Oh my, what a year, or should I say what year? It seems like 2022 just began last month. Just as quickly as it began it was over. As I sit and try to think about what to write for this past year’s reflection I seem to come up blank.…
History of Carpenters Campground Written by: Stanley Delozier This book consists of material gathered from the senior citizens of our community and research from the public library. We extend our appreciation to all. For centuries, perhaps as long as 13,000 years, the part of the world that was to become…
Here we are looking back on another year that seems to have just begun a few weeks ago. As usual, time stops for no one and it seems as if it gets faster and faster. The world is getting worse and worse as the days go. This shouldn’t come as…
Here is my disclaimer and the reason why I state it later: I’m not a doctor and I don’t work for the government. What I’m about to tell you is what happened from my point of view. In early January we began the year like any other year. Donald…
A decade has come and gone in no time flat at all. A lot has happened in these 10 short years. Life, death, scares, and thrills, isn’t that what life’s about? I look back and remember some of the things that have brought us thru this decade and ponder what’s…
Just as with any family loss, this holiday season was just missing those we love. This was the first year that I can remember that none of our family got together to celebrate Thanksgiving or Christmas. We tried a couple of times to do it at other places but, it…
What to say about a person that you’ve grown up with most of your life, Mamie Sue Bradley Best? Deep down you know this day will come, it’s inevitable. Growing up with what we think, err, know is a legend and perfect example of a person could or should be.…
I never really knew my aunt Brenda. I know that sounds horrible but the truth is the truth. I think she was a very independent person that only wanted certain people in her life. Two memories come to mind when I think of my aunt Brenda. Since I was a…
I never spent much time with Julia, even though we lived right across the road from each other for several years. You had to know Julia and her voice. She always reminded me of a Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood character in the Neighborhood Of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine Fairchilde. It was her…
Don Swaney… Not much I can say about Uncle Don. I have only seen him, never heard him. I honestly don’t even remember what his voice sounded like. I do know that he was a very kind man. He loved to farm and took care of his lawn like nobodies’…
