The Board Chairperson has mysteriously
disappeared from the center for a month. Before she left, she dropped hints
that she would be off on an Outward Bound-type of outdoor survival training
which would help her gain confidence in herself as an independent
woman. It's being whispered around the smoking lounge that she's
helping husband Harley put up silage.
It isn't easy being married to a rural
feminist. In addition to getting a lot of ribbing at the coffee shop, the
men have to help lug all the equipment around for the home made ice
cream fundraiser on Main Street Sidewalk Sale Day. While the women are
in the house having an emergency meeting to plan the next funding event,
the guys pretend to have fun together by taking a little spin on
the 12-wheeler. As Earl hastily makes the sign of the cross, Harold turns
his back on the boys and weeps.
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