Sweet and Sassy: Local ceremonies touch lives

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The Veterans Day services I attended on Wednesday were special, and I know they had to be for the veterans who were honored locally.

They [veterans] have to be proud people and we should be as well. We Americans should be appreciative of their service to the country, too.

Sure, it would be very, very nice not to have conflicts in other countries or even here in the United States, but it is always going to happen.

And, we can always pray that things will get better and keep us out of harm’s way,

And, I think a lot of ceremonies held this week showed that we are thankful for their dedication to this nation.

I attended the Mississinawa Valley Schools’ program and the Veterans Day program at Versailles Health Care Center, and my co-workers also attended veteran-related functions that day.

A tribute to the Vietnam War was included in Mississinawa Valley’s program, and a couple of songs sung throughout the presentation are ones I had not heard until then. They really touched my heart as I’m sure it did for others in attendance, including students. A lot of people in Darke County died during that war, including a classmate, Gerald Subler, and a former classmate, Don Byrum. Then, there are others who died as a result of that conflict, via Agent Orange, after their return home. Among those, I believe, are my brother-in-law, Tom Brumbaugh Sr., who died April 9, 1980, and Ben Bowman, who passed earlier this year.

A group of veterans in Versailles presented a program and gave gifts to the veterans at Versailles Health Care Center on Wednesday…very touching.

I just want to publicly thank all veterans, past and present, for serving and helping protect America. My father, Lee Moody, uncle Jim Moody, a bunch of cousins, and many friends in veterans organizations in the area…your dedication will never be forgotten.

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Don’t forget:

• Upcoming events at the Ansonia American Legion: Steak fry from 5 to 8 p.m. Dec. 12.

• The Leyden Guenther Benefit will be held Dec. 4 from 4 p.m. to midnight at the old American Legion behind 318 Pearl St.in Union City, Indiana. The all-ages event and dinner will take place from 4 to 7 p.m. Pre-sale dinner tickets are available until Nov. 13 at a cost of $10 for couples, $6 for individuals, $3 for children 6 to 12 years of age and free for those 5 and under. The meal will be a pulled pork dinner with choice of green beans or baked beans, coleslaw, roll and non-alcoholic beverage. A deejay will be performing from 8 to 11:30 p.m. for the adult crowd. There will also be raffle baskets and auctions as well as a t-shirt sale at $10 each.

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Happy birthday:

• Nov. 19 to Tom Brumbaugh, Pam Idle, Kay Riffle, Susie Brown and Evan Mann.

• Nov. 20 to Nina Barga, Soni Armstrong, Dave Shellhaas, Jake DeMange, Dave Westfall and Kenny Edwards.

• Nov. 21 to Jacob Erwin, Tracy Leeper Wendel, Dalton Burk, Phyllis Bennett and Ed Huffman.

• Nov. 22 to Sherri Gibbons Feitshans, Brandon Liette, Wanda Brewer, John Guttadore and Paul Mueller.

• Nov. 23 to Dennis Soward, Jodi Edger and Robert Rice.

• Nov. 24 to Brenda Moody Norton, Onneke Kelly Edwards, Joy Thompson, Kathy Allread Weaver, Janet Kammer, Trella Cox, Carol Labig, Jennifer Hollinger, Riley Miller and Madison Hathaway.

• Nov. 25 to Zhwanda Riffell, Bill Edwards, Sandy Holsapple Bohman, Brad Freeman, Susan Hines Robinson, Tim Harless and Leota North.

Happy belated birthday to Jack Wright (89) on Nov. 4.

Happy anniversary to: Robin and Jim Hesson (20), Dane and Linda Leeper and Jack and Jodi Smith (15), all on Nov. 20; Randy and Beverly Garrison and Paul and Elaine Mueller, all on Nov. 23; and Sue and Wayne Detling on Nov. 24.

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Don’t forget to pray for: Stacy Dorko, Phil Clark, Sonny Hunt, Jim Marker, Roger McEowen, Terry Longfellow, Bill Drew, Don and Linda Myers, Nina McDaniel, Rick Moody, John Clack, Rusty Wilson, Lee Moody (our father), Linda Johnston, Ron Kreitzer, Pappy Harshman, Gerald Rhoades, Harold Rismiller, Rick Jones, Albert Duncan, Delores Duncan, Ansonia Police Chief Frank Shapiro, Randy Heck, John Klipstine, Greg Moody, Elsie Svajda, Dave Sherman, Sue Chitty, Phil Chilcoat, Christine Pipenger, Paul Barton, Terry Ungericht, Gracyn Blackburn, Jim Moody, Lowell Arnold, Joe and Wanda Bailey, Robert Codling, Kohen Thwaits, J.C. and D’Arleen Waymire, Deanna Jones, William DeBord, Dave Starline, Bob Hiestand Jr., Kathy and Tom Hamilton, Joanne Sharp, Larry Bemis, Ivan Miller, Cindy Elson, Cary Van De Grift, Dina Dancer Morris, Teresa Mayo Amspaugh, Jim Crotcher, Tina Kiser Deaton, Alvera Schmitz, Jerrod Pratt, Vicky Henderson, Julia Frey, Tonia Thompson, Fred Monnin, Thelma Shade, Bob Coppock, Stephen “Brownie” Brown.

Also, Nate Epperson, Brad Pipenger, Faye Schlecty, Michelle Sparks Reed, Bill Beasley, Steve Cunningham, Kody Ketring, Bob and Sandy Finkbine, Kevin Dickey, Joe Martin, Tracy Bailey, Brenda Grimes, Margaret “Peg” Bundy, Kevin Hemmerich, Ray Dickey Jr., Penny Starns, Tim Heck, Vanna (Hannam) Abbott, Suzy Heck Schilling, Addie Henderson, Barb Morrow Zimmerman, Samantha Smith, Shannon Peters Hall, Todd Walls, Ron Kramer, Melissa “Missy” Helmer, Susie Gress of Nebraska, Dana Holzapfel, Kara Didier, Carla Welch, Bill Schuette and to all those others who suffer from the many debilitating diseases. And, God bless all of our military people serving and protecting this nation.

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Jamie and I send our condolences to the families of: Beulah Fine, Douglas R. Baker and Leah Dinkins.

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Think about it: “Isn’t it ironic? We ignore those who want us. Want those who ignore us. Love those who hurt us and hurt those who love us.” — Unknown

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By Linda Moody

Linda Moody is a staff writer for The Daily Advocate. Her column appears every Sunday. She can be reached at [email protected].

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