Stone Soup by Jan Eliot for January 14, 2011
Transcript:
Holly: How long has the power been out? Val: Six hours. Holly: It feels like DAYS! Val: Let's make a game out of it...pretend we're PIONEERS. Holly: OK...let's play DONNER PARTY! Val: I was thinking more like "Little House on the Prairie." Holly: Hey, Alix - let's draw straws.
Our town of Marysville was named after a survivor of the Donner party. I had to go on line because our paper dropped the strip and, while it’s coming back next month, I didn’t want to miss anything. Imagine my surprise when I saw the contents touched on our history. Len - take heed!