Tara Wiese, Sauk Rapids
I was happy to read the story about Francis Gomes and his ice-cream truck in the May 19 St. Joseph Newsleader.
My daughter, Kayla, always wanted to see an ice-cream truck like the one that visits the neighborhood of my sister and nieces in Fergus Falls. We live in Sauk Rapids.
Then, two summers ago, on a hot summer day, we heard what we thought was ice-cream-truck music. Kayla ran with money in her hand as fast as she could only to find out it had gone by. She was devastated! But then we saw he had stopped a block away with a long line of kids by the truck. Barefoot, we ran lickety-split all the way down the block and made it just in time to get a Ninja Turtle treat and a Sponge Bob ice cream-on-a-stick. It had bubble-gum eyes!
Kayla was so excited, as was I, to finally experience the ice-cream truck. I had never seen or heard one before. Since then, Mr. Gomes has even stopped a few times in front of our house just for us.
Thank you, Mr. Gomes the Ice-Cream Man! You are so nice, and you make our summer days so special.
