with Jane and father was not in sight! It wasn't an overnight thing, just a casual look with an ambiguous word. He would ask himself, "Did she mean... what?" Poor guy he never did catch the hints. Before the end of the first year he was automatic with the chores getting much more done than those first months. Seems too his grades — as well as Jane’s — were better. I think it was the morning ritual of getting the body fed and fit that made getting the brain into gear easier. Just my thought. Diploma’s in hand Jane went on to college and he was drafted. The physical separation did not stop the mental intermingling, but time and space made what could have been —distant. That’s all I heard… oh, and Klondike High School was demolished.

Mayor (Acting) Haylo Stachoo