Residents of the three households sharing the gravel spur off Gooch Hill Road will gather Thursday to negotiate this winter’s plowing rotation over hot dish and jello salad. The informal agreement, renewed annually since 2019, assigns each household two-week primary responsibility with backup provisions for travel and mechanical failure. Organizers request attendees bring a casserole and their contractor’s card. “We figured it out in October so we don’t have to figure it out at 5 a.m. in February,” said Dale Hargrove, who has held the first slot since the Johnson place sold. Coffee provided by the Grange women’s auxiliary.