While a candlelit dinner was not a unique things in Walpole on Thursday, I bet not many others shared that romantic setting with approximately 70 other people.  The Thank You Dinner for Volunteers, hosted by the Library Staff andTrustees became memorable when the lights went off just after guests sat down to eat.  Cellphones came out of pockets and offered light until candles could be found so we hardly missed a beat, or a mouthful.  (I learned that there’s even an app for a flashlight.)

The dinner was beautifully catered by Jamie Teague – even though she was forced to do her preparation in the dark.  The lights had gone out briefly shortly before guests arrived and power didn’t return to the kitchen.  While dinner was slightly delayed, the biggest problem noted by this guest was that the coffee pot didn’t make the coffee that would have kept us all awake, anyway.

The power came back (even in the kitchen) in time for dessert to be served and clean up to get done.  It was definitely an evening that will be remembered for years to come.  Thank you, Library Staff and Trustees, Jamie Teague and Liberty Utilities! – Lil