2024 has been a great year for The Valley and the SRVO. It’s a great time to live, work, and play in The Valley. It’s that time of year that we recognize the Valleyan of the Year award. This award is given to a Valleyan that has made a significant positive impact on The Valley and its residents. It’s very subjective, but we make sure it’s never politically influenced. It has become a coveted and prestigious award.
We have some great candidates for the award this year, and they’re listed below. We’ve included a brief description of their impact along with our stories.
Andy Fife and Barney Griffith– They courageously squashed a pro-Palestinian protest at Valley Tech. Read the story HERE.
Col. Dwight Patton– He created a unique summer camp called Camp Ayntnocissy to fight the softness of today’s kids. Read the story HERE.
Dr. Siggy Froyd– He diagnosed a new mental disorder called climate dysphoria disorder (CDD) affecting many of our kids today. Read the story HERE.
Ghittar Dunn– He led the charge in Valley County to make daylight saving time permanent. Read the story HERE.
Eddie Grizwald– He embodied the Christmas spirit by forgiving Harry Grinch for vandalizing his Christmas decorations for the Christmas lights/decorations contest Valley City’s Lit. Read the story HERE.
It’s Christmas season, and there’s nothing that gets you in the Christmas spirit like Christmas lights. Many towns and communities have Christmas lights shows and displays. Valley City joined the fray 2 years ago with its Christmas lights competition called Valley City’s Lit. This year will mark the third competition, and people are going all out this year.
Valley City residents have to complete an application to enter Valley City’s Lit. On the application, they have to give a brief description of their decoration and light plan along with an estimate of the total number of Christmas lights. Only 7 applicants will be chosen to enter the competition, and there will be 7 judges as well. Unfortunately, the selection process for the competitors and the judges has been politicized. It seems that only people that are politically connected get chosen, especially as judges.
Eddie Grizwald has won Valley City’s Lit the first two years. His setup was well known around The Valley before Valley City’s Lit became a thing. People would drive from around The Valley to see his lights and decorations each year. Most people consider him the favorite again this year, but there is an upstart that could challenge Grizwald.
Harry Grinch wasn’t selected to compete in the inaugural Valley City’s Lit, but he did compete in the competition last year. He finished second last year behind Grizwald; it was a 5-2 vote in Grizwald’s favor. Grinch was not happy with the results, and he vowed to win this year’s competition. Evidently, he planned to do whatever it takes to win.
The voting for Valley City’s Lit is tomorrow night. The judges drive around to each house and cast their votes after viewing all 7 participants’ setups. Grizwald contacted City Hall yesterday morning to let them know he may have to drop out of this year’s competition. Grizwald’s lights and decorations were vandalized on Tuesday night.
Grizwald called the police Wednesday morning after discovering his lights and decorations had been vandalized. He and the police reviewed his security camera footage. After a brief investigation and some questioning, the police arrested Harry Grinch. Grinch was easily identified by his build and gait. Grinch is 5’4″ and weighs in at approximately 300 pounds, and he walks with a limp. The security footage showed a man of Grinch’s build wearing a ski mask and walking with a limp. After some questioning, Grinch admitted to the crime, and he was booked into the city jail. Grizwald agreed to drop the charges Wednesday if Grinch gave him a sincere apology, and Grinch did apologize.
Grinch cut Grizwald’s light wires in 5 different places, and he spray painted 3 of Grizwald’s decorations including his nativity scene. As of this morning, Grizwald was able to repair his lights, and he’s been able to paint over the spray paint on his decorations. He said he’ll be ready for the judges tomorrow night.
I was able to get a comment from both Grizwald and Grinch. Grizwald said, “I couldn’t believe Harry would do something like this. Harry and I aren’t best buds, but we were always cordial until the past couple months. Something changed with him. I think he may have been solely focused on beating me this year, and it just started eating at him. I really hate that. Even though he tried to sabotage me, I still forgive him. Jesus forgave me, and I forgive him. That’s what the Christmas season should be about.”
Grinch said, “I’m embarrassed by what I did. I let Eddie and the powers that be really get under my skin. I was so mad that I didn’t get selected the first year, and then I felt I got hosed last year. I just couldn’t let it go. Folks, if you have a grudge against someone, don’t let it eat at you. Give it up to Jesus, and let Him take care of it. I’m grateful that Eddie forgave me, and I’m glad he let me help him clean up the mess I made with his decorations. Merry Christmas! Jesus is the reason for the season!”
