In reply to:

Is 'selectmen' still in common use?

it is in Vermont.

Mike Mulligan was one of my favorite stories as a child(still is! and my boys' too), and I remember the film being shown on Captain Kangaroo on a regular basis. What I got from it was the idea that you can improvise a solution and adapt to any situation. and that has served me well!


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