Notable quotables and quotationairies, March 2016, as recorded in Bass Lake Beacon.

“I can no longer straddle the fence in good conscience.”
—Ambrose MaNaught, longtime Bass Lake town judge, the honorable

“Go figure.”
— Park Zagel, head coach, Bass Lake University men’s/boys’ basketball team

“I’m officially astonished.”
— Flip “Flap” Jack, pancake chef, 102nd nearly-annual Pancake Extravaganza

“Those things pretty much are gonna do what they’re gonna do.”
— McNabb, Gwen (Tug), former chief of police, Authority Police of Bass Lake

• No direct quotes, but people talked to someone

“Food would be part of the festivities. And … and fun, too, did I mention that?”
— Emilee Van Dickinson, local arts/culture mosquito