Banner Graphic, Volume 22, Number 105, Greencastle, Putnam County, 6 January 1992 — Page 3

Calendar of events Monday TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) No. 573, Greencastle, meets every Monday at 7 p.m. at Ml Zion Baptist Church, 802 Crown St Those wishing to attend or in need of information may call 653-9015 or 653-4879. The Greencastle Civic League will have its monthly meeting at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 6 in the PSI Energy meeting room. Tuesday TOPS Tuesday morning group meets at 8:30 a.m. at the GTE meeting room, 201 E. Washington St., Greencastle. Everyone is invited to attend. Tots Time free child care, designed for a parent’s morning out, is scheduled from 9 am. to noon Tuesdays. It is held each Tuesday, unless otherwise announced, at First Baptist Church, Judson Drive, Greencastle. All children under age five are eligible for the free service. TOPS Ind. Chapter 998, Cloverdale, meets each Tuesday at 9 a.m. at the Cloverdale Conservation Club on Jim Street Road. Visitors are welcome. We give support and encouragement to men and women with weight problems. For more information, call 795-4696 cm - 6728303. Over the Teacups will meet at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 7 at the home of Mrs. Rexall Boyd, with Mrs. Robert Fletcher, Mrs. David Williams and Mrs. Michael Harmless assisting as hostesses. Mrs. Anthony Harmless is in charge of the program. The Putnam County Computer Club will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 7 at GMI Satellites and Computers, 604 N. Jackson St., Greencastle. The support group for adult survivors of incest and other childhood sexual abuse meets 7-9 p.m. every Tuesday at Cummins Mental Health, 308 Medic Way, Greencastle. For more information, persons may call 653-4820 or 739-6650. Wednesday The Greencastle Merchants Association will have its monthly meeting with a breakfast at the Walden Inn at 8 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 8. All members and prospective members are urged to attend. Promotions for the upcoming year will be discussed. The breakfast is sponsored by Central National Bank. Veronica Club will meet at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 8 at the home of Thelma Johns. North Putnam High School will have a financial aid meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 8 in the library. A financial aid specialist will discuss the various forms of available aid and the completion of the Financial Aid Form. Club 16 will meet at Almost Home Tea Room at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 8 with Pat Huber as hostess. Members are asked to bring a sewing gadget for exchange during the social hour. RAM Chapter 22, R&SM Council 107 and KT Commandery No. 11 will jointly convene at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 8 at the Greencastle Masonic Temple. A carry-in dinner will be served at 6 p.m. All Sir Knights, their spouses, friends and families are welcome. Thursday The Beech Grove ladies aid will meet all day Thursday, Jan. 9 at the church with a pitch-in dinner. Come join in the work and fellowship. Women’s Life Strategies Class meets each Thursday from 6:308:30 p.m. at Community Church of God, 637 E. Washington Sl, for women who are being abused or have been abused. Child care is provided. Call 653-4820 for information. Larrabee Lodge No. 131 F&AM, Stilesviile, will have a called meeting at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 9. Work will be on the F.C. degree. Refreshments will follow the degree work. All visiting brethren are welcome. Saturday The Cloverdale Township Volunteer Fire Department will have a Bingo Bonanza Saturday, Jan. 11 at the Stardust Hills Club House, Cloverdale. Early bird games at 6:30 p.m. Regular games at 7 p.m. All proceeds will go to the fire department. Everyone welcome. Sunday The Greencastle Branch of the NAACP will meet at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 12 in the basement of Mt. Zion Baptist Church. Everyone is invited to attend. Stillboard shoots are set for 10 a.m. every Sunday at the Cloverdale Conservation Club. (Factory guns only).

Rogerses celebrate anniversary

Mr. and Mrs. Russell Rogers, 404 W. Liberty St., Greencastle, celebrated their 54th wedding anniversary Jan. 4.

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DEAR ABBY: I received a set of matched luggage as a Christmas gift from a close relative. When I opened the packaging, the odor of stale cigarette smoke engulfed the room. On further inspection of the luggage, I discovered motel receipts and an empty miniature liquor bottle! The luggage had obviously been used. I feel insulted and hurt that the giver assumed that I would gratefully accept a used cast-off as a gift. My question to you: Should I write the traditional, gracious thank-you note? Or should I acknowledge the deception? NO NAME OR CITY DEAR NO NAME: A set of matched luggage is a splendid gift that should serve you well in the years to come. But it was thoughtless of the giver to have sent it to you without checking the interior. Make no mention of the fact that it obviously had been used, and acknowledge the gift with a gracious thank-you note. * * * DEAR ABBY: We relished the letter from Krista and Rick Toberio of San Clemente that appeared in your column in the San Francisco Chronicle. They were the couple who woke up after their wedding night and discovered they had been sleeping in the wrong condominium. Their story took me back to our own honeymoon in the midst of the Great Depression. My husband and I had $14.28 between us to spend on our honeymoon. Fortunately, gasoline was only 10 cents a gallon. My husband borrowed a trailer, barely big enough

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for two; so we went camping the first time ever for me. Luckily, he knew how to cook for I’d never learned a thing about that gentle, necessary art, nor had I the least understanding about what camping entailed! Somehow, we stretched those precious dollars and had a glorious weekend during which I got a terrible sunburn and was “untouchable” for a week. We bathed out of a dishpan, relieved ourselves in holes he dug for the purpose, and loved each other half to distraction as we still do. The Great Depression wasn’t all bad, for if we could have honeymooned in style at a ritzy hotel, we would have missed that experience. We are in our late 70s now and don’t camp much, although my husband takes our grandchildren camping, while my old bones stay at home with the cat for company. STILL IN LOVE IN ALBION, CALIF. DEAR STILL: Thank you for sharing that precious memory. When you’re in love, a lumpy mattress can be a bed of roses and camping out is better than a suite at the Ritz.

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