The energy in the auditorium was already electric. Every single act in the middle school variety show received thunderous applause, a standing ovation. It was the last day of school and the audience was determined to love everything. Then the next act brought out a T-shirt gun.
My big mistake with homeschooling my younger two was not straying away from the book work more than we did. I felt a ton of pressure to get through their work books so they would learn what other kids their age would be learning and stay on track.
The members of the Horton Senior Center welcomed friends from Vintage Park on Monday, June 9. We had a good time visiting and a big thank you to Patsy Killoren for providing some treats. One member and a visitor took a quick tour of our veterans park.
I want to formally go on record declaring my commitment to the foundational principles of civilization. Chief among them is the notion of private property. From an early age, we are taught to distinguish between mine and yours—meum and tuum. This delineation is not merely practical; it is moral. It forms the basis for trust and the social contract itself. To transgress this boundary—to steal—is a violation of that contract. Put simply, stealing is wrong.
I am the kind of person who loves deals, thinks used is just fine and dandy, and doesn’t pass up much that is free.
The members of the Horton Senior Citizens Center wants to welcome Judith Williams who has volunteered to be our receptionist at the Center. She will be here several days each week to help visitors with any questions they may have or just welcome and visit. Be sure to drop in and welcome her!
Talk about a growing season right now, mainly thanks to the blessed rains. The garden is growing, the grass is growing, spring babies are growing, the number of flies is growing, the weeds are rapidly growing, the laundry pile is growing, and the to-do list is growing.
Back at the end of Part XXVII, Lanning descendants Mrs. Lee Henry and Mrs. Harvey Lukert had agreed to be in charge of the arrangements for setting up the next Lanning picnic in Aug. 1955 but something must have happened for which there is no one alive today to provide a reason why neither of those women were able to carry out their duties because Lila Newlin and Vivian Smith took over and were responsible for setting up the Lanning Picnic on August 28, 1955 at Sycamore Springs.
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