Found.

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Found.  The modified golf cart used for watering the hanging flower baskets in Fairhaven has been found.  In the corner of a church parking lot a few blocks from where it was stolen.  Obviously used for a joy ride.  Above, from left, with the newly found watering cart, are Jody Finnegan of the Old Fairhaven Association (OFA), and Victor Cuellar and Jan Polen of the Fairhaven Lions Club.  Jody, who is Chair of the Beautification Committee of the OFA looks really relieved to find the cart.  She is.

Whoever took the cart joy riding probably figured it would be found and probably also figured no harm done.  Wrong.  The trauma of two days without the cart was on the 80 hanging basket flowers which need watering every day.  The OFA was scrambling with the help of many other groups and people to do watering this afternoon with buckets and whatever to keep the flowers healthy.  While the cart is missing its hose and watering wand, they are being bought and installed as I post this and watering will start this afternoon.  Whew. 

The Bellingham Fairhaven Lions Club members have volunteered their time every morning of the summer for many years watering the flowers.  In return, the OFA makes an annual contribution to the Lions charity fund.  But the people involved - by the Lions and the OFA - all volunteer their time.

Thanks to everyone who responded to look for the cart, offer temporary watering equipment and volunteer to help in any way to water the plants.  And thanks to Jody for taking time away from her 12th Street Shoes to lead the efforts to both water the flowers and find the cart.  Shakespeare said it.  Alls well that ends well. 

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