Monday, September 18, 2006

An interview with Our Coach Harris
by Sports Man Horace Kvscheznowski

It is another day and it is another match of Foot-Ball at the stadium at Stanley Tucci High School. The bewildering game was another close fought match as one team scored more units than the other but I do not know which was which and if high was good or low was better. This are the things I must learn.

Many people from Chesterfield Ridge had happy expressions after the electric grammophone rang and the jailers fired their ceremonial pistols at us. So I think we win.

I went to local high school to speak with the team’s Foot-Ball coach, a man called Harris, about his team and the strange game they play on local fields throughout the state. Will he win or lose and how does this condition come about? I set out to find it out.

HORACE KVSCHEZNOWSKI: One day when I was watching your team, I saw your teammate kick the ball towards the other men who were wearing red and give the ball to them. Why is that?

COACH HARRIS: Uh—are you referring to a punt?

HK: Such actions, I think, could be viewed as traitorous by some people, to simply hand power over to the other squad like that. Was the young man tortured after the game?

CH: God, no. What are you talking about?

HK: I notice there were many jailers on the field when you play against another team who have whistles.

CH: The referees you mean?

HK: Are they permitted to deprive your misbehaving players food? They are tormentors in costume, are they not?

CH:
No, that’s awful. What are you suggesting?

HK: What do your men wear on their feet?

CH: Shoes? What the--is this a joke?

HK: When you were battling the forces of the red team, over what were your grievances?

CH:
What?

HK:
What is the importance of the large yellow statue in the goal zone? Is it to signify a dancing man?

CH:
What?

HK:
Would it not be more efficient to throw the ball behind invaders and then grab ball to the open goal zone?

CH:
What?

I then wanted to ask Coach Harris more questions and thank him for his time, but behind me outside of his office one of his men turned on what looked like a strange wheel coming out of the wall that shot streams of scalding liquid out at it. It reminded me of the many torture devices I faced as Soviet prisoner and I huddle into a ball and begin shaking. When I regained my composure, I was outside in a ditch and I had besoiled my trousers.

Next time, maybe I will go to a Volleying Ball game.


Next week, Horace dons a plaid skirt and faces off against STH's field hockey team!

Local News

New Stop Sign Installed at Corner of Maple and Sunset

"Virtually indistinguishable from old one," says Chief of DPW
by Larry St. James, Our Town Staff

Early this morning, residents of Maple Dr. and Sunset Ln. were greeted by Chesterfield Ridge's newest citizen. No, it wasn't actor and mayoral candidate Stanley Tucci (keep your fingers crossed, ladies!), but rather a brand new stop sign! More than that, the new sign is Chesterfield Ridge's first new stop sign in over two years. (For those short on memory, the last time the Department of Public Works was seen installing signs around town was last December during one of the regions worst snow storms. The reflective neon sign read: "CAUTION: ICE"). Let's get to know our new neighbor, shall we?

The sign stands just over eight feet tall and was installed, says DPW Chief Bill Parker, "For the same reason the old one was." And while this new sign looks similar to the old one, it is not identical. The new sign has a bit more of a reflective quality, important to nighttime drivers, and uses a slighter thicker font to spell out STOP. Also, the pole that it is attached to is decked out in green and silver reflective tape, another safeguard against careless nighttime driving.

Says Safety Signs (the company who handles our DPW's orders) spokesperson Ted Blaczjowski, "This season we're seeing a lot of color, a lot of reflective tape. Sure, it increases the visibility of the signs, but it also lends a certain personality to the pieces." He lovingly picked up an orange "Utility Work Ahead" sign and caressed it. "Now this sign, sure it has a function, it's got utility, it's saying, 'Hey, stop right there! Be careful!' you know? But it also has something more: it has a heart."

Although the new sign is different, and even full of personality, surely these subtle changes do not merit the new installation. So what gives? Detecting a deeper story, I went around Bill Parker's office, hot on the trail of a big scoop. After a little misunderstanding with the security company and the town police (who knew "breaking and entering" was such a blanket term?), I was finally able to get to Parker at his home on Fig Street. Says Parker, "It's a stop sign, what do you want me to tell you? The old one was weather-beaten and was hard to see behind that tree, so we got a bigger one. That's all. Now please stop calling me."

Unconvinced, I tried several times to contact Parker's supervisor, Alan Spalding. Mr. Spalding could not be reached for comment, but his secretary did give me this HOT TIP: "Looks like an order's been placed for a new "School Crossing" sign as well as a replacement "Do Not Enter" sign for one that was damaged."

I know I'm onto something, I just don't know what...yet.

Stay tuned...

Photo of the Day for September 18th, 2006!

Ethel Sangioso Receives a Standing Ovation at A Piano Recital During Last Year's Talent Show

"We enjoy your piano playing, Ethel! Play Fur Elise again!"

Weather or Not with Phil Stubbs, Fiscally Irresponsible Yachtsman!

Weather Forecast for September 18th, 2006: DAIRY!

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