I hope you all have a great Memorial weekend. It looks like the weather is going to be good. We will have a reunion Sunday at the Runnymede Hotel. We used to have reunions at the park, but the weather and having to guard your chosen location from other groups became less fun over the years. Several of our family we only see once a year, so it has become really special.

If you travel up to Alva's cemetery, please notice what a good job the city employees’ concrete specialists did on the entrance.

Last year I went out to the old Short Springs school east of town for the Monday festivities. I had...