The winner of Valley City’s Lit will be announced tomorrow night at 7:00 pm. We’ll go live on our Facebook page tomorrow night to announce the winner, so stay tuned.
This could’ve ended up being a sad Christmas story. But, thank God both guys set their emotions and hostilities aside and let Jesus take the wheel. We can all learn a valuable lesson from Eddie and Harry this Christmas season. Merry Christmas Valleyans!
Youth sports has become big business these days. Select baseball and softball has seen massive growth over the past 10-15 years. It’s not only baseball and softball, select or travel soccer has grown significantly. Currently, select volleyball is seeing huge growth in our area.
Participating in these select or travel sports is very expensive. You have to purchase the equipment and uniforms, and you have to travel to practices and tournaments each week. Some weekends, you have to travel out of state or hours away from home, and you may have to get a hotel room for one or two nights. Some teams pay their coaches, so that’s an added expense. Tournament directors are making big money from tournaments as well. Parents are having to dole out money constantly it seems, and someone is benefiting financially at every step of the way.
In addition, many parents pay for specialized coaching or training for their kids. Many parents pay for hitting lessons for their sons and/or daughters, and some parents pay for pitching lessons as well. Recently, speed and agility training has become a necessity for some parents and kids also.
Until now, one area that has remained untouched in select youth sports is sports psychology. Sports psychology is popular in pro sports and college sports. Many teams or individual players use the services of sports psychologists. Nick Saban was ahead of the curve, and he started using sports psychologists with his Alabama teams years ago.
Valley psychologist, Nick Bryant, has been practicing for 20 years. About five years ago, he shifted to sports psychology, and his practice, Pinnacle Sports Psychology, has taken off since then. He currently works for multiple high school, community college and NAIA teams. Now, he’s going to offer his services to select ball teams, individual players, parents, and coaches.
Bryant said, “I’m very excited about this new line of business for my firm. Everyone seems to be making money in the travel sports ecosystem, so we’re going to jump in and carve out a niche for sports psychology. In my opinion, our services are needed in a big way. I’ve attended some select baseball and softball tournaments, and the players, parents, coaches, and umpires could all benefit from our services.”
Bryant said, “Players, coaches, and parents can all benefit from our services, and they’ll all benefit in different ways. We do a great job with visualization success training with the players; you have to visualize yourself being successful. The main focus for coaches is balance; you have to manage and balance everything (unfocused players, bad players, crazy parents, mad parents, etc). With parents, our main focus is empathy. They have to think about putting themselves in other peoples’ shoes (their kids, their kids’ coach, the umpires, etc.)”
People that I have spoken with are excited about Pinnacle Sports Psychology. One baseball dad said, “I hope Pinnacle can help my son block out all the noise from the parents. He gets flustered and nervous when games get tight, and he starts to listen to the crowd and his performance suffers. I’m hoping he can get mental training to help with this.”
One softball coach said, “I really hope Pinnacle can help my pitcher with mental toughness. She’s basically the only pitcher I have, and I realize we play multiple games every weekend. She often complains about her arm, but I think it’s in her head. She really needs some mental toughness training so she can power through.”
An umpire I talked with said, “I am so glad Pinnacle is doing this. You have no idea what we go through as umpires. It can be brutal. I’m excited about the empathy training they do. People need to realize umpires are humans too, and we have feelings. We hear all the negative comments about us. We put up a front and act like we don’t hear things, but you can’t block it all out. I really look forward to this (tearing up).”
Pinnacle Sports Psychology will start counseling and training in January before the spring season kicks off. You can contact them now to reserve sessions for your team or your kids. This is a new frontier in select/travel ball, and it will be interesting to see how it goes.
There has been a ton of excitement about the new scenic byway, 40B, coming to The Valley. The SRVO broke the news about 40B in July, and you can read the story HERE. Construction workers broke ground last week on the much anticipated project, but work has been halted. A biologist has discovered what is believed to be a new species of water beetle in the Strong River. The US Fish and Wildlife Service along with the EPA have halted construction.
I was able to catch up with Styfel Prahgrez, the biologist that discovered the minnow. Prahgrez works with the left wing activist organization Anarchy for Animals located in San Francisco which does everything it can to stunt economic growth and progress under the guise of preserving nature and animal species. Prahgrez said, “When we heard about 40B, we knew we’d be sending someone from our headquarters in California down to The Valley to do what we could to keep this project from happening. We knew protests wouldn’t work here; these people won’t put up with that. It took me a few months, but I accomplished my goal.”
