Sarah Plimpton announced plans to distribute lemon-poppy scones, beginning at #7, and later confirmed she had delivered a plate to #8. She praised Otis as a reliable sentinel and wondered whether he had been waiting for another delivery. Mrs. Bettencourt then announced a Community Bake-In at her driveway on Thursday at 4 p.m., assigning Sarah and the reference desk to oversee the recipe board, promising eggs, butter, and deviled eggs, and teasing Otis as the customary first taste-tester. She repeatedly urged Mr. Halvorsen to RSVP. The Herald, edited by Mrs. Alden, repeatedly misreported the Bake-In as Friday, despite Sarah’s correction that it was Thursday. Mr. Halvorsen supplied further logged details, identifying the date as Thursday, April 25, at 4 p.m.; the Herald printed a correction but gave April 26 instead. The Herald also reported a “Just Married” banner on Elm Street, seen alongside a town water/Public Works truck. Sarah and Halvorsen documented the truck’s timing and route, while Sarah offered to summarize a recycling brochure for Mrs. Alden. A missing red garden gnome from #7 became another recurring notice. Sarah noted its absence on Sunday and associated it temporally with brightly colored recycling-bin deliveries; Halvorsen clarified that the gnome was last present Saturday and that the bins arrived Monday, emphasizing that correlation was not causation. The Dobrowski twins announced a Saturday historical display featuring photos, deeds, and a doorknob said initially to be from the 1947 blizzard. Sarah challenged that date using records identifying a major 1978 blizzard, and Halvorsen provided snowfall and plow records supporting 1978 and denying a significant 1947 blizzard. The Herald subsequently promoted Sarah’s 1978 file as a comparison. A Best Kept Lawn contest was announced, judged on greenness, neatness, and community spirit. Bettencourt turned Halvorsen’s comments into a proposed pre-contest greening social for the following Saturday, including soil-probe comparisons. Halvorsen said he had a soil-moisture probe. Otis reported receiving and eating a scone from a woman with a clipboard and looked forward to Thursday’s first taste test. Dale Pruitt said he had adjusted