The Skyline VFD is looking for an unwanted vehicle to use for training purposes. It will then be converted into scrap, with the proceeds going towards operating costs of the fire department. If you have some old wreck sitting around in the way, call 417-349-9150. They will make good use of it. Champions are excited about the new Skyline Fire Station. It is a beauty. Check it out when you come to the Second Saturday Skyline Swap Meet on the 10th. There will be garden produce and assorted critters as well as crafts and garage sale items, friends and neighbors.

Shelling peas and piecing quilt blocks are some of the good things that can be done inside in the air conditioning during these scorching days. Many of us remember shelling bushels of peas out on the porch, drinking iced tea and taking a break for some cold watermelon. Those are good memories that come back to us in the middle of the winter when we open a jar of peas to have with supper. All of us who have quilts passed down to us from our old folks enjoy them for their warmth and for the connection to dear family. It is a good connection to continue. Kaitlyn McConnell said that she had created another flower to complete her great-grandmother’s feed-sack quilt. “It’s so meaningful to help see this vintage top turned into a quilt—especially since I get to help complete it alongside my friends at the Chadwick Quilting Circle.” Quilters are excited that Linda has gone through her enormous fabric stash and will be including it in the sale there at Charlene’s place, The Gift Corner, in Norwood this Friday and Saturday. Linda has lots of cotton pieces, some corduroy and upholstery fabric. This will be their last sale there until sometime in September, so get there early to claim your favorite pieces.

Summer school has been exciting this summer. Mrs. Goss provided some great STEM challenges. Her birthday is August 13th. Cryslynn Johnson was an 8th grader at Skyline last year and is off to high school somewhere. Her birthday is August 12th. Lee Borders, a third grader will celebrate on the 16th. The Back to School Bash on August 1st was a good way to start the year. Open house will be on the 15th and the first day of school will be August 19th. School days hold sweet memories for many of us. The Champion School Reunion will take place as usual on the Saturday before the Labor Day weekend. That happens on August 31st. Everyone is welcome—alumni, their families, descendants, friends and neighbors, and just anyone with an affection or connection to Champion.

More excitement comes with the election. Perhaps some of the negativity and rancor will dissipate as the ballots are counted. Then a new episode of campaigning can begin with more of the same until November. Back in the 1960s a Nobel laureate said in a literary magazine, “We know they are lying. They know they are lying. They know we know they are lying. We know they know we know they are lying, but they are still lying.” A good question to ask any candidate is, “Would you pull me out of a mud hole?” Believing that we have government to provide order, stability, and safety, to ensure domestic tranquility, promote the general welfare and to secure the blessing of liberty, Champions continue to—Look on the Bright Side!

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