I hope everyone receiving this KellyGram had the opportunity to witness the eclipse. I talked about eclipse safety last week, but now that this historical event is over, I have two major thoughts that I would like to share about Monday’s event of a lifetime.

First, I have to touch on the event as a whole. The entire experience was absolutely spectacular, and exceeded my expectations a million times over. It was phenomenal! Although I try not to preach religion in my KellyGram, I don’t think anyone could witness what I saw during totality and not know in their heart that there is a God responsible for this planet’s existence. The view from the MKLG parking lot was majestic, and a very special memory that I will carry with me for the rest of my life. I was privileged to watch the eclipse unfold with two of my employees, Jamie Smith and Kimberly Smith, plus Jamie’s dog Moby! Secondly, I have to commend how well organized and problem-free things were on both sides of the river, thanks to excellent planning by the authorities. Everything went very smoothly, and I am certain that the out of town visitors got an extremely favorable impression of our city and region. I hope everyone enjoyed the view of this spectacular event.