Everything in Maple Valley is moving back to whatever normal is. The snow storm that buried the village is forgotten. Huge piles of snow are nothing new. Shorty and Hannah Cloverton are thrilled to announce the reopening of Ya'll Sit Cafe. The kitchen fire did not do as much damage as feared. Everything looks awful …
Continue reading Scandal at Maple Valley – Episode 46: Doctor Wackstuber
Maple Valley is a dream. We who live here go about our daily business without ceremony or fanfare. The sun comes up and goes down. Sometimes clouds roll and rain falls, but sunshine always returns, except when it doesn't. Despite the quaintness of Maple Valley defined by the expectations of outsiders. we are just like …
Continue reading Scandal at Maple Valley – 45: Saying Goodbye to an Old Friend
No one expected this, not the farmers, the gossips, the know-it-alls, the young, the old, the grandmas or grandpas, the introverts, the extroverts, the fearful or bold, the meek or brash, the spouses or spinsters, the Almanac or the weatherman. The Maple Valley Christmas blizzard swept in like a phantom monster and buried the entire …
Continue reading Scandal at Maple Valley – Episode 43: A Christmas Blizzard Miracle
Ever since Sylvia Meisner disappeared nearly three years ago, Maple Valley folks have been waiting for the other shoe to drop. Tourists arriving in Maple Valley do not feel the dread that lives in this delightful place. All the happy visitors believe the notions they have about this dreamland where there are no worries, unpaid …
Continue reading Scandal at Maple Valley – Episode 43: All Is Calm, All Is Wrong
Happy villagers in Maple Valley are preparing themselves for the wonders of Christmas. Music of the season is blaring loudly on the streets of town so visitors know Maple Valleyers are fully into the spirit of Christmas. Quintin O'Dillmotte has, at least for the moment, been strangely quiet. The O'Dillmotte Funeral Parlor is pleasantly adorned, …
Continue reading Scandal at Maple Valley – Episode 42: The Wonders of Christmas and Other Stuff
Stress lives in Maple Valley, and the onset of the holidays kicks it into high gear. What would Thanksgiving be without worrying whether the turkey is big enough? Or if there's enough stuffing? Or potatoes? Or antacid? As if worrying about food isn't enough, there is always the possibility of uncomfortable situations. Every Maple Valley …
Continue reading Scandal at Maple Valley – Episode 41: Dear Doctor
Village council meetings in Maple Valley are generally docile. Minutes are read, dates approved, reports adopted, motions to adjourn bring meetings to an end. Last week will stand out in the history of Maple Valley council meetings, as Quintin O'Dillmotte's shocking and outrageous plan to change the name of Maple Valley resulted in a high …
Continue reading Scandal at Maple Valley – Episode 40: The Railroad and the Church General
"That is the stupidest thing I have ever heard, but coming from you I'm not surprised!" Sheriff Pete hollered into the phone as he slammed it down. Meanwhile, the mysterious calls from someone identifying herself as Sylvia Meisner suddenly stopped after Pete held the special meeting at the Ya'll Sit a few months ago. No …
Continue reading Scandal at Maple Valley – Episode 39: O’Dillmotteville
Sheriff Pete Terkinberry recently called a town meeting to be held at the Ya'll Sit Cafe, and urged everyone in Maple Valley to attend. Despite efforts by Quintin O'Dillmotte to spread rumors the sheriff called the meeting because he is worried about his chances of reelection, therefore, it would be best if the good folks …
Continue reading Scandal at Maple Valley – Episode 38: Hotcakes With a Side of Lies
Sheriff Pete Terkinberry recently called a town meeting to be held at the Ya'll Sit Cafe, and urged everyone in Maple Valley to attend. Despite efforts by Quintin O'Dillmotte to spread rumors the sheriff called the meeting because he is worried about his chances of reelection, therefore, it would be best if the good folks …
Continue reading Scandal at Maple Valley – Episode 38: Hotcakes and Lies
A Coffee State of Mind 