Political Quotes

“my wife, Marcelle, and I thoroughly enjoyed reading about the Wayside's 100th anniversary. I remember when my sister, Mary, brother, John, and I would go with my parents, Howard and Alba Leahy, for a special treat: Sunday after church, we would go to the Wayside for lunch. I remember my mother speaking Italian with some of the people there, but it was particularly special because of the fact that we would see everybody we knew from Montpelier and Barre, where my father was born. Even today, I hold those memories from when I was a child, and I have thought of them every time Marcelle and I have brought our children, and now our grandchildren, for lunch at the Wayside. This is one of the institutions that makes Vermont the most special place in our country. I ask unanimous consent that a press release commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Wayside Restaurant be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: [Feb. 16, 2018] 2018 Marks Vermont's Wayside Restaurant's 100th Anniversary Montpelier.--In 1918, the Allies declared victory in World War 1, Babe Ruth pitched 29\1/3\ scoreless innings for the Red Sox in the World Series, Woodrow Wilson was President, color movies were invented, and Effie Ballou opened the Wayside on the Barre-Montpelier Road.…”