Prahgrez has discovered a new species of water beetle, and he has named it the Zigzagger water beetle. Prahgrez said, “I was wading in the Strong River one day a few weeks back, and I noticed a small water beetle that was swimming in a zig zag pattern. I found that very interesting, and I was able to collect 5 of the beetles. I observed them for a couple hours swimming in water, and they all constantly swam in a zig zag pattern. I did some research, and I talked with multiple coleopterists (biologists that study beetles). They all found that very interesting, so I sent them some videos and close up pictures of the beetles. I was told by a couple coleopterists that they didn’t recognize that beetle, and I might have found a new species. Sure enough, after some more digging, I had discovered a new beetle species. And, even more importantly, I stopped the construction of 40B! This is the best accomplishment of my life!”
Prahgrez immediately contacted the US Fish and Wildlife Service and the EPA, and they contacted local authorities and ordered the project to be halted. The discovery of the Zigzagger could have put 40B on hold for good or for a couple weeks; no one really knows at this point.
The newly discovered Zigzagger water beetle
EPA spokesperson Pharr Lleft said, “We’re grateful Mr. Prahgrez made this discovery. Now, we’re going to study the Zigzagger and its impact on the Strong River Valley ecosystem. It’s a very fragile and diverse ecosystem, and we don’t want to alter it in any way. This could take weeks or months, but it’s really not clear at this point.”
Most Valleyans I talked with about this are not happy. Construction company owner Dert Pushar said, “I bought hundreds of thousands of dollars of equipment for this job, and now they’re stopping construction before we’ve really gotten started. All this over a freakin water beetle! Really?! Are they gonna make my loan payments now? This is so ridiculous!”
A Valley resident I talked with said, “I can’t believe this. This is something that happens in California or New York; this is not supposed to happen in Mississippi and The Valley. Great! We found a new species of beetle, but no one cares. Has anyone even seen one of these beetles? How do we know this is not made up? Get on with 40B! We’re ready for 40B!”
No one knows how long construction will be paused, but the residents of The Valley are anxious to get construction going again as soon as possible. The SRVO will keep you updated on the situation with 40B.
America is more polarized politically than ever. Over the past 10-12 years, it has gotten dramatically worse. The political polarization has torn apart families and long time friendships. Differing views on covid caused a lot of division among families and friends as well. It’s very sad. In many cases, people believe that members of the opposing political party are their enemies. It’s just become so divisive and ugly. I could write a book on this, but I don’t have time for that. However, I can give you advice on how to survive Thanksgiving dinner this year.
Thanksgiving has become very stressful for many people and families. Because of politics, many people have stopped getting together with family on Thanksgiving. And, because of politics, many Thanksgiving gatherings have turned into Jerry Springer or Maury Povich episodes. Let’s not let this happen this Thanksgiving.
Most of our SRVO readers are Trump supporters, and y’all are on cloud nine after the election. Y’all need to take the high ground this Thanksgiving and Christmas. Don’t spike the football on your family or friends. Below, I’ve lined out my ways to survive this Thanksgiving. If we all abide by these items, we will not only survive Thanksgiving, but we just might be able to heal and unite our great nation.
Do not wear a Make America Great Again hat
Do not wear a Let’s Go Brandon shirt
Do not wear a trash bag on your person
Do not wear an orange or yellow safety vest to have the appearance of a trash/garbage worker.
Do not rent a garbage truck to drive to your Thanksgiving gathering.
Before the festivities begin, openly apologize for your pro Trump and anti Harris messages and memes in the family group text and/or family Facebook group or GroupMe group. Be apologetic and humble.
Do not say “What can be, unburdened by what has been.”
Do not intentionally speak in Kamala word salads. Be concise and to the point, but don’t repeat yourself like Trump. You might even want to refrain from saying the word great.
Do not say the names Joe Rogan and/or Elon Musk, and you might not want to say anything about your relative’s Tesla.
Do not mention Peanut the squirrel and/or Fred the raccoon.
Do not mention the country of Ukraine.
Do not say the words border and/or illegals.
During times of silence, remind yourself not to mention anything political. Resist the temptation.
One more name not to mention- RFK, Jr.
If you’re a male, do not ask if there are tampons in the bathroom.
If you manage to keep it together, do not let your guard down at the end of the gathering. See it through to the end. Maintain your composure!
