Genna Birch, Rainy Birch, Aloma Blaylock, J.W. Blaylock, Dennis Hochhalter, and Ted Mattie donating a total of over fifty hours tutoring elementary school students at Jefferson School this summer; Jamie Curtis playing in the 16-and-under Babe Ruth World Series in Pittsfield, Massachusetts; she and her teammates took advantage of an off day to visit New York City; Parents Bret and Diane Curtis made the trip to cheer on Jamie and her teammates, adding a tour of Boston to their itinerary; Bret also made an early-morning sighting of a bear on a trail near their hotel and later watch several bears scamper across the hotel parking lot….Congratulations to Frank and Janet Johnson on celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary; Married in our Church on August 16, 1958, Frank and Jan will be celebrating with their family in Hawaii in October…. This column erroneously implied that Bruce and Rosemary Proctor were packed up and heading out of town after putting their house on the market. Bruce and Rosemary ensure us that their move is not imminent but is dependent on the sale of their house. Sorry for any confusion…. Cindy O’Connor and daughters Ciana and Hope featured in a newspaper article about the ongoing debate on putting Disc Golf Course at Robin Hill Farm…. The entire Cobb family appearing in the presentation of “Women Without Men: A Fable of Modern Iran.” Securing roles were Dan and Carrie as well as children Evan and Katie…. Loretta Chapman and Cliff Smith pictured in the photo taken at the reunion of the Roosevelt High School Class of 1953…. Congratulations to Jim and Jeannette Turman on the recent celebration of their 59th wedding anniversary…. Gale and Elsie Marrs had a special week recently when granddaughter Kimberly (Spanjer) Caldwell and husband Evan welcomed Gale and Elsie’s great-grandson Alex James Caldwell and, two days later, granddaughter Stephanie Ahrndt was married to Drew Orr in Sequim’s The Cutting Garden…. Margaret Wilcox grandson Ben Neptun and his wife Alicia will be participating in a triathlon in Washington, D.C. on September 14th as a fundraiser for Leukemia Research; Ben’s brother Ken died of leukemia a few years ago just prior to his scheduled graduation from the United States Naval Academy. Ben and Ken’s parents (Bill and Margaret’s daughter and son-in-law) Wendy and Dan Neptun recently worshipped at the Naval Academy and were served Communion byChaplain John Owen, former member and Associate Pastor at our Church….. Bill Isenberger competing in a number of bicycle events around the State with his sons, with Cynthia offering support services.