By Wendell Lenhart
It was a great, long holiday weekend for most people and it couldn’t have gotten off to a better start with all the activities in downtown Trenton on Friday evening. The area between 9th and 10th Streets on Main was packed with people who took part in the activities and watched the Peterson Brothers entertainment. And it was all followed up by the fireworks show from the Rock Barn when it was dark.
I heard lots of good comments about all the events and the fireworks display. Hats off to all those involved and hopefully it can be repeated again next year.
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Another big event for the Trenton community comes up next week with the Mid-America Music Festival on tap at the Black Silo Winery in Trenton.
It should bring some great crowds to Trenton and hopefully the weather will cooperate to make it a great weekend.
All of these entertainment events help people from out of the area to see our community and they also help it to grow and prosper.
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I continue to follow the debate in Washington, D.C. as our elected leaders try to come up with a plan to improve the infrastructure throughout the country.
It’s a noble idea but no one seems to be worried about the massive amounts of money that are being spent to pay for everything. I couldn’t stay awake all the way through economics class but at some point in the future there will have to be money available to pay for those obligations.
It also got me to thinking back to 2008 when there was a recession and there were huge amounts of money approved for a bunch of shovel-ready projects around the country. Trouble is, I don’t remember any of those projects ever being completed. And politicians back then were also touting the benefits of spending the money.
There certainly weren’t any completed in this part of the country and now I wonder where all that money went.
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Covid continues to spike in Grundy County and the State of Missouri. The vaccination rate in the county is 25 percent and the state is checking in at under 40 percent. The state is also considering some type of incentive program to encourage people to get vaccinated.
I’ve known people who have contracted it twice and until a majority of the population gets vaccinated, I think the pandemic will be here to stay. Even some young people have struggled to recover from the effects of Covid and in the older population and those with chronic health conditions, it can be deadly.
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Thought for the day: Why doesn’t ‘Buick’ rhyme with ‘quick’?
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