I lose things. Constantly. Sometimes I find them, sometimes not. Sometimes I replace the lost item and find the old one months later. I find some comfort in realizing that this is not a new (i.e. older-age) problem. It's been ongoing since childhood.
It's another certain sign of spring - the SHANNON Service Club's community garage sale and chicken barbecue take place at the end of this month.
Garage sale Feb. 24-25
The commuity garage sale is Friday, Saturday, Feb 24-25. It's the ninth annual sale. Hour are Friday, Feb. 24, from 4:30-8:30 p.m. and on Saturday, Feb. 25, from 9 a.m. to noon.
The event is at The Centre, 601 N. Main Street. Parking is free and admission is just $1. Based upon previous events, the sale traditionally attracts from 30 to 35 vendors.
Here's a Valentine's Day option: a dessert bar and homemade candy service that will win over any chocolate lover, with a concert by Ann and Phil Case.
It all takes place at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 14, in the town hall as part of the continuing Town Hall Concert Series. The program is free and donations are accepted.
Gloria J. Cupples, 83, of Findlay died at 8:45 am Feb. 12, 2012, at the Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton. She was born in Bluffton on Feb. 26, 1928 to Harry D. and Mary Martha King Hauenstein. On Nov. 16, 1946 she married Arlo Dean Cupples and he preceded her in death on June 15, 1997.
Mrs. Cupples was a homemaker. She and her husband owned and operated Tawa Valley Kennels. She was a volunteer at the Hancock County Board of Elections. She was a member of Trinity Baptist Church, Findlay, and a 1946 graduate of Pandora High School.
