... would a man declare himself emperor of the town, don a cape and hat and apply for a vacant City Council seat (January).
... would concerned citizens get decked out in diving masks, snorkels and fins to walk around downtown and highlight the expected impact of global warming on our tidally influenced river (April).
... would the streets flow with ?udder? goodness after a dairy truck leaks 4,000 gallons of milk on its way through town (April).
... would a hard-to-control fire not burn through brush or timber, but decomposing grain pellets that spewed a nasty cloud of stink over the downtown for nine days (August).
... would a 69-year-old SoCal woman be so impressed by our local sticker factory that she?d miss a taxi, hoof it three miles to catch the bus, miss that bus, finally get on the train and arrive in Petaluma some 14 hours after her day began (August).
... would a spat between city officials lead a councilman to call the Airport Commission ?rich old guys with airplanes? (September).
... would an innocuous disco ball hanging in the Phoenix Theater pick the night of the big Halloween party to come crashing down after two decades of otherwise harmless illumination (October).
We can?t wait to see what 2008 holds for you, Petaluma.
(Contact Corey Young at corey.young@arguscourier.com)
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