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TURTLE RACE WINNERS — The 2020 4 of July turtle race winners were (from left) – Kensleigh Pogue, 3 ; Laramie Loudermilk, 2 ; Destiny Grant, 1 . —Photo by Sherry Loudermilk
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Thankfulness is not in vogue anymore. In fact, I wonder what would happen if Jesus tried to feed 5000 today. If he did, here’s what some of them would probably say….
Read moreThis big national holiday seems to have safely passed. And the world still seems to be spinning safely on its axis. The usual pleas for people not to shoot off fireworks went mostly unheeded. At least around here in California. There were so many violations in Los Angeles that officials had to plead on TV for aggrieved residents to just quit calling 911 as there were so many calls that they had paralyzed the system. Several little fires and accidents did happen anyway including eight families made homeless when their apartment building burned down. Up at the Sequoia National Park where Pat and I spent the 4 with Ron and other family members we had ourselves a picnic.
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Coalgate High School held its first Poetry Night on March 11, in the Community Building at the park. Several high school teachers were responsible for organizing this event: Tracey Hickman, Mary Klingler, Jenna Pebworth, and Penny Ward. The hostess for the evening was Jenna Pebworth, the band director. Not only has Mrs. Pebworth done an outstanding job with the band this year, but she also entertained the audience with her lovely voice.
Read moreThree years ago, I wrote a column explaining left-right differences on 35 different subjects. Any one or two of them would make for a major political/cultural divide. Thirty-five make the divide unbridgeable.
Read moreIt is good to live next door to a doctor. I guess. One day I asked my dad why we never did use him. I had 3 siblings plus my mom was always going to Ada for some malady or other. Well, he said, we just never needed to. He stays busy. Stonewall was lucky to get him Dad went on.
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Police have been shot, stabbed, run over, and hit with objects across the country since the death of George Floyd in the custody of Minneapolis Police. These injuries and deaths have been unreported by the national media.
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