Sprouting signs (Updated)

This morning I noticed signs sprouting for the upcoming city elections. I knew that Mayor Arihood was seeking re-election.

Now I know that Steve Reames is trying to unseat him. I thought there was a third candidate in the race. If so, I have not seen his or her signs yet.

I also noticed a "sold" sign in a downtown building. It is good to see at least one of the many buildings for sale downtown has found a buyer. I should have stopped in and found out what was happening, but did not. Maybe someone will fill in the blanks with a comment.

It might be fun to attend the free lunch program that recently started, but I am not the target audience (even though it says "all welcome". It has been a bit slow, according to what I hear, getting started, with more volunteer workers than customers.

Walmart has sprouting plants for sale. I was surprised to see fairly large tomatoes among the plants. We are not past the danger of frost and will not be for a few weeks, so it is a bit early to plant tomatoes.

Walls have sprouted on the house under construction at the corner of Susan and Weston,

There are a lot of things happening in the next couple of weeks. The play at SJC finishes this weekend--I will not see it in time to give you a review. Also this weekend, a rummage sale, a chance to get rid of obsolete electronic products, some dinners (Boys Scouts/Rotary for one), and probably a bunch of other events. It is quite a contrast to the lack of events that we had in January and February.

Update: This afternoon (Saturday) I found a sign for the third mayoral candidate, Rick Williams: