Transform Me Now!
Thursday, October 30th, 2008Is it not amazing the transformation that Gillette undergoes every day? Out and about on my usual errands I hear a lot of groaning about a boring town with nothing to do for people of any age. I can remember several years ago saying the same mundane phrases. I can say that as years have passed I can see that Gillette does make the effort to entertain its population.   Entertainment is not the only area of Gillette to be subject to alteration.  Area businesses are frequently bursting from their buds and opening to our local sunshine. We are also grieved to see area businesses shut their doors, and head for the hills. One windy afternoon you will be driving through town, irritated of course at the driver in front of you, noticing little change. Than BLAM it happens you are driving through town that very next day, irritated at the semi in front of you, and you look over at one of your all-too-often visited parts store and notice that it is done. Yes, done, packed-up, cleared-out, headed for the hills, EMPTY! Sure it is a bit of a bummer, and you wonder what happened, but lucky you Gillette is not that big you don’t hear all the local gossip about that empty building while you are out shopping for your weekly provisions. That is not near the end of the story however! With all the new roads that you are just now getting used to, you decided it is high time to start roaming the town. As you are out and about you noticed a most beloved childhood memory is destroyed. There in that empty field where you watched your brother wreck his bicycle trying to “jump it†you noticed there are not more “jumps†or weeds. Instead you see apartment buildings, parking lots, light poles and storage units. On the bright side the development will probably save future generations scraped knees, banged up noggins, and irregular shaped bicycle tires.  We are very fortunate that Gillette is transforming on a continual basis, it shows the sign of an economy not yet following the trend of our nation. We may be a little irritated at times at the changes, but rest-assured we are blessed to have to deal with such struggles.Â
