To the editor:

On a recent trip to Clinton Lake I stopped at B&S Bait (the former Judy’s Junction) to buy a bag of ice. (In case you hadn’t noticed, it’s been hot, really hot, this summer!) It was after hours, but a kind woman (I now know her name is Bobbi) came out and with exact change, I was able to purchase the bag of ice.

We chatted as I iced down the cooler and then I was off. When I returned to the car at the end of the night, I discovered a note taped to the window, “You forgot your purse on the ground by the ice machine. It’s safe! Call me” (phone # included). Bobbi knew I was meeting up with friends for a night of boating and tracked down my car in the parking lot at the marina to leave the note.

For those of you at/near/or visiting Clinton Lake, there are very thoughtful neighbors on the corner you should meet. Stop in and say hello, maybe pick up some bait or even a bag of ice. They’ll take good care of you!