BOUNCING BALL: Drivers, beware! Era sports editor Joe Vinelli
tells us he was driving north last Friday afternoon on Route 219 in
the Village of Limestone, N.Y., when a golf ball bounced toward him
on the highway.

Fortunately, the ball bounced over Joe’s car and went off into
the grass on the side of the road.

“I thought for sure the ball was going to hit my front
windshield,” Joe tells us.

Given the location – not near any golf course or driving range –
we can only speculate where the golf ball might have come from.

Regardless, we’d advise drivers to beware of “drivers” – if you
know what we mean. Somebody should be out there hollering,
“Fore!”

BIG GUSTY: Dorothy D. Tracey confirms Cy Anderson’s report about
the man who built and operated the tow on Big Gusty ski slope in
Kane.

“Gus Dougherty was the builder of the Big Gusty ski tow, and my
father. He also was most encouraging in getting his three daughters
on skiis. One of them (me) still hits the slopes here in
California.

“There never has been a doubt in my mind that Kane was known as
the ‘Ice Box of Pennsylvania.'”

NO, ZIPPO!: Pat Iaderosa of Bradford has an interesting
turnabout on our frequent references to Zippo lighters.

“While ‘Round the Square often mentions Zippo sightings, my
experience was exactly the opposite.

“Recently my wife underwent surgery in Pittsburgh. One day in
the course of conversation with a middle-aged nurse’s aide, she
asked me where we were from. I told her Bradford, Pa., a little
town up north noted for real cold weather and Zippos.

“Her answer was, ‘What is a Zippo?’

“I was so shocked as I had never heard that question in all of
my life. Well, she may not have known then what a Zippo is, but she
certainly does now!”

PET PEEVE: Don Poleto offers today’s pet peeve: “Why do some
people have to follow the rules of the road and others don’t have
to … because these so-called smart people know the right people or
belong to certain groups or clubs?”

Check out the parking problem at the intersection of East Main
and Lincoln Avenue, he says, pointing to a natural bottleneck where
people park on both sides of the narrow street.

“Your comments are welcome,” he says.