President’s Day starts the week. Lincoln’s birthday on the 12th and Washington’s on the 22nd both get celebrated on the 19th together with the idea of the office itself. Forty six people have held that spot starting with George. Some were better than others. It is all subjective. Everyone has a favorite. Celebrate that one and hope for more of the same.

February birthdays are special. Linda Cooley’s daughter Joanna was born February 21, 1969. Karen Faye Krider’s daughter Staci was born February 23, 1983. The 24th of the month is for master gardener Arne Ahlstedt who is happy to share unusual garden seeds and for Ruth Fish Collins who shares her beautiful, velvet voice at the jam at Roy’s Store in Dora on Tuesdays and at Vanzant on Thursdays. She sometimes sings, “It was colder than a well diggers ankles in Cutbank, Montana.” Zachary Harvey is a kindergarten student at our Skyline R2 School and celebrates his birthday luckily on Feb 28th. He is lucky because if he had been born on the 29th he would only have a birthday every four years like Frankie Proctor. Some say that Frankie is only about 18 or that he has only had 18 birthdays. His Champion friends hope he really celebrates on those occasions and wish a happy birthday to all of you.

HOBA

The Heart of the Ozarks Bluegrass Association (HOBA) made a visit to Cheyenne McIntosh’s music classes at our Skyline R2 School on Thursday. Alan Strickland, Gene Collins, Kelly Hines, and Tyler Chatham joined Sharry Lovan playing songs for the kids and putting instruments in their hands to give them the feel of being in a great band. Kelly Hines said the purpose of the visit was to imprint them with the joy of music. He thinks it is a path to keeping young people out of trouble. Music education has proven to be beneficial on many levels. It turned out to be an exciting, fun-filled morning for the students and for the HOBA band.

Skyline’s Valentine Family Formal met all expectations on Saturday night. The music, games, dancing, food, and fun was organized by Nurse Caitlyn. She and her volunteer helpers created an evening that will last sweetly in the memories of Skyline families. Champions! Looking on the Bright Side!
 

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