Seniors plan November outings
by MARLA LENT
Office on Aging
It was with great sadness that we learned of the recent passing of former Golden Ager secretary Evelyn Fanning. Many of you will remember this tiny woman with the soft voice. Evelyn also had been an active member of the Jolly Crafters that made so many beautiful ...
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Tag outlawed? Yep, you're it
by Les Avery I found myself doing a double take as I viewed the headline of an article on the Denver Post front page a few months ago informing the readership that tag had been outlawed in a Colorado Springs elementary school. Tag outlawed? This had to be some kind of a joke. But it wasn't April F ...
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Critters welcome sight in garden
A Brighton Garden by Fran Blank
Company in the garden is a good thing and I don't mean the two-legged kind.
A healthy garden is full to overflowing with creatures great and small. Be still, listen, and pay attention with your eyes and ears, and a whole other world becomes obvious. As we work to ...
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Football was her favorite season
by Nancy Slaymaker Football season is here and I am glad. I love the game! And love all the marching bands. One in particular memory is of the Wellington Marching Band.
Years ago, in the middle seventies, both Wellington band directors had graduated from Ohio State. Luckily for Wellington they b ...
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Seniors salute some who have fallen
by MARLA LENT
Office on Aging
Sadly, we learned of the loss of Bill Anton, husband of Georgia. Many of you know Georgia as the familiar voice dispatching Thursday mornings in the Senior Bus office. Bill and Georgia had been married 61 years. We send out condolences to the family.
Tragical ...
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Summer done; cuddle up with fall
Cracker Barrel Notes by Bob Krumm
Throughout Ohio school buildings, the lights are on early as students make their way back to classes. For some parents, it is an emotional experience, as they send their youngsters out into the world for the first time. Parents can be concerned about how their c ...
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There's change in the fall air
by FRAN BLANK From a Brighton Garden
Have you noticed the change in the air? Cool evening air, shorter days, summer worn plants, and unbelievably huge garden spiders in their unbelievably huge webs all tell us that Mother Nature is gearing up (or is it down?) for another northern cold spell. B ...
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Senior news
by MARLA LENT
Office on Aging
The Office on Aging, Senior Bus drivers and Wellington Golden Agers would like to extend our heartfelt sympathy to the family and friends of Bob Manning. Bob and Winnie were very active in our senior group. Bob's sudden passing came as quite a shock and he will ...
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Mine was a flop, but friends were fantastic
The eight-millimeter projector whined as the black and white image of a caterpillar tractor moved across the small portable screen.
It was 1945 and I was 13 years old. I sat mesmerized in the small front room of our home at 232 Magyar St. as, above the noise of the projector, Mr. Wiles, who lived ...
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Compassion, kindness necessary
by Bob Krumm "Don't Sweat the Small Stuff," by Richard Carlson, has some very insightful suggestions on how to deal with everyday life. The book is worth reading and most of it is well worth sharing with others.
I want to share two of the book's chapters, one dealing with developing our compass ...
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True friends never grow old
by Ben Ewell
My office phone rang recently and our receptionist informed me "one of your former classmates is on the line."
Gary Barnes, my classmate and friend from the first grade at Brighton School all the way through graduation at Wellington High, and his wife, Linda, were on a cross-co ...
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