Remember this is the week when the repairs to the Chappy slip will take place. For a period of eight days the ferry will carry only passengers. NO vehicles will be carried on Sunday April 17 and continuing through Sunday April 24 at 6 p.m.

Yippee!! Snow! What a way to finish up winter. Mother Nature put on quite a show for us last Sunday. We had samples of all types of snow.

The next Chappy potluck dinner will be hosted by Joanne and Bill Brine on Wednesday, April 6. Joanne has suggested that perhaps folks could prepare their dishes using recipes from the Chappy Community Center Cookbook from many years back.

Here is a reminder about the spring egg hunt scheduled to start at 3 p.m. on Saturday March 26 at the community center. Bring a basket and arrive at least 10 minutes early.

During the next four weeks I will continue to remind you about the ferry slip repairs scheduled for the school vacation week in April. For a period of eight days the ferry will only carry passengers.

Usually my far-better-half Sally has a chance to proofread this column before it goes out the door. Along with grammar she checks for goofiness. Unfortunately for you and me, last week she was busy on the big island with her own activities at the moment of my submission deadline. So I have to take full responsibility for the meals on wheels joke.

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. So some mice die and go up to heaven. After about a week God comes by and asks them how they like heaven. The mice say that they love it, but it’s such a big place that they are tired from all of the walking. So God fixes the mice up with tiny roller skates. Then some cats die and go up to heaven. After about a week God comes by to ask them how they like heaven. The cats say they love it, especially the meals on wheels program.

The next Chappy potluck will be hosted by that multi-talented duo Margaret Knight and Sidney Morris on Wednesday, March 2. Please bring a dish for six. Appetizers begin at 6 p.m. with buffet at 6:30.

The Chappy Stitchers had a pleasant inaugural meeting last Friday at the CCC. I have fact-checked all of the gossip exchanged and found no errors or exaggerations. The group will be getting together Fridays from 10 to noon. Everyone is invited, ladies as well as gentlemen. Bring a needlecraft project.

The next Chappy potluck dinner will be hosted by Margaret and Jim Mullen on Wednesday, Feb. 17 from 6 to 8 p.m. The Chappy Stitchers will meet for the first time this Friday at the Chappy Community Center from 10 to noon. All are invited. Bring your needlecraft of choice.