Because of the early deadline all the exciting news about the Denlow/Fairview 40th School Reunion will have to wait for the next edition. Expectations are that it will be/will have been another lovely affair. Stay tuned. Memorial Day barbeques, picnics and parades give us a chance to gather to celebrate all those who have sacrificed their lives in the U.S. Military during our two hundred fifty years as a nation. Many folks make a tour of all the local cemeteries to pay homage to their friends and loved ones resting there. It seems the longer we live the more people we know who have moved on off into the afterlife. Rest in peace.

When Tom Peters posts a video of elders dancing at the McClurg Jam on Mondays, it turns out they are Elders! Jane and Andy Elder are regulars at McClurg and reported that there was a rousing happy birthday chorus for Alvie Dooms who had just turned 96. They paid a visit to Champion on Wednesday just for the fun of it. They made some new friends, enjoyed the picking and singing, and had the opportunity to observe a tick struggling to get out of a white enamel ash pan by the old wood stove. It came in on a piece of early morning firewood. The General named the tick David after his fellow guitar player who has great curiosity about them. He kept asking, “What do they eat?” They eat blood, David. He thinks a song should be written about ticks.

Among those polled, it seems that the favorite ground beef to fat ratio is about 80/20, though a few are 90/10 people, while Donnie Strunk thinks 83/17 is about right. He, like the pollster, probably enjoys fish as much as ground beef…maybe more. It might be a seasonal thing, but it is clear that cowboys like to go fishing.

Skyline’s Summer Learning Academy had students learning about tie-dyeing and some carpentry skills building bluebird houses, and about weathering, erosion, rivers and mudslides. They also enjoyed a program presented by Mrs. Rebecca from the Missouri Extension office through the 4H program on insects. School is out and all the joy of summer is upon us. As children, summer seems to stretch out into the far distant future. As old folks, it slips by in a trice. We are grateful for every beautiful day in Champion—Looking on the Bright Side!

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