After enjoying 102 days of delayed alarms, on Tuesday I think I woke up earlier than an Opening Day Blue Wing Olive hatch at Roaring River. I got ready just fast enough to sit in the worst traffic of the year in Cassville, riding along with my bosses as we took their fourth-grade daughter into her new class. Those schools are busy places on day one, but we did what any good trout would do — slipped right in and out. I then took on my assignment at the high school for the Wildcats’ welcome assembly. If any of those teens were having trouble waking up, there’s no doubt the drumline provided some assistance as they came clattering down the hallway to the gym. The only thing louder than the band was the cheers for FACS teaher Teresa Stewart as she clattered Student Body President and drumline senior Jonathan Stults (at right in the photo) in a bubble wrestling match minutes after this picture was taken. Yes, school is fully back in session, so save the fishing for the weekend, kids! Trout Brown is the comics correspondent for the Cassville Democrat, aiming to point out entertaining happenings in Barry County.
