School Begins Earlier Than Before

Is this really August? We’ve had many days of fresh air — open house with no air conditioner turned on. With 50-degree temperatures at night and 70s in the day with fog on some mornings.

It’s easy to forget dates on the calendar and enjoy. Hopefully, September will be similar with some good rainfall.

School is already in session, two full weeks sooner than “back in the day,” when we always expected to start the day after Labor Day. I can remember when those first days were usually real hot — the only air conditioning was open windows, hoping for a breeze.

September is fall hat month, Southern Gospel music, piano, reunion planning, biscuit, honey, mushroom, chicken, potato, rice, baby safety, school success,

Lincoln Lifestyles MARIE ROY WCN Columnist

coupon, be kind to editors and writers month; also Labor Day, Grandparents’ Day, Patriot Day ( 9- 11), POW-MIA Day; birthstone is sapphire; flower is aster. Now some humor: Bob thought to buy his wife a present. He asked the clerk about some perfume. She showed him a bottle costing $50.

He said, “That’s too much.” So she showed him a $30 bottle.

He said, “That’s still too much. What else do you have?”

The impatient clerk then brought out a tiny bottle for $15.

“What I mean,” fussed Bob, “Is that I want to see something really cheap.” So she handed him a mirror.

Troy Bradley recently spent a week in Kansas City, where he visited and attended a 60th reunion of his high school graduating class of 1953. Eleven members of the class were able to again attend a reunion after 60 years. That’s something to celebrate!

Happy birthday to Rebekah Pitts, Cambree and To ryn Caud le ( twins), Vera Dunagan, Jimmy Huffaker, Margaret Mayhue, Lou Ann Eversoll, Corgan Guthrey, Evonne Osborn, Toni Lockhart.

Happy anniversary to Larry and Betty Bell, Mack and Joyce Miller and Ramon and Felicia Ramirez.

Happy years, all.