First of all, I hope everyone had a great time at the Great Darke County Fair.
Secondly, I apologize immensely for not even attending but I didn’t want to take whatever sickness I had and go out and give it to someone else. Besides, my legs and feet are still not cooperating fully.
It is my hope to get a lot better and be able to return next year if all goes well.
I’ve seen photos and videos on Facebook all week and that was almost like attending the fair, without the aroma of some delicious food that was prepared for fair-goers, not to mention the many sounds that ring out all over the fairgrounds.
Plus, it always wonderful to see old friends and then make new friends while you’re there. I will just have to keep my memories of the fair locked up until next year.
Actually, I was all set to attend the fair. I bought some insoles for my shoes, had a notebook and ink pens inside my purse, had my credentials and had charged the battery on the camera a couple of days before.
Son Jamie was a little disappointed that we didn’t go as well, but he understood how I was feeling and stayed at home with me. The next afternoon, he told me that I looked much better, so I felt I was on the mend, despite not being 100 percent at my best. Of course, I may never reach that goal. Just kidding, I think.
Nonetheless, I love hearing fair stories.
My greatest story I like to tell about the fair is that my mother, Bea Riffell, and father, Lee Jr. Moody, met there in the early 1940s.
Isn’t that romantic?
In fact, if they both were living, they would celebrate their 78th anniversary on Sept. 5 this year and are probably still holding hands.
We four siblings were blessed with the best parents. Thank you Great Darke County Fair for your involvement in letting this happen. They continued to love the fair, and we always went there growing up. A wonderful adventure.
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Jamie and I extend our condolences to the families and friends of Kenny Erwin, Daniel Coppess, Janice Lyme, Cale Wenning, Wyatt Reiss and Rodney Oda.
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Seeking prayers for these people: Roan Brubaker, Chester Bryant,
Linda Johnston, Terri Hunt, Amy Brewer, Jené Riffell, Patricia Maier, Ken Wombold, Delores Beisner, Mike Hopkins, Jodi Gilpin Snyder, Charlie Bulcher, Ron Moody, Charlyee Severance, Justin Fritz, Jeremy “Jerm” Burke, DeWayne Yohey, Katrina Hoening, Kent Snyder, (cousin) Carol Byrd, Gladys Neff, Kara Didier, Carl Francis, Craig “Cheese” Thompson, Bridget Brown, Don DeBord, Otis Stewart, Chris Clark, Slug Midlam, Bob Peters, Phyllis Brumbaugh, Judy Collins, Linda Gasper, Carol Hemmerich, Stephanie Klingshirn, Brenda Schlechty, Betty Burnfield, Dan Lockhart, Roberta Hall, Pam Norman-Penticuff, Kelly Kelch, Mike Mayse, Steve Waymire, Nikole Baldridge, Lester Beisner, Mark Lovejoy.
Also, Judy York, Donald Booker, Dennis Leeper, Connie Stachler, Randy Heck, Ronnie Norton, Gary Eichler, David Pretzman, Clinton Randall, Ralph Byrd, Sonja and Dan Coppess, Bruce Kaiser, Amanda Mote, Paul Gigandet, Doug Whittington, Tracy Pratt, John Rimmer, Joan Keen, Larry P. Fitzwater, Jim Thomas, Neal Gray, Judie Hathaway, Randy Garrison, Kathy Gragorace, Donna Bixler, Cathy Melling, Scott Clark, and all others who are suffering from other life-altering illnesses.
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Happy birthday:
Aug. 29 to Connie Smith, Robert Hiestand Jr., John Snyder of Ansonia, Chris Puckett and Vel Gahret.
Aug. 30 to Dale Lyme, Vickie Doyle, Brittany Green, twins Tracy and Tory Jones, Derek Yount, Blayne Daniels, Holly Shuttleworth, Randy Gump, Cherie Roeth, Debbie Oliver and Morgan Heitkamp.
Aug. 31 to Deb Rose, Scott Peters and T.J. Phlipot.
Sept. 1 to Jansen Newbauer, Beth Campbell, Katie Grow, Kim Miller, Greg “Goob” Goodwin, Adam Hinshaw and Harlee Cross.
Sept. 2 to Lee Everhart, Chantelle Sebring, Tina Scarberry, Katie Davis Deland, Bonita Stewart and Jamie Cook.
Sept. 3 to Sharon Lyme, Susie Riegle, Marlene Riffell, Georgette Thornhill, Tom Liette, Marie Keaser, Joanne Deeter, Kay Curry and Chad Denniston,
Sept. 4 to Karen “Moose” Holsapple, Joe Widener, Jason Bowers and Chris Lennon.
Sept. 5 to Stephanie Helmke, Judy Cox and Jill Walters.
Happy anniversary to: Ron and Patty Thwaits on Aug. 31; Gary and Sharon Deeter on Sept. 3; and Paul and Rhonda Gigandet on Sept. 5.
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Think about it: “Life is like a camera. Focus on the good times, develop from the negatives and, if things don’t work out, take another shot..”. –Author Unknown
