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Dear Dessa,
Hello!! This will be the last chance that I will be able to write to you.
I am leaving here real soon - finally being able to return stateside.
I want to thank you personally for corresponding with me while I have been deployed.
I hope that I was able to provide a little insight on what a typical military person thinks about and endures while being deployed away from their loved ones and their country.
It has been a honor for me to have you print my letters and photos.
I just wish that I was able to write more often, but do the tremendous demand on the operations tempo, it was quite difficult.
When I return stateside I have a small present to give to you as a remembrance of this deployment.
It is just my way of showing you how thankful I am for you and your readers support of our military and the individual military members in today's war on terrorism.
Again, thank you from the bottom of my heart for everything you did. God Bless America.
I'll see you soon - back in the good 'ol United States!!!!
Respectfully,
TSgt Pat Hall
363 Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron Joint Patrol Shift Supervisor
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Hello LLOYD GALL from your Meet Your Neighbor Column
I noticed that you had an article, June 2, I don't know the year, it was called" meet your neighbor". It was of Lloyd Gall whom works for Biggsville Insurance.
Well my name is Lloyd Gall and I live in New Westminster British Columbia Canada and I was surprised to find another with my same name and your neighbor.
Please pass my regards to Lloyd if you would and he may email me just to
touch base if he would like. gall3887@shaw.ca
Regards,
Dear Editor,
What is a great way to spend a night out?
Go to a play at the Raritan Opera House and watch a play put on by your very
own children!
That's what I did! I had a great time.
The talent of our youth in this area is amazing!
Each and every young person did a fantastic job.
Congratulations to a group of talented young people!
Let's not forget the stage and prop, sound, spotlight and lighting crews.
Without them, the play would not be complete.
Oh Yeah! A "Big Job Well Done" to Cindy Smith, Sally Day and Skeet Stribling,
the Directors.
Everyone did a great job!
Sandy Bohnenkamp
A Review:
A CHRISTMAS CAROL: SCROOGE AND MARLEY
Presented by the Southern High School Rebel Theater
For me personally, the test of a stage production is whether or not I temporarily
forget who is playing the parts and think of them as the characters presented.
This happened for me at the Thursday evening presentation.
Patrick Rountree became Marley's ghost.
Darrell Stribling was transformed into a cantankerous old miser.
Alton Luder was the careful clerk and warm family man, Bob Cratchit.
Devon Stribling appeared as the nephew that was not the least bit threatened
by the miserly Uncle Scrooge.
Corie Grafton did well as the social worker flummoxed by the Christmas hating
business man before her.
Audrey Corey presented the ghosts of Christmas past and present with skill,
becoming an avenging angel of judgment as she threw Scrooge's words back
at him: "ARE THERE NO PRISONS! ARE THERE NO WORKHOUSES!"
Darrell's tour of the audience as the reformed man emphasized the point of
the play very well.
The other cast members (Bryan Bohnenkamp,Valerie Corey,Thad Tharpe, Landon
Talbott, Tristin Cain, Ashley Lewis, Stephanie Wisslead, Emily Ford, Lynn
Buss, Emily Smith
:Andrew Stribling, Dustin Stribling, Olivia Crandall, Cassandra Gibb, Kristin
Peterson, Holly Hendrickson and Alyssa Harkness) knew their parts and supported
the story very well.
Stephanie Wisslead was spooky as the Ghost of Christmas Future. Dustin Stribling
stole the show as Tiny Tim.
The crew did well in the scene changes, lighting, sound and so forth.
I was able to hear and see clearly with a minimum of distraction.
The Thursday evening audience gave the cast a well deserved standing ovation
at the end.
A hearty "God Bless Us Every One" to Skeet Stribling and Sally Day, and all
the cast and crew for a job well done.
Ralph Deming
Dear Editor
Happy Birthday Jesus
This is the season of the birthday of the Prince of Peace.
It is time to pray for all the fighting and killing to cease.
Jesus is the reason for the season.
He wants us to reach out a helping hand,
To give love to our fellow man.
We should not give our time or money to those selling hate, death, and war.
We should pick our selves up off the floor.
Promote love, peach, happiness, and more.
That is why Jesus was born in a manger.
So we could all live with love; safe, secure, warm, free from danger,
We all have a life to live, let's live it The right way.
Loving each other throughout the year, and
On the Prince of Peace's birthday.
God gave us life to live, not to take.
Suicide and murder are both a mistake.
This Christmas let's ring the bells and promote peace, happiness, and good
cheer.
Not just for a day, let's love each other every day of the year.
Happy Birthday Jesus.
Frank Thompson
Lloyd Gall
Stronghurst
Raritan
Kirkwood