[MOJO]

Yeah the Ponderosa is gone. I was going through town today when the fire first started. I went up on the hill, at Walmart to check for something. Came out and there was about 50 cars facing Ponderosa watching, and the same on the KMart hill. Went down to Subway which is about 50 yards from the restruant and there were people all over the place. You'd thought it was NYC on 9/11 the way people were acting. It was a terrible fire, I was back out in town tonight around 8:30 and they were still putting water on it and it was still smoldering somewhat. Great loss to the town, buffet was good. Can't say it was one of the best restruant's around here but they had improved over the last 5 years and were gaining reputation for being much more clean. Best restruant in Paintsville goes to the Mandrin House, the Chings do a great job with that. We do have a Bob Evans that was recently put in last year. I'm hearing we're getting a few new restruants. Paintsville is dry, and until it becomes wet at least in restruants we'll never get big chain restruants such as Apple Bee's. Pizza Hut was put in back in the 70's with the understanding that they would be allowed to serve alchol, but Paintsville did a back peddle. Cruising the plaza still occurs on the weekends, I know it doesn't make much sense. But it's a way to socialize and meet new people. Gas prices will probably cease this activity.