Being involved is the first good step toward running for the city council.

I think the citizens felt they wanted more input on city decisions. I think they're uniformly concerned about development that hasn't been planned or as thoughtful as it could be.

People seem really excited and supportive. It shows me a really good, strong grass-roots effort.

We're tickled pink to see how much is up and running.

There was a steam engine running the mill, and they would blow it to call the workers at 8:30 a.m. and at 5 p.m. to tell them it was time to go home. You could hear the whistle all over town. The offices are still there, and the big sheds where they stored the lumber.

It was a nightmare. We were running around trying to sort out her insurance and get her a doctor.