12 Jan. 2022 – Bring a notebook

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. Well really 36 Year ago and 500 miles… ‘bout the same thing. My home town didn’t have anyone interested in doing the work to run the town. A council seat was empty, no one had run. So the council had to appoint someone to fill the empty seat. They asked my mother, who had just finished as PTO president for the elementary school. She agreed.

For her first meeting in Jan. 1986, she brought a notebook. She wanted to dutifully write down important discussions, and thing she needed to do or write about. At the meeting she was the only one. Based on that level of commitment to the work, she was elected President of Council. Did I say this was a small town?

For two years, she asked questions worked on issue that came up and was committed to the job. It really wasn’t much different than being SPL just bigger dollars and more people. When mayor of the town went unfilled, guess who got the job?

Just like a good scout, a good SPL, she started making plans with council to address the biggest need of the town, a new sewer system. Over time,  It was moving along. Like any project some were in favor and some were against. So, that’s how my mother ended up running for Mayor of the town.