the shadow before

TIME UPDATE

Sunday, December 17th - Saturday, December 23rd
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 17th
Weather: Blustery and cold with snow flurries; 25°/6°

EVENTS
→ An extremely quiet day in Point Pleasant, which is nothing unusual, but those residents who aren't entirely human might feel a sense of foreboding, though they might not be able to pinpoint why. Some may feel it more intensely than others.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 18th:
Weather: Windy, and a peek of sunshine through the clouds every now and then; 27°/9°

EVENTS
→ Nothing overly strange happens today... except the stone angels in the cemetery have all changed positions, their faces all pointed down towards the ground, their hands steepled in prayer. It may not be noticeable to anyone who doesn't frequent the cemetery or pay much attention to the statues themselves. But what is noticeable is how any visitor starts to feel once they're near one of the statues. Some may experience the onslaught of a sudden migraine, intense chest pain or uncontrollable shivers and severe nausea. At least until they've left the area. They'll feel better, but a sickly sort of feeling remains for a day or two. The statues remain in their new position indefinitely.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19th:
Weather: A slightly warmer day today, but not by much. The snow seems to have tapered off for a while, but it's still a bit blustery and unpleasant; 43°/21°

EVENTS
→ An ice skating rink line with Christmas lights is set up near Point Pleasant Harbor and Pier, in a section of land near the boardwalk. Skating is free, but $3 to rent ice skates. There are a few vendors as well, selling hot chocolate, peanuts and soft pretzels. Weather permitting, the ice skating rink will be open through the New Year from 10am to Midnight except for Christmas Day and New Year's Eve when it closes at 10pm.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20th:
Weather: Gray skies, but not much else, not even so much as a breeze in the air;39°/25°

EVENTS
→ Even through the bad weather, renovations continue on the old Zinneman house on Ludlow. Strangely enough, the house only seems to be worked on during the night, with the crews nowhere to be seen for most of the daytime. The Zinneman house doesn't look brand new by any means, but it certainly looks safer and more livable, at least on the outside.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21st:
Weather: Snow, snow, snow all day long; 25°/16°

EVENTS
→ Another quiet day.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22nd:
Weather: Cold! Some softer flurries of snow to add to the inches already on the ground; 19°/09°

EVENTS
→ Winter break! It's the last day of school for Point Pleasant students until January 8th of 2018.

→ The Orion is playing A Christmas Story tonight at 7pm, followed by National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation at 10pm.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23rd:
Weather: It snows all day, becoming something close to blizzard like conditions by midnight, making traveling anywhere in town near impossible; 32°/19°

EVENTS
→ Despite the bad weather, a fire breaks out in St. Dismas Church around the time the snow begins to fall more heavily. The weather makes it difficult to emergency responders to get to the church, and by the time they are able to put the fire out, over half of the building has been gutted by flames. Thankfully Father Dean is not inside, but PPPD are unable to find him at home either.



Birthdays: Gabriel Lawrence, Rylee Mears