My life on the Swimming Pool Committee

Maybe we could then combine the pool budget for this year with the budget for next year to do the most needed repairs. Maybe the person who made that comment was me.

You know how small towns are.

The next day half the citizenry were in a panic and an uproar. "Did you hear? The city is going to close the pool. Where will our children go if they cannot go to the pool?" In a mere 24 hours, my suggestion, which had been ignored at the meeting, had now become gospel truth.

Sondra Ashton

You know how small towns are.

Within 48 hours an ad-hoc community group had formed to raise money to repair the p...