As you’re leaving, do not put a pro Trump or anti Harris sticker or magnet on your relatives vehicle. If you purchased them, throw them away now.
I hope this helps you have a wonderful Thanksgiving with your family! God bless you and yours and God bless America!
The growth of podcasts over the past 5-10 years has been amazing. According to a recent survey, 47% of Americans aged 12 plus have listened to a podcast in the past month. That’s up from 32% five years ago. Many people rely on podcasts for news, entertainment, education, and much more. Most podcasts are in audio format, but video podcasting has grown substantially. You’ve probably heard of at least one video podcaster like Joe Rogan or Tucker Carlson.
It seems like every news organization in the country has a podcast. It’s not just news organizations, my church has a podcast (my preacher has his own podcast too), my financial advisor has a podcast, my insurance agent has a podcast, my shrink has a podcast, my history teacher friend has a podcast, and I could go on and on. Even my crazy aunt who was obsessed with Nancy Grace and murder cases started her own true crime podcast. If you’re anyone with influence and a thought leader in your field, you have a podcast these days.
The SRVO writers, including yours truly, have been pushing our editorial board to start a podcast for a while. Finally, they agreed to let us start one! It’s going to be called “This Week in The Valley”, and it’s going to be every Friday at 10:00 am. It’s going to be an audio podcast; maybe we can do video at some point in the future. Our advertising department will need to get on the ball in order for us to afford video equipment. It’s going to be a laid back format where 2-3 SRVO writers discuss the current news in the Strong River Valley for an hour each week. We’ll also discuss everyday life in rural Mississippi and The Valley, and we’re going to have fun while we do it.
The podcast will be on all the major platforms including Spotify, YouTube, and Apple Podcasts. We will try to have guests on the podcast that have something to do with the current news in The Valley. The SRVO writers are very excited about the podcast. A different SRVO writer will host each week in order to keep it fresh. We’re going to give it a go and see what happens. We’re open to suggestions and guest ideas, so you can email us at [email protected] with ideas.
The first episode is going to be on Friday, Dec. 6th at 10:00 am. Stay tuned Valleyans! We’ll provide you with more details in the coming days.
If you’ve been to a big city lately, you’ve probably noticed electric scooters (e-scooters) sitting on sidewalks across the city. Scooter ride sharing has expanded across many cities in the US, and it continues to grow. Riders download an app, create an account, and pay for their rides on the app. The scooters help riders get around the city quicker than walking, and it’s a fun way to get from point A to point B.
Valley City has a creative and forward thinking mayor and board of aldermen, and they’re always looking for ways to help the city and move it forward. The Strong River Valley Transportation Authority (SRVTA) recently received a federal grant for rural transportation needs. Valley City and their administration was able to get some of the grant money for the e-scooter program.
Valley City Ward 2 alderman Jimmy “Scooter” Brown is excited about the e-scooter program. Brown was the driving force to start the e-scooter program. He said, “I went to New York City last year, and I saw a ton of people riding around on electric scooters. They would zip by me, and it was way faster than walking. I thought then that it would be so cool if Valley City could have some of these things, and here we are now! Plus, I think this can generate up to $75 per month in revenue to the city. We could start getting food catered at our monthly meetings with that money.”
There are multiple e-scooter companies out there, and Valley City did their research and due diligence on them. They ended up choosing Bird as their vendor. Valley City plans to start with four scooters, and they may purchase more if there is demand for them. Valley City plans to go live with the e-scooters on December 1st, and they’re going to make a big deal out of it. The mayor will speak at a press conference, and they’re going to invite the media. Also, Alderman “Scooter” Brown will be the first to ride one of the e-scooters, so y’all get your cameras ready. The SRVO will be there to cover it. I talked with Valley City residents about the e-scooter program, and the reactions were mixed.
A senior citizen said, “This scooter thing is so dumb. We ain’t New York City or Chicago. It’s not going to work, I can tell you right now. The young people are not gonna take care of them; they’ll be torn up in two weeks. If they don’t get torn up, then they’ll get stolen. I don’t want to see those hideous things sitting on our sidewalks. Also, I hope “Scooter” Brown busts his butt when he does his little ride for the cameras.”
A Valley City teen said, “This is so cool! I can’t believe we’re going to have e-scooters in Valley City. I rode one last year when we went on vacation to New York, and it was so awesome. It’s sure beats walking around town. I can’t wait to do a TikTok while scooting around on one.”
