Among the birthday celebrations to acknowledge is that of the Statue of Liberty which was 139 years old on October 28th.  Thank you, France, for all you’ve done for the US from the very beginning of our Nation.  Of course, we did a little to help you back in 1944.

Bob Leach has his birthday on October 4th.  He has a beautiful little mandolin-banjo that he does not play and will not sell.  Happy birthday anyway, Bob.  The 5th is the big day for Champion granddaughter Emerson Rose Oglesby and for two Skyline fourth grade students, Elania Home and Aiden Strong.  Kathy Barns celebrates on the 6th.  We remember Wayne Wiseman on the 7th and wish Bob Heffern a happy day on the 8th.  We remember Chuck Barns (Kathy’s dad) on the 11th.  That is Veteran’s Day and also the big day for a favorite west coast barber, Mel Petralia and for Skyline seventh grader Owley Sudderth.  Jill Sterling is an artist and an Arkansas watch maker.  Her birthday is on the 13th.  Carol Carnahan Barnhart has the 14th for her day, and it is also the day we remember Fern Bishop.  Rich Heffern, Bob’s older brother, celebrates on the 15th.  Joe Petralia is a Yard Vulture.  The son of the west coast barber will party on the 15th as well.  Happy birthday to all of you from your Champion friends and neighbors.  Have some fun.

We hear that The Grand Old Opry just had its one hundredth birthday.  Bravo!  Music is good for us.  Music in the pubs here in Edinburg is a mix of wonderful Scottish and Irish tunes and lots of American music.  “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” and “The Sunny Side of the Street” are big favorites as well as anything by Johnny Cash and Hank Williams.  We see that Tom Peters continues to share good stuff from McClurg and Oldfield and other places.  The General reports that there were 35 or 40 people at Vanzant for its Halloween Jam with fifteen in the circle.  He went as a Border Patrol agent, but did not arrest anyone, not even the circus performers.  He also reports that the Eastern Douglas County VFD chili supper was a great success with lots of people in attendance and lots of good stuff at the auction.  Good community support for our schools and our volunteer fire departments is a hallmark of Champion—Looking on the Bright Side!

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