August 2009
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A Funny Thing Happened….at the Blairstown Parade
Blairstown’s Sauerkraut Days Parade is next weekend. Wow, that brings back memories from last year’s campaign ON the pavement… Did you ever wonder what it’s like campaigning for state representative? It’s really hard work! You have the door knocking in the heat, dogs chasing you, the fund raising, parades, Main Street walks, the food [...]
A Funny Thing Happened…at the Vinton Airport
Dawn Pettengill here, always at the ready to become the roving, job shadowing, lawmaker. One Saturday morning, I received a very innocent invitation, via Facebook, to tour the Vinton Airport the next day with one of the airport commissioners, Tom Boeckmann. When I gave the affirmative, quickly Tom wrote back asking if I would like to copilot [...]
Welcome to My Blog!
Hello Friends, Welcome to “It Dawn’d on Me”, a blog column about humorous events that happen in the everyday life of a lawmaker. Here’s hoping…while you are walking in my shoes as I report working, living and laughing at myself, you might find some comic relief and the gift of laughing at yourself. I promise, it keeps me always humble & happy. [...]