The SRVO will be at the press conference, and we’ll make sure to get a video of “Scooter” Brown on a scooter. We’ll keep you updated on how the program goes.
The Valley City Police Department (VCPD) has a great reputation in The Valley, and they have great rapport with the community. Police chief, Kojak Griffith, has led the department for about 15 years, and he has a flawless reputation. Griffith and his department have never come under fire until now.
Everything is sped up these days. No one is patient, and people continue to push the envelope and defy cultural norms. In the past, no one put up Christmas trees, lights, and decorations until after Thanksgiving. In recent years, people have started putting up Christmas trees, lights, and decorations in mid-November. Now, people are putting up Christmas trees, lights, and decorations immediately after Halloween.
The VCPD has started fining residents for putting up Christmas decorations before Thanksgiving. So far, three residents have been fined $150 each. This has become a very controversial issue among Valley City residents. The resident that received the first fine made a social media post blasting the VCPD, and people became more angry after they found out two more residents received fines. The vitriol was directed toward Chief Griffith and VCPD. But, a brief investigation has discovered that Chief Griffith and his department were following orders from Valley City’s mayor, Ronald Bush.
I wasn’t able to reach Mayor Bush for comment, but a statement was released by Valley City’s communications director, Karen Jean Pierre. The statement said according to Valley City Ordinance 37.2, the city has authority to fine residents for yard decorations that are deemed inappropriate.
The statement read, “Mayor Bush loves Christmas, and he appreciates the Christmas spirit of Valley City residents. However, he feels it is very inappropriate that Christmas decorations are immediately being setup after Halloween. In no way does Mayor Bush feel the Christmas trees, lights, and decorations themselves are inappropriate. Mayor Bush feels strongly that Thanksgiving needs to be remembered and celebrated. Christmas trees, lights, and decorations should be setup after Thanksgiving, but the VCPD will be lenient and not fine any resident for Christmas decorations setup after Nov. 15th. The fines will continue to be given to residents that setup Christmas decorations prior to Nov. 15th.”
Valley City residents have mixed emotions about the issue. One resident that received a fine said, “This is America! I thought it was still a free country, but I don’t know anymore. I got fined for putting a nativity scene, a nativity scene, in my yard! At first, I thought it was a joke. Chief Griffith needs to defy the mayor; he has to stand with the residents of Valley City. This cannot stand!”
I perused the Let’s Talk Valley City Facebook group, and many members agreed with Mayor Bush and the fines. One member of the group said, “I’m a Libertarian, so I believe people should be able to do whatever they want within reason. But, putting up Christmas decorations right after Halloween is just psychotic. These people may need to be admitted to Whitfield. It’s gotten out of hand. Can’t you just wait until after Thanksgiving?”
This will continue to be a controversial issue. We’ll see if Valley City residents defy the mayor and the VCPD. The holidays are going to be fun in Valley City!
Daylight saving time (DST) ends each year in November. We all have to “fall back” an hour every November, and the time change is very unpopular among Americans. We do gain an hour of sleep, but we lose an hour of daylight in the evenings after the time change in November. There has been talk for years in DC about keeping DST year round, but nothing has happened. There was a bill passed in the Senate in 2021 called the Sunshine Protection Act, and it would’ve made DST permanent. But, the bill did not pass the House. There are multiple states and US territories that don’t observe DST, and they include Hawaii, parts of Arizona, American Samoa, Guam, and Puerto Rico.
Valley County just became the first US and Mississippi county to keep DST permanent. The county’s board of supervisors held an emergency meeting yesterday to discuss the matter. The media was notified about 15 minutes prior to the meeting, so the SRVO was not able to have a representative present. However, I read the minutes, and I was able to talk with multiple supervisors about the change.
Beat 1 Supervisor Ghittar Dunn said, “I’ve always wondered why we didn’t just keep DST year round. It should be pretty simple. Just about everyone I’ve ever talked with would like to keep DST year round, but no one in DC or Jackson does anything about it. Well, my wife kept complaining about how she hates when DST ends each November. I thought that I don’t like it either, and I’m gonna do something about it. I took an unofficial poll with the other supervisors and just about everyone I encountered on Sunday, and only one person didn’t want to keep DST permanent. Unfortunately, he’s a supervisor, but I still had the votes.”
