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Our Senior Spotlight this month is Ed Solie. He was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on March 1924, which makes him 90 years old. He lived there until he was three. His dad had a sheet metal business and they moved a couple of times, finally settling in West Dallas, Wisconsin (home...
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I was very blessed to know all four of my grandparents. I grew up next door to my dad's parents in Boxville, Kentucky. Their names were Charles Henry Jenkins and Harpie Dera Jenkins, but we called them Daddy Monk and Mama Harpie. They were very special to me because I was...
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Since publishing BIG WAVE - CAPSIZED I sent the story to my cousin Kitty Susan Hylton, who was struggling with me in the water. After reading my account of that July 4th day in 1965, Susie sent some details I had forgotten. Our rescuers were not deputy sheriffs but county game wardens. One of...
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On May 31st, during our trip to Charleston with Michele and Pat I had a horrific fall. Fell forward and hit the left side of my face and the outside of my hands. By the time they got me on my feet and sat me on a bench my hands were...
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Today my family shared a very sad experience. Our long-time loyal friend Bob, our family dog for almost 15 years, was put to perpetual sleep. This is not the first time we have made the decision to euthanize a family member. We still covet the ashes of Lillian, the equally loyal...
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I have spent years doing genealogy and one of my highlights is meeting another passionate researcher who is working on the same branch of our joint tree. We quickly pass from impersonal statistics to stories about our kids, our traditions, our childhood memories, and our theories on family riddles. Our commonalities...
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LEGACY LESSON: YOUR EPITAPH Hi Everyone, Very few people ever write their own epitaph. Yet an epitaph is often the only way will be remembered beyond a birth and death date. An epitaph can be the single life statement that entices future generations to learn more about you, much like a...
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If I were a super power: (My definition of a super power--- someone with unlimited funds to share and unlimited abilities to get things done.) I would fund Pre K and early childhood education throughout the US and other educational opportunities including all public educational facilities and maket universities free for...
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