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Written by Norma Jean Antill
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Wednesday, May 01, 2013 7:05 PM |
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The church issue of April 11, Monroe County Beacon front cover featured the Jericho Building: a former Christian Union Church closing in 1970; a former Methodist Church before the Civil War. A beautiful setting in the valley along the Muskingum Creek, Benton Township, Monroe County. Jericho/Jerico means City of Palms.
The third Sunday in May is the Jericho Cemetery and Perpetual Care annual meeting at 3 p.m. Every five years there is a carry-in noon-time meal and program which will be 2015. Writer of song, “On the Jericho Road” was Donald S. McCrossan. Local authors Rondal F. Cline, grandson of Jericho storekeeper Sam and Alice Wallenfetz (Mrs. David) Cline have many poems of Jericho. An interesting member is Harley Dakin of Newcomerstown; he can tell you what you did not even know about the Cline family from Alsace region of modern day France.
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Written by Norma Jean Antill
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Wednesday, April 17, 2013 7:34 PM |
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From the poem, “Two Tramps in Mud Time”, 1926, Robert Frost, aptly describes the unpredictable weather transition.
The sun was warm but the wind was chill, you know how it is with an April day. When the sun is out and the wind is still, you’re one month on in the middle of May. But if you so much as dare to speak, a cloud comes over the sunlit arch. And wind comes off a frozen peak, and you’re two months back in the middle of March.
The Third District Christian Union Churches of Low Gap and Washington Hall and the Rinard Mills Community Church held services over Easter weekend.
John and Norma Harmon of Graysville hosted a birthday party in March for Randy Cline, youngest son of the late Earl and Pearl Holland Cline. Attending were Sue English, Darlene and Roger Dye, Dick and Twila Cline, Gene Cline and family Tony, Connie, Bonnie and friends Mark and Madalyn.
Some April birthdays are: Franklin Dale Antill, Tammie Antill Rinard, Mark Mendenhall, Chad Kilburn, Heber Piatt and daughter Kathy, Frances Schmidt Hixson, Mark Haught, April Rouse McCole, Patty Armstrong, Kathy McIntire, Sherry Kirkbride, Robert Riggs, Jo Corbitt, Marjorie Jacobs, and Vera Ullman.
Easter time visitors at the homes of: Foster and Wilma Whitacre were Keith and Dale Whitacre family. Also a happy wedding anniversary, April 19, to the Whitacres; Georgia Dye were VJ Dye, Lori and Eddie Sloter family; Jim and Jan Scott, Audrie and sons traveled to Bob and Lisa and sons at Marietta; Dale and NJ Antill’s four, Janice, Tammie, Brenda and Franklin Dale and families; with Yvonne Weckbacher were Sandy Flowers and Judy Nelms and families; visiting Charles Scott were Sheryl and Rick Norsen and family.
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Written by Norma Jean Antill
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Wednesday, April 03, 2013 6:28 PM |
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New Mat Red Hats met for the March 14 meeting at the Carroll Senior Center. The Three leprechauns, Maybell Browne, Vivian Dye and Dorothy Hendricks hosted the meeting. They are nice Leprechauns, not aloof and unfriendly, living alone and making shoes and possessing a pot of gold. Decorations for March 17, St. Patrick Day were so green, the green nut cups, green wrapped candy. Each received a Blarney stone. On the carry-in food table were corn beef and cabbage, other special dishes and the dessert table were green items of course and the punch was green. The story of St. Patrick was read by Maybell He was kidnapped at age 16. At age 69 he became a priest.
Maybell gave a memorial for member Jean Kirkpatrick, died Feb. 18. Another member, Sherry Kirkbride’s mother, Delores Jones, died Feb. 19. Our sympathy to the families.
We welcomed two new members, Mary Montgomery and Kathy Eckert, who was also a word search prize winner and a March birthday gal... Present was daughter of Dorothy, Ginny Narsete of Chicago and owner of the Cabin on the Hill #7 north of New Mat. Others attending were Dianna Evans, Debbie Swallow, Marilyn Tilton, Judy Cunningham, Gina Williams, Teresa Mercer and prize winners attending were NJ Antill, Marilyn McGill, Martha Lindsley and Sue Altizer, the birthday gal. Not in attendance but celebrating a birthday was Jeri Williams.
May your home always be too small to hold all your friends. A best friend is like a four-leaf clover, hard to find and lucky to have. Erin go Bragh means Ireland forever.
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Written by Norma Jean Antill
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Wednesday, March 20, 2013 9:20 PM |
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Easter blessings to all. The crocus in my yard are far and few between, may have to blame the fairy diddles as Rev. Hoskins called the little chipmunks.
Sympathy to the families of Dennis Easterling and Juanita Fair.
A one hundred-one happy birthday anniversary to Helen McHugh Dye Drake at Reno on April 4. Belated March birthday greetings to Cecil Cline at Wingett Run and Lloyd Schneeberger on Dalzel Road.
Charles Scott visitors included son, Greg and friends Russ, Mark, Glen and Gil from Ravenna area.
Roger Dye, Janice Pringle and Tiffany Schumacher visited February Family Night at Westwood, Woodsfield with Franklin Dye.
Mark Yontz of Antioch and Franklin Dale Antill of Grandview enjoyed some March days golfing in Pinehurst, NC.
Visitors of Foster and Wilma Whitacre were son, Dale of Pinehurst and Georgia Dye.
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