Dunn garnered a ton of support for keeping DST year round, and he and other supervisors called the emergency meeting yesterday to discuss it. Four of the five supervisors were gung-ho about making DST permanent. Beat 5 supervisor, Diffy Culte, was the lone dissenter. According to Dunn, the meeting would’ve only lasted about ten minutes, but Culte took about 15 minutes voicing his opposition. Board attorney, Jonny Cockren, also discussed the potential issues and drawbacks to making DST permanent.
Culte said, “I’m just not in favor of it. Ghittar thinks he can run the county, but he doesn’t. We’re gonna stick out like a sore thumb. Media from all over the country is gonna start calling me and the other supervisors about this. I’m ok with keeping DST permanent, but you gotta consider all the fallout. Plus, Ghittar is only doing this for political reasons; everyone knows he wants to get more publicity and run for state representative.”
Board attorney, Jonny Cockren, did a good job of playing devil’s advocate in the emergency meeting like he always does. Cockren said, “You have to think about all the potential issues with this. Every time Valley County residents travel outside the county, the time will change. Will our residents like that? Also, when out of county residents travel to Valley County, the time will change. That could cause major chaos. I understand the intent here, but I’m not sure the fallout is going to worth it.”
The main concern for the board was whether cell phone providers would be able to accommodate the change, and all the major providers have said they can and will. Also, Cockren was notified after the meeting that it is illegal for states to keep DST year round. Cockren said, “I had no idea it was illegal for states to keep DST; the good news is the federal law doesn’t mention counties and municipalities. We could face a legal challenge; we’ll see what happens.”
All the Valley County residents I talked with were happy about keeping DST permanent. One Valley County father said, “It always sucks when the time changes in November, because it’s dark when I get home from work. So, I don’t get to play outside with my kids. I’m pretty pumped that we’re keeping DST permanently, and my wife and kids feel the same way.”
This has gotten a ton of publicity for Valley County and The Valley from state and national media, and the vast majority of the coverage has been positive. Multiple Mississippi political leaders are now discussing keeping DST permanent as well, so we’ll see if a bill is passed in the 2025 legislative session. It will be interesting to see if other Mississippi counties and cities follow Valley County’s lead.
Hello my fellow Valleyans! It’s been a while since I wrote a story for you. I’ve been busy trying to keep the zoo we call Valley Meadows (the Valley’s premier mobile home covenant community) straight. It’s a tough job folks, but someone has to do it. Whatever is going on, I’ll always have to take time to tell you about Halloween at Valley Meadows. It’s always crazy, and this year was no different.
I’m sure you’ve seen the massive skeleton decorations this year. They’re about 12 feet tall, and you can’t miss them. Well, we decided to put one on each side of our entrance. The residents were so excited. It was a community event when we put them out; we had about 50 Valley Meadows residents out there helping me set them up. We put a lot of time into decorating those bad boys, and they look pretty scary. We made them even more scary by putting a MS State hat on one and a Saints hat on the other. Maybe, we just should’ve put paper bags over their heads! These weren’t the only huge skeletons in the neighborhood; there were 8 scattered throughout the neighborhood too. You wouldn’t believe how some of them were decorated.
We had a ton of vehicles driving thru Valley Meadows again this year checking out the decorations. No one cares about Valley Meadows until Halloween every year, but we’ll take it. I sent a Facebook message to our Valley Meadows group begging our residents not to scare the crap out of the visitors. Evidently, no one read it. I know of four incidents where some of our teenagers hid behind vehicles, and they ran up to visitors’ cars trying to scare kids in the backseats. One poor grandmother got so startled that she drove her car into a tree, and she almost had a heart attack. Luckily, no one was hurt, but her grandkids were scared to death too. I had to threaten the teenagers and tell their parents.
This year, we started a Halloween party exclusively for our residents the day before Halloween. We had a ton of fun, and it got a little crazy. I did a Halloween costume contest for the first time, and the winner won $100 cash. People went all out for it! Little Billy Buford won the contest; he was dressed as Donald Trump. The hair did it for him; he and his mom nailed Trump’s hair. Little Sally Sellers came in a close second, and she was dressed as Taylor Swift. I don’t like Taylor Swift, so I chose Billy as the winner. I’ll definitely do the costume contest each year going forward.
I probably need to try to find a mobile pediatric dentist to visit Valley Meadows in November or December every year, because these poor kids eat a ton of candy for Halloween. If a dentist came to us, they could make a killing after Halloween. Y’all contact me if you know of one.
Valleyans, I hope to bring you another story about the zoo called Valley Meadows soon. Y’all come see us; it’ll be a life-changing experience!
