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A few odds & ends from the past weeks:
1. Most people, I'm sure, have heard by now that Finney's Pumpkinville won't be opening this year. I've never understood why the place doesn't charge a buck or two for admission. My sense is that people would pay it (I know i would) because they really like to take their kids there. Or charge more and include a pumpkin in the price--that way you don't have people freeloading by just looking at the exhibits and leaving without making a purchase. School field trips could be another good source of revenue (100 kids X $2=$200 in income you didn't have before).
2. Local rocket scientist Lynn Oscar Willey has been charged by state police with disorderly conduct for bringing a pipe bomb-like object his kid found to Cambridge Springs Elementary School (more details here). Possible penalties for Willey include a $300 fine and 90 days in jail--but, really, shouldn't he be reimbursing the taxpayers for all of the time state and local emergency crews spent responding to the pipe bomb scare? That makes total sense to me, since I am a taxpayer and all.
3. The First Church of God in Cambridge has someone creative working on the sign in front of the church. I think the phrase promoting last week's service was "Burned out? Get lit."
1. Most people, I'm sure, have heard by now that Finney's Pumpkinville won't be opening this year. I've never understood why the place doesn't charge a buck or two for admission. My sense is that people would pay it (I know i would) because they really like to take their kids there. Or charge more and include a pumpkin in the price--that way you don't have people freeloading by just looking at the exhibits and leaving without making a purchase. School field trips could be another good source of revenue (100 kids X $2=$200 in income you didn't have before).
2. Local rocket scientist Lynn Oscar Willey has been charged by state police with disorderly conduct for bringing a pipe bomb-like object his kid found to Cambridge Springs Elementary School (more details here). Possible penalties for Willey include a $300 fine and 90 days in jail--but, really, shouldn't he be reimbursing the taxpayers for all of the time state and local emergency crews spent responding to the pipe bomb scare? That makes total sense to me, since I am a taxpayer and all.
3. The First Church of God in Cambridge has someone creative working on the sign in front of the church. I think the phrase promoting last week's service was "Burned out? Get lit."
posted by admin@CambridgeSprings.net at 8:04 AM
1 Comments:
That's REALLY disappointing to hear about Finney's. I hope this isn't a sign of what's to come. You're right about the admission. Although people might get uppity since it has always been free in the past, charging a few dollars just to have someone manage it and take the burden off the family would be a much better choice than no Finney's at all.
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