Assuming all goes according to health department guidelines, Tuesday, June 15, should be a yellow-letter day for Laguna. That's when we are scheduled to officially reemerge from COVID restrictions and resume our pre-pandemic lives.
A year ago, you almost could walk down the middle of Forest Ave. at 5 p.m. on a Saturday night and not see a car coming in either direction. Some people in town actually contracted COVID, others lost relatives to the virus, and many of Laguna's businesses suffered tremendous financial losses. As far as I am concerned, turning yellow next month will be a time to celebrate.
With these thoughts in mind, I'd like to urge my Laguna friends to join me at 10 a.m. for a community photo in front of City Hall. The only two things I ask are (1) everyone who shows up be fully vaccinated and (2) you wear something yellow (like a hat, shirt, blouse or pants for example). Some of you might even want to bring yellow flowers.
If you like this idea and want to be in the June 15 photo, please email me at firststrategies@yahoo.com. Yellow is a great color, isn't it?
-DF