Singles Meeting Friends Gathered
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
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Edie opened the meeting by thanking the 19 people that showed up at Martin’s Friday evening to play euchre. That’s the best turnout ever for a Friday night card game at Martin’s Supermarket.
Edie reminded everyone that if they have not given her their e-mail address to do so, so that they can receive the minutes on their computer every Wednesday evening.
Aug. 27 is the Day at the Lake at the fairgrounds in Warsaw. Featured entertainers are Allen and Ashcraft, Eden’s Edge and Joe Nichols.
Sept. 11 at the St. Joe County Fairgrounds, on the south side of South Bend, is the B100 Birthday Party featuring Jodee Messina, the Eli Young Band and many other country entertainers. Admission is free but you have to have a ticket. How do you get a free ticket? Contact Linda M. as soon as possible.
Edie had everyone introduce themselves, tell where they are from and a little tidbit about themselves that they may not already know. Local towns represented were of course, Warsaw, Rochester, Milford, Mentone and Pierceton. The tidbits were: several people telling how many children and grandchildren they have; he just became the grandfather of a baby girl about six months ago; he hails from a town called Disko, where the city sign on one end of town is spelled Disko and the sign on the other end of town is spelled Disco; he lives in Rochester and works in Kendallville; all she can say is that she is retired; she lost her best male friend Saturday; she is the middle child and has spent a lot of time with her sisters this summer; she is going back to college soon; they already know all they are going to get to know about him.
This was the week for the August birthday celebrations. Joanna had signed up for August, but had a cooking class and was unable to attend the meeting. She hopes that she learns a new recipe that she can make for them next week. So, don't miss next week, Joanna is a great cook.
Edie spoke of a man that was hired to accompany an eighth-grade class from Wisconsin to Washington, D.C. every year to videotape the trip. They stopped at the Iwo Jima Memorial, the largest bronze statue in the world, depicting one of the most famous photographs in history - that of the six brave soldiers raising the American Flag at the top of a rocky hill on the island of Iwo Jima, Japan, during World War II. There, they met a man named James Bradley, also from Wisconsin, who was there to speak at the memorial the following day, deciding to stop and say goodnight to his father, who had passed away, and was also on that statue. James Bradley had just written a book called “Flags Of Our Fathers” which was No. 5 on the New York Times Best Seller list. It is the story of the six boys on the statue. He told the names of each of the boys, not men, because most of them were ages 17, 18 and 19, the oldest on the statue being 24 years old. He spoke of each one’s life, where they came from and how they died, with the last man on the statue being his father. Although his father passed in 1994, he would never speak of that time, not even when Walter Cronkite’s producers, or the the New York Times came calling. Of the six young boys on the statue, three died in Iwo Jima and three came back as national heroes. Overall 7,000 boys died on Iwo Jima in the worst battle in the history of the Marine Corps.
One final note, if you look at the statue you see six young men, and 13 hands raising the flag. When the man who made the statue was asked why there were 13 hands, he simply replied that the 13th hand was the hand of God.
On the lighter side, Edie read a letter a boy had written to his parents while on a Scouting weekend.
She also told of a doctor addressing a large audience about the worst things you put in your stomach. When he asked what the name of the food is that causes the most grief and suffering for years after eating it, an elderly man raised his hand and softly said “wedding cake.”
Edie’s last story was about Vern’s funeral.
Dave, Linda M. and Tom all told jokes also.
Prayers go out to Linda’s friend, Art, for a speedy recovery. Prayers also to Chris L., and her brother Roy, in the passing of their aunt this week. While you are saying your prayers, say a little prayer for our people fighting for our freedom. Without them, we wouldn’t be able enjoy our time together.
Singles Meeting Friends meet Wednesdays at the Warsaw Hacienda Meeting Room at 6:30 p.m.[[In-content Ad]]
Edie opened the meeting by thanking the 19 people that showed up at Martin’s Friday evening to play euchre. That’s the best turnout ever for a Friday night card game at Martin’s Supermarket.
Edie reminded everyone that if they have not given her their e-mail address to do so, so that they can receive the minutes on their computer every Wednesday evening.
Aug. 27 is the Day at the Lake at the fairgrounds in Warsaw. Featured entertainers are Allen and Ashcraft, Eden’s Edge and Joe Nichols.
Sept. 11 at the St. Joe County Fairgrounds, on the south side of South Bend, is the B100 Birthday Party featuring Jodee Messina, the Eli Young Band and many other country entertainers. Admission is free but you have to have a ticket. How do you get a free ticket? Contact Linda M. as soon as possible.
Edie had everyone introduce themselves, tell where they are from and a little tidbit about themselves that they may not already know. Local towns represented were of course, Warsaw, Rochester, Milford, Mentone and Pierceton. The tidbits were: several people telling how many children and grandchildren they have; he just became the grandfather of a baby girl about six months ago; he hails from a town called Disko, where the city sign on one end of town is spelled Disko and the sign on the other end of town is spelled Disco; he lives in Rochester and works in Kendallville; all she can say is that she is retired; she lost her best male friend Saturday; she is the middle child and has spent a lot of time with her sisters this summer; she is going back to college soon; they already know all they are going to get to know about him.
This was the week for the August birthday celebrations. Joanna had signed up for August, but had a cooking class and was unable to attend the meeting. She hopes that she learns a new recipe that she can make for them next week. So, don't miss next week, Joanna is a great cook.
Edie spoke of a man that was hired to accompany an eighth-grade class from Wisconsin to Washington, D.C. every year to videotape the trip. They stopped at the Iwo Jima Memorial, the largest bronze statue in the world, depicting one of the most famous photographs in history - that of the six brave soldiers raising the American Flag at the top of a rocky hill on the island of Iwo Jima, Japan, during World War II. There, they met a man named James Bradley, also from Wisconsin, who was there to speak at the memorial the following day, deciding to stop and say goodnight to his father, who had passed away, and was also on that statue. James Bradley had just written a book called “Flags Of Our Fathers” which was No. 5 on the New York Times Best Seller list. It is the story of the six boys on the statue. He told the names of each of the boys, not men, because most of them were ages 17, 18 and 19, the oldest on the statue being 24 years old. He spoke of each one’s life, where they came from and how they died, with the last man on the statue being his father. Although his father passed in 1994, he would never speak of that time, not even when Walter Cronkite’s producers, or the the New York Times came calling. Of the six young boys on the statue, three died in Iwo Jima and three came back as national heroes. Overall 7,000 boys died on Iwo Jima in the worst battle in the history of the Marine Corps.
One final note, if you look at the statue you see six young men, and 13 hands raising the flag. When the man who made the statue was asked why there were 13 hands, he simply replied that the 13th hand was the hand of God.
On the lighter side, Edie read a letter a boy had written to his parents while on a Scouting weekend.
She also told of a doctor addressing a large audience about the worst things you put in your stomach. When he asked what the name of the food is that causes the most grief and suffering for years after eating it, an elderly man raised his hand and softly said “wedding cake.”
Edie’s last story was about Vern’s funeral.
Dave, Linda M. and Tom all told jokes also.
Prayers go out to Linda’s friend, Art, for a speedy recovery. Prayers also to Chris L., and her brother Roy, in the passing of their aunt this week. While you are saying your prayers, say a little prayer for our people fighting for our freedom. Without them, we wouldn’t be able enjoy our time together.
Singles Meeting Friends meet Wednesdays at the Warsaw Hacienda Meeting Room at 6:30 p.m.[[In-content Ad]]
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