Upon arriving at PastyFest, I was struck by the enormous line stretching halfway across Agassiz Park. It was a line for one of the 500 free pasties donated by Charlie Hopper's Pasty Central.
Charlie walked up and down the line greeting everyone in line personally, a daunting chore appreciated by the friendly people in line.
Though it was pleasant and sunny, with the temperature in the sixties, the damand for ice cream was significantly lower. Moreover, the brisk Northeast breeze didn't help increase the demand. In fact, at the beginning, the CLK Rotary sold more coffee than either pop or ice cream. The slow sales did leave some time early on for conversations and camaraderie. However, while sales at the CLK Rotary station could have better, one couldn't ask for a better turnout and overall success of PastyFest. CLK Rotarian Tom Tikkanen and his staff, who worked so hard to present a great event, can certainly rest proud for the 2007 PastFest. What with the Fireman's Tournament across town, it was a wonder the park was so full of people.
Unfortunately, your editor's camera failed early on so the pictures are sparse. Here's when it failed, Tom...
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